Monday, January 15, 2024 is Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Tributes to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. were held in the Unites States, nationwide. This is the second year people interactions were allowed after a break in 2021 and 2022 hit by worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. As usual, the day has been marked by commemorations including events, marches, speeches, and peaceful protests to remember and celebrate the national civil rights leader who was instrumental in challenging the racial caste system that delineated how millions of Americans lived their lives and promoted racial injustices targeting minorities, especially Blacks. The day also comes as the World is going through racial, ethnic, or religion related wars, insecurity, and human tragedies especially in the Middle East, the Great Lakes Region of Africa, West and East Africa, Eastern Europe, and South America.
Person of Year
AfroAmerica Network Most Influential Black Persons as of 2024
Most Influential Black Person and AfroAmerica Black Person of the Year, as of 2024
In the table below are the Most Influential Black persons and AfroAmerica Black Persons of the Year, as the year 2024 starts. Each year, AfroAmerica Network names a Black Man and a Black Woman of the Year. The influential Black persons are usually selected for a much longer period. Click on the name/link to explore more.
Jordan Haworth Peele: AfroAmerica Network Black Man of Year 2023
Jordan Haworth Peele, 44, is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for the outstandingly successful horror movies "Get Out"", "US" and "Nope" and the hilarious Key & Peele comedy sketches with Keegan-Michael Key. He has received several awards, nominations, and acclaims for a wide range of his work. From the comedy sketch duo with Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele self-proclaimed himself the “black nerd”. Since then, he has used and is expanding his skills to reach and conquer territories where no black movie producer has shined before: the horror film genre.
Quinta Brunson: AfroAmerica Network Woman of Year 2023
Quinta Brunson, 33, is an American writer, producer, actress, and star comedian. She is best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing the smash hit show Abbott Elementary. She has been nominated for and has won several awards in movies and shows, both as an actress and a writer..