The 100 Most Powerful Black Women on Twitter

August 24, 2010

by anjuan

The 100 Most Powerful Black Women on Twitter

These women have gained a tremendous amount of influence on Twitter by amassing a large number of followers, retweets, and memberships on user lists. We used Klout and Twittergrader, two online reputation measurement tools, to compile a list of the 100 most powerful black women on Twitter.

The women marked with a have verified Twitter accounts.

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#	Profile	Followers	Following	Updates	Listed
1	AngelaSimmons Angela Renee Simmons \| LA live, love, life	262,347	140	4,678	2,679
2	OfficialKimora Kimora Lee Simmons \| In the Fab Lane Model,Mogul,Mom! Designer, TV personality, Author, Perfumista, Married 2 Djimon Hounsou, Mother of Ming Lee, Aoki Lee+ Kenzo Lee. Living Life n the FAB Lane!	190,197	964	15,189	2,824
3	TherealTaraji Taraji P. Henson \| Everywhere Love IS Taraji aka TJ was born and raised in Washington DC. Single mother and doin the damn thang!	232,269	160	232,274	3,632
4	NICKIMINAJ Nicki Minaj Official Nicki Minaj Twitter. Myspace.com/nickiminaj	1,126,909	606	3,173	16,058
5	ReaganGomez Reagan Gomez \| Cali World Hi. It’s me. I’m a wife, mommy, and I do a little bit of acting. I TWEET. A LOT. LOVES MY BLOCK BUTTON. IF ITS 2 MUCH, LOVE YOUR UNFOLLOW BUTTON. THANK YOU:)	52,020	458	26,177	877
6	TRINArockstarr TRINA \| WORLDWIDE! MILLION $ GIRL!! Baddest Chick In The Game!! Recording Artist & Boss Chick!! New Album AMAZIN’ in stores NOW!! youtube.com/missTRINAdiva	275,085	534	7,279	3,586
7	MissKeriBaby keri hilson \| ATL designer of audible art?lover of all things houndstooth?candle enthusiast?appreciator of design?i dream in color?sleep sold separately	737,765	221	4,286	9,848
8	aliciakeys Alicia Keys \| New York City Light Bearing Artist/songwriter/musician/producer /actress/activist/people person	2,130,379	134	934	25,879
9	TiaMowry Tia Mowry \| Los Angeles, Ca I LOVE love and LOVE to be in LOVE. I am an actress, a wife, and proud to be who I am! I have no regrets and give 110% in everything I do! Live, Love, and Eat	297,135	91	6,371	3,473
10	PaulaAbdul The Real Paula Abdul \| Los Angeles, CA The Real Paula Abdul – American pop singer, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.	1,718,112	2,092	5,135	11,460
11	JanelleMonae Janelle Monae \| Metropolis The ArchAndroid is in Stores EVERYWHERE. And on iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/getArchAndroid	97,819	126	3,360	2,653
12	MsLaurenLondon Lauren London \| Cali What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
13	MonicaMyLife Monica \| Atlanta, GA Lil Rocko & Romelo’s Mommy	357,374	51	8,670	4,760
14	4everBrandy Brandy Norwood \| The moment Singer, Actress, Poet, Executive Producer, Mother, Daughter, and Ray J’s Sister	704,639	1,083	3,996	5,496
15	MsTerryMcMillan Terry McMillan \| online writer,idealist,truth-seeker troublemaker, loyal friend, bad singer, textile designer.	23,377	78	5,773	647
16	tyrabanks Tyra Banks \| Fierceland Business woman by day, SMIZE-r by night. Favs: ANYTHING in BBQ sauce & perfecting H2T poses in the mirror.	1,880,765	561	1,064	19,703
17	StarJonesEsq Star Jones \| New York An American Lawyer Chick who is FREE, BLACK and GROWN.	47,692	128	8,870	1,145
18	missfree Free \| look behind you lol V & Radio Personality, Writer and all around lover of the people!www.freesworld.com	130,667	657	15,631	1,165
19	epiphanygirl chrisette michele \| in my dreams! grammy award winning, singer songwriter poet actress, def jam recording artist, friend to many, uber-girly moi!!!	95,181	408	10,063	1,664
20	rihanna Rihanna \| New York Come here RUDE BOY!!	1,186,006	6	168	16,333
21	TheRealJordin Jordin Sparks \| 602 Baby Hiii! Joining the cast of In The Heights on Broadway starting August 19, 2010! Got some big things coming up! SO EXCITED!	590,983	303	9,291	12,373
22	NeNeLeakes NeNe Leakes \| Atlanta, GA ATLANTA’S REALEST HOUSEWIFE Author, Philanthropist, Actress, Host, Mom, Independent Business woman on the move & Outspoken Loyal Friend! NOW WHAT’S NEXT	149,679	255	2,323	2,176
23	nicolerichie Nicole Richie	1,266,993	135	1,771	15,360
24	iHateKatStacks Kat Stacks \| ?T: 40.92517,-73.895907 Management contact e-mail Kevin Wales bookingKatStacks@gmail.com	87,121	160	19,258	1,329
25	RealMichelleW Michelle Williams \| CHICAGO The Greatest	80,908	308	19,013	1,576
26	DawnRichard Dawn Richard / NEON \| IN A PALACE OF DREAMS ITS THAT DIRTY MONEY…6-28-10 THE LAST TRAIN TO PARIS DANITY KANE THE COMIC OUT NOW ON DANITYKANECOMICS.COM Myspace.com/dawnrichard	181,406	597	4,781	1,743
27	EstelleDarlings Estelle Come and Take ALL OF ME…	116,680	553	23,059	2,180
28	solangeknowles solange knowles water, melanin, bones, blood.	427,145	117	8,894	5,655
29	kekeinaction Keke Palmer \| Los Angeles, California Award winning actress and singer who rose to fame for her performance in the film Akeelah and the Bee.	139,071	7,328	8,429	5,946
30	TinyMajorMama Tameka Cottle \| ?T: 35.086577,-90.638499 Bio Mother, Singer, Songwriter, Producer….a real boss!!!	164,587	160	1,593	1,546
31	TEYANATAYLOR TEYANA M.J. TAYLOR \| HARLEMMM I AM MCLOVIN	218,054	273	7,636	2,858
32	MissyElliott Missy Elliott I have written or produced for All Ya Favorite Singers! Im A Stan for GOD PERIOD! My Dream is to see Female Rappers Unite and go on 106 and Park together!!!	71,937	467	7,115	1,565
33	bevysmith bevysmith \| NYC I’m Bevy Smith and I’m a gal about town! Definitely not a socialite or a fashionista! Just Bevy!	12,919	557	53,768	294
34	MissJia Miss Jia: INSOMNIAC \| ATL Blogger + Dirty Panties radio show co-host + Advocate & Founder of the B-tch, You Think I Give a F-ck crew. I am not the standard, I am the exception.	12,420	328	133,389	632
35	Kandi Kandi Burruss \| Atlanta, Ga. singer, songwriter, producer, actress, entrepreneur, cast member on Real House Wives Of Atlanta and last but not least MOTHER!!!!	194,025	890	12,935	3,617
36	hollyrpeete Holly Robinson Peete \| CALI Co-Host of CBS’ The TALK actor,author, philanthropist, and crazy momma of 4…??? NFL FOOTBALL	50,279	553	14,049	1,896
37	KylaPratt Kyla Pratt \| Cali Laughn @ these fake twitter pages….Thanx 4 the luv	106,965	207	5,870	1,014
38	DenyceLawton Denyce Lawton \| D.C. / NYC / Hollywood Actress (Watch Tyler Perry House of Payne Everyday & New episodes Every Wed night on TBS)	24,410	620	12,574	430
39	SherriEShepherd Sherri Shepherd \| New York, NY Jeffrey’s Mother, Actress, Co-Host of The View, Star of Lifetime Sitcom Sherri, Jesus Groupie, Karaoke Queen, Single & Loving Life & All Around Sweet Person	190,156	173	4,599	3,380
40	MariahCarey Mariah Carey	3,168,184	26	950	24,973
41	therealmarymary Erica n Tina \| Los Angeles California Mary Mary- singers, songwriters, sisters mothers, wives, 2 light skinned chicks that REALLY love God!	50,161	283	6,644	1,195
42	alexandramusic Alexandra Burke \| London Start Without You out September 5th	113,243	187	4,489	1,567
43	V_Simmons Vanessa Simmons \| My Own Planet Just Me…	221,140	164	3,848	1,966
44	LeToyaLuckett LeToya Luckett \| Worldwide Hey ya’ll! My new album, Lady Love is IN STORES NOW!	115,309	147	2,931	1,589
45	JanetJackson Janet Jackson \| Los Angeles The OFFICIAL Janet Jackson Twitter	1,188,470	14	154	15,877
46	RASHEEDAGAPEACH RASHEEDA \| ATLANTA,GA Booking Contact is dlo117@gmail.com Artist,Entrepreneur,SongWriter,Boss Chick & BBC Is Da movement,Real Friend, Female Hiphop Entertainer, Georgia Peach Baby!	37,797	278	16,900	705
47	TheYBF YBF CHIC \| Everywhere/ D.C. area Your Source Of Celebrity Fabulousness & Foolywang.	31,932	579	4,468	619
48	fatbellybella ErykahBadu \| im in mid air i will not pop 4u or break 4u or hate for u or even hate u	201,860	2,495	7,404	6,013
49	Candace_Parker Candace Parker \| Somewhere between point A&B Former University of Tennessee Lady Vol, currently playing for the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks and for the Euroleague’s UMMC Ekaterinburg club.	51,529	116	6,333	1,289
50	donnabrazile Donna Brazile \| Washington, DC Veteran Democratic political strategist, adjunct professor, author, and syndicated columnist.	47,339	46	1,531	1,937
51	maryjblige Mary J. Blige \| ?T: 29.743639,-95.457766	1,027,036	53	1,278	10,254
52	MISSMYA MYA \| In My Skin www.tmatf.org, www.myamya.com, www.beautyandthestreets.net	123,433	577	3,291	2,592
53	Oprah Oprah Winfrey \| Chicago, IL Live Your Best Life	4,075,624	19	99	45,343
54	juneAmbrose juneAmbrose \| New York City Author of Effortless Style, Fashion Designer & Stylist. Contact: marc@modesquad.com	111,115	240	11,774	1,127
55	Dondria [[DoNDri@]] \| atL//dALLAs SoSOdEf RecOrding ArTiSt, YouTuBe PhEnom. [[DONDRIA VS. PHATFFFAT AUGUST 17, 2010!!!!!!! #LEGGOOOOOO]]	46,219	1,150	14,110	810
56	Venuseswilliams Venus Williams\| Palm Beach Gardens, Fl Tennis player, big sister, grown up girl. Double Tap!	574,813	41	1,722	6,238
57	ciara Ciara \| ?T: 33.822704,-84.50834	538,710	54	878	7,830
58	CMilianOfficial Christina Milian \| Everywhere..Never in one place So in Love with love and the beautiful family God has blessed me with. I feel so blessed to create. In more ways than one	52,780	99	1,083	871
59	Necole Bitchie Necole Bitchie\| Miami Btch!!!Life’s A Btch…So I just Blog That MuthaF**ka!!	140,046	481	23,461	2600
60	Shontelle_Layne Shontelle Layne \| LUSHLAND, WORLDWIDE! SINGER/SONGWRITER/ENTERTAINER	35,428	224	32,045	1,028
61	harrislacewell Harris-Lacewell \| Princeton and New Orleans Princeton Prof, MSNBC contributor, columnist for The Nation.	17,472	320	12,622	1,932
62	MsSelitaEbanks Selita Ebanks \| Everywhere! Model-Victoria’s Secret, Sports Illustrated, editorial, etc. Philanthropist – www.shineonsierraleone.org www.newyorkersforchildren.org	23,712	116	4,748	695
63	JeanGreasy JeanGrae \| In my skin. It’s a bad time for the empire.	26,246	555	35,196	1,062
64	TameraMowryTwo Tamera Mowry \| Los Angeles, Ca. Live, Love, Laugh. I’m known as an actress, producer, and inspirational speaker and I live by the motto.	163,187	86	2,447	2,366
65	JeanetteJenkins Jeanette Jenkins \| HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITY TRAINER, NUTRITIONIST, TV HEALTH AND FITNESS CORRESPONDENT, AUTHOR, HEALTHY LIFESTYLE COACH, PRODUCER, BUSINESS WOMAN, ENTREPRENEUR	13,286	539	6,881	329
66	TheRealLRaye LisaRaye \| right here Actress, spokesmodel, mother, business woman…and FIRST LADY!!!	51,689	98	7,028	880
67	TheRealTahiry Tahiry Media & Bookings inquiries to durand.solange@gmail.com @xsxdx	27,271	179	7,810	532
68	iamkelis kelis \| New York, NY Artist & Professional Chef	104,741	0	821	2,107
69	FarrahFranklin Farrah Franklin \| Cali Baby Female BOSS/ Singer/ Actress/ Producer The One & Only Farrah Franklin 100.999% ORGANIC/REAL, Lol. BOOKINGS CONTACT : Femaleboss818@gmail.com	25,115	24,390	7,141	423
70	shanell_SnL Shanell. \| Worldwide. YOUNG MONEY Singer, Songwriter, Choreographer…YOUR FANTASY! XOXOX	76,133	201	3,876	1,748
71	faydra_deon Faydra Deon \| The DMV (DC-MD-VA) follower of Christ; QUEEN of QUESTIONS (& Grammar); Computer Apps. Trainer; Website Designer; WordPress Tipster & Customizer; AKA; DC Social Media Examiner	11,236	10,371	81,296	303
72	DryerBuzz DryerBuzz.com \| Universa Combing the headlines to bring you the buzz. One of the FIRST – Veteran Brand Master and Boss Lady of Social Change Buzz. Editor of DryerBuzz.com.	4,557	3,222	39,112	155
73	thisisNIVEA NIVEA akaRandyWatson A kind spirit that wishes her name on twitter could remain 1RandyWatson! Hahahahaha!	18,996	152	2,633	180
74	Shaunie_O Shaunie O’Neal \| Where I’m at Wonderwoman	38,013	192	5,103	383
75	kimcoles Kim Coles \| EVERYWHERE! actress comedian GODDESS!! KIMCOLESINC.COM Laughter=LOVE!	11,847	1,677	5,094	582
76	indiaarie India.Arie \| ?T: 33.794601,-84.148157 artist & explorer on a mission to spread love healing peace and joy through words and music	44,991	219	1,255	1,263
77	TichinaArnold Tichina Arnold \| God only knows It’s nice 2 B IMPORTANT but it’s more important 2 B NICE! Live your life 2 the fullest.	46,589	140	976	700
78	Soledad_OBrien Soledad O’Brien \| New York CNN Anchor and Special Correspondent	33,977	179	736	1,773
79	IAMQUEENLATIFAH Queen Latifah \| Everywhere Actor/Rapper/Singer/Producer	1,111,080	34	274	9,546
80	afrobella afrobella \| Chicago Beauty, hair and culture blogger extraordinaire. Often imitated, never duplicated. According to some, I’m the Godmother of Brown Beauty Blogging!	9,680	2,698	31,665	753
81	MiSSHONEYB MiSS HONEY B. \| A-T-L-A-N-T-A. but iREP VA. ALL I NEED IS ONE MIC- Nas	8,310	272	35,304	114
82	MeaganGood Meagan Good The Official Meagan Good Page,(please dont be offended that I dont follow,I hav my @s on my phone,my intention is to try to respond whenever im on)	87,873	0	3,629	1,505
83	lalahhathaway lalah hathaway \| jupiter- south side musician, and supreme gadget girl.	21,313	68	5,951	640
84	angelonfire Angel Laws \| NYC & N.C. creator & editor of CONCRETELOOP.com & ANGELONFIRE.com	8,280	854	22,765	396
85	MsJillMJones Jill Marie Jones \| JUPITER I SOAR HIGH! WINGS UN-CLIPPED…FEET NOT BOUND, FOR I AM A BUTTERFLY! And when I’m not orbiting Jupiter…I do a little acting on the side.	11,032	76	2,086	176
86	jacquereid jacque reid \| NYC National tv and radio personality	4,727	465	2,920	141
87	SHEEmusic SHEE \| Empire & Garden State When you refer to a woman you say ?she,? add an ?e? for everything a woman is or aspires to be. That?s me, ??SHEE??? …the quintessential hip-hop female.	136,235	113,086	15,132	3,760
88	jodywatley Jody Watley \| World Always Evolving Renaissance Woman. Grammy Winning Artist. Working on 10th solo album CHAMELEON	16,860	167	9,966	795
89	shaunssanctuary Shaun Robinson \| Los Angeles TV journalist, Access Hollywood, Author of EXACTLY AS I AM for teen girls on self-esteem, Speaker, Producer, Motown Gal	8,988	150	4,628	329
90	faraichideya Farai Chideya \| NYC and points N/S/E/W Multi-media journalist; reporter on race, generational identity, and politics; and author of four books including novel Kiss the Sky.	6,566	649	10,958	518
91	ashanti ASHANTI \| NEW YORK CEO of Written Entertainment OFFICIALLY TWEETING SINCE JAN 1 2010!!!	50,886	153	3,786	1,149
92	danamo Danyel Smith \| New York City [writer, editor, screenwriter, content creator/manager] a former everything. a future everything.	10,750	893	33,692	328
93	Goapele Goapele I am a Singer Songwriter	33,241	581	1,317	933
94	sistertoldja Sister Toldja \| I live in Brooklyn, baby. Writer. Media Personality. Provocateur. NOT your next best friend, but I love you still.	6,348	1,238	38,827	454
95	kimwayans Kim Wayans Actress, Comedian, Playwright. Author of Amy Hodgepodge, children’s book series featuring multiracial main character Amy Hodges.	18,260	3,371	4,114	635
96	sharoncarpenter Sharon Carpenter \| New York/London Anchor / Reporter	8,669	236	7,038	185
97	tonibraxton Toni Braxton \| Los Angeles Singer/cakemaker	55,075	67	743	1,791
98	NiecyNash niecy nash Actress, commediane, mother. Making the world better one joke at a time! Get into it!	38,355	67	539	1,317
99	aishatyler Aisha Tyler \| Los Angeles, CA I’m a comedian. I’m an actor. I play Lana Kane on Archer. I’ve been on lots of TV shows. I like steak. I just shot you on XBL. Sorry if it stings.	20,232	198	4,432	1,350
100	Dr_Michelle Dr.Michelle Callahan \| New York City TV Host, Author of Ms. Typed, Relationship Expert, Life Coach, Developmental Psychologist. Media Favorite	4,151	412	3,005	127

Category: Featured, social media | Tags: Angela Simmons, black women, klout, powerful, twitter, twittergrader, verified Twitter accounts

About the Author
Anjuan Simmons is an emerging technology consultant and freelance technology consultant currently working as a Director at Adverlyze, an online marketing strategy company. Anjuan has previously worked for Accenture and Deloitte. He has an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Texas A&M University. He can be found on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/anjuan and on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/anjuan.
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Comments

Jonathan Gardner says:

08.25.10 at 9:09 pm

YESS! Congratulations @RealMichelleW on being the 25th 'Most Powerful Black Woman on Twitter'!!! #TeamMichelle all the way!

A D Graham says:

08.25.10 at 7:51 pm

This is a list of celebrities. What about real power brokers in the business world?

Nukirk Digi.tal says:

08.25.10 at 4:43 pm

First off, I am clearly a black man. But I'm actually mixed. But I'll say I'm black because I LIKE being called black. If part mixed people can't make it on a list, then what you want me to tell the gray area people, hmmm?

Nukirk Digi.tal says:

08.25.10 at 4:42 pm

Being a decent of a Trinidadian, born of a Caribbean heritage, not to mention being part East Indian, yeah… I can see where you are coming from. So, I'm sorry that I insulted people's intelligence with that statement.

However, being that I'm mixed myself… #imjustsaying….

drpepperlite says:

08.25.10 at 4:28 pm

All people fromTrini are NOT black. Many are of east indian descent and some south east asian. How do you get black/african descent out of that? The Carribean is not black only. There are asians, whites, indians and latinos of euro descent thus it is not a stretch to say she is not black, she probably is not…

drpepperlite says:

08.25.10 at 4:03 pm

Why is Paula Abdul on this list she is not black??? She is hispanic and syrian. How do you get black out of that syrians are middle eastern (arab, kurd, other ethnicities) and not all latinos are of african descent therefore she should not be on this list… does not make sense to claim someone who is not one of your own for a list about your own…

Caley says:

08.25.10 at 4:00 pm

Some of the people listed here like Kimora Lee, Soledad O'Bren, Nicole Richie are MIXED women NOT Black. So perhaps you need to revise the same of this list and give proper credit to people of mixed race in America, and stop proclaiming every mixed person to be Black.

Kimberly says:

08.25.10 at 3:49 pm

Nicole Richie is mixed, not all Black, why don't Black people stop trying to claim everybody to be one of them?

ohradiogirl says:

08.25.10 at 2:36 pm

I would like to see a non-celebrity version of this list. To show black women who are really doing some damage using Twitter. If you don't do it then Slate just might …

Nukirk Digi.tal says:

08.25.10 at 1:47 pm

For those that says “Kat Stacks isn't black”, I was going to write that as well. Sadly, I check her background and she's part Trini. Which makes her part black.

I personally don't see why Kat Stacks is on the list. All she is really is a name brand with a “Book coming out”. I personally don't like her (and even joked about it), but more power to her.

Anywayz, the list is pretty unique and I'm happy to see something like this up… even if the list got one or two questionable people on it (then again, what list doesn't?)

sistasense says:

08.25.10 at 12:30 pm

Can I be 101 (lol). I Love this! I'm working on getting on the list – my tweets are all about informing and empowering black business women. @sistasense 3,494 followers and growing (Yeah!) . I recently spotlighted some powerful black women too, the BBWO50 Fabulous Black Business Women On the Network, http://mybbwo.com/forum/topics/the-bbwo50-top-5….

We need to give our trail blazers shine as often as we can. This was a great post.

Mia says:

08.25.10 at 9:44 am

Nicki Minaj should number 1

and Kat stacks isn't black let alone powerful

Rosemarie says:

08.25.10 at 5:19 am

whoat???? Mariah Carey is b l a c k??? we in Europe believe that she is white..ooops!!!ok my hairdresser in Zurich is from Santa Domingo but looks like she comes from Africa…
but what's powerful about those mentioned…. is it because they have the most followers, or due to their fortune, status, occupation,looks… etc…
my brother-in-law ret.General Lester Lyles was once listed to be one of the most ifluential black men in the US. now that to me worthwhile following…ooops! amgorgeous and mixed like your President.but live in Europe… where many white women are jealous of me, cause I still look fab with my 64 yrs.. no wrinkled skin on my body yet…and I ain't no rich superstar who cld. afford any beauty operations ..speak 5 languages fluent and can call Donna Summer (very powerful) my girlfriend, we sang in the Musical Hair together ( all over Europe), met Donna again july 2009 in Munich. http://twitter.com/Mulatta63

Roebish says:

08.25.10 at 5:07 am

Okay this is great,but there is only a few that we ppl hear of that gives back…only a handful
that has a winning name and ppl new 2 right off the top… Alisha Keys and Janet Jackson!

@sonyasaidit says:

08.25.10 at 12:45 am

This was really interesting to read, I think you left off one woman, @vashtimckenzie

Shonika Proctor says:

08.24.10 at 10:30 pm

oooooh congrats @Dryerbuzz….somebody I actually recognize

I would have like to have seen a little more diverse list….very surprised I did not see @digitalsista on there.

@teenbizcoach

Donatella says:

08.24.10 at 10:26 pm

Paula Abdul ain't black LOL

kisses says:

08.24.10 at 9:06 pm

Kat Stacks IS NOT black !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Qteondty says:

08.24.10 at 8:54 pm

I wasn't feeling like the 1st 6…..lol

Blackboy23 says:

08.24.10 at 7:41 pm

Why the fuck would Angela Simmons even make this list?

Sherubye says:

08.24.10 at 7:27 pm

Where's Oprah?

Marie Denee says:

08.24.10 at 6:32 pm

Great list and happy to see my fellow bloggers amongst the list! Also of note is the fact that these women celebs actually engage their audience! It makes me smile! Go Afrobella go! I'm aiming for this list next go round!!!! lol

Congrats to all who made it!

Anjuan Simmons says:

08.24.10 at 6:17 pm

Thanks for the comment. However, this is a list of those who have a great deal of influence on Twitter. It is not meant to be a list of “good people” or “bad people”. It's a mathematical calculation.

Anjuan Simmons says:

08.24.10 at 6:16 pm

Thanks, Faydra!

Audrey Bell-Kearney says:

08.24.10 at 6:01 pm

Wow! I need to make this list.

Anjuan Simmons says:

08.24.10 at 5:48 pm

Thanks for the supportive comments for those who posted them. For those who complained, the methodology we followed was designed to be as unbiased as possible. There are many black women on Twitter who I wanted to be on this list, but they didn't rank high enough using the measures (Klout.com score and TwitterGrader.com ranking) we selected. I encourage everyone who posted a “why is…not on the list?” or “why is…on the list?” to select your own measures and create a list of those who didn't make our selection process. I welcome all the research into how black people use Twitter that can be done. Too many groups are doing this research on our behalf but not with a true understanding of who we are.

Regarding the point about the racial makeup of this list, black people come in all shades of color. This results in the “blackness” of certain skin tones to be questioned. I understand that. This even effects the current President of the United States. I don't think that the blackness of most of the people on this list can be realistically questioned, but it's possible that some can be. That's fine. This list was designed to encourage debate. A list that doesn't provoke discussion and even a little outrage would probably be a poor one.

Thanks again to all who commented.

Yo says:

08.24.10 at 5:42 pm

Test

Kiratiana says:

08.24.10 at 5:20 pm

Great article Anjuan…I would be interested in the top 100 black men on twitter!

Ana Revi says:

08.24.10 at 5:18 pm

Where is Serena Williams?? I mean come on…

Faydra Deon says:

08.24.10 at 5:12 pm

I'm very grateful to be included in this list with such amazing women.

The fact that the list is compiled based on analytic tools, and not on favoritism or one or two people's opinion is the best part.

Congratulations to all the other ladies on the list.

Rodrigo says:

08.24.10 at 4:23 pm

With all due respect, I do not understand what Paula Abdul and Mariah Carey are doing on this list…???

BronxGirl says:

08.24.10 at 3:44 pm

This is a ridiculous list. It is really a list of popular people in pop culture. “Powerful?” Dictionary.com
defines the word as thus:
pow·er·ful? ?/?pa??rf?l/ Show Spelled[pou-er-fuhl] Show IPA
–adjective
1. having or exerting great power or force.
2. physically strong, as a person: a large, powerful athlete.
3. producing great physical effects, as a machine or a blow.
4. potent; efficacious: a powerful drug.
5. having great effectiveness, as a speech, speaker, description, reason, etc.
6. having great power, authority, or influence; mighty: a powerful nation.
7. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. great in number or amount: a powerful lot of money.

In our society, we give too much of ourselves to people who we don't know, will never know, and mostly speculate about.

I urge every one to look to themselves, their families, and people with whom they have earnest connections for power, influence, support and inspiration.

We have got to keep it real!

MissTee says:

08.24.10 at 3:19 pm

Why the hell is Kat Stacks on here??? I was wow'd out at all these wonderful ladies until I saw Kat Stacks! She shouldn't be on here…period!

markusrobinson says:

08.24.10 at 3:03 pm

There's nothing weird about creating a list for a particular demographic. Forbes has the richest women's list, the richest people under 40, etc. This is done to shine light on a particular demographic, not to knock the excluded demo.

Anjuan Simmons says:

08.24.10 at 3:01 pm

And FYI, Twittergrader.com did publish a list of the 100 most powerful women on Twitter. You won't need too many fingers to count the number of black women on the list: http://twittergrader.com/top/women

Anjuan Simmons says:

08.24.10 at 2:57 pm

Again, I appreciate your perspective, but I disagree. If you can refer me to an issue number and/or month of Forbes with a black woman on the cover, I would appreciate it. The fact that you have to spend more than ten seconds looking for one proves my point.

The list is not meant to disparage other minorities. However, this is blackweb2.0. I encourage other sites that celebrate the diversity of other racial groups who use new media to compile similar lists.

Sandra says:

08.24.10 at 2:49 pm

Why not just most powerful women on Twitter – of all minorities? Not just black women? That is why it is weird. I have seen black women in Forbes, as have you.

Quia Querisma says:

08.24.10 at 2:44 pm

I can't think of any other media outlet that bothered to give black women of influence on Twitter the time of day. It's bothersome that some people want to split hairs over “how black” some of these women are. Plenty of the multi-ethnic ladies here “identify” black.

Anjuan Simmons says:

08.24.10 at 2:41 pm

@Sandra: I'm not sure why this is weird, but thanks for the comment. Also, Forbes does publish a list of powerful people. It's called the cover of the magazine. How many black women have you seen on it?

Sandra says:

08.24.10 at 2:23 pm

Think it is weird to have this list…I know this is blackweb but would it be appropriate for forbes to write an article about the most powerful white women on twitter?

Anjuan Simmons says:

08.24.10 at 1:57 pm

@Lgivens: I measured several women who weren't in the entertainment industry, but they didn't have the level of influence that a lot of celebrities have. However, I'm happy that the list turned out to be more than just entertainers.

@Bkbully21: Out of curiosity, what 100 “totally black” women would you list with Klout scores of 50 or higher?

Bkbully21 says:

08.24.10 at 1:26 pm

Half them people wasnt black wtf yal talking about LOL! U saying Kimora is black?? LOL whoever said that just shut up. They obviously doing every race but white

Lgivens says:

08.24.10 at 1:22 pm

Interesting that most of the women on the list are in the entertainment industry. About 25 in other professions and definitely with influence in the journalism, political, film making and other noteworthy professions.

Thanks for the info.

Anjuan Simmons says:

08.24.10 at 12:43 pm

@justinbryan: Thanks! I hope this list gives a view of the diversity of what black women are doing on Twitter.

@DryerBuzz: Thanks!

@Davisgirl77: Out of curiosity, what race would you allocate to her?

@iluvblackwomen: I see you are a prophet . . .

@Gen79: Jennifer Hudson was assessed (as were many other wonderful black women). Unfortunately, she came in at #133. Personally, many great ladies were in the 119 to 135 range.

@Aneika: Thanks, dear!