"My interest is not in people it’s just fun to dump on, but in people who have had a decisive impact on black lives and thought in general—and so no Dennis Rodman or Wesley Snipes. I am also thinking about true uniqueness, i.e. people whose essences and trajectories were idiosyncratic enough that if they hadn’t come along, chances are no equivalent person would have filled their shoes (so, no Dennis Rodman or Wesley Snipes!).
"I find that a list like this, if it’s really about impact on black people, cannot even be limited to black people."
John McWhorter in The New Republic laments the impact of ten men and women on black history.
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