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The full list of honorees includes: Venus Williams, Sarah Silverman, Anna Deavere Smith, Donna Brazile, Mayda del Valle, Terry Tempest Williams, Lauren Ambrose, Pema Chodron, Lateefah Simon, Shirley Ann Jackson, Dambisa Moyo, General Anne E. Dunwoody, Kara Walker, Sheila Bair, Mary Gaitskill, Cleopatra (YES, Queen of Egypt of yesteryear), Michelle Rhee, Lilly Ledbetter, Anne Mulcahy, Melanie Sloan. -- O, The Oprah Magazine
Black Voices chose a few notables from that list to highlight.
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While on a family vacation with Tom and Suri, Katie Holmes hit the beach near Rio de Janeiro in this blue one piece.
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Rihanna hits the stage at the NFL Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Concert in a pair of knee-high black boots. What do you think about the pop singer's look?
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Mischa Barton wore this Elie Saab couture mint green gown to the Fashion Dinner for Aids at the Pavillon d'Armenonville. Is Mischa's look a hit or miss?
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Heroes star Hayden Panettiere arrives at the NBC Universal Pre-Super Bowl event at Portofino in a black tuxedo jacket and dress with a plunging neckline. Is the Hollywood starlet hot or not?
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Diane Kruger wore Nina Ricci for the Fashion Dinner for Aids at the Pavillon d'Armenonville. Is her dress a mess or amazing?
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Kim Kardashian opted for this floral strapless Tracey Reese dress for the 2009 Moves Magazine Super Bowl Party at The Venue Club. Let us know what you think about Kim's look.
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Burlesque beauty Dita Von Teese wore an ice blue Elie Saab (left) satin dress at the Fashion Dinner for Aids at the Pavillon d'Armenonville.
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Spanish actress Penelope Cruz appeared at the the 2009 Goya Cinema Awards in Madrid in this black lace Chanel gown. Is it a win or a loss?
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Amy Adams wore a Jasmine di Milo gold and silver sequin backless dress and Christian Louboutin heels to the 61st Annual Directors Guild of America Awards.
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Being thousands of miles away didn't stop Meryl Streep from celebrating the inauguration. The actress wore this Catherine Malandrino flag dress to the Paris premiere of Doubt.
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Watch Anna Deavere Smith's crowd pleasing 'Four American Characters.'
See Sarah Silverman in action.
See Mayda del Valle in a recent White House performance.
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By: Jenny on 8/16/2009 10:44AM
And we're suppose to what? Oh, I guess follow her every word like the lemmings who flock to her show. Please, if you listen to her, you'll find that she, along with most of her "gals" are alone, overweight and desperate for approval. They're just not balanced.
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By: JCR on 8/16/2009 6:13PM
Who cares, I am sick of Oprah and her high and mighty attitude...she is a talk show host...
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By: phpanther on 8/16/2009 10:49AM
What gives Oprah the unique perspective to annoint these Women of Power? Do millions of dollars autmatically make a person credible?
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By: Barb on 8/16/2009 10:51AM
Well, my opinion is...when you do good things for other people, being on a "list" or being recognized should be the last thing on your mind.
By the way, all I saw on the list being recognized were "African Americans" did I miss something or is Oprah missing someone???
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By: buckdoctor on 8/16/2009 11:02AM
Anna Deveare Smith? Please. Lily Tomlin has been doing this kind of theatre and doing it better for years. Smith's theatre is basically docudrama; she records people and then immitates them -hardly original.
And truly, there is nothing transformative about her as an actress. She is an overrated academician.
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By: jim saunders on 8/16/2009 11:05AM
About time people are seeing her for what she is. If she were so concerned about America's future she would giv out most of the money she makes, keeping only what she needs to live on, maybe a million or two. Last week I watched her show about generous people helping others. There were some very kind hearted guest there. These were the people she should have offered all kinds of money, but she applauded for them...well, Oprah, that and dollar will pay for coffee. And whoever said the audiance is there for the give aways is absolutely correct. After just a few of the kind hearted people were on, and she didn't give them anything, I turned the show OFF.
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By: j finley on 8/16/2009 11:18AM
Sarah Silverman is vulgar, I don't believe this is Oprah's list.
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By: yourdaddy927 on 8/16/2009 11:08AM
RATHER THAN BUYING HER FANS CARS THEY CANT AFFORD TO PAY TAX ON OR BLING MAYBE SHE COULD SAVE HER MONEY BUY A FEW CORPORATIONS AND CREATE SOME NEW JOBS SINCE THE THE ENTIRE US GOVERNMENT IS DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ON THE ISSUE BECAUSE THEY ARE TRYING TO SAVE THERE OWN POLITICAL ASS'S IT'S VERY HARD TO SERVE THE PEOPLE WHEN YOUR SPENDING ALL OF YOUR TIME PUTTING A LEGAL DEFENSE TEAM TOGETHER TO FIGHT YOUR LATEST CORRUPTION INVESTAGATION
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By: tpaul1 on 8/16/2009 11:17AM
What a momentus time period we current live-in! It is overwhelmingly pleasing while simultaneously incredibly emotional for me to be witness to powerful African-Americans showing accolades and/or deeply, heartfelt appreciation to other powerful minorities (Latin, AFr.Amer, Asian, Jewish, etc.). In times past, minorities scampered and scraped to cash-in for a mere second of opportunity to be presented on some Euro-centric "powers list" as an added token to a lily white portfolio of mega-millionairs and billionaires that fit only the Euro-aesthetics and ideaologies of being. Any form of anger or displeasure associated with such media representations are simply major indications of a subconsciously racist mind that can not digest minorities actually loving and honoring other minorities in America/World. As for the minorities that do no appreciate such movements; please research and study "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and/or "The House Negro". Your negative rebutals to such praise is similar to having a "cultural stokholm syndrome"; in my humble opinion. LONG-LIVE OPRAH'S POWER LIST! AMEN!
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By: Jan on 8/16/2009 11:30AM
The real racist is you dear. You overlooked the whole list and simply saw race. If the list contained only "lily whites" as you call them, we would have seen you rant with an opposite view. How many times a day do you do this....overlook an issue, a subject, a circumstance and see it only for the color of it? Maybe it is you that should go read a book.
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