The Black ListThe most diverse list of expertsto follow on Social Media.

Presented by @MrMikeStreet

Vol. 1 - Social Media Masters

Technology journalism refuses toacknowledge the great work done from a

diversity perspective. Tech journalist keepacknowledging the same hand-full of

people and ignore so many otherssuccessfully working in the digital/social media space.

So in order to drive awareness of the vastarray of diversity in tech and social media

space we have created 'The Black List."Use this as a directory of who's who in thetech, startup, and social media business.Share this with everyone you know and

lets stop being invisible.

Social MediaMasters

Masters of Twitter, Facebook and Blogs

@MrMikeStreet

Mini Bio

Social/Digital Marketing Expert who has become thego-to guy for Social TV expertise. Based in HarlemNYC, Mike Street works with brands such as SXSW,Baltimore's CharmTV, Nielsen, Turner Broadcasting,and many more.

Outstanding Work

Final season of Breaking Bad

Digital Strategy for OWNTV/OPRAH

Lead organizer for Blacks in Tech: NYC and Diversity programming for SXSW

@Luvvie

Mini Bio - Luvvie Ajayi

Pop Culture PrimaDonna. Wacky Wordsmith.Side-Eye Sorceress. Bodacious Blogger.Dynamic Digerati w/ Superior Shoe Game.Wallsliding Winner.

Outstanding Work

Luvvie Interviewed Kerry Washington at BlogHer '14

Founder of the Red Pump Project (nonprofit)

Digital Strategist

@PaulCBrunson

Mini Bio

Professional Matchmaker, Author of#ItsComplicated (Penguin), The Huffington Post &Essence Blogger, #Entrepreneurship &#Relationships

Outstanding Work

Online show, 'Mentor Mondays'

Host for 'Our World' for Black Enterprise

Reality TV show on OWNTV

@AfroBella

Mini Bio - Patrice Grell Yursik

Beauty, hair and culture blogger extraordinaire.Contributing editor to http://Glam.com . Accordingto some, I'm the Godmother of Brown BeautyBlogging!

Outstanding Work

AfroBella.com - The Bible of Brown Beauty

Oscars Red Carpet

Afrobella Lipstick for MAC

@TFNOW

Mini Bio - Tyrone Farley

Fashion aficionado with over 4.6 Million Google+profile views (Tyrone Farley + tfnow) & counting.

Outstanding Work

Fashion Critic on HuffPost Live

Founder of CaribSocialWire

Founder of TrueFashionistaNow.com

@ILuvBlackWomen

Mini Bio - L. Martin Pratt

Founded @iluvblackwomen 08 @unidadsmm in 11.#16 Black Tech Tastemakers in USA viaHP/BlackWeb20. Top Social Media Strategist

Outstanding Work

Produced the first play about social media

Digital Strategy for Rolling Out Magazine

Tech diversity activist

@RossSimmonds

Mini Bio

Digital Strategist | Startup Whisperer | Speaker |Writer | @Eagles Fan | Lover Of Fresh Prince of BelAir Re-Runs & Technology

Outstanding Work

Founder of Foundation Marketing Agency

Author of three books

Co-Founder of #AdChat

@Zaibatsu

Mini Bio - Reg Saddler

Just a guy who loves Social Media, Tech, Scienceand Travel. Want to know what our company does:The 1st Rule of Fightclub: you don't talk aboutFightclub #TFB

Outstanding Work

500,000 followers on Twitter

One of the top influencers on Digg.com

Featured in Forbes.com

@MsMaryPryor

Mini Bio

IG: UrbanSocialista / Digital & Social /Fitness &Holistic Lover @digitalflash @attdeveloper@HipHopDX @EverydayHealth @NokiaUS@EbonyMag @xojane Music & Tech

Outstanding Work

Social Media Coverage on Ferguson

Digital Strategy for Digital Flash

Hackathon leader for AT&T

@_MissAllison_

Mini Bio - Allison Peters

#digitalstrategy #socialmedia for KerryWashington @kerrywashington Victor Rasuk@victorrasuk Connie Britton @conniebritton HSA@HSAnyc

Outstanding Work

Social TV Expert

Social Media for Kerry Washington

Social Media for Connie Britton

@JusticeFergie

Mini Bio

Carping the Diem! | Content Creator & EventProducer | Passion Strategist | Tech Lawyer | CEO@BeBlogalicious & Justice Fergie Lifestyle Media#multipassionate

Outstanding Work

Co-Founder of Blogalicious

Technology Lawyer

Awesome mom

@SeanGardner

Mini Bio

Forbes #1 SM Influencer, Keynote Speaker | Author:The Road to Social Media Success (Dec. 2014)http://bit.ly/SuccessInSocial |http://linkd.in/1sWUrC0

Outstanding Work

CO-FOUNDER of the pioneering, Huffington Post "Twitter Powerhouses Series"

Consulting for Microsoft

Featured in Forbes Magazine

@iPullRank

Mini Bio - Mike King

Lead Gen Genius for Hire (Former Dir. Marketing &Strategy at iAcquire & SEO at Razorfish and PublicisModem)

Outstanding Work

SEO for Razorfish and Publicis Modem

Founder of iPullRank.com

Content Strategy/SEO at SEOMoz

@Baratunde

Mini Bio

Co-host @takepartlive. CEO/co-founder@cultivatedwit. author #howtobeblack. formerly@theonion.

Outstanding Work

Co-host Take Part Live TV show

Author of 'How to be Black'

The Onion

@LoveBScott

Mini Bio

#TheMultimediaMaven - Mogul - TV / InternetPersonality - @EBONYMag Advice Columnist -@glam_com Contributing Editor

Outstanding Work

YouTube breakout star

Good friends with Mariah Carey

LGBT Activist

@BevySmith

Mini Bio - Bevy Smith

I'm Bevy Smith, a gal about town! Definitely not yourtraditional socialite,fashionista or motivationalspeaker! I'm a collage created in Harlem!#FASHIONQUEENS

Outstanding Work

Twitter maven who co-hosted 'The View'

Host of Bravo TV's 'Fashion Queens'

Creator of 'Dinner with Bevy'

@Abelleinbk

Mini Bio - Demetria Lucas D'oyley

Demetria Lucas D'oyley is a journalist, blogger lifecoach & author of two books: A Belle In Brooklyn &Don't Waste Your Pretty.

Outstanding Work

Relationships Expert

Author of 'Don't Waste Your Pretty'

Bravo TV's 'Blood, Sweat, and Heels'

@DNYREE

Mini Bio - Denitria Lewis

The DNYREE Group | CUSPData™ |Cross-Cultural Savant. Tech Enthusiast.@Founding NY Grad #CulturalIQ

Outstanding Work

Final season of Breaking Bad

Digital Strategy for OWNTV/OPRAH

Community Management for Digital Undivided

Next EditionVOL. 2 - EXECUTIVES

Taking a look at those working in thecorporate social media/digital/mobilespace.

UpcomingVOL. 3 - STARTUPS, VC'S, BLACK ANGELS

VOL. 4 - NONPROFITS, NGO'S, SOCIAL GOOD

VOL. 5 - VINE, YOUTUBE, AND INSTAGRAM

VOL. 6 - ADVERTISING GENIUS

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