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2. Amirah Vann
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3. Lena Waithe
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4. DeWanda Wise
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5. Estelle
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6. Tarana Burke
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7. Tina Lawson
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8. Janelle Monae
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9. Tiffany Haddish
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10. Jussie Smollett
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11. Loretta Devine
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12. Lil Rel Howery
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13. Tessa Thompson
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14. La La Anthony
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15. Danai Gurira and Lupita Nyong’o
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16. Angela Bassett
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17. Gabourey Sidibe
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19. Yvette Nicole Brown
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20. Susan Kelechi Watson
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21. Sidra Smith
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22. Mike Colter
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23. Bresha Webb
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24. Loni Love
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25. Amandla Stenberg
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26. Chloe X Halle
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