Top 20 most influential African Americans

   Kerry Washington

 

	Kerry Washington   Actress who will star in the upcoming film 'We the Peeples' and the ABC drama 'Scandal,' a Shonda Rhimes series premiering in 2012.
Influence: 89.4 Reach:14.9 Substance: 6 Media: 830 Internet: 9880000	Job: Actress Sector: Entertainment/Media Location: Los Angeles, New York City Age: 34

Kerry Washington grew up as the only child of middle-class parents. Upon graduating from the prestigious Spence School in Manhattan, she won a Presidential Arts Scholarship to attend George Washington University. She went on to star in films such as The Last King of Scotland, Fantastic Four and I Think I Love My Wife. Washington was also an original cast member in the David Mamet Broadway play Race and is a L'Oréal spokeswoman.