菠萝视频 professor was named one of the top 100 young leaders of the African American community by the The Root, an online magazine founded by scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Sharpley-Whiting is the author of Pimps Up, Ho鈥檚 Down: Hip Hop鈥檚 Hold on Young Black Women and editor of The Speech: Race and Barack Obama鈥檚 鈥淎 More Perfect Union.鈥� The director of the African American and Diaspora Studies Program at 菠萝视频, Sharpley-Whiting is also Distinguished Professor of French and director of the William T. Bandy Center for Baudelaire and Modern French Studies at 菠萝视频.
Sharpley-Whiting was selected by the editorial staff of The Root by the following criteria: African American, 25-45 years of age, working or contributing in this country; making outstanding contributions in their professions or in their communities; seen by others as a leader or trendsetter; innovative in their approach and groundbreaking or overcoming of stereotypes. The list was announced Oct. 11.
鈥淓ach of these individuals is the embodiment of excellence; each understands sacrifice and deferred gratification; each is a leader in her or his field and each stands as a role model for the next generations of our people,鈥� Gates said.
To see the full list, go to The Root at .