Ebony has revealed the six honorees making up its 2026 Power 100 Court, and the group covers serious ground. Brandy, Lena Waithe, Byron Allen, Seattle Storm guard Flau’jae Johnson, food creator Keith Lee and retired NASA astronaut Victor Glover will each receive a dedicated on-stage tribute at the Power 100 Gala on November 9 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.
The evening is built around an immersive royal-court concept called“La Cour”and tied to the theme“The Stories We Shape.”Kirk Franklin will open the ceremony and T.I. will close it, with Jesse Collins Entertainment producing in partnership with Ebony. The full Power 100 list spans 11 categories, and T.I. also appears in this year’s Music Innovators class alongside Jay-Z, Megan Thee Stallion, Durand Bernarr and Adam Blackstone.
For more than eight decades, Ebony has tracked the people pushing Black culture forward, and this year’s court stretches from R&B to the WNBA to outer space. Which honoree are you most excited to see get their moment? Tell us in the comments.
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