New List Rates The ‘Top 25 Leaders In African American History’

The Grio.com assembled a group of “experts” to determine who has been most influential to black American life over the years. Here’s how they came up with list:

TheGrio assembled a group of 25 contemporary academics, artists and activists to assess the most impactful African-American leaders in U.S. history. Each member of the expert panel was asked to complete a survey, which asked them to assess 170 black leaders. It is fascinating to note that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is clearly the consensus choice of this group. King never held elected office. He was harshly criticized in his own lifetime both by the American public and by some members of his own community.

President Barack Obama is the only living leader included among the Top 10. He is ranked a very close second to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Check out the 25 names after the jump and chime in.

1. Martin Luther King, Jr.

History101: Where did the word “f*ck” come from?

Long time ago in England, a couple could not have a sex without a written permission from the king (Except if she/he was a member of the royal family). So if someone wanted to have babies, they will go to the king to ask for a written permission. The king then gave a kind of pass card that must be hung on the bedroom door when they had a sex. The card read “F.U.C.K.” (Fornication Under Consent of the King). True story!

Top 10: All-Time Top 80's music

Ok so as you see I couldn't quite exactly squeeze in a top ten list becasue quite frankly this was one of the era's that produced the most timeless music, so consider it more as a 80's overdose! And ah man it's crazy how although most of this music was made some 20-30 yrs ago its sounds just as pure as anything today, and if you ask me I'd say it's even better still!

Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now

The Isley Brothers - Between The Sheets (vid)

Shalamar - This Is For The Lover In You

Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing

Surface - Shower Me With Your Love

Freddie Jackson - You Are My Lady

Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover

Billy Ocean - Suddenly

Eugene Wilde - Gotta Get You Home Tonight

Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Love This Way Again

Ready For the World - Love You Down

Atlantic Starr - Secret Lovers

Teena Marie - Ooo La La La

Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away

El Debarge - I Like It

Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down

Luther Vandross - If Only For One Night

Anita Baker - Giving You the Best That I Got

Top 10: All-Time Top 10 RnB Songs

Ok so not for nothing but I have been following The Game on Twitter now for like 2 or 3 weeks and  last night for whatever the reason I started noticing him flooding everyones timeline following him with the trendy topic #MyfavoriteSEXsongs and giving out his top 10 lists of his favorite sex joints which then got me kind of thinking about my favorite or all-time RnB joints just in altogether. Then I thought,  I could have replied back with one of my responses but then I figured that just might be a homo move (so no homo). But the funny thing is that I suspected that I would need to rack my brain longer than what I did but it all just seemed to come right out and found its way on the page. Legendary and heavyweights excluded (like MJ, Prince, Sade, etc) of course....

Top 10 Rnb Songs of All-Time:

1.Shai - Comforter (vid)

2.Troop - Spread my Wings (vid)

3.Soul for Real - Candy Rain

4.Jade - Don't Walk Away Boy

5.Subway ft 702 - This Lil Game We Play (vid)
6.The Deele ft. Babyface - Two Occasions

7.New Edition - Can you Stand the Rain?

8.Shanice - I love your Smile

9.Babyface - Whip Appeal
10.Al B Sure - Night & Day (vid)

Honorable Mentions:

Hi Five - I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)

Jodeci - Forever my Lady

Mint Condition - Pretty Brown Eyes

Karyn White - SuperWoman

Ralph Tresvant - Sensitivity

**Disclaimer - If you are not a 80's baby then you probably will not be able to understand this!!!

Ole Skool Top 10 coming soon...