that can silence black women rape victims. unwilling to contribute to theville i have indication of the brothers, survivors stay silent and when they do speak, they often find that their sisters are more willing to characterize them as fast or loose or just plain dumb. but ida wells barnett would have wanted us to ask about the facts. she would have warned against stereotypes. she would have railed against shaming the victims or the accused. i loved meeting the women in february at spellman and my heart aches to know how the campus is being affected by these alleged assaults. so when we come back, i ve got a couple guests here to help me answer. for seeing what cash is coming in and going out. so you can understand every angle of your cash flow- last week, this month, and even next year. for seeing your business s cash flow like never before, introducing cash flow insight powered by pnc cfo.
union. we look forward to that. today the grio.com a popular african-american website, debuted a list of the most influential african-american leaders in the country. they assembled a pan of experts and asked them to rank 170 black americans until they came up with their top 25. now rounding out the top ten is ella baker, number nine, ida wells-barnett, rosa parks number eight, harriette tubman, serve. frederick douglas is sixth. plal come x number five, thurgood marshall number four. web dubois at number three. the second most influential black american, president barack obama. the most influential, dr. martin luther king jr. marc morial joins me now. the panel had an opportunity to ranger 170 names as well as nominate people on their own, and when they worked individually to create rankings, what was important for you as
his long time companion told reporters he will stay for three days. julian assange says he now has documents from a former swiss banker that detail attempts by wealthy business leaders and lawmakers to avoid tax payments. assange says it could be several weeks before he releases those files. former peace corps director sergeant this shriver has been hospitalized in maryland. officials are not providing details on his condition. shriver was democrat george mcgovern s running mate in 1972. he has been battling illness for quite some time. this martin luther king day, the grio.com is looking most influential african leaders in history. it has been asked to rank 170 blank americans until they came up with the top 25. ella baker, ida wells barnett. rosa parks. malcolm x, number five.
far as what was recognized? i think what was important is historic impact well established. i think the top ten reflects that with the exception of president obama. every one of the people on the list is someone from an era that s passed. so they ve been debated. they ve been discussed. their legacy has been firmly established. and i think what was also important is whether they provided leadership at a time that was pivotal in american history. so you ve got the harriette tubmans and the frederick douglass who were iconic when it came to opposition to slavery. you ve got those in the early part of 1900s like dubois and ida well-s barnett important to the revival of the movement to end segregation and the contemporary leaders like dr. king and thurgood mashle and rosa parks. president obama stands alone.