TIMEMagazinehasreleasedalistof100individualsitsaysarethe"mostinfluential"peopleintheworld.Thesemenandwomencomefrommanycountries.Theyaregovernmentleaders,activists,artistsandcelebrities.
ThelistincludesU.S.PresidentBarackObama,CubanleaderRaúlCastroandPopeFrancis,theheadoftheRomanCatholicChurch.
NancyGibbsisthemanagingeditorofTIMEmagazine.Shesaysshewantpeopletounderstandthatjustbecausepeoplehavepowerdoesnotmeantheyhaveinfluence.
"Power'sreachislimitedtothoseyoucancontrol.Influence'sreachisboundlesswhenanygreatidea,anycause,orcureorcreationcanbesharedinstantlyandgloballyfromthepalmofyourhand."
NigerianactivistObiageliEzekwesiliisonthelist.Sheleadsthe"BringBackOurGirls"movement.Shebelievesbeingonthelistwillhelpinfindingthemorethan200schoolgirlskidnappedlastyearbythemilitantgroupBokoHaram.
"Itcertainlyhelpstokeeptheworldconstantlyremindedthatthegirlsarenotyetback.Ayearago,nearlyeveryonearoundtheworldknewthat219youngwomenhadbeenabductedbysavages.Suddenly,thewholeworldsortofmovedontoothermatters.Withthisattentionontheirmatter,thewholeworldcangalvanizeitselfagaintowardtheirrescue."
TIMEmagazineputAbubakarShekauonitslistof"mostinfluential"people.HeistheleaderofBokoHaram,whichrecentlysaiditisalliedwiththeIslamicStategroup.
Othersonthelistarefightingforsocialjustice.Theyincludethosewhofightfortransgenderequality--protectingindividualswhobelievethattheirsexatbirthisinconflictwiththeirtruegender.Thelistalsoincludesthosewhoworktoempowerfemalesanddefendpoorpeople.
BryanStevensoncreatedtheEqualJusticeInitiative.HefightsracialdiscriminationandspeaksupinsupportofprisonersintheUnitedStates.Hesaysfamouspeoplehavearesponsibilitytotalkaboutimportantissues.
"There'snoquestionthatthehistoryofthiscountryhasbeenshapedbyartistsandentertainersandcelebritieswhotookastandonimportantsocialjusticeissues,andIthinkthisgenerationneedstodothesame."
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