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What Some Of Today’s Most Successful Women Were Doing In Their 20s

This is how powerful Black women like Michelle Obama, Ava DuVernay and Oprah were making moves before they all became groundbreakers. 
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By Courtney Connley ·
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This article originally appeared on The Life Currency.

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Michelle Obama
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Ava DuVernay – Woke 100

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In 13th, the Oscar-nominated director trained her lens on African-American history by exploring how the abolition of slavery paved the way for the prison industrial complex. As the first Black woman to direct a film with a budget of $100 million, which features an ethnically diverse cast, she cements her status as a necessary champion creating art that affirms us all.

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Taraji P. Henson
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Arianna Huffington
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Sheryl Sandberg
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Mindy Kaling
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Shonda Rhimes
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