Nas, Simone Biles, John Legend and Ava DuVernay feature as the cover stars for the EBONY Power 100

EBONY magazine is unveiling four special covers featuring Legend, Nas, director Ava DuVernay and gymnast Simone Biles to celebrate this year’s theme of “power in numbers.”

The magazine’s 31^st annual list celebrates other additional game-changing individuals like San Franciscio 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, breakout television star Issa Rae, comedian Kevin Hart, tennis champion Serena Williams, New York Knicks small forward Carmelo Anthony and president of the Nike brand Trevor Edwards.

John Legend on the cover of Ebony's Power 100 issue.

Ava DuVernay

Nas

Simone Biles

EBONY editor-in-chief, senior VP and head of digital editorial Kyra Kyles in a statement said;

“These 100 individuals are not only authoring their own success stories, they are leveraging their platforms in order to improve various facets of black life and render us visible on the world stage.”

“This issue reflects how important it is for our influencers to be focused on our collective community and also on opening doors for others. This is a philosophy our cover stars embody. Power is nothing if it is not shared.”