The students who survived the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, were honored along the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kobt and Ronan Farrow at the TIME 100 Gala.
The event in New York City celebrates the TIME 100 issue, out on Friday, which is the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Named on the list were David Hogg, Cameron Kasky, Emma González, Alex Wind and Jaclyn Corin, all of whom survived the February 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
The students who survived the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, were honored along at the TIME 100 Gala
Named were (left to right) Alex Wind, Cameron Kasky, Jaclyn Corin, David Hogg and Emma González all of whom survived the February 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
The five teenagers have called for stricter gun control laws and organized the March 24 March For Our Lives demonstration in Washington, DC
The event in New York City celebrates the Time 100 issue, out on Friday, which is an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world (Pictured, left to right: Megyn Kelly, Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker)
The list included journalists Ronan Farrow (pictured, left, with mom Mia Farrow), Jodi Kantor, and Megan Twohey who broke the story about the years of sexual assault allegations brought against Harvey Weinstein
The five teenagers started the #NeverAgain movement, reigniting a debate about gun violence and calling of stricter gun control laws.
On March 24, hundreds of thousands of people converged for the March For Our Lives demonstration organized by the students.
‘I think from that event (the shooting_, I’ve become more of a citizen and more of an activist,’ Hogg said. He added that he’d like to visti more American cities that experience gun violence, such as Chicago, to help people ‘raise their voice.’
Cameron Kasky, another Parkland survivor, said Tuesday that he hopes President Obama, who wrote about them in the 2018 TIME 100, ‘goes out and votes in November.’
The list has a record of 45 women and 45 people under the age of 40 (Pictured, Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez (left) and Megyn Kelly (right))
Six of the top 100 will be featured on covers of the magazine’s special issue, including tennis champion Roger Federer; actress Nicole Kidman; singer Jennifer Lopez (pictured); and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
President Barack Obama wrote an accompanying blurb about the Parkland activists for the TIME 100 list.
‘By bearing witness to carnage, by asking tough questions and demanding real answers, the Parkland students are shaking us out of our complacency,’ he wrote.
‘As these young leaders make common cause with African Americans and Latinos—the disproportionate victims of gun violence—and reach voting age, the possibilities of meaningful change will steadily grow.’
The list from Tesla CEO Elon Musk to TODAY show co-hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kobt to journalists Ronan Farrow, Jodi Kantor, and Megan Twohey who broke the story about the years of sexual assault allegations brought against Harvey Weinstein.
Millie Bobby Brown (left) and Nice Nailantei Leng’ete (right) were visions in white at the TIME 100 gala
Also in attendance was Tavana Burke, founder of the Me Too movement
RuPaul (left) and Georges LeBar attend the TIME 100 Gala celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world
‘The TIME 100, always a reflection of its moment, looks quite different than in the past,’ Time Editor-in-Chief Edward Felsenthal wrote, explaining how the 100 were chosen. ‘Influence increasingly knows no single zip code and no minimum age.’
The list has a record of 45 women and 45 people under the age of 40.
Six of the top 100 will be featured on covers of the magazine’s special issue, and include: Tavana Burke, founder of the Me Too movement; tennis champion Roger Federer; comedian and actor Tiffany Haddish; actress Nicole Kidman; singer Jennifer Lopez; and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.