36. Dr. Calvin Butts III

Once dubbed “the anti-Sharpton” by New York Metro, Butts is one of Long Island’s most outspoken leaders. His students at SUNY Old Westbury recently grabbed headlines for spending their spring break in Katrina-ravaged New Orleans. In addition to his position as president of Long Island’s most diverse college, Butts remains the pastor of Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church, one of the oldest African-American Baptist churches in the country.