Cole Brown, 26

Cole Brown is on his way to becoming a household name. The 26-year-old author of the acclaimed book Greyboy: Finding Blackness in a White World is just getting started when it comes to telling the stories that need to be told. Not only is Brown co-authoring an upcoming memoir with Bachelor star Matt James, he's also working with Yara Shahidi to develop Greyboy for television and has been signed to Steph Curry's production company, Unanimous Media. We can't wait to see what he does next.

[Photo via @coletdbrown]

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