CANDACE OWENS

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The 32-year-old Trump-supporting activist rose to prominence with the Turning Point conservative student organization. She has since carved out her own space in digital conservativism, founding the Blexit campaign to encourage Black voters to quit the Democratic Party and hosting her own show Candace on The Daily Wire. Owens tends to focus on race issues, pushing back against liberal arguments and assumptions about the status of people of color in American society. She is arguably the highest-profile Black conservative activist, wielding significant influence on Twitter and Facebook, two platforms on which her posts can spark or steer a trend. Still young, and with a formidable social presence, Owens is well-positioned to transition into electoral politics in a GOP still enthralled by Trump.