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TIME100 NEXT The 2021 edition of TIME100 Next in the March 1/March 8 issue drove much conversation on social media, with pundits and commenters hailing the honorees in politics, health, tech and other fields. On Twitter, Tom Steyer, 2020 presidential candidate, said the climate activists Vanessa Nakate, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Julian Brave NoiseCat are “the future,” and actor Bradley Whitford called Harris County Judge Linda Hidalgo “an amazing public servant.”

‘Honored. Blessed. Prepared. Purposed. Next.’
KIZZMEKIA CORBETT, immunologist and honoree, on Twitter

In many instances, tributes to those featured were written by established trailblazers in their field. Amanda Gorman, the poet who spoke at President Joe Biden’s Inauguration, wrote that she was starstruck by the words creator Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote for her.