Ten Most Influential Black Men
1. Barack Hussein Obama II
Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 is the 44th President of the United-States of America. He is the first African American to become president of the United-States.
He was born in Hawaii, the son of a white American woman and a black man from Kenya, and is the first President to have been born in Hawaii. He is married to Michelle Robinson and has two beautiful children: Malia and Sasha Obama.
Barack Obama graduated from Columbia University. He also attended Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review. He became a social worker and work as a community organizer in Chicago. He held many other jobs before becoming the President of the United.
His Career:
1) He worked there as a community organizer from June 1985 to May 1988.
2) He was a State Senator in Illinois from 1997 to 2004
3) He was a U.S. Senator from 2005 to 2008
4) He became President of the United-States of America in 2008 and assumed the Office of the Presidency on January 20, 2009.
As president of the United-States, He’s currently fighting several wars: The Iraq War, Afghanistan war, He killed Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, He killed Osama bin Laden and several top international members of his entourage.
He is loved by a few and hated by many but as of today he remains in control of the United-States of America.
2. Michel Joseph Martelly
He was born on February12, 1961, is also known by his musician name “Sweet Micky“, he is a politician, a former musician, a businessman, and is currently the President of Haiti.
Martelly was born in Port-Au-Prince. He is the son of a retail store associate, Martelly taught himself music, and he even sold Mangos for a living at one point in his life. After graduating from high school, Michel Martelly worked as a construction worker in the United States before he enlisted in the Haitian Army Academy but he was quickly kicked out .Martelly later on returned to the U.S. with a woman, whom he later married in Miami, Florida.
Michel Joseph martelly is a great Musician. His favorite style of music is: Haitian Compas, Jazz, Salsa and zouk. He’s a Super Star in entertainment .He played music from the year of 1988 until 2008.Martelly formally became President of Haiti on 14 May 2011 and currently serving his term as president.
His Career Includes:
1. Construction worker
2. Musician Composer
3. President of Haiti.
He’s currently serving his first term as President of Haiti.
3. Michael Jordan:
Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born in New York on February 17, 1963.He is a former American professional basketball player, He is a businessman, and owner of the Charlotte NBA team “The Bobcats”. Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.
He attended college in North Carolina from 1981 to 1984
He played basketball for the Chicago Bulls from 1984-1993, from 1995-1998.He also played for the Charlotte Bobcats which he is part owner from 2001-2003.
He won the NBA championship six times.
He won the Most Valuable Player five times. He is a major talent for NIKE and many other industry brands. Michael Jordan is divorced and has several children.
4. Herman Cain:
Herman Cain was born Memphis, Tennessee, on December 13, 1945.He is an American author, business executive, syndicated columnist, radio host, former Presidential Candidate who stepped out of the race due to scandals, and former lobbyist from Georgia.
His Career:
1. Chairman and CEO of Godfather’s Pizza from 1986 to 1996
2. President and CEO of the National Restaurant Association from 1996-1999.
3. Republican Presidential Candidate.
Mr. Cain is married and has children.
5. Tyler Perry:
Tyler Perry had his name changed from Emmitt Perry, Jr. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 13, 1969. He is an American actor, author director, entrepreneur, producer, screenwriter, and songwriter. For more information about this black man, visit your local library
6. Michael Dwayne Vick:
Michael Vick born in Newport News, Virginia on June 26, 1980.He attended Virginia Tech; he is an American football player, playing for the Philadelphia eagles. Before he went to prison for dog fights, he played for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. For more information about this black man, visit your local library.
7.Mwai Kibaki:
Mwai Kibaki was born on 15 November 1931.He is the current and third President of the republic of Kenya.
His Career:
1. Vice-president of Kenya for ten years from 1978 to 1988.
2. Minister for Health from 1988 to 1991.
3. Opposition Member of Parliament from 1991 to 2002.
4. President of the republic of Kenya from 2002 to present. He has been married since 1962, and has several children.
8. Jean-Bertrand Aristide:
Jean-Bertrand Aristide was born in Port-Salut, Haiti on 15 July 1953.He is a member of the Lavalas Political party married to American lawyer Mildred Trouillot. He was educated in Northern Haiti.
His Career:
1. Catholic Priest 1982-1990
2. President of Haiti from 1991-1991
3. President of Haiti from 1994-1996.
4.President of Haiti from 2001-2004.He went in exile in Africa but was allowed to return to Haiti in 2011 a few months before Michel Martelly was elected President of Haiti. For more information about this black man, visit your local library.
9. Al Sharpton:
Al Sharpton was born in Brooklyn, New York October 3, 1954.He is a Baptist minister, Civil rights activist, Radio host, television host and former U.S Presidential candidate in 2004.He is married to a beautiful woman. For more information about this black man, visit your local library.
10. David Alexander Paterson:
David Alexander Paterson was born in New York City, New York on May 20, 1954.He is a member of the Democratic Party and is currently married and has children.
His Career:
1. New York Senator from 1985 to 2007.
2. Leutenant Governor of New York from 2007-2008
3. Gorvernor of New York from March 2008 – December, 2010.He did a great job despite of the obstacles.
For more information about these black men, visit your local library.
