The 100 most influential African Americans in 2011.

Here is the link to “The 100 most influential African Americans in 2011” as compiled by The Root.Com.

I was surprised to know that Soledad O’Brien and Suzanne Malveaux, both of the CNN, are actually African Americans. I had assumed them to be of Latino descent.

Enjoys the list; it contains such familiar names as Kanye West, Beyonce, Jay-Z, John Legend, Trya Bank among others.

Interestingly none of the Obamas—Obama or Michele—made it among the top 100.

Obamas too big for the list maybe? Nope, considering that one guy in the list at #2—-Tyler Perry (not Rick Perry FYI)—made a whopping $130 million in a year (the highest that Obama ever made..mostly from his bestselling books—was $200K).

Lesson for South Sudanese? Scan the list keenly and you will discover that most, if not all, of these top African Americans are either in the Music Industry or in front of the cameras at the Media (TV, Newspaper, entertainment etc).

Lesson, if you wanna make it to The top 100 Most Influential South Sudanese in the year 2021—the least you can think about is political office: Join the MUDIA (MUsic + meDIA).

I guarantee it, surely you gonna make it baby!!

http://www.theroot.com/root-100/2011/list

Thanks,
PaanLuel Wel.

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