After many breathe a sigh of relief as Jerry Yang steps down as CEO of Yahoo, there is no shortage of people vying for the coveted position. Kara Swisher has listed her picks for the replacement. But NewsOne one-up’s her and explores the top 5 people of color who could do the job just as well. Get out your resume!
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The challenge of a green economy is the next American frontier. Can Obama live up to his words about new energy?
From TechCrunch.com:
Expect Yahoo’s share price to jump tomorrow - Jerry Yang will be stepping down as CEO of the company, a job that he took on an interim basis in June 2007.
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Recently AL Qaeda’s #2, Ayman al-Zawahri declared that Barack Obama was an house negro and was the opposite of black leader Malcolm X. While many have compared Obama to Martin Luther King, not as many people have noted the differences and similarities between Obama and Malcolm X.
Read more about Obama and Malcolm X: Far From Opposites
From theroot.com:
The lingering tension between gays and lesbians and the African-American community over the passage of California’s Proposition 8—banning same-sex marriage—isn’t a laughing matter, but it is absurd. It has all the makings of a Tyler Perry movie starring the casts of Big Love and The L Word.
Diary of a Mad Black Mormon Lesbian Nun? Now showing in California and coming soon to a theater near you.
Master P wants to show a new generation how to help hip-hop profit.
From theroot.com:
Having already gone through my—now regretted—Obama tantrums in July (and on this Web site), I do not want to hear about anyone else’s. Please try to get over yours as soon as possible. Click here for the full rant.
From HuffingtonPost.com:
“Former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) has been offered the job of Health and Human Services secretary by President-elect Barack Obama and has accepted the job, according to a Democratic source close to Daschle,” Roll Call reports.
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From Glenn Greenwald on Salon.com:
Even before there has been a single Cabinet selection announced, I’m already weary from all the gossip and chatter about potential appointees, but, at least for me, the position of Attorney General is different.
Read more about OPINION: Facts & Thoughts About Eric Holder, Attorney General
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