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eWeek.com Celebrates Blacks In Technology

 

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Talking about living Black History.....eWeek.com has posted up a great slideshow celebrating Black executives and technologist in IT (Information Technology)

I recommend you take the time view this slideshow with your kids...or at least forward it to teachers you know.  We're always talking about the lack of Black role models in IT.  Here you learn about some of the best and the brightest.

Remember we must Share The Knowledge....To Share The Dollars.

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IT Management Slideshow:
Celebrating Black History in Technology
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Management/Celebrating-Black-History-in-Technology/?kc=EWKNLNAV03022009STR1

In commemoration of Black History Month in February, eWEEK introduces some of the most prominent black executives and technologists in the IT industry.

 These men and women have made names for themselves in some of the world's largest IT companies, including IBM, Microsoft, Xerox and Google. In addition to some of the African-Americans who have made serious contributions at big-name IT companies, eWEEK has also taken some time to consider black entrepreneurs who have started smaller businesses and who have paved the way to developing new types of technology.

IBM Senior VP Rodney Adkins

Delta Airlines CIO Shirley Bridges

Xerox President Ursula Burns

IBM Fellow and VP Mark Dean

Head of Microsoft Africa Cheick Diarra

Google Senior VP and Chief Legal Officer David Drummond

Microsoft Corporate VP Melvin Flowers

Gold Risk Management Founder Andre Gold

Sony Ericsson Director of Business Infrastructure Michelle Greene

IBM CTO of SOA Kerrie Holley

Purewire Co-Founder and CTO Paul Judge

Google Engineering Director Marcus Mitchell

Oracle President Chuck Phillips

Startup Founder Window Snyder

IBM Vice President Jim Stallings

IBM Vice President of Cloud Computing Lauren States

Symantec CEO John Thompson

Acer Senior Director of Technical Alliances Kenn Walker

IBM Master Inventor Ajamu Wesley

IBM General Manager of Tivoli Software Al Zollar

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