The 3rd Annual Hottest Bookerista contest is now underway. Last week,
folks nominated their favorite black centrist, libertarian,
moderate-conservative, or conservative for the list. You can cast your vote at the end of this post, until today at 11:59pm CT. The winner will be revealed on Friday. In rotating alphabetical order (so everybody has a chance to get above-the-fold hype) here are the 10 men who received the most nominations:
Andrew Mwenda, ageless
Libertarian founder & managing editor | The Independent
Birthplace: somewhere in Uganda | Nationality: Ugandan |
Residence: Kampala, Uganda
Position on 2011 list: 8
Known for: being a staunch critic of Ugandan President Yoweri
Museveni. He loves to defy authority, which is probably why he's had
quite a few jail stints for printing "seditious" articles about the
Ugandan government.
Walter Myers III, ageless
Conservative blogger | Scientia Media
Birthplace: unknown | Nationality: American |
Residence: Tustin, CA, USA
Position on 2011 list: *
Known for: holding down the fort at his blog Scientia Media, where he discusses science and technology (he is a software developer by trade), politics, philosophy, and ethics.
Allen West, 51
Congressman; conservative Republican | U.S. House of Representatives
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Nationality: American | Residence: Plantation, Florida
Position on 2011 list: 2
Known for: being a firebrand Congressman; firing a pistol at the
head of an Iraqi detainee who he thought was threatening to ambush his
unit back when he was an Army lieutenant colonel.
Juan Williams, 58
Commentator; moderate-liberal | Fox News Channel
Birthplace: Colon, Panama | Nationality: American |
Residence: Washington, D.C. metro, USA
Position on 2011 list: 10
Known for: being one of the few center-left voices on the Fox
News Channel; getting fired by National Public Radio after
his comments about Muslims, and writing books about black
American history and culture.
Conservative Party parliamentarian & entrepreneur | British Parliament
Birthplace: Wimbledon, England | Nationality: British | Residence: Windsor, England
Position on 2011 list: 1
Known for: Being a leading Conservative Party voice on technology-related issues. He also made his fortune by founding Connect
Support Services, an information technology company that provides
services to small- and medium-sized businesses.
Cory Booker, 43
Mayor; moderate-liberal Democrat | City of Newark, New Jersey
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., USA | Nationality: American |
Residence: Newark, NJ, USA
Position on 2011 list: 5
Known for: trying to rejuvenate New Jersey's blighted capital, his bald head and green eyes.
John Hope Bryant, 46
Philanthropic entrepreneur & moderate | Operation HOPE |
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA, USA | Nationality: American |
Residence: Los Angeles metro, CA, USA
Position on 2011 list: *
Known for: promoting financial literacy as the next Civil Rights Movement, in USA and abroad
Harold Ford Jr., 42
Commentator, moderate-liberal | MSNBC
Birthplace: Memphis, TN, USA | Nationality: American | Residence: New York, NY, USA
Position on 2011 list: 7
Known for: being a former Congressman from a family of
politicians, serving as a news analyst for MSNBC, his green eyes.
Justice Malala, ageless
Moderate-conservative columnist | The Sunday Times |
Johannesburg, South Africa
Birthplace: somewhere in South Africa | Nationality: South African | Residence: Johannesburg, South Africa
Position on 2011 list:*
Known for: keeping government officials accountable to citizens, through his weekly "Monday Morning Matters" column.
Killion Munyama, 51
Moderate-conservative parliamentarian | Sejm |
Birthplace: Keemba, Zambia | Nationality: Polish | Residence: Pila, Poland
Position on 2011 list:*
Known for:
Poland's second black parliamentarian (both are center-right), his
expertise in international finance, and promoting economic ties between
Europe and Africa.
2012 Hottest Male Bookerista: The Finalists
