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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Mr President..My President

I went back to Brooklyn to vote and for the first time my grandmother went with me. Even though she checked a couple of people to see who they voted for like she was gonna fight them I could tell she was excited to be there. We sat around together that night and watched all the red states turn blue and when the announcer declared that Barack Obama would be our 44th President I just sighed and grandma said "They could've gotten a better picture of him" LOL The next morning we saw people's reaction and everyone was in tears or dancing in the street. My niece asked me why the tears and it was my first time explaining to a child what it meant to those people and black history in America and y she should appreciate it. But then she asked why we weren't crying and it actually hit me that though we were excited we didn't really have the same emotion as everyone.
That night was a relief for me because it meant that Americans as a whole aren't so narrow minded anymore but my ancestors weren't slaves, we didn't have to buy freedom,we didn't integrate schools,our churches weren't burnt down. My grandfather used to joke that Jamaicans couldn't stay slaves for long and that's why we killed all the english men in the sea but he also used to tell us that while we're in this country we need to understand it's history and work hard so that it never trapped us. It wasn't until I heard Dr King's speech that morning that tears rolled...to see such a great man's dream come true in such a greater man just showed me the possibility of busting your behind and a calling. And also that he didn't die in vain (as a child I was in love with Dr King). With a charisma and intelligence that that man has and a wife as accomplished as Michelle who the world can tell LOVES her husband there is a resurgence of the Black Man and the Black Family. My family in Jamaica called and they were so excited and I am oh so proud to say Barack Obama is My President.
Let's pray this man and his family into and through his eight years. I'll be in the area so I'm looking for tickets for Jan. 20th.

posted by DSweet1 @ Sunday, November 16, 2008

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