Dr. Martin Luther King said these words in his I Have a Dream speech on August 28, 1963….
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal….. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character…... And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”
I know I’m a little late with this blog but it took me sometime to gather my thoughts and feelings about the 2008 presidential election. As we all know, Barack Obama was elected to be the 44th president of the United States. For the first time, in the history of the country, an African American will be claiming the White House as home starting January 20, 2009. This is an immense change for the American people.
Growing up I didn’t hear any of my classmates saying they wanted to be president, the idea was far fetched. Especially when our history books only mentioned white people as being superior and presidents. Barack Obama has definitely set the tone for children of the future. They can look at him and see that it is really possible to become anything you want to be. I feel like we have overcome.
I admire him not only because of his intelligence but because of how he handles himself as a black man and he represents everyone. He gives hope to all the men in America that didn’t grow up with there father. Even with all the negativity the media tries to put out there about his father, he doesn’t indulge in it. There are no more excuses for you boys, its time to become men. He is proof in the pudding that any citizen of the United States, regardless of race or gender, can make it to the White House. We live in the “land of opportunity” and the opportunity is knocking for all of us. There is no need to not obtain any goals or ambitions.
It amazes me that there are even people outside of the United States that are Pro-Obama and want him in office just as much as a citizen of the country. In Spain, a man created a picture of Presidential elect Obama using sand, to show his support. In Kenya, where his father side of the family lives, a village cheering for him on election night. I guess this change affects the nation not just America.
The progression has come and our prayers have been answered. The country has taken a turn for the best. We needed change and we finally have it. I guess it’s safe to say that we are FREE AT LAST, all of us! The dreamer, Dr. Martin Luther King, dreams have come true. Obama was indeed that dream and I am grateful to have been alive to witness this history. We have finally made the American History books.
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal….. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character…... And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”
I know I’m a little late with this blog but it took me sometime to gather my thoughts and feelings about the 2008 presidential election. As we all know, Barack Obama was elected to be the 44th president of the United States. For the first time, in the history of the country, an African American will be claiming the White House as home starting January 20, 2009. This is an immense change for the American people.
Growing up I didn’t hear any of my classmates saying they wanted to be president, the idea was far fetched. Especially when our history books only mentioned white people as being superior and presidents. Barack Obama has definitely set the tone for children of the future. They can look at him and see that it is really possible to become anything you want to be. I feel like we have overcome.
I admire him not only because of his intelligence but because of how he handles himself as a black man and he represents everyone. He gives hope to all the men in America that didn’t grow up with there father. Even with all the negativity the media tries to put out there about his father, he doesn’t indulge in it. There are no more excuses for you boys, its time to become men. He is proof in the pudding that any citizen of the United States, regardless of race or gender, can make it to the White House. We live in the “land of opportunity” and the opportunity is knocking for all of us. There is no need to not obtain any goals or ambitions.
It amazes me that there are even people outside of the United States that are Pro-Obama and want him in office just as much as a citizen of the country. In Spain, a man created a picture of Presidential elect Obama using sand, to show his support. In Kenya, where his father side of the family lives, a village cheering for him on election night. I guess this change affects the nation not just America.
The progression has come and our prayers have been answered. The country has taken a turn for the best. We needed change and we finally have it. I guess it’s safe to say that we are FREE AT LAST, all of us! The dreamer, Dr. Martin Luther King, dreams have come true. Obama was indeed that dream and I am grateful to have been alive to witness this history. We have finally made the American History books.
2 comments:
You know what. My boss is a white man and he said to me "Bill....does barrack obama take away the excuses of the black men in the ghetto?" I had to tell him no.
Just because Obama is the president doesn't mean that an age old system is gonna change. It does inspire hope but shit is still fucked up for the black man. We need more black judges, no question
i agree bill
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