Ode to the Black Journey
11/04/08 Americans made history. They elected a black man to be the leader of the free world. Barack H. Obama the son of a Kenyan explorer and a white dreamer from Kansas was elected as the 44Th President of the United States of America.
He won with more white votes than Clinton, Gore and Kerry got in their elections. He won by a majority of votes from Hispanics, Asians, Arabs, the young and the affluent. The patchwork quilt that is America came together as one and in a loud voice voted in a new President. OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA they all yelled. A sea of White, Black, Asian and every color you can imagine.
There was a time in this country when all black people wanted, was the right to vote. The right to vote was won after lives were lost, people were hosed, beaten, jailed and humiliated. The black man felt he deserved to vote if he could die defending his country.
I can't tell you how people who grew up in the country feel, because I am not one of them. I can only empathise with them.
A black man has gone from being lynched for talking to a white woman to becoming the President of America. He has graduated from boy to Mr. President.
I am so proud of my adopted country. We have come together and joined hands and looked at each other as people. People who share a common history, a common ideal and a common goal.
Congratulations America you have graduated.
World take a look at America and learn some lessons.
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