-I wasn't alive when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on that bus.
-Martin Luther King Jr. marched from Selma to Montgomery long before I came into the world.
-It would be 5 more years before my mother would be born when the Little Rock 9 first marched into Central High School.
I wasn't able to witness those peices of history. But I just witnessed something amazing; the election of the 44th American President, Barack Obama. At this moment, he has collected 338 electoral votes, compared to 156 for John McCain (numbers that will surely change). America, you just did something that I didn't think you would ever do. Not ever! You elected a black man as your President; to lead you for the next 4 years. It is not often that I say this, but I...was...dead...wrong!
I'm going to end this post now, because I'm not sure that there is anything that I could write here that could describe what I'm feeling.
I’m Gonna Have a Kid One Day O_o
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My future cheeren have been on my mind a lot lately. What will they be
like? Will they be smart? Dumb as rocks? Reasons to be proud?
Disappointing? Asshole...
13 years ago
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i documented the moments after he won in every way I could. Changed my facebook status and pic, blogged, saved the first CNN.com article claiming his victory as a PDF on my hard drive, I've got a million pictures of the tv on my cell phone. recorded the whole night's proceedings on DVR....I'm so damned proud. I even took a picture of myself so I'll always remember what I was wearing the day we elected a black man president. Thank you America and especially you, White America, for keeping it real.
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