"I Heard That": What Obama's Victory MeansRochelle Metcalfebyline‚ Nov. 12‚ 2008OH HAPPY DAY! NOVEMBER 4, 2008 will go down in the history books! PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA’s long journey came to a REMARKABLE ending in his pursuit of the Presidency! Indeed HISTORIC! Soon, a Black family will move in the White House that SLAVES BUILT!!! Can you imagine what that means to Black folks; especially elders who have witnessed the struggle for Civil Rights, Respect, dignity and VOTING RIGHTS! YES, tears streamed down JESSE JACKSON’S face captured in the crowd on TV in Chicago’s Grant Park! Touched to WITNESS a great moment in History for ALL PEOPLE! The country’s FIRST BLACK President-elect; the MAN who had the AUDACITY OF HOPE to say YES I CAN! YES WE CAN! |