No More Excuses

I have been somewhat remiss in writing and for that I apologize. But I have had to deal with some personal issues, which have now been resolved.

So now I finally address the most historic event in the long history of the American presidency. The election of Barrack Obama as the first African American president does mark a pivotal point in the long struggle for equality in this country.

I think of all the images of the sixties when so many marched and suffered and in some cases died that this day might come true. It is amazing the overwhelming response the American public has had to the message of hope from president Obama.

He has struck a cord, touched a nerve with people of all races and economic backgrounds. In my life time I have never seen such hope and optimism from so many placed in a candidate for president. But president Obama does have a remarkable story.

It is that story I feel resonates with the American public. Barrack's story is the story of many American‘s who endure the hardship of a broken home. But with Obama’s ascension to the most powerful position on the planet, we must reexamine the traditional mindset.

I didn’t come to this revelation on my own, I must admit. I was out at a local mall when I heard a black woman tell her son “Obama was raised by a single mother, that’ no excuse.” That statement shot through me like a hot knife through butter. There has been this long held stigma placed on and believed by many that the child raised by a single mom was destine for a life of crime or serious under achievement.

But as that woman said we no longer have any excuses, a wonderful by-product of this historic event is the outlook for so many children has changed. I read somewhere that one little boy said that Michael Jordan was his hero, but now it’s Barrack Obama. As Timbuk3 said back in the eighties “the futures so bright we gotta wear shades.