Election 2008

Elections 2008
I am so proud to be able to sit here and write a Social Justice and Equality blog based on this year’s Elections. I am so exited and happy to be a part of such historical time. I am amazed by the number of people who come out and voted but especially amazed by the number of young people who were extremely involved in this year’s election. I watched the news when Barak Obama was declared a winner and I watched him give his speech in Chicago; I saw how Jessie Jackson cried full of joy and how everyone couldn’t believe the success of our county being able to elect the first ever Black President.
All of the above happenings made me think about how much it really means to all of us to have Obama as a President. I believe that President Obama’s elections was not only a political win for the democratic party; I believe that President Obama’s election is a break through; it is a change that many people prayed for and a chance for America to come out of the shell of racism and discrimination not only against Blacks but also against every minority represented within the USA and around the world.
Last week before the elections I had a conversation with the site director of our school. He is a Black man in his late 60’s who has been through a lot in his life. His grandfather was a slave and he himself has experienced the injustice and cruelty of the “Whites Only” signs and attitude in America through out the years. We discussed how important it is for America to be able to elect a president of color and what that means to him personally. I was amazed by everything he shared with me, how he has overcame a lot of injustice and discrimination in his life in order to be able to see the change and to see the day when America would elect the first Black President and the day when American people would agree that change is needed. I know that the time for change has come and I believe that my son’s generation will be more open minded and willing to except people no matter of their cultural or economical status. I am proud to life in a time such as this!