Yes We Can; Yes We Did

As the son of babyboomers, I am a part of Generation X. I grew up in a post-Civil Rights era. It was the norm growing up to watch the new footage, "Eyes of the Prize," and other videos that dipicted and cataloged this turbulant time in United States history. I have witnessed our country change, but I never believed that I would see a minority as President of these United States in my lifetime. But as I followed Senator Obama, now President Obama, since 2003, a small flame flickered in my mind. I ultimately believed that he would run and maybe he would get chosen as the Vice Presidential candidate. I thought that Hillary Clinton would have won....That was until Iowa. That night I knew that he would be a serious candidate for president. I liked him because he was a different type of candidate. He didn't play the race card. Now don't get me wrong, when it comes to race, racial equality, and racial justice, you can expect liberal and very vocal ideas. But at the same time, I knew that anyone of color who decided to run for the highest office in the land had to transcend race. He had to walk that fine line and rightfully so.

I think that the election of Barack Obama has done so much to the psyche and morale of an entire race of people. When I look at my history, I realize that I come from a very proud line of people who were taken from their native land, brought thousands of miles away to an unfamiliar place, subjected to all kinds of indignities, but through it all, have been able to