Its an important day in history today! The Presidential Election takes place, and I know that many people are so very excited about the outcome! We have at the forefront, a African American man as the Democratic Presidential Candidate! Finally a new heroe for our children has emerged! In a time when mostly entertainers were all our children had as a reference to the American Dream. He is, in my opinion, the "Neo" of our time! And no I donot mean the popular musician, I mean, he is The One, the Chosen One! This man is annointed, and no matter what happens from this day forward, he is still a permanent fixture in every history and/or textbook.
There are indeed many fears behind his rise to power. I'll tell you one thing, I bet you Willie Lynch never saw this coming! Wherever he is in hell, they've probably turned up the heat! They've done everything to sway Obama. Even (in my opinion) a fictitious plot to assasinate this man by Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dumber. No more than a government planted and media infused plot. Completely bogus in efforts to sway the minority voter to fear for his life! Sounds like Bush to me, whose platform for eight years has been fear.
But what really matters the most? The hue of his epidermis, or choosing the right person for the job? He represents every Black man that was overlooked for a position due to his probably less qualified cunterpart of the other white meat. He represents every brown person hosed down and gunned down for taking a stance. He represents every slave, abused, mutilated, degredated, humiliated, desecrated, lynched and burned. Our ancestors never saw this coming, and probably never would have believed you if you explained the future. Imagine if you will, that you were 90+ years old right now, and African American. You've witnessed, Jim Crow Laws, World War's, The Vietnam War, The Gulf War, 9/11, not to mention the first attempt at the World Trade Center, and countless other tradegies and disasters, both Natural and Man Made. But above all the Civil Rights movement. I mean, I've had moments but I've never known what it meant to fear for my life because of the Color of My Skin. This blog is not to salute Obama specifically. I'm writing this to salute all the profound thinkers who instilled Black Power and Black Pride. To the strong stock, who suvived the Middle Passage and made it here to the Americas. Be it against their wills. To every black body thrown in the Mississippi and all those "Strange Fruit". Whether he wins tonight or not, their voices will be heard. And this is only the beginning...
