Growing up my parents always told us you can be anything that you want to be. The key to doing this was to work hard. This was truly a statement of hope. Growing up I saw people of color achieve a lot of things, but I have not yet seen a black president of the [...]
Archive for January, 2008
You Can be Anything You Want to Be
January 29, 2008We Still Believe in Hope
January 28, 2008When I watched Sen. Kennedy endorse Senator Obama today I felt a true sense of pride in both men. I am proud that Sen. Kennedy had the courage to make a choice. He could have stood on the sideline and simply been neutral in this race, but he had the audacity to take a stand. [...]
South Carolina Smackdown
January 27, 2008Yesterday, we witnessed an old-fashioned smack down. Sen. Obama out distanced his competition by a 2 to 1 margin. His impassioned victory speech served to remind us why we see the Senator from Illinois as a true visionary. Over the past couple of weeks he had become muddled in the murk playing the game that [...]
Race Matters
January 26, 2008It is 2008 and race still matters in politics. Over the past few weeks all we have heard about is race. Hillary Clinton started it with her statement to Fox news regarding Martin Luther King Jr. In short she said he had a dream, but it took white politicians to make the dream a reality. [...]
Defending My Lady’s Honor
January 24, 2008Hillary Clinton is the first woman that has a viable chance of being the Democratic party’s presidential nominee. She has always shown herself to be a tough fighter, a woman that gets the job done, a woman who is not afraid of anything or anyone. I have always admired her for these reasons, but now [...]
Keep Hope Alive
January 23, 2008When Barack Obama first entered the presidential race he spoke so eloquently about hope. He was inspiring and so truly believable. In recent weeks he has moved away from the thing that drew so many. He has allowed himself to be drawn into petty bickering and lies, in other words politics as usual. That is [...]
Once you Say It you Can’t Take It Back
January 23, 2008I watched the Democratic debate last night in South Carolina. It was like an accident—Hard to look at, but also hard to look away. I was simply embarrassed for both Hillary and Obama. They both came out swinging and it was ugly. While I was watching I thought about something my husband said when we [...]
Caught Between 2 Black Men
January 22, 2008I am blessed to have an uncle who has truly been a father figure in my life. Let me first state I was raised in a two parent home, but both my parents died when I was in my twenties, and at that time my uncle stepped up and became more than just my uncle.He [...]
Hello world!
January 21, 2008The Day I Stopped Liking Bill Clinton
I remember voting for Bill Clinton when he first ran for president. He was idealistic, full of hope and not afraid of having a little fun. He took the issues seriously but he wasn’t afraid to have a good laugh. He spoke of an America that I yearned to [...]
