My President is Black, and So Is Yours

Let me start by applauding presidential elect Barack Obama, and the entire U.S. on the landslide electoral victory in the election. Obama won the election by over 200 electoral votes. Winning key states like Florida, Ohio, and Iowa was momentous in his triumph. Obama also gained popular votes with minorities, women, first time voters, and almost every other demographic there is--excluding whites, men, and evangelical Christians (bbc).
I am so proud of the American people, because of the fact that we have finally reached a point in our history where we can see a Black man be elected president of the United States of America. This is a huge statement to the entire world. This is a statement that rekindles the fire that fuels the expectations of neighboring countries, and American citizens alike.
This is a impressive achievement for America, but not the savior of African America. Many seem to assume that this election does a lot for the black community, but it means nothing at all if the black race doesn’t change as a whole. Don’t misinterpret these words, because with the majority of the media characterizing blacks as drug dealers, gangsters, rappers, or athletes--in addition to much of this actually surrounding many black communities--it is so refreshing to see a black man holding the highest achievable office available in the U.S.A. He has become a role model for black children all over the world.
Being an admirer of black history, and my entire race, I have so much admiration for Obama. It takes a strong man to stand up as the minority of a country, and want to create change that will hopefully, and prayerfully fix the perils and detriments of this nation.
We have had many times of turbulence, trials, and tribulations that have faced the different races among this nation, but especially the black race. I think that the outcome of the election should bring out a since of triumph to all American people. But there is no doubt that this his election has been one to bring out the best and the worst in citizens all over the nation.
It is a shame that there are still so many ignorant people in the world. Even before presidential elect Obama won the presidency there were spurts of hate spreading through the nation. Though most were unrelated acts, it is never ok to see hate refueling itself in America, because this creates a divided nation. And as everyone knows “United we stand, divided we fall.” It is ok to have different views about topics, but it is not ok to put facial depictions of candidates on inanimate objects, or animals, and do things such as hang it from a tree, stab it, or shot it to death(yahoo).
Talk show hosts such as Rush Limbaugh, who claim that Obama’s winning of democratic party nominee was due to Affirmative Action did not help either. He went on to say “Nobody(in the democratic party) had the guts to say no to a Black guy.” Ignorance like this is what keeps the U.S. down, and recreates the feelings of the oppressors vs. oppressed relationship, and racism. Especially when he people like Limbaugh influence more than 21 million people per week (cigaraficionado).
D.L. Hughley said that this election shattered his views of what he thought this nation was.(cnn) But it did not shatter my views of what I know this nation is, which is a nation that still has issue with race, and will not be able to conform until hidden supremacy is exposed, and removed from this nation. Things such as the research of the realities and outcomes of children in public schools ( especially on minorities), city planning, the addition of equal history of other races into American history books must be adopted along with other procedures, and plans to aid in proceeding toward a more unified nation.
I heard some people voice their anguish about the fact that some Blacks voted for Obama because he is Black. Now let me put this scene into perspective for everyone. I want everyone to realize that some people voted for John McCain, just because Barack Obama is Black. Next, I want you to think about all the things that have been done to African Americans throughout American history just because they were black. Americans were separated from families. Americans were property. Americans were hung. Americans were brutalized by police. Americans were burned to death. Americans were shot to death. Americans were test guinea pigs for Syphilis(Tuskegee Project). Americans were not considered Americans
All because they were Black.
I am not saying that it is right to vote for someone because of such a superficial reason, but I am saying that one should look at the whole picture before making rash remarks. And right now the whole American picture is the my president is black, and so is yours.