An Incredible Moment

Several friends have asked if or how the election of Barack Obama was significant to me. Being born black is a gift. It has given me an opportunity to understand that some people do judge a book by its cover and sometimes that "cover" is the object of much hatred, vitriol and ugliness. The election of Barack Obama is significant because we got past the "cover" and responded to his character. It is exciting for me to see someone in the white house who is brown with little brown children and a beautiful brown wife. Perhaps the people who encounter brown people and view them with suspicion and mistrust will be challenged to think again. It happens one step at a time. This was a big and meaningful step for all of us.