My Hope

Now that the great United States of America will have a African American in the highest office of the country, my hope is one that Obama's presidency will be a shinning example to my fellow African Americans that yes we can. Yes we can break out of the norm and exceed expectations. We do not have to let our roots determine what our futures will be. Yes we can step up and out of the ghetto ways and lives filled with excuses and self-imposed limitations. Yes, we can gain the necessary education and skills to achieve our dreams.

It is my hope that Obama's presidency will be a wake up call for African Americans of all ages that we can indeed do better and that we will indeed do better. It is my hope that we will become the best that each of us can be. That we will remove the mental shackles that hold many of our back from our greatness. Obama will make this country better on national level, it is up to us to make our homes and communities better. It is time for us as a people to step up and claim what is to be ours. History has proven that we have to fight for every advancement. We can no longer afford to sit back and what for others to do for us or do right by us. If we indeed want a brighter future, we have to be the change we are fighter for.

It is my hope that Obama's presidency will not just be a wake up call for African Americans, but also a wake up call for all of those that still view us as second-class citizens. We are a great and might people, Obama is just one public example of intelligence and integrity.