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MY LIFETIME HERO!!


For the longest time, I longed for my generation to have a hero. I wonder what it would have been like to wake up to a sermon by MLK, a speech by Malcolm X, or a rally by Huey P. Newton.

I wonder what it was like to no longer be compliant and have mass of people rise together to fight against the status quo...


On November 4th, I no longer wonder...but I felt


I started to believe!! I had hope!! I looked at the television and watch the first Black man elected to be the president of the US. I felt patriotic!! I wanted to sing "I'm proud to be an American." Barack Obama has inspired me...he has done nothing, but campaign...and I feel hope. Michelle Obama will be my next first lady!! For the first time in my young life, I said "MY FIRST LADY." I didn't think that I would experience knowing how it feels to have a hero, but I love it!!


I aspire to have the same Black Love!! I am proud to call the OBAMAS my first family. The first time that I believe that people has taken back government, which is what democracy stands for.


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  1. MYOWNUNDERSTANDING!November 7, 2008 at 3:26 PM

    Unfortunately you’re not a lone in this; I too haven’t had anyone to aim to be like in my generation besides the pimps and hookers or drug dealers and gangster. We all need to take this opportunity to join in with the change the world vision and not wait on this one person to make things happen he can’t do this a lone with the few others he will be appointing. We owed it to ourselves and to the struggle of the people that came before us what will you do for your community today?

    Love you much

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