We are standing on the eve of seeing history made. History is made because of change. Change happens when there’s action. Let’s do our part to make change happen. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s said in 1963, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
Regardless of your political affiliation, its hard to deny the fact that because of change, on November 4th, King’s dream is days away of becoming a reality. Three generations of Black women watched Barack Obama make his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. To share that moment with my mom and grandmother will forever be locked in my memory. God willing, on November 5, 2008, three generations of Black women will wake up on that day to news annoucing our first African American president.
Color-Free
© 2008 by Shelia M. Goss
The color of my skin shouldn’t define me
Because when I go out of this country,
American is all they see.
My Brown-sugar, Caramel, Ebony, Hershey-chocolate,
Mahogany, Mocha, Vanilla complexion
Is only an outer shell.
You have to dig Deeper,
If you want to know
What’s embedded in my mind.
My skin color might hint to my Races
Past struggles and pain,
But don’t lose the fact that we’re
Individuals and not all the same.
One day I hope we can all
Be one big happy family
In the meantime, I’ll leave a legacy
To the younger generation.
Show by example on how to get through
Life’s complications.
I will teach them how to love
Through my own interactions.
I will show them how to give
And not wait for someone’s reaction.
I will encourage them to dream and not
Let society dictate who they can be.
I will show them the benefit of believing in
Oneself, but most of all in a Higher Being.
I hope to see the manifestation of my vision
A society that’s COLOR-FREE.
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