Words can not express the joy I feel today as we, the best country in the world, celebrate our first African-American President–Barack Obama. The road here was not easy, but through the prayers and hardwork of the faithful, this day is here. I thank God I lived to see this happen. I regret my dad who died on November 4, 1996 was not here to see it. When it was announced on CNN that Barack Obama had been officially declared the...

  I went to vote at 9 am and didn’t have to deal with a line. I looked at the record as they signed my name in and I was #293 to vote at that poll location for today…my mom was #292. I think a lot of folks voted early so there weren’t any long lines at this particular location. I was excited to see Barack Obama’s name as the first thing on the ballot.  I said a quick prayer and pressed the choice for his name....

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...