"We the people, in order to form a more perfect union."

The fact that Barack had to give this speech is proof that this country is not as far away from our "past" as some of us think. This has been an amazing campaign. A race about race. Hillary started crying to get votes. Bill Clinton sold out on Black America to try and win South Carolina, and failed. Republicans are running around trying to tie the man to Islam and play off of two of white Americans biggest fears. Black Men & Terrorism. Have you noticed the amount of "high profile" black men getting indicted on federal charges over the last 18 months or so? Nothing new about that but it seems like they have been working extra hours to get us on TV lately.

This is nothing new and nothing that is going away anytime soon, if ever. That doesn't mean we should throw up our hands and say "oh well". If we look at what Barack is going through and start to focus on the negative then we loose. If we look at what Barack is going through and focus on the positive then we win. Most of us didn't think we would see this in our lifetime. What we are seeing is proof that regardless of what we may face, we can do whatever we want.

We as do need to deal with the issue of race in this country, but we as Black people can't do it from the sidelines.

By dealing with the issue head on, we actually stand to improve the view of our country around the world. Maybe we can stop people from wanting to kill us? Maybe not? Either way, the fight isn't over until "we" quit. We may not be at the summit of this huge mountain that Dr. Martin Luther King dreamed about reaching, but we are far from the base.