The age of the Obamas

Blacks have come a long way in America, from slavery, to the presidency of the United States. We live in the times of the Obamas, but after nearly a year and a half, only few of us still stop to cherish this exceptional feat. Except of course, for the opposition, that is, all who are still too shallow minded in believing that a person’s color supersedes of his qualities or defects. They notice because are still hurting from their defeat and it is a demonstration of what a person of any race is capable of achieving if given the opportunity.

At first glance, it seems to be a good thing, that we are not always thinking about the fact, that out of a former enslaved race, rose a man who would became the leader of the so called free world. But, the fact that we do not notice, is a sad and dangerous thing. It means that a black person, in the eyes of the World and the American elites of all race, is still not yet presidential enough to hold a CEO title, get the higher wages, or receive the best medical care. The black person gets the benefits of the heavier prison sentences, and corporate downsizing only to be recycled as a low level staff in another role or another company.

We must never let it feel "too old" that a black man is the President of the United States of America. In the past year and a half, President Barack Obama, has successfully led fights against the Great Bush Recession, the Health "Fear" Industry, and the Wall Street Grand Casinos. But I see the formation of radical tea party movements and others alike, boasting in their boycott of the recent gains made by the the American people. Their agenda is to trip our triumph for their own benefit at the voting booths in the upcoming 2010 midyear elections. The fall elections will have vast implications in the choosing of the next American President.

In the age of the Obamas, we should take a moment to appreciate how far we have came. We should to use President Obama's story as motivational tool for corporate America and an individual. Even if it is due to the uncertainty that this may not happen again,

S.A.