consider his "re-election" a mandate from the people, all I could think of was how much better we would be with a man like Barack
Obama as President. Oprah wasn't the only one praying for this day.What has shocked me during this campaign is how easily white
America embraces Obama while many black Americans have distanced themselves from him. It's almost as if we are afraid to
dream, believe or hope anymore. After the last fiasco, many of us feel like why bother? "They're all the same;" "He went to Harvard,
so he's just like them;" "We KNOW Clinton is for us."
Obama as President. Oprah wasn't the only one praying for this day.What has shocked me during this campaign is how easily white
America embraces Obama while many black Americans have distanced themselves from him. It's almost as if we are afraid to
dream, believe or hope anymore. After the last fiasco, many of us feel like why bother? "They're all the same;" "He went to Harvard,
so he's just like them;" "We KNOW Clinton is for us."
Obama-mania has been setting in throughout the country. Millions across
America are rooting for the Illinois Senator as he campaigns to become our
next Commander in Chief. At EEW Magazine, we’re officially throwing our
hat in the ring, and joining the effort to help Barack Obama become the first
Black President of the United States of America.
America are rooting for the Illinois Senator as he campaigns to become our
next Commander in Chief. At EEW Magazine, we’re officially throwing our
hat in the ring, and joining the effort to help Barack Obama become the first
Black President of the United States of America.
The highlights of his speech were reminiscent
of JFK and MLK, two men this country loved
and missed dearly.
Although I was born in '75 I often wished I was
born in the '60s so I could have something to
fight for. The Reaganomics of the '80s and
Generation X rhetoric of the '90s left me empty.
My chance to fight would soon arrive after the
election of 2004.
That election was stolen in my home state of
Ohio after I witnessed hundreds of African
Americans of all ages standing in the rain to
"vote for Kerry;" after I saw the disgust and
disgrace on the faces of those who had
registered voters, provided hot meals for
voters, and prayed for something different; after
I traveled to Washington D.C. to prove we were
disenfranchised; after I listened to G.W. Bush II
of JFK and MLK, two men this country loved
and missed dearly.
Although I was born in '75 I often wished I was
born in the '60s so I could have something to
fight for. The Reaganomics of the '80s and
Generation X rhetoric of the '90s left me empty.
My chance to fight would soon arrive after the
election of 2004.
That election was stolen in my home state of
Ohio after I witnessed hundreds of African
Americans of all ages standing in the rain to
"vote for Kerry;" after I saw the disgust and
disgrace on the faces of those who had
registered voters, provided hot meals for
voters, and prayed for something different; after
I traveled to Washington D.C. to prove we were
disenfranchised; after I listened to G.W. Bush II
[Those are] all responses I've gotten from African Americans in response to the "Obama '08" pin on my wool
coat. I am heart broken. As much as I wanted to be an active part of Obama Ohio, the people running the Obama
campaign are all white, leaving me distanced and wondering. The fight with Hillary is taking the life out of the
Obama campaign. You can see the strain and tiredness in Obama's eyes.
coat. I am heart broken. As much as I wanted to be an active part of Obama Ohio, the people running the Obama
campaign are all white, leaving me distanced and wondering. The fight with Hillary is taking the life out of the
Obama campaign. You can see the strain and tiredness in Obama's eyes.
I pray for his safety and state of mind daily. In this day and age, even with the numerical certainty of Obama's nomination, we know
better than to take anything in this country for granted. "For the people, by the people" is becoming a joke. Who knew about the
"superdelegates" before now? I certainly have never heard of them, and now "the people" may lose the fight within our own party.
I am guided by two principals founded in my favorite book: "Be as wise as serpents and as harmful as doves;" and "Watch, as well
as pray." People, we have got to watch, be vocal, and above all else, Pray.
Tanikka Price
Writer, Motivational Speaker, Editor, Publisher
better than to take anything in this country for granted. "For the people, by the people" is becoming a joke. Who knew about the
"superdelegates" before now? I certainly have never heard of them, and now "the people" may lose the fight within our own party.
I am guided by two principals founded in my favorite book: "Be as wise as serpents and as harmful as doves;" and "Watch, as well
as pray." People, we have got to watch, be vocal, and above all else, Pray.
Tanikka Price
Writer, Motivational Speaker, Editor, Publisher
EEW OP ED: One Reader Weighs In
Editor's Note: EEW Magazine asked your opinion about the election, and you talked back! But one reader's comments stood out above the rest.
Tannika Price, an Ohio based writer shares her thoughts about this year's presidential race.
Editor's Note: EEW Magazine asked your opinion about the election, and you talked back! But one reader's comments stood out above the rest.
Tannika Price, an Ohio based writer shares her thoughts about this year's presidential race.
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