Comments on: In poll, African-Americans say election a ‘dream come true’

By: Gay Fooie

Gay Fooie — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:14:42 +0000

I think this is great! It has removed the moderate Republicans! I want to thank all you for that! Yes, thank you very much!!

I would also like to that all the Black folk that kicked the California gays in the face! Yes, again thank you very much!! We could not have done this without you! Keep up the great work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Fitsum

Fitsum — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:26:52 +0000

I am an Ethiopian American that was born in Ethiopia and migrated to the U.S. in my 20′s. I am thirty something now, I have to tell you this was one of the most exciting events that I have ever witnessed. Just like many Ethiopians I was ignorant of the history of African Americans and the all the sacrifice they made for us to come here and enjoy the fruits of their struggle. If it was not for African Americans, I would not have been able to vote for obama and or live my comfortable life in peace and freedom in America.

African Americans, Ethiopian Americans, White Americans, Asian Americans, native Americans, everybody deserves Obama. Yes, we deserve Obama! After all, he is a creation of our collective imagination!

I am so inspired by America that I am hopeful that we can also bring real change in Ethiopia. Unfortunately, we are probably 1000 years behind over there in the land of starvation (when there is plenty to eat), barbaric governance (when there is so much brain), fear and anxiety (when there is freedom somewhere else). Come to America my ppl! Don’t suffer there.

God bless you all!

By: Steven Perry

Steven Perry — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:23:00 +0000

I too believe that the election of Barack Obama was a dream come true. Dr. King had a dream that one day we would be judged not by the color of our skin but by the content of our character. That dream came true on Nov 4th. I too am one of those African Americans that feel thought they would never see an African American run for president let alone actually win. Unlike many of the African Americans in this country and all over the world, I didn’t celebrate. I prayed for Barack Obama. I prayed that he would be able to do everything he said he would do or at least establish a plan to do it. Why, because no matter how much progress this country made when they elected Barack Obama, there is still someone somewhere, Washington, that wants this man to fail. And if or when he does, its only going to satisfy them. I also don’t think it is a new era in racial relations. Obama being elected does not mean the end of all our problems. We, this country, made progress by electing Obama and made history, but we didn’t end racism in America. Again if he fails, everyone that doesn’s support Obama is going to say “I told you so.” I love what we as black people are doing by standing behind each other, but this can be as bad for us as it is good.