A supporter waves as US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle walk along Pennsylvania Ave during a parade following Obama's inauguration as the 44th US president in Washington, DC. With tears and cheers and hope for a better future, more than two million people filled the streets of Washington in a joyous celebration of the inauguration(AFP/Robyn Beck)
Wow! What an incredible day for America. The first racially inclusive presidential inauguration in history was a grand sight to behold. President Barack Obama delivered a stellar address to the crowds gathered on the mall and promised that he would make us proud to be Americans again. The guy just exudes coolness and competency. After eight years of George Bush, it was refreshing to see that we finally have a leader with the intelligence, communication skills and human decency, to get the country back on track.
On NPR, several African-Americans were interviewed who had made long journeys to experience first-hand the joy of this homogeneous occasion. Traveling by car, bus or plane, these individuals, many of them elderly men and women who had experienced the hardships and horrors of segregation and the civil rights movement, treated this event as if it were almost biblical in nature. It was extraordinary to hear the enthusiasm and hope in their weathered voices as they were witnessing this glorious event, something most of them never expected to see in their lifetimes.
With the ascendance of Barack Obama to the highest office in the land, we stopped being a melting pot, and on one cold January day in 2009, became a brilliant rainbow of colors that include all the many tones of flesh that walk this nation. With much gratitude- here’s to you, Mr. President.
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