Diversity

As African Americans I feel like we're constantly having to defend ourselves with the images that the media puts out on us, but I think if we just stand up, hold out ground and acknowledge that yes, some of our people have made mistakes, and though we have been oppressed for the longest, we can still stand up, hold our heads high, acknowledge our wonderful heritage and embrace it.

I wanted to post this video from an event hosted by UNT-NABJ called "And the Beat Goes On" that took place February 20. This day was not only the day that Barack Obama came into Dallas and spoke at the reunion arena (of which i could not make because I was at my internship =( but I watched it live online with no sound--yeah, I forgot my headphones, lol), but we (NABJ) also hosted this Black History event that reflected the different time period and highlighted the decades and how African Americans have evolved as a people. Check out this video...



Also, some thing I found on the YBJ Listserve: If Barak Obama receives the presidential nomination and wins, he may not be the only Black president this country has seen. Really! Read this article from DiversityInc.com there have been plenty of others who have had drops of African American ancestry in their blood...

http://www.diversityinc.com/public/3085.cfm

I believe that Obama, whether he receives the Democratic nomination or not, is that change that we need to see, and the progress that will give other in the Black community hope, and that they can be somebody. And not just African Americans, but other races as well who have been oppressed and struggling to make a life for themselves.