Dream Fulfilled! Obama Is President

In Their Words: Obama's Victory Speech | McCain's Concession Speech

More than 200 years since the end of slavery, 40 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and decades after the end of the civil rights movement, the Moment is here: a time when black men will no longer be subjugated, dehumanized, or seen as inferior in this society; that's because America has elected its first African American president.

PINCH YOURSELF! YES, IT'S REAL! Barack Obama has been chosen as the new president of the United States!

After centuries of oppression, pain and struggle, a black man will now be the most powerful man in the free world. He has persevered, he has been slandered and tested, but now his time has come.

From the shackles of the pre-Civil War era, to the lynchings of 1900's and early 20th Century, to the hoses of the 1960's, African Americans have been persecuted in this country -- but no more. Ladies and Gentleman, the dream has been fulfilled! As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had hoped, a black person has finally been judged by the content of his character rather than the color of his skin.

This achievement comes despite all of the inner turmoil within the African American community, negative media coverage, and breakdown of our families. WE HAVE OVERCOME and somewhere our ancestors are smiling.

Yet, let us not forget: there is still work to be done. President-elect Barack Obama can't change the country or the world alone. We do have to do our part, which means repairing the strife in our community, rebuilding our neighborhoods, educating our children, and making sure that our young men take responsibility for the children they create.

However, now we can do so knowing that anything we want to do can be done if we work, believe, and band together.

My people, we are all part of history and we will forever be known as the generation of African Americans who helped elect a black man to the nation's highest office and gave our people the hope they so desperately needed.

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