A day I will never forget

Shocked, amazed, proud – I’m filled with so many different emotions right now.

I voted for President-Elect Barack Obama. But, the fact that he was black had minimal impact on my decision. I voted for him because, like I said before, I truly believed that he was the right man for the position.

Still, as a black person, I can’t deny how extremely proud I feel at this moment. As I think of my parents, my grandparents, and my great-grandmother who is still alive, I feel happy for them. They had to endure segregation and racism on a level that thankfully I have never experienced. I think of Martin Luther King, and Malcolm X, who were assassinated. I think of Rosa Parks, W.E Dubois, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and all the other black leaders who died and never witnessed this day. I think of all the slaves who were tortured, lynched, and were made to feel less than human.

This day is their day. This day is vindication and validation for all they went through.

I feel great joy and pride because today proves that we can rise above the glass ceiling.

Today is a day that I will never forget. I was blessed by the fact that I was able to talk to my father the moment it was announced that Obama was the victor.

The dream is finally a reality.

Yes, we can.

The Wizard has spoken