IT’S ABOUT TIME

Have you heard of: ???
Hiram R. Revels of Mississippi, the first African American senator 1870-1871;
Shirley A. Chisholm of New York, the first black woman to serve in Congress;
Charles B. Rangel of New York, the chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus;
Carol Moseley Braun Democratic Senator 1993-1999
Barack Obama of Illinois, the only African American senator in the 110th Congress.

~Did you know there have only been 3 black senators in the modern era?
~Did you know slavery was abolished in 1865, 143 years ago?
~Did you know that Jim Crow laws were in place in this country from 1876 to 1965, meaning blacks had to use separate water fountains, entrances, schools, ends of the bus, etc just 43 years ago, but 100 years after slavery was abolished?
~Did you know that it was illegal for blacks and whites to marry in some states until 1967, just 41 years ago?

~DID YOU KNOW THE FIRST BLACK MAN WAS NOMINATED FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES LAST NIGHT?!

Whether you are a Republican, Democrat, Independent or don't even care about politics at all, wouldn't you agree?...
IT’S ABOUT TIME.

Here is a small part of Obama’s very inspirational speech:

“It's a promise that says each of us has the freedom to make of our own lives what we will, but that we also have the obligation to treat each other with dignity and respect.It's a promise that says the market should reward drive and innovation and generate growth, but that businesses should live up to their responsibilities to create American jobs, look out for American workers, and play by the rules of the road.Ours is a promise that says government cannot solve all our problems, but what it should do is that which we cannot do for ourselves - protect us from harm and provide every child a decent education; keep our water clean and our toys safe; invest in new schools and new roads and new science and technology.Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us. It should ensure opportunity not just for those with the most money and influence, but for every American who's willing to work.That's the promise of America - the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation; the fundamental belief that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper.That's the promise we need to keep. That's the change we need right now.”

IT’S ABOUT TIME.