Dawning of a new day as Obama prepares to win and take the highest oath of office
Washington, D.C. – As the nation and the world gets ready to usher in the Obama era of politics we want to pay special congratulations and praise to our African American brothers and sisters who have waited so long, longed so hard and worked their asses off in the American system. We hope and expect this day will be the day their ancestors and those who were part of the civil rights movement yearned for over the centuries. They endured human slavery, followed by powerful discrimination and a sustained period of tolerance. Today, all those years and efforts have paid off. Dr. King’s Dream is coming to light and a nation is poised to join a new awakening. To Rev. Jessie Jackson, Al Sharpton and many others we congratulate them on their roles of breaking the barriers and setting the stage ahead of Barack Obama. While their turns were not going to win the presidency, they were part of the recognition that always precedes power wins.
To the pundits like Roland Martin we thank him for being the first commentator in the country to point out that Obama’s acceptance speech in Denver was going to be given 40 years to the day as Dr. King’s “I have a Dream” speech.
To Dr. King and his colleagues, especially the black clergy, who sustained the hopes and so often dashed aspirations of a nation within a nation – we thank them as well. Come January we hope and fully expect that the Obama presidency will spell a new and exciting time in our country where we might, just might, be able to gain back a little of what was lost when JFK, Bobby and Martin were laid to rest far too early.
Latinos, who made their greatest political statements ever, we say let this be the beginning of our new day. Somehow, thru hard work of so many of our leaders, media outlets, labor groups and community actions we were able to cut to the chase and line up with Obama in the long run.
The on-going presence and legacy of Cesar Chavez was not to be left out. The spiritual and soulful leader of farm workers, Latinos and all Americans who burn with a desire for fairness and a triumphant future was as present as ever 15 years after his passing. One of his protégé’s, Marshall Ganz, was very much responsible for teaming up with Obama, whose own organizer background was a presidential first, to set up the biggest, best funded, best prepared and hottest political organizing operation in American, and perhaps world, political history. So many people caught the “si se puede” spirit and were taught the art of real community and political organizing available on the globe. Many former Chavez colleagues must also be thanked and praised for their roles in working with Ganz and others over the years to perfect the system and finally have it validated and supported from the top; with the right resources and support to let it flourish and create winning results – especially in the caucus states during this year’s primary elections.
God is about to “bless America” in new and special ways come this Tuesday and beyond.
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