I was completely overwhelmed with joy before, during, and after watching the inauguration of our 44th president Barack Obama. I don’t suppose I can say anything that hasn’t been said by everyone else about this historic time. I was telling a colleague yesterday that I have never felt patriotic about America like I do now. Yes, I can recall cheering for America’s sports teams during the Olympics, but this is something different. I’ve always felt removed in some way. As a black person living in this country I’ve always felt separate in work and in school. Some of it was in my head but not all of it. Less than two years ago I was called a nigger by another driver at a traffic stop. It shook me to the core. Not because I thought that people no longer had such feelings, but because this man spewed that word with such hate openly…at me. Not in the south. Up north. There was no way I could reason away such a reaction. I have such hope for this country and its people because with the election of Barack Obama I feel that people can get past their biases and see the bigger picture. Fingers crossed.
Now to the title of this post. I fast fowarded much of the Neighborhood Ball last night, but I loved the first dance of Barack and Michelle Obama. The love that it shared between the two is so apparent. And I loved that they danced to one of my favorite songs – At Last. It was actually my wedding song.
