F*ck a post.
YES.WE.CAN.
Congratulations to you and yours and to those who thought it would never be. To our parents who can’t help but cry because this is the kind of day you don’t even dream about thinking about.
This goes out to you. And you. And you.
YES.WE.CAN.
President Barack Obama.
The birth of a nation.
-VSB P aka THE ARSONIST aka TANGLE JIG P aka A BLACK MAN WHO’S WITNESSED A BLACK PRESIDENT
Related posts:
{ 593 comments… read them below or add one }
I can’t stop crying. and smiling. just…..wow! i am so proud and blessed to see this moment.
I feel the same way Southern Girl. This is a proud day in our history.
I agree as well Sheila.
Well said P Nimmy…well said indeed.
that was one of the most beautiful things i witnessed last night, a bunch of black, white, latino, asian, etc men and women in tears jumping up and down on a police car…
…and the cops hi-fived us all…lol.
yes.we.can.
Panama, my girl told me U street was crazy! She said she’s never seen it like that. I think DC in general was on lock though.
OH it has looked like that before. I would say circa the assassination of Dr. King, just with a whole lot less joy!
First post: WORD!
I can only say that I hoped, prayed and wished that this man would become president. Not because of his color, but because he represented all that I knew America could be. I cant begin to tell you the feelings that I have, or the joy I feel. My daughter gets to witness at 6 something my grandmother had to wait 80+ years for, something my grandfather never saw… I cant even continue……
i feel a similar way…b/c my baby WILL be born into a world where the President of the United States is a Black man…
…sh*t, I smile everytime I say President Obama outloud…its crazy…
“I smile everytime I say President Obama outloud…its crazy…”
Panama, I’ve been saying it all day & smiling
too.
I’m just glad he walked off the stage. Tensions will be high tomorrow.
Peace to all my folk in the deep, DEEP, South.
Peace to all my folk in the deep, DEEP, South.
well we deep over here in the M-town and at the gas station on the way home there was drama …but you know what? F!ck That….Its on now Biatches!!!!!!
Peace to all my folk in the deep, DEEP, South.
—>just pray on it people. i know i shouldn’t be surprised but i was really not wanting my home state to be red.
but you know what? F!ck That….Its on now Biatches!!!!!!
—->lol. it sure is…
Amen to that, Southern Girl! Damned if the haters will rob my joy.
Damned if the haters will rob my joy.
I’m saying…
Ok, I feel you on that
::waves:: Hi Haters!!!
But I stayed home today just in case, lol.
yeah we are red over here too.. I was disappointed when I heard but guess what
muthaf!cka he ill….
My president is black
no exaggeration necessary
living revolutionary
absolutely legendary
Yeah Obama baby
no one got swagga like US
They promised us 40 acres and a mule
now we got 50 states and a white house
LMAO (courtesy of one of the million text messages I got that overloaded my f!ckin phone)
Bet That!!!!!
VA WENT BLUE!!!!! I can’t tell you how excited I am. I just got home, DC was bananas! We just walked and walked and took it all in. We ended up at the White House where there was a huge sign put up by Gtown kids that read “Welcome Home Malia and Sasha” I wish I could upload it on here, its so precious and def is my FB profile pic lol.
I’m so proud to be an American right now, so proud that logic won over the last 8 years. I look at my parents, and how much this affects them…I can’t even go on.
Air hug to all of yall! Yes We Did!
Did I mention VA went blue?
“VA WENT BLUE!!!!! ”
oh yeah partying just 3 mins north of the the NOVA line..there were some SALTY McCain-nites in the room last night SALTY. Just befuddled and shocked. Hey and don’t get too confused McCainey’s …not just us put this man in office is was A WHOLE LOT OF YOU TOO.
To the salty I say, its a new day, get over it. Several battleground states turned blue..I can’t help what to think what this does for race at least above and slightly below the maxon dixon. God hit several home runs last nite in the incredible man.
FLORIDA WENT BLUE!!!!
BOOYAH!! What yall know about that!!!
Florida actually showed out and showed up…it’s a proud day in our great state!
Florida handled that bidnazzz… good job!
“VA WENT BLUE!!!!!”
D@mn right!! My 2.5 hours in line (and everyone else’s) wasn’t in vain!
VA STAND UP… WELL DONE!!!
Yo! Email me that photo!!! I live in Atlanta, I wish I saw that.
me too!
i can send it, if you wanna put your email addy on here.
dirvin@gmail.com
*daps overit*
well let me tell you…DC ALWAYS BEEN BLUE!!!
we tore U STREET UP last night…shout outs to IVR who i ran into at the club…
Bohemian Caverns was insane last night. 11th and U Street was insane last night…
…and top it all off, it rained which made it even mo’ betta.
not to mention three things i saw that cracked me up:
1) the dude selling Obama Won t-shirts no less than 3 minutes AFTER CNN announced it..
2) the dude walking down U Street with the WWE Heavyweight championship belt that said “Obama”
3) the dude with the Obama car that was completely Obama’d out, full paint that said Vote For Obama in multiple colors, etc…
good night.
Good looking out on the advice to head to Bohemian Caverns P. . . Nothing like a pink toe love fest extravaganza.
“not to mention three things i saw that cracked me up:
1) the dude selling Obama Won t-shirts no less than 3 minutes AFTER CNN announced it..”
Enterprising young fellow…lol
please send it to me too! bballmom@gmail.com
I’m just glad he walked off the stage
me too. i don’t think i was able to blink until everyone got off stage.
I feel you guys on that one. The Obama family was added to the bballmom family prayers last night and forever.
Lord, watch over them and keep them safe.
ooooooooooooooooooo weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS, WELL DONE AMERICA!!! we’re popping the champagne to celebrate with you, what amazing news!!!! yay yay yay yay! i’m gonna drink champagne all day, the excitement is sky high here in South Africa, i feel so high, you’d think the man was my cousin!!!
YES WE CAN – YES YOU DID!!!!! love, kisses and bubbles from Jozi, city of lights, heh heh heh!!
I cosign, Superwoman! Cheers!
cheers!
CONGRATULATIONS…………….AGAIN ………….AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.
We prayed and hoped for it so much. i’d like to think maybe more because he’s half Kenyan but I think he’s a son of the world. We’ve been having prayers for him and words can’t express how happy we are. Bring it all out champagne, trust me every kenyan is now related to him in some way, Plus our president just made tommorrow a public holiday so we can celebrate his election. In effect we aint going to work till Monday. History must be celebrated.
Lots of kisses and prayers…………. you did it, you can do it and you WILL do it with the president being Barack Obama, your marvellous first lady and their beautiful children.
You can dream AGAIN because dreams really do come true
oops I forgot This is Malaika signing off from Nairobi, Kenya. The motherland…………………..yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!
Malaika, we’re glad to be celebrating together!!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7710394.stm – Kenya Declares Obama holiday!
LOVE IT MAYNE!!!
YESSSS LAAWWWWDDD!!! I cant put into words how I’m feeling.
I feels like sanging!!!!!!
Our President is BLACK!!!!!!
Sing “God Tryna tell you something”…
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS…….
I love your alias today Alise…:)
me too!!! we’re all in obama land!
I am still in awe! This is surreal! I knew it would happen but…wow!
Also, I work in an office full of 2520′s that voted for McCain….I’m going to give them the “wink and the gun” when I walk in……just kidding!
But I did get my screaming and dancing out of my system for the night!
lol. my mama just called and told me not to be acting a fool at work tomorrow. ha!
Work? F*ck work tomorrow. That’s how I’m gonna act a fool!
i might even be on time for work tomorrow…
Okay!!! All black folk should show up early!! And sit at the desks waiting on everyone with a big cheesy grin on their faces!!
No nigga shyt…please. Just tell those in opposition, “checkmate”.
“Okay!!! All black folk should show up early!! And sit at the desks waiting on everyone with a big cheesy grin on their faces!!
On second thought, maybe I will go to work. Success and happiness is the best revenge!
im always early for work….i feel like dressing up or something. wearing makeup and whatnot.
You can tell your Mama that I will be actin’ fool enough @ work tomorrow for each and every VSBer here. Believe that!!
lmao!
I will be talkin’ big trash to those 2520′s AND their spoiled azz babies!
I will accuse them all of being Palinites (nonsensical crazy talkers) and kick their trash can over. I’m going to drink their orange juice straight from the carton and watch BET on their TeeVee all dayum day!!
Oh yeah, I’m showin’ the eff out tomorrow @ work.
just start putting stuff in the wrong place and please PLEASE smack stuff outta their hands…thats my favorite thing to do! lol
I think I may yell out @ random moments, “You don’t know my struggle, man!!!”
I’m definitely wearing my “Uppity Negress” T-shirt up in there tomorrow.
I will be talkin’ big trash to those 2520’s AND their spoiled azz babies!
I will accuse them all of being Palinites (nonsensical crazy talkers) and kick their trash can over. I’m going to drink their orange juice straight from the carton and watch BET on their TeeVee all dayum day!!
Oh yeah, I’m showin’ the eff out tomorrow @ work.
LOL exactly
and I am taking an extra long lunch break and my out of office message will be Yes We Did…and as soon as I figure out how.. I will make We are the Champions my voicemail message at work, even if I have to go oldschool and bring mini speakers for my ipod and hold them up real close to the phones speaker…
Pretty Brown Girl,
Don’t do it…”reconsider…read some liter / a-ture on the subject”
They expect us to have to overt “IN YO FACE!!” response. F*ck ‘em up a bit…it’ll help us in the long run.
They expect us to have to overt “IN YO FACE!!” response. F*ck ‘em up a bit…it’ll help us in the long run.
aww shyt.. you and VEG with your confucious yin and yang a$$ common sense…dayum it.. … OKAY.. but I am still making my signature.. Yes we did.. but I will put it in 10 font
OK, let’s just say I won’t do anything that will get the cops called on me.
I can live wit’ dat
yeah cuz last night i think we got all the “passes” we’re gonna get. i saw ninjas jumping on fire trucks, police cars, and blocking traffic by crip-walking on the hoods of their cars…
and the police just let it go. that aint hapnin today jack.
Dang, PeeJay. I should’ve (wo)man’d up and came outside w/ya’ll, cramps, migraines and all.
Tom Joyner said give them all a hug…lol
The Audacity of Hope! Yes We Did!
-OG
I LOVE the title of his book. It’s soooooooo profound!
i wish i were in the states right now!! a few more weeks in Germany and I will be home. watching it from here is surreal. i did however speak to my ninety-year-old Grandfather. Momentus!!
I just cannot stop crying. I am as happy as I’ve ever been. As young as I am, I never thought I’d see this day.
I completely LOST it when President-Elect Obama told the story about the 106 year old woman down in Georgia. I have not been able to get my grandmother off my mind. She died last December 16 @ the age of 96, and her first birthday in heaven was last Saturday. I felt like she’s been with me all day, walking right w/me and The Kids into that voting booth.She’s been sitting here holding me while I watched the returns and McCain’s valedictory and Obama’s VICTORY speeches. Sweet Jesus…
I did it for you too, Big Mama!!
*********
*********
*********
*********<—-glitter for our new President!!
I feel like this too this morning. So much so I am not minding this glitter. I think it’d be better if it were qualified as presidential glitter?. Oh yeah the ancestors, wooo the lachrymal is clearing the sinuses.
I’ve never tried crack (or any other drugs, actually) before, but I assume this is how a crackhead feels after his first hit.
damn.
“I’ve never tried crack (or any other drugs, actually) before, but I assume this is how a crackhead feels after his first hit”
If thats the case, then I may need to go get me a dealer. Teefs be damned! Dentures may work for me.
This ish feels GREAT!!!
as mad as i am at ya’ll equating this historic moment with crack…..pass me the pipe!
*glitter and gold stars*
If euphoria AND paranoia comes with that hit, that’s how I feel too.
naw son.. I think this is more akin to a LSD trip…….positively groovily addictive……….
‘I’ve never tried crack (or any other drugs, actually) before, but I assume this is how a crackhead feels after his first hit.
damn.”
That’s what he said.
Champ if you’ve tried alcohol you’ve tried drugs. (and perhaps liked them) if you’ve had prescription drugs you’ve tried drugs but i know you mean recreationally and dont let me spoil the essence of ur comment. it’s surreal how i feel about what’s happening with OBAMA. It is truly a beautiful thing. he needs us now more than ever. the end of the beginning, much to do.we gotta get our sh*t together.
Reporting from the belly of the beast.Deep South,where segregation is still of existence.Incacerated brothas dont get a far shake in society as is.Louisiana lock you up for the color of your skin.Alot of heads was hung low.Due to the fact.A blackmale had finally succeded.In accomplishing the ultimate goal in America.Everyone dreams of being rich.Before Barack became prez.A black child thinking he can become president was a passing thought.With God’s grace and mercy,he’s made it reality.POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
“Before Barack became prez.A black child thinking he can become president was a passing thought.With God’s grace and mercy,he’s made it reality!”
Praise God!
just like a Black person…got to bring crack into everything.
…got to bring crack into everything.
like a beyonce video
Our president elect… he looks like me. – i can’t put into words what that means… my children will NEVER doubt the great things they can do, they will never hear the words “you can’t be president when you grow up, pick something else”
Life is SO good cause YES WE DID!
********
********
********
********<—- more glitter
btw, am i the only one who thinks that we should change the black national anthem from “lift evry voice” to kanye’s “can’t tell me nothin” (at least until sunday and sh*t)?
YES!
i dont know about the black national anthem, but that (kanye) has always been my personal anthem!
LOL either Kanye’s or “I put on for my city”.
CHI-TOWN STAND UP!!!
LOL!! Perfect.
My President is Black – Jeezy
I agree 100%!!!
btw, am i the only one who thinks that we should change the black national anthem from “lift evry voice” to kanye’s “can’t tell me nothin” (at least until sunday and sh*t)?
my immediate response was just stop it champ…upon further consideration..i like this proposition and shyt.
I agree.
I’m thinking of putting together a playlist.
I agree.
I’m thinking of putting together a playlist.
you gotta have a presidential play list
Just found this site a little bit ago, first time poster though.
I don’t know about y’all, but I was blasting “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now” before I left work yesterday…
Truly, a premonition.
That a good one!!
That was the first song they played when he won. My momma always said that was the secondary Black national anthem.
Just found this site a little bit ago, first time poster though.
welcome and sh*t
welcome Beez…btw, your president is Black.
more accurately, he’s a MIXTIE–like you and me yaaaay!!
**glitter for the half breeds**
glitter for the mixties, for Africans, for EAST Africans, for Black people, for Americans, for Chitown, for Indonesia, for Hawaii. The World STAND UP!
on a totally non-related note Gem, i have to ask, do you identify yourself as mixed or as Black? i got into an argument with this mixed chick from Spelman years ago b/c i identify as Black (not actually sure how to be any other way). she was upset b/c she felt like i was trying to deny my white heritage.
now, i’ll tell you that my mother is white in a heartbeat. i heart her. however, nobody ever asks me. when you see me you don’t think mixed dude, you think Black dude. lol. just hi-yaller Black dude. some folks have been surprised to find out that my mother was white in fact.
now i attribute some of this to being from down South and not being raised by my white mother…and the fact that my father told me that i was Black. he told me that my mother is white, but i am not. i actually think that’s made managing my racial identity much more manageable for me…basically, i don’t have any issues with it. my mother does of course but she doesn’t get it. (i say that due to beaucoup convos we’ve had…plus she’s a foreigner). i’m just interested in this b/c i’ve been told that i don’t exhibit enough mixed pride since i don’t really go out of my way to bigup mixedraceness.
i like Friends and Guns ‘n roses though!
this is soooo an “OMG” moment for me that you ask this becuz i had a similar convo just last night. i feel like there’s not enough time or space for me to go into this here (i’ll be in dc in a week tho!) but…. i identify as both. depends on my mood honestly lol. i mostly identify as black. most ppl see me as black (sometimes indian–dot, feather–or middle eastern or east african, even PR). i don’t speak spanish fluently and my mom wasn’t born south of the border. i was/am very close with my mom’s fam(she’s from l.a.), not so much with my dad’s since they’re east/south so we hardly saw them. i grew up acknowledging and knowing both sides of my heritage, but i was more aware of my blackness since pops is a brotha and moms is all up in black culture/history. we used to make annual trips to pops’ alma mater (howard u) and my mom always told me she’d love for me to be a howard of spelman alum. **big ups to spelman being on msnbc!!** i acknowledge my mexican heritage, i have a lot of pride in my ancestry, i’m working with IH to step my spanish game up. but since i’ve never lived in mexico, don’t speak the language fluently, or have any family who’s still there, i don’t identify with that heritage as other mexicans might. hell, the last time i visited mejico was on vacay and the tourist spots ain’t nothing like the interior poor run down delapidated parts. i do, however, very much identify with my black american heritage becuz its something i live and experience every single day.
my brother and i joke all the time about calling ourselves “mixties”. becuz we love both “sides” of ourselves and would NEVER deny the blood of our ancestors. but when we bump “I’m Black” by Styles P we don’t modifty to say we’re “mixtie blacks”. we’re simply black. not just black. but black. even though our skins kinda light… heck my 1/2 white + 1/2 blaxican nephews (8-10yo) always arguin over who is blackest based on color. and will get PISSED if they’re accused of being white. they’ll tell you straight up: “i’m black.” yet they looooove their white mama more than anybody in this entire world.
but ya know whats funny (now that i think about it)?? i used to wish i was just plain ol black when i was in middle school—possibly the only time i didn’t like being mixed, per se. all my closest friends were black. i didn’t really kick it with the mixed kids (they were confused, didn’t wanna be black). i hated ppl talking about my “light ” complexion (i’m brown dammit!). i wanted to be chocolate. i hated when ppl played with hair and said i had “good hair.” i wanted course hair that i had to perm so i could have a wrap. i hated hearing jokes about mexicans/ wetbacks/ border hoppers/etc, followed by “but not you.” i wanted ppl to assume my mom was black (which they did until i told them otherwise). i wish my dad had a regular job and wasn’t a professional since most of my friends’ parents weren’t professionals and i didn’t want them to think i thought i was better than them which they did assume but i didn’t think. i wanted ppl to just think i was just a regular ol black girl from around the way.
and then i got to high school and embraced being a “blaxican” and started to appreciate my differences and all the little things that made me me. caramel skin, curly hair, mexican mama and all.
I love to hear biracial people talk about being “halfsies” (my name for it). I always wonder about how it is for those of you with one parent of one race and one of another.
I have a bunch of friends who are biracial, mostly women w/white mothers and black fathers and they ALL identify themselves as black. I think being black has more to do with relating to a life experience and culture more than skin complexion.
PBG True Story:
My BFF of nearly 10 years has a white mama and I didn’t know this until we’d been friends for about 4 years or so. We went to her mother’s house one night before going out to eat, but her mom had gone out to the grocery store w/a neighbor. So we waited around for her. When her mom and her friend came back, one older black lady came in, then the older white lady and my clueless a$$ opened the door back up and was looking around outside for my BFF’s mama: “T, where’s your mama??” Everybody there started laughing at me and I didn’t get it until I looked @ the white lady and realized that she looked just like T’s sister! I had to laugh myself! Hilarious!! We still laugh about that to this day.
Sorry Champ, gotta go old school….
“Ain’t no Stoppin us now”
Iunno bout NOBODY else, but I plan on acting a GOOD fool for a coupla days at least. I wrote bout ways I’mo celebrate on my blog (http://liffy.blogspot.com).
Let’s just say that 2520s gon be shocked because there will be an infinite number of shucking, jiving and overly-giddy Black folks for a while.
For starters, I’mo be walking down the street humming Negro Spirituals while randomly breaking into dance routines that may or may not include the robot, running man, cabbage patch or the perculator.
It will be AWE.SOME.
not the perculator
I will be totsie rollin and butterflying my a$$ all down the hall doiing a beatboxing mix of we shall overcome and totsie roll
Cotton candy sweet as gold
let me see that Totsie roll….
Cmon cmon
we shall over come some daaaay
beat box break down
Do the Snake too, Luvvie.
Dayum, if I had co-workers, I’d start the Electric Slide up in there. H3ll, I’ll do it by myself!!!
it is your right to not only do the Electric slide but to teach the marshmellows the Electric Slide too, teach them the Cupid Shuffle while you are at it.
LOL! IH, I was teaching preschool 4yrs ago and I had a group of 15 2520 two year-olds. I taught them ALL the Cha-Cha Slide as a part of my music and movement component! They were pretty good too!
can’t wait to ge back to NE and do that exact thang’
speaking of the electric slide, i think thats all that was missing last night on U Street, a big ass Electric Slide line…
and why was THAT the only thing missing?
b/c somebody came down the street bumpin’ Biggie like we were in Brooklyn and promptly started a block pary.
this is one of the very many reason i LOVE Black ppl!! we know how to get the party crackin!
and on very VERY short notice too!
There was an 80 year old woman standing behind me in line to vote today who said that she never imagined in her life time that she would have the chance to vote for someone who looked like her for the office of president.
That is what it was all about.
Friends and family from Barbados were calling all night to find out if we “got it right” here in America.
YES. WE. DID.
What city were you in?? They were letting seniors skip the line here in Atlanta. And if you were with them (or pretended to be), you could skip too.
I am in Brooklyn, they were letting the seniors skip there too but she didn’t want to. She said she was happy to stand and wait. It was humbling to me because the right and ability to vote without fear has always been the norm for me, for her it has not.
That’s commendable.
Bajan, my grandmother is almost 90. She got skipped to the front of the line too…I’m just glad she was here to see this moment happen. She went to bed 2 hours before the results came in but I plan to wake up early so I can tell her the good news—Barack Obama–yes!!!
I have a soror that lives here locally she is 104 years old, I am going to visit her this weekend see how she’s doing and chat with her about this election. I can’t wait
wooo lawdy! philly is ackin a fool out here! i love it. there are literally people dancing in the street!
Yes the hell we did!!!
most of election day I spent with my 6 & 7 yer old neices, the 7 year old couldn’t be bothered with the people that wouldn’t take her seriously about her next president. Each time she said it she was even more sure than the previous, “Obama is my president” she told one adult after the next. Then it occurred to me, she has the audacity of Hope! She is the first generation in my family to be not born in Poverty, she is the first to not worry about her immigration status, or not having to hide her ethnicity or lantuage, she is the first to have a Black man for president, and the fact that all of those things are normal in her life and ok with her is what overflows my heart with joy. She knows no limits and that is why she does have the audacity of hope. Yes she can and she never knew she couldn’t, it is that joy that brings tears to my eyes as I type. Our next generation of children have Hope all because of the change we initiated today. I am proud of all of you who voted. Make sure you tell everyone you know that voted how much you appreciate that they too where a change agent.
see…i JUST stopped crying for the nth time. damn it IH! *laughter and tears*
IH, isn’t that just the best?? These little ones of ours will know NOTHING but hope and possibility.
They will not have the guarded ambition of me and my fellow Generation Xers, the angry militant attitudes of my parents or the absolute certainty of disenfranchisement that beset the generations before them.
This is one of the happiest moments of my life!
What PBG and IH said! This is overwhelming…in the best most wonderful way possible.
IH smh..no words……
Big ups lil woman big ups
“Yes she can and she never knew she couldn’t…”
That’s real.
…and now I’m crying again. Your sentiments match exactly how I feel about my one-year old daughter. It’s a new day, and a new world.
and isnt it wonderful?
so beautiful. and i feel you. hearing about my nephews having their eyes glued to the election results just made my heart smile. today is a NEW day, full of promise and change.
damn it’s good to be alive on 11/5/08!!
OMG, WOW, etc.
IS THIS TRUE?
I’M NOT AMERICAN and I don’t EVEN live in the USA, BUT I CRIED.
CONGRATULATIONS AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.
that there brings a tear….
Yeah, Mozambican, it’s a dream come true the hold world over! Thanks!
i know, i know! i’m south african, and live in South Africa – and we’re all in tears, it’s so emotional! all the women are crying, and the men are doing all the crazy things that soccer players do on the field when they’ve scored a goal…
as for the little connection he has to africa – it moves me beyond words…. thank you, thank you, thank you – to all those who could never exercise the power of a vote to get their chosen leader into the presidency, to his ancestral spirits, espesh his late grandmother, who worked it, AND HOW. we all thank you.
the minute i heard his gran passed – i was like ‘this is a painful loss for the man, but she is going to rock it for him, and seriously so.’ and so she did!
this feels kind of like when mandela got voted in…. we never thought he’d even be liberated, then he was free… then he was our black president! we were high for about 3 years straight….
guys, congratulations again… i am so, so, so moved….
This was wonderful.
It does something to your soul when you see something you hoped for materialize. To know brothers and sisters the world over are down with us…wow…the challenges are universal–We ARE a global community! We. Did. It!
this feels kind of like when mandela got voted in…. we never thought he’d even be liberated, then he was free… then he was our black president! we were high for about 3 years straight….
this is exactly what my parents said. i remember when mandela was elected, my parents were celebrating much like the world is celebrating with us now.
anything is possible.
ive never felt a stronger urge to travel! the global love is something i want to behold in person…
Where can I cop the Blue Lamborghini w/ the accompanying blue rims?
I’m wit’ you on this Peyso!! Is Jeezy a prophet?? LOL!!
i called my boy about this too…cuz i also need some runflats on mine…
I’m proud.. I’m happy and I’m PROUD! Yes we can.. Yes we did!
My grandmother, who died this July, grew up picking cotton in South Carolina, and then cleaned after white people when the cotton-picking stopped.
My mother, when visiting her people down south, had to ride on the back of the bus. She met Martin Luther King. She raised her fist with other black panthers when they played the national anthem as her brothers died in vietnam.
Today, in a club filled with hundreds of professional black people in the nation’s capital, I watched a Black man win the presidency.
My god, I wish my grandmother had been able to stay on this earth two more months to see it.
I’m overwhelmed right now.
8th Wondra, you got me crying again!
I’m overwhelmed as well. I think I will be crying more tomorrow in between actin’ a monkey azz fool @ work tomorrow.
I took the day off tomorrow. I figured I’d need some alone time either way.
I haven’t cried yet, as my tear ducts are always extremely stubborn, but damn, I’m in awe. I called my mother and asked her if she ever thought for one minute on the back of that bus, that this would ever happen, and she said, “Baby, to us, the dream has always been real.”
overwhelmed.
“Baby, to us, the dream has always been real.”
They had to believe…for us, right?
*praise dance*
Wow.
*sizzeling on the floor*
I cant do anything but smile
OH my God 8th.. Icant explain it… I mean I live in the south, went to school in a very small white town deeper in the south….. I honestly struggled with believing this could and would happen…..and right now? I mean I dont want to go to sleep for fear that when I wake up it will all be a dream….
I’m feelin’ ya. Wish my parents were alive to see this too. They’d never dream it possible.
y’all are going to have me lookin crazy with mascara runnin down my face… STOP MAKING ME CRY!
*tears and smiles*
gotta love the undaunting spirit of those before us. i’m very happy to say i’ve made them proud!
am i the only one that doesnt ever want to take off her obama t-shirt? imma sleep in it tonight! lol
wow, already sleeping with Obama
I still have my “I Voted!” sticker on my face and I’m sleeping with it!!
i didn’t have a sticker to wear on my face to sleep
i tried to overnight express some to ya’ll but i got way to deep into my second Asian Pear martini… my new FAVE btw….
Asian Pear martini – this would make me forget some stickers too… I AM going out on FRIDAY!
you don’t understand. that drink combined with the events last night… i really thought, for about 40 seconds that i had died and gone to Heaven… like, out of body experience.
i’m so ->here<- with you!! It’s soo electric right now
that’s why i am going celebrating. I feel like I MUST!
the pgh-VSB crew needs to party together! YES.WE.SHOULD!! lol
i didn’t have a sticker to wear on my face to sleep
you make me wanna send you a sticker gem lol. clearly it bothers you. i thought every state did the sticker thing?!
BBMo–where my drink at??
overit–it def bothered me! lol like i can’t get overit (hehe). and what made it worse was i saw mad ppl in pgh walking around with “i voted for obama” stickers. i want 1 of those too, dammit!!
“am i the only one that doesnt ever want to take off her obama t-shirt? imma sleep in it tonight! lol”
F*ck a night. Im wearing it for the next week. And I will THINK about washing it.
::Singing/Rapping “My President is BLACK”
“F*ck a night. Im wearing it for the next week. And I will THINK about washing it.”
See that? Obama is president and we already refusing to keep up our personal hygiene. lol
This has been an awesome night. Shadow lounge/Ava was bumping. Good times were had all around.
I should have been there…DOH!.. but my neighbors were acting a fool. Kids were outside at like “Obama Obama Obama” at 11:00pm. People honking horns, people shooting their guns in the air (I’m telling the truth! u know how they do at new years)… Oh well I was celebrating at home with my chirren
started playing Obama a Milli a bit after he won. Everybody got crunk at that point*
*if they weren’t already
hey, i’ll be at ava friday probably from 7 to whenever if either of you are interested in coming through
Ahhhh!! a chance to meet the champ. I just might. I’m thinking about going to see Ursula Rucker at the Kelly Strayhorn that night and was going to the Strip (checking out the new Black owned spot) and the lounge after the show… i prolly will come thru. If i do, I’ll find u!!!
what new black owned spot?? hopefully wamo won’t get to. it’ll be shut down and boarded within minutes.
lol… it’s called Godfrey’s. Hold up… let me find the address…2016 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, PA… here it is. I’m going to call to make sure it’s still open b4 I go.
good looks. let us know how it is. i’ll have to check it out myself.
girl… i’ll have a FULL report on Monday.
you goin for our panaf happy hour?? or just to be there??
you goin for our panaf happy hour?? or just to be there??
lol…would it matter?
yes, it does. that’s why i asked. duh.
i didn’t know you were in Pgh, kam! i was at Pitt until right after PA was called. then i headed to Robinson to chill at some one’s home. we had enough excitement and “crunkness” there to fill shadow AND ava.
Ok, driving home from work I saw more angry white folks than I have ever seen in my LIFE!!!!
Pray for me people!
Man, in DC the 2520′s are running up and down the streets screaming in joy. My drive home was hella enjoyable.
Thanks for rubbing that in, I wanna move:(
Friends back home (NOLA) were setting off fireworks in the street and playing Jimi Hendrix’s Star Spangle Banner.
Umm 8th did you see me lol? I am loving me some 2520s right now. We have to admit that minorities alone did not bring this home..
lol, nah I missed you. How long did you end up staying last night? That joint was tooo packed for the kid.
I stayed until about 1230, then we saw what going down on Penn Av, so we headed there. So much better, you can only stay in The Park so long.
@ overit, though people of color did get out in record numbers and vote, President elect Obama had something like 52% of the 2520 vote
@ overit, though people of color did get out in record numbers and vote, President elect Obama had something like 52% of the 2520 vote
i knowwww…which is why im saying white people showed up and out too! did yall even read my comment?
look Im very emotional right now…. I read it it just translated differently in my brain ok
look Im very emotional right now…. I read it it just translated differently in my brain ok
no worries IH, i was just making the clarification:)
right, the white folks ’round here? especially the young ones kept screaming Obama and doing air guitar…
i think i hugged more white people last night than i ever have in my life.
and a whole half of my family is white.
Panda J… I’m going to need you to hug your family more often
Just tell them at least they got OJ this year . . . they can’t win everything
*crying*
LOL!!!!
LMAO!!!!
*here is the moment that will leave an indellible mark upon my soul*
I just recently became a citizen so this was my first ever election
Sitting at the bar of the Cheesecake Factory with my husband and my best friend weeping tears of pure joy as I saw the count go to 292… then 338….
Telling my husband that its time we had babies–yes we can…
Crying and smiling and laughing and clapping as I saw the most gorgeous First Family walk onto that stage…
Gettin jiggy with it in the car to the sounds of celebration on the Streets of Philadelphia…
Talking to my 70 year old auntie long distance from Ghana while hearing THEM celebrate a half a world away…
Still being giddy as a betsybug, unable to get to sleep…
So excited to get to work tomorrow morning and sip some Dom with my work family….
My SOUL is overjoyed and my cup runneth over…
just beautiful! i didnt get to talk to my folks in Ghana tonight….i gotta send my uncle an email.
Dayum it VSB’ers I am gangsta and I will not cry…STOP TRYING TO MAKE ME!!!!
***more tears***
absolutely beautiful, BBMo!
And there will be some little Barack’s born next summer, thanks to tonight’s celebratory activities. Mark my words, VSBers!
shoot, there might be a couple more Obamas! you know they had a GOOD election night!
This is touching and shyt.
@ black berry
You see Nutter an them doing the electric slide on Broad Street last night?
52nd street was crazy last night too
Yo I shook Nutter’s hand as he left world cafe live and while commuting back to Wynnefield. I joined the impromptu parade on 52nd street.
I thaught he would be taller though. (could be that big ole head he’s got)
i live right out there by 52nd and spruce where they were partying and i sho nuff couldnt get home! lol…i didnt even mind all the noise as i tried to go to sleep.
i didn’t see him because we were rollin from KOP on the Schuylkill actin’ a dayum fool!! It was like a party on that road…
Wow!
Yeah BBMo Yeah
My SOUL is overjoyed and my cup runneth over…
amen amen!! *church hand wave*
i’m not even an american citizen, and this has me tearing up like crazy. GO GO GO GO GO OBAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
***popping calabashes of palm wine***
Yyyyyyyyyaaaaaaa!!!!!!! The world over.
hahaha, I’m laughing at popping calabashes of palm wine. I can just see one of my aunts doing this.
LMAO Puff @ the calabashes. And as you know, I’ve placed an order for a case of Bailey’s, Guinness and Heineken.
We will use those to wash down the coolers of Jollof Rice, Fufu and soup and puff puff.
Celebrate Responsibly. No Cooning. And tell the ‘others’ “checkmate”. That is all.
Monk this is the shit homey.
Celebrate Responsibly. No Cooning. And tell the ‘others’ “checkmate”. That is all.
this is so me. sh*t aint over. this war. no fallen soldiers.
[engages cloaking device]
Co-sign.
I understand the sentiments and know they are jokes. But why, when a black man has taken the highest office for the first time, do we want to shuck and jive?
I left the rally with a renewed spirit and a commitment to living up to my full potential and being a positive representative for my people.
“But why, when a black man has taken the highest office for the first time, do we want to shuck and jive? ”
Why would we NOT want to shuck and jive? It’s a celebration, and this includes juking!
See I called it earlier in the post.. I knew Monk and Veg was going to be on the same page with this one…..
first time poster….
amen monk
shit…I hate I’m up south
welcome.
thanks man….
and I am still in shock…
now i just gotta get my ass to dc in Jan
This night is a night I will forever remember, will forever be engraved in my mind. Tonight I saw the election of the first black President of the United States of America, and all I could think about was my grandparents, who have passed on, who would have never imagined a day such as this. And while thinking of them, I saw students from Shaw University marching downtown Raleigh, stopping traffic with chants of “Yes We Can” and “O-Bama, O-Bama”, joined by Raleigh residents of all races and ethnicity’s celebrating our victory in the streets. Tonight, the past and the present came together to celebrate the possibility, the hope of a better future. Praise God!!
Oh yeah, Petey Jakes, I think you’re a very profound brother. But “F*ck a post.” may take the cake on your profoundness.
*salute*
lol. thanks Monk.
‘IT TIS A WONDERFUL DAY IN ZAMUNDA!!!”
Man..it still seems so much like a dream to me..yet its so very real.
When talking to my 73 year old mama…she was crying..thinking she never thought she would see the day she could vote for an african american man for president. She has been through segregation to civil rights to the black panthers struggle to seeing a black man become the leader of the free world.
Simply Awesome!
We must never forget to keep on praying for President Obama (feels so good to say that now) that the Creator will keep him safe and guide his decisions.
We must never forget to keep on praying for President Obama (feels so good to say that now) that the Creator will keep him safe and guide his decisions.
every night i say a pray. got a few written done in my prayer journal too. he and his family will need much of it for these next 4 (read:
years.
Gem, you keep a prayer journal! Awww…
I keep a prayer box. The kids each made one in Vacation Bible School a few summers back and brought home the materials so I could make one too. It’s just a cigar box that I glued positive affirmations and pics from “O” magazine all over and inside. I just write my prayers on little slips of paper and put them inside of it. Makes me feel good!
i can’t stop screaming/doing high kicks/taking pictures of the tv (no really, i did)/smiling/tearing up/punching my friends out of pure joy/watching the news reports on repeat, etc.
THIS IS AMAZING!!! REALLY! I spoke to my brother just a little while ago, and he was so moved this morning that he made a video for his unborn children telling them what he and his wife were doing on the day that this historic occasion took place. of course he continued said movie when Obama ACTUALLY won. He told me to watch Fox News as much as I can just to see them squirm and nod their heads in denial. He also can’t wait to hear Rush Limbaug’s trash talking tomorrow. I think this calls for VSB chapter barbeques to be held worldwide!!! maybe via satellite? yeah, i think so. e-hugs & kisses to all of you!!! (and glitter & unicorns, of course) YES WE CAN!!! HELL YEAH!
p.s.- i took a shot of tequila for Obama…he deserved it.
I video the television…….I’m in GERMANY!!!!
“He told me to watch Fox News as much as I can just to see them squirm and nod their heads in denial.”
I was watching them. They sure didn’t wanna give him his props, they kept trying to make a bunch of excuses. I was laughing, numbers don’t lie baby!!!
i took a shot of tequila for Obama too.
of that jose cuervo.
jc will get you right
i took a shot of that cuervo too!!! and i’m coming to d.c. in january!!!
i stopped drinking that loose juice a loooong time ago… but this brings back memories.
my girls and i toasted with sangria!
Words cannot describe the emotions I am feeling right now. I am on cloud nine and NOTHING can take this feeling away. I feel so blessed right now.
::Dancing like no one is watching::
*dancing, people are staring, not caring*
as an african, I am beyond excited, and as a canadian, how I wish i was american..Know that you guys are the envy of the world today! congratulations !!!!
Wooooooooord from LONDOn.
Obama a cassé la Barak!!!
Martin had a dream and you made it real sweet.
sssssweeeet emelieblack. sweet.
“Obama a cassé la Barak!!!”
“Martin had a dream and you made it real sweet.”
salute!
Dude, I was there. Folks were cryin’ and huggin’ and dialing numbers and shit.
I’m a cold mutha(shut yo mouth) and believe me when I say I cried and hugged more strangers than I’ve ever even touched in my life.
It was be-yoo-ti-ful.
Big ups Florida and Ohio.
Lets give it up for republican ssa Indiana. Way to vote for change. N did people see Iowa. OMG!
im still marveling over virginia…when was the last time they went blue?!?!?
I’m so proud of my state!!!! Florida finally got it right! So many early voted in Orlando, that there were barely any lines yesterday!
I’m so proud and my heart is full.
MY PRESIDENT IS BLACK!!
YES WE CAN AND YES WE DID!!!!
Yes indeed! My folks in Leon County handled business, I did the absenteee ballot myself, nothing was gon stop me from voting this year, not even war!
The United STATES of America BARACKED THE VOTE!!!!! Not just the African Americans but Hispanics, CAucasians, ……..WE BARACKED THE VOTE!!!!
God watch over us.
Don’t forget about your homies overseas in the damn desert, trust me we are most def excited about our brother getting elected and possibly leaving this shit hole soon. Yes we did indeed!
“Don’t forget about your homies overseas in the damn desert, trust me we are most def excited about our brother getting elected and possibly leaving this shit hole soon. Yes we did indeed!”
You are right the way you said it . . . it is a sh!t hole. . . and most of us don’t feel “American” enough to be over there killing other black people. If this moment would have happened 3 months ago, I would have gladly reenlisted in the world’s greatest air force. I decided to get out (7 September 2008) . . . but I hope the majority of my black brethren now have a reason to serve (besides education, benefits, and the real reasons black people join the military) . . . I always said to myself I would have proudly fought and died after Pearl Harbor if I was white . . . Now fukk wit my nation and I WILL pull a Pat Tillman and enlist off of GP. God Bless the Military . . . unsung heroes of America.
My bad I should’ve wrote “poop hole”.
In light of last nights election I have decidied to CHANGE my VSB screen name. Please vote for your favorite:
1) OBAMA BYTCHES!!!!!
2) John McCain got knocked the fcuk out
3) My president is black and my weed is green
4) eff yo couch
option2 will do
yup
I vote for Option 1
eff yo reports:
“3) My president is black and my weed is green.”
in Massachusetts up to an ounce of marijuana has been decriminalized. some peoples weed is flourescent and still other peoples weed is sex or food. some peoples weed is life.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/11/question_2_setu.html?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed2
Yeah buddy!!! I already mentioned that I was going to move to Massachusetts. I was folling this last night along with the Obama results
I am moving to Mass.
im from there….it aint all dat. lmao!
Me personlly I like number 1 but number 4 still rings true which makes it a classic. Four like the next four years are gonna be all that wooo weee.
You should make ur screename “eff yo McCain”
This one gets my vote.
I likes!!
perfect!
I vote for option #1!
i’m still partial to eff yo couch…it’s a classic VSB name…
i concur. eff you couch is in the top 5 vsb names imo. if it aint broke dont fix it.
Yes We Khan! …and did, and will ad infinitum.
With history being any inkling of an indicator, do we have any other choice?
By virtue of my father traveling round the world, I’m half Ghanian, half Kenyan and I was talking to my sister hearing the New Yorkers celebrate as Kenyans did. It’s worldwide and I’m so happpppppppppyyyyyy.
It’s now 7:45am in Philly and Ninjas is already actin a fool at my job. I’m now waiting for the big boss to send out a mass e mail telling everyone to shut the eff up
I want to get a transfer to your dpt cuz these 2520s didn’t even come in on time or nothing.
im one of only 3 black folk in my office….but my field is largely liberal….so, no fun times at work for me
I gotta say this means alot to me as a black military member, my Commander is a black man!
All the white officers who may look down at me, have to look up to him, and yes when he comes in sight they gotta salute him too! I can’t wait to see that for the first time!
Also his picture is going to be all over military bases everywhere, I hope I have the honor of hanging his picture up in my office.
“my Commander is a black man!
All the white officers who may look down at me, have to look up to him, and yes when he comes in sight they gotta salute him too! ”
this.is.deep.
Will my military HEROES, please STAND UP?!
“Will my military HEROES, please STAND UP?!”
This made me think of “Will the real Slim Shady…” lol
“I gotta say this means alot to me as a black military member, my Commander is a black man!
All the white officers who may look down at me, have to look up to him, and yes when he comes in sight they gotta salute him too! I can’t wait to see that for the first time!
Also his picture is going to be all over military bases everywhere, I hope I have the honor of hanging his picture up in my office.”
i am so feeling this. one of my best friends is in the navy stationed in cuba and i wish i couldve spoken to her last night. i am in awe of military families…truly amazing
“I gotta say this means alot to me as a black military member, my Commander is a black man!
All the white officers who may look down at me, have to look up to him, and yes when he comes in sight they gotta salute him too! I can’t wait to see that for the first time!
Also his picture is going to be all over military bases everywhere, I hope I have the honor of hanging his picture up in my office.”
I feel you . . . (even though I ALWAYS let them officers know I was the sh!t and now that I’m out they want to friend me on facebook) . . . But from now on even the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff will have to kiss a black man’s @ss . . . Amazing.
All the white officers who may look down at me, have to look up to him, and yes when he comes in sight they gotta salute him too! I can’t wait to see that for the first time!
yeah. this is some profound sh*t
I agree with you, Mr. Champs. Extremely profound.
part of me still doesnt believe it… I cant believe that the system actually worked for once… for that alone I am proud to be american… BLACK AMERICAN…
“I cant believe that the system actually worked for once…”
I agree. I definitely expected Amerikkka to pull some tricks out of their sleeves last night.
Me 2. I didn’t wanna believe it til I saw 297 electoral votes. Then I celebrated!!!
same here! at one point the guy on cnn demonstrated that it was a mathematical impossibility for mccain to get enough electoral votes, but STILL i couldnt let myself believe it….
now….who’s gonna meet me at innauguration?!?!
Not to take away from brother Obama’s shine but I want to give a huge shout out to my all the peeps in my future home state of Massachusetts, where they voted to Decriminalizes small amounts of weed.
So in the words of Whoopi Goldberg in the movie Sister Act, “OH HAPPY DAY”
lol
I LOVE “Sister Act 2″!!! He taught me how… oh he taught me how… to watchhhhh….
Gurl you gon have me shucking at my desk.
I was singing this song myself this morning!!!
im playing it right now! sister act is one (well two) of my favorite movies!!
It’s about time! Why keep locking folks up over a tiny bit of weed? We needed that ish considering the past 8 years!!
LOL.. Welcome to Massachusetts, Eff. Um.. you do know they didn’t actually legalize weed here.. you just ain’t going to jail over it…they still going to take it from you and fine you.. so smoke it fast.
My 9 year old niece was asleep when Obama won and my sister woke her up to tell her. My niece was not that impressed, more like “of course he won..duh”
While part of me wished she saw the importance of a Black man winning, the other part is kind of happy that her generation sees the importance in the content of a man’s character .
The rest of my family is acting a fool though… lol
“My 9 year old niece was asleep when Obama won and my sister woke her up to tell her. My niece was not that impressed, more like “of course he won..duh”
My 9 year-old son was asleep too and I went and woke him up to tell him that Obama had one and he was all like “Mommy! I know! I told you that when I was in the 4th grade[last year]!!”
He did dressed up in a suit and tie and did an excerpt of one of Obama’s speech for Black History Month @ his school this past February. That’s when it dawned on us how much my boy actually looks like a little mini-Obama (beige, big ears, block head and a very eloquent speaker)! We’ve been calling him “Lil’ Obama” ever since.
this post richea…. yeah
***ridiculous showers of the commemorative Obama ’08 DIVA DUST ™***
just be sparklin’!!!
*Si Se Puede*
BBMo, he also did an excerpt of MLK’s “IHave A Dream” speech last year, right where MLK did it back in the day. Talk about a proud family! We were all beaming. He even made the paper. *pops effective parenting collar*
you are going to be my parenting sensei… seriously.
*pops effective parenting collar*
lol. well deserved.
YES WE CAN!
This is the change that Sam Cooke spoke of! And like one of my text said, “they didn’t give us 40 acres and a mule, so we took 50 states and the White House!” I am so proud of that man! Let’s support this black man and uplift because he needs us!
A-freaking-men!
“they didn’t give us 40 acres and a mule, so we took 50 states and the White House!”
SAY IT FOR ME ONE MO’ TIME!
“they didn’t give us 40 acres and a mule, so we took 50 states and the White House!”
Damn, I feel GOOD!!!
yo the spot went off to I’m black and I’m proud last night.
I just rolled into work, accidentally late. I’m sure they think I did it on purpose…lol
I was crunk all day yesterday, and last night after all the coverage went off I couldn’t even go to sleep. I met a whole bunch of my neigbors last night since we were outside cheering and yelling–we might as well start talking…ha!!
Wearing my Black
SI SE PUEDE!!!!
Sorry my state didn’t completely represent, but I know in my county he got 67% of the vote. Thank you Ohio, Pennsylvania and Colorado.
I can’t help but think of how my Mom and my Grandfather (RIP) would have been so proud to see this.
Sorry my state didn’t completely represent, but I know in my county he got 67% of the vote. Thank you Ohio, Pennsylvania and Colorado.
you did your part, and i’m sure all of your people are proud of you
if it makes you feel any better…
i told my boss yesterday that i would be late b/c i probably wouldn’t be in the proper shape to work effectively. of course it was outcome dependent…and i told her i’d let her figure out which outcome would result in me coming in late.
and i’m not making this up.
i got here at 1145 and she asked if i was one of the folks they were showing on TV jumping on cars.
i plead the fif.
Wow…you guys got some real cool bosses.
Did ya’ll see Ralph Nader’s salty arse?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkoB4r9FSzY
Really Ralph Nader? Really? Uncle Sam or Uncle Tom?
I threw up in my mouth a little.
I understand what he was trying to say… doesn’t change the fact that he chose a completely irresponsible way to say it.
Because I’m in Texas…SI SE PUEDE!
Yes ma’am!!!!
This was one of the top 5 greatest moments of my life. This was a big deal and to be able towatch and support it with my vote meant so much. Yes We Can, Obama 2012!!!
This was one of the top 5 greatest moments of my life
yeah. me too
I have been emotional all day. I didn’t find out until about 4 am this morning b/c I go to sleep early!!!!
When I came in to work this morning, my boss told me this should be a holiday and we just did something phenomenal and said me and him will be taking the day off today!!!!!!
On my way in and out of the job (I have quite a distance to walk to my car), I was so happy…. I had red eyes (couldn’t let the tears fall and mess up my mascara, but they were leaking!) and I was smiling and waving to everyone, ESPECIALLY my people!
“When I came in to work this morning, my boss told me this should be a holiday and we just did something phenomenal and said me and him will be taking the day off today!!!!!!”
Your boss sounds cool as hell.
last night i was EXTREMELY elated. as soon as PA was called i was overcome with excitement and euphoria. the entire night i was on this natural high–proud, honored, blessed, amazed, all that. i was intently watching the votes rack up. all while surrounded by good friends*. maaaaan, i was so geeked up that around 1am i was walking the police-blocked streets of Oakland (area of Pgh where the main universities are) a couple miles towards downtown with a bunch of undergrads!! with my CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE sign and a smile plastered on my face.
its a moment i will always remember. this morning i can’t keep the tears from my eyes. it’s all so surreal. i can’t stop thinking, damn, one day i will (God willing) tell my grandkids where i was and what i was doing when the first BLACK man was announced as the President of the United States. and i voted for him. Brotha President Barack Hussein Obama. wow!
*all of us in attendance were from places that lit the map blue–CA, VA, PA, FL, DC. yeah, we repped hard!
*all of us in attendance were from places that lit the map blue–CA, VA, PA, FL, DC. yeah, we repped hard!
yup. pa did it’s thing last night (as did “the cave” aka “pittsburgh”)
pa did it’s thing last night (as did “the cave” aka “pittsburgh”)
**********************************
weren’t we deading this reference?
i took a picture of the tv when Pennsylvania was called! that was a proud moment!!! i’m glad the Burgh was reppin’ hard!
i was at a Pitt election party when they called PA. it was wild!! i got mad texts from the homies talking about “thank you PA!” lol i love it
Yo this is a lil too much verclempt for cube world. I just want to say keep shining e-fam, keep shining…
Hey Wu!
sak passe Alise. I had my flash moment (like in daddy daycare when they couldn’t find flash cuz he finally took off the costume) **shrugging shoulders** My Mama gave me this name!
Wu this post made me proud
Okay I don’t know if you got onion tiddie or if it’s like a prayer answered. Sort of like a Grand Daddy benediction I always say, ‘make us proud.’ When leaving people. By all means stick yo chest out.
Yeah!!!! When he flipped Ohio I knew it was a wrap.
me too, but i still couldnt relax until the west coast polls closed.
sh*t, who am i kidding: i’m STILL not relaxed, lol.
lol. me too. i was so scared i was gonna wake up this morning to some trickery. it’s really hitting me all over again. i’m trying not to cry at work and sh1t.
Don’t let em see you, cry!!
so far so good…but i am constantly smiling and breaking out in (small) random dances.
for me, when they announced VA and then OH, me and another bartender (we were in the middle of making drinks btw) threw our hands up and started hugging people across the bar b/c i think we all knew it was a wrap at that point…
it took me a solid 5 minutes to really accept what i’d just witnessed and a few folks, these two white folks actually, just told me to accept it, that a Black man is now president…like they told me to gather myself and just believe it…
even white folks know how big a deal this was. hell, even McCain knew…
btw, his concession speech was good.
btw, his concession speech was good.
he owed Obama and every Obama supporter that speech. he’s, in part, the reason why so many ppl have a very distorted view of Obama. when his crowd boo’d at the mention of Obama’s victory, it was McCain who, this whole race, encouraged them to believe in the terrible things said about Obama. so that concession speech was owed, it was the very least he could have done after all his dirty politics. now McCain can spend these next few years owing Obama back by helping change this country.
i agree it was a classy speech and if he had run his campaign in an equally classy manner, he might not have had his azz handed to him. they ran an old school, down in the dirt campaign that might have worked if the country werent in MORTAL PERIL.
this is truly an amazing day.
love your blog.
thanks and sh*t
my favorite part of his speech…
“And tonight, I think about all that she’s seen throughout her century in America — the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can’t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.”
that was so powerful… i’m so humbled by this man!!!
yeah, this speech is gonna be replayed for decades…centuries even. its somewhat surreal watching history live instead of just reading about it
“watching history live instead of just reading about it”
that is such a good point, you be making sense & shyt every now and again…
lmao…i agree! its definitely a surreal feeling. like, you KNOW this is something for the books. imagining what your grandkids are gonna be reading about,and you can say you were there. not only were you there, but you contributed.
This is why I went to the rally.
I wanted to be there…watching it on tv was not an option for me. I will now be able to tell my kids I stood in Grant Park and watched with 70,000 other people (on the ticket holder side) as the first black man was elected president.
@ V dot E dot G
this is why I will be at the Inaugural
Same here!
Hell or high water, I will be in DC.
I’ll be in DC too!!
::snicker::
yo tambien!
i will surely be at inauguration too! im already puttin in my PTO.
yeah, i’m so glad i was in the midst of all of this with a bunch of like-minded individuals who could also understand and appreciate the levity of the moment.
and also glad i was amongst a bunch of ignant folks who were just happy b/c they didnt know what else to be.
Obama is for the kids.
“and also glad i was amongst a bunch of ignant folks who were just happy b/c they didnt know what else to be. ”
yes indeed…. lol
I am documenting EVERYTHING. I was a part of the election (I ran for delegate and won back in August), so this is not only a historical moment for the U.S., it is also a personal victory for me. I have never felt so empowered until now. After all, this random black guy from Hawaii with Utopian ideals and the “flyest” wife ever popped out of nowhere and started talking about change.
My point is that so many times we sit here thinking, “oh, things will never change”, yet none of us were getting up to do anything. Obama came into the picture, and got people who never cared before to care. He reached out to those who were thought to be unreachable and touched them. He is paving the way for more black greatness – more everyday greatness.
And he pissed off Jesse Jackson, who is jealous as hell.
“And he pissed off Jesse Jackson, who is jealous as hell.”
THANK YOU! I was mad as hell, watching him cry last night. Keep them guilty tears to yourself. You had the opportunity to support a man who was living proof of the dream you claim to have supported and fostered all these years, and all you did was offer him your johnson to suck.
Suck deez, Jesse.
WORD! LMAO!!!!!!
Yo he was all on that phony even back in the day. Rummors was that he ran over to Martin’s dead body rubbed his hands in the blood and then on himself. Posser rummoring people would say so. Then again maybe his spirit got crushed back when he tried to run and failed.
Its funny you bring up the blood, because when I went on my Jesse rampage on the phone with my mother, she said, and I quote:
“Jesse’s just mad there’s no blood to put on his shirt tonight.”
I had no idea what the hell she was talking about, so I just continued my rampage, lol.
wow. i never heard this. i just can’t even focus on jesse right now. ain’t nothing taking my joy today…..
Yeah…Jesse snapped the freak off when King died.
Rubbed his blood all over his shirt, then proceeded to do tv interviews in that bloody shirt.
He saw the opportunity to emerge from that tragedy as the next civil rights star and he took it.
Disgusting.
But at the end of the day, no matter how he carried himself, Jesse kept a fire burning when so many others were content to let it die out.
you know what, i can understand jesse jackson’s ambivalence, and i don’t think we should be hard on him.
regardless of how much of a caricature he’s become, he has done a ton for us…devoting his entire life to civil rights. now’s not the time to start piling on him.
Jesse’s a b*tch @ss n*gga (wow. for the first time I actually feel bad for using that word). Anyway, Jesse’s legacy has been relegated to nothing more than opportunism and demagoguery. He has made a fool of himself…and hopefully for the last time.
sadly and unfortunately, my name is Panama Jackson and I approve this message.
I think that last night marked the end of a lot of eras:
the old president (Clinton, Bush and now Obama…no one wants and old dude in office),
the end of the old school civil rights leader…
the end of trying to effect change by using racial politics, gender politics (though…this may still crop up ), and fear tactics
the demise of the war hero presidential candidate. Again, Clinton and Bush started that trend and now the war heroes are all on their death beds.
I am a War Hero . . and Sharon Stone’s Cousin.
Head of State is TOO funny.
i agree as well. i won’t forgotten JJ’s role in civil rights, but i sure as hell won’t forget how he sh*tted on another Black man–who is WORTHY, respectable, intelligent, and hard working–while the entire world was watching either. thank you, Jesse, but EFF YOU.
i agree as well. i won’t forgotten JJ’s role in civil rights, but i sure as hell won’t forget how he sh*tted on another Black man–who is WORTHY, respectable, intelligent, and hard working–while the entire world was watching either. thank you, Jesse, but EFF YOU.
yah t hats how i feel. i also feel what champ is saying, i think everything happened the way it was supposed to. this is why we love and appreciate all obama is.
There is no excuse for his behavior where Barack was concerned, regardless of all he’s given to the movement, and I don’t think anyone should provide him with any.
Being a champion for a cause does not give you the free and clear to do/say anything you want.
Word…if I see Jesse’s trickity-@ss in the streets, I’m going to invite him to engage in a little fisticuffs. I would love to punch the perm outta his hair.
lol you’re killing me today.
LOL! You just like the visual of Jesse getting that Hawaiian Silky smoothness punched into an afro.
well, it IS a pretty b!tchin image! lol
lmao oh yeah, D*Pain, you got spunk alright. i like your style, homes!
*adding “trickity-trick” to the PBG vernacular*
“Being a champion for a cause does not give you the free and clear to do/say anything you want.”
I agree.
“Being a champion for a cause does not give you the free and clear to do/say anything you want.”
Jesse had a right to his opinions. And the ego is a powerful thing.
But he found his soul in the end. And that is all that matters.
I can truly hear that. I actually think he is a victim of being a revolutionary. I heard something in a movie once. These old hippies were chatting it up. They said that, ‘if you don’t plan the revelation to the end. You might as well plan your death because you’ll never see it to fruition.’ Him and Jeremiah (my Mama says she thinks he’s stuck in the 60s). I think it’s a case of when your creating something new how do you know when it is complete? How do you know there will be no need for upgrade next year? I guess w/ biological processes that is just the nature of the beast. As far as Jesse is concerned, I like what Dick Gregory has to say about protesting and marching. It was a great revolutionary tool in the 60s but not for today. I am especially feeling this after being bamboozled by Jeb both in the first Bush election, and w/ his pyramid tier system. A system that ended up deciding how much graduate funding would be available to universities and guess who ended up on the bottom. Yup the Rattlers. smh
Your posts have made perfect sense these days, what with periods, comma’s, question marks, and the like.
Do I need to hang up my translator’s hat?
Who knows maybe there will be some wile out left in me somewhere. I have been getting good sleep and being responsibly productive. yo no se.
I think Wu got a ghostwriter this week.
Alrigh fine sad to say, and truth be told. Microsoft Word spellcheck. **storming away**
I can’t have nothin fa yall medlin vss ooooooh
why am I visualizing this storm off and laughing uncontrollably….
you know i lubs me some Wu but…
bwahahahahaha!!
Actually BBMo that’s what it’s made for.
I think Wu got a ghostwriter this week.
::snickers::
Maaan, forget ole Pie-face Jackson.
Out w/the old and in w/the new. He’s a faker and a hater and his tears pi$$ed me the eff off. Booo @ him and definitely no glitter!!
I agree with this.
you know what, i can understand jesse jackson’s ambivalence, and i don’t think we should be hard on him.
EXACTLY
Jesse is like the old black guy at the job, he has worked hard as he.ll to help the company get where it needs to be, dedicated his life to it, Sacrificed his family, for it and when he stepped up to be manager he was pushed back, made to realize he hadnt made it as far as he thought. So now the new guy on the block is brought in and given the title. He was jealous and upset as most of us would be in the situation. He was crying though because to me in that moment he realized that while he wanted it to be him, his dream, and the dream he had slaved for so many years had finally happened, Those tears and that joy in his eyes and his face was not fake. It was him finally aligning his ego with his dream. He is a man not perfect and as a man he had fault but without him Obama’s victory would not be possible. I am glad he got to see this in his lifetime…
Jesse’s snot cry was getting a bit much, especially after he kept it up for 30 minutes.
Jesse, you need more people, with your alliteration loving, s-curl getting ass
hahahha….Luvvie….lol
You know I think that Jeremiah Wright could take him in a alliterate off.
Toss up.
Iunno, Wu. Jesse is an alliteration adoring assassinator. Would be GREAT to see on MTV’s “Celebrity Deathmatch”
Hecks yeah You know Jeremiah would have some killer claymation calamity to contort. Whereas Jesse (infectious man he is, I was quite put out when Bishop Jakes made up a word on an msn interview last night. smh) would make up words n stuff.
Oh I have experienced Jeremiah’s aliteration skills personally. He too is magnificient w/ it. Just head on down there by 95th n Halstead some Sunday’s he is still in the pullpit puttin it down.
At the CBC there was a session and in the middle of Jesse’s talk the lights went out, and without skipping a beat he said “Let there be light” it was kinda funny. Random story but…he still needs more people.
I’m Jesse’s more people.
I think the tears were genuine tears.
Me too VEG! He can feel remorseful for hatin’ on Barack like that. He’s only human and had a moment. I think he’s way more good than bad though.
i do too. i wasn’t hatin on Jesse for the tears. whether they were genuine or not, only he and God knows (and who the H am i to make that call?). Jesse has been through and seen a lot. and this moment was a moment of redemption for all Black ppl esp those who were at the forefront of the movement.
but (oh yes, you knew the but was coming) it doesn’t excuse or trump his past behavior. he just has to step up and get over himself. God bless him.
well said Gemie
I actually teared when they showed Jesse in tears.
yes, the man is an opportunist. And yes, he was jealous when Obama got much further than he ever dreamed.
But in the end Jesse put his ego aside (at least publicly…the castrate comment not withstanding) and represented.
To see him in humbled, in tears, knowing how hard he’d worked to see black folk get to this point was moving. And it also hit home the fact that Barack was, last night, standing on the shoulders of so many people.
Jesse did his part to pave the way. Now Barack has broken through. And one day someone else will blaze a trail.
and in the history books, this will look great. kids will see what Jesse started and how Barack came up, took the baton, and ran to the finish line.
but what about those of us who had to witness Jesse show his a$$ and act a fool on some straight BS?? it’s heartbreaking to see one Black man claw at another. i can’t condone or justify that. it doesn’t take away from what Jesse has done for the movement, but it damn sure takes away from any dignity or respect he had.
i ain’t wit it.
again, i stand with gem on this one. i hated to see jesse act a damn crab in a barrel, and all the o’reilly types use it to support their ignant views. he did his part, but he could have done more, and better.
cause more better makes it mo’ better
As a recent graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (forever shortened to UIUC- because I can’t be bothered to spell that ish out forever), I still live in the area, and was in pure elation when I found out the news. I remember four years ago, voting in my first election, and staying up until after 4 am awaiting results- the ones I didn’t desire. This time, I was not only happy about the results- but in awe of how quick it appeared! Happy Self came out and said “Let’s go find the celebration!”
Most people familiar with the area know the spot to find a bunch of happy drunks is Green Street. I followed the noise and stood as people high-fived, hugged, chanted “O-BA-MA!”, and sprayed champagne in the crowd. We then ran to the Alma Mater, where we did more of the same and sung the national anthems (and any other song we could think of.) We then took over the Quad, ending on the steps of Foellinger Hall, where drummers drummed, people danced, and a student with cerebal palsy (who is in a wheelchair) got lifted through the crowd to provide a very uplifting speech to the hushed crowd. No fighting, no harsh words, just love from everyone to everyone. Not to mention, I need a t-shirt that says “Barack, Paper, Scissors”- with him putting the scissors in Palin’s head…
Needless to say, I left with good feelings- at 1:00 in the morning, like I didn’t have to be at work now!
Needless to say, I left with good feelings- at 1:00 in the morning
***tempering overwhelming urge to type “thats what she said”***
Silly rabbit…
:*D
Lol you just don’t want me to clown you on Obama day.
ILLINIS stand up!!!
I shall be there for this weekend’s Black Alumni Reunion We gon party EXTRA hard!!! Green Street will be CRUNK, like the time I planned the senior bar crawl. 250 drunk and happy Black people on Green Street acting a fool was a sight to see. *Sigh* I miss college. Maybe we can do a re-enactment.
I will be sotally tober!!
Word.
Man, man, man, man…. MAN!
I feel like Kevin Garnett in his post-game interview when he won the title… ANYTHING’S POSSIBLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLE!
I have the hugest red cherry koolaid grin on my face… and it won’t go away.
I am happy my mother is alive to witness this… My 70 yr old uncle who had to ride on the back of the bus… who, as a grown man, was called boy… One of my other uncles who worked has dealt with racism in corporate America; who had a professor change his grade from an A to a B deliberately b/c he was black.
When they say, “You can grow up and be anything in the world you want to be… even president…” that’s no longer cliche.
We were once counted as 3/5′s of a person. Three-fifths of a citizen. And even though slavery is long and gone, Jim Crow died, and we have been able to share in the opportunity of the American dream for years now, I can’t help but think, “Wow, we really are Americans now.”
“We were once counted as 3/5’s of a person. Three-fifths of a citizen. ”
This is why I was thinking about my Grandfather so serious today. He was 91 when he passed in ’05 and I heard so many stories of all he went through here in TX back in the day. We have come so far.
SC, you had me at “I feel like Kevin Garnett in his post-game interview when he won the title… ANYTHING’S POSSIBLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLE!”
you referenced my boo, KG. you sure know how to keep me on your fan list.
Wow, we really are Americans now.”
I might even start rocking a flag pin… or teach my son the pledge of allegience. This is so serious.
“I might even start rocking a flag pin… or teach my son the pledge of allegience. This is so serious.”
You may be on to something.
yeah girl… i’m tearing up now as i read everybody’s post. i’m going to have to get me a pin cause it’s so symbolic. I never wore no ish like that… i woulda sported the red black and green flag b4 the american flag. but now i feel like we can put old divisions behind us and really try to heal some old wounds. I have faith renewed in American people. I just called my grandma (who’s in her 80′s) who worked in some rich white people’s house her whole life. She’s never been bitter, but she’s always kinda had a “white is right” attitude and for a dude named Barack Hussein Obama with a beautiful Black wife and black daughters to be the President just validates so many things for her and for all of us… i have some other thoughts that i posted on my blog too (www.museacd.blogspot.com)… but i am so moved. God is good and real.
“now i feel like we can put old divisions behind us and really try to heal some old wounds. I have faith renewed in American people”
This comment was extremely moving.
Thanx
you know as I read your posts today I feel pretty much how I have felt most of my life about this country. While it has some serious issues that it needs to address I would rather live no where else than the USA. My parents came here with nothing and had to rebuild their lives, my dad had an earned Master’s degree in Accounting and had to start from scratch earning his GED, mostly because he didn’t speak English, my parents came here to this country for the opportunity they did not have in theirs, and this country has not let them down. My family has taken advantage of all of the opportunities that this country offered us and last night shortly after it was announced my mother called me to ask me where I was and had I heard, I knew that even she understood that this changes everything. That all of their struggles were for nothing and that their grandchildren will surely reap the rewards of their great sacrifice. I have always flown an American Flag outside my home in honor of our military and in honor of our freedoms, because I know first hand what is like not to have them, and I thank God that my parents decided to leave everything behind and start with a clean slate in this great land of opportunity albeit filled with its great issues.
“without struggle there is not progress”
So now that we been struggling for so long, bring on the progress!
Si Se PUEDE!
**Slow Clap**
This was uplifting. for real.
thanks D*, oh and tell your secretary that every presidential election causes issues with the market. then take your dyck out and smack that biatch in her forehead with it.
“then take your dyck out and smack that biatch in her forehead with it.”
This is HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!
Hilarious, but he needs to do that shyt. Ol’ hatin’ azz hussy!
Yeah, I’m goin’ IN on all haters today!
She might not live through the severe head trauma…
feel me?
Be sure to start with yourself. Or you could go hard on the loving. Like when Malcolm got asked does he hate 2520s he was all like, “it’s not that I hate 2520 so much as I just love my people so much more.
Where is the loveration?!
Wu, I’m tired of you making sense today. I don’t even know how to deal with it.
Look how Obama’s bringing change already!!
LMAO!!!!!! ROTFL!!!! Funniest sh*t ever!!! I thought that the second sentence was going to support the first with facts and statistics…instead you went with the forehead c*ck-smack. YES! LOL!
YES WE CAN!
Hey IH,
I agree with everything you said. I truly do. America is and has been a land where many things are possible. But as an African American woman, whose ancestors where African slaves and I have felt as though there hasn’t been a racial reckoning in this country until now. There hasn’t been an open and honest discourse on the racial divides in this country, and now the flood gates have been opened. There hasn’t been any psychological healing in our communities for the atrocities of slavery, Jim Crow, and the bigotry of low expectation… we still suffer from Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome – and that does not get addressed. The Black family has been DECIMATED and in the 60′s drugs infiltrated our urban communities to crush our movements… like our towns and businesses were crushed b4 that. So as an African American woman, although I am reaping the benefits of my parents, grandparents, and ancestors struggles in America, I still walk through blighted neighborhoods that suffer the consequences of America. So no, b4 today I wasn’t waving American flags. But now I feel some hope that everyone in this country may be able to open their mind a little bit more and realize that we are all connected and that the African American struggle is part of the American struggle (myself included). And I feel like more than a stolen African child and more like an American. We can’t turn back the hands of time… but for me the masses of American people electing Barack Obama means so much.
“you know as I read your posts today I feel pretty much how I have felt most of my life about this country.”
IH . . .I have a different opinion. . . my family came off the banana boat with nothing also, in the 70s, but I have always lived with the realization that I was not equal . . .My grandmother always told me that as a black man I have to work twice as hard . . . this is the mantra I have lived by for my entire life . . .The fact that I was bussed out of my neighborhood (crown heights brooklyn .. .HOLLA!) to go to school in Bay Ridge because I “would not get to college and I was smart” after kindergarden made me realize that a lot of black folks get left to the wolves meanwhile a C white student can command a nation. Subtle things like trash gets picked up more frequently in higher income areas (which happen to be not as dark) . . . I thought it wasn’t right, but I didn’t have any want to change it, I just knew I couldn’t be there for long.
Serving in the military is a different feeling for black folks. They (2520s) volunteer their service to actually SERVE their nation. The rest are benefits. We serve for the benefits (not going to jail, not paying for college, gotta leave home). Even the most gung ho brothers and sisters are more attached to their service than the nation (from the ones I met).
I don’t like to hear people bad mouth America because if you don’t like it leave. I will say that I have never been proud to be an American . . . Ive been proud of my family for making it work in this racist country where the odds are normally against them. I was offended that people got mad at Michelle Obama for making that statement . . . I wholeheartedly support it . . . Today, for the first time, I am PROUD of my country.
Word ‘em up, IVR!
And another thing that is important is that our children know this history. People who don’t know their history are doomed to repeat it. Our children need to be aware of our struggles in this country and not think the thing to do is just brush ish under the rug… there is a reason why some of the things that happen in our communities happen and to act like it’s just our fault, or our laziness, or anything like that is shortsighted and wrong. We need to talk about these things and have a wholistic perspective. Not to assign blame, but so that we can heal.
“I was offended that people got mad at Michelle Obama for making that statement . . . I wholeheartedly support it . . . Today, for the first time, I am PROUD of my country”
i’m with you 100 percent. anybody who got mad at her either didn’t know, didn’t show, or just didn’t care about what it feels like to be in a country that often wonders if its better off without you. i agreed with her statement so much that i started explaining it to folks in my office b/c i knew they were gonna call her un-american. i told one co-worker that she’s not un-american, she’s Black, and it’s a Black thing.
i told a white person last night that this was the best i’ve ever felt as a Black person b/c for once, we have proof that millions of white people bought into a man’s worth and not just his color. and that made me proud.
“I don’t like to hear people bad mouth America because if you don’t like it leave. I will say that I have never been proud to be an American . . . Ive been proud of my family for making it work in this racist country where the odds are normally against them. I was offended that people got mad at Michelle Obama for making that statement . . . I wholeheartedly support it . . . Today, for the first time, I am PROUD of my country.”
I can totally agree with this statement. And I by no means want you to think that my parents road was paved with gold. Their struggle here was layden with racism, bigotry, and all kinds of other crap, but none the less my parents instilled in us that ish is a whole h3ll of a lot worse where they were, and that there are problems here, issues here, that we don’t talk about but that we need to do things to in order to just scrape by.
I think my pride in America came from my parents in part because in their home country they were openly persecuted where as here the persecution was much more covert but allowed you options, for us that was the better choice. I in no way want to minimize the struggle, but I will say that regardless of the obstacle my options here have been greater and though my parents sacrifices too have been great, we are in the days of reaping the rewards
True IH, we are reaping the rewards, but,
Your parent’s homeland is where they were terrorized and they fled to America for relief. This IS our land of terror. A Black man / woman can still get beat down by the police in this country , or shot 41 times while he’s picking up his wallet, or profiled because he’s/she’s black. White women STILL blame crimes that they commit themselves on Black men – http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17789356/detail.html . The Jena 6 just happened -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jena_Six
My son’s father got pulled over at the airport the other day because he was black. There is no other reason. We need to heal, but it’s not all good. I’m not discounting anybodys struggles, and I’m not saying that progress hasn’t been made, it has by leaps and bounds, but pretending that everything is gravy is just as destructive as wallowing in victimhood. I’m saying let’s face our truths. All of them… and get better from them.
Black women still feel self conscious about their natural hair, their features, and their bodies. IH… the struggle continues.
yo, I didnt say there is no struggle now. And Black women aren’t the only one with the hair, features and body struggle.
I agree the struggle continues, I didnt say we need to stop fighting either.
I guess what I am saying is that this time right now with this president presents a great hope of possibilities. We need to use this energy and enthusiasm we have to continue the work.
Yes let us celebrate, but let us also prepare to continue the work
Hurricane Katrina just happened too… the whole country was calling those AMERICAN CITIZENS refugees… sorry IH… the struggle continues
ok. Truce. And I agree… the election of Barack Obama gave me more hope and faith in the hearts of the people of this country than I’ve ever had. I am going to get me that flag pin… and rock it proudly.
you know I was about to say u effin up my high and ish… lets bring this up next week when the high has worn off a lil bit, I may not be as optimistic
“Black women still feel self conscious about their natural hair, their features, and their bodies. IH… the struggle continues.”
That’s personal and cultural struggle. Not a universally collective struggle. yeah, media plays into it. But it also played in the ‘black folk can’t…” mentality. And we’re tearing that done. We got to tear down our own beauty issues ourselves.
We can’t expect institutions to fix all of our problems. Change starts in here *simultaneously points to head and heart*
I co-sign that 100% VEG.
“I don’t like to hear people bad mouth America because if you don’t like it leave”
It is our right as Americans to have the freedom to criticize our country and its policies.
So I see nothing wrong with badmouthing America. But with the criticism should come action.
I am so psyched that for the first time in a long time American CARED and DID SOMETHING.
I hope that spirit continues.
““I don’t like to hear people bad mouth America because if you don’t like it leave”
It is our right as Americans to have the freedom to criticize our country and its policies.
So I see nothing wrong with badmouthing America. But with the criticism should come action.”
I agree with you kinda . . . I agree people should have the right to be free . . . but it pisses me off to see people doing d*mb sh!t . . . America gives you the right to do a lot of things that I don’t like. . . the KKK has the right to say pretty much whatever the hell they feel like, that doesn’t mean I don’t see anything wrong with it. But our military fights for them to have that right.
Maybe as an ex active duty military type it pisses me off for different reasons . . . but people have talked sh!t to me about military policy while in uniform. Here I am thinking MFer go get elected president and change it then, I’m about to deploy in a month and you are here word vomitting on me. . . talking sh!t is a waste of time . . . and people tend to direct this sh!t talking to the wrong people.
Some lady called me here at my desk in this cubicle maybe 2-3 weeks ago and told me “Tell George Bush that America doesn’t like big labor” . . . WTF is wrong with people? You just call a random number at the department of labor and start spewing off random nonsense? You really think I got a direct line to George? People need to stop talking Sh!t.
I feel ya.
I was dating a former Marine who did three tours of duty in Gulf War I during the Sept. 11 attacks ( He joined the Marines not because of need of opportunity or money for college (he’d already been to college, on a soccer scholarship) but because he wanted to serve).
He really schooled me. When folks were protesting America invading Afghanistan (which I was actually for) he said that is one of the absolute worst things a soldier wants to see when he’s reading/watching news from home.
I also learned that being in the military is a gig. And to harshly criticize someone for their gig is really not cool. We wouldn’t like it if it were done to us.
“I was dating a former Marine who did three tours of duty in Gulf War I during the Sept. 11 attacks ( He joined the Marines not because of need of opportunity or money for college (he’d already been to college, on a soccer scholarship) but because he wanted to serve).”
Yeah, people who join the marines are a different breed . . . most enlistees going for the benefits join the army or the navy. . . air force if they are lucky (jk)
I dont think I have met a marine yet that was “right” upstairs. But God Bless Em because they are truly the tip of the spear.
i feel where you’re coming from IVR. but i can honestly say, for as long i can remember, i’ve always been proud to be an American. but i haven’t always been proud of America. and i believe there is a difference. as much sh*t as her citizens have put “colored peoples” (black slaves, indigenous ppls, mexicans, other immigrants, etc), this country has always stood on the principle of “opportunity”. whether the powers that be have allowed ALL ppl to exercise this freedom of opportunity is another issue. but the promise has always been there. the hope has always lied within the very ppl who have been shunned and made to feel “less American”. they were proud.
aside from the natives of this land, Blacks are the most entitled to call themselves “American” becuz it was on Black backs this country was built and made to flourish. and just knowing that my ancestors were a part of that, makes me proud. so they were beaten, killed, raped, spit on, hosed down by the almight YT–i’m still proud. not of the ppl who inflicted or tolerated (or even legislated) such pain, but proud of the ppl who stood the pain, shed the tears, buried the bloody mangled bodies, and fought back! i’m proud of the ppl who picked cotton, nursed white babies, made quilts as signs to the underground railroad, sat in the back of the bus, used “colored only” facilities, cast their first vote, marched on washington, had dreams, took a stance by any means necessary, fought for this country in war.
and elected the first Black president of this country. i am proud and will always be proud. and i will make sure my children (when they exist) know that it is a privilege to be part of this great American legacy. and they too will be proud.
“i feel where you’re coming from IVR. but i can honestly say, for as long i can remember, i’ve always been proud to be an American. but i haven’t always been proud of America. and i believe there is a difference. as much sh*t as her citizens have put “colored peoples” (black slaves, indigenous ppls, mexicans, other immigrants, etc), this country has always stood on the principle of “opportunity”. whether the powers that be have allowed ALL ppl to exercise this freedom of opportunity is another issue. but the promise has always been there. the hope has always lied within the very ppl who have been shunned and made to feel “less American”. they were proud. ”
I feel you Gem . . . this is the same reason why I have not been proud . . . the fact that you are going to go over and found a country on top of someone else’s country (Indians? where? stop playing!) . . . declare that you are a land of the free and then go home and beat on your slave. . . be a beacon of democracy then turn around and take away the sovereignty of other nations . . .I dont see the pride in that.
I love it though because I’d rather be here in DC working than in Panama running around barefoot chasing bicycle rims up the unpaved road with a stick . . . the imagery alone terrifies me.
But being Black (my ancestors were slaves also. . . instead of toby kunta would have been. . .Pedro) I am proud today that America may live up to the promise that it has pretended to keep with the world forthe last 200 years and change. . . But we can agree to disagree. . . I have been doing that a lot today.
yes, we can agree to disagree. i respect your standpoint. but i will say, whatever contradictions this country was founded on is a dead issue. can’t do a damn thing to change the past. but we can always change today for a better tomorrow. and that’s what makes this country great. we changed yesterday. and that’s a beautiful thing.
I’m feeling ALL of this, IVR. I love to hear Black soldiers speak on it!
“I’m feeling ALL of this, IVR. I love to hear Black soldiers speak on it!”
Appreciate it PBG
It is a proud day for us all. For ages the media has portrayed us as lazy, uneducated, welfare cheats, drug addicts, gang members, crooks and killers. Our prominent black “leaders” have all but faded into self-serving irrelevance (Jesse Jackson, David Dinkens, Al Sharpton). But today we receive proper representation.
Perhaps the greatest social impact of Barack Obama’s path to the White House has been that it has reignited the racial discourse in America. At every turn we saw examples where Obama was the target of hate and bigotry– some covert and others blatant. But his candidacy proved that racism is no excuse for apathy nor failure. The racism that he experienced is no different than the racism (individual and institutional) that we have all experienced since birth. And yet we all press on. He is our beacon of hope beacause he is no different from any of us; we all have the ability to accomplish the unimaginable. He is the embodiment of all of our hopes and dreams… no longer deferred.
It’s a Celebration B*tches!
one of my co-workers said that it feels like his mental shackles have been broken. if obama can be president of america, theres no reason why he cant be dean/president of a university
That is really interesting…it makes me wonder how many other people are feeling the same way? And what impact sentiments like this will have on the nations Educational statistics (college enrollment/graduation, Highschool drop-outs, etc)?
I know I’m increasing my course load next semester.
All the VSBers are invited when your very own GlitterSprinkler/ CatLady finally graduates! YES I CAN!!
one of my co-workers said that it feels like his mental shackles have been broken
i feel this too…i cant explain it.
I have cried on an off since the announcement was made.
I bawled all through his victory speech.
I was so scared he wouldn’t be elected because he was black, even tho he was and is BY FAR the best choice for this country.
I am filled with hope for the future. Not that the road ahead is going to be easy, but I am filled with hope because I know it can be traveled.
My son will be able to vote in the next presidential election. I hope he is able to vote for someone he looks like … not just for Obama’s re-election, but for other elections as well.
YES! WE CAN!
honestly, I ain’t even mad now that the Obama campaigned called me 3 times a day, or I got 54646 emails an hour from moveon.org.
“I was so scared he wouldn’t be elected because he was black, even tho he was and is BY FAR the best choice for this country”
A month or so ago I was thinking about this scenario in an effort to brace myself for the worst. I almost started to cry at the prospect of him losing because it would have been clear that greatness can be overshadowed by race. This would obviously be devastating to the Black psyche. But the fact still remains that if Obama was white, McCain may not have received a single vote…not even from himself.
Co-signing on all of this.
When my son saw Obama had won, he looked to me and he said “Momma, NOW I can be anything I want.”
I cried. I cried because YES! he was right – we now had an African-American president. I cried because he felt he was right, that yesterday anything he wanted to be wasn’t really an option.
I follow this blog and am never amazed by how thorough everyone one it participates. I’m a bit older, but try to remain relevant (think milf that is somewhat militant/semi-feminist(womanist) lover of most things Ghostface/B.I.G. We did it but YOU ALL HAVE POWER IN THE PALMS OF YOUR HANDS AND HEARTS!!!! We made it happen- let’s keep up the enthusiasm. Like the First Lady Elect- “For the first time in my adult life, I am proud to be American.”
me too sista… me too. I really am going to get that flag pin to go wit’ my Cheshire grin
“lover of most things Ghostface/B.I.G”
*gives you daps*
*returns daps, smiles and offers no doubt nod-NYC style*
“milf that is somewhat militant/semi-feminist(womanist) lover of most things Ghostface/B.I.G”
i approve of this combination.
Thank You for your Endorsement Champ
(beyatchs lu’ da smiley face)
I know this is kind of inappropriate but when seeing the First Family up on stage last night was I the only one thinking that Barack and Michelle are going to have some freaky, kinky, wild, out of this world s3x tonight?
vsb-er muse called me last night and said that
*paraphrasing*
“michelle better be giving barack the best sex anyone has ever had on the planet earth”
sheit… i’m sure she wants to. half the women in America want to hit that right now. And she’s his WIFE… i’m sure he got the red light special after the kids when to sleep hee hee hee.
Actually I bet it was the other way around. Do you remember the big ups he gave her @ the acceptance speach. I think that the ‘yes we can’ slogan started w/ them two.
lol… maybe. They are a beautiful couple. OMG!!!!! I am so PROUD!!!
I know peacocks and waterfalls ain’t got nothing on me.
Eff…you’re killing me today…lol
I dunno, I thought it would be more lovey-dovey-I-support-you cuddling and shit, considering how bittersweet this all is, with the loss of his grandmother.
Maybe I’m too romantical and shyt. Tap dat ass, Michelle.
Oh, I do believe the FIRST couple GOT IT IN last night. Is it me, or did they look like they saw NO ONE else when they were hugging last nite?? YUPPP!! The Hyatt Presidential Suite got some BOM CHICKA WAH WAH!!
LOL
Whoopi Goldberg is on the view talking bout, “For the first time in the long time, I truly believe there is gonna be some whoopi going on in the white house”, LOL!
I can’t deal.
GMA was doing a retrospective on the pitter patter of little feet in the white house, I think someone needs to get in there and reinforce those chandiliers
Whoopi is a fool…but oh so true!
I dig Whoopi Goldberg and her eyebrow-less self.
LOL…if you really dug whoopi you wouldn’t have brought up those eybrows (or lack thereof).
lmao leave her browlessness alone!
WOOOOOW. Whoopi is wilin’!!! Speaking of the View, I wonder how Mrs. Hasselbeck is taking this…..
hmmmmm
that heffa can…you know what, i’m gonna leave it be.
*trying to compose self*
no i’m not…she can suck it. that chick was probably contemplating jump out the window and stabbing herself in the neck with a pencil on her way down.
‘ol ignorant i understand black people’s plight cause i read history books no survior winning blind party faith head @ss!
no i’m not…she can suck it. that chick was probably contemplating jump out the window and stabbing herself in the neck with a pencil on her way down.
LOL!!!!
LMAO!!! one of the dudes i was watching the election results with said, after Michelle and the girls were leaving the stage before President Obama’s speech, “just smack that fat a$$ one good time, Barack!”
i.died.
oh yes! there will be a black baby both born and conceived in the white house…
**Big-Ups Barack Jr.**
So proud of my country and so proud of my home state of Virginia – now a blue state!
CO SIGN!!!
i need to think of a word other than cosign.
I am so proud of my fellow Virginians!!!
I’m the only Black person at my job. Not only was the FIRST person to get here, the only other person here is my intern. My boss and coworkers (who are 2520s) aren’t in. They partied too hard b/c my boss threw an Obama party last night that they all went to. Poor saps are tuckered out from partying too hard.
This makes me BEYOND proud.
I was 2 hours late today and I still smell of booze.
I was 2 hours late today and I still smell of booze.
lol…you sound like ron burgandy
scotchy scotchy scothy. i love scotch.
I was an hour later than my usual hour late and I smell great! but I only had about 2 hours sleep so I had to give in to the Starbucks (sorry Panda J), I needed the high octane today
I’ve had 2 white chocolate mochas this morning, and I’m still sleepy.
But it’s a good sleepy though!!!!
My eyes feel raw from the constant tearing
Mine too, IH. I’ve been crying for 24hrs now! I’m an elated, emotional wreck…I LOVE IT!!
e-hugs!!!
b/c Obama won, i shall forgive your Starbuckness today.
I cant even begin to explain how I feel. Complete STRANGERS giving me high fives on the Metro when they see my Obama sticker.
I saw a T-shirt today that said: Rosa Parks sat, so King could walk. King walked so Obama could run. Obama ran so our kids could fly.
Kinda cheesy, but I love it!
Im SO proud of this country right now!!!
Wow! High fives??! That is awesome. In NYC…you can feel the sense of pride but it also feels like all eyes are on us… so black folks are trying not to publicly do the butterfly/tootsie roll in celebration. However, I must say that a co-worker and I did find a moment to do the George Jefferson in the office this morning.
Strangely, in my office, there doesn’t seem to be any talk about the election…at all. (I guess because most of Wall Street are Repubs) However one of the secretaries (white woman) did make an off-centered comment blaming today’s market down-turn on Obama. Trick please.
“However, I must say that a co-worker and I did find a moment to do the George Jefferson in the office this morning.”
*chuckle*
I work at an EXTREMELY divided law firm. One of the paralegals was a delegate for McCain and a lawyer campaigned hard for him… but the head partner is a die hard Obama supporter, so it has been VERY interesting the last few weeks to see them go at it with each other… exchanging e mails back and forth with articles from various publications attached, arguing their respectable causes. (I had the pleasure of the Democratic lawyer bcc’ing me since he knew how I felt about the election)
As far as the high fives- yeah! One girl didnt even SAY anything- she just looked at my sticker, smiled and put her hand up. Its great to be able to share this elation with people you have never seen before- and probably will never see again.
Im so dern giddy right now I cant stand it LOL.
Grayse,
I’m glad you were able to hear the opposing arguements. Something that I have been wondering is how does one intelligently argue on behalf of McPain? I have followed the political pundits’ commentary, political blogs, etc. very closely but I have yet to hear an impressive argument for McCain. just wondering if you read any strong arguments from those emails?
Send me an e mail to itsjustgrayse {a} yahoo.com and I can forward some things to you. They make for a VERY good read.
But in a nutshell, there wasnt much of an argument for Palin. It was mainly crazy talk commentary and editorial links lol.
Can I get in on some of these articles too?
Sure… e mail me at that same address
I just dont want to put all their stuff out there like that LOL and its lengthy.
me three? *bats eyes* i was just having this convo with my coworker. i really just want someone to explain it to me. i’m all for having an open convo. but can someone please talk to me without using lies, rumors and hateful slurs and just honestly tell me why?
However, I must say that a co-worker and I did find a moment to do the George Jefferson in the office this morning
note to management, perhaps a new corner needs to be built for the shuckers and jivers.
Shucking and jiving is gonna be rampant in the next couple of days, if not weeks. Yes, they will def need a new corner.
I’m hella late, but I literally laughed out loud when I read you and a co-worker did the George Jefferson. That’s great!!!
I don’t know when I’m ever going to come down from this high. Last night was surreal – anywhere Chicago was the place to be, and my neighbors and I made the most of it. This morning was surreal – I struck up conversations with complete strangers, and have smiled so hard that I gave myself dimples. This moment, right now, is too much and I don’t want it to end. I am inspired beyond belief, and so motivated and focused that I’m a little scared.
I’m proud to be an American, prouder to be an agent of change.
“Agent of Change”. For some reason, I pictured you in a long black leather coat when I read this.
Does it come with Morpheus’ lilliputian gravity defining specs?
speaking of agents, the secert service now works for a black man. taking bullets for him instead of the other way around. i swear im still waiting for a flying pig to be seen amidst all this glitter.
So I finally made it to work (4 hours late). Not only did I pull in the parking lot blasting Jeezy, but I proceeded to give high fives to the 2520′s that I know voted for McCain. They hate me right now. I may be unemployed by this afternoon, but I will still two step out of here smiling and chanting YES WE CAN and YES WE DID.
Oh YEAH – O-H-I-O stand up!!!!!
I had my doubts about my state, until I walked in to vote and saw a line of my people that snaked all the way outside. My mom is a probation officer and said that her probationers would leave from meeting with her to go next door to vote. She’s like hoodrats were out there lined up with their strollers and waited for hours to vote. They can’t stop us.
Im like Diddy out here “Take that take that”
When I got to the job-house this morning @ 8:15 (45 minutes early), it was sooo somber in here. The dayum dog greeted me. It was like this house was cloaked in disappointment and sadness.
I have only been taking care of these folks’ little boy for a month and I had NO idea what their political views were, because they are so closed mouthed about it. But when I finally saw their faces this morning, I knew w/out a doubt they were not Obama supporters. BabyBoy’s Daddy said they only stayed up until 11pm watching election returns and said “I hope no one thinks Mr.Obama has a magic wand to fix all that is wrong right now. He has a long road ahead of him”. I said “PRESIDENT Obama isn’t magical and none of us believe he is. He is simply the right man for the job.”
BabyGirl’s parents are die-hard Obama 2520s. They were floating on air this morning! We were hi-fiving and hugging and all that! We brought the sunshine up in this piece!!
PBG did you walk in the house like Danny Glover did in Beloved ‘what kind of evil you got in this house woman?’ Iew the dog greeted you (read sniffed your crotch or but) lol
I went to the rally last night and it was surreal.
Inside, we all cheered when Obama got the delegates he needed. Then…there was silence. I think folks were in shock. You could feel a very positive energy from the crowd – but you could hear very little. It’s like the universe took a moment and silenced itself to recognize the importance of this moment. Then came the tears. Then the dancing.
We all listened respectfully to John McCain’s concession speech and, amazingly, folks were pretty mellow during Obama’s acceptance. Wasn’t much shucking and jiving, that I could see, in the rally itself. Lots of ginourmous bear hugs, fist pumps and “I cannot believe this”. Whites and Latinos were just as happy as us.
Walking through downtown afterwards was also surreal. It was eerily quiet. Couples were holding hands, making out on the street – I am sure many children were conceived last night. People were skipping.Cops were smiling, shaking hands. They weren’t harassing the street vendors, checking for their licenses. Everyone was buying Obama stuff WITHOUT trying to bargain for it. Folks of all races were running up on each other and hugging. If I can paint a picture of utopia…it was last night, in Chicago. Even the hood was quiet.
We all listened respectfully to John McCain’s concession speech
I have to say…his speech was nice. I was just wondering where all of that sense, graciousness and composure was during the campaign.
ME TOO!
He was humble and, dare I say, classy.
He lost himself in his desire to win, I think.
say word… i was thinking the SAME thing….
what i noticed was when he praised obama his crowd booed, when obama praised mccain, his cheered. the tone they set for their campaigns will continue after. obama took the high road…all the way to the White House.
naw…there was some booing of McCain in the Obama crowd. I was there! I heard it.
The cheers just got picked up by the mics.
It’s hard when ‘your candidate’ loses. McCain nipped it in the bud, though.
Sorry y’all I had to do it. I been thinking about this since President Elect Obama was projected the winner last night
****NOT SAFE FOR WORK****
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NyvYwfZR38
fast forward to 1:15
for Eddie Murphy, Delirious, “The First Black President”
Aight I’ll cee your Eddie n raise you a Wyclef
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POTARsZ00AQ
“Sorry y’all I had to do it. I been thinking about this since President Elect Obama was projected the winner last night
****NOT SAFE FOR WORK****
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NyvYwfZR38
fast forward to 1:15
for Eddie Murphy, Delirious, “The First Black President”
I WAS HONESTLY THINKING ABOUT THIS PART OF DELIRIOUS AS I VOTED!!! LOL!! Looking around at all the 2520s and hoped they make a “goof” . . . this made me laugh on line for a solid 20 seconds. . . then my legs started to hurt again. . .
Okay I think it’s supposed to be laugh out loud? But what do I know I’m a bunghole.
LoL . .. I laughed, while online, out loud . . . how is that bunghole? (jk)
All of this unity talk makes me think of the episode of south park when the beige people come from the future speaking a gibberish mashup of languages . . .
yes lol bring it in IVR. Speaking of IVs I sure could use some rehydration after last night.
reading thru’ one of the election’s many liveblogs just now someone said
“…I’m going to say it. Who here can really say they felt this American since 9/11? Last time from fear, this time from hope.”
HOPE really is the word of the day. An amazing moment that many of us took for granted as probably impossbible.
I remember as a child going with my 80-something-yr old grandma to vote — i cant say she’d ever missed an election. embarassingly this was my first but i feel as tho’ she walked with me yesterday…
YES WE DID, PEOPLE!
is that not the most gorgeous First Family you have ever seen?
reading thru’ one of the election’s many liveblogs just now someone said
“…I’m going to say it. Who here can really say they felt this American since 9/11? Last time from fear, this time from hope.”
This is true.
Condi Rice is on tv grinning like a fool.
She is sooo happy for Obama.
I know many dislike her (I actually like her. She IS a Republican but is (mildly) pro-choice and not as conservative on SOME of the issues as her counterparts).
But, today, she is a grinning sista on tv happy for Barack.
I like Condi. Don’t agree with all she stands for, but I can still respect her.
Same here. Our views may differ but I respect her intelligence and accomplishments.
And today I was smiling cuz she was on tv smiling.
is her hair done?
If by “done” you mean exactly the same, yes.
lmao and lol!
………………………..
LMAO IH. Someone needs to point Condi to a hair shop. Not now, but last week.
On this one board, this chick said that she hopes Obama gives a spot to Condi. If he does, Michelle will give Condi a makeover and let her know that she doesn’t have to keep using sponge rollers.
::chuckling::
I would not be surprised if he does give her a spot.
I think Obama is gonna cross party lines to fill his cabinet.
And Michelle would definitely take her to a salon.
Great words VSB fam,
This morning I woke up crusty-eyed (and a bit hung-over) from a night of celebration for a man that I was proud of to represent not only this country, my people, but my racial gender. In an era where black men are the subject of turmoil and demonization, I felt a kinship with this man without ever meeting him. I felt a yearning of wanting to be a better man and all that comes with the makings of being a better man. I have never been this positively touched by a modern day political figure in my life. Being raised in the south I have elderly relatives and a southern culture that has conditioned me to the political and civil rights figures and benchmarks of the past. I could relate on many levels, but only in a way a child can relate by stories told and information sought. If President Obama lives up to the magnitude of expectations I’ll be elated…but if anything, I am and will always be grateful for his inspiration for the present and future kids of this nation and world to have a shining example and another option of what they’d like to accomplish and know that it is possible.
Yes. We. Can.
I live in walking distance from Obama’s house here in Chicago.
Folx was hooping and hollering, guns going off, cars honking. Less than a minute later, the sirens of ambulance and cop cars! My people! Needless to say we didn’t leave the house last night.
The name Barack means blessing. It’s a blessing that many of our parents and grandparents have lived to see this day. Some of them have lived through the KKK and other types of nonsense. Compared to what my grandmother had to go through in the south, I have lead a charmed life.
Folx was hooping and hollering, guns going off, cars honking
I’m not sure I’m ready for guns to be going off lol.
Overit, guns were going off in my hood in DC…right over by HU. Fireworks too. It was like it was New Year’s Eve out there!
LMAO! I missed that acting a fool in front of the White House.
umm, i think this would make a good anthem (or at least theme song)…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkZRO3Ml6aA
Man Obama so ill!!!!! I’m just so…HAPPY.
*Slight Warning*
lease drink plenty of water today because there’s gonna be a lot of salty crackers around. The end.
lol, this is the new top song in my car
lol! we were driving around just blasting this last night…had the 2520s looking all confused and ish, hehe
You know though, as happy as we are, how many of us are ready to answer the call to do our part block by block? I’ve been brainstorming ways to build an organized support, as Van Jones said “Barack Obama is not going to save us, we need to save Barack Obama”. I’m ready to do all I can to make sure his EIGHT years are best this country has seen!
http://www.lemonde.fr/international/portfolio/2008/11/05/un-tour-du-monde-des-scenes-de-liesse_1114950_3210.html
All I know is that I’ll be in D.C. on January 20, 2009.
ME TOO!!!!
me 3!!
THE SOUTH WILL BE IN THE BUILDING!!!
yo! get your tickets now. i just booked mine and amazingly for $280 on northwest and that’s from los angeles…same ticket 2 hours later is $334. check bwi and iad and dca….in fact just put in washington area airports because they’ll do mix/match arrivals which will make your flight cheaper. i don’t have a place to stay yet, but me and a friend of mine are prepared to beg….*cough, cough*
“but me and a friend of mine are prepared to beg….*cough, cough*”
You two cute? I got a place. . . (just kidding)
so glad i live within driving distance… but my a$$ will be on Amtrak
yay for being within driving distance! i will be taking Goldie Hawn-da*!!!
*that good ol’ honda crv with the Cali plates and spelman/pitt/obama stickers
I’ll be lookin for you burnin’ up the highway…
oh…. psst…
there might be an inaugural throw down in the Illadelph…. black tie style.
Yesterday after school my son came into the house and immediately said, “Momma I voted for Barack Obama today! We had an election and I voted for him. He has 2 daughters and wife.” He was excited and we sat down together to watch the election results come in until he fell asleep. When he woke up this morning, the first thing he asked me was “Momma did Barack Obama win?” I said yes, yes he did. He jumped up and down on the bed screaming, O-BAMA..O-BAMA!! He said I voted for him and he won. How can you tell a 6 year old that their vote didnt count? This is definitely a moment in history that I hope he forever remembers and always keep at the front of his mind as he goes through elementary, middle school, high school and college. I always told him that he can do anything and be whatever his heart desires and now the proof is in the pudding. This is a blessed and historic moment in time. Words can not encompass this moment and the impact it will have on the world and all those who dwell in it.
Awwwwwwwwww!!! How cute!
damn, lol. this is like a commercial and sh*t
This whole thing rocked my (argyle) socks!!!
We ALL will be in D.C. on January 20, 2009.
The Highlight for me were the real tears (Sarah Palin) and the fake tears (Jessie Jackson). Sarah couldn’t believe that she wore that librarian hair and those stupid glasses (which btw, are out of style today) for nothing. Jessie, Oh Jessie, that trembling lip and face full’O tears didn’t fool me. You just called him the N word a couple of months back, I didn’t forget. Kinda how he didn’t forget to start crying unconsolably every time the camera hit his face.
SP’s suit was sharp, tho.
Jesse is such a phony.
*borrowing the wet blanket*
People. People.
I am amazed that, on this day, we can find anything negative to say. About anything.
Did we learn nothing from Obama? Believe in the best of people, believe that underneath it all their intentions are good?
I don’t know about you but today birds are singing> Black squirrels are sprinkling glitter and albino squirrels are tossing pixie dust into the air. I saw a unicorn gallop on a rainbow. I even hugged a midget albino clown. And I seriously had to the fight temptation to jump into a pile of raked leaves I walked past.
I know we all have issues with Jesse, McCain, Jim Jones, whomever…but on this day, every man is noble, honest and sincere.
This wet blanket isn’t so dank or stank.
It’s a great day, V!! A great day indeed.
But we shall NEVER stop hating Jim Jones. NEVER!!! *shakes lilliputian fists*
especially since the first song I heard on the damn radio was his.. I said OH HELL NAW not today NINJA! NOT TODAY!
i agree 150% with you v.e.g. i STILL can’t stop smiling. and the black nod is in full effect. i don’t know if the brothas are feeling the love, but i sure am. I got so many nods on campus today and i’m in westwood y’all!. earlier, i saw an elder Black man on his way to a doctor’s appointment just smiled and waved at me, i got so choked up. it was like a secret language. he knew why i was smiling and vice versa. and after getting my coffee and bagel/lox sandwich a brotha (a fine brotha, i might add…wait, i wonder where he works) held the door open for me and we were cheesin’ ….man! i’m telling you black love is in the air, y’all. i declare today a holiday!!! brotha man day! (does that sound ghetto?) i don’t care. xoxoxo, miss patterson
but on this day, every man is noble, honest and sincere.
it’s a great, beautiful, blessed day indeed!!! but it can be all that without ppl pretending everything was/is OK everywhere in this country. i am smelling the roses and looking into an amazingly blue sky (for a pgh fall day), but it doesn’t mean i don’t still hear ppl’s snarky comments when they see my Obama button. we can all celebrate Obama’s victory but it’d be silly to pretend this victory has changed EVERYTHING. it hasn’t. many things are and will be the same.
i have been quite pleasant today despite my exhaustion from lack of sleep for the last few days. i haven’t engaged in any tomfoolery or niggerishness, just spurts of excited chatter with some of my labmates (all 2520s). everything was gravy until 1 of my labmates called me a b*tch (for reasons i won’t go into). do i believe in the best of ppl? yes. do i believe underneath it all their intentions are good? yes. but that doesn’t mean i have to IGNORE what this outta-name-calling fool said to me. for what?? just to say “i’s a happy negro cuz i gots me a negro president”?? what good would that do to just say in my head he has good intentions underneath it all??
I just copied this:
A gem in my email this morning:
Dear Red States:
If you manage to steal this election, too, we’ve decided we’re leaving. We
intend to form our own country, and we’re taking the other Blue States with
us. In case you aren’t aware, that includes California , Hawaii , Oregon ,
Washington , Minnesota , Wisconsin , Michigan , Illinois and all the
Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and
especially to the people of the new country of New California.
To sum up briefly: You get Texas , Oklahoma and all the slave
states. We get stem cell research and the best beaches.
We get the Statue of Liberty. You get Dollywood.
We get Intel and Microsoft. You get WorldCom.
We get Harvard. You get Ole’ Miss.
We get 85% of America ‘s venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama .
We get two-thirds of the tax revenue; you get to make the red states pay
their fair share.
Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22% lower than the
Christian Coalition’s, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a bunch of
single moms.
Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war, and
we’re going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If you need
people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids they’re apparently
willing to send to their deaths for no purpose, and they don’t care if you
don’t show pictures of their children’s caskets coming home. We do wish you
success in Iraq , and hope that the WMDs turn up, but we’re not willing to
spend our resources in Bush’s Quagmire.
With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80% of the
country’s fresh water, more than 90% of the pineapple and lettuce, 92% of
the nation’s fresh fruit, 95% of America’s quality wines, 90% of all
cheese, 90% of the high tech industry, 95% of the corn and soybeans (thanks
Iowa!), most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and
condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools plus Stanford, Cal Tech and
MIT.
With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88% of
all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92% of all
U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100% of the tornadoes, 90% of the hurricanes, 99%
of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100% of all televangelists, Rush
Limbaugh, Bob Jones University, Clemson and the University of Georgia.
We get Hollywood and Yosemite , thank you.
Additionally, 38% of those in the Red states believe Jonah was actually
swallowed by a whale, 62% believe life is sacred unless we’re discussing
the war, the death penalty or gun laws, 44% say that evolution is only a
theory, 53% that Saddam was involved in 9/11 and 61% of you crazy bastards
believe you are people with higher morals then we lefties.
Peace out,
–Blue States
this made me chortle…
I’m grinning from ear to ear
I’m sending this to all my friends and my Mama!
My two oldest kids were able fo vote for the first time yesterday. My son is a senior in high school and was one of about 10 kids who were old enough to vote. He was the celebrity on campus and the envy of all.
But, last night as we watched NBC project Obama the winner, he had tears in his eyes as he said, “Mom, I will be able to tell my children and grandchildren that I voted for the first Black President”.
Damn, he go it. He understood the significance of his vote, and our history as a people. He got it….
Young. Black. Gifted.
I knew 08 was gonna be a good year.
awwww young gifted and black reminds me of the days when i was in spelman’s jazz ensemble. *tear*
I have never been more proud of my state.
Wow, just wow…
Monie in Ohio
hey y’all if you’re looking for tickets…here’s a few of my tricks for cheaptickets…
http://www.kayak.com
ww.airfarewatchdog.com
http://www.sidestep.com
http://www.statravel.com/ (student airfare discount tickets)
also go to the actual airline websites.
if you’re pressed for cash and on the east coast you can also consider flying to nyc and taking the chinatown bus to d.c.
BTW, I THINK PANAMA SHOULD HOST A VSB INAUGURATION PARTY!!! that’s just a thought…
http://www.statravel.com/ student airfare prices
“BTW, I THINK PANAMA SHOULD HOST A VSB INAUGURATION PARTY!!! that’s just a thought…”
I agree. .. Bohemian Caverns is off the hook. . .whats the good word P?
I wanted to roll thru Bohemians last night. Say what’s good P, anything poppin off this week?
“I wanted to roll thru Bohemians last night. Say what’s good P, anything poppin off this week?”
It wouldn’t have been much “rolling through” more like squeezing, but the emotions were high and the liks were flowing ($7Barack Ciroc Screwdrivers. . HOLLA!) Tonite, I will go to Eye Bar to keep the party going. . . I am partying through Sunday! (Even though Al Sharpton said to stay in the house yesterday)
yeah i’m guessing the eyebar is the spot to roll thru…
and IVR, not sure you were at the bar when we just got ignant and started giving out free shots (not just the champagne) of stuff to people in adulation…
we lined up the bar…
upstairs in Liv…two of our bartenders started spraying people with champagne…
the main bullet point here is that Bohemian Caverns is not only fun to come to, its fun to work at…lol.
HELL NAH I WASNT AT THE BAR THEN! I’m hating. . . next time though. . .my co worker was throwing all kindsa wet blankets on the situation.
shucks, you think we AIN’T doing an Inauguration Party? We’ve already begun talks for it. lol.
If its anything like last night was (and there actually was a freakin’ moonbounce…in the club…) it should be insane.
We’re looking to do some especially big things since we’ve done so many Obama events (literally we have had at least one per week since August)…
I will be in the Maryland/DC area from Friday January 16 – Tuesday Jan 21, 2009 ~
i’m tryin to schedule my next board meeting for the natl black grads that weekend. it’s bout to be on and poppin like some corn, hey now!!
i’m going to be there too!!!
Speaking of change.
http://www.zreportage.com/mainpage.shtml
Stories that must be told.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATE ALL WHITE PEOPLE WILL REPORT TO THE FIELD AT 4AM FOR ORIENTATION!
define white please…
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR ETHNICITY SHOW UP TO THE FIELD AT 4AM AND OUR EXPERTS WILL LET YOU KNOW. DON’T GET IT CORRECTED.
This is the answer I’ll reserve for the next “questioning halfsie” I meet.
lol
LMAO.
The day of the Geechee is gone.
I currently attend Howard University , and they held an election party in the blackburn center, which was FILLed to capacity. The room was filled with excitment throughout the night and when It came acroos the screen on CNN that Barack had won the room erupted with laughter, happiness, and tears. Then we held hands and sang the black national anthem and we shall overcome ..it was beautiful! It was hands down the best experiance I’ve had here at the Mecca . I had never seen so many beautiful black people cry tears of joy the way they did last night! DC was crazy last night , definitely a story for the kiddies, no time time soon though. My president has waves, his wife has a perm, his kids are in jack and jill, and I’m lovin bein black right now!
it’s still all sinking in!
I’ve been wanting to say this but thought of nowhere appropriate but VSB…Barack probably got that presidential booty last night
But really YES WE SHO DID!
*the resident late poster* I came in the house about 15 mins before they announced the great news. I was too tired to properly celebrate (after coming in from work) but believe me my heart was glad. I wore my barack shirt to work on election day, so this morning the yt people expected me to gloat. I simply smiled, no need to gloat the proof was in the pudding! The only thing that saddens me is the fact that my father never got the chance to see this day come…
yesI say all yall ladies loose the clothes. And when you notice how every female loving body gives you the cecks stink eye. You will know that your struggles were and are unwarranted.
{ 2 trackbacks }