We Witnessed History!

Yesterday we got a new president, but I'm not giving him the satisfaction of having a blog post all about him. Instead I want to reminisce about Obama. I was in 8th grade the first time Obama was inaugurated and I remember it like it was yesterday. Growing up I knew that African Americans got the short end of the stick, but didn't really understand why. It wasn't until 8th grade, I realized how prejudice people were though. When Obama first announced he was running for President, my mom read up on what he stood for-you know like a normal person who wants to elect a President-she ignored the fact he was black and just focused on what was important. I remember reading peoples' Facebook statuses and some said things like"Vote right, vote white" no, "white" was not anyone who was running, it was just the color of skin that people wanted their President to have. Yup, this was in 2008 long after Martin Luther King JR and his "I have a dream" speech. No, I am not saying that Obama was the best President in the world they ALL have their flaws! I am just simply saying I am very glad I had the opportunity to witness history! We elected our first African American President-TWICE! I hope and pray that Trump somehow makes history for something amazing, because after all I live in this country and want to see us stop being the laughing stock of the entire planet. But, to Obama-thank you for proving that skin color is just simply a color. I appreciate all you did for the LGBTQ community, thanks for helping my daughter feel better about herself and being supportive. We will miss you.