http://newsone.com/obama/bakari-kitwana/kitwana-election-quotes-from-notable-intellectuals/ Providing up to the minute, comprehensive and quality coverage of newsworthy events happening in African-American communities across the country. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:36:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.6 http://newsone.com/obama/bakari-kitwana/kitwana-election-quotes-from-notable-intellectuals/comment-page-1/#comment-612167 Black Info.Net - African American News Hub | Black Info.Net Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:56:05 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=29631#comment-612167 [...] KITWANA: Election Reflections From Great Minds [...] [...] KITWANA: Election Reflections From Great Minds [...]

]]> http://newsone.com/obama/bakari-kitwana/kitwana-election-quotes-from-notable-intellectuals/comment-page-1/#comment-5012 y-boogy Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:35:48 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=29631#comment-5012 I unconsciously took Joan Morgan's mom's advise today. As my 8 year old daughter peeked her head out of the covers at 7 am, and said, "mom, lets go vote for Barack Obama",I felt the spirit of the moment. As I drove to BW College after dropping her off at school and turned on the radio to hear the enthusiasm in the voice of my people, I felt the spirit of the moment. As my 13 year old nephew ( who is Black) sent me a text asking for prayers for Obama, Oh my God, I felt the spirit of the moment! Lastly, as I sat in an Astronomy class at 7 pm and heard my Russian professor (in his heavy accent)say that he voted and was proud to be an American, I felt the spirit of the moment. I, like Joan, am celebrating already. My daughter experienced what it was like to vote in the most important election in our history; my nephew, he had the audacity to hope! I unconsciously took Joan Morgan’s mom’s advise today. As my 8 year old daughter peeked her head out of the covers at 7 am, and said, “mom, lets go vote for Barack Obama”,I felt the spirit of the moment. As I drove to BW College after dropping her off at school and turned on the radio to hear the enthusiasm in the voice of my people, I felt the spirit of the moment. As my 13 year old nephew ( who is Black) sent me a text asking for prayers for Obama, Oh my God, I felt the spirit of the moment! Lastly, as I sat in an Astronomy class at 7 pm and heard my Russian professor (in his heavy accent)say that he voted and was proud to be an American, I felt the spirit of the moment.
I, like Joan, am celebrating already. My daughter experienced what it was like to vote in the most important election in our history; my nephew, he had the audacity to hope!

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