dnc 2008

i want to go, i went when i was 20, and it was a fantastic experience not only professionally but personally. i like watching change happen, and obviously this election is historical. i cling tightly to the pop culture side of things cause its what i do and passionate about...but the nerd in me, the need to know, the horder of info, i am passionate about current affairs and politics.

i watch the news in the morning and at the gym. my attention genuinely rapt. there are some truly amazing and harrowing stories out there right now i wish i would have covered. i do wish i pursued a career in journalism fully without distraction.

so im trying to get credentialed for DNC and im sure it would have happen if i had not waited so long so now it looks like i have to volunteer if i want to be apart of this at all. im still going to check other avenues, but this opportunity escaping me, whether Barack O. wins or not, would be a disappointment.

im honored to be apart of the generation that could change this world. when i was younger, even in the 80s, i never imagined that in one week, i'd see the following:

A black man aboard his plane as he attempts to win the US Presidency
Black action star make his gazillionth #1 summer tent pole film
Two black sisters compete for the title in Wimbledon

that's heavy. more and more each day im encouraged by these developments. i really hope it does something for those not in the know. im hoping against hope we can erase stigmas and change the cultural landscape within the black community.

we need to brush the dirt off our shoulders and rise up and strengthen as a people, not so much about protecting ourselves, as its more like representing our race in a better more positive light.

as my grandmother would say, we need to get our ass up off our shoulders (and that dirt) about being held back...to that i now say, you are holding yourself back. too much opportunity out there for us not to see it and grab it by any means necessary.

and stay diverse. always.

I love Barack Obama and I'm going to support him any way I can.