Until Last Night

• Until last night, I had been ashamed of the choices that the people of the United States made politically.
• Until last night, it was impossible for me to travel overseas and not feel sheepish whenever conversations gravitated toward U.S. politics.
• Until last night, I honestly believed that the people of this country were slaves to obsolete belief systems.
• Until last night, I had lost faith in the political process of the U.S.A.
• Until last night, I thought it improbable that an African American would get elected president in my lifetime.
• Until last night, I had never known what it was to feel pride in an elected official.

This is the first time in my life I can proudly declare a sense of nationalistic pride, that we, the people of the United States of America, elected a president who embodies our values, hopes and goals.

I have no illusions about the challenges ahead. I just believe that my generation and many others have finally declared, “Yes We Can!”