Will Having a Black President Change the Life of African Americans?

On November 4, 2008 history was made in the United States of America. The very first African-American president was elected. This significant event has not only been felt by American citizen's but by the entire world. It is natural for black people in the U.S., especially men, to feel a level of confidence that has never been felt before. President Barak Obama has very high expectations among U.S. citizen's as a whole, but more so among African-American citizen's. A great question that is on the minds of many people is, will having an African-American president change the way of life for African-American citizen's? Here we will look at the truth.

The United States as a nation as come a very long way overall, but particularly in the area of race. Less than 60 years ago there was still segregation in the south. Black people were fighting for their right to live equally. Now the United States has an African-American person leading the nation. Sadly, throughout all of these changes African-American's have felt that they still are not equal with or get the same opportunities as white's. I'm sure that African-American's feel that things will automatically change for them, but the truth is that things will NOT change unless the people change.

Every black person that uses the excuse that they can't do this or that because they are black, should no longer be able to use these kinds of excuses. African-American's have gone from the depths of the bottom to the highest possible peaks a person can go in this world. Barak Obama's presidential victory should put a stamp on the fact that we can do whatever we set our hearts and minds to. God has the final word, not the people. Every African-American of great accomplishment took action to get themselves where they are. They did not sit back and make excuses as to why they cannot, and furthermore, they did not let rejection or resistance stop them from reaching their goals. Let me assure you that every single one of them had to deal with rejection in some form or fashion.

Circumstances do not respect or regard skin color. Poverty effects all races and all nations. There will always be ghettos and trailer parks. There will always be people who will be treated unfairly. There will still be drug dealers, murders, and people going to prison for breaking the law. Having a black president in the United States alone, will not change things for African-American people. Nature will continue to work the same way it always has, and things will only change for people who stand up and make changes in their own lives. People will still be guilty by association and stereotyped by the way they dress, walk, and talk. Every person who has goals will have obstacles, but only those of us who don't quit will see our goals become a reality regardless of how we look on the outside.