America has spoken and elected its first African American President. What a moment in history.
This election was the most historic of them all.
Now a generation has spoken. Our country is moving into another direction to bring change. A step forward.
Now President-Elect Obama is picking his team to help him lead the country. As we speak, Congressman Rahm Emanuel from Illinois has been asked to be Obama's chief of staff. There will be others to follow in the next several days.
The United States House of Representatives is moving toward the left. The face of Capitol Hill will change. They have a lot of work to do. Many challenges ahead. Many things to clean up. Many new efforts.
African American women, we will be at the forefront of this change. We will be part of the dialogue and decision making. We MUST stay focus.
We must remember Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker among others who paved the way for us to make a difference. So now it is our chance to take advantage of this moment.
We must move forward and let's stay the course.
