Inauguration Day: A Change is Gonna Come

Seal singing a cover of Sam Cooke's A Change is Gonna Come. The Inauguration starts in about 10 minutes. Watch it. This is History!

Mr. President...

I still can't believe this year's election. I'm so proud of Barack Obama. People keep saying that this is big for black people; it's not just big for black people... it's big for this Nation, it's big for the world! I haven't seen the world more involved in one countries election. We needed change. As my brother wrote me, "This is the start of change and should be seen as a new movement. People feel like they finally have a voice representing them in a powerful position of authority and that is the reality of this and the reason Barrack Obama has been able to lead in this movement. As he said, there is work to be done now."

My first post on this blog was about Barack and the election. I'm glad to say that we did Barack the Vote! We knew we could and we DID! My roommate convinced me to go out that night [[despite my sickness I went]] and I got some shots. I have to get my film developed. Hopefully they turned out good. If they did, I'll share.

Here's a mini-documentary my friend, Esmel Meeks, did on Election Day. It follows him through his first time voting and the aftermath of the results. [[Note: At the end, it's not a riot. It was peaceful and "Knuck if you buck" may not have been the best song selection loll]] It's really good for his first video. History!

Barack the Vote!!!

I'm sure most of you have probably already seen the Barack Obama music video called "Yes we can." I just saw it last week and loved it! The video was put together by Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas. It was inspired by Obama's Yes We Can speech delivered January 8, 2008 in Nashua, New Hampshire. Will.I.Am received help from fellow stars such as Common, Scarlett Johansson, Tatiana Ali, John Legend, Bryan Greenberg, Kate Walsh, Amber Valletta, Nicole Scherzinger, Eric Balfour, Taryn Manning, Harold Perrineau, Aisha Tyler, Tracy Ellis Ross, Farnsworth Bentley and more.




It's my first time voting and I am excited to participate in such a monumental election. I'm not saying that I am voting for Obama. I am actually not sure who I plan on voting for, but I know that we do need CHANGE. Whoever I feel will bring that will have my vote.