Today, the ceremonial events of the inauguration of the 44th
President of the United States occurred. I did not watch all of it, but will
later (thanks DVR). Today I wished that my great grandma, Martin Luther King Jr.
& his wife Coretta, could have been alive to see Barack Obama being sworn
into his second term as president.
I would like my great
grandma who saw oppression near its worst to see a man of African descent raise
his right hand and take his oath of office on a Holy Bible held by his wife,
also African descent, next two their beautiful young daughters. A lifetime of struggle
seeing an event occur that, when she was a young girl of Sasha or Malia Obama
age, could not have ever thought to be a reality.
I think for MLK, it would be the culmination of a lifetime
of dedication of standing up and fighting for the equality of his racial group
and for Coretta the same. Also, with Mrs. King being a strong advocate for LGBT
rights, I think that it would warm her heart that President Obama believes and
stated that LGBT people should have the right to marry & have full
protections under that law.
We shall see in the next 1461 days can the 44th
presidents keep by his promises, live up to the hype and be a President of
bipartisanship, integrity and equality.
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