Famous Black Voices Talking About A Black President

5 Nov 2008 Author: Cheryl Contee (Jill Tubman)

Over at Alternet, read Tiger Woods, Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Samuel L. Jackson, Jay-Z, Spike Lee and others talk about the notion of a black president. Here’s Maya Angelou:

I never thought I’d see a black president in the White House in my lifetime. I didn’t even dare dream it. I feel like a child approaching Christmas, you can’t believe election day is finally here. It’s been so long since we’ve had people — Asian and black, white and Spanish-speaking — come together and say YES. Some did during the civil rights struggle but not as many as today. What it means if Mr Obama is voted in, is that my country has agreed to grow up, and move beyond the childish idea that human beings are different.

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msmartin
Forgive me, I don't want to hear anything Ms. Angelou had to say about a black president as she tried her best to make sure we didn't have one.
Lisa
There were some fabulous quotes in there. Some of my favorites:
“'We have been through eight years of pretty much lunacy and madness. In America, we have tended to think that we are the greatest living things on the planet and our leadership has exemplified that. There's been a sort of warrior culture here, and it's time that ended. Obama is the president to take us to the next place.' “
- Samuel L. Jackson
“He (Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.) would be proud of where we are but he would remind us that we are not all the way there yet, until we wipe out poverty and illiteracy and end these unnecessary wars.”
- Jesse Jackson
“Rosa Parks sat so that Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so that Obama could run. Obama's running so that we all can fly. I can't wait until 5 November and I'm going to say 'Hello, Brother President'.”
-Jay-Z
I really enjoyed that article…thanks for sharing it.
Lisa :-)
Lisa
There were some fabulous quotes in there. Some of my favorites:
“'We have been through eight years of pretty much lunacy and madness. In America, we have tended to think that we are the greatest living things on the planet and our leadership has exemplified that. There's been a sort of warrior culture here, and it's time that ended. Obama is the president to take us to the next place.' “
- Samuel L. Jackson
“He (Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.) would be proud of where we are but he would remind us that we are not all the way there yet, until we wipe out poverty and illiteracy and end these unnecessary wars.”
- Jesse Jackson
“Rosa Parks sat so that Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so that Obama could run. Obama's running so that we all can fly. I can't wait until 5 November and I'm going to say 'Hello, Brother President'.”
-Jay-Z
I really enjoyed that article…thanks for sharing it.
Lisa :-)
msmartin
Forgive me, I don't want to hear anything Ms. Angelou had to say about a black president as she tried her best to make sure we didn't have one.
Lisa
There were some fabulous quotes in there. Some of my favorites:
“'We have been through eight years of pretty much lunacy and madness. In America, we have tended to think that we are the greatest living things on the planet and our leadership has exemplified that. There's been a sort of warrior culture here, and it's time that ended. Obama is the president to take us to the next place.' “
- Samuel L. Jackson
“He (Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.) would be proud of where we are but he would remind us that we are not all the way there yet, until we wipe out poverty and illiteracy and end these unnecessary wars.”
- Jesse Jackson
“Rosa Parks sat so that Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so that Obama could run. Obama's running so that we all can fly. I can't wait until 5 November and I'm going to say 'Hello, Brother President'.”
-Jay-Z
I really enjoyed that article…thanks for sharing it.
Lisa :-)

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