"Change Has Come"

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Change has come.

This morning it doesn't seem any more real than it did last night. I don't know that I even have words to adequately express what I am feeling this morning. Pride tops my emotional list -- this is indeed a moment of tremendous pride for the United States. The election of a bi-racial man who has familial roots that trace across the globe and who has lived in cultures and communities far outside the heartland of America is an historic departure from tradition in this country. That a Harvard-educated Black woman from a working-class family will become the nation's First Lady -- less than two years after a group of university-educated Black women was effortlessly dismissed as "nappy-headed hos" -- fills my eyes with tears and my heart with joy. The sight of two families -- one Black, one white -- embracing one another without apprehension or apology as they celebrate and prepare to lead, together, the United States of America assures me that we are witnessing genuine, tangible progress being forged in this country.

Change has come, and the world is watching. Did you ever think you'd see the day?