Baby Dav for President!

Growing up in a house where a job within the Reagan administration paid the bills, I was born to follow politics with great interest. Unfortunately after watching so many politicians come and go, I became very cynical and couldn't ever see how electing a Republican or Democrat could ever make a large difference as they both get their money from big corporations. And then Barack Obama stepped onto a stage last night, 45 years to the day of MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech" and showed us otherwise. Nearly 40 million people watched on tv as he accepted his party's nomination for President.

Why do I bring this up? Like Barack, my child will have a Black father and a White mother. Often in this day and age children of color face many challenges to achieving their dreams. During an Obama presidency I can tell my child that he is capable of doing ANYTHING and there won't be a person in the world who can tell him otherwise. No longer will children listen to people say "you're Black and you can't do this or that" They'll say "Yes We Can".

To my unborn son, someday you'll be able to read this and I want you to know that you can achieve anything you want in life; and never listen to people say that you can't. Because you can, just like Barack Obama.