Posted At : October 28, 2008 3:04 PM | Posted By : Judette
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I believe in a place called Hope," said Bill Clinton as he sought the nominations of his party more than a decade ago. Funny how that line is relevant today.

Clinton was referring to an Arakansas town, but clearly there was a lot of figurative meaning in the word.

As I join with millions the world over praying for the world to change on November 4th, Hope takes on added significance. Its very importance is that it provides people with dreams. Dreams that touch people, excite, and arouse them.

Once it was Marx, Kennedy and Martin Luther King who bought the world their dreams.

Now its Obama who stands in a place called Hope. The question is: is that space potent enough and relevant enough for the disparate American 'tribes' to unite behind. I pray that it is.

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I pray for Obama's safety and that of his family. I pray that Black Americans do not repeat the mistakes of what has happened in the past. I hope that they seek justice, truth and equality without violence, while they strive for a better future, not just for the black people of America, but for all of America.

# Posted By Giselle Laronde-West | 11/5/08 9:39 AM

Change..........It is here and now. Let Americans be united while riding the waves of this change. Let us hope that ALL Americans can see the need to come together and rise above race, to get the country out of the current problems it faces, for a bright and prosperous future.

# Posted By Giselle Laronde-West | 11/5/08 9:48 AM

Giselle. Well said and not only the USA butt the world

# Posted By Judette Coward Puglisi | 11/5/08 10:27 AM

My sister mentioned to me that you have to live in the United States to realize that racism is still alive, black and white now eat in the same restaurants and use the same bathrooms but racism is still alive, in subtle ways.

I too stayed up last night until the speeches and I thought that McCain’s speech was so humble in defeat; Basdeo Panday can take a page from his book, his concession speech was filled with rage.

As an Afro Trinbagonian I connect with Obama because of the colour of his skin yes, for it shows that our children and our children's children can aspire to something great and recognize that the future is only filled with possibilities. But I also connect with him on a deeper level as I am alive to see the end of a journey that started with freedom from slavery, the right as a woman to vote, the right as a black person to vote and continued with Martin Luther King's dream that a person is not judged by the colour of his skin, but the content of his character. Imagine in my lifetime, I saw last night a black man elected because of the content of his character. It is amazing.

# Posted By Judy Coward | 11/5/08 3:14 PM

There is an incredible feeling of hope and change all over the world. And it is wonderful to bear witness. It should also inspire us all to be who we dream of being, to stop making excuses. A black man, is the US president if he can do it, imagine what the rest of us can do in our corners of the world.

# Posted By Judette Coward Puglisi | 11/5/08 4:18 PM

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I believe in a place called Hope