I was talking with a guy today, who said to me, “I think Obama is going to bring Kwanzaa to the White House.” I told the guy “if he does it’s good, if not so what!”

Now I do not know about anybody else, but I voted for Barack Obama because this country needs a change that will make this country a better country.

Later on the same guy, as we were looking at television we see a group of people standing behind President-Elect Obama. It was his economic transition team. This guy said to me, “Hey, I don't see any black people on Barack’s cabinet. I said, “that is not his cabinet” and before I can say another thing he said, “well I don’t see, oh there is one, but I don’t see any brothers up there.“ I said to him, “Barack Obama is trying to get this country back on track it should not matter who he selects to his cabinet.

The guy had to leave and thank God he did, because I was about to “pop my top”, but it made me think. Here is a 50+, black man and all that seemed to matter to him was basically how President-Elect Obama is going to take care of his race.

There was a video circulating where a white McCain supporter said that she is concerned if Obama is elected that the blacks will take over. I also heard enough black people say that they have to vote a black man is running for president.

I don’t understand. First I heard a large number of black people, on the web and radio, question weather Obama is black enough. Then he gets the Democratic party nomination for president and many of the same people say that all black people have to vote for him because he’s black. I mean which is it. You are acting just as racist as you may claim some white people act.

If President-Elect Barack Obama enters office and does not move toward carrying out his campaign objectives, then complain but leave race out of it. President-Elect Barack Obama owes black people is the same thing he owes this country. The promise to get this country back on the right track and truly make this country truly a collection of United States.