*I am passing along an email that came my way. It had a picture of Barak Osama in it that did not copy when I tried. I'm not promoting a Presidential Candidate, but I was impressed and felt compelled to share deep points made in this email, along with the deep historical facts for people to be inspired by*:
A Black Man
Why is it that a Black Man can create a tiny piece called a filament
(electric light - Lewis Latimer) that allows people to see in the dark,
but can't be seen fit to lead a country to the true light?
Why is it that a Black Man can create an instrument (clock - Benjamin
Banneker) that all People use to tell time, but people don't think it is
time for him to run a country?
Why is it that a Black Man can design a place for the high authorities
to meet in; a place for the President to live in (The Capital & the
White House - Phillip Reid (a slave) & Pierre L'Enfant) but not good enough to lead these meetings or live in himself?
Why is it that a Black Man was brilliant enough to do the first open heart
surgery (Dr. Daniel Hale Williams) and show the world how to get and preserve
plasma (Dr. Charles Drew), but not good enough to put a program in place
where everyone can afford this surgery?
Why is it that a Black Man was creative enough to design an instrument
(traffic light - Garrett Morgan) to bring multiple people (traffic) to
a halt, but not seen creative enough to design a plan to bring all this unnecessary
and worthless fighting between countries to an end?
Why is it that a Black Man could create the soles (shoes - Jan Matzeliger)
that people Walk on everyday, but not seen good enough to fill the shoes
of a bad president?
Why is it that a Black Man was smart enough and brave enough to teach
himself (Fredrick Douglas & Thomas Fuller - both slaves) and others how to
read, write and/or calculate math, but not seem smart enough nor bold
enough to calculate a platform to be President to a country that sure needs
another first by us?
So you see my Brothers and Sisters what I am saying is let us not forget
our past, which led us to our present, and can definitely be the backbone to
our future. We were good enough, smart enough, creative enough, and bold enough.
So let's all give Obama the chance to show that we are still these
things and more. We all are as strong as our weakest link, so don't be that
weak link that denies OUR people that chance to show we still can OVERCOME and BE THE
FIRST.
PLEASE PASS IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted By: WILLIAM W. HEMMANS III
Friday, July 4th 2008 at 6:52AM
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