African Americans Should Be Proud in an African American President

While I disagree with many of President Obama's policies, I do understand the pride that African Americans feel in having an African American President. And because of generations of atrocities that African Americans have endured in America's short history, I understand why race is such an important issue to African Americans. Personally, I am excited to see an increase in African American Republican politicians such as Tim Scott, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Michael Steele, Herman Cain, Alan Keyes and Clarence Thomas. I would love to vote for an African American president if I generally agreed with his or her politics. While I didn't vote for Obama, because I disagreed with his policies, I can appreciate the pride that African Americans feel in having an African American president.