America’s First Black President

Americas First Black prexy days of terror and war brought Americans of all ethnicities to believed that a time for change had set out change came in the form of two minorities who had the king and desire to reclaim a artless that had been burdened with doubt and financial frailty. Times progress to changed, race is still controversy topic, but due to programs like assentient Action and the Equal Employ handst Opportunity Act, minorities be stepping up to comport places of proponent in our country.African Americans are no longer the disfavour citizens they once were considered to be, the media, network and entertainment industries stool evolved the thinking of Americans leading to the tender acceptance of African Americans and other minority groups. Americans sop up eliteed their premier minority death chair and he wint be the last. later 43 Presidential elect(ip)ions Americans made history by select their forty-fourth President, in 2008 Barack Obama, an African American small-arm, was nominated and elected President of the fall in States.Obama was not the firstborn African American to run for the honored spatial relation as United States President, the honor of the first African American who ran for this aspect belongs to a woman. In 1968, as a Democratic society nominating speech for Presidency, Shirley Chisholm of New York made history by running not save being the first African American woman to run for President. She was followed by Jesse Jackson who ran for President in 1984 and 1988 and Lenora Fulani who also ran in 1988. In 2004, carol Mosely Braun and Minister Al Sharpton also ran as Democratic Party candidates for United States President.The only African American Republican to run for President has been Alan Keys, he ran in 1996 and 2000. Obama faces criticism for not being drab enough in time though anyone with even a small percentage of African American blood is considered, mixed blood has never before kept a man fro m being considered black until the chance of a black man being elected President became probable. For example, historical evidence has shown that Warren G. Harding the twenty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1921 1923 was an octoroon passing as white, with one Afro-American great-grandparent.Evidence of his mixed parentage and the efforts to cover it up by his family because in the 1920s even a hint of African American ancestry would have ruined his political career. Obviously even an individual with a smaller percentage of African American blood than President Barack Obama have been deemed black enough for it to ruin their careers so claims that President Obama isnt black enough are unfounded and just another attempt to minimize and criticize a black man for attempting to be great.African American have desired to lead their country for half a century, their country however, wasnt ready for a minority leader until the state personal business became a mockery th at was questioned by both its citizens and foreign allies. round say that President Obama was the least qualified of all major candidates in both parties and the farthest to the left with absolutely no military date and no foreign policy experience.If this is true, then the question that begs to be answered is what prompted Americans to elect him as their President. Is the war on terror the only contributing agentive role that resulted in the election of an African American man as President of a country who historically only elected married Christian white middle aged males as their President or did the power of the media and youth lead to this victory? No, the war on terror is not what determined the 44th President of the United States.President Obamas limit victory was due, in part, to a groundswell of support among young Americans he won nearly 70% of the vote among young Americans under 25. Unlike the African American who ran in the past President Obama had the media in his c orner the internet with social networking sites like Facebook and Youtube had significant impact on each candidates ability to garner voters support. With 2 million American supporters on Facebook and over 1500 videos on YouTube about Barack Obama, its no wonder that his name and face was recognizable by so some(prenominal).When Barack Obama first announced his candidacy, many said that America was not ready to elect a black president and that he could not garner the votes indispensable to defeat first the Democratic favorite, Hillary Clinton, and later John McCain in a nationwide election. Understanding the power of the media and influence American youth who are taking more active roles in politics is how President Barack Obama and his police squad managed to accomplish the unvoiced task of getting an African American elected as President.Debaters still argue whether that Americans first African American President is qualified for his role or not the fact remains that whether he is ready or not his is President and has a duty to do his best just as the Presidents before him have done. Race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation should not have any bearings on the qualification of a presidential candidate the fact that these characteristic do have influence the perception of a persons ability proves that America hasnt come as far as many minorities would hope for.Shunryu Suzuki says Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure. But unfortunately, although it is true, it is difficult for us to accept it. Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer. A change has been made, its up to American citizens to accept that minorities are no longer minorities men and women of every race, religion and sexual orientation know that in electing an African American as President we are one step close together(predicate) to genuine equality in all Americans.