Regardless of your political affiliation

What I'm Reading: The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan

What I'm Working On: Finishing the rewrite of the first 20k.

No matter what your political affiliation, you have to admit that tonight is overwhelming in terms of how far we've come. It's the 45th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech. I imagine him cheering tonight as the first ever African American man accepts the nomination of a major political party for president of the United States.

We've come a long way. And it's about time.

Whether you are a democrat, republican, or independent, there is no denying that tonight is a great moment in our history. I'm listening to Barack Obama's speech and feeling awed that just over 50 years ago, blacks still had to go to seperate schools, ride in the back of the bus, and watch movies from the "buzzards nest" only. In Florida in 1951, the KKK blew up a great civil rights leader -- Harry T. Moore -- and until just recently, no one even investigated the death as a murder.

For such a dark past, the future is looking much brighter.

Good for us.

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