Furthermore, I sincerely hope that young African Americans in general, particularly those who are college educated continue to get involved in local and national level politics. Truly, I tell you, this is what will take to erase the general notion that we as African Americans must continue to rely on and place our trust in other people who have already proven over three centuries that our plight does not rest at the center of their hearts, regardless of what they may enunciate during election periods.

We as a people must continue to grasp the reigns of political power on many levels via our wits, collective thoughts and experiences before we could eventually reap the benefits of being in positions of power to provide assistance to ourselves in the first instance. As we should know all too well by now that, if we don't take stock of our history in this country and have frequent moments of reflection relative to our current situation, surely you'd come to the same conclusion that I came to many years before, that, If we don't do for ourselves, no one else will. They will continue this cyclical patterns of lies, deceitfulness and outright bigotry until we wake-up from this unfortunate deep sleep of what it means to possess political savviness and power and begin the process galvanizing ourselves in defense of our own people.

I sincerely hope that merely by Barack Obama running for the highest office in the land that this will eventually translate in to a much needed boost of confidence within African Americans, male and female, relative to whatever road of profession that they may choose to embark upon, as oppose to just a mere fleeting fad.

Regards,

Harris Winns

Furthermore, I sincerely hope that young African Americans in general, particularly those who are college educated continue to get involved in local and national level politics. Truly, I tell you, this is what will take to erase the general notion that we as African Americans must continue to rely on and place our trust in other people who have already proven over three centuries that our plight does not rest at the center of their hearts, regardless of what they may enunciate during election periods.

We as a people must continue to grasp the reigns of political power on many levels via our wits, collective thoughts and experiences before we could eventually reap the benefits of being in positions of power to provide assistance to ourselves in the first instance. As we should know all too well by now that, if we don't take stock of our history in this country and have frequent moments of reflection relative to our current situation, surely you'd come to the same conclusion that I came to many years before, that, If we don't do for ourselves, no one else will. They will continue this cyclical patterns of lies, deceitfulness and outright bigotry until we wake-up from this unfortunate deep sleep of what it means to possess political savviness and power and begin the process galvanizing ourselves in defense of our own people.

I sincerely hope that merely by Barack Obama running for the highest office in the land that this will eventually translate in to a much needed boost of confidence within African Americans, male and female, relative to whatever road of profession that they may choose to embark upon, as oppose to just a mere fleeting fad.

Regards,

Harris Winns

I recall that under his Administration, in 1993,the nation got its criminal crimie bill that has caused the incarceration of millions of young black men due to unfair sentence guidelines regarding crack and powder cocaine. Under his administration, poor black women became the victim of Welfare Reform and dead end jobs while corporate welfare escalated. In addition, in an effort to show his military muscle, be illegally hombed Iraq and a Sudanese pharmaceutical plant. Inspired by corporate influence, he decimated the busineses of several Caribbean islands when he used the power of his presidency to transfer European markets for Caribbean bananas to Chiquita Brands, a major supporter of his campaign.He refused to intervene during the Rwanda genocide during which millions were killed and/or displaced. He did not support Lani Guinier, his nomination for the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, and the hypocrite fired Joycelyn Elders for speaking candidly about human sexuality.

Since throwing her hat into the race for president, Hillary Clinton has adopted the same, "I am Black and I feel your pain" nonsense as her spouse. Throughout his days in the White House and the US Senate,she has failed to politically demonstrate any real concern for issues facing Black people or Africans throughout the diaspora. In contrast,during each debate, she attempts to come across as being more "black" than Obama, which I find offensive.

She, like her husband, has done nothing of value to earn the consistent loyalty and respect of black people. Moreover, while she is comfortable going to a black church,hugging black politicians and ministers, misquoting SoJourner Truth and making references to the enslavement experience,such symbolitic jestures do not mean that Hillary is a political ally of Blacks or Africa.