Natural Journeys: My Sisterlocks and stuff

The greatest act of patriotism is prayer.--Lloyd Ogilvie Congratulations PRESIDENT-Elect Barack Hussein Obama... I AM SO proud on so many levels to have you as our President --my President of the United States. Given all my fundamental concerns with your stated policies I feel you DO have a heart for the people ALL PEOPLE and my prayers to go out to you and our beautiful African-American first-family.

I actually got to hear and see Senator Barack Obama in real life at Hart Plaza in Detroit. It was so great being among so many Obama supporters of all races and ages. Labor Day 2008 was very special for me. I stood for 3 hours in a snaking line of humanity thru the streets of downtown Detroit. Each of us gladly stood in the hot sun for the purpose of seeing and hearing Barack Obama. It was a beautiful thing… I loved people watching. I particularly loved the creative expression of Obama support of a few attendees. The very coolest being a purse carried by Kisha Hill. She said a friend of hers designed the hand painted wooden purse. It was truly a piece of art… perfect for the purse collector. Thanks for stopping for me, Kisha! Then, there was this group of ladies who dressed alike in their homemade t-shirts with the likeness of Obama drawn in 3D fabric paint. Being a secondary teacher, they just struck me as the poster-kids of adolescent peer culture and cliques—but, they were grown...