A Day to Remember

Words cannot describe the magnitude of this event. History has taken an amazing shift. My father was there when Dr. Martin Luther King spoke to the masses in Washington DC. Today was my turn to witness history.

I began this morning around 5:00am with a long walk across the Memorial Bridge from Arlington Cemetery into Washington DC. The Metro was packed and moving very slowly. So I took my chances with a cold, dark, and very long trek to the Capitol building.

The crowds were so close together that I didn't feel cold until we stopped moving. Plenty of security checkpoints. Special thanks to the armed forces for the amazing service they provided, keeping our day safe. I passed through several security checkpoints and metal detectors.

The mall was filled with nearly two million people, cheering Obama, Obama, Obama in unison. An amazing expression of community and diversity. All ages, races, sexual orientations, abilities, and religions came together to participate in one of the most pivotal moments in the history of the United States. The joy of the moment was so overwhelming that I lost my breath. As a unified sea of humanity, we cried, we laughed, and we cheered. The world watched and the world celebrated. The National Anthem has a new meaning today. I have a renewed pride in my country and our capabilities. Civil rights leader Reverend Joseph Lowery, opened a benediction that echoed the words of James Weldon Johnson's infamous piece "The Black National Anthem".