Last week, we shared that hope seems to be a new thing. Census responses from the International African Arts Festival indicate that, although several black folks have run for president in the past, we weren't really hopeful a black person would win the presidency until Obama's 2008 campaign.
This week we have a new statistic from the IAAF responses that indicates sometimes hope is relative -or dependent on your relatives that is... (it's a cheesy pun, but we couldn't resist!)
DO YOU BELIEVE BARACK OBAMA WOULD HAVE WON THE 2008 ELECTION IF THE BLACK FOLKS IN HIS FAMILY HAD BEEN FROM THE CARIBBEAN (LIKE SHIRLEY CHISHOLM'S) OR BROUGHT TO THE US VIA SLAVERY (LIKE JESSE JACKSON'S FAMILY?
65% of those who were alive and remembered said yes
35% said no
This week we have a new statistic from the IAAF responses that indicates sometimes hope is relative -or dependent on your relatives that is... (it's a cheesy pun, but we couldn't resist!)
DO YOU BELIEVE BARACK OBAMA WOULD HAVE WON THE 2008 ELECTION IF THE BLACK FOLKS IN HIS FAMILY HAD BEEN FROM THE CARIBBEAN (LIKE SHIRLEY CHISHOLM'S) OR BROUGHT TO THE US VIA SLAVERY (LIKE JESSE JACKSON'S FAMILY?
65% of those who were alive and remembered said yes
35% said no