My father showed me this article in the Style Section of the Washington Post yesterday. It was a full page article and looked too long to sit down and read as I was trying to get out of their house with the two kids that never want to leave grandma and granddad's house :) I told him I would read it online. He said that I am one of the reasons that the newspapers are going out of business. He further explained that it wasn't a bad think but the online readership is causing people to not read the newspapers. He is right, I only buy the Sunday paper for the coupons *lol* I do read washingtonpost.com and cnn.com throughout the day at work because it is easier and I have too much other stuff to do when I am at home:)
Anyway, the article, Washington’s New Black Pack, is about the up and coming young black members in Obama's administration. I think this is so inspiring for our young black people. I think it is our duty to let our young people, not only our own children, know about the good things that the young generation is doing. It links from Washingtonpost.com but then goes to theroot.com, which I guess is affiliated with the Washington Post. I am not sure but I am trying to give the credit:)
Here is the exercpt:
Barack Obama’s historic presidential victory has marked a significant expansion of responsibilities and visibility for people of color working in politics. From the Justice Department to the United Nations to the new Office of Urban Policy, Obama has empowered black Americans at the highest levels of government. The most diverse Cabinet in U.S. history—one that brings diversity of all sorts—is remarkable in part because the equitable mix seems truly to be an afterthought; the new crew will bring decades of expertise to their marquee positions.
Alongside the high-level Cabinet appointees, a junior class of dynamic African-American political leadership—call them “the black pack”—has arrived in Washington. They went through a baptism of fire during the grueling two-year campaign, counting delegates, crunching polls, spinning the press, working doors and phones, managing armies of volunteers, reaping millions of new voter registrations and logging thousands of hours working for change.
In 2009, Washington is ground zero for that change, and a great migration of black talent is under way. The savvy, ambitious class of 2008 shares its candidate’s progressivism—as well as deep bonds that will be essential to carrying out Obama’s agenda. These young guns (average age: 27) are already doing some heavy lifting. As Michael Strautmanis, a key White House manager and chief of staff to senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, told The Root: “They do all the work, get no attention and very soon will run the world.”
Here they are—watch out!
TheRoot.com
Take a look at the article and tell us what you think. What were you doing at 27? I think I was pregnant. *lol*
I read the Oprah interview with Michelle Obama and it was really long too. I like to read but the interview just kept going on and on. I couldn't sit down and read it in one sitting because I kept getting interupted. It was a good interview too!
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