I vote because so many have sacrificed so much for me and mine.
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I neither support nor oppose Barack Obama and have really come to resent the assumption that my vote for him is a given.
The names of Jesse Jackson and Colin Powell came up in discussions on potential first African American presidential contenders, but not once during this 2-year campaign did I hear the name of the late Honorable Shirley Chisholm. On January 23, 1972, she became the first major party African American candidate for President of the United States.
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As an Afriles feminist independent critical thinker I’m not willing to
quietly ignore the historical and contemporary contribution of everyday
folk and a few extraordinary Black women who’ve made it possible for me to cast my vote.
So as I cast my mail ballot today, I call out the names of ancestors’ known and unknown who have cleared the path.
Let’s flip the script in 2008 and remember the womenfolk this time around.