With Barack Obama becoming the first Black president, I’ve been wondering what it must be like to be an African American today.  What does that feel like?  Do you feel anything?  Judging by all the emotion and excitement, I’m guessing yes.  I wonder what it will be like for me if a woman is every elected president.  I’m not going to make the leap that women have ever suffered as much as African Americans, but it’s been a similar journey, I think. Both minorities were disenfranchised.  Both have been considered property at some point in history instead of human beings. Both have had an uphill battle to gain respect and equality in society and the workforce.  Both have had to beat against a glass ceiling.  An African American has broken through the ultimate glass ceiling, the White House, and people everywhere have rejoiced at the acheivement for America.  I’ve heard so many African Americans on the news say things like “People always say you can do anything with your life if you just try, but now I believe and my kids can believe that it’s really possible.”

With all this floating around, I just started wondering, will I feel something similar if I get to see a woman sit behind that desk in the Oval Office?