Obama is President! Yes we are happy...hopefully people will remeber that he is still human. This day of pride for people may not be the miracle that people assume it to be. I am very happy to see Barack Obama stand at the top of this country. But i can't help but wonder what the underground rulers of our country have up their sleeves. Hopefully nothing, but my trust in the American government is less than strong. But for all those who have lost their lives...I am proud to be a Black American, by way of the West Indies, and before that Africa.

On a lighter note...

The cold is killing me, I think I might be getting the flu and I can't help but dream of Jamaica. I am preparing myself for our family reunion this summer in JA, but right now I wish i could speed up these winter months. I haven't been to my mother's homeland since I was about 12 and my homesickness has slowly turned to a dreamlike state, of "did that really happen?", was I ever truly there? I am a woman who can now fully embrace the culture that is around me, learn the history of the country that my family manifested in...These days I feel like a fraud claiming Jamaicaness...I know nothing of Jamaica today, know nothing of the youth and culture, the day to day life. I can connect through food, music, even clothing and slang. But what of the people?

I'm believe I'm ready to move back "home"... to live amongst the people for awhile, to be reacquainted with the culture that I was born into. There Americans are looked up to, considered lucky and rich, but here we know that the streets are not paved with gold. After the mental slavery that all people of the diaspora have faced the condition that we are in is not surprising and yet it seems almost impossible to reverse it. This is apart of embracing Sankofa. You will not get anywhere unless you embrace and learn from the past, look to the ancestors for guidance, and remembering the beauty of our people.