Posted March 18, 2008 | 06:15 PM (EST)
By Julie Bergman Sender

EXCERPT:

And then Barack Obama delivered his speech this morning. A speech that confirmed the historic value of his campaign no matter what happens.

“…we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together — unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories.”

Obama is not a conventional candidate. And it is because of all the things he is and all the things he is not. He understands that we ought to respect all of our stories and learn each other’s stories to protect ourselves from our destructive patterns and from ignorance. He is working to help us find the connections between all our stories while not losing our distinctive narratives. And to accept our multi-layered memories as the truths they tell us about ourselves and one another.

For the full article, please see
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julie-bergman-sender/barack-obama-in-black-and_b_92204.html

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