This is a poem by the great Langston Hughes, who would be proud today.

I, Too, Sing America
by Langston Hughes

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
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Woohoo! Obama has won handily in my state. I felt it in the air when I voted on Friday. The place was packed with Obama voters and 9 out of every 10 Democratic Party bumper stickers I've seen are for Obama.

I love how state Rep. Brad Miller uses basketball as a metaphor in this article. It's quite fitting for North Carolina. ;)