In the words of the immortal Sam Cooke:
“It’s been a long, a long time coming, but I know
A change gon’ come, oh yes it will.”
Change has come. Yesterday, as I campaigned in Philadelphia for Barack Obama, I had the honor and joy of a special experience. In a small concrete island at an intersection in South West Philadelphia in the rain, a group of children held up signs and cheered for Barack Obama. Adults joined them and someone pulled their car over and played Sam Cooke’s “Change Gon’ Come” on their stereo. Passing cars honked, passersby smiled, my heart expanded and tears came to my eyes.
This is a moment in history when the Universe has shifted, making transformational change possible, and it is happening right before our eyes. Hope was stronger than fear. Calls for community were stronger than calls for division. Calls to our better selves were answered.
This is an America that I can be proud of.