I went to St. Louis yesterday to walk door to door and promote Obama's campaign for president. It was so cool to talk to people one on one! The first person I talked tried to give me the run around for 20 minutes but I had the come back to every retort. One comment really struck me. He was like, "Don't they want to kill him? What about those people who were disenfranchised; whose votes didn't count?"
My response was, "Obama ain't scared! But more importantly, he is risking his life to do this, please keep in mind that he is committed to his campaign." I also said, "I know that there was disenfranchisement and in Chicago, Obama worked as a civil rights attorney for people whose votes were disenfranchised. But I know one thing for sure, if you do not vote, your vote will not be counted."
It was so invigorating to get out and see people face to face, I had a lot of fun. I also have a cool video to share. Check it out and let me know what you think. Click here for will.i.am's reason for putting it together.
I'm a first generation Nigerian. In other words, I was raised in the US by Nigerian parents. I love my heritage and believe it is one of the many things that contribute to my well-rounded outlook on life.
