It amazes me that some people are still going on about Barack Obama's racial identity. "He's not b;lack [sic]; he's not white; have another go".??!!

Obama's not Black?! Says who?? Surely not Barack Obama.

I consider Kendall's comment that "he's [Baracka Obama]half white" to be interesting phrasing since for a long time in the United States an individual was either considered to be all White, or not White at all. Racially mixed people with Black/White ancestry were called "half Black" but never "half White". Perhaps that custom is changing.

But the only reason why Obama and other Black Americans who have one Black birth parent and one White birth parent aren't considered White is because of the United States' racist one drop of "black blood" rule.

Actually, in a sane world Barack Obama would be considered to be Black and he would also be considered to be White. Not that his racial identity or anyone else's racial identity would matter in a sane world.

However, the fact of the matter is that according to the way the USA socially defines racial identity at this time Barack Obama is Black. And Barack Obama's election as the Democratic party's nominee for President is a historical occurance for African Americans and for all other Americans.

And when, God willing, Senator Barack Obama is elected President of the USA, he won't be the Black President or the White President or the half-white President. When he wins this election, Barack Obama won't be or the half-black President or the racially mixed President. BHe will be the President of the United States of America.

Barack Obama will be the President of all of the people in the United States equally regardless of our race, ethnicity, gender, sexually orientation, income, age, and/or our religion or our lack of religion.

Some people may not be ready for a new day, but a change is still gonna come.