1.0link225576<![CDATA[Fireworks Brighter for Blacks this Fourth of July]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francesca-billersafran/fireworks-brighter-for-bl_b_225576.htmlAs a person of mixed race, I have had many blacks since Obama's election confide in me with comments along these lines, "We finally have a brother in the White House, and that's more than I ever thought would happen."
An African-American friend who manages a local grocery store still has a higher jump in his step when I see him. He says he feels somehow more like an American citizen--and as if anything can happen now that our president looks...