The Game Has Changed

Fake tiddies and all - Tamron Hall is a baad b----.
But what made Ms Hall (and the litany of other Black newscasters) possible was the changing perception of Blacks.
Not just by those of a certain demographic - but a changing view of Blacks themselves.
There was once a time when a Black man wouldn't believe anything was true unless someone from a certain demographic told them so.
The Black way (method, concept or opinion) was viewed by most as being inferior.
But what changed all this.
Well... there is no one thing in particular - only seminal moments which seemed to change the direction of the social pendulum.

In the future, many will point to the election of Barack Obama as one of these moments.
If a Black man with an odd name could actually accomplish the impossible (being elected POTUS) - how much more could Blacks accomplish that was possible?

Fat, Black, poor, ugly, abused and from the South - Oprah never should have become OPRAH.

When the "O" announced her retirement - networks and syndicators began to scramble to find her replacement.

Who was the last person to have this big an impact on an entire time slot of the popular media?

Johnny Carson?

Cosby playing a doctor on television was seen a a false representation of Blacks - While a Black Surgeon general is now seen as something to be expected.

The Sunday news shows were once filled with only a certain demographic with the occasional guest expected to only be expert in topics concerning their own ethnic group (Jessie, Al Sharpton, ...).

Today, Donna Brazile goes up against the big boys on any topic.

Was I mad when LarryKing stated that his son said that he wanted to be Black because "Black people were cool"?

Hell no.

To many from the current generation - everything and everyone they see has a Black face on it.

(Even the Republican Party)

If the current perception of Blacks is this high from those of other groups - how much more will it influence the perception of young Blacks concerning themselves?

With this new "can do" mentality - won't the next generation ignore all of the "only white people can do/have/know that" nonsense usually passed from one generation to the next?

Armed with this mentality and the proper preparation - won't the next generation be better off than those who chose to settle for the scraps given them by those they served?

People can whine about the effect Obama has had on the lives of Blacks all they want.

But this thinking is short sighted.

The real question is, "How will the election of Obama effect those from future generations?"