We all understand the historical significance of witnessing the election of the Second Black President. This would indeed trump the World Series victory of the Boston Red Sox after 100+ years of the Curse of the Bambino. This would trump the victory of the USA Olympic Hockey Team over the Red Army. In fact, there is nothing we’ve witnessed in our lifetimes that would surpass this.

The 2008 U.S. Congressional elections bring with them a fresh crop of Black Republicans who are sure to have bright futures in the Republican Party. From medical doctors to corrections officer, this year’s candidates offer hope for reclaiming the Black community. Antoine Members, Lt. Col. Allen West, Eddie Adams, Jr., Dr. Deborah Honeycutt, and Dr. Marion Thorpe, have accepted the challenge to bring conservative principles and policies to their congressional districts.

Struggling to keep his political and pastoral duties separate and to avoid racial conflict, Revels earned the respect of both whites and African Americans. His success in managing these forces led to his election as a state senator from Adams County, Mississippi. In 1870 Revels was elected as the first African American member of the United States Senate.

Just like the various ways one chooses to enhance the flavor of their grits, I find the race for the Office of President of the United States offers similar choices as it relates to health care. There are so many similarities between what Barack Obama and John McCain have to offer that you could say, politically speaking, both are serving up their own version of grits. Just like grits are a staple in southern breakfasts, both candidates agree that all Americans should have access to basic affordable, quality, portable universal health coverage.

For many religious and faith-based families the public education challenge goes beyond low academic performance, limited class size, and poorly structured programs, the lack of quality teachers, or the likelihood of violence. For some the crisis is a challenge to their faith that calls into action personal values, allegiance to the flag and country, and freedom of religious expression. The number of failing schools and the astronomical dropout rates clearly show not every child flourishes in a traditional public school setting.

This is an expansion of a new form of 21st century welfare by raising taxes on all families earning more than $250,000 per year in order to finance a $1,000 tax cut for “middle-income” taxpayers. This an overt redistribution of the tax burden rather than a true tax increase.

[T]he family is not a political or sociological construct, but a natural structure defined and imbued by natural law. That is to say, family is an institution first endowed by God written on the hearts of man. The “one flesh” definition reflects biological reality and anthropological observation. Marriage, then, is the mating of opposites. Man and woman complement each other physically, spiritually, and in personality.

God wants to know where we stand as Black people who profess Christ. Moreover, He wants to show us where we stand. “I, the Lord, search the heart; I test the mind, even to give each man according to his ways, according to the results of his deeds” (Jeremiah 17:9-10, NASB). The Lord knows the struggles we’ve had as Black people in this country. He knows of our tendency to stick together. He also knows that as Christians, we can bring about change.