"One Nation Under a Groove"

Those were some of the chants we heard today as we watched Mr. Obama be sworn in as the president on 125th Street in the heart of Harlem USA! It was a warm day in Harlem even though the mercury only rose to be in the 20's. The human spirit that showed up to witness this historical event was represented by all the colors our flesh tones are able to create! Together we cheered and cried and celebrated a new way of thinking.



(The statue in this picture is Adam Clayton Powell, the first African American elected to Congress from New York.)































I love days like this in New York City. Days when we forget about ourselves and join together for a greater purpose. I have witnessed days like this in the city only a handful of times, they are rare and so incredibly precious.

As an educator I am so thrilled to imagine the minds of young Americans and how they will NOW truly be able to dream and imagine themselves growing up to be ANYTHING- even the president of the United States of America!

"O-BA-MA!!! O-BA-MA!!! O-BA-MA!!! One Nation Under a Groove!!"