With less than a week till the most important Election of the 21st century so far. Obama’s presence is alreadly being discussed across the Atlantic Ocean with our European brethren/Sisthren of African descent. Will there be a Presidential candidate that is the equalivent of what Sen. Obama is here in the U.S. The French might be next in line…or are they ready? Peep the article below
Paris – Black Europeans are delighted that Democrat Barack Obama appears poised to make US political history but few dare hope that one of their own will match his achievement any time soon.
For some, Obama’s achievement in becoming the first African-American with a real shot at the White House, has simply underlined how far Europe’s minority populations are from winning a seat at the top tables of power.
“Here the whole system gets in the way. In France, people are much more conservative,” said Haitian-born Massaryk Duclos, whose Paris store sells a range of T-shirts emblazoned with Obama’s image.
Nearby, a dreadlocked friend with an Obama badge pinned to his US-style baseball cap ahead of the November 4, US presidential elections snorted at the very idea of a French black candidate. “It’s not the same culture here,” he laughed. Click here for the Full story
