WE Are One

On Jan 18,2009 the HBO Broadcast of the Mall Concert
in Washington,D.C. was a spectacular event.

The varied speakers and performers started a series
of undertakings this week welcoming a new President
and his administration to our troubled nation.

The theme. 'We Are One' was focusing on uniting his
efforts on behalf of each of us for One Country.

The most memorable performance for me was the
duet of Bettye LaVette and Jon Bon Jovi singing.
'Times Are A Changing'. If that doesn't sum up the
last 50 years in this country. Just 40 years ago I
recall the strife as our country was trying to recover
from the killings of Martin Luther King,Jr & Robert
Kennedy. We also were dealing with the Viet Nam
War and unequality in our society -not only for
non-white races but for women. Everyone forgets
how bad things were for women also. I was just
finishing high school and unaware of not being able
to reach my goals -nor was I setting them very
high for myself -we were just high school girls-
we weren't given a lot of choices.

It may truly be possible to dream & achieve now!