The Editor, Sir:

Barack Obama gives black children a belief in themselves that this generation has never seen. Especially in America, so many of our children are motivated by Obama's run for presidency. They are motivated because they see Obama as a true hero, the person like them with whom they can identify. I believe that more than any black leader in history, Obama instills in our children a sense of self that was missing. For so long, our children have been exposed to everything destructive to their self-esteem. In America, children associate with demeaning rap music, corrupt television and negative role models.

Obama breaks the mould and give black children the motivation, that if Obama can be president, then I can be president. Obama is creating a legacy that gives this generation hope and a legacy that will last for black children for generations to come. Now they know that they can be the president of the United States or achieve the destiny that all of them desire.

I am, etc.,

NYRON BLAKE

nyronblake@yahoo.com

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