tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985049490887010513.post3931003176249958988..comments2024-03-15T09:47:36.973-07:00Comments on ringShout: Obama on my mindRingShouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01428813892533255704noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985049490887010513.post-54753277620154652582009-04-06T00:38:00.000-07:002009-04-06T00:38:00.000-07:00Most definitely. I have blogged about the Obamas,I...Most definitely. I have blogged about the Obamas,I collect memorabaliba; a sister friend and I have agreed that we just cannot get enough. Additionally, I am a contributor to Go, Tell Michelle: African American Women Write to the New First Lady.<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Go-Tell-Michelle-American-Excelsior/dp/1438429185/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239003461&sr=1-1Dera Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14513910913210988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985049490887010513.post-54127566765932722472009-04-05T11:50:00.000-07:002009-04-05T11:50:00.000-07:00I don't know that the Obamas are showing up in my ...I don't know that the Obamas are showing up in my work (tho I do refer to the election in my novel that comes out in July), but I have completely idealized them as heroes, and it's thrilling! It feels wonderful to have living, breathing heroes.Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985049490887010513.post-81635439430237122552009-03-26T06:21:00.000-07:002009-03-26T06:21:00.000-07:00Thanks for the (ring)Shout out! I appreciate it.Tr...Thanks for the (ring)Shout out! I appreciate it.<BR/><BR/>Truthfully, I am one of those folks who have romanticized Barack and Michelle's relationship to the point where they've become more "fictional" than real to me. My sister and I have added new words to our lexicon about men who "try to be like Barack" or if we are feeling discouraged, we say, "WWMD?" (What Would Michelle Do?)<BR/><BR/>On a more serious note, I suspect my fascination with the Obamas as "characters" has a lot to do with the fact that I did not know a lot of happily married black couples growing up. My parents have been divorced and re-married three times (each). The same for most of my friends. The only married folks I knew were my grandparents (and the Cosbys) so in that respect, I think we can expect a lot more creative representations of the Obamas - they are, in many ways, the new archetype for a whole, healthy black family.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067322036695571575noreply@blogger.com