From the November issue: :patriot:
EBONY Endorses Barack Obama For President
This could be the most crucial presidential election in our lifetime, and even though EBONY magazine has not formally endorsed a candidate in its 64 years, we are taking this opportunity to wholeheartedly and unequivocally endorse Sen. Barack Obama as the next president of the United States.
Since Obama announced his campaign for the presidency nearly two years ago, EBONY and Jet magazines and EBONYJet.com have covered the importance of his campaign to Black America and chronicled the impact it has had on the country and around the world. But even with that kind of consistent coverage, I wanted to take it a step further and emphasize why we need Barack Obama as our next president.
Obama’s election, I believe, is crucial if we are to move this country forward and regain America’s worldwide respect. The moment is now.
If you are concerned about the restoration of the American Dream, you need to vote for Barack Obama.
If you are worried about the overall economy, accelerating gas prices, home foreclosures and rising food costs, you need to vote for Barack Obama.
If you are concerned about an education for your children, concerned about the future of America, then you need to vote for Barack Obama.
If you believe every American has the right to affordable health care, then you need to vote for Barack Obama.
If you believe that the Iraq War is unjust, is economically crippling this country and impacting our respect globally, then you need to vote for Barack Obama.
During this campaign, Barack Obama’s brilliant and innovative views on the issues have been more in line with the thinking of Black America. His message of change and his “audacity of hope” have energized the entire country in ways never seen before, resonating across the land, convincing our nation that each of us should believe in the possibility of a new kind of politics.
Aside from the tangible, concrete changes that could come from an Obama presidency, his victory will prove that possibilities are unlimited for those who dare to dream. With his election, we can, without hesitationor apology, tell our children that anything is possible.
Even becoming president.
At this critical moment in history, Black America––and much of the nation––are on the verge of realizing a longawaited dream, a Black man in the White House.
But if this dream is to come true, no one should take this moment for granted. Each of us must get to the polls and vote. Then, we must encourage everyone we know to vote. This is no time to sit on the sidelines and watch the parade pass you by. We can’t afford to lose one, single potential vote in this election.
The stakes are just too high.
In our final chance before the election to focus on the elections, even this month’s cover subjects––Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson––are not unlike the millions who are consumed by this moment in history.
So, again, I say it is your right to vote, it is your duty to vote and it is, I believe, in your best interest—and in America’s best interests—to vote for Barack Obama.
Linda Johnson Rice
Chairman and CEO, Johnson Publishing Company, Inc.
http://www.ebonyjet.com/ljr/#
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