The Reproach is Lifted
Barack Obama Presidency
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Change We Can Believe In
One of the most remarkable things to come out Barack Obama’s election is the restoration of hope among black men everywhere. There was what I would like to call a sweet vindication that took place on
Black men have been known for either their talents or their crimes, but on
Many people took offense when during the campaign; Michelle Obama made the comment that for the first time in her adult life she was proud of her country. Republicans jumped on the comment to try and show that she was “unpatriotic”. Even Cindy McCain added her two cents by stating that she has always been proud of her country.
These individuals, especially an heiress to a 100 million dollar fortune, can never know what it is like to come out of your mother’s womb already in second place or to be in a race with one hand tied behind your back – in other words—with the odds already stacked against you.
One can go to any part of this country and run into a black man who 1) was kicked out of school because educators didn’t know how to reach him 2) unable to get a job because of the lack of proper training or 3) denied a job because of past convictions. When faced with these types of circumstances, some black men become bitter and stop seeking the “American” dream, while others become enraged and become a menace to society. All the counselors, psychologists and psychiatrists in the world had no answers for “growing up black”.
When there is a reproach on a group of people, the ability to remove that reproach is not an easy task despite the best efforts of self-empowerment, building strong family units and spiritual black churches that help individuals to reach their full potential. Conversely, it is easy for one who has been under reproach to accept the teaching of hatred and animosity between the races.
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Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the
The Bible instructs us that “with all thy getting, get an understanding”. I needed to know. I have always felt that when something historical takes place --as in this election-- then something must also occur in the spiritual. My brother Hugh, while the Holy Spirit was speaking through him began to share with me that “the reproach has been lifted from the African American people”.
I knew at that moment that my way of contributing to the healing that President-elect Obama mentioned in his victory speech in
About the Author
Dr. Tino W. Smith is the senior pastor of Greater Kingdom International Ministries located in Terre Haute, Indiana, And Chief Executive Officer of Breno Enterprise.
Dr. Smith is the former Calhoun County Commissioner in the state of Michigan.
Dr. Tino Smith is the noted author of Naked Before God, What They Don’t Tell You About Money, What They Don’t Tell Children About Money, and Walking Out of the Wilderness . . . And Into Your Promise.
Dr. Smith earned a Ph.D. in Theology and Psychology
Dr. Tino Smith is a member of the Oxford Round Table in Oxford, England.
Dr. Tino Smith is a member of the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford.
Dr. Tino Smith is a Lifetime Member of the NAACP
Dr. Tino Smith is married to Nicole A. Smith and they have two children, BreAnna and Tino, II. The Smiths reside in