Just reading over those few paragraphs on Brian Williams' NBC Nightly special "African American Women: Where They Stand". I hope that I'm able to catch some of this five part series.
I'm especially interested in the portion of the show that deals with politics. And will race trump gender? Or will gender trump race? That's a neat (and kind of sad) question to ask. But, both front-runners representing the Democratic party are, well - NOT old white men. Hilary Clinton is obviously a woman, and Barak Obama is half black. I think race and gender will play a huge role in the 2008 election. People will, unfortunately, be drawn to the polling places to prevent either of those two people from getting into office. On the other hand, imagine how many people will feel well-represented when someone like themselves has the possibility of running the country. I'm sure that if Hilary gets on the ballot, more women will head to the polls and if Barak gets on the ballot - more blacks will go to the polls. It feels better to stand behind someone who has battled and faced the same things you have.
Should be interesting to see unfold.
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