I appreciate where you are coming from Shemsi en Tehuti;. However let's examine your feelings from my grandmother's point of view, Her mother and grandmother were mixed race: a product of the white plantation owner sowing his oats. For a very light-skinned woman who could not read or write she taught my mother pearls of wisdom which have stood the test of time, even in this modern world.

Those who are in power use their tools to define and control us, in the Caribbean it was colour and status. The house slave had more value than the field slave, and contrary to popular belief - that house slave was mixed or very light skin - most owners did not want a reminder of their indiscretions facing them every day, the equivalent to a farmer having sex with a sheep!

My Grandmother said If you allowed them to dictate who you are and how you should live, they still own you. Those in power are too ready to label and group the black population. My colour does not define who I am. Fortunately for me, the women of my family ignore these barriers, and taught their children that there is more to a person than his or her colour.

As a result, culturally, I am strong today because those women had the vision to see it's about family and communities. Regarding Barack Obama I am not prepared to
judge him. In the world of politics it seems everyone has to play the game.