Quantcast
breaking news

African-American Seniors Take it All In

By: Megan Dobbs
Updated: January 20, 2009
watch video
A momentum took place today that many senior citizens thought they would never live to see.

"I never thought I would live to see this day,"  said James Francis of the Daniels Senior Center.

The inauguration of President Obama has local African-American seniors both excited and proud.  Those at the G.V. Daniels Senior Center watched as the first African-American president in the nation's history took office.  Not only were these seniors taken aback by the inauguration of President Obama but also by the unity they see in people of all races.

Nelson Wilson of the Daniels Senior Center said, "This is great for America.  It's bringing us together.  We are truly now a United States of America."

The atmosphere at the Daniels Senior Center today was nothing short of exhilarating.

"It's like a kid's birthday party.  It was exciting, joyous, and jubilant, which is great.  I think there were some tears shed today over the historic event," Wilson said.

They followed up the inaugural speech with a game of dominoes.

Comments

Readers Feel...

hello
Related Content

An Abilene woman battling a life-threatening lung disease has waited years for the perfect match of donor lungs, and she made it all the way to the operating table twice just to find the lungs...

Police are searching for the suspect in a drive-by shooting that occurred early Thursday morning. ...

Chris and Leah check out Fitness Yoga for this week's workout....

More teenagers turn away from Facebook for their social media fix....

Teenage girls in Colorado City have been inspired by Hailey Dunn to take self-defense classes....

Crime Stoppers is offering a $500.00 reward for information that leads to his arrest, through 05/29/13....

A North Abilene couple is afraid a pack of dogs roaming around their neighborhood will soon prove to be dangerous....

The 12th annual Click It or Ticket campaign runs from May 20th to June 2nd as law enforcement officials crack down on seat-belt violations....

There is a variety of yogurt options on the shelf. What kind of yogurt you're eating should depend on what nutritional vitamins you're looking for....

An Abilene business is doing its part in helping out victims of the recent tornadoes, in both Texas and Oklahoma....

 
Find Articles Here
 
Start
      Page 1 of 644
 
Search BigCountryHomepage.com