Steven Foley
Los Angeles
“The election of President Barack Obama. It showed that resiliency, engagement, patience, perseverance and the importance of building on things established by people before you will lead to success.
Tamika Lamison
Glendale
“Obama’s presidency. The image of having a Black man and a Black wife … doing beautiful things for the community, shows the next generation that we can do absolutely anything.”
Chisom Chieke
Philadelphia
“When ‘Moonlight’ won best picture was a great time for Black people, especially for queer Black people.”
Justice Whitaker
Brooklyn
“I’m going to take it all the way back and say precolonial Africa. Before Europeans … came to the continent and changed the world forever.”
Compiled by Cynthia Gibson at The Proud Bird restaurant in Westchester.
