6inchvinyl is a blog about music and my love for true artists, but I am allowed to go off on a tangent once in a while. I am the person who watches the Cosby Show and aspires to be just like Cliff and Claire. While me and my spouse won’t be a doctor or lawyer – at least from what I can predict – we will have a cohesive family. That’s not the point though. The Cosbys are, in my opinion, television’s ideal Black family. Successful. Loving. Inspirational. And the parents are “parents” vs. being the children’s friends. While America has seen the Cosbys as a family to look up to, there is now another family on the scene that is equally comparable: Michelle, Barack, Malia Ann, and Natasha Obama. We can all admit Barack would not be who he is if Michelle wasn’t by his side! You may immediately say, “NO! That’s not true.” Ok, then. Think if Barack was married to a White woman……………..silence……………..I rest my case. No offense to any of my readers who are White, but Barack wouldn’t be the same. I think the youth needs to see more real-life, Black, highly educated families who are conquering their dreams. We are about to have a Black president! Twenty years ago, no one would have ever dreamed this to be a reality. The excuse of White people holding you back is no longer applicable. Now is the time to get up and make a CHANGE! PLEASE educate the youth around you who may not realize the opportunities that await them. For young males specifically, inform them of www.forrealsolutions.com, an online community built by Obama’s classmate Hill Harper who feels very strongly about creating a positive movement within the African American community. Today is the day. If there is something you aspire to do. Start! While I stop!…writing that is