cross-posted to Jack and Jill Politics

Wednesday morning I got a call from the UK asking if I would write an editorial about the significance of Barack Obama's nomination in Black America. I find it hard to resist that crisp British accent and made room to compose my thoughts.

The piece has been published in print and online under the title Baratunde Thurston: I used to be cynical about my country. No longer...

Not quite the headline I'd have chosen, but pretty accurate. In the piece,