The Obamas and Photo Ops: Where are Black Adults?

This is another Obama critique. Rarely do I see the President or Michelle in photos with black dignitaries or leaders. Yesterday Obama was in Germany to pose with Holocaust survivors---a very noteworthy image for the world to see. Pain and suffering is universal. Michelle posed recently with former First Lady Nancy Reagon. To her credit, Michelle is frequently pictured with black school children on visits in the DC area and in other cities.

So is there any truth behind this perception. I'll keep watching and hoping that President Obama's journey takes him to the South and a photographer snaps a shot with him and venerable Civil Rights leaders. He could also travel to Harlem and snaps a shot with Al Sharpton. There are plenty of folks in his political birthplace of Chicago--perhaps there's a photo op with some of the community organizers upon which he rose to prominence.

I readily accept that he is not the President of Black people. Even so, he doesn't have to stay so far away. And Michelle can move closer to black adults in her next photo shoot. I could go on but the point is made.

I have much love to the First Family. There could not be a prouder moment for the black community, for the world. I only want to see them embrace more black figures so the world can see from whence they came.