As my President winds down his time occupying the White House, I’m determined to pay homage to the nations first African American President. It’s also fitting, since it’s Black History month, that I begin with this month and what we’ve seen come out of South Carolina recently, and from the nation in the wake of Supreme Court Justice Scalia passing away.

That reality is that President Barack Obama has altered the course of America forever. We have equalities in place now that didn’t exist prior to President 44 stepping into the White House. I’m sorry to all the Clinton supporters, but President Obama did what Bill and Hillary could not do. He was the President that saw Universal Healthcare become the law of the land. He was the President who pulled the trigger that allowed for Osama Bin Laden to be killed. He was the President that brought the economy from the brink of disaster and created jobs in America. He was the President who nominated the first Latina Supreme Court Justice.

His accomplishments go on and on, and while he wasn’t to get everything he wanted done; there is no question that his Presidency has been one hell of a success. Obama has made the country aware of equality for Gays and Lesbians and Transgender folks. He has helped to reshape the education discussion, he is reshaping the Justice Department and crime as we speak. Man when you just think about all the things that have happened under his watch you have to be impressed.

There have been failures and will continue to be as long as we have a two party governance system. No President gets everything they want, but he really was able to get a lot of things done, despite Republicans trying to obstruct his entire agenda. The result is what I call the Obama Effect. Hillary Clinton is wrapping herself completely in the cloth of Obama’s Presidency. What a slap in the face it must be to her husband, that she’s running the current President’s record and not to be a resurrection of the Clinton years.

Senator Sanders is trying to align himself with members of the Obama support group in Congress, but more importantly is trying to follow the Obama model, of young people, first time voters and College educated folks to rise to the top of the ticket in the Party.

Who would have thought that 7 plus years ago Barack Obama would have the effect that he’s had. Ha, all these racist, prejudice White people must be puling their hair out. Mr. President thank you for your contributions to this nation and I hope the remainder of this year the Obama Effect continues to expand and slap those who oppose it right in their faces.