Running for Obama delegate seat

Frank Russo invited me to write for his on-line publication, California Progress Report, about my experience running for an Obama delegate seat in Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s District. I was honored to do so:

Running for a Barack Obama delegate seat has been one of the most exciting, challenging, fun and difficult experiences in my life. Since meeting Barack Obama in February 2007 I have experienced a total metamorphosis from who I thought I was to the person I have become. I hardly recognize myself sometimes.

Read the entire article at A Barack Obama Mama’s Journey to a California Delegate Election Caucus.

My Journey to the 2008 DNC Convention in Denver

In 2008, I was honored to be published on the California Progress Report site:

I pinched myself. Yes, I was really here in Denver for the Democratic National Convention. My heart was filled with gratitude for the generosity of my friends who supported my journey to Denver where Barack Obama would receive the nomination of his party to be the next president of the United States of America. How could Barack Obama Mama not be there?

Read the entire article at: Barack Obama Mama goes to DNC in Denver