Barack Obama actually said...

That refusal to accept a lesser fate, that insistence on a better life, that, ultimately, is the secret not only of African American surviva...

Education is how America and its people might fulfill our promise.

A dream of brighter days ahead, a faith in things not seen, a belief that here in this country, we are the authors of our own destiny.

With so many voices clamoring for attention, it can be difficult at times to sift through it all, to know what to believe.