I happened to tune into the Sean Hannity radio show on the way home from work yesterday. I’m not a regular listener but I got crazy and pressed the AM button.

I heard a self-proclaimed “black” person say that the presidency cannot be used to gauge race relations because Barack Obama is not the first “black” American President— he is the first “half-white” American President.

Then today I read an article about the increased security at the inauguration because of white supremacist threats and the chatter online.

As we approach the inauguration of a new American President, and as we celebrate the dream of Martin Luther King, Jr., take the time to remember the dream that this great nation allows us to have. Remember that the dream still involved judging. Judging not based on the color of skin but on the content of individual character.

So do a little introspection on the content of your character this weekend and realign the standards that you have been judging others if they need it.

P.S. Does anyone else find the label “African-American American President” a bit awkward?