Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination to become President of the United States

For those of you who missed it, Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination to become President of the United States on Thursday night, August 28, 2008.

You can watch Barack's speech -- which was made in front of over 80,000 people in Denver, Colorado -- here: 

"I have to admit...I hated the ‘Latin Explosion' when it came about, around ten years ago," writes Kevin Alberto Sabio in a posting on Blacktino.net. "I had previously touched on this subject here on Blacktino.net before, but I now want to go a little further in-depth about it.

"I found it insulting on several different levels. For one thing, Latinos have been around in the entertainment field in this country for a few generations now; to act as if we're just coming onto the scene is disrespectful and insulting. You had the Salsa bands and Latin Jazz bands touring the country during the early and mid parts of this past century. You had musicians such as Carlos Santana and Jerry Garcia making an impact in Rock music during the 60s and 70s. Also, you had Latin Freestyle music (which I'm a huge fan of) in the 80s and 90s, along with other Pop Music artists, such as Gloria Estefan, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, and Sheila E. We had been doing our thing in the music and movie industry for a good while now; and we didn't just arrive on the scene out of the blue.

"The other thing that I hated about the ‘Latin Explosion' and found insulting...! I never saw myself being represented by the people behind the hype machine, or anyone that looked anything like me. As far as Afro Latinos were concerned...we didn't exist. Latinos were shown as light, bright...and damn near white."