President Barack Obama bends over so the son of a White House staff member can pat his head during a family visit to the Oval Office May 8, 2009. The youngster wanted to see if the President’s haircut felt like his own. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
I’m quite certain that I’ll never grasp what it really means for people of color that we have the first non-white American president. But little sacred moments like this one give me a glimpse.