When I look back at the Inauguration, there are three images that will stick in my mind. They are not the typical images of the swearing in, the President riding the limo or walking the street. These are images that we see for just about every President and don’t carry the same kind of message that the images I will remember carry.

The Crowds

A recurring image, whether it be from the We Are One celebration or the Inauguration itself, is of the vast crowds. Millions of people turned out to participate in this moment. It was the crowds the elected President Obama and if President Obama is going to be successful, it will come from these crowds acting on their renewed hope and belief in our great country that will make him successful. I hope we all stay as involved over the coming four years as we have in this moment.

The First Digital Native in the White House

Every so often, you would catch a glimpse of Sasha fiddling with her digital camera. Friends have commented on their hopes of finding a Flickr account with Sasha’s pictures uploaded. I write a lot about technology and education. I try to get people to think about how different life is for those who have always had the Internet, cellphones and digital cameras in their lives. What can we all learn from Sasha as she plays with her digital camera?

The First Dance

Live, on ABC, I sat with friends as we watched President and First Lady Obama dance their first dance of the Obama Presidency. People joked about Barack not stepping on Michele’s dress. They talked about the pressure of that first dance with millions of people watching, and related it back to their first dances at their weddings.

Recently, I’ve read blog posts and editorials talking about the importance of family. I’ve read people hoping that President Obama will present a new kind of cool, the cool that it takes to be a great leader, and a cool that is cooler than the sagging pants and gangsta slang.

I pray that black youth will see some of the new presidential cool and say, “hey, I want to be like that.” I pray that others will see young black people and wonder if they are looking at future leaders of our country.

Let us all hope for black kids with digital cameras changing the world.