World News -- Barack Obama, a 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois, shattered more than 200 years of history Tuesday night by winning election as the first African-American president of the United States. He got 349 electoral votes over John McCains 159.

I cant believe it, The first ever African American president, that makes me feel so honored to be black, I tell you. I'm so thrilled he won, I think the transformation yet to come is gonna be amazing.