Politics
In defense of Herman Cain
GOP Presidential candidate, Herman Cain. PHOTO/Jim Cole – AP
Herman Cain is inspiring on many levels. He overcame obstacles of poverty and racism early in life to become the CEO of a large firm.
He grew up in Georgia with wonderful parents and little else. Cain’s father worked three jobs. His mother was a domestic worker. The family shared a small house with another family. His parents could only afford to give him money one day a week for lunch at school.
Racism was rampant while Cain was growing up. After waiting hours for a hair-cut, he was told they don’t cut black people’s hair. He bought himself a razor and has been cutting his own hair ever since.
Rejected by two Georgia universities because they didn’t take black people, he earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Morehouse College, Reverend Martin Luther King‘s alma mater.