Laura Martin, originally from Honolulu HI, voted early at the Dr. Drew Pearson Community Center in North Las Vegas, NV, after a Clark County Democratic Black Caucus march and rally.
She offers reflections on her early voting experience, pride in her community, the attributes of President-Elect Barack Obama, her perspective based on her mixed heritage, voter advocacy in Harlem by the Fruit of Islam, the "Bradley Effect," volunteerism, education, and her outlook for America's future.