By Huda Ahmed/OAKLAND

The Convention Center at the Oakland Marriott Hotel was packed with balloons, drinks, music and citizens rushing into the Exhibit Hall Center. Different races dissolved into one while they cried and cheered as the results of the presidential elections played on two big T.V. screens. After the results were confirmed, Oakland mayor Ron Dellums gave an emotional speech describing Obama’s win as a “historic moment.”

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