Obama, the Dreamer's Dream

About the Book

As a black immigrant from Africa, author Dr. Eleazar Azuoma Onyeali offers a fresh and unique viewpoint on the campaign and election of the United States’ first black president, Barack Obama.

Written in a two-part narrative format and previously published in Denver’s Body of Christ News, Obama, the Dreamer’s Dream shares Onyeali’s thoughts, ideas, and actions in relation to the 2008 primaries, campaign, and election. It provides a short glimpse of the long journey for parity in black America.

In this memoir, Onyeali recalls how he felt inspired by Obama’s “Hope and Change” message and how he was drawn to the candidate’s noble cause and the dynamic grassroots movement that spread across the country. Obama, the Dreamer’s Dream tells of Onyeali’s support for Obama’s refreshing and spirited platform and his enthusiasm for what he calls the “Obama Phenomenon.” Through this story, Onyeali shares his beliefs that Obama is a special man.

About the Author

Dr. Eleazar Azuoma Onyeali was born in Umunjam, Nigeria. After the country’s civil unrest, he moved to the United States and earned a doctorate in chiropractic from Life University School of Chiropractic in Marietta, Georgia. Onyeali had a practice in Aurora, Colorado, for ten years. He was also a contributor to the Body of Christ News in Denver. A devoted husband, and father of two children, he passed away in January of 2011.