Crowds Celebrate Obama at Valois - Hyde Park, Chicago on Nov 5th!!

Photos and video by Aki Antonia

Lift Every Voice & Sing sung by Take 6

Atiba B uses ASL to sign about his excitement about  Obama and  the voting process to a  friend. 

He tells her that he had just met the President-elect Obama at  his Hyde Park barbershop while getting a haircut several weeks ago.

Here's a video that I made of the joyous event at the free breakfast 

celebrating native Hyde Parker and now 

President-Elect, Barack Obama 

at Valois in Hyde Park, Chicago on November 5, 2008.

And you thought the lines were over? A joyous and lively crowd lined down the block to celebrate Barack Obama's historic win with a free breakfast served by Valois restaurant in Hyde Park, Chicago on November 5th. 

 In the tradition of  Chicago's first Black Mayor, Harold Washington 

and Bill Veeck, President-elect Barack Obama has been known to 

stop in Valois, a diverse restaurant known for its down-to-earth 

food, notable Hyde Parkers as well as common folk.

On East 53rd street in Hyde Park,  Chicago, cars honked horns for Obama,  T- shirts were selling fast, the  international  and local media were interviewing the crowd and a great breakfast was had by all on the first day after the historic win and election rally held in Grant Park, Chicago.