Just one year ago we saw President Obama take the oath of office and make some crucial promises to our nation. His mission was change, which is why some Americans believe he should receive an F where progression is concerned.

The questions that are surfacing now are: has Obama’s first year been successful and has he done enough for us to see change?

With all we have endured from the former President George W. Bush, I believe President Obama has successfully dealt with a number of serious issues and has kept his word in pursuing major changes for the United States.

As the year progresses Obama has fought hard and had many opportunities to make changes to the negative issues he inherited from former President Bush.

He saved the Auto Industry from crashing indefinitely with a $110 billion dollar loan. On Jan. 1 he signed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act for inequalities against women’s wages in the work place. Which I must add was long overdue.

Not to mention Obama created the Home Affordable Refinance Program, which is estimated to save 7 to 9 million families from losing their homes. The program has hit home for me because it saved a few of my own family members from ending up homeless and on the streets.

President Obama also came up with an effective and well-produced economic stimulus package of $787 billion dollars, to keep the unemployment rate under 8%.

He is making history! Not only has he achieved the unbelievable by becoming the first African American president, he appointed the first Hispanic to serve on the Supreme Court. In addition to breaking historically placed barriers, he has become the first president to receive the Noble Peace Prize while in office.

At his inauguration Obama said, ‘The challenges we face today are real. They are serious and there are many. They will not be met easily or on a short span of time, but they will be met.’ In that statement alone I remember why I still support our president and continue to have faith in him.

He is working to build a strong and solid foundation for all Americans. Compared to where we have come from and what we have survived from the past eight years, I give our president two thumbs up; at least where his word and mission to better the country are concerned.

President Obama has continued to show us his intelligence, how equitable he is and how confident and strong-minded of a leader he is for us. For his first year in office he has accomplished enough to receive an A+ for his efforts and honest contributes.