With the germination and courage with perseverance, programming was designed by her panelist tonight so we could tell the whole story of our community. Blending social history with public history to tell the africanamerican story had never been done before. And quite literally they were making history. This is the first of three panelist discussions that we will have this year. I would welcome you to come back on july 5 that focuses on africanamerican stories and on october 18 you will focus on the future, and are panelist of that discussion will be helping us think about how do we continue to tell the story. I know our panelists well and they have plenty to share with us. Let me begin the evening by introducing our moderator. He began his career as an interpreter. He is now evident of his own company. If you would join me in welcoming richard josie. It is interesting to come home after being in the cold minnesota for a while. To see the work thats being done here to see familiar faces