to go to my board. i watched it and prayed which has been our custom for new year s since i was a kid. new year s day, we had our regular weekly national rally at our headquarters in harlem. we ended kwanzaa celebration that we do every year and had a big rally and talked about our plans for the year. it was emancipation day. it was that day that lincoln signs the slave of confederate states would be free. we have emancipation date rallies around the country to celebrate the freedom of those