We are here to get to know one another and also to celebrate the publication of a very special book by joyce king exonerated. Many of you have already read that so you know whats in it and some of you have lived through something similar to that so you know about the life that is depicted in it and we are very honored to have joyce at the institute. Im going to turn it over to her and i will reappear later. For those of you that dont know joyce came i want to introduce her. Shes a native texan whos traveled the world over with a message of justice, hope and healing. Shes an awardwinning veteran broadcast journalist and was a news anchor. The story of the dragging in jasper texas. We probably remember that if we have the book and its a powerful look in the end it is published in 2,002. It received widespread coverage and discussion everywhere from good morning texas to the Oprah Winfrey show and shes also written a memoir growing up southern white men i met along the way is the subtitle