before we start with a conversation we will have charlene caruthers read a passage from mason's memoir. charlene caruthers is a community organizer, served as national director of the black youth project 100, activist led organization of 18 to 35-year-olds dedicated to succeeding justice and freedom, she has 10 years of experience in racial justice, feminism and youth leadership development, please welcome charlene caruthers. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. >> i would like to thank c. nicole mason for this opportunity to share this moment. many of her achievements, i have the opportunity to read a number of passages, if you have not read it you need to read it, buy it and buy one for your friends. these resonate with me and as i shared with nicole, so many things, happened to me moment, while reading this book. i did the right thing, a beneficiary of many programs we are talking about here today. i attended head start, i was involved in afterschool programs. as the first person in my family to graduate high school to attend college and receive a phd. my voice was shaking but i coul