[applause] >> pleased to join me to welcome our founder ishmael reed. [applause] >> to the so the you walked off it and montreal the critics said that i have gone too far. so i want to make a couple of announcements. [inaudible] [applause] id to be executive director for life so the awards will be held at the african-american museum of 14th street on december 2nd. so be sure to attend that. is one of the recipients and dead. >> and then they keep 257th avenue apartment 711 in new york. with a book party with that publication right now we could not understand and what his book was not published. and then became head of the publishing company. negative still angry. so if you want to get more information and but one of the board members. i don't know why the with those that has become more refined. and then back to the occupiers. and which ones were unruly. also into be responsible for what those terms mean. en then frederick douglass. as a designated to again. is apparently via the neocon , as those to be devoted to the black the envelope -- black readers