a few weeks ago our own mayor, judd ashman, was on "united shades of america" to discuss what it's like to be the mayor of one of the most diverse cities in the country. i urge you to go look at that on cnn and see a what his response is. gaithersburg has experiences shift in what's coming in america, and now we're going to talk about that paradigm shift. the name of the book is "not the cleaver family," and i'd like to warmly welcome ms. maria leonard olsen to the dais. [applause] diane's. >> thank you so much for that. i'm so excited to be here. i grew up in montgomery county and i was the only dark skinned person in my entire white parochial kensington classroom in the 1960s through 70s. my parents were forbidden by law to marry in the state of maryland in 1961. when i tell my children that or even strangers that they are incredulous that it was illegal in 16 states including maryland and virginia for people of other races to mary. that is crazy. likewise, when my children tell their children that dad and dad were not able to marry until 2015, they won't believe it. there are so made