and if it's not going to be getting you eh lockelected in 24 or 2016, i would say don't get mad, get a woman eh lucketted. so thank you very much and i hope that sets the stage for you quickly. [ applause ] >> i knew that she could do it. she has all of those numbers and fingers at your fingertips. do you have the deadlines on your web site? >> yes, all the filing deadlines are on our web site. we have an election tracker. if you go to the web site or to the 2012 project dot u.s., we have something called if election tracker. and we have all of the filing deadlines for each of the states and we have links to each state and the women who are running for congress. and then as soon as the state legislative elections are held, if p the primaries, we will have all of the women who are running for the state legislature post primary. >> great. okay. so now you've set the stage. dr. ephai williams is our next speaker. the national congress black women which began -- i believe i'm saying 28 years ago. and its mission has been to encourage more african american women, more women of color to ru