mr. pewitt. they have to tell the story of all the black teachers that push the union when the union didn't recognize black teachers. and so i so, i think, with the final point i'll make regarding the issue of black teachers and the loss of black teachers. ebony magazine actually did a story, the loss of black teachers. and there's more press that is going to be done around the loss of black teachers. the thing that make the strike so you knock is that we were not afraid, particularly on the third day of the strike, we caught up with democrats, we caught up with republicans and clearly said sean johnson made it clear these policies are racist and we do have to deal with them. as we deal with those issues, i'm confident a little more than ben because ben has been around so much longer than me. [laughter] i have not learned how to be as cynical. i'm confident we will arise out of the dust as we continue to organize. candidates will merge, and who knows they might just be in this room. [applause] >>