patrick weems also mississippi native is the cofounder of the emmett till center. he has delegated his career to ensure that the tragic story is not only remembered but served as a catalyst for positive change in the state and beyond. he holds a masters degree at the university of mississippi and is a former fellow in wk kellogg fellow. thank you, everyone. thank you for being here tonight. as moderator, i will leave with some questions for our esteemed analysts. if you are watching online, you can submit questions in the live chat on youtube. with that, let's go ahead and get started. i like to remind our panel is that you have to turn your mics on. hold them close your mouth. i like to start by getting us all on equal footing. for each of you, could you talk about what exactly are monuments and what do they need in our society today? it's been a good evening. thank you all for the opportunity to be here on panel. monuments for me, i was joking earlier that i love iteration. the number of monuments that i visited, but one of those is remembrance. reflection, recon