i recognize as a black woman in america, every time my sons walk r's the door, i could be tami trayvon'scould be mother, i could be eric garner's wife. i could be that person. what keeps me going, what allows me to get back up every day, and say i will face this once again, is this notion of faith. that there is something bigger than me. because survival is our legacy. surviving every day in the system is our goal. you have got to have commitment. finish this race we have been running. you have to be courage and be able to bless yourself. you have to have faith that there is something bigger than you. that existslace beyond our current reality and broken promises, beyond poverty, crime, illiteracy, police brutality. this place at this moment only exists in our dreams. buyplace we can get to offting genius, by taking our shoes and realizing we have work to do. if we don'tstand, tell them about history, they will never know. today, i challenge you in the spirit of carter g. woodson, andard allen, rosa parks, the spirit of those who fought for justice, who pushed for change, who gave their lives