And then we also have our sister from the Senate, Adrian Johnson, who serves as our treasure. She could not be here with us today to keep her lifted in prayers. And then we also have our Sergeant at Arms, Mister House Rep Bill Davis for serving on and then we have the house co chair Maurice West, and then representative Canty. So our mission is clear. It is to build a more just and equitable Illinois. This means expanding economic opportunities and improving access to quality education, advocating for healthcare equity and ensuring fairness in our criminal justice system. We know that when black communities prosper, our entire state prospers, we need equity in education, and it's not just a goal, but it is a necessity. We will continue to work to break these barriers. Economic Justice is central to our work, and we want to ensure that we have an environment where black businesses can flourish, so our families can build the generational wealth that they deserve. To push for reforms that address systemic inequalities, protect our civil rights and create opportunities for those who have been historically marginalized. Our community deserves fairness, deserves dignity and respect and a government that works for them. And we can achieve this if we do this together. And so when we hear about these attacks, whether it be a tax on dei whether it be a tax on the department of education, infrastructure, you name it, oversight, the Department of unemployment, of late work. You gotta think about that. These are rights that have been fought by our ancestors, our elders. There was a time where black folks could not even walk into these buildings or sleep in a hotel or get at the rest of our kids Springfield. So our elders have paid. Away for all of us, and you have to continue to build on that foundation and move and recharge and energize our community and get the word involved in a political process that you go in that process, we have to make sure that we're walking lock and step with one another, because we're more powerful than numbers. We have to continue to build with our allies, those who are serious about the liberation of black people, because they understand that if we can fly everybody else lies, everybody else benefits, everybody else can contribute to the economic engine here in our state. And so I'm going to yield my time, and I'm going to pass it on to my partner In the Senate, my co chair here, Senator Willie pres