[Applause] yeah but to be honest I am realizing that until recently I have mourned the dimming of that hope and maybe you've experienced the same feelings is that deep pit in my stomach a palpable sense of dread about the future and for me that mourning has also been mixed with my own personal grief the last time I was here in my hometown was to memorialize my mother the woman who showed me the meaning of hard work and humility and decency the woman who set my moral compass high and showed me the power of my own voice folks I still feel her loss so profoundly I wasn't even sure if I'd Be steady enough to stand before you tonight but my heart compelled me to be here because of the sense I of Duty that I feel to honor her memory and and to and to remind us all not to squander the sacrifices our elders made to give us a better future you see my mom in her steady quiet way lived out that striving sense of hope every single day of her life