Absolutely awesome...this is a great piece...keep up the fight Sis ...your brother in arms,R.Bradley.

Very well done! You should be proud! This is a problem all of us as a society face! We cannot live in a box! I am white and I also recognize not having Trayvon Martin and many others like him around hurts us socially and we miss his contributions in the workplace as well!

Is it possible to wait until all of the facts are in?

Excellent article.... Here in America, I have been stereotyped since I was in elementary school. I can't count the times that I have been stopped and asked "what am I doing in this neighborhood". Growing up in Brooklyn and living in Park Slope being raised by a White Hispanic man, I myself was shocked at the stereotypical things he would say about Black youths. But because he knew me I got a pass or was not considered like the rest of them.What can one tell about the fabric of a person's heart or his character by the way they dress. Not too much... in a suit or in jeans and a hat its still hard to catch a cab in the city. If you really want to see how society thinks read the editorial comments of major newspapers and you can see the disconnect. Black or White we don't want our children harassed, type cast or killed. Especially by civilians acting as vigilantes.

I just happened to stumble across this post. First, let me thank you for the article and bringing to the forefront a larger unspoken problem. It’s often easy for people to sit home and do nothing about those isms (as you so eloquently put it) but when people are willing to take a stance and take action, that’s when change can happen.
I look forward to your next post.

Wow! This is article is disgusting. It is one of the most knee jerk pieces I've ever read! It takes months or years to properly investigate and prosecute crimes ... unless you'd rather convict someone in the court of public opinion.

Lori, we sit merely in the dawn of an age of darkness- just the beginning of an extremely dark era in our social psyche. Thank you for the call to wake up, stay aware, and be part of the change.

Thank you Lori, my usually preppy and proper genuflecting Episcopalian self will be wearing a black hoodie, with hood up, for every service during Holy Week. Its a small expression but I am sure I will stand out and become a topic of conversation, and by default so will Trayvon.

I suppose it would be easier and more comfortable to blame attire than to have to consider and possibly accept that there is a tremendous amount of ignorance and hate in our world. We're losing our humanity...all colors.

I am over forty years old and have been wearing hooded sweatshirts for at least thirty of those years. Now I learn that "the hoodie" appeals to the criminal element according to that infallible source...Wikipedia. Appeal to the criminal element? So does carrying a handgun like the idiot nutjob vigilante who killed this kid. You arm yourself, then chase down an unarmed kid, shoot him and claim self-defense? You deserve everything you get.

Well, I guess if everyone has made up their minds, let's sentence Mr. Zimmerman to life in prison straight away!

Why don't we start with arresting him first...hard to talk about a sentence while he sleeps cozily in his own bed.

and then there is this

Former NAACP leader C.L. Bryant is accusing Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton of “exploiting” the Trayvon Martin tragedy to “racially divide this country.”

That may be the case...but if there were not already a problem there would be nothing to exploit. The spin doctors and their pesky fallacious points...

Seems to me after todays news, this young man was a problem child. Let's let the American Justice system run the coarse. If you don't like our system....... "LEAVE"

There always has been a different set of standards for young black men...if we're being really honest with ourselves...and I wonder how that kind of ostracism affects things like self esteem and confidence over time.

Quite an embarrassing, one-sided article. The media have really misinformed and whipped up a frenzy with this one.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sfl-prosecutor-sanford-police-sought-to-charge-zimmerman-20120327,0,5991068.story

Tom, I am a conservative. I Grew up and live in Summit. I raised my children in Summit. My Son is black and just an awesome person. During high school I feared for him as the police harassed him often. I am serious and not making anything up. I know in my heart what happened in Florida to this young man. He was being followed and was fearful as anyone would be. He has been afraid before by harassment and racial comments when he was in places "he did not belong". He was afraid and frustrated and just fed up. The guy following him was not a policeman, he could of been anyone. The young man when accosted by this man Zimmerman, probably defended himself and he was shot by this self appointed police wanna be. My son was always profiled in Summit. I finally went to the police station and demanded it stop. I am a successful white man and I was able to stop it. Not every black young man has that chance to stop the profiling. Now ask a young black man to drive through Summit, New Providence, Berkeley Heights and Chatham. Then ask a young white man to do the same. Then count the number of times the black young man is stopped by police vs the young white man. I already know the answer because I have a young white man for a son and a young black man as a son. In closing this young black boy in Florida was profiled and he defended himself because his freedoms were being violated by another citizen without any authority to question him and he got shot and killed by Zimmerman.

While the investigation is continuing, there is enough evidence to show by the phone call Zimmerman made that reflects his bias intentions ,and vigilante attitude to the young suspicious black male. Common people this story is not just about the evidence but the minds of people when it comes to black males. Black males are continuously having to prove themselves not to be suspicious when the white males just keep committing crimes unnoticed, because no one really thinks they look suspicious. I don't believe that he would have gunned down a white male. White people in America is always saying, everything is not about race, but as an outsider I have definitely seen different, instead of black people proving themselves it's time whites start proving themselves .If Zimmerman was black and shot a white teen it would not have been about finding evidence ok, so don't try to sugar coat it, the authorities would have arrested him immediately, no investigation , no stand your ground b.s! . Zimmerman should have listened to the cops and wait for them to do their job, go inside his house and wait, but he did not, so you tell me that's not enough evidence, the phone call is enough evidence! He followed the kid and now he will pay the consequences. I don't believe he will even be charged, just like the thousand of cops who walk free after shooting black males.

Concerned...yes I grew up in summit as well...had many black friends (cause I select them based on who they are as people rather than the color of their skin suits) and I watched first hand everyday a difference in treatment. From the teachers to the police to the other students and parents. Now I am raising interracial kids in summit and it's like deja vu. Thank you for your comment...if people like you and I keep our mouths shut...people in summit will go on completely unaware that there's a problem. But discussion brings awareness and awareness brings change...so thank you to everyone for the wonderful participation. I'm thinking I need to write a piece on what it's like to grow up in a town like summit as a minority. That's if I can find anyone willing to speak up.

I would be happy to speak to you on such an article. I vividly recall attending Mass at Christmas with my family. My son, who is black, leaned towards me and said "there is the Summit Policeman who stops me all the time and always says"I am going to get you someday". Well the policeman was two pews in front of us, and at the point in the Mass when we give the sign of peace he turned and made eye contact with my Son. If you could of seen his face to see my Son with his loving family. Well never an apology, but the harassment stopped. The good Lord has his ways. My Son was fortunate, but that is not always the case. I spend a lot of time speaking with my Son to heighten his awareness of the dangers for a Black man, as he is today, due to profiling and how to never allow the narrow minds of others define who you are. Channel the justifiable frustration and anger into forgiveness and excellence as a person.

i am italian. i get pulled over in westfield for not being white enough, i have been pulled over in plainfield for being white, thinking i am there to score drugs. racial profiling is out there. even for white people. i agree with jersey girl, he was told to not follow. he made the wrong decison and killed a young boy. I hope we get more facts soon, bc its a sad day in the world if someone got shot bc they were "walking while black"

http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/state/witness-martin-attacked-zimmerman-03232012

Would YOU Step forword if you were a Witness to the Incident and Now Claim Zimmeran was attacked First--Probably NOT!!

Jimmy---It`s the Florida Law that allows him to stay out of jail! Not your opinion!! Think you should take a minute and REREAD the whole Facts First!!

Thank you Concerned. I too have had similiar experiences regarding my son. My son was once followed by a new police officer in town as he walked from work at midnight. After receving a text I went to pick him up as he was nervous. The police office stopped us as we went int he house to make sure I was ok? What else about that situation could have made the office nervous?

As well, getting off the train in Madison in mid august, a young college student with two huge duffles didn't realize he couldn't get a cab at such a late hour. We tried to reach Drew to give him a ride. No luck. So, he and his things went in to my car and off we went. The local police office advised against me giving him a ride. The local police office would not give him a ride. Turns out he was a scholarship athlete who was coming in early. Complete gentlemen. And a black guy in a hoodie. I would hope the same kindness extended to my son.

Awareness and education--key

I got tired of reading all the people commenting here when we don't really know all the facts. I've been around a long time and I've seen way to many initial reports that come out way differently in the end. That said, even I with the PhD in skepticism thought that Zimmerman was probably guilty as heck. Then more and more "facts" came out and the story is less obvious. And why did some news reports call Zimmerman a "white hispanic"? Simply "hispanic" isn't good enough? Why isn't more of a daily big deal made every day when more than 80% of blacks are killed by another black person? Oh that's right ... it's called more of an everyday occurance and not news. News is different stuff. Look, let's cool our jets, pray for the family, let the police collect all the evidence and proceed in the correct direction when they have an adequate case. I hope that's not too much to ask. BTW, I agree that just because you have a hood on in the dark it doesn't mean that you are up to no good. It just make you APPEAR that you are trying to look cooler and a little more sinister, that's all. To be a victim you don't have to be minding your own business in the dark of night appearing secretive. You can be sitting in a public park bench chilling out in daylight when some sick youths kill you for the fun of it. Hmmm, sounds like what happened in Summit last summer, no? And just out of curiousity, what was the racial makeup of the accused and victim? Just wondering out loud.

How can a blog on the murder of a young man become a conservative vs liberal rant? I am a conservative and find this illogical thinking. Every liberal and conservative care deeply that all murders be stopped. How we get there is our differences. Mayor Bloomberg feels its through strict gun control and In a major city he is correct. Heck Wyatt Earp used gun controls in tombstone back when.
This poor young man was gunned down. He was unarmed. If out of fear he took the first punch at Zimmerman I for one can understand why he would feel compelled to do so. How Zimmerman did not just pull his gun and hold Trevor at bay until police arrived is the issue. He could of shot the gun in the air and that certainly would of stopped Trevor from what ever actions he was taking. But no he shot him in the chest killing him. Not the leg the chest. Zimmerman hopefully will be arrested and a full investigation completed and put in prison for a long long time. He will make interesting friends in prison.

I am also politically conservative...which never had any bearing on how I feel about the matter. I encourage people to form their own opinion...don't just flip on Fox or CNN and adopt the pre-fab popular one. In fact if we removed all the political banter...we could have a much different conversation.

I found these apparently timeless descriptions of race baiting black leaders and self-serving public figures:

Quote by: Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) African American political leader, educator and author
Source: My Larger Education, Being Chapters from My Experience (1911)

“There is another class of coloured people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs — partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs."

"I am afraid that there is a certain class of race-problem solvers who don't want the patient to get well, because as long as the disease holds out they have not only an easy means of making a living, but also an easy medium through which to make themselves prominent before the public."

20 year, the fact is that the police in Florida were not investigating the murder of the young man and it was the outrage by people that forced them to reconsider the case. Lori's blog was one of hundreds and hundreds across the web that called attention to this. If it was not for the cries for a proper investigation and justice to be applied, Zimmerman would not be held accountable. Thank goodness for folks like Lori.

Thanks for all the discussion folks. If ANYONE would like to start a blog with opinions contrary to the one expressed in this one, please do not hesitate to email me (camilo.smith@patch.com) and I will set you up. Additionally, I can also publish letters to the editor with you opinions about current and local issues.

This blog appears under a section of Patch called "Local Voices" for a reason. It's for people to express their opinions about the news and other things they are passionate about in their lives. The comments here are engaging and most are very thought provoking. For those who think this is a factual "news article" you are mistaken. It's the opinion of someone who chose to share her thoughts with the public via her own blog. All are invited to do so as well, the more diversity of opinion the better, I say.
Keep commenting, and if you're a Union County or Summit resident who needs more space to express your thoughts — like a bigger platform, please send your Letters to the Editor, or inquire about starting your own blog here on Patch.
Keep the discussion going.
Thank you.

20 years, I am not going to provide you with research that you should have done on your own before spilling you uninformed bias in your comments.

John Lee,
Well said!

20 year,
Do not play your BS game on me. You can read all my posts and they stand on their own. Your bias is so evident and your lack of depth of thought is also evident. Zimmerman is currently a free man and their is a young man dead. The proper investigation is underway, and if it was up to you Zimmerman would never be held accountable. Intellectual laziness! Because I will not help you connect the dots! Never, people like you are to dense to reach.

Ms Golden do not waste your time responding to 20 year. Hopeless.

John Lee,

You are clearly a race baiting hot head. Perhaps Al Sharpton has a job for you. Your posts throughout this thread have been childish, ill informed, threatening and incendiary. Your earlier posts and your rush to judgment make you look foolish.

Our self- professed "conservative"...Lori Golden won't say it but I will. John Lee, your views are repugnant. They are a case study of what is wrong with liberal progressivism in America. Your ilk latches onto a meme (racism this time) and milks it baby no matter what facts come out. It is too bad you have such hate bottled up inside you. It surely limits what you could do with your life.

Now you change the subject and bob and weave over to Bachman, Santorum and the Tea Party. That's a clear sign that you've lost the debate, buddy.

20 whatever, there was NO investigation and now there is because of the outcry for justice. Why are you bringing up George Bush? I voted for Bush, as I am a conservative, but Bush let me down as he was not a fiscal conservative. Zimmernan was not being investigated until there was an outdo cry for justice.

20 years, you are delusional. Oh and I have been in Summit over 40 years.

This post is nothing but I'll informed racial propaganda. The poster spits out misinformation rather than focus on the facts.

Winston.,
You are correct.

Hey everyone,
Thanks again for all of your comments. That enthusiasm is what any debate needs. However, please tone down some of the personal attacks and name-calling. We want people to be free to voice their opinions.
If something someone says gets way under your skin, count to 10 and then reply. EVERYONE—lets keep it civil...this isn't the last we'll hear about this story. Thanks again. Many of your comments are providing much food for thought.

Winston, please point out one racist comment attributable to me?

Hi Lori -- I think a race related murder did indeed take place in Summit a couple of years ago. A 47 year old Hispanic man was beaten to death by a couple of teenagers. See:

http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2010/07/two_teens_from_summit_charged.html

Sophie, you are correct and it was a terrible day for Summit.

Sophie, one other fact is that the Summit Police arrested the killers ASAP and today they are in prison. In Florida that is not the case.

Concerned....

1. Zimmerman hopefully will be arrested and a full investigation completed and put in prison for a long long time. He will make interesting friends in prison?

2. Not every black young man has that chance to stop the profiling. Now ask a young black man to drive through Summit, New Providence, Berkeley Heights and Chatham

3. In closing this young black boy in Florida was profiled and he defended himself because his freedoms were being violated by another citizen without any authority to question him and he got shot and killed by Zimmerman.

Can't you see your own racial profiling?

As Christians around the world mark Holy Week, and bring our burdens to the Cross, is it not ironic that this nation is still bearing the burden of the burning cross?

It is only when Americans stop fearing the darkness and step into the light that they will be able to be One Nation Under God.

Perhaps this is a topic that can only be felt with in feelings rather than facts. As long as there are people out there like some who commented on this post...who possess so little empathy...there can and never will be change. Litigation can't force empathy...tolerance...brotherhood...love...orunity. The fact that this blog is found to be offensive concerns me greatly. I agree with some of the points made by those who called my post disgusting...in fact it's clear both liberals and conservatives will utilize this and anything else they can spin in their favor...its an election year...what do you expect? But this is a bigger and deeper issue and the negativity...dellusion and closed mindedness is the foundation of it. For those or you who think racism isn't a problem and that people who feel it is are victims...I encourage you to ask questions and internalize the answers. Why should a group of people have to consistently work to prove their value and worth...pull themselves up by their bootstraps??
Spoken like like the truly entitled.
Ccultural diversity is the spice of life that makes this country beautiful...and we are our brothers keepers...and they come in all varieties. If you don't like it...LEAVE!

Pardon the typos...im on a mobile device...

Let me get this straight. A debate about race in Chatham? That's like listening to two blind men discuss which color hoodie looks best. In a town where you can count the number of minorities on one hand, it might be best to stick to those deep and intellectual debates how much to pay teachers and which Italian restaurant is best.

Tom...people like you have to stop invalidating the feelings first...then maybe the problem can be fixed. Your denial of a problem existing is what perpetuates it. Your comparison of Asian to Black might be valid if Asians were ever treated like a fraction of a person...had to fight to vote...receive equal education (which by the way still isn't equal in inner cities)...and in 2012 still have to fight for basic justice. You can't understand what it might be like Tom or 20 Year unless you yourself have been treated like a pariah of society simply based on the color of your skin suit. So I invite you to consider that there is much more depth to this than you realize and yoperhaps be more open minded. I have spoken with incredibly succeasful educated black people who have experienced the same ridiculous prejudices...you've got to get your head out of the sand and stop being part of the problem. Denial is dangerous.

So...you're saying Martins murder is symptomatic of the problems in the black community? That's a much greater reach than it being symptomatic of serious stereotyping in this country. Hes black and wearing a hoodie so he must be dangerous. And there are seriously educated people up here trying to defend this logic??? I'm sad for my children...I suppose they should not wear hoodies anymore...not even to LAX practice!

Another point...its easy to have no "feelings" on the matter when you are totally unaffected by it. You are reading emotion laden comments from people who have personally delt with these issues. One would think a more neutral approach or even better a curiosity to want to understand what you naturally cannot might make you appear far less ignorant. Walk a mile in someone elses shoes before you start telling them how to solve all their problems.

TCG...there are many people who have commented who are well qualified to debate the depth of this issue...and the minorities in these towns regardless of how few in number should have issues represented on the patch like everyone else. I have no time nor desire to talk about Italian dining establishments or other shallow nonsense when im raising 4 of the 5 minorities in summit and would like to protect them from our neighbors like those up here who will only ever see
them as thugs. I thought awareness was the key...but people don't seem to care to want to know the truth.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/04/03/enhanced-video-zimmerman-in-police-station-appears-to-show-injuries/

There has been a lot of speculation as to whether or not Zimmerman acted in self defense. If he is telling the truth and was attacked by Martin, then his self defense is justified. If he hunted Martin, then it was murder. That can not be decided by you or I. Neither of us were there in the moment. We do not know what words were exchanged, if there were any threatening gestures, or whether or not Martin really strike Zimmerman. There are forensic investigators working the case. They are looking at where blood and shell casings are found, where bullets impact, and where Martin went down. This information, that you nor I have, may or may not lead to Zimmerman's prosecution. If the prosecutor believes that this was not a case of self defense, then he will go to trial. Can you sir, prove to me, without any doubt whatsoever, that the shooting was not in any way self defense? In the United States of America, you are innocent until proven guilty. Therefore, we must all presume Zimmerman to be innocent unless it is demonstrated otherwise by a jury of his peers.

Lori,
I think you missed the attempt at irony and humor. But if your hope is that by writing a column about a shooting in Florida, you will somehow changed the entrenched attitudes of the Archie Bunker element of the population in Chatham, you simply have no idea what you are up against. Those who view your children as thugs based only on the color of their skin or what they wear have no interest in the truth. This is, after all, the town where the police looked the other way when several students flagrantly broke the law by getting smashed a school event. If you want these folks in the burbs to put down the martini and walk away from the flat screen long enough to care about the issue of race, I'm afraid a column on the Patch won't do it. More likely, you'll have to wait until one of their own children is shot dead by a self-appointed neighborhood watchman while the police look the other way. Come to think of it, in this town it might take a day or two for many of the parents to even noitce the kid hadn't come home.

My only comment is to John Lee. Many of your comments lead me to believe that YOU yes YOU are just like George Zimmerman.

I do not need to explain a thing but please go back and read some of your comments. They are filled with hate, as much hate as you believe zimmerman carries around.

John Lee, I was commenting to David above. I did see the post whereby you were called full of hate. The only emotion of hate anyone with compassion has is for the heinous act of murder on an unarmed youth. To compare your post to the action of Zimmerman's murder of the young man is rhetoric that is unfounded and delusional.

Michele,
To compare me to Zimmerman is an ignorant rant. My rage is at a prosecutor who refused to investigate and charge Zimmerman s that judicial due process could move forward. It now appears it is so we can get to the bottom of what occurred. You better tone down you rhetoric, as your hate is very apparent.

People....people......why are you letting facts, rational behavior, fairness and the law get in the way of racists seeking to perpetuate the myth that innocent blacks are being hunted down by whites on a daily basis. Gee...how could they possibly let the facts that a Latino shot a black thug in self defense....it ruins the Jesse Jerkson and Al Sharpie Sarptons business of race baiting and shaking down whitey!

Winston, let's make it simple for you. A person named Zimerman shot and killed a young man who by the way was unarmed. The issue is that the prosecutor did to fully investigate the killing even though the policeman on the scene recommended that further investigation should be done and that he felt Zimmerman 's story did not holdvogether based on evidence gathered at the scene. Now I left out who was of what race so we can focus on the fact that a life was taken and race is not important. Now thankfully a full investigation is being done and due process will occur. Everyone involved deserves that under our constitution.

Lori, I think you made my point that feelings often muddle issues extraordinarily well.

Until the black population as a whole rejects the separatist, self-defeating ghetto/gangsta culture promoted by its "leaders" and "celebrities", every promising black person can expect to have to swim upstream. That form of self-inflicted racial discrimination is the real problem. No one is enslaving or holding back blacks more so than blacks.

Lori,
I understand why you cannot directly respond to my comments to defend your blog post. You have neither the facts or the skill to defend the indefensible statements and points you make. Unbelievably many of your comments are even worse ("...protect them from our neighbors like those up here who will only ever see
them as thugs"). That's a pretty broad stereotype!

And even though you pat yourself on the back throughout the comments for what an enlightening force you are for racial conversation and understanding you have done nothing of the sort. You are kidding yourself.

Writing a poorly researched, ill informed piece based on your feelings does nothing to advance the discussion of race. In fact it has been harmful as your media platform establishes a welcome embrace for people like John Lee and Concerned and SP who look at this tragedy as some sort of opportunity to make racial hay. As time has gone on in the last week Lori Golden you and the people you gave high 5s to in the comments have been systematically exposed as gullible fools that believed the original racist liberal media meme. Perhaps even proved to be racist yourself as you assumed the worst about George Zimmerman.

More to follow in next comment....

Continued from prior comment....

You Lori Golden, the mother of a black child who's ancestors were well aware of the lynchings of blacks, were perfectly happy to stir those same emotions in people that wanted to lynch Zimmerman...something you continue to think and do now today even though evidence piles up that refutes every one of your "feelings."

We now know that ABC and NBC both selectively edited video and audio tape (in other words lied) to put Zimmerman in the worst light possible. Bought hook line and sinker by you and your ilk in this thread. These lies were passed on by others in the liberal media including the New York Times who apparently had not caught up to the fact that NBC's own internal investigation concluded that they had made an error and apologized. Much like you, Lori Golden except you cannot admit that you were wrong, you rushed to judgment and wrote something too quickly before the facts had been widely distributed and understood in full context.

More to follow in next comment....

Continued from prior comment...

I'd also like to help you with your ignorance of American history. The Irish and Chinese were treated like garbage when they first came to America. While they were not slaves they still had to work and bootstrap and fight for recognition as Americans in the post Civil War era. Somehow the Irish and the Chinese have done well enough that they don't need Sharptons and Jacksons to represent their nationality or race. It is tiresome to hear from people like you that racism is holding people back. With the election of President Obama that dog hunts no more.

You kid yourself that you have added anything to the discussion. In fact you and your intolerant ilk that write inflammatory stories and that sign despicable petitions to prosecute based on your "feelings" of racial victimization are the real problem in America today.

Oh....myyyyy......

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2012/04/03/win-newsbusters-nbc-apologizes-shoddy-editing-zimmerman-call

Hi,
While it's great to see 145 comments in this stream, people have been pushing it with the personal attacks. Please keep the discussion to the general topic and avoid any attacks on commenters. We want this to be a free and open commenting space. Let's respect each other, please.

Shelby Steele: The Exploitation of Trayvon Martin

The absurdity of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton is that they want to make a movement out of an anomaly. Black teenagers today are afraid of other black teenagers, not whites.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303302504577323691134926300.html#articleTabs%3Darticle

Tom: I can only hope that most women are not so stupid that they fall for it.

Concerned, I was already to respond to your post and then "poof" it vanished. Please repost without the ad hominem name calling and I'm sure it will stay posted.

Word of advice too...read the article in my link because your deleted comment made it clear you hadn't. I wouldn't want you to be embarrassed again.

I am only embarrassed by some of the post you all have made. I am done. Happy Easter to all.