when he moved to brooklyn in 1870, he settled there and in 1883 southwell, then mayor of brooklyn appointed him to the brooklyn board of education. yet the first black seat on the brooklyn board of education. so that was my great-grandfather. this is his father-in-law, my great, great grandfather. you can check your family tree. philip white and mrs. elizabeth's father. he was the one -- no, his parents were haitian. he was born in new york in 1813, died in the early 1880s, went to a school that i will come back and talk about later, did a variety of odd jobs, and married my great, great grandmother who died very young. i know nothing about her. in his second marriage she married into the ray family. they were prominent family and cornelius rather was also a doctor and had a pharmacy and drugs were. so he was brought into the drugstore is a pharmacist. he had no background when my great-grandfather did no training, but he could become a pharmacist. he too was very devoted to saint phillips. the other treasure trove that i found at the schomburg, where the harry alper williamson papers and a

in 1883 seth lowe, who was then mayor of brooklyn, aponted him to the -- appointed him to the brooklyn board of education. he had the first plaque seat on the brook -- black seat on the brooklyn board of education. so that is my great grandfather. this is his father-in-law, my great, great grandfather. so you can check your family e tree. phillip white marries elizabeth, and this is elizabeth's father. he was the one who -- no, his parent were haitian. he was born in new york. he was born in 1813, died in the early 1880s. went to a school that i come back and talk to you, talk about later. did a variety of odd jobs, married my great, great grandmother who died very young, i know nothing about her. and in his second marriage he married into the ray family. they were a prominent family, and cornelius' brother, peter williams gray, had a pharmacy. so he was brought into the drugstore as a pharmacist. he had no background the way my great grandfather did, no training, but he could become a pharmacist. he, too, was very devoted to st. phillip's. um, the other treasure-trove that i found at

when he moved to brooklyn in 1870 he settled there. 1883, seth low who is then mayor brooklyn appointed him to the brooklyn board of education. he had the first black seat on the broken board of education. so that is my great grandfather. this is his father-in-law, my great, great grandfather back. philip white mary's. this is elizabeth's father. he was the one -- now, his parents were haitian. he was born in new york, 1813. died in the early 1880. he went to a school that i will come back and talk about later. he did a variety of odd jobs, married my great, great grandmother died very young. i know nothing about her. in his second marriage he married into the ray family. they were a prominent family. cornelia's brother, peter williams wayde was also a doctor and had a pharmacy and drug store. so he was brought into the drugstore as a pharmacist. no background the way my great-grandfather did, the training, but he could become a pharmacist. very devoted. the other treasure trove that i found at the schaumburg with that. of row williamson papers. again, if you look down on the family tre

brooklyn, new york! >> david moses: david moses! 15! brooklyn, new york!tahl: is she going to do it? >> higginsen: "is she going to do it?" >> rodriguez: rhonda rodriguez! >> higginsen: yes! she did it. >> ♪ go down moses... ♪ ♪ >> stahl: you spend nine months with these kids, you give them everything. and they finally get up for this performance. >> higginsen: i couldn't stay in my chair. my heart's dancing. my mind's racing. i'm watching everything and i'm watching everybody. >> stahl: and what she, and everyone else, saw that day was a group of teenagers transformed. ♪ ♪ >> francois: i can't even describe it. it's the most wonderful thing i ever been a part of with my life. ♪ ♪ >> stahl: are you going to come back next year? >> david moses: definitely. >> stahl: definitely? >> david moses: definitely. >> stahl: what's going on inside? >> howard: joy. that's what's inside my heart all the time when i'm in here. >> stahl: do you ever think that you're actually saving some of these kids? >> higginsen: i guess i'm thinking that this music can make it better

we didn't want anyone to know, but, we just love underdogs here, and with the liu brooklyn blackbirdsreat this year -- it is -- [ laughter ] [ drum roll ] this year -- ♪ this year it is -- [ laughter ] the long island university of brooklyn blackbirds! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ that's right! could easily place in that safe. we didn't want anyone to know, but, we just love underdogs here, and with the liu brooklyn blackbirds, we found a great underdog in our own backyard. they are one of the great teams from the nec conference. 27-5 record on the season and an amazing coach in jim ferry. higgins, who are they playing in the first round anyway? >> steve: let me check. [ laughter ] [ drum roll ] >> jimmy: it's hard to open, though. you got yours open pretty quickly. >> steve: north carolina, the number two seed. [ applause ] ♪ michael jordan's alma mater. >> jimmy: yup. north carolina. not a problem. let's do it, liu! [ cheers and applause ] let's do it! they play this friday night. so watch and root for them, you guys. and to show that we mean business everyone in our audience is gettin

. >> i grew up in brooklyn, new york. my experience was landing by birth into an urban town land. my family, my mother is first generation i'm second generation. my grand mother lived in the apartment building with us. i had aunts upstairs. another aunt lived close by. pretty much 4 days a week my great uncle would come in and visit all of these people my uncle, my grand mother and so forth, all were from a town land called outside of robin. when i was growing up i would hear the names. and they would conjure the sense of another world i was no longer a part of but was connected to. i think the -- i came to the brink of this sort of, you know,

manhattan and then after the civil war in brooklyn at a time when harlem was a mere village. they were part of new york's small but significant community and specifically its elite class so, the first in polls for my writing the book was my desire to overturn these assumptions, assumptions that we live with almost on a daily basis. therefore to point to the significance of the black elite in new york city. so it was a professional and polls, if you will. the second boat is from the epigraph of the prologue. it is from toni morrison's beloved. denver was seeing it now and feeling it. the more fine point she made the more details provided the more beloved elected. so she anticipated the questions by giving blood to the scraps of her mother and grandmother told. denver spoke, beloved listened. the two did the best they could

but patty's only seen the sight, a girl can see from brooklyn heights, what a crazy pair! cathy: oh my, patty. did you find all your files? patty: finally! who knew it would be this much work when richard and i decided to retire! cathy: well, what are you going to do first? patty: we're heading down to brooklyn heights and start in on that social security paperwork. cathy: why would you do that? patty: what do you mean? cathy: it's so much easier to log onto socialsecurity.gov and file online. patty: what if i need to know how much money i'll be getting? cathy: online. patty: what if our address changes? cathy: online. patty: what if i want medicare too?

but patty's only seen the sight, a girl can see from brooklyn heights, what a crazy pair! cathy: oh my, patty. did you find all your files? patty: finally! who knew it would be this much work when richard and i decided to retire! cathy: well, what are you going to do first? patty: we're heading down to brooklyn heights and start in on that social security paperwork. cathy: why would you do that? patty: what do you mean? cathy: it's so much easier to log onto socialsecurity.gov and file online. patty: what if i need to know how much money i'll be getting? cathy: online. patty: what if our address changes? cathy: online. patty: what if i want medicare too? cathy: online. patty: so, how did you get so darn smart anyway? cathy: online! ♪ when cousins are two of a kind! ♪ supervisor mirkarimi: good morning and welcome to the san francisco transportation authority meeting my name is ross mirkarimi. i want to thank sfgtv for their ongoing excellence. madam court, good morning. could you please read roll call? >> [roll call] we have a quorum. >> very good. item to please. >> item

>> my name is ron, i'm from brooklyn, new york. >> jimmy: brooklyn! >> brooklyn!my name is carolina. i'm from the bronx. >> jimmy: caroline is from the bronx. >> carolina. >> jimmy: carolina. >> there you go. >> jimmy: very good. >> brian from baldwin, new york. >> jimmy: yeah. [ scattered applause ] he means business. hey, here's how the game works. to your left you'll see four confetti filled pinatas -- each of which bear a striking resemblance to four current celebrities in the news. there's prince william, gary busey, wonder woman and larry dallas from "three's company." [ light laughter ] now, at one at a time you'll take your place under the fiesta ring. when play starts the pinatas will slowly spin, and you'll have 20 seconds to break as many as you can. whoever breaks the most wins the grand prize, and boy, what a prize it is. steve, tell them what it is. >> steve: well, jimmy, tonight's winner will be taking home $300 worth of old el paso taco dinner kits. why settle for one taco when you can have 1,000. season, sauce and stuff them in your face, bro. jim

there's a new company called the brooklyn water bagel company.ants that serve special bagels and they have a process by which they can duplicate the water in brooklyn. best water in america. and so this is a brooklyn water bagel. >> jimmy: it's very good. you're going to have to talk for a second while i finish this entire bagel. >> all right. this water bagel was processed with people who have invented a concept and i have the franchise, i'm part of the owners of the franchise in beverly hills. >> jimmy: it's really good. >> they're opening all over the united states. >> jimmy: how many bagels do you eat a day? >> who cares. i have -- well, in the morning i'll either have a bagel or a corn muffin. we got muffins backstage for you. all made with the water. the secret is the water. >> jimmy: they make corn muffins at the bagel place? >> blew berry muffins. sandwiches. salads. >> jimmy: i don't know how you stay so slim. >> i don't eat everything. they make soups. you're the cook, right? >> jimmy: that's the secret. not eating everything. >> we hav

this easter sunday we come to you from plymouth church of the pilgrims here in brooklyn, new york.t's a house of god that is steeped in american history. in the 1800s, it was a stop on the underground railroad, the secret network that carried slaves escaping to freedom and abraham lincoln worshipped here in this very pew and martin luther king preached an early version of his "i have have a dream" speech from the pulpit behind me and their causes like so many in u.s. history were built on foundations of faith and morality. so we thought this a fitting place to debate the influence of religion on the great issues of our time, the budget battle that's raging, taxes, civil discourse. this week we explore god and government. the link between government and the pulpit has always been strong, and no one has been a spiritual adviser to more presidents than the reverend billy graham. these days it's his son franklin graham who continues his father's crusade preaching to millions around the world. he also serves as the president of samaritan's purse which is an international aid organizatio

la mayor se lleva la peor parte, y en el condado de brooklyn el índice es alarmante.a vida, y surge un conflicto, porque las adolescentes quieren imitar las costumbres de las americanas. >>>periodista: la hija de esta señora intentó matarse cuando tenía 14 años. >>> como madre debe ser horrible escuchar esto. >>> definitivamente es lo último que piensa que va a pasar, pero para que sepa que nadie está libre que le pase. >>> losexpertos aconsejan que identifiquen las señales de alerta, y mantener abiertos los lazos de comunicación. >>>josé díaz balart: recuerde que para recibir noticias de última hora, en su móvil, envíe un mensaje al 68636. y más adelante: la indignación por la violencia se apoderan de las calles de cuernavaca. y una cadena de comida mi habitación... lucia: ¡déjame ayudarte! lili: ¡quiero sentirme especial! lucia: ¡te pasas hermanita! lili: más en un castillo elegante... ¿ahora, eres la princesa de la casa? siempre lo he sido... >>>josé díaz balart: en méxico la indignación se iimpuso al miedo, y centenares salieron a repudiar los crímenes, y alzaron

a few years ago, i had been attacked on the streets of brooklyn. am deaf in my left ear. >> sitting on the l, i was made a wear, my voice of louder. he didn't know about the hearing loss in one here. i remained silent. i didn't turn around to expose the scar on the back of my head. so that i wouldn't have to explain the origination. instead of business cards, i should explain, it would read as follows. my name is emaniel. i became a prostitute. i found my salvation? writing. i pushlished a book. i was recently attacked on the streets where i lived. >> the surgery left me deaf. i do not have aids. men are not allowed to be a soldier. i am not asking for your money. please get home safe and keep this pen to share your story too. may be some day, i will get to hear your voice. this next poem is from my first poetry. this is for latinos in the house. can i get a woo. >> i want to break tradition about latino macheese mow. >> forget. i want to break tradition. because blood is supposed to be thicker. but you see, my friends and family, because they love

collection. >> that happened to be to two at the brooklyn historical society. [laughter] >> i have to stop. >> we canst talk-- we can talk later. [applause] >> we're talking to lynn c. boyd about the coming books coming out. >> a number of exciting new books with two new books being agree released with beyond politics and we will be releasing backed early april and doing some heavy promotion, it is a classic book something that all students should read 30 and more about free-market principles and the foundations of our democracy with the political atmosphere beyond politics is essential. we just released to the new holy wear out today show the wars of bob nelson who did any event featuring the dichotomy between economic religion and environmental religion. we also have habeas corpus coming out with anthony gregory so we're very excited about that. and we will be investigating new works in the fall so we have exciting projects on the horizon. looking up next year is a book that we terms of dirty dozen for now but looking at the dirtiest does send government bill

patty: we're heading down to brooklyn heights and start in on that social security paperwork. cathy: why would you do that? patty: what do you mean? cathy: it's so much easier to log onto socialsecurity.gov and file online. patty: what if i need to know how much money i'll be getting? cathy: online. patty: what if our address changes? cathy: online. patty: what if i want medicare too? cathy: online. patty: so, how did you get so darn smart anyway? cathy: online! ♪ when cousins are two of a kind! ♪ president vietor: good afternoon, everybody. one second. ready? i like to call the meeting of the san francisco public utility commission to order. first item please. >> roll call. [roll call] i might note vice president moran is excused. he's out of the state. president vietor: he's in oregon. next item. >> approval of the minutes of march 22. if there are any corrections, additions, or changes to make, we can entertain a motion to approve. president vietor: comments, questions? holland favor? it is passed. -- all in favor? >> public comment. or we have to speaker cards. -- we have

to know jesus pretty well and there's no way he's appearing in an australian pizza. [ laughter ] brooklynybe. australia, no. a number of tornados have been buzzing the united states this month. st. louis international airport took a direct hit on friday night. it broke windows in the terminal and it tore off part of the roof. cinnabons were flying all over the place. someone got strangled by an auntie annie's pretzel. it was a mess. this is security camera footage. now as you can see, it looks like a normal night at the airport, not too many people there wandering around. and then you see a sign blows over in the back. people way at the end of the hall start running for cover. other people start running. that guy got right out of there. and then these people decided to hit the road too. and then -- now watch on the left side of the screen. you see that guy in the blue shirt? watch the next -- watch the next -- look at how that guy ran. he's like -- like he's riding an imaginary scooter. and then everything just flowed through -- can we play the running guy back again? there he is. [ appla

brooklyn, new york. new york city, new york. santa barbara. pasadena. even berkeley charges admission fees. the most comparable garden in san francisco is probably the los angeles county arboretum. municipally owned with similar nonprofit partners, they charge residents and non-residents to enter. the botanical garden in seattle, known as the university of washington botanical garden, is not a municipal facility. another free garden is in washington, d.c.. paid for by congress. chicago, we have a hybrid. that would mission, but charge -- but they charge $20 to park. here in san francisco, admission is charged for golden gate park that the japanese tea garden and the conservatory of flowers. in golden gate park but also charge to enter the academy of sciences and other major museums and attractions around town, including the exploratory them, moloch, and white tower. i will turn the presentation over to our director of finance and administration. even with anticipated start of challenges, we expect a gross between $350,000.400000 dollars this year. one q

i grew up on a street that was a two-way street and this was back in brooklyn, n.y.. this was mixed commercial, residential area. they turned it into a one-way street at one point and it was a less friendly street. there is a place for this and this is not the place. i don't think that i'm speaking on the basis of a narrow self- interest. i can wait in traffic with the meter running. as a cabdriver, i can get around traffic jams better than most. i think there is a bigger picture here. yes, this includes the merchants, it includes the neighborhoods and also the entire western half of the city which is going to be impacted by this change in a to block stretch. i see and less traffic delays. as far as the neighborhood itself is concerned, i don't see how you are creating a more neighborhood-friendly streak when it is full of traffic waiting from one end to the other and beyond. i don't think that the impact on surrounding streets and neighborhoods will be could be there. with all due respect, i urge you to oppose this. thank you. >> good afternoon, mr. chairman, commiss

in atlanta, $18, brooklyn, $10, even in boise, idaho, they charge $5 to go to their botanical garden. that might be some way to get the percentage of the fee to profit is to charge what is being charged elsewhere. this is not discriminatory to charge people to go to a garden. we as san franciscans are already paying for it. of course, we should not have to pay twice. we are asked to pay twice all the time. my neighborhood association just had to pull a permit to use our neighborhood park for a free egg hunt later this month. when i played basketball, they are charged $50 more than daly city residents. >> thank you for this opportunity. i am the director of marketing for the san francisco botanical society. i have been in this job a very short time. the marketing program is in its initial stages. i am here to assure you of that because -- a 7 minute because of and the manzanita that we helped to preserve and saved from the presidio. we have had to the san francisco examiner, "the san francisco chronicle," and we have been featured on -- we will be featured in the ritz carlton. we have

he has released two albums to critical acclaim, taught at brooklyn college, new york university, the school in columbia university, and is now touring lyrics for lockdown. one of those is sponsored by the naacp. i learned that he is beginning rehearsals for the remakes of "the wiz." let's welcome him. [applause] our moderator for this afternoon, world renowned anti- racist, multicultural educator. [applause] yes. as many of you in the audience know, she is an accomplished front line teacher. a teacher, educators, researchers, writers, consultant, speaker. she is like a mother, auntie, big sister, all in one, for me. she has taught in canada, the caribbean, and the u.s. and has been involved in the development of teachers for two decades. she consults on anti-racist inclusion very and equitable education. she assists school districts and schools to continually restructure themselves for equitable outcomes for all students. the initiative put that puts race -- she designed the initiative that puts race on the table. she is the virtual scholar for teaching for change. she is the author

. >>> tonight the search for a man who attacked a 14-year-old girl in the brooklyn area on garrett street yesterday afternoon. he asked her in she wanted to make money. she said no and he forced her in a car and then sexually assaulted her. we'll be getting more information in the next hour and bring you more. >>> a shipman is expelled from the naval academy after caught with drugs. the mid-shipman was caught having spice. spice is a drug similar to marijuana. that brings the total to 12 suspended this year as part of an ongoing investigation. >>> up to $5, 000, is up for grabs if you can help nab these men charged with robbing a jewel vie store. it was at the edward arthur jewelers. >>> three girls are charged after authorities said they made bomb threats to five harford county schools. the girls, age 14 and 15 all attended bel air high. authorities did not find suspicious devices in the girls' custody. the girls have been released to their parents. >>> traffic deaths are down according to the transportation department. the number of people killed has fallen to the lowest level in 60 yea

. >>> up next, the comic stylings of brooklyn's very own mr. comedy, anthony weiner. he's at the catskills tonight, i hear. at last night's dinner he was pretty funny. that's in the side show right here on msnbc. >> announcer: this past year alone there's been a 67% spike in companies embracing the cloud-- big clouds, small ones, public, private, even hybrid. your data and apps must move easily and securely to reach many clouds, not just one. that's why the network that connects, protects, and lets your data move fearlessly through the clouds means more than ever. >> first up, amateur night. three lawmakers did routines but there was only one star performance. without further adieu, the congressman from brooklyn, anthony weiner. >> this is really a huge thrill for me. this is all being broadcast on c-span 3 so tens of americans will see this. down at the cnn table, they're saying tens, what's their secret? michele bachmann, i don't know if she is here. i want to welcome her. she's probably not. she's campaigning in iowa and organizing in that important caucus state be

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