colleagues, today, i have the privilege of recognizing the amazing denise brier as my honorry for black history month. come on up. [applause] >> so i think many of us have known for many, many years in the community but maybe don't know the back story on this pretty terrific one. she is the youngest of four children born in sacramento. she attended the university of pacific and stock on the and she came to us in the bay area where she's lived for the last 20 years and has two daughters, age 22 and 26. bebeis a multi facetted entertainer. she's been an entertainer for about a decade now. i've seen her many, many times and it never gets old. she has hosted and promoted over hundreds of night life events really participating in a deep way in the night life community, in particular the lg b t night life community in san francisco. i know we're all working very hard to make sure the night life survives and tliefs in this community. a song that addresses the freedom that we all should be who we are without conformity. she has performed on various stages across the u.s where she performed with