a real rasta man is a faithful servant of the almighty, jah.omeone who tries his best to live a righteous life. jah is god, yeah? to love his next. his neighbour? to fulfil the will of god on earth. so it's not about smoking ganja and listening to bob marley? i am not a smoker, to tell you the truth. it's not all rasta will smoke ganja. you have rasta who don't smoke. one of my biggest loves is music. i've always loved music so i can connect with it. i don't need to see, i don't need to hear. i can connect with the rhythm. music is beautiful because it crosses all boundaries. it doesn't matter what skin colour, what disability. it doesn't matter. i said, i play drums. he said, i play drums. he started playing and i started following. we just sat there, the two of us, drumming, jamming. no woman, no cry. sharing energy and positive vibes and connecting. a really beautiful moment. that was awesome, amazing. do you still feel excluded, at times? we have no rights. we're not ethiopian citizens. we're foreigners. but we decided to live permanently a

[applause] >> and then richard harrington has a $500 scholarship that he awarded to joseph jah.ause] >> and then we have an educational grant that we give out for $1,500, and that went to sabrina lou. [applause] >> this year, we got 113 essays for scholarships. our scholarship community had a very hard time -- our scholarship committee had a very hard time selecting the winners. we have great students in this district that work very hard, and i'm really proud of them. thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much. our next set of scholarship awardees is presented by the lines of black school educators, and i think i see this virginia marshall coming. -- i think i see miss virginia marshall coming. more students representing. please come on up scholarship awardees. thank you. >> good evening. it is our honor each year to stand before you to let you in the public see our wonderful scholarship recipients on behalf of the san francisco alliance of black school educators. this year, we had a special -- first i want the public to know that this year we gave out more than $60,000. give th