ms. adrian it's b*u it's our responsibilities to keep this going. okay, we got it. okay, as ms. adrian says, my name is liz jackson simpson and i'm the ceo of a nonprofit corporation na has been here for 40 years in san francisco providing alternative education to margincised community members and for the past, 17 years, we've had the honor and the pleasure of working with ms. adriane to ensure that kwanzaa stays alive alive and present in san francisco. thank you again, for the project. of san francisco, ms. adrian put together for us today. be home--this beautiful hall of beautiful city of san francisco with our beautiful mayor, ms. london breed, and our whole cast of family for this program. i would like to invite us, the pastor of st. philip and st. andrew church as well as the board member of san francisco faith base coalition, bishop pastor ismael, can you join me at the podium, sir. [applause] >> look at somebody and tell them i love you. >> i love you. >> that's right, that's what unity is all about. and i just want to say that, i pray to the god of abraham isaac and jaco