i worked for shirley chisholm, a woman who ran for the presidency in 1972, and i had the privilege of working for her 3 years, and than -- then for julian dixon. he was the father i never had, and he mentored and shaped me. having the privilege to join mayor brown's administration, becoming director of neighborhood services, and the experience i have had working with african-american leaders in the united states. i want to take a moment to say that i will always list on my resume that i have voted for sophie to be president of the board of supervisors more than anybody else, ok? [applause] not to tell stories out of school, but when i first got sworn in and thought i knew a few things, we sat there, myself, sophie and gavin, we voted over and over, and we weren't going anywhere. mayor brown gave me no plan b, so i kept voting that way. mayor brown doesn't tell you plan b, you have to stick with plan a, which is what i was smart enough to do. but one challenge that exists for our city to think about as we celebrate accomplishments is that san francisco cannot be a great city without st

i worked for shirley chisholm, a woman who ran for the presidency in 1972, and i had the privilege oforking for her 3 years, and than -- then for julian dixon. he was the father i never had, and he mentored and shaped me. having the privilege to join mayor brown's administration, becoming director of neighborhood services, and the experience i have had working with african-american leaders in the united states. i want to take a moment to say that i will always list on my resume that i have voted for sophie to be president of the board of supervisors more than anybody else, ok? [applause] not to tell stories out of school, but when i first got sworn in and thought i knew a few things, we

i worked for shirley chisholm, a woman who ran for the presidency in 1972, and i had the privilege oforking for her 3 years, and than -- then for julian dixon. he was the father i never had, and he mentored and shaped me. having the privilege to join mayor brown's administration, becoming

we stand on the shoulders of shirley chisholm, branch rickey, jackie robinson, ted kennedy, then folks, roy wilkens, thurgood marshall. we stand on the shoulders of our fathers and mothers, grandmothers, and grandfathers. reclaim a dream. reclaim the dream. reclaim of the dream. we are empowered. [applause] >> ladies and gentleman, i only have to use two words to introduce the next speaker. i would say that i get up in the morning to listen to him but hell, i am doing my own show. ladies and gentlemen, tom joyner. [applause] >> hey, everybody, how are you doing? are you ready to march, i know i am? and excuse me, i need to do a photoop here. sybil? do you have a real wide lens? not that i need a real wide lens. back in the day, when the civil- rights movement was marching just like we are marching today, how do you think they got the word at to get 40,000 people at the lincoln memorial? they did not have to see an end, they did not have social networks, it was black radio. we would stop the music. we would give the microphone to dr. king, reverend abernathy or whomever and they would t

we stand on the shoulders of shirley chisholm, branch rickey, jackie robinson, ted kennedy, then folksmarshall. we stand on the shoulders of our fathers and mothers, grandmothers, and grandfathers. reclaim a dream. reclaim the dream. reclaim of the dream. we are empowered. [applause] >> ladies and gentleman, i only have to use two words to introduce the next speaker. i would say that i get up in the morning to listen to him but hell, i am doing my own show. ladies and gentlemen, tom joyner. [applause] >> hey, everybody, how are you doing? are you ready to march, i know i am? and excuse me, i need to do a photoop here. sybil? do you have a real wide lens? not that i need a real wide lens. back in the day, when the civil- rights movement was marching just like we are marching today, how do you think they got the word at to get 40,000 people at the lincoln memorial? they did not have to see an end, they did not have social networks, it was black radio. we would stop the music. we would give the microphone to dr. king, reverend abernathy or whomever and they would tell you when when, where