supervisors, i am a member of the baptist church. a little bit over a year ago, this became important to us. a lot of members are originally from the ukraine. >> it will be disastrous for chernobyl. the government at that time tried this information for over a week. and many people were affected by the nuclear reaction. people trusted the government hearing in the united states, and for that part of the world. people can see the government -- the decision that will not be in favor of the people will shake their trust. >> i'm representing the first baptist church. the point of like to discuss today is a presidential -- prejudicial treatment of the baptist church. in our case, you can clearly see that our church was completely excluded from the practice. at&t has negotiated with the bureau of education, and we were entirely disregarded and rejected. it is evidently prejudicial treatment of individuals based on their national origin. we ask yourself why two antennae were taken down and four were left consistent. we ask the board of super

. >> i'm representing the first baptist church. the point of like to discuss today is a presidential -- prejudicial treatment of the baptist church. in our case, you can clearly see that our church was completely excluded from the practice. at&t has negotiated with the bureau of education, and we were entirely disregarded and rejected. it is evidently prejudicial treatment of individuals based on their national origin. we ask yourself why two antennae were taken down and four were left consistent. we ask the board of supervisors to make just decisions regarding our case. thank you. president chiu: next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i'm a slavic american advocating on behalf of the community for 20 years. today, i am speaking on behalf of the baptist church and want to go back in history. my home community comes from a country where people were not able to turn radios off. there are many stories that go behind the. as you can see today, the voices that gather together in the same place for 55 years, a rout

members of the baptist church must be considered. we are not going to agree with this unfair resolution on behalf of the at&t project that will affect the life and the health of our people. god bless you, we believe that justice in the voice of the people will reveal. a queue. -- thank you. president chiu: next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, district supervisors. i and the senior pastor of the baptist church. our church exists as a non- profit organization. the great influence on the culture and life of immigrants in america. today, i am speaking to the government of the city that he in touch with the power exceeding 5 kilowatts in the vicinity of 98 feet from the building is an attempt to destroy the organization of a long-existing church. the the the dogs nor the children that are refugees will not attend the church under these circumstances. otherwise, we understand that being in such close proximity to e and does, wheel will have to have them -- in such close proximity to and doeantennas, tl be exposed. the service that at&t

the zion church, of bethel, and third baptist will all be celebrating their 160th anniversary this yearese churches were established two years after san francisco was established. thank you for joining us. [applause] the other thing i would like to speak briefly on is the fact that we celebrate black history month annually. black history month was started under the auspices of the association for the study of african american life and history. it was designed as a time when we highlight the contributions and roll african americans have played in society in general, and the world at large. recently, there was a movie that was screened that i have the privilege of being on a panel to discuss a after the movie. it was entitled "more than just a month." there was a discussion going on about the history, whether african american history should be relegated to a month, or whether it should be celebrated 365 days of the year. the effect of the matter is that it is celebrated 365 days a year. this represents a culmination of a specific focus. when we talk about african- american history, we are

as we call it in the baptist church, we call it a viewing. home going ceremony or what we call the wake. where quite honestly, you scream, you shout, you cry, you sing, you get all of your emotions out. nothing is really off limits when it comes to this wake service today. they used to call it the wake because people would scream and celebrate so much that you would -- it would wake the dead, and that's where that term comes from. and once this is over today and all of those people perform and all of her friends and loved ones get their emotions out, they'll probably go back to one of the family members' homes. tomorrow -- they'll celebrate tonight, have some food, maybe libation or what have you and sit there with the family and counsel them if they need to be spoken to or need guidance. if they need nothing, just to sit there, they'll do that as well. then tomorrow, whitney houston's family will get into -- one of them be get into the hearse with her and there'll be limousines. they'll take the body to the burial site and that's when they'l

supervisors, i am a member of the baptist church. a little bit over a year ago, this became important to us. a lot of members are originally from the ukraine. >> it will be disastrous for chernobyl. the government at that time tried this information for over a week. and many people were affected by the nuclear reaction.

you're looking at a live picture of the funeral procession on the way to the new hope baptist church and the hearse containing the body of whit knew houston who died a week ago today. our national correspondent jason carroll is near that procession right now. he's in new york, new jersey, where services will begin 2 1/2 hours from now. jason, i understand you have some new information about what's going to take place today. >> i do, gary. i spoke to a friend of the houston family who gave me an all-details of exactly what we will be hearing, what we will be seeing when the service takes place. it's scheduled for about are noon, but the family friend telling me so many people will be backing into the new hope baptist church, they might have to slide it back just a little bit. but let's go over the program with you. it will begin with the processional. the new hope and new jersey mass choirs will be singing "the lord is my shepherd" followed by a scripture read by pastor joe carter. and when i spoke to caster carter a little earlier this week, he told me, yes, there will be tears, but t

the baptist church. our church exists as a non- profit organization. the great influence on the culture and life of immigrants in america. today, i am speaking to the government of the city that he in touch with the power exceeding 5 kilowatts in the vicinity of 98 feet from the building is an attempt to destroy the organization of a long-existing church. the the the dogs nor the children that are refugees will not attend the church under these circumstances. otherwise, we understand that being in such close proximity to e and does, wheel will have to have them -- in such close proximity to and doeantennas, tl be exposed. the service that at&t provides, we wish good to this company, but we don't want a scandal. the principles and proper location of installations, thank you for hearing me out today. >> i am working with the convention, like 2100 churches across california. i am responsible for slavic churches across the state and i am concerned about the church. people really worry about it, feeling pressure. how do you be safe, the children will be save

going to do the indication for us, also has the signal honor of being the first woman ordained in the baptist church in the city and county of san francisco, back in 1982. join me in welcoming rev. dyson, please. [applause] >> good afternoon, everybody. an indication. we come as a community today, calling for the validation and good things on this occasion, in celebration of black history. we have gathered at this moment in time so that historical truths would be this month pepys celebration foundation, as the city once again owners the contributions of african- americans. let the scribe's record that on the third day of february, in the year 2012, in the city of st. francis, time stood still as the historical accounts of african americans in america and in san francisco were acknowledged for their contributions that helped to build the nation and the city. as we allow this invitation to lend itself to truth, i pray that there can be an understanding, that there can be no history that does not weaved into the fabric of its record the true, undistorted account of the slaves, the negros, black

the things that is significant -- i mentioned that reverend dyson is the first woman ordained in the baptist

this is the baptist church, the headquarters of the movement in 1963. and obviously a newer sign, right? this is a statue of fred chutalesworth, who was the head of the birmingham civil rights movement who brought king to town who nicknamed it project c for confrontation and he died a week or ten days ago. he was in his 80s. he lived a long life. i want you to read this. the most amazing thing to me about birmingham today is the way it has embraced its civil rights history. so all over the city there are markers about the children's march, the marches to city hall, to downtown, to the stores. and they celebrate the civil rights history. so you remember the white lawyer in eyes on the prize who was talking about having been on the phone with a.g. gaston at a certain point. remember his name? david vann. you can't see, but if you look really closely, this is david vann, birmingham mayor, 1975 to 1979. he later became mayor of the city. when that film was made, he was nowhere near being made, because it was being made in the late '80s. what do you think of

she has served on various community boards including the american baptist churches, the national council of churches, church world services, a bay area girl scout council, they're celebrating their hundred year anniversary coming up soon. bayview hunters point ecumenical council. today, she has her family and community are around the temple united methodist church and i am honored to provide you with this award of our gratitude for your work in san francisco. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, this is a great day for me. i just want to say that my involvement over these years have brought much much love for a different type of people in this world. at temple united methodist church, i spent a lot of time addressing members and folks in the community. and one of the things that i have learned is that you thinking of the folks, but you really don't know them. and it is only through this communication are we able to get the message over about what is going on. the historical society, sure. when i got here, there was no group that seemed to -- the only place we could go and hear about black

there is a lot of movement right now around the new hope baptist church. cnn's don lemon also joins us live with the latest from his vantage point. don? >> reporter: i just want to show you people are starting to arrive here. this is the ground shot. they're arriving in this parking lot and they walk in. some of them who are high-profile guests will get out on the other side of the church there. i want to bring in someone here, the reverend who -- i think it's important. people underestimate how well you knew the family, how much you know about this community, how well you knew whitney houston. she was -- you're very close to her family. and today is really a tough day not only for you, not only for the family, but for people here in the newark, new jersey, area. >> well, first of all, don, this whole family has meant so much to this community. first african-american mayor of newark was elected in 1970. john houston, whitney's dad, was a part of that movement. he worked in his administration. he worked in community development. and that's how i met the fami

he has the black baptist teacher affect. people kiddingly called him the lord. i would argue not that thurman is important but the reason martin stayed home was he was 15 years old when he started at morehouse which had an earlier admissions program. because of world war ii, everybody is going to war and we need students. mays comes as president going, oh, many goid. we don't have enough students. one of the things that even president obama mentioned was that dorothy height meet as young martin luther king where they are entertaining. the mayses don't have children and king calls him his int lech chal and spiritual father. i want to give you what that means. first of all, we all appreciate that mays -- considered the most liberal of to go study. the most open and radical. at that time, university of chicago divinity school was a seat of social gots, but also about the scientific study of god by wyman. mays broet a book called "the negroes god as seen through literature." so king goes to boston university. who does he write part of the dissertation on? none other

pastor joe carter of the new hope baptist church. >> i am also the minister of music here at the new baptist church. [ applause ] so we welcome you to our home, and we're going to have church today. because we believe in a mighty god. he's awesome through it all, it is well with my soul. we please ask that you not use your cell phones. ♪ >> we actually ask that you turn them off. no recording, please. ♪ >> no picture taking. ♪ >> and in case of an emergency, we're going to ask you to go to the nearest exits. you'll have an exit in the rear, to my left to your right. you have an exit on the right in the rear. we have two exits on the right here. ♪ >> and now i present to you the mayor of this great, beautiful city called newark, new jersey, the honorable corey bookner. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, it is my privilege to welcome you all here to our great city. we are here to mourn our loss, but to celebrate her life. >> god is in heaven, and with him is one of our angels, whitney houston. ♪ ♪ >> as the heavens reverberate in joy and gladness may we understand, weeping may endure throu