please support the united negro college fund. because a mind is a terrible thing to waste. so are you going out tonight? i can't. my parents say i have to be home right after work. ugh. that's so gay. totally gay. ugh. that is so emma and julia. why are you saying, "that's so emma and julia"? well, you know, when something is dumb or stupid, you say, "that's so emma and julia." who says that? everyone. announcer: imagine if who you are were used as an insult. i feel like all of us are starng to see what the problems in this country are. i think plenty of people are opinionated. i don't think there's many forums where you can really express yourself or try to make a difference or anything. i mean...wha'...whatdo... what do i do, ya' know? the only people that i'm able to affect are the people who care about what i have to say. there is something you can do, but i'm sure it wouldn't be, uh...easy. different man: i get angry about it, but it's like... ya' know, in my own apartment. [laughs] >> i honor each and every one of you for coming out to the library on saturday afternoo

please support the united negro college fund.ecause a mind is a terrible thing to waste. >> very proud of -- 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage, and suffrage means more than just the right to vote. it includes the right for a woman to run for political office. think about the contributions we have had for women such as senators feinstein and boxer, or democratic leader nancy pelosi. what we would like to do today is bring your attention back to the local level. the women being honored here today are leaders in their own right. they have made significant contributions to their communities and to their neighborhoods. i, for one, feel privileged to stand here today to help celebrate their accomplishments. i would like to take just a moment to tell you about our organization. the friends is a membership- based non-profit, and we actively support the initiatives and the work of the commission and the department of the status of women. some of my board members are here. our president of the board will be speaking late

please support the united negro college fund. because a mind is a terrible thing to waste. >> i have 2 job titles. i'm manager of the tour program as well as i am the historyian of city hall. this building is multifaceted to say the very least it's a municipal building that operates the city and county of san francisco. this building was a dream that became a reality of a man by the name of james junior elected mayor of san francisco in 1912. he didn't have a city hall because it was destroyed in the earth wake of 1906. construction began in april of 1913. in december 1915, the building was complete. it opened it's doors in january 1916. >> it's a wonderful experience to come to a building built like this. the building is built as a palace. not for a king or queen. it's built for all people. this building is beautiful art. those are architecture at the time when city hall was built, san francisco had an enormous french population. therefore building a palace in the art tradition is not unusual. >> jimmie was an incredible individ

support the united negro college fund. a mind is a terrible thing to waste. >> welcome to "culturewire." on this episode, the director of cultural affairs takes us on a field trip to the mission district to check out odc's new 36,000 square foot campus, the largest in the region. >> for san franciscans, odc has a very significant significance. stands for a venerable performing arts organization celebrating its 40th anniversary of bringing fans and theaters to the bay area. standing with me today on "culturewire" is the theater director of odc. thank you for joining us. i mention that this is the 40th anniversary. >> it is indeed. >> i'm standing with you in a fabulous theater that was completed six months ago in time for this anniversary. tell me about how it has been going for the last six months. >> absolutely. in terms of the anniversary, the dance company, which is our founding body, is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and it is the 30th anniversary, so it is historic for both sides, and the completion of the theater

united states also satirized them in public. returning to london, matthews created a show based on his american trip in which he mocked hewlett is strange alterations to hamlet which include his singing of a real negro melody at the end of the performance. hewlett respond by publishing a rebuttal in the local newspaper, defending his own acting abilities as well as the right of blacks to perform shakespeare. although a viable active self-defense, the letter also opened hewlett up to more bad publicity. then there were hewlett repeated problems with the law. in some cases he was addicted or mere bystander. when he decided to open a scattering shop which was a dry cleaners, in 1823 to make ends meet, a competitor beat him up. in 1825 hewlett took a position as stewart onboard a ship but was obliged to testify in court after passenger was accused of repeatedly assaulting the only other passenger on board. but in later years of hewlett turned perpetrator. in 1835 he again signed up as a step trashed a ship stood. he was arrested and convicted of stealing very articles from toshiba click several bottles of wine and border. and serve a six-month sentence. in 1837 he was accused of seducing and abandoning

united states between 1950 and roughly 1970. and partly it's a book about names and naming, and not only the names that the race has given itself -- colored people to negro to black, ultimately to african-american -- but also one's own names. as you know, i talk about the names that were given to me at different points in my life and then finally, when i was 25, i took my father's name. c-span: where did you get the name skippy? >> guest: from the time i was born -- the day i was born, my uncle raymond called me skipper, and then it became skippy. we were piedmonts on the river -- piedmont, west virginia, is on the potomac river, two hours west of washington, so there's a whole marine mentality there, and so i became "the skipper." c-span: before we go back and talk about the past, what are you doing now? >> guest: i'm the chairman of afro-american studies at harvard and a professor of english. c-span: and how long have you been doing that? >> guest: this is the beginning of my fourth year. c-span: you write to your daughters in the beginning and you suggest that, eventually, after going through all the different names, they may get back someday to calli

please support the united negro college fund. because a mind is a terrible thing to waste.