please support the united negro college fund. because a mind is a terrible thing to waste. >> this is the most contemporary art show in the history of the museum. let me give you some numbers. 31 artists across the 50 nations. 60 monumental works, the largest of which is behind me. this is a gift to all the people in our beloved city of san francisco. a gift to all the visitors near and far. let me give you our honorable mayor of san francisco. [applause] >> thank you for being here today. this month is a celebration of asian-american heritage. i wanted to thank our asian art museum, all of its staff, the director. the board of directors. not just parts in san francisco, but asian-american art throughout the world. this is another example of something that i told my friends, if you see some people walking around here, they might be looking for a red lotus. i do not think they knew what i was talking about. i want to welcome this wonderful piece of art. the artist is here today to join with us. it is a reflection of what our asian

please support the united negro college fund.ecause a mind is a terrible thing to waste. >> feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public library took notice and asked her if she would begin carrying a monthly reading series based on her com

please support the united negro college fund. because a mind is a terrible thing to waste. [music] hello. i'm ivette torres, and welcome to another edition of the road to recovery . today, we'll be talking about research to practice,

please support the united negro college fund. because a mind is a terrible thing to waste. [music] hello. i'm ivette torres, and welcome to another edition of the road to recovery . today, we'll be talking about research to practice, how science is helping people with mental and substance use disorders. joining us in our panel today are dr. h. wesley clark, director, center for substance abuse treatment, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human services, rockville, maryland; dr. thomas mclellan, director, center for substance abuse solutions, philadelphia, pennsylvania; dr. alexandre laudet, director, center for the study of addictions and recovery, national development and research institutes, incorporated, new york, new york; dr. candace peterson, associate scientist, evaluation shared service, university of wisconsin population health institute, madison, wisconsin. dr. clark, what does research to practice mean and what does it mean for a methodology or a practice to be evidence-based? research to practice is a concep

negro, he's right, it was an insurrection. do you conclude that the actions of the slaves were constituted as a revolution in the united states? >> yeah, well, i mean, they are individual acts of resistance, the sum total of which the demangds of the political society. it's not that it's not a revolt. people defended themselves when they could. there's be accounts of people being followed and fights and people die. so this is not the majority of the case. i don't think it's an act of revolt in the traditional sense, but they are acts of resistance and they are happening to frequently and under so many different guises, that i think collectively they politically challenged the system. and that's why i put so much emphasis on letter writing. people have this notion that there's some kind of weird communication system that is impossible to understand. it's not impossible to understand. the guys are writing letters. and folks, when did slaves get to -- they're writing letters. and there's a purpose behind the letter. and this is why banks is such an interesting case. he writes three letters, and he's deliberately messing with the

negros and their descendants, emancipation, harrison insisted was an experiment which america should never entertain. the rescue at savannah lamar was seen in the broader sweep of political developments in the united states. one supporter of the rescue had written that their actions re-enforced many of the activities of opponents of slavery and of the 1850 fugitive slave law. in the united states. with an eye on the failed attempt to rescue anthony burns in boston in 1854, one of these men asked rhetorically if you sympathize and probably would have taken part with the worthy bostonians had you been amongst them in their futureless endeavor to rescue the slave from the grasp of the oppressor, how can you find a similar act in free jamaica. not only was it the right thing to do in spite of the -- sensitive yankees about violation of the american flag, the action of the rescuers were a clear reafter ffirmation of - in the past, american slave holders coming to jamaica and acting within impunity. following the hearing at the local magistrate courts, much of it according to harrison was devoted to a discussion of whether the rebel had acted riotously. after all, anderson had been removed from the ship

united states marine corps. [applause] >> good afternoon. if i do not talk loud enough. let me know. for 167 years, negrosnot permitted to join the marine corps to defend this country. that change did 1941 and entreated begin in 1942. -- that condition changed in 1941 and entry began in 1942. unfortunately, it took a world war to make it happen. it happened. on behalf of those who came forward and said, i want to be a marine, i welcome you to this occasion because you all were directly involved. at this very proud moment and in this magnificent then you, i -- and in this magnificent venue, i want to thank the honorable speaker of the house, mr. john boehner for his kind invitation to each of us that are here today. [applause] i want to thank the members of the united states senate and the house of representatives who supported the bill to honor the montford point marines with a congressional gold medal and a particular thanks to corrine brown of florida. [cheers and applause] senator hagen of north carolina who made it happen. [applause] joe carpenter, lieutenant- -- dr. james everhart of the united state

please support the united negro college fund. because a mind is a terrible thing to waste. when a resident of san francisco is looking for health care, you look in your neighborhood first. what is closest to you? if you come to a neighborhood health center or a clinic, you then have access it a system of care in the community health network. we are a system of care that was probably based on the family practice model, but it was really clear that there are special populations with special needs. the cole street clinic is a youth clinic in the heart of the haight ashbury and they target youth. tom woodell takes care of many of the central city residents and they have great expertise in providing services for many of the homeless. potrero hill and southeast health centers are health centers in those particular communities that are family health centers, so they provide health care to patients across the age span. . >> many of our clients are working poor. they pay their taxes. they may run into a rough patch now and then and what we're able to provide is a bridge towards gett