Was pressuring my masters and they said the education you can definitely receive there but the tools for living and being able to be a global sense youll find here. I spent my first year pretty much stacking books for you guys. I thought i would have something more glarmz but during that time i had an opportunity to get to know the family. I want to speak of the heart of the books and this is the family that sees beyond color and your status and the maggot their sending is elevating all of us in japan they know about marcus books and jamaica know about this they read about marcus so the impact they have their mission of love and evolution they have goes far beyond this room. So as you consider what a historical landmark looks like please. Im 22 yearold and ive lived in the fillmore all my life. Its any place that ive been to you, actually sit down and read mark us bookstore is the only plays that i know have to talk about what karen just the energy there. Im still learning about why i
Youve got the mike laughter well, of course, its a landmark sir your name. The meal ticket thats my name. Of course, its a landmark its the oldest africanamerican bookstore in the country and all the rich black music. Im going to take race out of it for a second. Theres very few places that the magic is there and its there for years and years of history. Since i was 167 i still go there to rekindle the magic. So youve got to maintain the places in the city where the magic is thats important to maintain the magic. Thats all i have to say thank you. Next speaker. Im an Society Professor for the may even studies. And im here representing my community and my ancestors as well. Marcus bookstore was pivotal that led to the formation of department of africanamerican studies at San Francisco State University and in the Vice President of the African Studies were onehundred percent support of designating this marcus you books a landmark. Marcus dakota bookstore gives us literature that fills in
Culture institution. This is very important for us to have this. I understand the family bought it theyve never occupied it but its a link to our Mental Health and to remove it is a culture and intellectual general side. Were dying here we make up three to four percent of the population but use a lot of the Mental Health services. We provided those services through the bookstore. Please maintain the building and the structure theyre important my name is norm pain. As children as acids grouping in fillmore we remembered from fulton there was nothing but black businesses black owned and marcus bookstore search warrant is one of four left in the district and by you voting this as a historic land marble it will keep the Africanamerican Community in San Francisco to keep coming to the marcus bookstore. I understand the owners want to make the changes but we used to hang out and read books and thank you very much thank you. Thank you. Give thanks were in this room and in this plays at that t
Through the bookstore. Please maintain the building and the structure theyre important my name is norm pain. As children as acids grouping in fillmore we remembered from fulton there was nothing but black businesses black owned and marcus bookstore search warrant is one of four left in the district and by you voting this as a historic land marble it will keep the Africanamerican Community in San Francisco to keep coming to the marcus bookstore. I understand the owners want to make the changes but we used to hang out and read books and thank you very much thank you. Thank you. Give thanks were in this room and in this plays at that time, because we all understand how important the marcus bookstore legacy is not just for the folks in this room but all the folks who have long been and will be touched by the importance of marcus books. Im monica im one of many folks who came in 1988 from buffalo new york having traveled throughout europe and when i first came here the richardsons immediate
They said the education you can definitely receive there but the tools for living and being able to be a global sense youll find here. I spent my first year pretty much stacking books for you guys. I thought i would have something more glarmz but during that time i had an opportunity to get to know the family. I want to speak of the heart of the books and this is the family that sees beyond color and your status and the maggot their sending is elevating all of us in japan they know about marcus books and jamaica know about this they read about marcus so the impact they have their mission of love and evolution they have goes far beyond this room. So as you consider what a historical landmark looks like please. Im 22 yearold and ive lived in the fillmore all my life. Its any place that ive been to you, actually sit down and read mark us bookstore is the only plays that i know have to talk about what karen just the energy there. Im still learning about why i get all that energy when i wal