Read more at SF AppealA San Francisco native who plays for the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers was honored at today's Board of Supervisors meeting for his accomplishments.
Desmond Bishop, 26, is a linebacker on the Packers, which won the NFL championship over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Feb. 6.
Bishop is also a native of San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood with a large family still living in the area. Many of his family members showed up at today's board meeting, where he was honored along with other community members as part of Black History Month commendations.
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Packers Player From Bayview Honored At City Hall
From SF Appeal,
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
2011 Black History Month Kickoff
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| Revolutionary Soldier, 1994, Ed Dwight |
Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 12PM
San Francisco City Hall Rotunda
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Admission: Free / No ticket required
Please RSVP by email (info@sfaahcs.org), on Facebook, or by registering on Eventbrite
Featuring:
Mayor Ed Lee
Supervisor Malia Cohen
Keynote Speaker Bernard Kinsey
Presented by the San Francisco African American Historical & Cultural Society with support from San Francisco’s Grants for the Arts, the San Francisco Public Library, and the California Council for the Humanities.
For more information: (415) 292-6172 or info@sfaahcs.org
Online: www.sfaahcs.org
h/t Edie Epps
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