More than 450 people packed the Palace Hotel Saturday night to celebrate the Museum of the African Diaspora's anniversary.
The $1,000 a plate dinner and awards ceremony featured guests such as former Mayor Willie Brown, award winning actress Alfre Woodard and actor Danny Glover.
Glover is a San Francisco native and spoke about the honor of receiving the Patron of Culture Award at Saturday night's event.
Besides his numerous acting credits, Glover is also a political activist and humanitarian.
The guests raised money to benefit the museum and its local education programs.