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Also on exhibit is "American Icons: Bay Area,” honoring the accomplishments of two legendary San Franciscans: Willie Mays and Willie Brown. Through excellence and perseverance, Mays and Brown resisted the status quo, broke records and shattered stereotypes. Although their accomplishments are recognized nationally, the influence of both men is most resonant in San Francisco.

The Museum of the African Diaspora, located at 685 Mission St. (at Third), San Francisco, can be reached from the Peninsula by taking Caltrain to the S.F. station and hopping a bus for the short ride to the museum. The "Face of MoAD,” which can best be seen from across Mission Street before entering the museum, is a three-story high photomosaic composed of over 2,100 individual images and stories from throughout the Diaspora. MoAD is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Monday and Tuesday. For more information about the Museum of the African Diaspora call (415) 358-7200 or visit www.moadsf.org. "Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits” and "American Icons: Bay Area” run concurrently through June 14, 2009.