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United Way Appoints Dr. Ashley Campbell, New Chief Impact Officer

United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes has appointed Dr. Ashley Campbell as its new chief impact officer.

“We are thrilled to welcome such talent, vision and transformative leadership to United Way” said Jaime Saunders, president and CEO of United Way. “Dr. Campbell understands the importance of breaking down silos and building collaboration. Her experience championing communities and developing inclusive strategic plans and prioritized needs are core elements of our community work.”

“I am delighted to join the United Way family,” shares Ashley Campbell. “Community Impact is my heart work and I am ecstatic to amplify the many voices, perspectives, and stories for our collective thriving.”

In her most recent capacity, Campbell was the Director of Equity and Inclusion Research and Research Education and Assistant Professor in Health Humanities and Bioethics at the University of Rochester. Before that, Campbell served as the Manager of User Security and Data Integrity and Staff Equity Officer at the University of Rochester.

Campbell has a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Rochester, a Master of Science in Education, Special Education, and Urban Teaching & Leadership from the University of Rochester, and a Doctor of Philosophy, Transformative Studies from the California Institute of Integral Studies.

Campbell received the James S. Armstrong Alumni Service Award, Arts, Sciences, and Engineering from the University of Rochester, a finalist for the ATHENA International Young Professional Award, 40 Under 40 Honoree from Rochester Business Journal, and the CASE Circle of Excellence Award for Inaugural Juneteenth Celebrations. Campbell was also recognized as a “Women to Watch” by Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, and is an active member of our community, serving on several nonprofit boards and committees.

Campbell assumed the role as Chief Impact Officer on Monday, April 3, 2023.

ROC EVENTS

Black Cinema Series, WXXI Classical and Our Voices will present "Chevalier"

ROCHESTER PUBLIC MARKET

Community Garage Sales

Sundays - April 16 & 30, June 18, July 2, 16 & 30, Aug. 13 & 27, Sept. 10 & 24, Oct. 8 & 22, 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. cityofrochester.gov/garagesales

Food Truck Rodeos

Wednesdays - April 26, May 31, June 28, July 26, Aug. 30 and Sept. 27, 5 - 9 p.m. cityofrochester.gov/foodtruckrodeo

Flower City Days

The

Black Cinema Series, WXXI Classical and Our Voices will present "Chevalier," a film screening and panel discussion at the Little Theatre in Rochester Wednesday April 26 at 7:30 p.m.

The film is inspired by the incredible true story of composer Joseph Bologn Chevalier de Saint-Georges, who rose to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist- composer and fencer, complete with a love affair and falling out with Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France.

Following "Chevalier," there will be a post-screening panel discussion of the movie, the music, and representation in cinema and classical music.

Doors open at 7p,m.; film at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available online in advance or in person at the Little Theatre box office, 240 East Ave., on the day of this special screening and panel discussion. The film is a biographical and historical drama.

FOR MORE DETAILS, go to https://thelittle.org/chevalier-with-discussion/

Sundays - May 14, 21 & 28, June 4 & 11 Friday, May 26, Monday May 29 -Memorial Day, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. cityofrochest.er.gov/flowercitydays

Fashion Week Rochester

Thursday- June 1, 6-10 p.m. Friday - June 2, 6-10 p.m. fashionweekofrochester.org

Bands on the Bricks

Fridays - July 7, 14, 21, 28 and August 4 & 11, 6 - 10 p.m. cityofrochester.gov/bandsonbricks

Gospel Jubilee

Sunday- July 30, 4:30 - 7 p.m. cityofrochester.gov/gospeljubilee

Dr. Ashley Campbell

STAND AGAINST RACISM! Last Saturday's benefit at the Johnnie B. Wiley Pavilion for "A Few Brave Individuals" for taking a stand against racism in the workplace was a huge success. Among those pictured: Pat Cray, Michelle Cray, Stacy Cooper, Idella Abram, Maurice Abram, Sheila Wallace, Lisa Wilson, Cariol Horne, Chandra Thomas, and Andrea. Police officers Katelynn Bolden (seated left), Brandon Hawkins (seated middle) and Mental Health Counselor Erica Seymour (seated right) are suing the Buffalo police Department and the City of Buffalo for damages. They have received widespread community support for "standing their ground!" Street Legacy

Jim Anderson to Moderate A Conversation With Erie Sheriff Garcia April 26 on the East Side

Erie County Sheriff John C. Garcia will address topics pertaining to his department at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26 at the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library on Jefferson Avenue.

The program, “A Conversation with the Erie County Sheriff,” is organized by the League of Women Voters Buffalo-Niagara and will address a number of current topics, including diversity and other hiring considerations at the Sheriff’s Department, questions about use of force, and progress on creating a Crisis Services Response Team.

Jim Anderson, an international peace and social justice leader, will serve as moderator for the program. Anderson is President of the Board at PUSH Buffalo and host of “Conversations with Jim Anderson” which airs live on Power96.5FM/WUFO1080.

“Part of our mission is to educate the community on important local issues and the League is committed to facilitating these discussions in a respectful and non-partisan manner,” said Lori Robinson, president of the League of Women Voters Buffalo-Niagara. “We’re pleased that Sheriff Garcia accepted our invitation and is willing to address some of the concerns of the community and provide us with updates on changes and priorities in the Sheriff’s Department.”

The event is free and open to the public, however advance registration due to space limitations is required. Attendees can register online at www.lwvbn.org.

CELEBRATING BLACK EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

Honoring Retired Educator and Coach Ruth Cathey

The Excellence in Education Awards was created by Terrance Heard, Buffalo Public Schools Board Member and founder of Friends For A Better Buffalo to say" thank you" to Buffalo Educators for teaching and inspiring the next generation of leaders.

Since 2020, over 400 educators have been recognized by the organization. This year marks the fourth annual awards event where teachers, principals, administrators, and support staff in Buffalo’s public, private and charter schools will be honored. The live event takes place on Saturday, May 6 at the Montante Cultural Center in Canisius College. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at www.friendsforabetterbuffalo.com.

To highlight diversity and excellence in education, Friends For A Better Buffalo co-Founder, Nina Heard, sat down with retired Buffalo educator Ruth Cathey. She is a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University, a Historically Black institution and received her Masters of Science Degree from State University College at New York at Buffalo. A coach and two-term President of Johnson C. Smith University Alumni Association, Mrs. Cathey, following such historic legends like Anita J. Turner, the first Black female physical educator on record in the United States, became the first African American to obtain tenure in the Buffalo School System in physical education.

Nina: Mrs. Cathey, in a few words, can you tell us about your journey on becoming an educator?

Mrs. Cathey: Well, back in the 40’s and 50’s Black women in the south were either a nurse or a teacher. So, I decided to follow in my mother’s footsteps and become a teacher. After graduating in 1950 from Johnson C. Smith University in North Carolina, I taught in Alabama. After moving to Buffalo, I heard there was a shortage of teachers, so I applied and took the exam to become a physical education teacher in Buffalo Public Schools. For over 31 years I taught at four different schools.

Nina: Wow! What perseverance. What advice or encouragement would you give today’s educators?

Mrs. Cathey: I must say that I admire today’s teachers for trying to encourage and guide students in the direction they should go. Although they get paid much more than the $90 per week a teacher made when I first started, they are facing challenges that we didn’t have back then. So, I encourage them to continue being there for the children. Students are facing terrible times and it takes a lot to teach them.

Nina: With 31 years of service in the school system, what are some moments that stood out to you and you are most proud?

Mrs. Cathey: One moment was in the late 1970’s when I was one of the first coaches to take the girls basketball team to the Sectionals. Another moment is when in 1984 my Grover Cleveland volleyball team beat the City Honors volleyball team. This moment was special because City Honors was known as having an excellent team. But this win showed the students they were just as talented and could play them and win.

Nina: Thank you Mrs. Cathey for taking a few moments to speak with me, for teaching generations of Buffalo leaders, and showing excellence in education for over 30 years!

Mrs. Ruth Cathey taught physical education, health and coached three sports. She is also a Pearl Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. An Uncrowned Community Builder she is the mother of two, Patrice and the late renowned recording artist and radio personality Eulis Cathey.

Applications for the Juneteenth Festival Now Being Accepted!

Attention vendors and community organizations! Applications are now being accepted for Juneteenth Concessions, Parade, Festival Activities and more! This year’s Juneteenth Festival will be held June 17 and 18 in MLK Park.

Applications & Payments for concessions are due by May 24, 2023. Fees increase after April 26. Volunteers and sponsors are welcome! Call Buffalo Juneteenth's 24-Hour Voice Mail Service at (716)891-8801 or Email JTBFLOCONCESSIONS@gmail.com directly with questions or go to their website at www.BUFFALOJUNETEENTH.COM for more information.

THE BLACK CHINESE

The first recorded presence of Black people in China dates back to the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD), according to Black Past. During this time, the Silk Road was a major trade route that connected China to the rest of the world. It was through this route that the first Black people, known as the “foreign Blacks,” arrived in China. They came from various regions of East Africa, like Ethiopia and Somalia, and were mainly merchants and slaves.

The foreign Blacks were considered a curiosity by the Chinese, who had never seen people with dark skin before. Locals would call enslaved Africans Kunlun or “dark-skinned.” They were often depicted in Chinese art and literature as exotic and foreign. However, there were far more enslaved Chinese. African slavery in China peaked during the Tang and Song dynasties but the number of Africans taken to China during this 608year period is unclear Despite the challenges, some Black people were able to establish themselves in Chinese society. East African merchant Zhengjiani was praised throughout the country for his lucrative trade deals and business skills. The bustling businessman and his crew were honored as the first African foreign merchants to conduct trade with Chinese emperor Shenzong between 1067 and 1085. The famous emperor dubbed Zhengjiani the “Lord Guardian of Prosperity.” Image E Source: John Thomson, 1869 /

Ruth Cathey

Photo by Darvin Adams

FAITH & FAMILY

God’s Ministry Healing & Deliverance Conference

This is God’s Ministry healing and deliverance conference will be Friday- Sunday April 28-30, at Harvest House Church, 1782 Seneca St. Host and speaker will be Elder Nee Nee Harvey, of This is God’s Ministry, on Friday the 28th at 6p.m. Sister Rhonda Mingo of Family and Friends Prayer line Ministry will be the speaker on Saturday the 29 at 12p.m. Pastor Wanda Strong-Howard of Prayer in the Park Ministry will be speaking Sunday the 30 at 12p.m. Looking for singers, keyboard, and piano players, also vendors. For information contact Elder Nee Nee 716-994-7059.

The Men's Fellowship of New Covenant Presents The Buffalo Youth And Young Adult Choral Society, Inc. In Memory of Mrs. Moss

The Men's Fellowship of New Covenant will present The Buffalo Youth And Young Adult Choral Society, Inc. In Honor /Memory of Mrs. Cornelia Moss on Sunday, April 23 at 4p.m. at New Covenant Church, 459 Clinton Street. We will have a joyous time celebrating our Lord! The Buffalo Youth and Young Adult Choral Society, was organized in 1948 as an auxiliary of the Buffalo Choral Union, affiliated with the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses, Inc., under the Presidency of the founder Dr. Thomas A. Dorsey (writer of the song "Precious Lord") . Incorporated in 1963, the name was changed to The Buffalo Youth and Young Adult Choral Society. The Society created several recordings,

purchased the Guilford Hall, and hosted many gospel conventions around the country. They have performed with Gospel Greats like Shirley Caesar, James Cleveland, Edward Hawkins, Hezekiah Walker, and many others.

The organization not only teaches Gospel music, but it broadens their relationships with one another religiously.

We extend our thanks to all of the churches and pastors who have welcomed us for the past 50 years. We welcome new participants to join our choir.

Deacon Raymond Moss will serve as MC. Historians are Gertrude S. Johnson and George A. Davis Ill.

Houghton University Buffalo Students Say Goodbye To A “Beautiful, Beloved Learning Community”

The year was 2019 when Houghton University Buffalo (HUB) set up shop on the East side of Buffalo, in the heart of the Black community.

Under the leadership of Julian A. Cook, Houghton, in collaboration with the John R. Oishei Foundation, began the program at the King Urban Life Center for students primarily from the East side. Many of the students began their journey of higher education as the first in their families to attend college. The program’s motto was “Find your voice and Raise your voice.” One of the first graduates was accepted into Morehouse College.

This very special program at Houghton Buffalo became home to a multidiverse group of students that included:

African American, Puerto Rican, Congolese, Tanzanian, Syrian, Burmese, Nepali, and Bangladeshi. This was an environment that was a safe space for students, predominantly of color who could flourish and receive support from professors that looked like them.

The eventual closing of the campus in 2024 brings grief to many; however, knowing that the faculty and staff are committed to serving the current students, and seeing them through to the completion of their program, brings some solace to a disheartening situation.

“Gratitude remains for a decade of investment in a beautiful, beloved learning community, as we prepare students to walk the stage, representing the largest Houghton University Buffalo’s commencement class on May 20, 2023,” stated Interim Dean of Houghton University Buffalo Steve Strand. “We remind ourselves often of MLK’s vision of the beloved community and press fully into that dream each day,”

-The Students Respond-

Speaking to the students, staff, and faculty about what Houghton has meant to them brought heartfelt, emotional responses.

“Houghton University Buffalo chose me,” says Taj’Anay. She said she was very grateful for the fact that an institution of higher education was a part of the Black Excellence Community, and it prepared her to be able to continue her education at Fredonia College after graduating from Houghton with her associates degree next month.

Noemi, on the other hand, is disappointed that the program announced its closing before she could obtain her bachelor’s degree in business. She said she’s " unsure if that will ever happen” because she’s not inspired to continue at another school. “I will miss everything that HUB stands for: family, community, knowledge, opportunity, having a voice, finding that voice, and fighting for those that haven’t found their voice!”

Lytasha simply expressed gratitude. “Thank you for the opportunity and experience to receive the education, having a safe place to go for the support, the socializing, and for making new forever friends.”

Crystal has been inspired by the experience and has plans to “Build up my neighborhood, revitalize East Buffalo, and build cost-efficient homes for the city’s residents, because the program has allowed me to walk in my purpose. It helped me to improve on skills that I never used before, and has expanded upon my personal development.”

“If I could do it all over the only thing that I

MAY

•East Side Bike Ride, May 6, MLK Park@ THE MLK Head, Meet: 9:30 a.m.- Ride 10 a.m. JOIN US! •Spring Service Days . The Tool Library and Norfolk Ave Block Club #1 - Spring Service Days 2023. William L. Gaiter Parkway Spring Cleanup May 20th. 10am @ the corner of Norfolk Ave and E. Delavan Ave. (1016 E. Delavan). For info call: 716-510-1745 or visit https://thetoollibrary.org/ service/

•Mother’s Day Gala sponsored by Friends of Jerry Livingston. Saturday, May 14 2:30 pm at Buffalo Airport Hotel, 4600 Genesee Street . Contact Diane Livingston for tickets at 716 270-3244.

JUNE

•University United Festival Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11 Vendor applications deadline May 22. (716) 245-8332 or via email at mread@buffalony.gov

•Juneteenth Festival all day Saturday June 17 & Sunday June 18, MLK Park www.juneteenthofbuffalo.com, (716)891-891.FREE

would change is that the Buffalo location would remain open so that others could have the same experience that I had,” states Jerome.

“Spread the word, “ says Jaton. “This school is the best college in Buffalo. High School students would benefit from the ongoing support and the everyday tutor availability.”

Sonya reflected on her most memorable moment at Houghton in her final class presentation with Professor Sirgourney Cook . She then turned to the issue at hand. “I am sorry, she continued. “ I’m sorry that the main campus of Houghton University doesn’t have the fearlessness they claim as the motto to FIGHT for the continuation of this extension site program.”

For some students HUB was their saving grace. “Without Houghton Buffalo, there would be no successful college attempt for me,” said Wilton. It is because of Houghton, I now have the hope and desire to continue my education, thank you, HUB!”

For Sea it wasn’t a hard decision to choose Houghton. “I think I like everything about HUB…. the class sizes are not too big. Everyone works hard to make the school excellent, and everyone is very lovely and friendly, that’s why I chose this school.”

Hannah was inspired by God to enroll at Houghton University . “It was an ordained opportunity for me personally. My friend was going to fill out forms for the school and I went with her, next thing you know I was calling my old high school for transcripts, filling out financial aid paperwork, and I was being accepted and welcomed like I was a daughter…as if I was supposed to be here. I was sure about HUB because it was in the inner city, six minutes from my home, and I didn’t have to go into debt to receive a proper education…it was truly God-inspired.”

For Bryana, it was fate. “It was the summer of 2021 when I received an email invite that changed the trajectory of the last few years of my life. My grandmother had just transitioned at the end of the summer…in August. This opportunity seemed divinely guided for me. This was the start of my journey. When I heard about the closing of HUB it was a heavy, humid cloud of inescapable grief, that followed. The overall morale of our student body and staff was distinctly affected. Our collective legacy as Black American descendants on this land is our ongoing fight, to ensure that we are being seen, heard, and not undervalued by the systems that aren’t invested in us. That is what this campus offered us, awareness, and connection to a cultural sense of identity with an emphasis on the power of one’s voice.” (See her Op-Ed Page 11) -The Staff—

"I will miss the diverse student population and watching them grow and mature during their educational time at HUB," said Professor Reichard. "I will also miss my caring colleagues and the accomplishments we facilitated."

Professor Chinn, the facilitator of the students response concluded, “ One of my best memories as a HUB professor is seeing the audacity of hope in my students’ eyes, once they embrace their educational journey. Witnessing students learn, evolve, and find their authentic voice regardless of age, ethnicity, race, religion, gender, and ability is one of the most gratifying experiences that makes teaching so rewarding. Thank you, HUB, for changing my life for the better. It has inspired me to further my education as well. Although the physical space will eventually be repurposed for something else, the relationships, the experiences, and the educational opportunity Houghton University provided, nestled right in the heart of the Buffalo community, allowed a few select people to embrace the gift of a caring educational community, that empowered many with the wings to soar to reach new heights and possibilities.” -Submitted by Desiree Radford '24

•Family Fishing Day June 24 & 25, 10 a.m.-3p.m. Broderick Park, Foot of Ferry near Niagara.

•Jefferson Avenue Friday Night Live, EVERY FRIDAY EVENING starting June 2 and continuing until August 25 from 5;30 to 9 p.m. Jefferson & E.Utica Street Shopping Plaza. FREE!for more info on how to participate go to the Buffalo Funk Fest Foundation facebook page.

•NAACP Medgar Evers Awards Dinner, Saturday, June 24, Buffalo/Niagara Convention Center. For tickets or more info (716)884-7242 or email naacp@buffalonaacp.org

JULY

•Healing By The Water Broderick Park Summer Freedom Celebration every Thursday & Sunday 5-8 p.m. July 7-September 7, Foot of Ferry near Niagara St. FREE

AUGUST

•Westy’s Sycamore Family & Friends Reunion

August 4 Meet & Greet, 419 Monroe 6-9p.m.; August 5 Reunion Cookout MLK Park Noon8PM For Info: (716)783-0099; (716)602-8119; (716)892-8311; (716)247-0258 FREE

•Pan Afrikan Festival Saturday, August 5, hosted by A.B.O.V.E. @ Highland Bowl, 1137 South Ave. Rochester, 11a.m. - 8 p.m. Visit PANAFFESTIVAL.ORG

•35th Annual Taking it to the Streets FREE August 19th & 20th, 11a.m.-park closing MLK Park. For shelters/participate/vending /sponsor call 716-507-1931/716-400-6749.

Some of the students and staff at Houghton University Buffalo.

Instructor Ms. Pamela James (center) and class.

Dean of Houghton University Buffalo Steve Strand (left rear) with Professor Chinn (center) and students.

HEALTH MATTERS A Taste of Ghana! Fundraising Banquet to Benefit HOSIKIDS

The Amazing Health Benefits of Fresh Celery Juice!

Celery Juice is a strongly alkaline drink that helps to counteract acidosis, purify the bloodstream, aid in digestion, prevent migraines, relax the nerves, reduce blood pressure, and clear up skin problems. Celery contains compounds called coumarins which are known to enhance the activity of certain white blood cells and support the vascular system.

Celery’s rich organic sodium content has the ability to dislodge calcium deposits from the joints and holds them in solution until they can be eliminated safely from the kidneys. Celery is a well known natural diuretic and has ample ability to flush toxins out of the body. Celery also has significant antiinflammatory properties making it an essential food for those who suffer from auto-immune illnesses.

It also contains significant amounts of calcium and silicon which can aid in the repair of damaged ligaments and bones. Celery is rich in vitamin A, magnesium, and iron which all help to nourish the blood and aid those suffering from rheumatism, high blood pressure, arthritis, and anemia.

Fresh celery juice is one of the most powerful and healing juices one can drink. Just 16 oz. of fresh celery juice a day can transform your health and digestion in as little as one week!

-The Medical Medium

Mexico to U.S. “Keep Your Corn”

Mexico has placed a ban on shipments of genetically modified corn from the United States. Mexico has planned to phase out the use of genetically modified corn, as well as an herbicide called glyphosate, by 2024. About 90 percent of corn grown in the United States is genetically modified. Mexico is the second largest market for U.S. corn, after China.

Food Giveaway to Honor Memory of Evangelical Missionary Pearl Young

Family and loved ones are presenting a food and soup giveaway Saturday, April 29 at 266 Leroy Avenue (a vacant lot) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to honor the memory of their beloved Pearl Young, a victim of the May 14 Tops Massacre.

Tops, Wegmans and other food outlets are providing groceries for the giveaway. Supporters say they hope to serve at least 100 families or more.

According to Damon Young, the youngest of her three children, loved ones are hoping to one day make the site a permanent site for a pantry and soup kitchen in Mrs. Young’s honor.

An evangelical missionary, Pearl Young was a member of the Good Samaritan COGIC where she served as president of its missionary board. She volunteered bi-weekly at a Central Park food pantry connected to her church.

A foundation in her name was started by the family to help make the permanent food pantry a reality.

Pearl Young was 77.

On April 26 Cen ter of the World Tours in collaboration with HOSIKIDS

presents a Taste of Ghana a an nual fundraiser banquet in support of building a new school and providing school and medical supplies for HOSIKIDS.

The event is to be held at Congregation Shir Shalom at 4660 Sheridan Drive in Williamsville from 6:00- 8:30p.m. There will be Ghanaian food, cash bar, fashion show, silent auction, raffle, Ghanaian goods, Ghanaian drumming and dancing.

Hope for Sisi’s Kids (HOSIKIDS) is a foundation that supports the development of Bawaleshie Elementary and Middle School, a rural community school in the Greater Accra region of Ghana, West Africa.

It was founded in loving memory of Ms. Gladys Komle Tawiah (1942-2010). Sisi, as she is affectionately called by family and friends passed away in 2010 from a rare cancer at age 67 in East Amherst, NY. She retired as an educationist after 42 years of service to the Ghana Education Service.

Her grandchildren carry on her legacy to help enrich the life of uninsured and underprivileged school children in a rural Ghanaian community by providing access to a quality education and primary healthcare.

This is a great cause related event to support our young children of the continent . Students $35 and general admission $60. Vip tickets $100 ( includes Ghana chocolate, palm wine and more!)

For tickets and more info about the event and how to help visit hosikids.org/tasteofghana or call 716 913-9835 .

SBA’s Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Buffalo to Remain Open Business loans up to

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced due to continued high traffic at its Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) in Buffalo, the center will remain open until further notice. The DLOC is located at the Delavan Grider Community Center, 877 East Delavan Ave., and is open weekdays 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

SBA opened the center to assist applicants with uninsured and under-insured losses from Winter Storm Elliott, Dec. 23-28, 2022. As of today, the SBA has approved $6,590,400 for 216 loans for residents and businesses. The declaration covers Erie County and the adjacent counties of Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara and Wyoming in New York. Businesses of all sizes, non-profit organizations, homeowners and renters in any of the declared counties can get help with their application and information about the federal disaster loan program at the Disaster Loan Outreach Center. SBA staff can also check an application’s status, upload documents, and assist with reconsideration requests.

The Disaster Loan Outreach Center is located at Delavan Grider Center 877 E. Delavan Ave.

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Closed on Sunday. Interest rates are as low as 3.305 percent for businesses, 2.375 percent for nonprofit organizations, and 2.313 percent for homeowners and renters, with terms up to 30 years. Loan amounts and terms are set by the SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition. Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at DisasterLoanAssistance.sba.gov/ela/s and should apply under SBA declaration # 17794.

Disaster loan information and application forms can also be obtained by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (if you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 or sending an email to: DisasterCustomerService@ sba.gov. Loan applications can also be downloaded from sba.gov/disaster. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is April 28, 2023. The deadline to return economic injury applications is Nov. 27, 2023.

Manna Culinary Group Honored as WEDI 2023 Entrepreneurs of the Year!

The dynamic culinary trio consisting of Dale Holt, Tina Grant-Holt and Reginald Ingram of Manna Culinary Group, proprietors of Manna@Northland Restaurant, were honored last Saturday as the Westminster Economic Development Initiative (WEDI) Entrepreneurs of the Year at the annual WEDIFest event.

Every year, staff and its board of directors chose a business owner from their Economic Development client portfolio that demonstrates a stable revenue base, year to year growth, and community impact, as its honoree.

Together, the Manna Culinary Group has a combined 80 years of local experience in food service, catering and culinary education between them.

“When you have a desire to do something, and you are walking thru that desire as it comes to fruition (this restaurant) that’s amazing,” said Tina. “It hasn’t been easy but God has been leading us and guiding us every step of the way…and as long as we put Him first, everything will be ok.”

“We all agree,” confirmed Reginald, “this is bigger than us…because God bought us three together.”

“The legacy of the cooks of all our families – the Ingrams, the Grants and truly the Holts –has been a legacy in food,” concluded Dale, “and now we have this platform to keep it going.”

WEDI was founded in 2006 by members of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. The organization’s dual focus areas of education and Economic Development work together to tackle systemic inequities that affect Buffalo’s under served residents, many of whom are people of color. By supporting youth to succeed in school and empowering entrepreneurs to launch, sustain and grow small businesses, WEDI is helping to create a more equitable Buffalo. Today, in addition to their education program, WEDI runs six programs including the West Side Bazaar, a small business incubator offering delicious food and unique products from a diverse group of cultures and ethnicities. The recent benefit will support those programs including the West Side Bazaar and Downtown Bazaar.

ENTREPRENEURS OF THE YEAR! The Manna Culinary Group from left, Dale Holt, Tina Grant-Holt, and Reginald Ingram. Challenger Photo

ARTS & Entertainment

Yao Kahil Newkirk Announces Creation of Black Feather Theatre and Its First Official Performance

Since his departure from the African American Cultural Center, former Artistic Director Yao Kahil has created his own company, "Black Feather Theatre Company" and has announced the official preparation for his first perormance “Separation Anxiety.”

This is a ONE YEAR LONG PERFORMANCE, in honor of Trayvon Martin. A press conference will be this Sunday from 11:05am-12:05pm at the Student Union at UB. There will be Q&A during this hour with media and audience members. At 12:05 the performance begins. More information will follow.

Now Playing, Chevalier : The Remarkable True Story of Joseph Bologne

You have heard of Mozart, Beethoven, and countless other European compos ers that helped shape music as we know it.

However, it’s like ly that you have nev er heard of Joseph Bologne, known professionally as Chevalier de Saint-

Georges, whose work was largely destroyed when slavery was reinstated throughout France in 1802. It is an absolute shame, but thankfully, what has been preserved has been rediscovered over the years, establishing him as the first Black composer of the classical eras.

Now, his story, or at least some of it, has been adapted for the screen thanks to director Stephen Williams and screenwriter Stefani Robinson.

The best way to describe the movie is a solid starting point for anyone interested in learning more about Bologne. It is not a definitive account by any means, and leaves plenty of room for viewers to do their own research. In the case of this particular subject, that research is critical — especially given his status as a composer who was nearly forced out of history. The film is now playing at the Regal Galleria , also at the Dipson Amherst Theatre (University Plaza), and the Capital Theatre in Niagara Falls. Check theatres for showtimes.

Celebrated and Acclaimed Journalist and Author Comes to JBL Center's Babel Series!

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration” on stage at Kleinhans

Just Buffalo Literary Center welcomes acclaimed author and journalist Isabel Wilkerson to Buffalo on Wednesday, April 26 for a compelling conversation at Kleinhans Music Hall, marking the finale of the 2022-23 BABEL Author Series. The event begins at 8:00 p.m., with doors open at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at justbuffalo.org.

"We are so proud to be bringing not only one of the preeminent journalists but one of the most celebrated authors and thinkers of our time. Wilkerson's most recent book, "Caste" has topped countless "Best Book of the Year" and been widely praised by everyone from President Obama and Oprah Winfrey to Trevor Noah and Ava Duvernay.

"It's an extraordinary honor to bring such a visionary here to Western New York," said Barbara Cole, Artistic & Associate Executive Director.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, Isabel Wilkerson is author of the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling nonfiction books “The Warmth of Other Suns” and “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” Wilkerson won the Pulitzer Prize for her deeply humane narrative writing while serving as Chicago Bureau Chief of The New York Times in 1994, making her the first Black woman in the history of American journalism to win a Pulitzer Prize and the first African American to win for individual reporting.

Tickets, which also include a virtual link for the option to watch from home, are available to the general public for $40; $35 with library card; $10 with student ID. Patron VIP tickets, which include an author reception before the event, are $100. Visit justbuffalo.org or call 716-832-5400 for tix.

Both of these books can be found locally in the community at Zawadi Books.

Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist and Author Isabel Wilkerson

Covers of the author's Award Winning titles can also be found at Zawadi Books.

Yao Kahil

COMEDY @ THE HLIUM:

• Chico Bean, Thurs. April 20, 8 p.m.; Fri. April. 21.

7:30 p.m. & 10 p.m.; Sat. April 22 7:30 p.m., 10 p.m.

•Corey Holcomb, Sun.

April 23, 7 p.m. & 9:30pm

HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY!

EARTH DAY EVENTS

Holistic OYE Earth Day Rebirth Day

Experience an amazing day of healing, networking and self discovery as we dive into various holistic wellness activities you can practice with a supportive group of like-minds at this holistic Earth Day experience April 22 from 10am -6pm at Niawanda park, 200 Niagara Street. Enjoy unlimited access to workshops throughout the day. You pay one price and can spend the day learning martial arts, yoga, African drum & dance, step classes, live painting, guided meditation, sound healing and more. There will also be awesome vendors with spiritual services and goods for sale such as sage, waistbeads, tarot & oracle readings, life coaching, skin care and more. Tickets are $25 on eventbrite under OYE Earth Day Holistic Health Fair.

Earth Day, Healing-Resilience-Renewal

In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month (April) and International Jazz Day the Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Society will host its Annual Fundraiser Reception on Friday April 28. The event will take place from 5-6:30p.m. at Elim Christian Fellowship, 70 Chalmers Ave. followed by a free community concert from 7-9p.m. The headliner will be the Rodney Whitaker Ensemble featuring internationally renowned Mack Avenue recording artist, jazz bassist Whitaker. The opener is Bufalo's own renowned Hall of fame jazz bassist Rodney Appleby and his Trio..

Retirement Party for Business Owner Jacqueline Knowles

A retirement party in honor of long time businesswoman

Jacqueline Marie Knowles will be held Saturday, April 29 from 5-9 p.m. at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 562 Genesee Street. Ms. Knowels, owner of Jacqueline’s daycare on Walden Avenue, is a past honoree of as WBLK’s “Hardest Working Woman in WNY.” For more information or to RSVP for this semi-formal event, please call Terrence at (715)222-0739. Congratulations Ms. Knowles!

The Beautiful Joyce Hargrave Shelton celebrated her 90th birthday on April 7! Joyce was a known community entrepreneur and proud owner and operator of Hargrave’s New York News Stand that was located on the corner of Jefferson at 282 East Ferry Street for over 41 years. Her ever popular news stand carried a variety of local and national newspapers, and magazines. She also carried signature hats for women’s special occasions!

The historic and beautiful Temple Beth Zion will be hosting Earth Day 2023 April 22 from 2-5pm at Temple Beth Zion 805 Delaware Ave. There will be vendors and informational tables, electric vehicles to check out, informative presentations for young and not so young. There will be union representatives to share information on apprenticeships and renewable energy job training, as well as snacks and beverages to enjoy. The event will culminate with a gathering in our sanctuary with music, dancing and poetry. Rev. George Nicholas and Rev. Mark E. Blue, NAACP, Regional Branch President will be speaking about food justice and environmental justice.

Fresh Fix and Chandler Street Market Free Earth Day Event

Bring your kids, friends & boos for a whole 'lotta fun April 22 from 9-2pm at 27-37 Chandler St. - Take the Flat#12 Mushroom Farm Tour and learn about the lifecycle of a mushroom, participate in our Snowy Owl Kombucha tastings, enjoy artisan pizzas from Rooted Locally, indulge in hand crafted chocolates from The Sweet Whisk, cuddle up with live Alpacas, (softest socks ever) and much more! Prepared Foods, Raffle with prizes! Register and when you come get your free Earth Gift. Go to eventbrite for more details and registration.

Joyce Hargrave Shelton

Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Society To Host Annual Fundraiser Event

2023 ELECTION UPDATE

Walton Faces Ballot Eligibility Objections

"They Don't Want Me On The Ballot Because They Know I Can Win Masten"

Challenging petitions in order to knock your opponent off the ballot is part of “politricks.”

But sometimes it’s who challenges you that matters, personally.

India Walton, who lives in Masten District, has been challenged by Charley H. Fisher and Stephanie Barber Geter, both who have filed objections with Erie County Board of Elections citing Walton's residency in the district not meeting the 1 year requirement to make the ballot. It was the objection by Fisher that shocked her, said Walton, because, he was one of the people she looked up to in terms of his Civil Rights involvement in the past.

The whole thing will most likely wind up in court, costing her campaign money it needs to help run this race. But she is confident of the outcome and of her candidacy to represent her community.

“They don’t want me on the ballot because they know I can win,” she told The Challenger. “I have the heart of the people of Masten. I won the district in the Mayor’s race. The needs of every single person in Masten is important to me – homeowners tenants and renters alike.

“This is not a game to me. Lives are at stake.”

“I’m not challenging anybody’s petitions,” she continued. “ I believe in letting the voters decide. It’s not up to me to misuse and weaponize instruments to be anti-democratic,” she concluded. “All I want to do is the right thing. I’m not going to let this stop us.”

Cedric Holloway Continues to Pursue Spot on Ballot for Ellicott District Council Seat Despite Recent Petition Challenges

Cedric Holloway turned in over 700 signatures in the race to get on the ballot in June and despite challenges from both Eddie Egriu and Willie Morris to disqualify him, Holloway and his team are confident that he will have the needed signatures to make the ballot for the Ellicott District Council election. He recently had a packed house over the weekend at a "Women Cheer for Holloway” campaign fundraiser.

“Women are the backbone of strong neighborhoods and communities. My grandmother, my mother, my sisters, aunts, my wife and daughter all made me the man I am today. And I’m proud to say that my victory as your next Ellicott District Council Member will be largely owed to the women who have endorsed my candidacy and the women who are working so hard to help me win!" he said following the event in a recent social media post.

Murray Holman Announces His Candidacy for Masten District Seat

Murray Holman of Stop the Violence Foundation announced Saturday that he is running for the Masten District seat. He was joined by supporters outside the Merriweather Library on Jefferson Avenue. Holman is currently employed by the Sheriffs Department. He said he wants to bridge the gap between community groups and lawmakers.

Urban League Releases 2023 State of Black America Report: Democracy in Peril, Confronting The Threat Within

The National Urban League's annual State of Black America report reveals an increase in recent years in extremism, hate crimes and efforts to change classroom curriculums, attempts to make voting more difficult and dangeroous misguided views being normalized in politics, pubic policy, the military and law enforcement.; all posing a threat to our safety, our way of life and our democracy.

The National Urban League released its annual State of Black America report detailing the social, educational, and political issues Black Americans face today. This year’s report, Democracy in Peril: Confronting the Threat Within, raises the alarm about the extremist ideology taking root in the nation’s classrooms, law enforcement, military institutions, and Congress. The NUL’s report also examined the rise and normalization of hate and White supremacy, how it results in misguided public policy, and the threat to our safety and democracy.

The report, released Saturday, used data and information from the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Anti-Defamation League, and the UCLA School of Law. The data showed how hate, white supremacy, and extremism have infiltrated the country’s politics, education, and other vital institutions.

“That means the entire movement to suppress the vote, to overturn elections, to if you will, disrupt democracy, like we saw in Tennessee with the expulsion of the two Black legislators, is energized, animated, and fueled by this hate movement in the United States,” said NUL President Marc Morial “Additionally, the effort to ban and suppress Black books, Black history teaching, and studies is also part of their agenda. So what we’re doing is not only calling it out, we’re connecting the dots, the reason being is for people to understand that this campaign of hate, supremacy, and extremism is a threat to everything we do because it’s a threat to democracy.”

Buffalo Urban League President and CEO Thomas Beauford had this to say in reference to the release of the report.

"While these issues are national in scope, their direct impact on Buffalo is seen in the horrific massacre last May, lead contamination in our aged housing stock, extreme weather conditions, challenges to political redistricting, low levels of literacy and an educational curriculum that marginalizes and threatens to erase the intrinsic history of Black and Brown people in An All America City and beyond."

The 47th edition of the State of Black America is a clarion call for advocacy against past, present and imminent injustices against people of color and the communities in which they live. It challenges us to not only understand the current condition of Black America, largely rooted in a long and troubled history of racism, institutionalized discrimination, and unchecked acts of violence. The report further admonishes us to be vigilant of the escalating erosion and repeal of civil rights gains achieved over the last 60 years. The pillars of this report highlight: gun violence and racial extremism, environmental equity, the assault on our democracy and the inherent complicity of law enforcement and justice institutions, and the poorly masked attacks on our civil liberties through suppression and legislated exclusion of historical truths and literature that authentically archives the Black and Brown experience. While these issues are national in scope, their direct impact on Buffalo is seen in the horrific massacre last May, lead contamination in our aged housing stock, extreme weather conditions, challenges to political redistricting, low levels of literacy and an educational curriculum that marginalizes and threatens to erase the intrinsic history of Black and Brown people in An All America City and beyond.

-Everyone Should Read The Report-

Morial said the rise of hate is coming at the same time President Joe Biden has selected the most diverse administration in U.S. history.

“There’s a deep debate in the country about the future of the country; there’s a deep divide about where we are going,That’s what this says,” said Morial.

The report is free, and anyone can read it,...it is available online, and you should take a look at it, read it, and absorb it,” Morial added.

India Walton

-Thomas Beauford

" Tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today." -African Proverb

POETRY PRISONERS ARE PEOPLE TOO, INC. MEETS MONDAY, APRIL 24

At our March meeting we focused on the damage done to all of us, though some won’t admit it, by brainwashing. We screened a video, featuring Dr. Asa G. Hilliard, a noted Black scholar, psychologist, activist, and historian, who clearly explained how brainwashing works to change attitudes, values, or beliefs, or reduce one’s ability to think independently or critically.

At our next monthly meeting, we’ll take a closer look at a recent top news story that impacts all of us. The Erie County Executive, Mark Poloncarz, in his State of the County budget announced a $2.5M initial allocation for a new jail. This initial outlay would be for the “purpose of defining the site acquisition, engineering and architectural design required to build a single, modern county jail in Buffalo.” It has been estimated that a new jail would cost between $100 million and $250 million to build. This would eliminate the need for two jails which is what we have now...the downtown Holding Center and the Erie County Correctional Facility in Alden. We are urging independent and critical thinking about this proposal.

Think about this. Do we need a new jail? Think about your tax dollars being spent to create a new jail when there is definitely the community’s need for so much more. Mental health treatment for our elders, as well as our youth, is in jeopardy. Education that engages the community at all ages and stages needs to be evaluated and improved. People who are homeless/houseless need to be further assisted in ways that recognize their humanity. I could go on. The population in our county jails has dropped considerably in the last 10 years. I believe that it will continue to drop if we concentrate our spending on community enhancement.

This month’s guest speaker is Mr. Jerome Wright. He is a returned citizen with a strong heart for equity and justice and for this community. Join us this month for a conversation about what is really needed to enhance living in Buffalo, New York. Is it a new jail? We will meet at the CAO Rafi Green Masten Resource Center, 1423 Fillmore Avenue @ Glenwood in Buffalo on Monday, April 24 at 7:00 to 9:00pm. Come prepared to share your thoughts. Your presence is welcomed.

The Message Is, We Don’t Exist…

By Bryana Hassan James

It was during the summer of 2021 when I received an email invite that changed the trajectory of the last few years of my life. Oh! What a transformative, soul dredging first semester experience!

Houghton University Buffalo became my safe space, where I was encouraged to learn freely and be engaged intellectually as a nonbinary female born change maker and storyteller. I was encouraged to think critically about the systems that work around and within me. My wish is to continue to become a keeper of culture and voice for the historically silenced and undervalued.

Houghton University Buffalo has been an immeasurable resource for me. Mainly due to the individualized support that was offered. This had never been offered to me in any other academic context before, ever. My personal experience and even my emotional support animal, Sunshine, was met with welcome.

It was a heavy, humid cloud of inescapable grief that followed the news of our city campus closing. As a highly sensitive person the collective sadness felt in our community was a lot to process and brought out both tears and rage. The news of our HUB’s closure felt thick and settled into the air in a way that honestly just seeped into my skin from the outside. The overall morale of our student body and staff was distinctly affected. It was a hard hit to the gut.

How dare anyone or any system come into our sacred space, to inform us that “we don’t exist to NYS.” These words continue to echo in my mind, “we don’t exist to NYS.” As an ecofeminist these words resonated as an injustice on my spirit. It felt like what was giving me hope and keeping me grounded was being “bulldozed” and displaced. It is clear that the investment in our student body both starts and stops at our city location here at Genesee and Rich Street.

I can’t help but wonder whose job it was to let NYS know that we are here? And we do exist. I will never forget how this Black man came through the doors of our sacred space to let us know that he will not be willing to put up a fight. Our community had already been through so much grief in 2022. There is a blatant disregard for our community’s needs and interests. This is a fight for both the recognition and the value of our community here at HUB.

Our collective legacy as Black American descendants on this land, is our ongoing fight to ensure that we are being seen, heard and not undervalued by the systems that aren’t invested in us. That is what this campus offered us. Awareness and connection to a cultural sense of identity with emphasis on the power of one’s voice.

It should be said that power affects all aspects of social life and experience. And power is necessary in order to create equitable transitions that breed just solutions within marginalized communities like ours ; communities that are disproportionately affected by the realities of their environment and social background.

The injustice of denying our community the opportunity for our humanity to be seen, heard and valued is overwhelming and almost debilitating. How do we walk in right relationship with self, our communities, our environment and with our community leaders when the message is that we don’t exist?

Bryana Hassan James is a Houghton University Buffalo Student.

It’s Almost Summer Time... Tao Te Ching

-43-

The gentlest thing in the world

Overcomes the hardest thing in the world. That which has no substance

Enters where there is no space.

This shows the value of nonaction

Teaching without words, Performing without actions:

That is the Master’s way

African

Proverb

Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.

-African Proverb

Our Promise to You A Pledge to Rescue Our Youth

By Dr. Maya-Angelou

Young women, young men of color, we add our voices to the voices of our ancestors who speak to you over ancient seas and across impossible mountain tops. Come up from the gloom of National neglect you have already been paid for Come out of the shadow of irrational prejudice, you owe no racial debt to history

The blood of our bodies and the prayers of our souls have brought you a future free from shame and 'bright beyond the telling of it.

We pledge ourselves and our resources to seek for you clean and well furnished schools, safe and non threatening streets, employment which makes use of your talents, but does not degrade your dignity.

It’s April and despite a few “cold spells, ” its finally starting to feel more and more like spring again, which means summer is right around the corner.

What can we do to get city leaders to help save the CHILDREN this summer? One thing that is truly needed, is for the city to open up ALL those community/recreational centers. The children of the inner-city Buffalo have dreams and aspirations as well as the children in the suburbs. Why won't our leaders see that? The city would also do well to take overzealous cops off the streets – the ones on a mission to sabotage young black and men’s chances of potential careers with their bogus arrests and charges. I was recently told about a young man who had just graduated from high school and was about to enlist in the United States Military. Buffalo's finest arrested him on some crazy charges. All he was doing was walking down the street headed home. As of this article I’m not sure of the charges or if any court date’s been set or whether or not this young man's dream to serve a nation, has been put on hold.

Since the May 14 Massacre a lot of money, financial opportunities and grant programs have come to Buffalo; funds that are allocated for the east side. How much is being used to better our children with educational and recreational programs for the summer and beyond? To fully open the recreation centers and hire the children? But we all know a lot of those funds allocated for the east side will never see the east side. Therefore we must demand accountability and transparency. WHERE'S THE MONEY? Everybody who reads this article needs to asks that question. When you see that politician that you elected to represent you, ask that question, and if they tell you what the money is used for ask them to show where and how it's being spent. Our children are our future, lets educate them not incarcerate them…. I’m Just Sayin’

You are the best we have. You are all we have. You are what we have become We pledge you our whole hearts from this day forward.

Our beloved ancestor Maya Angelou wrote “A Pledge to Rescue Our Youth” at Essence former editor Susan Taylor’s request and it was read at the 2006 Essence Music Festival

PROBATE CITATION

SUPPLEMENTAL

File No. 2022-1861

SURROGATE'S COURT - ERIE COUNTY CITATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

By the Grace of God Free and Independent

TO: JENNIFER G. FLANNERY

- Erie County Public Administra-

tor and to any and all persons who are or claim to be heirs at law, next of kin, distributees of decedent named below, if any such there be, all of whom and all of whose names, ages, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the Petitioner(s) and cannot after due diligence used be ascertained

A petition having been duly filed by KENNETH LAMONT LOTT, who is domiciled at________.

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO

SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate's Court, Erie County, at 92 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, New York, on May 3, 2023, at 9:30 o'clock in the fore- noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of ANNETTE LOTT lately domiciled at 49 Mulberry Street, Buffalo New York 14204, admitting to probate a Will dated November 16, 2019 (a Codicil dated none) a copy of which is attached as the Will of ANNETTE LOTT, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary issue to: KENNETH LAMONT LOTT.

Hon. Judge Acea M. Mosey Surrogate

Dated, Attested and Sealed:

March 23, 2023

Linda M. Wiedrick

Chief Clerk

Attorney for Petitioner:

Daria L Pratcher, Esq.

Law Office of Daria L. Pratcher

Address and Telephone No. of Attorney:

37 Franklin Street, Suite 1000, Buffalo, New York 14202 (716)541-8574

Attorney Email Address: dlpratcher@dlpratcherlawoffice.com

[NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.]

March 30, April 6, 13, 20

LEGAL NOTICE Bid

The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority will receive sealed bids for Air Conditioning Services on Carrier Unit at Stuyvesant Apartments, BMHA JOB No. 21-31-OP. The PreBid Conference will be held on Friday April 21, 2022 at 10:30 AM in the conference room of the Capital Improvements Office, 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204. Sealed bids will be received until 10:00 AM, Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at the Capital Improvements Office. Bids received after the stated time will not be accepted. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud immediately after the specified closing time. Contract Documents are available at Avalon, Construction Exchange, or via email by contacting Yaritza Lopez, yvlopez@bmhahousing.com. The BMHA reserves the right to reject any bid which fails to conform to the essential items required by the contract documents, and to reject any and/or all bids submitted.

are you registered to VOTE?

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF ERIE

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE TO FINANCE OF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES ACQUISITION

TRUST 2018-HB1, V.

TIMOTHY JAMES AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT JAMES, JR, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated June 10, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Erie, wherein WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE TO FINANCE OF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES ACQUISITION TRUST

2018-HB1 is the Plaintiff and TIMOTHY JAMES AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT JAMES, JR, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the “CLOSING ROOM” OF THE ERIE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE, LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF 92 FRANKLIN STREET, CITY OF BUFFALO, STATE OF NEW YORK 14202, on May 12, 2023 at 10:00AM, premises known as 100 BAKOS BOULEVARD, BUFFALO, NY 14211: Section 101.16, Block 1, Lot 34: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO, COUNTY OF ERIE AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 806180/2018. Jennifer Ann Runfola, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing.

*LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

April 13, 20, 27 May 4

LEGAL NOTICE BID

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

ERIE COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT

NOS. 1 & 3

VARIOUS SANITARY SEWER REPLACEMENTS CONTRACT No. 89

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that sealed proposals for the above referenced contracts will be received by the Commissioner of the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning (ECDEP) on May 10, 2023 until 10:00 AM, local time, at 95 Franklin Street, Room 1034, Buffalo, New York, 14202, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud in Room 1004.

The nature of the work generally includes removal and replacement of sanitary sewers and manholes at various locations in the Towns of Cheektowaga, Hamburg, and West Seneca, and the Village of Blasdell, County of Erie, State of New York.

Prospective bidders are encouraged to attend a pre-bid meeting scheduled for Wednesday April 26, 2023, at 2:00 PM, Rath Building Room 1004, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY 14202.

Additional information and bid documents can be found at: http://www3. erie.gov/dsm.

BY ORDER OF: Joseph Fiegl, P.E.,BCEE Deputy Commissioner, ECDEP Dated:

4/12/2023

Published: 4/18/2023

PROBATE CITATION

File No. 2022-433

SURROGATE'S COURT - ERIE COUNTY CITATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

By the Grace of God Free and Independent

TO: REGINALD D. GIBBS, CHERYL GIBBS, KEVIN LAMONT GIBBS, WILLIE DEVON GIBBS, ROBERT WHITING, JENNIFER G. FLANNERY - Erie County Public Administrator and to any and all persons who are or claim to be heirs at law, next of kin, distributees of decedent named below, if any such there be, all of whom and all of whose names, ages, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the Petitioner(s) and cannot after due diligence used be ascertained, HON. LETITIA JAMES – Attorney General of the State of New York.

A petition having been duly filed by DARIEN D. LIST, who is domiciled at 76 Clonmore Drive, Scarborough, Ontario Canada M1N 1X8.

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate's Court, Erie County, at 92 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, New York, on May 23, 2023, at 9:30 o'clock in the fore- noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of WILLIE GIBBS JR. lately domiciled at 154 Smallwood Dr., Amherst New York 14226, admitting to probate a Will dated May 8, 2020 (a Codicil dated none) a copy of which is attached as the Will of WILLIE GIBBS JR. , deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary issue to: DARIEN D. LIST.

Hon. Judge Acea M. Mosey Surrogate

Dated, Attested and Sealed:

April 7, 2023

Linda M. Wiedrick

Chief Clerk

Attorney for Petitioner:

Daria L Pratcher, Esq.

Law Office of Daria L. Pratcher Address and Telephone No. of Attorney:

37 Franklin Street, Suite 1000, Buffalo, New York 14202

(716)541-8574

Attorney Email Address: dlpratcher@dlpratcherlawoffice.com

[NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.]

LEGAL NOTICE

Certificate of Assumed Name

Minnesota Statues, Chapter 333

ASSUMED NAME: W.L. PINCKNEYLOFTIN, WANDA and All Derivatives

Registered at the office of Minnesota

Secretary of State

Work Item 1381318700029

Original File Number 1381318700029

File Date 3-17-2023

Nameholder: Pinckney, Wanda Leah,

Authorized Representative Active/ Good Standing April 13, 20

LEGAL NOTICE

Certificate of Assumed Name:

Minnesota Statues, Chapter 333;

ASSUMED NAME: WANDA LEAH

PINCKNEY and All Derivatives

Registered at the office of Minnesota

Secretary of State; Work Item 1381236800023

Original File Number 1236800023

File 3-16-2023

Nameholder: Pinckney, Wanda Leah, Authorized Representative Active/ In Good Standing April 13, 20

LEGAL NOTICE BID

NFTA PROCUREMENT INVITATION TO BID 230021 – IMPOUND AND FLEET TOWING SERVICES

Download documents at https://www.nfta.com/departments/procurement

LEGAL NOTICE BID

Bids will be received by RP Oak Hill Building Co., Inc. for the Chautauqua Center – Roswell Park Infusion Center on 4/27/2023 at 2:00pm. Please fax bids (716-822-4367) or email (mcalway@rpoakhill.com) prior to 2:00 pm. There will not be a pre-bid meeting. The scope of work includes millwork, hollow metal doors, glazing, carpentry, flooring, painting, specialties, fire protection, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, etc. The contract documents may be examined at Construction Exchange. This project is open shop and tax exempt. ***W/ MBE and SDVOB participation is encouraged.

LEGAL NOTICE BID

NFTA PROCUREMENT INVITATION TO BID

230026 – NATURAL GAS

Download documents at https://www.nfta.com/departments/procurement

COUNTY OF ERIE NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Rehabilitation of Vermont Street (CR 226)

PROJ# CAP-226-23

Department of Public Works, Division of Highways seeking sealed bids for highway rehabilitation of Vermont Street. Sealed proposals will be received at Rath County Office Building, DPW, 95 Franklin St, Room 1419A, Buffalo, NY 14202 by, and opened at, 10:00 am local time, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Certified check in the amount of $104,000.00 bid deposit is required with the bid submittal. Pre-let meeting scheduled Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 10:00 am local time at Rath County Office Building, DPW, 95 Franklin St, Room 1419A, Buffalo, NY. NYSDOL Wage Rates, NYS Vendor Responsibility CCA-2 A/B/C, Local Minority, & Disadvantaged Workforce goals, NYS Apprenticeship, and MWBE goals may be required. Plans and additional bid submittal information on the Erie County website at: http: // www3.erie.gov/dpw see On Line Bid Retrieval.

LEGAL NOTICE

ERIE COUNTY GOVERNMENT

ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE PHONE ECDOH 858-7226

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Dr. Gale Bur4stein, Commissioner of the Erie County Department of Health announced today, April 15, 2023 that the next Board of Health meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at 3:30 P.M., 3rd floor conference room, Lincoln Building, 110 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York.

Included on the agenda will be a review of the January 17, 2023 Public Hearing and meeting minutes; Chairman’s note regarding board vacancies; update on Food Policy Council; update from Environmental Health regarding Tattoo section of the EC Sanitary Code; tobacco enforcement and inspections; Commissioner’s update; as well as Old/New Business.

QA Claims Review Specialist

Assist w/monitoring, adjustment & correction Of claims & other claim related data. HS diploma & 3 yrs exp req. Resume and Cover letter to WNYIL Inc 3108 Main St Buffalo NY 14214 employment@wnyil.org EEOC

Olmstead Housing Specialist

Help individuals seeking eligibility for Housing subsidy to transition from Institutional setting to the community. Asso deg and min 2 yrs exp req. Resume and cover letter to WNYIL, Inc 3108 Main St. Buffalo, NY, 14214 employment@wnyil.org EEOC

LEGAL NOTICE BID

The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority will receive sealed bids for Replacement of Boilers at 279 and 305 Perry St, BMHA JOB No. 21-28CF. The Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 10:00 AM in the Location, 305 Perry St, Buffalo, NY 14204. Sealed bids will be received until 10:00 AM, Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at the Capital Improvements Office, 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204. Bids received after the stated time will not be accepted. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud immediately after the specified closing time. Contract Documents are available at Avalon, Construction Exchange, or via email by contacting Yaritza Lopez, yvlopez@bmhahousing.com. The BMHA reserves the right to reject any bid which fails to conform to the essential items required by the contract documents, and to reject any and/or all bids submitted.

LEGAL NOTICE Bid

The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority will receive sealed bids for Site Improvements at Holling Homes, BMHA JOB No. 21-30-CF. The Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 9:30 AM in the Location, Holling Homes, 1 Holling Drive Buffalo, New York, 14216. Sealed bids will be received until 10:00 AM, Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at the Capital Improvements Office, 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204. Bids received after the stated time will not be accepted. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud immediately after the specified closing time. Contract Documents are available at Avalon, Construction Exchange, or via email by contacting Yaritza Lopez, yvlopez@bmhahousing.com. The BMHA reserves the right to reject any bid which fails to conform to the essential items required by the contract documents, and to reject any and/or all bids submitted.

LEGAL NOTICE

COUNTY OF ERIE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

95 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO, NEW YORK

Youth Services Job Fair

Attention Job Seekers! Erie County Dept. of Social Services, Youth Services Division is hosting a job fair at the Buffalo Central Library on Tuesday, May 2nd from 10 – 1pm. This is a great opportunity to start a rewarding career. On site interviews will be offered.

Senior Pastor Opening

The Macedonia Baptist Church, Buffalo, NY is prayerfully seeking a Senior Pastor called by God, ordained and dedicated to the ministry of Jesus Christ. A resume may be submitted by emailing to info@macedoniabuffalo.com or mailing to Macedonia Baptist Church, 237 East North St., Buffalo, NY 14204. Resume deadline June 1st.

NY Connects Independent Living Outreach Specialist

Help connect aging or disabled individuals and their Families to support groups and streamline access to Public benefits and application assistance. Asso. degree and human services exp. req. Resume and cover letter to WNYIL, Inc 3108 Main St Buffalo, NY, 14214 employment@wnyil.org EEOC

Facilitated Enroller

Educate, engage and enroll individuals over 65, To address their needs for health insurance by Following LCDSS requirements. HS diploma & 5 yrs exp req. Resume and cover letter to WNYIL, INC 3108 Main St Buffalo NY 14214 employment@wnyil.org EEOC

QA & Compliance Specialist

Perform duties within the dept to help Ensure the Agency compliance with Program & regulatory guidelines. HS diploma & 3 yrs exp in Human Service Resume and cover letter to WNYIL, INC 3108 Main St Buffalo NY 14214 employment@wnyil.org EEOC

Customer Service Specialist

Answer incoming dept calls, assist W/documentation, perform general Office duties. HS diploma or equivalent Req. Exp w/ individuals w/disabilities preferred. Resume and cover letter to WNYIL, INC 3108 Main St Buffalo NY 14214 employment@wnyil.org EEOC

Health Homes Care Coordinator

Help enroll consumers in a Health Home. Help decrease costs of consumers being Served in a Health Home. Bachelor’s & 5 yrs exp. Req. Resume and Cover letter to WNYIL Inc 3108 Main St Buffalo NY 14214 employment@wnyil.org EEOC

Housing Specialist (Temp) Assist individuals to apply & navigate Programs & services to coordinate housing For persons at risk of homelessness. Asso degree in human Services req. Resume and cover letter to WNYIL, INC 3108 Main St Buffalo NY 14214 employment@wnyil.org EEOC

LEGAL NOTICE BID

LEGAL NOTICE Bid

COUNTY OF ERIE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Zoeller Pumping Station Electric Service PROJECT NO.

2021-852-0-REBID

Sealed bids for electric work for the above project will be received by the County’s Commissioner of Public Works in Suite 1400 of the Rath County Office Building, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York 14202 until 10:00 AM local time on May 4, 2023, at which time they will be opened and read aloud. NYS Vendor Responsibility Form CCA-2 A/B/C, NYSDOL wage rates, MBE/WBE, Apprenticeship program, and Local and Disadvantaged Workforce requirements may apply to this project. Additional information must be found at: www. erie.gov/dpw

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ERIENET LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

MEETING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the ErieNET Local Development Corporation will hold the following meeting on Tuesday, April 18, 2023: Board of Directors Meeting – 1:00 p.m

The meeting will be held at the Offices of the ECIDA, 95 Perry Street, 4th Floor Conference Room, Buffalo, New York 14203. You may also join the meeting via Webex or livestream using the following links: WebEx Link: https://erie.webex. com/erie/j.php?MTID=m38f4a3b60d e0bff0f283905a97072669

Livestream: https://www.youtube. com/@erienetldc/streams

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Zeal Talk Report with JGILLZ Former NFL MVP Rejected Ahead of Free Agency

by Jalen McGill

Part 1 of a 2-Pat Series

No bigger story took over the headlines of the NFL recently than that of Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. Jackson, the starting quarterback of the Ravens, was tagged with the nonexclusive franchise tag on March 7th 2023. This took place after Jackson and the Ravens front office had been hammering away for the most part of 1 ½ years trying to ink a long term deal. Many consider this to be due to Lamar’s nontraditional negotiating tactics. What’s unique about Lamar Jackson is that he operates without an NFL agent. Yep, that’s right. Jackson represents himself in negotiations with his mom being his lead advisor. Last year when the sides were unable to find common ground on the contract, Jackson was forced to play on his 5th year rookie option, leaving Jackson to be a free agent once again this offseason, and most recently tagged with the non-exclusive franchise tag. The franchise tag is used when a team decides to place a tag on a player inking the player to a one year deal at the average salary cost of that player’s position. The non-exclusive franchise tag is used in similar fashion. In this case however teams across the league can attempt to sign the player by offering them a contract extension that can be matched by the player’s original team. If the player’s original team doesn’t decide to match then the team that offered the extension will have to provide the player’s original team with two first round picks. When the news broke about Jackson the NFL was shocked that the Ravens would gamble at such high stakes with their starting quarterback. Lamar Jackson isn’t just any starting quarterback. Some of his resume includes the fact that he is the youngest player to ever start an NFL Pro Bowl. He is the 2nd player ever (only other is Tom Brady) to capture a unanimous AP NFL MVP Award, which took place in his second season in the NFL. He also is 1 of 4 African American players to win the award. He has the most wins by a quarterback at age 25 (35 wins). The list literally can go on and on and on. He’s an electrifying talent, young rising star, and a model citizen. Lamar Jackson has never made the news for any scandals. That’s why the news that broke shortly after Jackson was tagged was puzzling at the least.

Raptors Fall In Play-In Tournament

On Wednesday, April 12th the Toronto Raptors 2022-2023 season came to an end in a play-in playoff game(at least that’s what I’m calling it). The Play-In game for those that aren’t NBA basketball aficionados is where the seeds 7-10 compete for continued playoff participation.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY

Soul Natured, LLC filed Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State New York (SSNY) on 3/30/2023. Office is in Erie County.

SSNY is the designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail any copy of process to 48 Christian Dr, Buffalo, NY 14225.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

April 20,27,May 4, 11, 18,25

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY

Designs at Noon by Shelanise LLC filed Articles of Organization with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/21/23.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY

Our Family Ice Cream LLC. Date of filing of Articles of Organization with the NY Dept. of State: 02/10/2023. Office of the LLC: 52 Floss Ave Buffalo NY 14211 office), Erie County

The NYSS has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of the process to the LLC at 52 Floss Ave Buffalo NY 14211. Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose. No specific duration attached to LLC.

March 23, 30, April 6,13,20.27

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY

Fijas Fitness LLC. Date of filing of Articles of Organization with the NY Dept. of State: 1/26/2023. Office of the LLC: 636 W Delavan Ave. Buffalo, NY 14222 Erie County. The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of process to the LLC at 636 W Delavan Ave. Buffalo, NY 14222.

Purpose of LLC: Provide coaching for runners and fitness plans. No specific duration attached to LLC.

April 20,27,May 4, 11, 18,25

Within hours of Lamar Jackson getting hit with the nonexclusive franchise tag, media outlets were swirling with the possibility that Jackson could be suiting up for another team for the first time in his career. What left most media and aficionados perplexed were the reports that the Atlanta Falcons did not want to pursue the former NFL MVP. Shortly after, it was reported that the Washington Commanders, Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, and Oakland Raiders were also insistent that they would not pursue Lamar Jackson. Not only did this leave most media and fans bewildered, but it also left former and current NFL players concerned and speculative of the situation.

-Conclusion nextweek-

The seventh seed plays the eighth for the seventh spot in the playoff games for that conference. The ninth and tenth face off and the winner between them plays the loser from the seventh versus eighth game for the eighth and final spot.

Toronto came into the game as the ninth seed and played the tenth seeded Chicago Bulls for an opportunity to battle against the loser in the seventh versus eighth game. For most of the game it seemed as if Raptors’ fans were going to be treated to another “Jurassic” victory.

Toronto was up by 19 points at 9:09 in third quarter. Which was ultimately too much time left for Zach LaVine to go on a one man Bulls’ run. LaVine scored 17 points in that period. He then added 13 more points in the fourth quarter finishing the game with a game high 39 points.

The final score was 109-105 in favor of Chicago.

Pascal Siakam had the high for Toronto with 32 points. Fred VanVleet added 26. Unfortunately, the story behind this loss was Toronto’s abysmal shooting from the free throw line for 18-36.

Commentators and news media alike credited the Raptor’s woeful shooting to the shrieking screams of former Raptor great DeMar DeRozan’s daughter as Toronto players attempted their foul shots.

She proved to be the Bulls’ sixth “man” on the court in the “Six” that night!

Pictured Left:Scottie Barnes with a put back dunk against the Miami Heat in Toronto’s last home game of the 20222023 season. The Miami Heat are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference for the NBA playoffs. Pictured right: Pascal Siakam with a floater against the Miami Heat in Toronto’s last home game of the 2022-2023 season photos A. Dorcely

DeRozan's daughter Diar using a well timed yelling tactic during the game.

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FRI. APRIL 21

APRIL SHOWERS, 40th Birthday Celebration for Legislature Chairwoman April N.M Baskin, 6:30 p.m., AcQua Baquet facility, 2192Niagara Street

5/14 Remembrance Recovery & Prevention of Hate Conference & Gala Launch April 21-22, Buffalo State college. pursuitoftruth.co.

SAT. APRIL 22

5/14 Remembrance Recovery & Prevention of Hate Conference & Gala Launch April 21-22, Buffalo State college. pursuitoftruth.co.

OYE Earth Day Rebirth Day Healing Retreat, Niawanda Park, 200 Niagara St., Tonawanda Ttickets are $25 @ Evenbright or outyourestimate. com/oye (See Page 9)

DAP Media Education and Mentoring Fundraiser, Main Events Banquet Hall, 1420 Main St. Tickets (716)4006749.

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MON. APRIL 24

NEW! Hustle for Health Line Dancing with Jazzy T 12pm at Delavan Grider Community Center 877 E Delavan Ave, FREE www.HustleforHealth. com

Prisoners Are People Too Meeting, CAO Rafi Green Masten Resource Center, 1423 Fillmore Avenue @ Glenwood 7:00 to 9:00p.m.

TUES. APRIL 25

P.E.A.C.E. Inc. to host community meeting in recognition of National Crime Victims Rights Week @ The Merriweather Library, 5:30 p.m. For more information call (716)218-5596.

FREE Fresh Produce at Dorothy J. Collier Center 118 E. Utica Street11am-12pm B. CHURCHFree Line Dance

TUES. APRIL 25

Class, Dorothy Collier Community Center, 118 E. Utica, BEGINNER 11a.m.-12p.m.; ADVANCED 12-1 p.m. (716)882-0602.

WED. APRIL 26

A Conversation With the Erie County Sheriff John C. Garcia will address topics pertaining to his department at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26 at the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library on Jefferson Avenue.

Line Dance Fitness, 11 a.m. Gloria Parks Center, 3242 Main St.; Seniors 55+ Free (716)832-1010 or hustleforhealth.com

Public Meeting Notice: Board of the Westminster Community Charter School April 26, 3:30pm M&T Bank, One M&T Plaza - 19th Floor.

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