First Annual HBCU Football Classic Weekend of Hope Comes To Rochester
On Saturday, September 21 the first annual Frederick Douglass HBCU Football Classic will be held in ROCHESTER, New York at the Rochester Community Sports Complex, 460 Oak Street.
This event celebrates the legacy of Frederick Douglass and the rich history of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The inaugural Frederick Douglass HBCU Football Classic represents a pioneering mission to nurture community engagement and bolster public safety in Rochester.
The football game, part of a full-day experience September 21, will feature Central State University (Ohio) Marauders facing off against the Albany State (Georgia) Rams. Kickoff will be at 1 p.m. at the inaugural Frederick Douglass HBCU football classic.
Game day festivities, all included in the price of the game ticket, will begin at 9 a.m. with a tailgate event at the stadium. In addition, following the game, the “5th quarter” Battle of the Bands will feature Central State’s Invincible Marching Marauders and the Albany State Marching Rams Show Band.
Saturday isn’t the only day of fun planned for this “weekend of hope.” Look forward to the following events the day before on Friday, Sept. 20.
•HBCU Alumni & Friends Mixer: 4:30 p.m., location to be announced.
•Taste of Rochester – Highlighting Black-Owned Businesses in the City of Rochester: 8 p.m. at various locations.
The entire Weekend of Hope – Thurs., Sept. 19 through Sun., Sept. 22 – also includes multiple invitation-only opportunities for City of Rochester high school students to engage with HBCU alumni, athletic staff, players, and marching bands. In addition, several public events will enable the entire community to become a part of the celebration. In announcing the event last week, Mayor Malik D. Evans was joined by the President & CEO of Baldwin Richardson Foods, Erin Tolefree, and Rochester Police Department Deputy Chief Keith Stith The Weekend of Hope is being supported by numerous sponsors, most notably title sponsor Baldwin Richardson Foods. The event will officially be known as “Baldwin Richardson Foods Presents the Frederick Douglass HBCU Classic Weekend of Hope.”
"We're thrilled to bring an HBCU Football Classic to Rochester,” said Mayor Malik D. Evans. “This event is not just about football; it's about investing in our youth, celebrating the rich culture of HBCUs, and strengthening the bonds between our community and law enforcement. I can't wait to see our city come together for a weekend of fun, unity, and inspiration."
Game-day tickets are $25 each and are available now. Public events, including the Alumni Mixer at Innovative Field and Taste of Rochester Classic Crawl highlighting Black businesses, do not require paid tickets. For more information, visit www.CityOfRochester.gov/HBCUclassic. Come out and support this historic Rochester, New York event while enjoying the African American HBCU Experience!
Complete Digitized Copy of The Frederick Douglass Voice Now Available!
The RMSC is excited to announce the completed digitization of one of the longest-running Black newspapers in New York, The Frederick Douglass Voice. These papers are now viewable and available to the public at rmsc.org as part of the Howard Wilson Coles Collection, housed by the RMSC.
Hosting this collection online was made possible through a grant from the Rochester Regional Library Council and in partnership with the Rochester Public Library’s Local History & Genealogy Division.
Howard W. Coles was owner and editor of The Frederick Douglass Voice. Coles served many roles in the Rochester community, as a groundbreaking Black newspaper journalist, as well as a historian, author, radio broadcaster, candidate for public office, and activist. He chronicled and influenced Rochester’s 20th-century Black community by showcasing literary, artistic, and intellectual achievements of community members. Through his publications, he documented culture, community activities, living conditions, and everyday occurrences and concerns of Rochester, spanning seven decades of lifting up and empowering citizens.
The newspaper was circulated for 63 years, from 1933 to 1996, and there are 350 original copies of The Frederick Douglass Voice in the RMSC Collection. The newspapers have served as an important primary resource for local scholars and thought leaders when researching important topics including redlining in Rochester and racism & resistance in the 3rd Ward. Digitizing The Frederick Douglass Voice removes barriers for scholars and the general public, making this documentation of the rich cultural heritage of Rochester’s Black community more accessible to researchers.
Issues of The Frederick Douglass Voice are now available on the RMSC Collections website
26th Annual Clarissa Street Reunion This Weekend!
Don’t forget the 26th Annual Clarissa Street Reunion this weekend, Saturday, August 17 along historic Clarissa Street from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Don’t miss the New Orleans Stroll featuring the Buffalo Soldiers and more!
Pictured from left, George Radney, Erin Tolefree CEO of Baldwin Richardson Foods, Nate Brown Jr., President of Rochester Association of Black Journalist (RABJ)
AREA BRIEFS
BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT!
Mrs. Helen Lee recently celebrated her 99th birthday. Her church, New Covenant United Church of Christ, where they gave her this plaque. Let’s join them in wishing her a Happy 99th Birthday! She is a caring and considerate person who still drives, cooks and visits the sick and shut in. May all her days be as bright and beautiful as the ones she inspires in other people’s lives!
Kamala For President Campaign Headquarters Grand Opening Friday!
The Kamala Harris For President campaign will have a grand opening of its downtown headquarters at 193 Delaware Ave. Friday, August 16 from 5-8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Donations of office supplies, paper products and snacks and beverages will be well-received. For more information please call Betty Jean Grant @ 716-602-5877.
Remaining Dates for African Heritage Food Co-Op Meetings
The African Heritage Food CoOp has added dates to its list of upcoming public meetings to gain input from the community. The meetings will be held at First Centennial Baptist Church 273 High Street from 5-6:30 p.m. The remaining dates include:
* Monday, August 19th
* Monday, August 26th
“Rise Higher”: The Jesse Key Art Show
RISE HIGHER is a seven week exhibition of visual artworks, created by Jesse Key. Jesse is a mature and experienced multi-talented artist, painter, musician, author, educator and entrepreneur. The show opens Saturday August 24 at 1 p.m. and ends October 12 at the Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue. The event is free and open to the pubic. For more information contact Nathan Key Email: nathanielkey@ theideashackinc.com
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East Side Youth pictured include: Iyana O Neal, Elijah Blackman, Omari Berry, Lanaya Morgan, Masyiah Hayes, Nuri Muhammed, Muhammad Muhammad, Mikwon West, Avya Bates, Elizabeth Bates, Alona Williams, Syncere Mitchell, Zyeer Pruitt-Felder, Nahim Monserate. The adults in the photo are: LeMoyne Hill, Murray Holeman, Elaine Champion, Kinyatta Chapman, Ruth Kapsiak, Ina Chapman and Elaine Marshall.
Major Youth Empowerment, Development, And Anti-Violence Initiative In The Fruit Belt
Nearly two dozen East Side youth, ages 13-20 under adult supervision and mentorship, are participating in a unique program, based at Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church in the Fruit Belt that focuses on empowerment and youth development with an anti-violence initiative.
The Buffalo Black Billion, LLC joined the Stop the Violence Coalition, the Erie County and City of Buffalo Summer Youth Department Programs, today for an update on the summer-long initiative whose goals are to address Family, Spirituality, Education, Recreation, Character Development, Civility, and Community with the selected youth.
Under Murray Holman, Stop the Violence Coalition director, the students are participating in the coalition’s “Give” component which involves eliminating guns in violence. Through the Buffalo Black Billion LLC the students have been going through sessions each day to build character, learn youth leadership skills, etiquette training, Green House gardening, agricultural planting and maintaining soil, fundamentals of boating and watercrafts, first aid and CPR training, developing their own podcast, learning to swim and becoming a life guard, obtaining a driver’s license and peer academic tutoring by a youth tutor.
“We have selected these youth and under adult supervision and mentorship, they have been learning and participating in key life skills every day this summer while earning a paycheck through the county and city’s summer youth programs. This helps them put food on their table at home and to feel a responsibility for what they are learning each day,” Holman explained. “This initiative has been great, and we are now working with the Buffalo Black Billion to explore ways we can continue this paid program year-round. We are seeing such positive results with these youth.”
Michael Norwood Sr., a representative for the Buffalo Black Billion, along with several of the participating youth, also spoke at the press conference Thursday morning.
Michigan Street Heritage Corridor Receives Preservation Grant for Nash House
Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission has been awarded a Preserve New York Grant from the Preservation League of New York State.
This grant will fund a Condition Report of The Rev. J. Edward Nash House Museum The Heritage Corridor Commission received a Preserve New York grantees of $14,000 . It will fund a Condition Report of The Rev. J. Edward Nash House Museum.
“We are grateful to receive this grant to preserve the integrity of the Nash House Museum,” said Sharon Holley, President of the Michigan Street Preservation Corporation, the non-for-profit organization that oversees the Nash House Museum. “This grant will enable us to further our mission to promote, educate, encourage and preserve historical research with respect to the history of the African American community in Buffalo, New York and throughout the country.”
Mexicans of African Descent Established Los Angeles in 1781
The Los Angeles Pobladores, or “townspeople,” were a group of 44 settlers and four soldiers from Mexico who established the famed city on July 3, 1781 in what is now California. The settlers came from various Spanish castes, with over half of the group being of African descent.
Governor of Las Californias, a Spanish-owned region, Felipe de Neve called on 11 families to help build the new city in the region by recruiting them from Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico. According to a census record taken at the time, there were two persons of African ancestry, eight Spanish and Black persons, and nine American Indians. There was also one Spanish and Indian person, with the rest being Spaniards.
According to the efforts of historian William M. Mason, the actual racial makeup of the pobladores was perhaps more racially balanced than not. Mason wrote that of the 44, only two were White, while 26 had some manner of African ancestry and that 16 of the group were “mestizos” or mixed Spanish and Indian people.
Black Mexicans Luis Quintero and Antonio Mesa, the only two named on the 1781 census, married mixed women and bore several children between them.
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The Christian Case Against Trump?
A recent op-ed in the New York Times cited the Christian Case Against Trump. The author wrote in part,: In the aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on July 13, a video with images of Jesus crowned with thorns, blood running down his face, followed by photos of the former president circulated on social media. Days later, at the Republican National Convention, the evangelist Franklin Graham endorsed Mr. Trump from the stage, saying that “God spared his life.” But the idea of Mr. Trump as chosen by God has infuriated those evangelicals who believe that he stands in direct op-
position to their faith.
“We refuse to cede Scripture to the right,” Jonah Overton, a 37-year-old pastor from Milwaukee, told me.
Instead of casting Mr. Trump as a holy martyr, these Christians offer an alternative vision of him as an Antichrist, who abuses his power and in many ways resembles the emperors of Rome. (The Antichrist is sometimes likened to Nero, who persecuted Christians and sometimes crucified them.)
“The so-called evangelicals who support Trump have a Jesus problem,” Bishop William Barber II. Jesus advocated tirelessly for the poor and warned that nations would be judged “by how we treat the hungry, the sick, the incarcerated and the immigrant,” Bishop Barber said.
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First Shiloh Baptist Church to Host the Purposeful Women of Faith Awards Breakfast on September 28
First Shiloh Baptist Church is pleased to announce its Purposeful Women of Faith Awards Breakfast on Saturday, September 28 from 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at Aqua Restaurant & Events, 2192 Niagara Street.
In 2018, The Women’s Fellowship Ministry at First Shiloh Baptist Church established the “Purposeful Women of Faith” (PWOF) Awards, and since that time has recognized and celebrated 60 women for their achievements across denominations who are making an impact in Western New York.
“Women play major roles within faith communities, and we are excited to have an opportunity to celebrate the clergy, administrators, ministry leaders within the community,” said Lady Tanya Staples, First Shiloh Baptist Church. “Women are active in the wider community, running businesses, ministries, and charities, as well as supporting, helping and inspiring others whether at work, faith communities or in the home.”
Tickets for the awards breakfast are $40.00 and will available until August 23. Payment may be sent to the attention of PWOF at First Shiloh Baptist Church, 15 Pine Street, Buffalo, NY 14204.
This year’s Purposeful Women of Faith Awards Breakfast will recognize the following women in these categories:
Exceptional Young Christian Woman:
•Ms. Chalise Brundige
•Ms. Taylor Johnson
Naomi Award:
•Mrs. Mary Ruth Morrow Kapsiak
Women in the Community:
•Mrs. Patricia Harper
•Ms. Raziya Hill
Women in Media:
•Mrs. Shelia Brown
Women in Ministry:
•Pastor Cynthia Bowens
•Dr. Janice Ferguson
•Elder Teresa Pleasant
•Ms. Sarita D. Shane
•Deaconess Michelle Thomas
Women in Missions:
•Ms. Denise Cobbs
•Ms. Fiona Barretto-Desouza
•Elder Kelly Diane Galloway
Women in Music:
•Deaconess Gelea James
Women in Politics:
•Ms. Barbara Miller Williams
Reverend Dr. Jonathan R. Staples is the Senior Pastor and Deacon Yvonne Hargrave is the President of the Women’s Fellowship Ministry.
Join us in celebrating the incredible women who have made significant contributions to our community. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit our website at www.firstshilohbuffalo.org or contact us at 716.847.6555
Thank you to this year’s event sponsors: ADM Management Group, Inc., Golden Cup Coffee, Perrin Associates, Reverend Dr. Jonathan R. Staples and Thomas T. Edwards Funeral Home.
About First Shiloh Baptist Church: First Shiloh Baptist Church is a vibrant faith community located in Buffalo, NY, dedicated to spiritual growth, community service, and the celebration of faith. Through various ministries and events, the church seeks to make a positive impact in the lives of individuals and the broader community.
Finding Balance: Relaxing While Pushing Forward
Welcome to our monthly column, where we provide success tips in a quick story form. In this column, we will share stories of individuals who have achieved their goals by implementing effective success skills.
These stories are not just for entertainment but to inspire and guide you on your journey to success in both personal and professional spheres. Finding Balance: Relaxing While Pushing Forward
Once upon a time, there were two friends named Mia and Tom. Mia was really good at playing the piano, and Tom was excellent at painting. They both worked hard to get better at what they loved to do. But after a while, they felt tired and needed a break.
For a few weeks, Mia and Tom just relaxed. They slept more, watched movies, and spent time in the park. It felt good, but they noticed they weren't practicing piano or painting.
One day, they met an older artist named Mr. Lee, who was very successful. He emphasized the importance of learning from successful individuals like him. He said the secret is to find a balance between resting and working.
Mia and Tom decided to try Mr. Lee's advice. They made a plan to practice the piano and painting for some time every day, taking breaks to relax. This way, they felt better and got better at what they loved to do.
Remember, finding the right balance between relaxation and effort is not just a suggestion; it's a key to empowerment. Recharge, but always keep an eye on your goals. With the right balance, you can achieve anything you set your mind to and feel empowered by your ability to manage your time effectively.
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CASE AGAINST TRUMP
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To fulfill Jesus’ mandate to minister to “the least of these,” he is leading a revival of the Poor People’s Campaign, which the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. founded in the late 1960s and Bishop Barber restarted in 2018: a national multiracial coalition of Americans working to address the challenges of those struggling to make ends meet.
Historically, poorer Americans have had much lower voting rates than other groups.
The Poor People’s Campaign is mobilizing an estimated 15 million voters to cast ballots for candidates who address issues they care about, which has less to do with who uses what bathroom and more to do with a living wage and universal health care.
“Poor people are the new swing voters,” Bishop Barber said. “And every real evangelical knows that the first issue that Jesus talked about was poverty."
FULL MOON WATCH
The full moon on August 19 is considered a super moon and is said to have several meanings, including:
•Strength and resilience
•Abundance, wisdom, and transformation. It’s a time to reflect on your achievements, assess resources plan for the future, and set goals.
•Turning a new page. A good time to start fresh and introduce the world to a new version of yourself.
Message: It is August's brightest moon, and serves as an important reminder that being true to yourself is a must, even if that means having to let go of things you love or face some difficult truths.
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And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance. Kahlil Gibran
Until we meet again Beloved…
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Jimmy Hawkins, Jr.
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Recovery Stories
JUICE FOR LIFE! Pictured are scenes from the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the Juicey Quartz Juice Box Mobile Juicery. The visionary young proprietor, Dr. Green, is pictured (orange top) with supporters, including Masten Councilwoman Zeneta Everhart and former legislator Howard Johnson (left). Stop by the Juicery Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:308:30 p.m. on E. Utica and Jefferson by the Beverly Gray Exchange for a range of health-conscious drinks! Street Legacy Photos
Recovery Stories is a safe and accepting space to share poems and stories of recovery from anything. Monday August 26, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at 907 Michigan Ave.
Gina Davis Walk/Ride 4 Hope
Jes Breathe is hosting the 15th Annual Gina Davis Walk/Ride 4 Hope Saturday, August 24 in MLK Park from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds will go towards The Gina Davis Citadel, a home for all types of cancer patients.
Jes Breathe is a non-profit cancer awareness organization, formed by cancer survivor, Gina Davis. Although her diagnosis was breast cancer, during her journey, she met patients with other types of cancer and began a desire to bring awareness for ALL patients. As a result of the high percentage of diagnosed patients, Jes Breathe has a commitment to network with each community, partnering with health professionals to win this war against cancer! Motivating and uplifting cancer patients, families, and caregivers is the global mission of Jes Breathe. For more information email jesbreathe@yahoo.com
4th Annual Urban Farm Day Returns This Saturday!
Enjoy the 4th annual Urban Farm Day taking place on Saturday, August 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain or shine). It is free, self-guided, and no tickets are required. To download a map and more information go to https://www.gardensbuffaloniagara.com/urban-farm-day-tour. Free bus tours also available.
Among the participants Big Table & Lugar Hermoso de Pedro Community Garden, BFLO Worm Works, Grassroots Gardens, Providence Farm Collective, Urban Fruits & Veggies, Wilson Street Farm and more.
Urban Farm Day is a celebration of the local food community, showcasing the innovative and diverse growing practices thriving in urban spaces throughout the city. Attendees can visit any participating farm at their own pace to interact with growers and learn more about sustainable urban agriculture.
Why Cruisin’ For A Cure Matters
From Prostate Cancer Survivor to Advocate
Part 2 Conclusion
Richard and Jim have become best friends in the past 13 years, sharing their survivorship and their commitment to helping men take care of their health while “getting over any hangups they might have” about prostate exams.
“It literally saves lives,” Jim says. “Men are dying needlessly for want of a simple test and the discomfort of a finger. We should be testing men annually and men have to be their own advocates.”
Richard is expecting some 200 men to be screened by Roswell Park experts at the September 28 Cruisin' for a Cure Buffalo-Niagara event.(Cars and motorcycles can be registered on the day of the event or by using the flyer found on the MANUP Buffalo Inc.’s website.)
“We are really trying to hammer the community with a need to shift their way of thinking, and for men to think beyond themselves as to a reason why a check-up is important,” he says. The main draw for the Cruisin’ for a Cure BuffaloNiagara event is the car show, featuring owners and clubs from across Western New York and Southern Ontario showing off their classic cars, motorcycles and custom-built vehicles, in addition to food trucks, vendors and entertainment.
Prostate cancer early detection tests are recommended for men between the ages of 45 and 69 for men of average risk of developing cancer; men with a family history of the disease should talk to their doctors about getting tested earlier.
Richard also stresses that prostate cancer can be more aggressive in men with African and Hispanic backgrounds, who are more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage of the disease and therefore have fewer treatment options.
“Please, as we say, ‘MANUP, see your doctor and get checked,’” he adds.
SUPERSTAR SATURDAY RETURNS!
The NaTania B. Parker Foundation Inc. will host its third annual community event, Superstar Saturday 3 on Saturday August 17 at Parker’s Place, 1339 Jefferson Ave. from 11a.m.3p.m. This event will provide art and school themed giveaways as well as the opportunity to meet prospective scholarship candidates. Last year over 130 bags which included school supplies and healthy snacks were distributed. (
“This year we are so excited to partner with Yolandra ‘Diane’ Baker and her company Sweet Assassin,” said NaTania, owner and founder of the Foundation. “We are so happy she is pushing her business further into the non-profit sector by co-hosting this event with us!
“We are also very excited to be bringing in a guest children’s book author from New York City! Rushena Walker will be joining us for a book signing and reading at the event. She is the creator and author of "The Hippo Who Could" book series. Her goal is to inspire children to use their imagination, and know that they can achieve anything with a bit of persistence and determination.”
The upcoming event is also sponsored in partnership with DLP Consulting WNY, and will feature special giveaways beyond just backpacks! We have a representative coming from Shea’s Performing Arts Center Arts Engagement and Education Department. ArtbyB will be on site doing face painting. You’ll also find Nails by Madi doing mini manicures. “Superstar Saturday is meant to be so much more than just a backpack giveaway,” enthused NaTania. “Mark your calendars to join us. You don’t want to miss it!
(NaTania B. Parker, a Buffalo born artist who currently resides in New York City where she works as an actress/singer/dancer, admits to having a “ bleeding heart” for her hometown. The NaTania B. Parker Foundation’s goal is to provide mental health and monetary resources to both current and aspiring students of the arts. Follow her on IG @its_nataniabparker)
FOOD TRUCK THURSDAYS AT THE NORTHLAND WORKFORCE TRAINING CENTER, 683 Northland, is all that and more! Impressively “giving back” to the community, it features plenty of family fun, especially for the young. There are two more Thursday events left: August 22 and August 29. On that day (29th) kids will receive free backpacks and school suppliesprovided by Dion’s Dreamers - and Back-2-School haircuts! See you there!
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BLACK HISTORY
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The pobladores founded the city “El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles sobre el Río Porciúncula” (Spanish for The Town of Our Lady Queen of the Angels on the Porciuncula River) that day, after some priests found the area 10 years prior. Another historian, Dr. Antonio Rios-Bustamante, states that Los Angeles’ original settlers were even more mixed than the census stated, but was that African, Indian and European ancestry was a hallmark.
In Los Angeles, the El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park honored the pobladores in the 1950s with a plaque, but it was mysteriously removed. It was suggested that the removal of the plaque was racially motivated. However, in 1981 the plaque was replaced.
Tired of Renting? It’s Time To Purchase a Home!
A free homeownership informational session will be held Wednesday, April 21 from 5-7 p.m. at the Merriweather Library, 1234 Jefferson at E. Utica. Come out and meet with relators who can guide you through the search. The session will cover such topics as homeownership counseling, personal finance, how to apply for a mortgage and more. The first 50 participants will receive a $20 gift card.
Pictured above with colorful backpacks Founder NaTania B. Parker
Celebrating 20 Years of FUNK FEST!
Get Ready To Party And Bring the Love Buffalo! P-Funk Connection, Atlantic Starr, local Show-stoppers and Dj’s Will Bring the Funk During Funk Fest’s 20th Anniversary Celebration in Honor of Rick James August 23-25!
TON STAGE ATLANTIC STARR P-FUNK CONNECTION
hroughout his stellar career, Rick James, the “King of Punk-Funk,” never forgot his hometown of Buffalo, New York.
And In the end, Buffalo’s Black community did not forget Rick.
On August 23,24 and 25, the Buffalo Funk Fest Foundation will host the 20th Anniversary of Funk Fest – the free annual community celebration in honor of Buffalo’s own.
It will be, as the visionary Funk Fest coordinator and co-founder Marnetta Malcom promises, “A party like no other!”
The festivities will kick off on Friday, August 23 with the summer’s ever popular Friday Night Live Block Party on Jefferson Avenue between E. Utica and Glenwood featuring music, vendors, dancing, peace, love and friendship.
On Saturday, August 24, Jefferson Avenue will come alive once again, this time with “The Art of Funk,” a collaboration with 50 Women With A Vision, featuring Dj’s, art, music, vendors and food from noon to 6 p.m.
Then on Saturday night, Jefferson will turn into a concert venue from 8-10 p.m. when P-Funk Connection delivers “the whole funk and nothing’ but the funk!” Marnetta reminds fans to dress in their best “P-Funk” outfit!
Sunday begins with a Funk & Roll roller skating event from 12 to 4 p.m. at the MLK Park Tennis Court.
The day ends with FUNK FEST in MLK Park from 4-10 p.m. featuring :
•National recording artist ATLANTIC STARR
of love took place when a crowd unofficially estimated in the tens of thousands, filled Martin Luther King Park for an incredible tribute performed by local artists and special appearances by members of the Stone City Band, Process & the Doo Rags, Val Young and others.
There was no trouble. No incidents. Just peace and love.
•The Legacy Band in a Tribute to Rick featuring artists from Buffalo who actually played with him and the Stone City Band such as LaMorris Payne
•Will Holton
•The Diamond Classic Band
•Delivered – who’s been performing for Funk Fest close to 20 years!
-The Origin of Funk Fest-
On Sunday, August 14, an estimated 6,000 people passed through St. John Baptist Church on Goodell Street to pay their last respects to Rick James who transitioned August 6, 2004. All day long, throughout the community, Rick’s music blared from cars and some people even danced in the streets.
Following the funeral service, a tremendous outpouring
Marnetta Malcolm was involved with that very first tribute, which she says was organized by Terry Davis, Brian Davis, David White, Wade Hawkins and Joyce Wilson Nixon.
“We came to praise the brother not to bury him,” Rev. James A. Lewis said from the massive stage in the park that day 20 years ago. “Let the funk live on!”
And so it did.
The celebration continued the following year in 2005 when Marnetta, WilsonNixon and Wade Hawkins produced and introduced Funk Fest in MLK Park.
In 2007 the festival was moved to LaSalle Park on the water. It was one of the longest running and largest events in the park where thousands of people attended each year.
The event took place there until 2019, and moved to MLK Park after the pandemic as construction was set to begin on transforming LaSalle Park into Ralph Wilson Park.
Marnetta was a member of the Imagine LaSalle focus group that led the community-driven planning and design of Ralph Wilson Park and is currently the Vice Chair of the Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy’s Board of Directors.
She is credited for pushing for and ensuring that the amphitheater stays in the new park.
“The fact that the amphitheater is staying is a testament to the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, to the city, and to the community for listening and hearing us! We need our stage,” said Marnetta.
When the beautiful new Ralph Wilson Park opens, Marnetta says Funk Fest will return there around 2025 or 2026. But she is absolutely not abandoning her community.
Funk Fest weekend (always in August) will start with Friday Night Live on Jefferson Avenue, move to Ralph Wilson Park on Saturday, and end on Sunday in MLK Park. -A.B.
TOMMY DAVIDSON @ THE HELIUM
•Fri, Aug 16, 7:30 PM and 10:00 PM
•Sat, Aug 17, 7:30 PM and 10:00 PM
•Sun, Aug 18 7:00 PM
Beau Fleuve Music Art
8th Annual Celebration
August, 25 Buffalo Central Terminal tix at beafleuvemusicarts.com
Music Is Art Festival September 21. 11 a.m. -11 p.m. Terminal B Lakeside Lawn & Buffalo Outer harbor tickets on musicisart.org
KEVIN HART Jan. 24, 7:30 p.m., Shea's Theatre,646 Mai mS, Tickets on sale at ticketmaster..com or Shea's Box office
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE CONTINUES IN GRAND STYLE On Jefferson Avenue! If you haven' experienced it, come down and check it out this Friday from 5-10 p.m. for good music, food, great vendors and beautiful people! Challenger Photos
William Y. Cooper: Beyond Imagination on View at Burchfield Penney
William Y. Cooper’s legacy as a painter, printmaker, muralist, and educator has left an indelible mark on Buffalo’s art community. His compositions are distinguishable for their bustling rhythm and for Cooper’s luminous use of color and line to compose a melody of stories and moods. A selfproclaimed Afrocentric artist, he fuses his African heritage with his American experience. Beyond Imagination celebrates the breadth of Cooper’s work and the embodiment of his art as the “noblest expression of the human experience.”
Considering the vibrant and intricate nature of his paintings, it’s hard to believe that Cooper was once afraid of color. He recalled during a 2013 Burchfield Penney Living Legacy interview that he feared layering more than one or two colors in a single piece. Earlier works like Portrait of Sharon Holley show such restraint in both color and subject matter, which were primarily portraits and realistic figurative studies. He incorporates West African Adinkra symbols, representing different African proverbs, throughout several paintings. Repetitions of colorful patterns illustrate figures with elongated features and faces reminiscent of masks, highlighting the influence of African aesthetics. Leaning into geometric abstraction and cubism, Cooper embraced a similar aesthetic. His later works transcended from visualizing the literal to the metaphorical. Naming Ceremony, Ghana portrays his transformative experience visiting Ghana and receiving his African name in a special ceremony. A slew of blues, red, yellow, and green creates an otherworldly scene that requires an extended look to see the narrative embedded within.
Heavily inspired by music, Cooper rarely painted without it. The fragmented and interpolated rhythms of jazz echo in how he deconstructs conventional narrative to convey a complexity of feeling. Layers of colors, faces, stories, and forms nod to the symbolic nature of his paintings, which challenge viewers to slowly observe the many details of each piece. Creative and curious by nature, Cooper embraced ambiguity. He wanted viewers to connect with his paintings to develop their own interpretations, pushing the bounds of their imagination in the process.
A beloved muralist, Buffalo Arts Studio artist, and educator, he brought the concepts of his practice to the public in numerous murals throughout Buffalo. His studio was a popular community space where he inspired generations of artists, fostering conversation around the interconnections between art and life. Cooper’s desire to find answers to questions big and small sparked a curiosity that freed his creativity and carried into his paintings. This spirit lives on in his work, inspiring us to discover connections between our past and present that unlock the power of our imaginations in the process.
William Y. Cooper: Beyond Imagination is presented through the support of our Burchfield Penney members. We are thankful to Glendora Johnson-Cooper and all of the individual collectors for generously sharing this work with the community. This article is excerpt from a larger write up by exhibition Curator Tiffany Gaines .The full version and entry to see the show can be found on burchfieldpenney.org The exhibit at Burchfield Penney 1300 Elmwood includes 26 works and is on view until October 27. We highly recommend it!
Pictured left artist William Y. Cooper (1934-2016) on right , Naming Ceremony, Ghana, 1994; oil on canvas, 48 x 60 inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Purchase, 2011
Do New York’s People of African Descent Deserve Reparations? Part 11 - The Continuation of An On-Going Series By Soldier For Buffalo
Victims Of Gentrification Without Renumeration
For two years, residents protested and filed lawsuits to halt the sale of their land. However, in mid-1856, Mayor Fernando Wood prevailed, and residents of Seneca Village were given final notices. In 1857, the city government acquired all private property within Seneca Village through eminent domain, and on October 1, city officials in New York reported that the last holdouts living on land that was to become Central Park had been removed. All of the inhabitants of the village were evicted by 1857, and all of the properties within the future Central Park were razed. The only institution from Seneca Village to survive was All Angels' Church, which relocated a couple of blocks away, albeit with an entirely new congregation. There are few records of where residents went after their eviction, as the community was entirely destroyed. In the 20th century, no one had been identified as a descendant of a Seneca Village resident yet during the eminent domain removal of the residents a newspaper account suggested that Seneca Village would "not be forgotten!"
The settlement was largely forgotten for more than a century after its demolition. Seneca Village became the subject of a 1997 New-York Historical Society exhibition and as a classic example, the historical Seneca Village has been cited in the context of racialized community displacement and more recent urban renewal initiatives.
The Seneca Village Project was formed in 1998 as a collaboration between Cynthia Copeland of New York, Nan Rothschild of Barnard College, and Diana Wall of City College of New York, and was later organized under the non-profit Institute for the Exploration of Seneca Village History. It is dedicated to raising awareness about Seneca Village's significance as a free, middle-class Black community in 19th-century New York City. The project facilitates educational programs, that engage school children, teachers, and the general public, and bring Seneca Village into public knowledge.
In February 2001, a plaque commemorating the site where Seneca Village once stood was erected. Native New Yorker Horowitz, Seneca Village was the gift but like Bruce’s Beach and Greenwood and so many other sites seized by eminent domain, or worse our ancestors are victims of gentrification without renumeration. People of African Descent of New York you must add the “land back” of Central Park to your requests for reparations. The alleged current low-end value of Central Park is approximately $35 billion. Honor your ancestors and make this request one of your top five requests.
A household would need at least an annual income of $591,550 to be able to join the 1% and those living on the Upper Westside with annual average household incomes of $250,500 are almost at 50% of the 1%. People of African Descent of New York, what is your annual average household income? Remember Seneca Village was a community of free African Americans and now it is less than 10%.
Our mantra is that we want what they got and more! Remember, the check has been bouncing for far too long and you have an opportunity to do more than commemorate symbolism for the repair of centuries of harm. When you know better you must do better and to do better is to ask for true repair measures outside of your governor’s budget. New York, you are pregnant with possibilities and opportunities for reparatory justice.
“...You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness. In this case, it comes from nonconformity, the courage to turn your back on the old formulas, and the courage to invent the future. It took the madmen of yesterday for us to be able to act with extreme clarity today. I want to be one of those madmen. We must dare to invent the future.”
For inquires or comments email sosldierfobuffalo.com
Marcus Garvey Day Celebration August 17
The Malcolm X/Marcus Garvey Day Organizing Committee will be hosting Marcus Garvey Day 2024 on Saturday August 17 (the 137th anniversary of his birth), from 12pm – 8 p.m. at the Martha Mitchelle Center 185 Oakmont St. Our theme is Re-learning Through An African Centered Lens. The program will include •Master of Ceremony Brother Joseph
•Opening (12p.m.) Libation: Sister Iya Oyanike and Brother Rob X
•Drum Call/Drum Talk Pan African Drum Circle (1p.m.) Synchronized with Africans throughout the World
•2 p.m. Story by Karima Amin; Concurrent Workshops ;Children: Garvey Day Art
Adult: Malcolm X/Marcus Garvey Day Organizing Committee
FOUR PILLARS OF GARVEYISM
Love of Self
Do for Self
The Primacy of Africa
Need for Organization
•4 p.m. Garvey Day March Intermission and Refreshments (4:30 – 5:30.p.m.)
*5:30 p.m. Cultural Show and Rally Music by Dj Shenti Nehast Kawaidafrom Rochester
•7:30 Closing Prayer and Cleanup
For more information (716) 400-8644, or email at MalcolmxMarcusgareycommittee@ gmail.com. 100 Years of Malcolm X.
- Brother Taharka
Western
New York Child Care Action Team Hosts Emergency Conference
Office Of Children And Family Services Deputy Commissioner Explains Changes to NYS Child Care Industry
Western New York Child Care Action Team, Incorporated (WNY CCAT), a coalition of child care professionals, advocates, and parents, hosted an emergency video conference on Zoom recently, where the Deputy Commissioner of the New York State’s Office of Children and Family Services, Ms. Nora Yates, explained new rules and technological developments in the child care industry to more than 100 leaders in New York’s child care community.
Ms. Yates discussed four major changes to the way child care professionals interface with the Office of Children and Family Services and to the process by which parents seeking child care can access affordable child care services. First, Ms. Yates reported that New York State had invested $1.8 Billion since 2019 in order to stabilize a child care industry still sluggish from a pandemic-related economic downturn. This state investment included grants which were designed to help child care business owners expand services and improve professional staff pay, as well as grants to incentivize private corporations, wherever they plant new facilities, to develop the child care industry around the new business to meet the child care needs of their workers.
Second, the department revised the eligibility requirements for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). Officials once determined eligibility for Child Care Assistance by utilizing New York State’s poverty rate. Beginning in 2024, the Office of Children and Family Services is now using NYS median income, including New York City wages. As a result, households with greater incomes qualify for the state subsidy. For example, a household of four qualifies for Child care Assistance even if they earn over $108K. While this may expand the number of households which qualify , Ms. Yates believed this change will also bring more economic relief to households already in program who struggle to afford child care even with the state subsidy.
Third, NYS households seeking the state subsidy for child care services may now apply online. The application has been streamlined, as questions deemed unnecessary to the eligibility process have been eliminated. Furthermore, to ensure equitable language access , the guidelines and application for the Child Care Assistance Program have been translated into Spanish. It’s expected these changes to applying will make it more efficient, and easily completed on a household’s home computer or applicants’ smartphones.
Finally, New York State providers (outside of New York City) will now receive direct deposit payments from the state.
The Western New York Child Care Action Team convened the video conference and Vonetta T. Rhodes, co-founder and Leadership Representative, served as host. The Action Team advocates for affordable child care for parents, equitable pay for child care professionals, and high quality early childhood education for children. Their mission is “to educate, investigate, plan, strategize, advocate and provide swift actions that lead to productive, long term, results and solutions that positively impact the child care community across all modalities.”
For free membership, please email wnyccat@gmail.com.
Steve Peraza is a Writer, Historian, Advocate
A White Supremacist Mindset At Core of Racist Riots In Britain
The United Kingdom has recently experienced a wave of rioting and blame is placed upon people referred to as “the far right.” The individuals who fought police, looted, burned mosques, and physically attacked African descended people, are of the right wing politically, but they should be called racists. It is racism that has been accepted and amplified by the British political class and the media. It is racism that has created feelings of grievance among so many white people there. Britain’s politics have long been motivated by white supremacist thinking, and today’s rioters should not be let off the hook with a euphemism that doesn’t fully explain their actions.
It is literally true that the sun never set on the British empire. Sixty-five different countries celebrate days of independence from that hegemon, from Jamaica to India to Malaysia to Ghana, millions of people lived under British imperial subjugation. Their freedom was hard won, such as in Kenya where thousands of people were incarcerated in prison camps or killed during the independence struggle in the 1950s. The crimes of torture and murder were covered up when records regarding Kenya, Guyana, and other countries were moved or destroyed.
Britain’s history of invading most of the world must be remembered whenever its white population complains about immigration, as they are doing right now, committing mob attacks on Black and brown people, and violence against asylum seekers.
After riding high for several centuries, the United Kingdom is a shell of its former self, no longer a financial or military power. It has nuclear weapons given to it by the U.S., and a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, also given by the U.S. This vassal state now offers assistance in invading Iraq, destroying Libya, or acting as the propaganda and black ops headquarters during the war against Syria. Most recently the UK’s then prime minister Boris Johnson played a leading role in scuttling the peace talks that could have ended the Ukraine proxy war shortly after it began in 2022. The state exists as a foot soldier of the U.S. And, like the U.S., it is controlled by a predatory ruling capitalist class.
The has-been empire has shriveled up to a de-industrialized state with years of austerity policies causing people to be so food insecure that their children are shorter than those in other countries. Of course white supremacy can always be offered up as a palliative, which is why the killing of three children by the teenaged son of Rwandan immigrants stirred so much ire and racial hatred. The killings were immediately and falsely blamed on a misnamed man who was actually in police custody in Ireland. The killer was said to be a recently arrived asylum seeker, which was patently false. The misreported news should not have been surprising. Just as in the U.S., white Britons are obsessed with the arrival of people from the global south. It is ironic that the accused killer is of Rwandan ancestry. Boris Johnson concocted a plot to send asylum seekers to Rwanda but court challenges killed the scheme and the Rwandan government announced that it would keep the $310 million they already received saying, "Let this be clear, paying back the money was never part of the agreement." That remark is just desserts for a country whose leadership has nothing to offer except war and poverty and whose fanciful scheme resulted in being scammed by an autocratic government that no asylum seeker would choose as a home.
While white Britain frets about people of color arriving at their doors, some 242,000 Ukrainians have arrived in the United Kingdom since 2022, a huge number to receive from one nation in a short period of time. No one suggested sending them to Rwanda or threatened their lives for the simple reason that they are white. The lack of anger directed at Ukrainians is proof that the anti-immigrant mania is racist in nature. A country that is no longer white refuses to let go of its past, which allowed white Britons to travel far and wide to exploit millions of other people who are then vilified if they choose to immigrate.
In addition, the U.S., UK and their NATO allies created waves of displacement with imperialist policies. In all, more than 38 million people in Libya, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia were displaced by the so-called wars on terror. The policies that force people out of their homes are rarely examined and racial animus flourishes as a result of the lies and hypocrisy
There should be no war except class war. The people taking to the streets should turn their anger onto the rich who control British politics. But even the allegedly leftist Labour party which is again in power engages in weasel words instead of working on behalf of the people. Then again new prime minister Keir Starmer was acceptable to the rulers because he purged the left from his party. Having curried favor with the people at the top who are responsible for poverty and austerity, he will not now name the beast that he helped to create.
The peoples of the global south who now reside in the UK now realize that they are still unsafe. They left developing nations to go to an allegedly advanced country that has been destroyed by its leadership with greed and lies and blatant racism. They must determine how best to protect themselves, and the rest of the world should call the rioters what they are, a white supremacist mob. Margaret Kimberley is the author of Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents . You can support her work on Patreon and also find it on the Twitter , Bluesky , and Telegram platforms. She can be reached via email at margaret.kimberley@blackagendareport.com.
Justice for Geraldine Pointer & Martin Sostre!
A new effort is underway to vacate the convictions of Geraldine (Robinson) Pointer and Martin Sostre, framed by Buffalo Police back in 1967.
On Thursday August 15th, at 6 p.m., community members will gather at Frank E Merriweather Jr. Library, located at 1324 Jefferson Avenue, to announce the application to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office Conviction Integrity unit to review and vacate the convictions of Geraldine (Robinson) Pointer and Martin Sostre, stemming from falsified and uncorroborated arrests almost fifty-seven years earlier, on July 15th, 1967. Attendees will call upon Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane (D) to exonerate Pointer and Sostre.
Their arrests came three weeks following Buffalo’s rebellion of June 27 - July 1, where Black Buffalonians revolted against police brutality, segregated housing, and racialized inequality.
Since opening in 1965, Sostre’s Afro Asian Book Shop at 1412 Jefferson Avenue served as an empowering and liberating space for Black Buffalonians, and a refuge for those seeking safety from police brutality throughout the rebellion. Pointer managed another revolutionary bookstore at 289 High Street. Due to the bookstores' growing prominence and contributions to the radical Black political consciousness in Buffalo, Sostre and Pointer were targeted by local law enforcement.
Sostre was charged with illegal sale and possession of narcotics, inciting a riot, arson, resisting arrest, and assault. Pointer, who was working with him at the Afro Asian Book Shop, was charged with selling narcotics and interfering with an arrest. Authorities accused Sostre of conducting $15,000 in weekly drug sales and using his basement to manufacture and distribute Molotov cocktails. Narcotics Assistant Chief of Detectives Michael Amico claimed to have motion picture evidence of drug sales and portrayed Sostre as a violent drug trafficker distributing “bombs to hoodlums.” By the time of his trial the following year, the arson and riot charges were dropped, the motion picture footage could not be found, and the drug charges were reduced to a single $15 bag of heroin supplied by a police informant who later recanted his testimony. Sostre was sentenced to 31-41 years by an all-white jury, and Pointer to 7-15 years. She lost custody of her five children before being reunited with them after two and half years of imprisonment. Following nine years of incarceration, Sostre was granted executive clemency on December 24, 1975 and released on February 9, 1976.
Geraldine Pointer will be in attendance to highlight her contributions as well as those of other Black women involved in Buffalo’s Black Power movement. Featured will be the 1974 documentary Frame-up! The Imprisonment of Martin Sostre which details the broader historical context of Buffalo’s uprising, Sostre’s and Pointer’s imprisonment, and Sostre’s fight for bodily autonomy and dignity while incarcerated in the New York prison system.
-Submitted by By James Coughlin
are you registered to VOTE?
IF YOU ARE ON PAROLE AFTER RELEASE FROM PRISON YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO VOTE!
A new law passed in 2021, restores the right to vote for a person convicted of a felony upon release from incarceration, regardless of if they are on parole or have a term of post-release supervision. If a convicted felon is not incarcerated, they are eligible to register to vote.
To qualify for voter registration in New York State, you must:
•be 18 years old (you may pre-register at 16 or 17 but cannot vote until you are 18);
•be a resident of this state and the county, city or village for at least 30 days before the election; •not be in prison for a felony conviction; •not be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court; •not claim the right to vote elsewhere
COMMON QUESTIONS PEOPLE MAY HAVE ABOUT THEIR VOTING RIGHTS AFTER RELEASE:
•In New York State any citizen convicted of a felony will have their right to vote restored after release from prison. The individual must re-register to vote in order for their voting ability to be fully restored. Here are some common questions people may have about their voting rights after release:
•Can a person with a Felony register to Vote in New York State?
•If you are a US citizen, resident, and not currently in prison for a felony conviction, you may register to vote in New York State.
MORE NEXT WEEK
VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CHALLENGER, 1337 JEFFERSON THURSDAYS FROM 10AM - 5PM.
STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ERIE _______________________
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MIDFIRST BANK Plaintiff, vs. ARIANNA WILSON, AS PROPOSED EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF JOANNE WILSON, DECEASED; ANGIE WILSON; DAMON WILSON; Any unknown heirs to the Estate of JOANNE WILSON next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, creditors, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest, as well as the respective heirs at law, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest of the aforesaid classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff; BUFFALO NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION CORPORATION; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; and “JOHN DOE” and “MARY DOE,” (Said names being fictitious, it being the intention of plaintiff to designate any and all occupants, tenants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises being foreclosed herein.) Defendants. ________________
LEGAL NOTICE page 6635. Loan Modification bearing the date of July 29, 2008, executed by Joanne Wilson to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for MidFirst Bank to secure the sum of $54,129.44, with interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County on September 11, 2008 in Book 13419 page 5737. Loan Modification bearing the date of December 30, 2009, executed by Joanne Wilson, single to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for MidFirst Bank to secure the sum of $54,179.19, with interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County on February 17, 2010 in Book 11178 page 1431. Correction Loan Modification bearing the date of December 30, 2009, executed by Joanne Wilson to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for MidFirst Bank to secure the sum of $54,179.19, with interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County on July 1, 2021 in Book 14002 page 5708. That Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for MidFirst Bank duly assigned said Note and Mortgage t o MidFirst Bank, a Federally Chartered Savings Association by Assignment dated February 16, 2021 and recorded on June 2, 2021 in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County in Book 13998 page 682. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the Mortgaged Premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Erie County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the County in which the Mortgaged Premises is situated. Section: 111.66 Block: 8 Lot: 17.1 DATED: February 26, 2024 Rochester, New York NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your Mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SCHEDULE A LEGAL DESCRIPTION PARCEL
______ Filed: 02/27/2024 Index No.: 802980/2024 SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 238 Bristol Street Buffalo, (City of Buffalo) NY 14206 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on Plaintiff's attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is for the foreclosure of: Mortgage bearing the date of December 18, 1997, executed by Joanne Wilson to National City Bank of Dayton to secure the sum of $58,691.00, and interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County on December 19, 1997 in Book 12768 page 3373. That National City Bank of Dayton duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to National City Mortgage Co. by Assignment dated December 18, 1997 and recorded on December 19, 1997 in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County in Book 12768 page 3393. That National City Mortgage Co. duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. by Assignment dated November 3, 2002 and recorded on April 25, 2003 in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County in Book 13067 page 3662. Loan Modification bearing the date of May 2, 2005, executed by Joanne Wilson to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. to secure the sum of $55,097.99, with interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County on September 21, 2005 in Book 13246 page 6736. That Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for MidFirst Bank, a Federally Chartered Savings Association by GAP Assignment dated February 16, 2021 and recorded on May 18, 2021 in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County in Book 13995
Emslie Street with the northerly line of Bristol Street; Thence northerly at right angles with Bristol Street 90 feet; Thence easterly at right angles and parallel with Bristol Street 25 feet; Thence southerly at right angles 90 feet to the northerly line of Bristol Street; Thence westerly along the northerly line of Bristol Street 25 feet to the place of beginning.
August 8, 15, 22, 29
LEGAL NOTICE
CITATION FOR ADVICE AND DIRECTION
File Number: 2023-2415/A
SURROGATES COURTERIE COUNTY CITATION
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
By the grace of God, Free and Independent
TO: AMINA A MACK, DE'VON C. JOHNSON, XAVIER SELLERS, JOSHUA MACK, and to Any and all persons who are, or who claim to be heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributes of the 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 and to Jennifer G. Flannery - Erie County Public Administrator and Hon. LETITIA JAMES - Attorney General of the State of New York.
A Petition having been filed by MARQUITA D. MACK and VERNON L. MACK, II, who are domiciled at 6629 Nathan Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina and 2759 Parkway Avenue, Charlotte, North Carolina.
YOU ARE HEREBY CITED to SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate's Court, Erie County, at 92 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, New York on August 28, 2024 at 930 o'clock in the fore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Vernon L Mack, providing advice and direction as follows: Determining the distributes entitled to inherit from the estate and granting such other and further relief as to this Court may seem just and proper. Dated, Attested, and Sealed July 11, 2024, Hon. Acea M. MoseySurrogate
Linda M Wiedrick - Chief Clerk
Rashied H McDuffie, Esq. Attorney for Petitioner 594 Winslow Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14211 July 25, August 1, 8, 15
LEGAL NOTICE Bid
NFTA PROCUREMENT
“A” ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the City of Buffalo, County of Erie and State of New York, being part of Lot 17, Township 11, Range 8 of the Holland Land Company's Survey, described as follows: BEGINNING at the point of intersection with the northerly line of Bristol Street and the westerly line of Bond Street; running thence northerly along the westerly line of Bond Street 119.06 feet to the southerly line of San Domingo Alley; thence westerly along said alley 46.15 feet; thence southerly at right angles to Bristol Street 26 feet; thence Easterly at right angles and parallel to Bristol Street 25 feet; thence southerly at right angels to Bristol Street 90 feet to the northerly line of said street; Thence easterly along the northerly line of Bristol Street 48 feet to the point or place of beginning. PARCEL
“B” ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the City of Buffalo, County of Erie and State of New York, being part of Lot 17, Township 11, Range 8 of the Holland Land Company's Survey, described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the northerly line of Bristol Street at the distance of 325 feet easterly from the intersection of the easterly line of
City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency Request for Proposals 2024 First Time Homebuyer Assistance Program
The City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency (BURA) is seeking submittals from qualified Community Based Organizations (CBO) to administer the First Time Homebuyer Assistance Program. The goal of the program is to provide financial assistance to first time homebuyers to purchase a home and help create a wealth building opportunity for income eligible applicants, especially historically underserved and minority borrowers. Any organization interested in applying to provide services under this contract must meet the requirements specified in this Request for Proposals (RFP). Respondents must have qualified staff on hand for this contract and be ready to begin work on the anticipated contract start-up date of September 1, 2024. It is anticipated that a minimum of 1-2 groups will be selected to work on a prepared scope of services and benchmarks. Additional program and activity benchmarks, specific to geographic priority areas, will be negotiated upon the award of the contracts to the selected organizations.
OBTAINING A COPY OF THE
RFP: To obtain a copy of the RFP, organizations can visit our website at https://www.buffalourbanrenewal. com/rfps/, contact the City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency at 716-8514769 or pick-up a copy in Room 901 or Room 315 City Hall. Any addenda issued for this RFP will be published at the above-referenced website and will be provided to all groups that have submitted a Notice of Intent to Respond letter to BURA. Request for Proposal submissions are due, no later than, August 15, 2024, 4:00pm (EDT) to:
Yvonne C. McCray, Director of Housing City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency 65 Niagara Square Room 315 City Hall Buffalo NY 14202
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City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency
Request for Proposals
2024 Community Partnerships Initiative (CPI)
The City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency (BURA) is seeking submittals from qualified Community Based Organizations (CBO) to participate in the Community Partnerships Initiative (CPI). The overall goal of the Community Partnerships Initiative is to continue to build and sustain healthy and stable neighborhoods through the creation of affordable housing rehabilitation and homeownership opportunities and by addressing neighborhood qualify of life issues and concerns through programs implemented by the Community Based Organization network. All organizations interested in applying to provide programs and services under this contract must meet the requirements specified in this Request for Proposals (RFP). Respondents must have qualified staff on hand for this contract and be ready to begin work on the anticipated contract start-up date of September 1, 2024. It is anticipated that a minimum of 2-6 groups will be selected to work on a prepared scope of services and benchmarks. Additional program and activity benchmarks, specific to geographic priority areas, will be negotiated upon the award of the contracts to the selected organizations.
OBTAINING A COPY OF THE RFP: To obtain a copy of the RFP, organizations can visit our website at https://www.buffalourbanrenewal. com/rfps/, contact the City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency at 716-8514769 or pick-up a copy in Room 901 or Room 315 City Hall. Any addenda issued for this RFP will be published at the above-referenced website and will be provided to all groups that have submitted a Notice of Intent to Respond letter to BURA. Request for Proposal submissions are due, no later than, August 15, 2024, 4:00pm (EDT) to:
Yvonne C. McCray, Director of Housing City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency 65 Niagara Square Room 315 City Hall Buffalo NY 14202
PROBATE CITATION File No. 2023-4557
SURROGATE’S COURTERIE COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent
TO: Julie Levine, Any and all persons who are, or who claim to be heirs at law, next of Kin, distributes of the 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 and HON. LETITIA JAMES -_Attorney General of the State of New York and JENNIFER G. FLANNERY - Erie County Public Administrator.
A petition having been duly filed by Bernard Koenig , who is domiciled at 292 Baseline Rd East, London, Ontario, Canada, N6C 2P4 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Erie County, at 92 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, New York, on September 26 ,2024 , at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Arnold Koenig a/k/a Arnold Isaac Koenig a/k/a Arnold I. Koenig lately domiciled at 11 Ensminger Road, Tonawanda, NY 14150 admitting to probate a Will dated August 25, 2022 (a Codicil dated ) a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Arnold Koenig deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that X Letters Testamentary issue to Bernard Koenig
Letters of Trusteeship issue to Letters of Administration c.t.a. issue to (State any further relief requested) Hon. Acea M. Mosey-Surrogate Dated, Attested and Sealed July 30, 2024
Linda M. Wiedrick, Chief Clerk Yoram Nachimovsky-Attorney for Petitioner Telephone Number- (212) 267-1157
Address of Attorney: Yoram Nachimovsky, PLLC 225 Broadway, Suite 2018, New York, NY 10007
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/ BIDS: RFP 240043 – TRANSIT BUS RECOVERY VEHICLE
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/ BIDS: IFB 240040 – AIR DRYER PARTS
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NFTA PROCUREMENT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/ BIDS: IFB 240022: 2024-2025 SEASONAL
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CAITLIN ABDULLA LLC filed Articles of Organization with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/29/2024. Office location: Erie County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 50 FOUNTAIN PLAZA, SUITE 1400, BUFFALO, NY, 14202, Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 15
Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company
1343 JEFFERSON AVE 716 LLC filed Articles of Organization with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/31/2024. Office location: Erie County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1343 JEFFERSON AVE BUFFALO, NY 14208. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
JULY 11, 18, 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 15
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Big Blue Woodland LLC filed Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 12, 2024. Office Location: Erie County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served upon him or her to 272 Doncaster Road, Kenmore, NY 14217. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. No specific duration attached to LLC.
JULY 11, 18, 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 15
Notice of Formation of a Domestic Limited Liability Company Gazpacho Productions, LLC’s Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Department of State on 6/10/24. LLC's office location is 47 Bridgeman St, Buffalo, NY in Erie County. New York’s Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom process may be served. The NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 47 Bridgeman St, Buffalo, NY 14207. Purpose of LLC: any lawful purpose. No specific duration attached to LLC.
July 11, 18, 25 August 1, 8, 15
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Name of LLC: The BonTemps Firm Retail, LLC DBA Public Flower Date of filing of Articles of Organization with the NY Dept. of State: 08/30/2022. Office of the LLC: (710 Kensington Avenue Buffalo, NY, 14215), 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 (232 Allen Street Buffalo, 14201). Purpose of LLC: (Retail). No specific duration attached to LLC.
JULY 11, 18, 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 15
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[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.]
August 15, 22, 29, September 12
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Bills Routed in Preseason Opener Against Bears in 33-6 Loss
The Bills greeted their fans with an uninspired performance against a young up and coming Chicago Bears team last week.
Former Buffalo Bills Defensive Coordinator Eric Washington (Bears DC) unit dominated the line of scrimmage and did not allow the Bills running or passing game to get any rhythm. The Bills could only muster 77 rushing and 123 passing yards respectively.
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COUNTY OF ERIE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS For Isle View Park Enhancements
ECDPW PROJECT NO. 2024-913-01
Sealed bids for Civil/Site Construction 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 10:30 AM local time on September 4, 2024, at which time they will be opened and read aloud. A site visit is scheduled for 20 August 2024 at 11:00 am est. at Isle View Park. Erie County MBE/WBE/SDVOB, Apprenticeship program, and Local and Disadvantaged Workforce requirements may apply to this project. Additional information must be found at the Erie County website at https://www3.erie.gov/dpw/ or at the New York State Contract Reporter website at http://www.nyscr.ny.gov. Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) are encouraged to respond. Funding for this project is being provided by the New York State Department of State (NYS DOS) with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund. The selected contractor must comply with all provisions in the contract between the NYS DOS and the County, including the NYS DOS MWBE goals. Project elements identified on the “Isle View Park Enhancements Department of State Set” plan set are subject to the NYS DOS MWBE participation goal which has been established at $127,500, with 50% participation from NYS certified Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (MBE) and 50% participation from NYS certified Women-Owned Business Enterprises (WBE) which can be identified using the NYS Directory of Certified Firms (https:// ny.newnycontracts.com/). Respondents must demonstrate in detail how they expect to achieve this goal.
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Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company
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LLC filed Articles of Organization with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/22/2024. Office location: Erie County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 54 Niagara Falls Blvd, Tonawanda, NY 14223. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
JULY 11, 18, 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 15
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIABILITY COMPANY
Tilliam Properties LLC/PLLC. Date of NYS Article of Operation filing is June 18, 2024. Office of LLC is 426 14th Street, Buffalo NY 14213 Erie County. The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom the process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of the process to the LLC at 426 14th Street Buffalo NY 14213. Purpose of LLC is Real Estate.
July 25, August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company
1339 WALL STREET LLC filed Articles of Organization with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 5/7/2024. Office location: Erie County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1339 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14208. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
JULY 11, 18, 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 15
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Name of LLC: The LFit Experience LLC Date of filing of Articles of Organization with the NY Dept. of State: November 12, 2020. Office of the LLC: Niagara 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 767 Legacy Drive , Apt. 203, Lewiston, NY 14092. Purpose of LLC: Health and Wellness. No specific duration attached to LLC.
JULY 11, 18, 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 15
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•HEALING BY THE WATER @ FREEDOM PARK, Foot of Ferry Every Thursday continues thru Sept. 12. Music, food, vendors & More
LEGAL NOTICE
The Chicago Bears, fresh off their Hall of Fame football game a week ago, clearly came to play. One glaring area of concern with the Bills team is the back up quarterback position - where neither Mitchell Trubisky or Shane Buechele belong in the NFL. Yes, it’s that bad! Trubisky continues to throw the football behind wide open receivers in practice and now in live games. Trubisky was drafted 4th overall by the Chicago Bears and never really adjusted to the speed of the game. He was God awful last year playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers and his only claim to fame is that he looks like an NFL style QB. The game is way too fast for Trubisky and the best job for him is to hold a clip board on the sideline and think about becoming an insurance salesman.
Shane Buechele should not even hold a clipboard on the sidelines. He should be cut and Bills General Manager Brandon Beane must scour the waiver wire for a competent backup QB. Beane should have signed Tyrod Taylor when he had the opportunity during free agency back in February. Even through Ed Oliver was shaken up on first play of the Chicago Bears game his presence will be critical for a successful 2024 season. Oliver and Da Quan Jones will be the anchors of the defensive unit. Buffalo Bills rookie defensive tackle Dewayne Carter will make his presence known along with Austin Johnson and DeShawn Williams as part of the regular rotation. Bills linebackers led by veteran Matt Milano, and second year players Terrel Bernard, Dorian Williams along with veteran newcomer Deion Jones will be challenged to perform at a high level.
I don’t see Matt Milano starting the season, instead possibly playing sometime into the second half of the season due to his serious knee and leg injury from last season in the game played in London.
The former Atlanta Falcon Super Bowl starting linebacker Deion Jones is coming off numerous shoulder injuries, and if he can stay on the field could contribute along with Nicholas Morrow. I hope often injured Baylon Spector can last at least four games . He could be cut due to his injury prone career. The Edge rushers starters AJ Epenesa and Greg Rousseau will be joined by veterans Von Miller, Dawuane Smoot, and Casey Toohill. “My Diamond in the Rough” on defensive unit is Edge rusher rookie Javon Solomon. Pay close attention to his speed and physical toughness that number 56 will bring to this unit. The defensive back starters at corner Kaiir Elam and Rasul Douglas with Taron Johnson (our gadget man), Christian Benford, Ja’Marcus Ingram rounding out the core guys.
The Bills safety position will be a work in progress due to injuries to Mike Edwards and Cole Bishop. The starters right now are Taylor Rapp and Damar Hamlin. I see recent veteran additions Terrell Burgess and Kareem Jackson becoming impact players on this unit. Burgess has already made plays in practice and almost had a three-interception day back on August 8th. The two inceptions showed his awareness and savvy ball hawking skills. “I’m not to vocal but lead by example and do whatever I can learn the playbook and a really nice system to play within,” Burgess said.
There are two types of players that Coaches hate - one that does everything you tell him to do and those that don’t anything you tell them. It’s his 5th year in the NFL and Burgess could become a key contributor on the back end.
Buffalo Bills new Defensive secondary Coach Jahmile Addae has brought a new attitude and Kaiir Elam already seems to be flourishing in it. Elam and Douglas are now bumping the opposing receivers at the line of scrimmage which makes Elam’s athletic ability that much more effective on the football field.
I’m looking for Bills secondary to be much more aggressive on the corners since Poyer and Hyde are no longer playing the Safety positions. Please remember to be a GOOD sport. Follow George Radney on Realdealsportsshow.com .
*Read more Sports as well as Check the Out Rise Up Right Sports Highlights this week on BuffChallNews.com
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THURSDAY AUGUST 15
Food Truck Thursdays @ Northland Workforce Training Center 683 Northland Avenue 5-7 p.m.,family activities FREE!
MIDNIGHT BASKETBALL League hosted by VOICE Buffalo Every Thursday now thru - August 29th 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Resource Council of WNY 347 E Ferry St .
FRIDAY AUGUST 16
The Kamala Harris For President campaign Grand Opening headquarters @ 193 Delaware Ave, 5-8 PM. For more info call716-602-5877.
SATURDAY AUGUST 17
Taking It To The Streets MLK Park. 11 a.m.-until.
BFNC "Think Good Feel Good" Mother And Daughter Luncheo 12 noon - 3:00 p.m. Free. Reserve by emailing to mbradbury@bfnc.org. MORE INFO: bfnc.org.
SUPERSTAR SATURDAY Bookbag Giveaway and more 1339 Jefferson Ave. 11a.m.3p.m. (See pg.7)
SATURDAY AUGUST 17
MARCUS GARVEY DAY, Saturday August 17 from 12 noon to 8 p.m., 175 Oakmont Ave. (See Page 10)
WALK TO CURE ARTHRITIS Delaware Park, Ring Rd. , 9:30 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. Walk walktocurearthritis.org/
Urban Farm Day 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. free, self-guided, and no tickets are required. go to https://www.gardensbuffaloniagara.com/urban-farmday-tour
Back to School Giveaway Buffalo Central Terminal. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 495 Paderewski Drive hosted byFillmore Council Member Mitch Nowakowski
SUNDAY AUGUST 18
TAKING IT TO THE STREETS PART 2, MLK Park 11 a.m.-until.
MONDAY AUGUST 19
African Heritage Food Co-Op Community Meeting, First Centennial Baptist Church, 273 High Street, 5-6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 21
A free homeownership informational session 5-7 p.m. at the Merriweather Library, 1234 Jefferson at E. Utica . ( See Page 7)
SATURDAY AUGUST 24
Gina Davis Walk/Ride 4 Hope, MLK Park, 9 a.m. –1p.m. Hosted by Jes Breathe Cancer Awareness Group.
SUNDAY AUGUST 25
WUFO Annual Radio Back pack Giveaway. 5 Days 5 Locations Stay tuned to power965radio.com For The Locations
MONDAY AUGUST 26
Recovery Stories: Share poems and stories of recovery from anything. 5:30p.m. to 7:00pm at 907 Michigan Ave.
African Heritage Food Co-Op Community Meeting, First Centennial Baptist Church, 273 High Street, 5-6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY AUGUST 31
The Community Market and That Brown Bag Labor Day Bazaar, 5 Walden Avenue. Opens 10 a.m. (909)637-6985 (www.noi.com
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PINE GRILL 2024: ANOTHER GLORIOUS REUNION!
converged on MLK Park the last two Sundays for the "Mother of all Reunions" - The African American Cultural Center's Pine Grill Jazz Reunion. This past Sunday featured national recording artist and renowned smooth jazz saxophonist Najee. Buffalo's own Daniel Powell, Najee's drummer, brought the house down with an awesome drum solo. Daniel's proud mother, Mrs. Olivia Brown and equally proud cousin, were on hand to cheer him on. They're pictured in the top left corner of the photo display and he's right under them! Thanks Cultural Center for another great event!
Photos by The Challenger and Tracey Mullen.