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JAZZ IN JULY!
It’s A Pappy Martin Legacy/ Masten Jazz Festival Weekend! Page 8
RISE UP RIGHT
South Africa’s “Gift” To the Bisons! Page 12
One God, One Aim One Destiny
Photo by RONNIE TILLMAN
RESTORING BUFFALO’S UNIA-ACL LEGACY
CULTURE
Shakespeare…and Beyonce? Page 4
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ICON
Miss Barbara: Buffalo’s First Lady of Dance Page 10
Imperial Market Is Bigger And Better! Celebrates Grand Re-Opening! Page 7
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Highlights From The 2018 Rochester International Jazz Fest
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ROCHESTER JAZZ FESTIVAL PHOTOS BY DAVID JONES AND FORMER BUFFALONIAN GREGORY SAVAGE.
BY GEORGE RADNEY
t’s funny how quickly 9 days can breezy by when you having fun and enjoying the very best there is in serious jazz/festival music. The festival once again was more about the people you don’t know instead of the people you do. *Christian Sands Trio was my pick for best performance at 2018 RIJF. Christian has electrifying hand speed on the piano and the chemistry he has with his drummer was captivating. He re – invented several jazz classics into modern day upbeat tunes. He’s a must see if you plan on attending other Jazz Festivals later this year. *JazzMeia Horn has a perfect name for a jazz singer; is it live or Memorex? Jazzmeia is a rising star, who you must see live and truly experience her mesmerizing voice. *Miles Electric Band – This consortium of musicians was a last minute replacement for
a band named St. Germain. It turned to be a blessing in disguise, this orchestra led by Miles Davis nephew Vincent Wilburn on drums along with Jeremy Pelt on Trumpet, David Gilmore, Jr. on lead guitar, and 8 other well-seasoned musicians , who have all performed with major recording artist including Michael Jackson, Beyonce, and Chick Corea just to name a few. *Bobby Militello – Buffalo’s own Bobby Militello’s six piece band performed smooth jazz classics like “Joshua”, and my favorite of his set “Milestone”. *Liz Vice performed with passion, and some of the most heartfelt songs I have ever heard. The Oregon native along with her band were on point with their performance. * Songs of Freedom –The one true diamond in the ruff was singer Alicia Olatuja, who sang with style, grace, and plenty of passion. She’s quite beautiful and a talent to watch in the future. *Nicholas Payton Front & Center – Mr. Payton’s pianist was superb along with his drummer who both played with fire on “How Deep is the Ocean. Payton is a remarkable trumpet player with the purest sounding notes coming from his trumpet and is a future legend of jazz. *DEVA Mahal – Is the daughter of legendary Blues artist Taj Mahal and Inshirah a dancer, artist, and educator. She’s an up and coming artist touring off her debut album. *Butcher Brown - Is a young smooth, funky but well- seasoned R&B jazz fu-
AROUND TOWN Community Garage Sale Find bargains or hunt for unique treasures at the Community Garage Sale at the City of Rochester Public Market on Sundays Now Through Oct.,14th from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Garage Sale dates are the following Sundays: July 22, 29; Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26; Sept. 9, 23, 30; Oct. 7 and 14. For vendor info and applications go to www.cityofrochester.gov/garagesales, dor call 428-6907 from 7 a.m. to noon, Tuesday through Friday.
sion band out of Richmond, Va. *Tower of Power closed out the jazz Festival on its 50th Anniversary Tour, with a spectacle tribute to James Brown with new lead vocalist Marcus young from Memphis, Tenn. TP’s performance was a fitting conclusion to the 2018 Rochester International Jazz Festival.
*The Black Cinema Series, presented by the Rochester Association of Black Journalists and the Little Theatre, contin-
ues this month with a special screening of "Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami," an electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of the pop culture megaicon. The screening will be 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 27 at the Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. in Rochester's East End District. For details, go to https://thelittle.org/series/ black-cinema-series
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AREA BRIEFS Restore Our Community Coalition Honors Pathfinders The Restore Our Coalition Community (ROCC) will honor pathfinders in the fight to restore the beauty of Humboldt Parkway. Honorees include Clarke E. Eaton (deceased), former State Senator Antoine. Thompson and Assembly member Crystal Peoples-Stokes. The event will be held on Friday, July 20 at the.Adams Mark Hotel.
Beloved Community Reception for Stephanie Cowart A Beloved Community Reception for Stephanie Cowart will take place on Sunday July 22 at 4 P.M. at the Saturn Club on Delaware Avenue. Ms. Cowart was the Executive Director of the Niagara Falls Housing Authority for over twenty years. Under her leadership, the Niagara Falls Housing Authority emerged as a high performing, award winner housing authority that provided affordable, safe and quality housing. The Beloved Community Reception is being hosted by the Honorable Rose H. Sconiers, Dr. Barbara Seals Nevergold and Dr. Catherine Fisher Collins. Donation is $50.00 per person and Dr. Nevergold can be contacted at (716) 913-1228 for tickets.
Community Meeting The Raising the Standard CDC's neighborhood redevelopment of two new single family homes to be built on the vacant lots on Purdy Street will hold a community meeting Wednesday July 18 from 6-7 p.m. at Zion Missionary Baptist Church 179 E. Ferry Street. For more information call 886-1362.
Challenger Community News Archive Topic of Lecture Members of the Buffalo State and Western New York communities are invited to attend a presentation by Marcella Griffin, Buffalo State graduate student in nonprofit administration, and Heather Gring, Burchfield Penney archivist, on Thursday, July 19, at 12:30 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center's Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Auditorium. Ms. Griffin, with the support of Ms. Gring, has completed the first half of her project titled "Improving Cultural Access: Exploring the Challenger Community News Archive." She will give an overview of her work from the spring semester and discuss the cultural impact of the Challenger Community News.
Free Legal Advice Clinic The Free Legal Advice Clinic is free of charge and open to the public. Lawyers will be on hand to discuss issues and give advice on any issues you have questions about. Hosted by WNY Council on Occupational Safety and Health (WNY COSH) and PUSH Buffalo, the clinic will be held at Our Lady of Hope Church corner of Lafayette and Grant on Thursday July 26 from 4:30 - 6:30p.m.
"ONE GOD, ONE AIM, ONE DESTINY”
Restoring Buffalo’s UNIA-ACL Legacy
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alik “Lion” Blyden is on a mission. For the past three years, the young activist/scholar has worked diligently to resurrect a division of Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association-African Communities League (UNIA-ACL) in Buffalo. His research and documentation of the UNIA’s impact in this city is nothing short of an historical treasure. The author of “Buffalo UNIA-ACL History,” Blyden founded Division 433 in February of 2015 along with six others and has served as president since its inception. The research he explained, serves as a guide to what the present-day UNIA-ACL can do today to help resolve some of the economic, social and political issues facing African Americans. -The Research, The Journey – Blyden was educated in Buffalo public schools, attended Buffalo State College and ECC, and worked with at-risk youth for 20 years. Currently self-employed, he and his wife Sophia have one daughter. The whole family is active in Division 433. Truth seeking and struggle is in Lion’s DNA. “My mom and dad worked in the community for Black people…so I’ve always had a connection to African and African American culture,” he recalled. His mother, retired youth worker Elaine Blyden, was chief of staff for Deputy Speaker ArMalik Lion Blyden (left) thur O. Eve for many years. She was also Managing Editor of the Challenger “back in the day” when Black folks were struggling valiantly for human and civil rights. The Attica rebellion was one such example of that struggle. Mr. Eve was a member of the Attica observers’ panel that unsuccessfully sought a peaceful ending to the inmate rebellion. Lion’s father, Herbert X . Blyden, an inmate at the time, was on the inside during the massacre. He was described in the New York Times as a “prison-educated civil rights activist who gave eloquent voice to 1,300 beleaguered inmates as their chief negotiator during the 1971 Attica prison uprising.“ Brother Herb drafted much of the Attica Manifesto, which documented specific abuses and sought a variety of remedies. His father, recalled Malik, gave him the nickname “Lion” after Simba Mlee, Challenger activist/photographer, and Blyden’s friend. “When I remember my dad I can picture him as a pillar of strength” Blyden said. “the same goes for my mom.” Malik is also related to renowned Pan-African scholar Edward Wilmot Blyden. That revelation spurred his interest to learn more about his lineage and ultimately Black history in general. He started attending classes at the Conscientious Workshops held on Mondays at the Merriweather Library. There he was introduced to the teachings of such great African thinkers and historians such as Dr. John Henrick Clark and others. “But it was Garvey’s story that got me,” he recalled, “specifically the story about the red, black and green flag and its significance to people of African Descent.” In the early 1900s a racist song poplar among White Americans was “Every Race Has a Flag But The Coon,” continued Blyden. The song so infuriated Garvey that he commissioned the Red, Black and Green flag as the standard of Pan Africanism. “Red is for the blood of African people. Black is for the skin of African people. Green is for the glorious land of Mother Africa that unifies us world wide,” he recited with pride. -UNIA BuffaloBlyden dedicated “almost every waking moment” during those three years researching the Garvey Movement and the UNIA-ACL in Buffalo/Niagara. Marcus Garvey is credited with building the largest Black organization in history. By 1926, the membership of the U.N.I.A. had grown to over 6 million members. Locally the first group of Garveyites were organized under Division #79. Like UNIA members around the country, members in Western New York owned restaurants, grocery stores, printing companies, credit unions and more. Garvey encouraged entrepreneurship and got millions of people to buy from Back-owned businesses. Continued Page 11
Kwame Toure (Stokely Carmichael)
Kwame Toure (Stokely Carmichael), was a civil-rights activist who in the 1960s originated the Black nationalism rallying slogan, “Black power!" He was the youngest person imprisoned for participating in the 1961 Freedom Rides. He was jailed for 49 days. After being arrested he moved away from MLK Jr’s nonviolence approach to selfdefense or “by any means necessary” manner. His activism included joining the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), picketing a Woolworth’s store in New York, and participating in sit-ins in Virginia and South Carolina. Although he received scholarships at prestigious White universities, he chose to attend an HBCU, Howard University in Washington D.C. He majored in philosophy and graduated with honors in 1964. He joined the SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) to help register Black voters in the south. He raised the number of registered Black voters from 70 to 2,600 which was 300 more than the White voters in the county. He founded his own party, the Lowndes County Freedom Organization and he chose a black panther as his logo. It later provided the inspiration for the Black Panthers organization. He gave an epic speech June 16th, 1966 in which he’s most known for. His speech came after the death of James Meredith, a civil rights activist that was the first Black perContinued Page 11
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Peace of the City
Shakespeare and…Beyonce?
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By Nanette D. Massey
ep, you heard it right. “Shakespeare Comes To 716” brought together over forty Buffalo teens for a performance of Taming Of The Shrew on Saturday, June 30th, at Shea’s Smith Theatre. Only this modern day adaptation included Beyonce, merengue music, Bob Fosse dance moves, a boy in a prom dress, an angry mother speaking French, Tina Turner’s “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” and even a New England Patriots "dis. " Some scholars say our reverence for Shakespeare is misplaced and that, in his day, he was a writer for ordinary people. If that is the case, The Bard himself could not have been prouder of Saturday’s performance. Shrew is the comic story of a strong willed woman married off by her father to a man who is intent on breaking her, like a horse, into the model of a properly submissive wife. This production took this as an opportunity instead to make a bold statement about gender roles, power, domestic violence, and #MeToo. The mostly black and brown cast featured teens hailing from Sudan, the Congo, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Yemen, Uganda, Jamaica, and of course Buffalo’s East and West Sides. Thirteen-year-old Bith Deng’s parents came from South Sudan in 2011. He played the elderly Gremio (“Mr. Gremlin” in this reworking), only stepping into the role two days before Thursday’s premiere. With his cane, bespeckled hat, and boyish face, the youngster couldn’t have been a more comedically excellent fit. “It was a challenge for me because I’m not a history person,” said Deng, so really nailing the meaning and context of his lines was a formidable task in such a short time. The production, now in its tenth year, is an offshoot of Peace Of The City, a youth ministry that is the twenty-six year brainchild of Executive Director Diann Takens. Inspired during her college years by Rev. Tony Campolo, spiritual advisor to President Bill Clinton, she ministered in poor communities in Camden, N.J., with an organization called Urban Promise. Diann brought what she learned to Buffalo and began POTC in a poverty challenged part of the city’s West Side. It started as an after school homework help club and “evolved organically,” said Diann, “based on whatever the young people and the families were presenting as what’s needed in order to lead a meaningful life and achieve their goals.” Today literacy, college prep work, crafts, dance, employment training, and court, school, and hospital advocacy all fall under the mission’s umbrella. Diann was sparked to include Shakespeare productions after Rev. Jeff Carter, founder of Buffalo’s Ephesus Ministries, read the famous Hamlet soliloquy at his daughter Rebekah’s 2008 funeral. A thick hush fell over the room. Rev. Carter proved those stories, though hundreds of years old, could be made relevant in today’s youth’s lives. Rashed El-Waseem, perfectly cast as Lucentio (“Lucas Charming”) said of the material’s complexity “after Shakespeare, anything feels possible.” Justin Hawkins (18) did not flinch for one second from the lead role of Petruchio, listed in the playbill as a “beast of a man.” “In real life I’m the opposite of Petruchio,” he contends. Justin has been involved with Peace Of The City since the sixth grade. “They’re not some boring keepkids-off-the-street after school program, they’re for real.” He first met the largely white staff and couldn’t imagine what these people could offer him. “These were real God-fearing people and I got genuine love from them all. If it weren’t for them, I would be on the streets, or dead, or in jail for real.” Justin graduated last month from Health Sciences Charter School and is starting at Buffalo State College in August. Others of this year’s graduating crop announced that they are headed to St. Bonaventure, Cornell, Alfred University, and Mercyhurst. I was amazed at how committed to their roles each of the actors were, and their clear commitment to each other as a cast and a team. The play itself has a lot of characters masquerading as other people to keep up with, plot twists, archaic language, but none of that mattered. I was entertained for every one of the ninety minutes. The dance numbers were splashy and well rehearsed, and the fun the cast was obviously having was infectious. The theatre was packed on the third night of its run when I went to see it. Delaware Park’s famous production has a serious contender for Buffalo’s summer hearts. I, for one, cannot wait to see what the group has in store for next year. Peace of The City's new home in the refurbished school #77 building on Plymouth Avenue is easily accessible by NFTA bus route numbers 12, 7, and 3. To find out how you can donate to this mission, or get your kids involved, call (716) 828-8683, or go to PeaceOfTheCity.org.
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HEALTH MATTERS
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Can People of Color Get Skin Cancer?
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By Ilene L. Rothman, MD Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Dermatology
t’s a myth that people of color, including African-Americans, Asians, Hispanics, Native Americans and Pacific Islanders, don’t get skin cancer. In fact, Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley died at the age of 36 from a rare form of melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer. While people with darker skin don’t get skin cancer as frequently as do Caucasians, when it is diagnosed in a person of color, the cancer is often more advanced, more difficult to treat, and more likely to be fatal. Three skin cancer types you need to know about are basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and melanoma. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation, from sun exposure or tanning beds, plays a major role in the development of all types of skin cancer, especially basal cell carcinoma. However, other factors are important as well and may play a particularly prominent role in pigmented skin especially in cases of squamous cell cancer and melanoma. These factors include burn scars, chronic injury, a depressed immune system (such as after organ transplant), skin lupus, albinism and non-healing leg ulcers. Melanoma in people of color is uncommon, and 75 percent of cases appear on skin areas not typically exposed to the sun, such as the palms, soles, mouth, genitals, and under fingernails and toenails. Among African Americans, 30 percent to 40 percent of melanomas are found on the soles of the feet. Therefore it may be overlooked and thus diagnosed at a more advanced stage. Be sun smart. Everyone must protect his or her skin from the sun. Both ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) rays damage the skin and cause wrinkling, premature aging, and skin cancer. While darker skin does not burn as easily, it’s the damage you can’t see right away that is particularly worrisome. I recommend using a broad-spectrum sunscreen (i.e., protects against both UVA and UVB rays) with an SPF of at least 30 every day. Reapply every two hours while outdoors, be sure your sunscreen is water-resistant and reapply it more frequently when you are swimming or exercising. Check your skin regularly. Skin cancer can develop anywhere on the skin, which means you must check everywhere, from head to toe. Notice any spot that looks irregular or has changed as well as a sore that does not heal. Getting familiar with your skin will help you notice growths that change or stand out as different or suspicious. Aim to look at your skin once a month. Here’s how to check. Raise your hands, and stand before a full-length mirror to examine your body’s front, back and sides. Use a hand mirror to check the back of your neck, scalp, back and buttocks. Bend your elbows to examine your forearms, and check your upper arms, hands and palms. Check the front and back of your legs, feet, soles and between your toes. If any spots are different from the others, or are changing, itching, or bleeding, make an appointment to see a dermatologist. Check all your fingernails and toenails for a band of brown or black pigment, or an extension of pigment to the side or base of a nail. If you find any suspicious marks or lesions, be sure to show your health care provider. Find more information on skin cancer among people of color at www.skinofcolorsociety.org Get Checked! Come to our Free Skin Cancer Screening at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center on Thursday, August 9. Register at Roswellpark.org/skinscreening or by calling 1-800-ROSWELL (1-800-767-9355).
Artfarms Launches Free Summer Lunch Program and Farmstand
Artfarms will once again host a Summer Lunch program at their Tree Table located at the Michigan-Riley Farm, corner of Michigan Avenue and Laurel Street. The program runs now through August 22. The site will be serving on weekdays from Noon to 1 p.m. Youth up to age 18 can get a free lunch and we'll have some activities for them as well. Artfarms also launched a farmstand this year at Michigan Riley. We're selling affordably priced produce grown on the farm every Saturday from 10AM2PM at the Tree Table. We've been fortunate to partner with Grassroots Gardens this year and will be building community beds for any families who would like to adopt one and grow their own food this summer. For more information visit Artfams Facebook page: facebook.com/artfarms
Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG
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FAITH & FAMILY
WHEN PRAISES GO UP!
National Recording Artist Melvin Williams to Headline 32nd Annual Gospelfest
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he 32 Annual Gospelfest Takes place Saturday July 28 from 2-9p.m. in MLK Park. Over 25 choirs, groups, and praise dance ministries will be performing including national recording artist, Melvin Williams (pictured right) of the Renown Williams Brothers! Some of the participants include: Angel Vox, Metropolitan Voices of Unity, Sherri Singletary, Sons of Thunder, Delvin Payton, Jermaine Barber of Rochester N.Y., (rappers) J. Prince & Henry T., Bessie Patterson & The Citywide choir, April Moore, Rashad Howard, Denise Smith, The Oldies But Goodies, Elim praise Dance Ministry, Sanctified Flow of Niagara Falls, N.Y. King Solomon Praise Dance Ministry, Keisha Jacobs, Unity Baptist Church Choir and others. Cynthia Hall and Friends will open the festival with Praise & Worship! Prayer Ministries are welcome to come and pray throughout the park at any time!! Our world needs a lot of PRAYER!!! Come early bring your folding chairs and plan to stay all day! The festival is free to the public but is sponsored in part by: M&T Bank, Lombardo Funeral Home , Mayor Byron Brown ,Councilman Darius G. Pridgen , Legislator Barbara Miller-Williams, African Cultural Center, Councilman Rasheed Wyatt, GBUAHN . Senator Tim , Unyts, ECMC Medical , Edwards Funeral Home, Wegmans Foods, and Buffalo Teacher’s Federation Inc.
We Are Family Community Fun Day
D.I.V.A.S for Christ Inc. and Elder Lavelle Gamblin presents We Are Family Community Fun Day Saturday July 21, 11am-2pm at Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church 406 Sycamore Ave Free Food & Drinks
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Zion Missionary Baptist Church News Zion Missionary Baptist Church announces: **Prayer Line every Monday at 8am **Watch us on Spectrum Channel 20 every Saturday at 3pm & Sunday at 9:30pm **Women's Ministry Line Dance Fellowship -FREE **Social Media Paint Night $35 Zion Missionary Baptist Church is located at 179 E. Ferry St., For more information contact the church office at 886-1362.Rev C.M. Jenkins II is Host Pastor.
30th Pastoral Anniversary at Hopewell Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Dennis Lee, Jr., Pastor of the Hopewell Baptist Church will be celebrating his 30th Pastoral Anniversary at the Hopewell Baptist Church, 1301 Fillmore Avenue, Buffalo, NY. Guests are: New Zion/Memorial Baptist Church - Rev. Dr. John W. Williams, Pastor, Friday, July 20, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. ** Greater Hope Baptist Church - Rev. Dr. James C. Blackburn, Jr., Pastor, Sunday, July 22, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend. WNY FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP TO HOST HOUR OF POWER SERVICE
Dr. James A. Lewis III, WNY District Overseer and the Full Gospel Fellowship Churches, will host an “Hour of Power” series, “Servants Serving Together,” 7 pm July 20, at Impacting Love Global Ministries International. 341 Grider Street.
WORSHIP THIS WEEK WORSHIP THIS WEEK
FAITH & FAMILY
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Justice Sconiers To Serve With Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry The Honorable Rose H. Sconiers was elected to a six-year term on the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church at its 79th General Convention in Austin Texas on July 8, 2018. She will serve with Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry, a son of St. Philip's Episcopal Church. The Executive Council is the body that is charged with implementing some of the resolutions that were passed at the 79th General Convention. Justice Sconiers is excited about the opportunity to help promote Justice Sconiers the "Jesus Movement,", described as the educational, missional and leadership programs which Presiding Bishop Curry enunciated right after his installation as the 27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church on November 1, 2015. The 80th General Convention will be held in 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Taking It To The Streets “Fruit of The Spirit” Prayer Breakfast Taking It To the Streets will host a Fruit of the Spirit Prayer Breakfast on July 21 at 11a.m. at ZionQuest Christian Fellowship Church, 4600 Union Road. Taking It To The Streets organization is celebrating 30 years of the Soul Saving Crusade Rally. Pastor Anita O. Williams is the founder. For further info, please email Dr. Cassandra L. SalterSmith at revdrclss@gmail.com by July 19th or sooner. Over the years Taking It To The Streets, a 501 (c) 3 organization, has provided rallies, conferences, and seminars in Martin Luther King Park to encourage, enhance and promote health and wellness for the total person. This two day event will be held this year on August 18 and 19.
United Coalition of Churches & Brotherhood Monthly Fellowship United Coalition of Churches & Brotherhood (U.C.C.B.) will be holding our men's monthly fellowship breakfast on July 21 from 10a.m.12noon at Kingdom Dimension Ministries located at 582 Kensington corner of Castle place where Bishop James Foye Jr. is the host Pastor. We will discuss some of the campaigns we have been implementing such as the stores selling our kids those toy guns with candy to attract them and the "Deadly" knives they are also selling to our youth which both are promoting violence in our neighborhoods along with other campaigns that are soon to follow i.e., voter registration, back to school gift bags, and Buffalo Awakening Revival. We invite any church leaders, organizations, neighborhood groups and the public to attend! Pastor Charles H.Walker II-President...Bishop James L.Foye Jr.-Vice President...Elder Maurice Haggins-Sargent-At-Arms... Brother Isam B. AbdellatifTreasurer.
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Bigger & Better!
Imperial Market to Host Grand Re-opening Block Party By Seth Redd For over twenty-five years Imperial Market has operated in the Bailey Kensington neighborhood providing its customers with the “in and out” experience that we’ve all come to expect from a corner-store. But now after months of renovations, nearly twomillion dollars ($2,000,000) of investment and elbow grease; Imperial market has redefined itself as a premier neighborhood store and community business. It is now bigger, better, and has a whole lot more to offer. To celebrate its re-opening Imperial Market will host a block party at their location in the BaileyKensington Plaza and overflowing to Davidson street with bounce houses, free food, giveaways and prizes such as TVs, gift cards, and more. The event is free of charge and all are welcome on Saturday, July 21 starting at noon till 6:00 p.m. Imperial Market has become a hybrid between a convivence store and a super market with competitive prices. Imperial Market fills an important gap in the community by offering everything “supermarket” such as: fresh produce, an on-site butcher and deli counter, with a full-service take-out. Imperial Market prides itself on being a clean family and community-oriented business where anyone can shop safely and comfortably. The managment has made the decision to no longer sell alcoholic beverages because of their sensitivity to the needs of the community. In the past they sold alcoholic beverages and maintained a liquor license. They are now focused more intently to provide healthy, nutritious and delicious food. “It’s up to businesses and members of the community to work together to make the neighborhood a better place,” said Tony of Imperial Market. The enterprise has created forty-five (45) new jobs based on their private investment. Their commitment to the wellbeing of the community is obvious; as they make strides to fulfil the neighborhood’s need for nutritious food and a safe environment, while providing quality service in a clean and healthy atmosphere. Let’s, all together, celebrate this accomplishment and build
Together, we help save lives Please join ECMC and Unyts as we support the national initiative, Every Community Has Opportunity (ECHO) – the opportunity to save and heal lives.
Friday, July 20th • 1:00pm-3:00pm ECMC Main Building, Overflow Cafeteria, 2nd Floor 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, New York 14215 FREE PARKING! Focusing on the importance of donation and transplantation in multicultural communities, ECMC and Unyts will co-host a special Diverse Desserts reception for our friends and neighbors, featuring delectable desserts from many area bakeries. Please come and learn more about the many ways organ donation can help our families, friends and neighbors
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Entertainment
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Some of the Headline Acts from LR Carmen Lundy, Curtis Lundy, Drea D'nur, Theo Croker
HISTORY OF PAPPY MARTIN LEGACY - MASTEN JAZZ FESTIVAL In 1996, James “Pappy” Martin collaborated with Councilmember Byron Brown, Darryl Peebles, Council President James Pitts and Steve Porter to implement an innovative community enhancement program entitled Masten Jazz Festival. In 2015, upon the passing of Pappy Martin who continued the festival, the name was changed to the Pappy Martin Legacy – Masten Jazz Festival. It is held on the grounds of the Buffalo Museum of Science in Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, the heart and crown jewel of the Masten District. Over the past 22 years, there have been performances by many internationally acclaimed musicians including: Nasar Abadey, JD Allen, Bootsie Barnes, Gary Bartz, Andy Bey, Junie Booth, Brownman, George Caldwell, Wayne Escoffery, Dodo Greene, Phillip Harper, Winard Harper, Freddie Hendrix, Curtis Lundy, Spider Martin, Jeremy Pelt, Wallace Roney, Vanessa Rubin, Serious Young Musicians, Straight Ahead, Malachi Thompson, Camille Thurman, Al Tinney, Mike Wade, Donald Walden, Bobby Watson, Rodney Whitaker and Warren Wolf, among others. The festival has also presented many local musicians: Bilal Abdullah, Zaid Aleem, Rodney Appleby, Ben Clyburn, Brian Freeman, Douglas Gaston, Jaman, Nikki Hicks, Will Holton, Danny Jelks, Carol McLaughlin, Bobby Militello, Janice Mitchell, William Murphy, Larry Salter, Gregory Treadwell and Jerry Youngman, to name a few, along with students from the Love Supreme School of Music. Buffalo is a city with deep roots in the jazz tradition. It once touted numerous venues that showcased jazz performances: Blue Note, Bon Ton, Calumet, Colored Musicians' Club, Little Harlem, Pine
Grill, Moonglow, Revilot, Royal Arms, Shalimar and many more. The city is home to several jazz giants and provided mentors, teachers and audiences for hundreds of developing musicians. This festival is dedicated to keeping that legacy alive as it reinforces confidence, in young and old, that Western New York is a place to not only present world renowned musicians, but also, develop and nurture future musicians. The Pappy Martin Legacy – Masten Jazz Festival provides a tangible form of commitment to strengthening jazz as a viable entity while offering a festival that honors the artistic, historic and cultural contributions of jazz. The festival celebrates, educates and elevates this very deserving original American art form.... jazz. It further serves as an outreach to all neighborhoods making music accessible to everyone by keeping it free open to the public.
The 2018 Jazz Festival Line-Up Sunday, July 22
2p.m. - 8p.m. Love Supreme PM Drea d'Nur JazzCats (from Bahamas) George Caldwell and Bobby Lavell Theo Croker : Star Nation People
Sunday, July 29
PAPPY MARTIN
The PAPPY MARTIN LEGACY - MASTEN JAZZ FESTIVAL will be held on the grounds of the Buffalo Museum of Science (1020 Humboldt Parkway Buffalo, NY 14211)
2pm - 8pm Carol Milhouse:Gospel Meets Jazz Bilal Nugravee Brian Freeman Quintet Curtis Lundy and Legacy Carmen Lundy Sponsors include: Chamber Music
America, Mayor Byron W. Brown/ City of Buffalo, Councilmember Ulysses O. Wingo, Councilmember Rasheed N.C. Wyatt, Councilmember Darius D. Pridgen, Erie County
Legislator Babrbara Miller-Williams, Erie County Legislator April Baskin, M&T Bank and Senator Tim Kennedy
Entertainment
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Musicians Club Mural
Artist Lineup For The Colored Musicians Club (CMC) International Jazz Fest
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HOT FUN! SUMMER IN THE CITY!
FRIDAY JULY 20 The 2018 CMC International Jazz Festival kicks off Monday July 23rd with a ground breaking 49th Annual Grease Pole lineup at several area venue’s until July 28. More festival info, and advance pass purchases go Festival, July 20 thru Sunday to cmcjazzfest.com July 22, all•May day, 9, Olivencia Challenger Community News • t hec hallengernews.com 2018 Center, 261 Swan St., 852Monday, July 23rd VENUE: Undisclosed 1648 VENUE: CMC Stage 9pm- Walter Kemp 3, RiShon "Slow Roll Buffalo" Historic Odel, David Teaspoon Hulett, SUNDAY JULY 22 Musicians Club Ride DJ and Special Guest PAPPY MARTIN JAZZ 7pm- Katy Miner Quintet FESTIVAL, 2-8 p.m. MLK CLUB PASS SHOW PARK, BASKETBALL CLUB PASS SHOW Friday, July 27th COURT SIDE, 851-5145 Tuesday, July 24th VENUE: Historic Colored MuVENUE: Historic Colored sicians Club SATURDAY JULY 28 Musicians Club 7:30pm- Mwenso & the Shakes Colored Musicians Club Jazz Featuring a Fabulous Food 9pm- Mwenso & the Shakes Festival, 12 Noon to 8 p.m., Truck 7:30pm- Joel Ross | July 23 thru July 28, BroadSaturday, July 28th, 2018 Good Vibes Indoor Club Stage way & Mich-igan, cmc12:00pm- Saranaide jazzfest.com CLUB PASS SHOW 1:00pm- French ConeXion Wednesday, July 25th 2:00pm- Jazzwizz SATURDAY JULY 28 VENUE: Pausa Art House Gospel Fest, 2-9 p.m., MLK 8pm- Onaje Allan Gumbs, 3:00pm- Carina and the SixString Preacher Park (Tennis Court Side), feat. Sabu Adeyola Andrew Nixon Trio 855-1569 9:30pm- Onaje Allan Gumbs, 4:00pm5:00pm- Les Davis Ensemble feat. Sabu Adeyola Outdoor Stage SUNDAY JULY 29 12:00pm- J J Quintet PAPPY MARTIN JAZZ CLUB PASS SHOW 1:00pm- Alex Mc Arthur QuinFESTIVAL, PART II; 2-8 Thursday, July 26th tet p.m.. MLK Park, (Basketball "Let Me Be Free: Celebrating 2:00pm- Toney Rhodes Court Side), 851-5145 Cecil Taylor" 3:00pm- Jazz Example VENUE: Hallwalls 4:00pm- Janice Mitchell QuarContemporary Art Center tet 4 Pianists in a round robin 5:00pm- Why Not? VINYL surveying the works of Miles 6:00pm- Kevin Hall RECORDS Davis and Ornette Coleman, Top Dollar Paid! CLUB PASS SHOW in the spirit of Cecil Taylor for LPs, 45s, 12” 7:30pm- Italian Pianist Simo- Saturday, July 28th Records na Premazzi (NYC), George VENUE: Asbury Hall at Caldwell, Walter Kemp 3, Mi- Babeville One Show Only! Looking For 8pm- Francisico Mela Crash Soul, Jazz, Gospel chael McNeill and Trio DJ Collections VIP CLUB PASS EVENT (hip hop, dance) Thursday, July 26th SUPPORT "3oh! Dark Room DJ Please Call THE ARTS! Listening Set" 716-930-1319
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Miss Barbara Glover: Buffalo's First Lady of Dance
By Jennifer Earle Strickland
In her 52nd season as owner, operator, and instructor, Barbara Glover, iconic as an artist of creative movement, has nourished nearly 3 generations with multiple genres of dance, including ballet, jazz, and tap. The Teenager and the Task Barbara Martin, a teenager, wanted to inspire her community through a studio that would motivate and develop an appreciation of dance, and see the name, Miss Barbara’s School of Dance synonymously identified with ‘dance’ and ‘excellence’. With this vision, the support of her family, and a handful of students, Miss Barbara debuted her studio, in 1966, at the Humboldt YMCA. The Journey - It wasn’t long before the news of the Blackowned and operated business spread throughout the community and a larger, more convenient space was needed to accommodate the studio’s rapid growth. They made several moves over their half-century span and are now located at 1832 Main St., in Buffalo. Ms. Glover likely holds the record for being the longest running African-American female dance studio owner, operator, and instructor. She attributes her longevity to “God’s neverending grace, mercy, and provision; and my love of dance and teaching,” along with “the love and support of my students, their parents, and the many cultural communities.” She has trained and mentored thousands. Former Miss Buffalo and now public school teacher, Chelsea Prophet Bush, says that “Miss Barbara has the ability to bring out the best in whoever she teaches.” The Legacy Though persistent and professional, when it comes to instruction, Glover still shows compassion to them all, and is humbled by the public acknowledgement of her as a ‘legend’ in the industry. When an aspiring dancer enters her studio, all she sees is “another opportunity to ignite a dancer’s potential, one step at a time.”
Miss Barbara’s School of Dance has never been ‘just another dancing school”; it’s a source of encouragement to students in areas of self-esteem, confidence, perseverance, and success. Many former students are now engaged in dance and other professional careers that had their humble beginnings at Miss Barbara’s. Naila Woods, currently a professional dancer and teacher, fondly remembers Miss Barbara as one of the best teachers she’s ever had. “She would never allow any student to be mediocre, and strives for excellence in everything. I credit her for where I am in my dance career and how I teach.” Check out this impressive list of some of the dance school’s Distinguished Alumni: •Megan Evans, and Jinah Parker, professional dancers •Karen Camp, Matthew Clark, and daughter, Jayme Glover Smith, taught at Miss Barbara’s and, along with Tamara Ebo, opened their own studios •Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks, multi-award-winning choreographer Many former students are applying their skills from the years at Miss Barbara’s, as drill team leaders and dance teachers in schools and fitness centers, while others, including participants in the Miss Young Gifted and Black Pageant that Glover produced for 28 years, are using their instruction in charm and grace as a basis for their personal accomplishments. “It was my vehicle to educate and strengthen the character of our young women. Today, many of the participants and winners are successful lawyers, educators, doctors, corporate executives, and entrepreneurs,” according to Miss Barbara. She’s taught and choreographed for Alpha Kappa Alpha Gamma Phi Omega Sorority, Inc.’s Debutante Pageant, since 1986, and takes pride in touching the lives of hundreds of young ladies, their escorts and their fathers, through dance. “She’s my mentor and dear friend,” say artist and performer, Dee Paris, 59. Because of her influence, Paris is now teaching
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Zuumba; is a fitness instructor, and exudes confidence at any stage performance. Dee declares that “There is only one Miss Barbara; she’s the Queen; she’s legendary!” Where’s the Next Dance? - So much has changed in the last 54 years, including dance and its presentation. The art now encompasses what has become a cross-cultural genre called hiphop, but what hasn’t changed is Miss Barbara’s vision. “Looking back, I feel a great sense of accomplishment for teaching dance and also for giving thousands of young people the tools to become successful. I know that my years as a dance school owner/teacher have been, challenging, exciting, and satisfying!” “Failure can’t cope with persistence. With some patience and a lot of effort, despite any number of failures, you will eventually succeed,” advises Glover, “I refuse to accept failure.” Sound advice from a dance diva whose high energy is no indication of the likelihood of retirement in the near future. “I’m grateful for each day that I’m able to remain steady, joyful, and active in teaching dance; never missing a beat when it comes to my love of dance and my students. Retirement is in my plan, just not today.” - Peace and Love!
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Unfinished Business :
RESTORING BUFFALO'S UNIA-LEGACY
A Renewed Call for Justice in the Shooting of 12 Year Old Youth in Buffalo Part 3-Conclusion
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he mere fact of hiring two Black lawyers in the district attorney’s office would have automatically covered the diversity issue. The attorneys being Black and the workplace all White did not need to be spelled out. So why was it necessary? Why say they will bring diversity to the workplace (his office)? Is Flynn saying that his office had been lily White prior to the appointment of these two Blacks as assistant district attorneys? What does he expect of them and what do we expect of him? It seems that Flynn may perceive diversity as meaning just skin color. Therefore, putting them on display so the world can see is rather discriminatory, unless all the Whites in his workplace are also placed on display showing their credentials and their qualifications for the positions they hold. But diversity is much more than skin color. I hope Flynn is not thinking of having them seen, but not heard like indentured servants and slaves of yesteryear. To be diverse is to be different in many aspects of life; this is what makes America what it is; different people from different places in the world, with different backgrounds, experiences, thoughts, dress, languages, habits, etc. But just maybe diversity is being used in this manner to convince certain supporters of Flynn that he was being forced to hire these two Blacks. **** Flynn had been in office just about seventeen months and when he made his first appointment of Blacks to his office, which goes against the theory of politics in these United States. Politics means the winner takes the spoils which most often in Flynn’s case started January 1, 2017, the year following his election. The spoils (jobs, positions, contrasts, etc.,) are spread out among his supporters who contributed to his victory. Blacks represented a large percentage of those supporters. Without the Black vote, Flynn would have lost...But it appears that the Erie County District Attorney’s office had been completely White prior to Flynn’s arrival. So whose responsibility was it to make sure that Blacks received their fair share of the spoils? According to Flynn, the spoils consisted of 90 assistant district attorney positions. For Flynn to make his first appointment of Blacks into his administration 17 months after he took office seems like a political move to counteract the outcry from the people in response to the manner in which he handled the shooting of the 12 year-old Black boy. Hiring two Blacks 17 months after he took office means if Flynn is defeated in his next election, their terms could be shortened by seventeen months, while the Whites in his office would receive the full four years under Flynn as well as the years they served under previous district attorneys. Let’s ease drop on a conversation that took place shortly after Flynn won the election. Republican Joseph Treanor delivers his concession speech at GOP post-election event that Tuesday night. (Credit WBFO News photo by Eileen Buckley): "There are a lot of great professionals down there [in the D.A.'s Office]," he told WBFO after he conceded defeat. "It is my sincere hope that Mr. Flynn retains them because that was my intention as well, you know, to keep good people and just maybe reorient some of the efforts that they're working on." On that point, "The office is manned with about 90 assistant district attorneys who are excellent individuals," Flynn told WBFO. "They are excellent attorneys. They are great people. So, all I'm gonna do is build on that pool of talent in that office and make it the best law firm in Buffalo. That's kinda what I'm gonna do." **** Following this disclosure, the first thing that comes to my mind is that none of this, the articles from the D.A. and the appointment of the two Blacks as assistant D.A.s would have occurred if it were not for the shooting of the 12 year-old boy. The loss of the boy’s right eye and the manner in which this child has been mistreated by the district attorney, the police, White press, the public, and some Black and White elected officials brought about a protest at the D.A.’s office, editorials in both Black newspapers, conversations in the streets, and in churches. This activism we can be proud of. But why did that 12 years old had to pay such a price? The Black community is in such disarray, it would be unfair to place the blame on Flynn alone when he is merely playing politics to advance his people. This I cannot argue against since politics is what it is. But where are the voices and works of Black elected officials, and why do Blacks have a tendency to select so many unqualified souls to represent them? Maybe it’s time for a roll call.
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He also documented, and compiled, among other things, a UNIA-ACL Members list for Division #79, and a map with dots marking areas having anything to do with the local Garvey movement. Blyden hopes to one day have permanent historical markers (which he’s already designed) placed at these sites. The UNIA-ACL offered a “world-wide government structure for people of African descent to follow,” Blyden continued. He recalled the pride he felt when reading about the international UNIA-ACL Convention of August 1920 in New York City where over 20,000 Africans from over 40 countries worldwide converged on Madison Square Garden. Garveyites from Buffalo were in that number. It was shortly after that historic convention in New York City that the Honorable Marcus Garvey made his first visit of several visits to Buffalo documents Blyden. A Black newspaper, The Buffalo American, heralded it as “the greatest meeting ever held in our city.” Malik credits librarian and Zawadi bookstore co-owner Sharon Holley and author Lillian Williams for providing him with the foundation and direction to successfully complete his work. He is convinced that if Black people followed the programs and embraced the teachings and the system of government laid out by the Hon. Marcus Garvey, we would see a positive change in our current condition. “Our goal is to preserve this history and teach it to further our goal to unify us (Black people) despite our social, religious and political difference, under one government structure, under one flag.” -One God, One Aim, One destinyThe UNIA-ACL still has divisions all over the world, said Blyden. Its motto is “One God, One Aim One Destiny.” “Race First” – a declaration of racial pride - is also a motto, a greeting and a salutation Lion noted. “Garvey taught that everybody operates on a Race First basis except us…we’re the only ones who worry about everybody but us first, when we should be talking about Black things and the upliftment of our people.” Garvey, he continued, taught us to be proud of our race and to unite as a people. The structure that he built is as relevant and needed today as it was decades ago. “If we just believe we have this structure, everything else would fall into place,” said Blyden.
(For membership and other information about the local UNIA-ACL Division#433 email buffalounia@yahoo.com or go to sankofaministries.webs.com)
BLACK HISTORY:KWAME TOURE continued son to attend the University of Mississippi. • Carmichael wrote the 1968 book Black Power: The Politics of Liberation which called for unity of Black people and building the Black community. • In 1968, Carmichael married Miriam Makeba, a South African singer. After they divorced, he later married a Guinean doctor named Marlyatou Barry. Although he made frequent trips back to the United States to advocate pan-Africanism as the only true path to liberation for Black people worldwide, Carmichael maintained permanent residence in Guinea for the rest of his life. Carmichael was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1985, and said publicly that his cancer “was given to me by forces of American imperialism and others who conspired with them.” He died on November 15, 1988, at the age of 57. Until his dying day he answered the telephone with the greeting, “Ready for the revolution!
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COLLECTING SIGNATURES: Samuel Herbert, above in MLK Park during Juneteenth collecting signatures to replace current bust in the park representing Dr. King.
Effort to Replace Bust Symbolizing Dr. King in MLK Park Continues Dear Editor: I sent out 85 letters on June 1st to local Black pastors and churches, asking for their help in asking members of their congregation to sign the We The People Petition Campaign to remove the Black bust in MLK Park for the last 35 years since the unveiling in 1983. It never did look like the Rev. Dr. Martin King Jr. Enough of symbolism!We want realism! The Coalition to Save Martin Luther King Park wants a lifesize identical replica statue of a Great American, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In MLK Park. Not even the children recognize the current bust as Rev. Dr. King Jr. When they see it. Even they know what Dr. King looks like! It's been well over one month since we sent out the letters. The response, or lack thereof, has so far been disappointing to say the least. -Samuel A. Herbert
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LEGAL NOTICE PB-133382 Estate of Wright
Mpho Ngoebe: South Africa’s “Gift” To the Bisons! I want to thank everybody for rising up right with me this week. Let's get right into the highlights. This week I was blessed with the opportunity to interview the first African born major league baseball player and Buffalo Bisons shortstop Gift Ngoebe. Here is the full account of my interview with Gift. RISE UP: Gift, you made your major league debut April 26th 2017 for the Pittsburgh Pirates.....How does it feel to be the first African born Major League Baseball player? GIFT: It was one of my goals as a kid and to achieve them was a huge deal for my family, and for the people of South Africa. RISE UP: How did you get the name Gift? GIFT: : While my mother was pregnant in the hospital and lady came to her and said I was told to tell you that you must name your baby gift. (His first name, Mpho, means “gift” in the Sotho language, and his mother gave him the same middle name in English. RISE UP: Have you done any community work in South Africa? GIFT: I've done some work with Miles October with Play Sports 4 Life down in Cape Town teaching children how to play baseball or sports in general with the purpose of keeping the kids off the street so that they can have a better life. We don't want the kids to be doing bad things or go to prison so we inspire them to do good. RISE UP: What struggles did you encounter on the Andre"The Torch" Robinson (left) and Gift. road to becoming a professional baseball player? GIFT: Just the journey of baseball and its long seasons. It's a Marathon ,160 plus games in the majors and 140 in the minors. I wanted to quit the first season because people didn't understand me as a person and would rub me the wrong way and it was hard because my people where back home in South Africa. I also had an injury in 2011 and in 2013 my mother died but the family understood and told me to chase my dreams. RISE UP: You have one message to tell the world what would the message be? GIFT: "Spread the Love"
NFL News The Buffalo Bills will be looking forward to training camp starting up on Thursday, June 26 at 5:30 PM. St. John Fisher College will be place to be. Get ready to encounter all the fun and excitement of seeing these players progress. What players will make the 53 man roster? The first preseason game will be August 9 versus the Carolina Panthers. Many of us, sports fans will be anxious to know who will be the starting quarterback for the preseason. What new additional players will standout? My personal favorite is Trumaine Edmonds, who is 19 and has the speed and size to be a major force this season. Will Austin Proehl live
up to his legendary name as his father Ricky Proehl played 17 seasons in the NFL? All these answers will be given this year's training camp. Come out and support your hometown Buffalo Bills.
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There are multiple reports accusing LeSean McCoy according to his ex-girlfriend's friend of physical abuse on her ,his son and the dogs. Also in the report it states that LeSean McCoy is supposed to be using PED's which is against the NFL Substance Policy.The NFL along with Milton County will be conducting an investigation. Some reports from law-enforcement say that LeSean McCoy's house was intentionally targeted. Stay tuned for more details as the story has changed several times. For more highlights visit the thechallengernews.com and follow me on these social media sites: Andre Robinson and Rise up Family on Facebook therealtorch716 and riseupfamilyseven16 on Instagram The Official website is riseupfamily.com
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SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS–STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY COURT: COUNTY OF ERIE –CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, against Acea M. Mosey, Erie County Public Administrator as Limited Administrator to the estate of Norma Wright, Lisa M. Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Norma Jean Wright, as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Brandon M. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Jonathan A. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Michael T. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Olivia J. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Rachel E. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Richard A. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Rodney Z. Hardwick, aka Ronald Z. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Reginald W. Hardwick, Jr. as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Deborah D. Mink, as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Deborah Wright Adkins as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Sam Wright, as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Havel Wright, as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Shirley Ann Jester as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Walter Wright, as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Audrey Rucker, as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Arnold Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Crystal Muhammad a/k/a Crystal Mann a/k/a Crystal Clay as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Sadar Muhammad as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Tadar Muhammad as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Andre Wright as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of America, United States of AmericaInternal Revenue Service, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, The People of the State of New York c/o/ Chief Clerk of the City Court of Buffalo, Erie County Department of Social Services, Midland Funding LLC dba in New York as Midland Funding of Delaware LLC, Credit Acceptance Corporation, CACV of Colorado, LLC, Harper’s Auto Service, Inc., Capital One Bank (USA), NA., Capital One Bank, Riverside Federal Credit Union, Erie County Commissioner of Administration and Finance, Asset Acceptance LLC as assignee of GE Capital-Sam’s Club; AND Rachel E. Hardwick as Heir to the estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Richard A. Hardwick as Heir to the estate of Margarette Hardwick who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright; Nathan Beard as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Andre Wright as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muham-
mad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, if living, and if he/she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated are unknown to plaintiff, Defendants-Index no. 600267/2017. Plaintiff designates Erie County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County where the property is situated. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. 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-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 the 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. This Supplemental Summons and Amended Complaint are being filed pursuant to an Order of the Court dated May 11, 2018. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE; New York State law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the Summons and Complaint in this Foreclosure Action, you may lose your home. Please read the Summons and Complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney of your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and nonprofit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services’ at 1-800-2690990 or visit the Department’s website at http://www.dfs.ny.gov. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are
individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. We are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Dennis E. Ward, J.S.C. dated May 11, 2018. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 143 Mohican Avenue, Buffalo, NY located at Section 89.84 Block 1 and Lot 23 Dated: May 22, 2018 Pincus Law Group, PLLC, Attorneys for Plaintiff, By: Margaret Burke Tarab Esq., 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, New York 11556 516-699-8902.
LEGAL NOTICE BID Bids will be received by RP Oak Hill Building Co., Inc. for the Project Mixed Use Development Project at 1585 Hertel Avenue on July 19, 2018 at 2:00 pm. Please fax bids (716822-4367) or email (bids@rpoakhill. com) prior to 2:00 pm. There is no pre-bid meeting for this project. The scope of work includes concrete, masonry, steel, carpentry, roofing, insulation, flooring, cabinetry, HVAC, electrical, mechanical, etc. The contract documents may be examined at Construction Exchange or can be purchased at Avalon Printing, (P: 716-995-7777). This project is open shop. ***W/M/DBE participation is encouraged.
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ERIE Index No.: 806817/2016 REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE Citizens Bank, N.A. f/k/a RBS Citizens, N.A. f/k/a Citizens Bank, N.A. s/b/m to Charter One Bank, N.A. f/k/a Charter One Bank, F.S.B. Plaintiff, v. Anthony Lewis as Administrator of the Estate of Lateyfa Lewis Anthony Lewis, individually LaShawn Antionette Lewis Jermaine Habeeb Jameel Habeeb Carol Dankert, Commissioner of Erie County Dept. of Social Services Erie County DA on behalf of Salleh Dubaishi State Tax Commission The People of the State of New York People of the State of New York United States of America – Internal Revenue Service Enviro-Care, Inc. Defendants. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly made and entered in the above entitled foreclosure action dated June 28, 2017 and to be entered in the office of the County Clerk of Erie County, I, the undersigned Referee named in said judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on August 8, 2018, at the foreclosure alcove, Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, in Buffalo, County of Erie, State of New York, at 10:00 a.m., the premises described in said judgment as follows: SEE SCHEDULE “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. Property known as: 97 Orange Street, Buffalo, New York 14204 TOGETHER with all the right, title and interest of the mortgagors, if any, in and to the land lying in the streets and roads in front of and adjoining said premises to the center line thereof. TOGETHER with all fixtures and articles of personal property attached to or used in connection with the said premises. Said premises are sold subject to any state of facts an accurate survey may show, to covenants, restrictions and easements, if any, to violations, zoning regulations and ordinances of the city, town or village in which the premises lie, to the rights of the public and others in and to any part of the premises that lies within the bounds of any street, alley or highway, to any state of facts an inspection would disclose it being understood that the property is sold in an “as is” and “where is” condition, to any and all tenancies, possessory interests and/or leases affecting the premises which have not been extinguished by this foreclosure action, and to any right of redemption of the United States of America. Judgment Amount: $23,507.57 Dated: June 25, 2018 /s/ Franklin R. Pratcher Franklin R. Pratcher, Esq.Referee Harris Beach PLLC Kelly C. Griffith, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff 333 West Washington Street Suite 200 Syracuse, New York 13202 315-423-7100 SCHEDULE “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 No. 27, Township 11, Range 8 of the Holland Land Company’s Survey, further bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Orange Street, distant 244.95 feet northerly from the northerly line of Virginia Street; thence northerly along the easterly line of Orange Street, 50.00 feet; thence easterly at right angles to Orange Street, 100.00 feet; thence southerly parallel with Orange Street, 50.00 feet; thence westerly at right angles to Orange Street, 100.00 feet to the point or place of beginning.
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WEDNESDAY JULY 18 Sankofa Circle Documentary Series: 5:50-7:50 P.M. Merriweather Library1324 Jefferson.Free. 883-4418: Ousmane Sembene, Black Girl. Hustle for Health Urban Line Dancing with Phyllis Caver at Gloria Parks: 3242 Main St. 11 a.m. - 1pm. FREE for ages 55+ 832 -1010 The Durham Central City Baby Café . Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 pm 200 Eagle St (716)427-0566. Urban Line Dance Classes: St. Phillips, 15 Fernhill ; 6-8 p.m.; Cheri & Darel 200-9702. THURSDAY JULY 19 The Durham Central City Baby Café . Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 pm 200 Eagle St. (716)427-0566. FRIDAY JULY 20 Beginners/Intermediate Line Dance Classes Every Friday 6pm Bethel AME Church Hall 1525 Michigan @ E.Ferry Ernestine, Instructor Chicago Steppin’: Every Friday 7-8:30 p.m. The Pratt Center 422 Pratt St.
SATURDAY JULY 21 MAPS 5th Annual Basketball Scholarship Fundraiser, 9a.m.5p.m. Vila Maria College 240 Pine Ridge Rd Tickets $5 on cash app $mapsfund or pay $7 at door. Kids 5 and under are free. Summer Exercise/Fitness in MLK Park: 10 to 11 a.m., Fillmore and Best near the MLK monument . Free Prize Bingo and Chinese Auction: 2-4pm. Benson Fellowship Hall, 400 Northampton 716510-6547 or 716-510-6772. Mike's Smooth Urban Ballroom Dance Classes: 11 to 1 PM, Saturdays, Delavan-Grider Community Center, 877 E. Delavan Ave. 716-380-5100 class is $5 SUNDAY JULY 22 Reception for Stephanie Cowart: 4 P.M. Saturn Club on Delaware Ave. Donation $50. (716) 913-1228 for tickets. WEDNESDAY JULY 25 Dorie Miller Rifle and Pistol Club Meeting: Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson 6-7:30 . Hustle for Health Urban Line Dancing with Phyllis Caver at Gloria Parks: 3242 Main St, Buffalo. 11 a.m. - 1pm. FREE for ages 55+ 832 -101
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Congratulations to LaMya Hedgepeth, graduate of Olmstead High School, and Jayden Mitchell, a graduate from Hutchinson Central Technical High School, for being the 2018 recipients of the Marilyn A. Parker Scholarship!The Marilyn A. Parker Scholarship Foundation was established by the Parker family in loving memory of their beloved mother, Marilyn A. Parker, who was an activist and avid supporter of our youth. Application deadline is April 1 of every year. Please visit www.themapsfund.com for Facebook: Marilyn A. Parker Scholarship Fund for more information. The 5th Annual MAPS Fundraiser will be held July 21, 2018 at Villa Maria College from 9a – 5pm. Admission is $5. As always, all proceeds go toward the MAPS scholarship fund.
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