Challenger Community News August 7, 2019

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INSIDE ROCHESTER Black Equal Pay Day Set! Page 2

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Obamas Still The Most Admired People in the U.S. Page 4

African Heritage Food Co-Op To Host Garvey Community Day! Page 3

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Challenger Community News • t hec hallengernews.com •August 7,2019

“ A Letter to The Children of the City of Rochester” From Mayor Lovely Warren State Supreme Justice J. Scott Odorisi has ruled that the referendum sought by Mayor Lovely Warren in reference to the future of City Schools is illegal.

Mayor Warren wanted voters to decide whether a temporary state takeover of the City School District is needed, and was seeking a November referendum on the matter.

The city filed a notice of appeal within four hours of the decision.

Mayor Warren delivered the following Letter to the Children of the City of Rochester in response to RCSD lawsuit decision.

Rochester to Host Black Equal Pay Day 2019 Rally!

Black Equal Pay Day Rochester 2019 - free and open to the public – will be held Thursday, August 22 at Workers United, 750 East. Avenue (entrance in rear). Join Rochester speaekers, community leaders and advocates to rally for pay equity for women. Wear red to symbolize how much women are “in the red” wih their pay!

Numbers don’t lie.

According to Black Equal Pay Day 2019 Rally organizers, African American Women on average earn slightly more than 60 cents for every DOLLAR that our Caucasian male counterparts earn.

There are so many women that DON’T know the way out, or know the way and don’t know how to get started.

You’re invited to do something about YOUR MONEY and YOUR legacy!

There will be experts on hand to discuss everything from charging your worth in business to DEMANDING your worth in the workplace.

Please register for the Virtual Summit so that you don’t miss a thing.

Also organizers are looking for special ambassadors who would like to host voter registration drives in their city for the 2020 election.

The media has already said that the Black Woman Vote may very well be the deciding factor for 2020.

But we can’t WIN if we don’t show up!

Can we count on YOU to be a part of this momentous event to challenge the world to PAY us what we deserve?

Make sure you are sharing and posting on social media for YOUR chance to join the conversation. This year’s hashtag is #whatcouldyoubuy Register at WWW.BLACKWOMENEQUALPAY.COM Sponsors include Action for a Better community (ABC), St. Joseph’s, The Children’s Agenda, Latina Pay Equity, IBWEO American Action League, Inc., NOW Greater. Rochester, Citizen Action League of Women Voters , AAUW, La Cumbre/Latinos United For Progress.

To the Children of the City of Rochester: Today is truly a sad day. You and your families have suffered for decades. Told to accept and be grateful for a broken system. A system that fails to educate and teach you the very knowledge necessary to succeed. A system that leaves far too many of you without a fighting chance at life. A system that denies you access to even a faint glimmer of the American dream.

The recent court decision is a grave injustice. But, unfortunately, I am not surprised. I am sure that you are not surprised. It is just the most recent example where adults twist and abuse the law to protect themselves – at you and your family’s expense. You are the unseen, the unheard, the forgotten. You live, struggle and suffer while politicians, bureaucrats and the supposed givers of charity profit and pay only lip service, if that, to your reality.

It’s no accident that the court filings of the school district fail to mention you and your families. Not once are you the concern of school district and its lawyers. Because this court case was about one thing: denying you the right to be heard. Denying your parents and grandparents the right to vote. Protecting their ability to profit while continuing to deny you opportunity.

What is happening in Rochester is no different than what is happening in Washington. We have the powerful working every day to protect the status quo and deny you the opportunity to live to your fullest potential. Why? I believe they see you as a threat. That denying you a quality education is the only way to protect what they have. That is truly sad and shameful. Because I know that we can, and we will, one day, lift each other up. That your very education is the key to a better city, a better community and better nation for all.

That your success is what will deliver and strengthen the American Dream for all people regardless of where we were born, what we look like or who we love.

I will continue to fight every day to achieve this vision; to dismantle what is broken and build together a system that will provide you a quality education and a fighting chance at life. We will appeal this unjust court decision.

We will take this fight to the halls of Albany and demand our legislators act. We will ensure that your voice is heard, and you are provided the education and opportunity that are your right.

is needed … For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. The feeling of the nation must be quickened; the conscience of the nation must be roused; the propriety of the nation must be startled; the hypocrisy of the nation must be exposed; and its crimes against God and man must be proclaimed and denounced.”

Douglass spoke of our nation, certainly the same applies to our community today. I ask all of you to heed his words and recommit ourselves to this fight. We cannot rest until each of you has access to knowledge necessary to fully share in the future of our city and, indeed, the entirety of the American Dream.

Join me in this fight. Don’t despair, but work hard and, together, let our voices be heard in every hall of power. Together, we will deliver the change that builds better schools, a better city and a better community for all. Because as Douglass said, “Power concedes nothing without a demand.”

Sincerely, Mayor Lovely A. Warren

We know that we will win this fight because we have won before. In our very city, our guid-

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Challenger Community News • t hec hallengernews.com •August 7,2019

Three Purple Hearts and 50 Years Later Vietnam Veteran William Roland Hayes Receives Well Deserved Honor

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Appreciation Dinner An Appreciation Dinner honoring Minnie Harris and Nellie B. King will be held on August 16 at The Rose, 188 Scott Street, Buffalo, from 5:30- 9 p.m.

The cost is $50, including gifts for the honorees, and community scholarship contribution to Eva M. Doyle and The Uncrowned Queens Institute Scholarship Funds.

For further information call 716-480-7595.

Veterans Participate in Creative Arts Festival VA Western New York Healthcare System Recreation Therapy will host the Summer Creative Arts Festival on Thursday, August 8.

This event is unique to the facility as it showcases Veterans, employees and volunteers’ artistic talents. The event will take place at the Buffalo site, located at 3495 Bailey Avenue from 11am to 2pm in Room 301, Freedom Hall.

Showing Up for Social Justice, a local activist organization “showed up” at the Holding Center Monday to protest and condemn two recent deaths of inmates within one week; bringing the total number of inmates to die since Timothy B. Howard became sheriff in 2005 to 44.

Among those protesting was Karima Amin of Prisoners Are People Too who referred to her organization’s motto as “very important.” Prisoners, she said, are being abused and mistreated daily. To deny the humanity of people behind prison walls is to deny your own humanity, she said.

Ku Klux Klan Recruiting In Buffalo Suburb?

Although the flyers were encouraging residents to attend a KKK event at the end of the month in Madison, Indiana, someone locally had to be behind distributing the promotional flyers in the Tonawanda North Tonawanda area.

According to the Buffalo News, which reported the hate group’s flyers, The group’s message read: “Make America Safe! And Make America White! Make America Great! Take a stand Join the Klan!”

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King Mansa Musa I

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ast Monday 3-time Purple Heart recipient, Vietnam War Veteran William Roland Hayes, received a long overdue honor during a beautiful ceremony at the Naval and Military Park. Mr. Hayes, whose heroic actions earned him three Purple Heart medals after being wounded on separate occasions in battle, and a Bronze Star, received his medals in the mail after he was honorably discharged and returned home to Buffalo. On July 29 Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, formally presented Mr. Hayes his medals at a special ceremony. As a Paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division, he arrived in Vietnam in 1967 and started out as a cook. After being disrespected by a White sergeant, which resulted in words between the two, he was sent to the front lines as an "infantryman in a demolition platoon” as punishment. Although combat nearly cost him his life, he ended up a hero. He received a standing ovation from family, friends and well-wishers who gathered to witness the presentation. He expressed his heartfelt thanks to the VA System in his remarks, adding, "Every time you see a Vet, remember, all Vets have story that needs to be told for history, for family and country." Congratulations Mr. Hayes! (Challenger Photos)

African Heritage Food Co-Op to Host Huge “Garvey Queen City Pop Community Day” in the Historic Fruit Belt Neighborhood Up Friends & Family Event

A Queen City Pop Up Friends & Family Event will take place on Thursday, August 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Shops @ Market Arcade, 617 Main Street featuring Bflo BoHO, Willow’s Breeze, MMW Popcorn Bar and Curtis Chameleon Books.

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On Aug 17 the African Heritage Food Coop will be hosting a huge community celebration centered around Marcus Garvey. With bounce houses, free food, free backpacks and community organizations giving out health and wellness information, this promises to be a powerful community event.

Since one of Marcus Garvey’s guiding principles was self-sufficiency, this event will also feature dozens of companies looking to hire or train local residents. Some of the event partners include: The Masten Block Club Coalition, the Board of Block Clubs, the MVP’s of Buffalo and the BETC (Buffalo Employment Training Center).

Following the Garvey Community Day, there will be a Carlton Street CoOp Fundraiser featuring keynote speaker Uwesha Ayo, Independent Member of the Universal Negro Improvement Association(UNIA), Secretary of the Nubian Exchange Federal Credit Union (NEFCU). All proceeds from the fundraiser will go toward the renovation of the structure at 238 Carlton into a fully functioning Black owned grocery store.

Date: Aug 17, 2019 Location: 238 Carlton Street (parts of Locust Street will also be blocked off for this event) Time of Garvey Community Day: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Time of Carlton Co-Op Fundraiser: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

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ing Mansa Musa I (Emperor Moses) was an important Malian king, ruling from 1312 to 1337 and expanding the Mali influence over the Niger city-states of Timbuktu, Gao, and Djenne.

Musa ruled the Mali Empire and was estimated to have been worth the equivalent of $400 billion in today’s currency, which makes him the richest man to ever walk this earth. The emperor was a master businessman and economist, and gained his wealth through Mali’s supply of gold, salt and ivory, the main commodities for most of the world during that time.

Musa maintained a huge army that kept peace and policed the trade routes for his businesses. His armies pushed the borders of Mali from the Atlantic coast in the west; beyond the cities of Timbuktu and Gao in the east; and from the salt mines of Taghaza in the north to the gold mines of Wangar in the south.

Musa was also a major influence on the University of Timbuktu, the world’s first university and the major learning institution for not just of Africa but the world. Timbuktu became a meeting place of poets, scholars and artists of Africa and the Middle East.

Even after Mali declined, Timbuktu remained the major learning center of Africa for many years.

“Our history did not begin in chains. It will not end in chains.”

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NATIONAL + WORLD

Challenger Community News • t hec hallengernews.com •August 7,2019

Homes of Harriet Tubman, Langston Hughes Among Sites To Be Peserved by 1.6 Million Grant

Michelle and Barak Obama

The Obamas Dominate As The Most Admired People In The U.S. Although the Obamas are no longer in the White House, they are still the most admired people in America.

According to a recent survey conducted by YouGov, Barack Obama is the most admired man in the U.S. and Michelle Obama is the most admired woman. The former First Lady also dethroned Angelina Jolie as the most admired woman in the world.

The survey asked over 42,000 people in 41 countries who they admire most, both in their own country and around the world.

Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders were also among the top 10, along with the Dalai Lama, Pope Francis, and actor Will Smith.

THE WORLD Among the top 20 in the world, Bill Gates came in as the world’s most admired man yet again (#1), with Barack Obama (#2) right behind him. President Donald Trump was #14.

Most of the Victims in Dayton Massacre Were Black Memorials now line the streets of Dayton, Ohio’s historic Oregon District, just one day after a masked gunman shot and killed nine people early Sunday morning.

CNN reports the shooter 24-year-old Connor Betts wore a bulletproof vest and hearing protection the night he stormed the popular nightlife district in downtown Dayton. In a span of 30 seconds, the gunman fatally shot his own sister and injured at least 27 others.

Police killed Betts within 30 seconds of him opening fire, Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl told reporters.

Most of the victims, whose ages ranged from 27 to 57 years old, were Black. They include Lois Oglesby, Saeed Saleh, Derrick Fudge, Logan Turner, Nicholas Cumer, Thomas McNichols, Beatrice Warren-Curtis, Monica Brickhouse, and Megan Betts, the shooter’s sister.

According to the Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit which tracks every mass shooting, there have been 251 mass shootings in 2019—more mass shootings than days so far this year.

Young Hero in El Paso Massacre Had to Prove He Wasn’t the Shooter…

Army Pfc. Glen Oakley, a young African American, is being heralded as a hero for his role in saving kids caught in the mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, this weekend.

As chaos descended on the mall, Oakley spotted a group of children running around the parking lot without their parents.

“Only thing I think of is pick up as many kids I can as possible,” Oakley said. Which is what he did.

“I was just focused on the kids, I wasn’t really worried about myself. So I just put my head down and just ran as fast as I could,” the soldier told CNN. But there’s one more detail Oakley shared with reporters.

After spotting police, Oakley, who was armed, said he let the three kids he was holding go and pulled out his phone “in case they were going to shoot me and started recording while I was running.” He also told KTSM TV he showed officers the clip in his gun was full to prove he wasn’t the shooter.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently announced that $1.6 million in grants will go towards its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to protect 22 Black sites and organizations.

The grants were provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation .

Amongst the 22 sites that were selected are the African Meeting House in Boston which is known to be the oldest Black church in America; Mississippi’s Emmett and Mamie Till Interpretive Center which was created in memoriam of the teen who was tragically murdered; Harriet Tubman’s former home in Auburn, New York; Langston Hughes’ former house in Harlem; the home of Negro League Baseball star Satchel Paige in Kansas City, MO; the Wright Building in Florida which was a grocery and general store for African Americans that featured Black vendors and The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., which was the site of the racially motivated 2015 shooting of nine Black parishioners.

Violence Has Spiked in Africa Since Founding of AFRICOM, Says Pentagon Study Since U.S. Africa Command began operations in 2008, the number of U.S. military personnel on the African continent has jumped 170 percent, from 2,600 to 7,000. The number of military missions, activities, programs, and exercises there has risen 1,900 percent, from 172 to 3,500.

Drone strikes have soared and the number of commandos deployed has increased exponentially along with the size and scope of AFRICOM’s constellation of bases.

The U.S. military has recently conducted 36 named operations and activities in Africa, more than any other region of the world, including the Greater Middle East. since AFRICOM began, key indicators of security and stability in Africa have plummeted according to the Defense Department’s Africa Center for Strategic Studies, a Pentagon research institution. jumped 960 percent, from 288 in 2009 to 3,050 in 2018, according to the Africa Center’s analysis. -blackagendareport

Here is what visitors are saying about the Central Library’s newest exhibit based on artifacts from the Library’s rare collections and from local community input: “It’s a start toward a conversation that’s long overdue.” – S.H., Buffalo “I’m nearly in tears… amazing exhibit!”

– K.W., Buffalo

“What a stunning reminder of our country’s history.

Although painful and bleak, it encourages one to remain hopeful!”

– Anonymous

Downtown Central Library 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY (716) 858-8900 Monday—Wednesday 8:30 am—6:00 pm Thursday 8:30 am—8:00 pm Friday—Saturday 8:30 am—6:00 pm

Frederick Douglass, 1855

HEALTH MATTERS

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Buffalo Chiropractic & Acupuncture Comes To Jefferson Urban Family Practice Location Chromium: An Important Urban Family Practice welcomes the expansion of Buffalo Chiropractic & Acupuncture, PLLC to its eastside location at 1315 Jefferson Avenue in the City of Buffalo. Dr. Raul Vazquez and his wife Toni Vazquez are the Founders of Urban Family Practice. Mrs. Vazquez stated: “We are elated to have the services of Buffalo Chiropractic and Acupuncture added to the array of healthcare offerings avail-

able at Urban Family Practice, because a healthy community is a stable community.” A catalyst for economic development, Jefferson Avenue’s resurgence has continued since the location opened in the commercial plaza between Tops Market and the Beverly Gray Business Incubator.

Led by Dr. Larry Adymy, the practice specializes in auto accident and work injury but also offers acupuncture services and advanced training in

whiplash traumatology. With coordinated injury management the following practitioners are available to serve the community: Jefferson Location Dr. Robert Isbrandt Offering chiropractic services (Monday - Thursday 9AM5:30PM, & Friday 9AM2:30PM) Insurances: No-Fault, Workers' Compensation & Cash (Applying for commercial insurances)

Niagara Location Dr. Rafael Roman Bilingual Chiropractor - Offering chiropractic services, including spinal decompression, M-F (Monday & Wednesday 9AM-5:30PM, Tuesday & Thursday Noon5:30PM, & Friday 9AM2:30PM) Insurances: No-Fault, Workers' Compensation, Cash & some commercial insurances.

Cara Czechowski, DC LAc Offering acupuncture services on Niagara Street Tuesdays & Thursdays 9AM-Noon Insurances: No-Fault, Workers' Compensation & Cash Dr. Adymy encourages members of the community to stop in and schedule an appointment.

Breathing Techniques for Increased Energy If you’re used to heading straight for the coffee pot every morning, give this a try instead. The Stimulating Breath Technique is a caffeine-free way to give your body and mind an extra little boost.

This traditional breathing exercise is used often in yoga, and stimulates the diaphragm. energize the body, clarify the mind .

Here’s how to do it: Sit up tall, and relax your shoulders.

Keep your mouth closed and inhale rapidly through your nose with quick, short breaths (exhale quickly as well).

Try doing that for about 10 seconds. Take a 15-30 second break and breathe normally.

Repeat several times.

Mineral That Improves Overall Health Most commonly chromium is associated with the metabolic process and insulin transportation but its health benefits are more than these two. Chromium actually aids the body in carrying out all its functions to promote overall health and deficiency of this mineral can easily happen if you eat a poor processed food diet.

In a perfect world, we would get plenty through a healthy diet since chromium (and all minerals) are naturally found in mineral-rich soil. However, due to the way farming practices have changed over the years, we have to be more aware of our food choices in order to obtain enough vitamins and minerals.

Organic farming methods improve your chances at obtaining healthy foods richer in nutrients, but it’s also important to focus on mostly plant-based foods versus processed foods to gain more benefits.

Most fruits and veggies contain a low but effective amount of chromium to add to your daily diet: All plant based foods, vegetables (especially corn, beets, broccoli, ,romaine lettuce and peaches), steel-cut oats, barley tomatoes, beans green beans, black pepper, beans, grape juice, mashed potatoes bananas, orange juice, prunes, hazelnuts, asparagus, dried garlic.

For those highly deficient in the mineral foods, eat foods that contain high amounts of chromium like organ meats turkey, tuna and other fish.

Some of the things chromium does in the body include: Regulates and improves blood sugar, helps build muscle, reduces cholesterol, improves heart health, lowers blood pressure, assists with weight loss and craving prevention, attributes to healthy brain, helps promote skin health, assists with liver function, promotes nutrient absorption, helps retain calcium in the bone. *If you want to start chromium supplements consult a physician first.

Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer Are Recalled Worldwide Textured breast implants made by Allergan that have been linked to an unusual cancer are being recalled in the United States at the request of the Food and Drug Administration, and will also be recalled globally, the agency announced on Wednesday.

The F.D.A. decision, based on an increasing number of cases and deaths from the implant-associated cancer, lags far behind action in Europe, where the Allergan devices were effectively banned late last year.

Worldwide, 573 cases and 33 deaths from the cancer have been reported, with 481 of the cases clearly attributed to Allergan Biocell implants, the F.D.A. said. Of the 33 deaths, the agency said its data showed that the type of implant was known in 13 cases, and in 12 of those cases the maker was Allergan.

Breast enlargement is the most popular type of plastic surgery in the United States, with more than 300,000 operations performed in 2017, a 3 percent increase over 2016, according to the most recent data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

About 100,000 other women received implants in 2017 during reconstructive surgery after mastectomy for breast cancer in the United States.

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FAITH & FAMILY

Challenger Community News • t hec hallengernews.com •August 7,2019

Join Us For Prayer At The Stadium This Weekend!

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ahlen Field in downtown Buffalo will host a Prayer Service on Saturday, August 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The event seeks to rally thousands together in unified prayer, worship, and a call for catalytic change. It is being hosted by a local pastor, Apostle Garney Davis Jr. of Impacting Love Global Ministries which partners with ministries across this and surrounding areas to join together to pray with a singleness of heart.

Organizers are hoping for a day of prayer to unify all of Western New York, despite

gender, race and denominational barriers.

"Our children, elderly and middle aged are dying. It is from preventable things, from things we can educate and help them on," Apostle Garney Davis Jr. said.

Added Pastor Latricia Davis: "We expect this region to be transformed by this unified message."

Spiritual leaders from as far away as Kansas City and the Carolinas will participate in the free day-long event.

“This is not just another event or denominational function,” said Senior Pastor Davis continued. “This is a

divine encounter ordained by God for the Body of Christ to be one (John 17). We anticipate signs and wonders and demonstrations of His power will be evident because the people are ONE. It’s Time To Reset!”

In addition to Apostle Davis, speakers will include Overseer James A. Lewis III, Miracle Missions FGBC; Pastor Ken Lombardo, Resurrection Life; Pastor Daniel Nieves, Destiny Church; Bishop Darius Pridgen, True Bethel FGBC; Rev Jonathan Staples, First Shiloh Baptist Church; and Pastor Michael Chorey, Joshua Revolution.

Prophetic Impartation: Pastor Ted Howard, Edison St. Community Church; and Pastor Aimee Reid-Sych, The Tabernacle. Prayer Leaders: Pastor Donna Naedele, My Father’s House; Pastor Jeff Carter, Ephesus Ministries; Diane McNeil, Bethesda World. Harvest; Pastor Bill Flick, Blasdell Church of.

Christ; Pastor Jason Whitaker, Emmanuel Temple, Dianna Henderson, My Father’s House, Christopher Baldwin. Also, Worship Leaders :Minister Noel Hall, Minister Eric Reed, Pastor Lee. Allen Spight Jr., Minister Steven

McCaster and Minister Anthony J Collins.

Many organizations will also be on hand to provide services including Crisis Services, UNYTS and ECMC. To reserve your free admission ticket visit us online at www.resetformyglory.com or call (716)228-5019 WORSHIP THIS WEEK

Apostle Garney Davis Jr. and Pastor Latricia Davis

"Annual Back to School Supplies at Agape AME Church" Free school supplies will be distributed on Saturday, August 17, 2019, from 1:00pm - 3:00pm at the Agape AME Church, 224 Northland Avenue, Buffalo. Pastor Charles Cloy

FAITH & FAMILY

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Glenwood House: A House With a Legacy of Soul and Service

Pastor Charles H. & First Lady Minister Kendra M. Walker ll Hosting Their 8th Annual Pastoral & Church Anniversary Revival Celebration

Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers (BFNC) Residential Housing Provides a Helping Hand for Independence

By Bethany Cercone “Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well.”

– Aretha Franklin

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uffalo’s Glenwood Avenue home where a young Aretha Franklin spent summers in the 1940s is now known as the Glenwood House, a modern refuge for individuals in need of assistance.

The musically historical home on Buffalo’s East Side Fruit Belt neighborhood, a six-bedroom residence managed by the BFNC, has been under renovation for the past four years. Residents, as many as 10, learn to live independently and receive counseling, financial training, and even master the culinary arts.

Jermaine Patterson, the BFNC Director of Residential Services, undersees the Glenwood House as part of the BFNC residential programs.

“We practice household tasks such as cooking and cleaning that can help them become independent. We work with them once a night on these responsibilities, even going as out with them to grab every aspect of a meal from scratch to finish,” said Patterson.

If the residents are interested in finding jobs, the BFNC works to help them with the process – from writing resumes, interviewing, and landing a position. Glenwood House Community Residence Aides specialists also help each resident with budgeting and financial literacy.

“We try to do every aspect of programming for the client to make it easier for them,” he said.

One of the main goals of the programming is to prepare the resident's to have all the skills they need to start a new life chapter with success. This training prepares people to relocate to another residence with fewer services. Eventually, the goal is for clients residents to live completely on their own.

Patterson’s ambition for the residents is empowering: “The most important thing is the confidence and level of independence that they gain when they leave. They should be able to say, ‘I’ve done this, I can do this, and I can do all the things I learned at the Glenwood house.”

As we come towards the first anniversary of Franklin’s passing, it is no coincidence that her legacy of social and civic contributions continues to live on in her old Buffalo home.

Zoom-Zoom Zumba Classes at New Hope NEW HOPE WILL HOST ZOOM – ZOOM ZUMBA CLASS SATURDAY AUGUST 10th, at 12 noon. Class will be led by licensed Zumba Instructor Melhea Gachette. Light, healthy refreshments will be served. All ages are welcome.

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Abundant Life In Christ Ministries Abundant Life In Christ Ministries, 986 Grant Street invites the community to join them for Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m..

Abundant Life is a Bible based, Non–denominational Christian church that serves the community with love. We believe in the power of God and His ability to bring healing and restoration to lives.

Lenora Darden Sr. is Senior Pastor. Assistant Pastor, Elder Marchon Hamilton III AbundantLifeInChristBuffalo@gmail.com Or call 716-877-1806.

Pastor Charles H. & First Lady Minister Kendra M. Walkerll and Mt. Hope Community Church invite the community to join them in celebrating their 8th Annual Pastoral & Church Anniversary Revival Celebration, August 7th through 9th, nightly at 6:30 p.m. Bishop Dwight E. Brown of New Mt. Ararat Temple of Prayer, Buffalo, and Rev. Dr. Cleveland Southern of Higher Heights Church, Rochester, NY will lead the celebration with messages centered around the theme, “I Won’t Give Up!”- Galatians 6:9. We’re excited that the joy of the Lord has been our strength and we stand encouraged with His faithfulness!

Join us at 1326 Broadway to find out what the Lord has in store as we continue to labor in doing that which is good!

“Knowing when to stop, you can avoid any danger.”

-Tao Te Ching

1 * JEZEBEL SPIRIT - Saturday August 3, 10am Bro. Kenny Smith 2 * CHRIST CENTERED RECOVERY - Saturday August 10 10am Bro. Victor Bagnato 3 *WHY DO YOU DREAM – Saturday August 17, 10am Bishop Dwight & First Lady Renee Brown 4 *LEADERSHIP – Saturday August 24, 10am Pastor Ted Howard 5 *Marriage – Saturday August 31, 10am Pastor Arthur H. & First Lady Michelle Boyd Arthur H. Boyd, Senior Pastor Workshops Free & Open To The Public – Continental Breakfast Will Be Served

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Entertainment

Challenger Community News • t hec hallengernews.com •August 7,2019

Buffalo House Music Festival : The Start of A New Exciting Groove for WNY The Nursing Home: Stag Play Raises Awareness about Staffing Shortage and other Realities

DJ CES far left and just a few of the more than 200 guests that came through Buffalo's First Annual House Music Fest held Last Saturday in Downtown Buffalo Sublime, jack-your-body rhythms echoed throughout the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor when the first annual Buffalo House Music Fest went down outside the Power 96.5 Studios this past Saturday, August 3.

Hosted and conceived by Buffalo’s own DJ Ces (Cecelie Owens), the six hour festival, which featured guest DJ Steve Oh Traxxx (from Brooklyn) and Dexter Warren, took dancers and listeners on a soulful journey through both classic and modern house sounds.

Shaun Escoffrey’s “Days Like This” was a more than inspired selection as guests made their way into the WUFO lot on the balmy, summer afternoon. Veteran house heads and newcomers alike got down to the irresistible grooves in the sunshine: many rocking Buffalo House Music Fest T-shirts that were generously gifted to the first 100 attendees.

All three DJ’s spun seamless and varied sets and Ces proved a most gracious and knowledgeable host urging everyone on the dance floor while Matt “Project Access To A-Free-Ka” co-host Ras Muota helped hype the apBAUER preciative crowd, which got a nice history lesson in Warren’s set when he spun Karen Young’s “Hot Shot” and the disco/house “National Anthem” aka MFSB’s “Love Is The Message.”

While the festival was initially promoted as an annual event, there’s good news if you weren’t able to make it out this time: as the day wound down, Ces announced there will be another even this fall! Let’s hope that this is the start of a new and exciting groove for house music in WNY.

“The Nursing Home,” a Stage Play written, produced and directed by Buffalo resident Dawna Durham who has been a professional in the Nursing field for over 30 years, addresses the realities about the challenges in the field that will have you both laughing and crying. The play also has actors who work in nursing.

The Nursing Home opens at the Alley Way theatre, 1 curtain Up Alley, in the downtown Buffalo theatre district this weekend.

The Nursing Home is a play that brings awareness about staffing shortage and resident’s concerns and feelings.

The show will be on stage August 9, 10 and 11. On the 9th and 10th seating starts at 7p.m.

The show starts at 8 p.m. sharp. On the 11th seating starts at 4 p.m. and the show starts at 5 p.m.,sharp. Tickets are currently on sale at Doris Records on East Ferry St. for $30 and the charge at the door

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THE ROSE: Buffalo’s Newest Bar & Grill is a Class Act!

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August 16 Hammer's House Party:

7 p.m., with MC Hammer, sir Mix-a-Lot, Sisquo, Tone Loc and Kid n'Play; Seneca Niagara Casino outdoor stage, 310 fourth St. Niagara Falls. 278-4944k. Tickets start at $25. ticketmastercom 800745-2000

August 17 Rastafest

26 Anniversary Reggae Festival in Recognition of Marcus Garvey’s Birthday Saturday August 17 at Black Creek Pioneer Villages North Property 7060 Jane Street 1pm- 11pm Admission children under 12 free, Senior $10 online $15 at the gate $20.

It’s a Three Day Party Y’All! Cold Spring Reunion, NICYO Jefferson Avenue Block Party and NICYO Rick James Funk Fest Back To Back!

Get ready to party Buffalo!

On Thursday, August 22, Barbara Miller-Williams is hosting “The Cold Spring Reunion” from 4-8 p.m. in MLK Park featuring vendors and music by DJ Big Poppa.

On Friday, August 23 from 6-10 p.m. a return of the Mother of All Block Parties takes place when the NICYO Funk Fest Jefferson Avenue Block Party between Utica and Glenwood ushers in the Rick James Funk Fest. DJ EZ Ed, DJ Papa Trini, DJ Stoney and DJ Big Poppa will be on hand to keep the party going.

And on Saturday the 15th annual NICYO Rick James Funk Fest will take place in LaSalle Park from, 3-10 p.m. featuring Zapp Uncle. along with Willie & the Fellas, Intuition, Denzell ward & Cool Platinum.

n a male-dominated industry, Latisa “Lisa” Roosevelt is illustrating the great potential women possess.

“Women are strong and we are very independent and I don’t think we get the credit that’s due” said Roosevelt when asked about being the owner of Buffalo’s newest restaurant.

Lisa is the sole owner of The Rose Bar and Grille, located at 199 Scott Street; a new establishment which has taken the restaurant industry by storm.

As Buffalo native and registered nurse at a NYS facility, Lisa saw herself giving more in the form of ‘customer service’.

“I am very friendly –my husband and I are both very friendly people. We can walk into a restaurant or public place and start a conversation with someone and you would think we knew them for like 20 years!”

Knowing all blessings flow from God, Lisa had an epiphany of owning a place where people of all backgrounds could enjoy great food, a warm atmosphere and hear some of Buffalo’s finest local artists. Her previous experience of operating a local tavern is what inspired her to seek an elegant venue that would cater to all of WNY. Once she stepped into the venue inside the Fairmont Creamery [formerly The Mahony], she was overwhelmed. Although it was everything she prayed for, she was skeptical because of its large size.

“When I walked into it, it was just what I was looking for, but as I walked further I was like, this is too big! I wanted something elegant yet comfortable, you know, where you have a warm feeling when you walk in.”

Never backing down from a challenge, and always believing God answers prayer, Lisa knew this venue was the right place for her and her vision. “…This [The Rose] worked out because everyone who comes in here says they feel comfortable … like they’re at home.”

Choosing the name for her new place was easy. The Rose is a classy abbreviated version of her last name, Roosevelt. While Lisa is the sole-owner of The Rose, she credits her husband, Chris,

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with his continuous love and support. Chris, a former liquor salesman, can be seen daily at The Rose, helping behind the bar, greeting customers, and assisting staff. Lisa feels his support, along with her dedicated staff, is what makes The Rose the inviting, warm and elegant restaurant she prayed and worked so hard for.

“He is here every single day and he is working hard at helping me make this restaurant business thrive and I don’t take that for granted,” she continued.

Lisa also credits other family members who work tirelessly to ensure her vision is seen and felt. They include her nephew, Aaron Staples, who serves as Manager; her sister, Tameka Milline and her son, Mario, who both work behind the scenes. Lisa’s Mom, Gladys Diji, can also be found at The Rose, on any given day, assisting staff and greeting patrons. Lisa knows where all of her help comes from, and for that she is truly grateful.

“I tell people all the time, it’s a new business and I plan to make this longevity.”

Lisa first opened the doors of The Rose on February 20, 2019, and celebrated a Grand Opening on May 2nd that featured delicious food, cocktails, two DJ’s and special guest saxophonist, Will Holton. It definitely was a ‘Who’s-Who’ type of celebration! Mayor Byron Brown deemed May 2, 2019 as The Rose Day! With a full capacity of 293, The Rose hosts a wide-variety of private parties and events.

When Buffalo native, Venzella Joy (Beyoncé’s drummer), was in town, she hosted a

viewing party at The Rose for the debut of her documentary, Homecoming. Needless to say, it was a packed house. Ms. Venzella enjoyed The Rose so much that on two of her recent visits home she made a point to stop through! But she’s not the only famous face that experienced The Rose and its delicious food and warm atmosphere. Buffalo’s own, Stevie J, from Atlanta’s Love & Hip Hop stopped by with a few of his friends. So you never know who you’ll run into at The Rose.

“Our commitment is making sure our customers leave here knowing they had a great experience so they will tell others and they continue to come back.”

The Rose will continue to offer various events, such as monthly guest appearances from local artists, and an upcoming special ‘All White Party.’ It will feature two DJ’s, live entertainment, delicious hors d’oeuvres and more. Be sure to check out their website

and Facebook page for the All White Party date and other upcoming special events.

Lisa’s humbling spirit is of someone who doesn’t seek to be the best or greatest restaurant business for applause and accolades, but a loving and warm spirit who seeks to bless a community, through her business, in which God and the community has blessed her.

“I just want Buffalo to know that we’re here,” she concluded, “a Black-Womanowned restaurant, with a very supportive husband. This really is a place that has great food, great drinks, great atmosphere, and awesome customers.”

For hours of operation, please visit www.therose-buffalo.com or call 716-424-2007. Lisa sincerely thanks her customers for their support, and TJC PR Consultants (Tracy Jordan-Cardwell) for her instrumental behind-the-scenes assistance. See you at The Rose!

THE ROSE: Lisa and her husband Chris. The Rose she says proudly, is “a Black-Woman-owned restaurant, with a very supportive husband." PHOTO RONNIE TILLMAN

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Deltas Announce 2019 HBCU Tour Date And Columnist Calls for a PUBLIC ART: “A Closed Mouth Don’t Get FED” and Peace Day on Application For Graduating High School Seniors Unity onsulting with a respected community leader about my concerns Labor Day Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Buffalo Alumnae Chapter has announced that applications are available for the 28th annual Dr. Mattie L. Rhodes College Preparatory Program and Historically Black College (HBCU) Tour. Applications are available on the chapter website: www.dstbuffalo.org.An orientation will be held for interested parents and students on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 6 PM at the Delavan Grider Community Center, 877 E Delavan Ave. The 5-week long program will culminate with a tour of HBCU’s in the Maryland and Washington, DC area, including Morgan State University, Bowie State, Coppin State and Howard University from October 9 –13th. As an added experience, students will have the opportunity to attend a university homecoming celebration.

The purpose of the preparatory program and college tour is to: 1.Provide high school juniors and seniors with information to enhance their success at an institution of higher learning and, 2.To provide awareness of HBCU campuses that the students may have not otherwise considered for college.

The Program is open to high school juniors and seniors in Erie, Niagara and Monroe County. The cost to participate is $415 per student with a non-refundable $150 deposit due/postmarked by Friday, August 16, 2019.

Columnist Eva M. Doyle would like to encourage the community to join in a National Day of Unity and Peace on Labor Day, 2019.

“This is a call for African Americans to come together to rally around a day without killing and violence,” said Ms. Doyle. “I would like to urge those involved to stop the killing. Put down the guns for this day. No violence on this day.

On Monday, September 2nd stay in your own community and support Black business to show our economic strength.

Since this is Labor Day, take time to honor the sacrifice of our ancestors who worked as unpaid captive laborers for hundreds of years. Their labor built this country.”

She concluded: “I would hope this would continue.

It will not solve all of the problems, however, it might change a few minds and lead to a better community for all."

In addition to this campaign, Mrs. Doyle plans to create an Anti-Violence Billboard. For more info call (716) 847-6010 or send an email message to ewriter52@aol.com.

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and whether I should speak out, he said, “ a closed mouth don’t get FED.” Addressing the Public and Public Art issue began with many heated and passionate discussions with local African American visual artists, especially our young talent seeking answers to their many questions. As a senior artist in our community, their frustration was nothing new to me.

Their issues are historical experiences shared by myself and artists before me. These issues were often the topic of conversations with my mentors William Y. Cooper and William West Sr. It is unbelievable that obstacles they faced in the 50s and 60s are still prevalent in 2019. Twenty-five years ago as a graduate student at Buffalo State College my master's paper documented in detail the need for respect, equity, diversity and inclusion in a multicultural community.

We all owe a great deal to those before us that made a cultural stand that we benefit from today. By no means am I comparing or measuring my small actions with the historical sacrifices they made. I just feel it’s time to take a stand for the local African artists and our community by taking actions and exposing the Public Art old boy’s club method of operation.

The purpose of my many public and private meetings was to share my experiences and inform our community with facts. I used myself personally as an example of the relationship between artist and community such as: •My 4th grade BPS #37 teacher recognized and made me aware of my talent.

•Pastor William Gillison gave me the opportunity to collaborate with him on the stain glass windows for Mt Olive Baptist church.

•-Buffalo Juneteenth selected me as the artist to represent them in Washington DC at the National Juneteenth exhibit, which lead to my Negro Baseball series being summited for US Postal Stamps.

•It was because of community insistence that I, along with 2 other local African American artists, was selected for the FREEDOM WALL Project.

What do all these experiences have in common? Community support!

I further discuss in detail funding and resources for art organizations, developers and institutions. They receive tax breaks, contributions, donations and grants - millions of taxpayers’ dollars. We’re offered pennies while they make money. In response to our meetings I’m hearing a lot about community outreach and strategic plans: hollow words which are used to qualify for funding. ENOUGH is ENOUGH. We need less empty words and more action. The local African American artists and their community expect and deserve results not continued promises.

(John Baker is the President of the WNY-Urban Arts Collective)

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Completing the JLI is a pre-requisite for Open Buffalo's next Emerging Leaders program.

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Disrespect on Hallowed Ground: A 2019 Underground Railroad Experience

BY KEVIN COTTRELL

My apologies go out to Mrs. Billie Todd and her group “To be your best Travel LLC” (a group of retired educators) who had to witness what was probably the worst customer service experience I have ever encountered in my 20-years of conducting tours of the Underground Railroad for Motherland Connextions. The incident occurred at the celebrated Underground Railroad Heritage Center on July 24, 2019.

On that day my group witnessed an executive staffer pulling me aside in the middle of the tour experience to accuse my company, Motherland Connextions, of exploiting the center when I was merely using the public space in the lobby to interpret the history to make sure my group would know what to look for once inside. I was even accused of cheating on admissions. Then there was a personal dig on my integrity of 26-years promoting and making sure our history is on the map for everyone’s consumption.

The latter took me to a dark place I had never been before as I experience the tour being conducted by someone who just recently learned to spell the word “Underground Railroad,” interpreted information from a book, and was new to this historical experience with all its nuances many of which she can never know.

At that point it took everything in me to keep it together and stay professional for the sake of my clients who were being totally disrespected. That hurt the most because part of my service is shielding my clients from this type of treatment. So I abruptly walked away from the conversation (attack) at that point.

The executive director prior to this encounter had just welcomed our group in, offered to do a quick orientation and overall was very accommodating as she has always been with my groups in the past. So why this staff member decided to go rouge is anybody’s guess but it’s my obligation to call it out!

Motherland Connextions takes great strides in making sure the visitor experience is always 100%. This staff person was more concerned about housekeeping and other personal issues concerning me and my company - not customer service - at the expense of my clients who had to witness the encounter that she provoked. The prudent and professional thing to do by this executive staffer would have been to have that conversation with me at a later date and not in front of paying customers, who again witnessed the encounter then asked me what was happening as I returned to the bus. So now there was an additional 56-other paying customers from Kentucky – Motherland Connextions guests who will most likely post on this negative issue.

Promoting the U.S. side of Niagara Falls is tough enough without unprofessional and petty encounters like this. My work on the Underground Railroad dates back to 1993 when myself and 9-other people followed the Old Harriet Tubman Trail from Guildford North Carolina to St. Catharine’s Ontario. The National Parking Service came in to be part of our culmination in St. Catharine’s.

That pilgrimage gave rise to the awareness of Underground Railroad history in the region and to the birth of the Underground Railroad Center today.

Sadly I will probably have to think twice about bringing my groups to the Center which is rated a 5-star and plays a very important role in the interpretation of the Underground Railroad in the Niagara Falls Area and was birthed from the work I began some 26-years ago. Overall the staff is excellent and has always been accommodating. However this one particular executive staffer seems to be more hung-up on interpretation than the total visitor experience with no understanding of respect into that equation.

What’s mind boggling – this executive staffer has told me that I bring the most groups to the Center, so why the disrespect?

This staff member is in desperate need of hospitality and sensitivity training.

If you want to know what people are saying about Motherland Connextions read our reviews via Trip-advisor, Groupon, our web site and Facebook pages.

We New-world abolitionist will continue to push on in the name of those ancestors who came before us!!!

(Mr. Cotrell,of Niagara Falls, is the Station Master of Motherland Connextions)

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Muslim Advocates Condemn Infrastructure of Hate Dear Editor: President Trump, Fox News and congressional Republicans are recklessly wielding anti-Muslim bigotry and racism as political tools and are encouraging hate and violence in the process.

Recently Fox & Friends aired a story about Somalis arrested for wanting to join ISIS, prompting the president to tweet about Somali refugees wishing for ‘another 911.’ This follows weeks of Republican attacks on immigrants and Ilhan Omar that include Rand Paul saying that he is 'dumbfounded how unappreciative she is of our country' and Marco Rubio tweeting a deceptively edited video intended to make Omar look like an anti-White bigot. This formula also led to a bigoted anti-Black tirade from Trump directed at civil rights leaders and the people of Baltimore.

This is how the Infrastructure of Hate works. Fox News and social media companies profit off of bigotry, Trump is making this hate the core message of his 2020 campaign and Senators like Paul and Rubio are excusing and amplifying it—all while racial and religious minorities are targeted for threats and hate crimes. Remember, President Trump already caused Rep. Omar to receive death threats by tweeting a video that outrageously tied her to 9/11.

This has gone too far. These are not just political attacks. This is vicious, intentional racism that threatens the safety of immigrants and people of color as well as the very soul of our nation.

Republicans, Democrats, the media and all Americans need to forcefully and consistently denounce this hatred as well as everyone who excuses and encourages it.

Madihha Ahussain Special counsel for Anti-Muslim Bigotry Muslim Avocates

dear editor

Muslim Advocates is a national civil rights organization working in the courts, in the halls of power and in communities to halt bigotry in its tracks. They ensure that American Muslims have a seat at the table with expert representation so that all Americans may live free from hate and discrimination.

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While America Reels in the Wake of the Most Recent Acts of Domestic Terrorism by White Supremacists, We Recall the 100th Anniversary of the “Red Summer of 1919” When Some of the Worst Violence in U.S. History Against African Americans Took Place

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n July 28, a 19-year-old White man named Santino William Legan opened fire at a garlic festival in Gilroy, California killing three people and injuring 13 others before taking his own life.

As the Daily Beast reported, just before the shooting Legan “posted a picture with a caption that told followers to read a 19th-century, proto-fascist book.” As the site explained: “The book, which is repeatedly recommended alongside works

by Hitler and other fascists on forums like 8chan, is full of antiSemitic, sexist and White supremacist ideology. The book glorifies ‘Aryan’ men, condemns intermarriage between races, and defends violence based on bogus eugenicist tropes.”

Saturday, a 21-year-old White man identified by the police as Patrick Crusius walked into a crowded Walmart in El Paso and opened fire, killing 22 people and injuring more than two dozen others, some children. It was a massacre.

As The New York Times reported, “Nineteen minutes before the first 911 call” about the shooting at the Walmart, “a hate-

“We wish to plead our own cause.

Too long have others spoken for us.”

- John Russwurm, Freedom’s Journal.

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filled, anti-immigrant manifesto appeared online.” CNN reports that authorities are investigating the racist screed which “police believe” was posted by Crusius.

The manifesto is heavily anti-immigrant and anti-Hispanic.

It’s riddled with the fear of White “displacement” and fear that changing demographics will favor Democrats and turn America into “a one party-state.”

And then on Sunday, a 24-year-old man named Connor Betts opened fire in Dayton, Ohio, killing nine people and injuring at least 27 others. According to news reports, most of those killed were Black.

We are reminded that this summer is the 100th anniversary of the “Red Summer,” when some of the worst violence in U.S. History against African Americans took place in 1919, mostly in cities and towns across the South and Northeast. Violent antiBlack White supremacists rioted in cities across the country, killing many, just as the Great Migration — the mass migration of millions of Black people mostly from the rural South to

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the urban North — was getting underway. Violence is the way the White terrorists respond to demographic shifts and demographic threat.

It’s not simply a matter of whether Trump’s rhetoric, or that of any other politician, led these shooters to do what they did.

Maybe. It is also about recognizing that all of these people are on the same team and share the same mission and eat from the same philosophical trough. It’s just that their methods differ.

The White supremacist terrorists and the White supremacist policymakers are bound at the hip.

Please note: This national nightmare is NOT being brought by Muslims, BlackAmericans. Brown peoples or the poor. It is being committed by White Americans urged on by a sick supremacist ideology and Americans in positions of infuence and power.

We continue to see how racism against Black Americans provides a foundation for prejudice against other communities of color today.

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RISE UP RIGHT SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS Toni Morrison, 'Beloved' Author and Nobel Laureate, Dies at 88 Welcome to Rise Up Right, where we give you the best sports news and highlights, and updates taking full circle in the sports world. Thank you for your continued support....and with that being said Let's Rise Up....

Buffalo Bills News Terrible news coming out of training camp this week LaAdrian Waddle will miss the entire 2019 season with a torn quad injury.

LaAdrian Waddle most likely would have been in the swing tackle position for 2019.

More injuries have plagued the bills this training camp as Mitch Morse is currently under concussion protocol. Reports have said that he has had issues in the past with concussions. Jason Croom and Dawson Knox both have hamstring injuries and EJ Gaines has a groin injury. Watch out Buffalo, we don't need any more players walking off the field and quitting at half time due to a groin injury.

An unofficial roster has surfaced in which here is a quick glimpse of what it looks like.The 1st team offensive line is as follows:Dion Dawkins, Quinton Spain, Russell Bodine, Cody Ford, Ty Nsehke.

The Buffalo Bills have stated that they are looking to put the best 5 linemen on the field come week 1 of the NFL season. Ed Oliver has been playing with the 1st team defense and looks to remain on the 1st team defense throughout the preseason and into the regular season.

Players to Watch Out for During Preseason: 1. Zay Jones Zay Jones being one of the players who was injured during training camp finds himself in a cage full of hungry receivers.

It has been reported that the team has big expectations for Jones this season but could Jones find his self on the outside looking in as Robert Foster and others look to make an impact?

2. Tommy Sweeney As training camp is coming to an end and the preseason starts on Thursday, Sweeney will be looked at a lot as Dawson Knox looks to regroup from a hamstring injury. Reports have said that Sweeney has done a great job in training camp and is very likely to gain a roster spot with the Bills.

3. Mitch Morse Mitch Morris is now on concussion protocol. The Buffalo Bills offered Morris a 4 year 44.5 million dollar deal that includes in 11 million dollar signing bonus and an average salary of 11.125 million. Many reports have broken that this is a chronic issue that Mitch has had. Did the Bills make a mistake in signing Morse as again the Bills are dealing with another offensive lineman who has health issues? Bills Mafia will be looking closely to see what happens with Mitch Morse.

The Bills 1st preseason game will be against the Indianapolis Colts this Thursday. What What outcome do you expect from the game? What players will step up in a big way? What players will disappoint? All questions that will be answered after Thursday night.

In Other Sports News The Buffalo Bisons current record is 58-55 with 13 home games remaining. Will the Bisons make the post season? They play on the road against Toledo and Columbus for 3 game road stands this week. WIll the Bisons gain ground on Durham who currently has a 5 game lead in the Wild Card .

The UB Bulls Football program will look to further their success from last season as they went 10-3 and made their way to the Dollar General Bowl. The Bulls 1st game is against Robert Morris on August 29th at 7:00 p.m.

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Toni Morrison, author of seminal works of literature on the black experience such as "Beloved," "Song of Solomon" and "Sula" and the first African-American woman to win a Nobel Prize, has died,.

She was 88.

Morrison's novels gazed unflinchingly on the lives of African Americans and told their stories with a singular lyricism, from the post-Civil War maelstrom of "Beloved" to the colonial setting of "A Mercy" to the modern yet classic dilemmas depicted in her 11th novel, "God Help the Child."

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Her talent for intertwining the stark realities of black life with hints of magical realism and breathtaking prose gained Morrison a loyal literary following. She was lauded for

her ability to mount complex characters and build historically dense worlds distant in time yet eerily familiar to the modern reader.

Themes such as slavery, mi-

EMPLOYMENT

The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is hiring:

1st Suppplememental Citation for Probate Estate of JOHN T. FIELDS File Number: 2019-182

- Chief Financial Officer/ Chief Administrative Officer

Surrogate's Court, County of Erie, State of New York HON. ACEA M. MOSEY, Surrogate

- Program Associate – Grantmaking

CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent To: JAMES SIMS, JENNIFER G. FLANNERY-ERIE COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR and to Any and all persons who are, or who claim to be heirs at law, next of kin, distributees 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 ofNew York.

Upon a petition having been duly filed by JEROME COLEY who is domiciled in the City of Buffalo, State of New York, YOU ARE HEREBY CITED to show cause before the ERIE COUNTY SURROGATE'S COURT at Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, New York on September 11, 2019 at 9:30 A.M., why a Decree should not be made in the Estate of JOHN T. FIELDS, late of the County of Erie and State of New York, admitting to Probate a Will dated December 29, 2015 directing that Letters Testamentary issue to JEROME COLEY, and directing such other and further relief as the Court deems just and equitable.

HON. ACEA M. MOSEY, Surrogate Kathleen A. Downing Chief Clerk of Surrogate's Court Dated, Attested and Sealed: July31,2019 (L.S.) For more information, please contact the Attorney for Petitioner(s) below: Timothy R. Lovallo, Esq. Lovallo & Williams 295 Main Street Suite 1088 Buffalo, New York 14203 Ph: (716)854-1112

sogyny, colorism and supernaturalism came to life in her hands.

A decorated novelist, editor and educator -- among other prestigious academic appointments, she was a professor emeritus at Princeton University.

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LEGAL NOTICE BID Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company T.R4.U.E., LLC has been formed as a limited liability company by filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of the state of New York on the 03/22/19. The office of the limited liability company is Erie County.

The purpose of the limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the New York State Limited Liability Company Law. July 10,17,24,31 Aug.7,14 Notice of formation of M BILLAH LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 26th of April,2019, office location: Erie County, NS is designated as agent upon whom process may be served, NS shall mail service of process (SOP) to 236 Berkshire Ave, Buffalo NY 14215, purpose is real estate and investments.

July 10,17,24,31 Aug.7,14 Notice of formation of Drip Carwash LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 27th of March, 2019, office location: Erie County, NS is designated as agent upon whom process may be served, NS shall mail service of process to 2332 Bailey Ave, Buffalo, NY 142111738, purpose is car wash.

July 10,17,24,31 Aug.7,14 Luxuries by Lexi LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 6/17/19. Office of Erie County.

SSNY is the designated agent LLC upon whom process against is my be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 80 Deerfield Ave, Buffalo, NY 14215. Purpose: Any lawful purpose July 24,31 Aug.7,14,21,28 FRANCI BY NICOLE DAVIS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/17/19. Office of Erie County. SSNY is the designated agent LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 30 Erskine Ave, Buffalo, NY 14215. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES LEGAL NOTICE Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corporation Erie County Opportunity Zone Working Group - RFP for Marketing/Investment Attraction Consultant LEGAL NOTICE Marketing/Investment Attraction Services Request The Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corporation (ILDC) is requesting proposals from qualified consulting firms/teams experienced in marketing and investment attraction. The project’s focus is to leverage and attract investment to Erie County’s 23 designated federal Qualified Opportunity Zones, located in Buffalo, Lackawanna, Tonawanda (City and Town), and Amherst. A detailed Scope of Services is available to guide interested consultants.

Proposal packages are available at the ILDC office, 95 Perry St., Ste. 403, Buffalo , NY 14203 or by visiting the ECIDA website, www.ecidany. com. Proposals are due August 19, 2019. Questions: lszewczyk@ecida-

REQUEST FOR BID Mark Cerrone, Inc. is requesting bids for the following projects for all scopes of work detailed in contract documents. Optional MWBE Pre-bid meetings will be held upon request to interested firms at MCI Office. Documents can be obtained by contacting the associated estimator, Phone 716-282-5244, Fax 716-282-5245 or iSqFt®. Bids due electronically or in person at 2368 Maryland Ave., Niagara Falls, NY 14305. Certified firms for associated goals are strongly encouraged.

Provide Lead Mitigation, State Armory, 27 Masten Avenue in Buffalo, NY. Contact: jmccune@markcerrone. com. MBE - 15%, WBE - 15%. Proposals due to MCI by 8/9/19 at 12:00 PM. 201 Ellicott Street – Brownfield Cleanup Program in Buffalo, NY. Contact: jlarcara@markcerrone.com.

MWBE - 25%, WBE – 5%, SDVOB – 6%. Proposals due to MCI by 8/13/19 at 12:00 PM.

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NFTA Procurement Invitation to Bid 4888 - 2019-2020 SEASONAL CHEMICALS 4896 - SNOW PLOWING SERVICES Download Bids from www.nfta.com LEGAL NOTICE BID Public Notice Request for Proposal In connection with the HUD Capital Funds Financing Program, the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority is looking for qualified and experienced firm to provide a Rental Assistance Demonstration Physical Condition Assessment (RPCA) for ALL of its public housing assisted units.

The firm must be licensed to do business in New York State and must have demonstrated experience in performing RPCA. Successful experience in performing PCA for the Capital Fund Financing Program will be preferred.

Requests for Proposals may be obtained from the Authority by contacting Arnitra Chester at achester@bmhahousing.com. Responses are due August 28th, 2019 no later than 3:00 PM EST.

LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Request for Expression of Interest (RFEI) The Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corporation (ILDC) is requesting proposals from qualified developers and/or investors willing to collaborate on the construction of a state-of-the-art Net Zero Energy (NZE) commercial building for the purpose of advancing renewable energy construction throughout the region and the state. The NZE building will be constructed on a 15acre portion of the former Bethlehem Steel site, a large brownfield site in Lackawanna, NY (designated federal Qualified Opportunity Zone) . The ILDC is seeking to collaborate with a capable partner as Co-Developer/ investor to participate with the ILDC in the project as co-owner. Final selection of the co-developer for the joint venture will be based on several factors, including exposure in handling projects of similar nature and financial strength of the developer.

A detailed guide will be provided for developing a response. Proposal packages are available at the ILDC office, 95 Perry St., Ste. 403, Buffalo, Ny 14203 or by visiting the ECIDA website, www.ecidany.com.

Proposals are due August 16, 2019.

Questions: jcappell@ecidany.com.

LEGAL NOTICE RFP Request for Proposal for Snow Plowing, Snow Removal & Salting Services for Various BMHA Housing Developments This Request for Proposals (“RFP”) seeks bids for snow plowing, snow removal, and salting services, for various Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (“BMHA”) housing developments and BMHA office locations for a one-year term from November 1, 2019 to April 15, 2020.

Proposals must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. (EDT, Monday, August 19, 2019. If you are interested, please contact Arnitra Chester at achester@bmhahousing.com for your request.

Visits to any of the work sites may be arranged for prospective bidders upon reasonable prior notice when requesting a RFP. A Pre-Submittal meeting will be held on August 1, 2019, 10:00am at 38 Tower Street, Buffalo, NY 14215.

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4898 - LIQUID POTASSIUM ACETATE Download Bids from www. nfta.com LEGAL NOTICE RFP COUNTY OF ERIE and BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY BOTANICAL GARDENS SOCIETY, INC. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS For Erie County Department of Public Works Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens 2019 Expansion Plan ECDPW Project No. 2019-903-01 The County of Erie and Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens Society Inc. are seeking proposals from interested firms to provide construction management services for an expansion project to the existing conservatory building. Proposals 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 2:00 PM local time on Friday, September 6, 2019.

RFP submission instructions may be found at: www.erie.gov/dpw/

COUNTY OF ERIE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICE 95 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO, NEW YORK County of Erie, New York RFP RELEASE

The Erie County Department of Social Services is seeking proposals from qualified agencies to provide Live Well Initiatives. The RFP #1931VF can be found at http://www. erie.gov and a com-plete copy of the package can also be obtained by contacting Carrie Godfrey, ECDSS, at 716-858-6086, or via Carrie.Godfrey@erie.gov.

All correspondence, communications and/or contact with the County in regard to any aspect of this proposal shall be with the ECDSS contact person listed on the specific RFP. Prospective propo-nents, or their representatives, shall not make contact with or communicate with any representatives of the County, including employees and consultants, other than the designated person in regard to any aspect of this proposal.

Final sealed proposals are due to the Erie County Department of Social Services, 95 Franklin Street, Room 804, Buffalo, New York 14202, by 4:00 p.m. (EST) on August 29, 2019.

Erie County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and waive any informality.

Marie A. Cannon, Commissioner of Social Services

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EMPLOYMENT Energy Manager Buffalo State, State University of New York, seeks candidates for the position of Energy Manager.

For a full job description and to apply: https://jobs.buffalostate.edu.

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Notice of Sale; Cirello

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC AUCTION Supreme Court of New York, ERIE County. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BLUEWATER INVESTMENT TRUST 2018-1, Plaintiff, -againstMICHAEL J. CIRELLO; ANGELA RICCIONE AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF ANTOINETTE M. CIRELLO; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC DBA IN NEW YORK AS MIDLAND FUNDING OF DELAWARE LLC; MANUFACTURES AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY; DOMINIC CIRELLO, Index No. 817558/2017. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated, June 5, 2019 and entered with the Erie County Clerk on June 12, 2019, John R. Drexelius, Esq., the Appointed Referee, will sell the premises known as 236 Davey Street, Buffalo, New York 14206 A/K/A 234 Davey Street, Buffalo, New York 14206 at public auction at the Erie County Clerk’s Office, 1st Floor Alcove, 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York 14202, on August 29, 2019 at 11:15 A.M. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the City of Buffalo, County of Erie and State of New York known as Section: 112.42; Block: 5; Lots: 16 & 17 will be sold subject to the provisions of filed Judgment, Index No. 817558/2017.

The approximate amount of judgment is $35,166.80 plus interest and costs. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO LLP 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

Buffalo State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and committed to respect for diversity and individual differences.

LEGAL NOTICE Citibank v. Cabeza NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ERIE, CITIBANK, N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF NRZ PASS-THROUGH TRUST VI, Plaintiff, vs. JORGE L. CABEZA, ET AL., Defendant (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on April 8, 2019 and Order Appointing Substitute Referee to Sell entered July 19, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Foreclosure Alcove, 92 Franklin Street.

Buffalo, NY 14202 on September 10, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., premises known as 199 Myrtle A venue A/Kl A 16 South Cedar Street, Buffalo, NY 14204. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate in the City of Buffalo, County of Erie and State of New York, Section 111.72, Block 4 and Lot 19.

Approximate amount of judgment is $72,792.79 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 803173/2018.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee's attorney, or the Referee.

Thomas G. Kobus, Esq., Referee Roach & Lin, P.C., 6901 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 240, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff

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Buffalo Employment and Training Center /BETC 856-5627 www.workforcebuffalo.org IMAK - $14-$16/hr Distribution Coordinator $16-$18/hr Processing Asssociate International Paper $18.25/hr General Factory $19.80/hr Material Handler $21.78/hr Shipping Lead People Inc. $11/hr Direct Support Professional

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Rosina Food Products $12.75-$13.75/hr General Production Associate $13.05-$13.55/hr Machine Operator in Training $14.30-$14.80/hr Machine Operator $14.05/hr Sanitation Associate

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Wednesday August 7

Tuesday August 13

Buff City Hoops Members and Interested Volunteers Invited to a Meeting: True Bethel Townhomes Community Room at 858 East Ferry Street 6 p.m.

Buffalo Police Advisory Board Summer Forum: 6:307:45p.m., Gloria J. Parks Community Center, 3242 Main Street.

Friday August 16 An Appreciation Dinner honoring Minnie Harris and Nellie B. King : at The Rose, 188 Scott Street 5:309 p.m.$50. For more info.

716-480-7595.

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The Durham Central City Baby Café Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

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1st Annual Eugene L. Woodard Memorial Pool Tournament: Club 416, 2 .m. – until; cash prizes & trophies! Sign up at Club 416, located at 416 William St.

The Durham Central City Baby Café Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

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Thursday August 8 Queen City Pop Up Friends & Family Event: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Shops @ Market Arcade, 617 Main Street.

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Sankofa Circle Documentary Series: Film “Miles Ahead" staring Don Cheadie ( The Miles Davis Story): Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue, 883-4418, 6 -8 P.M. Free Admission Friday August 9 Community Health Center of Buffalo Back to School Celebration of National Health Center Week: 3-7 p.m., 34 Benwood Avenue. Free backpacks, school supplies and more. See ad page 5 Saturday August 10 Buffalo Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations (ASCAC) Study Group Meeting, 2-4 p.m. Every 2nd and 4th Merriweather Library. Join us!

Stop The Violence Memorial Celebration of Lives Lost to Homicides: MLK Park, 12 Noon – 7 p.m. 24 Hour Hotline: 882-7882.

Sunday August 11 PINE GRILL JAZZ REUNION PART 2: MLK PARK, STARTS @ 3 P.M. SEE YOU THERE! Monday August 12 Yoga: Juneteenth Headquarters, 517 Genesee St.: Mondays 7 p.m. Yoga Flow, $10.

Thursday August 15 Minority Bar Foundation Inc 37th Annual Scholarship & Awards Ceremony: The Mansion on Delaware Avenue, 5-7 p.m. Tickets $85. To purchase email: mbafoundation@yahoo.com Jefferson Avenue Block Club Meeting: God City Apartment 175 Pershing Avenue Yoga: Thursdays 5:30 p.m.

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This year’s Movie Night features two blockbuster films starring young people of color in the lead roles.

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•On August 21 “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” will be featured. The rain date for this night is August 28.

Each Movie night will feature several food trucks, food carts and the Buffalo Public Library Bookmobile. The event takes place in MLK Park on the Casino side.

The Annual Movie Night is hosted by Assembly Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes.

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