Challenger Community News January 20, 2016 by Challenger Community News

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CHILD! 6-Year-Old Bryan Perry Electrifies Audience With Classic Poem PG. 7 NATIONAL

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Buffalo Has Been “A Tale of Two Cities” For a Very Long time…PG. 11

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Brains, Beauty & Brunch!

President Obama, Please Come to Flint… PG. 4

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Syracuse Women to Receive Excellence Award PG. 2

“Long Road to The Hall of Fame”

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Challenger Community News • January 20, 2016

Brains, Beauty & Brunch!

Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse Women to Receive Excellence Award

Awardees: Michelle Barron, Marcelle Haddix Dean and Theresa Bowick.

*Michelle Barron of Buffalo, founder of Women in the Spotlight Going Global. * Marcelle Haddix Dean, Associate Professor and Chair of the Reading and Language Arts Center in the School of Education at Syracuse University. *Threresa Bowick of Rochester a Registered Nurse and Founder of Conkey Cruisers, a neighborhood bicycling program designed to encourage inner-city residents to stay active and make healthy food choices Award recipients Barron,

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yeAmm is a cuttingedge female empowerment company for women and girls living in Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse and founder Chassity Wells will introduce the company’s programs and upcoming events during an interactive brunch titled “Brains, Beauty & Brunch.” She will also recognize three women for their outstanding contributions to upstate New York with the EyeAmm A Woman of Excellence Award. On Saturday, January 23 at 11 in the morning, the groundbreaking company will host its inaugural event at

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Haddix and Bowick will join over 125 women and girls for the engaging brunch that will feature a keynote address from award winning journalist and television producer Helene Biandudi Hoffer, host of WXXI TV’s Need to Know. Event participants will have an opportunity to attend a host of workshops on various currentn topics. Women and girls are encouraged. More information about the brunch can be found at www.eyeamm.com/ eyeamm-events/.

Challenger Community News • January 20, 2016

AREA BRIEFS

Filmmaker Stanley Nelson

Forum On Blacks In Media Filmmaker Stanley Nelson will participate by Skype in “Buffalo’s Black Media: A Panel Discussion and Community Dialogue.” The forum will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, in the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave. Nelson, producer of the acclaimed documentary “The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords,” will join a panel of local Black journalists and media experts. After screening excerpts from the documentary, the panel will discuss the role of the Black press today, the role of Black journalists working for other media, and how the African-American community can make media more responsive to its concerns. The panel also will answer questions from the audience. The panelists will be: Al-Nisa Banks, editor and publisher of the Challenger Community News; Sheila L. Brown, owner of WUFO 1080-AM radio; Eva M. Doyle, Buffalo Criterion columnist; Claudine Ewing, WGRZ-TV reporter/anchor; Jennifer J. Parker, owner of the Black Capital Network; and Harold McNeil, Buffalo News reporter. Al Vaughters of WIVB-TV will moderate.

The Mighty O’Ba Pat Freeman to Interview Lead Developer in Detroit’s Emerging Sports and Entertainment District The Mighty O’Ba Pat Freeman will be interviewing mega developer George Jackson of Ventra Real Estate LLC who has been the lead developer in thhe revitalization of downtown Detroit into one of the naThe Mighty O’Ba tion’s fastest growing Sports and Entertainment districts, which include multiple mixed use residential developments. The interview will take place on his show “The Message” Saturday January 23 at 4 p.m. on the new Mix 1080AM WUFO radio, tune in radio app, or via the internet at www.wufoam.com

Correction, Apologies & Thanks... Several calls came in last week advising us of a big mistake. One of the callers (they were all very kind) was from VIP Barbershop and simply said, “We wish Dr. King HAD lived till 1986!” That was the date we incorrectly printed as his death-date on the cover. The correct dates are January 15, 1929- April 4, 1968. The official reognition of a national holiday in his honor began in 1986 Apologies - and thanks readers!

From Homicide to Healing... Join the Buffalo-Niagara Chapter of the National Action Network, the Community Health Center of Buffalo, Erie County Medical Center Pastoral Care, Buffalo Peacemakers, Community & Business Leaders as we support and encourage family members & friends who have lost a loved one to homicide. The National Action Network is putting out a special call to action for the community to recognize and support the family members of homicide victims to attend the Healing & Prayer Service III. The life and legacy of the victim will be acknowledged while at the same time assist those family members remaining in their grief process. The event will take place on Saturday, January 30 at DeLaine Waring, 680 Swan Street from noon to 2 p.m. Grief Counselors, ECMC Trauma Chaplains & Additional Family Supportive Agencies will be available to console those in need. For more information on the National Action Network to submit the name of a loved one loss, or to offer sponsorship and support for the program please contact the Buffalo-Niagara Chapter at (716) 299-8299, or bflonan@gmail.com.

“Long Road to The Hall of Fame”: From the Bills Tony King to Malik Farrakhan

uffalo Bills teams of 1965 and 1967 had a uniqueness of having the first African-American siblings to play in the AFL on the same team at the same time. Tony and Charlie King were good football players from Ohio. The King Brothers came from a very athletic family. Tony’s dad played football with Cleveland Browns legendary star Marion Motley, and his mom ran track. Tony King went to Findlay College in Ohio and played defensive end starting in 1962 until 1965. He also played flanker posiTony and Charlie King tion as well on offensive side of the ball. He made all American status at Findlay College playing a physical style of football as a defensive end. “I used to punish my opponents on the line of scrimmage along with running backs and quarterbacks,” he recalled. Buffalo Bills scout/general Manager Dick Gallagher came to his parents’ house to recruit Tony’s older brother Charlie King, who was a fast and shifty running back and special team’s player. After the meeting Buffalo Bills General Manager Dick Gallagher signed Charlie King to a contract worth for $20,000 a year. Charlie’s dad mentioned to Gallagher that he had a second son who was bigger and played offense and defense. Gallagher called Ralph Wilson on the phone and Ralph said, “Sign him!” The King Brothers headed off to Buffalo in 1965 for training camp and worked very hard at Fredonia, NY home of Buffalo Bills training camp for over 20 years. (Training camp is now at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY) By GEORGE Buffalo Bills defensive players enjoyed Tony’s physical style of play and he RADNEY quickly made friends with guys like Ron McDole, Marty Shottinhiemer, Mike Stratton, and Jack Kemp. Tony King was a furious pass rusher that enjoyed sacking the quarterback. Tony said he was inspired by Malcolm X’s biography, and frustrated by the racial oppression his family endured, he soon decided to leave his hometown in Ohio and move to Buffalo. Tony enjoyed his time in Buffalo, especially the night life and being on Jefferson Ave. with its outstanding camaraderie at places like the Revilot Lounge, The Plaidlocks and the Pine Grill were the places to be. Tony really enjoyed the Queen city and playing professional football with his brother Charlie King. He ended his AFL playing career with the Denver Broncos under Head Coach Harvey. He later grew tired of the AFL grind and started looking at off- field opportunities. He applied for and landed a modeling job with the William Morris Agency. In the fashion world, Tony became a big time model in terms of males and won a Cleo Award for Pepsi Cola and Budweiser commercials. He was seen by movie producers as a result of his modeling career and was cast for small roles in famous films like “Godfather” and “Shaft.” In the 1980’s Tony converted to Islam and joined the Nation of Islam. Tony said he was an activist and really enjoyed the teachings and helping his people to do and become better people. Tony was in “Gordon’s War,” a classic movie, and during the same time became a bodyguard for Minister Louis Farrakkan as a member of the Fruit of Islam. He changed his name from Tony King to Malik Farrakan. He was the personal bodyguard for Minister Farrakan from 1982 – 1987, when the Minister asked him to take on a new assignment - being Head of Security for Public Enemy. He has been Head of Security for the Public Enemy and Chuck D’s personal bodyguard for the past twenty years. Tony met a film director named Reda Zine and discussed his life hisContinued Page 14

*The human race is of African origin. The old-

est known skeletal remains of anatomically modern humans (or homo sapiens sapiens) were excavated at sites in East Africa. Human remains were discovered at Omo in Ethiopia that were dated at 195,000 years old, the oldest known in the world.

*Africans pioneered basic arithmetic 25,000 years ago. The

Ishango bone is a tool handle with notches carved into it found in the Ishango region of Zaïre (now called Congo) near Lake Edward. The bone tool was originally thought to have been over 8,000 years old, but a more sensitive recent dating has given dates of 25,000 years old. On the tool are 3 rows of notches. Row 1 shows three notches carved next to six, four carved next to eight, ten carved next to two fives and finally a seven. The 3 and 6, 4 and 8, and 10 and 5, represent the process of doubling. Row 2 shows eleven notches carved next to twentyone notches, and nineteen notches carved next to nine notches. This represents 10 + 1, 20 + 1, 20 - 1 and 10 - 1. Finally, Row 3 shows eleven notches, thirteen notches, seventeen notches and nineteen notches. 11, 13, 17 and 19 are the prime numbers between 10 and 20.

*Africans carved the world’s first colossal sculpture 7,000 or more years ago. The Great Sphinx of Giza was fashioned with the head of a man combined with the body of a lion. How old is it? In October 1991 Professor Robert Schoch, a geologist from Boston University, demonstrated that the Sphinx was sculpted between 5000 BC and 7000 BC, dates that he considered conservative.

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President Obama, Please Come to Flint By Michael Moore

Dear President Obama,

am writing this to you from the place where I was born -- Flint, Michigan. Please consider this personal appeal from me and the 102,000 citizens of the city of Flint who have been poisoned -- not by a mistake, not by a natural disaster, but by a governor and his administration who, to “cut costs,” took over the city of Flint from its duly elected leaders, unhooked the city from its fresh water supply of Lake Huron, and then made the people drink the toxic water from the Flint River. This was nearly two years ago. This week it was revealed that at least 10 people in Flint have now been killed by these premeditated actions of the Governor of Michigan. This governor, Rick Snyder, nullified the democratic election of this mostly African-American city -- where 41% of the people live below the “official” poverty line -- and replaced the elected Mayor and city council with a crony who was instructed to take all his orders from the governor’s office. One of those orders from the State of Michigan was this: “It costs too much money to supply Flint with clean drinking water from Lake Huron (the 3rd largest body of fresh water in the world). We can save a lot of money doing this differently. So unhook the city from that source and let them drink the water known as ‘General Motors’ Sewer’ -- the Flint River.” And, lo and behold, the Governor was right. It was a lot cheaper! Fifteen million dollars cheaper! And for saving all that money, it is now estimated that to repair the damaged water system in Flint, it will cost at least $1.5 billion. Someone had suggested to the governor, before he did this, that the river contained many toxins. He ignored that. One of his own people said maybe they should add a safe-to-drink “corrosive protector” to the water so that the toxins in said water wouldn’t leach the lead off the aging water pipe infrastructure and into the drinking water. “How much will that cost?” asked the governor’s office. “Just $100 a day for only 3 months,” the governor was told. Oh, $100 a day?! THAT’S TOO MUCH!, came the reply from the governor. Don’t worry about the lead. “Lead is a seasonal thing,” he would later explain to the public. “Heck, there’s lead in everything!” Just let them drink the river water. This is a city full of poor black people, a city where half the population (including myself) found a way to escape the misery and the madness (the crime rate is so bad, we’ve lead the country in murders for most years -- and just to get an idea of what that means, if NYC had the same murder rate as Flint last year, over 4,000 New Yorkers would have been killed, instead of the 340 who actually were). My city has been pummeled by General Motors, Wall Street and the State and Federal governments. It’s no surprise that the Republicans who control our State Capitol in Michigan didn’t have to worry about any push-back from the residents of Flint because, to them, that’s just a bunch of eviscerated Black people who have absolutely no power, “don’t vote for us any way,” and have NO means to fight back. And now, after every single child in Flint has been poisoned with lead-filled water that the State knew a year ago was in that water, we learn that the governor’s office sought to cover it up, hiding it not just from the defenseless African Americans they secretly fear and despise, but also hiding it from YOU and the federal government! And, as if things couldn’t get any worse, the news of 87 people with Legionnaires Disease happened this week. Ten Flint residents have been KILLED by this disease which is caused by tainted water. Not by gun violence, not in Afghanistan, but by an act of racism and violence perpetrated by the -- I’m sorry to say -- White, Republican governor of Michigan who knew months ago the water was toxic. All fingers from the doctors and scientists point to the filthy, toxic Flint River as the cause of this Legionnaires Disease outbreak. 10 human souls deceased. In an average year, Flint already had an astounding 8 cases (and rarely a death) of peoplecontracting Legionnaires Disease. Since the citizens of Flint were forced to use the water from the Flint River, EIGHTY-SEVEN CASES OF LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE have happened! AND TEN DEATHS! And the number is expected to rise. President Obama -- the people of Flint are crying out to you for help. Our Congressman, Dan Kildee, has called the federal government for assistance. But he’s been told that it’s a “State issue” and that “the State of Michigan has to be the one asking the feds for the help.” NO! The STATE is the one who CAUSED THIS! That’s like asking the fox if he could repair the chicken coop. No, Mr. President, we need YOUR help -- TODAY. 100,000 people have no water to drink, to cook with or to bathe in. This week, you are coming to Michigan to attend the Detroit Auto Show. We implore you to come to Flint, less than an hour’s drive north of Detroit. Do not ignore this tragedy taking place every day. This may be Gov. Snyder’s Katrina, but it will become your Bush-Flying-Over-New Orleans Moment if you come to Michigan and then just fly away. I know you don’t want that image of flying over us as you “fake-sad” look down on Flint just as Bush did in that never-to-beforgotten photo-op over New Orleans. I know you are going to come to the rescue here in Flint. I can’t imagine any other scenario. We need: 1.The CDC here at once to truly assess all of the disease and damage that has been forced upon the people of Flint. 2.FEMA has to supply large water containers in every home in Flint -- and they must be filled by water trucks until the new infrastructure is resolved. Continued Page 14

Challenger Community News • January 20, 2016

Legislator Grant Announces HEAP Outreach Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant is announcing that a HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program) outreach session for the second legislative district will be held at the Edward Saunders Community Center, 2777 Bailey Ave. on Wednesday, January 27 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. HEAP is a federally funded program to assist Erie County Residents with their heating bills. The HEAP outreach will be administered by the Erie County Departments of Social Services and Senior Services and is open to all income eligible households. For more information, contact the HEAP Hotline at 8587870 or 858-7466 or visit: www.erie.gov/depts/socialservices/ heap.asp and www.mybenefits.nygov.For additional information or assistance, please contact Esther Smothers at Legislator Grant’s district office 894-0914 or esther.smothers@erie.gov .

Chess Open House @ Downtown Library The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library at 1 Lafayette Square, downtown Buffalo, will continue to host monthly Chess Open Houses presented in partnership with Archangel 8 Chess Academy and U.S. Chess Federation Chess Coach and Tournament Director Michael McDuffie. These programs are free and open to the public, for all ages .Chess Open Houses in 2016 will take place on Sundays from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on the following 2016 dates: Sunday, January 24; Sunday, February 28; Sunday, April 17; Sunday, May 22 For more information call 716-858-8900 or visit www.BuffaloLib.org. Friend the Library System on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest , Instagram and Flickr.

Outstanding College Athletes From Western New York Sterling Taplin was the starting point guard for Williamsville North High School. He was named the Allen Wilson Player of the Year averaging 22.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 3.1 steals. After graduating from high school Sterling spent one year at St. Thomas More School in Connecticut where he was named MVP and then he received a full athletic scholarship to the University of Tulsa. He is currently a freshman point guard at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, OK. Jaysean Paige, from Jamestown, NY, is a 6’2” guard for the West Virginia MountainCOACH eers. He scored 26 points in West Virginia’s win over #1 rank Kansas State. Jaysean CAL played basketball in Buffalo with upstate team coaches Major Crawford and Tyree Parker. Jaysean was a standout basketball player at Jamestown High School and named the 2011 Buffalo News Player of the Year. St. Bonaventure is having a good season with a record of 12-4. MORE SPORTS TRIVIA 1.How many championships have the San Antonio Spurs win since 2000? 2.How many championships has Bill Walton won? 3.What is the name of the Buffalo State French Connection player? 4.Who is the Buffalo Bills all time leading lusher? 5.What year did Lou Saban coach the Buffalo Bills?

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Taking Care of Business Happy New Year! 2016 is here and we are good to go! 2015 was jam packed with actions and movements, some frustrations and disappointments but we accomplished much. Restorative Justice is becoming much more than just a catch phrase as a total of twelve “peace hubs” have been established throughout the city and more are on the horizon. Twice monthly “peace circles” are being conducted with small groups of Youth at the Erie County Correctional Facility and I have been appointed to the Erie County Conditional Release Commission, which will give twenty-five parole-ready and parole-eligible men and women the opportunity to come home early with wrap-around Karima services all set up to ensure a successful reintegration. Our Circle of Supporters for AMIN Reformed Offenders is still functioning and happy to report success in our mission of bringing two more reentry candidates home after more than two decades behind the wall. Regarding State Prison issues, we’ll continue to work with Prison Action Network, the New York State Prisoner Justice Network, the Drug Policy Alliance, and more. In May, we will return to Albany to address our State lawmakers on issues of mass incarceration that affect all of us: parole reform, mental health care in the prisons and solitary confinement. Three months ago, I openly asked for your help in an article entitled “The Work Needs YOU.” Things haven’t changed and the need is great. The title of this article, “Taking Care of Business,” refers to the business of caring for each other. Unfortunately, when one thinks of “prisoners,” all too often that person is not thought of as being fully human. I am a woman, a teacher, a mother, an activist, an artist, a friend…and the list goes on. A prisoner is more often viewed simply as one convicted of a wrongdoing. This person could be a son or a daughter, a parent or a chef, a musician or a writer…someone worthy of a second chance and willing to be a community asset. The work that we do honors the prisoner and his/her family, believing that they are deserving of humane and professional treatment. Prisoners are people who are behind bars because of a perceived wrong. The work that we do recognizes the prisoner’s humanity, encouraging understanding, respect and empathy. I would like for our first meeting of the new year to be really inspirational. I am looking for individuals who are willing to discuss the hardships of their imprisonment, the challenges of reintegration, and the obstacles they faced in seeking to establish a legitimate business while dealing with the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction. Get in touch with me if you are willing to be a guest speaker at our next meetContinued Page 14

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FAITH & FAMILY

Calvary Baptist to Host Annual Coat, Rev. Glen Raybon: Community Hat and Gloves Give Away The Calvary Baptist Church Fruit of the Spirit Women Ministry’s Annual Coat, Hat and Gloves Give Away will be held on Saturday, January 23 from 9:30 am to 12 noon at Calvary Baptist Church in the ( Trammell Fellowship Hall) 1184 Genesee Street .

GOD IS GOOD!

Memorial Service for Former Pastor of Niagara Falls Trinity Baptist Church The Trinity Baptist Church of Niagara Falls, NY will have a Community Memorial Service for the late Rev. Glen Raybon on Sunday, January 24 at 3 pm. Rev. Raybon served as pastor of the Trinity Baptist Church for 56 years before retiring in 2014. He passed away on January 9, 2016. His funeral services were held in Rochester, NY on January 16, 2016.

Rev. Glen Raybon

Challenger Community News • January 20, 2016

Lip Sync Battle Comes To Buffalo! Miracle Missions To Host Its Annual Valentine Social

Bryan Perry

The pop culture phenomenon of lip sync battling comes to Buffalo. Dr. James A. Lewis III, Senior Pastor and the Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church family will host its “Annual Valentine’s Social” and Lip Sync Battle, February 12 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Grapevine Restaurant, 333 Dick Road, Depew, NY. Lip Sync Battle will feature local celebrities such as: Mayor Byron Brown, Senator Tim Kennedy, Judge Tim Franczyk, Pastor C.M. Jenkins II and First Lady Kymberli Jenkins, Pastor Marquitta Whitehead, Jerome Williams, Samantha Tyler and others. Come see them go head to head – lip synching the song of their choice – battling for the coolest bragging rights in the City of Buffalo. The Valentine’s Social festivities also includes, Food, Music by DJ Hammer, Dancing, Photo Booth and just PURE fun! Cost $50.00, please RSVP or purchase tickets by February 1, 2016. For more information please call 913-0941.

Hey Black Child! Bryan Perry brought the crowd to its feet during the second night of Kwanzaa, with his stirring rendition of “Hey Black Child,” a poem by Useni Eugene Perkins. Bryan, who was introduced as “the Governor,” is only 6 six years old and delivered the message – which he memorized – like a seasoned pro! He is a first grade student at Rainbow K Academy and a member of the African American Cultural Center. Bryan , a true inspiration, is a shining example of Kujicjagulia (Self –Determination.) To top it all off, the incredibly talented African American Cultural Center children and adult dancers and drummers were awesome! (Photos coming!) Congratulations Bryan! Kudos Cultural Center!

"HEY BLACK CHILD" Hey Black Child, Do you know who you are? Who you really are? Do you know you can be What you want to be? If you try to be what you can be. Hey Black Child, Do you know where you’re going? Where you’re really going? Do you know you can learn What you want to learn? If you try to learn What you can learn? Hey Black Child, Do you know you are strong? I mean really strong? Do you know you can do What you want to do? If you try to do What you can do? Hey Black Child, Be what you can be Learn what you must learn Do what you can do And tomorrow your nation will be what you want it to be! (By Useni Eugene Perkins)

Tommy Land

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“Tommy Land The man With the Magic Hand”

hances are if you have an old black and white photo, Tommy Land was the photographer who shot it. Tommy (August Sr.) Land, one of Buffalo’s most noted photographers, passed away on December 24, 2015 at his residence in North Carolina. He was born on May 23, 1926 in Buffalo N.Y. to the late George and Christine Land of South Carolina. A memorial was held on January 16 at Good Shephard Temple. Mr. Land was 89 years old. Tommy and his twin brother Harvester both join the Army and fought in the Korean War. After being honorably discharged from the service, he pursued photography, developing black and white pictures in his basement. Tommy got his name from his customers, liked it and decided to keep it. He first started his business under the name of Tommy Land Photos. Tommy worked for WUFO as their photographer and was given the slogan on the radio as “ Tommy Land The Man With the Magic Hand.” He then went in partnership with the late George Smith under then ame of Clear Tone Studio. He later changed the name to Tommy Land and Son. If you ever went out Continued Page 14

Entertainment/Lifestyles

Challenger Community News • January 20, 2016

ON STAGE *The Jazz Embassy Cafe will be at The Parkside Lodge at Delaware Park on Sunday, January 31 from 4p til 8p. For more info and tickets call Fragrance of YAH at 716-2531404 $5-$20

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Scratch Night At The Robeson The African American Cultural Center’s welcomes the New Year with the continuation of Scratch Night at the Robeson. This program is an opportunity for Artist to come out and present their artistic talent whether it is theatre, dance, music, poetry, comedy, storytelling, writers, indie film and works-in progress let your creative juices flow. Vendors are welcomed; our community needs to know the resources that are available from our own. Scratch Night at the Robeson will be held every last Monday of every month - 2016 Dates: January 25, February 29, March 28, April 25, May 30, June 27 and July 25. Please mark these dates on your calendars or things to do list. Program time 7:30 – 9:30pm, cover charge is $5.00, vendors $20.00 (tables provided). Individuals & vendors who are interested should send a request to paulrobesontheatrebuffalo@ gmail.com – Networking opportunities close out the night.

Colored Musicians Club Joins U F F A L O of P H Jazz! ILHARMONIC BPO forBJ Journey A F M o

The Colored Musicians Club joins the BPO as they explore the journey of jazz from nightclubs to concert hall. This multimedia concert presentation is conducted and led by the BPO’s Associate Conductor, Stefan Sanders and features music by Duke Ellington, George Gershwin and more on Thursday Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. The audience is invited to continue SPECIAL the conversation at a free party. George OFFER! Scott and his Big Band will provide muTickets just $20 sic. The cost is $29 generalUseadmission. Code DEEJAZZ Tickets are available Studentsor $10 by pm at bpo.org calling (716) 885-5000. Broadway Dee Daniels Dee songstress Daniels’ career is as varied as joins Morris Russell the BPO her John four-octave vocaland range. She discovtoered pay homage to the musical stylings singing in her stepfather’s church ofinElla Fitzgerald, Billie Dee Daniels Oakland, CA, andHoliday, has found success Peggy Lee,continents. and Sarah Vaughan. on five She comes to Buffalo with her “Great Ladies of Swing” program, Saturday January 23rd at 8 p.m. featuring music made famous by Ella Fitzgerald,

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Ol’ Wondermusic at Ol’ Wondermoth This Weekend Improvisation trio The Throwdown is going to heat things up at Ol’ Wondermoth on Friday, January 22nd at 8pm as part of our monthly music series Ol’ Wondermusic, a fundraiser for Nickel City Housing Cooperative. The Throwdown features Juini Booth, bass; Steve Baczkowski, baritone/tenor sax; and Ravi Padmanabha-on drums. This band lives up to its name! Free form improvisational performances that are a spectacle to experience, exploding emotion with the fierceness of nature itself! The OThrowdown R C H E S Twill R Aremind you Dof i the r e c t o r music of Albert Ayler, John Coltrane, Marion Brown and others from the tubulent ‘60s. Legendary bassist, Juini Booth, adds an adhesive element to this 15 year relationship between Saxophonist Steve Baczkowski, music director of Hallwalls and presenter of eclectic music events for many years, and drummer Ravi Padmanabha of My Nada Brahma and many other talented groups. Opening act TBA. $5 Donation at the door. BYOB. Must bring valid ID with alcoholic beverages.

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*Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber DopeSex & Dem Wild Buffalo Love Joints @ Nietzsche’s - 248 Allen St. Friday, January 29 at 9:00 p.m. $10 admission.Tickets available online now.Burnt Sugar Superfreaks the Rick James Playabook! plus DJ Milk spinning old school funk & soul & artist/attorney Leroi *Whispers Valentines Day Two shows at the Tralf, 5pm and 8pm Reserved Tickets on sale Ticketmaster.com / Wal-Mart / Tralf Box Office 716.852.2860 / Tralf.com

*Eric Martin & Friends and The Nickel City Ballers Saturday January 30, The Tralf, 7pm Doors | 7:45pm Show21+ Admitted. General Admission Event $20 Tickets *Deniece Williams performing Live in Buffalo Diaab Entertainment presents Deniece Williams March 19,Buffalo State Performing Arts Center 8:00 pm. Ticket price: Reserved Seating VIP $65, $45 $40,Tickets available at the Rockwell Hall Box Office Hours Monday –Friday 9:00 -5:00pm-Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pmWebsite: www.buffalostatepac.org Email: @ rhpac@ Buffalostate.edubuffalostate. edu Phone: 716-878-3005 or Doris Records at 716 -8832410.

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Made Man: Will Holton Releasing New Single And Studio Album Followed By Valentine’s Day Weekend ‘Love Cadenza’ Concert At The Tralf Industry Jazz Artist Will Holton records and performs for a global audience without losing sight of his homegrown roots in Buffalo, NY. In the span of a decade, his God-given talents on the saxophone have led him on a journey from part-time musi-

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cian to opening act to headlining marquee performer and life-coach for students. Holton’s breakout debut album Always (2009) showcased his chops as a consummate jazz musician and composer. The 2011 follow-up Love Stories Untold Vol.1 was an eclectic blend of originals and renditions of popular songs in and outside the genre. Industry trade Downbeat Magazine featured Will in their January, 2015 issue and he remains a proud saxophone artist for the Eastman Music Company. With a new album (Made) and title track single on the horizon along with the Encore return of his wildly popular ensemble concert ‘Love Cadenza’ at the Legendary Tralf Music Hall (Saturday, February 13th feauturing

Joey Diggs, Mia Riot, Jetaun Louie and Tiffani), Holton’s international appeal and his sphere of influence continue to grow exponentially. Holton’s Brandbuilderz, a one-stop-shop production company encompassing video and audio production services for Household-Word recording artists (Three Time Grammy nominee saxophonist Najee and legendary Jazz vibraphonist Roy Ayers as well as up-and-coming talents such as Wynette Hall McElven. Brandbuilderz demonstrates Will’s rigorous perfectionism, professionalism and attention to detail. For more than a decade Holton has tirelessly volunteered his time, talent and charisma to area students, charities and organizations. In 2011 he launched his very own Reach Out And Lift Up campaign “inspiring youths to go after their dreams despite obstacles such as peer pressure and bullying.” Living the dream is what he imparts when he talks about “Taking the little successes as they add up to bigger successes.” He’s worked in partnership with various organizations through the D.A.R.E. program, National Inner Cities Opportunities Inc., and the Young Miss Buffalo Scholarship Program, to name just a few. As a performer, he’s played for The March Of Dimes, The American Cancer Society and the Patty Poretti Foundation. In loving memory of his recent passing, Holton is commemorating band member Chauncey Northington’s life with a Scholarship Fund for gifted students in conjunction with Reach Out And Lift Up. “Perserverance, dedication and commitment are key.” This is more than a jingle or a slogan for the students Holton works with. It’s the bridge that delivers us to his 3rd studio album Made and a new plateau in an already-illustrious career. -Tom Waters TD444@aol.com

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After Outrage Publisher Pulls Happy Slaves Children’s Book

A Birthday Cake for George Washington makes it seem as though an enslaved father and daughter were perfectly fine with being oppressed. Amidst growing criticism of a children’s book depicting happy slaves baking a cake for George Washington, publisher Scholastic has announced it is pulling the book from retailers. In a statement to the Associated Press, Scholastic said this: “While we have great respect for the integrity and scholarship of the author, illustrator and editor, we believe that, without more historical background on the evils of slavery than this book for younger children can provide, the book may give a false impression of the reality of the lives of slaves and therefore should be withdrawn.” Earlier The Root published a critique from Demetria Lucas-D’Oyley which read in part: I learned about Scholastic’s new children’s book, A Birthday Cake for George Washington, when a friend emailed me on Friday to ask, “Uh … have you seen this [expletive]?” Her note was accompanied by the book’s back cover, which depicted an illustration of a smiling enslaved man and child, accompanied by their beaming master—America’s first president, George Washington. Washington had his arm around the enslaved man’s shoulder like they were bros instead of oppressor and oppressed. My knee-jerk reaction was a string of expletives as I tried to process this level of disrespect. Can you imagine a modernday American publisher pushing a book about a cheery Jewish father and daughter on a trivial mission to bake a cake for the birthday of, say, an SS guard at Auschwitz? Can you picture a children’s book depicting a Jewish dad and child at a concentration camp snuggled up and cozy with Hitler? Never! So why is it somehow OK to show enslaved Black folks practically cuddling with their oppressors? The real shocker: this reading material, aimed at 7- to 10-year-olds, is authored by Ramin Ganeshram, (a Black woman), a and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton (also Black).

Challenger Community News • January 20, 2016

39th Annual Carter G. Woodson Essay Contest The annual Carter G. Woodson Essay Contest is open to all young people in grades 4 – 12. Essays must be written (printed or typed) in 500 words or less (200 Words Minimum) on the topic: “A Tribute To An African American Youth In Western New York.” Your essay may be written about An African American Youth (ages 21 or younger) who lives in Western New York. Discuss their accomplishments and their positive impact on their school or community. Your essay must include the person’s name, age and details of service to family, school or community. Essays must be received by MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 . Send to – Carter G. Woodson Essay Contest, P.O. Box 63, Buffalo, New York 14207 or leave at the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue @ E. Utica St. Your name, address, telephone number, school and grade must be written on your essay. Essays will be judged on content, quality and depth of research, clarity and neatness.Cash prizes will be awarded in three categories: Grades 4-6; Grades 7-9; Grades 10-12.First prize - $50; Second prize - $35Third prize - $25. Additional prizes may also be given to winners of the essay contest. Winning essays will be read by the participants at the African American History Program at the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue on Saturday, February 20, at 1:00 p.m. Essays will also be printed in Historically Speaking, April 2016. The ontest is sponsored by the Afro-American Historical Associaticon of the Niagara Frontier, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library – Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch, Buffalo Public Schools – Dept. of Social Studies, Zawadi Books and others to be announced.

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Aloma D. Johnson Charter School Inducts Students Into National Elementary Honor Society Thirteen students at Aloma Johnson Charter School have been inducted into the National Elementary Honor Society for their academic achievements and outstanding citizenship. Dr. Wendy Richards, Director of School indicated, “This is truly what school is about. We want children to enjoy school and have fun, and also excel academically, which is what the Society stresses. We expect more from these students. We’re not going to allow them to work at a mediocre level - we want them to strive to do better. Having this in their portfolio will help them to continue to aim for excellence down the road.” The thirteen students were recognized by the National Elementary Honor Society, a school-based program that celebrates high-achieving students who also demonstrate leadership skills and an understanding of service

and responsibility. Each student recognized received a certificate and a membership card to the Society. In order to qualify, fourth grade students must maintain at least an 85 average for three consecutive semesters and have no disciplinary issues. The students are also required to be recommended by one of their teachers or administrators. Director Richards said the National Elementary Honor Society is one of her favorite organizations offered at the school because of the excellence it demands of her students. She said the students who were selected consistently went above and beyond what was expected of them, and this recognition also helps put ADJ students on the pathway to success. “This is one of our major organizations at the school where we stress academics and student achievement,” Richards said. “This is the be-

Aloma Johnson Charter School Honor students stand tall! Notice how many young men are included!

ginning where they are challenged to excel academically, along with enjoying the benefits of their academic achieve-

ment because it affords them opportunities beyond the school site.” Congratulations students!!

“Our children are our future, our life after death.” -African Proverb

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Challenger Community News • January 20, 2016

The Majority Says “NO”!

BUFFALO -”A TALE OF TWO CITIES”

y this time, many of you know that in December 2015, the Governor’s Common Core Task Force released a landmark report condemning the implementation of the Common Core State Standards and its aligned curriculum and standardized tests. In a series of recommendations the Task Force strongly suggested creating new developmentally appropriate tests for students with disabilities and students who are not proficient in English; reducing the time students spend taking these tests; and most importantly placing a moratorium on the use of these tests in evaluating individual students and teachers until 2019-20. In fact, there were 21 recommendations in total. The Board of Regents quickly endorsed and accepted these recommendations. While the recommendations have been widely seen as positive and progressive, many questions have been raised about the magnitude of their impact in addressing the numerous problems related to the Common Core as well as how they will be implemented. The Task Force recommendations regarding the Common Core aligned tests, a.k.a. high stakes tests, essentially confirm test opponents’ claims that the tests are developmentally inappropriate, unreliable measures of children’s abilities. In other words, the results of these tests are not accurate measures of children’s proficiency in English Language Arts and Barbara Seals Math. The Task Force charged State Ed with the task of developing new tests Nevergold to determine student achievement and by extension school and school district performance. This writer has also raised specific questions about how the Task Force recommendations relate to Receivership. The ELA and Math standardized test results are major determinants in the State’s accountability system for identifying “struggling” and “persistently struggling” Receivership schools. Further, the State has mandated that receivership schools show “demonstrable improvement” in one or two years or face further threat of being placed under an outside receiver. While there are a number of data points that Receivership schools can use as evidence of progress, a number of these are based on improvement on the standardized tests from year to year. A question that no one seems to want to ask or want to answer: How will this change as a result of the Task Force mandate on testing? The Buffalo School District has 25 receivership schools, more than any District in the state. On numerous occasions, since the imposition of Receivership, I have requested Board in-servicing and dialog about the Board’s and Superintendent’s working relationship and other details of the law. The Board and the District would benefit if the Board had a clear understanding about issues such as: the relationship between the receivership schools and the non-receivership schools, or the Board’s fiduciary responsibility since we establish, monitor and modify the budget, which includes the budgets for the receivership schools. The Regent’s acceptance of the Task Force recommendations is a major development in the State’s implementation of the Common Core and its high stakes tests. However, the majority Board members refuse to educate themselves or consider potential ramifications of the change in the State’s implementation of the Common Core. The Buffalo District is a system. It’s impossible for changes to be made in one part of the system, which don’t have an impact in another part of the system; sometimes un-intended. It came as no surprise when the Board majority voted against a Resolution to the State Education Commissioner and the Board of Regents. As Mr. Quinn curtly observed, “Receivership is the best thing” to happen to this district. Of course, we disagree but the request to the state is not about the personal differences between the minority and majority members of the Board. It is not a request to reverse Receivership. We understand that it is the law. We believe that we have a responsibility to the students of this District and a fiduciary responsibility to request that the State answer the questions arising from the Common Core Task Force recommendations. The Resolution calls on the Board of Regents and the New York State Education Department “to conduct a detailed, open and transparent review and analysis of the use of the ELA/Math standardized tests results as determinants to assess school qualification for receivership; to invite parent, educator, student and other stakeholder input and feedback in the process; to clarify the recommendations of the Common Core Task Force as they apply to the state assessments and use of assessment data, and to develop future recommendations for appropriate determinants for school receivership.” Three years after an admittedly rushed, poorly thought-out and abysmally rolled-out Common Core State Standards, the State is now backtracking on a plan that was touted as the solution to New York State’s education woes. Seemingly little was learned from past experience however. Following on the heels of CCSS, Receivership was also hastily passed into law and equally rushed into implementation. While the law imposes the same restrictions and requirements on each District, it does not account for unique situations that an individual District may encounter. In Buffalo’s case, the District has an OCR complaint regarding equitable admissions to our criterion schools. The District has worked diligently to create a process that is more inclusive; however it includes the use of the ELA/Math test scores in the admissions criteria. The Task Force’s Recommendation 21 states: Until the new system is fully phased in, the results from assessments aligned to the current Common Core Standards, as well as the updated standards, shall only be advisory and not be used to evaluate the performance of individual teachers or students. The transition phase shall last until the start of the 2019-2020 school year. What does this mean for the District’s criterion-schools’ admission’s plan? The District cannot answer this question on its own. We need the State’s input. The Board minority intends to forward its original resolution to the Board of Regents and the

(Ed. Note:)Local activists have been protesting the disparity and uneven distribution of wealth, opportunities and progress in the city’ s predominately African American community for years – long before writer Chris Arnade published his much (appreciated) and talked about international expose recently in the Guardian News focusing on the “other” poorer, Blacker, Buffalo. Our hats are off to those who remain on the front lines struggling to bring about equity and fairness for all citizens. A primary example of effective organizing and support happened in October with the protest,and rally for jobs and inclusion at the Solar City Plant spearheaded by Legislator Betty Grant and BUILDs’ Charley Fisher last October in the wake of abreaking Investigative Report expose. The following commentary was prepared by Joan Simmons, Human Rights Activist, and presented at that demonstration. The “One Buffalo” campaign sounds good. But Ms. Simmons makes plain.There are two.)

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uffalo is a tale of two cities. A city in renaissance and at the same time one of extreme poverty and decay. A city of inclusion and exclusion. A city that promotes a program calling for diversity while at the same time remaining the most racially segregated city in the country. A city that desires to be a national model for recovery and renewal while at the same time being the third or fourth poorest in the nation. A city where the gap between the haves and the have nots widens daily. A city where progress and prosperity are measured not by the well-being of all of its citizens but by the increased wealth of a few. A city that spends thousands of dollars planting flowers on Elmwood Avenue, while streets like East Utica have no or crumbling sidewalks. A city where what is good for all is determined by what is good for the wealthy and/or politically connected. A city that must be sued or threaten with civil disobedience in to doing what is best for all. A city with no visible moral compass and no apparent social conscience. A city where the very quality of life that full, fair and equality in employment would bring to its minority citizens is negotiable and negotiated away. A city, for example, that views the reduction of the 25 percent minority hiring objective at Solar City to 15 percent as just the cost of doing business and not the deprivation of jobs which would translate into improved quality of life, in a city in where the unemployment rate for Black and Hispanic males is at 40 percent or higher. A city where the improvement of the quality of life for its minority residents is an afterthought and not part of the master plan. A city that applauds itself for attracting new businesses using our tax dollars and creating new jobs for some while at the same time failing to monitor or hold accountable those same companies that fail to meet their employment commitment that won them the tax credits to locate in Buffalo in the first place. A city where access to equality in education opportunity for all children has become politicized, racialized, resulting in a higher rate of school segregation than was prevalent in the 1950’s. A city where access to equality of education opportunity is undermined by special interests and far too often determined by zip code. A city where the success of a few comes at the expense of the disenfranchised and the poor. Buffalo is a city that has not grasped the concept the “ a chain is only as strong as its’ weakest link.” Thomas Jefferson said that the price of freedom is eternal vigilance. We must be and remain vigilant. We have a voice. We can participate in this democracy by registering and going to the polls and vote. Hold your elected officials accountable for not serving you and your families’ best interests. Hold them accountable for selling your right to a decent standard of living to the richest highest bidder. For those of you who use the cop out that it makes no difference if you vote, I say look around you and then ask yourselves what difference has not going out to vote cost you. The powers to be count on a low Black voter turnout and to date Buffalo, you have not disappointed them. If you do not vote, do not complain. You get the government you deserve. Make no mistake, the future can and will happen with or without you. You decide what kind of legacy you want to leave your children and grandchildren. NEVERGOLD continued

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Free SBA and SCORE Buffalo Niagara to present F i n a n c i a l “Building Buffalo with 20 Years of Straight Talk” Seminar True Community Development Corporation, in collaboration with MND Accounting, will hold a financial seminar from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at True Bethel Baptist Church on Wednesday, January 27, at 907 E. Ferry Street. The presenter for the evening, Mary Nicole Douglas of MND Accounting, will discuss the basics of budgeting, what to do with your tax return, planning for buying a home, and much more. For more information or to RSVP for this seminar, please call 716-895-7019. This event is free and open to the public.

he U.S. Small Business Administration Buffalo District Office and the SCORE Buffalo Niagara Chapter will host their annual seminar “Building Buffalo with 20 Years of Straight Talk” on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. This is the 20th consecutive presentation of this program which has attracted thousands of participants over the years to expose entrepreneurs and small business owners to information and resources about starting or growing a small business. The 60-minute seminars will reflect the ever-changing needs of the Western New

York entrepreneurial community. Additionally, participants can obtain one-on-one business counseling, visit information booths and speak to representatives from local business resources, chambers of commerce and network with other entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. Cost of attendance is $25 on the day of the event, with pre-registration tickets are available for $20. Students with current/ valid identification can pay $10, and veterans with proof of veteran status can attend for free. Registration fees include a continental breakfast and parking. Registered attendants will be automatically scheduled for the Business Basics introductory seminar to learn about business plans and other foundations of growing a successful business. Participants can select two additional seminars to attend from the following list: Show Me the MoneyMake Yourself Credit Worthy; Accessing Business OpLEGAL NOTICE BIDS

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority will receive sealed bids for BMHA Job#15-08-CF, Site Electrical Improvements at Ferry Grider Homes. The Prebid Conference will be held on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 local time, with all potential bidders assembled at the Capital Improvements & Development Office, 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204; the project walk-through may be held/ scheduled after the meeting. Sealed bids will be received until 3:00 PM, local time, Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at the Capital Improvements Office, 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204. Bids received after the stated time will not be accepted. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud immediately after specified closing time. All bid forms must be filled out and returned. Sets of contract documents may only be obtained at the Capital Improvements Office at 320 Perry Street, with a deposit of $100 per set. Only certified company checks, bank checks or money orders made payable to the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority will be accepted. This deposit is refundable upon return of complete sets of documents within 14 calendar days after the bid opening. Failure to comply with this time limit will constitute forfeiture of the deposit.The BMHA reserves the right to reject any bid, which fails to conform to the essential items, required by the contract documents and to reject any and/or all bids submitted. Dated: January 21, 2016

portunities through SBA 8(a), DBE and MWBE Certification; Navigating Your Business through Taxes & Permits;Business Assistance for Veterans; Marketing Your Small Business;“We Did It! You Can Too!.” Following the event, the Straight Talk Series will begin on February 2 for eight successive Tuesdays for two months from 5:45 - 8:30 p.m. at Medaille College. The Straight Talk Series provides additional information about starting, maintaining, and growing your own business. Attendance is free with the coupon received by attending the Straight Talk 2016 event on January 23, otherwise the cost is $5.00 per session. A very special thank you to SCORE Buffalo Niagara and its supporters: Bank of America, Citizens Bank Erie County Industrial Development Agency, Evans National LEGAL NOTICE RFP REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS NORTHLAND CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE TRAINING CENTER FINAL DESIGN SERVICES BUFFALO, NEW YORK

The Buffalo Urban Development Corporation (BUDC) is seeking qualifications from Architectural and Engineering teams to provide complete design services for the construction of the Western New York Workforce Training Center and renovations to other industrial buildings in the Northland Corridor complex. The entire complex includes over 700,000 square feet of built space on approximately 35 acres of land. The Workforce Training Center will occupy approximately 100,000 square feet within a 230,000 sf industrial building at 683 Northland Avenue. BUDC is seeking teams to provide a full range of design services, from programming and schematic design through construction administration and inspection; with expertise in educational and training facilities, industrial redevelopment, brownfields and environmental remediation. BUDC is also requiring a minimum 25% MBE and 5% WBE participation and is encouraging teaming and joint ventures with M/WBE’s. The deadline for submitting qualification statements is 4:00 p.m., February 17, 2016. An information meeting will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 9:00 am in the 5th Floor Conference Room at 95 Perry Street, Buffalo, NY. The full RFQ can be obtained by contacting David Stebbins, Buffalo Urban Development Corporation, 95 Perry Street, Suite 404, Buffalo, New York 14203; 716-362-8378, and dstebbins@buffalourbandevelopment.com; or by accessing the BUDC website at www.buffalourbandevelopment.com.

Bank, First Niagara Bank, Five Star Bank, Key Bank National Association, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (M&T) PathStone Enterprise Center, New York Business Development Corporation, AARP, Buffalo State College Small Business Development Center, New York Business Development Center, The Oneida Group of Companies, PathStone Enterprise, Westminster Economic Development Initiative (WEDI) and the Women‘s Business Center at Canisius College for their continuing support of entrepreneurship in WNY. For further information contact SBA at 716-551-4301 or e-mail Buffalo_do@sba.gov . To register online, please visit WNY Straight Talk .

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EMPLOYMENT Bookkeeper/HR Assistant Records and manages the day to day bookkeeping and HR functions of a local not-for-profit organization. Must be highly organized and detail oriented. City of Buffalo residency required. For a full job description go to www.bfloparks.org. Send resume to beth@bfloparks. org (please include job title in the subject line) FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION EMAIL advertising@thechallengernews.com

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF ERIE FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, vs. COLLEEN GRAY AS EXECUTOR AND HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF JEAN M. WALSH; MICHAEL MCGUIRE, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JEAN M. WALSH; DENNIS MCGUIRE, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JEAN M. WALSH; SHARON PETTITT, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JEAN M. WALSH; DONNA GRIMALDI, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JEAN M. WALSH; PATRICIA EWELL, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JEAN M. WALSH; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or 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; ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. 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 Plaintiff’s Attorney within Twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within Thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until Sixty (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of Sixty-seven thousand eight hundred 00/100 ($67,800.00) Dollars and interest, recorded on March 17, 2008, at Liber 13395 Page 2561, of the Public Records of ERIE County, New York, covering premises known as 474 TAUNTON PLACE, BUFFALO, NY 14216. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. ERIE County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. 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 the 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. Dated: November 20, 2015 Westbury, New York RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: Daniel Greenbaum, Esq.900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590 (516) 280-7675

Assistant Professor The Music Department at Buffalo State, State University of New York, seeks candidates for the position of Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Digital Music Production. For a full job description and to apply: https://jobs.buffalostate.edu.

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ACHIEVEMENT COORDINATOR

The Aloma D. Johnson Charter School is currently seeking applicants for the position of Achievement Coordinator. The successful candidate will have a Master’s Degree in Education and a minimum of 5 years teaching experience. The Achievement Coordinator is responsible for the following: Assist grade level teams with strategic opportunities for interdisciplinary units and integration of technology and performance assessment; coordinate instructional materials; coordinate student achievement testing; engage in targeted instructional coaching; assist in observation and evaluation of teachers; work with Director to develop clear procedures; ensure compliance with all assessment guidelines. NYS SBL or SDL Certification or NYS SAS, NYS SDA Certification preferred; a minimum of 5 years successful teaching experience; evidence of data use for instructional planning; excellent written and verbal communication skills Resumes should be submitted to the Search Committee Chair, 15 Jewett Parkway, Buffalo, NY 14214 or jpotter@adjcharter.org by January 22, 2016. ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE COACH

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ing, Monday, January 25, 2016 at the Pratt-Willert Community Center, 422 Pratt Street in Buffalo, from 7:00-9:00pm. For more information, e-mail or call Karima Amin, karima@prisonersarepeopletoo.org or 716-834-8438. P.S.- BaBa Eng, our Program Director, was injured in a car accident on January 13. The car was totaled but he suffered no breaks or fractures. He is resting comfortably at home. Your prayers and healing thoughts are requested. Thank you.......-ka

PLEASE COME TO FLINT continued 3.The EPA must take over matters from the State (can the governor be removed and replaced like he did to the mayor of Flint?). Immediately. 4.You must send in the Army Corps of Engineers to build that new water infrastructure. Otherwise, you might as well just evacuate all the people from Flint and move them to a white city that has clean drinking water -- and where this would never happen. President Obama, I’m counting on you to give us a response. Can we expect to see you, in Flint, in the next few days? (Michael Moore is an Oscar and Emmy-winning Director)

LONG ROAD TO THE HALL OF FAME continued tory and out of this chance meeting became the biographical documentary movie “Long Road to The Hall of Fame.” It tells the story of Charlie and Tony King’s historical life of becoming the first pair of siblings to play in the AFL on the same team at the same time. Charlie King is currently living with his wife in Selma, Alabama running a very successful property management company. It would be nice for the Buffalo Bills organization to recognize them and honor them at a future Buffalo Bills home game. This is long overdue and a welcomed acknowledgement of Buffalo Bills history. They currently have a rotating display that is sometimes in viewing or not depending on what’s going on at Hall of Fame. The King brothers deserve a permanent display in the Hall of Fame!

Challenger Community News • January 20, 2016

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Wednesday January 20 Khametic Ascendants: 9-10 a.m. & 12:30 a.m. (after midnight), Channel 20. The Durham Central City Baby Café: every Wed. and Thurs. 5:30–7:30 p.m., 200 E. Eagle. Dinner Free! 885-6348. HUSTLE FOR HEALTH: Gloria J Parks Community Center 3242 Main St, 10AM Followed by Holiday Party. Free & Open to All. Call 832-1010 Public Meeting: Board of Westminster Community Charter School, 2:30 p.m. at M& T Bank One M&T Plaza 19th Floor. Buffalo Board of Education Public Hearings: City Hall Room #801 Charter renewal of the Westminster Charter School (4-4:30 p.m.); Charter renewal of the Enterprise Charter School (4:30-5 p.m.) Friday January 22 New Generation Ministries Mega Fund Raising Dinner: 7 p.m., at Statler City, 107 Delaware Ave. RSVP call 716-220-5797 or 716-495-6818 Citizen Action Celebrating 30 Years of Passion and Progress Ticket or information 855.1522 x 5 or online: www.citizenactionny.org/movingforward Saturday January 23 BUFFALO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE ENERGY DAY: Explore All Aspects of Energy from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt Parkway ; Admission $11 adults 8-61; $9 seniors ages 62 or better, military & student; $8 children 2-17; free for children under 2 and free for museum members. 716-896-5200. Monday January 25 Aloma Johnson Charter School Board of Trustees Open Meeting: 6p.m. 15 Jewett Parkway info 716-856-4390. Wednesday January 27 Free Financial Seminar: from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at True Bethel Baptist Church on 907 E. Ferry Street. For more info or to RSVP 716-895-7019. Open to the public. Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant HEAP outreach session for the second legislative district Edward Saunders Community Center, 2777 Bailey Ave. 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Foreclosure Prevention: Stressed out about your mortgage payments? In danger of losing your home? Learn what you can do to fight back and save your home. 6:00-7:30pm Edward Saunders Center 2777 Bailey Ave. 832-1010. Khametic Ascendants: 9-10 a.m. & 12:30 a.m. (after midnight), Channel 20. The Durham Central City Baby Café: every Wed. and Thurs. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. 200 E. Eagle. Dinner free! 885-6348. HUSTLE FOR HEALTH: Gloria J Parks Community Center 3242 Main St, 10AM Followed by Holiday Party. Free & open to all. Call 8321010 Public Hearing Buffalo Board of Education: Buffalo City Hall Room #801re: grade expansion, 4 p.m. WNY Maritime Charter School and 4:30 p.m. Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School.

New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Exhibit and Discussion

Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant and We Are Women Warriors present New Yorkers against Gun Violence- a photography exhibit and panel discussion on the impact of gun violence and what we can do about it, will be held Wednesday, January 20, at 5:30 p.m. at the Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave.

Challenger Community News • January 20, 2016

EASTMAN • THEAT

Welcoming Great Performers to the Kodak Hall Stage

Kodak Hall, 8 PM

KATHLEEN BATTLE, soprano “An evening to remember … incredible performances” – DC Metro Theater Arts

JOEL MARTIN, piano ROCHESTER FESTIVAL CHORUS

Jason Holmes, conductor David Shakes and Nora Cole, narrators Ticket information at Eastman Theatre Box Office, 433 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604 (585) 454-2100

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