2023 GOSPELFEST!

The 37th Annual Gospelfest will take place Saturday July 22 in Martin Luther King Park, from 2 until 8p.m. Great gospel music will be performed by some of Buffalo’s best local and National recording Artists, such as Kimera Lattimore, Lady Kathy Bowman, Robin Adams, Pastor Andre Clark, True Bethel Music Ministry, Tailisha Drayton, Moe Badger, Sisters Valerie & Tracey Foye Green, Zion Dominion “presents the Team” ministry, Pastor Julius Groomes, Cynthia Benning, Carol Milhouse, pastor Craig Cauley, Sherri Singletary, Patricia Bozeman, Bessie Patterson & the City-Wide Choir, The Collins Four and many more! Admission is free, sponsored in part by: M&T Bank, Councilman Ulysees Wingo, ECMC, Tim Kennedy, Mayor Byron Brown, Councilman Darius Pridgen, Councilman Rasheed Wyatt, Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes, Legislator April Baskin, Legislator Howard Johnson, Connect/Life, Buffalo Teacher’s Federation,West Herr, Alan Core Funeral Home and WUFO Radio 96.5. Bessie Patterson is the Coordinator. Come with your folding chairs and stay all day! Vendors will be there!

What Do you Want The 5/14 Tops Massacre Memorial To Look Like?

The 5/14 Memorial Commission was formed after the Tops Massacre to plan and construct a living memorial honoring the lives taken and the lives impacted on May 14, 2022 at the Jefferson Avenue market.

The commission recently announced that there will be two public meetings and an on-line public opinion survey so that citizens can have input.

• The first meeting will be held next Tuesday , July 18 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center, 1095 Jefferson Avenue at Best St.

•The second meeting will take place Tuesday, August 15, same place, same time, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Makowski Childhood Center.

•Residents can also take an on-line public opinion survey by going to: https://wnysurveys.com/514memorial

The Commission’s mission is to “respectfully develop a living and lasting memorial that will honor the survivors and the lives lost during the racially motivated mass shooting on Buffalo’s East side. PLEASE PARTICIPATE!

For more information visit www.514memorial.com

Local Churches Urged to Join the Black Church Food Security Network!

The Black Church Food Security Network (BCFSN) helps churches use their assets to establish gardens on their land, host miniature farmer’s markets, and buy wholesale from Black farmers.

The opportunity for local churches to join this historic initiative to solve food and health challenges in your community will take place Saturday, July 15 at the Beverly Gray Center,3324 East Utica Street near Jefferson during Membership Sign Up Day from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

The Black Church Food Security Network (BCFSN) is the fruit of Maxine’s Garden at Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore, MD.

Today, the BCFSN spans much of the country.

Become a member today! www.blackchurchfoodsecurity.net/become-a-member