CHALLENGER COMMUNITY NEWS

Rochester’s Michael Peace to Receive Hip Hop Hero Award

Michael Peace, Gospel Hip Hop legend and champion for Rochester Youth, will be presented with the coveted The Beat 105.5 Hip Hop Hero Award at the Masters of The Mic Hip Hoop 50 Tour Saturday, July 22 at Blue Cross Arena at 7 p.m.

For decades, Michael Peace has served his community with a very unique approach to engagement in an evolving world. His dedication to fostering positive change through ministry and music have been truly remarkable. His unwavering commitment and outstanding contributions to the greater Rochester community have not gone unnoticed.

The coveted Hip Hop Hero Award is a symbol of gratitude, admiration and respect for the immeasurable impact made by Hip Hop legend and community advocate. As one of the first soloist in gospel Hip Hop music and a champion for Rochester youth, Michael peace is a pioneer who has worked to amplify the voices and issues of people from historically marginalized communities through music and ministry.

The Masters of the Mic Hip Hop 50 tour will feature the incomparable Hip Hop Icons Doug E Fresh, EPMD, KRS-One, Rakim, and Slick Rick to Rock Blue Cross Arena in a Legendary Celebration this weekend, Saturday, July 22 at Blue Cross Arena. For tickets visit Doris Records, 286 E. Ferry Street in Buffalo OR www.ticketmaster.com or the Blue Cross Arena box office.

Congratulations to WXXI Team for Winning a Telly Award for Cultural Expressions:Kwanzaa

Cultural Expressions: Kwanzaa has been awarded a Bronze Telly Award. Telly Award winners represent work from some of the most respected advertising agencies, television stations, production companies and publishers around the world.

Cultural Expressions: Kwanzaa explores the seven principles that are the foundation of Kwanzaa by sharing seven real-life stories of impact.These stories reveal how each principle plays a role in the Black community, illustrated through cultural elements of dance, storytelling, music, and spoken word.

Honoring the heritage, unity, culture, and rich contributions of African Americans, Kwanzaa is more than just a celebration; it’s a way of life and features interviews with Rochester Kwanzaa Coalition members , David A. Anderson/Sankofa, Terry Chaka and Delores Jackson Radney.

Ms. Katie’s Hair Boutique Cookout, Vending and Raffle !

Ms. Katie’s Hair Boutique, 1071 Portland Ave. will host a cookout, vending, and raffle event August 4th and 5th from 11a.m. – 6 p.m. Local vendors, professional hair dressers and community volunteers, will be on hand. Voter registration will also take place. The raffle for a free “Silk Press” is $5 for two tickets or $5 for three tickets if you donate a new pair of socks towards the “Sock Drive” for City School students. For vending opportunities contact Diane Techeney of Memorable Silhouettes & Collectibles at ( 585) 329-7963.

Remaining Pathways to Peace Barbeque Announced

The remaining Pathways to Peace pop-up Peace Barbeque will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., Fridays: •July 28 on North Clinton Avenue. •Aug. 11 at the corner of Jay and Child streets.

•Aug. 25 at the corner of Grand Avenue and Chamberlain Street (Last Friday’s July 14 event was cancelled).

Rochester’s Humboldt Spray Park Closed for 2023 Season

The Humboldt R-Center Spray Park, 1045 Atlantic Ave., will be closed for the 2023 season as it undergoes renovations that will include new spray features and surfaces.

The playground, outdoor courts and park area will remain open during construction.

The spray park will reopen in summer 2024.

Pathways to Peace is the City of Rochester’s violence prevention and intervention street-outreach team that works to establish personal, visible connections with city youth to provide resources, reduce disputes and interrupt cycles of retaliation.

HIP HOP HERO: Rochester’s Michael Peace to receive The Beat 105.5 Hip Hop Hero Award at the Masters of The Mic Hip Hop 50 Tour Saturday, July 22 at Blue Cross Arena at 7 p.m.

AREA BRIEFS

Johnson, McDuffie Tapped For City of Buffalo Deputy Mayor Positions

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown has tapped Attorney Rashied McDuffie and Callie Johnson to serve as the city’s next two deputy mayors.

Ms. Johnson is the former director of communications and community engagement for the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Most recently Attorney McDuffie has served as deputy general counsel and records officer with the State Office of Cannabis Management. He formerly served as assistant corporation counsel for the city of Buffalo’s Law Department from 2014 to 2022.

The recommended salary for Ms. Johnson and Mr. McDuffie is $148,000 each.

Johnson and McDuffie will fill positions left vacant after former deputy mayors Ellen E. Grant Ph.D and Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney took positions with Roswell Park Cancer Center. Rodriguez- Dabney joined Roswell in June as the chief diversity officer and senior vice president at Roswell Park Cancer Center. Grant is Executive Director for Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Education at Roswell. Dr. Grant joined Roswell last year.

Buffalo Board of Ethics Meeting

Set: Open to The Public!

The City of Buffalo Board of Ethics review will be holding a Board of Ethics meeting Thursday, July 27 at 1 p.m. at Buffalo City Hall, 65 Niagara Square, Room 1417.

This meeting is open to the public. For questions or further information regarding this meeting please contact the Common Council Staff Office by phone at (716) 851-5105 or email at councilstaff@buffalony.gov.

Responding to an Investigative Post report, Mayor Byron Brown and the Common Council reactivated the city's dormant ethics board last September after being inactive for two and a half years.

According to the city charter, the ethics board is charged with investigating violations of the city’s code of ethics and monitoring potential conflicts of interest for city employees, including elected officials. It has the power to subpoena documents and testimony, though there is no record of it having used that authority

Small Business Owners, Concerned Citizens, Share Their Struggles and Concerns During Council Hearings Regarding the Braymiller Market Funding Issue Council Delays Vote On The Matter Again

There were a few people who spoke in full support of the council voting to bail out Braymiller Market to the tune of $562,000 during Tuesday’s Finance Committee meeting in the Common Council.

Some sat on the fence.

Most were clearly against it.

And Council members Darius Pridgen, in whose district the controversy and the market lies, along with Finance chairman Chair University district Rasheed Wyatt stood firm and showed uncompromising compassion for and commitment to the city’s small business community.

In the end no action was taken, leaving the administration with another week to convince council members to support an initiative that has laid bare the kind of inequity and politicking that has become synonymous with this administration for almost two decades.

Community activist and former council member Betty Jean Grant said her business has been consistently ignored over the years by elected officials.

“I’m not saying that Braymiller should not get the money, but those who have been here and supported this city when it was…not viable…we stayed…all races, creeds and colors, but nobody is advocating for us and everyone needs help…the people at Braymiller did not vote for you. Take care of your own before you take care of someone else!” she said.

One business owner said he agreed that a grocery store downtown was a good idea, “but no one asked for a food warehouse downtown,.”

“Don’t understand why BURA wants to help Braymiller so much… BURA and council members and other city hall departments need to help small businesses for… many reasons… ..$562,000 for one business? It’s simply unfair…to the residents and business owners in Buffalo…I don’t understand why it’s even a request to bail out Braymillers. ”

A Grant Street business owner whose family has been in business since 1961, said the Ferry Grant district is dying and desperately in need of help. He said they have been turned down twice for funding and they were in great need of help.

A few of the young community business owners said they had no idea what funding sources were available, and one long standing entrepreneur said he had applied but was denied, which raised questions about the application guidelines.

“I’m ready to leave town,” lamented a former business owner who once had a thriving uniform store in the Main Place Mall. “I just can’t do business here.”

“I was here when we had the first discussions about Braymiller,” lamented Denise Barr. “We’ve done this already…we were here already and had a full blown conversation and made a decision (not to fund it) and here we are again! When Ciminelli says ‘I will give you $500,000 if the city gives you $560,000’ that makes me wonder what condition is their business really in?”

Ellicott District resident Archie Brooks has taken the issue a step further. He said that he’s been researching and found that there are full fledged grocery stores who would be willing to come into the city, and that he plans to share his findings with Council member Pridgen.

Lovejoy District Council member pointed out that two business people from his district - representing Miss Goodies’ Restaurant and Kern’s Bowling – were there to share their concerns. He said the session was good, and that it confirmed that the needs of the small businesses in his district clearly matter.

“I’m glad that’s the path we’re moving toward (equity)and that’s where I would support this vote moving forward.”

“I’m still concerned,” said Pridgen. He said he wants to see the same energy and commitment

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1619:Not the first trip...

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August 20. Twenty Africans arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, aboard a Dutch ship. BUT THEY WERE NoT THE FIRST Blacks to be forcibly settled as involuntary laborers in the North American British Colonies as previously believed. In 1565, for example, the Spanish brought enslaved Africans to present-day St. Augustine, Fla. In 1526, a Spanish expedition to present-day South Carolina was thwarted when the enslaved Africans aboard resisted. 1641 Massachusetts was the first colony to legalize slavery by statute.

1663

September 13. The first documented attempt at a rebellion by enslaved Africans took place in Gloucester County, Virginia.

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Maryland was the first state to try to discourage by law the marriage of white women to black men.

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February 18. The Quakers of Germantown, Pennsylvania, passed the first formal antislavery resolution.

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April 7. A insurrection by enslaved Africans occurred in New York City, resulting in the execution of 21 African Americans.

Callie Johnson Rashied McDuffie

Mr. Brooks Ms. Barr Mr. Adams

Cancer Warning: Avoid Aspartame If You Possibly Can!

A committee of 25 international experts has determined that aspartame may "possibly" cause cancer in people, according to a report released recently by the World Health Organization.

This new classification, which is based on a review of "limited evidence," is for "high consumers" of diet soda or other foods that contain aspartame. "But the red flag has been raised and more research is called for.

Meanwhile back at the USA Ranch where cancer rates continue to soar, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it disagrees with WHO’S classification, pointing to evidence of safety. In a written statement, an FDA official told NPR that aspartame being labeled by the WHO "as 'possibly carcinogenic to humans' does not mean that aspartame is actually linked to cancer."

Really? Better safe than sorry.!

So in addition to the cancer warning, WHO also advised against using artificial sweeteners for weight control, saying a review of studies did not show long-term benefit in reducing body fat in children or adults. The review also suggested that the sweeteners were tied to an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

This year, researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill released a study that found a chemical formed after digesting another sweetener, sucralose, breaks up DNA and may contribute to health problems. Aspartame may also cause headaches, seizures and depression, some studies have shown. Follow the Money

Most food and beverage companies that use aspartame are reluctant to switch partly because aspartame is less expensive than other alternatives and is 200 times as sweet as sugar, meaning a little goes a very long way.

And above all, manufacturers don’t want to lose consumers, who are “loyal” (addicted?) to the taste, considering the fact that in 2020, the US retail diet carbonated soft drink market hit $11.2 billion dollars.

-Become an Avid Label ReaderHere are some common foods and beverages that contain aspartame:

• Zero-sugar or diet sodas, including Diet Coke

• Sugar-free gums, such as Trident gum

• Diet drink mixes, including Crystal Light

• Reduced-sugar condiments, such as Log Cabin Sugar Free Syrup

• Sugar-free gelatin like Sugar-free Jell-O

• Tabletop sweeteners sold under brand names including Equal and Nutrasweet

FITNESS! Highmark presents Fitness at Canalside and every Wednesday throughout the summer, Next Level Bootcamp has a free class at 6pm. To join register on Mindbody app. Next Level Bootcamp is owned and operated by Gene Coplin, with two locations in Amherst and Cheektowaga. Pictured above is the group from last Wednesday’s class after they crushed it in the heat. Street Legacy Photos by Darvin Adams

July 22 Event At Delavan-Grider Community Center To Help Alzheimer’s Caregivers Deal With Challenging Behaviors

The Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will hold an educational program for caregivers who need assistance dealing with challenging behaviors caused by Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.

The free class, “Understanding and Responding to Dementia Related Behaviors,” will take place from 10:30 to 12:30 a.m. on July 22 at the Delavan Grider Community Center, 877 East Delavan Ave., in Buffalo.

Participants can register online at bit.ly/DelGriderJul23 or by calling 800.272.3900.

This program is supported by a grant from the Chur Family Foundation. To learn more about Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, call 800.272.3900 or visit alz.org.

Tao Te Ching

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The gentlest thing in the world Overcomes the hardest thing in the world. That which has no substance

Enters where there is no space.

This shows the value of nonaction Teaching without words, Performing without actions: That is the Master’s way.

The Galactic Tribe, Inc. Names Darin ‘DQ’ Grant as First Executive Director

Get Ready for the East Side Garden Walk!

Created in 2018, East Side Garden Walk, is back in 2023 for its second consecutive year as a two-day event.

Teaching Black History Conference at UB

Darin 'DQ' Grant

TheBoard of the Galactic Tribe has named the organization’s first Executive Director– Mr. Darin Grant. Founded in 2019, The Galactic Tribe, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit in Buffalo, NY, is a frontline arts organization– a collective of artists, teachers, and community leaders who believe in a future beyond the limitations of white supremacy. Assembled to bring the community together through engaging activities for young people and their families using an Afrofuturist framework, the Tribe encourages a perspective that acknowledges Black people in the future will excel, thrive, and succeed. The organization is engaged in charitable works through clothing and sneaker drives and free workshops and community events held at the Delavan-Grider Community Center, 877 E Delavan Ave.

Mr. Grant is one of the founders of the Galactic Tribe and has been a key leadership figure in the organization since its inception. Previously serving in a full time staffing position as Community Engagement Specialist, Mr. Grant assumes the Executive Director role with plenty of leadership experience under his belt. One of the founders of PANTHFRICA, an organization that screened the first Black Panther film for hundreds of people and engaged the community in a series of Afrofuturist art installations and events, Darin has been consistent in his commitment to the Buffalo community over many years. From volunteering with Feed Buffalo, PUSH Buffalo, VOICE Buffalo, and other mission-based campaigns, Darin puts the community first and will be a strong leader for the Tribe going forward. “My goal is for us to continue staying on the straight path that will provide sustainability, longevity and legacy for our community especially for our youth through programs that think of us, about us, first.” You can learn more about The Galactic Tribe on their website thegalactictribe.org

Father of Four Wins Community Wide Spelling Bee

Antonio James Jr., a 34-year-old father of four, won the World of Girls and Boys Leadership Organization’s recent Community Wide Spelling Bee

Antonio James Jr. was born and raised in Buffalo with his 10 siblings – three biological sisters, three biological brothers, two God brothers and two God sisters.

The father of four, three boys and one girl, he currently works at Bison Laboratories where he operates machines and load pallets. He previously worked for Delta P. Plumbing for 8 years. Antonio never finished High School, but plans on going to go back for his GED!

“I just want to thank my sister Monique for introducing me to Ms. Terri Ann Howard – AKA Pastor TC. She asked me to join the 1st Annual Community Wide Spelling Bee! I was supposed to participate with my niece, but unexpected things happened with her, and I had to do it alone, so I stuck it out and now I am the 2023 Champion. I am 34, and this feeling of success is what I needed!”

Congratulations Mr. James!

Each year, hundreds of educators, parents, librarians and others who share a love of Black history convene to learn the best curricular and instructional practices in Black history education.

Join them for interactive sessions that are led by teachers who share strategies for teaching Black history at the 6th Annual Teaching Black History Conference Friday, July 21 through Sunday, July 23 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Hayes Hall, University at Buffalo South Campus (Main Street campus in the city).

A variety of keynote speakers will present on topics related to the conference theme. This year’s theme is The Sounds of Blackness: Hip Hop Turns 50. This year, the conference has a recordsetting 80 presentations!

The three-day session (in person or participate as a virtual attendee) is for K-12 teachers, coordinators, school administrators,community educators, parents, librarians, business owners or anyone interested in improving Black history education.

There will be guest speakers, over 50 teacher related workshops and entertainment. Attendees are also eligible for 24 professional development credits as well.

For information regarding registration call (716) 645-6640. The conference is hosted by the UB Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education, Graduate School of Education. Give to UB’s K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education Fund! LaGarrett King, PhD, is founding director of the UB Center for K–12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education. Lagarret@buffalo. edu or (716)645-2455.

The GARDEN WALK will happen at dozens of homes, community gardens, and urban farms on Saturday and Sunday, July 22-23 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. EAST SIDE GARDEN WALK partners with other local community non-profits, including Grassroots Gardens WNY, Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor, The Foundry, and others.

The following neighborhoods encompass EAST SIDE GARDEN WALK : Lasalle, Kensington, Leroy on its northernmost border, Hamlin Park, Grider, Cold Springs, Masten Park, Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, Schiller Park, the Fruit Belt, Emerson,Willert Park, Emslie, Lovejoy, and Iron Island, and Larkinville on the southern edge.

Maps online or available the day of the walk at Headquarters on day of tour MLK Park near Fillmore & North Parade’s Masten District Sign & People’s Park Main St. & Jewett Parkway.

Renata Toney is Co-Chair of the East Side Garden Walk.

BEAUTY IN THE NEIHBORHOOD. Lovely Humboldt parkway home/yard/garden above and East Utica family's lovely yard bottom from last year's East Side Garden Walk.

Winner Antonio James and World of Girls and Boys Leadership OrganizationSpelling founder and Terri Ann Howard.

FAITH & FAMILY Hopewell Baptist Church to Celebrate 35th Anniversary of Rev. Dr. Dennis Lee

Hopewell Baptist Church will celebrate the 35th Pastoral Anniversary of Rev. Dr. Dennis Lee Jr. on Sunday, July 23 at 11 a.m., 1301 Fillmore Avenue. The special guests will be Rev. Dr. James C. Blackburn, Jr. and the Greater Hope Baptist Church.

A Free Workshop For The Faith Community: The Faith Community Role or Responsibility: Mental Health & Trauma In Communities of Color

Afree workshop for faith community leaders and members, grassroots leaders, behavioral health providers volunteers and caregivers, “The Faith Community Role or Responsibility: Mental Health & Trauma In Communities of Color,” will be held on Saturday, July 29 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 701 East Delavan Avenue in Buffalo. Breakfast will be provided. The workshop will offer resources and support in addressing mental wellness and trauma in communities of color.

Dr. Myra Mathis, MD is the keynote speaker. She is a faculty member and board-certified General Adult and Addiction Psychiatrist at the University of Rochester Department of Psychiatry. Panelists include Charles Anthony Rice, Pastor Shannon Carter and Rev. Jeff E. Carter Jr.

The Workshop, part of the Healing Together: BIPOC Faith & Community Learning Series, is a collaborative imitative led by BFNC and Positive Steps.

To RSVP email Hope Isom at: hisom@bfnc.org or register at the following EventBrite link: bit.ly/3CZ8kc7

Dr. Myra Mathis, MD

2023 Gospelfest This Saturday in MLK Park!

Local Food Pantry Reclaims Neighborhood After Tragedy in Community Concert

Upper Room COGIC Food Pantry’s 2nd Buffalo STILL Standing Promotes Resilience on Jefferson Ave Through Music, Food and Fellowship

Maggie "Cookie" Mays Clark

Sunrise March 5, 1947

Sunset July 9, 2023

Maggie, also known as “Cookie”,was the Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, NaNa, Aunt, and Friend. As our honorary matriarch, Cookie kept the family connected.

She attended Perry Elementary School in Brunswick, Georgia. She later relocated to Buffalo, NY and graduated from Girls Academy.

MAGGIE was a 45-year retiree of Buffalo General Hospital who spent the latter of her career in cardiac angiology where she was dubbed “The Singing Tech”. Maggie was a cosmetologist, a real estate investor, an outstanding citizen and church member in Buffalo for well over 60 years.

Sister Cookie was a faithful member of State Tabernacle COGIC. To say she loved to sing was an understatement. Ms. Cookie has always been a supporter of “All Things Buffalo”. She was an active participant at Schiller Park Senior Center and an avid listener of WUFO 96.5 as their #1 listener and supporter, as per the owner, Mrs. Sheila Brown.

Aunt Cookie always gave of her time, making sure others were taken care of and fed. She took pride in delivering food to families weekly. She even made sure visitors to her brother Archie's shop could eat and take food home.

Maggie leaves to cherish her memory her husband Earnest Clark Sr. of Atlanta, GA. Two daughters, Ruenella Clark of Atlanta, GA and Kasinda O Clark of Buffalo, NY. Two sons Rayford Pearson Jr. (Linda) and Earnest Clark Jr both of Buffalo, NY. She is survived by four brothers: Jacob Mays, Jr (Laura) of Buffalo, NY; James Mays (Hazel) of Brunswick, Ga; Charles Mays (Irma) of Waterbury, Ct; Archie Mays (Hattie) of Buffalo, NY.

Momma, you are loved and will be missed immensely.

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.

On July 9 hundreds gathered in the Canisius Spillman Lot at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Florida Street for the second Buffalo Still Standing concert. The event was organized by the Upper Room Church of God in Christ (COGIC) Food Pantry in partnership with Canisius College and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York. Buffalo Still Standing is a high-energy outdoor community event featuring inspirational music and dance performances by local and national acts. The event began last year in response to the May 14 shooting at the Jefferson Avenue Tops Market. It promotes joy, healing, and resilience on Buffalo's eastside.

Following last year's shooting massacre, The Upper Room Church of God in Christ Food Pantry increased operating days and hours to accommodate the overwhelming need for nutritious foods for families and community members affected by the closing of the only major neighborhood grocery store. After weeks of collective anguish, members of the food pantry created Buffalo Still Standing to feed the community in another way that would encourage them.

Future Hope Pre-Apprenticeship & Recovery Program, Inc.

Come with your folding chairs and stay all day! Vendors will be there!

This is an opportunity for those who have been incarcerated & returning citizens.

Beloved Pediatrician Dr. Daniels and Daughters Remembered

Now Accepting Applications: Program Days/Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

"The Upper Room Church of God in Christ is a ministry that has lived in the Jefferson Avenue community for more than 50 years," said Rev. Dr. Daniel L. Benning of Upper Room Church of God in Christ. "We are compelled to feed the souls of the people we encounter. We do this through community outreach initiatives such as Community Day, Movie Night in the Spillman Lot, outdoor worship services, and basketball tournaments. Our food pantry, which is led by Cynthia Benning, is an extension of our ministry's outreach, and it allows us to feed the physical body. The Upper Room Church of God in Christ is committed to continuing the work we do in this neighborhood for community-building and spiritual restoration."

Office: 60 Hedley Place Buffalo NY 14208

Future Hope Pre-Apprenticeship & Recovery

This is an opportunity for those who have been incarcerated

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Now Accepting Applications: Program Days/Hours: Mon-Fri:

Office: 60 Hedley Place Buffalo NY 14208

Beloved pediatrician Dr. Jonathan Daniels 53, and his two daughters Jensen, 23, and Jordan, 27. Were killed in a tragic North Buffalo house fire last year on the Fourth of July 2022. The gifted and conscientious well-known pediatrician, was one of only a few black pediatricians in Buffalo. Part of his work involved working with the Jacobs School of Medicine to train more minority medical students.

Call to schedule an appointment! (716) 331 - 3730

APPLICATIONS And REGISTRATION

Call to schedule an appointment!

This is an opportunity for those who have been incarcerated & returning citizens. Now Accepting Applications: Program Days/Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

(716) 331 - 3730

APPLICATIONS And REGISTRATION

Sessions are Quarterly Every Three Months

Office: 60 Hedley Place • Buffalo NY 14208 Call to Schedule an Appointment! (716) 331-3730

Sessions are Quarterly Every Three Months

APPLICATIONS & REGISTRATION

A Pre-Apprenticeship program designed to develop and enhance workforce development skills in the building trades.

Sessions are Quarterly Every Three Months

A Pre-Apprenticeship program designed to develop workforce development skills in the building

In Accordance with:

Division of Apprentice Standard Training

Under provisions of Department of Labor within General Laws

Program Information:

Participants will be trained and educated in:

A local chapter of the White Coat for Black Lives recently held a weekend picnic as a fundraiser for scholarships in the Daniels family name. $3,500 was raised. The goal of the scholarship is to be able to provide funds for minority students who decide to come to Jacobs.

● Basic Carpentry

● Painting

● Taping

A trust that has also been established for Jordan and Jensen, both college graduates, to provide funding up towards other scholarships for students to pursue.

● Roofing

Donations are still being accepted for the Daniels scholarship and can be sent to: Law Office of Stephanie Adams, 363 Grant Street, Buffalo, NY 14213

● Drywall

● HiSet Prep (as needed)

● Offering Recovery Coaching

Janessa Givens Daniels, the wife of Dr. Daniels and mother of Jordan and Jensen, survived along with a sister Jillian, also a college graduate.

For more information contact: Office: (716) 331 - 3730

Email: rm@fhap.info

A Pre-Apprenticeship program designed to develop and enhance workforce development skills in the building trades.

In Accordance with:

Division of Apprentice Standard Training

Under provisions of Department of Labor within General Laws

In Accordance with:

Program Information:

Division of Apprentice Standard Training

Participants will be trained and educated in: Basic Carpentry

Under provisions of Department of Labor within General Laws

Program Information:

Participants will be trained and educated in:

Roofing

• Basic Carpentry

• Painting

HiSet Prep (as needed)

• Taping

Offering Recovery Coaching

• Roofing

• Drywall

For more information contact:

Office: (716) 331 - 3730

• HiSet Prep (as needed)

Future Hope Pre-Apprenticeship & Recovery Program, This is an opportunity for those who have been incarcerated & returning

Email: rm@fhap.info

• Offering Recovery Coaching

www.futurehopeapprenticeship.org

Pastor Emanuel L. Hutcherson, Founder & CEO / Stan Martin, Dire

For more information contact: Office: (716) 331-3730 Email: rm@fhap.info www.futurehopeapprenticeship.

Now Accepting Applications: Program Days/Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30

Office: 60 Hedley Place Buffalo NY 14208

Pastor Emanuel L Hutcherson, Founder & CEO / Stan Martin, Director of Buffalo Office

www.futurehopeapprenticeship.org

Call to schedule an appointment!

Future Hope Pre-Apprenticeship & Recovery program, employees, and volunteers do not discriminate origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, family/parental status, or based on income derived from a public assistance program.

(716) 331 - 3730

Pastor Emanuel L. Hutcherson, Founder & CEO / Stan Martin, Director of Buffalo Office

APPLICATIONS And REGISTRATION

Sessions are Quarterly Every Three Months

A Pre-Apprenticeship

Dr. Jonathan Daniels

Future Hope Pre-Apprenticeship & Recovery Program, Inc.

Entertainment “Educate Your Ear…Listen to Jazz!”

-Dawn Martin Berry Walker

28th Annual Pappy Martin Legacy Masten Jazz Festival Sunday July 23 and Sunday July 30!

In 1996, inspired by the Nation of Islam’s historic Million Man March in Washington, D.C. when one million Black men were given the charge to return home and create something to improve their communities, James “Pappy” Martin came up with the idea to start a festival which would perpetuate the culture of the world recognized art form, jazz.

He collaborated with then Council member Byron Brown, Darryl Peebles, Council President James Pitts and Steve Porter to implement an innovative community enhancement program entitled the Masten Jazz Festival. It’s goal was to introduce an event that would highlight the contribution of jazz in the archives of international history and culture and they were committed to keeping the festival in the heart of the city... and free...so that it is accessible to everyone.

JAZZ FEST SCHEDULE

MLK PARK

Buffalo Museum of Science (Side Lawn)

1020 Humboldt Parkway

ADMISSION: FREE

... Bring Lawn Chairs / Food and Craft Vendors

On-Site

SCHEDULE:

Sunday, July 23

2:00 pm: Carol McLaughlin and Magnitude

3:00 pm: George Caldwell

4:00 pm: Nasar Abadey and SUPERNOVA*

5:45 pm: Buster Williams*

7:00 pm: Trigger and the Sermon

Sunday July 30

2:00 pm: Odyseey

3:00 pm:

Lakecia Benjamin* Curtis Lundy and UMOJA* Brian Freeman *National Ensembles

For almost three decades there have been performances by numerous internationally and locally acclaimed musicians.

This year’s lineup continues that legacy of excellence.

The 28th Annual Pappy Martin Legacy Masten Jazz Festival kicks off this Sunday, July 23 in MLK Park at the Buffalo Museum of Science (inside lawn), 1020 Humboldt Parkway. Bring a comfortable chair and enjoy a relaxing day of straight-ahead jazz!

Among those featured this Sunday will be Buffalo’s own celebrated drummer Nasar Abadey & Supernova and Grammy nominated Bassist Buster Williams; Also Carol McLaughlin and Magnitude, Buster Williams and Trigger and The Sermon.

On Monday July 24 from 1-2 p.m. there will be a Musicians Masterclass Workshop led by Nasar Abadey.

Then on the following. Sunday July 30, Will showcase revered saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and renowned bassist Curtis Lundy and Umoja. Also, Odyssey, The Love Supreme School of Music, and Brian Freeman.

For more information go to WWW.PMLJAZZ.COM

-The legacy ContinuesJames “Pappy Martin, a legendary and much-revered jazz (Continued pg 9)

BackPack Mafia Summer Slam 23 Beat Battle

The Real Dark Skinned Jermaine (Grand Phee) and L-Bizz present another epic experience for the Summer Slam 23 Beat Battle at the legendary Milkies 522 Elmwood Ave! Hear some of the best producers in the town go head to head for the win. Doors at 8pm $20 entry fee. Follow them on IG @backpackmafia716

JAZZ! Top (from left) Love Supreme School of Music student, Nasar Abadey, Lakecia Benjamin.Love Supreme School of Music student;Center Trigger & The Sermon Group, the late Pappy Martin (right); (Bottom row from left) Buster Williams, George Caldwell, Curtis Lundy.

The Colored Musicians Club Annual Queen City Jazz Festival is July 29th !

This years

19th Annual Queen City Jazz Festival features Acclaimed artists Gerald, Albright, Spyro Gyra and world traveled local artists to celebrate The Colored Musicians Club and Buffalo’s Iconic History of Jazz on Saturday July 29th.

The festival will take place at 1 Lafayette square, in front of the Downtown Erie County Public Library from 1 to 8 p.m. Its the 2nd year in a row the CMC has held their annual festival at this location while the Club is still under renovation.

It will be a beautiful day of music with Headlining artists Saxophonist Gerald Albright and Internationally know Buffalo born jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra . Other commanding performances will be from renowned pianist and producer Rod Bonner, The Damone Jackson Outcome led by drummer Damone Jackson and the GLVT Love Xtreme jazz ensemble led by seasoned musician Gregory Treadwell.

The festival is free to the public. Attendees should definitely bring chairs. For more info visit thecoloredmusiciansclub.com

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musician, bandleader, and community organizer who left an admired body of work when he passed in March of 2015 at the age of 82.

Today his daughter, Dawn Martin Berry-Walker, appropriately dubbed Buffalo’s First Lady of Jazz, carries on her father's legacy and has taken it to even greater heights.

She formed the Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective to continue her father’s important music legacy and skillfully navigates its six entities: the Annual Pappy Martin Legacy - Masten Jazz Festival; Love Supreme School of Music; Celestial Jazz Series; Annual John Coltrane Birthday Celebration; Annual Betty Carter Birthday Celebration and Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Society.

This year the Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective

received a grant which was used to designed programing to serve as arts-based therapy using Jazz as one component of a wholistic approach to mental health wellness. Upcoming programming includes such events as Honoring the 1963 March on Washington August 18 featuring Headliner Immanuel Wilkins. The Love Supreme School of Music will open the event. Location to be announced.

WUFO BLACK RADIO COLLECTIVE :WUFO Black Radio Collective hosted its annual 45 PARTY last Thursday at WUFO Power 96.5 Studios, located at 143 Broadway. Founder of the WUFO Black History Collective CEO Sheila L. Brown provided a tour and gave the fascinating history of Buffalo’s Only Black Owned Radio Station. Pictured from left: Dawn Nicholas, Patrina Hill-Cheatom, Sheila Brown, and Fran Mesiah. Challenger Photo

Local Artists performing this l/r Rod Bonner, Damone Jackson,Gregory Treadwell

Yusef Salaam Member of the Exonerated “Central Park Five” Wins Harlem Democratic Primary

Yusef

Salaam, a member of the exonerated “Central Park Five,” has officially won the Democratic primary for a seat on the New York city council. Salaam had a significant lead over his opponents, New York Assembly members Inez Dickens and Al Taylor, for the nomination to represent Council District 9 in Central Harlem. His win in the Democratic primary should assure him of a win for the seat in the general election in a heavily Democratic district.

Salaam gained national attention after he and four other Black and brown teenagers were wrongly accused of raping and beating a White female jogger in 1989. They were tried, convicted and sentenced to multi-year terms in prison. They served between 5 and 12 years in prison before a confession from the real culprit caused prosecutors to look into the case again. DNA evidence proved that they were not guilty, and their convictions were vacated in 2002.

The city of New York eventually agreed to a settlement of $41 million in total with the five.

Tyler Perry Makes History As 1st Black To Acquire 2 Major TV Networks

In a major development for the entertainment industry, BET has become Blackowned once again after 21 years, while VH1, for the first time, now boasts an African American owner.

Last month Tyler Perry has cemented his place in history by acquiring the two major television networks, making him the first African American to do so. Perry, who had already enjoyed tremendous success in collaboration with BET, partnering with his Tyler Perry Studios banner to create the popular streaming service BET+, was no stranger to the network.

Mother overhead speaking to a child who wanted to purchase a book at Juneteenth: “It’s summertime and we don’t read books during the summer.”

At Zawadi Books we believe that learning to read and reading is a lifetime activity that has no boundaries or seasons.

Encourage reading all year long - the brain does not need recess.

5/14: The Day the Devil Came to Buffalo by Mark Talley

Chain-Gang All-Stars (A novel) by Nana Kwame

Ddjei-Brenyah

Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora by Kahran and Regis Bethencourt

A Darker Wilderness: Black Native Writings from Soil to Stars by Ed and Erin Sharkey

Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi

My Sunday Best: Pearls of Wisdom, Wit, Grace, and Style by Dr. LaVerne Ford Wimberly

A Right Worthy Woman (A novel) by Ruth P. Watson

Rogue Justice (A thriller) by Stacey Abrams

Stamped From the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Letters, Recipes and Remembrances by Kwame Alexander

Visit Zawadi Books 1382 Jefferson Ave. (716) 9036740. @zawadibooks on social media.

•JEFFERSON AVENUE FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE, EVERY FRIDAY EVENING now thru August 25 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Jefferson & E.Utica Street To become a sponsor or for more info on how to participate go to the Buffalo Funk Fest Foundation facebook page.

•HEALING BY THE WATER Broderick Park Summer Freedom Celebration Music, Food, Vendors July 7-September 7, Foot of Ferry near Niagara St. FREE

Fruitbelt Coalition aka Fruit of The City to Celebrate National Night Out: Seeks Volunteers!

The Fruitbelt Coalition, aka Fruit of the City, along with the William-Emslie YMCA and other participating sponsors, will celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday, August 1 from 5- 8 p.m. at the William-Emslie YMCA, 585 William Street. RAIN OR SHINE!

National Night Out, which is celebrated annually on the first Tuesday in August, is a nation wide event which is designed to enhance the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community.

Locally the city will also be hosting giveaways for children's toys including bike helmets, Child ID Kits, Junior Police Badges, and National Night Out coloring books about city departments and services.

There will be events throughout the City.

The Fruit of the City/William-Emslie YMCA gathering will include games/Bingo, bazaar, food give away, voter’s registration, informational vendors, basketball, park playground activities, prayer outreach, bike helmets ,children’s registration protection, safety education and more!

Neighbors are asked to bring a dish to pass and a lawn chair!

RSVP for all group participants and additional information please contact, Fruit of the city150 Maple Street, (716) 845-5440. Volunteers are needed!

*THE 37TH ANNUAL GOSPELFEST Saturday July 22, 2023 in Martin Luther King Park, 2p.m. till 8pm.Free.

• CHEF DARIAN BRYAN'S JAMAICAN MARKET Saturday July 22 4-8pm Larkin Square 745 Seneca Street. Food, vendors, music and good vibes.

6TH ANNUAL EAST SIDE GARDEN WALK Saturday & Sunday July 22 & 23 10am3pm, rain or shine. EastSideGardenwalk.com for map and more info. Maps also at Headquarters on day of tour MLK Park near Fillmore & North Parade’s Masen District Sign & People’s Park Main St. & Jewett Parkway.

• 28TH ANNUAL PAPPY MARTIN LEGACY- MASTEN JAZZ FESTIVAL, July 23 and July 30 from 2pm - 8pm, MLK Park (Buffalo Museum of Science – Side Lawn) 1001 Humboldt Parkway Sunday, July 23: 6pm: Headliner: Buster Williams Quartet / Opener: Various Acts

Monday, July 24: 1pm: Musicians' Masterclass Workshop led by Nasar Abadey

• THE COLORED MUSICIANS CLUB QUEEN CITY JAZZ FEST Saturday July 29 1pm - 8pm at 1 Lafayette Square in front of the Downtown Public Library. Free

AUGUST

•JEFFERSON AVENUE FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE, EVERY FRIDAY EVENING now thru August 25 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Jefferson & E.Utica Street To become a sponsor or for more info on how to participate go to the Buffalo Funk Fest Foundation facebook page.

PINE GRILL JAZZ REUNION, August 6 & 13, MLK Park. Vendor applications now available at the African American Cultural Center, 350 Masten Avenue. All applications must be mailed or submitted in person with fees to the African American Cultural Center 350 Masten Ave. Buffalo New York 14209 Attn. Marilyn Gault by the close of business (5pm) JULY 21 NEW DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS. No refunds will be issued for applications after July 14.

•WESTY’S SYCAMORE FAMILY & FRIENDS ANNUAL REUNION August 4 Meet & Greet, the Martha Mitchell Center 175 Oakmont St. (in Kenfield Langfield) 6-9pm; August 5 Reunion Cookout MLK Park Noon-8p.m. For more info: (716)783-0099; (716)602-8119; (716)892-8311; (716)247-0258 FREE

•ROCHESTER PAN AFRIKAN FESTIVAL Saturday, August 5, hosted by A.B.O.V.E. @ Highland Bowl, 1137 South Ave. 11am - 8 p.m. Visit PANAFFESTIVAL.ORG

•ROCHESTER BLACK CULTURE FESTIVAL August 12th and 13th hosted by Willpower Media Company LLC Parcel 5 (285 E Main St. 14604) from 12 p. m. to 10 p.m. . both days. Music, arts, local businesses, entertainers, organizations, food, resources & more. For Vendors Applications" go to : https://form.jotform.com/231515471514046 or call 585) 431-2500 or (585) 360-3597.

•35TH ANNUAL TAKING IT TO THE STREETS FREE August 19th & 20th, 11ampark closing MLK Park. For shelters/participate/vendor/sponsor call 716-507-1931/716400-6749.

•BEAU FLEUVE MUSIC & ARTS CELEBRATION WEEKEND starting Thursday August 24 to the main event Sunday August 27 at the Buffalo Central Terminal, 495 Paderewski Drive. Info at www.BeauFleuveMusicArts.com

SEPTEMBER

•“HONORING OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN MILITARY HEROES AND SHEROES” PARADE & MINI STAND DOWN, Saturday, September 2 hosted by Debbera M. Ransom and The African American Veterans Arts and Culture Corporation, kickoff 2 p.m. Jefferson between Riley and Dodge For more info email: aavaccbuffalo21@gmail.com or call 716-563-2536.

•51ST ANNUAL BLACK ACHIEVERS AWARDS DINNER, Saturday, September 30 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, 153 Franklin Street. For more info visit www. buffaloblackachievers.org

Help All Small Businesses Not Just Braymiller!

On Tuesday, July 18th, the Buffalo Common Council Finance Committee met to consider Mayor Byron Brown's request to give Braymiller Market a $562, 000.00 forgivable loan/grant to assist them in remaining open. Although this initiative was supported by a few residents who spoke, the majority of the speakers, owners of small businesses themselves, felt that all struggling Buffalo Businesses needed the same opportunity that Braymiller was getting. Many of the Council Members, who are on the finance committee, felt the same way. They voted to send Braymiller's request to the full council meeting on Tuesday, July 25th where it will be either approved, referred back to the Finance Committee or voted down.

To sweeten the opportunity for passage, the city administrators have found a pot of resources amounting to 3 million dollars in grant monies and 2 million dollars in loans to help out other struggling small businesses in Buffalo. This Braymiller's assistance push by the Mayor will probably be approved at this July 25th meeting as the Buffalo Common Council goes on August Recess until September 5th, after this last session.

I want to thank Council member Rasheed NC Wyatt for holding the Finance Committee meeting on July 18th and for voicing his support for funding for the other struggling small businesses in Buffalo. Council member Wyatt was adamant in his decision that his vote for Braymiller hinged on other businesses in Buffalo receiving the same opportunity for financial assistance.

But my ' hat' goes completely off to Council President and Ellicott District Council member, Darius G. Pridgen . He fought for the other businesses in Buffalo to be included like the warrior and people's champion he has always been. We, the residents of the City of Buffalo, will miss his wise and informed stewardship of the Buffalo Common Council over the past years, after he leaves the Buffalo Common Council on December 31, 2023.

The last, official meeting of the Buffalo Common Council, before Recess, is next Tuesday, at 2 PM, in council chambers, 13th Fl..Please be in attendance but be sure to call your Council member if you are a business owner and need financial assistance.

To find out who your Council member is, please call the city's 311 number. Good luck and I shall see you in the Buffalo Common Council Chambers next week.

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for small businesses “if the administration is serious about helping them.”

He said he was also concerned about the changes Braymiller was supposed to have made in their business model. And he added he wants everything in writing.

Council member Pridgen striking a note of caution, and said that before he changes his vote he has to be assured that fairness, equity and transparence prevail and ha small business are treated equally.

He called Brown out for “campaigning for Braymiller,” and hosting a “cash mob for the store” complete with a press conference. That’s also where Ciiminelli made the announcement to invest the additional $500,000 if the city approved the $560,000.

“It shouldn't have taken this Braymiller (issue) for us to be doing the right thing for the businesses in our city,” concluded Wyatt, “The mayor is campaigning for Braymiller, but (for) the people that are suffering, he says nothing.”

The Council will meet again next Tuesday June 25. Will they vote on whether or not to bail out Braymiller? Stay tuned.

MartinSostre (1923-2015) was a Black political prisoner, jailhouse lawyer, of Puerto Rican descent. He has been an inspiration to many current and formerly incarcerated individuals involved in revolutionary organizing. This year marks the 100-year commemoration of his birth. -Buffalo Connection-

Martin served time in Attica prison during the early 1960s, where he embraced doctrines as diverse as Black Muslimism, Black nationalism, Internationalism, and finally anarchism. In 1966 Sostre opened the first Afro-Asian Bookstore at 1412 Jefferson in Buffalo, New York. For its somewhat short existence, Sostre's bookstore was a center for radical thought and education in Buffalo's Black community. As Sostre details:

"I taught continually - giving out pamphlets free to those who had no money. I let them sit and read for hours in the store. Some would come back every day and read the same book until they finished it. This was the opportunity I had dreamed aboutto be able to help my people by increasing the political awareness of the youth."

Sostre and his coworker, Geraldine Robinson, were arrested, at his bookstore on July 14, 1967, for "narcotics, riot, arson, and assault," charges later proven to be fabricated, part of a COINTELPRO program. He was convicted and sentenced to serve forty-one years and thirty days. Sostre became a jailhouse lawyer, regularly acting as legal counsel to other inmates and winning two landmark legal cases involving prisoner rights: Sostre v. Rockefeller and Sostre v. Otis. According to Sostre, these decisions constituted "a resounding defeat for the establishment who will now find it exceedingly difficult to torture with impunity the thousands of captive Black (and White) political prisoners illegally held in their concentration camps."

Sostre was placed in solitary confinement for more than 5 years. In earlier legal activity, Sostre secured religious rights for Black Muslim prisoners and also eliminated (in the words of Federal Judge Constance Motley) some of the more "outrageously inhuman aspects of solitary confinement in some of the state prisons." He was responsible for de-legitimatizing censorship of inmates' mail, invasive bodily exams, and penal solitary confinement

In December 1973 Amnesty International put Sostre on its "prisoner of conscience" list, stating: "We became convinced that Martin Sostre has been the victim of an international miscarriage of justice because of his political beliefs ... not for his crimes ."

In addition to numerous defense committees in New York State, a Committee to Free Martin Sostre, made up of prominent citizens, joined in an effort to publicize Sostre's case and petition the New York Governor Hugh Carey for his release. On December 7, 1975, Russian Nobel Peace Laureate Andrei Sakharov added his name to the clemency appeal. Governor Carey granted Sostre clemency on Christmas Eve of 1975. Sostre was released from prison in February 1976.

He died on August 12, 2015.

In November 2017, the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library hosted To and From 1967: A Rebellion with Martin Sostre, an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Black rebellion on Buffalo's eastside. The event included an installation created by local eastside artist called Reviving Sostre. The installation consisted of three bookshelves painted by the artists and placed in the lobby of the Merriweather Library, which was built on the same location where Sostre's bookstore used to stand.

Why Is the East Side Hobbed With So Many Speed Bumps?

Dear Editor:

Welcome summer, Buffalo’s road construction season! Mayor Brown’s compulsion to punish us for his brief embarrassment at the ballot box last year began with the removal of drivable traffic lanes and bump-outs and continues to this day. At this current pace by winter every residential street on the Black side of town will be hobbled by block after block of speed bumps.

If Jimmy Griffin had done this to us on his watch we’d still be complaining, and justifiably angry. After the first house fire or the first emergency vehicle not to arrive in time it would be clear to the rational observer what a bad idea this was – and is.

Maybe we’ll be “lucky” again this coming winter. Otherwise, just write down Byron Brown.

It’s cleaver and it rhymes.

RESPECT

Dear Editor:

Sincerely. Glen Tate, Buffalo

I told a friend that I would never go to the Asian owned nail salon in the Harlem Road plaza again. She asked why. I said because when I asked the male nail technician where his step-daughter was who helped in the shop, he said that she was “LAYING UP WITH SOME NI!#@A”. I very calmly asked him “Well what kinda ni!#@ga was she laying up with, a Black one, a White one, an Asian one?”

I let him finish my nails and I vowed to NEVER give one more cent of my money to that business.

The same friend who I told this to told me that she went to a different nail salon at first, but it was too crowded. Instead of making the “sacrifice” and driving one block to a different nail salon, she CHOSE to go to the one I warned her about. I told my friend in no uncertain terms that it is largely because of Black people like HER that our race will NEVER have anything. We have a bad habit of always doing what is most “comfortable” and “convenient”.

Just like any other city, Buffalo has a gazillion nail salons, especially where there is a high concentration of Black people. She could have driven up the street to a different nail salon but she CHOSE to go to THAT one even though she KNEW how disrespectful they were. She said, “Well I like the way they do my nails.” I said, “LIKE SOME DAM BODY ELSE”.

As the Editor of the Buffalo Challenger News Alnisa Banks always says:

“DON’T SPEND YOUR MONEY WHERE YOU ARE NOT RESPECTED!!!

-Dorothy Wagstaff

NOTICE FOR BIDS

Gilbane│Turner will be soliciting Requests for Proposals (RFP) for the BUFFALO BILLS NEW STADIUM PROJECT Proposal Packages include*:

Group 1

16A – HVAC - Air - East

16B – HVAC - Auxiliary Building

CRAC Units

16C – HVAC - Air – West

16D – HVAC – Wet

17A - Electrical High Voltage Distribution

17B - Electrical Emergency Power (EPS)

17C - Electrical Branch

17E - Electrical Branch (Level 200 and above)

18A - Underground and Storm System Plumbing

18B - Plumbing Auxiliary Building

18C - Plumbing Stadium

19A - Fire Protection

19B - Fire Protection - Auxiliary Building

21 - Fire Alarm and BMS

23 - Audio, Distributed TV, and Broadcast Systems

24 - Security and Telecomm

56 – Pools, Saunas, and Steam

Rooms

Group 2

25A – Drywall - Field, Mezzanine, and Main Building

25C – Drywall - Luxury Suites, Clubhouses, Upper Level, and Press Area

26 – Stadium Seating

27 – Spray-On Fireproofing (SOFP) and Intumescent Paint

28 – Roofing and Waterproofing

29A – Misc. Metals - Bowl Railings

29B – Misc. Metals - Masonry / Hoistways

29C – Misc. Metals - Metal Pan Stairs and Rails

30A – Masonry - Lower Levels (Field Level and Mezzanine)

30B - Masonry - Upper Levels (Main, Suites, Club, Upper, Press)

47 - Scoreboard, Video Display, and Ribbon Board

59 - Playing Field

All businesses interested in submitting as a Prime/Tier-1 subcontractor must prequalify to receive a Request for Proposal (RFP). For an overview of the prequalification process, reference the Prequalification Navigation Guide at www.buffalobillsnewstadium.com. We encourage NYS-certified minority-, women- and service-disabled veteran-owned and local businesses to participate. Please refer to proposal documents for full MWBE/SDVOB plan information. If you provide services relevant to any of the above packages and are interested in participating at a lower-tier level, apply to participate in the Meet the Primes session via the “Contracting Opportunities” section on the project website.

*Subject to change June 22,29 July 7,13,20

LEGAL NOTICE Bid

COUNTY OF ERIE

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Erie County Parks & Recreation

Emery Park Maintenance Buildings

Roof Replacement

ECDPW Project No. 2023-910-02

Sealed bids for General Construction work for the above project will be received by the County’s Commissioner of Public Works in Suite 1400 of the Rath County Office Building, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York 14202 until 10:30 AM local time on August 8, 2023, at which time they will be opened and read aloud. A walk-thru is scheduled for July 24, 2023 at 10:00 am est. at the Emery Park Maintenance Building. NYS Vendor Responsibility Form CCA-2 A/B/C, MBE/WBE, Apprenticeship program, and Local and Disadvantaged Workforce requirements may apply to this project. Additional information must be found at: www.erie. gov/dpw

LEGAL NOTICE

PROBATE CITATION

File Number: 2022-858

SURROGATE COURTERIE COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

By the grace of God, Free and Independent

TO: Michael Lewis, Calvin Lewis, Jr., Jamar Lewis, Monique Lewis, Marlena Lewis, Jenna Lewis, Albert Lewis, and Kari Lewis, if they be living, and if they dead to their heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, if any such there be, all of whom and all whose names, ages, and places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the Petitioner(s) and cannot after due diligence be ascertained, and HON. LETITIA JAMES, Attorney General of the State of New York, and to JENNIFER G. FLANNERY, Erie County Public Administrator.

A Petition having been filed by Lena Marie Lewis, who is domiciled at 106 Donovan Drive, Apartment B, BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14211.

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED to SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Erie County, at 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York 14202 on August 23, 2023 at 11 o'clock in the fore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Evelyn Lewis lately domiciled at 526 William Street, Buffalo, New York 14206 admitting to probate a will dated September 24, 2020 (a codicil dated n/a) a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Evelyn Lewis deceased, relating to real and personal property and directing that:

Letters Testamentary to Lena Marie Lewis

Dated, Attested, and Sealed July 7, 2023

Hon. Acea Mosey- Surrogate Linda C Novotny - Chief Clerk

Rashied H McDuffie, Esq.

Attorney for Petitioner 594 Winslow Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14211

July 20, 27 August 3.10

LEGAL NOTICE RFP

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE FACILITY AND OPERATIONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR THE ERIE COUNTY HOLDING CENTER AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SYSTEM

Notice is hereby given that the County of Erie is seeking proposals from Architecture/Engineering Consulting firms (consultant) to conduct a comprehensive facility and operational needs assessment for the Erie County Holding Center and Correctional Facility System.

The request for proposals (RFP# 2023-049VF) is available at www. erie.gov. Proposals must be physically submitted to the below contact by August 14, 2023.

Daniel Castle, AICP, Commissioner Erie County Department of Environment and Planning 95 Franklin Street Room 1053 Buffalo, NY 14202

LEGAL NOTICE Bid

Bertrand Chaffee MAC Pediatric & Orthopedic Tenant Upfits Project Bids will be received by RP Oak Hill Building Co., Inc. for the Bertrand Chaffee MAC Pediatric & Orthopedic Tenant Upfits Project on 8/3/2023 at 2:00pm. Please fax bids (716-8224367) or email (bids@rpoakhill.com) prior to 2:00 pm. The scope of work includes millwork, glass, doors, carpentry, flooring, painting, specialties, M/E/P/FP’s, etc. The contract documents may be examined at Construction Exchange. This project is open shop. ***W/M/DBE & SDVOB participation is encouraged.

LEGAL

NOTICE OF INVITATION TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES

FOR ERIE COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT NOS. 1 & 4: ORDER ON CONSENT COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE ASSISTANCE

Proposals are requested by the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, Division of Sewerage Management (DEP/DSM) for Erie County Sewer District Nos. 1 & 4: Order on Consent Compliance Schedule Assistance. The highest rated respondents will be selected to enter into an agreement with the County.

In accordance with Local Law No.

6, proposals are hereby invited for the subject project. Proposals are to be submitted in the exact format of submittal available from Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, Division of Sewerage Management, Room 1034, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York 14202. Proposals will be due September 13, 2023 at 4:00pm.The DEP/DSM emphasizes that declining to respond at any step of the procurement process prior to selection will not hinder firms from being solicited for future work.

To obtain a copy of the RFP guidelines, please visit the following website, http://www2.erie.gov/ purchasing/index.php?q=requestsproposals-amp-construction-bids. Alternatively, you may e-mail DSM@ erie.gov

This invitation does not commit Erie County nor its DEP/DSM to accept any proposal, nor does it obligate Erie County for any costs associated with preparing or submitting proposals.

BY:Joseph Fiegl, P.E., BCEE Deputy Commissioner Erie County Department of Environment & Planning

Division of Sewerage Management

Date: 7/12/23

Published: 7/20/23

LEGAL NOTICE RFP

COUNTY OF ERIE

OFFICE OF HEALTH

95 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO, NY 14202

County of Erie, New York

Request For Proposals

The Erie County Health Department is seeking proposals from qualified organizations interested in providing media and education services to promote harm reduction messages.

The RFP# 2023-047VF can be found at: http://www.erie.gov and a complete copy of the package can be obtained by contacting Cheryll Moore at cheryll.moore@erie.gov.

All correspondence, communications and/or contact with the County in regard to any aspect of this proposal shall be with cheryll.moore@ erie.gov. Prospective proponents, 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 Health Department Attn: Cheryll Moore at 95 Franklin St., Buffalo, NY 14202 by 4:00 pm (EST) on September 1, 2023.

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

Dr. Gale Burstein Commissioner of Health

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LEGAL NOTICE RFP

COUNTY OF ERIE OFFICE OF HEALTH

95 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO, NY 14202

County of Erie, New York

Request For Proposals

The Erie County Health Department is seeking proposals from qualified organizations interested in providing community-based programming in response to the ongoing opioid crisis. The RFP# 2023-048VF can be found at: http://www.erie.gov and a complete copy of the package can be obtained by contacting Cheryll Moore at cheryll.moore@erie.gov.

All correspondence, communications and/or contact with the County in regard to any aspect of this proposal shall be with cheryll.moore@ erie.gov. Prospective proponents, 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 Health Department Attn: Cheryll Moore at 95 Franklin St., Buffalo, NY 14202 by 4:00 pm (EST) on September 1, 2023.

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

Dr. Gale Burstein Commissioner of Health

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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF TYSHAWN YOUNG

NOTICE TO THE PRINCIPAL IS NOTICE TO THE AGENT

NOTICE TO THE AGENT IS NOTICE TO THE PRINCIPAL Applicable to all Successors and Assigns

LET IT BE KNOWN I AM THE POWER OF ATTORNEY AND HEALTH CARE PROXY the day authorized to this very day and forever of my mother Althea Silmon D/b/a althea mae silmon born on 11/20/1952 with birth certificate registration number XXX-XX-XX28 Lawfully and legally date on 10/11/2019

See 12 page CONTRACT from the original wet ink ON PUBLIC notice/ record for the public to see. See state and county records Provision.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF TYSHAWN YOUNG LLC

NOTICE TO THE PRINCIPAL IS NOTICE TO THE AGENT NOTICE TO THE AGENT IS NOTICE TO THE PRINCIPAL Applicable to all Successors and Assigns

Let it be known my name is Tyshawn Young. Since BORN 12/09/1982 ss# xxx-xxx-2176. An ESTATE and trust was created with me Tyshawn Young being the BENEFICIARY of all that is in my PROPERTY NAME. I domicile in the City of Buffalo Republic. My place of abode is 1440 Jefferson Suite 245.

I AM not a minor and let it be known I am THE agent person TYSHAWN YOUNG LLC. I am not the PERSON and, I tyshawn young will not be surety for property I own I will be doing business in the contradicting states in America for the person TYSHAWN YOUNG foreign LLC.

EMPLOYMENT

Intake/Customer Service Clerk (Full-Time)

United States District Court

Rochester, New York

The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is seeking an Intake/Customer Service Clerk. Intake/Customer Service Clerks are the “face” of the Court to much of the public and attorneys who practice in the Court and help create positive public impressions about the Judiciary. To apply, please visit: www.nywd.uscourts.gov/ employment-opportunities

Job Posting

Date: 7/7/2023

Job Title: Musician/ Keyboard Player

Job Site: St. John Baptist Church and Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church

Days: Every Sunday and one rehearsal weekly

Hours: 9:00-11 AM on Sundays and one hour rehearsal weekly

Requirements:

Must be able to play piano and organ with demonstrated knowledge and experience in playing hymns, Anthems, Spirituals, Gospel, and sacred music.

Submit Applications/Resume by July 26,2023 to: St. John Baptist Church 184 Goodell Street Buffalo New York 14204

Attention: Human Resources Department Or Email to: sjbc@stjohnbaptist.org

Position Title: Development and Communications Director Reports to: Executive Director

Location: Remote and in Office in Western New York

Employment Type: Exempt, full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Application Deadline: Open until filled

Overview: The Land Conservancy seeks a Development and Communications Director to lead fundraising, communications, and outreach efforts. You will work to engage with Land Conservancy members and the greater Western New York community to cultivate donors and grow awareness about the importance of protecting land and connecting people to nature. You will serve as an integral member of the Management Team and work closely with the Executive Director to plan, develop, implement, and manage all fundraising and communications activities for the organization. You will supervise all development and communications staff and consultants. For my info and to apply, visit WNYLC.ORG

LEGAL NOTICE RFP

PUBLIC NOTICE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Commercial Realty

COUNTY OF ERIE

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSAL

Community Solar Credits & Services Proj # 2022-999-06

The County of Erie is seeking qualification statements and proposals from interested firms to provide Community Solar Credits and Services. Qualification statements and 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 8/11/23. RFQ/RFP submission instructions may be found at: www.

The Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Development Consortium, Inc. (WDC) is accepting proposals from qualified Commercial Realtors to source potential commercial space to support employment and training operations in Buffalo, NY. Anticipated space requirement is 19,000+/- sq. ft (on one floor if possible) with available parking. All proposed properties must be ADA compliant. Those interested in submitting a proposal may respond by email to lstephens@ wdcinc.org (No later than) August 3, 2023.

Funding for the RFP is under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, 29 U.S.C. 3101 et. seq, (EEO/AAE).

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Maliek Nomir, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 04/05/2023. Office: Erie County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail copy to 346 Cable St, Buffalo, NY 14206. Purpose: any lawful.

June 22,29, July 6,13,20,27

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Che Butter Skin, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 04/03/2023. Office: Erie County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail copy to 264 Bryant St, Buffalo, NY 14222 Purpose: any lawful.

June 22,29, July 6,13,20,27

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

The Earverse LLC. Filed with SSNY on 05/31/2023. Office: Erie County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail copy to 346 Cable St, Buffalo, NY 14206. Purpose: any lawful.

June 22,29, July 6,13,20,27

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Jaali Cypher LLC filed Articles of Organization with the NY Dept.of State 5/21/2023 Office of the LLC: 501 Washington Street buffalo NY 14203 Apt 610. Erie County The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served : Justin Smith NYSS may mail a copy of process to the LLC at 501 Washington Street buffalo NY 14203 Apt 610. Purpose: Representation of the Business that is done by JAALI CYPHER.

June 22,29, July 6,13,20,27

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Diagnosing Sitcoms & Movies Podcast LLC’s Articles of Organization were filed by the with the Secretary of State (SSNY) on 5/6/2023. Its office location is Erie County. Its purpose is any lawful purpose. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 10 Markus Dr. Buffalo, NY 14225.

June 22,29, July 6,13,20,27

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Button and Bows Boutique LLC filed Articles of Organization with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 6/8/23. Office location: Erie County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 50 Hewitt Ave, Buffalo, NY 14215.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

June 15,22,29, July 6,13,20

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Fast Clean Car LLC. 290 Kenmore Ave Buffalo NY 14223. Erie County

Articles of Incorporation filling date

06-06-2023

July 13,20,27 August 3,10, 17

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Lightning Rod Strategies, L.L.C.. Date of filing of Articles of Organization with the NY Dept. of State: 26 April, 2023. Office of the LLC: Erie County. The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of process to the LLC at (622 Tacoma Ave. Apt 1, Buffalo NY 14216). Purpose of LLC: Any lawful business for which limited liability companies may be organized under the laws of the State of New York. No specific duration attached to LLC.

July 20, 27, August 3, 10, 17, 24

HIRING

This part-time, remote position for an administrative representative will pay a fair income and need 5 to 8 hours of work per week in data entry and reports. contact : tillerlux1016@gmail.com.

Erie County Department of Health Offers Free Training for Youth Mental Health First Aid for Adults this Summer

The Erie County Department of Health’s Office of Health Equity will host the last of three free sessions scheduled for its Youth Mental Health First Aid Training for Adults.

This skills-based training teaches people 18 years and older how to recognize signs of mental health or substance use challenges in youth ages 12-18, how to offer and provide help, and how to guide them toward appropriate care. Mental Health First Aiders leave the course with knowledge and skills that take the fear and hesitation about mental health conversations.

The class will be held on Saturday, August 5 at the Johnnie B. Wiley Stadium, 1100 Jefferson Avenue from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm. Registration is . Email healthequity@erie.gov or call (716) 858-2385 or visit www.erie.gov/mhfa

Prior classes were held at True Bethel Baptist church and the Martha Mitchell Community Center.

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JOBS

Buffalo Employment and Training Center

BETC

716-856-5627

www.workforcebuffalo.org

The BETC is here to help with your job searching needs. We have free services to all jobseekers looking to find better paying work, an exciting new career, or wanting to upgrade skills to become more marketable.

GENERATIONS

We Beat Drums Not Each Other!”

Drums at Dewey for the youth is back at Dewey Park, Dewy & Castle Street off Kensington near Burgard High School. Druming takes place every Tuesday during the month of July thru August 5-7 p.m. There will be African Rhythms, African History, culture and community fun. For more information contact Brother Taharka at (716)715-3727.

Youth Basketball and La Crosse Summer Program

D.A.D.S. is hosting a Basketball and La Crosse Summer Program at Community School #54 for students July 29, August 5,12,19,26. For more information please contact Dwayne Ferguson at (716)563-1834.

LOCAL FOOD PANTRY continued fom page 5

is led by Cynthia Benning, is an extension of our ministry's outreach, and it allows us to feed the physical body. The Upper Room Church of God in Christ is committed to continuing the work we do in this neighborhood for community-building and spiritual restoration."

This year's concert featured local gospel and inspirational artists Julian Groom, Jaimier Hennegan, Rachel McCarley, Pastor Tracy Foye-Greene, Vibrant Strings, and Caprice Butts. In addition, attendees enjoyed performances by local celebrities like DaMarka Wheeler, most known for being a finalist on Season 7 of BET's Sunday Best gospel singing competition, and Moe Badger, one-half of Buffalo's viral singing cop duo. The headliner for this year's event was GRAMMY, Dove, and Stellar Award-nominated artist Tim Bowman Jr. and Faith City.

EARTH WATCH

MOTHER EARTH Earth Reaches Hottest Day Ever Recorded 4 days in a Row

For four days in a row this year, July 3, 4,5,6 the planet reached its hottest days ever recorded as regions all over the world endured dangerous heat according to according to data from the National, Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Earth warmed to the highest temperature ever recorded by human-made instruments when the average global temperature reached 17.18 degrees Celsius, or 62.92 degrees Fahrenheit.

Impact of Climate Change on Africa

The continent of Africa is more than large enough to hold three USAs, including Hawaii and Alaska. With its 54 countries, it trails only Asia in area and population. Though people living in Africa have contributed little to the problem, the African continent will be hardest hit by climate change.

Glaciers Shrinking

New research from scientists in Nepal confirms that ice and snow in the world’s highest mountains are disappearing as a result of rising temperatures and at a faster pace than previously thought. The report from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development in Kathmandu finds that glaciers in the Hindu Kush and Himalaya mountain range region melted 65 percent faster from 2010 through 2019 than in the previous decade

Universal Hum

An international consortium of research collaborations has revealed compelling evidence for the existence of a low-pitch hum of gravitational waves reverberating across the universe.These gravitational waves are the collective echo of pairs of supermassive black holes — thousands of them, some as massive as a billion suns, sitting at the hearts of ancient galaxies up to 10 billion lightyears away — as they slowly merge and generate ripples in space-time. -NYT

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

-Tao Te Ching

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SAT. JULY 22

The 37th Annual Gospelfest will take place Saturday July 22 in Martin Luther King Park, from 2 until 8p.m.

Free Class Delavan-Grider Community Center “Understanding and Responding to Dementia Related Behaviors,” 10:30 to 12:30 at 877 East Delavan Ave. register online at bit.ly/DelGriderJul23 or by calling 800.272.3900.

SUN. JULY 23

LARK STREET COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY 1-5 p.m.

MON. JULY 24

Hustle for Health 12pm at Gloria Parks: 3242 Main St., Buffalo. FREE for ages 55+ Visit www.HustleforHealth. com

TUES. JULY 25

Free Line Dance Class, Dorothy Collier Community Center, 118 E. Utica, BEGINNER 11a.m.-12p.m.; ADVANCED 12-1 p.m. (716)882-0602.

WED. JULY 26

Vernon Fowler

U.S. Navy

1 Nov 82 - 20 Sept 88

Basic Training: Orlando Fl.

M.O.S. Deck Seaman, Signalman Second class Petty Officer

PUBLIC NOTICE

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BRICK BUFFALO ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

The July Board Meeting of the Board of Trustees of BRICK BUFFALO ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL will be held as follows: Date: July 27th

Time: 5:30pm Location: King Urban Life Center 938 Genesee Street Media and the public are welcome to attend. For additional information, contact: 716-806-6410 or buffalo@brickeducation.org

FRIDAY CONCERT FOR UNITY

On Friday, July 21, at 7:00 p.m. Johnnie B. Wiley Sports Pavilion the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will conduct a FREE “Concert For Unity” featuring Karen Saxon and the Buffalo United Community Choir and more! The community is urged to participate in this day of observance, featuring local vendors, activities, and food trucks. Pictured above is Cedric Holloway (Director of the Johnnie B. Wiley stadium) and the PBO music Director JoAnn Falletta. See ad Page 8.

TERRENCE D. McKELVEY

Attorney at Law

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Bison Consistory Chapter #29, Loyal Ladies

Bison Assembly # 48 Order of the Golden Circle

Pictured above, Bison Consistory Chapter #29, Loyal Ladies Bison Assembly # 48 order of the Golden Circle Deputy of the Orient Hermon Simpson 33 and wife Ms. Simpson.

Street Legacy Photos Darvin Adams