Challenger Community News July 29,2015

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JULY 29, 2015 • F R E E POLITICS

3-WAY RACE IN MASTEN: Belton-Cottman, Wingo,

Gipson Make the Ballot.

Sam Herbert Will Face Franczyk in Fillmore PG. 3 INSIDE ROC

SURVEY: Citizens Support

Use of Body Worn Cameras for Rochester Police PG. 2

ST. LUKE AME ZION CHURCH RECEIVES SACRED SITES GRANT PG. 7

6TH ANNUAL PINE GRILL JAZZ REUNION In Memory of James “Pappy” Martin and Lance Diamond: Buffalo’s Own “Gone But Not Forgotten” PG. 8 LOCAL

Local Video Game Developer Releases “Rad Road Rally” PG. 10

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Cleveland Hosts First National “Black Lives Matter” Conference PG. 4

SO WHAT EXACTLY DID JOE SAY? Trancscipt of Joe Mascia’s One Minute N-Word Rant

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INSIDE ROCHESTER

Survey Shows Overwhelming Support for the Use of Body Worn Cameras For Rochester Police

Challenger Community News • July 29, 2015

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n April 2015 the Rochester City Council released a public survey, in order to garner public opinion regarding police body worn cameras for the Officers of the Rochester Police Department (RPD).

The Council’s initiative to conduct this survey was a key step in the community conversation around this important topic, a topic that has been at the forefront of conversations locally, statewide and throughout our nation.

“It was important to me that the Council take the lead and issue the survey on body cameras. How the cameras are utilized will be determined by an Administrative Policy, but as your city representatives I felt it critical that the Council solicit your voice on this matter. Nearly 3,000 people responded to our survey and for that, I thank you. These results have been shared with the Administration and I am confident that they will take your opinion into account as they move forward,” said Adam McFadden, Councilman and Chair of the Public Safety, Youth and Recreation Committee.

The results of the survey showed overwhelming support of instituting the use of body worn cameras in the RPD. 87.7% of respondents thought that RPD Officers should wear a camera, and a small minority, only 8.4% of respondents, felt that cameras would not improve the safety of citizens and/or RPD Officers. The vast majority of respondents felt that transparency would improve between the community and the RPD, that the cameras would not infringe on privacy rights, but that cameras would help solve crimes and would impact behavior in a positive manner, and that recordings could help with future RPD training. It should also be noted that the majority of respondents are city residents and feel that the cameras would be a good use of tax dollars.

“As the saying goes – The numbers don’t lie,” said Council President Loretta Scott. “I am grateful to our community for taking the time to fill out this survey and giving us this helpful feedback that will provide a starting point in the development of the policy. The survey showed that there is overwhelming support for the cameras and equally important, it provided great insight into the concerns that the community has regarding the use of body cameras. It is clear that there is work to be done around the specifics of the policy, in terms of the time that a recording is kept, if and when a camera should be turned off, and who should have access to the recordings.”

The Administration will need to develop a policy around the use of the cameras for RPD Officers, and that will involve community feedback. The Council will not vote on this policy, but is committed to gathering further feedback from community members. The Council does plan to hold a public input session on this important topic. The date is yet to be determined.

Clarissa Street Reunion: Saturday, August 15. *8th Annual A.B.O.V.E. Afrikan American Festival: Saturday, August 1 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Highland Bowl Park, 1200 South Avenue. The theme is “Taking Care of Our Health” www.aboveny.org *Rochester Teen Film Festival, Wednesday, August 5 at the Little Theatre . GO.NAZ.EDU/ RTFF. *Our Village Our Children’s First Annual Masquerade Boat Ride fundraiser, Saturday, August 8, 6:30 – 10 p.m., on the Harbor Belle, boat will leave at 7 p.m. $60 per ticket; available at www.arevillage.org For info: 585-454-9838.

*Sankofa Evening of Theatre & Jazz Fest, 7:30 p.m. at the Multi-use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC), 142 Atlantic Ave., in Rochester’s Neighborhood of the Arts. August 27,28,29& September 3,4,; $12 advance, $16 @ door; (585) 271-7010 go to www.muccc.org. *Rochester Board of Education has been updated for July and August. The calendar is posted on the home page of the District website at: www.rcsdk12.org/calendar. All meetings are held in the third-floor conference room of the Central Office Building (131 West Broad Street), unless otherwise specified. *Operating Rental Property Workshop: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, August 24, 25 & 26, 2015 from 6:30PM8:30PM. The Housing Council, 75 College Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607. Call 585-546-3700 or visit www. thehousingcouncil.org to reserve your spot today. There is a $45.00 materials fee. *Operating Rental Property Workshop: Saturday, September 12, 2015 from 10:00AM-5:00PM East Rochester, location to be determined. Please call 585546-3700 or visit www.thehousingcouncil.org to reserve your spot today. There is a $45.00 materials fee.

Rochester Black Journalists to Honor Rodney Young &Cynthia Benjamin

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he Rochester Association of Black Journalists will hold its “Salute to Excellence Gala” from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the historic Perkins Mansion, 495 East Ave. in Rochester.

Freelance community photographer Rodney A. Young and social networking editor Cynthia L. Benjamin will be honored for their outstanding achievements. This special occasion is a fundraising event for RABJ’s “Wyoma Best Scholarship Fund’’ which assists college-bound students majoring in communications.

The 2015 scholarship recipient is Melea Jones. Advance sale tickets are $50 until Aug. 31; $60 from Sept. 1 to Nov. 6. Student tickets are $25.

Individuals, businesses or organizations that want to be a patron or sponsor a table can contact gala co-chair Richard McCollough at (585) 4423728 or rmccollo@gmail. com. For more about the gala, visit RABJ’s Facebook page.

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Challenger Community News • July 29, 2015

AREA BRIEFS Minority Bar to Honor Speaker Heastie, Others, at 33rd Annual Scholarship Reception and Awards Ceremony The Minority Bar Association of Western New York Foundation will host its 33rd Annual Scholarship Reception and Awards Ceremony August 6 at 5:30 p.m. at the BuffaloNiagara Convention Center.

Each year The Foundation recognizes law practitioners and students for their dedication and achievements in advancing Hon. Carl E. Heastie in the legal profession.

This year’s honorees include: *President’s Award: Hon. Carl E. Heastie, Speaker of the New York State Assembly and Hon. Andrea Stewart- Cousins, New York State Senate Democratic Conference Leader. *Legal Service Award: Adam Perry, Esq., Hodgson Russ, LLP *Community Service Award: John V. Elmore, Esq., Law Office of Steven Boyd and John Elmore *John L. Hargrave Award : Maisha Blakeney and Anaiss Rijo Tickets are $75 and all proceeds benefit scholarships and financial assistance for law students and individuals interested in a career in law. Tickets can be reserved by contacting Stephanie Saunders at (716) 553-3432 or by email at saunderslaw@ hotmail.com.

Since its incorporation in 2004 the Foundation has awarded in excess of $50,000 in scholarships to minority high school, college and law students.

Pridgen Continues to Push for Alternative to Permit Parking for Fruit Belt Residents Although the state has refused to approve a plan for residential pemit parking for the Fruit Belt Community, Common Council President Darius G. Pridgen said the city is being asked to help develop alternative parking for residents of the neighborhood.

Pleading the cause of the Fruitbelt community, Council President Pridgen, who has been at the forefront of the effort to help residents, told his colleagues that it is still a big problem.

Said Council member Pridgen: “It can’t just be left for another year. We have people without driveways who have to walk around the corner to their own house. Some of the elderly, especially those with physical challenges, are unable to park on their own street. We need action to happen from City Hall in the next few months.”

At one point he suggested using some vacant city-owned Fruit Belt lots for resident parking.

Supporting the permit parking plan were residents, the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and Roswell Park Cancer Institute. But Roswell’s Civil Service Employees Association succeeded in killing the proposal in the State Legislature this year claiming union employees have to park on the neighborhood streets because Roswell does not provide adequate parking. Roswell has denied the charge.

Garvey Day Organizing Committee Meeting

Marcus Garvey Day 2015 will be held on Saturday August 15, at the Martha Mitchell Center, 175 Oakmont St. The Malcolm X-Marcus Garvey Day Organizing Committee is seeking interested organizations, volunteers, youth performers, vendors, and patrons. The next organizing meeting will be held on Saturday, August 1 at 6 p.m. For more information call 335-8962.

Politics 2015

3-Way Race in Masten: Sharon Belton-Cottman, Ulysees O. Wingo, Lamone Gipson Make Ballot Sam Herbert Will Face Franczyk in Fillmore

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lthough former Masten Council member Demone Smith announced just weeks before the petition process closed, that he would not seek reelection after taking the position as director of the Buffalo Employment Training Center, three persons emerged and gathered enough signatures to make the ballot to run in the September Primary: School Board member Sharon M. Belton-Cottman, Ulysses O. Wingo and Lemone Gipson.

The Democratic primary in that predominately African American district is shaping up to be one to watch. BeltonCottman is the only female running for that seat, and if she wins the Primary and goes on to win the general election in November, she will become the only woman on the 9-member Common Council.

-Fillmore District RematchThe other hotly contested race will take place in the Fillmore District.

Despite challenges to his petitions, Samuel A. Herb e r t , emerged in tact w i t h Samuel A. Herbert e n o u g h signatures to make the ballot in his attempt to unseat long-time incumbent David A. Franczyk.

Herbert, who ran against Franczyk twice before – in 2007 and again in 2011 – is confident that his time has

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come.

“In 2007 I ran for Fillmore and made the ballot. I got 45% of the vote and spent less than $1,000. I had to wait four years to go for it again, and in 2011 for the comeback, we lost to Mr. Franczyk by only 324 votes!” said Herbert.

“That year we spent less than $1,000.”

“I’ve been waiting patiently for 2015. My parents raised us to never give up .I’m back.

Sam Herbert is on the ballot.

Franczyk has been in that seat for 29 years. It’s time for a change!” he concluded.

Municipal Housing Commissioner Joe Mascia is also running for the Fillmore District seat.

So Exactly What Did Joe Say? Transcript of Joe Mascia’s One Minute N-Word Rant.....

Municipal Housing Commissioner and Fillmore District Common Council candidate, Joe Mascia has apologized for a secretly recorded conversation made several months ago which he is overheard repeatedly using the N-word when referring to Black politicians.

At just over a minute and a half of Joe Mascia speaking, the conversation between Mascia and his “friend,” Paul Christopher, who was taping him, turn their conversation to Black politicians, specifically Mayor Byron Brown, and that’s when racial slurs started to be used.

The tape was obtained by the Buffalo News, which broke the story last week.

The transcript of that portion of the tape follows: •Paul Christopher: What about the mayor?

•Joe Mascia: He’s part of it. They’re his appointees They’re all a part of his crew.

•Paul Christopher: What is he?

•Joe Mascia: He’s a F****** N*****.

•Joe Mascia: So who did you hear that from about the Mayor leaving in May? •Paul Christopher: Christopher responds with a name that is difficult to understand. (Middle Eastern descent) •Joe Mascia: What does he know?

•Paul Christopher: What is he?

•Joe Mascia: Him? He’s a F****** camel jockey.

•Paul Christopher: What is Darius?

•Joe Mascia: Oh he’s another N*****. F***** N*****s.

•Paul Christopher: What’s Leonard Williams?

•Joe Mascia: N******.

•Paul Christopher: What’s Mike Seamen?

•Joe Mascia: N*****, he’s a W******.

•Paul Christopher: What’s Dawn Sanders?

•Joe Mascia: Oh, she’s a F***** dumb N*****.

•Paul Christopher: What is she doing with the card?

•Joe Mascia: She and her girlfriend Crystal Peoples and getting her girlfriend Collins as the new uh Chancellor? Bob Bennett is out! Them N******s take over man. Hey, Heastie says whatever Crystal Peoples wants, so F***** N******s man. I told you, once they get in power, forget about it, they want it all.

At this point in the conversation, talk turns away from Buffalo politicians and to other matters of politics and the BMHA. Continued Page 14

The Forgotten Story of America’s Black Cowboys The irony behind the word “cowboy,” is that it was used to negatively describe Black “cowhands” but now serves as a universal depiction of the bootstrapping, gun-toting White males associated with western culture.

But let’s not forget about the untold story of the Black cowboy, who is considered in more ways than one to have contributed a great deal to the pioneering western frontier.

Unfortunately, Black cowboys are rarely seen, mentioned or given credit for in American history.

Dating back to the late 1800s, a large number of cowhands were enslaved Africans, as records indicate at least one in four of American cowboys were of African descent. During this time farmers began searching for undeveloped land to harvest in the West. As a result, skilled workers in the realm of herding and ranching became in high demand, contributing to a vast majority of Blacks migrating to the Western hemisphere.

For enslaved Africans, this was just the tip of the iceberg, as the West not only provided an opportunity to receive higher wages but also offered a chance at sustaining a better life, supposedly free from the bondage, refuge and captivity of slavery. But this is not to say racial discrimination did not exist. According to historian, Kenneth Wiggins Porter, cowhands were rarely if ever promoted to positions of higher power such as the Continued Page 14

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Challenger Community News • July 29, 2015

Libya: Gaddafi son sentenced to Attorney General Lynch Speaks On Why Minorities Distrust Police death over war crimes A court in Libya has sentenced Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of deposed leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi, and eight others to death over alleged war crimes linked to the 2011 revolution.

More than 30 close associates of Col. Gaddafi were tried for suppressing peaceful protests during the uprising.Saif al-Islam was not present in court and gave evidence via video link.

He is being held by a former rebel group from the town of Zintan that refuses to hand him over.

Former head of intelligence for the Gaddafi regime, Abdullah al-Senussi, is among those also facing death by firing squad, as is former PM Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi.

Saif al-Islam will be given the right to appeal against the death sentence, according to the BBC. The trial, which opened last year, has been dogged by criticism from human rights agencies, who are concerned about the fairness of Libya’s judicial system.

Since Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s death Libya has been plagued by instability, and currently has no single government.

Sandra Bland Is Laid to Rest in Chicago

Police in action.

Cleveland Police Pepper-Spray Black Lives Matter Conference Attendees

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ccording to a report from Cleveland.com, thousands of activists from across the country convened for the firstever #BlackLivesMatter conference in Cleveland, Ohio this past weekend..

On the minds of participants were the state of race relations, racial disparities in the criminal justice system and systemic oppression and the scourge of police brutality. The movement has broadened in light of a growing crisis of Black people dying at the hands of police and in police custody, including the 2014 shooting death of Michael Brown, 19, in Ferguson, Mo., and most recently Sandra Bland. Two cases which have rocked Cleveland are that of Tamir Rice, 12, shot to death by police last year for holding a toy gun, and Tanisha Anderson, 37, a woman with schizophrenia who died after police slammed her to the ground.

The conference was held at Cleveland State University.

A protest gathered as police arrested a 14-year old boy for not having a bus ticket, and a police officer applied pepper spray to the peaceful protesters, coating them “like insects” according to one account.

As Philadelphia journalist Christopher “Flood the Drummer” Norris reported in Houston’s Voice, “Activists claim a Transit cop body slammed a 14 year-old in an attempt to arrest him, but the ‘freedom fighters,’ as they’re described in one news report, stood up and demanded the release of the adolescent.”

Norris added that the officer, “wielded his can of pepper spray nonchalantly in the direction of Black activists who had just left a first-of-its kind conference where the focus has been ‘creating a collective mission that matches the intensity, scale, urgency, and promise’ of the current moment, which, for Americans of color in particular, is one that produces a wide-range of emotions, from fear to vulnerability, to rage and sadness.”

As if to echo the FBI surveillance of the civil rights movement and Black liberation organizations in the 1960s, The Intercept has learned through a Freedom of Information Act request that the Department of Homeland Security has been monitoring the Black Lives Matter movement since its formation in the protests of Ferguson.

“The reports confirm social media surveillance of the pro-

Hundreds attended the funeral of Sandra Bland on Saturday at the DuPage African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lisle, Ill. Bland, 28, was found dead in a Waller County, Texas jail cell on July 13, 2015 after a state trooper pulled her over for a routine traffic stop. As Charles Blow of the New York Times reported in his column, while most funerals are somber occasions, “Sandy’s was simultaneously celebratory and defiant.”

“Bland’s casket was white,” Blow reported. “Many in the family wore white. The pastor wore a white ministerial robe. This was not to be a dark day. The joyous music of the choir seemed to vibrate everything in the building.”

Blow observed that even during moments of sadness, a spirit of resiliency prevailed.

“There were whimpers and tears, to be sure, but there was also laughter and praise,” he reported. The funeral of test movement and ostensibly related events in the cities of Ferguson, Baltimore, Washington, DC, and New York.

They also show the department watching over gatherings that seem benign and even mundane. For example, DHS circulated information on a nationwide series of silent vigils and a DHS-funded agency planned to monitor a funk music parade and a walk to end breast cancer in the nation’s capital,” according to George Joseph in the Intercept report.

Joseph also raises the question as to whether DHS, which was formed largely to combat terrorism, has engaged in mission creep as its budget has exceeded $60 billion.

Sandra Bland came amidst continued skepticism and debate over the cause of her death. Although local officials ruled her death a suicide by asphyxiation, her family and many in the Black and activist communities do not accept this conclusion, as the circumstances surrounding her death remain murky and inconsistencies abound.

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch said Sunday that the recent arrest of a Black woman in Texas and her death while in police custody were bringing renewed attention to the fear and anger that characterize the relationship of Blacks with the police.

“I think that it highlights the concern of many in the Black community that a routine stop for many of the members of the Black community is not handled with the same professionalism and courtesy that other people Attorney General may get from the police,” she said in an inter- Loretta E. Lynch view on the ABC News program “This Week.”

The woman in Texas, Sandra Bland, was arrested July 10 after being pulled over for failing to signal a lane change and was discovered dead in her jail cell three days later.

Ms. Lynch said one result was the increased focus on training police officers to de-escalate tense encounters.

She said many minorities distrusted law enforcement officials, many of whom in turn say they are not getting enough support from the public, or from the Justice Department.

“I think that we have a situation where many minority communities for so long have felt that law enforcement was coming in to essentially enforce laws against them, not to protect them,” Ms. Lynch said.-NYTimes

Obama to become first US leader to address African Union

President Barack Obama was due to address the African Union in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, on the last day of his trip to East Africa Tuesday.He is the first US leader to deliver a speech at the 54-member body, with security and action against terrorism likely to dominate the agenda. Mr Obama flew to Ethiopia after a two-day visit to Kenya where he had discussed trade and security but also called for greater human rights and warned of the dangers of corruption.

Health Matters

Challenger Community News • July 29, 2015

Attention: Families of Students with Special Needs

2015 Family Conference The Buffalo Public Schools’ Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) together with Parent Network of WNY is hosting the Second Annual Family Support Conference at West Hertel Academy to better inform families of students with special needs and disabilities about Special Education Services.

The Family Support Conference runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at West Hertel Academy, School #94, 489 Hertel Ave..

It is free to attend.

SEPAC provides support to parents, grandparents, foster parents and guardians of students with special needs in the Buffalo Public Schools.

The Family Support Conference will provide session topics for grades K-12 that will include: Services available in Buffalo Public Schools, All About Evaluations, How to Choose and Apply to High School, Pathways to Graduation, Work or School: Moving Forward and After High School: Supports and Services.

“The Buffalo Schools are dedicated to barrier-free, inclusive educational opportunities for all students with disabilities,” said Darren J. Brown, Interim Superintendent. “We’re happy to cohost this event with Parent Network of Western New York that will bring important information to all families, with the help of our many providers, in order to ensure the success of our Special Education students through meeting their basic needs.”

For more information and to RSVP, please visit www.parentnetworkwny.org, call 716.332.4170 or email plk@parentetworkwny.org. For additional information please visit, www. buffaloschools.org.

The Buffalo School District is regarded as one of the premiere urban school systems in New York State. Serving 34,000 students in nearly 60 facilities, the district strives to bring exemplary teaching practices and unparalleled opportunities to its diverse student population.Parent Network of WNY is a not for

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Trans fat is double trouble for your heart health

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he U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced that it is banning companies from preparing foods with trans fats, artificially manufactured fats that have been shown to increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. The ban is to tak effect within three years.

Meanwhile we can do as much as we can to avoid this killer by eliminating foods that contain it.

Trans fat is considered by many doctors to be the worst type of fat you can eat. Unlike other dietary fats, trans fat — also called trans-fatty acids — both raises your LDL (“bad”) cholesterol and lowers your HDL (“good”) cholesterol.

A high LDL cholesterol level in combination with a low HDL cholesterol level increases your risk of heart disprofit organization, serving the eight counties of WNY, that provides 1-On-1 Support and Education on Disabilities, Special Education and Support Services. The Parent Network of WNY mission is to help parents and professionals enable individuals with disabilities to reach their own potential.

ease, the leading killer of men and women.

Here’s some information about trans fat and how to avoid it.

What is trans fat?

Some meat and dairy products contain small amounts of naturally occurring trans fat.

But most trans fat is formed through an industrial process that adds hydrogen to vegetable oil, which causes the oil to become solid at room temperature.

This partially hydrogenated oil is less likely to spoil, so foods made with it have a longer shelf life. Some restaurants use partially hydrogenated vegetable oil in their deep fryers, because it doesn’t have to be changed as often as do other oils.

Trans fat in your food The manufactured form of trans fat, known as partially hydrogenated oil, is found in a variety of food products, including: •Baked goods. Most cakes, cookies, pie crusts and crackers contain shortening, which is usually made from partially hydrogenated vegetable oil.

Ready-made frosting is another source of trans fat.

•Snacks. Potato, corn and tortilla chips often contain trans fat. And while popcorn can be a healthy snack, many types of packaged or microwave popcorn use trans fat to help cook or flavor the popcorn.

•Fried food.

Foods that require deep frying — french fries, doughnuts and fried chicken — can contain trans fat from the oil used in the cooking process.

•Refrigerator dough. Products such as canned biscuits and cinnamon rolls often contain trans fat, as do frozen pizza crusts.

•Creamer and margarine.

Nondairy coffee creamer and stick margarines also may contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils.

Reading food labels In the United States if a food has less than 0.5 grams of trans fat in a serving, the food label can read 0 grams trans fat. This hidden trans fat can add up quickly, especially if you eat several servings of multiple foods containing less than 0.5 grams a serving.

When you check the food label for trans fat, also check the food’s ingredient list for partially hydrogenated vegetable oil — which indicates that the food contains some trans fat, even if the amount is below 0.5 grams.

How low should you go?

Trans fat, particularly the manufactured variety found in partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, appears to have no known health benefit. The Department of Agriculture recommends that the intake of trans fat be kept as low as possible.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that partially hydrogenated vegetable oil is no longer “generally recognized as safe” and should be phased out of the production of food over the next several years.

What should you eat?

Don’t think a food that is free of trans fat is automatically good for you. Food manufacturers have begun substituting other ingredients for trans fat. Some of these ingredients, such as tropical oils — coconut, palm kernel and palm oils — contain a lot of saturated fat. Saturated fat raises your LDL cholesterol.

In a healthy diet, 25 to 35 percent of your total daily calories can come from fat — but saturated fat should account for less than 10 percent of your total daily calories.

Monounsaturated fat — found in olive, peanut and canola oils — is a healthier option than is saturated fat.

Nuts, fish and other foods containing unsaturated omega-3 fatty acids are other good choices of foods with monounsaturated fats.

Source: The Mayo Clinic

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Humboldt Parkway before the construction of the Kensington Expressway?

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FAITH BASED Friendship Baptist NEWS

*Friday, August 21, 7PM: 100th Anniversary Concert Friendship Baptist Church, 402 Clinton St. All are welcome. *Sunday, August 23, 9:45AM: 100th Anniversary Celebration Friendship Baptist Church, 402 Clinton St. All are welcome!

WORSHIP THIS WEEK!

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Taking It To The Streets Vendor and Ad Book Applications Available Please save the date!! AUGUST 15 and 16, the 27th Annual Taking it to the Streets will be held in Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Wholesome family fun days for all ages! This is an event that meets the needs of the people, featuring a large health awareness tent, active stage with national and local recording artists, kids zone with multiple give-a-ways including back to school items, multicultural food vendors and much more. For vendor and ad book applications or more information call Anita Williams 716-891-4760 or 507-1931

‘Movie Rama End Time Series’ Continues First Holy Temple, 703 Fillmore Avenue, every Friday at 7 p.m. now thru August 21: “The Prodigal Planet” August 7; “The Battle of Armageddon” August 14 and “Tell Hell I Ain’t Coming” August 21. Call 896-3896 or firstholytemple@verizon.net

MAD DADS Bible Study The MAD DADS organization is hosting a Tuesday Night Bible Study every Tuesday, with Rev. Derren L. Young, at GROUP Ministries, 1333 Jefferson Avenue from 6:30 – 8 p.m. Call 563-1834.

GOD IS GOOD!

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FAITH & FAMILY

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Pastors In The House!

Rev. Darius Pridgen, Pastor of True Bethel Baptist Church (top 3rd from left) known for his dancing skills, “busts a move” with his crew in this year’s Juneteenth Festival Parade, while Rev. Charrethers M. Jenkins, (inset left) pastor of Zion Missionary Baptist Church, strikes a cool PDiddy-type profile on his parade float during festivities. THIRD

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Support the “Dress It Forward Clothing Drive!”

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and St. John Baptist Church is gearing up for their used clothing drive and needs the community’s assistance with the following clothing: shoes, boots, coats and jackets for children, women and men. We are looking for gently worn clothing items you no longer need and looking for a great cause to donate to. You can drop off donations from 10 a.m. to 12 noon to the Rev. Dr. Bennett W. Smith Life Center, 833 Michigan Avenue on Saturdays August 7 & 22 and September 12 and 26.The main event, which will be held on October 24 from 10am to 3 p.m at the Lfe Center, is open to all. The drive is coordinated by AKA Xi Episilon Omega and St. John Baptist Church. For information call (716) 560-0541.

St. Luke AME Zion Church Receives Sacred Sites Grant

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he New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced 23 Sacred Sites Grants totaling over $240,000 awarded to historic religious properties throughout New York State including a $5,000 grant to St. Luke AME Zion Church in Buffalo, New York to help fund shingle roof replacement and masonry restoration.

“Religious institutions are often the most beautiful and complex buildings in their communities. We are pleased to be able to help preserve these important institutions for their architecture, history and community service,” said Peg Breen, President, The New York Landmarks Conservancy.

St. Luke AME Zion Church was designed by architect Frank A. Spangenberg and constructed in 1922 as the Central Church of Christ. The St. Luke congregation has owned the building since around 1960. The buff-brick, Gothic-Revival church is two and half stories and three bays wide. The gable end façade has a square, crenellated belltower on the west corner. The brick is articulated with stone trim around the window openings and buttresses. The one-story entrance is centered on the façade within a segmented arch. Over this is a large pointed-arch stained-glass window. The side elevations are six bays wide, with buttresses and a gothic-arch stained glass window in each bay. To the rear of the sanctuary is a large community, office, and classrom wing, constructed in a similar style to the church.

In addition to worship, the congregation hosts a large food pantry in the community wing. This serves local residents with food, donated clothing, and toiletries. The church is also the local polling site, and sponsors an annual “Sole to Soul” day in the park across from the church. Combined these activities reach about 300 community members.

The Conservancy’s Sacred Sites Program is the only statewide program in the country providing financial and technical assistance for the restoration of culturally significant religious properties. Since 1986, the program has disbursed grants of more than $8 million to more than 700 congregations regardless of denominations.

The New York Landmarks Conservancy has led the effort to preserve and protect New York City’s architectural legacy for more than 40 years. Since its founding, the Conservancy has loaned and granted more than $40 million, which has leveraged more than $1 billion in 1,550 restoration projects throughout New York, revitalizing communities, providing economic stimulus and supporting local jobs. The Conservancy has also offered countless hours of pro bono technical advice to building owners, both nonprofit organizations and individuals. The Conservancy’s work has saved more than a thousand buildings across the City and State, protecting New York’s distinctive architectural heritage for residents and visitors alike today, and for future generations. For more information, please visit www. nylandmarks.org.

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he first Piine Grill Jazz Reunion concert was held in Martin Luther King Jr. Park 26 years ago in the pouring rain. But the weather did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd of 800, many of whom had not seen each other since the days of hanging together at the old Pine Grill night club.

Today with a long list of national and local alumni, The Pine Grill Jazz Reunion is a much anticipated summer-inBuffalo tradition; each year, drawing together close to 10,000 Buffalonians past and present and new visitors to bring alive old memories and make new ones.

The Pine Grill Reunion celebrates its 26th anniversary August 2 and August 9 with two great concerts in memory of James “Pappy” Martin and Lance Diamond “Buffalo’s own Gone But Not Forgotten” in Martin Luther King Jr. Park starting at 4 p.m. featuring both local and national performers.

Kicking off the event this Sunday is home grown headliner Juni Booth featuring Calvin Newborn, the legendary blues guitarist George Stancell ,jazz vocalist Denise Thimes and celebrated jazzman Bill Easley.

JUINI BOOTH Buffalo’s own, has been playing professionally since the age of 16. He has expanded the range of the contrabass into a refined personal language

Ready or Not Here We Come! Juini Booth (large image), with (L-R inset) Denise Thimes, George Stancell and Bill Easley.

of intense acoustic awareness & spatiality of sound.

He has recorded and toured with Art Blakely and the Jazz Messengers to Tony Williams Lifetime, Albert Ayler, Betty Carter, Coleman Hawkins, Chuck Mangione & Randy Weston to name a few. Juini will feature 82 year old young guitar genius CALVIN NEWBORN, “Memphis Comes to Buffalo.” Mr. Walker has performed with the likes of B.B. King, taught Elvis Presley how to dance, phenomenal musicians like Fred Ford, Frank Strozier, Hank Crawford, Herman Green, George

Calvin Newborn

Coleman, James Williams, and Charles Lloyd.

DENISE THIMES Preeminent Jazz Vocalist brings St. Louis jazz to Buffalo. Ms. Thimes has been compared to Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Carmen McRae. In a career that spans over three decades, Denise Thimes has truly been one of the most cherished voices of modern jazz.

The word Journeyman usually isn’t intended as a compliment in music criticism, but its high praise in the case of sexagenarian singer – guitarist GEORGE STANCELL, who’s been plying his rough known brand of blues inflect-

ed soul for decades. George has been to Buffalo on many occasions and has played with Buffalo’s greatest Blues performer, Count Rabbit.

BILL EASLEY brother to Madeline Scott wonderful community supporter. Bill plays alto, tenor, flute and clarinet. He worked with George Benson in the late 1960’s and with Isaac Hayes in the 1970’s. Mr. Easley has amassed a lengthy discography in his expansive musical career including sessions with Ruth Brown & Eric Johnson.

It’s going to be a hot time in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Park!

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ON STAGE

*NEW DATE! ZAPP has been rescheduled to Saturday August 8th at the Tralf due to scheduling conflict. Tickets purchasd for the July 24 show will be honored for the new date. One the greatest funk bands of the 80’s (“More Bounce to the Ounce,” “Computer Love”) their appeaance will be hosted by Rob Allen (BET Comic View), 7pm 21+ Admitted. $40 Advance / $45 Day Of Show Ticketmaster.com / Wal-Mart / Tralf Box Office / Doris Records.

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*ROC Summer Explosion, Aug. 15, Shalens Stadium 460 Oak St, Rochester starring Public Enemy, Redman, Method Man, Naughty By Nature, GHETTO Boys, Scarface, Kid N’ Play, Kool Moe Dee, Brand Nubian, chub Rock, Das EFX, Keith Murray & DJ Kool; an all day event; gates open at 11 a.m. show 1 p.m.; tickets at ticket Master, Mad Flavor, Peoples Choice and in Buffalo @ Doris Records. *Empire State Comedy Tour & Movie featuring Shuckey Duckey, Chris Thomas, David Edwards & Pierre, Thursday, August 6 @ The Tralf Music Hall Buffalo for 2 shows @ 8 & 10 p.m.; and Friday, August 7 @ Cadille Post at City Market, 752 E. Market St., Niagara Falls NY @ 9:30 & 10 p.m.; Saturday August 8 in Rochester; or tickets and info: 716-335-1529 or 609-437-0615 or go to www.acROCKsolid.com *En Vogue, Free Canalside Concert, Thursday, August 20. www.canalsidebuffalo. com *SNLMAO returns after a 2 year hiatus to bring the funny like no other. First there was SNL, then In Living Color, then MadTV and now their is SNLMAO. Spoofing all your favorite celebrities and shows including Bill Cosby, Bruce Jenner, Nicki Minaj, Judge Mathis, cast of Empire, Jodeci and more. On Sun Aug 2nd @ 4p doors open @ Metropolitan Complex 1670 Main St and at 430p a full course dinner will be served and @ 5p the show is on. Our line-up for this show consists of SNLMAO originators Phil Davis Sr, Taura “Chyna” Stephens, Snlmao returning cast members Leon Copeland, DaShaun Baldwin, Latrail Slaughter, Donald Capers and Raynardo Shedrick with newcomers Daisy Medina, Christina Foster and Julian Russell. This event is for ages 21+. Advance tix are $25 available at Doris Records and www.atpgalaxy. com. None sold at the door.

Last day to purchase is Friday, July 31.

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“1st Annual Fragrance Music Festival”

The 1st Annual Fragrance Music Festival will be held on Sunday, August 16 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m., at 328 Cambridge Avenue.

This year’s festival will feature Fragrance of YAH and her band Rishon Odel Northington on bass, Toney Rhodes on keys, Carl “Flute” Johnson on drums, and Ras Jomo Akono on percussion. The line-up includes a number of locally buzzing artists like Carlton Wilcox, Grace Lougen, Cortney Chyme, and Laura Aisha! To top it all off we Fragrance of YAH have Lorenzo “Zo” Miller from Washington, DC! Come enjoy a summer fun festival including catered Caribbean cuisine! Bring your own lawn chair or opt for VIP! Then, you can enter one hour early! This event is not free. So make sure to call or click http://fmf2015.eventzila.net to get tickets for entry. See you there where we will be, “Spreading the Fragrance of YAH with every melody…”

For more information on sponsoring, vending, or even volunteering for this event please contact Fragrance ofYah Harris at (716) 253-1404.

FILMMAKING COMPETITION Calling all filmmakers, actors, musicians, artists, creative masochists and insomniacs for this year’s 48 Hour Film Project The 48 Hour Film Project is seeking filmmakers, actors, musicians, and artists of all kinds to join the fun and produce a film in 48 hours. Teams will race to produce short films from start to finish over the course of one weekend .The champion of the challenge will win a spot on the big screen at the Cannes International Film Festival, $5,000 USD and lifelong bragging rights for winning a renowned international film contest.

The tour is scheduled to come to Buffalo August 7. For more information on this once-in-a-lifetime experience and instructions on how to register, please visit: https://www.48hourfilm. com.

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Generations

BUFFALO STEP PRESENTER RELEASES SECOND VIDEO GAME “RAD ROAD RALLY”

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ocal video game developer and presenter of the Buffalo STEP program, Ethan Redd has released his second commercial title “Rad Road Rally,” a racing game for 1 to 4 players on PC and Mac. The game sports what he describes as a “neo-vintage” aesthetic reminiscent of games from the early 90s arcade era.

The game has also been selectEthan Redd ed to be featured at the Alternative Digital Arts Festival July 23- 26, 2015.

Redd previously released his first title “8Bit Ninjas” in 2012 on the OUYA platform prior to attending New York University as a computer science and electrical engineering dual-major.

He co-founded the Buffalo Science and Technology Enrichment Program (STEP) with his sister Asia, a recent graduate of Empire State College. The Buffalo STEP program will run from July 27th to August 7th, and is currently accepting applications for children 12 – 16 at BuffaloSTEP. com. “Rad Road Rally” is available for $3.95 as a digital download for PC and Mac computers atRadRoadRally.com.

Winning for our Children: Understanding Receivership

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k family, this is it…our moment has arrived. Not the moment we’ve been waiting for, or hoping for, but the moment we’ve been fighting for.

We’ve been fighting for a curriculum that’s relevant to our children.

We’ve been fighting for an end to the culture of mass suspensions and the excessive assignment of our boys to special education, and the drugging of brilliant children whom yesterday’s teachers simply cannot keep up with.

We’ve been fighting mass drop-outs and functional illiteracy and cultural insensitivity.

We’ve been fighting the excuses that our children can’t learn because of poverty, or because their parents aren’t getting them their morning oatmeal.

We’ve been fighting to take back our educational system from those who have profaned it with their single-minded goal of providing employment for themselves.

If you have heard that 25 of those schools are in “receivership,” then what you’ve heard…is that we’re winning.

Receivership means that one person (the Interim Superintendent) has been given the authority and the money and resources to make those changes happen. It means that all of the special interests that have been fighting to keep things just the way they are have been neutralized – at those 25 schools. Now, teachers who had access to training and professional development but refused to get it can be forced to. Now, failing schools can be chartered, or converted to community schools. Now, teachers who aren’t actually teaching…can be removed. At these 25 schools, our children can no longer be debased by a union contract that gives millions of dollars to teachers…and their family members for nose jobs and boob jobs, while they go without books, computers, after school programs, and summer school services. Our talented athletes don’t have to be coached by the social studies teacher, just because she’s been at the school longer than anybody else.

With receivership powers, the Interim Superintendent can restructure the school budget and the curriculum. He can fire folks and require them to reapply for positions. He can even override a decision made by the Board of Education.

Family, this is huge. It’s so big that the initial response by the district was to try to keep it under wraps. District Parent Coordination Council (DPCC) president Sam Radford had to go to Albany to get the details we’ve just shared. They understand what we do…that if we’ve done our work, and awakened enough parents to step forward and take advantage of this huge opportunity, it’s the beginning of the end of their strangle hold on the future of our community. Meditate right here.

It’s critical for us to understand that the work is just beginning.

Back to Basics Outreach Ministries Summer Youth Program to Present Original Play Back to Basics Outreach Ministries Summer Youth Program will host an original play presentation, “9 Spirits,” on Friday, July 31 at 12 noon at 1370 William Street. For more information call 444-4360.

The theme is “Good Spirits Never Die.” The play is based on the June shooting deaths of nine African Americans during Bible Study at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina .

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The only way that good things are going to happen for our children in this brand new environment is if we – their parents – make them happen. That structure is already in place. At each of the 25 schools, there will be a Community Engagement Team (CET) for you to join. That team includes (but isn’t limited to) the building principal, Sabirah parents, guardians, teachers, other school staff, and students. This means that we can Muhammad design the school experience that we want for our children. When this team makes recommendations, it’s required that they be attached to the improvement plan that’s ultimately developed. The Receiver has to report on which recommendations were put into the plan and how, and which ones were rejected, and why.

This is a formula with teeth. Schools designated as “struggling” have 2 years to show improvement. The worst performing schools, called “persistently struggling” have 1 year to show improvement. Should these schools fail to improve, the buildings can then be turned over to a broader range of Receivers: churches, community organizations, even qualified individuals. The pressure is on. The environment is rich – ready now for us to do our work.

Make no mistake about it: without our robust involvement and insistence on abundant money and resources going to our children, the folks who are currently devouring them will find new ways to gorge themselves. They will say they need a million more teachers in a heartbeat, and our babies’ condition will not change. Our children’s academic achievement has never been anybody’s responsibility but ours. They are suffering now because we abdicated that responsibility, believing that other folks were more qualified, or more justified, or had enough integrity to be fair in the process of educating children. They have not. We have a chance now, to build on the work that the founders of the parent council revived before us, which was work that the BUILD organization began before them. The final stage of labor is the most strenuous, and requires the most effort, but only that effort can bring a new reality to birth. We have a chance… now, in this moment, to offer a shining example to the parents of suffering children all over the country that we can make the difference.

Pay no mind to those who warn of disruption…abject failure should be disrupted. Ask if your school is in receivership. If it is, run…don’t walk… get there. Pastors, community activists, aunties, grandfathers, all of you who love our babies, get on those Community Engagement Teams. Don’t sleep this family.

Up, you mighty, mighty, community. Let’s do this!

Masjid Nu’Man feeds the community after a month of fasting.

Masjid Nu’Man: “Putting the Neighbor Back in the Hood!”

Masjid Nu’Ma celebrated the end of Ramadan Eid Al Fitr "re-occurring happiness & victory of human nature" by feeding the community after a month of fasting.

This year the Masjid celebrates its 18th annual “Putting the Neighbor Back in the Hood” community carnival and parade on Saturday, August 8 starting at 11 a.m. from the MLK Jr. statue, down Fillmore Avenue, ending at Glenwood Park on Box Avenue. This year’s theme is “Jail Ain’t No Good” to highlight the pitfalls and negative ramifications in being on the wrong side of the criminal justice system Prior to Saturday’s events, the annual “Putting The Neighbor Back in the Hood” Community Service Reception will be held at the Community Health Center of Buffalo, 34 Benwood Avenue at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, August 7. Challenger Community News editor and publisher Alnisa Banks is among the awardees.

For tickets and more information please call 583-7078 or 892-1332.

“Putting the Neighbor Back in the Hood” started as an initiative in response to the late Imam W. Deen Mohammed’s call to build model communities that promote human decency and respect in neighborhoods in which we live. Recognizing that we are One Humanity from the same One Creator, we appreciate those who are making a difference in the quality of life in our neighborhoods and in society as a whole.

Fajiri Ansari is Resident Imam at Masjid Nu’Man, Inc.

Hua Hu Ching Ten

The ego is a monkey catapulting through the jungle: Totally fascinated by the realm of the senses, It swings from one desire to the next, One conflict to the next, One self-centered idea to the next.

If you threaten it, it actually fears for its life.

Let this monkey go. Let the senses go.

Let desires go.Let conflicts go.

Let ideas go.

Let the fiction of life and death go.

Just remain in the center, watching.

And then forget that you are there.

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Mascia Shatters the Silence...

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ast week Joe Mascia shattered the wall of silence that separates this community when it comes to responding to racist and discriminatory actions and speech.

The Common Council candidate and BMHA Commissioner was caught, on tape, calling African American political leaders and others the “N” word. Reminiscent of the old adage, “give ‘em an inch and they’ll take a mile,” he also criticized the Mayor, Council President Darius Pridgen and others charging “Once they’re in power, forget about it, forget it. They want it all.”

Widely reported by all the news outlets, the response to Mascia’s vile language and tone has been swift. The aggrieved parties have called for his withdrawal from the Council race and his resignation as a BMHA Commissioner. They’ve been joined by Democratic Party Chairman Jeremy Zellner who called Mascia’s behavior, “…despicable. There’s no exBarbara Seals cuse.” Fillmore Council member David Nevergold A. Franczyk weighed in on his opponent’s remarks by describing Mascia as “unfit for public office.” Conservative Party Chairman Ralph C. Lorigo stated he was shocked and had “no tolerance for this kind of issue.” FACEBOOK and other social media sites have blown up with comments condemning Mascia.

Analyses of his remarks in their historical and contemporary contexts, including mine, are being written on numerous platforms. A few have spoken in support of the embattled candidate yet the overwhelming consensus is that he must go! What does this say about race relations in the third most segregated and poorest city in the country?

Last week Joe Mascia shattered the silence and sparked community outrage over the racist language and behavior of a public official. Or did he? Last week I wrote an article entitled “Breaking the Silence”. I cited the on-going racist talk and behavior of a Buffalo school board member that has been tolerated, by many of the same public officials who were slandered

by Mascia’s comments. Other political, business, community, religious and civic leaders have also been stoically closedmouthed. Why is it that Mascia’s comments were so quickly condemned while comments by this other public official have received scant to no attention by those who spoke out so passionately and with such indignation?

I understand that the “N” word is toxic and evokes the legacy of legally sanctioned, unjust and inhumane treatment of Black people. Yet, in this enlightened age when most people realize the power of this one word to convey racist ideology in one fell swoop, “political correctness” generally prevents its utterance.

That doesn’t mean that racism, along with sexism and classism has ceased to exist. The solution has been to develop coded language, understood by certain groups, to convey racist messages.

In his book, “Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals

Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class”, Ian Haney Lopez describes this coded language, as “dog whistle” messaging. The dog whistle analogy is based on the high pitch of a whistle that only a dog can hear. The use of certain terms, e.g. codes, can convey racist, sexist or classist beliefs understood by its intended audience. Lopez says that the coding is accomplished in a three way process: Remarks are made that “1) Punch racism into the conversation through references to culture, behavior, and class; 2) parry claims of race-baiting by insisting that absent a direct reference to biology or the use of a racial epithet, there can be no racism; 3) kick up the racial attack by calling any critics the real racists for mentioning race and thereby “playing the race card.”

Lopez says that the “dog whistle: messaging produces phrases that appear to have very little to do with race but under the surface convey racist imagery.

Last week I offered a text book example of how “dog whistle” politics works in the Buffalo School Board. “Paladino claims that he is not a racist. As proof he is making the proverbial counterclaim that it is, in fact, the minority board members who are “playing the race card.” In a July 13th letter to new State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, Paladino supports this allegation by also calling the minority members racists, stating: “It’s truly a shame that such racist, incompetent and irresponsible people are elected to such critical positions.”

Paladino’s back up strategy is to threaten to sue anyone who uses the word racist and Paladino in the same sentence. Thanks to his privilege, money and access to legal representation (he has his own law firm), he ignores the contradiction in calling the minority members racists but will sue them if they exercise their free speech rights.

I agree with all that has been said regarding Mr. Mascia and his comments. They are intolerable. He should be called out as well as anyone else who uses this type of language. But, the “N” word is not the end-all be-all of racist thought, beliefs and behavior. Should we be any more tolerant of the use of words such as “incompetent”, “unintelligent”, “feeding at the public trough”, “the Black sisterhood”, “seeking self-empowerment” “clueless” derisively applied to women of color?

While most are careful to control language that is transparently racist, coded language such as that used to convey racist ideology is neither acceptable nor tolerable. It accompanies beliefs that people of color are not has good as; not as human as; not as worthy of respect as; not as deserving of equity as and…….. it goes on and on.

To allow this language to go unchecked is to support thought and action that differs little from that used by Mr. Mascia. Funny thing is that Mr. Mascia’s racist language was taped without his knowledge while the Board of Education “dog whistle” language is liberally shared in speeches, media sound bites and written communication.

On second thought, it’s no laughing matter...

Survey: The World’s Most Optimistic People Live in Africa Emerging nations are home to more upbeat consumers, while advanced economies see dark clouds The three countries with the brightest prospects in the next year are all emerging or developing economies in Africa, while three with the bleakest outlooks are advanced economies, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted March 25 through May 27.

Nigeria tops the charts, with 92 percent of respondents seeing their economy improving in the next 12 months, compared

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with a net 5 percent who said it would stay the same or worsen.

Residents in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia were similarly upbeat, with more than 80 percent of people in each country projecting economic progress.

On the other end of the scale, Poland was home to the smallest share of respondents seeing faster economic momentum in the next year, with just 16 percent holding that view. France — where almost half of those polled thought things would get worse — showed the weakest readings among advanced economies.

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Coalition is Committed to Rebuilding East Side Dear Editor: Born and raised in the Willert Park neighborhood, my grandfather often tells me about a once-glorious time for Buffalo’s East Side. Going north on Jefferson Avenue beginning at William Street, each block was lined with dozens of shops and businesses available for anyone out on an errand. He has also illuminated about the close relationships business owners held with residents and customers.

Continuing north past East Utica Street, patrons on a sleepy Saturday could catch a matinee at the Apollo Theater. From this point, Jefferson Avenue’s endless row of shops became the western border of Hamlin Park. On the eastern border, Humboldt Parkway served as the neighborhood centerpiece, bringing other neighborhoods together between Delaware and Humboldt parks.

Today, dozens of abandoned buildings and vacant lots line the western border. The roar of freeway traffic awakens residents every morning on the eastern border. With few shops along Jefferson Avenue, and a beautiful boulevard lost to the Kensington Expressway, one would never have known that this was the same neighborhood evoked so vividly through the memories of longtime residents.

As a proud member of the Restore Our Community Coalition, I am fully committed to investing in my hometown’s revitalization. I look forward to a time where I can spend weekdays shopping on a bustling Jefferson Avenue, and weekends following a green path between Delaware and now-called Martin Luther King parks.

In the years to come, my grandfather’s memories will not be mere nostalgia, but a living blueprint for a newer Buffalo.

Bradley J. Bethel Jr.

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Diversity makes a Difference Dear Editor: The US Federal Courthouse is a beautiful “state of the art” building in downtown Buffalo, symbolizing justice.

Inside the Courthouse are 6 judges; 3 white male semi retired Federal District Court Judges and 3 male Magistrate Judges (2 White & 1 African American).The judges serve by appointment, they are not elected.

Judge Hugh B. Scott, the only African American Magistrate Judge, retired last month. He remains on the bench in a semi retirement status because of the Court’s large backlog of cases. Buffalo’s Federal Court is one of the busiest Courts in the nation.

Five (5) qualified candidates, 3 women (one of them African American) and 2 men, have been recommended to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Scott. Trini Ross is the only African American on the list of recommended candidates.

She is a highly qualified, well respected attorney with the US Attorney’s Office.

We cannot vote to elect Trini Ross to the Federal Court because the vacancy can only be filled by appointment. I urge the community and the powers that be to join me in requesting that Trini Ross be selected to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Scott.

Diversity makes a difference and Western New York deserves more than a beautiful building that symbolizes justice. The inclusion of an African American female judge vs. the exclusion of any African American judges on the bench in federal court is a better way to symbolize justice.

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Funds Available for University District Home Repair Program

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hanks to a $200,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY) submitted by Evans Bank, the University District Community Development Association (UDCDA) has launched the UDCDA Home Repair Program.

The program will target 20 owner-occupied homes for critical home repairs in the 14214, 14215, and 14216 zip codes of the City of Buffalo.

The funding will allow the UDCDA to offer housing repairs such as replacing windows, doors, furnaces, and hot water tanks.

The program will also leverage New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

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funding to assist homeowners with weatherization and energy efficiency improvements and Community Development Block Grant funding from the City of Buffalo to assist with roof replacements.

In some parts of the University District’s service area, home values have increased nearly 7% over the past year.

The rehabilitation program will be targeted to very low, low, and medium income households to help maintain diversity in the District’s housing market.

A portion of the program will focus on elderly homeowners. With over 16% of residents in the target area over the age of 60, the program will assist residents who wish to age in place and remain active members of their communities.

Funds are now available. To learn more about the program and eligibility guidelines please contact the UDCDA’s Housing Administrative Assistant Gloria Bryant at 716832-1010 x 207 or g.bryant@ udcda.org or Housing Specialist Terri Gayles at 716832-1010 x 208 or t.gayles@ udcda.org. Individuals can also stop in to the UDCDA Housing Office located at 995 Kensington Avenue.

BUSINESS BRIEFS *Tristan D. Greer a graduate of the University of Arizona, has been named coordinator for the 340-B pharmacy program at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. *Jadaiman DaCosta has been named a research assistant at Via Evaluation. She holds master’s degrees from both Niagara University and the University at Buffalo. *Michelle Sneed was named a nurse practitioner at Niagara Falls Memorial Center’s Summit Family Health Center. She is a graduate of Niagara County Community College and holds a masters degree from Daemen College. *Yvonne Minor-Ragan was elected to the Oishei Foundation of Directors. The president of Buffalo Promise Neighborhood. She holds a master’s degree in education from Chicago State University and a Ph.D in Pubic Policy Analysis from the university of Illinois at Chicago.

LaMone Gibson (inset, right) and part of the 150 youth and young adults (pictured above) who traveled with him to Indianapolis recently.

“Innovation in Missions” Honor Awarded to LaMone Gibson

Congratulations are in order for LaMone Gibson, who recently took 150 youth and young adults from Buffalo to Indianapolis, IN for the International YPD Empowerment Convention. The event was attended by approximately 10,000 persons . While there LaMone was honored twice (much to his surprise) with The “Innovation in Mission Outreach Humanitarian Award” and the “26 under 26 Award” LaMone, who holds a BA degree from Canisius College, was given a glowing introduction prior to being presented. He was commended for his tireless efforts and “hard work...his willingness to stand as a Black man on a street corner where you can be gunned down, just to save the life of another.” LeMone is President of a national youth organization where he oversees over 4,000 young people across this region of the United States. He recently announced his candidacy for the Masten District Council seat.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA), Gamma Phi Omega Chapter honored thirteen high school seniors with AKA Scholarships. The scholarship winners gathered at the 802 Kenmore Community Building with family, friends, and chapter members on June 4 for a scholarship reception. The recipients were Kara Davis from Nardin Academy; Rebekah Alexander from Buffalo Seminary ; Jaelyn Baldon, Sydney Favors, Avyana Morehead, and Kayla Ward from Hutch Tech; Kayla Bowden, Alexis Cartwright, and Sydney Moore from City Honors; Shaye-Lynn Davis, Whitney Reece, and Teara Robinson from Frederick Olmsted; and Tazira Johnson-Allison from Leonardi Da Vinci.

Mrs. Edith M. Terrell is president and Mrs. Sharon M. Bradley is Vice-President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA), Gamma Phi Omega Chapter. Mrs. Teena Jackson was Scholarship Committee Chairman.

Mrs. Dorothy Wilson- Buckhanan is the international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, whose headquarters Is located in Chicago, Illinois. The international service organization is comprised over 280,000 members who are either graduate or undergraduate members. Chapters are located in the Carribean, Canada, Germany, Korea, Japan, and South Africa.

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LEGAL NOTICE Index No. 201560046 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No. 201560046 STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY COURT - COUNTY OF ERIE U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff,-vs-THE HEIRS AT LARGE OF RICHARD M. ROBAK A/K/A RICHARD ROBAK, deceased, and all persons who are husbands, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be dead, and their husbands and wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest of all of whom and whose names and places are unknown to Plaintiff; DARLENE ROBAK AND SUSAN ZIMMERMAN, AS POSSIBLE HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF RICHARD M. ROBAK A/K/A RICHARD ROBAK; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR ACCREDITED HOME LENDERS, INC.; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein,Defendants.Mortgaged Premises: 1960 BASELINE ROAD, GRAND ISLAND, NY 14072.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S):YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you, unless the Defendant obtained a bankruptcy discharge and such other or further relief as may be just and equitable. 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 payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. That this action is being amended to include Darlene Robak and Susan Zimmerman as possible heirs to the Estate of Richard M. Robak a/k/a Richard Robak, deceased.ERIE County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises.

Dated: April 3, 2015 /s/_________________ Mark K. Broyles, Esq. FEIN SUCH & CRANE, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff Office and P.O. Address 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone No. (585) 232-7400 Section: 36.04 Block: 1 Lot: 4 NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION The object of the above action is to foreclose a mortgage held by the Plaintiff recorded in the County of ERIE, State of New York as more particularly described in the Complaint herein.

TO THE DEFENDANT, the plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action.To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Sheila A. DiTullio, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of N.Y., dated June 1, 2015 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Erie County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage. The premises is described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Town of Grand Island, County of Erie and State of New York, being part of Lot No.: 57, described as follows – Commencing in the center of Base Line Road, which is identical with the east line of Lot No. 57, at a point two hundred fifty-three and eleven hundredths (253.11) feet north of its intersection with the south line of Lot No. 57; thence west parallel with the south line of Lot No. 57, three hundred thirty (330) feet to the east line of lands sold by George F. Tolman to Henry W. Valentine by deed recorded in the Erie County Clerk’s Office in Liber 141 of Deeds page 486; thence north along said line of the Valentine land and parallel with the east line of Lot No. 57, sixtythree and twenty-eight hundredths (63.28) feet; thence east parallel with the south line of Lot No 57, three hundred and thirty (330) feet to the center of Base Line Road; thence south along the center of Base Line Road sixty-three and twenty-eight hundredths (63.28) feet to the place of beginning. Premises known as 1960 BASELINE ROAD, GRAND ISLAND, NY 14072

Solar City Jobs Solar City Jobs is the topic of a Monday, August 3 session of The Sierra Club Climate and Clean Energy Writers Group from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 695 Elmwood at Ferry St., 2nd Floor Alliance Room. It is free and open to the public.

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NFTA Partners With Buffalo Urban League In Earn And Learn Program

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The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority announced that it is participating as an employer in the Buffalo Urban League’s Earn and Learn Program this summer.

The Earn and Learn program was designed to allow high school students the opportunity to work at organizations within Erie County as part of a career progression pathway for young individuals.

In conjunction with its workforce development initiatives, the NFTA will be accepting two students who will work with supervisory employees throughout the au-LEGAL NOTICE RFP # 1528VF COUNTY OF ERIE thority. The role of these inOF SOCIAL dividuals will be to assist the DEPARTMENT SERVICES students in applying acquired 95 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO, NEW YORK skills to projects, as well as to help them expand their County of Erie, New York RFP RELEASE professional abilities through The Erie County Department workplace learning and men-of Social Services is seeking torship. proposals from qualified agen“The Buffalo Urban Leaguecies to provide Nurse Assessor is thrilled to work with theServices. The RFP #1528VF NFTA to provide valuablecan be found at http://www.erie. and a complete copy of the work experience for highgov package can also be obtained school aged students,” saidby contacting Carrie Godfrey, Brenda W. McDuffie, Presi-ECDSS, at 716-858-6086, or dent & CEO of the Buffalovia Carrie.Godfrey@erie.gov.

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All correspondence, communications and/or contact with the County in regard to any aspect of this proposal shall be with the ECDSS contact person listed on the specific RFP. Prospective 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 Erie County Department of Social Services, 95 Franklin Street, Room 856, Buffalo, New York 14202, by 4:00 p.m.

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

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LEGAL NOTICE Index No. 801026/2013 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS INDEX NO. 801026/2013 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF ERIE Date Filed: 6/24/2015 Plaintiff designates Erie County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. Key Bank National Association, Plaintiff, -against- Buffalo Neighborhood Revitalization Corporation, Beneficial Homeowner Service Corporation, Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Kishia Douglas, as heir to the estate of Donald A. Hill, Sr., Qiana D. Hill, as heir to the estate of Donald A. Hill, Sr. if living and if she be dead, any and all persons who are spouses, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienor, heirs, devisees, distributees, or successors in interest of such of the above as may be dead, and their spouses, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residences are unknown to Plaintiff, Mariah Hines, as heir to the estate of Donald A. Hill, Sr., Donovane A. Hill, as heir to the estate of Donald A. Hill, Sr., Tamara F. Collier as natural guardian for D.H. as heir to the estate of Donald A. Hill, Sr., Tamara F. Collier as natural guardian for D.H., as heir to the estate of Donald A. Hill, Sr., Tamara F. Collier as natural guardian for D.H., as heir to the estate of Donald A. Hill, Sr., Tamara F. Collier as natural guardian for D.H., as heir to the estate of Donald A. Hill, Sr., Metro Portfolios, Inc., Erie County Department of Social Services O/B/O Martinique D. Fenderson Reid, Tamara F. Collier, as Administratrix of the Estate of Donald A. Hill Sr, United States of America, Donald Hill Jr., Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). 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 captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $18,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Erie on September 25, 1998 in Book 12807, Page 977, and later modified pursuant to a Loan Modification Agreement dated June 9, 2008 which created a single lien in the amount of $21,703.89 covering premises known as 166 Wakefield Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14214. 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. 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 your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: Williamsville, New York: June 24, 2015 By: Stephen J. Wallace, Esq. Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01-026963-F00

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WHAT DID JOE SAY? continued Mr. Mascia, 70, said he was riding in a vehicle driven by Paul Christopher, who runs a local janitorial company where Mr. Mascia used to work, when Mr. Christopher secretly recorded their conversation, The Buffalo News reported.

“Paul was baiting me, asking me what I thought about the mayor, or this person or that person,” Mr. Mascia said. “I can’t believe a person who is a friend would make a tape like that. … But I have no excuses. I should not have said those things.”

Mr. Christopher said he recorded the conversation because he had grown tired of his former employee’s racist views.

“I don’t consider him a friend anymore,” he told the News.

Mascia’s campaign manager, Katrinna Martin, who is Black, at first epressed being “deeply disappointed in Joe.” She later resigned telling WGRZ News: “I would like to apologize to the community and in particular, the people in the Fillmore District, that had faith as I carried that petition and told them that Joe was our guy,” Martin said.

“Many of those people were African-American, and we circulated in a high-impacted community. I think that I owe them an apology, on Joe’s behalf. They gave us an opportunity and he let them down.”

Despite calls for him to resign, Mascia says he’ll remain in the race.

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MAD DADS

Tournament: 2015 Annual Summer Basketball Tournament. Date: Monday & Wednesday July 6 - August 26, 2015 Time: 6 - 9 p.m. Location: Woodlawn Park Ages: Boys & Girls 8 - 18 Contact: Dwayne Ferguson 716563-1834

Youth Advantage

Tournament: Youth Advantage @ Express Assembly of God. Date: Mondays starting July 6th Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Location: Expressway Assembly of God. Ages: Boys 15 - 18 Contact: Russell Kingsbury 716-602-7546 Sponsor: Kenfield / Langfield Resident Council 716-400-2295 Note: Basketball with a Purpose Thursdays, 7 – 9 p.m. for men 18-30 (not in BCH age bracket) )Contact: Will 716-462-2221 or Bob -830-8240

C.R.U.C.I.A.L. Sports

Tournament: Hoops for Hope Date: Thursdays and Fridays Time: 5pm Location:Ferry-Grider / Box Street (Matt Urban Hope Center / C.R.U.C.I.A.L: rain sites) Ages: Boys & Girls 8 - 15 Contact: Gina Davis 510-7522 or Darryl Gaines 716-578-7381.

Sponsor:

Councilmember David Franczyk 716-851-4138

SportsQube All Stars

Tournament: SportsQube Summer Classic Date: Wednesdays & Saturdays Time: (Wed.) 5-7pm & (Sat.) 2-4pm, Masten Park Ages: Boys 10-12, 1315, 16-20. Contact: Muki Hawkins 716-348-8072.

Sponsor: Councilmember Darius Pridgen 716-8514980

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Delavan/Grider Community Center

Tournament: D.G. All Stars Date: Tuesday and Fridays Time: 6-8 PM Location: 877 East Delavan Ages: Boys 1318. Contact: Candace Moppins 716-896-702/ Shaquille Dudley Coach.

Sponsor: Former Councilmember Demone Smith 716.851.5145

Westside Community Center

Tournament: We See Community Strength Date: Thursdays Time: 5:30-7:30 Location: 161 Vermont Street Ages: 1319 Boys Contact: Sandra Shephard 716-884-6616 Sponsor: Councilmember David Rivera

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH PRAYER: Thursday, July 30 at 6 p.m., corner of 104 Maryland and Busti across from the Belle Center. Join us as we pray for peace.

Wednesday July 29

Tuesday August 4

Saturday August 8

Khametic Ascendants: 9-10 a.m. & 12:30 a.m. (after midnight), public Access Channel 20.

“We Beat Drums Not Each Other”: 5-7 p.m., African rhythms, history, culture & community fun; free for youth; 715-3727.

Clothing Drive: 10 a.m. – 12 noon, Dr. Bennett W. Smith Life Center; warm clothing for men, women & children needed; 560-0541. Hosted

by AKA Sorority & St. John Baptist Church.

The Durham Central City Baby Café: every Wednesday and Thursday 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

200 E. Eagle in the Durham Outreach Center. Dinner is free! Doris Gayles 885-6348.

Friday July 31 “9 Spirits” : A Play by Back to Basics Outreach Ministries Summer Youth Program, 12 noon, 1370 William Street.

Dorie Miller Rifle & Pistol Club Inc. Monthly Educational Forum: 7 p.m., 499 Franklin St. “NYS Gun Laws.”

National Night Out: all day, various locations throughout the city; 311 for info.

Wednesday August 5

Sunday August 9 PINE GRILL JAZZ REUNION Part 2: 4-10 p.m., MLK Park. 884-013.

Monday August 10

Khametic Ascendants: 9-10 a.m. & 12:30 a.m. (after midnight), Channel 20.

Salsa in the Park with Salsa Sarah and Jerome Williams: 7- 9 p.m., The Rose Gardens at Delaware Park.

The Durham Central City Baby Café: every Wed. and Thurs. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. 200 E. Eagle, Outreach Center. Dinner free! 885-6348.

Afrikan Consciousness Workshop: 6-7:45 p.m. Merriweather Library Jefferson @ E. Utica; every Monday; public invited.

Thursday August 6

Tuesday August 11

34th Annual Black Pioneers' of Niagara Falls Old Timers Picnic: 12 noon to 8 p.m.

Hyde Park - The Oasis, in Niagara Falls. Contact Leona at 837-7266 or Bill at 284-0163.

The Minority Bar Association of Western New York Foundation 33rd Annual Scholarship Reception and Awards Ceremony 5:30 p.m., BuffaloNiagara Convention Center.

For tickets (716) 553-3432 or email at saunderslaw@hotmail.com.

“We Beat Drums Not Each Other”: 5-7 p.m., African rhythms, history, culture & community fun; free for youth; 715-3727.

Tournament: Stop the Violence Tournament Date: Tuesdays Time: noon - 3 p.m. Location: Schiller Park Ages: Boys & Girls 8-10, 11-13, 14-16 Contact: Murray Holman 716-597-2858 Sponsor: Councilmember Richard Fontana 716-851-5151

Sunday August 2

Friday August 7

PINE GRILL JAZZ REUNION: 4-10 p.m., MLK Park. 884-013.

Movie Rama End Time Series: “The Prodigal Planet,” 7 p.m., First Holy Temple, 703 Fillmore Avenue. Info 8963896 or firstholytemple@verizon.net

Family 25 All Stars

Monday August 3

Youth Advantage

Tournament: Youth Advantage @ Schaffer Village Date: Tuesdays Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Location: Schaffer Village (Riverside). Ages: Boys 15 - 18 Contact: Russell Kingsbury 716-6027546 Sponsor: Councilmember Joe Golombek Jr. 716-851-5161 Note: Work with Pastor Cruz 716-335-6570

Stop the Violence Coalition

Tournament: TBA Date: TBA. Time: TBA Location: McCarthy Park.

Ages: TBA Contact: Derek Summers 716-597-3098/ Sherrad Bernard. Sponsor: Councilmember Rasheed Wyatt 716-8515165

G.I.R.L.S. Sports Foundation (N.I.C.Y.O.)

Tournament: G.I.R.L.S. Sports Foundation Slam Jam Date: Saturdays Aug. 1st, Aug 15th, Aug 22th Time: 11am-3pm. Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Park Ages: Girls - All ages.

Contact: Cecelie Owens 716-931-2180 Sponsor: Seeking Sponsorship

N.I.C.Y.O.

Tournament: Randy Smith League Date: Tuesday Wednesday, Friday Time: 5:30 - 8 p.m.

Location: MLK Park. In case of Rain Pratt Center, 422 Pratt St. Ages: 13-19 Boys Contact: Joyce Nixon 716-881-3139 or 716912-4166, Pastor Kenny Simmons Sponsor: Seeking Sponsorship

For more information or to donate or volunteer call 6025877 or Go Fund Me: http/www.gofundme.comyw2dks

Saturday August 1 Chalkfest Buffalo: E. Mohawk and Washington St. Downtown , all day, free; darfe9@yahoo.com Malcolm X-Marcus Garvey Day Organizing Committee Meeting: 6pm. For more information please call (716) 335-8962.

Veg Fest WNY: 10 a m. – 6 p.m., Vegetarian food, music, vendors, Delaware Park, Marcy Casino area; wnyvegfest. com

Salsa in the Park with Salsa Sarah and Jerome Williams: 7- 9 p.m., The Rose Gardens at Delaware Park.

Afrikan Consciousness Workshop: 6-7:45 p.m. Merriweather Library Jefferson @ E. Utica; every Monday; public invited.

Saturday August 8 Restore Our Community Rally and March: 1 p.m., begins 2 riley & Humboldt to Buffalo Museum of Science.

ELLICOTT MALL REUNION COMMUNITY DAY: JFK Park, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Rita @ 435-1154; Donald 602-7578, Earl 698-1260; Sheila 235-0273 or Sylvia at 715-2915.

Families of Students With Special Needs “2015 Family Conference”: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., West Hertel Academy 489 Hertel Ave. 332-4170.

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