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L.O.V.E. Marriage Ministries Presents

First Ever Why Did I Get Married Conference in Rochester Marriage is hard work, and with 16 years of marriage under their belts Cory and Tanishia Johnson know the difficulties married couples face when it comes to finances, raising children and communication. That's why they created L.O.V.E Marriage Ministries. Cory and Tanishia have made it their mission to help couples build and maintain their marriages. L.O.V.E Marriage Ministries' vision is to support and strengthen Black marriages and family. On Saturday May 20 from 9a.m.- 4p.m. Love Marriage Ministries presents a Why Did I Get Married Conference at The Clover Center for Arts and Spirituality, 1101 Clover Street, Rochester. This conference is for all couples married, engaged, or considering marriage. There will be a full continental breakfast, Still Standing viewing, workshops on intimacy, finances, fighting fair, spirituality /forgiveness, and walking in purpose together. There will also be a lunch and panel discussion. Registration fee is $70 per couple. Go to www.lovemarriageministries.com to register and learn more.

AROUND TOWN *Saturday May 20th – “Annual Chocolate & Jazz Fundraiser”-

French Quarter Cafe’-130 Spring Street-7:00p.m. until 11:00 p.m. There will be Jazz and Dance Music, Food, Chocolate Fountain, Door Prizes and much more! Presented by the A.B.O.V.E Organization, and the proceeds from this event will benefit the Annual Afrikan American Festival. Tickets: $20 per person. For more information, please contact Sonya Kittles-585-935-1068 or Diane Sheffield-585-313-3685.

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ROCHESTER REMEMBERS MALCOLM X

Spring Revival

“Malcolm’s Vision of the O.A.A.U.”

Memorial AME Zion Church, 549 Clarissa Street, is hosting its Spring Revival in honor of its 190th anniversary now thru Thursday, May 18 at 7 p.m. nightly. The guest preacher is Bishop W. Darin Moore. Host pastor is Rev. Dr. Kenneth Q. James.

Woman’s Day Celebration

Memorial AME Zion Church, 549 Clarissa Street, will present a Women’s Day Celebration in honor of its 190th Anniversary on Sunday, May 21 at 10 a.m. The featured speaker is Pastor Beleader D. Cross. Guest Director of Music is Evangelist Gloria Ann Brooks.

44th Pastoral Anniversary Banquet to Honor Bishop Jerry and Co-Pastor Maggie McCullough The 44th Pastoral Anniversary Banquet honoring Bishop Jerry and Co-Pastor Maggie McCullough of Faith Temple Apostolic Church will be held on Sunday, May 21 at 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Rochester, 70 State Street.

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“Malcolm’s Vision of the O.A.A.U.” (Organization of AfroAmerican Unity Inc.), is the topic of a presentation in honor of Malcolm X’s 92nd birthday on Friday, May 19 from 6-8 p.m. at 929 S. Plymouth Avenue. The event is presented by the Maafa Celebration Committee (www.MaafaRocheser.webs.com) in collaboration with the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence. For more information contact Djed Snead at (585)748-7727 or Erin Thompson at (585)278-6530.

First Community Interfaith Institute Honors Malcolm X

First Community Interfaith Institute Inc., located at 219 Hamilton Street, will honor the memory of Brother El-Hajj Malik El Shabazz, better known as Minister Malcolm X, on Friday, May 19 at 6 p.m. The event is coordinated by the Johnny Brown Defense Committee and will be hosted by Sister Brenda Snow, a student of Minister Lawrance Lee Evans and the facilitator of the Johnny Brown Defense Committee.The celebration of Malcolm’s 92nd birth will feature performances by Brother Johnny Brown and Sister Ty-Johnna Snow-Brown. Minister Evans will give his analysis of the contributions of Brother Malcolm. Dinner will be served. RSVP by calling (585)461-0379 or emailing fciirochester@gmail.com

Community Town Hall

The Rochester Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative (RMAPI), City of Rochester, Action for a Better Community, Catholic Family Center and The Community Place of Greater Rochester will host a community town hall to provide an update on the first RMAPI solutions being delivered in the Beechwood, EMMA, Marketview Heights, and CONEA neighborhoods on May 17.The groups will also be seeking community input regarding the city’s new anti-poverty initiatives.The meeting will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. in The Community Place of Greater Rochester’s gym, at 145 Parsells Ave.Mayor Lovely Warren, RMAPI director Leonard Brock, and other community leaders are scheduled to attend the event.

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Deja Thompson

Family & Friends to Celebrate Deja Thompson’s Graduation Family and friends will celebrate Deja Thompson’s graduation on Sunday, May 21 from 4 to 7 p.m. at MES Lounge, 228 Franklin Street. Deja, who is graduating from The University at Buffalo, has been acepted to UB Law School for the Fall of 2017. Call 308-0945 for more information. Deja is the daughter of former State Senator Antoine M. Thompson and LaShawn Davis.

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Walking With Rian

A one-mile walk to benefit “Rian’s Playground” will be held on Saturday, May 20 at 77 Fernhill at 12 noon. A picnic will follow the memorial walk in memory of oneyear-old Rian who was run over by a vehicle last year. Donation is $20. Children under 15 free. There will be a raffling off of two toddler bicycles and gift baskets. Wear something pink! For more information call 390-5056 or 838-2105.

EXHIBIT: The first Solo Exhibit by Buffalo artist Phyllis Thompson, Memories of Making Special, is at El Museo Gallery, 91 Allen Street, now thru May 27. Gallery hours: Wednesdays–Saturdays 12–6pm and by appointment. (716) 464-4692. Read the full story at thechallengernews.com

The Violence Continues

The Buffalo News has reported that last weekend two men were shot to death, six wounded and one stabbed in violence that began around 6:45 p.m. last Friday evening (May 12). No names had been released at press time. The two deaths took place on Friday and included a 23-year old man who was shot in the 100 block of Stevens Avenue and a 26-year-old who was shot in the 400 block of East Street, off Hertel Avenue. Additional shootings took place on Friday in the 1400 block of East Delavan Avenue between Bailey and Eggert. On Saturday a man in his 20s was stabbed in the back on South Division near Ellicott at about 6 p.m. and a 26 year old man was critically wounded in an apparent robbery attempt on Niagara Street near Grace Street at around 1:30 a.m.. Also on Saturday a man was shot near Jefferson and East Utica Street. In other shootings reported Saturday morning, a man shot himself at a house party on Courtland Avenue; another man was shot on Hewitt Avenue; and a man was shot while walking on East Delavan near Humboldt by unknown persons.

n Tuesday, May 23 at 6 p.m., a local community group will conduct a community meeting at the Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue. The meeting will feature Donnie McQueen, Executive Director of Torchlight Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina. Under McQueen’s leadership Torchlight is a grade K-8 charter school that achieved the highest student academic growth of all public charter schools and was in the top one percent of all public schools in North Carolina for student academic growth for the 2015-2016 school year. Torchlight Academy serves a student population that is 100% minority (65% Black and 35% Hispanic), with 98% of students living below the federal poverty level (eligible for free or reduced price lunch). McQueen has over 15 years of experience as a charter school leader meeting the needs of at-risk student populations. He has been working with a local community planning group to organize the proposed New Learning Paradigm Charter School in Buffalo. The New Learning Paradigm Charter is planning to open in the 2018-2019 school year and will initially serve students in grades K-4. The planning group is seeking community input on the School Design Plan, recruiting prospective board members, and seeking parent and community involvement in the planning process. Over 25 Buffalo District schools are currently in receivership due to low academic performance. Current conditions for certain sections of the Buffalo community is suffering a crisis in educational opportunity and school choice. Amidst this crisis, local parents reached out to Mr. McQueen and his wife, Dr. Cynthia McQueen for guidance in improving the educational futures of children in Buffalo. The McQueen’s have been supporting the local effort over the past year. Dr. Cynthia McDonnie McQueen Queen is the current Principal of Torchlight. She serves as an Advisory Board Member for the North Carolina Public Charter School Alliance. She has served as an Adjunct Professor at St. Augustine College and also has over 15 years of leadership experience in charter school administration. The McQueens are natives of Buffalo. Mr. McQueen’s visit is designed to get the community involved in improving the educational opportunities for children in Buffalo. The agenda will include a presentation by Mr. McQueen, followed by a discussion regarding issues such as: School Discipline; Teacher Quality; Reading, Math and Science Programming; Academic Testing; Student Transportation; Student Nutrition; and other topics related to planning a new school. Parents and community leaders are invited to attend.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America Names Robert F. Lowery National Professional of the Year Boys & Girls Clubs of America has named Robert Lowery the 2017 National Professional of the Year. Lowery, who currently serves as Chief Program Officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo (BGCB) had been named Northeast Professional of the Year in late 2016 prior to being named as the top professional nationally for the non-profit organization. As Northeast Professional of the Year, he was one of four Boys & Girls Clubs professionals chosen in distinct geographic locations. He accepted the award at a ceremony May 11, 2017 at Boys & Girls Clubs America National Conference held in Dallas, Texas. Robert F. Lowery Each year, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America awardsProfessional of the Year Awards in each of four distinct geographic areas including the Northeast, Southwest, Midwest and Pacific regions who have made significant contributions to the work of professionals within Boys & Girls Clubs while in their current position. The award is presented to a national member of Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Professional Association who holds the title, duties and responsibilities of Assistant Executive Director, Director of Operations, Unit Director, or any Programmatic related full time staff member. Lowery, a 14-year veteran of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo, Lowery has served in a number of positions including as a Prevention Specialist and Director of Program Quality. He is a valued part of the BGCB team and has built a strong career track record of developing, implementing and overseeing programs that have a direct impact on youth and their ability to succeed. Lowery currently serves as the Trustee Chairmen of True Bethel Baptist Church. In addition, he is affiliated with the following community organizations Leadership Buffalo (Class of 2017), Resource Council of WNY, Emerging Philanthropists of Color, Say Yes Buffalo, and The President’s Committee Advisory Board at Buffalo State College.

Malcolm X

African-American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X articulated concepts of race pride and Black nationalism in the 1950s and '60s. Born on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, Malcolm was the fourth of eight children born to Louise, a homemaker, and Earl Little, a preacher who was also an active member of the local chapter of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and avid supporter of Black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. Due to Earl Little's civil rights activism, the family was subjected to frequent harassment from White supremacist groups including the Ku Klux Klan and one of its splinter factions, the Black Legion. In fact, Malcolm X had his first encounter with racism before he was even born. Malcolm X was a prominent Black nationalist leader who served as a spokesman for the Nation of Islam during the 1950s and '60s. Due largely to his efforts, the Nation of Islam grew from the time he was released from prison in 1952 to 40,000 members by 1960. Articulate, passionate and a naturally gifted and inspirational orator, Malcolm X exhorted Blacks to cast off the shackles of racism "by any means necessary," including violence. The fiery civil rights leader broke with the group shortly before his assassination on February 21, 1965, at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan, where he had been preparing to deliver a speech. He wouldl have been 92 years old this week had he lived.

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In Stunning Fashion, White House Advisor Omarosa Declares She’s Open to Meeting with Minister Farrakhan

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rump White House adviser Omarosa Manigault just did something no one in President Obama’s administration would’ve ever dared do. During an interview with Chicago’s WVON 1690 Thursday, May 4, Manigault expressed her willingness to sit down and meet with Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan. She was responding to a question from morning show hosts Maze Jackson and Charles Thomas, who asked if the White House would be open to meeting with Farrakhan after Manigault stressed the importance of Black leaders being willing to have a dialogue with President Donald Trump. “I think that any in your audience would know that I have never shied away from having an open and, I believe, a good relationship with Louis Farrakhan and so I would look forward to receiving that invitation and sitting down with him,” she said. Thomas called Manigault’s statement “revolutionary,” to which she responded, “My history reflects that I’ve marched, walked, advocated and fought, even before I got into this office, for the rights of those who don’t have a voice and for those who can’t fight for themselves. I Omarosa (L) and Min. Farrakhan have a spiritual obligation to fight for those who Christ described as the least of these.” The declaration left many stunned, especially since the nation’s first Black president was pressured to denounce Farrakhan and his endorsement of Obama. Even members of the former POTUS’ administration likely would have denounced Farrakhan, despite his good standing with Black Americans. However, moves by the previous administration and Black leaders like Rep. Keith Ellison (DMinn.) to distance themselves from the minister didn’t stop Manigault from declaring her willingness to sit down with him. Such a proposal from the White House director of communications sent leaders of the AntiDefamation League into a tizzy. “Louis Farrakhan should not be made to feel welcome by anyone in the White House,” ADL director Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement. “Such an overture would only serve to legitimize his long record of conspiratorial and hateful views toward Jews. We hope that the administration will make it clear that Farrakhan and his anti-Semitic organization will find no supporters in the White House.” The ADL went on to describe the minister as a “virulently anti-Semitic and racist leader.” In its digital publication, “The Final Call,” the Nation of Islam fired back at the human rights organization, arguing that the interview wasn’t about Farrakhan supporters like Manigault in the White House but rather about pertinent issues facing the Black community and what’s best for it. “If the topic is Black issues, Black people and the White House, where does the ADL fit in? Nowhere,” the NOI wrote. “Except the paternalistic, Zionist group continues to act as though today’s Blacks are the same as our ancestors bought and sold by Jewish slavers during the darkest times of our history. We don’t belong to you anymore.” With the proposition now out there, it’s unclear whether Manigault will follow through or rescind her proposal before it becomes a larger issue. Minister Farrakhan responded kindly to Omarosa’s openness to a meeting on the Cliff Kelley radio show Tuesday, May 9, saying he was proud of the sister. As far as meeting with Trump, Farrakhan spoke in both religious and nationalist terms, stating, “God gives a directive both to Moses and Aaron … go you both to Pharaoh, I have given you both an authority.” “You don’t need to send people to talk to Mr. Trump who don’t know what time it is,” he said, “but if there should come a time that I should talk to the modern pharaoh, I know exactly what to ask for. I am not asking for Negro tidbits, I’m asking for what God wants: [a] land of our own and a good send off after we have given you 400 years of our sweat, blood and tears.”

55,000 Haitians in US fear their protection from deportation may soon end Some 55,000 Haitians in the United States who received protection from deportation in 2010, when a major earthquake devastated their land and killed 300,000, may be forced to return to their country next year if indications by Trump administration officials prove true. The possibility of an end to their special classification, known as Temporary Protect Status (TPS), is creating concern among the immigrants, who have built lives – raising children, starting business and in some cases achieved middle-class status – and worry about returning to a country where poverty and substandard living conditions remain prevalent. The rebuilding of places that were reduced to rubble after a magnitude 7 earthquake has been slow. More than 750,000 people still don’t have safe water for drinking and cooking. Since the earthquake, Haiti also has suffered a cholera outbreak that killed 9,000. Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, also is still trying to recuperate from Hurricane Matthew, which tore through southern Haiti last October and left more than 900 people dead and $2.8 billion in damages. The Haitians’ TPS is scheduled to expire in July. The Trump administration must decide by the end of this month whether to extend it, and if so for how long. PRAY FOR PEACE.

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FAITH & FAMILY

“Repositioning the Body of Christ”

Zion Missionary Baptist Church Announces May Prayer/Fasting Gathering Dates Zion Missionary Baptist Church will once again be hosting the “Repositioning the Body of Christ Through Prayer and Fasting” Monday morning altar prayer for the month of May. Please add these dates to your calendar of events and join us every Monday at 6 a.m. The remaining dates are:

Monday May 22 Monday May 29

For more information contact the church office at 8861362.Rev C.M. Jenkins II is Host Pastor.

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Camp A.L.I.V.E. is Back!

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Love Alive Fellowship Church presents, Camp A.L.I.V.E! Summer Day Camp now in its 10th year, and it will be amazing! Located at 141 Lewis Street, the camp will be held July 10 - August 18, M-F 8a.m.- 4p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The camp will feature Biblical Teaching, a Summer Reading Challenge, Math, Youth Business Program/Fair, Music, Dance, Theater, Arts & Crafts, Tennis, Swimming, outdoor activities, awesome field trips and more. Please contact the church office at 716-856-1670, or email campalive2007@ gmail.com for registration and information, Don't Miss Out!

Mrs. Ruby A. Pulliam, Director of Personnel & Equal Employment Opportunity Officer for the City of Niagara Falls, NY. will be guest speaker during the Mid-Week Program at the New Hope Baptist Church of Niagara Falls. The program will be held on Wednesday, May 17, at 7 p.m. Mrs. Pulliam is the First Lady of Faith Temple Community Church, Elmira, NY.

Second Baptist Celebrates 90th Anniversary

The month of May marks the 90th church anniversary for the Second Baptist Church of Lackawanna. Second Baptist was founded in 1927 by Rev. A.J. Phillips. The theme for this year is “90 Years of Seeking and Lifting Jesus!” Joining us in the celebration: *Sunday May 28 @ 4 p.m. – First Timothy MBC, Rev. Dennis Mull Pastor. Second Baptist Church is located at 18 Church Street, Lackawanna. Rev. Mark E. Blue is the Pastor, Rev. Terrence L. Melvin is Associate Minister.

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Women’s Day

On Sunday, May 21, Rev. Karen Anderson Hardaway, First Lady of Trinity Baptist Church of Niagara Falls will be the Annual Women's Day guest speaker during the 10:15 a.m. Worship Service at New Hope Baptist Church, 1122 Buffalo Ave, Niagara Falls.. The Theme is "Women of New Hope Continuing to Use Our Faith and Talents to Promote Greater Christian Growth" - Hebrews 11:1-6, Romans 12:5-8. Sister Cynthia Travis, Chairperson and Sister Kimberli Hicks, Co-Chair. The public is cordially invited to attend. Julia Franklin, Publicity Chair. Phone: 282-8118 or 297-4358

Jewelry Spring Fling

Northtowns Christian Women’s Connection Jewelry Spring Fling:From My Jewelry Box To Yours will be held from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Wednesday, May 24 at Classics V, 2425 Niagara Falls Blvd.Following a fulfilling full course lunch (veggie option) Nancy Jensen’s inspiring story of boundless hope will fill you with determination, courage and hope.Cost $20. Call 7755259 or 836-4525 by Monday, May 24. ALL ARE WELCOME.

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Willie and Bettie Brinson

Mr. and Mrs. Brinson Celebrate Their 60th Wedding Anniversary

illie and Bettie Brinson have beautifully beat the

odds. Despite statistics that point to a decline in marriage among African Americans, Mr. and Mrs. Brinson celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last week! Both born in Georgia, they were married May 11,1957 before moving to Buffalo. From this union 5 children were born They also were blessed with 17 grandchildren,14 great-grand-children and 6 great-great grandchildren. The lovely couple led by example and their children were raised with good life morals and strong work ethics. Willie worked hard and started his own business - W.B. painting Co. (Brinson Painting). Bettie worked as a cafeteria manager for the Buffalo Public School system. All of their children celebrated this beautiful milestone with them during a recent family dinner. Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Brinson!

Studio J will be hosting a Disney fundraiser party on Saturday May 20 at the Delavan Grider Center from 6-9pm. The community is invited to come out and show their support of the 27 students that will be performing on the Marketplace Stage (Disney Springs) in Orlando, FL on Saturday July 8th 2017. The group is responsible for all expenses including performer tickets. The goal of the fundraiser is to cover all the tickets and a coach bus. There will be a DJ, dancing, refreshments, basket raffles and entertainment. Tickets are $10. Online donations may also be made at http://paypal. me/StudioJBUFFALO. For more information, call (716) 83-DANCE

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BACK TO BASICS TO HOST NIGHT OF PRAISE AND HEALING FUND RAISER

Back To Basics Outreach Ministries, Inc. will present “A Night of Praise and Healing” fund raiser on Thursday June 1 at Elim Christian Fellowship, 70 Chalmers at 6 p.m. Referred to as “A fundraiser To Keep Our Services Flowing,” all are welcome to this free concert featuring Pastor Rohonda Henderson, Wynetta McEleveen, Jada Spight, the Elim Christian Fellowship Choir, 1st Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, New Mt. Ararat Temple of Prayer Directed by Preston Brown. Although there is no charge to attend the event, donations are welcome. Back to Basics Outreach Ministries is currently accepting sponsorship opportunities. For more information call 854-1086 or fax 854-1089 or go to www.Back2Basicsministries.org

Annual Musical

The Greater New Life Church Annual Musical “Each One Reach One Musical,” will be held on May 20 at 5p.m. at 1662 Main Street. The Mistress of Ceremony is Pastor Y. Birchett. Groups will include The Montgomery Voices, Sis. Toni. Lewis, Mt. Olive Ensemble, Sis. Tasha Matthews, Men In White, Delivered, Sis. Cynthia Digby and special guests, Pastor Deas and family .

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Entertainment

Legends of Jazz Series to Feature Regina Carter and Alvester Garnett The Williamsville East Jazz Orchestra and Combos present Legends of Jazz Series featuring Regina Carter and Alvester Garnett May 24 at 7:30p.m. Williamsville East High School, 152 Paradise Road in East Amherst. Tickets may be purchased by calling 626-8462 or in the Williamsville East Music Wing.

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ON STAGE Pappy Martin Jazz Legacy Society Presents The Bobby Watson Quartet

The Pappy Martin Jazz Society Will Present Bobby Watson Quartet, featuring worldrenowned jazz musicians: Bobby Watson - Saxophone Curtis Lundy - Bass; Winard Harper - Drums and Ben Rosenblum - Piano. A CD release and debut music from highly acclaimed Made In America collection Saturday, May 20 with Conversation at 7:15 p.m. and a Concert at 8 p.m. at The Sanctuary, SENSES Wellness Center, 360 Genesee Street. Tickets $40. Available at:Ananse Ntontan - 394 Genesee Street, Or call (716) 491-0994.

ON STAGE AT THE PAUL ROBESON THEATRE: “The Old Settler,” Directed by Mary Craig. Debbie Davis, Johnny Rowe, Courtney Turner and Mary Craig, star now thru May 28, Friday & Saturday 8pm and Sunday matinees at 4pm, Special rate with coupon $20 per person on 5/20. Visit www.aaccbuffalo.org or for more info and group rates paulrobesontheatrebuffalo@ gmail.com *Brian Freeman & Friends Part V, May 26 at The Tralf Music Hall. Doors open 7 p.m., show 8 p.m. Tickets $25 before May 27@ Ticketmaster, Tralf and Doris Records. $30 @ Door. *A Tribute to Luther Vandross, starring Mr. Danny Clay, Sat. June 3, 7 p.m., The Tralf,$25 advance, $30 door, plus Kenny Hawkins All stars; Tickets at Tralf, Eric 308-3328, Hair to Go Natural, 883-2000, Hair It Is 580 Salon 464-6807

*Old School Jam Concert, Sunday June 4 @ 6 p.m. at The foundry, 1738 Elmwood, hosted by Kenny Woo Entertainment.

Alemaedae Theater’s “Daddy’s Girl Club” TV Series Pilot Screening & Discussion With Erin M. Moss In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Erin M Moss, of Erin M. Moss Mental Health Private Practice will speaking to the audience members following two special screenings of the “Daddy’s Girl Club” TV Series Pilot Episode . Alemaedae Theater Productions in Collaboration with McKinley High School is hosting the screenings on Thursday, May 25, at McKinley, 1500 Elmwood Ave. The first screening will take place at 1p.m. and will be privately held for McKinley High School Senior Students. Immediately after the screening, there will be an open discussion that will focus on the issues the film deals with. The second screening, for which the public will be able to purchase tickets, will take place at 7p.m. Tickets are $5 and will be available pre-sale at McKinley High . Admission at the door will be $10. Part of the proceeds will be donated to Crisis Services. For more information call 716-250- 9935 or visit daddysgirlclubtv.com

Calling All House Music Lovers! On June 17th DJ Ces and Dexter are bringing a full 4 hour session of Soulful Deep and Classic HOUSE MUSIC to the Oakkroom! From 9pm – 1am this strictly house music session is going down so if you are a househead you don’t want to miss this. Cover is $10. Kitchen will be open. For details call DJ Ces at 716 931-2180

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SUPER BARBER & STYLIST TRADE SHOW

he air was electric with creativity at the Adams Mark Hotel last Sunday during the Empire State Super Barber and Stylist Trade Show. One of only 20 held across the country scheduled for 2017, it featured educators from California to Toronto; experts who took barbers attending the day long education classes to another level. That evening competitors showcased their skills in Traditional Barbering, Free Style Design, and Student Tradition. There was also a Womens Barber Battle. The entire event, said the show’s promoter Sean Thompson, was designed to “inspire, motivate, interact and celebrate the art (of barbering)….and possibly learn something!” Sean is the proprietor of Sean’s House of Masters on East Delavan Avenue. He’s been barbering since 1989, starting while a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta. He is a member of the elite Major League Barber Organization where he serves as an educator and also showcases and hosts shows around the country. The founders of the Major League he points out, are really big on helping African Americans get to the next level to be successful and create more money. Sean also teaches barbering locally at BOCES. He proudly notes that he has taught and turned out 100 licensed barbers who atttended his classes since he began teaching. Pleased with this year’s turnout for the Barber & Stylist Trade Show, he has already booked next year’s date – May 20, 2018! These events show exactly what a barber can do! “I’d like to give a shout out to the community for supporting the show and showing up,” he said. “ Next year will be even bigger and better!”

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Duncan Kirkwood Declares His Candidacy in Race for Erie County Legislator Says focus will be on building bridges and bringing together diverse coalitions of supporters I, Duncan Kirkwood, am running for Erie County Legislator in District 2 in the 2017 Election. As we enter the 2017 campaign, the focus will be on building bridges and bringing together diverse coalitions of supporters. I was born to Iris and Marvell Kirkwood, the last of three children. We were raised in Central Park on the Eastside of Buffalo, a place where crime and violence was the norm. My parents were determined to make sure that I lived to the age of 18 and had a chance at life. They exposed me to creative writing classes, a traveling chess team with St. John Baptist Church, an African Rites of Passage program with Jack and Jill Inc. and other diverse opportunities. After graduating from high school, I accepted and committed to the Historically Black College, Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama. There, I learned Black consciousness and the importance of fighting together to win in a system that is oppressive. While there, I sued the city of Montgomery to protect student voting rights. I used my ability to write and pass three State Laws while starting a statewide movement demanding excellence in education for all children. In broadening my global consciousness, I also led a Christian trip to Jerusalem. This led me to enlist in the Army National Guard so that I could serve my community. In 2015, my wife Carolyn and I decided that we would start our life here in Buffalo. I decided I would use the skills and knowledge acquired to make Buffalo better. I was heartbroken to find when I returned, in the midst of a sea of prosperity, the neighborhood I grew up in was still filled with blight and hopelessness. As I became involved with a variety of organizations fighting for justice and equality, it was clear Erie County could do more for its citizens. If elected, 1.I will push to allocate an additional $4 million to expand wrap around services in our public schools. I will render support to the Buffalo Public School’s mission and vision under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Cash and the New Education Bargain. 2. I will assure the Erie County Legislative staff will be diverse and representative of the face of the people.

3.Due to the high percentage of children of color removed by Child Protective Services, I will call for a detailed analysis of data and demographics and what agencies financially benefit from it. 4. Erie County provides funding to over 60 non-profit organizations, with a handful being minority led. If elected, I will work to make sure the County allocates funds for more non-profits that represent the diversity of the county. 5. One of the least funded departments Duncan Kirkwood in the Erie County budget is Veterans Affairs. As someone who has served in the military, I will work to expand current and future transformations to support our Veterans across Western NY. 6 .I want to create a payment plan protocol for paying warrants and fines so the County does not harshly harm those in poverty who can't afford to pay. 7. I will work to transform the Erie County Holding Center to a place where citizens are treated with respect, and where they receive the physical and mental health care services they need. Our elders have done incredible work in the community and we can never thank them enough. My generation can honor them by stepping up to carry the legacy forward. Research and policy change are necessary and I carry those strengths, and I believe I can affect great change. Lawmakers should write laws that significantly impact the community. If elected, I intend to do just that. I have been a Democrat my entire life and believe in the principles of our party now more than ever. As an adult, I learned the “D” by someone’s name is important. What is more important, is a legislator’s ability to deliver lasting change for the community through legislation. “LET’S REACH FORWARD AND PUT PEOPLE OVER POLITICS!” Please visit my website: www.DuncanKirkwood.com

It’s June Again!

ithout even looking back at my notes, I can recall, almost wordfor-word, what I wrote a year ago. I wrote about this being a month of celebrations, graduations, weddings, family reunions, my birthday (June 1), BaBa’s homecoming (June 2013), Juneteenth, our Ma’afa (formally honoring our Ancestors), “Git on da Bus” (our annual Storytelling Crawl), Bro. Gerrod Bennett’s release from prison (June 2016)…I could go on and on about June but we have some May business to speak about. On last Wednesday, May 10, we went to Albany with a contingent of activists, from Buffalo and Rochester, to speak truth to power at the Legislative Office Building. With hundreds of others from organizations and campaigns from across the State, Prisoners Are People Too, Inc. and Burning Books Independent Bookstore, we were united in our call for parole reform, releasing aging people from prison (R.A.P.P.), ending prisoner abuse (e.g. solitary confinement) and more. This was “Lobby Day.” We participated in a full day of rallies, speak-outs, networking and meetings with our State Legislators. We personally thanked those who support prison reform and, using data and personal stories, we encouraged the naysayers to consider bills that fight mass incarceration. Our Program Director, BaBa Eng, was invited to speak out at a rally at West Capitol Park. Later, in the State Capitol Building, he was urged to share his words again on parole reform and restorative justice. We thank Judith Brink and Carol Morley, from the Prison Action Network in Albany, for attending PRP2’s April meeting in preparation for this lobbying event. There are two important dates coming up: May 22 and May 25. Mark your calendar. Because of Memorial Day, we will not be meeting on the last Monday of the month. We will be meeting on Monday, May 22 at the Rafi Greene Center, 1423 Fillmore Avenue at Glenwood Street in Buffalo. “Lobby Day” Continued Page 11

The Minority Faculty and Staff Association (MFSA) at the University at Buffalo, in collaboration with the Association of Faculty and Staff of African Descent (AFSAD) at Buffalo State College, and Cultural Voice Box Will Host

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Friday, June 2, 2017 • 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Buffalo Niagara Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden, Buffalo, NY Luncheon Keynote Address By Internationally Known Author, Scholar and Champion of Culturally Relevant Teaching

Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings The event will provide an opportunity for the community-at- large to engage in a critical dialogue about educational issues facing people of color be they scholars, teachers, counselors, parents, or students at all levels. Workshops will be offered throughout the day from Western New York community and educational leaders. Dr. Ladson-Billings is the Kellner Family Distinguished Professor in Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction and is Faculty Affiliate in the Departments of Educational Policy Studies, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis and Afro American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the President-Elect of the National Academy of Education. She was the 2005--2006 president of the American Educational Research Association. Concurrent workshops will include sessions on re-directing the educational pipeline; creating a toolbox of reading and writing strategies that work; closing the male gender gap in higher education; exploring the link between teacher effectiveness and student resiliency; college student mental health; the invisibility of African American and Latino male students; cross-age peer mentoring and much more. Registration And Conference Details Can Be Found At The Conference Website: http://www.buffalo.edu/mfsa.html. Conference Fee: $115.00 (Professionals); $55.00 (Students); $55.00 (Luncheon Only) Proceeds to benefit scholarships for undergraduate students attending the University at Buffalo and Buffalo State College. Please join us for what promises to be an intellectually stimulating opportunity to re-imagine our strategies and reinforce our commitment to the importance of education!

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How Do We Reform the Current Prison and Parole System When One Mother's Child Is Lost To Homicide, All Mothers Grieve to Include Community Input and Oversight? PART 2 Our reasoning for that first shift is that the primary people effected by crime and ultimately by whatever system we as a society have in place to deal with it, are the victims and the offenders. They are the primary stakeholders, who have the most interest in a just and balanced outcome in the process. Once that understanding is gained we know that the first consideration must be about the victim. At that point, we ask ourselves what can be put in place to provide protection, relief, compensation, closure and healing for the victim, from their experience with crime. That for us is a given, victims must be first. Along with that, we know families of victims and the communities from which victims come are also impacted so our consideration is in protecting their interest as well. Then finally, there are the offenders, their families and the communities that they come from, which more often than not are the same as the community from which the victim came. What has happened in our society is that the criminal justice system, instead of operating to serve society has set itself up as the primary stakeholders in crime and criminal outcomes. Most people who operate within that system have come BABA to believe that they have a vested personal interest in maintaining the status quo. We know the status quo is where crime generative factors are maintained in ENG mostly communities of color so that there will be a constant flow of young men and women into the criminal justice system from our communities, and there is a revolving door to the courts and prisons where our young people enter but many times never really exit. Of course, as we move forward with our proposal for reforms we must ask ourselves what happens to those people who have mistakenly built their whole lives on the error of criminal injustice. Court personnel, judges, lawyers, prosecutors, police, prison guards and others who have been paid to provide services to a criminal justice system that we know doesn’t work and which we are changing? These people support themselves and their families, so we need to think about developing a safety net for them that allows for change and retraining. In the restorative justice model we have victims and offenders, with families and communities, all of whom have real stakes in positive outcomes. These are the people who should be brought together to provide a reasoned, effective response to crime. In first focusing on the victim we also include a focus on the offender in terms of developing programs that promote and encourage them to change their thinking and behavior in ways that are compatible with the welfare of their communities. There is the need to encourage them to take responsibility for their criminal thinking and behaviors and then make amends to the victims, families and communities. Although the Truth and Reconciliation committees, like those established in South Afrika, after the formal dismantling of apartheid, seemed like small steps in providing closure to victims, we might achieve and find some benefit of healing in developing similarly structured meetings between victims and offenders at the final point in the process of rehabilitation. There should be a point of apology and the making of a commitment to make amends by the offender in that process of moving him or her towards parole in a restorative justice model. There are many good reasons for following that approach. One is that we are dealing with human being like ourselves, that must always be remembered. Secondly, offenders, unless given the death penalty, or life without parole, will some day be returning to us, the communities that they come from. Therefore, the focus of any practical and humane system would be that we understand that how they return is entirely up to us and depends to a great extent on how they were treated, helped, or allowed to change during their imprisonment. Of course, this shift in paradigms requires that all the people are willing to accept and work for change and maybe even sacrifice. Yes, I know that when we bring that word up a lot of people begin to look for an excuse not to get involved, but the reality is that there is no progress without sacrifice and I believe that the people whom I have met who have been involved in the work of social justice are willing and eager to sacrifice. So, the strategies that we agree on will be those that do not threaten the total interest of people involved in the current system. We want to work with them to accomplish the goal of reforms that are necessary to serving our primary and secondary stakeholders in the process of restorative justice. This must be our determination in responding to crime because we know that in order to effectively respond in a meaningful and lasting way we must reform the prison system and the parole system. We must change the policies and practices that currently affect thousands of prisoners and do so in a way that must truly serve the interest of our communities. Once we accept that families and communities are primary stakeholders in these processes, it becomes clear that we must think of ways to bring the community into these processes. If we take it as a given that preparing offenders for re-integration during their imprisonment is a must, and that the community has a stake in that, the question then is how do we bring the community into the rehabilitation process. One way that is proven to have worked in the past, but was stopped, is that the community can be involved in rehabilitation process through education, in self help groups, and in counseling and therapy groups that provide resources for positive change. In New York state that can be accomplished through volunteer services. But that needs to be expanded and given over to community control. Currently it is controlled by prison personnel who treat outside community support as a threat to their livelihoods, rather than the assistance to rehabilitation that it actually is. .NEXT: PART 3 CONCLUSION

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n Mother’s Day the readers of a local Buffalo newspaper were introduced to a number of mothers who had lost their child or children (more than half of those profiled had lost two or more children) to violence. While it was hard to read the stories of some of the moms, I was disappointed that the reporter did not diversify the women shown because I know of at least 4 or 5 women who had lost their sons or daughters around this same time frame, chief among them, the young White woman whose body was found in a garbage tote on the east side of Buffalo and the murdered 9 year old white female who was found dead in her bed in Amherst, New York. And while, this year, I thanked my daughters for the flowers, candy and cards, it was kind of hard for me to celebrate this Mother's Day for the joyous occasion it was without thinking of the beautiful, young African American women who, if not for the sad, unexplainable turn of events, would be talking about their sons or daughters graduating from college, becoming a parent or getting engaged or married to their high school sweethearts. While we probably won't see a reminder of these women's sorrow in the newspaper on Mother's Day, 2018; for these women, who told their stories this year, every year going forward for them may seem like the movie, 'Groundhog Day, where the painful 'exit' of their children from their lives are relived over and over again. My heartfelt condolences and may the community's collective blessings be a comfort to them as they go forward in their lives helping other grieving moms who find themselves travelling down that same heartbreaking path. This year, especially as I reflect on the loss of lives through random violent acts on the streets, we are also faced with loss of our sons and daughters' lives through abuses in the Holding Center and during supposedly routine criminal apprehension and arrest tactics. The sad saga of India Cummings comes to mind whereby a young lady winds up dead after being arrested, incarcerated and hurt while in the custody of the Erie County Sheriff and the employees of the Erie County Holding Center. Then there is the case of a young man who died while is police custody and there is no clear reason why he should wind up deceased. We do know that he was suffering from Asthma and it has been alleged that his inhaler medication was withheld from him. Also, there is the case where another young man was shot running away from a situation where one of the police officers who was injured by an air bag imploding, was at first thought to have been shot by the suspect who was fleeing the scene. At this time, it has been determined that the fleeing suspect was not in possession of a gun as no weapon has been found. Thank goodness both of these local deaths of suspects, while under the jurisdiction of the Buffalo Police, will be overseen by New York State Attorney General's office. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made it mandatory that all cases of deaths of suspects who are not armed at the time of the confrontation, will be handed to the State Attorney. We know that in order to maintain order and rule of law, individuals need to respect and obey the commands of those in charge of preserving an orderly and law abiding city. We, as citizens, who rely on law enforcement to help provide safe and stable communities must also hold those same laws enforcement officers accountable when they abuse or do not adhere to the very laws that they expect us to honor and abide by. As we all Continued Page 12

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Come Out to Hear Charter School Leader Dear Editor: We’ve been out for everything else: BYB, the shower, the game. You get what I’m talking about? I said that to say COME OUT Tuesday, May 23 at 6 p.m. to the Merriweather Library to hear and dialogue with our brother Donnie McQueen. Donnie McQueen is one of Buffalo’s very own. He and his wife Dr. Cynthia McQueen moved to Raleigh, NC and opened a K-5 Charter school and have been successfully running it for the last 15 years. He and his staff have agreed to mentor The New Learning Paradigm Charter School. This is a charter school that we as a community must show our support for: a school that is student centered (academically, culturally and well as nutritionally) and a school that is parent friendly. So COME OUT! Bring your children and a friend. The first 50 people receive a gift. -Lori Singletary

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KARIMA AMIN continued attendees will talk about their lobbying experience. On Thursday, May 25, Prisoners Are People Too, Inc. will sponsor “Life Stories: Restoring Justice,” from 7:00 – 9:00pm at 1412 Main Street, in Buffalo, formerly known as “Buffalo East,” formerly known as “Steel Drums Jamaican Restaurant,” formerly known as the “A Train Jazz Club,” diagonally across from the “Oakk Room.” This storytelling event will highlight the value and benefits of restorative justice in repairing harm and healing pain after a wrong has been perpetrated. The powerful stories of Sandra “Sandi” Green, Marquita Nailor, and Danielle “Dani” Johnson will inform and inspire. You will leave with a better understanding of Restorative Justice and an elevated regard for turning a negative into a positive. (Freewill donations appreciated.) More information: Karima Amin, 716-834-8438, karima@ prp2.org; BaBa Eng, 716-4915319, g.babaeng@gmail.com. Advertising /News/ Information/Inquiries adver tising@thechallengernews.com or alnisa33@yahoo.com

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Ballin' for a Cause Set to Host it's 10th Annual Event at Buffalo Riverworks Ballin for a Cause (BFAC), a youth-serving nonprofit organization in Western New York, is set to host its 10th Annual Balllin For a Cause national basketball tournament and World Games, May 19-21, at Buffalo Riverworks. During it's live press conference back in March, Mayor Byron Brown presented the organization with a proclamation declaring the annual event the official "Ballin for a Cause Weekend." BFAC also announced that it will partner with Medaille College on its "Big 4" Initiative, making Medaille an exclusive collegiate partner for 2017, presenting three qualifying high school students with $7,500 in scholarship funds toward the 2017/2018 academic school year. “We are proud of our history with giving back and working with our local community and truly excited about new programs that will launch in 2017,” said Lindsey Taylor, founder and CEO, Ballin for a Cause. “Medaille College will be a great partner to have and adds much value to our programs and impact on young people’s lives.” The 10th Annual Ballin For a Cause weekend will host 800+ players from all over the World and entertain thousands of spectators throughout the weekend featuring Men's ,Women's, Youth and World Games division. The games are scheduled to tip off Friday 19th from 6pm-10pm , Saturday 20th 8am-6pm and conclude with Championship day Sunday 21st 8am-6pm. Confirmed World Games participating teams: United States, Canada, Puerto Rico , Dominican Republic , Philippines , Cambodia , Tonga , Liberia , Somalia, First Nations , Jamaica and Haiti. Confirmed National Championship participating teams: Toronto , Boston , Seattle, Ann Arbor , Cleveland , Columbus , New York City , Pittsburgh , Erie Syracuse , Rochester , Buffalo and more. The weekend will also include the BFAC x G Cope Fitness 3k Race on Saturday May 20th at 8:00pm and BFAC Big 4 Achievement Awards at 6:00pm which honors the Gentlemen Institute graduates, Scholarship recipients, Community members featuring guest speaker Basketball Legend Pee Wee Kirkland.

School Board President to Keynote Upcoming Scholarship Luncheon Buffalo Board of Education President, Dr. Barbara Seals Nevergold will offer the Keynote address at the upcoming Buffalo Making a Difference Youth Program’s first annual Scholarship Luncheon on Saturday, May 20th at the Metropolitan Entertainment Complex, 1670 Main Street in Buffalo. The afternoon event will take place from 12:30 to 3 pm and will feature an update on the state of Buffalo Public Schools, recent acDr. Nevergold tivities, ongoing challenges and important success in increasing the numbers of students graduating this summer from area high schools. For more information or reservations, please contact Mr. Hosie Arnold directly at 716261-7342 or you can send a donation by mail to BMAD Student Luncheon, P.O. Box 1553, Buffalo, NY 14215.

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POSSIBLE HISTORY IN THE MAKING

ay 4, 2017 Buffalo, New York – In the history of the NBA, two teams have never faced each other three straight times in the NBA Finals. In the 1980’s, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics met in three out of four Finals appearances. The Houston Rockets interrupted the third appearance between the Celtics and the Lakers when they defeated the Lakers in a 7-game series, four games to one. Since then, the only two teams to come close to this feat were the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat. This year, as basketball fans, we are all sitting on the edge of our seats biting at the bit in expectation of the third meeting between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. Both teams have dominated in their first two rounds of the playoffs. Cleveland completing sweeps of GREGORY L. the Indiana Pacers and the Toronto RapGAMBLE II tors and Golden State completing sweeps of the Portland Trail Blazers and the Utah Jazz. Although both organizations have become familiar with seeing each other for the final 7 games of the NBA season, both have incurred some major changes in personnel and both teams are clicking on all cylinders. With one series left, both teams will have their hands full as they await their opponent for the conference finals. Golden State awaits the winner of the Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs series and Cleveland awaits the winner of the Boston Celtics vs. Washington Wizards series. Who do you have making it to the finals? Will it be a threepeat trip to the NBA Finals in a Cavs vs. Warriors battle or will a likely foe break through for a chance at the title? Share your thoughts with Gregory L. Gamble II by visiting www.odds2beat.com and commenting on the article! You can also follow Gregory on social media at Odds2Beat, Inc.

look to the future and come to observe next year and other succeeding years honoring Mother's Day, let us hope and pray that fewer mothers will have joined or will be joining that special groups of moms who will be taking flowers that might have been bestowed on them, under different circumstances, to the cemetery to remember the lives of those children who departed this earthly life way too soon. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a meeting of the County Legislature of the County of Erie, New York, shall be held in the Chambers of the Legislature, located at Old County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, 4th Floor, Buffalo, New York, in said County, on the 23rd day of May, 2017, at 6:00 p.m., prevailing time, pursuant to Tax Law §1432 and General Municipal Law §6-d, for the purpose of conducting a public hearing to hear public comment on: •the appropriation of $11,300,000 of Transfer Tax from the Erie County Road Repair Reserve Fund (budgeted 2017 revenue) for road and bridge repairs in 2017; and •the appropriation of $3,800,000 of prior year surplus Transfer Tax from the Erie County Road Repair Reserve Fund for road and bridge repairs in 2017. The proposed resolution can be viewed on the Legislature’s website: http://www2.erie.gov/legislature/ sites/www2.erie.gov.legislature/files/ uploads/Session_Folders/2017/ Session_9/17Comm.9E-18.PDF Individuals wishing to speak may sign up at karen.mccarthy@erie.gov. Remarks and presentations from all speakers will be limited to 3 minutes. By order of the County Legislature of the County of Erie, New York. Dated: Buffalo, New York May 9, 2017 By: Karen M. McCarthy Clerk, County Legislature

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ERIE - INDEX NO.: 802950/2014 - SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS. Plaintiff designates ERIE COUNTY as the place of trial based upon the location of the premises herein described having tax map Section 123.77, Block 8, Lot 3.13, Buffalo, NY, County of Erie BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., PLAINTIFF, -against- WILLIAM C. LODER, SR. AKA WILLIAM C. LODER AKA WILLIAM G. LODER, SR. AKA WILLIAM G. LODER AKA WILLIAM LODER, if living, and if he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs-at-law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through, or under them and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs-at-law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, JOHN DOE and JOHN DOE,the last two names being fictitious, said parties intended being the tenants or occupants, if any, having or claiming an interest in, or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, DEFENDANTS. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff's Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE 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 against you 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 O F THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Syosset, New York, April 13, 2017. Peter T. Roach & Associates, P.C., attorney for Plaintiff, 6901 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 240, Syosset, NY 11791. Tel: 516-938-3100. To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Russell P. Buscaglia, a Justice of the Supreme Court, State of New York, dated February 24, 2017 and filed with the Erie County Clerk together with the supporting papers thereon. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage held by Plaintiff on the premises known as Section 123.77, Block 8, Lot 3.13, Buffalo, NY, County of Erie as described in the complaint on file and commonly known as 87 OCONNOR AVE., BUFFALO, NY 14220.

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Plaintiff, v. John P. Mahoney, III Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Citibank, N.A. Support Collection Unit OBO Deborah A. McAllister Support Collection Unit OBO Carmen Ruggiero Defendants. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly made and entered in the above entitled foreclosure action dated October 31, 2016 and entered in the office of the County Clerk of Erie County on November 4, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee named in said judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on May 24, 2017 at the Foreclosure Alcove, Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, County of Erie, State of New York, at 11:00 a.m., the premises described in said judgment as follows: SEE SCHEDULE “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF.

Property known as: 1 14 Gaulbert Avenue, Cheektowaga, New York 14211 Tax Parcel: 101.52-4-5 TOGETHER with all the right, title and interest of the mortgagors, if any, in and to the land lying in the streets and roads in front of and adjoining said premises to the center line thereof. TOGETHER with all fixtures and articles of personal property attached to or used in connection with the said premises. Said premises are sold subject to any state of facts an accurate survey may show, to covenants, restrictions and easements, if any, to violations, zoning regulations and ordinances of the city, town or village in which the premises lie; the rights of the public or others in and to any part of the mortgaged premises that lies within the bounds of any street, alley or highway; any state of facts an inspection would disclose it being understood that the property is sold in an “as is” and “where is” condition; any and all tenancies, possessory interests and/or leases affecting the mortgaged premises which have not been extinguished by this foreclosure action; and the right of redemption of the United States of America, if any. Judgment Amount: $69,551.20 Dated: April 12, 2017 /s/ Timothy R. Lovallo Timothy R. Lovallo, Esq.Referee Harris Beach PLLC David P. Martin, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff 333 West Washington Street Suite 200 Syracuse, New York 13202 315-423-7100 SCHEDULE “A” ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE IN THE TOWN OF CHEEKTOWAGA, COUNTY OF ERIE AND STATE OF NEW YORK, BEING PART OF LOT NO. 33, TOWNSHIP 11, RANGE 7 OF THE HOLLAND LAND COMPANY’S SURVEY AND FURTHER DISTINGUISHED AS SUBDIVISION LOT NO 87, AS SHOWN ON MAP FILED IN THE ERIE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE UNDER COVER NO. 928.

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WEDNESDAY MAY 17 Job and Career Fair: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Career Collegiate Institute, 756 St. Lawrence Ave., Buffalo, 838-7404; bring your resume. Open Ceremony Military Order of the Purple Heart Veterans : Merriweather Library 1p.m. on display until the end of May to Honor Purple Heart recipients and all veterans. Basic Human Rights Training: Free Certification Seminar, 5:307:45 p.m., Merriweather Library, hosted by We Are Women Warriors; (716)276-0142 to reserve.

TO KEYNNOTE ANNUAL WOMEN’S FUNDRAISING EVENT: Teresa C. Younger, a noted speaker, activist and advocate for women’s economic justice, the current CEO and president of Ms. Foundation for women will serve as the keynote speaker on May 22nd for an event to benefit the WNY Women’s Foundation. “What She’s Made Of” is an annual fundraising event for the Foundation, and proceeds will directly benefit successful programs that empower women and girls to achieve success through education, economic independence and by removing barriers for all. This year’s event will be held at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery on Monday, May 22nd at 5:30pm. For ticket and additional information, please go to www.wnywomensfoundation.org

CAMP JOY SUMMER DAY CAMP Applications for The Lutheran Church of Our Savior Camp JOY Summer Day Camp are now available at the church office, 26 Brunswick Blvd. . For more information call the church office (716) 885-1108.

Public Meeting Board of the Westminster Community Charter School: 3 p.m. M&T Bank, One M&T Plaza - 19th Floor. Hustle for Health Seniors line dance fitness class Gloria J Parks Center 3242 Main St. 11am - 12pm 716 832-1010. FREE NEW! Parents Hustle for Health! Detroit-style, aerobic line dance 6pm - 7pm at East High. 820 Northampton St 816-4519. Free The Durham Central City Baby Café . Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 pm 200 Eagle St. 885-6348 THURSDAY MAY 18 SAVE A LIFE: Naran Training For The Community: GROUP Ministries, 1333 Jefferson Ave., 883-4367 for info. FOXIE BROWN LINE DANCE CLASSES: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Schiller Senior Center, 2057 Genesee St. 444-2046. The Durham Central City Baby Café . Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 pm 200 Eagle St. 885-6348. SATURDAY MAY 20 One Mile Walk to Benefit Rian’s Playground: 77 Fernhill at 12 noon. Picnic will follow the memorial walk. See page 3. Studio J Disney Fundraiser: Delavan Grider Center 6-9pm. Tickets $10. For info (716) 833-2623. (See page 7) East High School Class of 1974 monthly meeting, 820 Northampton Street.

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