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Saturday, September 24, 2022 | 8:00 PM Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
Rochester is the city of Frederick Douglass and was an important waystation on the Un derground Railroad, so I encourage all of our residents and visitors to come see this beautiful sculpture and further understand a critical chapter in the history of our nation and our city.”
Community Garage Sales and Superfleas Continue This Sunday at the City of Rochester Public Market
Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal ‘85E conducts the combined orchestras in the premiere of The Cathedral Eastman Philharmonia Neil Varon, conductor Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Andreas Delfs, conductor
“I want to thank the Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Committee and its sponsors for their work to bring the ‘Harriet Tubman – Journey to Freedom’ to Rochester,” said Rochester Mayor Malik D. Evans. “Harriet Tubman was the epitome of the strength and resilience that continues to be the legacy of Black women in America, from the bonds of slavery to the highest offices in the land.
Monroe County and the City of Rochester Welcome Harriet Tubman Statue to George Washington Square Park
“Harriet Tubman is the epitome of an American hero. Her bravery, conviction and endless fight for equality will forever be an inspiration to us all. Her name is synonymous with the Underground Railroad,” said Monroe County Executive Adam Bello. “
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Rochester, NY – Monroe County Executive Adam Bello, Rochester Mayor Malik Evans, and members of the Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Celebration Committee celebrated the unveil ing of the “Harriet Tubman – The Journey to Freedom” statue at Rochester’s Washington Square Park.
The statue is traveling to various communities across the nation in honor of the 200th anni versary of Harriet Tubman’s birth. Monroe County and the City of Rochester are among the sponsors that helped bring the statue to Rochester.
The 2022 Community Garage Sales and Superfleas event series continues at the Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union Street, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays throughout the remaining summer and fall.
Shoppers will discover bargains on a wide variety of items from clothing to tools; home décor to sporting goods; vin tage collectibles to artwork. Many unique businesses in the surrounding market district will be open for business as well.
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Future Community Garage Sales will be held on the follow ing dates: Sept. 25, Oct. 2, Oct. 9, and Oct. 16.
photos from the Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Celebration at Washington Square Park
For more information and to obtain an application, visit www.cityofrochester.gov/garagesales, email PMarket@ cityofrochester.gov, or call the Market Office at (585) 4286907.
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One of the biggest mile stones of the Civil Rights Movement happened in Rochester on January 28, 1969 on Sullivan Street where hundreds were on hand for the grand opening of a company called Fight On, the nation’s first Blackrun community develop ment corporation. The goal of which was to create jobs for unemployed black work ers.
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Chapter of the Links, Inc. commissioned a project to record the names of all de ceased Western New York African American Veterans. The project was introduced to the community in 2016. New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes spearhead ed the convening commit tee to plan the construction of the monument, this com mittee would become the AAVM, a certified 501-C3 non profit organization.
Dedication Ceremony Confirmed for African American Veterans Monument The First of Its Kind in the Nation
As the first of its kind in the nation, the AAVM will honor and recognize Afri can Americans that have served in all 12 of the coun try’s major conflicts, begin ning with the Revolutionary War in 1775. The design of the monument, 12 black concrete pillars represent ing each of those 12 wars, illustrates the integrity, strength and resilience of African American Veterans. A disenfranchised group, African American Veterans
ris was in town Wednesday where she spoke at UB about the Inflation Reduction Act, the climate and health care bill recently signed into law by President Biden. She last visited Buffalo in May to attend funeral services for Ruth Whitfield, one of the 10 people killed in the Tops mass shooting.
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and supporters... Many of us African American veterans, such as myself, that fought in Vietnam returned home to hostility – we never received our ticker tape parade. For me and hopefully for others, this monument will be our ticker tape Commemorativeparade.” bricks are being sold online for $250 to honor and recognize African American retired veterans, active-duty ser vice members during war and peacetime, members of the Military Reserves and National Guard, and branch members that are no longer with us. Sales will be ongo ing to be placed onsite at the monument.Formore information, or to attend the AAVM dedi cation ceremony and other celebratory activities, please register at www.aavmwny. org.
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The descendants of the founders of AfricaTown now number in the thousands and includes musician/filmaker / record producer, actor/author Questlove (Ahmir Khalib Thompson) whose “Summer of Soul” was the winner of the Academy Award for the Best Documentary Feature 2022 and the Grammy Award for the Best music Film in 2022.
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Family and friends are invit ed to attend a Celebration of Life Service at Forest Lawn Cemetery ,Serenity Mauso leum, (Please enter through the Delaware Avenue Gate), Saturday, September 17 at 11 AM. There will be no prior visitation. Ms. Simms, who made her transition on August 24, is the dearest mother of Ernest Clinton Jr., Tracey P. Mullen, Chandler K. Clinton, Sr. (Terry), Elizabeth (Al fred) Colston and Jennifer S. Thompson; also survived by 11 loving grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. She is the daughter of the late Wade R. and Leona A. (Cloud) Simms; sister of Helen (late Walter) Taylor, Wade Simms Jr. and the late Aloma Brad shaw, Maxine Simms, Chris tine Jelks and Marquita. She is also survived by a host of nieces and nephews. Please share your condolences at: www.eriecountycremation service.com
On Saturday, September 24th, the African Ameri can Veterans Monument Committee, Inc. (AAVM) will host its dedication cer emony and unveiling of its monument on site at the Buffalo & Erie County Mil itary & Naval Park located at One Marine Dr. With a handful of special invited guests, military personnel and dignitaries, members of the public interested in at tending are strongly recom mended to register for free at: Inwww.aavmwny.org.2014,TheErieCounty
Cudjo Lewis was one of the last survivors of the Clotilda, the last recorded slave ship to the United States, which arrived in Mobile, Alabama on Sunday July 8, 1860. He was born Oluale Kossola in the modern West African country of Benin.
PEACE Inc. will host the National Day of Remem brance for Murder Victims Sunday, September 25 at MLK Park at the King Mon ument. Call (716)218-5596 or email peacebuffalo6@ gmail.com or go to www. peacebuffalo.org
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Wegman’s Food Markets has announced that as of Sunday Sept. 18 their We gmans SCAN app will be discontinued stating that it experienced too many losses from the program. As a “sign of gratitude” Wegmans ap plied a $20 coupon to each SCAN customer’s Shoppers Club accounts.
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Financial hardship ulti mately forced Cudjo to sell several plots of land. By the early 1920s, all his compan ions from the Clotilda had passed away, leaving him as the only Duringsurvivor.thelast years of his life, he achieved some fame . Alabama-born author Zora Neale Hurston filmed him, and he is thus the only known African deported through the slave trade whose moving im age exists. Cudjo Lewis died of age-related illness on July 26, 1935, at about 94. He is buried in the Africatown Cemetary, in Mobile.
The monument would not be possible without the sup port of the following organi zations:
An artist rendering of the Monument
fought for the ideals of our country since its inception, despite being faced with un equal representation, disre spect and disregard for their basic civil“Thisrights.dedication cer emony is the culmination of many years of work for this volunteer organization. It would not have been possi ble without our sponsors and supporters. Like everyone else, we’ve had our setbacks due to COVID, but I’m ex tremely proud and excited that this day has finally come to honor our veterans that have been such an integral part of our nation’s history,” shared Assembly Major ity Leader Crystal PeoplesStokes.AAVM Warren Gallo way stated, “We’ve worked extremely hard to get to this point. I’d like to thank our board members, volunteers, our design and construction team, and all of our sponsors
In 1865, with general eman cipation, Cujdo regained his freedom and took the name Lewis. He and other former enslaved Africans' objective was to return home, but when they failed to raise enough money for the trip, they de cided to stay in Alabama and create a town of their ownAfricatown.
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4 Challenger Community News • thechallengernews.com •September 15, 2022HEALTH MATTERS Saturday, September 24, 2022 ROSWELL PARK COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo NY 14263 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (6/21)50284 For more details and to pre-register for our FREE prostate cancer early detection clinic, visit RoswellPark.org/CruisinForACure or call 1-800-ROSWELL (1-800-767-9355). Proceeds to benefit Men Allied for the Need to Understand Prostate Cancer (MANUP) for prostate cancer research. Classic cars, sports cars, motorcycles, trucks & more: - Music by STAB Records - Food for Sale - Goodie Bags - Door Prizes & Raffles Men at highest risk, including attendareprostatefamilythoseAmericansAfricanandwithahistoryofcancer,encouragedto FREE Prostate Cancer Early Detection Clinic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. only Register Today: 1-800-ROSWELLRoswellPark.org/CruisinForACure(1-800-767-9355)
In addition, Rochester credits his wife, Beverly, for her sup port during treatment. “She was my rock,” he says. “Every ap pointment I had, she was right there. She was always telling me, ‘Honey, four ears are better than two.’ Sometimes there are things us men don’t want to hear, especially when it comes to prostate cancer and your ability to do the things you think are normal, including sex.” She was also able to understand and relate to some of the changes Rochester went through during his treatment, like hot flashes when he was on hormonal therapy. “She’d toss me a towel and say now I knew what she had gone through with menopause. We were able to laugh about it to Agether.”survivor and an advocate for testing
Now he wants to help save others from another experience he has endured: He’s a prostate cancer sur vivor.
After watching the football game between a satisfied team Rams versus a hungry team Bills, shows that winning The Super Bowl is what teams are playing for and what matters the most.
Bills Beatdown The Rams The saying goes "no one circles the wag ons like the Buf falo Bills." Well right now ev eryone's wagons are circling the Bills. Josh Al len threw for 297 yards and 3 touchdowns. Bills defense re corded 7 sacks. Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis combined for over 200 yards and 2 touch downs against the Rams sec ondary. Final Score 31-10. \ Titans will likely suffer the same fate on Monday Night Football at Highmark Sta dium.
It’s only one game and we must wait until Bills play close games and how Head Coach Sean McDermott reacts in these tense situations. McDermott said this about Josh Allen running the football: “We had a pass called but Josh ran with ball. That’s something we can do better as coaches and we will be moving forward. We will give opportunities earned in regards to James Cook getting more touches with the ball.”
The Bills coaches and front office have always valued the veteran leadership they’ve gotten from the likes of former players like Kyle Williams, Lorenzo Alexander, Jerry Hughes and others. Von Miller may be the perfect guy to carry that mantle forward because what makes him different is that he is a bona fide, future Hall of Famer, who has traveled this road before. Von Miller is like EF Hutton, when he talks, people listen. And that is no small thing to have in the locker room during the endless grind of an NFL season.
or 30 years, Rochester Davis served his community as a member of the Buffalo Fire Department. Prior to that, he served his nation during the Vietnam War. He is a man of valor who understands the great responsibility he has had when it comes to saving lives.
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The Bills came out focused and had complete domination of a sluggish Super Bowl hung over Rams team resulting in a 31-10 blowout win. You could see by all the talk at Training Camp at St. John Fisher University that confidence was running high and most veteran players felt this team would not only be competitive but a dominating force throughout the season. We saw in week one a dominating performance by everyone in a Bills uniform.
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In the “you get what you pay for” category former Buffalo Bills edge rusher Jerry Hughes had two sacks last season and his replacement, 120 million Dollar contract holder Von Miller had two sacks in 35 minutes. I was very impressed how Miller’s influence on and off the field has transformed the defensive line into a front that can stop the run and pass. We’re already seeing Ed Oliver, JaQuan Jones, Boogie Basham, and Greg Rosseau benefit from Von Miller’s presence.
What has gotten into Bills running back Devin Singletary taking on tacklers with a physical style? The only negative is Bills must run the ball more with their backs and not with Josh Allen. Allen is too important to the Bills chances of winning a Super Bowl and keeping him upright should be most important goal of team. Especially in games when Bills are up by two scores or more.
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•Tee Higgins suffered a con cussion.
The Bills offensive line played well and the continuity will get better the longer they play together. The Bills open home schedule with a Monday night game will be against the Tennessee Titans. The Bills must stop running back Derrick Henry and force an average QB, Tannehill, into throwing situations. The Titans’ receivers are really below average in today’s NFL. Bills Defen sive Coordinator will disguise the coverages and Bills should get one of their demons from last year off their backs with a 28 – 17 win.
During the trial, Dr. Chatta led an educational group for oth ers in the trial, providing information on ways the participants could stay healthy and reduce their side effects. “Dr. Chatta pro vided me with all the information I needed to get through the hormones and keeping my body in a position where the side effects were negligible. He was instrumental in my recovery,” he says.
•Derek Barnett suffered a knee injury.
In May 2014, during a rou tine annual physical, Roch ester’s doctor noticed that his prostate was enlarged After meeting with a urolo gist and undergoing biop sies and other tests, it was recommended that he go through radiation treatments for his cancer. Instead, Rochester came to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center for a second opinion and advice.
•Conor McGovern suffered a ankle injury.
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Finally, it is important for us and the Bills not to get too far ahead of ourselves. As we know, the NFL is a marathon, not a sprint. So many things can happen during the course of a grueling NFL season. Imagine Josh Allen getting injured on one of his all too frequent forays run ning the football into the teeth of the defense. If that happens, the deliriously exciting prospect of a Buffalo Super Bowl run would turn on a dime. If Ken Dorsey, the new OC, who called a great first game against the Rams, is listening - please go easy on the Josh Allen runs. He is the one indispensable player that the Bills cannot afford to lose.
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“Coming to Roswell Park was the greatest decision I made,” he says. He had a prostatectomy with James Mohler, MD, now the Chair Emeritus of the Department of Urology at Roswell Park.
here is no doubt that the Bills have affirmed their lofty status as a Super Bowl favorite by running roughshod over the defending champion LA Rams. The Bills won this game with stunning ease, as they dominated from start to finish. And one thing was made very clear to me, the Bills look as balanced on both sides of the ball as any Buffalo team ever assembled. And while it was great that the Bills showed-out on offense, that was almost to be expected. There is no doubt that the Buffalo offense, led by Josh Allen, is as potent as any in the league. But what stood out to me was the play of the defense, where Von Miller showed us why Brandon ‘Trader’ Beane inked him to a 2-year rental deal, even at the advanced football age of 34. What Miller still brings to the table is freakishly great athletic ability that seems not to have diminished one iota. But what may be an even greater con tribution is the leadership Miller brings, the example he sets, and the way he has become ‘Big Daddy’ to the Bills bevy of young defensive line talent. The young guys like Greg Rousseau, Boogie Basham, AJ Epenesa, et al., are all anxious to show Miller that they’ve picked up a trick or two under his veteran tutelage.
•Keenan Allen has a ham string injury.
Now Rochester, 72, is “living the life” and talking with oth er men, every chance he can, about the importance of regular physicals, including early detection prostate cancer tests. He’s a member of Men Allied for the Need to Understand Prostate Cancer (MANUP) Buffalo, Inc., an educational out-reach group dedicated to talking with and their partners about prostate can cer, stressing that he had no symptoms or indications of his own illness and would not have known about the cancer if not for his yearlyMostphysical.menare uncomfortable and resist the idea of getting a digital rectal exam, like the one Rochester’s doctor performed on him in which it was found his prostate was enlarged. They also might not know their family history of cancer, including whether their fathers had prostate cancer or whether their moth ers had breast cancer, all of which can increase the risk of devel oping prostate cancer.
That’s why events like the upcoming 11th Annual Cruisin’
•Mike Jones has a back injury. X-rays were negative.
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The running game should take presence with Zack Moss, Devin Single tary, and James Cook. Hopefully Cook can resolve his fumbling, or practice squad player Raheem Blackshear could be put into service. I think Cook runs very straight up and will be prone to tak ing hard hits until he learns to lower his shoulders in order not to take big hits but give them out.
Next up are the Tennessee Titans on Monday Night Football. The looming question is whether the Bills new and improved defensive front can contain Derrick ‘King’ Henry. Histori cally, the Bills biggest weakness on defense has always been their propensity for being gashed by
•Ju'Wuan James suffered a torn Achilles.
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•Dak Prescott will undergo surgery for a thumb injury on his throwing hand.
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A short time later, Rochester’s prostate-specific antigen (PSA), which monitors the levels of a protein that can indicate prostate cancer, remained elevated. He went through 28 radia tion treatments and his PSA number returned to normal for a few years before the cancer recurred in 2017. Rochester then was enrolled in a clinical trial, through Gurkamal Chatta, MD, Clinical Chief of Genitourinary Medicine, in which his testos terone levels were lowered. “That went on for a year and my PSA numbers have been down to very low levels. Every six months, when I come in for a check-up, they continue to be very low,” he says.
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Third Annual Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship District Appreciation Awards Dinner
f you have ever wondered what the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship is all about, we invite you to join the WNY & Vicinity District Overseer, Dr. James A. Lewis III, and the Full Gospel area churches as we host our Third Annual District Appreciation Awards Dinner, Friday, Sep tember 23, 2022, at 6:00 pm at the Classics V Banquet Hall.
Services Held for Bishop Lee Allen Spight Sr.
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A National Homegoing Celebration was held for Bishop Lee Allen Spight , Sr. on Sep tember 8 at Zion Dominion Global Ministries on N. Forest Road. Entombment was in Seren ity Mausoleum, Forest Lawn Cemetery. Prior to the Homegoing, a musical celebration in his honor was held Wednesday evening Sept. 7 in Holy Temple COGIC, 572 Clinton St.
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unrecognized. Among our honoree will be Deputy Police Commissioner, Barbara Lark and Cheektowaga Chief of Po lice, Brian James Gould. In addition, this event will be a true “Fellowship,” one that will educate, celebrate, and embrace the attendees with the love and peace of God.
Our theme for this awards dinner is “Kingdom Workers.” The Body of Christ is made up of all kinds of people, we have identified individuals from within the Full Gospel congrega tions and in the community, we are worthy of being recog nized as “Kingdom Workers”.
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Bishop Spight served as pastor of Holy Temple COGIC on Clinton Street for 47 years, the city's oldest Church of God in Christ, where he continued serving until his death Aug. 26 at the age of 81. He leaves to lovingly cherish his memory, his wife of 59 years, the former Charlotte Ann Jones; a daughter, Cara Jeanine Dean; a son, Pastor Lee Al len Jr.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren and a host of family and friends. One of his granddaughters, Jada Alexis Spight, is nationally recognized as a gospel singer.
This event provides an opportunity to celebrate individuals who have worked to expand the “Kingdom” and have gone
We sincerely hope you can be a part of this special event. The cost of tickets is $55.00, to purchase tickets please call 716-913-0941. The deadline for ticket purchase is Septem ber 19, 2022.
WUFO’s Sheila Brown to be Inducted Into the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame
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She is the author of three books, two about the road to success and the newly-published “Barrington Brown Story.” She is leading the move of the Black Radio His tory Collective to 509 Michigan Avenue, which is being restored as a museum and home to the radio station. Congratulations Sheila!
Rochester is also an active member of Us Too, another support group for men with can cer, and has given seminars with the Buffalo Fire Department about the increased risks faced by first responders. “We used to use foam to put out fires and that foam has now been linked with cancer. Other carcinogens that you have in a fire enter your clothing and your lungs. As firefighters, they have to get a physical once a year. We have excellent insurance. All you have to do is go. My other thing is, deal with your (PSA) numbers. They’re so important. Most men don’t realize that if your PSA number doubles from one year to the next, you’re in trouble. We want to express that to men, to take advantage of the situation and be educated.”
THE DOROTHY COL LIER CENTER features Bible Study every Thursday from12 noon – 1 p.m., 118 E. Utica St., virtually on zoom or in person. For more info call (716) 882-0602.
a Cure are important, he says. “Cruisin’ allows us to get men there to tell them about prostate cancer and to enlighten them to certain facts about it. I want to talk to men and ask, do you go to a doctor on a regular basis? Because that’s the only way you’re going to find out if you have cancer.”
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Mrs. Brown, CEO of Vision Multi Media Group, LLC., the parent company of WUFO Radio (1080) and Power 96.5. began her broadcasting career at WUFO at 21, in 1986. Sheila quickly became the top sales perform er, then became the sales manager. She joined WBLK Ra dio in 1998, followed by Entercom and then WIVB (TV), working in sales positions. Sheila returned to WUFO as General Manager and in 2013 bought the station. A few years later, she added an FM signal.
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The Buffalo Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame Dinner is September 22nd with cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and the program starting at 7:00 p.m. at Samuel’s Grande Manor in
He knows that men and their families enjoy the opportunity to look at classic and newer cars, which is why Cruisin’ for a Cure can be an effective way to get men to sign up for prostate cancer early detec tion testing. “The guys come to look at the cars and we can have conversations with them,” Rochester says. “I’m very open with my diagnosis and being a cancer survivor. There are things I can ex press to men that they might not hear from other people. The key is knowledge.”
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UFO’s Sheila Brown , Buffalo’s first African American woman to own a radio station, will be among the local broadcasting legends to be enshrined in the Buffalo Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame on Thursday, September 22.
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On Saturday, September 17th, from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM, Create a Healthier Ni agara Falls Collaborative is putting on their annual event, Walk the Falls, starting off at the Niagara Falls Under ground Railroad Heritage Center, 825 Depot Ave. Reg istration starts at 9:15 a.m. Wearing masks and maintain ing social distance is highly recommended.
Yogathon for Suicide Awareness and Preven tion Sept 18
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Suicide is a public health crisis which requires our com munities to respond. We believe all congregations are well situated to be significant sources of hope and healing for those impacted by suicide, and Soul Shop™ trains leaders how.
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Prevention efforts could help enhance the existing psychological resources that help to buffer Black people against suicide risk and help protect them from sources of vulnerability. For example, Blacks who are socially connected through organized religious affiliation have a lower suicide risk.
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Location: Ephesus Ministries Fellowship Hall 80 Durham Ave, Buffalo, NY 14215
The Congressional Black Caucus in response to the rising rate of suicide among teens of color released a report entitled Ring the Alarm: The Crisis of Black Youth Suicide in America
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Sunday September 18 from 9am -1pm Independent Health and Power Yoga Buf falo present their annual Yo gathon at 500 Seneca street Class is from 10:30-12:30 pm .Bring your own mat and come early for check in. Ev eryone is welcome to expe rience the mental and physi cal health benefits of yoga through movement, breath and meditation The Fee is $25 to help raise funds for Mental Health Advocates of WNY. MATTERS
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Mental Health - Research shows that having a mental illness significantly increases sui cide risk among Black teens and adults. Sadly, the most concerning mental health predictor of attempted suicide among Black teens is anxiety.
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Resiliency is part of Americans’ DNA, but life events are impacting the African American community and especially Af rican American males and teens greatly.
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Buffalo's Cruisin' for a Cure September 24!
Breakfast and lunch will be provided. To Register: Contact Tiffany Rollek
Date: Saturday, September 24
What is Going On? There is an emer gency that requires all to help. This is a time where a "hello," or a listening ear could help. According to a Forbes.com article, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of Minority Health found that although Whites continue to have higher rates of suicide, in 2019, suicide was the leading cause of death among Blacks between 15 and 24 years of age.
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Join Roswell for their an nual Crusin For a Cure Event Saturday September 24. The event is centered around pros trate cancer awareness with an awesome show vehicles food trucks and a family friendly event that helps men take con trol of their health. The car show runs all day and the clinic will take place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., with spe cialists meeting patients in side Roswell Park’s main hospital. The goal is to have 150 men make appointments, but walk-ins will be accepted as well. .More information on this year's event can be found at roswelllpark.org/cruisin foracure.
Former Buffalo resident and nationally known as trologer Samuel Reyn olds, is among the astrology experts who will speak at The 2nd Annual Astrology Gath ering 2022, set in historic Lily Dale Thursday thru Sunday Sept. 15-18 Reynolds ( unlockastrolo gy.com,) is an astrologer, con sultant, writer and teacher. A former skeptic, he had a lifechanging visit to an astrolo ger. Thirty one years later, he consults and teaches astrology full-time. He also serves on the board of directors for the International Society for Astrological Research (ISAR) and the Astrology News Service, and he's a co-founder of the In ternational Society of Black Astrologers. He's also a faculty member for the International Academy of Astrology.Sam has written articles for Ebony. com, The Mountain Astrolo ger, New York Magazine, Tar ot.com, and Horoscope.com.
HEALTH
Soul Shop™ is a one-day workshop designed for clergy, staff, lay pastors, and faith-based clinicians in the Black Church. Soul Shop provides training to help clergy leaders work with community members impacted by trauma and struggling with mental illness that may place them at risk for suicide.
*How to be a companion to those experiencing suicide loss *About local and national resources available for suicide
On September 24 The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the Buffalo Federa tion of Neighborhood Centers (BFNC) and the Erie County Coalition will host Soul Shop™ for Black Churches.
Former Buffalo Resident Samuel Reynolds Among Guest Speakers at The 2nd Annual Astrology Gathering 2022 at Lily Dale
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*How to ask a person at risk if they might be thinking about suicide
*The signs of suicide risk and warning signs
Director of The Exchange Derrick Parson, City of Buffalo Chief Diver sity Officer Chantele Thomp son, and Legislator Howard Johnson joined local residents outside The Exchange at Bev erly Gray for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce the opening of its new co-working space, IGNITE LABS.
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CONTRACTORS!ATTENTION
A Contractor Informa tion Session will be held Sept. 21 from 4-6 p.m. at Northland Workforce Train ing Center, 683 Northland, for the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park Project for MWBE’s.To register or for more information call the Northland at (716) 4363229.
Financial backers of the project locally include the 43Norh Foundation, M&T Bank, Tech Buffalo, The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foun dation and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of WNY.
"The Exchange at Beverly Gray's mission is to be a con duit for business development and growth and to empower and equip entrepreneurs throughout The City of Buf
Leading the Bitwise Project in Buffalo, Banks will leverage private/public partnerships to develop a skilled and representative work force through tech apprenticeships. He will be helping youth by making available opportunities for people from underserved and marginalized communities to learn in-demand tech skills that will lead to well-paying family supporting jobs, something that is much needed in the area.
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A native of the Bronx, CJ Banks has lived in Buffalo for the past 20 years. He holds a degree in psychology and mental health and has always worked with youth and been an entrepreneur. He worked as a youth and education programs coordinator with Buffalo Urban League and as the director of parenting and youth services at EPIC- Every Person Influences Children. For the past 12 years he’s run his own marketing business, owned nightclubs, an ice cream parlor and a recording studio.
The Exchange Ends Black Business Month In Celebration & Grand Opening Of Ignite Labs
. “I think this starts to build a sense of pride in your neighborhood when you see people investing and people want to be a part of what’s happening there.,” he said in a recent interview.
Legislator Howard Johnson offers remarks at The Exchange at Beverly Gray ribbon cutting. Street Legacy Photo Darvin Adams
falo with the necessary tools to build sustainable, revenue-gen erating, scalable businesses," said Executive Director Derrick Parson."The Exchange at Beverly Gray encourages entrepreneurs and business owners to become members of IGNITE LABS. Members will benefit from co-working space, dedicated desks, conference rooms, collaboration, coffee/tea/snacks, high-speed internet, and even tax incentives. ¬Membership starts at $125 a month, and day passes are available for as little as $10.
The Exchange at Beverly Gray hosted a series of Buffalo Black Business Month events each Wednesday in August dur ing Black business Month. The events helped aspiring entrepre neurs and business owners learn about starting a business and how to improve their existing business.
Black Business Month was sponsored in partnership with the City of Buffalo, the Office of Diversity, Opportunity, and Inclusion, and M&T Bank. For more information about The Exchange at Beverly Gray, visit theexchangeatbeverlygray.org.
He brings a wealth of connections to the community the organization looks to serve. His interest for the position at Bitwise stemmed from his lifelong passion to help children and families. He’s confident that the untapped Buffalo communities, (from people of color, women and low-income populations to LGBTQ and the formerly incarcerated) are ready to capitalize on local demand for tech jobs. After completing the classes, students are often hired to work for Bitwise’s in-house technology consulting firm. They also have the option to join a paid apprenticeship program through Bitwise.
The Exchange at Beverly Gray reopens doors to public as first incubator on Buffalo’s eastExecutiveside.
The company recently announced choosing a 32,000square-foot building on Buffalo’s Eastside at 368 Sycamore Street. The building is owned by real estate developer Douglass Jemal who purchased the property earlier this year.
CJ is confident Bitwise is going to make a difference in Buffalo.
Bitwise VP Brings Technology to the Underserved
The announcement was part of a celebration culminat ing Buffalo Black Business Month, during which tours of the new IGNITE LABS, com munity fruit bag giveaways, food vendors, a live DJ, and an evening art walk through out the building highlight ing local artists took place. "Buffalo's Black-owned busi nesses are an essential part of the cultural and economic fabric of our city," said Mayor Byron W. Brown.
Christopher (CJ) Banks
itwise Industries, a diversity focused technology training firm, recently announced their appointment of Christopher (CJ) Banks to head operations in the Buffalo region as their new Vice President.
Performing Joseph Schwantner’s New Morning for the World, based on writings of Martin Luther King, with music of Schwantner, Previn, and Tower
The August 31 event was presented at 225 Glenwood Av enue on Buffalo’s East side with a stage set up decorated in true porch fashion. Empowering stories were told by 7 Black leaders that made an indelible impact on those who engaged in this interactive event. With stories from the past, present, and hope for the future, enriching stories were shared as each storyteller told porch stories about the passion and push behind the work they do within the community and their porches that played an integral part in their lives.
DOO WOP at Kleinhans, Friday Sept. 23 10a.m., Sat. Sept. 24 7:30p.m. Harmo nies from The Platters, Im perials Belmonts, Tempta tions, Boyz II Men & More! (716)885-5000. BPO.ORG
JAZZ NIGHT AT THE CENTERCOLLIER
entered the event. A.I. The Anomaly gave a fiery performance of her song EASTSIDE (track #2 on her album Soul’s Acrylic) filled with fearless eastside pride and a chorus like anthem:
GLADYS KNIGHT, the empress of Soul! Sat. Oct.8, 7:30 p.m.at Kleinhans .Visit BPO.ORG
The photo exhibition is still on site with future dates to be announced. For video drops from this event @getfokusdproductionsfollow on social media and getfokusd productions.com.
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SEPTEMBER 30!
Eastman Wind Ensemble
L-Biz also had an energized performance. Buffalo's first poet laureate Jillian Hanes worth glowed with pride while reciting her poem en titled My Porch, a piece that reflected on Black pride, fam ily and the community that raised her and kept her safe and loved. There was also a school supply and backpack giveaway for students provid ed by Fareed-Cook's church, Christ Crusaders Assembly.
The participating community leaders included Anthony Pierce, founder Wakanda Alliance; Kelly Diane Galloway founder of Project Mona’s House; Jamil Crews, CEO of Crews Control Media; JoAnna Rozier-Johnson, Co-Director of the Crusaders Marching Unit of Buffalo; Stephen Forman Sr. Christ Crusaders Assembly Pastor and Thyme & Honey CEO; Gail V. Wells, founder of Buffalo Freedom Gardens; and Alexander Wright, founder of the African Heritage Food Co-op.
We’re doing Jazz Night again at the Dorothy Col lier Center 118 E. Utica on Friday, September 30th @ 6-8PM. Enjoy live music, delicious food and great fel lowship. This is a free event. However, donations are al ways welcome and appreci ated! See you soon.
ON STAGE
"Who that little lady from the Eastside?
FROM THE PORCH, the second iteration of one of Buffalo’s most groundbreaking live events, is one we hope will continue as something more annual as sto ries both past and present are a true account of what community looks like and adds a layer of openness that gives people a live and direct platform to be heard through a one-of-a-kind creative lens.
A meaningful curation of photos housed in a special contain er gallery exhibits photos layered with moments from the Black experience, including portraits of faces from the community and reportage that displayed celebrations of Black pride and moments that shook our community. Within the exhibition de sign there are printed memories intertwined as well as real time handwritten tales from the community to “keep the story go ing." There were captivating performances by The Crusaders Marching Unit of Buffalo who put their boots to the ground with some serious footwork in soulful rhythmic syncopation as A.I.
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre FREE ADMISSION
A. I., I'm goin' All In, All In Who that little lady from the Eastside? 7-16, Nickel City where I come from Who that little lady from the Eastside? Yeah, A. I., I'm goin' All In, All In".
Kathryn Lewek ‘06E, ‘08E (MM), Soprano
TALES
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022 | 7:30 PM
Buffalo’s own Foxie Brown and Company, featuring The Blues Men, will per form “Put Your Hands UP: Lift Him Up” on Saturday, September 24 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Broad way market, 999 Broadway. Special guests will include the Men’s Choir, POP, Lou and more. All are welcome to this free event, especially First Responders!
Foxie Brown and Company to Perform at the Broadway Market
Rochester Mayor Malik Evans, Narrator
Eastside Strong: Tales From the Porch photos by MyKiss Washing ton, Hannah McAndrew and Isaac Fareed (ages 12-18) all whom are apprentices from Young & Fokus’d of Get Fokus’d Productions .
Mark Davis Scatterday, Conductor
TALES FROM THE PORCH DELIVERS EMPOWERING AND EVER EXPANDING STORIES OF BUFFALO’S EASTSIDE
artist Monet Alyssa
Monet Alyssa Illustrates 2022 COLTRANE Celebration Poster
Go to burchfieldpenney.org for tickets and more details.
She is a graduate of the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts and went on to earn her BFA in Illustration from the Fashion Institute of Technology in 2019. She has been work ing as a professional illustrator in the city of Buffalo since 2020. Her work has been featured in the Society of Illustrators Student Exhibition 2019, 2020, and Communication Arts Annual 2021. She has created work for organizations including Adult Swim, Buffalo AKG Art Mu seum, Harper Collins Publishing, Macmillan Publishing, and Sarah Simone.
Monet Alyssa is a freelance illustrator from Buffa lo, NY. Her work combines digital and traditional media to create psychedelic and colorful motifs to adorn her dreamy figures. Her primary inspiration comes from women, fashion, music, and nature. While exploring and combining these inter ests within her illustrations, Monet also enjoys exploring concepts dealing with our relation ship with technology, to each other, and with ourselves.
Monet Alyssa begins her work by sketching, and will often craft mood boards in order to or ganize her thoughts, this is an important stage for her creative process and ability to decipher each work's color palettes and subject matter. Speaking about her creative process for this year’s COLTRANE Celebration artwork, Monet shares, “I have the most fun when I have the opportunity to do a portrait of a musician. As a music lover; I get to sit down and listen to them as I draw and it’s almost like I channel their energy and style into a piece directly inspired by them and their music.”
Each year a skilled local artist is commissioned to create a special work of art for the COLTRANE Celebration commemorative poster. The vibrant 2022 poster artwork was illustrated by artist Mon et Alyssa. Previous posters have featured the work of artists Phillip Burke, Stacey Robinson, Edreys Wajed, and Julia Bottoms.
Signed limited edition prints will be available for purchase in the Museum Store during the COLTRANE Celebration.
The Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective and Burchfield Penney Art Center celebrate the birthday of one of the greatest saxophone players of all time at the annual John Coltrane Birthday Celebration. George Caldwell (Grammy-winning pianist) and Curtis Lundy (worldrenowned bassist) will unite with a star-studded lineup including New Orleans harpist Cassie Watson Francillon, Buffalo-based vocalist Alex McArthur, and more, to honor the colossus of jazz, John Coltrane while continuing a year of “Celebrating Women in Jazz”. The celebration will also include performances by Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective’s Love Supreme School of Music, a Q&A, and a film screening of Le Chat dans le Sac (soundtrack by John Coltrane). The festival will take place at the Art Center on Friday, September 23rd, and Saturday, September 24th. Tickets are going fast! For more information visit burchfieldpenney.org.
Follow Monet Alyssa on Instagram at @monet_alyssa to keep up with her latest work; her upcoming projects include a local mural, a portrait of a musician for a popular children’s book series, and a band poster!
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This year has been a summer of truly amazing festivals and events celebrated and en joyed by thousands in the community.Thesecond annual Sum mer Freedom Celebrations at Broderick Park was one of thoseWhatevents.setthem apart, however, is that since they kicked off July 7, the high ly successful celebrations have been ongoing every Thursday and Sunday.
THE FABULOUS LAVELLS: Pictured from left: two of the Lavelles, Mallie Holt Owens and Gloria Caver. From The Challenger Archives
HEALING AT THE WATER
A Great Summer of Festivals Will End With Healing At The Water September 25 & 29 Where The Friends of Broderick Bring Life, Healing and Love to a Sacred Place
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The Friends of Broderick Park have worked to devel op the park into a destination for family, culture and com munity. With the support of local organizations and national institutes, we have accomplished our founda tional objectives to restore and transform the park into a welcoming and accessible greenspace that proudly shares its history.” - state ment from the Friends of Broderick Park.
In the last week of Septem ber the community's great summer of festivals will end at this sacred place at the Foot of Ferry with the same healing energy it has pro vided all season.
Gloria Caver Robinson, Former Lead Singer of the Fabulous Lavelles, to Perform This Weekend
“We’re calling all drum mers and dancers and choirs to join us,” said Johnson THURSDAY SEPTEM BER 29: It’s going to be a major jam session for all artists who want to play. So bring your instruments, your voices and that healing ener gy to participate! There will also be a Tribute to all the musicians who have made their Transition within the last year . A candle light ser vice will close out the sea son said Johnson, ”marked by good music, good food and good “Duringpeople.”thehealing pro cess, we all need to come to gether to help in the healing necessary for all of us,” he concluded.“Over the last 12 years,
For more information about Broderick Park, the Sum mer Freedom Celebrations , sponsorship or donations, visit: orBroderick818-3410.mersupport.orgwww.brodericksumorcall716-FollowFriendsofParkonFacebookonInstagram
The gatherings have been nothing short of amazing.
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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25: The cultural/spiritual/ healing experience will kick off on Sunday September 25 with the “Beating of the Drums at Broderick” fea turing African and Native American drumming and
dancing. There will also be performances by several lo cal church choirs; reflections on the Maafa and more.
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Gloria Caver Robinson, former lead singer of the Buffalo Fabulous Lavelles, a popular all-female sing ing group and one of the original "Pine Grill Queens back in the day” (1966-1968 ), who once opened for James Brown at the historic Jeffer son Avenue club, will perform on the Broadway Market front stage, Broadway & Fillmore, on Satur day September 17 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. For more information call (716)370-8987 or email gloriacaver robinson@gmail.com
FRIENDS: Top left, George Johnson & "Friends."
The Friends of Broder ick Park, a volunteer-led non-profit headed by long time community advocate George Johnson, planned the series of events to cel ebrate unity, promote heal ing in a peaceful setting, and to acknowledge the park’s sacred ground and historic Underground Railroad con nection (there’s even an Underground Railroad His tory Museum on site!) This year’s event theme- Healing by the Water – has focused on healing from the recent local and global tragedies.
“This training will be lifechanging for the young men as they learned soft-skills, self love, resilience, and leadership,” said Duncan Kirkwood, Global Resilience Advocate who, In partnership with the Independent Health Foundation, hosted “Unleash your Greatness: Young Men’s Leadership Conference” for ages 15-18
May The Best Pitch Win! Success+Me Student Pitch Competition at Performing Arts
Dorian Scott Withrow Jr., a recent graduate of Canisius College, is a 22 year old au thor and Buffalo native who has released a new book he hopes will help others strug gling with their emotions. The title of the book is Thoughts of Creativity King 114. The book is an innova tive literature of personal re alities and experiences that serves as a creative self-help book. It is composed of 114 unique free verse poems, illustrations, haikus, and short stories that stem from the authors personal life.
Dorian co-authored his first published book, Speak! Young BrownPeopleSpeak! We are listening. It is a book of poetry art and essays he co-authored with fifteen other young individuals.
Local Author Releases New Book With Goal to Reach Students To Improve Mental Well Being
Five top students will be given the opportunity to pitch their business in front of a panel of judges and an audi ence, the best pitch will re ceive a stipend for $1,000 to go towards their business start-up costs.
The Success+Me company pitch competition created by Sam Hill and Phil Davis Sr. takes place Saturday Sept. 17 at Performing Arts, 450 Mas ten Ave.
During the brief return celebration the young men shared a little bit of what they have learned.
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Sponsors of the initiative included West Herr New York , National Grid, the City of Buffalo, Northland Workforce Training, Fostering Greatness and Bryant & Stratton College.
On August Fifty Black boys from Buffalo returned home from a 3-day intense resilience and leadership training at Beaver Hollow.
50 Black Boys Return From Intensive Resilience and Leadership Training
The event will also feature a panel discussion featuring successful professionals who are past and current guests of the "How I Came Up" series.
He is a recent graduate of Canisius College with a Bach elors of Science in Animal Behavior Ecology and Conservation (ABEC) with a minor in philosophy. He achieved Phi Sigma Tau philosophical honor society and the St. Thomas Aquinas re ward for exceptional philosophical achievement and is currently a member of Breaking Barriers Young Leadership Council.
The return celebration took place at Mt. Olive Baptist Church Baptist Church. In vited guests included local dignitaries like New York State Senator Tim Kennedy, School Board Member-elect Cindi McEachon, and Nekia Kemp .
Doors open at 11am; Suc cess Summit Panel starts at 11:30a.m.;Pitch Competition starts at 12:30p.m. Special Guest Panelists/Judges in clude :Detra Trueheart (True heart Speaks) Dennis Wilson Jr. (Mr. DWilson Events) Alexis Beltre (Sodexo) Shan telle Patton (That Brown Bag) Jamil Crews (Crews Control Media) Sydney Hill (Miss Buffalo Outstanding Teen 2022) More info. orsuccess.me.biz@gmail.comcontactvisitsuccessme.biz
Dorian is currently working on a third book project.
The stories he hopes will serve as moral and ethical lessons to help people overcome their troubles and misconceptions about life."The purpose of this book is to help people cultivate them selves and think about their existence. To read something relat able. The goal is to inspire people to make changes within them selves and others around them, " said Dorian. "When students are struggling with their emotions or expressing themselves, they can revert to this book as a result improving their emotional and mental well being," he said.
Her family and friends are very proud of her accomplish ments. At the 2022 National Conference of Blacks in Criminal Justice, Nora Massey was selected to represent the New York City and Western New York regions. She is also an active mem ber of the National Coalition for Concerned Mothers which is an organization of mothers who have lost their children to po lice brutality and street violence.
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A lifelong scholar, Dr. Tigg attended Buffalo Public School #39 and was one of first African Americans to integrate School #78 on Olympic Avenue. She graduated from Bennett High school in 1972 after which she earned a business degree from Bryant and Stratton Business Institute. She continued her education at D’Youville College with a bachelor’s degree in English; a Master’s degree from Canisius; and a doctorate in educational leadership and policy from the University at Buffalo. She was also a profes sional certified Christian life coach and a professor emeritus at SUNY Buffalo State.
Years ago, she served as a volunteer in Judge Robert Russell’s Drug Treatment Court, helping women transitioning back into the community from drugs and incarceration. Her “Women in Travail Ministry” held Bible study classes inside, offering hope, encour agement and inspiration. She is known as an advocate across the State and outside of New York as an individual who understands the importance of being a voice for the voiceless. As an ardent supporter of Prisoners Are People Too, Inc., she spoke at several “Lobby Day” events in Albany and visited incarcerated families across the Norastate.Massey’s son, Terrol Massey, was sent to prison as a youth. She was one of those who raised her voice, resulting in the passage of the Raise the Age Law. Nora Massey dedicated her life to a six teen-year fight for her son. Sadly, that fight ended when Terrol died in January of this year. However, her belief in the power of God and her passion for justice have not wavered. She con tinues to help many people along her journey with her love, prayers, resources, and dedication.
From Nora to her Son: II Timothy 4:7... “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.”
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From Nora to all of us: “May God continue to bless and keep you all in perfect health and peace.”
Dr. Tigg loved to travel and made two trips to Africa, which she affectionately referred to as “the Motherland” and penned a memoir of her jour neys called “Through These Doors.” She was described as a wonderfully exceptional wife, mother, teacher, leader, friend, sister and Nana. She was known by her enormous and beautiful smile and en couraging words. She peacefully made her transition surrounded by her beloved husband Robert “Butch” Tigg of 37 years, son Marvin, daughter-in-love Ronda, daughter Ebony and grandson Arius. She also leaves to cherish her memory son Jason; two brothers Nathan and Phil lip ; sister Gwendolyn; 11 grandchildren, five greatgrandchildren; and a. host of nieces, nephews, sisters-inlaw, students, special friends and her New Covenant Church family.
Dr. Theresa A. Harris-Tigg Dedicated Educator, Understood The African Proverb, “Our Children Are Our Future..."
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power running football teams. We’ll see next week whether the new ‘studs’ on the defensive front, including Von ‘Big Daddy’ Miller, can hold the line.
Nora Massey: “An Awesome Woman of God”
According to a popular African Proverb, “Our children are our future our life after Perhapsdeath.”noone understood and embodied that truth better than Dr. Theresa A. Harris-Tigg .
n September 3, 2022, in the Johnnie B. Wiley Sports Pavilion, Evange list Nora Massey was honored and appreciated for dedicating her life to years of fighting a criminal justice system that fails to respect the humanity of men and women in prison and the voices of people who are about the business of dismantling the policies that support it.
.” is a way of saying that I reserve the right, as every fan does, to second guess the hell out of everything that’s done in Bills Nation, from the front office, to the playing field, to the fans in the stands! So, until next week, I bid you adieu!
Buffalo born and raised, Dr. Harris-Tigg, beautiful inside and out, was an outstanding educator who dedicated her life to ensuring our children received a good education.
Bro. Sam Radford outspoken parent and children’s advocate of We The Par ents organization paid tribute to Dr. Tigg on his weekly talk show last Saturday, “ When the teachers union went on strike she (Dr. Tigg) was one of the few teachers who crossed the picket line,” he recalled. “ She said there were things more important than teacher benefits. That’s the spirit that we need now ,” he continued. “Dr. Tiggs crossed the picket line because she said that our children should be taught and she was not going to fight for her own personal benefits at the expense of our children . She said they (teachers union) had to do it a dif ferent way other than putting our children and their benefits at bey or at risk , so she crossed that picket line.”
Family and friends are asking you to continue to support her endeavors. If you are interested in helping her in any way, please contact her via email: massey_nora@yahoo.com.
Dr. Harris-Tigg made her Transition last Tuesday September 6 in her home in Buffalo at 67-years-young. Homegoing services were held on Saturday Sep tember 10 at New Covenant Baptist Church.
Services were held at New Covenant United Church of Christ on Clinton Street where she was ordained as a Deacon by Pastor Jacquelyn Ross Brown, (an event de scribed as her greatest honor) who was also the officiant Eulogist at her service.
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But she went on to win two terms on the school board and continued dedicating her career to advocate for our children. Columnist, historian, and author, former teacher Dr. Eva Doyle, also noted that Dr. Tigg was one of the leaders of the African American curriculum program for the schools many years before she was on the Board of Education.
IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK…!
Anyway, like everyone else in WNY, I’m riding the Bills’ overloaded bandwagon in a big way and thought it would be fun to write about them again. And so, here I am, back on the page, hoping that the Bills can take us on another memo rable Super Bowl run. After all, the Bills have become the dar lings of the football world and the popular choice for a Super BowlKnowring.also, that the title of this column: “On Second Thought
She taught English at Buffalo Public School #11, #66 , McKinley High School and at collegiate levels for many years., Later in her career when she first ran for the school board, Radford noted, “we (The Buffalo Action Committee) sup ported her but the teachers union was against her…because she crossed the picket line .”
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Please allow me to re-introduce myself to The Challenger readership. As you can see from the byline, my name is Greg Brown. I was a sports writer for this newspaper starting in the late 70's, throughout the 80's and well into the early 90's. My last column came on February 3, 1993, the occasion of the Bills third straight Super Bowl loss and the first of their two consecutive losses to America’s team, the Dallas Cowboys. Af ter that miserable defeat I set aside my journalistic avocation in order to devote more time to the growing demands of my day job as a government lawyer.
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In a younger generation of Africans growing up in a postcolonial world, some lamented that the queen never faced up to the grim aftermath of colonialism and empire, or issued an official apology. They said they wanted to use the moment to recall the oppression and horrors their parents and grandpar ents endured in the name of the Crown, and to urge for the return of crown jewels — rare massive diamonds — taken from the continent.
“You can look at the monarchy from the point of view of high tea and nice outfits and charity,” said Alice Mugo, 34, a lawyer in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. “But there’s also the ugly side, and for you to ignore the ugly side is dishonest.” Mugo said she recently found her grandmother’s “movement pass,” issued when the British colonial government in Kenya declared a state of emergency to help suppress the anti-colo nial Mau Mau rebellion. The passes restricted the free move ment of Kenyans.
Again – criticism of this project is not just about money. The American Civil Liberties Union, for ex ample, is concerned with ShotSpotter leading to a increase of “Stop and frisk” tactics by police.
•ShotSpotter false alarms send police on numerous trips (in Chicago, more than 60 times a day) into communities for no reason and on high alert expecting to potentially confront a dangerous situation. Given the already tragic number of shootings of Black people by police, that is a recipe for trouble.
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For too long we have de pended on outside forces to service our EVERY need.
“God Save The Queen”: UK's Bloody Colonial Past
First, as the MacArthur Justice Center details, ShotSpotter is deployed overwhelmingly in communities of color, which already disproportionately bear the brunt of a heavy police presence. The police say they pick neighborhoods for deployment based on where the most shootings are, but there are several problems with that:
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•The placement of sensors in some neighborhoods but not others means that the police will detect more incidents (real or false) in places where the sensors are located. That can distort gunfire statistics and create a circular statistical justification for over-policing in communi ties ofSecond,color.
Additionally, according to research the New York City and Chicago police departments spend millions of dollars a year on gunshot detection technology that a privacy group argues is ineffective and invasive.
Controversial ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection System. The City Rejected it Once. Why are They Trying it Again?
this year the Common Council pulled funding for the controversial ShotSpotter program from Mayor Brown’s proposed budget after criticism from community lead ers, residents and advocates.
Those mourning the queen’s death, Mugo said, were not aware of how her government robbed millions of basic free doms.
Similar sentiments were echoed by a South African political party, Economic Freedom Fighters, which said in a statement that it would not mourn the queen, “because to us her death is a reminder of a very tragic period in this country and Af rica’s history.”The queen, they wrote, was the “head of an institution built up, sustained and living off a brutal legacy of dehumanization of millions of people across the world.”
Hare.historianandImust also express my sincere appreciation to my Elder Sister Alnisa for allowing me to speak to my community and the world thru the pages of this paper. We are very fortunate as a communi ty to have such valuable plat forms that allow us to speak truth to power. As a people we need to come and stand as one and claim our identity. We have to stop working against each other. Marcus Garvey once had Africans living ev erywhere on the planet say ing that they were AFRICAN! Now look at us. We’re so divided now. And that’s a dangerous thing. As the say ing goes – united we stand, divided we fall….
once said, “Nobody wins when the family feuds” and I believe this statement could not ring truer than now in the state of our education system. I would like to think of all of us who have a vested interest in the education of our children as family, and right now we have quite a feud brewing be tween two members of our family. The Buf falo Teachers Federation and The District are in the middle of a tense contract nego tiation. Things got a little messy when the district released the offer that Phil Rumore (BTF President) put on the table, which in cluded moving the average teacher salary from $70,000 to $165,000. The district obviously rejected that deal and now we find ourselves with shots being thrown from both sides.
Unity is of the utmost importance in developing our own economic power.
There are several other very significant civil liberties problems with the technology.
We must change our mindset and provide for SELF. Do for SELF and harness the Eco nomic power of the Black community. Right now it is hard for Black businesses to thrive in many Black com munities. If monies being spent in the black commu nity stayed in the community longer we can achieve more.
Finally, still up for debate is whether ShotSpotter’s technology is even effective. We can ar gue over a technology’s civil liberties implications until the end of time, but if it’s not effective there’s no reason to bother. A number of cities have stopped using the technology after decid ing that ShotSpotter creates too many false positives (reporting gunshots where there were none) and false negatives (missing gunshots that did take place). The MacArthur Justice Center’s report found that in Chicago, initial police responses to 88.7 percent of ShotSpot ter alerts found no incidents involving a gun. The company disputes whether this means its technology is inaccurate, pointing out that someone can shoot a gun but leave no evidence behind. But a review of the accuracy debate by IPVM concluded that “while public data does not enable a definitive estimation of false alerts,” the problem “is likely significantly greater than what ShotSpotter insinuates” because the company “uses misleading assumptions and a misleading accuracy calculation” in their advertised accuracy rates.
Remember Black Wall Street? My people we can do it again. We just have to stop being a foolish people and be the proud people we once were. I’m down with MAGA: Make Africa Great Again!
Iwas surprised and hon ored to learn that my last article was discussed on L. Nathan Hare’s radio show, Living Now on WUFO, which airs every Sat urday morn ing.
And it wasn’t just about money.
It was while a young Elizabeth was on an official tour of Kenya, in 1952, that she learned of her father’s death and that she would become queen. The clampdown on Kenyans, which began just months after the queen ascended the throne, led to the establishment of a vast system of detention camps and the torture, rape, castration and killing of tens of thousands of people.
So Mr. Wingo and the police brass are reportedly talking to the representatives of ShotSpotter about setting up a 3-6 month pilot program at no cost to the city to evaluate the “acoustic gunshot detection service.”
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Given all of these problems, communities and the police departments serving them should reject this technology, at least until these problems are addressed, including through full transparency into its operation and efficacy.
According to a recent News report, he said the “Masten district residents want this.”
I’m Just Saying...
NAIROBI, Kenya — Though Queen Elizabeth II was re vered by many in Africa, her death also reignited a different sort of conversation — one that touched on the legacy of the British Empire and the brutality the monarchy meted out to people in its former colonies.
ShotSpotter’s methodology is used to provide evidence against defendants in criminal cases, but isn’t transparent and hasn’t been peer-reviewed or otherwise indepen dently evaluated. That simply isn’t acceptable for data that is used in court.
So if the city rejected it once, why is Council Member Ulysees Wingo re-introducing the idea?
Jay-Z goes on to say, “I know why I’m here, how 'bout you?” This is the question that we all should be asking our selves when we see things like this happening. While we understand why the adults are negotiating, what’s happening to the students? We still have children spending hours on the bus in the morning, hours at the bus stops and hours af ter school. We have students who, the last time tested, were not proficient in reading or math. So, let’s tally up what’s happening! 1.All central administrators received 7% raise 2. Teachers, whenever they sign a contract, will sign for the most in district history 3. Our students still can’t get to school on time. I know Jay-Z says, ‘no one wins when the family feuds” and I agree. But what’s also true is WE ALL LOSE when the family feuds!!!!!
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Following are excerpts from a report from the ACLU, “Four Problems With the ShotSpot ter Gunshot Detection Program":
While Adults Win, Students Lose Jay-Z
In closing to my people who have a word that needs to be heard, reach out to our sister Alnisa and listen to Bro. Nate. The platforms are available to you! If our story is not being told, it’s because you’re not doing your part and telling it or supporting those who are. Know Thy Self! Get involved, stay informed and share the knowledge!
A critical report on the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system issued ... by the City of Chi cago’s Inspector General (IG) is the latest indication of deep problems with the gunshot detection company and its technology, including its methodology, effectiveness, impact on communities of color, and relationship with law enforcement. The report questioned the “op erational value” of the technology and found that it increases the incidence of stop and frisk tactics by police officers in some neighborhoods.
Further calling into question is the appropriateness of ShotSpotter evidence for use in court is a third problem: the company’s apparent tight relationship with law enforcement.
•Indeed, the Chicago IG’s analysis of Chicago police data found that the “perceived ag gregate frequency of ShotSpotter alerts” in some neighborhoods leads officers to engage in more stops and pat downs.
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Thispackage.contract will be funded wholly or partially with Federal Funds, and as such, is subject to all federal rules and regulations pertinent thereto, in cluding, but not limited to, federal pol icy of encouraging the participation of minority and business enterprises as sources of suppliers, equipment, construction and services.
Village Park Paved Walking Path Installation
Interested Parties must submit their bids to: Farnham Village Clerk Farnham Village Hall 526 Commer cial Street Farnham, NY 14061
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STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ERIE _____
Bid Packages beginning September 6, 2022 at Village Clerks Office Farnham Village Hall 526 Commer cial Street, Farnham, NY 14061
All Bids must be submitted by 2:00 pm on September 23, 2022 to be considered Bids opened at the Farn ham Village Hall on September 26, 2022 at 2:00 pm
Mortgage bearing the date of March 19, 2004, executed by Allen A. Bai ley to CitiMortgage, Inc. to secure the sum of $3,163.54, with interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County on March 24, 2004 in Book: 13151 Page: 7247. Said Mortgages were consolidated and modified so as to constitute a single lien in the amount of $66,170.00 by agreement dated March 19, 2004 and recorded on March 24, 2004 in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County in Book: 11071 Page: 2770. That CitiMortgage, Inc., a New York Cor poration duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to MidFirst
• Effective Monday September 12, 2022, Bid Documents may be examined via the Online Plan Room at Construction Exchange of Buffalo & WNY, 2660 William St.., Buffalo, New York 14227; (716) 874-3435. Documents may be purchased at the same location.
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Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received up to Sep tember 23, 2022 and considered by the Farnham Village Board, County of Erie, State of New York, on Sep tember 26, 2022 at 4:00 pm EDST for theBidfollowing:1-Excavation and construction of a 1500' x 5'6" paved walking path as per specification set forth in the bid
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Bank, a Federally Chartered Savings Association by Assignment dated December 9, 2011 and recorded on February 16, 2012 in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County in Book: 13568 Page: 6896. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment di recting the sale of the Mortgaged Premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Erie County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the County in which the Mortgaged Premises is situated. Section: 79.30 Block: 4 Lot: 6 DATED: February 14, 2022 Rochester, New York NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOS ING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and com plaint 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 PLAIN TIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. WE ARE ATTEMPT ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SCHEDULE A LEGAL DESCRIP TION ALL THAT TRACT OR PAR CEL OF LAND, situate in the Town of Tonawanda, County of Erie and State of New York, being part of Lot 22, Township 12, Range 8 of the Holland Land Company's Survey and further distinguished as Subdivision Lot 571 upon a certain amended subdivision map of part of said Lot 22, made for John G. Sattler by Straley Bros., Sur veyors and filed in the Erie County Clerk's Office under Cover No. 945. September 15, 22, 29 October 6
This project is supported in whole or in part, by federal funds awarded to the County of erie through the American rescue Plan Act. As such it is subject to all federal rules and regulations pertinent thereto, including, but not limited to, federal policy of encouraging the participation of mi nority and women business enterprises as sources of suppliers, equipment, construction and services.
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This is a HUD Section 3 project with contracting priorities for business that hire or are owned by low-income per sons. This project utilizes funds from NYS Home & Community Renewal (HCR) and NYS-certified M/WBE & SDVOB firms are encouraged to sub mit bids on this project.
NOTICE OF SOLICITATION OF SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS FOR RESTORATION WORK at the ROYCROFT PRINT SHOP, 31 SOUTH GROVE STREET, EAST AURORA, NY for
Sealed bids for the Roycroft Print Shop Roof Restoration and West Gutter Replacement will be received until 2:00 pm, Thursday, September 22, 2022 at the Roycroft Campus Power House, 39 South Grove Street, East Aurora, NY 14052 (Attn: Curt Maranto), where they will be opened and read publicly. Mailed or currier delivered bids should be sent to Roycroft Campus Corp., 31 South Grove St., E. Aurora, NY 14052, in advance of the bid date, and clearly marked “Print Shop Construction Bid.” Each bid must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Bidding and Contract Documents and must be accompanied by references of similar projects. Work must be performed by contractors with no less than five years successful experience in completion of similar projects for State, National or locally registered landmarks. Contractors must submit a list of completed projects, including project name, address, owner and consultant. (Similar projects to be listed on the Bid Form).
Bids Issued on September 6, 2022
• There will not be a pre-bid meeting. However, all work is exterior, and contractors are welcome to visit the project site to view the area of work at their convenience: Roycroft Print Shop, 21 South Grove Street, East Aurora, New York.
Bids Awarded by the Village Board on or about Thursday Sept. 29th 2022
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Bids Opened on Monday September 26, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Farnham Vil lage Hall 526 Commercial Street Farnham, NY 14061
ROOF RESTORATION & WEST GUTTER REPLACEMENT
Attention: Farnham Village Clerk
___________________ MIDFIRST BANK, Plaintiff, vs. Any unknown heirs to the Estate of ALLEN A. BAILEY A/K/A ALLEN BAILEY, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distribu tees, grantees, assignees, creditors, lienors, trustees, executors, admin istrators or successors in interest, as well as the respective heirs at law, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, lienors, trustees, executors, admin istrators or successors in interest of the aforesaid classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVE NUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; and “JOHN DOE” and “MARY DOE,” (Said names being fic titious, it being the intention of plaintiff to designate any and all occupants, tenants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises being fore closed herein.) Defendants. _______
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That Mortgage Electronic Registra tion Systems, Inc. duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to CitiMortgage, Inc. by Assignment dated January 13, 2004 and recorded on March 24, 2004 in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County in Book: 13151 Page: 7228.
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• Questions must be submitted in writing no later than the end of the business Thursday, September 15, 2022, attention Michael Meyer, RA at Flynn Battaglia Architects, PC. Email (mmeyer@flynnbattaglia.com ) or phone (716-854-2424) are acceptable.
• All Addenda, if any, will be provided via the Online Plan Room at Construction Exchange of Buffalo & WNY. Please provide email contact information.
Roycroft Campus Corporation 31 South Grove Street East Aurora, New York 14052
_______________ Filed: 02/16/2022 Index No.: 801836/2022 SUM MONS AND NOTICE Mortgaged Premises: 56 Lyndale Avenue Tonawanda, (Town of Tonawanda), NY 14223 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Com plaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on Plaintiff's attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Sum mons, exclusive of the day of ser vice, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if des ignated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. 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 for the foreclosure of: Mort gage bearing the date of March 10, 2000, executed by Allen A. Bailey and Mary Lou T. Bailey to First Prior ity Mortgage, Inc. to secure the sum of $65,211.00, and interest, and re corded in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County on March 10, 2000 in Book: 12874 Page: 4085. That First Priority Mortgage, Inc. duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc. by Assign ment dated March 10, 2000 and recorded on March 10, 2000 in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County in Book: 12874 Page: 4106. That Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc., an Iowa corporation duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Nationwide Mortgage Corp., its successors and assigns by Assignment dated April 17, 2001 and recorded on April 26, 2001 in the Office of the Clerk of Erie County in Book: 12921 Page: 6245.
Envelopes containing the bids must be sealed and addressed to the Village of Farnham 526 Commercial Street - Box A16 Farnham, NY 14061
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Savarino Companies is a WNYbased General Contractor seeking subcontractor and material vendor bids for a renovation/new-build proj ect located in Williamsville, NY. Bids are due 9/28/2022 by 2:00 p.m. and can be emailed, faxed (716-3325968), or hand/mail delivered (500 Seneca St, Suite 508 Buffalo, NY 14204). Please see our website, mentscompanies.com)contactprojects-currently-bidding/contacthttps://savarinocompanies.com/orJohnDerr(johnd@savarinoforbiddingdocuandmoreinformation.
The Roycroft Campus Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity organization. All qualified Minority and WomenOwned Business Enterprises (MWBE) suppliers, contractors and/or businesses will be afforded equal opportunity without discrimination because of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual preference or Vietnam Era
SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS–SU PREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF ERIE – MORTGAGE ASSET MANAGE MENT, LLC, Plaintiff, -against- ANY AND ALL KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDI TORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTH ER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTER EST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF MARY ROSE BARRETT, DECEASED; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SO CIAL SERVICES; MARGARET LIN DENAU AKA MARGARET LINDEAU, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARY ROSE BARRETT, DECEASED; WILLIAM P. BARRETT, JR., AS HEIR, DEVI SEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ES TATE OF MARY ROSE BARRETT, DECEASED; DANIEL BARRETT, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARY ROSE BARRETT, DECEASED; ROBERT BARRETT, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARY ROSE BARRETT, DE CEASED, if he be living and if he be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, credi tors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claim ing under, by or through said defen dant who may be deceased,; BER NICE MALEK, Defendants - Index No 813601/2021 Plaintiff Designates Erie County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject ac tion is situated in Erie County. To the above named Defendants–YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the com plaint is not served with this Sum mons, to serve a notice of appear ance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) 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 Sum mons 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. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated August 16, 2022. NOTICEYOU 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 an swer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RE SPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honor able Dennis E. Ward, J.S.C. Dated: August 16, 2022 Filed: August 31, 2022. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 88 Marbeth Street, Buffalo, NY 14220. Dated: June 13, 2022 Filed: September 3, 2022 Greenspoon Marder, LLP., At torney for Plaintiff, By: Meir Weiss, Esq., 590 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 P: (212) 524-5000 F: (212) 524-5050 (No Service by fax) E: meir.weiss@gmlaw.com Ser vice purposes only: 100 W. Cypress Creek Rd, Suite 700 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 P: (754) 200-7005 F: (954) 331-2005 (No Service by fax) September 15, 22, 29 October 6
This project is being funded by a grant administered by Erie County, New York. The Contractor, by bidding on the contract, acknowledges and pledges to fully cooperate with the Roycroft Campus Corporation in meeting County requirements as set forth in the Bidding and Contract Documents.
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For additional information on this project, please use the link below and then click on the project number: https://online.ogs.ny.gov/dnc/contractorConsultant/esb/ESBPlansAvailableIn dex.asp.
Mindreader Media LLC Articles of Organization filed on 08/11/2022 in Erie County. The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NY SOS shall mail copy of process to 4 Southwedge Drive Getz ville, NY 14068. No dissolution date.
Mindreader Media LLC will serve as a media and marketing consulting company.
Filed Articles of Organization with the NY Dept. of State: 5/13/2022. Office of the LLC: 51 Harriet Ave Buffalo, NY 14215, Erie County. The NY Sec retary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of process to the LLC at 51 Harriet Ave Buffalo, NY 14215-3507.
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YOU ARE HERBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Sur rogate’s Court, Erie County, at 92 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, New York, on October 13, 2022, at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why the account of Nigel Law, a summary of which has been served herewith, as Administrator of the estate of Armod Law should not be judicially settled.
Notice of Formation of a Domestic Limited Liability Company
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XX Project commenced design before January 1, 2020. Not subject to provi sion.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
Article 17-B of the New York State Executive Law provides for more meaning ful participation in public procurement by certified Service-Disabled VeteranOwned Businesses (“SDVOBs”). Bidders are expected to consider SDVOBs in the fulfillment of the requirements of the Contract. Such participation may be as subcontractors or suppliers, as protégés, or in other partnering or sup porting roles. OGS hereby establishes overall goals for SDVOBs’ participation under this contract as follows: 0% for the E trade contractor, based on the cur rent availability of qualified SDVOBs. Trades with 0% goals are encouraged to make “good faith efforts” to promote and assist in the participation of SDVOBs on the Contract for the provision of services and materials.
Hon. ACEA M. MOSEY- Surroagte LINDA C. NOVOTNY, ESQ. – Chief
Vivs Village (Laundry Service) L.L.C.
Sept 15,22,29 Oct.6, 3,20
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations & Installation
Udousoro- Attorney for Petitioner- 716-261-7301 1133 Kensington Avenue, Buffalo New York representingyou2@gmail.com14215
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For all other questions, please send an email to DCPlans@ogs.ny.gov, or call (518) 474-0203.
Purpose of LLC: Laundry service. No specific duration attached to LLC. Sept 15,22,29 Oct. 6, 13,20
Sealed bids for Project No. Q1795-E, comprising a contract for Electrical Work, Replace Emergency Generator, Buffalo Psychiatric Center, 400 Forest Avenue, Buffalo (Erie County), NY will be received by the Office of General Services (OGS), Design & Construction Group (D&C), Division of Contract Management, 35th Fl., Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242, on behalf of the Office of Mental Health, until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Sep tember 21, 2022 when they will be publicly opened and read. Each bid must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and must be accompanied by a bid security (i.e. certified check, bank check, or bid bond in the amount of $37,000 for E).
Department of Public Works, Divi sion of Building & Grounds seeking General Construction sealed bids for provision and installation of electric vehicle charging stations. Sealed proposals will be received at Rath County Office Building, DPW, 95 Franklin St, Room 1400, Buffalo, NY 14202 by, and opened at, 10 am lo cal time, Thursday, Oct 13, 2022. Certified check in the amount of $20,000.00 bid deposit is required.
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To: Rashad Law, Ricky Law, Faith Rivers, and Any and all persons who are, or who claim to be heirs at law, next of kin, distributees of the decedent named below, if any such there be, all of whom and all of whose names, ages, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to be the Petitioner(s) and cannot after due diligence used be ascertained and HON. LETITIA JAMES- Attorney General of the State of New York and JENNIFER G. FLANNERY- Erie County Public Administrator.Apetitionand account having been duly filed by Nigel Law, whose address is 76 Zenner Street, Buffalo, New York 14211
Pre-let meeting scheduled Tuesday, Sep 27, 2022 at 9:00 am local time at Rath County Office Building, 95 Franklin St, Room 1404, Buffalo, NY 14202. NYSDOL, Davis Bacon Wage Rates, NYS Vendor Responsibility CCA-2 A/B/C, Locally Administered Federal Aid Project procedures and guidelines, Local Minority, & Disad vantaged Workforce goals, NYS Ap prenticeship goals, and DBE goals may be required. Plans and addi tional bid submittal information on the Erie County website at: http: // www2.erie.gov/dpw see On Line Bid Retrieval.
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SURROGATE’S COURTERIE COUNTY CITATION
(State any further relief requested)
Why a Decree should not be made in the Estate determining the distributees of the decedent entitled to inherit from this estate as more fully set forth in the petition, fixing and determining the amount of the attorney’s fees for legal service rendered to said Estate, fixing and determining the commissions due the fiduciary, and directing such other and further relief as the Court deems just and equitable.
Dated, Attested and Sealed August 25, 2022
Notice of Formation of a Domestic Limited Liability Company
Amherst, Akron, & Orchard Park FA-PIN 5763.49
COUNTY OF ERIE NOTICE TO BIDDERS
____ Project commenced design on or after January 1, 2020. Subject to provi sion.The only time prospective bidders will be allowed to visit the job site to take field measurements and examine existing conditions of the project area will be at 1:00 p.m. on September 8th, 2022 at Buffalo Psychiatric Center, 400 Forest Avenue, Bldg. 22 - Maintenance/Work Control, Buffalo, NY 14213. Phone the office of Rocky Silvestro (716-885-0908), a minimum of 48 hours in advance of the date to provide the names of those who will attend the pre-bid site visit. Only contractors that schedule a visit at least 48 hours in advance will be al lowed to participate in the pre-bid site visit.
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OGS Design & Construction Group
The Bidding and Contract Documents for this Project are available for view ing and downloading from OGS Design & Construction’s plan room hosting service, Bid Express. Vendors wishing to view and/or download bid documents must complete a one-time registration for the Bid Express service. There is no cost to register for Bid Express. Registration along with viewing and downloading of documents can be accessed at the following link: http://www. bidexpress.comForquestions about downloading of bid documents, please send an e-mail to support@bidexpress.com, or call the Bid Express toll-free number at (888) 352-2439.
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Pursuant to New York State Executive Law Article 15-A and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, OGS is required to promote opportuni ties for the maximum feasible participation of New York State-certified Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (“MWBEs”) and the employment of minority group members and women in the performance of OGS contracts. All bidders are expected to cooperate in implementing this policy. OGS hereby establishes an overall goal of 10% for MWBE participation, 5% for MinorityOwned Business Enterprises (“MBE”) participation and 5% for Women-Owned Business Enterprises (“WBE”) participation (based on the current availability of qualified MBEs and WBEs). The total contract goal can be obtained by utilizing any combination of MBE and /or WBE participation for subcontracting and sup plies acquired under this Contract. Trades with 0% goals are encouraged to make “good faith efforts” to promote and assist in the participation of MWBEs on the Contract for the provision of services and materials.
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All successful bidders will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Bond pursuant to Sections 136 and 137 of the State Finance Law, each for 100% of the amount of the Contract estimated to be between $500,000 and $1,000,000 for E. Designated staff are Jessica Cook, Jessica Hoffman, and Pierre Alric in the Division of Contract Management, telephone (518) 474-0203, fax (518) 4737862.Pursuant to Public Buildings Law § 8(6), effective January 11, 2020, for any projects where the project design commenced on or after January 1, 2020 and for any contracts over $5,000 for the work of construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any State building, a responsible and reli able NYS-certified Minority or Women-Owned Business Enterprise that sub mits a bid within ten percent of the lowest bid will be deemed the apparent low bidder provided that the bid is $1,400,000 or less, as adjusted annually for inflation beginning January 1, 2020. If more than one responsible and reliable MWBE firm meets these requirements, the MWBE firm with the lowest bid will be deemed the apparent low bidder.
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18 Challenger Community News • thechallengernews.com •September 15, 2022 Madam Ozlla's 249-752-239-501-381-953-382-935-472-843-795-841-Predictions863-008-444-9967-5037-2156-3034-1342-1027 RENEW LOCAL Erie County Auto Bureau MOBILE MONDAYS at the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library Michael P. Kearns Erie County Clerk Serving East Buffalo Every MONDAY 10:00 A.M. 3:00 P.M. in the Dr. Eva M. Doyle Auditorium Appointments Are Not Required 716 - 858 - 8864 Customers can renew or replace their current New York State driver s license or non driver ID, apply for a standard non Driver ID, renew any vehicle registration, surrender or replace peeling license plates, pay violation penalties, order a title or have any DMV questions answered. In an effort to provide quick, efficient service, not all transaction types can be conducted. thechallengernews.comadvertising@ AUTO BEN’S Downtown Tire 50 Sycamore (cor. Elm) (716) 856-1066 or 894-1483 PRATCHERATTORNEYS&ASSOCIATES Franklin(Pratcher)MuhammadAttorney 1133 Kensington Avenue (716) 838-4612 ELECTRICAL EMPIRE ELECTRIC (716) 634-0330 FLORISTS MAUREEN’S Flower Market 441 Ellicott St. * 852-4600 MEDICAID TRANSPORTATIONWafersTransport.com Call (716) 249-4800 Taste of Supreme 100% Gluten Free Vegan Goodies Contact the Supreme Bakers (585) 285 - 5496 www.tasteofsupreme.com Rochester Public Market 280 N. Union St. BLDG. B #44LocalDavisBAKERYHoneyRawHoney Retail / Wholesale Rochester Public Market 280 N. Union St. BLDG. B www.davisnaturalhoney.com (315 )730-5780 HONEY FLEA MARKET 1870 FILLMORE (near Kensington) Thursday & Friday 12-5 pm Saturday 9-5 PM Sunday 12-5 PM JEFF MOORE (716) 361-4900 Zakiyyah’s Rundown (ZR) Daily VibrationsAquarius
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Buffalo’s own Foxie Brown and Company, featuring The Blues Men, to perform 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Broadway Market.
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PEACE Inc. will host the National Day of Remem brance for Murder Victims MLK Park at the King Mon ument. Call (716)218-5596 or email peacebuffalo6@ gmail.com or go to www. peacebuffalo.org
tria Group, Inc., Roswell Park Comprehensive Can cer Center, and Erie County Medical Center (ECMC).
Every Monday 4-6 p.m., Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave. “Where we learn About Our Glorious Past & Present African Fam ily.” (716)400-8644 Bro. Shango or kmtflix@gmail.com
Richard D. Kingsberry RET. Lieuttenant Colonel 1975 - 2004
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Dr. James A. Lewis III, and the Full Gospel area church es host Third Annual Dis trict Appreciation Awards Dinner, September 23 at 6:00 pm at the Classics V Banquet Hall.
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Free Line Dance Class ev ery Tuesday 12-1PM @ at Dorothy J. Collier Commu nity Center, 118 E. Utica. All are welcome! CALL TUES.SEPT.27
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