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around town Mount Olivet Baptist Church Holy Week and “Good Friday” Services
Rochester Councilmembers Warren (left) and Scott are co-chairs of the upcoming State of African Amerians in Rochester Conference
The State of African Americans in Rochester Conference “The State of African Americans in Rochester , NY” conference, hosted by the Rochester Black Political Caucus, will be held at Nazareth College, 4245 East Avenue, in the Otto A. Shults Community Center on Saturday April 28, from 8:30am to 3pm. A continental breakfast and catered lunch will be served. This conference will focus on issues that are impacting our community: the development of public/private partnerships that create jobs, dispel social injustices, and promote economic development in the Greater Rochester area in order to help us collectively advocate for the betterment of our community. According to recent data, the economic downturn and uneven recovery have erased decades of minority gains, leaving whites on average with 20 times the net worth of blacks. Troubling statistics like this motivated us to explore critical issues, such as education reform, entrepreneurship, homeownership and other key policy areas that impact our local community. The Rochester Area Black Political Caucus includes: NYS Assemblyman David F. Gantt, Rochester City Council members Adam McFadden, Dana Miller , Loretta Scott, and Lovely Warren; Monroe County Legislators Glenn Gamble, Calvin Lee (Former), John Lightfoot, Willie Lightfoot, Michael Patterson; Rochester City School Board Members, Cynthia Elliott , Allen Williams (Former), and President of Rochester Parents Union Ernest Flager-Mitchell. Rochester City Council members Loretta C. Scott and Lovely A. Warren are conference co-chairs. For More information rochblackpolcaucus@gmail.com.
Mattie’s Restaurant & Bakery : A Southern Restaurant with an International Twist Mattie’s Restaurant & Bakery, located at 544 West Main St. in Rochester offers food from at least five different countries! On Valentine’s Day, 2012, Mattie’s Restaurant & Bakery first opened its doors to the public, supplying visitors with authentic international recipes and comforting soul food made by a team of five chefs. From its cozy, wood-paneled location in the historic Susan B. Anthony neighborhood, Mattie’s kitchen singles out a different world cuisine six nights a week: Tuesday night means Italian recipes, Wednesday night is Caribbean night, and Sunday is vegetarian night, honoring the cuisine of the legendary Vegetaria. Customers can also place catering orders, sustaining get-togethers of any type with platters of hearty entrees as well as assortments of cookies and desserts, such as chocolate-truffle cheesecake and bread pudding Accompanied by its own bakery, many deserts are offered. This full service sit down/take out restaurant guarantees that you will have a 5 star entrée, desert, or order in less than 12 minutes. And while you wait you will be granted a complementary orderb, along with music that changes each night to the area of food served. Mattie’s Restaurant & Bakery specializes in soups, salads, sandwiches, smoked ribs, steak, fish, vegetarian dishes, red velvet cake, pies and many more “melt in your mouth” menu items. Mattie’s raises the standard for typical take out while adding spice to the plethora of small businesses on Main Street. With special nights such as Asian night, Italian night, African, Seafood night, Vegetarian night, and
Mount Olivet Baptist Church of Rochester is celebrating Holy Week of Sacrificial Worship now thru April 6 at the church located at 141 Adams Street in Rochester Monday thru Friday at 5 am daily featuring various pastors both local and from abound the country . Good Friday Services will be held on Friday, April 6 at 7 p.m. featuring the “7 Last Words of Christ from the Cross by 7 Young Preachers.” For more information call (585) 232-6742. *”Voices of the Spirits of My Soul”: April 12-16, Geva Theatre Center, Rochester. Written and performed by Nora Cole (585) 232-4382 ext. 3057www.gevatheatre.org *Frances Hare Creative Events: Dance encounters, 215 Tremont, door, #8 on the 1st floor. *On Sunday, May 6th, "Family Day Arts and Crafts Fair," 11 a.m.-5 p.m., in the same location (see above). *Traditional Dance Intensive is $50 for the 3 hours: the craft fair is three dollars. *SISTERS FOR OBAMA :Phone bank callers needed, Thursday, 3/29; 5-8pm, Where: 28 Mitchell Rd., Pittsford, the home of Lynne Davidson Jarrell.This Thursday, 3/29, supporters will be gathering to begin a conversation with PA’s swing voters as we work to put this all-important state in the President’s column. *Ken Preston 585.336.9921 Obama Grassroots Organizer and 2008/2012 Obama Delegate
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*The Rochester Association of Black Journalists will present the documentary Fear of a Black Republican from 4 to 7 pm. April 21 at the Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave.After the screening of the documentary, there will be a panel discussion moderated by Helene Biandudi , the local host of NPR’s All Things Considered and a reporter for the WXXI news team. Panelists include Henry Smith Jr., Orleans County legislator, and Dr. Valeria Sinclair-Chapman, a political science department faculty member at the U.of Rochester. $5 suggested donation. For details, call (585) 230-6028 or (585) 563-2145 as well as www. rabj.net or www.thebaobab.org.
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*Dead Mums Don’t Cry: Weds., Apr. 4, 7pm, 49 mins., Program sponsored by “Operation Onesie,” a 2020 MicroClinic Initiative program to lower maternal mortality in Kenya.Adminssion: Donate cash or a set of new or used Onesies and receiving blankets.Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave., Rochester, 585-563-2145. *Joseph Vogel: Michael Jackson and the Re-invention of Popular Music;Thurs., Apr. 5, 7pm, Discussion and book signing. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave., Rochester, 585-563-2145.
AIDS Care Celebrates Adult Day Health Anniversary AIDS Care is celebrating its one-year anniversary with Healing Through Art, an open house and participant art show, on Friday, April 20, from 8:00 AM until 10:00 AM. Breakfast will also be served. Just over one year ago, AIDS Care launched the first Adult Day Health Program of its kind outside the New York City area. The program was designed to provide a community-based experience with a complete range of services to help improve a participant’s overall health. The program provides care management, medical oversight and services, nutrition counseling, health education, behavioral wellness services, physical and occupational therapy, and a comprehensive therapeutic recreation program. The therapeutic recreation program includes exercise, discussion groups, trips to local gardens and the Public Market, and creative arts therapy. Two interns in the Care Management department at AIDS Care, Heather Gallant and Jordan Johnson, needed to
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WNY AREA BRIEFS Sheriff Howard To Address Community “A Conversation With Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard” will be held on Wednesday, April 11 from 5-7:30 pm at the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue. The topic of discussion will be: “The Erie County Holding center.” The talk is sponsored by 100 Black Men of Greater Buffalo Inc. ‘for ore information call 698-7695.
First Annual I.L. Scruggs Scholarship Golf Tournament
Planned Rally for this Thursday Calls on BTF to Put Students First “Lest We Forget Our Two Martins”: A look at the lives of the two “Martins” – Martin Luther King and Trayvon Martin, and the impact their assassinations have had on the Civil Rights Movement, the country and the world; 5:30 to 7:45 p.m., Frank E. Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave; spoken word artists interested in sharing call Betty Jean Grant at 536-7323; free and open to the public.
The Brothers of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Theta Sigma Chapter, will present the First annual I.L. Scruggs Scholarship Golf Tournament on June 4, 2012 at Fox Valley Golf Course, 6161 Genesee Street, Lancaster. The registration deadline is May 4. Sign in begins at 11 a.m., a buffet Lunch is at 11:30 a.m. followed by Tee off time (Shotgun Start) at 1 p.m. The dinner/awards event will be held at 6 p.m. at the Clubhouse. The cost is $125 per player; $500 per foursome; and $50 for dinner. For more information contact Bro. Ronald Hicks at (716) 276-7612 or ThetaSigmaChapter@yahoo. com
H.E.A.P. Outreach
Kensington Little League Baseball
The Pratt Senior Program at the Pratt Willert Community Center, 422 Pratt Street, offers events Monday thru Friday from 10 am to 2 p.m. including sewing, jewelry making, games, field trips, activities, socializing, computer lab/technical assistance, case management, job access/Internet search, referrals to the Food Pantry and free legal consultation. Transportation and lunch and all activities are free! For more information call (716) 852-1671.
Kensington Little League Baseball, home field McCarthy Park on East Amherst Street, is for boys and girls age s 5-16. The last day for early registration is April 14 at Dicks in Galleria Mall from 2-3 p.m. Practice begins Monday April 9 at the park. For more information call (716) 837-8486 or (716) 491-1253.
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Timothy R. Hogues,1st District Erie County Legislator announces that there will be a H.E.A.P. Outreach Site on Monday April 9 at the Pratt Willert Community Center, 422 Pratt Street, from 9 a.m. t4 pm. General HEAP (first time applicants for this year) do not need a final disconnection notice. Emergency H.E.A.P. applicants must have final disconnection notice. For more information call (716) 842-0490.
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n important rally will be held in front of the offices of the Buffalo Teachers Federation (BTF) on the corner of Niagara and Porter on Thursday April 5 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm. At that time, organizers and community leaders will call on the BTF to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) giving up the Cosmetic Surgery rider in light of a $42 million budget deficit the district is facing. “The Buffalo Teachers Federation cost the district $14 million dollars last year because of their refusal to move teachers so we could be eligible for Race to the Top School improvement grants,” said Sam Radford of the District Parent Coordinating Council, and one of the organizers of Thursday’s upcoming rally. “Parents and community members are saying ‘Enough is Enough’ and have called for teachers to work to achieve the district’s mission of ‘Putting Children and Families First to Ensure High Academic Achievement for All’ vs. what is currently happening - ‘Putting Teachers and Staff first to Ensure Job Security for All’ (at the expense of children).” “We must all come together in the best interest of students and we must all do better and give more,” he continued. “We cannot afford the luxury of teachers and their family members receiving cosmetic surgery while we have a 47% graduation rate and projected $42 million dollar deficit.” The call for the rally came out of a breakfast meeting last Saturday morning of a cross section of progressive men and community leaders at the Friends of the Elderly, where Radford made his case and sounded the alarm about the dire state of our children’s education. The group agreed that education is fundamentally one of the most urgent issues facing the community and our children today. “We’re all standing behind Sam and his demand for a quality education for all our children,” said George Johnson of the Buffalo United Front. “The time for men to stand up and do what needs to be done for our community is long overdue. We’re encouraging the commuity to come out to show support of the Thursday rally.” In addition to calling for the memorandum of understanding on cosmetic surgery, additional issues the rally seeks to address are those involving the use of school buildings for after school activities for youngsters in the community. The money spent on cosmetic surgery, a flyer for the rally points out, can put after school programs at every failing school. “One of major issues is that we don’t control the buildings in our neighborhoods,” pointed out Radford. “When school ends the buildings are locked up our kids locked out.....when we were children we had programs like lighted school house...we had access to buildings in our neighborhoods.” Additional concerns involve the problem with failing schools and the rights of parents to transfer their children out of those schools; and the employment of certified coaches to teach sports. Essentially organizers hope to get the BTF back to the negotiating table to resolve these and other issues. A strong community turnout at Thursday’s rally would help ensure that happens, said Radford.
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Major Williams Jr. Honored At The 2012 Legacy Gala Funds raised will benefit the Major Henry S. Williams Jr. Scholarship Fund The loving family and friends of Major Henry S. Williams will host the Legacy Gala on Sunday, April 15 at 5 p.m. at Salvatore’s Italian Gardens in Depew, NY. The event was conceived to honor Major Williams, founder of The Buffalo Inner City Youth Fan Club for Golfing, Inc. It will also celebrate the launch of the Major Henry S. Williams Jr. Scholarship Fund. This elegant affair will feature a social hour, live jazz music entertainment, media presentations, and dinner. Major Williams has been an active community servant in the Western New York area for over 40 years. With the development of the Buffalo Inner City Youth Fan Club for Golfing (BICYG) in 1993, he created a platform for high-risk minority inner city children to learn about math, science, drug prevention, discipline and responsibility all while mastering the challenging game of golf. Major Williams has been recognized by national media outlets for his many accomplishments. Some of them include accolades from the Professional Golf Association (PGA), Mayor Byron Brown, Buffalo Urban League, Lt. Col. Earl Woods and the Tiger Woods Foundation. His most cherished accomplishments being several alumni from his non-profit organization, who may not have otherwise had the opportunity to do so, having gone on to attend college and/or have enlisted in the military. All have credited Major Williams and BICYG for instilling in them the necessary tools for achieving these goals. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Major Henry S. Williams Jr. Scholarship Fund which has been started in honor of Major Williams. After the announcement in February 2012 of the dissolution of the Buffalo Inner City Youth Fan Club for Golfing, which has had an inspirational 18 year long tenure, the fund will also continue his legacy of helping inner city youth become successful in their academic pursuits. Attire is black-tie and tickets are $50 for adults and $25 for children under 16. To purchase tickets, sponsorship packages or for sponsorship information, please call (716) 444-5251 or visit www.majorhenrywilliams.org.
Free Parent Workhops
The Howard Lewis Parent University is sponsoring free workshops for parents. All parents are invited to attend free of charge. Information is available at your child’s school, at www. buffaloschools.org or by calling 816-3170. Upcoming workshops are: *Help Improve Your Child’s Reading and Math Skills through Technology -Tuesday, April 17 or April 26, at the Howard Lewis Parent University (space is limited, please call to register) *Attendance and Truancy – Tuesday, April 24 at School #95 Waterfront.
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National Black Writers Conference Held
Washington D.C. Readies for 150th Anniversary of Emancipation
The District will celebrate the 150th year without slavery in April with a series of lectures, concerts, films, a street festival and a parade. The Compensated Emancipation Act was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on April 16, 1862. The Emancipation Proclamation was signed nine months later in 1863. The Compensation Act freed more than 3,000 slaves in Washington and provided up to $300 per slave in compensation to owners and offered $100 to every freed slave who moved to another country, according to The Washington Post. In the late 1800s, the anniversary of the D.C. emancipation act was a major day of celebration with parades and other festivities. Although the number and size of celebrations became smaller overtime, there was still enough political momentum to create an emancipation day holiday in the city in 2005. Upcoming festivities this year include a march along the National Mall on April 11 and an Emancipation Parade on April 16.
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Buffalo’s own Ishmael Reed among those honored at “most significant gathering of Black writers in the nation”
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McDonald's Hires First African-American CEO For the first time ever, McDonald’s Corp. has appointed an African-American CEO. Don Thompson, a 22-year McDonald's veteran, will take over in June. He will replace current CEO Jim Skinner, who is retiring after 41 years with the company. Thompson, 48, has served as president and chief operating officer of the company since January 2010. He is currently responsible for global strategy and operations for the more than 33,000 McDonald's restaurants in 119 countries. Thompson, who starts as chief executive officer of the company on July 1 of this year, will face challenges, including the economic turmoil in Europe, McDonald’s largest market by revenue, and rising costs for ingredients and labor. Thompson, a married Father of two, resides in the Greater Chicago area.
The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, hosted the Eleventh National Black Writers Conference (NBWC) on Thursday, March 29 through Sunday, April 1, 2012, on the college campus at 1650 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. Centered around the theme The Impact of Migration, Popular Culture, and the Natural Environment in the Literature of Black Writers, the 2012 Conference honored several literary and cultural icons including Buffalo’s own poet, novelist, essayist and publisher Ismael Reed. Also honored was Kenyan-born writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o; poet Nikki Giovanni; and Dr. Howard Dodson, former director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Hailed by best-selling author Walter Mosley as “the most significant gathering of Black writers in the country,” the NBWC is the only gathering of its kind in North America. Highlights of this year’s Conference included a poetry presentation by South African Poet Laureate Keorape-
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Occupy the Justice Department on Mumia’s Birthday
On April 24, protesters will gather at the U.S. Justice Department to “link the Mumia Abu Jamal case to the broader crisis of criminalization of Black and Latino men, the criminalization of immigrants, the criminalization of protesters and occupiers, and the crisis of mass incarceration,” said Johanna Fernandez, professor of history at New York City’s Baruch College. The date is also Abu Jamal’s 58th birthday, his first outside of Pennsylvania’s death row in 30 years.
Occupy Wall Street’s Race and Gender Problem
Many Whites in the Occupy movement believe, “If we just stop talking about race, then it won’t be a problem,” said journalist and activist Jordan Flaherty, co-author of the recent article, “Race, Gender and Occupy.” Flaherty, a producer of the Fault Lines series on Al-Jazeera English TV, has been “surprised and impressed that so many activists of color have continued to engage the movement despite all these problems. Ishmael Reed
tse Kgositsile; a conversation with author and broadcaster Tavis Smiley; and a roundtable discussion and critical response to Manning Marable’s Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention with Haki Madhubuti, Herb Boyd, Ron Daniels, and Michael Simanga. This year’s Conference also devoted a day to film screenings by Black filmmakers.
Belated Condolences on the Passing of Thelma Reed June 2, 1917—March 6, 2012
Our condolences to bro. Ishmael and his family on the passing of his amazing mother, Thelma V. Reed, who died on March 6 of this year. She was 94. A published author, she began writing a book well into her 70s’ about growing up as a Black girl in Chattanooga, Tenn., in the early 20th century entitled “Black Girl From Tannery Flats,” and completeld it at age 84. Her book was praised by Harvard University history professor and author Henry Louis Gates Jr.: “Thelma V. Reed has lived through a lot, and we are fortunate that she has chosen to share her stories of pre-Civil Rights Southern girlhood, wartime and postwar work and family life in the North and her inspiring emotional and spiritual journey in this vivid and gripping memoir.” In the early 1940s, the Chattanooga native moved to Buffalo, where she met and married another Chattanooga native, Bennie S. Reed, an autoworker.In addition to her son Ishmael, Mrs. Reed is survived by two others sons, Bennie Jr. and Vincent; and a daughter, Linda Abrams.
POP Prepares for April 4 MLK Rally and March in Newark
The People’s Organization for Progress “has brought a consciousness to critical issues for Black and poor people who are stuck in the Bantustans” of urban New Jersey, said James Harris, president of the state NAACP and an endorser of POP’s daily demonstrations for jobs, housing, education and justice. Perry notes that “most young people have not participated in any demonstration of consequence since the execution of Troy Davis,” in Georgia.
Louisiana Balks at Building New Housing
The state is using most of its $750 million in Katrina housing money to elevate or repair homes, instead of “helping people to rebuild their homes on the vacant lots” that cover large sections of New Orleans. James Perry, executive director of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, said Louisiana is even “sending money to people who got no damage at all” in the hurricane.
Reparations Movement in 23rd Year
NCOBRA, the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America, holds its 23rd annual conference in Philadelphia, June 22-24, at the Church of the Advocate. Ari Merretazon, male cochair of the conference, said oppression of Black people has moved “from chattel slavery to public policy enslavement, like mass incarceration.” -BlackAGendaReport
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he WNY Coaches Coalition is perhaps one of the most important and significant pro-active organizations to emerge in years in terms of dealing with our youth – primarily African American boys and young men. The numbers speak for themselves. The Coalition serves close to 3,000 youngsters thru the various football and basketball leagues. And according to their mission statement, the Coalition intends to use their sports organizations to “promote and provide a healthy and safe environment in which our young people can grow. We intend to use sports as a means to reach our youth in order to empower and provide them with the educational and life management skills necessary for success.” “Creating unity, promoting literacy through athletics,” is their theme. A Coaches Coalition introduction breakfast was held recently at the Delavan Grider Center recently to kick off the historic effort. The gathering drew a room full of eager young sportsmen and approximately 30 coaches ready to make a difference in their lives beyond paying ball. The visionary energy behind the organization is founder Bro. Neal Dobbins. The Co-
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Congratulations to Ms. Valerie Nelson WNY COACHES COALITION: Members pose following introduction breakfast at Delavan Grider Center with Attorney Peter M. Kooshoian (far right standing), a representatiave from the breakfast sponsor, Rosenthal, Siegel & Muenkel LLP Attorneys at Law.
alition is using a unique approach to literally “stop the violence” long before it starts thru its services which include its national and regional sports programs - United Youth Football, Pop Warner Football, and AAU Basketball, as well as City Basketball, Mentoring/Tutoring and Gang Prevention. The Mentoring and tutoring Program’s “One Coach, One Kid, One Year Program” integrates sports with literacy. All of the coaches participating in this program will be trained and certified tutors through the National Tutoring Association, and each coach will be committed to mentoring and tutoring a kid for one year.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority will receive sealed bids for BMHA Job #AM 12-03, Elevator and Wheelchair Lift Maintenance Service, various developments The Prebid Conference will be held on Monday, April 16, 2012, at 10:00 local time, with all potential bidders assembled at the Capital Improvements & Developments Department, 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204; the project walkthrough may be held/scheduled after the meeting. Sealed bids will be received until 2:00PM, local time, on Monday, April 23, 2012 at the Capital Improvements Office, 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204. Bids received after the stated time will not be accepted. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud immediately after specified closing time. Sets of contract documents may only be obtained at the Capital Improvements Office at 320 Perry Street, with a deposit of $100 per set. Only certified company checks, bank checks or money orders made payable to the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority will be accepted. This deposit is refundable upon return of complete sets of documents within 14 calendar days after the bid opening. Failure to comply with this time limit will constitute forfeiture of the deposit. The BMHA reserves the right to reject any bid, which fails to conform to the essential items, required by the contract documents and to reject any and/or all bids submitted. Dated: April 2, 2012
Bro. Neal is currently taking an 80-hour trainers course through the National Tutoring Association. And when completed he will be able to certify and train other tutors to get their certification as well. “So many of our young boys can play ball very well abut they are not making the grades,” Neal said. “We have some children who qualify for scholarships but can’t get one because of poor grades.” The Coaches will be promoting a ‘Make The Grades’ campaign to change the mindset – placing sports and academics/ learning on equal ground. The Gang Prevention Program is equally as important, says Dobbins. It will be taught in a group setting with a carefully constructed curriculum designed to raise the consciousness of the dangers of gang affiliation. The program consists of four components that deal with issues that the Coaches Coalition believe profoundly effect the lives of young people: peer pressure, conflict resolution, decision making and gang affiliation. “Tyree Parker – president of the United Youth Football League and director Upstate Basketball Club – is very instrumental in what we’re doing,” continued Bro. Neal. “He’s going to make sure that every kid who plays for all these teams go thru an 8 hour gang prevention program or you can’t even play football.” Employing an additional “back in the day” proactive measure to bring youth together, the Coalition is currently putting together 5th and 6th graders and 7th and 8th graders for city wide basketball leagues“Getting kids to know one another throughout our Continued Page 11
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Ms. Nelson was nominated by the Erie County Medical Health Center for Children School 84, and Mrs. Prennessia Lambert, to receive the Women’s History Month Celebration Award. Ms. Nelson was one of the many blessed women to receive the Women’s History Month Celebration Award by the Buffalo Educational Support Team (B.E.S.T.) for her work with children in and around the educational environment and in her community. On March 21 Ms. Nelson had an opportunity to travel to Seneca Falls New York where the Women’s Movement began in 1848. She toured Seneca Falls History Society Museum and The National Women Hall of Fame. There was a luncheon held on March 29 where she was honored at the Holiday Inn Hotel located at 620 Delaware, Buffalo. Ms. Nelson wants to thank everyone who nominated her for the extraordinary work that God is doing in her, with her and through her.
Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic Moving The Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic, a medical studentorganized clinic, will celebrate its 10th year anniversary by opening at its new location at 1323 Jefferson Avenue. The Clinic will provide the same free services it has in the past. Lighthouse will no longer serve at 1609 Genesee Street after Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Grand opening festivities will include of food and refreshments as well as activities such as face painting for the children. Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Walk-in appointments from 6PM – 8PM. WHERE: 1323 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14208
he #2 most prescribed drug is Statins, such as simvastatin (Zocor) or atorvastatin (Lipi Key Statistics: Statins prevent your liver from making cholesterol by blocking a necessary enzyme. Pharmacies dole out more than 45 million prescriptions a year for Lipitor alone. Natural Remedy: Change Your Diet. Certain foods— such as oats, garlic, olive oil, and red wine—can help reduce inflammation in your body and have been proven to lower “bad” LDL cholesterol or raise “good” HDL cholesterol naturally. The secret to garlic’s heart-protecting powers is an amino acid called allicin, which is released when garlic is crushed. Allicin protects the heart by keeping cholesterol from sticking to artery walls. And studies show that red wine may raise HDL, or “good” cholesterol, and thin blood to keep artery-blocking clots from forming. In fact, moderate drinking may slash your risk of heart disease by up to 40 percent, according to the Harvard School of Public Health. Here is another tasty heartsmart move: Eating a small square of dark chocolate three to four times a week may be 25 times as effective as taking statins for preventing heart disease, says Dr. Teitelbaum. #3 Most Prescribed Drug: Lisinopril (Zestril) or amlodipine besylate (Norvasc) Key Statistics: The number of blood pressure prescriptions filled every year tops 144 million. Natural Remedy: Up Your Intake of These Supplements. Prescription meds can play an important role in lowering blood pressure, but with the help of your doctor and the right supplements, you may be able to cut back—or eventually stop taking—prescription drugs. “In my experience, the best approach is to use medications to bring your blood pressure under control initially, and then add natural therapies that can help you wean off your prescription,” says Dr. Teitelbaum. Increasing your potassium (500 mg a day—present in a banana or a cup of tomato juice or coconut water) and magnesium (200 mg a day) are especially effective at lowering blood pressure in most people. If you have especially high blood pressure, talk to your doctor about also taking 200 milligrams a day of Coen-
zyme Q10, an antioxidant that might help lower BP by dilating blood vessels. “Coenzyme Q10 deficiency is especially common in people taking cholesterol-lowering medications, and I have seen it lower blood pressure as much as 30 to 40 points in some severe cases,” says Dr. Teitelbaum. He suggests using the Enzymatic Therapy or Integrative Therapeutics brands for the highest quality and most effectiveness. #4 Most Prescribed Drug: Levothyroxine sodium (Synthroid) for hypothyroid Key Statistics: Hypothyroidism is most common in women over age 50. In fact, as much as 10% of women over 50 will have at least mild hypothyroidism. More than 70 million prescriptions are given for Synthroid annually. Natural Remedy: Check for Mineral Deficiencies. Low thyroid problems might happen because the thyroid is being attacked by your own immune system, but it can also occurs from mineral deficiencies such as iodine, iron, or selenium. Talk to your doctor about whether taking mineral supplements before going on meds might be for you, or whether natural thyroid glandular supplements, such as BMR Complex by Integrative Therapeutics, might be helpful. “The thyroid glandular [supplement] supplies the raw materials needed to optimize thyroid function, so taking one or two capsules three times daily between meals could start the process of kicking your thyroid back into gear within a month,” says Dr. Teitelbaum. Remember, never start or stop taking a medication without consulting your doctor: If you’re at risk for heart disease, taking thyroid supplements could trigger heart palpitations or even a heart attack or angina, just as strenuous exercise could. #5 Most Prescribed Drug: Omeprazole (Prilosec) for acid reflux Key Statistics: The number of prescriptions written for Prilosec surged by 8 million in 2010, for a total of 53.4 million prescriptions dispensed. Natural Remedy: Try Herbal Relief First. “When people take Prilosec, it blocks the protective hydrochloric acid (HCL) in their stomach, which can lead to bacterial overgrowth in the small intestines and ultimately to mineral deficiencies.
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Baptist Minister’s Conference Good Friday Service
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The Baptist Minister’s Conference of Buffalo and Vicinity Presents a Good Friday Service “Seven Last Words of Christ”, will be held April 6th Noon at St. John Baptist Church, 184 Goodell Street Buffalo NY 14204. The speakers will be Rev. James Spencer Sr., Rev. Kinzer Pointer, Rev. Mark Blue, Rev. Herman Alston Jr., Rev. Kenneth Wilkerson, Rev. Quinton Chad Foster, and Rev. Frank Raines. Come and be inspired for the Easter season. Rev. Michael Chapman is the host pastor.
Follow Him Ministries
Follow Him Ministries presents, ‘Door to the Throne Room’. A story of God’s redeeming love told through song and dance. Saturday April 28, 2012. 5:30pm until 7:30pm. The doors will open at 4:45pm. There is a $7 donation at the door. It will be playing at The Ephesus Fellowship Hall, 80 Durham Ave, Buffalo New York 14215. ‘Reaching out to the youth in our communities!’ For more information email: Harris Gretchen@ ymail.com
“Women at the Cross” Service
Greater Apostolic House of Prayer, 1455 Fillmore Ave will present a “Women at the Cross Service”, Friday April 6 at Noon, featuring First Lady Tony Clark, First Lady Beverly Long, First Lady Shivelle Jackson, Pastor Shilo Wallace, Pastor Adrea McLean, Evangelist Vanessa Wiggs, and Evangelist Patricia Wiley. Come enjoy the Lord with us. For more information Evang. Mother Mayes at 381-2142. Bishop Dr. Jacqueline Foye is Pastor.
Woman’s Conference
The 13th Annual Walterine Stribbling Women’s Conference “I Had It, But I Lost It”, will be held on Saturday, April 7 from 9am-3pm, at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 701 East Delavan. Inspiring workshops to enlighten and enable to evolve equipped and engaged. For $25 a full breakfast (7-8:30am), full lunch and workshop materials will be available. Pre-register at 895-7494 or day of event. For more information call 832-3832.
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Kingdom Ministry COGIC Holds Prayer Vigil for Trayvon We like to thank everyone who attended our pray vigil on Sunday April 1, at Kingdom Ministry COGIC 2021 Genesee St. Buffalo with Pastor Earl K. Williams, on behalf of our dear young brother Trayvon Martin. Even thou many of us did not know him personally we are all touched and grieved by this incident. We will not stop praying and seeking our youth to return back to God. We recall Dr. Martin Luther Kings, sermon Rediscovering our Value. The Apostle Paul gave us as example of the idea home wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands love you wives, and be not bitter to them. Children , obey your parents in all things; for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. Col 3:18-21. Our youth need to know and feel loved not based on color, success or gender but based on them being God’s gift to the world.
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Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church will hold Good Friday Service April 6 at Noon featuring “The Last Seven Words of Christ”: Participants include: Elder Marquita Whitehead, Forgiveness, Luke 23:34, Bro. John Henry Grant, Salvation, Luke 23:43, Pastor Jeff Carter, Love, John 19:2627, Elder Frank Thomas, Atonement, Matthew 27:46, Elder Garney Davis, Suffering, John 19:28 , Min. Jason Hamilton, Triumph, John 19:30, and Pastor Hale Ware, Reunion, Luke 23:46. A Good Friday Fish Fry will be held from Noon-6pm for just $10. Dinners include: Green Beans, Macaroni and Cheese, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Roll and Cake.
On Thursday, February 9th, 2012 Masjid sustained some serious structural damage, which caused a partial collapse of one of the exterior walls. It is only by the good grace of Allah (SWT) that no one was hurt in the incident. The repairs on the building will be extensive and Masjid is reaching out to their friends and community to ask for help and support. In order to help us raise the funds necessary to repair our building, Masjid Nu’Man Inc is launching a new initiative that is called “100 for $100”. We are seeking 100 individuals, families and businesses to pledge $100 each toward the much-needed repairs on our house of worship. In these tough economic times, we appreciate greatly your generosity. Please send your tax-deductible donations to: Masjid Nu’Man Inc 1373 Fillmore Ave Buffalo NY 14212 Attn: Building Repair For more information please call 716-892-1332 or Duane Madyun at 716-884-2373. Iman Fajri Ansari is Resident Iman of Masjid Nu’Man.
Spring Break Care Available The Delevan Grider Community Center located at 877 East Delavan Ave is offering a Vacation Club during Buffalo Public School Spring Break April 9th- April13th from 8am to 5:30pm. Breakfast and snack will be provided and students will need to bring a bag lunch. Activities include Arts & Crafts, Gym Activities, Computer classes, games, Academic workbooks and literacy activities. Plenty of space is available. For registration and fee information contact Heather Sengbusch at 896-7021.
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Dane Smith and his Godfather Promotions brings guitarist and vocalist Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner to Buffalo this weekend where he will perform live on stage w th his Ohio Players Saturday night, April 7 at the Tralf for two funkfilled show at 7 and 10:30 pm. Sugarfoot (who is said to have significant buffalo connections), was a member of Ohio Players dating back to 1964, when the band was known as the Ohio Untouchables. Bonner co-wrote and played on some of the biggest funk hits of the ‘70s, including “Skin Tight,” “Fire,” “I Want to Be Free,” “Love Rollercoaster,” and “Fopp.” In the ‘80s, he briefly went solo; signed to Warner Bros Back on the road with his Ohio Players on a whirlwind tour, Sugarfoot is the signature voice and original lead guitar player of Ohio Players. Their stylistic blend includes jazz, blues, rock, funk, soul, and pop. Sugarfoot’s OHIO PLAYERS are a funky-pop-R&B blend of master musicians surrounding the exuberant and soulful “Sugarfoot”, the signature Voice and personification of the original OHIO PLAYERS. With virtuoso bassist Trae Pierce, a second generation OP member, now returning to the band again, as Musical Director, Sugarfoot’s OHIO PLAYERS perform all the #1 “Sugar” hits everyone expects from an OHIO PLAYERS concert. Pierce utilizes a gifted stage band to deliver a monster bottom-heavy and horn-stabbing funk sound to rival the legend of the OHIO PLAYERS live show and honor the tradition of their music to support Sugarfoot. You don’t want to miss this show! Tickets $37 in advance, $42 day of show and available at Brooks Central Park Cleaners.
Fundraising Party to Support Masten Jazz Festival The annual fundraiser party in celebration and support of the 17th Annual Masten Jazz Festival hosted by James “Pappy” Martin will be held on Friday, April 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Metropolitan Entertainment Complex, 1670 Main Street. Donation is $50 and will feature food, and live music showcasing students from the Live Supreme School of Music. Admission fee includes membership in to the Masten Jazz Festival Society. For tickets and information contact Dawn Berry-Walker at 8336140. Tickets also available at Flight 104 located at 102 Elmwood, 8821925. Email mjfps@aol.com
For the first time since Whitney Houston’s death two months ago, the singer’s grieving mother set the record straight about the pop icon, saying she was not broke when she died and blaming the media for false information about her daughter. Cissy Houston, 78, a gospel singing music legend in her own right, sat down for an interview with local northern New Jersey television station WWOR to discuss her only daughter’s life and death. “I know I did the best I could … I don’t blame myself. I know I did the best I could for everything,” she told WWOR’S Brenda Blackmon. “My children are my whole life. She was very special to me, very special. She was my only daughter, and a good one.” Speaking of her daughter’s final days and the aftermath, Cissy Houston said that media misinformation lead to people from her past thinking they know what had ultimately happened to the pop star. “”The media are awful. People have come from here and there, [and they] don’t know what they’re talking about. People I haven’t seen in 20 years. ... Here they come, [they] think they know everything, but that’s not true,” she said. “But God has his way of taking care of all of it, and I’m glad I know that. They really chopped on her, chopped on
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her … kept, kept, kept.” Houston also insisted that her superstar daughter, who sold more than 200 million albums and singles and had 11 No. 1 songs in her career, did not die broke, contrary to published reports. “She’s not broke. She’s not anything, none of that crap,” she said in the interview. In the end, the coroner determined Continued Page 9
*”Voices of the Spirits of My Soul”: April 12-16, Geva Theatre Center, Rochester. Written and performed by Nora Cole (585) 232-4382 ext. 3057www.gevatheatre.org
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on stage *Kenny Woo Entertainment presents a Pre Mothers Day Concert staring Juanita Duncan, The Kenny Woo Band featuring Big Mike Porter & Eric Dapp Gooden doing a tribute to Whitney Houston, Sat. May 5 @ 7 pm.... @ The Tralf tickets $25 in advance, Tralf Box Office, Mandellas Market & Doris Records.
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*Happy Hour, Thursday, Alpri 5, Metrooolitan Entertainment Compolex, 1670 Main St.; $20; 6-9p.. *Anchor Bar, each Friday night @ 9PM The Jazz Example; Darryl Washington on drums; Greg Piontek on bass; Doug Gaston on Piano, Band Leader Bilal Abdullah on Tenor Sax; and vocalist Lady Lita. *Godfather Promotions presents the Legendary Sugarfoot and His Ohio Payers Saturday April 7 for two shows @ 7 and 10:30 p.m. at The Tralf; tickets $37 in advance, $42 day of show & available at Brooks Central Park Cleaners **New Edition, Rochester Blue Cross Arena, April 29; tickets @ Arena Box Office, Ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at 1-800-7453000. WHITNEY continued Houston, 48, drowned in a bathtub inside the Beverly Hilton shortly after using cocaine Feb 11. Heart disease was also apparently a contributing factor in her death. Fans were able to get a sneak peak of Houston’s final screen performance when the trailer for the film, which is set for an August release, debuted Monday. Houston plays a former singer whose singing daughters make it big. “I always knew you had the gift … it makes me feel I’ve done something right. Don’t lose it,” Houston says in the film’s trailer. That sentiment is shared by her mother. “I’m very proud of my daughter,” she said.
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Colossal Disaster for Minorities in Supreme Special Report on why Erie County Should Court’s Scrap of the Health Care Law Refuse to Renovate Ralph Wilson Stadium Part I1of a 2-Part Series
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
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here was never much doubt that if the Supreme Court ever got a chance to decide the constitutionality of the health care reform law that it would be in for rough sledding from the court’s five conservatives. The half week of court questioning on the law more than bore out that dire prediction. From the tone and temper of the four conservatives biting questions about the law, and the already well known opposition to the law of the fifth judge, Clarence Thomas, who did not break his several years of silence by asking one question or making one comment, barring an epiphany from one of the conservatives the law is almost certain to go. The winners will be the conservatives that have waged relentless war against the law from the instant it were proposed. They claimed that it was too costly, too overburdening on businesses, too unpopular with a majority of Americans. Their biggest gripe, which is the one that the court will latch onto to strike down the law, is that it was a gross infringement on individual liberty. It allegedly whipsawed Americans into buying insurance. These arguments are less important than how the judicial torpedoing of the law will hurt millions of poor, working-class Americans that desperately need health care, but couldn’t get affordable care before the law was passed, and are just as unlikely to get affordable care after it’s struck down. It’s no mystery who among those millions will be hurt the most. A report by the Commonwealth Fund found that blacks and Hispanics made up nearly half of the estimated 50 million Americans with absolutely no access to affordable or health care. The even starker reality is that the
number of blacks without a prayer of obtaining health care at any price has always been wildly disproportionate to that of whites -- even poor whites. It has steadily gotten worse over the years. The great fear of the GOP health care reform opponents and the health care industry lobby which includes private insurers, pharmaceuticals and major medical practitioners was that they’d have to treat millions of uninsured, unprofitable, largely unhealthy blacks. That would be a direct threat to their massive profits. This was the prime reason they waged fierce war against passage of the law. The majority of black uninsured are far more likely than the one in four whites who are uninsured to experience problems getting treatment at a hospital or clinic. This has devastating health and public policy consequences. According to a study by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, blacks are far more likely than whites to suffer higher rates of catastrophic illness and disease, and are much less likely to obtain basic drugs, tests, preventive screenings and surgeries. They are more likely to recover slower from illness, and they die much younger. Studies have found that when blacks do receive treatment, the care they receive is more likely to be substandard than that of whites. Reports indicate that even when blacks are enrolled in high quality health plans, the racial gap in the care and quality of medical treatment still remains low. Private insurers routinely cherry pick the healthiest and most financially secure patients in order to bloat profits and hold down costs. American medical providers spend twice as much per patient than providers in countries with universal health care, and they provide lower quality for the grossly inflated dollars. Patients pay
When you examine the pro’s, and cons of building a new stadium in downtown Buffalo I think it’s imperative to at the needs of a region. Governor Cuomo challenged western New York leaders to change the economic landscape of this area. He stated that he has designated 1 Billion dollars in business incentives to boost the economy of western New York but in particular the city of Buffalo. It’s my belief the Governor is sending us a clear message to think out of the box of normal band aid economics. This is a challenge to reenergize this region with sound business decisions that will benefit this area forever. The building of a stadium in downtown Buffalo is one decision that changes the landscape of opportunity. You see we are not just talking about a new home for the Buffalo Bills home games but a facility with a retractable roof that can be used year round for a variety of events. This is a multi use stadium project that will attract various conventions, concerts, festival, trade shows, and etc. to western New York. The plan is not just a stadium but it must be a plan for the total upgrade of our convention space, meeting rooms, and pre function space. Once this master plan is implemented hotel investors will be ready to build, or expand their hotel operations in downtown Buffalo. Indianapolis, Indiana put forth a very aggressive Convention Center Expansion project which included. 254,000 square feet exhibit space 63,000 square feet of meeting rooms 103,000 square feet of pre function space Convention Center Expanded to 566,000 square feet 113,000 square feet of meeting rooms 62,173 square feet of Ball room space. Also they built skywalks that connect their downtown buildings so people do not have to go outside. The skywalk system connects more than seven blocks of commercial establishments. The estimated economic benefit to central Indiana over the course of the implementation of project convention was said to be 2.25 billion dollars in revenue, and would create an additional 4200 new jobs. This project alone attracted hotel investors to increase the area’s hotel room count by an additional 4700 rooms. This included new hotels and the renovation and expansion of already built hotels in downtown Indianapolis. In closing Part II I think you are beginning to see that the building of a new stadium in downtown Buffalo must have the vision of more than a new home for the Buffalo Bills but the creation of an aggressive downtown Buffalo business project.
- John Russwurm, Freedom’s Journal. 1827 America’s 1st Black Newspaper
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Winners of the 2012 Carter G. Woodson Essay Contest:Photo by Melvin Watkins Back row l. to r.: Isaiah Brundidge, Zyiara Lipscomb, Taylor Ingram. Front row l. to r. : Christana Ellison, Janiya Croxie, Andrew Amos, Frank Williams III. Not pictured: Lilliane Niyonizigiye Photo by Melvin Watkins
Carter G. Woodson Essay Contest Winners
The winners of the 35th Annual Carter G. Woodson Essay Contest received certificates and cash prizes at the Awards Program held on Saturday, February 18 at the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue. The theme of this year’s program was “A Salute To African American Businesses In Western New York”. Winning essays will also be printed in Historically Speaking, the newsletter of the Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier. Grades 10-12: First Place – Taylor Ingram, grade 12, Hutch-Technical High School; Second Place – Isaiah Brundidge, grade 12, McKinley High School; Grades 7-9:First Place – Lilliane Niyonizigiye, grade 7, Lafayette High School; Second Place – Zyiara Lipscomb, grade 7, Highgate Heights School; Third Place – Christana Ellison, grade 8, Highgate Heights School; Grades 4-6:First Place – Frank E. Williams III, Grade 5, Westminster Charter School Second Place – Andrew Amos, grade 4, ClevelandHill Elementary School; Third Place – Janiya M. Croxie, grade 4, Makowski Early Childhood Center
Also on the program was a Mrs. Sandra Bush, Manager of the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Library, reading by Nia Hawkins and Presentation of Awards by Mrs. Sharon Amos, PhD., and Mrs. Sharon Holley, Board Member of the Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier. Additional sponsors were: The Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Library, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mesiah, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Burnett, Buffalo Public Schools – Dept. of Social Studies and Buffalo Branch NAACP-ACT-SO Program .
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FINE YOUNG MEN! Pictured above are Scouts from Troop #237, Macedonia Baptist Church: (l-)_Gerald Williams, Assistant Scout Master, Brian Williams, Jalen Lucas, Anthony Wiley Jr. and Tyler Horton (front) Not pictured, Josh Horton. Anthony Wiley is the Scoutmaster. The young men were on hand at Tops Market on Jefferson last week collecting food and donations for the needy. Hats off to these fine Scouts!
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There are countless sad stories that prove it's nothing new for a Black man without a weapon to be killed. The Root.com chronicles several such tragic murders. The killing of unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood-watch captain who deemed him "suspicious" and claims that he shot the 17-year-old in self-defense has started a heartbreaking national conversation about race and justice. His story is all the more tragic because it follows a familiar pattern. The Root reviewed incidents in which black men and boys without weapons lost their lives to law-enforcement officers or others who decided that they were dangerous enough to die.
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coverage for tens of thousands of children and younger persons that did not have access to quality care. The potential devastating human consequence of an adverse decision by the high court on the law is not a major concern of the conservative justices. It is strictly a matter to them of a constitutional interpretation, not how their interpretation will affect the lives of those who have perennially been shut out of the health care system. There is some hope that the court’s smack down of the law will ignite a firestorm of protest, and that firestorm will prod Congressional Democrats and the Obama administration to go back to the drawing board and reintroduce a retooled version of the health care reform law. That’s a possibility. But it won’t happen in the middle of a tough presidential election year campaign, with the public deeply divided on whether the law was ever a good thing or not, and with a House still solidly in the sway of the rabid opponents of Obama’s health care reform proposals. For those who are the most needy when it comes to getting affordable health care the decision to dump the law no matter how that decision is framed by the court will be a colossal disaster. Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst. Follow Earl Ofari Hutchinson on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ earlhutchinson
Ervin Jefferson There are still unanswered questions about this case, unfolding a month after Trayvon Martin's shooting. But police have confirmed that the 18-year-old Jefferson was shot and killed by two security guards -- also African American -- outside his Atlanta home on Saturday, March 24, 2012. His mother says he was unarmed and trying to protect his sister from a crowd that was threatening her. Amadou Diallo In 1999, four officers in street clothes approached Diallo, a West African immigrant with no criminal record, on the stoop of his New York City building, firing 41 shots and striking him 19 times as he tried to escape. They said they thought the 23-year-old had a gun. It was a wallet. The officers were all acquitted of second-degree-murder charges. Patrick Dorismond The 26-year-old father of two young girls was shot to death in 2000 during a confrontation with undercover police officers who asked him where they could purchase drugs. An officer claimed that Dorismond -- who was unarmed -- grabbed his gun and caused his own death. But the incident made many wonder whether the recent acquittal of the officers in the Amadou Diallo case sent a signal that the police had a license to kill without consequence. Ousmane Zongo In 2003 Officer Bryan A. Conroy confronted and killed Zongo in New York City during a raid on a counterfeit-CD ring with which Zongo had no involvement. Relatives of the 43-year-old man from Burkina Faso settled a lawsuit against the city for $3 million. The judge in the trial of the officer who shot him (and was convicted of criminally negligent homicide but did not serve jail time) said he was "insufficiently trained, insufficiently supervised and insufficiently led." Timothy Stansbury Jr. Unarmed and with no criminal record, 19-year-old Stansbury was killed in 2004 in a Brooklyn, N.Y., stairwell. The officer who shot him said he was startled and fired by mistake. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly called his death "a tragic incident that compels us to take an in-depth look at our tactics and training, both for new and veteran officers." A grand jury deemed it an accident.
Cover photos from last week’s Million Hoodie March and rally in downtown Buffalo attended by some 500 people. Sean Bell In the early-morning hours of what was supposed to be 23-year-old Bell's wedding day, police fired more than 50 bullets at a car carrying him and his friends outside a Queens, N.Y., strip club in 2006. Bell was killed, and two of his friends were wounded. The city of New York agreed to pay more than $7 million to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the family and two friends of Bell. The three detectives who were charged -- one of whom yelled "gun," although Bell was unarmed -- were found not guilty of all charges. Just this March, the NYPD fired four of the officers involved in the shooting for disobeying departmental guidelines on the scene. Orlando Barlow Barlow was surrendering on his knees in front of four Las Vegas police officers when Officer Brian Hartman shot him in 2003. Hartman was 50 feet away and said he thought the unarmed 28-year-old was reaching for a gun. The deadly shooting was ruled "excusable." But a federal investigation later revealed that Hartman and other officers printed T-shirts labeled "BDRT," which stood for "Baby Daddy Removal Team" and "Big Dogs Run Together," and that they'd used excessive force during two separate investigations. Aaron Campbell In 2005 Campbell was shot in the back by Portland, Ore., police Officer Ronald Frashour, who said he thought the unarmed man was reaching toward his waistband for a weapon. Witnesses said the 25-year-old was walking backward toward police with his hands locked behind his head moments before the fatal shot was fired. A grand jury cleared Frashour of criminal wrongdoing but sent a letter to the county district attorney's office condemning police handling of the incident.
Campbell's mother received a $1.2 settlement in the family's federal wrongful-death lawsuit against the city of Portland. Victor Steen In 2009, 17-year-old Victor, who was riding his bicycle, refused to stop when chased by a police officer in a cruiser in Pensacola, Fla. In response, the officer aimed his Taser out of the driver's window and fired and then ran over the unarmed teen, killing him. The deadly incident was captured on video. A judge ruled that no crime was committed. Steven Eugene Washington Washington was shot by gangenforcement officers Allan Corrales and George Diego in Los Angeles one night in 2010 after he approached them and appeared to remove something from his waistband. The officers said they'd heard a loud sound in the area and the 27-year-old, who was autistic, was looking around suspiciously. No weapon was ever recovered. Alonzo Ashley Police say that 29-year-old Ashley refused to stop splashing water from a drinking fountain on his face at the Denver Zoo one hot day in 2011, then made irrational comments and threw a trash can. The responding officers, who didn't dispute that he was unarmed, killed him with a Taser, saying he had "extraordinary strength." No criminal charges were filed against them. Wendell Allen Allen was fatally shot in the chest by officers executing a warrant on his house on March 7, 2012, in New Orleans. The 20-year-old was unarmed, and five children were home at the time of his death. Police found 4.5 ounces of marijuana on Allen after they killed him. An attorney for the family says that New Orleans police are investigating whether Officer Joshua Colclough was wrong to pull the trigger.
Ronald Madison and James Brissette In 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, five officers opened fire on an unarmed family on the east side of the Danziger Bridge, killing 17-year-old James Brissette and wounding four others. Next, officers shot at brothers Lance and Ronald Madison. Ronald, a 40-yearold man with severe mental disabilities, was running away when he was hit, and an officer stomped on and kicked him before he died. In a federal criminal trial, five officers involved in what have become known as the "Danziger Bridge Shootings" were convicted of various civil rights violations, but not murder. Travares McGill In 2005 in Sanford, Fla. (the same county in which Travyon Martin was killed), the 16-year-old was killed by two security guards, one of whom testified that Travares was trying to hit him with his car. But evidence showed that the bullet that killed the teen hit him in the middle of the back and that the guard kept firing even after the car was no longer headed toward him. Ramarley Graham In 2012 Officer Richard Haste shot and killed 18-year-old Graham in the bathroom of his grandmother’s Bronx, N.Y., home after a chase while he was attempting to flush a bag of marijuana down the toilet. Police did not have a warrant to enter the house, and Graham had no weapon. Oscar Grant Oakland, Calif., transit-police Officer Johannes Mehserle said that he accidentally used his gun instead of his Taser when he shot Grant on a train platform on New Year's Day 2009. The 22-year-old was lying facedown with his hands behind his back, being subdued by another police officer, when he was killed. Mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to only two years for taking Grant's life. He was released after 11 months. We can be sure about one thing as we try to understand the Trayvon Martin case: There will be other Trayvon Martins. Maybe tomorrow or next week or next month, other young black men will die under ambiguous circumstances at the hands of law enforcement -- or, in Martin's case, law enforcement's surrogate: an overzealous neighborhood-watch volunteer. Unless we want this tragic history to
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keep repeating itself, we have to change the fundamental relationship of people of color to the police. (For completle coverage go to theroot.com . Article excerpted from theroot.com)
COACHES continued city is very important to us... that’s how we stopped the violence in the seventies. we just got to know each other,” Neal explained, which would make it less likely that some type of violence might occur.” Bro. Dobbins also pointed out that sports was a means to positively channel the natural aggressive nature in young men, which starts to come out at around age 12. “Our city sports program is a vital component to us,” reads the Coalitions’ brochure. “It offers a structured and organized platform by which we can take our youth off the streets and build trusting relationships with them and help them to build trusting relationships with one another.” The Coalitions goal is to raise $500,000 before little league football season begins, said Dobbins, “so no parent has to worry about their kids being left out because they can’t afford to pay for uniform and equipment.” He is optimistic about making that goal. Most individuals and organizations he has spoken to and approached so far are supportive and excited about the prospects of the WNY Coaches Coalition and its impact on the youth. The recent introductory breakfast they held was sponsored by Rosenthal, Siegel & Muenkel LLP Attorneys at Law; a firm which has made a commitment to support the Coalition throughout the year, said Dobbins. A luncheon for all the mothers of the children who play sports will be the Coalition’s next event, to get the parents on board. We’re about Little League Sports but equally about developing and saving our young,” said Dobbins. “We’re about transforming these kid’s lives and thus transform the community.” For more information or to donate to this worthy cause, email: WNYCC12@gmail. com or call Bro. Neal Dobbins at (716) 986-1400.
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F&S Tailors & Fashions (716) 894-3742 wwwfandsfashions.com
Dogman Joe Dog Trainer 1963 Fillmore * 807-8163
Robin Gibson, Consultant (716) 444-6773
Main Hair & Beauty Supply 3067 Main St. (716) 862-4247
Hopkins Insurance 1193 Jefferson (716)-886-8880
MASTER TOUCH 1283 E. Delavan 570-7234 / 846-5956
Nette’s Fried Chicken 3118 Main St. * 715-9592
HAIR SUPPLY
F&S Tailors 2930 Genesee St. (716) 894-3742
Miracle Tranition 2 3339 Genesee * 481-1321
DROP 3 SIZES
Main Pediatrics 2800 Main St. (716) 837-0995
Geico 1330 Niagara Falls Blvd. (716) 832-3253
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Mr. Bones 893 Jefferson (716) 464-6794
Studio U Hair Loft 894-8737
Lacy’s/Kymmy’s 179 Parkridge * 578-2880
KLASSIC KUTS 1471 Kensington 836-3260
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MEDICAL
Able Insurance Jeff Moore/Broker 1798 Main St. * 883-5212
Majestic Eloquence 20941/2 Eggert Rd. 308-4873
Hazel Harris (716) 573-5240
HAIR SALONS
Hersha / Hair to Go Natural 727 Main St. (716) 563-1734
DJ Kenny Kutz (716) 400-7358
BARBER SHOPS
The Western New York Black Chamber of Commerce, dedicated to the promotion and develoment and support of Black businesses, hosted a meet and Greet Networking event last Thursday at the 2nd Cup Cafe at 36 Broadway, downtown Buffalo where participants presented their businesses, company or organinzation. 995-0622 or 4007265 for more info about the Chamber. PHOTOS MELVIN WATKINS
EATERIES
West African Int. Market & Take Out 3125 Bailey (716) 507-2329
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Peaches & Keys Unisex 883 Jefferson * 603-6506 Promise Hair Studio 87 W. Cleveland Dr. (716) 835-0250
HAIR SALONS Serenity Hair Boutique 221 Jefferson Ave. (716) 812-0663
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Joseph Burch Insurance 2317 Main St. 551-0006 / 510-4729
LIQUORS & WINES Bellamy’s Liquor Store 405 E. Ferry * 884-4066 One Mo Shot Liquors 2612 Bailey * 464-3299
TAILORS
Ann Rhod’s Tailoring 3185 Bailey Ave. (716) 838-5633
TAX SERVICE L. Sessum Income Tax Service 1650 Fillmore (716) 894-4904
TOWING Ron’s Towing & Recovery (716) 892-2282
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Student Accounts Staff Assistant Buffalo State College seeks applicants for a Staff Assistant, Student Accounts Department. Excellent professional environment and fringe benefits. Competitive salary. Responsibilities: Supervise/monitor daily cashier activities; reconcile cashier transactions to student system and bank. Respond to student inquiries via e-mail, telephone, in writing, or in person. Monitor delinquent accounts. Test new releases and patches on Banner student system. Maintain professional relationship with other departments and offices. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Required Qualifications: Minimum two (2) years college education in business related field. Minimum one (1) year staff supervision experience. Strong written and oral communication skills required. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree, previous cashier management experience. Deadline for applications is April 26, 2012. We encourage qualified applicants to apply for this job posting online at https://jobs.buffalostate.edu.
EAST SIDE APARTMENTS AVAILABLE *Two and Three Bedroom Apartments starting at $395 plus security. Apartments Section 8 Ready. Call 836-8686.
Buffalo State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and committed to respect for diversity and individual differences.
Buffalo Challenger Size: 2Residence (4”) x 3.5” Life Office Cleaning Vacancies – Full-time Temporary Positions Available: The Residence Life Issue: 4/4 Office at Buffalo State College seeks temporary cleaners to assist with summer cleaning D/L: 3/29Must be able to begin employment May 14, 2012 and work of their residence halls. through August 10, 2012. Shift - Monday – Friday, 7:00am – 3:30pm. Hourly rate - $12.58 Price: $133.00 per hour. Prior experience preferred. Working knowledge of cleaning substances, ability
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to follow verbal and written directions, stand for long periods of time, perform medium to heavy manual labor, use cleaning equipment and products, climb ladders. General Mechanic – HVAC Technician: Four years of full-time experience with the HVAC trade under a skilled journey-level position which would provide training equivalent to that given in an apprenticeship program. Apprentice training in HVAC trade or training gained by the completion of technical courses in the HVAC trade at a school or institute may be substituted for the above experience on a year-for-year basis. Full-time position. Shift-Thursday through Monday, 3:00pm – 11:30pm. Applications are available at: http://www.buffalostate.edu/offices/hr/jobapplication. doc. Completed applications must be postmarked no later than April 16, 2012, mailed to: Buffalo State College, Human Resource Management, Cleveland Hall 403, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14222. NO CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Drywall Hangers and Finishers needed. At least 6 years exp. Must have reliable transportation. Send resumes to PO Box 523, Buffalo NY 14215 or fax 748-6299.Minister of Music: :New Covenant United Church of Christ, 459 Clinton Street, Buffalo, NY Play and Direct for Sr. Choir, Men's Chorus and Children's Choir Please call 716-856-3392 for an audition, interview and additional information regarding the position. Jacquelyn Ross Brown, Sr. Pastor Looking for a Short Order Cook that is reliable, trustworthy and can work 10am-5pm Monday-Friday. For more information call 715-0640. Please leave a message.
Drivers: Owner Op's. Pd. miles 3600 per week at $.90 per mile. 100% FS. Fuel Discount + Stop Pay. CDL-A w/Hazmat end. 22 yoa & 1yr OTR exp. Power Unit 2007 or newer. 800-738-7705 x1286 Local Church seeking an Organist. Full time, Part time. All interested persons should forward resumes and salary requirements to: James P. Davis, Chairperson of Personnel Committee, P.O. ox 234, Niagara Station, Buffalo, NY 14202
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Advise Undecided students; assist students with academic planning; oversee programming for University Scholars. Minimum Qualifications: Master’s Degree in higher education or relevant field. Significant experience advising undergraduate students in a higher education setting (3-5 years minimum). Salary: $49,372 - $63,000. Resume, cover letter, references and application must be submitted by 4/25/2012 at http://ubjobs.buffalo.edu, Posting # 1200147.
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bids NFTA Procurement Invitation to Bid 4177 - Seasonal Fertilization, Weed, Pest Control BNIA 4195 - Four Wheel Drive Sport Utility Vehicles Download Bids from www. nfta.com INVITATION TO BID The NFTA is soliciting bids for Project No. 12NA1201, NFIA-Airside Pavement Maintenance 2012, Bid No. E-477 on April 24, 2012. www.nftaengineering.com
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Buffalo Challenger pays. Size: 2 advertising (4”) x 3.5” advertising@thechallengernews.com Issue: 4/4 D/L: 3/29 Price: $133.00 bids Buffalo City School District Advertisement for Bids Sealed proposals for the following project will be received at the office of the Board of Ed. – 403 City Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14202. On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 10:00AM, proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud for: PROJECT 0304-017 P.S. 304 HUTCH TECH H.S. ROOF REPLACEMENT & RELATED WORK BUFFALO, NY 14201 Beginning March 26, 2012, bidding document packages may be viewed and purchased through Avalon Document Services online Planroom website at http://www.avalonbuff-planroom.com , under “Public Jobs”, or ordered by phone at 716-995-7777. Owner can assume no responsibility for errors, omissions, or other misinformation obtained via other bid document distribution resources. Please note that required bid bond is 10%. The work will be subject to the equal employment opportunity requirements. Any questions regarding this project, please refer to BRIAN SWARTZ, 716-816-3659. Paul McDonnell, AIA Director of Plant Services ADVERTISING DATE: 3/26/12
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Provide advisement to Undecided students; assist with programming for Finish in 4 participants. Minimum Qualifications: Master’s Degree in higher education or relevant field. Experience advising undergraduate students in a higher education setting (1-3 years minimum). Salary: $42,801 - $51,000 Resume, cover letter, references and application must be submitted by 4/25/2012 at http://ubjobs.buffalo.edu, Posting # 1200149. The University at Buffalo is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer/Recruiter. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
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Dance
*2nd Cup 36 Broadway St. 840-0048 7p.m. Wed. “Salsa night with Calvin and Fanny.” Beginner salsa lesson and social dance. salsacalvinfanny@hotmail. *African American Cultural Center 350 Masten Ave. 884-2013 3 p.m. Sat. 3 pm @5 p.m. Tues. Thurs. “Community Dance and Drumming Classes.” Visit www.africanamericancultural. org. *El Museo Francisco Oller y Diego Rivera 91 Allen St. 8849693.wwwfolkloric.org. Mon through Wed: “Dance Classes with Folkloric Productions Dance Co.” Includes meditation and yoga 912-8754. *First Shioh Baptist Church. 15 Pine St. 6:30 p.m. Fri. “Line dancing lessons.” 847-6555. Free. *Gateway Longview Family Resource Center. 347 E. Ferry St. 6 p.m. Tues. “ Dance lessons with the Smooth Steppers.” Classes in urban Ballroom, Chicago Steppin’ and swing. 6337813. *Kenan Center 433 Locust St.; Level Breakdancing class. Also 7:30 p.m. Mon. Wed. “B-Girl class.” Beginners welcome. $10; $15; Also 6 p.m. Tues; 4 p.m. Thurs. Open practice.” $5. *Urban Line dance lessons each Monday at Pratt Willert 6-7:30 p.m. (parking available) *Urban Line dance lessons each Friday morning, 10:45-11:45 a.m., JFK Center, E. Wilson instructor.
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ChallengerCN.com Wednesday April 4
“Lest We Forget Our Two Martins”: A look at the lives of the two “Martins” – Martin Luther King and Trayvon Martin, and the impact their assassinations have had on the Civil Rights Movement, the country and the world; 5:30
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH PRAYER Enough is Enough Prayer continues: *April 2-6, Miracle Christian Fellowship center, 1242 Jefferson, Superintendent Alfonzo Roberson. *April 22-28, Mt. Ararat, Bishop Dwight Brown.
Wednesday April 4
Saturday April 7
to 7:45 p.m., Frank E. Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave; spoken word artists interested in sharing call Betty Jean Grant at 536-7323; free and open to the public.
WUfO 1080 Easter Egg Hunt: Mt. Olive Baptist Church, noon - 3 p.m..
Khametic Ascendants: 9:30am & 12:30 am, Channel 20 public access; for info (917) 232-2056; email itsone999@gmail.com Thursday April 5 STUDENTS FIRST RALLY: 5:30-6:30 pm, Buffalo Teachers Federation office, corner Niagara & Porter Avenue. Friday April 6 Pappy Martin Love Supreme jazz: 6-8 pm, Wegman’s Amherst Street, “The Spirit of Jazz.” Saturday April 7 Easter Extravaganza: Edward Sanders Community Center, 2777 Bailey Ave. 10am-2pm; egg hunt, egg painting, photos w/Easter bunny and more; sponsored by Ashley E.Scott LLC; 846-3563 for info; free and open to the public.
Wednesday April 11 Khametic Asclendants: 9:30am & 12:30 am, Channel 20 public access; for info (917) 232-2056; email itsone999@gmail.com
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lnner City Lions Club The Buffalo Inner Lions Club will host their Third Annual “Oldies but Goodies Dinner Dance” fund raiser. The event will be held Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the New Golden Nugget 2046 Fillmore Ave. at 7pm -11pm, dinner 7:45pm Music by DJ Snake. Door Prizes, Chinese Auction, Split Raffles and Cash Bar. Break out your old 40’S, 50’S, 60’S ETC. outfits and come out and have some good old time fun. Cost: $30.00 per person Contact Ben Dockery 864-2118
A Conversation with Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard:Topic, “Erie County Holding Center,” 5-7:30 pm, Frank E. Merriweather Jr . Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave. “Hunan Trafficking in WNY” Panel discussion: 6 p.m., Buffalo & Erie County Historical society, 25 Nottingham Court; 873-9644 ext. 311 Grand Opening Festivities Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic: 1323 Jefferson Ave. 6-8pm; 222-0805; lighthouse. volunteer@gmail.com
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