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Rochester’s SOTA Concert Choir Takes Home $5,000 Prize!

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Rochester’s SOTA (School of the Arts ) Concert Choir, under the direction of Music Department Chair John Gabriele, was chosen as one of the five finalists in the New York State Lottery’s New York Sings Contest and won second place in the final competition. SOTA was selected from hundreds of submissions state-wide. As its prize, SOTA Concert Choirbrought home $5,000 to support their school’s music education programs! Launched in February as part of the lottery’s new mission for education campaign, the “New York Sings” contest offers students the opportunity to film themselves singing their own interpretation of “Thank You For Being A Friend.” Finalists were selected by a panel from the lottery and their advertising agency, DDB New York. The top five finalists were chosen from more than 240 submissions.

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can Percussion Ensemble Thursday, April 10, 7 pm Directed by Dr. Carl Atkins; Featuring Ghanaian Master Drummer Martin Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng

*Alexander Ikejiaku:

The School Board Effect Discussion & Book Signing Saturday, April 12, 2 pm

*Furious Flowers II

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Tax Pro vs Do-it-Yourself Filing a tax return is an annual ritual. Some people look forward to the do-ityourself (DIY) challenge; others turn to the convenience and expertise of a tax professional. Which is better? TV ads make is sound so easy to do your own taxes. Some (DIY) tax software companies say you can get the biggest refund using their product. DIY taxes can be fun and cost less than hiring a tax professional, but may require considerable time and effort. DIY tax software uses a step-by-step fill-inthe-blank method that can easily be done from the comfort and convenience of your home. But, are you missing anything? Is it really correct? Have you gotten all the benefits, credits and loss carryovers? These questions linger long after the DIY tax return is filed. Millions of taxpayers use DIY tax prep, but millions also rely on a tax professional. Should you do it yourself or hire a professional?

Some taxpayers prefer the privacy of their information and using a home computer for DIY. Others consider the

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WNY AREA BRIEFS Mary B. Talbert Civic Club Names 2014 Awardees

Dr. Marshall

Daemen Professor Named Health Leadership Fellow Dr. Isiah Marshall, associate professor and master of social work program director at Daemen College, has been selected as a Health Leadership Fellow by the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York. The 18-month program is designed to expand the network of highly skilled leaders who will serve as advocates to improve the health and well-being of the frail elderly and children from communities of poverty throughout the region. As a Health Leadership Fellow, Marshall will participate in sessions on personal leadership, leading change, communicating as a leader, results-based leadership, and collaboration. Marshall joined Daemen in 2013, having previously served in teaching positions at Winston-Salem State University, Johnson C. Smith, Bowie State and Howard universities.In addition, Marshall has worked in various capacities in the social work field at health care and community-based organizations. A Buffalo resident, he earned a doctorate and master of social work, both from Howard University, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Texas Southern University.

The Mary B. Talbert Civic and Cultural Club will hold its Annual Awards Banquet on April 25, at Salvatore’s Italian Garden 6461 Transit Rd. Depew. The awards theme is honoring Writers, Authors and Journalists. This 2014 awardees are Claudine Ewing, Rod Watson, Gary Ross and Sharon Holley. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Mary B. Talbert Scholarship Fund. The event will begin at 6 p.m and semi-formal attireis requested. Tickets are $50. Debra E.J. Thompson is the event chairperson. For tickets contact Carolyn Malone at 435-0347 or Jessie Ector at 903-1861.

BPS to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed New Charter School Buffalo Board of Education Members will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 23 at 4 p.m. at Buffalo City Hall Room #801 in reference to an application that has been received by the NYS Board of Regents to establish the proposed Charter School of Inquiry, within the Buffalo City School District. The anticipated opening date is Monday, August 24, 2015.

Home Owners Assistance Programs The Fillmore Leroy Area Residents, Inc. is currently accepting applications for the City of Buffalo’s Emergency Assistance Program, Weatherization Program and Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance Program. These programs are designed to encourage and promote homeownership and home maintenance by providing financial assistance to low-moderate income individuals and first-time home owners. For more info call FLARE at 838-6740 Monday-Friday from 9:00 am-5:00 pm.

3 Leadership Buffalo to CAO Releases Strategic Plan For The War On Poverty In Honor Judge James Erie County A. W. McLeod ChallengerCN.com

Judge, four other professionals to receive top honors at award ceremony May 1

uffalo City Court Judge James A.W. McLeod will receive Leadership Buffalo’s “Openess to Change Award” during the organization’s 11th Annual Values Awards on Thursday, May 1 at The Hyatt Regency Buffalo. ‘Openess to Change’ is one of Leadership Buffalo’s strong core values and is presented to a person who demonstrates and encourages a willingness to try alternative approaches to current practice; takes risks personally and professionally that support service, inclusion, and diversity; supports and employs non traditional solutions while faced with significant opposition; achieves effective resolution Judge McLeod when working through resistance to change; and is not restrained by status quo, nor pursues change for the sake of change. Buffalo City Court Judge James A. W. McLeod certainly fits the bill. Judge McLeod, the great nephew of educator Mary McLeod Bethune, began his legal career by becoming the second African American attorney in Buffalo history to be hired as an associate in a major law firm. Having worked as a defense attorney involved in major cases, he was selected by Supreme Court Justice Samuel L. Green to become the first African American, outside of New York City, to serve as a Confidential Law Clerk. Judge McLeod’s career continued with his becoming the first and only African American attorney to head the Buffalo/Erie County Legal Aid’s Bureau’s Public Defender Office; as well as the first and only African American to serve as Erie County’s Second Assistant County Attorney. His past and present legal affiliations include the Minority Bar Association of Western New York, New York State Bar Association and the Erie County Bar Association where he was the first and only African American to serve as the Association Treasurer. Among his many honors, Judge McLeod has received the 2001 Buffalo Branch N.A.A.C.P. Medgar Evers Award. This year’s Leadership Awards winners also include: Rocco Termini, Signature Development, Community Impact Award; Mary Travers Murphy, Family Justice Center, Service Award; Dr. Myron Glick, Jericho Road Community Health Center, Diversity Award; and Blythe Merril, Oishei Foundation, Inclusion Award. Proceeds from the event support scholarships for Class Experience, Rising Leaders and Youth Leadership of Erie County. The Annual Values Awards brings together hundreds of professionals throughout the community with a passion for Buffalo and the similar goal of Making Buffalo Better. Tickets available online athttp://www.leadershipbuffalo.org/

The Community Action Organization of Erie County, Inc. (CAO) has released its “War on Poverty” Strategic Plan and Needs Assessment for the years 2014 – 2018. The comprehensive tool, developed by the President and CEO, L. Nathan Hare, along with its Board of Directors and community stakeholders from across Buffalo and surrounding areas, is designed to build upon the agencies’ priorities and serves as a blueprint for the premier social service agency whose goal is to eliminate the effects of poverty by empowering people to obtain the knowledge and skills to achieve self-reliance and economic stability. The private, not-for-profit, celebrating its 49th year of service, administers the Head Start/Early Head Start program for all areas of Erie County and also offers programming and services in Youth and Family Development, Center Services, Emergency Services, Employment and Training, New Venture Housing, a Drug Abuse, Research and Treatment Clinic (DART), the CAO Alphonso “Rafi” Greene, Jr. Masten Resource Center, Sports PLUS (Partners in Learning and Urban Sports) initiative and the Green Entrepreneurial Center.

The agency is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Lyndon B. Johnson’s declaration on the War on Poverty throughout the year with events and initiatives highlighting four core areas of poverty; Income Security, Education, Food Security and Homelessness. In May, National Community Action Awareness Month, the agency will host the NYS Community Action 1964-2014: From Poverty to Opportunity Tour arriving in Western New York on May 5 – 7 with various events scheduled throughout Erie County to cast a spotlight on poverty, its impact and raise public awareness about the programs and services that offer individuals and families an opportunity to move toward self-sufficiency. To view the 2014 – 2018 “War on Poverty” Strategic Plan and Needs Assessment, visit the CAO website atwww.caoec. org.

IS IT SPRING YET?

It was one of the coldest and snowiest winters in recent memory – even up until a few weeks ago the temperature dipped into the teens! James Archie, pictured above, during one of those dangerously cold wind chill factor days in February, was well prepared. This week, thank goodness, temperatures are expected to be more Spring-like – into the low 60’s by Thursday and mid 50’s on the weekend. Happy Spring!

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11-Year Old Girl Loses Her Life To A Two-Year Old With A Gun

New National Survey

African Americans Say Parent Involvement Key to School Success

By George White New America Media and America’s Wire Writers Group

he “lack of parental involvement” is the biggest issue affecting Black students’ quality of education.

That is one of major findings in a new national survey of African Americans on factors in their quality of life. The survey, sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) and Ebony magazine, polled 1,005 African Americans on their mood and on issues related to income, housing, health care, relationships, race and education. Responses to education-related questions made up a large part of the summary of survey findings. When asked to identify the biggest issues in education, about a fifth of respondents said lack of parental involvement, making it the most frequently cited concern. Other concerns included “overcrowded classrooms” (17 percent), “funding differences among school districts” (17 percent), “quality of teachers” (16 percent), and “students with behavioral issues or special needs” (10 percent). Of those respondents with school-age children or grandchildren, only 37 percent said the nation was “making progress” in efforts to provide “a quality education.” About a third said the country is “losing ground” in education and 28 percent said that there has been no appreciable change in educational quality. Conducted in February, the survey results were released after the launch of two new Obama Administration initiatives on behalf of young people of color. In January, Pres. Obama appointed leaders in education, philanthropy and law to serve on a commission for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans. The president is also seeking support from foundations and businesses for “My Brother’s Keeper,” a campaign he announced on February 27 to improve the education and life prospects of young Latino and African-American males. WKKF is one of 10 major foundations that have agreed to work with the White House to support the “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative. However, education has been a priority for WKKF throughout its 83-year history, said Carla Thompson, vice-president of program strategy at the foundation. “Parental involvement” was seen as the biggest education issue, Thompson said. “That doesn’t surprise me [because] everyone has a stake in education and a vested interest in education.” Thompson said African-American focus groups told WKKF last year that education ranked second only to job security as the most important issue to Blacks overall. In response, the foundation in August made a request for grant proposals for “innovative” initiatives to engage families in education.

An 11-year old girl was shot by a two year old child in West Philadelphia, when the little boy was playing with a gun. According to Action News, the child was shot in the Mantua section of West Philadelphia. Police say that a male friend of the victim put the loaded gun on top of the refrigerator, and it was then placed in the master bedroom. The mother was in the bedroom with the four kids and left the room, which is what led the kids to play with the gun. “We know we had 4 children in the house, one being 14, a 7-year-old, a 2-year-old and an 11-year-old who is now dead. There is a gun in the house, someone gets control of that gun, a shot is fired, the 11-year-old is struck,” said Lt. Officials say the 2-year-old boy pointed the loaded, cocked gun in the direction of the 11-year-old when it went off, striking her in the arm. The bullet went through her arm and entered her chest.She was rushed to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where she later died of her injuries. Police recovered the gun, a 357 Magnum, at the scene. “They don’t know any difference,” said James Rouse. “They think it’s like television the wild, wild west; they aim, they point, but they don’t know the dangers of it.”

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Revamped National Civil Rights Museum Reopens The Lorraine Motel represents a watershed moment in the civil rights movement. On April 4, 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated after stepping onto a second-floor balcony at the motel in Memphis, Tenn. In 1991, the building was transformed into the National Civil Rights Museum, eventually showcasing memorabilia such as the bus where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man and information about the formation of organizations like the Southern Leadership Conference. But it had fallen into disrepair and closed 18 months to undergo a $28 million facelift. It reopened Saturday (April 5) amid a celebration that was attended by hundreds “What this is about is not the exhilaration but the rededication to strength to resilience and to stick to it that we have to carry on in our struggle,” D’Army Bailey, founder and civil rights attorney, remarked. He went on to say that while the movement has progressed, there is still much work to be done. “We need to roll up our shirt [sleeves] and tackle the real issues and chains; poverty, crime, the lack of quality education for our children,” Bailey said.

Cornel West: Integrity is Key to Liberation “They are closing our schools, they’re foreclosing our homes, closing our libraries, closing the factories, closing the post office,” said Larry Hamm, president of the Newarkbased People’s Organization for Progress. “They continue to do it, because they have not yet met the countervailing force that can stop them from doing,” he told the Bethany Baptist Church crowd. Hamm then directed the question to the evening’s speaker, noted public intellectual Dr. Cornel West, of New York’s Union Theological Seminary. “How do we build this countervailing force?” Organizing for liberation requires “three things,” said Dr. West. “Your vision, and the courage behind your vision. Your analysis; Do you really understand what you’re up against? And then, the organizing and mobilizing that has to take place.” Integrity is key. “When you confront a system that either buys off your leaders, lies on your leaders, or kills them, the freest persons are always those who have an absolute commitment to integrity and decency, and are willing to go under.”

ATTENTION FORMER COKE OVEN EMPLOYEES

Blacks Preyed Upon by For-Profit Colleges

Education corporations like Phoenix University have entrapped record numbers of African Americans in high debt and poor quality college course with no jobs at the end of the process, said journalist Kai Wright, author of an article titled “Young, Black and Buried in Debt: How ForProfit Colleges Prey on African American Ambitions.” Black college enrollment increased 35 percent between 2003 and 2009, twice the rate of white increase, according to Wright. However, most of the increase was in pursuit of “subprime degrees” from forprofit schools “that play on people’s ambitions and trick them into a terrible deal, because they’re desperate.”

Coke oven emissions from Bethlehem Steel, Donner Hanna and other Western New York coke oven facilities are a potent cause of lung cancer and other cancers. If you or a family member is suffering from or died as a result of a cancer from work on coke oven batteries, you may be able to file a legal claim against the manufacturers of coke ovens and collect significant financial compensation.

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HEALTH MATTERS

The Witness Project: One Stop Women’s Health Service

The Witness Project is a health education program for women. There is a rising concern about women’s health in the Black community. This innovative program invites you to become proactive about your health. For more information or to sign up for services contact Beverly Johnson or Cassandre Dauphin at 845-3383.

Community Health Night The Aloma D. Johnson Charter School with its partners Daemen College and Subway, will host “Parent and Child Community Health Night” on Wednesday, April 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be activities and lots of information about healthy living. The event is free and open to the public. Dress comfortably as there will be an opportunity for learning some easy exercises. For more information call Ms. McClain at 856-4390. The school is located at 15 Jewett Parkway at the corner of Main St.

Should We be Eating Pork? PIGS are SCAVENGERS and will eat ANY kind of food, INCLUDING dead insects, worms, rotting carcasses, excreta including their own, garbage, and other pigs. There are many diseases carried from swine to man, particularly parasite infestations. Influenza (flu) is one of the most famous illnesses which pigs share with humans. This illness is harbored in the lungs of pigs during the summer months and tends to affect pigs and humans in the cooler months. Sausage contains bits of pigs’ lungs, so those who eat pork sausage tend to suffer more during epidemics of influenza.

Pork Sausage When it comes to meats, sausage is probably one of the worst offenders. Sausage, especially pork sausage, is loaded with undesirable, unhealthy fat. Often, it is also heavily processed and seasoned with spices and chemicals. The European Food Safety Authority recently found that a 78302_Fuel_CallBeforeYouDigAd / 8”w x 5”h / k / PUBS: Buffalo redChallenger food colouring in cheap

sausages could also cause cancer. Bacon and Salami Bacon contains high amounts of fat and salt. It is also cured with chemicals and preservatives. Salami is just as bad as bacon, as it is cured with the same chemicals. You know it’s fatty, because you can obviously see the white fat, marbled throughout the slices of pepperoni. FACT: Pigs do not have sweat glands. Therefore toxins are not eliminated. It’s been said that Pigs are biologically similar to humans, and their meat is said to taste similar to human flesh.... Pork & Parasites Pork is known for its living parasites.Eating pork is often a direct route to becoming infected with parasites. Pork often carries parasites, some of which can survive even the high temperatures of grilling.

pecially pork. The larvae are released, reach maturity, and mate in the intestines, the females producing live larvae. The parasites are then carried from the gastrointestinal tract by the bloodstream to various muscles, where they become encysted. Parasites are difficult to diagnose and even medical doctors miss them. However, if you have vague health problems that have not been resolved after much effort, one possible cause may be parasites. Some parasites attach themselves to the intestinal lining with suction or teeth. If they migrate out of the intestine into other parts of the body they can cause unexpected serious health problems. Swine Influenza (Flu) The human swine flu outbreak of disease in people is caused by a new influenza virus of swine origin Should we be eating pork?

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Gospel Extravaganza CBTU Buffalo Chapter will host its annual Gospel Extravaganza on Saturday, April 12 at 6 p.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 701 East Delavan Avenue. The guest soloist will be Robin Adams; Praise and Worship Leader, Eric Johnson. Also featured will be S.P.I.R.I.T. Gospel Choir, New Beginnings Choral Ensemble, Western District Chapter youth, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church, 2nd Baptist Praise & Worship Team, S.P.I.R.I.T. Praise Dancers, MOBC Mass Choir, Crystal Melvin and more! For more information contact Angela Blue at (716)308-0002 or Franchelle Hart at (716) 289-1280.

Theme Basket Auction A Theme Basket Auction sponsored by the Parent Committee of Zion Missionary Baptist Church will be held on Saturday, April 12 at 3 p.m. in the Van C. Thomas Fellowship Hall, 179 East Ferry St. Support Zion’s Girl Scouts trip! There will be refreshments and door prizes. For more information contact Etta Howell at 884-2658. Rev. C Jenkins II is Pastor.

“Woman Preach! Jesus’ 7 Last Words” Deep Wells Ministries will host “Woman Preach! Jesus’ 7 Last Words” on Friday April 18 at 5 p.m. at First Shiloh Baptist Church, 15 Pine Street. Rev. Jonathan Staples is Senior Pastor. Guest Speakers include Rev. Rachelle Robinson, Founder of Deep Wells Ministries and Associate Minster, Shiloh Baptist Church; Rev. Renita Shadwick, Elim Christian Fellowship; Rev. Barbara Campbell, New Hope Baptist Church; Rev. Pearl Snell, St. Luke Community Church; Minister Erika Gault, Elim Christian Fellowship; Evangelist Paulette Chatmon, Cold Springs Church of God In Christ Jesus; and Minister Vera Johnson, St. John Baptist Church. We believe that it is our mission to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. We invite you to join us as we magnify the Lord and lift up the name of Jesus. For more information call 923-5434. GOD IS GOOD...

The 7 Last Sayings of Christ The “7 Last Sayings of Christ” will be delivered on Thursday, April 17 at 6:30pm at Evangelistic Temple Community Church, 92 Hedley Place. Rev. George W. DuBois,is Pastor and Pastor James C. Blackburn, Jr. of Greater Hope Baptist Church, Officiating. There will be 7 dynamic speakers ~ Come Out and Be Blessed!! Rev. Samuel Harris ~ Greater Hope Baptist Church; Pastor Edward Jackson ~ Friendship Baptist Church; Rev. Julius Grooms ~ Ebenezer Baptist Church, Lackawanna, NY; Pastor Frank Bostic ~ Pilgrim Baptist Church; Pastor Andre Clark ~ New Direction Christian Fellowship; Rev. Michael Roberson ~ Jordan Grove Baptist Church; and Rev. Carlos Spencer ~ Zion Dominion Global Ministries. “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”~ Isaiah 53:5

Alexis Spight

Alexis Spight Returns to Buffalo to Headline a Free Concert at Good Samaritan COGIC The Women’s Department of the Good Samaritan COGIC is sponsoring a concert entitled “He Turned It Praise and Worship Celebration” on April 12 at 7:30 pm. at The Good Samaritan COGIC, 261 Cleveland Drive, Cheektowaga. This concert will feature Stellar Award Nominee and Sunday Best Runner-up Alexis Spight; Recording artist Serena young and the Voices of Praise of Rochester, New York; George Barnes of Kansas City, Missouri Spruce Street Baptist Church’ Palmist Alesha Tyson of Buffalo and Jada Spight of Kansas City, Kansas. The host pastor and wife, Pastor Bishop Glenwood H. Young and First Lady Pauline B. Young, invite the community to attend this free, awesome concert!

First Holy Temple FGBC to Host Women’s Conference Frist Holy temple FGBC, 703 Fillmore will host a Women’s Conference April 10-12. Thursday thru Friday which will feature service at 7 p.m. and discussion. On Saturday classes will be held at 9 a.m. A luncheon will follow. Donation is $10. The conference will feature Apostle C. Booze, Evangelist C. Robinson, Minister C. Jones and Mit V. Nelson. For more information call 896-3896.

Enough is Enough!

City-Wide Prayer Against Violence Lenten Season Schedule Prayer 6-7 p.m. Lenten Services 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 9 Centennial AME Zion Church 127 Doat Street - Pastor Craig Douglass, Host Pastor Holy Week Monday, April 14- Lincoln United Methodist Church 641 Masten Avenue - Pastor George Nicholas, Host Pastor

ENTERTAINMENT

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The Jazz Cafe With Singer/ Songwriter Fragrance of YAH Fragrance R. Harris Brown McReynolds, founder of Fragrance of YAH, Social Engineering Firm for Visual and Performing Arts/ Artists, presents The Jazz Café with singer/songwriter Fragrance of YAH, April 26 from 8:30 p.m. to 12 midnight at the Utica Business Center, 11 East Utica Street. The Jazz Café is an infusion of genres deriving from jazz as well as those not usually collaborated with jazz. It is a place where singer/songwriter Fragrance of YAH and Socialist Soundz Music 4 D Peepo display their ability to produce new jazz music for all generations to enjoy together. We serve beverages and light

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refreshments to give the laid back feel of a lounge while incorporating the versatility of a café. Our goal is to spread the appreciation of jazz through the generations as well as the messages that jazz contain… much like reggae…it speaks for the people! For tickets and more information contact Fragrance R. Harris Brown McReynolds at (517) 282-9519. Tickets are also on sale at Doris Records . *Alemaedae Theater Productions world premier of the movie “SKP TRCRZ”, Wed April 16 @ 7:30 p.m., Market Arcade Theatre 639 Main St. For info: 716.602.6253 and WWW. ATPGALAXY.COMTickets $10 at Doris Records and WWW.ATPGALAXY. COM; $15 @ box office day of event. *The Beautiful Music Band Fridays at the Groove Lounge, 1210 Broadway 8pm-12am. *Tyler Perry’s “Hell Hath No Fury” ROCHESTER April 9, The Auditorium Theatre, BUFFALO April 10, 7:30 p.m. Shea’s

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*James Cotton and the James Cotton Blues Band, Friday, April 11 at 8 p.m., Kleinhans Music Hall; call 885-5000 for tickets; kleinhansbuffalo.org

*“The Trojan Women” starring Lorna C. Hill, Ujima TheatreLoft, 545 Elmwood Ave., now thru April 19 Thurs-Sat @ 8pm and Sun @ 6pm ; tickets $15 to $25; 883-0380 or www.ujimatheatre.org

*Young Audiences’ annual fundraiserWednesday, April 16, 6:30-9:30pm, Town Ballroom, 681 Main Street, TICKETS: Patron Couple $200; Patron $150; General Entry $50. Featuring erformances by Young Audiences artists: Led by Van Taylor, Kevin Doyle, Miché Fambro, Robin Hibbert, Joyce Nixon, Mary Ramsey, Alassane Saar, and Rey Scott and more.

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First Shiloh to Host School Board Election Forum

Free Easter Extravaganza for Our Community’s Kids! Buffalo native Ashley Scott, a graduate from Canisius College, has the passion and drive to help others in her community. She’s currently a Buffalo Public Schools counselor and spends a lot of her time outside of work mentoring young adults. Ashley has organized an annual FREE “Easter Extravaganza” event for kids in the community. The hugely successful event was attended by over 200 kids last year and continues to grow. As a child Scott attended her church’s Easter events regularly and realizing how much fun she had, she decided to organize her own similar event for the kids: creating a way for families to come together, have fun and make great happy memories without having any expense. This will be the 5th annual Easter Extravaganza and it will be hosted at the Edward Saunders Community Center, this Saturday April 12, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will have multiple activities for the kids like games, face and egg painting, Easter Egg Hunt, the Easter Bunny and plenty of great food and other fun. Ashley plans to organize other events throughout the year as she strides to bring families closer together through community events. To register your kid(s), donate or for more information please call 716-8463563.

A Buffalo School Board Candidate Forum is scheduled for Thursday, April 17, 6 p.m. at First Shiloh Baptist Church, 15 Pine Street, sponsored by First Shiloh and the Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals. Please join us. Spread the word!   Only one week left to register to vote! If you plan to vote in the election on May 6th and aren’t registered, you must do so by April 10th! There are 200,000 residents of legal voting age in Buffalo; 130,000 are registered to vote; 12,000 voted in last year’s election. This board is responsible for overseeing nearly 30,000 children and a budget of over $900 million! Please help increase voter turn-out! Buffalo residents will be voting for the 3 at-large seats on the Buffalo Board of Education. The Board is comprised of 9 members total--6 members are elected to specific districts (that election took place last year); 3 members are voted in at-large, meaning the entire city votes for them. This election will be held on May 6th.

Tolbert Reaches Out To Community For Discussions on Buffalo Schools Bernie Tolbert, a candidate for the Buffalo School Board, is sponsoring a series of Town Hall Meetings to encourage community-wide dialogue on the Buffalo Public School System. In announcing the meetings, Tolbert outlined the program and its purpose. “The idea is to facilitate community conversation on what is needed in the Buffalo School System in order to create academic and career success for all students,” Tolbert said. “We need to talk among parents, teachers, administrators, students, community leaders and city residents on a range of education topics including: Are we on the right track? What are we doing that’s working? What needs to change? What should be the common vision about issues of educational values, student achievement, parental involvement and supporting teachers? What more can we do to engage parents, teachers, students and community leaders. It’s a long list with many options to be considered, but we have to begin somewhere. In my opinion, this is important conversation that is long overdue and pertinent not only to the upcoming school board election, but well beyond.” Buffalo School Board Members, Dr. Theresa Harris-Tigg and James Sampson, will join Tolbert at the town hall meetings. Tolbert, former Buffalo School teacher and executive for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Basketball Association (NBA) and The Coca Cola Corporation, announced his candidacy for the Buffalo School Board in late January with a stated focus of working collaboratively to build consensus around a blueprint designed to genuinely and effectively improve Buffalo’s Public School System. Tolbert notes that the upcoming town hall meetings reflect that continued focus. Tolbert’s town hall meetings will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. on: *April 14 at The Unitarian Universalist Church 695 Elmwood Ave, *April 21 at UB Allen Hall University of Buffalo South Campus *April 28 Timon St. Jude High School 601 McKinley Pkwy. All meetings are free and open to the public. The first meeting was held April 7 at The New Covenant United Church-Christ 494 Clinton Street. Details on the Town Hall meetings are available at www.bernietolbert.com

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Why Was Pat Freeman left off two stadium commissions? King Center Charter School’s Planned Relocation

By Kenneth N. Robinson, M.S.

ecently, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, appointed their own stadium commissions to explore the possibility of a new football stadium for the Buffalo Bills. Absent from the list of appointees was Pat Freeman, sports director at Mix 1080WUFO. Unquestionably, Freeman has been unrivaled as the most outspoken advocate for a new downtown stadium in Buffalo. In fact, he was at the forefront of this discussion before it became politically popular. For many Bills fans in Western New York and throughout the country, the recent passing of Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. and the impending sale of the team makes the need to resolve the long-term stadium issues, that much greater. But, beyond mere advocacy, Freeman has significant backing. He is the most visible and vocal member of the Greater Buffalo Sports and Entertainment Complex, which in conjunction with developer HKS, Inc., has committed to building a new Downtown Stadium Complex. It is expected to create 10-15,000 permanent jobs. Moreover, this multi-use facility would have commercial value to the city and region beyond its use as an NFL stadium. The proposed sports and entertainment complex is expected to spur greater capital expansion, with new hotels, a convention center, and newer retail establishments. Yet, the biggest value to residents of the city of Buffalo and Erie County is that this mammoth project, which is expected to exceed $1 billion dollars, will be privately funded. If Freeman and his group succeed, it would be historic and unprecedented in Buffalo and Western New York. Historically, the costs to build, renovate and maintain what is now Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, has involved the use of taxpayer financing in the hundreds of millions dollars over time, with little or no return. The overwhelming majority of NFL stadiums have been built and sustained with taxpayer financing. All of which makes Freeman’s concept that much more attractive in a community and region steeped in low economic growth. Freeman, also known by the moniker, “The Mighty O’Ba”, has taken up a mighty cause, and deserves a seat at the table on one of these stadium commissions. To express your support for his appointment, contact Governor Cuomo at (518) 474-8390 and County Executive Poloncarz at (716) 858-6000.

Reflections on the Segregation/Desegregation Issue: When Will the Healing Begin?

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The King Center Charter School’s (KCCS) quest to move from its current location to former Public School 71 is as much about neighborhood development as it is about school relocation. In this context, the decision to relocate is a clash between two warring visions over the role of publically financed schools in the development of East Side neighborhoods. This decision is also an act of disinvestment that betrays the King Urban Life Center’s (KULC) dream to save the church and neighborhood in which it is located. Schools are neighborhood anchor institutions that cultivate community identity and increase return on public investments. This was the vision of the city, state and all who invested millions to save St. Mary of Sorrows from demolition. When the city and the community intervened in 1986, they realized that rescuing the church alone would not change the trajectory of the neighborhood’s development. KULC, in response, built a neighborhood change model based on education reform and transforming the community’s physical environment. However, for that model to succeed, KULC also had to develop a resource base sufficient to maintain the facilities and leverage physical improvements in the neighborhood. Within this context, KULC, as part of its neighborhood change strategy, created the King Center Charter School as a holistic model for education reform for East Side children. With the charter school as its anchor, KULC then launched the Parent Child Home Program, adult computer education, after-school tutoring, and an Artist-In-Residence program. It transformed the entire block between Rich and Guilford, purchased properties, built and maintained a playground and assisted with the demolition of derelict properties, thereby laying the foundation for prospective housing development. KULC became an East Side Beacon of Hope and a model of how “place-based” institutions can change communities. The King Center Charter School has a different vision of its role in the community. It does not view the school as “rooted” in the neighborhood, so it wants to break its partnership with KULC and move to a “better location.” But a publicly financed charter school is not a privately owned, “footloose” institution, which is free to move whenever and wherever it chooses. The government has poured millions into KCCS, and the school has a responsibility to all taxpayers, especially those living in the community where it is located. For this reason, KCCS should be held to a higher standard because it is an anchor institution, which is in reality, “rooted” in the neighborhood, regardless of what the board thinks.

KCCS staying at its current location is good for both the neighborhood and the children. One reason is that neighborhoods matter in the education of our children. Jeffrey Canada, founder Dear Editor: of the Harlem Children’s Zone, said, “You cannot reform the schools without changing the Buffalo failing public schools and all schools are symptoms of historical racialism. This neighborhoods, and you cannot change the neighborhoods without reforming the schools. racialism has damaged the psyche of African/Black people and whites to the point it can't be You can try, but you will fail.” acknowledged, that it's the root cause of the failing society. After 300 years of brutal dehumanizing/enslavement of African/Black people, 100 years It does not matter if the children live in one East Side neighborhood and go to school in (1865-1965) of Jim Crow Laws of racial discrimination sanctioned by the US government another. The reason is the conditions in most East Side neighborhoods are essentially the ended just 49 years ago. It took a massive Civil Rights Movement to force the government same. So, disinvesting in one East Side neighborhood and reinvesting in another East Side to pass legislation, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, that made Black people 1st class citizens. neighborhood serves no useful purpose. Black people fought and died in all of America's wars even though they just became citizens 49 years ago. The reality is that we must transform the entire East Side to save the children; because if Racialism has blinded White Americans to the point that they actually think they are excep- simply having a fancy school building was the key to academic success, most Buffalo schools tional and infallible and everyone else is beneath them. A classic example is when Education would be doing great. However, facilities are only one part of the story, the neighborhoods Secretary Arne Duncan made a statement about the Common Core Curriculum that the fed- are the other. Therefore, schools should “cast down their buckets” wherever they are located, eral government is pushing nation-wide for America to catch up with the rest of the world. and work to improve the quality of neighborhood life, regardless of where their students live. The majority of the white parent groups and teacher unions are against because they say it's too difficult for the children. Secretary Duncan’s statement cause a fire-storm, "White KCCS has a very different idea about schools and the neighborhoods in which they are losuburban parents have found out with Common Core Curriculum that their children are not cated. They want complete control over the school building and its site, which they view as a self-contained campus, with no connections to the surrounding neighborhood. KCCS is in as bright as they thought." Racialism is rampant in the educational system nation-wide. Teachers with suspect teach- the neighborhood, but not of the neighborhood. Because it has no loyalty or attachment to the ing certificates are placed in majority Black/Brown school; discipline and suspensions to- community, KCCS thinks that it is okay to relocate, but it is not. The decision to move is a ward Black children is off the charts; resources are meager, and a well rounded education is bad one in both neighborhood development and educational terms. removed from the schools. In Buffalo there is total silence about the African Infusion project. No historical mention The purpose of education is to prepare students to earn a living and become engaged citizens who will confront the challenge of regenerating their troubled neighborhood, not run away of the Crime Against Humanity - the Transcontinental Slave Trade of African people. from it. Regardless of what the board says, the children at KCCS know the school is running When will the healing begin? -Royal St. Clair away from the neighborhood, and the children living in the neighborhood know the school is “running away.” They have seen this movie before.

“We wish to plead our own cause. Too long have others spoken for us.” - John Russwurm, Freedom’s Journal. 1827 America’s 1st Black Newspaper

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BID ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for Project No. 44543-C, for Construction Work, Provide Masonry Repairs, Maintenance Headquarters, DOT Region 5, 111 Indian Road, Depew (Erie County), NY, will be received by the Office of General Services (OGS), Design & Construction Group (D&C), Contract Administration, 35th Fl., Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 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 certified check, bank check, or bid bond in the amount of $15,200 for C. All successful bidders on a multiple trade project or the successful bidder with a bid over $200,000 on a single trade project, will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Bond in the statutory form of public bonds required by Sections 136 and 137 of the State Finance Law, each for 100% of the amount of the Contract estimated to be between $100,000 and $250,000 for C. The requirement for Labor and Material and Performance Bonds may be waived on a bid under $200,000 on a single trade project. Designated staff are Frank Peris and Carl Ruppert in the Bureau of Contract Awards, telephone (518) 474-0203, fax (518) 473-7862 and John Lewyckyj, Director of Contract Administration, telephone (518) 474-0201, fax (518) 486-1650. The only time prospective bidders will be allowed to visit the job site will be at 2:00 p.m. on April 17, 2014 at NYS DOT Depew Maintenance Headquarters, 111 Indian Road, Depew, NY. For assistance pertaining to the site visit only, please phone Heather Buzzelli (716) 885-0908. It is the policy of the State and the Office of General Services to encourage minority business enterprise participation in this project by contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, and all bidders are expected to cooperate in implementing this policy. The Bidding and Contract Documents for this Project are available on compact disc (CD) only, and may be obtained for an $8.00 deposit per set, plus a $2.00 per set shipping and handling fee. Contractors and other interested parties can order CD’s on-line through a secure web interface available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please use the following link at the OGS website for ordering and payment instructions: asp.

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Sun, Earth, Mars Line Up...! On Tuesday night (March 8) Mars, Earth and the sun were arranged in a nearly-straight line. Every two years, Mars reaches a point in its orbit called "opposition," when the planet lies directly opposite the sun in Earth's sky, according toAstronomy magazine. This means Mars rises near sunset and remains visible all night long as it moves nearly overhead across the night sky - almost 10 times brighter than the brightest stars in the sky. "From our perspective on our spinning world, Mars rises in the east just as the sun sets in the west," NASA reports. "Then, after staying up in the sky the entire night, Mars sets in the west just as the sun rises in the east." Another treat awaits April 14, when the full moon also will appear near Mars. That will be the actual date of Mars closest approach to Earth. Actually any clear night inAri is a good time to view this phenomenon. Mars won't appear this big and bright again until its next "opposition" May 22, 2016, Astronomyreports. During this “opposition,” Astrologically Mars is opposite to the Sun, and astronomically, Earth is situated exactly between the Sun and Mars. Astrologically, this opposition’s influence lasts 6-7 days in which we might experience some confusion regarding our usual way of acting and for those who have violence issues, it might be harder to keep this under control. As usual, everyone reacts to this transit based on their natal chart, just as every man reacts differently in the same given situation.

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Urban League Minority and Women Loan and Technical Assistance Program The Buffalo Urban League Minority and Women Loan and Technical Assistance Program Small Business Development Series continues with: *B-Course (Five Forces) Trade Offs -Tuesday, April 8 from 6:30- 8:00 PM *C- Course (The Business Profile) Let’s Begin Writing -Thursday, April 10 from 6:30- 8 PM *A-Course (The Mind of Business) The Mind of Madness: managing the Madness (Pt. 2) Saturday, April 12 from 9:30- 11 AM The Business Series takes place at the Buffalo Urban League, 15 Genesee Street in Buffalo. Call 716.250.2453 for more information and costs.Light Refreshments Served.

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Learn More About Babies, Birth And Breastfeeding At The Central City Baby Café : free drop in center at the Durham Outreach Center, 200 E. Eagle Street every Wednesday and Thursday 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free Dinner. Call Doris 885-6348. Parent & Child Community Health Night: Aloma D. Johnson Charter School, 15 Jewett Parkway @ Main 5-7 p.m.; 856-4390. Free. Save The Fruit Belt Meeting: 6 p.m., Moot Center, 292 High St, refreshments; for info: Campaign for Greater Buffalo @8543749.

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Buffalo Board of Education Meeting: 5:30 p.m., Makowski ECC, 1095 Jefferson cor. Best. St.

Hustle for Health: Free Line Dance Fitness for Seniors Launch;10 am-11am, 118 E. Utica.

Thursday April 10

Saturday April 12

Theme Basket Auction: 3 p.m., Van C. Thomas Fellowship Hall, Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 179 E. Ferry; Re. CM Jenkins II Pastor.

Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Public School System: 6-8 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 695 Elmwood Ave., hosted by School Board candidate Bernie Tolbert with Board members Dr. Theresa Harris-Tigg and James Sampson.

Media Networking Event “Meet the Black Media”: 6 p.m., Bulger Communication Center, Buffalo State College. Open to public. Buffalo City School District Public Hearing on 20142015 Budget & Contract for Excellence: Bennett High School, 2885 Main St., 5 p.m. see you at the events

A King & His Princess Dinner Dance: Creekside Banquet Center,2669 Union Rd.; Formal Affair, Sponsored by Miss Barbara’s School of Dance & Erie County Links; tickets $70; 834-1644.

Easter Extravaganza: Edward Saunders Community Center, 2777 Bailey Ave., 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; free for all; 846-3563.

Bennett Wells Post #1780 60th Anniversary Celebration: 1356 East Delavan @ Cortland, 2 p.m. Meet and Greet, 4 p.m. dinner; 8961614, 856-5229, 200-1779, 348-8554.

Locust Street Art FREE Movie Night: 7-9 p.m., 138 Locust Street “Restless City.”

Run Along Jericho road 5K Race: 9 a.m. Corner of Gelston and Breckenridge St.; $20 (kids 12 & under free); to register go to http:// jrchc.org/Registration.aspx

Sunday April 13

Fundraiser for the SSJ Sister Karen Klimczak c/enter for Nonviolence: featuring Rev. John Dear author and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, 7 p.m.,Medaille College Lecture Hall, Main Bldg., 18 Agassiz Circle; $25, $10 students; (716) 362-9688 or info@sisterkarencenter.org

Early Bird Registration for Lovejoy Lions Football Team Register now for the Lovejoy Lions Football Team and receiver a discount of $20. From now through May 16 the registration fee is $130. Starting May 17 the registration is $150. The fee is nonrefundable. For more information or concerns please call Coach Willie at 716-877-8993, Coach Charles at 716-833-0213, and Coach Mark at 716444-7689.

Thursday April 17 Buffalo School Board Candidates Forum: 6 p.m., First Shiloh Baptist Church, 15

Pine St. sponsored by First Shiloh and the Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals. Friday April 18 Jes Breathe Cancer Awareness Committee Fundraiser “Dancing 4 Hope”: Classic V banquets, 2425 Niagara Falls Blvd., 5-9 p.m. $25 donation; (716) 533-298 see you at the events

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APRIL 9, 2014 Challenger Community News •

2014 Drill Team Champions! Once again Marcus Brown and his dedicated team showcased the talent and beauty of our youth at the annual “Drill-O-Rama.” The event, sponsored by NICYO & Drill Teams United of Buffalo and WNY, took place at Kleinhans Music Hall, and was as usual, violence free and well attended. This year’s teams, as in past years, were awesome. Hats off to everyone who participated – Champions all! Those who took home trophies included: King Charter School 1st Place and School Six 2nd Place in the Elementary Division. The Difference Ministry 1st Place, The Cobra Crusaders, 2nd and Exquist 3rd place in the Elementary Independent Division; Hutch Tech 1st Place, BASIC 2nd and East High 3rd Place in the High School Division; The Difference Ministry 1st Place, The Jr. Crusaders 2nd and God’s Creation 3rd Place in Jr. Independent Division; 1st Place the Sr. Crusaders, 2nd The Difference Ministry , 3rd Place God’s Creation in the Sr. Independent Division. Best Captain: Elementary –Gospel Difference; Best Captain Jr. Independent- the Difference; and Best Captain High School Hutch Tech. Best dressed: High School – Performing Arts; Best Dressed Jr. Independent -The Difference Ministry; and Best Dressed Sr. Independent God’s Creation. Congratulations!