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Schumer Endorses Frankel for Monroe County Executive The Honorable Charles H. Schumer, U.S. Senator from the State of New York endorsed Brighton Town Supervisor Sandra Frankel in her campaign for Monroe County Executive. Southwest Rochester’s “Neighborhood Pizzeria” TAKEOUT & DELIVERY
5th Annual African/African American Festival The Rochester A.B.O.V.E. Organization is excited and proud to present the 5th Annual African/African American Festival on Saturday-August 6th at Highland Bowl Park. The festival will be held from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. with free admission. This year's theme is “UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY,” Sponsored by Webster Ford Lincoln Mercury, Roc Music Group, LLC and Lamah Images. The entertainment line-up will be hosted by G-Funk, Kadijah Yawn, Paul Boutte and will feature, Jazz, R&B, Spoken Word, Latin Music&Dance, African Dance, Hip Hop, the RocAbove Soul Train Line and The Gospel Explosion Hour. Such performers as Reazons, Will Holton, Brown Skin, Kinetic Flo, Jimmie Highsmith Jr., Etch-A-Sketch Comedy, Timmie Mitchum, and The Bright Clouds will be on stage. Activities of arts & crafts, inflatables, games and the City's Recreation on the Move vehicle will be providing fun for children and families. Bring your wallet for the Food and Merchandise Vendors and don't forget your lawn chair. Please note a couple of the festival ground rules: pets are not allowed at the festival and riding your bike in the festival is prohibited. Bring your family; come have fun while supporting this positive annual event in the Rochester community. Please visit the website at www.rochesterabove. org
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BUILD of Buffalo Investigates Shooting of Man by NFTA Cop
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NFTA Officials to attend meeting Thursday, August 4 to hear citizens complaints at BUILD Headquarters, 1327 Jefferson at 5:30 p.m. Newly reorganized B.U.I.L.D. of Buffalo, a local civil rights organization, held a press conference and rally in front of the N.F.T.A. police headquarters at 1404 Main Street last Friday in response to the shooting of Kevin Allen by Officer James Delacey. "We want some answers as to why did this citizen get shot on Linwood Avenue in the back by a transit officer? We understand that this is the first time in the history of Buffalo that a transit officer has fired on a citizen of Buffalo. Why was the officer running a license plate on Linwood Ave? Why was Mr. Parker shot in the back? What is the role of the NFTA in policing City streets and by what authority?" said Charley Fisher. "We demand answers,” continued Fisher. However when he was unable to get an audience with officials at the Main Street headquarters, he then went to the NFTA executive offices downtown. As a result, a public meeting meeting is planned for this Thursday, August 4 at 5:30 p.m. at BUILD Headquarters, 1327 Jefferson (at Utica). “Anyone with a complaint against NFTA or who’s been abused, falsely arrested or mistreated by NFTA Officers are urged to come to this meeting,” said Fisher. NFTA officials will be present along with BUILD representatives. He said that BUILD was assured that Fisher speaks to reporters the NFTA would investigate any complaints and Thursday’s planned meeting is designed outside of NFTA Police Main Street headquarters. to provide the documentation. Photo Princess Photography Citizens may call BUILD at 885-0001 for more information. “One of the things that was revealed during the meeting last week was that there are only six Black officers out of 105 on the NFTA Police force,” said Fisher. "This is 2011 not 1951" Fisher reflected. " We are not going backwards in time. Harriet Tubman once said forward forever and backwards NEVER." B.U.I.L.D. (Build Unity Independence Liberty and Dignity) of Buffalo was a civil rights federation founded by the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) in 1965 by labor leader Saul Allinsky. A local office was recently opened at 1327 Jefferson Avenue. Fisher served as the sixth of eight B.U.I.L.D. presidents and third of three B.U.I.L.D. executive directors. Fisher also served as National Rainbow Coalition local president and founding president of Community Voice. He received national recognition for rights leadership for laying down in front of a City garbage truck in protesting the City User Fee, closing down twenty two local deli stores for selling drugs guns and bad food, sending a pawn shop operator to jail, closing down Jasmines and Crawdaddy's nightclubs, being a plaintiff in the City Desegregation case with Police and Fire departments, and numerous other actions.
Elmore Plans Lawsuit on Behalf of Grief-Stricken Niagara Falls Family in Man’s Death
The grief-stricken family of a Niagara Falls man who died in a tragic accident is taking legal action against the City of Niagara Falls as well as the Niagara Falls Water Authority. “ No amount of money will bring back Kevin Johnson, (but) because this involves a case of gross negligence and his children have been deprived of a nurturing father and a wife of a loving husband I will be asking a jury to give the family just compensation,” stated John Elmore of Brown-Chiari law office, the attorney for the family. “This is a multi-million dollar lawsuit.” Last month, a 44-year-old Kevin Johnson was riding his bike home from a family party when he fell into a storm sewer grate and he was killed. No one knows who left the hole in the street wide open. The accident happened on 17th Street about 40 yards from the Niagara Falls Boys Club where street work was being done by a city sub-contractor, Socko Contracting. The neighborhood is mixed, but predominately African American. "He was a beautiful man, and I just love him from the bottom of my heart,” said the victim's cousin, Paul Harris, Sr., “ I am just sad the he had to go this way, real sad." According to Attorney Elmore, Kevin Johnson, a graduate of LaSalle High School, was a cook at the "Top of the Falls" restaurant in the Niagara Falls. Mr. Elmore said he has already filed a notice of claim against the city of Niagara Falls and the Niagara Falls Water Authority who contracted Socko Construction to do the work. After the statutory 90 day period following the filing of the notice of claim a lawsuit on behalf of the estate of Kevin Johnson will be filed. Survivors include his mother, Rose Johnson, his loving wife, Rachaeal Johnson; children, Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson Jr., John Paul Johnson, Shakia, and D'Marcia Springer; one grandson, Zion; also surviving is his twin brother, Keith Johnson and Paul Johnson III; and a host of other relatives and friends. Memorial services were held in the Good Shepherd Church, 820 Hyde Park Blvd.
AUGUST 3, 2011
Happy 101! Happy birthday to Rose
Carson who turned 101 years young on August 1! Rose is also celebrating her 70th Anniversary as a member of the Antioch Baptist Church, 1327 Fillmore Avenue where the Rev. William Bunton Jr. is pastor. Congratulations!
Early Registration at Miss Barbara’s School of Dance Miss Barbara’s School of Dance is now accepting Early Registration for Fall Classes. Register on Tuesday or Thursday from 5:00-8:00 p.m. thru August 18, 2011 and receive $10.00 off registration fee. Classes are offered in tap, jazz, hip hop, gymnastics, African and Zumba Fitness. New this season is the BOYZ CLUB, a dance program designed for male dancers only. Guys ages 7 years and up will participate in Hip Hop classes which include popping, locking, ticking, waving and crumping taught by Christopher Titus. Open House and Fall Registration dates are September 2nd from 5:00-7:00 p.m.and September 3rd from 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. For more information call the dance school at (716) 834-1644.
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Chaplain Lewis Earns Master Training Level Certificate Chaplain James A. Lewis III of the Buffalo Police Department recently attended the Annual Training Seminar of Police Chaplains July 11-15 in Montego Bay, Jamaica,where he earned his Master Training Level Certificate. The classes included Introduction to Law Enforcement Chaplaincy, Death Notification Stress Management, Ministering to LE Officers Returning from Military Service. Rev. Dr. Lewis is pastor of Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church in Buffalo. Congratulations Chaplain Lewis!
Johnson to Participate In Art Show
An art show at the Agora Gallery in Chelsea, NY will feature works by Buffalo native, LeRoi C. Johnson in a gala titled, A Maze of Milieu. Mr. Johnson will showcase works encompassing a combination of acrylic and acrylic and oil paintings. Characteristic of LeRoi’s traditional positivism, these stylized compositions reflect his thoughtful discipline of creating highly detailed subjects in the midst of opulent hues. The Agora Gallery, located at 530 W. 25th Street, Chelsea, NY (212) 226-4157, will house this exhibit from July 26, 2011 through August 16, 2011 (Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-6pm).
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McKinney: NATO Bombs Libya Water Facilities
U.S.” by the millions, “the Mexicans who are foreigners in their own land… the war that has displaced Africans in Colombia, the Africans who are dying under the occupation in Haiti.” The Black Is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations holds actions on “The Other Wars” on August 20 in cities across the United States and in London, Toronto and Nassau, Bahamas.
NATO has “bombed the facility that supplies 70 percent of the drinking water for Libya,” Georgia congresswoman Cynthia McKinney told a capacity crowd at the Church of the Black Madonna, in Atlanta. “They did the same thing in Iraq, and this is a war crime.” McKinney’s “Eyewitness Libya” tour has been visiting cities around the country. She recalled how, De-Professionalizing Teachers Through when she was running for re-election Charter Schools in 2006, White House James Thindwa, chief of staff Rahm backagendareport.com of the American FedEmanuel said she was eration of Teachers. In not a team player. “I’m Chicago, warns that happy to not be on the team of more corporations are “bringing some of crimes against humanity and crimes the worst practices of the private sector against the people of this country,” into the educational realm” through said McKinney. “I will never be on charter schools. Thindwa’s job is to the team of war. I am on the peace organize charter school teachers. He team.” says two charter schools, in Chicago and Philadelphia, claim they don’t have August 20 Action on “Other Wars” to recognize their teachers’ choices The “traditional white Left and to unionize “because they are private labor movements” in Europe and employers not subject to state authorNorth American have failed to respond ity.” One goal of privatization through to or even recognize as wars, con- charters is to “de-skill and de-profesflicts that threaten people of Afri- sionalize teaching…the casualization can descent around the globe, says of teaching that is underway.” Kinshasa Luwezi, the London-based chairman of the African Socialist Inter- Prison Hunger Strike Raised Consciousness The three-week hunger strike that national. Luwezi cited the U.S. war in Somalia, the six million dead in began at California’s infamous Pelican the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bay high security prison succeeded in “the Africans who are jailed in the raising the public’s awareness “that security housing units exist…how bad conditions are, and that it really does constitute torture,” says Lauri Magnani, of the American Friends Service Committee. Magnani was part of a five-person team that mediated with prison officials on behalf of inmates.
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THE CRISIS CONTINUES: A malnourished child at Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia. The situation is growing bleaker by the day, with tens of thousands of Somalis already dead and more than 500,000 children on the brink of starvation.
MIRACLE IN GUYANA: A Caribbean Airlines jet is seen broken at Cheddi Jagan International airport outside Georgetown July 30, 2011. The packed Caribbean Airlines jet carrying 163 people crashed and broke in two Saturday as it landed in Guyana at night, injuring several passengers but killing no one. The Boeing 737-800 overshot the runway and burst through a perimeter fence after arriving at Georgetown's Cheddi Jagan airport just past midnight from New York. The front of the plane snapped off and it stopped meters from a deep jungle ravine.
Cynthia McKinney: How Can A Black President Bomb Africans in Africa in Our Names? In a recent address before a capacity crowd in Atlanta, Cynthia McKinney and others reported on their eyewitness trip to Libya. She reminded the audience how, not so long ago, African Americans were regarded around the world as a people defined by our long struggle for justice and peace. But the crimes of Black faces in high places like Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, and more recently black Democrats like Susan Rice and President Barack Obama are trashing our international good name. For African Americans, indeed for all Americans being citizens means we must stand against murder and unjust war, McKinney explains, whether it’s waged by a White Republican or by a Black Democrat. AUGUST 3, 2011
HEALTH MATTERS
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tress, all too often, fuels the day - a traffic jam and time is running short, your boss is grumpy, the computer crashes, customers get to that last nerve, differences of opinion erupt into a squabble. Internally, we allow our thoughts to conjure up all the reasons that such incidents are working to a disadvantage. Essentially, feelings of peace and contentment are overshadowed by anxiety and irritation. In response to these real or imagined feelings, the body begins to carry out its protective tasks through the secretion of hormonal substances into the blood stream: substances such as thyroxin from the thyroid gland to maintain body’s temperature and rate of digestion, among other things; adrenalin from the adrenal glands to prepare for action/battle or retreat; and cortisone also from the adrenal glands; a natural pain killer. Because our fearful reactions to most unsettling events do not require a high level of these secretions, much
of the substance remains unused. It continues to circulate in the bloodstream, however, fostering a toxic condition in the bloodstream which is then expressed as sheer exhaustion. When the human body expresses itself as exhausted… heed its message and make time in your day for rest. The consumer BARBARA market offers a full range of energy ECHOLS drinks designed to keep you moving, in spite of exhaustion. Given the devastating side effects of most of these products, after prolonged use, consider the following natural/herbal remedial alternatives to combat stress and promote internal peace and tranquility: I. BREATHING Deep breaths are the very best thing you can do to calm the body. Simply modifying the breath can offer a sense
of control over any situation. When you begin to feel irritated, notice that you are breathing short, shallow breaths. Modify that pattern to deep breaths through the nose. (If you are a smoker or ex-smoker, inhale as you would a cigarette and exhale to the point of a cough.) Inhale and exhale to the count of 8, 4 times in succession 3 or 4 times throughout the day to relieve stress. Deep breathing is not only useful, it is absolutely free. Given the cost of prescribed medications these days, useful and free sounds absolutely wonderful! II. VITAMINS Vitamins B-Complex and C are specific nutrients for maintenance of a healthy nervous system. The brain and the vast network of nerves throughout the body compose the nervous system. B-Complex is essential for the wellbeing of this system. A rich source of vitamin B-Complex is Brewer’s Yeast. Alfalfa is also a very good source of vitamin B-Complex. Whole grains, such as oats, brown rice, buckwheat and wheat are an excellent source of B-Complex vitamins. Dark green leafy vegetables, eaten raw, also provide B-Complex vitamins.
Vitamin B5, one component of the B-Complex, is known as pantothenic acid. Pantothenic acid is also known as the anti-stress vitamin. Royal Jelly is rich in vitamin B5. It is interesting to note that royal jelly is a substance secreted by “nurse bees”. To rid the body of waste materials created by short, shallow breaths, as previously mentioned, Vitamin C is the essential nutrient. It is not only considered a super antioxidant, it is also a requirement in the daily diet for proper functioning of the thyroid and adrenal glands; These glands literally control hormonal secretions, in accordance with our actions and reactions. Oranges are usually the first association when vitamin C is mentioned. Rich sources of vitamin C also include: cherries, green peppers, onions, strawberries, and tomatoes. Eating these foods raw, daily, will provide a good dosage of vitamin C. Manage stressful situations with a good dosage of vitamin C, daily. III. Herbal Supplement Suggestions Valerian root calms those who are agitated, and stimulates those who feel tired often. Valerian root is rich in Calcium. Calcium relaxes the nerves. Valerian root relaxes the entire body
and is a very good sleep aid for those who have difficulty falling asleep at night. Persons who are nervous or high strung should not use valerian root; a better choice would be passion flower. Passion flower encourages relaxation, also. If you find sleep is elusive, due to the continuous repetitive mental chatter, passion flower is definitely designed for you. Valerian Root and Passion Flower are categorized as nervine herbs; that is, they strengthen the nervous system. For more information concerning the treatment of stress with nature‘s provisions, give Barbara Echols a call at (716) 390-2906, or contact her at www.bbechols.com.
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1. Eat a diet that focuses on fresh vegetables and fruits. 2. Eat whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds. 3. Adopt a healthy lifestyle including regular exercise. 4. Avoiding drugs and alcohol. 5. Take nutritional/herbal supplements to protect and enhance liver function. 7. Go on a three day fast, four times per year. 8. Fasting at the change of the seasons is a good rule to remember.
Free Vascular Screening and Community Health & Wellness Day Saturday, August 6
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Mercy Comprehensive Care Center 397 Louisiana St., Buffalo, NY 14204 Vascular Disease can lead to stroke, loss of limbs and even death. The Vascular Screening (open to anyone over 50, who has high blood pressure, diabetes, family history of heart disease, previous heart or leg treatments, or prior stroke) will check your risk for: l Carotid Artery Disease l Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm l Peripheral Arterial Disease The Health & Wellness Day (open to all) includes free health information for the entire family and free health screenings, including: l Cholesterol l Diabetes l Blood Pressure l Bone Density Presenters include Catholic Health Home Care, LIFE, Mission on the Move and AthletiCare; Catholic Charities; Fidelis Care; and Erie County Department of Senior Services. Participants will be entered into a free drawing for two $50 Tops gift cards.
Reservations are required for the Vascular Screening by calling HealthConnection at (716) 447-6205. AUGUST 3, 2011
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McWilson Ordained Back to Basics Revival at Zion Dominion Enter In Ministries Full Gospel Niagara Falls singer and inspirational performer Marsha McWilson was among 12 people ordained during a special ceremony at Zion Dominion Global Ministries, 895 N. Forest Road, Amherst. McWilson, who has been studying for her ordination for six MCWILSON years at the church, will join a staff of about 20 ministers. The service will include participation by seven area churches. The 3,700 member church, which has a global television ministry of about 80 million viewers on the World Network, also has global missionary outreach to many places around the world and throughout Africa. “Marsha has proven herself faithful,” said Pastor Roderick L. Hennings, founder and senior pastor at the church. “She has the character of altruism, which is the unselfish concern for the welfare of others, and that fits right in with the global motif of Zion Dominion Ministries.” McWilson, who will now be able to conduct marriages and funerals, said she has been working towards this ordination for 15 years and is hoping to begin prison ministry. “This is what I needed,” McWilson said of her ordination and the opportunities it will provide for her as a preacher of the gospel and inspirational speaker. “I’m going to the next level.” The special ordination took place during a Good Friday ceremony.
Baptist Church presents the Back to Basics Revival featuring Co-Pastor Wanda Core from First Centennial Baptist Church and Pastor Rosetta Swain from Enter In Ministries Full Gospel Baptist Church. The revival will take place August 10-12 at 7 p.m. nightly at 1761 Genesee St.
Joint Birthday Celebration A joint birthday celebration for Rev. John T. Hilliard and Mrs. L.A. Hilliard will be held on Saturday, August 13 at 4 p.m .at the New Golden Nugget, 2046 Fillmore Ave. The cost is $25 (gift included). Please RSVP to Myrtis Jackson 883-3161 or L.A. Hilliard 882-7582.
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Victory Temple Presents “Who’s the Hope for Buffalo?”
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Victory Temple Church presents “Who’s The Hope for Buffalo? Lift Him Up!” Now thru August 27, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Friday and Saturday in the White Tent across fro the Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue between Riley and Laurel from 7-8:30 p.m. The speaker is International Evangelist James Gbolo and guests. Free health workshop on stop smoking, children’s programs and Bible Prophecy will be featured. For more information call (716) 472-0045 or 218-9428. Trnasportation is available.
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Celebration of Life Service Set for James H. White A Celebration of Life Service for James H. White will be held on Friday, August 5 at New Mt. Ararat Temple of Prayer at 11 a.m. (wake) followed by a funeral at 12 noon . Mr. White, an accomplished entrepreneurer, was Buffalo's Oldest African American Realtor. He passed after a long illness. Page 6
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Dion J. Watkins :Aims to Make History in Lackawanna!
ion J. Watkins, Pastor of Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, recently announced his candidacy for Mayor of the City of Lackawanna. Mr. Watkins, a tenured educator in the Lackawanna School system, possesses two Masters Degree, one in Education and the other in Divinity and he is the first Afro-American to run for Mayor in 81 years. Mr. Watkins issued this statement: “I enter this race not for fame or glory, only to provide an alternative to the status quo. I teach my students that with preparation, follow through, and vision you can achieve anything. The same applies to the City of Lackawanna. For too long, this City has operated with “in the box” thinking mired by “in the box” practices, which have yielded lackluster results year after year. We together can do better. I have a vision of a better and greater Lackawanna that our children will be proud to live in and raise a family. We need to create private sector jobs, rebuild our decaying infrastructure and address the quality of life issues that plague each and every Ward in the City.” Former First Ward Councilman, Adolph Overton, the city’s first AfroAmerican elected official, with tears in his eyes, issued this statement: “I have
dreamed about this day for more than sixty years, to see an educated, qualified, and capable AfroAmerican candidate run for Mayor from the First Dion J. Watkins Ward. Dion J. Watkins’ solid credentials are of no question. Mr. Watkins views Economic Development as priority one! “Lackawanna may never be what it was, but it can be better than it is. The next mayor of this City needs to have an administration that knows how to get things done without guessing or posturing. One of the City’s biggest problems is its inability to systemically deal with its economic and resource development, decaying infrastructure and the quality of life issues facing each Ward. More specifically, many cities, towns and villages throughout the county, state and country have used Community Reinvestment Act funding over the last two years to repair
roads, sidewalks and to address other infrastructure related issues. Not Lackawanna. More importantly the City needs to re-evaluate its Community Development Block Grant Funding. In a prosperous year the City of Lackawanna could net $90,000.00. Yet, in comparison to Buffalo, an entitlement community receives in excess of $36,000,000.00 a year. As long as Lackawanna stays in the box with business as usual, you get no results.” It is time to make a change in the right direction; it is time for progress with Dion J. Watkins as Mayor. You can donate to our “Give A Little Campaign” on our Facebook page, “Watkins for Mayor”, or you can donate your time by volunteering. We are also looking for interns for the month of August and beginning of September to work in our Campaign Headquarters located at 609 Ridge Rd. Lackawanna. If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail us at watkinsformayor@gmail.com.
Free Lunches for Children Free summer lunches are available for children 18 years and younger until August 19 at various sites throughout the City of Buffalo. The free lunch program is sponsored by the Board of Education Food Service Department. Some of the sites include: Riverside Park, MLK Park, Hennipen Park, Delaware Park near the Rose Garden, Schiller Park, Shoshone Park and Trinidad Park. All meals will be served at 11 a.m. first come – first served. There are over 50 locations altogether. For more information call 8827705.
BlueCross BlueShield Donates $1 Million to Restore Martin Luther King Jr. Park Basin BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York is donating $1 million to the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy in an effort to restore, repair and maintain the basin in Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Families and children living in the City of Buffalo and on the East Side will have access to free, healthy activities and programs year-round starting in the spring of 2012. The 10 year commitment, which closes the project’s funding gap, is part of a broader effort by the health insurer to help improve the health and well-being of all Western New Yorkers. The five-acre concrete basin, which is approximately the same size as the entire HSBC Center, is one of the largest splash pad facilities in the nation. Current project designs call for the basin to be used as a reflective pool in the spring and fall, splash pad in the summer and skating rink in the winter. Thomas Herrera-Mishler, CEO of Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, said the project at the park at Best Street and Fillmore Avenue is a long-standing need. He said that the region’s largest health insurer’s support and leadership to see it gets done is an immense benefit for the city. BlueCross BlueShield has not only stepped in to complete the needed project, the basin will become a designated ‘Healthy Zone’ for the next 10 years to guarantee families and children have access to physical activity in a historic park system. “BlueCross BlueShield’s mission is to enhance the lives of others, and we have an asset that is accessible to all corners of our community and we want to ensure that families can enjoy this resource fully,” said Alphonso O'Neil-White, president and chief executive officer, BlueCross BlueShield. “ ‘Healthy Zones’ reflect our commitment to support our community in ways that enhance the quality of life for all. We are all about people getting outside, exercising, and living healthier lives. Buffalo is fortunate to have such a historic public park system and we are committed to its continued vibrancy and growth. “Our goal is to provide funding to ensure the basin opens next spring, so residents of the surrounding neighborhoods have access to healthy activities year-round. Statistics show that vandalism drops by more than 25 percent, as do obesity rates, when ‘active’ parks are placed in neighborhoods. If we provide an outlet for individuals to engage in one healthy activity, they will impact the overall health and wellness of our region.”
Learn about African American History at Forest Lawn The Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier, Inc., in collaboration with Forest Lawn, is pleased to offer a very special African American Ancestral Tour at Forest Lawn this summer. Sit in air-conditioned comfort as your guides (Barbara Nevergold, president of the Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier, Inc., and Sharon Holley, retired Buffalo Public Library Systems administrator) take you to the graves of well-known African Americans interred at Forest Lawn. You’ll have the opportunity to learn more about such notables as Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, and her fascinating rise in the world of politics, and Dr. J. Edward Nash, one of the Michigan Avenue pastors who was instrumental in founding the local NAACP and the Buffalo Urban League. Hear the musical stories of Charles Fuqua of the famed Ink Spots quartet and Grover Washington, Sr., soul-jazz saxophonist and father of Grover Washington Jr. See the plaque honoring Elmira Brockenborough, a two-year-old who was the first recorded interment of an African American by full name in Forest Lawn. Visit the Grand Army of the Republic lot to see the graves of the 14 African American Civil War soldiers buried there and read the plaque donated in their honor…and so much more! At the An actress portrays a end of the tour, you’ll experience a traditional and touching African libation ceremony. waitress at Dan Montgomery’s. The African American Ancestral trolley tour will be offered twice this season: on Saturday, August 20 and Saturday, October 15, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person. Reservations are required as seating is limited. Call the Forest Lawn office today at 885.1600 for more information and reservations. Special thanks to committee members Dr. Felix Armfield; Ms. Sonia Walker; Ms. Karen Davis; Mr. Charles Campbell and Dr. Lillian Williams for their assistance in putting together this tour. AUGUST 3, 2011
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ON STAGE * “Leave Those Damn Drugs Alone!” on stage, Sat. Aug. 6 @ 8 p.m. & Sun. Aug. 7 @ 5 p.m., Turner Caroll, 185 Lang Ave.; Tickets $15 at Doris Records ; A Shelbra Production; 2895934.
CORRECTION! *Wiz Khalifa, with special guests Big Sean & Chevy Woods, Thursday, August 4 ARTPARK(Not Town Ballroom as incorrectly listed last week).
*Actor/comedian Chris Tucker on stage Friday Sept 9 at Shea’s Performing Arts. Tickets @Ticketmaster or Shea’s Box Office or call 1-800745-3000. * “Church Girl Hit Play coming to Toronto” Sony Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Toronto Sat. Aug. 13 @ 8 p.m. The play stars Robin Givens and A’ngela Winbush. Tickets @ ticketmaster
Local Rap Artist Ty Releases Mix-Tape Buffalo (WNY) rap artist “Ty” has released a mix tape entitled “Better Off Dead,” a Corleone Production with world renowned DJ Omega. This is Ty’s anticipated debut mix tape album which was launched here in the U.S. as well as Canada and Europe. For this project Ty collaborated with DJ Omega who is noted as the “Hottest DJ in the World” by Kanye West. DJ Omega also works with artists such as Wale and Tiara Thomas. Check Ty out at Facebook.com/ItsMyTy follow him on Twitter atTwitter.com/@AKIDNAMEDCC and Google Ty Better Off Dead to get your free downloads today!
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*JAZZ JAM SUNDAY, 6:30 to 10pm, Cafe @ Masten & Eaton 230 Masten Ave., Buffalo, NY 14209, 716883-2311. Featuring the Tune Ups, T. Rob, Marlow Wright and James Davis. Open mike 9pm. Karaoke Tuesdays 8pm with Gordy. *Live Smooth Jazz Sundays, sponsored by Pee Wee’s Variety Store 2335 Main St. (near Leroy) every Sunday now through August 28 from 4 – 9pm featuring Oscar Alston on bass, Bilal Abdullah on sax, Russeau Taylor on guitar, and Ronnie Amos on vocals, plus guest artist. Admission free until 6pm and $1 after 6pm.For tickets or more information please call (716) 833-1620 or visit peeweesvarietystore. com. *Will Holton Sunday Concert Series Schedule: Aug. 14 - Dale Toliver; August 28 - Rod Bonner; Sept. 11 - Gruvology; Blush Night Club, 1389 Delaware; admission $10
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*Shakespeare In Delaware Park, Free Theatre, “As You Like It” on stage July 21 – August 14, every evening (except Mondays) @ 7:30 p.m., next to Hoyt Lake behind the Rose Garden. 856-4533 for more info.
N’Dias The Mix will perform on Friday, August 5 @
the Albright Knox First Friday at 8:30 p.m. in the Albright Knox Art Museum. Admission is $5. N’Dias is rooted in the African tradition and through its performances the band strives to build awareness for the beauty and excitement of West African dance and drumming. Though their art is based on tradition, they cover a broad range of musical styles, from ancient to contemporary.
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Reggae By the Square at 2nd Cup Reggae by the Square at 2nd Cup Café, 36 Broadway, is held every First and third Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. Music by DJs Ras Muata and Ras Jomo of Access to Afreeka. Admission is $3. .. *70s Peace, Love & Soul Jam, Metropolitan Entertainment Complex, 1670 Main St., Sat. Aug. 13, from 8 p.m. till 12 midnight for more information call 898-8149.
*Free Live Jazz Fridays (every Friday) with "Margaret's Soul Food Kitchen" @ Barcelonas 414 Pearl Street from 6 to 9 PM featuring Kenny Woo's "You Heard It First Band" with Darryl Brown on Sax, Carl Hunley Jr. on Drums. *Return to Forever with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, Jean-Luc Ponty, Frank Gambale, Zappa, UB Center for the Arts, Monday, August 8, 7:30 p.m., tickets $25-$80; ticketmaster.com *End of Summer Jam Fest featuring The O’Jays, The Whispers, Keith Sweat, Aug. 20, Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, 6:30 p.m.; tickets at all Ticketmaster Locations, 1.800.745.3000 Charge by Phone. *Fantastic Musical Voyage Q@ The Tralf, Saturday, Aug. 13, for 2 shows, 7 & 10:30 p.m., featuring Lakeside, Leon Russell, the Old School B-Boys, Dee Paris; MC David Allen; Tickets at Big 6 Musicians Club 600 E. North; Doris Records, Tralf Box Office & Ticketmaster Locations; to reserve seats call 602-8150.
*Dinner Dazzle with live entertainment to benefit JES Breathe Cancer Awareness Group, Aug. 13 from 3-7 p.m. at Rhythms, 1380 Jefferson Ave., tickets $20 at Doris Records or call 830-6933 or 533-1985
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Old School B Boys, a Real Crowd Favorite, Ready for Fantastic Voyage! Buffalo’s Old School B-Boys have a serious following all their own. So regardless of whether they open for a top act, or perform solo, they never fail to please with their strong harmonies and nostalgic old school choreography. On August 13 they will grace the stage of the Tralf as one of the opening acts for Lakeside during Godfather Promotions’ Fantastic Musical Voyage concert. There will be two exciting shows at 7 and 10:30 p.m. The Old School B Boys (B for Butler Avenue) have been an R&B group since March of 1999. They have performed throughout the region and have opened for numerous national acts. Members of the group include:
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*Marcus Brown, bass vocalist who began in 1962 with church and R&B groups. *Allen Carrier: lead and first tenor, Allen began his musical career in 1968 with the Soul Searches, The Premiers, The Fabulous Innervisions and The Uncle Funk Klan. *Michael McMullen: Baritone/ Choreographer. sang with the “Variations Of Love” who in 1975 recorded “I’ll always Love you” *Chalma Warmley: lead and second tenor with over 40 years musical experience. ` *Charles (Buttermilk) Allen: attended Kensington High and majored in music. He is also a left handed guitar player. Tickets for the Fantastic Voyage show are available at the Tralf box office and Doris Records. To reserve seats call 602-8150. The official After Party will take place at the Big 6 Musician Club.
he African American Cultural Center will present the 2011 Pine Grill Jazz Reunion on Sunday, August 7 and Sunday, August 14, 2011 beginning at 4 p.m. in Martin Luther King Jr. Park at Fillmore Avenue and Best Streets. “Many of our great jazz legends have passed on – from Al Tinney to Etta Jones to Dodo Green to, most recently, Count Rabbit and Willie Dorsey. Additional legends include bill doggett, Hank Crawford, Charles Earland, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Irene Reid, Fathead Newman, Ray Bryant, Joe Madison, Callie Smith, Milt Jackson, Jimmie McGriff, Jimmy Gomes, and Johnnie Lytle. “Many of them graced our stage at the Pine Grill Jazz Reunion, so we are dedicating the 22nd year of this wonderful event to their memory and the contributions they made to the jazz genre,” AACC Executive Director Agnes M. Bain said. The line-up for the Sunday, August 7 features, in order of appearance: Houston Person, Akiko Tsuruga, Melba Joyce and Winard Harper.
Free Movies UB Main Street Hayes Hall Lawn. All movies shown at dusk Wednesday - South Campus (Main Street) 8/10/11: Bridesmaids 8/17/11: Thor 8/24/11: Pirates of the Caribbean 2
The line up for the Sunday, August 14 features: Denzell Ward and Cool Company, CMB, Danny and the Blues Revue,The Kenny Woo Band and GLVT Love Extreme. See you in the park!!!
Weekend Trip to See Broadway Musical Fela! A weekend getaway in Washington, D.C. to see the award-winning Broadway Musical Fela! will take place Oct. 8-10. The cost is $360 per person (based on triple occupancy). The itinerary also includes sight seeing at the new MLK Memorial and historical district, shopping and more. For more information call Carrone at (716) 316-2076 or Crissie at (716) 605-5368.
Hip Hop Karaoke After too long a hiatus, Hip Hop Karaoke Buffalo is back: 10pm, August 6 @ Acropolis! (708 Elmwood Avenue). The event will be webcast live to the internet, but be sure to come out and find out what has already captivated audiences in NYC, Toronto, LA and London.... Hip Hop is fun again!!! Visit www.hiphopkaraokebuffalo.com for more details and the full song list.
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A Terrorist is a Terrorist is a Terrorist... “Once the false reports of Muslim involvement ended in the slaughter of innocent people in Norway, and the identification of a white Norwegian as the suspect was made, the word terrorist suddenly disappeared from reporting.”
Beloved People, We Have Guest Editorial: Lost The African Village! Republican’s disrespect of Obama goes beyond debt fight
f a White man commits what is indisputably an act of terror, the “t” word is stricken from the record. Only Muslims whom western interests don’t like are ever referred to as terrorists. On Friday, July 22, 2011, a bomb rocked central Oslo, Norway, killing seven people. A short time later more than 80 young people were shot to death at a labor party youth camp near that city. Anders Behring Breivik, a White Norwegian national, was apprehended and confessed to committing the bomb attacks and the shooting deaths. Breivik is a self-described right wing Christian nationalist, who regularly railed against Islam and the immigration of people of color to Norway. Breivik was a fan of antiIslam websites and he was a member of his country’s anti-immigration political party. As events unfolded on July 22, the worldwide corporate media did what it does best, misinforming millions of people around the world. Instead of stating the truth, that the assailant or assailants were as yet unknown to authorities, they began to conjecture, that is to say lie outright, about the identity of the perpetrator. So-called terrorism experts immediately appeared in print, online and on the air, and depending upon their favorite choice of words, made claims of radical, Islamist, or jihadi involvement. In the worst such example of the day, a group which may not even exist, Ansar al-Jihad al-Alami, was erroneously credited with having claimed responsibility for the killings. The full gamut of obeisance to government interests and to racist beliefs in the superiority of white people, were on full display. Once the false reports of Muslim involvement ended, and the identification of a white Norwegian as the suspect was made, the word terrorist suddenly disappeared from reporting. Apparently there is a tacit understanding that white people are never to be referred to as terrorists, even when they detonate bombs and shoot nearly one hundred people to death in a well planned and deliberate act. The word terrorism has been rendered both useless and meaningless because it is used to let one group of people off the hook, no matter how awful their actions. There is some twisted logic going on here. If Breivik were to be called a terrorist, then the actions of the United States and other governments could potentially be labeled terrorist as well. Starvation in Somalia is the direct result of United States intervention and use of Ethiopia as a proxy to destroy that nation. Drone attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan have killed thousands of people. These acts can rightly be called terror attacks, but language is twisted to meet the needs of an agenda which serves one powerful group of people. Torture isn’t torture if committed by the United States government. “Harsh interrogation techniques” is the term that the New York Times and other media outlets use instead. Breivik is not only not referred to as a terrorist, as he clearly ought to be, but his whiteness is always a part of the story too. There are endless references to his blond hair and his green eyes, in short to his whiteness. Breivik’s race is an issue for him, in a country with a white native population now bringing in many immigrants of color, but the corporate media are joining him, awe struck by the appearance of the Nordic mass murderer. There will, it seems, always be an unhappy white man some where on the planet who gets fed up and starts killing people because of some sort of grievance, whether real or imagined. He may be upset with the government in the United States and blow up a federal building, or crash a plane into an IRS office, or be angry because his government permits too many brown skinned people to occupy what he thinks should be an all white enclave. That man will always be described as a lone nut with no ties, no connection to his society. His actions will be called an aberration. Of course, people of color get no such consideration. They are seen as part of pathologies, dysfunctions and political agendas which are directly blamed for their misdeeds. Breivik is condemned for doing what governments do all the time. Obviously
Usually when someone or something goes terribly wrong, the first thing out of our mouths is, “It takes a village to raise a child!” Heck, that phrase became so popular Hillary Clinton ‘borrowed’ BETTY JEAN it to write a bestGRANT selling book. From community activists to politicians to pastors; to even pimps on the streets, we all have heard them utter, at one time or another, how we need to pull together as a race of people to lift each other up. Every time there is a shooting or a killing, our community’s assembly of ‘Arm Chair Activists’ get on the numerous radio talk shows to bemoan the fact that lazy or crooked politicians are doing nothing to stop the killings in our community. They lay the blame at the feet of the elected officials even when armed with the knowledge that those who are being blamed (for the most part) are not selling drugs, selling guns or even ingesting the illegal and prescription drugs that are fueling the action around most of these killings. I really get frustrated because I know that a few of these Saturday morning or weekday callers are some of the drug dealers’ best customers or that more than a few of those young men on our street corners call these same individuals Mom, Dad, Auntie or Uncle! What I am getting at is that many of us, who profess to be dismayed about the drug dealing in Buffalo, will be absolutely shocked at the number of ‘Good Christians’ and upstanding ‘law-abiding citizens that are these drug dealers’ best customers! If these folks want to take drugs and contribute to the illegal drug trade and subsequent killings, then that is their burden to bear; but don’t go around being a hypocrite and claim that he or she is a part of the solution or the effort to clean our streets and our children. Also, please don’t tell me that you are innocent because you are only smoking ‘Herbs”. First off, let’s call it what it is formally known by: Marijuana, Weed, MJ or Cannabis. When one calls it Herbs, that person consciously or unconsciously, tries to rationalize the legality of smoking dope. If we are truly going to win the War on Drugs, we are going to have to do one of two things. We are going to have to look at the possibility of legalizing Marijuana, thereby taking the profit and by extension the need of one drug dealer killing another drug dealer over territory or customers; or we are going to have to get serious about eliminating all drugs, including Marijuana, from our community.
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hat should be clear to the whole world watching the debt-ceiling battle is that the Republicans are far more intent on taking the president's scalp than balancing the nation's books. They had ample opportunities to do the latter during the eight years of George W. Bush. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the minority leader with the greatest cunning and sharpest knife, signaled his party's true purpose last year when he proclaimed: "The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president." It was not to undo the health care legislation Obama signed into law, or to block another debt limit increase. Even then, two years out from the next presidential election, the Alabamaborn senator said the top goal of GOP lawmakers to oust Obama. -It's PersonalHouse Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., has been especially relentless in the debt-ceiling fight. He attacked this first African-American president with a palpable disrespect not only for Obama personally, but also for his esteemed office. Following what Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., called Cantor's "childish" display during a meeting with Obama, the House majority leader complained that the president had cut short the meeting and stormed out of the room. "He shoved back and said, 'I'll see you tomorrow' and walked out," Cantor snidely told reporters— as though the president needs his permission to end a White House gathering. That encounter might have reminded Obama of the open letter Frederick Douglass, a runaway slave and abolitionist who became one of this nation's first black diplomats, wrote to his slave master. It would be "a privilege" to show you "how mankind ought to treat each other," Douglass told the man who had badly mistreated him. "I am your fellow man, but not your slave." Douglass' words might have prompted another reflection when, during a critical point in the debt negotiations, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, contemptuously waited more than half a day to return a call from the president. Racism, if subtle Or, Obama might have heard Douglass' words ringing in his ears after acting House Speaker Steve LaTourette of Ohio had to warn his GOP colleagues during a heated debt-reduction debate on the House floor to stop making disparaging remarks about Obama. This total lack of respect is downright contemptible — if not unpatriotic. Such contempt, I'm convinced, is rooted in something other than political differences. Today, you might not see the overt actions of racist southern governors like Ross Barnett or George Wallace in the 1960s. But the presence of Jim Crow, Jr. — a more subtle form of racism — is there. Douglass viewed such behavior as "an outrage upon the soul." In this present case it is the soul of our nation, which still struggles to get beyond the awful ripple effects of its haunting history of human bondage. McConnell, Boehner and Cantor are the vanguard of a political force of a dying era — one that looks more like the nation's past than its future. Obama is the second president of this millennium, but the first chief executive of the America of new possibilities — a multiracial, multicultural nation whose emergence the old order is working mightily to forestall in its desperate attack on his presidency. The Meaning of The above image/logo, part of the Challenger flag, corresponds to one of the 81 chapters in Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching. This particular tetragram corresponds to number 27, defined as “The Skillful Exchange of Information.” (From R.L Wing’s book, The Tao of Power.) “The truth, always the truth--at all costs”
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The Blessed Month of Ramadan Ramadan Mubarak! “Blessed Ramadan” The blessed month of Ramadan is expected to begin this year on July 31st or August 1st depending on the sighting of the new moon. Ramadan is on a lunar calendar which means that it moves up each year approximately 11 days. Ramadan is a month of fasting for nearly 1.6 billion Muslims around the world. It is also one of five pillars of faith that is required for all Muslims. The five pillars are #1 belief in the One G-d Allah, # 2 prayer/worship (minimum 5 daily prayers a day, #3 Charity (2.5 percent of your accumulated wealth after reasonable expenses) #4 fasting the month of Ramadan and #5 is to make the pilgrimage to Mecca (at least once in a life time for those who can afford to do so). Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset for a period of 29-30 days depending on the sighting of the new moon after Ramadan. No food, drink or relationships with spouse is permissible between sunrise and sunset. Muslims are to also refrain from arguments, foul language, intoxicants, all negative behavior and environments that can also invalidate your fast. For those who are ill physically or mentally, traveling, pregnant and or are on monthly cycles, are exempt from fasting. They are allowed to make up missed days by fasting additional days after Ramadan. For those whose health does not allow them to fast they can feed a poor person each day or offer other forms of charity to the needy. The word “Ramadan” is derived from its root meanings which is, “burning” it also means to be purified and to grow. The fast is designed to burn off all of the impurities that have stained the soul and character of a person over the previous year(s). Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has stated, Imam Fajri “Whoever intends and successfully completes the fast of Ramadan, will have all their sins of the previous year forgiven by Allah (G-d). There are many virtues and benefits that can be obtained by those who partake in the fast. Firstly the focus should be on getting closer to Allah (G-d) because that is the purpose of each individual fast. Muslims are to be reminded of those who involuntarily fast and are hungry and needy throughout the year. Prophet Muhammad said those who perform good deeds during Ramadan are rewarded multiple 70 to 700 times more than other times throughout the year. Fasting can be good for one’s health and personal development as you strive to become a better person. The Qur’an states “O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was for those who came before you that you may learn self restraint (devotion to G-d)” 2:183 During Ramadan, Muslims make an extra effort to be on their best behavior. Ramadan is a time to build discipline and to increase your spirituality. The Qur’an is a Book of Guidance for all humanity (not just Muslims) and was revealed to Muhammad during the month of Ramadan over 1,400 years ago. Muslims are to read a portion of the Qur’an each day of the fast in order to complete the entire 114 chapters by the end of the month. Before reading the Qur’an one should seek refuge with Allah (G-d) from the evils of Satan and with sincerity open oneself to the revealed words. Ramadan is a time to replace low desires with high moral standards. It is also a time to improve upon your health by allowing your body the opportunity to thoroughly digest its food and to restrain appetites that have gotten out of control. Good behavior, getting connected to Allah (G-d) His natural creation and learning about the mercy of Prophet Muhammad’s character now becomes the menu of choice for those who are observing Ramadan. Restraint from food, water and undesirable behavior makes a person more mentally discipline and less prone to unhealthy behavior. When it is time to eat prior to sunrise (sahur meal) or at sunset (iftar meal) there is no need to over eat. In fact you should eat a meal comparable to what a poor person would eat, to stay mindful of the needy. The body has a regulatory mechanism that adjusts your hunger appetites to the time(s) of day that you consistently eat. Although a person is eating and drinking less, the body metabolism slows down during Ramadan and balances the food intake to make it sufficient enough for a person to stay healthy. Muslims are to be more charitable and more willing to perform acts of kindness and service to humanity during the month of Ramadan. At the end of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate by having congregational prayer followed a feast and three days of celebration called (Eid al Fitr) which means reoccurring happiness. It is a very joyous time that Muslims look to share food and gifts with family, friends and the community at large! We wish the Buffalo community and all who are partaking in Ramadan a Blessed month and successful fast with generous rewards. Ramadan Mubarak!
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BETTY GRANT continued Due to the fact that too many of our young people already walk around smoking Marijuana in public as if it were legal, we are going to have a hard time getting that particular drug out of the community. For those who might want to be quick to jump to the conclusion that I am supporting the legalization of Marijuana, you are incorrect. I am simply throwing out foreseeable possibilities. People are not going to stop using Marijuana, Crack, Heroin or any narcotic prescription drug just because we ask them to. And the sale of illegal drugs will continue regardless of how many drug dealers we arrest each and every day. It will be only through the education of our youth through programs such as the D.A.R.E and Kids Escaping Drug that we have a better than average chance of letting our children know the present and future ramifications of
taking and selling drugs. It is not only the possibility of full drug addiction and its full agenda of health-related problems but also the roadblocks to future jobs in the private and public sectors. Some jobs even require the floor sweeper to take and pass a drug test. Governmental and good paying jobs in the Police and Fire Departments and in local and national Civil Services positions will be forever lost to these individuals. And with Tap, Pell and other educational grants drying up, who knows if or when colleges and universities will start their own anti - drug programs to weed out troublesome students. I am not that standard bearer of bad news. Everyone who reads this article knows that what I am saying is true. If we , as a community want to save ourselves, we have to advance to the next step. That step, I believe
is deciding whether we are going to have a completely illegal drug free community by working to eliminate all drugs through education and law enforcement; or if we are going to have to work toward making it not beneficial, financially, to the ‘street merchants’ by designating certain drugs such as Marijuana, obtainable by prescription only. I will be the first one to say that I do not have the answer. All I know is that I am one of those elected officials that some people beat up on because they know that none of us have the answer; however, they need someone other than themselves to blame. All I am is a voice in the wilderness, talking about what we, as a community, need to do while I search for that African Village concept that has the potential to save us all. My beloved people, please help me by joining the search. We have absolutely no time to waste or procrastinate. I can be reached @ (716) 536-7323.
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Youth Anti-Violence Summit, Local Marcus Garvey Day 2011 Celebration Set By Bro. Taharka Odinga The Buffalo Youth Anti-Violence Summit presented by Project Awaken UB August 5 and 6 will be held in conjunction with the Marcus Garvey Day Organizing Committee. The local Community Garvey Day Celebration will take place on August 17. As we begin the celebration of the 124th year anniversary of the birth of the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey let us understand why. Garvey’s legacy is a fundamental pillar in our struggle for liberation. Simply put, All Roads Lead through Garveyism. Garvey Day 2011 provides events that should galvanize the following persuasions in our community because of the indispensible contribution Garvey made to these “isms”: Black Entrepreneurialism, Black Christian Theology, Black Nationalism, Self-sufficiency, Pan Africanism, Antiimperialism and Justice. The local Garvey Day celebration will take place on Wednesday, August 17 from 3 – 9 p.m. at the Martha Mitchell Center in the Langfield Housing Development. The schedule for Marcus Garvey Day 2011 is as follows: Opening Libation (3 p.m.), Workshops and Activities (3:30 p.m.), Drum Call (6 p.m.), Marcus Garvey Day Parade (6:30 p.m.), Cultural Show and Rally (7:15 p.m.), and Closing Prayer (8:45 p.m.) The Marcus Garvey Day Organizing Committee made a decision a number of years ago to target the youth and will again feature youth workshops and participation. When we get a generation of African youth to fully understand the meaning and practice of “the Red, the Black, and the Green,” then we will truly be on our way to achieving true liberation. On the other hand if we continue to lose this generation of youth through mis-education and diseducation, drugs, violence, incarceration, and sexual debauchery, as a race we will face oppression, discrimination, degradation, poverty, exploitation, etc. for centuries to come. Out of necessity and design this year’s Marcus Garvey Day Organizing Committee is also working in conjunction with students of Project Awaken UB and supporting their first major project, the Save Ourselves Youth Anti-Violence Summit. This event will take place on Friday, August 5 and Saturday , August 6 on UB’s Main Street Campus. Friday’s kickoff will feature a Community Discussion from 6-8 p.m. in Harriman Hall, Room 105. On Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m . in Diefendorf Hall Room 103, the Anti-Violence Focus Group will convene. The purpose of this summit is to unite young people ages 10 to 25 in the City of Buffalo and create a document and declaration on the position of young people on the issue of violence. Youth are urged to participate. . For more information, participation, or support, please contact William Richardson at (716) 381-2186 or via email at projectawakenub@gmail.com We have identified Four Pillars of Garveyism which will be the guiding themes of Marcus Garvey Day 2011. These are: Love of Self, Unity of the African People, Do for Self, and the Need for Organization. Before we can love our Continued Page 12
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he should be condemned, but so should the presidents and prime ministers who make war and kill thousands of people. Breivik is a terrorist and so are the many of the leaders who expressed shock and horror about his actions. Yes, the blond and green eyed can be terrorists too, whether they act alone or in concert with other heads of governments. Postscript: Amidst all the sadness and horror surrounding the massacre in Norway, we should not lose sight of the fact that "peaceful little Norway" participated in the bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999; has deployed troops in Iraq; has troops in Afghanistan; and has supplied warplanes for NATO's bombing of Libya. The teenagers of those countries who lost their lives to the US/NATO killing machine wanted to live to adulthood and old age as much as the teenagers in Norway. With all the condemnation of "extremism" we now hear in Norway and around the world we must ask if this behavior of the Norwegian government, as well as that of the United States and NATO, is not "extremist". Margaret Kimberley's Freedom Rider column appears weekly in BAR, and is widely reprinted elsewhere. She maintains a frequently updated blog as well as at http://freedomrider.blogspot.com. Ms. Kimberley lives in New York City, and can be reached via e-Mail at Margaret.Kimberley(at)BlackAgandaReport.com.
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Sam Herbert Gears Up for One More Shot at the Fillmore District Seat: Says He Has Faith that He Made the Ballot.
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t’s been a long road to the ballot for Samuel A. Herbert. He first started running for office in 1985. His target – the Fillmore District seat. But he was knocked off the ballot. In 1987 he returned to the political arena to run for Erie County Executive, but failed to make the ballot again. The year 1993 saw him fall short of making the ballot to run for Fillmore District by just 38 names; and in 1997 he fell short by just 12. In 2000 he ran against State Assemblyman Arthur O. Eve and got knocked off the ballot one more time.
But in 2005 his luck changed when he ran against Erie County Legislator George “Butch” Holt. He made the ballot, however he lost the race. In 2007 he returned to the scene of the Fillmore District “crime.” Not only did he make the ballot, he came away with over 40% of the vote and spent less than $1,000. An impressive showing to say the least. “Ever since then I went from a spec to a blimp on the political radar screen,” Herbert said. Still encourged by his run in 2007, he again launched a campaign for this year’s Fillmore District Race. “I had to wait four years to take on Franczyk again, and I’m back,” he said confidently. What makes this year’s race so unique is that Herbert may be the only Black in an election with two White candidates – incumbent Dave
Franczyk and challenger Lawrence F. Adamczyk. On July 14 Herbert turned in 917 signatures to the Board of Elections. Five hundred are required to make the ballot. And although his petitions are being challenged by the Adamczyk camp, Herbert expressed unwavering faith that he made the ballot. On Thursday the Board of Elections will rule on everyone’s petitions. “I’m just asking the community to pray for us,” he told The Challenger. “Faith without work is dead and I worked...I walked to the point where I started limping...I walked in the rain and in the hot sun. I got 917 signatures from registered Democrats who live in Fillmore. I know myself I personally got 700 and at least 500 of those are good.” Herbert said his strategy was to go into every community but he focused
on his core support. “I canvassed all the election districts I beat Franczyk in and all the election districts (four) where he beat me by just 12 votes,” continued Herbert. Sam Herbert “ M y vision for Fillmore first includes asking the people what they want...I’m taking the high road...the Fillmore District deserves a choice.” This time around he’s coming with significantly more support, as he proudly noted that he has the backing of the Jeremiah Partnership and several key ministers such as Rev Badger, Rev. Gillison, Rev. Chapman, Rev. Stenhouse and others. Politically this year’s race for Fillmore stands to make an impact well beyond the district. Buffalo News Reporter Robert J. McCarthy noted in a July 31 article that the Adamczyk/ Franczyk struggle also equates to a race over who will control the Council. Adamczyk is backed by Dennis Gorski, former County Executive ; Vincent J. Sorrentino, former Democratic Chairman; and Maurice L. Garner, former Grassroots political club president. Mayor Brown is also supporting Adamczyk. Franczyk accused Brown of wanting to “destroy the independence of the council.” Herbert is staying out of the fray and focusing on Fillmore, he said. But he makes it clear that his candidacy is an independent one and that he would not be a rubber stamp for the Mayor or anyone else, should he win the election. On Thursday he will know whether or not he’ll be given another chance to run for the seat he first sought 24 years ago. “I believe I have some angels at the Board of Elections,” he said confidently. “I know I have at least 500 good names.” -a.b. Herbert, who retired
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