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Protecting Our Right to VOTE! Page 11

Gabby Douglas

Local Love Story Gets Worldwide Attention!

Experts: Gabby Will Make

“What God has joined together..”

Millions! THE

While negroes talk about her hair, world’s best gymnast flips all the way to the bank... “Sixteen-year-old Gabby Douglas said she was a little confused when she logged onto her computer after winning her second gold medal in three days and discovered people were debating her pulled-back look. “I don’t know where this is coming from. What’s wrong with my hair?” said Douglas, the first U.S. gymnast to win gold in team and all-around competition. “I’m like, `I just made history and people are focused on my hair?’ It can be bald or short, it doesn’t matter about (my) hair.” Douglas uses gel, clips and a ponytail holder to keep things in place while she competes, a style she’s worn for years. And while some might be focused on the fact that they think that Gabby Douglas has had a few bad hair days, but she’s now got enough money to get whatever hairstyle she wants. Industry experts are estimating that everyone’s favorite little superstar could easily rake in $10 million in endorsement deals over the next four years. The bubbly teenager is the first African-American gymnast to win her sport’s biggest prize.

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Director Agnes Bain and some of the Center’s Jumpin’Jambalaya Summer Camp students. Photo Princess Photography

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Keep the Culture Alive!

African American Cultural Center Launches first Membershp Drive in 25 Years! By JESSICA THORPE The African American Cultural Center (AACC) is mounting its first membership drive in more than 25 years.

the community we continue to serve to support planning for the next urban generations,” AACC Executive Director Agnes M. Bain said.

“Malcolm Erni founded the African American Cultural Center to serve the children and families of Buffalo through celebration and knowledge of their unique cultural heritage. We have upheld this mission for 54 years and are calling on

The African American Cultural Center today is comprised of five core components: AACC Dance & Drum Performance Company, Paul Robeson Theatre at the African American Cultural Center, Cultural Enrichment / Educational Direc-

A Grill and A Prayer... “A Grill and A Prayer, “ is an on-going violence prevention street effort aimed at bringing qualified mentors out on the various street corners in Buffalo from both Urban Christian Ministries and Jericho Road Ministries. Said UCM Executive Director Alex Wright, “It’s like violence is walking into our living rooms, smacking us in the face and then daring us to do something. Is Anyone one upset yet? Is anyone sick and tired to the point you are ready to get up and do something? If so let’s get out here and make a difference...I challenge you to get out in the streets outside of your comfort zone and build the relationships with the people. Once we show we care we can then steer them away from crime. It is impossible for the police to stop all the crime. They are out numbered. It takes regular Joes and Janes. Shake your fear and take your neighborhood back!” So far there have been three “grill and prayer” events. The most recent was scheduled in partner-

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INSIDE ROCHESTER

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ROCHESTER A.B.0.V.E. AFRICAN/ AFRICAN AMERICAN FESTIVAL August 4: 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. Highland Bowlark. This event is FREE and open to the public for enjoyment of Live Entertainment, Arts & Crafts, a variety of Food, Product, Information/Education Vendors, Children Inflatable Playcenter and more.....Fun for everyone! For more information-585-576-2471 or contactDiane Sheffield-585-313-3685 and visit the website at: www. rochesterabove.org ROCHESTER CARIFEST August 11: Parade, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Liberty Pole Way Downtown; Festival Site  11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Downtown, Rochester, New York Riverside Festival Site (Court & Exchange St.), Caribbean music, Arts & Crafts,Food, Fun for the children and much more. 585-234-0909 or email rwifo@rwifo.com CLARISSA STREET REUNION August 18: “Annual Clarissa Street Reunion” A Neighborhood Reunion with a Parade, Entertainment Stages of Gospel, Jazz, R&B and Poetry, Vendors, Food, Children Activities and more. For more information contact the Committee at 585-234-4177 SANKOFA ARTS, DANCE, MUSIC & THEATRE FESTIVAL August 23,24,25: Sponsored by MMB Theatre 1 Project. Three Nights of Theatre & Jazz!!! “Bringing the Community Together”, the festival will showcase the talents of local African American Playwrights, Stage Performers, Producers, Musicians and to remember our Heritage and History in the Arts. Advance Tickets will be on sale at Mood Makers Books for $12.50 each, tickets at the door will be $16.00 each and a three night pass will be $35.00 each. The location is the Multi-Use Cultural Community Center (The MuCCC) at 142 Atlantic Avenue, in the “Neighborhood of the Arts”. “Bringing Life to the Stage” for you, your family and friends, so come support Rochester's local talent! For more information contact: Curtis Rivers-585-271-7010 or Diane Sheffield- 585-3133685

Turning Point Review/Randy Greg

Sinbad – “Where Have You Been?”

I had the pleasure of interviewing Sinbad before his performance at Turning Stone Casino in July. Sinbad started doing Comedy in 1983 but his big break came from “Star Search”. He never won but it opened up a few doors for him. He said he realized he had “IT” on his eighth grade field trip. “I didn’t know how to control the kids but I knew I had something, ” he said. That “something” was what he needed when he met Bill Cosby who was so impressed that he put him in the TV show, “A Different World.” “Bill Cosby is the God Father of Comedy. He’s the smartest man I’ve ever met,” exclaimed the talented comedian. While doing “A Different World” Sinbad hosted “It’s Showtime at the Apollo.” Later he went on to star in “The Sinbad Show” as well as produce the “70’s Soul Music Festival” which aired on HBO. His performance at Turning Stone makes you wonder why he has been out of the lime light for so long. His performance was beyond hysterical! He captivated the crowd and maintained his repute of clean, family jokes. I watched as one audience member wiped tears from her eyes from laughing so much and listened to one lady ask her friend, “are you ok?” as she was laughing so hard her friend must have thought they may need the Medics. “I tour and do three shows a weekend and each show is 70% different,” Sinbad said. A good portion of the show involved help from the crowd. Sinbad asked woman to participate by asking them, what does your man / spouse do that frustrates you? As they asked the questions Sinbad poetically puts it back on them with unmistakable humor. Sinbad ended the night to a standing ovation which is pretty good since we’ve been wondering “where u been?” I’m suggest if he’s ever in the area to go see him! It’s clean witty fun for the whole family.

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*August 11: “Annual A Call to Women of Color Social Gathering” -Noon - 6 .p.m. For more information, location and vendor registration, contact Jackie Dozier, Event Coordinator-585-210-4126 or 585-760-3447; jdozier@acRochester.org

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ship with the Fruitbelt Coalition on Night Out Tuesday. Mr. Wright said that they also offer Block Club Basketball throughout the city at various locations. “We set up the grill with beef, chicken and turkey hot dogs and prayer and we really talk to the young people. We really mentor kids and bring other youth out, who can better relate, to help.” Building relationships, he said was key “We’re trying to bring back the old school way of doing things.” A grill and a prayer is as good a start as any. People interested in helping can call 716.882.9472.

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who had been virtually unresponsive, clearly heard Bro. Barron’s words as he brought “greetings” from some of New York City’s hardest working nationalists, such as Jitu Weusi, Viola Plummer and others. Baba Simba loved his culture and was blessed to have been able to travel to the Motherland (Africa) at least once and “On High” to Dimona, Israel with the Black Hebrew Israelites. He loved the Black press. He loved the Challenger (and we loved him). He loved Kwanznaa celebrations and the Juneteenth Festival. Last June he was virtually released from his death bed so that he could attend Juneteenth. He sat in the sun, absorbing the sights and sounds of the culture, surrounded by the people he loved, grateful to soak in the essence of who he was, one last time. “I’m tired baby,” he said tearfully at one point reflecting on his personal battle with the dis-ease that had ravaged his body. “I’m ready to go home.” Baba Simba was blessed to have Angles here on earth, to help him along as he struggled to make his Transition: “Mama” Charlene Miller, Bro. Abubacar Jackson, and Sister Joyce Dade were devoted to him to the very end. Brother Simba was not perfect (none of us are). But he was perfectly clear about his blackness and our struggle/ sourjourn here in the “wilderness of North America.” He had particular compassion for those he referred to as the “casualties of Babylon”– the brothers and sisters who found themselves caught up in, and unable to navigate, this oppressive system. One of the things Baba Simba wanted most next to seeing his people “free,” was his historic and beloved photos, properly catalogued and exhibited, maybe even put into a book. Inshallah (if it is God’s will), perhaps that will happen now. Brother Simba’s physical presence is gone, but his spiritual essence will always be with us. And every time we hear or say “peace and love” we will remember him. Because that, in essence, was who he was, and that is what he has finally found…peace and an abundance of God’s love. Go with God my beloved brother. Go with God...-alnisa banks (Reprint Challenger, 8.4.2010 issue)

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WNY AREA BRIEFS

August is Black Business Month!

Joining Forces for Black Business Development! On Saturday, August 11 at 11 a.m. at the Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue at Utica, the National Black MBA Association, Western NY Chapter and the Black Chamber of Commerce will celebrate Black Business Month with a panel discussion on the topic, “Stepping Up to Keep Businesses Running in the Black Community.”

“Spirit And Soul” Book Release

Newly published author Theodore (Ted) Kirkland will release his book entitled “Spirit and Soul: Odyssey of a Black Man in America Vo. 1” on Friday, August 10 from 4 – 6 p.m. at the Golden Cup Coffee Café located at 883 Jefferson Ave. Pictured (L-R) Warren Galloway, Ted Kirkland, Buffalo’s new Schools Superintendent Dr. Brown and Rico Mitchell.

Brown Announces 5th Gun Buyback Program

No Questions Asked, Pre-Paid Cash Cards For Guns

Mayor Byron W. Brown has announced the 5th Citywide Gun Buyback Event, scheduled for next Saturday, August 18. The Gun Buyback program allows people to surrender their firearms and ammunition with no questions asked. In exchange, they receive varying amounts of pre-paid credit cards, depending on the type of gun turned in. Since 2005, 8,430 guns have been removed from city streets. Nearly 3,000 of those weapons have been seized through Mayor Brown’s Gun BuyBack program.

East High Class of 1972 40th Year Class Reunion This Weekend! The East high School Class 0f 1972 40th Year Class Reunion will take place August 10-12 at various locations in Buffalo including a banquet on August 11 at the Adams Mark Hotel, a Meet-and-Greet at East High School and a picnic at Martin Luther King Park. “As you may be aware, East High has educated many prominent African Americans” stated Econuel Ingram, president of the 40th Class Reunion. “We are committed to donating a portion of the proceeds raised for this event to the general scholarship fund for East High School on behalf of the class of 1972.” For more information contact Econuel at (404) 731-6465 or email to econueli!@yahoo.com

Ellicott Mall Reunion

The 14th Annual Ellicott Mall Reunion will take place at JFK Park Saturday, August 11 from noon to 6 p.m.

Fundrasier for Betty Jean Grant

Wallace Wilson and Antoine Thompson are hosting a fundraiser and reception for the Hon. Betty Jean Grant for NY State Senate Wednesday, August 8, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the New Golden Nugget, 2046 Fillmore Avenue. Minimum $25. For more information call (716)308-0945. If unable to attend contributions may be ailed to: The Friends of Betty Jean Grant for NYS Senate, P.O. Box 855, Buffalo, NY 14215.

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What could be better than having an organization of established business professionals get together to help other Black folk get into business, stay in business, or grow their businesses? Two of them! Really…no really…this is the best news ever!!! The Buffalo Chapter of the B l a c k Chamber of Commerce has Sabirah j o i n e d Muhammad hands with the WNY Chapter of the National Black MBA Association to host a gathering on this coming Saturday to handle the business of Black business. These two organizations have been working toward successful Black business development for decades. It just makes sense that they would combine their efforts in a major push to educate the community on the particulars of how to start, grow, and maintain successful businesses. While the nation groans at the notion of an 8% unemployment rate, the rate of unemployment for Black men in cities like Buffalo and Detroit is over 50%! It’s no accident that our community has been steered toward job seeking, instead of business building. Far too few of our children know the joy, the empowerment, and the selfrespect inherent in working for themselves. That ends on Saturday. Join us at the Merriweather Library, August 11th, corner of Jefferson and Utica at 11:00 am. Bring your questions and join the dialogue. This gathering is the first of many to be organized that will steward young folk, old folk, anybody with a desire to be self suffi-

cient on the joyful journey of business and wealth building. You may know that Buffalo’s Black Chamber of Commerce has been melding Black business minds since 1993. Under its current president, Lumon Ross, in addition to the development of new businesses and the strengthening and growth of existing businesses, another aspect of their service is promoting the recycling of our own dollars amongst ourselves. The National Black MBA Association also incorporates Corning, Rochester, Syracuse, Niagara Falls, and Southern Ontario. Thomas Beauford, Jr. the group’s president, describes the organization as one that empowers visionaries. Like the Black Chamber, they target young people to enlist in the business arena, network with other organizations, and identify resources for professional development. This is it. This is the moment when we realize that the answer to the question: Don’t we have anybody with the know-how and the desire to build and beautify our community, and train and cultivate our children?....is yes. How often have we looked at the blight that surrounds us and wished for an escape? Well, since wherever we go, we take ourselves with us; the answer is not escape, but transformation – starting with ourselves. Poverty is a state of mind. The amount of money that flows through Black folks hands each year could make us an economic powerhouse. Independent Black townships that were established after the civil war waxed rich – astoundingly rich because segregation and Jim Crow laws forced us to trade exclusively with one another. Let’s do that again… by choice this time. August is also Black Busi-

We Remember Baba Simba: Ambassador of “Peace & Love”

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ness month. Each and every day should find us doing something to support and promote Black business. Federal and State bureaucracies take our tax money and don’t provide us the services we’ve paid for. When dollars come around for economic development – even dollars that are targeted for us - our own elected officials often end up taking care of everybody else but us. Even our president can only do so much to help. Make this the moment when we decide…to save ourselves. See you Saturday! (wnyblackchamber.com, (716995-0622, nybmba.org).

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aba Simba Mlee, the Ambassador of Peace and Love, made his Transistion on Monday evening (August 2, 2010) after a brief, but valiant bout with cancer. He was 76 y e a r s young. It was perhaps his greatest struggle, aside from what he often described as his lifelong quest to liberate the African mind in “the struggle to eliminate ignorance.” An uncompromising cultural nationalist, Pan Africanist and chief Challenger photographer for more than a quarter of a century, he was known affectionately throughout the region and the country, as “Brother Simba.” Indeed he was everybody’s “brother,” everybody’s conscience, everybody’s reminder of their Blackness (whether they wanted to be or not). Through his camera lens he captured generations and important milestones and events in the history of African Americans from the Black power movement to politicians local, national and regional. Simba was respected and even revered by many, especially young people striving to understand their culture. He made the phrase “peace and love” a household word in this community. Some even referred to him as “Mr. Peace and Love.” And when things got rough, his advice (even to himself) was always, “go with God.” When New York City Councilmember and Freedom Parry candidate for Governor Charles Barron visited here, one of the top things to do on his agenda was to see Brother Simba. Sister Eva Doyle, who was running for Lt. Governor on the Freedom party ticket, and who accompanied Bro. Barron to the Veterans Administration Hospital to see him, described the visit as nothing less than amazing and moving. Bro. Simba, she said, Continued Page 2

National/International NEWS BlackAgendaReport COINTELPRO Never Ended

Carter

The Curious Case of Chavis Carter:

The government’s Counter Intelligence Program of the Sixties were never shut down, said Larry Pinkney, former Black Panther and political prisoner. The Feds continue to plant provocateurs in activist ranks. “It’s the oldest trick in the book,” said Pinkney, “and the reason it has consistently worked ism we’ve got too man ‘sheeple’ out there who are about to find themselves in a situation where they have no Constitutional or human rights.”

Police Cliam He Commited Suicide Offshore Trillions Measuring the global elite’s offshore cash stashes is “like esWhile Handcuffed timating the size of a black hole,” said James Henry, author of Could this be the next Trayvon Martin type situation? It very well could be because more and more observers are becoming concerned about the alleged “suicide” of Chavis Carter. Carter is a man that police allege to have shot himself in the head in the back of a police car. Even the police chief of the town where Chavis died says that the case “defies logic at first glance.” The 21-year old native of Jonesboro, Arkansas died from a single gunshot wound to the temple while handcuffed inside the back of a police car. Police had searched him, only to find $10 worth of marijuana.

Tax Justice Network-USA study titled “The Price of Offshore, Revisited.” Between $21 trillion to $32 trillion is hidden from tax collectors, said Henry, a former chief economist for the McKinsey consulting group. Developing nations are actually net lenders to First World countries, “to the tune of $11 trillion, which is exactly opposite the way global capital markets are supposed to function.”

Africa at Crossroads

“The African Union has proven itself incapable of resolving armed conflicts” in Libya, the Ivory Coast and Guinea-Bissau, said Dr. Gerald Horne, professor of history and African American Studies at the University of Houston. South Africa, the sub-Saharan powerhouse, is key to continental security. “It’s either get South Africa off the sidelines or invite in the United States or some outside power – and, obviously, the latter is too ghastly to contemplate.” “Definitely bizarre,” Jonesboro Police Chief Michael Yates said. But in spite of his concerns about the case, Yates claims

that the evidence supports the officers who made the arrest. But his version of the facts are being disputed by the victim’s family and the NAACP.

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Hiroshima & Nagasaki: 67th Anniversary Trayvon Martin of U.S. Massive Terrorism Marked Japan marked the 67th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb attack with a ceremony Monday that was attended by a grandson of Harry Truman, the U.S. president who ordered the bomb dropped on the city of Hiroshima. About 50,000 people gathered in Hiroshima’s peace park near the epicenter of the 1945 blast that destroyed most of the city and killed as many as 140,000 people. A second atomic bombing Aug. 9 that year in Nagasaki killed tens of thousands more and, as history books claim, prompted Japan to surrender to the World War II Allies. But was this case of massive terrorism justified?

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Anthony Gregor writes in “Targeting Civilians at Hiroshima and Nagasak”: The U.S. government has killed civilians for well over a century. During the Civil War, General William Tecumseh Sherman waged war on civilians in Atlanta. During the Philippine Insurrection at the turn of 20th century, U.S. forces killed about 200,000 civilians, and even had a policy to shoot anyone more than 10 years old who dared to resist the U.S. occupation of the Philippines. During World War II, the Allies ruthlessly firebombed Dresden and Tokyo and other cities in Germany and Japan, killing hundreds of thousands of innocent noncombatants.

Fulton made an insurance claim against Traveler’s for about $75,000, reports The Washington Post. The insurance company had a policy with the homeowners’ association at the Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford, Fla., where Trayvon Martin was killed, agreeing to cover the costs of certain injuries.

But there was nevertheless something special about Hiroshima and its sequel of mass horror, Nagasaki.

But instead of paying out Fulton’s claim, Traveler’s filed a lawsuit against Fulton so that a court would step in and clarify just what damages it owes, if any.

In the case of Hiroshima, no substantive evidence exists that the bombing was “necessary” to make Japan surrender. In fact, the Japanese had already attempted to sue for peace in July and were only hesitant because they distrusted the terms of unconditional surrender that the Allies demanded. They specifically wanted to keep their emperor, which, after the atomic bombings, they were allowed to, anyway. The military estimated before Hiroshima that invasion would cost as many as 20,000 American lives, but not nearly the half million lives that Truman later claimed had been the estimate. Even without invasion, Japan was utterly defeated by the war and U.S. blockades prevented the island nation from getting the necessary food to survive, much less maintain any type of threat against America. Truman’s decision to use nuclear weapons against civilians has not gone without criticism from the political and military elite of his time. Truman’s chief of staff, Admiral William D. Leahy, wrote in his book I Was There that using the “barbarous weapon at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated and ready to surrender because of the effective sea blockade and the successful bombing with conventional weapons.” He lamented that the U.S. government “had adopted an ethical standard common to the barbarians of the Dark Ages” and that he “was not taught to make war in that fashion.” In 1963 Dwight Eisenhower told Newsweek that “the Japanese were ready to surrender and it wasn’t necessary to hit them with that awful thing.”

US assassination drone crashes in Somalia: August 5 - A US assassination drone has crashed near Galgala Mountains close to Bosaso city in northern Somalia, Press TV reports. Senior al-Shabab official Sheikh Muhammad Talal Daahir told the Press TV correspondent in Mogadishu that the drone went down on Saturday. After the crash, Daahir said another unmanned aerial vehicle fired several missiles and killed 13 al-Shabab fighters in the region.

Trayvon Martin's Mom Sued by Traveler's Insurance Co. Trayvon Martin’s mom, Sybrina Fulton, has been sued by Traveler’s Insurance Company in a dispute over whether the insurance company is responsible for damages over her son’s death.

Traveler’s reportedly issued the insurance policy to the Retreat at Twin Lakes HOA a month after Trayvon Martin’s shooting death in February. Trayvon Martin’s mom is being sued because Traveler’s argues its HOA policy specifically exempts making any payments “arising from bodily injury, sickness, mental anguish, emotional distress, disease or death of any person,” reports the Post. By filing the lawsuit against Sybrina Fulton, Traveler’s is seeking a declaratory judgment from a judge. Generally, a declaratory judgment differs from other judicial rulings in that it does not require that any action be taken. Instead, the judge simply issues an opinion declaring the rights of each of the parties involved after analyzing the controversy.

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HEALTH MATTERS

There is Power in the Color of Your Food!

ight is emitted by every cell in our bodies. We live in a sea of energy where color is working within us. It shines within our divine self, and radiates upon us from the Sun. Specific colors bring balance to our physical and emotional systems. Daily Light Medicine Wheel Color Therapy was anciently used as a spiritual modality that complimented and completed all healing and evolution arts. Its aim was to unblock and balance the internal meridians, transformation centers and power points of the threefold Light body of our Soul. Consider the power of color

in the foods we eat...our Daily Bread. –bro. ishma’el jamal Red Colored Foods Depression can be lessened with extra red plant foods. This color is thought to maintain a healthy heart, aid memory function, lower the risk of some cancers, and promote urinary tract health. Red colored food helps boost energy, helps combat tiredness, and as it strengthens the blood, is used in the treatment of anemia and helps fight infection. Orange Colored Foods Orange is the color of balance, energy, and unify. This color is linked to our emotions and is the color of joy. Orange is a good relationship color for putting your life back together after divorce, grieving, or shock.Orange is the color of balance - energy, and unity. This color is linked to our emotions and is the color of joy. Orange improves blood circulation and digestion, stimulates the appetite, and is associated with the assimilation of food. Orange foods are high in anti-oxidants that help to destroy toxic cells and repair some cellular damage.This color lowers the risk of some types of cancers, improves vision, maintain a healthy heart, and contribute to a healthy immune system. Orange colored foods contain varying amounts of anti-oxidants such as vitamin C as well as carotenoids and bioflavonoids, phytochemicals being studied by scientists for their health promoting potential. Yellow Colored Foods Yellow represents the color of the sun and brings feelings of self-worth and lifts depression. It is a great aid to concentration and study as it provides intellectual and inspirational stimulation. It surrounds us with warmth, joy, and laughter and brings us to a more positive outlook on life. It is thought to prevent calcium from accumulating in the joints of older people and is used in the treatment of diabetes, kidney, and liver disorders.Yellow colored foods are important for the support of the nervous system ad it is directly involved with the di-

gestive process especially the liver and intestines. It helps the elimination of toxins. Green Colored Foods As the primary healing color, green, the color of nature brings harmony to all in its presence. Green creates feelings of inner peace, harmony and balance. This balance brings us a feeling of newness and freedom of the spirit and helps relieve stress and emotional problems. Green is associated with the heart and is thought to be beneficial for the prevention of heart disease and high blood pressure. It creates a sense of calmness and helps relive problems associated with tension such as headaches.Chlorophyll at its highest in green leafy vegetables, needs to be part of every meal as it has a soothing and healing effect, balances the body’s metabolism, detoxifies and helps the cleansing functions. Benefits from the green phytochemicals include protection from bacteria such as E-coli, food poisoning and tumors. Green is used in the treatment of colds, influenza, hay fever, ulcers malaria and cancer. Blue Colored Foods Blue is the color of truth, understanding and tranquility. This color is relaxing, calming and ideal for places of healing. For people struggling with insomnia, blue is an important color as it relaxes the mind and body. Blue means spirit and is very conductive for places of meditation, inspiring patience and calm thought. Exposure to blue reduces blood pressure, pulse rate and brain wave activity.Blue is used in the treatment of throat problems, fevers, stings, itchiness, heart palpitations, inflammations, headaches and for the treatment of anxiety disorders related to nervousness, tension or fear. Blue foods are though to maintain urinary health, healthy aging, assist in the memory function, and lower the risk of some types of cancer. This color encourages exhalation so is very helpful in case of asthma where it can ease symptoms of breathlessness. It is beneficial in heal-

Put On Your Walking Shoes for Health!

City-wide Walk for Total Wellness A City Wide walk for Total Wellness will take place on Saturday, August 18 prior to the annual Taking it to the Streets Rally in MLK Park. Sponsored by Soul2Soul Ministries, the walk begins at 9 a.m. in MLK Park. Partial proceeds will benefit Sickle Cell research. Free foot screenings will also be available. For more information or to participate or volunteer, call 862-9957.

“Walking 4 Hope” Jes Breathe Cancer Awareness Group will host their 3rd annual “Walking 4 Hope” at MLK Park on Saturday, August 25 from 9 a.m. to noon. Jes Breathe brings the awareness of all types of cancers to our community. For more information contact 533-1985. ing burns, reduces bleeding and alleviates pain. Indigo colored Foods Indigo is the color that brings focus to our lives. It is calming, soothing and brings feelings of self-worth. Indigo is said to be the color of creative visualization and enhances psychic perception.This color indicates knowledge, spirituality, self-respect and dignity. Indigo is very beneficial for meditation and to feed your spirituality and quest for inner guidance. Sight and hearing are influenced by the color indigo so eating indigo colored foods is useful for the treatment to diseases of the eyes, ears and nose as well as the lungs and skin. Indigo is used by color therapists to treat a wide range of mental disorders including schizophrenia, arthritis, acute cases of tuberculosis, nervous and emotional disturbances and insomnia. The color indigo is useful when there is tension in the family or violence as the soft gentle colors bring feelings of love and protection. (To be continued )

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FAITH BASED

Oldies But Goodies Gospel Night

An ‘Oldies But Goodies Gospel Night Out’ given by Follow Him Ministries willbe held Friday, August 17 from 8:30 p.m. until midnight at Ephesus Fellowship Hall, 80 Durham Ave. There will be a $5 donation at the door. Refreshments will be sold.

Full Gospel Women’s Fellowship Gethsemane Full Gospel Women’s Fellowship Weekend, 1050 Walden Avenue, August 11 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and August 12 at 11:30 a.m. call 698-2095 for info.

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Banquet in Honor Mt. Hope First Anniversary New Hope Revival Former President of SouthNew Hope Baptist Church, eastern Conference SDA to of Pastor Lewis Celebration Set 1122 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Speak at Emmanuel Temple Fal1s, Reverend Harvey L. KelA banquet in honor of Pastor James A. Lewis’ II 20th Plus Anniversary of Pastoral Ministry will be held on August 17 at Pettibones Grille Indoor Patio (located at Coca-Cola Field) at 6:30 p.m. for drinks and 7 p.m. for food. The party includes your game ticket as well as food and drinks for the party. Tickets are $35 for adults and $20 for children. For more information contact Dean Williams at 816-6249 or willa235@roadrunner.com

Rev. Charles H. Walker II, Pastor of Mt. Hope Community Church, formally invites the community to its First Anniversary celebration which will be a two night revival, beginning August 9 thru 10, at 7 pm. The guest speaker will be GOD ‘s own child, the Rev. Arthur Holloway, Pastor of St. Luke AME Church, New Castle, PA, who is no stranger to the City of Buffalo.

Worship this week!

ley, Pastor will hold their Summer Revival, Monday, August 13 through Wednesday August 15 at 7 p.m. each evening. Reverend Craig Pridgen of True Bethel Baptist Church, Niagara Falls, will kick off the revival on Monday. The guest speaker on Tuesday is Reverend Timothy J. Brown, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Niagara Falls and on Wednesday, Reverend Raymond AlIen, Bethany Missionary Baptist Church, Niagara Falls. For more information call (716) 282-8118.

The Emmanuel Temple Family Life Department presents Pastor Roy R. Brown, Sr., guest speaker, former President of Southeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventist, Friday, August 17, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, August 18, at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m at Emmanuel Temple Seventhday Adventist Church, 300 Adams Street. Call 716-8566044 for more information. Willard Hall is Interim Pastor ALL ARE WELCOME!

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“What God Has Joined Together”

Local love story gets world wide attention as couple renew vows after nearly 50 years apart! Lena Henderson and Roland Davis got married while still in their teens, divorced 20 years and four children later, and remarried on Saturday after nearly a half-century apart with four generations on hand to see it happen. The touching ceremony took place in Elim Christian Fellowship Church where Bishop T. Anthony Bonner officiated. “God loves you so much he wanted your whole family to see this!” he said at one point. Both the bride and groom are 85 years old. She wore a lovely silver dress and beautiful tiara and was escorted by two grandsons. He was dapper in a tuxedo. “It’s every child’s dream, every child who has ever been in a family where divorce has occurred, that your parents would come back together,” their youngest daughter, Renita Shadwick, during wedding preparations. “We are all so ridiculously excited. We’re like little children again,” said Shadwick, herself a grandmother. Davis recently moved to suburban Buffalo from Colorado, where he was living alone following the death of his second wife in January. Henderson also was widowed after re-marrying. Davis proposed to Henderson over the phone around Easter and she accepted, even

“Culture of Religion” A “Culture of Religion Interfaith Seminar” will be held on Sunday, Sept. 9 from 1-4 p.m. at the Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue. Enid Bloch, Lynn Brunner, Jean Campbell and Shanaz Butt will address questions related to the on going debate between cultural norms and religious practices. Registration is free but preferred. Kindly RSVP your registration at 4thSeminar@ gmail.com The event is being sponsored by the Women’s Auxiliary of The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Buffalo.

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Mr. and Mrs. Davis...again!

though they hadn’t seen each other since a family funeral in 1996. Before that, the two hadn’t been face-to-face since splitting up in 1964, though they had stayed in touch and kept up with each other’s lives through the children. “Reporters from all over the country have called us and ABC news have sent cameras and a reporter to cover the story,” said Mrs. Davis’ son-in-law Jerome Shadwick. “ I think there has been over 1 million hits on the Internet.Tom Joyner spoke about it,Conan joked about too andWBLK has it on its website.”

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ENTERTAINMENT

AUGUST 8, 2012

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Sunday, August 12th The Pine Grill Reunion MLK from 4pm….get your tent up early and enjoy!… music + food = good times!!! Saturday - Sunday August 18th & 19th Buffalo Carribana 2012…LaSalle Park…good food, entertainment…from noon… Saturday – Sunday August 18th & 19th….Taking it to the Streets…. MLK Hosted by Pastor Anita Williams….gospel music….inspirational messages and vendors…. Mark your calendars…Buffalo Funk Fest is happening August 25th from 3pm… LaSalle Park….performances from….Delivered…Evolution…The Unity Band…The Old School BBoys….Delvin Payton…. The All Star Band….and Lakeside….hosted by Tracy Cardwelll… enjoy fashion, Zumba, beauty makeovers and much more…..One BIG Party!!! Presented by NICYO… sponsored by Councilmembers Demone Smith, Bonnie Russell, Darius Pridgen, LPCiminelli, Continental School of Beauty, Camellia Food, Continental School of Beauty, RW Music Video Production, Carmen Sims and The Oakk Room….Afterparty at The Oakk Room

See you at the EVENTS!

JAZZY PEOPLE! Pictured above are just a few of the jazzy folks who attended this year’s James “Pappy” Martin Masten Jazz Festival in MLK Park on the Science Museum grounds. Hats off to Bro. Martin for his dedication to preserving Black Classical Music – not only with the annual Jazz Fest, but through his work with young people at his Love Supreme School of Music. PHOTOS PRINCESS PHOTOGRAPHY

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PINE GRILL JAZZ REUNION August 12: The “Mother of All Reunions”; 4-9 p.m. MLK Park; Denzell Ward/ Cool Company, Chauncey Northington/The K.M.A. Experience, Evolution, Danny & The Blues Revue, GLVT Love Xtreme; 884-2013, www.africancultural.org CARIBBEAN ISLAND FESTIVAL: Caribbean Parade 11 a.m. downtown Buffalo, festival in LaSalle Park; Call WUFO 8341080 for details. Lil’ Black Dress Affair: 7 p.m. – midnight, McCoy Center, 653 Clinton St., $35/ $40 @ door; for tickets 200-9702 or 553-1233. City-Wide Walk for Total Wellness: 9 a.m. in MLK Park prior to Taking It To The Streets Rally; walkers, volunteers and sponsors needed, call 862-9957. Sunday August 19 Taking it to the Streets: MLK Park, Hosted by Pastor Anita Williams; .gospel music, inspirational messages and vendors. CARIBBEAN ISLAND FESTIVAL: LaSalle Park; Call WUFO 834-1080 ‘ Blues & Jazz Hour BBQ: 6-9 pm., DJ David Allen; Metropolitan Entertainment Complex, 1670 Main St., $7.

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Whitney Houston’s 49th Birthday: Remembering a Diva

Whitney Houston would have celebrated her 49th birthday this week, on August 9. Sadly, one of the greatest voices of our time died tragically earlier this year, on February 11. Since her untimely passing, Houston’s legacy has been celebrated and upheld all over the world. To prove just how loved she is, the pop icon’s homegoing service on February 18 aired on three cable channels -- CNN, BET, and E! -- for four hours and drew millions of viewers, even surpassing the royal wedding in online viewership. She is indeed gone, but not forgotten. Actor Omari Hardwick, who worked with Whitney Houston in what would be her final film, said he believes the film, which took Houston 12 years to bring to the big screen, is a fitting homage to the iconic performer and actress. “She put all of that energy into it” he said. “Sparkle” opens in theaters Aug. 17.

The Erie County Chapter of The Links, Incorporated celebrating 25 years of community service will spotlight the contributions of their community partners at their annual 'Night On The Town: Black Tie Gala' scholarship fundraiser on Saturday, November 3, 2012 in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. The unwavering support of the community has enabled the chapter to award over $300,000 in college scholarships to deserving young people in area high schools. The elegant evening of dinner, dancing and entertainment promises to be a memorable one and the community is cordially invited to attend. Joyce Harrington, President, Lisa Tolbert Yokley, Chair and Catherine Lewis-Smith, Co-Chair. For more information visit our website at www.eriecountylinksinc.org. or call (716) 310-7297.

Spike Lee premiered the latest film in his “Chronicles of Brooklyn” series RED HOOK SUMMER

Hundreds came out to support the iconic writer/director including Mike Tyson, Gayle King, Laila Ali, Debra Lee, Stephen Hill, Mona Scott-Young, Romany Malco, Jamie Hector, Toure, Nelson George, Ilyasah Shabazz and many more. The film opens August 10 in New York City & Los Angeles and wider on August 24. Visit www.redhooksummer.com for more information.

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EAST HIGH SCHOOL CLASS ‘77 PRESENTS AN “ALL ALUMNI REUNION” The following is a schedule of events for the East High Class ’77 All Alumni Reunion: *Friday, Aug.24th will begin with a FREE Meet & Greet @ Buffalo Live 3053 Main St. (Minnesota) at 6:00 p.m. *Saturday, Aug. 25th, a Dinner/Dance held @ The Metropolitan Entertainment Complex 1670 Main St. at 6:00 p.m. *Sunday, Aug. 26th, there will be a picnic @ The Como Lake Park “Casino Shelter” at 1:00 p.m. *Tickets are $50 which includes Dinner/Dance, Picnic & Reunion T-Shirt. (extra T-Shirts $10 each. Additional picnic only tickets are $25) For more information or to purchase tickets log on to www.EastHighReunion.net or call Sandra Price-Allen @ (716) 903-3503 or Reggie Wallace @ (716) 715-0225 Seating is limited! Be Sure to get your tickets NOW! Food, Fun, Prizes and Surprises!

If you’re looking to buy a home, M&T’s experienced mortgage consultants will work with you to make homebuying easy and affordable. We can help with any of these situations: • Little money for a downpayment • Little or “less-than-perfect” credit history • A recent job change So raise the green flag, and know M&T is here to help. To get started, call 716-848-4848 or visit mtb.com.

GENERATIONS

Buffalo Soccer Club Success! The Buffalo Soccer Club recently completed its 5th year of soccer programming at the JFK Center. This year the club had over 120 players registered. The program offered soccer for players aged 4-14. August 2 was the last day of the 2012 league. The coaches this year were: Nikki, Kris, Christie, Denise, Christina, Adele, Maya, Zoe, Emily N., Emily M., Ayo, Austin and Andrew. See you next year!!

A hoop Classic 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament for boys and girls 10 to 17 years of age will be held at Delaware Park Saturday, August 25. Registration deadline is August 15. For more information call 563-5275 or 235-4825.

Get Ready for Volleyball The Willie Hutch Jones Educational and Sports Program is accepting final registrations for its volleyball clinic being held daily August 6-17 from 1-2:30 p.m., with Elite level clinics from 5-7 p.m. at the Gateway Longview site at 335 Ferry St. This is a dynamic workshop for area youth offering competitive level instruction and dynamic guest speakers which include Marsha Jackson, Ph.D., associate vice president for student services at ECC, Judge Jeanette Ogden, Felicia Beard, Manager, Community Engagement and Enrollment at BlueCross, Physical Therapist Merel Contuci and Lafayette HS Principal Naomi Cerre. For more information on WHJSC sponsored programs or to register for the volleyball clinic please call 716715-4980 or visit the website at WHJSC.org.

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Profile: Agnes Bain...Keeper of the Culture... By Jessica Thorpe

Hoop Classic Basketball Tournament at Delaware Park

AUGUST 8, 2012

Chalkfest! On August 11 and 12th, 2012, the 500 Block of Main Street in downtown Buffalo will be overtaken by art. Chalkfest [a FREE annual event] is a project envisioned by The 500 Block Association, a group of business, artists and native Buffalo residents to revitalize the 500 Block of Main Street. The festival is throughout the weekend and includes the artwork of Michael Macauley, world reknowned 3D chalk artist. The two day festival is the first of its kind, all ages on Saturday and Sunday from 12 -5 pm, and after 5 pm on Saturday for adults with live entertainment. Serious artists are asked to register as early as 8am on Saturday. This can be done through the website below. Chalkfest includes drawing squares that will be judged within specific age groups, as well as adults, with prizes awarded. To reserve drawing space, email: chalkfestbuffalo@yahoo.com with name, age, and phone. Children and adults can also draw without competing. There will be street dancers, live storybooks with WGRZ, hopscotch tournaments, food and art vendors, SPCA adoption services, caricature artists, and an adult only beer tent and live music on Saturday after 5pm. To receive your free street chalk and register, get to 537 Main Street by 12 noon on Saturday and check out the following link http://chalkfestbuffalo.com/index.html

n a late July Friday afternoon at the African American Cultural Center, the Jumpin’ Jambalaya Summer Program is in full swing. The youngest children are playing “duck-duck-goose” in the gated parking lot under the supervision of youth counselors, most of whom not long ago were AACC campers themselves. There are 63 children, aged six to 12, enrolled this year in the rigorously fun summer day camp, which runs from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, from the time school is dismissed until late August. In her office, against the backbeat of the African Drumming class that has now started in the dance chamber, long time AACC Executive Director Agnes M. Bain is wrangling final arrangements for the 23rd annual AACC Pine Grill Jazz Reunion on August 5 and August 12. “The African American Cultural Center has always been valuable to this community. But I don’t think the community is really aware of that value,” Bain says, moving aside funding documents and contract agreements to talk. “Right now, we have gone about as far as we can go because of our physical structure.” A former garage for Kaufmann’s Bakery trucks and then a welding business, the AACC physical plant was purchased for $25,000 in 1968 with funds were raised through a grassroots capital campaign. Today the African American Cultural Center is the only Buffalo cultural arts organization of color operating on its own property. “It’s difficult for long term, established organizations of color to bring their institutions up to state of the art, technologically competitive standards,” Bain says, estimating that it will take about $30 million in capital improvement monies to fully develop the two buildings at 350 Masten Avenue. A native Buffalnonian, Agnes Bain grew up on Woodlawn Avenue, the fourth of six children by the marriage of Frank and Genevieve Hawkins. She attended P.S. 53 and Fosdick Masten Vociational High School, and studied business at Empire State College before going to work as a pharmacy apprentice at Hamlin Park Drug Store. When the owner was killed, she found herself unemployed and was directed from the Unemployment Station on ----- to the African American Cultural Center to find new work. She became AACC executive director in 1979, just three years after joining the staff as the secretary to then executive director

Edward Lawrence. She stepped into the position following the difficult exit of Lawrence – and then the administration of Celes Tisdale. Among her first administrative challenges, she says, was the leadership transition as the first female administrator of the agency. Today, in addition to the longstanding African dance and drum and theater programs, Bain has developed and administers the AACC Cultural Enrichment / Educational Directives After School Program, Jumpin’ Jambalaya Summer Program and Pine Grill Jazz Reunion. Other programming includes Positive Productive Sisters, a self-mentoring program for young girls; the PRT Theatre Arts Program, Friday Night Jook Joint event series and the Soulful Discussions Book Club. For the last 15 years, Bain also has been chief financial administrator for more than 30 Buffalo special projects and community-based organizations that could not receive operational funds without AACC support. These include, among many others, the Masten District Jazz Festival, Funkfest, Gospelfest, Queen City Jazz Festival, Buffalo Kwanzaa Committee, Juneteenth of Buffalo, The Collective Buffalo and the Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration. “These organizations don’t make it known that we do that. They don’t generally publicize the African American Cultural

Center as a sponsor on their information,” she says, then adds: “I don’t think the community is aware of how much this center does outside of its own operations.” Bain also acknowledges the challenges in trying to align with other cultural arts organizations to meet current not for profit funding trends. As part of The Collective Buffalo, the African American Cultural Center partners with Buffalo City Ballet, El Museo Francisco Oller y Diego Rivera, Colored Musicians Club, Nash House Museum and Locust Street Art to pursue collaborative funding. “There is a difference between an African American institution and a European institution,” she maintains. “Our funding and operational problems are greater, so it’s hard to put us all under one umbrella. When that happens, there are still economic, social and cultural issues that don’t get addressed.” While deeply appreciative of the agency’s current funders, friends, patrons and volunteers, Bain would like to see broader support from the community for which it was founded to serve. For 36 years, with loving dedication, she has served the urban generations of children and families who have come through the African American Cultural Center doors. “We’re here for you,” she says quietly, simply, when asked what she wants most for this community to know about the

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AGNES BAIN institution, which has been viable now for more than half a century. Her future vision for the AACC is of a facility that offers the advanced technology and comprehensive performance and visual arts education and programming needed to carry forward the founding mission of enlightenment, education, enrichment and entertainment. “I believe that future must come again from the commitment, the vested interest of the Buffalo community,” Bain says. “I would like for the community to develop a place in their heart for this Center, to realize that we have a gold mine in the heart of the East Side community that must be preserved and be ready to fight and to take action to preserve it. In general, we really need to have more passion about our long-term institutions.”

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The Center also serves as the chief financial administrator for more than 30 Buffalo summer events, special projects and community-based organizations. These include, among many others, the Masten District Jazz Festival, Funkfest, Gospelfest, Queen City Jazz Festival, Buffalo Kwanzaa Committee, Juneteenth of Buffalo, the Puerto Rican Day Parade and the Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration. “I have been executive director of the African American Cultural Center since 1979. My vision for its future is of a facility that offers Buffalo families and children the state of the art technology and comprehensive performance and visual arts programming needed to continue our founding mission of cultural enlightenment, education, enrichment and entertainment. I am counting on the full support of the community we serve to help move this important Buffalo institution to the next level,” Bain said. The new AACC Membership is available at four levels: *TOURIST ($50.00) One general, senior or student admission to any Paul Robeson Theatre (PRT) 2012-2013 Season production *EXPLORER ($100.00) Choose one of the following -Admission for two to any 2012-2013 Season Opening Night -Admission for one to one Friday Night Jook Joint *ADVENTURER ($150.00) Choose one of the following -20% off PRT 2012-2013 Season Subscription -Admission for two to one Friday Night Jook Joint -Admission two to one Saturday Afternoon African Dance OR African Drum class *FAMILY SAFARI ($250.00) 15% annual discount on any Paul Robeson Theatre general, senior or student admission, African Dance and Drum Class fee (child or adult), or Friday Night Jook Joint donation for up to four people. The AACC Membership Passport is now available at the front desk at the African American Cultural Center at 350 Masten Avenue, and will be available online after August 15. For more information about becoming a member of the African American Cultural Center, to make a donation or to learn how you can support the AACC as a volunteer, call 716-884-2013 or email africancultural350@gmail.com

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Protecting Our Voting Rights

he American Revolution, which created our nation, was a fight for self-governance. The American Evolution, which delivered the promises of democracy to all Americans, was a longer struggle, requiring countless protests, marches, sacrifices and even lives lost, all of which led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This Rev. Al Sharpton l a n d m a r k legislation became the great equalizer, bringing about the end of discriminatory practices of voter disenfranchisement. It was a victory for justice and for all Americans. Now we face a new threat: that of an American De-volution, which could reverse nearly 50 years of progress since the Voting Rights Act. Across the country, states have passed or have proposed new rules for voting, such as photo ID requirements and restrictions in early and absentee voting. The laws are new, but to many of us they're just the same old tricks. I remember when tactics like these were called Jim Crow. According to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University, 10 states now have highly restrictive photo ID laws that require citizens to produce specific types of government-issued documents to vote: Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kansas, South Carolina, Alabama and Texas. Alabama's law won't take effect this year, and others face legal scrutiny, but it's possible that the restrictive rules will affect 127 electoral votes — almost half of the 270 needed to win the presidency in 2012. And who are the voters who will be affected? As the Brennan Center reports, more than 1 in 10 eligible voters in the U.S. do not possess the kind of IDs required by those 10 states. More spe-

cifically, 1 in 4 African Americans, 1 in 6 Latinos and 1 in 5 Americans over age 65 lack the requisite ID. Though it may be difficult for some of us to imagine, many of these people simply do not drive or cannot afford a vehicle and therefore don't possess a driver's license. And the process of obtaining a valid ID — even when the states issue them for free — can be costly to those on fixed incomes or for those who must take time off from work, lose wages and find the means to travel to a government agency. Often they must produce copies of items such as birth certificates, which not only cost money to reproduce but may take weeks to process. If these added difficulties weren't discouraging enough, in Wisconsin, Mississippi and Alabama, fewer than half of all ID-issuing offices are open five days a week and none are open on the weekends. And many have irregular operating hours. The Brennan Center documented an office in Mississippi open only on the second Thursday of the month, and in Wisconsin, only on the fifth Wednesday (only four months in 2012 have five Wednesdays). Those championing tough new voter ID laws say they are concerned about voter fraud. I've heard their arguments: "What's wrong with requiring voters to have an ID? After all, you need a state-issued ID to drive, to get on an airplane, to write a check. Why not to vote?" Here's why. On a fundamental level, that argument confuses privileges with rights. No American has a constitutional right to drive, fly or pay by check. We do not have constitutionally protected rights to rent cars or to use credit cards. That some people think these activities are comparable to voting is alarming — and revealing. Every American 18 or older has the right to vote. Poor Americans, black Americans, Americans who live in rural areas, Americans of every background. For decades we

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have recognized this truth, making it easier to vote, expanding options for casting ballots and improving access to registration. These new ID laws take us backward; they truly are nothing more than modern-day poll taxes and literacy tests. We're watching history repeat itself. Why now? For the same reason partisans demanded to see President Obama's birth certificate. For the same reason some whisper that the president is a Muslim: to de-legitimize those with whom they disagree. The new voter suppression movement has taken off since the game-changing 2008 presidential race, when minorities and young voters turned out in record numbers. Most of these first-time or occasional voters cast their ballots for Obama. Very quickly, Republicans began doing their best to stop them from voting again. Even a few hundred thousand votes not counted or cast in battleground states such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin could make a big difference in November. I'll be in Los Angeles on Thursday to keynote the Western Baptist State Convention. The focus of the convention this year will be on systematic voter disenfranchisement. We as a nation must realize the suppression is spreading. According to the Brennan Center, since the beginning of 2011, at least 180 restrictive bills have been introduced in 41 states, and 19 states have cut back on voting rights in various ways. Millions of voters are at risk, and wherever we live, we must combat voter disenfranchisement nationwide. The ability for Americans to participate in the process was won by all; we now must join together once again to ensure that it stays that way. The Rev. Al Sharpton is the president of National Action Network and the host of "PoliticsNation" on MSNBC.

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Dear Editor: I have recently read in the Buffalo News, an article dealing with the “improvement” of minority presence in the Brown administration. With all due respect, it’s time for Frank Mesiah, the present leader of the N.A.A.C.P., to retire. Over the past few months, various articles have been written about Black presence in City Hall and in every one, Mr. Mesiah has come across as the President of the National Association for the Advancement of Caucasian People. He has more excuses as to why we are not properly represented and no question as to why we are not. For centuries, White people (understandably so), when ever in power have taken care of White people. When we now have the opportunity to do so, Mr. Mesiah seems to justify why we should continue to be left out. Please do not take me the wrong way. For years, Mr. Mesiah did good work. He was in step and in tune. However it seems, like all things, his shelf life as N.A.A.C.P President, has expired. With his present thoughts, he can forget about younger people wanting to be a part of an organization that seems a shell of its former self. Dennis Dean

Jericho March For Justice

Dear Editor: To the City of Buffalo New York, Erie County and all who know the truth and are still seeking “Freedom and Justice for All,” the time is now! We must stand and send the Peaceful Message loud and clear. We don’t have to make a long “impressive speech,” as truth speaks for itself. The media and the judicial system have made it as plain as day. On behalf of our severely damaged families and communities in this highly acclaimed impoverished city, MOTIC (Mothers of those In Crisis) is asking you to attended and participate in the final preparation.

Dear Editor: Why do my neighbors and I have to fight to live in peace in our own homes? When I purchased my house 20 years ago, I had no idea that I would have to continue to fight with Bennett Montessori about the space surrounding my home. In 2005 they tried to reopen Cedar Street from William Street to Clinton Street to make parking space for the staff of the school. This portion of Cedar Street has been closed for over 30 years. We went to our Council Member with our concerns about a parking lot being built on the side, and in the back of our homes. We were told that the properties belong to the City and the school cannot use the area for a parking lot. It was our understanding that the matter had been resolved. But in 2008 Bennett Montessori School had another proposal for Cedar Street. They wanted to reopen it for a thruway for the school busses. Again we went to our Council Member, Brian Davis, the Board of Education and to the Mayor’s Office. We expressed our concerns about diesel pollution from the buses, health issues, safety issues, traffic, and noise pollution and how this project may distress our neighborhood’s quality of life. We were once again told that the school was not allowed to reopen Cedar Street for the purpose of a drive thru or parking lot. It’s 2012 and here we go again. It appears that every time the administration in City Hall and the Board Education changes, Bennett Montessori School revisits the Cedar Street project. However, this time a decision was made behind closed doors and behind the community’s back. We found out about the decision to reopen Cedar Street when we saw them cutting down all the big beautiful trees that provided privacy and shade from the heat. These trees were in the open space between my home and Essex Court. We have tried to get some answers about why this has been allowed to happen. We were told by our Council Member and the Mayor in 2008 that Cedar Street would not be reopening. We have called the Board of Education, the Mayor’s office, Ellicott District Council Member’s office and others and no one has given us a straight answer. All we got was fast talk and no return calls. Once again, the most disturbing part about this matter is that the voice of the community was not heard. Our interests were not pursued in this collaboration and our concerns were disregarded. They are trying to undermind our intelligence by playing on words. We were told by a representative from the Board of Education, a Mr. McDonnell, that they are not reopening Cedar Street, rather they are making a driveway from William Street to Clinton Street. Call it whatever you want Mr. Mc Donnell, it will still distress our neighborhood. Children no longer have a place to play. Beautiful trees have been cut down. Future health issues due to the diesel pollution coming from the buses loom and the value of homes will go down once a gated fence in the driveway is placed next to someone’s home. It will be an eye sore that will bring down the value of our homes and distress our neighborhood.All we have asked is to have a voice and be heard, but no one cared enough to listen. We want this project to be stopped until the community concerns have been heard! Barbara Davis & Electa Churchill (Home owners) Stay tuned to the media for more details. The 1st Jericho March for Justice will be held on Monday August 13-17.

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On Saturday, August 11 at 11 a.m. at the Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue at Utica, the National Black MBA Association, Western NY Chapter and the Black Chamber of Commerce Celebrates Black Business Month with a Panel Discussion on “Stepping Up to Keep Businesses Running in the Black Community.” The discussion will focus on the need for and basic steps to succession planning for Buffalo’s East Side business owners. Business Owners and managers are encouraged to attend, and the public is welcome.

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Buffalo Welcomes Mary Kay History Makers The Buffalo business and community are proud to welcome to our city, Mary Kay National Sales Directors Sonja Hunter Mason, National Sales Director Emeritus and her daughter National Sales Director Mia Mason Taylor of Atlanta, Georgia. Mia and Sonja are the first African American mother and daughter sales directors in the 49-year-old history of Mary Kay Inc. They plan to introduce one of Buffalo’s newest independent Sales Directors, Geraldine Rhodes-Daniels (Geri), a native of this community for many years. Hear about their journey and be a part of the debut for Geri Daniels on Saturday, August 11 at 10 a.m. at the First Shiloh Baptist Church, located at 15 Pine Street. For more information call 816-5948. DID YOU KNOW... Black Americans spend... *29.1 billion on cars & trucks, new & used *$23.6 billion on health care *$18.6 billion on telephone services *$8.8 billion on media *$7.4 billion on personal product and services *$6.1 billion on consumer electronics *$3.6 billion on computers $16.5 billion on household furnishings & equipment

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Compositions Professional Hair 143 Kenmore Ave. 716 995-3450

Jones Hardwood Flooring Alton Jones (716) 903-5320

TAILORS

Everything Beauty Salon/ Spa 156 Elmwood*939-3355 Excellence Hair Design 5 Kenmore Ave. 835-2036 Hersha / Hair to Go Natural

727 Main St. (716) 563-1734 Majestic Eloquence 20941/2 Eggert Rd. 308-4873 Miracle Tranition 2 3339 Genesee * 481-1321 Miss JacQuis ExQuizit Beauty 2250 Main St. (716) 833-2250 More Hair Hair Clinic 72 Allen St. (716) 886-7960

INSURANCE

F&S Tailors 2930 Genesee St. (716) 894-3742

Able Insurance Jeff Moore/Broker 1798 Main St. * 883-5212

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Joseph Burch Insurance 2317 Main St. 551-0006 / 510-4729

Ann Rhod’s Tailoring 3185 Bailey Ave. (716) 838-5633

LIQUORS & WINES

TAX SERVICE

Bellamy’s Liquor Store 405 E. Ferry * 884-4066

L. Sessum Income Tax Service

MEDICAL Main Pediatrics 2800 Main St. (716) 837-0995 Rapha Family Medicine 2200 Main St. (716) 200-4122

ONE STOP

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TOWING Ron’s Towing & Recovery (716) 892-2282

WINDOWS Priced Right Windows USA 710 Kensington Ave. (716)833-2500 * 578-7873

The Barbershop 2516 Bailey (716) 464-SHOP

Nette’s Fried Chicken 3118 Main St. * 715-9592

Promise Hair Studio 87 W. Cleveland Dr. (716) 835-0250

Mandella Market & Citgo Gas 272 E. Ferry cor. Jefferson 716-882-0288

BEAUTY/IMAGE

The Corner Store Deli & Grill 1733 Genesee * 895-2009

Serenity Hair Boutique 221 Jefferson Ave. (716) 812-0663

PHONE SERVICE

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West African Int. Market & Take Out 3125 Bailey (716) 833-1971

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Boost Mobile 1286 E. Delavan (716) 551-0304

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EM Tea Coffee Cup * 884-1444 2nd Cup * 840-0048

CHILD CARE Cookieland Group Day Care 24 Barthel Miss Cookie*893-0590 Debbie’s Little Scholars 484 Hickory St. (716)304-6820 Kim’s Building Blocks Day Care 1479 E. Delavan Ave. 895-8693

Tomatoes 1393 Kensington*835-3663

HAIR SALONS Lacy’s/ Kymmy’s 179 Parkridge * 578-2880

HAIR SUPPLY Main Hair & Beauty Supply 3067 Main St. (716) 862-4247

PHOTOGRAPHY Princess Photography (716) 563-0994

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Amtrack Is Hiring – No Degree Required! Amtrack is providing EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE A DEGREE! Great jobs for young men who aren’t in college, and for strong young women also!! This is Obama money for “Infrastructure” and the jobs are located all over, with paid training in Atlanta. These jobs pay good wages. Training:

BID INVITATION TO BID THE NFTA is soliciting bids for Project No. 19BL1205, BNIALong Term Parking Lot ‘B’ Expansion - Building Demolition, Bid No. E-488 on August 29, 2012. www.nftaengineering.com

request for proposals CITY OF BUFFALO OFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 57 Howard Street Buffalo, NY – Former School #75 The Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning (OSP), Division of Real Estate is soliciting proposals for the sale and redevelopment of former School #75 located at 57 Howard Street Buffalo, New York. The former school is a 3 story, precast concrete panel, pier/slab basement, consisting of 94,952 gross floor area(GFA) on a lot size 218’ x 303’. Proposals should include all information specified in the Request for Proposal which is available in the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning, Division of Real Estate 920 City Hall Buffalo, NY 14202. The proposal package is also available on the City of Buffalo’s website at www.city-buffalo.com/bids CITY OF BUFFALO OFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

243 Sears Street Buffalo, NY – Former School #57 The Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning (OSP), Division of Real Estate is soliciting proposals for the sale and redevelopment of former School #57 located at 243 Sears street Buffalo, New York. The former school is a 3 story, brick with block backup, consisting of 30,539 gross floor area(GFA) on a lot size 300’ x 180’. Proposals should include all information specified in the Request for Proposal which is available in the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning, Division of Real Estate 920 City Hall Buffalo, NY 14202. The proposal package is also available on the City of Buffalo’s website at www.city-buffalo.com/bids.

You will attend two or three weeks of training at the Railroad Education & Development Institute in Atlanta, GA. CSX will pay for travel, lodging and meals as required by collective bargaining agreement. *Track Worker-030702 Job Summary: Work as a member of a crew to install new railroad tracks, maintain existing tracks and right-of-way. Pay Rate Entry Rate: $19.36/ hour Full Rate $21.52/hour *Machine Operator $23.25 $24.81 (hour) *Welder Helper $21.93 (hour) *Bridge Tender $21.93 (hour) *Bridge Mechanic $22.65 (hour) *Foreman $22.71 - $25.53 (hour) *Track Inspector $23.98 $25.14 (hour) Qualifications: High School diploma/GED; 18 years of age or older; Valid Driver’s License. Call 202-906-2739 for assistance, Monday through Friday from 8 am to 8 pm ET.

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Care Coordinator of Wraparound Services Gateway-Longview is currently hiring for a Care Coordinator of Wraparound Services at its Family Resource Center located at 347 East Ferry St. Buffalo, NY. This position is responsible for coordinating services for families enrolled in the Erie County Wraparound Services Program. Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s degree in a human services related field plus 4 years experience providing direct care services or linkage services to at risk youth and families OR 2 years experience providing the same care with a Master’s degree. Must have a valid NYS driver’s license and adequate auto insurance. Bi-lingual a plus! Excellent Benefits & time off package! Send a cover letter & resume to 10 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201. Attn: HR or forward to jobs@gatewaylongview.org. EOE/AAP.

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Staff Assistant Buffalo State, State University of New York, seeks candidates for the full-time position of staff assistant for the Computing and Technology Services Department. The staff assistant’s primary responsibilities focus on configuring and troubleshooting workstation configurations, performing applied research and process development in support of these activities and coordinating equipment upgrades in defined academic and research settings. Required Qualifications: Four-year degree; experience with setting up, moving and connecting computer workstations and peripheral equipment in an enterprise environment; proven analytical and technical troubleshooting skills; knowledge of Microsoft Office, general network technologies, security, and other line of business applications; excellent interpersonal, communication and customer service skills. Preferred Qualifications: Degree in computer science, computer information systems, or related field; two or more year's recent professional experience supporting workstations and peripherals in an Active Directory domain; strong knowledge of recent Microsoft and Apple operating systems; experience with server and management tools (i.e., Windows Server 2008, OS X Server, Microsoft SCCM, Group Policy, etc.); familiarity with networking concepts (i.e., VLANS, protocols, Wi-Fi, etc.); certifications (i.e., Microsoft, Apple, CompTIA, etc.). Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled. Qualified applicants may apply online at https://jobs.buffalostate.edu.

Buffalo State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and committed to respect for diversity and individual differences.

Buffalo Challenger Size: Computing 2 (4”) x&5”Technology Services Senior Staff Assistant Issue: 8/8 The Department of Computing & Technology Services at Buffalo State, State D/L: University of New8/3 York, seeks candidates for a full-time Senior Staff Assistant. Responsibilities: $152.00 Support the Buffalo State College (BSC) data network, Price:

including but not limited to hardware and software installation, network administration and maintenance, first-line troubleshooting of network related problems, and maintenance of campus cable plant. Support end users by providing timely response to their network access related trouble reports. Participate in the testing, planning, and deployment of new technologies on the BSC data network. Remain competent and current in the technologies used on BSC data network. Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field AND one (1) year of relevant work experience OR an Associate's degree in computer science or related field and three (3) years of relevant full-time experience. Working knowledge of Ethernet, the OSI model, the Internet Protocol suite, routing, switching, VLAN, WLAN, network management, network access control, firewalls, cable plant, Microsoft Windows OS, and Microsoft Office suite. Experience with Cisco's LAN, WLAN, and WAN technologies. Experience with customer support. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills. Physical capability to install low voltage data communications cabling, including climbing ladders, and operating small power and hand tools. Preferred Qualifications: Experience working in a college environment. Experience with the operation and support of an enterprise class data communications network. Working knowledge of any of the following: Ciscoworks, Cisco NAC, Juniper Firewalls, AirMagnet WLAN management tools. Familiarity with Linux OS, shell scripts, and Perl or equivalent programming languages. We encourage qualified applicants to apply for this job posting online at https://jobs.buffalostate.edu.

Buffalo State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and committed to respect for diversity and individual differences.

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Dance! Dance! Dance!

*2nd Cup 36 Broadway St. 840-0048 7p.m. Wed. “Salsa night with Calvin and Fanny.” Beginner Salsa lesson and social dance. salsacalvinfanny@hotmail. *African American Cultural Center 350 Masten Ave. 884-2013 3 p.m. Sat. 3 pm @5 p.m. Tues. Thurs. “Community Dance and Drumming.” Visit www.africanamericancultural.org. *El Museo Francisco Oller y Diego Rivera 91 Allen St. 8849693.wwwfolkloric.org. Mon through Wed: Includes meditation and yoga 912-8754. *First Shioh Baptist Church. 15 Pine St. 6:30 p.m. Fri. “Line dancing lessons.” 847-6555. Free. *Gateway Longview Family Resource Center. 347 E. Ferry St. 6 p.m. Tues. Dance lessons with the Smooth Steppers. Classes in Urban Ballroom, Chicago Steppin’ and Swing. 633-7813. *Kenan Center 433 Locust St.; Level Breakdancing class. Also 7:30 p.m. Mon. Wed. “B-Girl class.” Beginners welcome. $10; $15; Also 6 p.m. Tues; 4 p.m. Thurs. Open practice.” $5. *Urban Line dance lessons each Monday, 665 Michigan at Pilgrim Baptist Church, 6-7:30 p.m, Ernestine Wilson, instructor. *Urban Line dance lessons each Friday morning, 10:45-12:30 p.m., JFK Center,114 Clinton, Ernestine Wilson, instructor. *Line Dance Exercise Classes Tuesday-Wednesday Mornings, Martha Mitchell Community Center, 175 Oakmont Ave. 444-2046. *African Dance Classs w/Aminata, 6-8 p.m., Fridays, Juneteenth Headquarters, 1517 Genesee St @ Moselle; Ethnic Dance @ Artspace Gallery, 1219 Main 6-9 p.m. Thursdays & 10:15 a.m..-3:45 p.m.. Saturdays, $10; 948-3583.

*Line Dance Class $2 every Tuesday & Thursday Rev. Smith Family Life Center Michigan at Goodell. * Urban Line Dance, Mondays 7-9 pm North & Fox, Tuesdays 6-8 pm, Golden Nuggett; Wednesdays 6-8 @15 Fernhill; Beginner Classes only Thursdays 6-7 p.m. St; John’s Famiy Center. 200-9702, Igotart@hotmail.com

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EVENTS CALENDAR

Wednesday August 8

Fundraiser & Reception for Betty Jean Grant Candidate for NYS Senate: 5:30-7:30 p.m., New Golden Nugget, 2046 Fillmore Ave., $25;(716) 308-0945.

501 (c) (3) Workshop: Hosted by Office of Council Member Demone Smith, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Dorothy Collier Community Center, 118 E. Utica St.; 851-5145 to register. Public Meeting: Board of the Westminster Community Charter School, 3 p.m., M&T Bank, One M&T Plaza, 19th Floor. Thursday August 9 Summer Teen Theater Workshop, “Over the Edge”; 2 performances @ 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Villa Maria College Auditorium , 240 Pine Ridge Rd; tickets $2 @ door; for more info 896-4021. Friday August 10 Theodore Kirkland Book Release Party “Spirit and Soul”: 4-6 p.m., Golden Cup Coffee Café, 883 Jefferson Ave. Documentary Series Discussion: 5-7 p.m., Free, The Golden Cup, 883 Jefferson, “Marcus Garey – Toward Black Nationalism.” 8837770. Garvey Day Committee Meeting: 6 p.m., Edward Saunders Community Center, 2777 Bailey Ave. 844-8736 for info. See You at the Events!

Saturday August 11

14TH Annual Ellicott Mall Reunion: Noon – 6 p.m., JFK Park.

Thursday August 16 Inc. NY Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Bishop GH Young Sr., Prelate; 310-1139 or 432-744o for tickets.

Black Business Month Panel Discussion: 11 a.m., Merriweather Library; hosted by National Black MBA Assn. WNY Chapter and the Black Chamber of Commerce; free.

Friday August 17

Womens’ Fellowship Breakfast: Free, hosted by “No More Tears” organization, 18 and older, 8:30 a.m. to noon, George K. Arthur Center, 2056 Genesee St., 816-8264.

Oldies But Goodies Gospel Night Out: 8:30 p.m. – midnight; Ephesus Fellowship Hall, 80 Durham Ave; $5.

Family Community Fun Day: St. Martin DePorres Church, 555 Northampton St. adult bingo, music, bounce house and more; hosted by St. Martin De Porres Church and Community Block Club #3; 883-7729 or 381-2038. Chaulkfest Festival: 500 Block of Main Street; noon – 5 p.m., street dancers, live storybooks, hopscotch tournaments, food vendors and more. Sunday August 12 Pine Grill Reunion Part II: MLK Park, 4-9 p.m.; 8842013, www.africancultural. org Chaulkfest Festival: 500 Block of Main Street; noon – 5 p.m., street dancers, live storybooks, hopscotch tournaments, food vendors and more. Wednesday August 15 “Survive and Thrive” Small Business Workshop: Buffalo State College, Burchfield Penny Art Museum, 8:30 a.m. – noon; fee $20; Thursday August 16 Neighborhood Informational Update on Re-Use for Deaconess Center: 5:30 p.m., St. Martin DePorres Church, 555 Northampton St; hosted by Kaleida Health; community urged to attend. Annual Bishop CH McCoy Memorial Gala: 4 p.m., Buffalo Marriott Hotel, 1340 Millersport Highway also launch of York Western Second Scholarship Fund; donation $100; hosted by COGIC

Marcus Garvey Day: 5-9 p.m., Martha Mitchell Center, 175 Oakmont Ave.; 844-8736.

Banquet in Honor of Pastor James A. Lewis III: 7 6:30 p.m., Pettibones Grille Indoor Patio (Coca-Cola Field); Tickets adults $35, children $20 and included game ticket and food; 816-6249 or willa235@ roadrunner.com Saturday August 18 Taking it to the Streets: MLK Park, Hosted by Pastor Anita Williams;gospel music, inspirational messages vendors.

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Saturday August 18 CARIBBEAN ISLAND FESTIVAL: Caribbean Parade 11 a.m. downtown Buffalo, festival in LaSalle Park; Call WUFO 834-1080 for details. Lil’ Black Dress Affair: 7 p.m. – midnight, McCoy Center, 653 Clinton St., $35/ $40 @ door; for tickets 200-9702 or 553-1233. City-Wide Walk for Total Wellness: 9 a.m. in MLK Park prior to Taking It To The Streets Rally; walkers, volunteers and sponsors needed, call 862-9957. Sunday August 19 Taking it to the Streets: MLK Park, Hosted by Pastor Anita Williams; .gospel music, inspirational messages and vendors. CARIBBEAN ISLAND FESTIVAL: LaSalle Park; Call WUFO 834-1080 for details.

See You at the Events!

You’re invited... Kaleida Health will host a neighborhood informational update on the re-use plan for the Deaconess Center site.

Thursday, August 16, 2012 5:30 p.m. St. Martin De Porres Church 555 Northhampton Street For more information call 859-8067.

www.kaleidahealth.org

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Big Sister Highlight:

Christine Murekeyisoni

Volunteer Involvement: Originally a refugee from Africa, Christine wanted to volunteer as a Big Sister as a way to “pay it forward” and give someone the same experience she had when she came to this country. Christine and her Little Sister, Leah, have been matched for six months. The two enjoy going to the movies, taking walks and going out for dinner. Christine is even taking Leah to horseback riding lessons once a week! This summer, Christine and Leah have been participating in community service projects around the city, including helping out with a community garden.

On Being A Big Sister: “When I first met my Little Sister, she used to say she is not that smart. But now she believes she is very smart and is going for bigger things in life.” Personal Profile: When she is not spending time volunteering as a Big Sister, Christine has a busy social and professional life. She has a Masters Degree in Public Health and is employed by Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Christine is also a board member for the Environmental Justice Action Group and a member of the Women’s Coalition of Buffalo for Africa.

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UB ON THE GREEN IN THE BLACK... Healing Hands Drum Journey brought the magic of diasporic music to UB on the Green in July. Healing Hands is an exraordinary group which features musicians from America and Africa to provide a traditional and contemporary “journey” in sound. This journey in sound includes traditional drum music from Mali and Senegal, modern Congolese music (N’dombolo), and even Reggae from Jamaica. In addition, the group features traditional singers and dancers who tour the world spreading the proud African-rooted cultural arts. PHOTOS ABUBAKAR

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