INSIDE ROCHESTER Project Bundle Up Registration Begins Families, who have children between the ages of six and twelve who are in need of winter coats, should register for Project Bundle Up starting August 23, 2010- September 22, 2010. Children will be taken to JC Penny stores at Greece Ridge and East View Malls on October 2, and pared with a volunteer who helps them shop for a new coat. Families must provide proof of address, income, a photo ID for head of household and IDS for all participating children. If the head of household receives benefits from Department of Social Services, Social Security Disability, or Supplemental Social Security Income, you do not need to complete the budget portion. Please submit applications to: The Salvation Army Emergency Family Services, 70 Liberty Pole Way.The Salvation Army Northwest Corps, 100 West Ave or The Salvation Army Temple Corps, 915 N. Clinton Ave. For additional information,
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Alpha’s Charles T. Lunsford Scholarship Dinner The 2010 Dr. Charles T. Lunsford Black and Gold Scholarship Dinner Gala will be held on October 30, at the Rochester Plaza, 70 State Street. The chapter also will celebrate its golden anniversary. A jazz event MARSHA will kick-off the festivities. Sponsored by the Eta Gambda Rho chapter Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the night includes dinner, dancing, and a step show. Tickets are $50.
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College Fair Nights It’s never too late to get ahead start on the college of your choice.The following institutions will host college fairs. September 13th: SUNY College Fair 5 – 9pm MCC-Brighton Campus 1000 East Henrietta Road Rochester, NY 14623 The 4-1-1’s Marsha Jones poses with State Senate candidate Robin Wilt while enjoying the sights and sounds of summer at the 10th annual Sankofa Festival sponsored by Kaiyum Gallery and Mood Makers Books in Village Gate Square. Award winners included actor/ educator David Shakes, about time magazine editor Carolyne S. Blount and RIT assistant professor of dance and choreographer Thomas Warfield. Patrons enjoyed various cultural vendors, theatre, music, dancers, and lots of food.
Rev. Wright Blasts Those Who Believe Obama is Muslim The Rev. Jeremiah Wright is back March of last year. in the headlines. In his sermon Sunday The poll, conducted by the nonparat New Millennium Church tisan Pew Research Center “Go after the in Little Rock, President and its affiliated Pew Forum Barack Obama’s controver- military mindset on Religion & Public Life, sial former pastor accused surveyed 3,003 people. people who wrongly believe … and the enemy Griffen lost a re-election Obama is Muslim. will come after you bid for the Arkansas Court Wright was defending of Appeals in 2008, after the church’s pastor, former with everything,” high profile battles with a state Court of Appeals Judge state judicial panel over the Wendell Griffen, for speakrights of judges to speak out ing out against the Iraq War when he on political issues. Griffen was elected in began comparing Griffen’s opponents May to a judicial post in Pulaski County, to those who incorrectly think Obama the state’s most populous county that is Muslim. The president, whose full name is Barack Hussein Obama, is Christian. “Go after the military mindset … and the enemy will come after you with everything,” Wright told the packed church. He added: “He will surround you with sycophants who will criticize you and ostracize you and put you beyond the pale of hope and say ‘you ain’t really a Baptist’ and say ‘the president ain’t really a Christian, he’s a Muslim. There ain’t no American Christian with a name like Barack Hussein.’” As previously reported, a poll released this month found that nearly one in five people, or 18 percent, said they thought Obama was Muslim, up from the 11 percent in March 2009. The proportion who correctly said he was Christian was 34 percent, down from 48 percent in
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OUTRAGE! Protestors marched from Ciry Hall to the News.
Community leaders protest News shooting coverage : Charge Insensitivity, Racism There were at least two major rallies last week in protest of the Buffalo News and its coverage of the victims of the City Grill mass shooting. Outraged members of the African American community, led by activist Darnell Jackson along with prominent elders and past political leaders David Collins and George K. Arthur, held a rally and press conference at 10:30 a.m. last Thursday. Later that day, at about 5 p.m., another protest, march and rally, led by Elijah Brian , marched from City Hall to the News where they demanded justice and fairness. “We’re going to protest every week and every day if we have to until we get justice from the Buffalo News,” said Jackson. Former Council President George K. Arthur called the News’ latest tactic an outrage; yet nothing new. “They did it to us when we were on the Council,” he said, recalling “bogus” polls and other underhanded tactics to ake the Black elected officials look bad. He said that historically the News has been insensitive and racially biased towards the African American community. “We African Americans that are not connected to the families that are killed, but we felt their pain,” said Buffalo’s Sam Herbert. The article in question was a front page story published last Sunday, in which the criminal histories of seven of the eight victims were detailed, resulting in cries of racist irrelevance, insensitivity, and a disrespectful “low blow” to the dead and their families and loved ones. Many in the community they say they will not continue supporting the newspaper. Buffalo News Editor and Vice President Margaret Sullivan Darnell reads from a prepared speech while addressed the issue in a CNN George K. Arthur looks on. interview, calling it “a horrible tragedy.” She is expected to attend a public meeting this evening (Sept. 1) at True Bethel Baptist Church to address, and answer questions from the community. Activist Darnell Jackson has vowed to protest her appearance until certain demands by his group are met. Jackson is calling for a public apology from the newspaper to the shooting victims’ families. He also wants more African Americans on the newspaper’s editorial staff and equal coverage when it comes to reporting criminal rap sheets. He made it clear that he was not targeting True Bethel or Rev. Pridgen. “As if it’s not bad enough to suffer over the loss of a family member. Here you have to read the paper about stuff that took place years ago that has nothing to do with the issue,” said former Buffalo Common Councilman David Collins. “Write letters to the Buffalo News. Let them know how we feel. Let them know that we will not tolerate them disrespecting our community,” added 7th District Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant.
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Freedom Party Makes the Ballot for November Elections: Candidates Return to Buffalo September 11! All the hard work has paid off and the Freedom Party is officially on the Ballot in the November elections, despite a New York City Councilman, who filed a General Objection petition to challenge the 43,500 signatures the party turned in on August 18. A General Objection petition is simply a form that informs the Board of Election that the filer has a problem with said petition or signatures. Well now since the filer, a gentleman named Fielder had not seen the signatures nor any of the signees in person, it seems strange that he would waste his time filing objection forms when the Freedom Party petition package had almost three times the number of signatures it needed to qualify for the ballot. I think the real reason for Councilman Fielder’s objection was divulged by him a few days later. Councilman Fielder stated that he felt that it was his moral BETTY JEAN duty to file an objection th the freedom Party’s petition because GRANT the candidates running on the Freedom Party line was all Black or Latinos and that no Whites were chosen or selected to run. This statement came from a man who apparently had no problem when the the Republican, Democratic or Carl Paladino’s Taxpayer Party announced their party’s slate of candidates and they all were of European descent. Mr. Fielder may have a problem with Barron’s Freedom Party’s move but I do not think that race of the candidates was the primary factor. I tend to think that Fielder’s problem with Charles Barron might have been personal and he just used the ruse to challenge the Freedom Party’s signatures as a vendetta to irk Mr. Barron. Well, common sense must have struck Councilman Fielder because, a few days later, he dropped his insane move to try and derail the Freedom Party’s goal of
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he earliest written reference to black seed is found in the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. (Isaiah 28:25). Black seed has been traditionally and successfully used in the Middle and Far East countries for centuries to treat ailments including bronchial asthma and bronchitis, rheumatism and related inflammatory diseases, to increase milk production in nursing mothers, to treat digestive disturbances, to support the body’s immune system, to promote digestion and elimination, and to fight parasitic infestation. Its oil has been used to treat skin conditions such as eczema and boils and is used topically to treat cold symptoms. The many uses of black seed has earned for this medicinal herb the Arabic name meaning “the seed of blessing.” Black seed, in its complete, natural form, acts on the principle of assisting the body’s own natural healing process in overcoming illness or maintaining
health. It works on the part or system of the body affected without disturbing its natural balance elsewhere. The effect of black seed’s combined nutitrional and medicinal value is that not only does it help relieve the current condition at hand, but also helps the body build further resistance against future ailments or disease. How Does Black Seed Benefit? The majority of our health problems have the same causes- infection by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi. Black seed is effective at treating the body as a whole and fights the actual cause of the symptoms. Black seed regulates too weak or too strong reactions of the immune system and is excellent for treating chronic, allergic and hormonal diseases.It uses are many as well as its benefit. Black seed support metabolism, improve digestion, and lowers blood sugar levels. It is used to dispel worms and parasites from intestinal track. It is useful in soothing bronchitis and coughs,increase body tone, stimulates menstrual periods, increases the flow of breast milk, provides quick energy, increases sperm count, calms the
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March for Prostrate Cancer Awareness! A major March for Prostate Cancer Awareness is looking for men to take part in the event onSaturday, September 4 from 8 a.m. to noon in Delaware Park. This initiative hopes to bring awareness to the importance of early detection and screening, especially for African American men who have the highest rate of prostate cancer in the world. . Men with a father, grandfather, brother The event is being sponsored by Roswell park Cancer Institute and the office of NYS Senator Antoine M. Thompson. Collaborative partners include Sheehan, Catholic Health, Independent Health, the American Cancer society, Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Univera. For more information call (716) 854-8705.
Learn Chronic Disease Self Management with SURGE New sessions will begin soon for SURGE meetings, Seniors Unite Resources to Get Empowered at Group Ministries Inc., 1333 Jefferson Avenue. Learn chronic disease self-management techniques using Stanford University Modality. Empower yourself to a stronger life for you or a loved one. Some of the topic techniques are using your mind to manage symptoms, dealing with difficult emotions, healthy eating, making informed treatment decisions, introduction to physical activity and exercise and developing an action plan. SURGE is available at no cost to your, your organization, or your church community. For more information call Prudence Fuller at 539-1831, project coordinator. God Heals…Man Cures… God says, “I am the Lord who heals you.” Exodus 15:26 “I will take away sickness from among you. . .” Exodus 23:25,26
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Black High School Students Among Inventors of Electric Car
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JAMAL X. WEBB East High graduate Jamal Webb has signed with the University of North Dakota. A six-foot three-point guard, Webb attended Carolina Tech Preparatory School in Charlotte, N.C., after graduating in 2008. During his career at the prep school, Webb averaged over 20 points and 10 assists per game for Head Coach Anthony Anderson. Webb registered numerous accolades in his three seasons for Head Coach Starling Bryant at Buffalo East, including being named the Yale Cup Player of the Year as a Junior and Senior. As a Senior, he was named to the 2008 All-Western New York first team by the Buffalo News, and a second team Class-A All-State by the New York State Sportswriters Association. Webb earned third team All-Western New York accolades as a Junior and honorable mention honors as a Sophomore. University of North Dakota men’s basketball Head Coach, Brian Jones announced the addition of Jamal Webb to the Fight Sioux roster for the 2010-11 season. “Jamal is going to be a great fit for our team,” Jones said. “He has a great personality and is a high-character kid. With him and Aaron (Anderson) coming in, we now have two legitimate point guards on our roster and he is talented enough to where he can play off the ball as well. He is the type of player who can control a game and really make his teammates better.” Webb also received recruiting interest from a handful of mid-major schools, including Creighton. Webb said he chose UND for its basketball program and academics, as he intends to major in electrical engineering. He will have four years of eligibility. Jamal leaves for North Dakota, Sunday August 22, 2010. Jamal’s mom, Janine Webb and grandmother, Ada Hopson-Clemons are so proud of him and his future endeavors. Good luck and God Bless.!
Akila Young
Buffalo Native Starts College at 16 Buffalo native Akila Danielle Young currently of Eatonton, Ga. will bypass the 11th and 12th grades to attend college. She was accepted into the Advanced Academy for Gifted Students at the University of West Georgia where she will live on campus and carry a full time college schedule. Akila’s future plans are to attend Oxford University in London, England upon completion of the two year program at West Georgia. Akila is the daughter of Gary and Pamela Young of Eatonton, Ga. and the granddaughter of Sis. Thelma Macklin of Buffalo.
ur hat is tipped off to our young Black geniuses today. A group of high school students at De LaSalle High School in Kansas City, Miss. have taken part in a project that will go into history books. When compared with the amount of energy needed to run a regular car powered by gasoline, the electric car built by the De LaSalle students is equal to 452 miles per gallon! One student, Kevin Duley , had the typical dream of becoming a professional basketball player, but the invention changed his mind. He now wants to be a scientist. The great thing about this story is that is emphasizes the importance of extra-curricular activities in the schools. These students’ futures depend on these programs, especially in the Black community. (EURWeb.com)
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DEA Sends Out South Sudan to end Calls for Ebonics use of child soldiers The army in Southern Sudan has Translators pledged to demobilise all child soldiers The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in an effort to increase the success rate of criminal cases, is considering the possible use of Ebonics experts to bring things into perspective. According to the Associated Press, federal authorities are considering hiring nine people for the DEA’s Atlanta office who are fluent in Ebonics, African American vernacular English, to help them, in essence, understand the language of drug dealers during wiretapped conversations, according to an Aug. 24 posting on the website The Smoking Gun.“They saw a need for this in a couple of their investigations,” DEA special agent Michael Sanders said,
by the end of the year. The Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) has established a child protection unit to fulfil the pledge. The UN children’s agency estimates that the SPLA, thought to have already discharged more than 20,000 children, still includes about 900 in its ranks. South Sudan, which fought a long civil war against the north, is to hold an independence referendum in January. Continue reading the main story “We are fighting for our children so that they can enjoy their freedom in their own country” said William DengSouth’s commission for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration.
Mom Accused of Killing Sons Remorseful ORANGEBURG, S.C.— The mother accused of suffocating her two young sons and trying to cover it up by staging an accident says she is remorseful and has been speaking with the family minister, her attorney said. “Shaquan Duley ,29, confessed Monday to killing her two young sons, ages 2 years and 18 months. Duley, who is unemployed, told authorities she smothered the boys after a fight with her own mother, who badgered her about her failures as a parent and inability to provide for her family financially. She first told investigators the boys drowned after her car plunged into a river early last Monday morning. “She truly felt, ‘If I don’t have these toddlers, I can be free,’” Williams said.
Early Nation of Islam Documents Found in Detroit DETROIT— More than 1,000 documents, including some dating back to the beginning of the Nation of Islam, were found in the attic of a home in Detroit, the city where the movement started 80 years ago, a lawyer said. Attorney Gregory Reed unveiled some documents, letters and a booklet Thursday at a Detroit mosque, including a rare 1933 signature of Nation of Islam founder W.D. Fard. Reed said the well-preserved documents detail the early structure and teachings of the group founded on the ideals of black nationalism. “Very few have seen the internal workings of how (the Nation of Islam) was put together,” said Reed, whose Keeper of the Word Foundation oversees collections and exhibits that include the works of Malcolm X, Rosa Parks and Nelson Mandela. He said the boxes which also included detailed literature about the early movement’s educational and leadership training were recently discovered by an unidentified man whose family members were Nation of Islam “pioneers.” Reed said he was contacted by the family, which owns the home, because of his work with other collections. Reed said officials with the Chicago-based Nation of Islam are aware of the documents and Reed’s plans to publicly display them at a proposed center in Detroit. He said the family is working with him on plans for the “W.D. Fard Founder’s Center,” which they hope to jointly announce within 60 days.
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Adam & Eve Getting Back to Eden Men’s & Women’s Conference Come get your authority back to subdue your land, multiply your opportunities and define your purpose at True Bethel Baptist Church Getting Back to Eden Adam & Eve Conference September 10 and 11. Friday, September 10 Men’s Empowerment session will be at 472 Swan and Women’s empowerment session will be at 907 E. Ferry beginning 7 p.m. with guest speakers Pastor Mark Sanders, Refuge Temple Lockport, NY and Apostle Angela Swann-Robinson of Philadelphia, PA.
The 100th birthday celebration for Sis. Ruth Ward will be held at Emmanuel Temple SDA Church on September 4. The daylong event begins with 11 a.m. Divine Worship, dinner from 2-5 p.m.; Vespers at 6 p.m.; and Jubilee at 8 p.m. Mrs. Ward (age 98 1/2 in photo), was born September 2, 1910. The eldest of 5 living generations, she is a retired literature Evangelist and has been a member of Emmenuel Temple since 1958. A faithful worker for the church, she remains active to this day in church work. Congratulations Mrs. Ward! And may God continue to bless you!
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Temple Of Praise In the Book of Jeremiah 3:15…And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. God sent a shepherd after his own heart who led his people to knowledge and doctrine. On Sunday September 5, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. “Temple Of Praise” located at 92 Monroe Street will be celebrating its “38th Pastoral Anniversary” honoring Rev. Arlene Motley-Spells. Come join us as we honor this Women of God. Pastor Hamid Motley and the House Of Mercy Evangelical Ministries will be the special guest. For more information, please contact Sis. Gwen Ball at (716) 855-2485.
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he Fourth Annual Prayer in the Park Celebration will be held this year for two days, Sunday, September 5 and Monday, September 6, Labor Day. Bring your lawn chairs and tents! Featured will be K. Taylor featuring Beautiful Music, Men In White, Karima Amin, Evangelist Marsha McWilson, Shaddie Swag, Pastor DeWayne Thomas, and others! The Sunday prayer celebration will be held at the Whirlpool Falls in Niagara Falls, New York from 3 to 8 p.m. and will feature a candle light prayer walk from 3:30 – 4 p.m., prayer, praise, worship and a cookout. Bring your baskets of food! On Monday, September 5 in Martin Luther King Park at the statue, Best and Fillmore, Prayer in the Park continues from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Featured will be a Jericho Walk around MLK Pool seven times at noon. Breakfast and dinner will be available, as will giveaways of book bags, school supplies, clothing and furniture. Employment information, entertainment and a health fair will also be offered. This is a family event so bring your children and grandchildren! Volunteers are needed. Contact sister Wanda Strong Thompson Howard at 715-1969 or Rudolphus Bones at 6059100. Donations and sponsors are welcome. Please contact Prayer in the Park, P.O. Box 1701, Buffalo, New York 14215. Page 8
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The Tindley Legacy is Highlighted in “Ancestral Links – Love and Other Revolutionary Mumblings”
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eave It There, Stand By Me and We’ll Understand It Better, By and By are very standard hymns in the Black church. On any given Sunday morning one could go to a church throughout the country and hear an organist leading the congregation with these songs of praise. The song, I Will Overcome became the Civil Rights anthem, We Shall Overcome. Artists from Elvis Pressley to Oleta Adams have recorded these very popular tunes but who’s not popular is the author of them – Dr. Charles Albert Tindley. The works of Dr. Tindley are sung worldwide, but he is not as widely known as other songwriters like Thomas Dorsey. Dr. Tindley was born a slave in Maryland about 1851; he later went on to become a preacher in Philadelphia, Pa. Besides being an amazing preacher and songwriter, he also sponsored many young Black men through college. Dr. Tindley became known as the “Prince of Preachers” and the “Father of Gospel Music.” One of the preachers he sponsored was Rev. William Horner who went on to become pastor of Lincoln Memorial Methodist Church in 1927 in Buffalo. Rev. Horner was married to Dr. Tindley’s daughter Emma J. Tindley-Horner. Mrs. Horner had been a concert alto who toured with the likes of famed soprano vocalist Marion Anderson. After getting married, Mrs. Horner used her talents to work within the community where the church was located; first on Adams Street and then to the Hamlin Park area on Masten Ave. While the “first lady” of Lincoln Mrs. Horner started the music ministry. She went on to arrange over one hundred songs, mostly the traditional Negro Spirituals. Each song was carefully crafted into four, five and six-part harmonies. Upon her husband’s reassignment some 35 years later, Mrs. Horner’s niece, Mrs. Lauretta Anderson, continued the tradition of her grandfather’s hymns and her aunt’s spirituals throughout the region. She directed the Senior Choir at Lincoln and then formed the Emma J. Horner Chorale. At the age of 80 Mrs. Anderson passed away, leaving a very rich tradition of music at Lincoln. Ancestral Links – Love and Other Revolutionary Mumblings, a production that was written, adapted and directed by poet Nta re Ali Gault, will be performed on Friday, September 10 at 8 p.m. during “Curtain Up,” the annual celebration marking the opening of theater season in Buffalo, at Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church, 641 Masten Ave. It is a celebration of the legacy of the Tindley family and an honor to those musically descended from that legacy. The production is also a retrospective of the journey of Africans from the sands of the motherland through slavery, civil rights, the wars in modern inner city neighborhoods and concluding in the New Jerusalem. This production utilizes the original arrangements of Emma J. Tindley-Horner and Lauretta Anderson to always connect us to those who bore the weight of oppression. Gault uses the stories his grandmother, Mary Jane Jones-Gault, told to him about her grandparents’ enslavement to tell the tale of the ancestors. This very
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emotional show debuted in February 2010 at Theater Loft (Home of Ujima Theatre Co.) to sold out audiences. Now Ancestral Links will be concluding its Buffalo Area shows in the sanctuary where much of this music was popularized. There will be a reception for the cast
and patrons at the 2nd Cup Café, 36 Broadway. Admission is $20 for the performance and $10 for the reception. Tickets can be purchased at Doris Records, 286 East Ferry St. or by calling (716) 553-9491.
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entertaiment ON STAGE *Comedy Returns to Buffalo Thursday and Friday night, September 2 and 3 with headliner Thea and host Talent along with special guest comedians at The Pryor Room Buffalo Live, 3053 Main St. corner of Minnesota Ave. Showtime 8 p.m.Thursday and 7:30 p.m. Friday . Tickets available at Doris Records & Eleven for $15 in advance; $20 at the door; for more information call (716) 200-1045. *“Ancestral Links- Love and Other Revolutionary Mumblings,” presented by The Njozi Ensemble, Friday, September 10, 8 pm, at Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church, 641 Masten Ave. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by calling (716) 553-9491 or going to Doris Records located at 238 East Ferry Street.
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Line Dance Party! A Line Dance Party will be held on Sat urday, September 4 at the Barcelona, 414 Pearl Street (corner of Chippewa) with line dance instructor Cheri of Urban Line Dancing & Ballroom Steppin’ from 6-9 p.m. Food and cash bar, $15; hosted by Alsace Events Group. For more information call (716) 906-9568.
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The Hispanic Music Festival 2010 will take place Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 3,4 and 5 from noon to 10 p.m. in LaSalle Park, Porter Avenue in Buffalo. Admission is $5. There will be live music, food and fireworks. Panorama Hispano and Raul & Toni Vazquez Foundation is presenting the event. *Fifth Annual Ontario House Jazz Reunion Saturday, September 4, Niagara Falls, free, Old Falls Street between 1st and 3rd Streets noon with the Ron Corsaro Septet; Bassist Sabu Adeyola (1:45 p.m).; Saxophonist Rey Scott & Co.(3:30 p.m.), 2010 Ontario House Jazz Reunion with the Bill Bates Quartet (5:15 p.m.) Call [716] 286-4421 for info. *Najee featuring Alex Bugnon & Will Holton; Sat. Sept. 25, 2 shows, 7 & 10:15 p.m.; The Tralf; tickets at all Ticketmaster locations. *Kenny Woo Entertainment, An Evening of Sax & Soul, tribute concert to Grover Washington Jr. and Ronnie Laws; Sunday, Oct. 10, The Tralf, 8 p.m.; $25 @ Ticketmaster locations. *Will Downing, Fri. Oct. 22, 2 shows 7:L30 & 10 p.m.; $49.50 presale; $52 day of show; tickets at Ticketmaster
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he Ellicott Mall Reunion on September the 11 at the JFK Community Park on Clinton and Hickory from noon to 8 p.m. will open the park to responsible users who want to bring their own grills and tents because we want this last of the summer bash to be one for the record. We decided to let event goers bring there own food. Make sure you bring your folding chairs, because there will be the sweet sound of R&B old school music from the 70’s 80’s 90’s, music that made you feel good about yourself. The entertainment will be provided by the Living the Dream Band, the Soul Surreal Band and the Gerald Family and Friends Band. This will be that music that makes you think you can sing! Remember when it was alright to have a job, especially if you had a lady and she had your children? I’m talking about real men who weren’t afraid to take on responsibility the right way. WOW I remember those days. How many of you all remember playing spades or bid-wis going into the wee hours of the morning, while the fried chicken was being cooked? What about pokeno, or a nice friendly game of Black Jack or Tonk. Those were the good times that didn’t end in a shooting or a stabbing or a robbery. So come on out and lets have some fun, like we use to but you are gonna have to leave the perm kit at the house because there will be no processes kitchen hook ups allowed! There will also be no Ripple, M.D 2020 or Wild Irish Rose sold at the cook out. Also not allowed, Three Card Mollie or Find the Pea Shell Game and since I’m at it the 6-8 Flats and the Miss Outs Not Allowed. So we ain’t got to worry about nobody cutting the craps all night after loosing only $3 ! On a serious note - back to school supplies will be given out to those children who are up on their culture and history. So on September the 11th at the JFK Comunity park on Clinton and Hickory from 12noon to 8pm we hope to reunite old friends and families for a day of love and fun. Volunteers will be given assignments the day of the event. Any question please feel free to call 888-0273.
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Thompson Calls on Governor Paterson to Improve Public Safety in Buffalo
NYS Antoine M Thompson is soliciting the aid of Governor David Paterson in incorporating solutions to help curb violence in the City of Buffalo. The recent shootings outside the City Grille restaurant in downtown left four people dead and four others seriously injured. . “ I believe that New York State Parole could help provide public safety by conducting bar sweeps in the bars located in the City of Buffalo,” said Sen. Thompson. “ We also need New York State Troopers to assist in executing the large number of outstanding violent felony warrants we have in the City of Buffalo,” he continued. “Removing violent felons from the streets once a warrant has been issued is something I believe would contribute to public safety for Western New Yorkers.”
Absentee Voting Extended Hours The Erie County Board of Elections announced that their office will be open for absentee voting from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. each working day up until and including September 3 and until 5 p.m. up to and including September 13. In addition the office will be open for absentee voting on: Thursday, September 2 until 7 p.m. Saturday September from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday September 7 until 7 p.m. Thursday September 9 until 7 p.m. Saturday, September 11 from 9 a.m. to noon The last day to apply in person for an absentee ballot is Monday, September 13. Any questions please call 858-7819. Left to Right: Mayor Brown, Eric Schneiderman, Rev. Darius Pridgen and Sen. Antoine Thompson at the Colored Musicians Club during Mr. Schneiderman’s recent visit to Buffalo
Schneiderman Holds Roundtable Discussion In Albany On Gun And Gang Violence ALBANY - In the wake of tragic shootings across the state, Eric Schneiderman convened a roundtable discussion with community advocates and leaders to discuss issues of gun and gang violence in New York State. “Over the past year, we have been tragically reminded that our communities are still not as safe as they should be, that too many illegal guns are still on our streets, and that far too many of our youth are still caught in a cycle of violence,” said Eric Schneiderman. “As Attorney General, I won’t rest until I have exhausted every power the office has to rid our streets of illegal guns and violence. But that still likely won’t be enough. We will need our communities to come together and curb this cycle of violence from all fronts. That’s why these types of discussions are so important and why I will continue to work with communities across the State to stop the violence.” Last weekend, he visited the City of Buffalo which just experienced a tragic shooting, killing four. At the invitation of his colleague Senator Antoine Thompson and community leaders, Schneiderman joined Mayor Brown, Sen. Thompson, Clergy and other community members at a joint funeral for two of the victims. Eric is a national leader in the fight against illegal guns. As Attorney General, he said he will continue to advocate for smart on crime policies and progressive reform of our criminal justice system on a state and national level Mayor Brown Endorses Schneiderman for Attorney General Continuing the growing statewide momentum following the New York Times endorsement, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown recently announced his support for Eric Schneiderman to be New York’s next Attorney General. Also joining Brown, the first African-American mayor of the state’s second largest city, in endorsing Schneiderman is Erie County Legislature Chair Barbara Miller-Williams. “Eric Schneiderman is a true leader who has always fought for what’s right, not just what’s politically popular,” said Mayor Byron Brown. “I am proud to support him to be our next Attorney General. We need a smart-on-crime Attorney General who will keep our streets safe and keep our communities whole. “I am confident that Eric Schneiderman will never hesitate to fight for justice for our families, while making the criminal justice system fairer and safer for all New Yorkers,” said Legislator Millerl-Williams. “Eric Schneiderman is clearly the right person to be our next Attorney General - and I am proud to support him.” Schneiderman has also been endorsed by t he Amsterdam News and Rev. Al Sharpton, who cited the candidate’s “lifelong commitment to progressive leadership.”
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Could an Endorsement be Far Behind? Mayor Byron Brown (left) and Judge James A.W. McLeod were spotted at the Pine Grill Reunion in matching McLeod campaign shirts! McLeod is seeking a 10-year-term on the Erie County Court bench. McLeod, who is already an acting County Court and Family Court Judge for the past three years, has seen some 30,000 cases as a judge in the last 10 years in civil, criminal and family court matters. That places him heads and shoulders above his opponent. Don’t forget to vote on Primary Election Day, Tuesday, September 14th!
MORGAN BLASTS MEDIA FOR PRESS BLACKOUT
University educated Administrative Judge and college professor of Puerto Rican descent, first visit to Buffalo, New York since he was nominated to represent the Freedom Party’s slate in November. The parade starts at 1 p.m. from City Hall and will travel down Niagara Street to Lasalle Park. The members of the Buffalo Chapter of the New York State Freedom Party will join the candidates in the parade. We invite all Freedom-loving people to march with us. If you play a drum or any kind of instruments, bring them along with you. On September 12 the celebration continues with Youth day. For information on parade participation, contact Charles Torres at 716-583-3291 or e-mail: Parade@prparadeofwny.org. In addition, we still have sponsorship opportunities available; please contact Carmen Doeseckle at 716-440-1591. Please visit our web site www.prparadeofwny.org for further details of thiyear’s parade. This year’s theme of the Puerto Rican Day Parade (which falls on 9-11 ) is appropriately named: “Honoring our Heroes.” How absolutely fitting that
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theme is for us to also honor the founding members of the original Freedom Party, Fannie Lou Hamer and Rosa Parks. Mr. Charles Barron has stated that although the current candidates head the party’s political initiative this year; Individuals who have transitioned such as Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X and Martin Luther will always be the heart and soul of the New York State Freedom Party. For more information or to sign up to march with the Freedom Party, please call (716) 536-7323.
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Independent candidate for the US Senate Vivia Morgan, who filed 23,000 legal signatures to get on the ballot, blasted the “white media” for the press black-out of her campaign, “I am just much on the ballot as Chuck Schumer’s Sockppuppet Kristen Gillibrand but the white controlled media ignores my campaign,” said Morgan, a union activist from Brooklyn. “It’s raw racism”. “I am the only person of color on the state-wide ballot for sure,” said Morgan. “The Republicans and Democrats nominated all white tickets. Where are the black and brown faces?” said Morgan who is running as an independent on a marijuana legalization platform. “The Democrat State Convention looked like a KKK meeting.” Morgan blasted Democrat State Committee Executive Director Charlie King. “Who is this pathetic Tom?” said Morgan. “He should be supporting brother Charles Barron not living on Andrew Cuomo’s plantation.” Morgan continued, “Who is this shuffling stepenfetchit?” Morgan is a veteran of Lenora Fulani’s presidential campaign who later broke with Fulani and the Socialist Worker’s party to become a Democrat and libertarian. Morgan was in the Black Panther party until 2006 and broke with them also.
Hoyt’s Landmark Smart Growth Bill Signed into Law ALBANY, NY – Assemblymember Sam Hoyt (D-Buffalo, Grand Island) announced that Governor David A. Paterson signed landmark smart growth and sustainable development legislation yesterday that he sponsored in the NYS Assembly. Known as the Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act (A8011B/S5560B), the new law requires the state to make wiser, more sustainable infrastructure investments based on smart growth principles, including an emphasis on investments in urban and town centers.
Associated Builders And Contractors Endorse Paladino (SYRACUSE, NY) - The campaign for Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino, Republican candidate for Governor of New York, today announced that the State Board of the Empire State Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), which represents over 700 member-companies, has overwhelmingly endorsed Carl Paladino for Governor.
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You Can’t Stop the Violence in Ghetto Streets Without Stopping the Violence in Iraq, Afghanistan and Elsewhere By Bruce A. Dixon When did Black political leaders forget the connection between the three legs of Dr. King’s political philosophy --- racial justice, economic justice and opposition to militarism, empire and war? What function are black preacher-politicians fulfilling when they tell us the biggest problem in our communities is a supposed “epidemic if violence” for which our broken lives, spirits and families are themselves to blame. Who is refusing to look the devil and his details in the eye, and why? I left Chicago at the end of 2008 for Georgia. But for the last year or more, when I tell people where I’m from the most frequently brought up Chicago factoid is the asinine proposal of a corrupt black preacher-politician to post the National Guard on ghetto street corners in an effort to stem a local epidemic of violence. I won’t mention the politician’s name or provide any links to him, but he’s the same idiot who last year referred to the Chicago Teachers Union as the most dangerous gang in town. It’s a foolish idea on its face, of course. The National Guard isn’t trained to interact much with civilians, except to shoot up their houses and vehicles, to call in air strikes on their neighborhoods, or to break down their doors and drag them off to be tortured in secret prisons, or kill them on the spot, as they do daily in Iraq and Afghanistan. We suspect the preacher-politician knows this, and that even he doesn’t really want Apache helicopter gunships strafing schoolyards and wedding parties on the south side of Chicago. At the time, he just needed to keep his name in the news. Besides, if the task of misleaders is to mislead, spreading bogus notions about an “epidemic of ghetto violence” being at the root of our problem, and blaming victims all fit neatly into his job description. The truth that Dr. King told forty-some years go cannot be re-stated too many times ---- that there is “... a clear, almost facile connection...” between the violence, poverty, joblessness and want on Chicago’s south side and places like it across the nation on the one hand, and the rivers of cash that never stop flowing on the other hand to America’s wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Colombia, Somalia and our global network of more than a thousand military bases on foreign soil. There was a time when America’s black political leadership never let America forget this connection. For more than a generation, the standard stance among America’s black political class was to demand an end to militarism, empire, and war at the same time they championed vastly expanded funding of education, housing, jobs and equal opportunities at home. But for the present-day Black political class, that time isn’t just over – it never happened. Thanks to the kinds of history written by the likes of Dr. Peniel Joseph, it’s outside their memories, beyond their imaginations. With the ascension of a new generation of businesses-oriented Black politicians, the corporate and military embrace of desegregation at the top levels of their own ranks, with the careers of Colin Powell and Clarence Thomas and Condoleeza Rice, and the elevation of the First Black President, the fight against Jim Crow and its remnants has been decisively severed from the quest for economic justice, and from opposition to war, militarism and empire. The First Black President can be hailed as the ultimate fulfillment of “Dr. King’s Dream” at a 2008 Democratic convention underwritten by corporate sponsors, and with the candidate surrounded by two dozen mostly black admirals and generals. Our First Black President became the first president of any party or color to keep the Secretary of War, deceptively called the Secretary of Defense, of the previous party, in this case a bloodstained Reagan-era war criminal. And before he was in office 36 hours, Obama broke another color barrier, becoming the first black president to kill brown civilians and children with remote controlled drones in Afghanistan. “Before there was an epidemic of ghetto violence, there was an epidemic withdrawal of the manufacturing and other jobs which drew our grandparents and great grandparents up from the rural south in the first place. There were epidemics of neighborhood school closings, epidemics of free and low-cost medical care cutbacks, and epidemics of privatization of public resources. “ It’s only by erasing and ignoring the connection between trillion dollar giveways to Wall Street banksters and unlimited funding for imperial war that a sensible person can pin the cause of an “epidemic of violence” in poor communities to some ethical or moral shortcomings of people who live there. in morally deficient ghetto neighborhoods amid exhortations to residents to “clean themselves up” first begin to make a kind of sense. To Be Continued
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EDITORIALS Enough is Enough! I Had A Nightmare... (Editor’s Note: This has been a whirlwind week for Mr. Jackson. In addition to leading a major protest against the News for their insensitive reporting in the wake of the City Grill Tragedy, he found himself in the spotlight once again when Riccardo M. McCray, a person of interest in the killings, surrendered himself to Jackson , who in turn secured an attorney and turned the young man over to the police. But before the process ended DARNEL unnecessary force JACKSON was used against Jackson by police, but the incident was caught by a television camera and aired on tv. McCray has insisted that he was not the shooter. Jackson noted that he (McCray) feared for his life because photos of him were posted in areas of the community before he was turned in and he feared for his life. Still, bail was set at $500,000. Meanwhile, Jackson and his family found themselves literally under siege last weekend when several police cars converged on his Barthel Avenue street and home to arrest him for allegedly intimidating a man – who is in fact a friend of the family. Jackson said its all a set up and that the police are simply out to get him. Several demonstrations he had planned had to be cancelled because of this latest incident, but he said he wants the public to know that he and his supporters will be outside True Bethel Baptist Church today where the News editor is scheduled to address the community. Jackson made it clear that is not a protest in any way against Rev. Pridgen or his church. He said he will continue to protest until the News meets his organization’s demands, which are outlined in his column here. Jackson is being represented by one of the region’s top defense lawyers, Herbert L. Greenman. He is expected to turn himself in and be released today. We must keep Bro. Jackson in our prayers and thank him for his brave, uncompromising stand against corruption and injustice.) I’d like to thank “God Almighty for allowing me to be to be a soldier in His army.” Second I’d like to thank all of my supporters that has given me the inspiration to keep going when it seems like there’s no way to turn. Our youths need our support and guidance. We as adults have failed our children so we must as parents take back the driver seat and guide our children in the right direction. Is this mad cycle of violence going to stop over night? Maybe or maybe not. No matter, we’ve got to let go and let God. This fight is not ours but it’s God’s. We’ve got to learn not to use God but allow God to use us. And third, I would like to thank our forefathers here in Buffalo, Mr. Arthur
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Glenn Beck is a sick man, crazy actually, crazy like a Fox News Network. Maybe if he never existed, it would be necessary for the Devil to invent him. He has carried through his plan to momentarily pre-empt the Civil Rights Movement and rally his Tea Party and conservative followers at no other location than the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC on the 47th Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. He calls it “Restoring Honor.” Ironically this project makes Beck the whitest of the right-wing talk radio grunts out there. A stark contrast to Rush Limbaugh (an admitted liar and drug addict), Michael Savage (possibly the sole narcissist of the bunch), Laura Ingram (arrogant), Laura Schlesinger (condescending), Sean Hannity (manipulative) and last and emphatically least Ted Nugent. What makes Beck dangerous is he has just enough BS to make himself sound rational to many. He knows he’s on the wrong side of history, isn’t comfortable with that-unlike the other conservative radio hosts-so what does he do? Camouflage the wrong side. Over the course of the last few months he has taken to actually researching and studying Black history and of course twist and pervert it to the current world-view he is pitching; that the Republican Party and it’s affiliations are actually the party of freedom and liberation (as opposed to today’s Democratic Party). Beck started this with his claim that President Obama has a problem with White people. Recently he is claiming he is the heir apparent to Martin Luther King and that former Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin is the next Rosa Parks. Beck’s movement is actually not the array of initiatives it has advertised itself as; it’s not for war veterans, nor soldiers serving Chris today, and it really doesn’t bear STEVENSON the earmarks of a white national- Beck (top), and Dr. King. ist movement. He himself claims it’s non-political and has nothing to do with the mid-term elections. This is where he is blatantly incorrect. Surely he must know this, but it seems to be a case where cognizant meets con-man and the results resemble a plot worthy of the WWE. In fact, in order to give this effort some sense of validity is his somehow drafting one of King’s relatives to participate with them; Alveda King, Martin’s niece, was one of Beck’s keynote speakers at the event. What I expected is a cramming words into Dr. King’s mouth-fest that is unequalled on the right. After all, Alveda reportedly joined the fray, claiming to be non-partisan and is even quoted in the Daily Caller as stating, were her uncle alive today, he would attend Beck’s rally. My first thought was how much was she getting paid, or hard hard did he beg her? It’s not hard to understand Beck’s true stance on Civil Rights, all one needs do is mentally transport Beck and the network that refuses to part company with him despite dozens of sponsors deserting them due to his insane rants; the Fox network, back to the past and safely assume what he would be commenting on the Montgomery Bus Boycott (‘King has a problem with White people’), lynchings Continued Page 16
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 Buffalo News’s Calculated Assault on the Black Community In late 2007, the executive board of the Millions More Movement went to the offices of the Buffalo News to express our concerns about the paper’s consistently negative coverage of Buffalo’s Black community. News Editor Margaret Sullivan was impressed enough with our comments that she consented to a conversation with our general body at one of our regular Thursday night meetings. At that meeting, our members gave her and her colleague an earful about the impact of negative stories on our children’s morale and self image, and reminded her of the many positive things that happen on the East side that never get coverage in the Buffalo News. She appeared to be responsive to our comments, and left us with a commitment to reexamine the paper’s handling of issues that affect us, and to refrain from a negative bias against us. The decision to print the criminal records of 7 of the 8 City Grill shooting victims was a calculated assault. The editors knew how salacious the article would be, and that’s why they printed it. A lot of thought went into this decision: Is the Black community organized enough and politically powerful enough to consequence The Buffalo News? They calculated that we aren’t. Would the paper offend the sensibilities of Sabirah the wider community enough where others would stand MUHAMMAD with us and share our outrage? Absolutely not. From the rooftops of New Orleans to the rubble of Haiti, the world is convinced that Black life is not valuable. Did they have enough circulation to risk losing whatever revenues come from our community? Evidently. Besides, haven’t we proven our capacity to forgive – even when White folks don’t even ask? Didn’t we nearly bankrupt the Montgomery bus company, and then go right back to it rather than keep walking, saving, and buying our own buses? Would printing the article spark controversy, and increase sales and visibility? Absolutely. With a CNN interview and nationwide internet chatter, the paper hit pay dirt. Are Black folk expendable? Absolutely. Is there any reason our dignity and humanity should be respected? Please. The editors reinforced their intractable, unrepentant, in-your-face insult with another article detailing the criminal records of the current suspect – and his deceased father’s. The message: all of us are incorrigible, the living and the dead, the young and the old, the male and the female, the victims and the perpetrators, from the cradle to the grave. –Because evidently it’s hereditary. But what about those criminal records? OK, let’s respond. As this topic led the discussion at last week’s Millions More Movement meeting, Convener Eric Muhammad addressed Ms. Sullivan’s comment on “telling the kinds of truths that bring about positive change.” He noted that White folks always want to tell the truth on us, but they never want to tell it on themselves. Never do they talk about the siege of Black communities, where resources that we all contribute to are deliberately withheld and hoarded by suburban communities, making our areas hotbeds of crime and hopelessness. –Where young Black men are specifically and relentlessly targeted by police, so that the innocent as well as the guilty end up with some kind of criminal record. Never do they talk about the ways in which they benefit from our unemployment, under education, and calculated, deliberate, malicious disenfranchisement. Millions More Movement co-chair Samuel Radford made another point: that it’s good to see our people energized the way that we are over this issue, but we have to find a way to begin defending the living as well as the dead. We ourselves are not immune to the message that our lives are worthless. We have to see our own lives as sacrosanct at all times. This series has been exploring the persecution of the Quinn family, who have been set upon by powerful forces for ruin. We’ll continue their story next time, with hope that this issue will be the first to receive the kind of outrage on behalf of the living that it truly should. In the meantime, what should our response be to the Buffalo News? What if we were to send more of our advertising dollars, our readership, our writers, our subscriptions, and our passionate support to the Challenger and the Criterion? Just how much could those papers expand if we were to mobilize as a family behind them? We hear that there is a community meeting scheduled with Margaret Sullivan this week. Let those who want to find a reason to continue supporting our obvious adversary meet with Ms. Sullivan. Been there. Done that. Let those of us who understand the dire need to tell our own stories and regain our self respect meet with the leadership of our own Black newspapers. The names of these papers tell everything we need to know about their perspectives. One is making a challenge – throwing down the gauntlet in an obvious, take-no-prisoners propaganda war. The other is establishing the criteria - for how we want and need to see ourselves; and setting the standard for our own truths. These papers have been consistent, waiting for us to wake up enmasse to recognize an idea whose time has come. Holla if you hear me… (948-5100, 578-3571). Come on down to the Pratt: Thursday, 422 Pratt St, 7:30pm.
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DARNELL continued O.Eve, Mr. David Collins, Mr. George K. Arthur, and Mr. Clifford Bell who paved the way for us here in the City of Buffalo. It was not easy for then and its not easy now, but if we stand together we can make it happen. A special thanks to The Challenger Newspaper and Alnisa Banks who always believed in me and my stand even when it may have cost her some subscriberS. For some 30 years she has stood for what she believes is right on behalf of this community. So I’m asking from the bottom of my heart that if you believe in me and our movement to save our youths as well as our city please support The Challenger. Support the truth. Last but not least, on behalf of the 50 plus youths working under my leadership this summer, it hasn’t been easy and it couldn’t have been possible if it wasn’t for the Margaret Wendt Foundation who came to our rescue, saw first hand what we have done in our community and without further question, funded our program with a $100,000 grant. This, after being cut from the city budget, which allowed us to hire our youths. I thank them for their trust. Every penny went to help rebuild, clean our community, hire our youths, stop the violence in our neighborhood and has given us hope back where I believe hope was lost. The last couple of weeks has really taken a toll on the City of Buffalo. We made national news because of a terrible tragedy that happen outside one of Buffalo’s popular night spots. Violence erupted and four people were killed and four people were seriously injured. Is the right person is in custody now? At first due to rush judgment the wrong man was picked up and charged. He had to be let go. Three people were picked up and released all together, then a pick up order was issued for a fourth person which over the last two weeks was being sought by over four police agencies. Due to the unrest and seriousness of the crime the last suspect needed to be brought in and questioned and he turned himself over to me along with Bishop Perry Davis, after talking with his friends and family. I was contacted and convinced this young man to turn himself over to me and took him to Channel 4 News through Rich Newburg to make sure he was safe and from any danger after a brief interview with him. The News, the Buffalo Police as well as US Attorney’s office (William Hochul )and the FBI were all contacted and the young man was taken into custody. I believe it was the right thing to do to make the city calm, take some pressure off the victims families as well as his family, and help the police focus on other crimes that need to be solved. However as many people saw on television, the police were very disrespectful to me. Thank God it was only a jerk that acted like a jerk. My heart goes out to all the families because it was a tragedy to the families on both sides. My organization has put together an agenda to meet with the owner or Margaret Sullivan the editor who allowed that story to be. She has contacted me Continued Page 16
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he month of Ramadan began August 11, 2010. It is the month of fasting observed by 1 billion Muslims around the world. Ramadan is a month that is part of the lunar calendar which begins and end at the sighting of the new moon. All who are at the age of puberty, in good health, not travelling (or in case of women), not pregnant or on their menses are required to fast. Muslims will fast for a period of 29-30 days from sunrise to sunset abstaining from all foods and drinks and marital relations. In addition to abstaining from physical foods, Muslims are to be on their best behavior. Abstaining from negative environments, arguments, bad behaviors, bad deeds etc. which are equally important in that it could cause Muslims to break their fast mentally and spiritually. Ramadan derives from a term which means “burning” or purification. It is a time to burn off your sins and get a complete cleansing. It is said by Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him that “whoever intends to fast the month of Ramadan and completes the fast that all his/hers sins from the previous year will be forgiven”. Qur’an 2:183 “O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was to those before you that you may (learn) self restraint” There are many benefits to fasting the month of Ramadan. The individual(s) who fast are drawn nearer to Allah (G-d) by increasing their sacred regard and reverence for The Creator and Sustainer of everything. There are great health benefits by allowing the digestive system that is usually overworked to thoroughly digest and cleans waste out its system. The discipline of maintaining the fast increases ones patience and tolerance when socially interacting. Your senses are sharpened as well as your consciousness. What is the fast for? Allah (G-d) says fasting is for Me! This serves one’s logic because G-d is the only One who knows whether or not you are keeping your fast. The focus on the fast should be to help those who do not have what others have. There are people who involuntarily fast throughout the year because they do not have food and shelter. Muslims are to be more charitable during the month of Ramadan. Good deeds in AI-Islam are multiplied by 10 times…in Ramadan those good deeds are multiplied by a minimum of 70 times and greater. The late Imam W. Deen Mohammed said regarding the fast of Ramadan,”It is to have us share what we have with those who have little or nothing. It is to go to the aid of the hungering and those who are poor and destitute who need help. It opens our heart to them and we help them. So fasting is for G-d. If the believer keeps his fast that way then he benefits his own life more and he benefits the community more. But if he fast just because he says this is a law I have to fast or if he fast just because he knows when he comes off the fast after the month of Ramadan he feels better health-wise or he just feels good, that is not it…the purpose is too serious.
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The seriousness is a healthy community where people register the hurt and suffering of their brothers and sisters so that is what G-d means.” Fasting in Ramadan should not be an emphasis on how long you are fasting each day but more so on how well you are fasting each day. Prophet Muhammad said “Perhaps a fasting person will receive nothing from his fasting except hunger and thirst.” “Every action of the son of Adam is given manifold reward; each good deed receiving ten times it’s like, up to seven hundred times. Allah the Most High said except fasting, for it is for Me and I give recompense for it, he leaves off his desires and his food for me, for the fasting person there are two times of joy; a time when he breaks his fast and a time of joy when he meets his Lord, and the smell coming from the mouth of the fasting person is better with Allah than the smell of musk. “ During the month of Ramadan Muslims also commemorate the time The Qur’an was revealed to Prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel (Jibril). The entire 114 Chapters would take a little over 23 years to be revealed. Muslims are encouraged to read at least 1/30th of the Qur’an each day in Ramadan in order to complete the entire reading by the end of the month. The purpose of reading the Qur’an is to become closer to Allah’s (G-d’s) words. Muslims read to gain direction and instructions for Guidance, Forgiveness and for Mercy. At the end of the month of Ramadan it is expected the fasting believer is renewed and looks to begin life on a new start. There is a three day celebration called Eid al Fitr which means a “reoccurring happiness” and a return to your original human nature. Muslims have a feast and share gifts with families, friends and neighbors. This year’s celebration is anticipated to around September 9-11. Please look out for our celebration and join in with us! Ramadan Mubarak! Blessed Ramadan to all! ( FAJRI ANSARI is the Imam at MASJID NU’MAN 1373 FILLMORE AVE BFLO, NY 14211)
-53The great Way is easy, Yet people prefer the side paths. Be aware when things are out of balance. Stay centered within the Tao. When rich speculators prosper While farmers lose their land; When government officials spend money On weapons instead of cures; When the upper class is extravagant and irresponsible While the poor have nowhere to turn – All this is robbery and chaos. It s not in keeping with the Tao. Page 15
Sen. Thompson to World of Girls :“Cycle of abuse” Sponsor 2nd Job Fair
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Fabiola Friot (right), Education Laison in the office of State Senator Antoine Thompson stands with Linwood Roberts of UB after Roberts delivered school supplies for Saturday’s free give away.
Free School Supply Giveaway! NYS Senator Antoine Thompson is helping equip students for a successful school year by holding his annual School Supply Giveaway on Saturday September 4 from 4 to 5 p.m. at his Buffalo district office, 65 Court Street, downtown Buffalo. The items are free and will be handed out on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis according to the student’s grade level. An advocate for quality education, Senator Thompson says he wants to help ease the financial burden on parents as they prepare their children for a new school year. “Providing students with school supplies is something I’ve done for several years and it’s always an exciting time. It’s important that we equip our children with the proper tools for a successful school year.” Co-sponsors for the School Supply Giveaway: State University at Buffalo, Buffalo State College and Project Flight. The office of the State Comptroller also made donations to the giveaway.
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Lamertis “Mert” McKnight, better known as “The Sock King,” was photographed last Friday outside Pine Hill Halal Market on Genesee Street selling his wares to appreciative customers. A creative, self-employed entrepreneur, Mert can also be found taking care of business on the regular outside of GiGi’s restaurant. Check him out!
EOC Fall Programs The University at Buffalo-Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) will offer tuition-free classes for adults this Fall in the following academic programs: College Preparation-General, College Preparation in Allied Health & Life Sciences, GED Exam Preparation, English as a Second Language, and Academic Review.EOC will also offer tuition-free job training programs with job placement services in: Dental Assistant, Registered Medical Assistant, Certified Administrative Medical Assistant, Weatherization, and Information Technology. For more information c849-6727, ext.500 or visit the EOC, 465 Washington Street.
Lovejoy Councilmember Fontana Teams up with the Bailey & Walden Community to Renovate Miss Goodie’s Restaurant In a continued effort to revitalize the communities and businesses of the Lovejoy District, Councilmember Richard A. Fontana is teamed up with the Bailey & Walden Ave. community members and friends and family of Miss Goodie’s Restaurant Monday to paint and renovate the restaurant’s location at 1836 Bailey Ave. Miss Goodie’s Restaurant has been serving up home style cooking to the Bailey & Walden community for years and is famous at the annual Taste of Buffalo for their “Junkyard Dog” sandwich. This project is part of Councilmember Fontana’s hands-on approach to management and improvement of the Lovejoy district, in which the Councilmember and his staff members work in connection with community organizers, block clubs, and concerned citizens to address areas of concern and extend a helping hand into the community.
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The second annual Job Fair sponsored by Sen. Antoine Thompson’s office will be held on Thursday, September 9 at the Delavan Grider Community Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a variety of companies and agencies represented, so be sure to bring your resume. Or if you forget, there will be a resume workshop on site. Job Fairs are not only good for possible employment, but they are good for networking – with employers as well as other job seekers. Also, if you are a student, copies of your transcript may be helpful, and don’t forget a notepad and pen (it makes you look prepared), a calendar/organizer (so you can schedule that follow-up1), and your business card if you have one. And last but not least, good energy, a positive attitude, a smile and a strong handshake goes a long way! For more information call (716) 854-8705.
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Abuse is a word many of us despise hearing, however it is a word that identifies the pain of many of our females, not only in their adult years but many years as teenagers. According to the National Children’s Alliance, 20 percent of adult females reported sexual childhood abuse. That is equivalent to one out of five teen young ladies having undergone such devastation and pain which has hindered many of them in their progress in life. Yet sexual abuse is only one form of abuse. There are many more such as mental, emotional, verbal and physi- PASTOR TERRIE ANN cal. This cycle of abuse continues within our individual “TC” Coplin communities and abroad. There is a cry for help in our land to restore dignity and integrity within our young ladies. They must be acknowledged as being more than a body, but young ladies that have a mind and a future. Females are the seed carriers of life and unfortunately many females are not able to nurture as designed, due to violations within their lives by someone who did not know or understand the value of a female. Many of our homes are filled with drugs, illicit sex, abuse, gang activity and more. Let’s examine the root causes which consist of a lack of dignity and understanding of one’s’ true existence. Many of us are aware of the need to restore our young ladies back to their original design; however the restoration process begins with “words.” According to the Bible, “death and life is on the power of the tongue.” Today can be a new day to begin cleansing ones environment with words of life. This life can begin a process of healing back into our mothers, children, sisters, aunts, grandmothers, niece’s cousins. Together we can bring levels of healing and restoration to our young ladies. Join us for our monthly young ladies community “outreach” luncheon, Relationships “cycle of abuse” series Identifying Healthy Relationships on September 11 at Daeman College Campus, 4380 Main Street, from 12 noon until 3 p.m. Seating is limited. Call World of Girls Empowerment Center today. RSVP 716-362-1242, admission $8.
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personally and we will be meeting early next week after her vacation is over. Until continued then I’m asking that the News be boycot- (‘Lock and load’), and black voter registration (‘sigh... did Medgar Evers even ted and subscriptions cancelled until this think to register any good white southerners to vote?’). Amidst Beck’s tricknology is the question of what took him so long to recognize matter is resolved, if it is resolved and research Civil Rights heroes known and unknown? Doubtless Bull Conner These are some of the issues we would would be adamant today against calling King, Parks, Evers and their supporters heroes. Yes, he does have a right to organize and meet at the steps of the Lincoln like to see addressed: *Public apology to the families and Memorial, but he is way off base in his assertions that Dr. King would be against affirmative action were he still alive today. I recall this rhetoric starting around the community *Support for our cause to stop the early ‘90’s. Were it not for King, there wouldn’t be an Affirmative Action. Obviously Beck’s hindsight isn’t 20/20 as most normal people’s are. violence Glenn Beck’s surprise appearance on the “Joe Madison Show” at XM radio’s *If someone’s past has to be written show the past from all cases such as black-talk station 169 “The Power” proved more revealing than the words of his DUIs, child molesters, thieves from all 8/28 speech in DC. On the morning before the rally he got pretty evasive once Madison questioned him about his racists tags against Obama. Beck also told communities not just the eastside *Meeting with our organization’s Madison that he doesn’t believe in social justice. Hmmm... I don’t recall him saying Board of directors and community resi- that in his closing lecture at Restore Honor. It would have been interesting if he did dents on the eastside to discuss issues considering just a few minutes earlier Ms. King added a list of her dreams to her Uncle Martin’s, chief among them was: “that White privilege will become human and concerns *More African Americans on their privilege.” Pretty important I say, especially since social justice deals directly with editorial staff and more writers then just race, opportunity and the economy. No one is really challenging Beck’s right to do this, it’s just the obvious; a jerka columnist *Sections of positive activities going off and his ilk speaking before his misguided followers (who doubtless won’t be on in the inner city, so other communities under-counted as the Black male attendees of the Million Man March were. Early can see we work very hard to provide Beck rally numbers estimate 100,000) on the virtual-holy ground of a man)who shared his dream before millions and changed a nation before the whole world. alternatives to violence It’s obvious to me as well that what Beck wants, amidst the multicultural presence (I can be reached at the Eastside and backdrop of Restoring Honor is a Restoring Hubris. A restoration of White redevelopment task force inc. (716-570- Republican presidential rights to do anything that he pleases provided that one can 9165) Website: eastsideredevelopment. find his way back into the Oval Office. Beck and most of the Republicans don’t care how much damage Bush and org) the banks have caused, he’s White, he’s Republican, he was their guy. Back then Republican voters were proud spectators; they had no problem with no WMDs and no wire-taps. Nationalism would make them direct participants, not that they aren’t up for it, but they already feel powerless with Obama. They don’t care how much good Obama does, he’s a Black or bi-racial man... oh yeah, who took their country from them.
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Ellicott Councilmembers Haynes Announces Initial Funding Selections Ellicott District Councilmember Dr. Curtis Haynes, Jr. has announced his initial selections for member funding for the coming year, including a new grant program for Ellicott District Block Clubs. Two District-wide events made the cut: Ellicott District “Let’s Get Educated” Recreational Day, an event free and open to the public geared to combining fun with educational information. The new Ellicott event will take place at JFK Park on September 4th from 12 noon to 4 pm. There will be activities for residents of all ages, with venders providing information on finances, health and social awareness, as well as refreshments, rides and games. The second event, a two hour “Senior Citizen Late Summer Boat Ride with Ellicott Councilmember Curtis Haynes”, is scheduled for Friday, September 10th. There will be a DJ and refreshments and
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The Councilmember described the Block Grant Program as “a way to reinforce the good work our neighborhood block clubs do in stabilizing and revitalizing our community. I’ve seen how much people are able to do with encouragement, dedication and a modest grant.” Applications for reimbursement of expenditures up to $300. may be requested by calling 851-4980, or by dropping by the Office at 1408 City Hall. Including the special Ellicott events and Block Club Grant Progam, total funding in excess of $1 million dollars has been designated to:
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Pre-Bid Meeting at the Village Hall Final Requests for information Award of Contract: Phase I Construction: Phase II Construction: Phase III Construction:
10:00 a.m. August 26, 2010 3:00 p.m. September 2, 2010 October 14, 2010, Village Board meeting Substantial Completion: December 15, 2010 Final Completion: January 15, 2011 Substantial Completion: March 1, 2011 Final Completion: May 2, 2011 Substantial Completion April 15, 2011 Final Completion: May 2, 2011
Mayor: Richard Klancer • Trustees: Heather McKeever • Carol Sheibley • John Certis • Dale DeCarlo Supt. of Public Works: Michael Hutchinson • Village Clerk: Kathleen Mohawk • Treasurer: Cindy Schilling Attorney for the Village: Deborah Chadsey • Building Inspector/Code Enforcement: Gary Brecker • Assessor: George Stark Officer In Charge: Joseph Alessi • Highway Supt.: John Coudrey • Water Supt.: Carl Sternisha Any questions, please contact Public Works Superintendent Michael Hutchinson at (716) 532-3353 or (716) 913-1455 or Joseph Kedron at Wendel Companies at (716) 688-0766. DATED: August 13, 2010 KATHLEEN V. MOHAWK, Village Clerk
Black Educators Conference ● Fruit Belt United ● Los Tainos Senior Center ● new affordable housing ● Colored Musicians Club infrastructure improvements ● LaSalle Park improvements ● Moot Center ● Emslie YMCA ● JFK Community Center ● Ellicott Mall Outreach Program ● Hispanics United of Buffalo ● Faces of Allentown ● street infrastructure improvements in the East Side, lower West Side, Allentown and Downtown ● Olivencia Center’s Greased Pole Festival ● Father Belle Center ● Back to Basics ● Sperry Park ● Hispanic Music Festival ● Talbert Mall/Frederick Douglass Reunion ● Westside Little League ● Columba Brigid Summer Youth Programs ● Primera ● Heart of the City ● Colored Musicians Club Jazz Festival ● Puerto Rican Day Parade ● Ellicott Block Club Grant Program ● Asbury Shalom Center ● Days Park Beautification ● Liberian Flag Day
employment Bids will be received by R&P Oak Hill Development, LLC who is the Construction Manager for the Buffalo Transportation Museum on September 9th, 2010 at 2:00 pm. Please hand deliver (3556 Lakeshore Road, Buffalo, NY 14219), or fax bids (716822-4367) prior to 2:00 pm. The scope of work includes masonry, ornamental steel, roofing, overhead & fire coiling doors, aluminum & glass, metal stud, drywall & acoustic work. The contract documents may be examined at Construction Exchange, the R&P Oak Hill Plan Room or can be purchased at Avalon Printing, (P: 716-995-7777). This project is tax-exempt. ***W/M/ DBE participation is encouraged. If you should have any questions, please contact Mercedes Calway @ R&P Oak Hill Development, 716822-4966.
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*Buffalo Local Action Committee Meeting (BLAC): 6:30 p.m. Pratt Willert Center, 422 Pratt St. Thursdays *TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly): 6 p.m.; Edward Saunders Community Center, 2777 Bailey Ave.; 834-6095. Mondays *African Consciousness Workshop: 6-8 p.m.; Frank E. Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue. Mondays *The Israel of God Bible Study Class: 6 p.m.; 372 Feugeron Ave.; 897-2270. Wednesdays *Health and Healing Circles: 3:30-5 p.m.; CAO, 70 Harvard Pl.; 903-3290, Wednesdays *Moot Senior Center “Best Breakfast in Town”: 9-10:30 a.m. 292 High St., Wednesdays *Men and Women Support Groups: 5:30-7 p.m.; 1333 Jefferson Avenue; hosted by Group Ministries, Inc. Thursdays *Alcoholics Anonymous First Step Group: 8-9 p.m.; Memorial Medical Center Auditorium, 621 10th St. Niagara Falls. Fridays *Narcotics Anonymous: 5-7 p.m.; Memorial Medical Center Auditorium, 621 10t St. Sundays *Senior Bridge Club/Poker Club: 1-4 p.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan; 896-7021.
Friday September 3 Retirement Celebration Honoring Leonard E. Lane: Rich’s Renaissance Niagara Atrium, One Robert Rich Way, 6:3010:30 p.m.; For ticket information, 8354082, 818-5659. Hispanic Music Festival 2010: Noon10 p.m.; LaSalle Park, Porter Avenue; admission $5; live music, food and fireworks. Saturday September 4
NYS Senator Antoine Thompson’s annual School Supply Giveaway 4 from 4 to 5 p.m. at his Buffalo district office, 65 ENTERTAINMENT Court Street, downtown Buffalo. The *The Café at Masten & Eaton Presents “Friday Evening Jazz”: 8 p.m.; 230 Masten items are free and will be handed out on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis.
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First Annual Back 2 School Peace Jam: Free food, school supplies, bounce House for the kids, Detroit and Peckham Streets, noon until 4 p.m.; sponsored by the United New York Brothers; 254-7943.
Fourth Annual Prayer in Park Celebrtion: 3- p.m.; 3:30-4 p.m. candle light prayer walk; Whirlpool Falls, Niagara Falls, NY; call 715-1969 or 605-9100.
Line Dance Party: Bacelona, 414 Pearl St. (corner Chippewa); 6-9 p.m. food and cash bar $15; 716 906-9568.
Hispanic Music Festival 2010: Noon-10 p.m.; LaSalle Park, fireworks.
March for Prostate Cancer Awareness: 8 a.m.-12 Noon: Delaware Park; call 854-8705. Hispanic Music Festival 2010: Noon10 p.m.; LaSalle Park, Porter Avenue; admission $5; live music, food and fireworks. Unity Day Block Club: Genesee betweenn Koons & Moselle, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; food and drinks; donaton welcomem; No More Tears; donations welcome; 289-9579.
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