Challenger News :: May 5, 2010

Dr. Gates“Slaverygate”:

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Aubrey Turner:

Erie County’s Senior of the Year! Page 3

Your Health: Less Salt Equals More Years!

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Commmissioner Whitfield!

Mayor Brown (L) last week announced the appointment of Garnell Whitfield, Jr. (R) as Commissioner of the Buffalo Fire Department.

He is a 26-year veteran of the Department, having previously served as Deputy Commissioner and Chief Fire Administrator. As Chief Fire Administrator, he served as liaison between Civil Service and the New York State Police and Fire Retirement System. A front-line firefighter from 1984 through 1998, Commissioner Whitfield has served at Engine-37, Engine-31 and Engine-33.

“During these challenging fiscal times, particularly with pressing labor issues, we cannot afford on-the-job training and Garnell’s extensive experience in the Buffalo Fire Department – at every level – will enable him to hit the ground running,” said Mayor Brown. “While we received interest from outof-town individuals with extensive fire service experience, I believe Garnell Whitfield is the bestperson CONTINUED PAGE 6

R&B Artist Lloyd to Give Anti-Violence Message Here

Talented Teens Stomp The Yard !

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NYS Senator Antoine M. Thompson welcomes singer/songwriter, Lloyd and his message of hope to area students at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 7 at the Edward Saunders Community Center, located at 2777 Bailey.

The 20 year old R&B sensation rose to fame quickly and learned some tough lessons along the way. He’s now prepared to help steer the lives of young people in a positive direction with his message of hope.

“We must continue to re-enforce the messages of getting an education and staying out of trouble to our young people so they can realize their dreams. Lloyd’s decision to visit and talk with Buffalo youth is extremely important,” said Senator Thompson.

Violence is a problem in many communities and the goal here is to show students a better way of life by involving their peers and engaging national celebrities in the struggle to stop violence.

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INSIDE ROCHESTER

Business Spotlight: Photographer Chris Cardwell To listen to 26-year-old photographer talk about his passion for photography frankly is a heart-warming and wonderful surprise. “Photography is a game where your skills shine the longer you’ve been in the game,” explains Cardwell, who holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Hampton Institute and arrived on the Rochester scene in 2009.

The owner of Good Knews Photography, at 162 Andrews Street, Cardwell will be shooting portraits at a Father Day event sponsored

by Epiphany Events at the end of May. (See next story) He MARSHA specializes in landmodeling JONES scapes, and events shots, family portraits and weddings, auto photography, picture invitations, and corporate profiles.

“People are surprised when they see me walk through the door,” he adds CALDWELL noting he didn’t pick up a camera for two years. “I had a vision and I didn’t know how to bring it to life. I relied on faith and talent to get to this point.

“There are a number of black photographers in our area. Contrary to popular belief. The equipment is expensive. For years, I used my dad’s Kodak camera without him knowing because it just sat in a box all the time: he never used it. Finally, my dad gave it to me as a gift. Now I use a SONY camera. And the rest was history.”

When he first started, many customers were skeptical. They thought he couldn’t be serious because he was so young. “A lot of people thought I was in business to pick up women. Some photographers do that; I’m just not one of them,” explains one of the youngest children in a family of four.

To contact Cardwell, call him at 585-957-1244, e-mail him at GoodKnews Photography@gmail.com, or visit his website www.GoodKnews. com. This man has talent!

Speak Out

Issue of Hostile Take over of Rochester’s Public Schools Merely a Distraction by Incompetent Politicians By Diane Watkins

Instead of focusing on ways to make the city of Rochester more viable and enjoyable for the residents with economic development, improvements to zoning codes, and quality of life issues, our Mayor and City Council have chosen to focus their limited energies on taking over the Rochester City School District (RCSD). This attempted hostile take over of public schools has become one of many distractions used by politicians to disguise the fact that they are unable to fulfill their campaign promises.

There is ample evidence that proves that Americans want public schools supported. This fairly unwavering support makes education funding the last bastion of large pools of public monies. Every local community is grappling and sacrificing to pay for their schools, even to the point that we are willing to give up other services. The City of Rochester hands over roughly 75% of its 453 M budget to the RCSD with few strings attached while the RCSD enjoys a hefty 700M dollar annual budget.

This is one of reasons that the Mayor

is using as his justification for hostile take over. Of course, framing their arguments in this fashion would be political suicide.

Instead, the Mayor has taken a more paternal tone and couches his RCSD take over attempt within the framework that his is efforts are necessary to save the children. I have a few suggestions for the Mayor & his Council that are in the purview of his job description that will be more expedient in saving our children and keep him from entering the “Peter’s Principle or his highest level of incompetence.

1) Vote No -When the RCSD board sends a budget to City Council that is extravagant or out of line with City goals, reject it. When NYS law restricts the Council’s ability to vote “No”, lobby the same Assembly members that are supporting the hostile take over of the RCSD to change those laws.

2) Support working middle class families- Make a serious commitment to rezoning land use so that families that have the wherewithal to build their dream homes have

available spaces to build them within the City limits.

3) Support job creation- Develop some creative funding sources so minority contractors are able to bond public works and construction jobs.

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Father’s Day Brunch and Photo Shoots May 23 and June 19

Epiphany Events will host a Father’s Day Brunch: Men of Honor on Sunday, Saturday, June 19th, at the Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Doors open at 9 a.m. and the event’s featured speaker is Jawwaad A. Rasheed, New York State Family Court Magistrate, Oneida County. Tickets are $35 per person or a table of 10 for $325. No tickets will be sold after June 1st and none will be sold at the door. For more information, call Sabrina Wilkerson or Yolanda McCray at 585-234-2025.

Men of Honor will feature live music, vendors, photographs, and HIStory.

Wilkerson says Epiphany decided to host this celebration of and for men in our community. “You don’t hear about the good men in our community and what they are doing. We don’t see positive images of black fathers in media especially books. There are single black fathers who struggle to educate their children or keep a roof over their family’s heads,” she continues.

“All that is presented to us is the bad. We celebrate women with Mother’s Day dinner and events, but we do nothing for fathers. That’s just not right.

So we are doing something to change that in our community “No one showcases the positive that men do in our communities and the good far outweighs the bad.”

In addition to the brunch, Epiphany Events will also host a Father’s Day Photo Shoot on May 23, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and June 6, 1 to 4 p.m., at 162 Andrews Street. On May 23, the doors open at 9:30 a.m. and participants must be prompt. Prices for photos are $15 for 5x7’s ands 8x10’s are $20. (I plan on getting a photo taken with my family.) All purchases are cash only; no checks.

Those who bring in gently used men’s clothes such as suits, jackets, shirts or ties, will receive a $5 discount off their photo package. “This ia

Itʼs about showing pride in our city.

Join us as we sweep, remove graffiti, plant and beautify our way to a better Rochester.

SATURDAYS, 9 am to 1 pm, Preregistration at 8:30 am

May 8 – Norton NSC

May 15 – Edgerton Park

May 22 – Cobbs Hill

FREE T-shirt, coffee, donuts and a picnic lunch!

Volunteer today! Call 311 Outside the city call 428-5990 cityofrochester.gov/cleansweep

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Important Town Hall Meeting Citizens Rights Conference On School Suspsensions! Early-Registration Extended The Buffalo Local Action Committee for the Millions More Movement is hosting a Town Hall Meeting on school suspensions at the Merriweather Library on Thursday, May 6, at 5:30 pm. You have rights, and so does your child!The situation with suspensions is crazy! Not only are teachers kicking children out of the classrooms for minor stuff, (talking during a fire drill), but they’re not even bothering to follow procedure.

In the month of February, 1830 students were suspended, and 2,450 in the month of March!

Harrison Chapman Completes Basic Training at Fort Jackson Congratulations are extended to PFC. HARRISON JAMAL CHAPMAN of Buffalo, a graduate of the United States Army’s Basic Combat Training at the Center for Excellence in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Harrison’s proud parents, Hazel Harris and Herschel Chapman, Jr. commend him for recognizing the opportunity to advance and for structuring an important part of his future.

We acknowledge your exceptional accomplishments and wish you all the best as you progress towards a notable future! May God continue to bless & keep you.

All Smiles:Tiffany Lewis gath-

ered the support of several other WNY sponsors to kick off a very successful Easter event at Martin Luther King Park. The list of sponsors included local charter schools, local boy scouts, and even political figures like Councilman Demone Smith and Mayor Byron Brown. Demone Smith and Tiffany Lewis headed the event with lots of smiles, energy, and games for the community.Weagree with Ariel Wills (above) of Masten District in Buffalo, “It was really fun, and I got a lot of candy!”

Thanks to all the sponsors. With a special thanks to Councilman Smith and Tiffany Lewis for a wonderful Easter!

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The Commission on Citizens Rights and Community Relations of the City of Buffalo has extended the 2010 Race & Reconciliation Conference early-registration ticket price of $35 until May 8. Ticket price includes a continental breakfast, admission to workshops, luncheon, awards ceremony, and keynote plenary.

The Commission on Citizens Rights and Community Relations of the City of Buffalo is celebrating 10 years of continuous service to the community.

“The commission strives to protect the civil rights of our community members,” said Crystal RodriguezLane, Executive Director. “The commission is extremely excited to present its 7th annual Race and Reconciliation Conference on May 11, 2010 at the Buffalo Niagara Thomas E. Perez Convention Center and wanted to extend the early-registration ticket price to encourage participation in this year’s historical event,” added RodriguezLane.

This year’s keynote speaker, Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the United States Civil Rights Division is a Buffalo native.

He will be discussing concerns related to modern Civil Rights in the United States. The theme and slogan of this year’s 7th annual Race and Reconciliation Conference is “The unfinished business of civil rights …with liberty and Justice FOR ALL.” The workshops topics include: immigration, women’s rights, hate crimes, LGBT rights, disabilities, civil liberties post 9/11, law enforcement, racial tolerance, diversity and inclusion. Tickets are available online at www.randrbuffalo.org ro by phone at 851-8000.

Black Educators Exhibit Date Change The 4th Annual Black Educators Exhibit will be held on Saturday, May 8 at the Merriweather Library from 3 to 5 p.m. (not the 4th as reported last week). Eva Doyle created this exhibit that includes the photos and bios of Black Educators in the schools. The program is free and open to the public.

Emergency Meeting and Hearing at Erie County Legislature The Erie County Public Safety Committee will hold a meeting, Thursday, May 13 AT 10:30 am., in the Legislature Chambers, 4th Floor, 92 Franklin St., Buffalo, to discuss a Local Law to create a Community Advisory Board to work on issues relating to the Erie County Holding Center.

This law, developed in the county’s Public Safety Committee, without any input at all from the 15 member groups that comprise the Erie County Prisoners’ Rights BETTY JEAN GRANT Coalition, is a direct slap in the face to the community and to those individuals who have been demanding a community advisory board for many years. In addition to the community being left out of the process, democratic legislators such as Maria Whyte (D) Buffalo and Betty Jean Grant (D) Buffalo, were not even consulted by those Reform Coalition legislative members who sponsored the resolution.

Prisoners are People Too members, Rev. Eugene Pierce, Jordan Gerow and Karima Amin have gone on record as stating that the Local Law, as currently written, will designate all members to be under the authority of the Erie County Legislature, the Sheriff and the County Executive.

A resolution, cosponsored by Legislators Maria Whyte and Betty Jean Grant, will delegate the advisory board’s authority to a 15 member coalition chosen by the community and with inclusion of the legal, religious and human and civil rights advocates.

It is important that those who seek fairness and justice be at this meeting in the Erie County Legislature on Thursday, May 13, 2010 @ 10:30 a.m., to voice your support for the Whyte/Grant Resolution, and to speak out against the Local Law sponsored by Public Safety Chair Christine Bove, Legislature’s Chair Barbara Miller-Williams, and legislators Tim Kennedy, Dan Kozub, Lynne Dixon and John Mills.

There is also a Public Hearing scheduled to discuss this restrictive law on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @ 5 p.m. in the Legislature Chambers, 4th.

Floor, 92 Franklin St., Buffalo. The public is requested to attend this hearing to give input, concerns, and objections. Mark your calendar! Spread the word!

Thompson Hosts Young Professionals Networking Forum

NYS Senator Antoine M. Thompson will be hosting his annual Young Professionals Networking Forum on Thursday, May 6 at the Pearl Street Grill & Brewery at 76 Pearl Street in Buffalo from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The purpose of the networking event is to give collegiate upperclassmen and recent graduates a venue to have an open forum with successful professionals in various careers.

This event is free of charge for attendees. If you have any questions or concerns please contact David A. Distant at (716) 854-8705.

PUBLIC NOTICE The Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority (BFSA – Control Board) invites organizations and individuals to participate in a Public Forum on the 2010-11 proposed budgets and four-year financial plans for the City of Buffalo, Buffalo School District, the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority, the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency, and the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority scheduled from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, May 10, 2010, at the Market Arcade Building, 1st Floor Conference Room. Registration will begin at 5:45 P.M., public comments will begin at 6:00 P.M and registration will conclude at 7:30 P.M. Comments may also be submitted directly to BFSA via email at: info@bfsa.state. ny.us; via standard mail at: BFSA, 617 Main St., Ste. #400, Buffalo, NY 14203; telephonically at: 716.853.0907 (attention Bryce Link); or via fax: 716.853.9052. Copies of the BFSA budget are currently available at all City Public Libraries and online at: http://www.bfsa.state.ny.us/ budget/bfsabudget.html.

Copies of the proposed budget for the City and all covered organizations will be available by May 3, 2010, at all City Public Libraries and online at: http://www.ci.buffalo.ny.us/ and http://www.bfsa.state.ny.us/ links.html.

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Mr. Turner

Aubrey Turner is Erie County Outstanding Senior Citizen of the Year 2010 Aubrey Turner, Assistant Director of the Buffalo Urban League Multi-Service Center has been selected as the recipient of the Erie County 2010 Outstanding Senior Citizen of the Year award. Mr. Turner was honored by Erie County Executive Chris Collins and Brenda Ward, Commissioner Department of Senior Services at 11:30 am on May 5, 2010, at the Buffalo Urban League Multi Service Center at 86 Pine Street.

“Mr. Turner’s recognition for his contributions to this community, especially other seniors, is well deserved. He quietly works tirelessly day and night to make a difference in the lives of so many.

He is a stellar example of a servant leader”, remarked Brenda McDuffie, President & CEO of the Buffalo Urban League.

In 2009, under Mr. Turner’s leadership the Center assisted over 100 seniors, served 6,000 meals and provided 1,880 van trips allowing seniors to go shopping, keep medical appointments and attend the Center. In addition, Mr. Turner contributes to the well-being of seniors all across Erie County through his service on the Department of Senior Services Advisory Board.

Mr. Turner began his work with the Buffalo Urban League as a Job Developer and Counselor, where he helped to find jobs for seniors. Prior to joining the League, he worked at Republic Steel and General Electric before retiring. Mr. Turner began his service to others in the Korean War, where he served as a member of the United States Marines.

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Afeni Shakur, Mother of Tupac Black British Wonder Twins Set New Math Milestone: Youngest Brits to Advance to High School Murdered South African Racist May Have Had Homosexual Shakur, Arrested For Marijuana Possession London, England -- Paula and Peter Imafidon have broken existing Leanings for Black Men WORLD NEWS ROUND-UP

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The mother of late rapper and actor Tupac Shakur faces charges of felony possession of marijuana in North Carolina.

Afeni Shakur, 63, is also charged with maintaining a vehicle, dwelling or place for a controlled substance and simple possession of a controlled substance, in her hometown of Lumberton, N.C . She is currently out on a $10,000 bond.

Just when the Tiger Woods adultery scandal seemed to be dying down, new rumors have cropped up that may cause the superstar golfer’s marriage to officially end. Woods reportedly confessed to sleeping with more than 120 women throughout his five-year marriage to Elin Nordegren, including an affair with one of his neighbors, Raychel Coudriet. The rumor was first reported by the National Enquirer on April 29, the same day Woods began play at the Quail Hollow Championship, his second event since returning from a leave of absence from golf. According to The Enquirer, a source close to the couple says Nordegren is now prepared to divorce Woods.

According to the report, Woods gave his wife a four-page list of all the women he has cheated on her with, compiled during his sex-addiction therapy at a Mississippi clinic.

According to The Fayetteville Observer, she was charged April 16 and is due back in Robeson County District Court on May 10.

Shakur, born Alice Faye Williams, founded the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation following her son’s death in 1996. Based in Georgia, the charity organization provides arts and education programs for youth and annually hosts a performing arts summer camp for young people from troubled homes.

South Africa’s leading white supremacist Eugene Terre’blanche was murdered recently – allegedly by two Black men who worked on his farm. The killing heightened racial tensions in the country once rule by its white minority population. But last week the events surrounding Terre’blanche’s death became even more bizarre. Police authorities revealed that they were investigating the possibility that the notorious white supremacist had approached at least one of the Black workers demanding homosexual sex. Initially, the police said the dispute that led to the killing had resulted from a pay dispute. Terre’blanche had been a leading opponent of Black majority rule which came to South Africa in the mid-1990s. (source: Taylor

Report: Woods Confessed to 120 Affairs

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records and are setting new records as they wait to hear about their high school placement. While that is something children around the world are doing, what makes it special for the Imafidon siblings is that they are only 9 years old.

The twins have attracted attention for being the youngest to pass the A/AS-level math papers at age seven. Then a year later, they became the youngest to pass the University of Cambridge’s Advanced Mathematics (FAM) paper, according to the TimesOnline report.

Dubbed the “wonder twins” by the British media, this brother and sister combo are just

the latest overachievers to be parented by Chris and Ann Imafidon, who came to London, England from Nigeria about 30 years ago.

According to the MailOnline, the twins’ three older sisters all broke achievement records: the oldest won a government scholarship to take undergraduate courses at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University when she was 13, the next oldest was the youngest student to take undergraduate courses at a British university at age 11 and the one closest to the twins, passed high school level math and statistics exams at age 6.

The twins have attended a normal state primary school and received additional instruction through the Excellence in Education program, an initiative to help disadvantaged families. Their father said, according to the BBC News, “We’re delighted with the progress they have made.”

Heralding the work of the program, their father dismissed “genius” as the source of their accomplishments. TimesOnline reports him saying, “Every child is a genius. Once you identify the talent of a child and put them in the environment that will nurture that talent then the sky is the limit.”

The twins are not resting on their laurels either. According to TimesOnline Peter wants to be Prime Minister and Paula a math teacher.

NY Vendor who Foiled Car Bomb on ‘Today’ Somebody is about to see his t-shirt hustle explode in sales.

Lance Orton, the street vendor credited for helping to save Times Square from an attempted terrorist attack on Saturday, visited the Today recently to discuss the events leading up to his discovery of a vehicle that turned out to contain a crude firebomb. The T-shirt salesman alerted a mounted policeman when he noticed smoke coming from the parked SUV Saturday evening. Inside the vehicle were enough ingredients to do some major damage – propane tanks, gasoline, fireworks and alarm-clock detonators.

Orton is being hailed as a hero who may have saved uncounted lives through his alertness.

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call to action,” adds Wilkerson. To schedule your photo time slot, call 234-2025.

Epiphany Events Offers Scholarship For Males

The Epiphany Events Scholarship Fund will award a non-renewable $300 scholarship to a college-bound male high school senior based on academic achievement. Applicants must :be a male high school student, submit a 250-word minimum typed essay, “My Dream for Myself” on one of the following topics: What your mission statement is for success? Who am I? Who will I become? How can you improve the lives of other young men in your community? (As an individual or part of a larger group.)

The application must also include: a male character reference letter, a grade point average of 2.5, must be in good academic standing, an official high school transcript, which includes your cumulative GPA, and completed essay with all supporting documentation must be postmarked and submitted by May 20. Documents must be submitted to Epiphany Events, POB 31664, Rochester, NY 14603 or call 585-234-2025.

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HEALTH MATTERS

Less Salt Equals More Years Less salt equals more years! The research is in. Americans are consuming unhealthy amounts of sodium in their food. There is overwhelming evidence that dietary salt is the major cause of elevated blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, and kidney disease. Analysts say that broad-reaching reductions in sodium intake could potentially prevent more than 100,000 deaths a year.

Recent studies show that a high salt intake is related to osteoporosis, is linked to the severity of asthma, and is probably a major cause of stomach cancer. How much is too much? The average American consumes about one and a half teaspoons of sodium (about 3,400 milligrams) a day, far exceeding the national dietary recommendation of no more than 2,300 milligrams, or one teaspoon a day.

Many people are under the impression that sodium reduction is only necessary for people who have hypertension or high-risk groups for developing hypertension (such as African Americans and older adults.) The truth is, no one is immune from the detrimental health effects of exces-

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sive sodium intake. Consider this: More than half of Americans have either high-blood pressure or prehypertension.

While the government begins to cut the salt in consumer goods, here are a few unusual tips to help you lay off the salt on your own: 1. Swap the everyday salt for other t a s t y seasonings One way to cut the sodium without sacrificing taste is to swap the salt for delicious seasonings. Spice up your dish and get some powerful health benefits at the same time by using vinegar, garlic, onions, scallions, leeks, ginger, peppers, dill, oregano, rosemary, thyme, basil, coriander, fennel, anise, and cardamom. Squeeze fresh lemon or lime juice on a dish to brighten the flavor.Over time, you will come to enjoy the delicious subtleties of these herbs and spices -- and you won’t even miss the salt!

2. Look out for hidden salt You may think the salt shaker is to blame, but actually, the majority of the salt we consume comes from packaged, processed foods and from restaurant meals (including fast food). Some packaged foods that tend towards high levels of sodium include processed snack foods, canned beans, canned soups, breads and cereals, and frozen entrees. Also, preserved foods like pickles and olives are usually very high in sodium. Choose products that say they’re sodium free, very low in sodium, light in sodium, or unsalted. Your best bet is to become a label reader and look at the sodium content of foods. You may be surprised by what you find -- one cup of soup could have your daily allowance of salt for the whole day!

3. Eat out less Since restaurant meals and fast food are one of the major contributors to excessive sodium consumption, eat out less.

Don’t be afraid to request nutritional information about menu items to see the sodium levels; most fast food restaurants are required to provide this information. At restaurants, ask your server which foods the restaurant prepares without adding salt, and order those items.

4. What about sea salt? The common table salt that we use to enhance flavors has been refined to nothing but sodium chloride and is

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devoid of all other essential minerals. Sea salt, on the other hand, contains close to sixty trace minerals that are essential for the formation of vitamins, enzymes, and proteins that keep our bodies going. However, although sea salt offers some nutritional benefits, it is still sodium, so use in moderation! If you have hypertension or are at-risk, it is best to skip the sea salt altogether. If you do decide to add salt responsibly to your meals, I suggest using only unrefined sea salt such as that found in the salt beds of Brittany, which has a slightly gray hue. You can find this in specialty food stores, some health food stores, and online. And keep in mind that it is important to balance salt intake with potassium to ensure proper nerve and muscle function; potassium-rich foods include leafy vegetables, soy, whole grains, potatoes, bananas, and most fruits.

Healthy kidneys regulate and maintain just the right amount of sodium, potassium and other essential minerals in the body by excreting the excesses and retaining what the body may be deficient in. It is therefore critical to support healthy kidney function. Chinese medicine has long regarded the kidney organ network as fundamental to health and wellness.

Maat E’s Mental Health Message: If you don’t control your own actions someone else surely will. When we are thoughtful about the choices we make our actions reflect the products of our own mind.

If we are not mindful, we end up going through life on other peoples agendas. We end up doing things and have no idea why. Recognize that at every moment either you are able to choose your actions or someone elses influnce will dictate your way. Be the master of your reality.

Peace, Dr. Maat E

Support Group For Grandparents A Support Group for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren is beginning at Harvest House, 175 Jefferson Ave. Bflo.NY on the 2nd Tuesday of each month except July and August. Next meetings: Tuesday, May 11 and Tuesday June 8, 2010. Time is 10:30am - 11:30am. All are welcome.

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Justice For Terrol Massey Terrol Massey was sixteen years old at the time of his arrest. Terrol was not read the Miranda Warning and his parents were not notified of his arrest until after he had writKARIMA ten a statement AMIN about his alleged participation in a murder-fo-hire scheme. His parents

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were not present while he was interrogated by police. Terrol is legally learning impaired. At the Erie County Holding Center, he was physically abused. At his trial he was labeled the “ring leader” and a “monster.” The forensic evidence that the Massey family paid for was never entered at Terrol’s trial. His paid lawyer called no witnesses for the defense and ultimately made a timely appeal impossible as she refused to make his file available.

Terrol is now serving a 20-to-life

prison sentence in New York State What happened to him could happen to you or any of your loved ones.

Details of this case were published in several local papers including “The Amherst Bee”: http://www. amherstbee.com/news/2006-08-09/ front_page/004.html Terrol’s mother, Mrs. Nora Massey, evangelist and community servant, has been fighting for her son’s rights since day one. To that end, she is planning several efforts in hopes of

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achieving justice for Terrol.

Visit “The National Civil Rights Movement,” the website that Mrs. Massey has created: www.ncrm. info.

Learn more about Terrol and his mother’s desire to bring more attention to her son’s case. Read about Terrol, and make copies of his petition. Collect signatures and then forward them to Mrs. Massey.

Contact her for forwarding instructions: noramassey67@yahoo.com; 716-982-9645 or 716-570-9542.

Join Mrs. Massey when she delivers these petitions in her “Movement on Albany” which is scheduled for Monday, May 24, 2010. Contact her for travel details and her Albany agenda. This trip to New York State’s capital is intended to be step one in a plan to bring the Massey family’s plight to Washington, D.C..

In a day like today, when young Black males are being railroaded into the criminal INjustice system and then warehoused and forgotten, you have to applaud this mother who will not give up on getting justice and fair treatment for her son.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” (Quoted from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963).

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for this very demanding job. He has extensive firefighting experience, he has held several key senior management positions within the Department and his appointment to Commissioner brings in a person who will have no learning curve necessary to assume the duties of running the Department.”

The City of Buffalo, through its Human Resources Department, posted the open Commissioner’s position for the Buffalo Fire Department and received resumes from interested individuals from across the country, including residents of Texas and Indiana among others.

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Parade Participant Notification The Juneteenth of Buffalo Parade Committee requests that all Drill and Step Teams, participating in this years parade, submit applications no later than May 25, 2010.

Juneteenth Float Competition Announced There will be a float competition in this year’s Juneteenth Parade. All interested parties can call 891-8801 or 400-4479.

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4) Improve the use of tax abatements- Support the development of more mixed use residential spaces i.e. deluxe apartments on top of owner run businesses.

5) Better stewardship of public funds- Avoid using taxpayer dollars on novelties that have not demonstrated their ability to pay for themselves i.e. red-light cameras, and look for ways for recycling programs to become self-sufficient our profit generating.

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YOUTH REVIVAL 2010 The Greater Apostolic House of Prayer Church located at 1455 Fillmore Avenue in Buffalo, Youth and Young Adult Department invites all WNY Youth to come out and worship in the spirit of “Revival 2010”. The theme for this event is “The Rise of a Generation” Psalms 24:6. Bishop-Elect Dr. Jacqueline A. Foye is host pastor.

Itinerary for the Youth Revival: *Thursday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m. Revival Speaker Minister Nicole Dobbs, Christ Redemption Tabernacle Church, Niagara Falls, New York *Friday, May 28, at 7:30 p.m. Revival Speaker Minister Houston, Knight, Jr., Greater Apostolic House of Prayer Church, Buffalo, New York *Saturday, May 29 at 6:30 p.m. Revival Concert featuring many guest soloists and choirs.

International and National “Women in Action” to Gather at Elim Christian Fellowship May 28 Women from all over the United States are converging on Western New York for the “Women in Action” conference which will bring together four dynamic national and international renowned preachers and teachers of the Gospel. Bishop Millicent Hunter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Rev. Dr. Claudette Copeland, San Antonio Texas; Bishop Cynthia James, Oakland, California and Rev. Dr. Julia McMillan of Tampa Bay, Florida will participate in the four-day conference scheduled to take place at 70 Chalmers Street, the headquarters of Turning the World Ministries.

For more information call 832-7698 or visit elimchirstianfellowship. org.

New York City Shopping Trip

The Humboldt Parkway Baptist Church Mass Choir is sponsoring a New York City weekend shopping trip. Leaving Friday May 29, 2010 midnight returning May 31, 2010. Cost $275.00 per person double occupancy. Call Marge Spears at 893-9686 for more information.

Njozi Ensemble to Perform Ancestral Links at New Covenant United Church of Christ Njozi Ensemble will be performing in Ntare Ali Gault’s “Ancestral Links – Love and Other Revolutionary Mumblings” on Saturday, May 8, at New Covenant United Church of Christ, 459 Clinton Street. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the door or you can call (716) 818-0946. The musical director is Haile Nkuman Gault; choreography by Robin Rana Toulaye H.; and drumming by Ras Jomo Akono.

Will J. Brown is Senior Pastor of New Covenant United Church of Christ.

Men’s Prayer Breakfast at The Potter’s House Christian Community Church The Potter’s House Christian Community Church will host their annual Men’s Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, May 15 at 9 a.m. at Antonio’s Restaurant located at 7708 Niagara Falls Blvd., Niagara Falls, NY. Ticket donations are $20 for adults and $15 for youth 12 and under. NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. The guest speaker is the awesome man of God, Pastor James Sturdivant of Washington, D.C. For additional information please contact the church at (716) 285-3445.

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GospelFest 2010!

4th Annual Mother’s Day Empowerment Brunch

The Chosen Women Ministry of Good Shepherd Temple will be sponsoring the 4th Annual Mother’s Day Empowerment Brunch at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 8. The President of the District Missionaries of WNY 2nd GospelFest 2010 will take place Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and First Lady of New Jeru-salem, COGIC, Missionary Verdis Griffin, will be the on Sat. July 24; 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. at guest speaker. The theme is “Thank You, for all that You Have Given.” Elder Elzie B. Fisher is the senior pastor.

Martin Luther King Park Fillmore and A love offering will be taken. For more information call 896-4969.

Best Streets. Various choirs, groups and dance Ministries will be performing. Special Guests will include, National Recording Artist, Grammy Award winning, Kim Burrell, who will be performing along with Western New York’s “Rise Up” Recording Choir.

Admission is free and is made possible by several sponsors, such as: M & T Bank, Senator Antoine Thompson, Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples, Brian K. Lewis Funeral Home, Wegman’s Food, ECMC Hospital, Legislator Betty Jean Grant, Legislator Barbara Williams, Buffalo Urban League, UNYTS and more.

Bessie Patterson is the coordinator.

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little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his Mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it, and this is what it said: For cutting the grass: $5.00 For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00 For going to the store for you: $.50 Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping: $.25 Taking out the garbage: $1.00 For getting a good report card: $5.00 For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00 Total owed: $14.75 Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind.

She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he’d written on, and this is what she wrote: For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me: No Charge For all the nights that I’ve sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you: No Charge For all the trying times, and all the tears that you’ve caused through the years: No Charge For all the nights that were filled with dread, and for the worries I knew were ahead: No Charge For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping your nose: No Charge Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is: No Charge.

When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you.”

And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: “PAID IN FULL.” -Author Unknown Page 12

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on stage Paul Robeson Theatre Closes Season With “It Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues”

*Smooth Jazz and Soul featuring Lonnie Harrell, Joyce Carolyn, Leah Hall and Critical Mass on Saturday, May 1 at 8 p.m. at the Tralf. $25 advance, $30 @ door. Tickets at Tralf Box Office and Doris Records. *Live Piano Jazz: Free every Friday from 6-9 PM. Ms. Diana M. Reeves on vocals and keyboards.

Mr. Larry Henderson on drums.

Hot Stuff Southern Cafe’, 829 Main St., NF, NY 14301. 716.282.7883. www.hotstuffsoutherncafe.com *Thursday Night Comedy: The New Golden Nugget, 2046 Fillmore Ave. 8 p.m.; tickets $15.

*The Jazz Example with Larry Owens on drums; Greg Piontek on bass; Trigger Gaston on Piano, Bilal Abdullah on Sax; featuring vocalist Lady Lita;9PM,Each Friday at The Anchor Bar. *Open Mic & Jam Session every Friday and Saturday New Musician’s Big “6” Club, 600 East North @ Fox; 896-6660.

The Paul Robeson Theatre at the African American Cultural Center closes its 2009-2010 season with a reprise of It Ain’t Nothin’But the Blues –A Musical Revue, opening Friday, May 7 at 8 p.m. at the African American Cultural Center, 350 Masten Avenue.

Originally staged at the theatre in 2008, the production captured an Artie Award that year for Best Ensemble Cast in a Musical. This production brings back most of the original cast, led and directed again

by Buffalo theater veteran Mary Craig.

“The revue traces the story of rhythm and blues from its West African origins through its American birth in New Orleans and rise in Southern jook joints and the urban north. It’s entertaining, educational and fun from beginning to end,” Robeson Theatre artistic director Paulette D. Harris said.

It Ain’t Nothin But The Blues A Musical Revue was written by Charles Bevel, Lita Githers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor, and Dan Wheetman, based on an original idea by Ron Taylor. The show’s high energy and poignant musical numbers range from traditional African folk songs to Negro spirituals to “T for Texas” an authentic yodel. The production also features blues standards that include

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will be held May 6 and 7. The schedule is as follows: *Thursday May 6: 7-9 p.m. Sabar Dance, 2ND Cup Café, 36 Broadway St. *Friday May 7; 6:30-7:30 p.m. Sabar Drum, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sabar Dance, Artspace Buffalo 1219 Main St., Ste. 4.

There will be an African party & food to celebrate Maimouna and Baba Raymond’s Birthday! Immediately after class *$3. donation for food* CLASS FEES: Drum $15; Dance $15 advance $18 @ door. For more info & payment location call Erika Aminata @ 381-8691. The event is being Hosted by 2nd Cup Café & Aminata’s Café International.

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*“Sweet Treats Sunday Open Mic”Every Sunday Starting at 5:30, Hosted by Ms. Carol MilhouseFreewill Donations *May 9th, 3-5 pm -Second Sunday SpokenWord Series, featuring Gary Earl Ross with open slots -Admission : $3./ *May 16th, 5:30pm Theatre Bites presents- “Go Down Death & Bojangles Speaks” featuring award winner Harold L. White w / Down In My Soul Prod. feat. Joyce Carolyn & People Of Drama feat. Mae Judson and a cast /music by Neely Terrell.

Admission: Freewill donation. *Also “One Eye Cat Saturdays”starting 4:30.Just come in and hangout or work on a song, poem.YOUR ART!

W.C. Handy’s “St. Louis Blues,” BB King’s “Thrill Is Gone” and Billie Holiday’s signature “Strange Fruit.”

In addition to Craig, the ensemble cast of powerful voices stars Beverly Crowell, Chalma Warmley, Terry Wideman, Charles Everhart and Crystal Addison. The blues band features pianist Frazier Tom Smith, who also is the musical director; Shorty Long on guitar, Richard “Flick” Williams, Vidie Williams on bass and Venzella Joy Williams on drums.

The show runs through Sunday, May 30, with the 14th Annual Mother’s Day Soul Food Dinner Theatre held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 9.

General admission for the dinner theater is $45 per person.

Tickets for It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues are on sale now at the Paul Robeson Theatre box office. Opening night admission is $27.50, which includes a “Meet the Cast” reception after the performance. Gen-

Pictured Above: The cast of “It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues” in rehearsal (l. to r.): Chalma Warmley, Beverly Crowell, Crystal Addison, Terry Wideman and Charles Everhart.

eral admission is $23.50; $19.50 for seniors and students with I.D. and $13.50 for children ages 3 through 12.

Curtain time is 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays; 4 p.m. on Sundays.

Group rates are available.

For reservations and additional information call the PRT box office at (716) 884-2013 or stop by the African American Cultural Center at 350 Masten Avenue.

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Henry Louis Gates: A Dangerous Negro

By Margaret Kimberley Henry Louis Gates is perhaps the most dangerous man alive to Black Americans. He has the cache of a professorship at Harvard University, a position which undeservedly gives his voice an added weight of authority on every issue. Gates’ area of specialty is African American literature, but he has shrewdly marketed himself as the “go to” guy on any and every issue effecting Black people all over the world.

The secret of his success is not at all difficult to decipher. Gates is a masterful and consummate suck up. He sucks up to White people in the worst and most damaging way possible to other Black people. He never passes up a chance to let White people off the hook for the evils they have committed and never passes up a chance to blame Black people for just about anything bad that has ever happened to them.

His latest outrageous and toxic thoughts were spewed, as usual, in the opinion pages of the New York Times.

This time, “Ending the Slavery Blame Game,” uses African participation in the slave trade as his latest cudgel with Gates which to beat Black people and to make a mockery of the question of reparations for the 200-year history of slavery in the United States. Gates told the corporate U.S. media, his longtime sponsors: “There are many thorny issues to resolve before we can arrive at a judicious (if symbolic) gesture to match such a sustained, heinous crime. Perhaps the most vexing is how to parcel out blame to those directly involved in the capture and sale of human beings for immense economic gain.”

Gates goes on to describe African involvement in the sale of human beings and does so only for the purpose of making White people feel guilt free and dismiss any discussion of the need to compensate Black Americans for their ancestors’ enslavement which was followed by decades of Jim Crow segregation.

This salient fact regarding reparations is ignored by Gates because it isn’t at all profitable to him and to his career. He earns a small fortune and receives accolades only if he continues to blame Black people and makes White people blameless. Reparations are not about blame, they are about compensation, compensation for the terror and oppression wrought by what was directly sanctioned by the United States government.

Gates has gained celebrity status in the same way that his hero Barack Obama became president of the United States. They have distanced themselves from the rest of the Black world and in the process made White people feel comfortable with them and others like them. After Gates was arrested by a Cambridge, Massachusetts policeman in July 2009, Glen Ford at Black Agenda Report made this observation: “The class to which they belong is only loosely linked to material wealth.

Rather, it is largely negatively defined – that is, Gates’ and Obama’s shared class status is based on the perception of what they are not. They are not like the rest of Black folks; they are different, a cut above the rest, in their own and in White people’s estimations.”

Gates puts Obama firmly in this new mix, confident that the president will not brook any serious discussion on the need for reparations or anything else which Black people might consider demanding. His Op-Ed to the New York Times reads: “Fortunately, in President Obama, the child of an African and an American, we finally have a leader who is uniquely positioned to bridge the great reparations divide. He is uniquely placed to publicly attribute responsibility and culpability where they truly belong, to White people and Black people, on both sides of the Atlantic, complicit alike in one of the greatest evils in the history of civilization.”

What better way for Gates to distance himself from the masses of Blacks than to say that complicity for a 400-year enterprise that benefited Europe and the Americas is somehow shared. Gates enumerates in great detail the level of African involvement but never gets around to doing the same for any White people.

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System programs, Gates met the Archbishop of Canterbury in one of his travels. He might have asked him about Church of England’s involvement in the slave trade, including ownership of a sugar plantation in Barbados called Codrington. The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts branded the word “society” on the backs of the enslaves at Codrington. When Britain abolished slavery in its colonies, it compensated slave owners for the loss of their property. No compensation was paid to slaves for unpaid labor and torture. The Bishop of Exeter received 13,000 pounds for the loss of his 665 slaves. Gates’ tongue was tied when he met this very important very White man. The subject of White complicity never came up.

It is tempting but ultimately useless to debate Gates’ facts. He doesn’t really care about the facts.

He cares about keeping Black people in their place and making himself more and more prominent. He was bad enough before Barack Obama became president but now he has a uniquely placed partner in crime. He can use Obama as an example of the outlier in the Black community who proves that the rest of the group are of no consequence and therefore rightly ignored.

Gates will do untold damage to the rest of the race for the rest of his life unless he is called out for the scoundrel that he is. As long as he makes a profitable living at the expense of millions of other people his words must be denounced. No one should be fooled by him just because the New York Times has a hotline to his office. That is precisely why his every utterance must be rejected.

Margaret Kimberley’s Freedom Rider column appears weekly in BlackAgendaReport.com where she is BAR editor and senior columnist.

-24He who stands on tiptoe Doesn’t stand firm.

He who rushes ahead Doesn’t go far.

He who tires to shine Dims his own light.

He who defines himself Can’t know who he really is.

He who has power over others Can’t empower himself.

He who clings to his work Will create nothing that endures.

If you want to accord with the Tao, Just do your job, then let go.

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WNY Delegation Expresses Support for UB 2020 Plan: Urges Passage of PHEELA Dear Editor: As members of the Western New York Delegation, we are writing in response to the recent Buffalo News editorial, State must help its universities; Assembly should pass SUNY reforms that would advance UB 2020 plan. We stand united in our efforts to pass the Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act (PHEEIA) as part of the State budget process. We recognize the importance of PHEEIA in enabling the University at Buffalo (UB) to realize its frill potential as an economic engine through the UB 2020 plan, and the expansion Of the UB medical campus.

We have publicly urged Speaker Silver to allow for a serious discussion on each provision of PHEEIA; confident that through an open debate that logic and reason will lead to its incorporation during the final negotiations of the budget. Individually each of us has met with the Speaker and his staff to urge them to include these much needed reforms in the budget.

As representatives from Upstate we are asking the Speaker to give SUNY many of the same flexibilities that the City University of New York (CUNY) already enjoys.

We agree that the chance to have a projected economic impact of nearly $2 billion with the direct creation of 6,700 jobs at UB, and 20,000 building and construction jobs from the build-out and expansion of the university is too important for Western New York’s economic future to not implement as soon as possible. Evidence that UB’s growth will have tangible spill-over impact is already evident by the recent announcement of the $500 million Fruit Belt revitalization plan that directly hinges on getting UB the tools it requires to expand it into the research triangle we need.

Through the passage and implementation of the Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act (PHEEIA) we can make available the policy tools that we need to unlock barriers that we know inhibit the ability to leverage private sector funding and economic growth. We are doing everything we can to make this, Western New York’s and our number one priority, a reality. We understand the “stakes are high” and in this game we are “all in.”

-Assembly Woman Crystal Peoples Stokes & The Western New York Delegation (11 signatures in all)

The Hua Hu Ching

Ten: The ego is a monkey catapulting through the jungle: Totally fascinated by the realm of the senses, it swings from one desire to the next, one conflict to the next, one self-centered idea to the next. If you threaten it, it actually fears for its life. Let this monkey go. Let the senses go. Let desires go. Let conflicts go. Let ideas go. Let the fiction of life and death go. Just remain in the center, watching.

And then forget that you are there.

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.)

“What is planted cannot be uprooted.What is well embraced cannot slip away.”

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Making it Plain for McCarley Gardens Racist Arizona Immigration Law Criminalizes “Being” Brown As the struggle for the McCarley Gardens Housing Unit continues to unfold, the parties who are desirous of selling the property are feverishly working, approaching a flurry of activity now, after years of talks over the deal. As UB salivates over this land and legislators scramble to change existing laws in order to make the deal possible, those Sabirah who stand to MUHAMMAD benefit from construction contracts and other services are watching, as are the entities behind the larger plans for development of the East Side of Buffalo.

We, too, are watching. That is, those whose mission it is to fight injustice wherever we find it, particularly on behalf of the poor, who have no voice. From this side of the bleachers, there are some things that the residents of McCarley Gardens need to know.

Not only are we watching, we are working, waiting, and we are grieving for you. We watch because we know that the sale of McCarley Gardens would be one more acquisition in the plan to overtake the entire East Side, as Black folk are in the way of the elaborate design for the spaces surrounding downtown development. We are grieving because we understand what it means to have the security that you cherish snatched away from you… mostly single mothers of children, who want only to continue living and raising your children in peace.

We are waiting, because as unfair as it all seems, no one can stop this process but you. Only those who live on the property can file the necessary complaints with HUD, and spearhead the drive to keep your homes.

The angels are encamped around you. Those who can help you with every part of this journey have been standing at the ready, until you decide that there is no price high enough for you to relinquish what you say you cherish. The reality is that you will continue to be offered money, homes, and other consolation prizes for what you say is irreplaceable, and this will continue to hamper your efforts to settle on a unified plan of action. Consider some things as you decide how you will proceed.

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built to secure you from that kind of instability? Even if the town houses and residential units being proposed are actually built, where else in Black Buffalo can you find an enclave of people who describe the camaraderie, caring, and family unit, located on clean, well kept grounds that you describe? Haven’t you already been told unequivocally that such a community can’t and won’t be recreated?

When “one of the largest undivided pieces of property in the city” is located across the street from one of the largest and most prestigious Black churches in the city, and both are located on prime real estate, that’s what’s called a power base. When lucrative development is going on all around the area where you are located, you don’t leave that area, you stay there! Your property will increase in value, but the dollar that you trade it for is decreasing in value every day.

There is a concept that Black folk are not familiar with, as we have yet to recover from the trauma of the slave experience and learn to pool our resources for the benefit of the whole as other communities do. It’s collective wealth that determines the economic health of a community.

Under the notion of collective wealth or assets, that property belongs to all of us. Under no circumstances should land, the only “real” estate be relinquished. Only a landed community can be a sovereign, self sufficient, and self respecting community.

It’s been said that the entire community will be blessed by the sale of the housing unit. What community?

Be sure that St. John is not driving the effort to develop Black Buffalo overall, and be sure that the end product is not intended for Black Buffalo to enjoy. The handwriting is already on the wall, with the proposed influx of over ten thousand UB students replacing 150 stable Black families in McCarley Gardens. A closer look will reveal that the process of gentrification is well underway in many parts of our community. Historically speaking, the Humboldt Expressway is a glaring example of the lengths that municipalities will go through to prevent the development or continued existence of a cohesive Black community. Building expressways right through the heart of our living areas is something that was routine in both the US and Canada for precisely this purpose.

Whatever plans St. John has for developing the Fruit Belt area, those plans are in competition with the secret one that has yet to be discovered, as the real power brokers con-

By Bruce A. Dixon

The new Arizona laws are only the latest manifestations of racist and xenophobic white American hatred toward immigrants. They won’t be the last. Anyone who doubts this, or encourages others to doubt it is a racist fool, is allowing herself to be fooled, is trying hard to fool somebody else, or some combination of the above.

For all practical purposes, the state of Arizona has now criminalized “being” while brown.

Arizona law now requires teachers to compile lists of suspected immigrant children. It directs emergency rooms to deny care to those who cannot prove citizenship or legal residence. It requires everyone to carry proof of citizenship or legal residence at all times, and instructs local and state law enforcement officers to detain and question any and everyone who looks or acts like they could be undocumented. Make no mistake about, this is a racist and profoundly unjust law that everyone should disrespect and disobey.

President Obama told a lawyerly half-truth when he said the new law violated fundamental notions of fairness that most of us hold dear. The other half of that truth, the half the president neglected to mention is that Arizona’s new anti-immigrant laws fit firmly into a long Ameri-

spire behind Black faces. The trade off for the loss of McCarley Gardens is no consolation. Even if that area is developed, it won’t be developed for us, (which necessitates another urgent conversation).

It’s been said that the proposed development will produce as many as 6700 jobs. For whom? We’re looking at the final phases of a Joint Schools Construction Project that was supposed to yield construction jobs for “minority” businesses. We watched as White construction companies closed out ours, even when those positions were set aside for us by law. Over the past ten years, a billion dollars passed though Black Buffalo, and we didn’t even sniff it. Believe that this will be another opportunity for White men and their sons to wax rich, while our sons hold up the street corners, or take out their frustrations on each other.

More next time, but remember that the Millions More Movement has extended an open invitation to you at our weekly meetings. Join us on Thursdays, at the Pratt Willert Community Center, at 7:00 pm, or call us at 948-5100. We are at your service.

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can tradition of punitive and racist legislation.

When the 19th century’s first mega-corporations, the railroads, were laying track across the deserts and mountains of North America they imported hundreds of thousands of Chinese laborers, men who were forbidden from bringing their wives, children or family members, prohibited from owning property or ever becoming citizens. They worked under brutal and inhuman conditions and tens of thousands died. For their trouble, they got the Chinese Exclusion Act, which all but stopped further Chinese immigration, and permanently barred Chinese already in the US from citizenship. With Chinese immigration all but ceased, Japanese workers were allowed into the US, until the advent of World War 2, when Franklin D. Roosevelt sent the lot of them to concentration camps, utilizing data from the US Census to be sure he got them all.

The Chinese Exclusion Act was not repealed until the 1940s, when the alliances of World War 2 made it inconvenient.

Native American scholar Ward Churchill spells out in his book A Little Matter of Genocide: Holocaust And Denial in the Americas, that everywhere in what are now the 48 contiguous states of the continental US, at one time or another, White authorities offered bounties for the scalps of Native Americans, whether it was in colonial New York and Connecticut, the US Northwest Territories that eventually became Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin, or the state of Texas, where the practice continued into the early 20th century. The only quibble Texas authorities reportedly offered was that unscrupulous persons occasionally tried to collect Indian bounties for the scalps of Mexicans.

And of course there were the Fugitive Slave Laws of the 18th and 19th century, under which all persons of African descent in the north were presumed to be escaped slaves unless they could prove otherwise, and might be apprehended and claimed as property by any upstanding white man. So it’s more correct to say that at the same time Arizona’s harsh new anti-immigrant statutes violate the deeply held beliefs of many Americans, it upholds a number of the nation’s most sinister and shameful traditions.

While we applaud President Obama’s statement that the Department of Justice will be on the lookout for civil rights violations resulting from the enforcement of the new law, we note that the president passed up the chance to refer to this history with which he is undoubtedly familiar.

Truth be told, the Obama administration has done little for Latinos in return for the overwhelming support they accorded his 2008 election campaign. Obama’s unfolding vision of “bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform” seems to consist of offering paths to citizenship for a relative few, including service in American imperial wars, continued limbo for millions of immigrants who will not qualify for citizenship, and continued militarization of the USMexico border. Immigrant detention, often in privatized prisons, continues to grow under the Obama administration, and immigrant detainees are now the fastest growing segment of the US prison population.

If the Obama administration was really concerned about the plight of the undocumented, and wanted to end their usefulness in depressing wages, they would make it legal and safe for people in workplaces, whether citizens or not, to organize unions, to bargain collectively and to strike if need be for better wages and conditions. But that’s not happening. From a campaign promise candidate Obama would only make in front of union audiences, even the shrunken and eviscerated Employee Free Choice Act seems now to be a dead letter.

While some sectors of corporate media mock and ridicule the new law, the bulk of corporate media in recent times have offered immigrants as the party to blame for the chronic insecurity of White America.

The unavailability of health care is blamed on immigrants who supposedly get free care. Higher taxes on wages are blamed on immigrants who allegedly don’t pay taxes. Imaginary waves of disease and crime too, are manufactured by corporate media and blamed on immigrants. Other states, like Ohio, are poised to imitate the example of Arizona, and some will doubtless try to push the envelope even further. It’s going to take a lot more than a few vigilant lawyers at the Justice Department to address this.

So far, the only mass displays of opposition to anti-Latino racism has been from Latino communities themselves. The fact that prominent African Americans are lining up to denounce this unjust law is heartening, but it, and the proposed boycott of Arizona’s convention and vacation facilities, even its sports franchises are only beginnings. White racism is deeply embedded in the DNA of this nation, and it is always available to be called upon when needed by the masters of capital who urgently need the fog of racism to move like vampires need the night.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF ERIE - KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , Plaintiff, AGAINST CHERESE M. ABRAM, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly dated 1/23/2009, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the 92 Franklin Street, Erie County Hall, at Buffalo, New York, on 5/27/2010 at 10:00 AM, premises known as 94 Ivanhoe Road, CHEEKTOWAGA, NY 14225. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of CHEEKTOWAGA, County of Erie and State of New York, Section:90.76, Block: 2, Lot: 3. Approximate amount of judgment $51,969.88 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #08-6356. Deborah Becerra, Referee, FRENKEL, LAMBERT, WEISS, WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff 20 West Main Street, Bay Shore, NY 11706 Dated: 4/23/2010

RFO / NOTICE TO CO N T R A C TO R S REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) CULVERT INSPECTION AND DESIGN ENGINEERING SERVICES The Erie County Department of Public Works, Division of Highways (ECDPW) is seeking Qualification Statements for Engineering Services at various Erie County culverts. Submit three (3) bound copies of your Qualification Statements to Gerard J. Sentz, P.E., Commissioner, 95 Franklin Street, Suite 1400, Buffalo, NY 14202 on or before 4:00 PM on May 20, 2010.

The Statement of Qualification shall not exceed ten (10) pages, double sided or twenty (20) pages, single sided.

Erie County has approximately 460 culverts with spans 5’-20’. The following is a general framework of services that could be provided by the Engineering firm(s) selected: Inspections using current NYSDOT Bridge Inspection Manual; Inspection reports in PDF format; Flagging of serious conditions electronically per NYSDOT procedures; Digital photos electronically attached to Inspection and Flagging reports; Location of centerline of culvert with GPS (sub-meter accuracy required); Project Safety Plan; Maintenance and protection of traffic as necessary; Engineering plans and specifications for repairs of the culvert(s); NYSDEC/USACOE permitting for design work as required.

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BLAKELEY CORNERS ROAD RECONSTRUCTION & CULVERT REPLACEMENTS TOWN OF CHEEKTOWAGA PROJECT NO. FM-085-01-09 BID DEPOSIT $60,000.

The Department of Public Works, Division of Highways, is seeking sealed bids for embankment stabilization, culvert replacement, and road construction.

Sealed proposals will be received at the Erie County DPW, 95 Franklin Street, 14th floor, Rm 1404, Buffalo, New York, at 10:00 a.m., May 20, 2010. Bid deposit of $60,000 required. Plans will be available for purchase at $100.00 each from May 6, 2010 through bid date. Pre-let meeting is May 13, 2010 beginning at 10:00 am at the Erie County DPW, 95 Franklin, 14th floor, Rm 1404, Buffalo, NY 14202. Bid submittal details are on the Erie County website at www.erie.gov

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Responsible for developing, planning and coordinating promotional outreach. Develops and maintains partnership with community members, professional groups, gov. officials, community based organizations, human service programs, and faith-based groups.BS degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field. Requires strong interpersonal, oral/written communications skills. Familiarity with Buffalo and Niagara Falls and its leaders. Apply to Community Health Center of Buffalo; HR Dept 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, New York 14215 or gmack@chcb.net by May 10.

The Senior Project Manager: Responsible for the development and implementation of new programs that promote the strategic vision and goals of CHCB; the integration of systems and the expansion of operations. provides direct and indirect operational support for Finance Budget, Logistics, Human Resources, Security, Facilities, and Project Management.

Must demonstrate competency in adaptability/versatility; planning and organization; technical/professional knowledge of administrative disciplines; oral and written communications. Preferred Master’s Degree in Health Administration, Business or a related field and at least five (5) years in an operations management position in a community based health related and/or human service organization or Bachelor’s degree and ten (10) years experience in health related consulting and/or community based health and human services Must be articulate in the written and spoken word; formal presentation and experienced in report and grant writing.EOE Apply to: Community Health Center of Buffalo; HR Dept 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, New York 14215 or gmack@chcb.net. Deadline for resume submission is May 10, 2010

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Local coffee company is currently seeking Fundraising Sales Associates in Western New York to be a part of the company’s Fundraising Team. The Fundraising Sales Associate will be responsible for contacting non-profit organizations, schools, churches etc and give them an opportunity to raise funds for their organization. Candidates need to have fundraising sales experience, be outgoing, and self-motivated. Earnings will be commission based with excellent growth potential.

If you are interested in exploring opportunities with this local coffee company don’t hesitate to forward your resume and cover email to Sabina@insightinternationalusa.com, or mail your application to Insight International USA LLC, 5780 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14226. For questions about this position please call (716) 308-6208.

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State University of New York ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ADJUNCT FACULTY ECC is seeking dynamic, workplace engaged, technologically oriented, part-time faculty members who will enjoy working with our diverse student population. Our college fosters excellence in the classroom with a focus on student learning. We presently have a variety of potential openings for the Fall 2010 semester in: English as a Second Language Mathematics MLT/MOA/BioManufacturing

SALARY: $600.00 per contact hour Erie Community College has POTENTIAL openings for Part-Time adjunct instructors to teach classes (Day & Evening) in the Departments listed above at all campus locations. The work involves instructing students, preparing and grading tests; assisting in preparation of course outlines, descriptions and lesson plans; maintaining class records; assisting students as faculty advisor; providing tutorial help as required by students.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s Degree and 30 hours of advanced study in area of specialization. Masters Degree preferred. College-level teaching desired.

FOR ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENTAL QUALIFICATIONS AND TO APPLY TO THE POSITIONS ABOVE GO TO: https://jobs.ecc.edu Erie Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, members of minority groups, persons with disabilities, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

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Fridays. *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.

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*The Café at Masten & Eaton Presents “Friday Evening Jazz”: 8 p.m.; 230 Masten Avenue; 883-2311. Fridays *Swinging Sundays: 8:00 p.m.-12 p.m.; Colored Musicians Club, 145 Broadway; 855-9383. *“Classic Soul Mixer”: 7-10 p.m.; Pandora’s Restaurant & Bar, 2261 Fillmore Ave. Fridays.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS THURSDAY MAY 6

TOWN HALL MEETING ON SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS: 5:30 p.m., Merriweather Library; sponsored by The Buffalo Local Action Committee for the Millions More Movement.

Regular Meeting Board of Trustees Enterprise Charter School: 8 a.m.; 275 Oak Street; call 855-2114.

FRIDAY MAY 7 CD Release Party for Drive Me The Funk Home: 7-10 p.m.; Gallery One Fine Arts, 36 W. Main St., Rochester, NY; call (585)230-1081; tickets $20.

SEE YOU AT THE EVENTS!

THURSDAY MAY 13 EMERGENCY MEETING ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE: 10:30 a.m., Legislature Chambers, 4th Floor, 92 Franklin SATURDAY MAY 15

TUESDAY MAY 11 Support Group for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Harvest House, 175 Jefferson Ave.; 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

OId School Party Chestnut Family Event: Hamlin House Ballroom, 432 Franklin Street, 7 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.; Call Leilani Y. @ 903-7732; tickets $20.

WEDNESDAY MAY 12 Board of Westminster Community Charter School Meeting: 3 p.m.; M&T Bank, One M&T Plaza; call 842-5342

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On-Going Events

WUFO-1080 Annual Pre-Mother’s Day Luncheon: Noon-3 p.m.; Shanghi Reds, 2 Templeton Terrace; tickets $25; call 834-1080.

Dance Lessons with Smooth Steppers: Urban Line Dance, smooth style Ballroom, Steppin’ and Swing; CRUCIAL Center, 230 Moselle St., Saturdays at noon; Tuesdays at 6 p.m. $3; 633-7813. *Line Dancing With Pearl Harris: 6-7 p.m. Pratt Willert Community Center, 422 Pratt St. donation $2. Wednesdays *Community Dance and African Drumming Classes: African American Cultural Center, 350 Masten Avenue, 3 p.m. Saturdays and 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; $15 monthly; visit www.africancultural.org more information *Line Dancing Lessons, First Shiloh Baptist Church, 15 Pine St., 6:30 p.m. Fridays.

847-6555. Free. *Line Dance Lessons: 10 a.m.-Noon; Martha Mitchell Center, 175 Oakmont St.; 444-2046 or 833-1038, Tuesdays Wednesdays *Line Dance by George Patterson: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 896-7021, Mondays & Thursdays. *June-Teenth Afrikan Family Time Drum Dance and Song: 6-8:30 p.m.; GatewayLongview Family Resource Center, 347 Ferry Street. Fridays * Argentine Tango Every Monday with Travis Widrick 7 - 10 p.m. 1st hour beginners lesson,The Gallery @ Chow Chocolat, 731 Main St. *Salsa Night Every Wednesday with Calvin and Fanny 7 - 10 p.m .1st hour beginners lesson The Gallery @ Chow Chocolat 731 Main St. *Latin Night 1st/3rd Friday with Chun Poh, Salsa, Merengue, ChaCha, Bachata 8 p.m.- midnight, Chow Chocolat 731 Main St. *Urban Ballroom Stepping, Swing, Beginners Salsa (all classes $3, 633-7813); Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. Urban Line Dancing; 7-8 p.m. Ballroom Stepping; Saturdays 1-3 p.m. Ballroom Stepping, West Coast Swing, Beginners Salsa. *Urban Line Dance: Learn some of the latest hot line dances,Mondays Old 600 Club, Mondays 7-9 p.m.; Wednesdays 6:15-8 p.m., ,St. Philips 15 Fernhill.

Priscilla Project Art of Womanhood Celebration: Shaktii Yoga Studio, 133 Grant Street, 7-10 p.m.; live music, entertainment, crafts, food. 882-1326.

DANCE

the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority: 6-8 p.m., Market Arcade Building 1st Floor conference Room; to submit comments fax: 853-9052; Email info@bfsa.state. ny.us Public encouraged to attend.

MONDAY MAY 10 Buffalo Control l Board Public Forum on Proposed Budget and Four Year financial Plan for City of Buffalo, Buffalo School District, BMHA, BURA and

POETRY

*Open Mic Poetry: 6:30-9 p.m.; EM Tea Coffee Cup Café, 80 Oakgrove St.

EXERCISE

*Senior Fitness Class: 9:45-10:45 a.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan; 896-7021; Wednesdays *Exercise for Health: 9:30-10:30; Edward A. Saunders Center, 2777 Bailey Avenue; 332-4381 Thursdays *Open Gym: 5-8 p.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan; 896-7021. Fridays *Tae-Kwan-do: 6-8 p.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan; 896-7021.

Mondays & Fridays *Senior Fitness Class: 9:45-10:30 a.m.: Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan; 896-7021. Mondays

RADIO/TV PROGRAMMING

*Sen. Antoine Thompson Radio Show, Thursdays 1-2 p.m.; WUFO Radio 1080AM. *Community Health Center of Buffalo, “CHCB TV”Buffalo Pubic Access Station Mon. @ 9:30 p.m. & Wed.@ 11 a.m.; & on ION Media (Time Warner Ch. 18) Saturdays @ 6:30 a.m. *Pro-Ject Access To A-Free-Ka Radio Show: 3-6 p.m. 1080 AM WUFO; hosted

by Ras Jomo; call in 837-111,, Mondays. *Khametic Ascendants Buffalo: 9 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. (nite); Buffalo Channel 20 Video showings; live speakers. Wednesdays *My Time To Be Blessed! Channel 20, Cable TV, Evangelist Gloria Caver-Robinson Gill; Mondays and Fridays 2 to 2:28 p.m. Sundays. *Umoja Presents: 10:30 p.m.; Channel 20. *Jazz Favorites: 9-10 p.m. WBFO Radio 88.7 AM with host/producer Macy Favor and guest. *What’s Happening Buffalo and WNY: 8:30 a.m. MYTV Buffalo; host Esther Smothers.

Sundays. *WHLD 1270 AM Real Distinguished Speakers Series: 3-4 p.m.; hosted by Marc L. Fuller, with guest speaker. Saturdays.

*Affordable Homes Presents “Mo’ Money “Mo’ Money: 8-8:30 p.m.; WHLD 1270 AM Radio Ministry. Saturdays.

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Register for kindergarten today!

Talented Teens Stomp The Yard !

Bennett High, Rochester Sooul Food Babies, Take Grand Prize

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his year’s competition is now in the books. Alemaedae Theater Productions & King of Spades Entertainment presented the 4th Annual Stomp the Yard Dance & Step Competition. It was seen in front of another sold out crowd at the Forbes Theater located at 512 Pearl St. in Downtown Buffalo. The show was amazing! It was set off by a hip-hop mix from Dj Kenny Kutz & T-Jizzle to hype up the crowd for the awesome performance of the official theme song for the competition, “Stompin’ at the Yard” performed by Papi & Felipe. The song can be voted for on WBLK’s Unsigned Hype website www.unsignedhypemusic.com. Dennis “Mr. DWilson” Wilson did a great job hosting the event and it was a fun and peaceful time for everyone in attendance. It was a close call in the step category but the audience ‘sfinal decision was for Bennett High to take home the $500 grand prize in the step category, while Rochester’s Miss Sweet Potato Pie Inc.’s Soul Food Babies took home the $500 grand prize in the dance category. This year’s show featured teams from Buffalo, Rochester, and even Syracuse! The other teams that participated this year were Baby TRUTH, Dynasty, DICE, One Way (Young And Talented Dance Co.), Devastating Divas, Most Devastated, and Public School #74’s Lady Tigers.

Two young ladies won prizes in our mini audience battles during the show. The show featured exhibition performances from Kingdom Krump, Shaddie Swag, and District 7 Dance Team. The panel of guest judges included LaQuida Shedrick, Jenell Daniels, Terrence Kimble, and Jamil Crews for step; and Rashad “Shaddie Swag” Howard, Peacz (Kingdom Krump), and Min. Jennifer Strickland. DVD’s of the competition are now available and can be ordered by calling 716-602-6253.

Photos from the event are now online and can be seen in the Stomp theYard Zone photo gallery at www.atpgalaxy.com. For more info on upcoming events and how to register your team for next year’s competition, visit the Stomp the Yard Zone on our site www.atpgalaxy.com. Next year’s event will be even bigger as we will add a Drill category to the competition. Follow us on Twitter @stydsc or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/stydsc. The event was sponsored by Big Basha, Freddy J’s BBQ, Genesis Chiropractic Inc (Dr. Conrad), Maxx Auto, Buff City Records, Profile Mgmt, Linda J Marsh Attorney at Law, Mr. Dentman and One of a Kind Fashion.

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Register your child by May 28th for full-day kindergarten classes beginning this fall.

Visit the Parent Center at 690 St. Paul Street to register.

For more information, call 262-8241.

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