Challenger Community News :: January 27, 2010

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 / Vol. 46 No. 38

Do You Know Any NEGROES?

Use of word ‘negro’ on 2010 Census causes some controversy among Blacks Page 11

JANUARY 27, 2010

Inside Rochester: The 411

Rochester Sting: National Champs!

Survivors of the Haitian Earth Quake.

We Are still Here

Vickie Winans at Gospelest Page 2

“Free the Land!”

Imari Obadele, the “Father of Reparations” Dies Page 4

Corrupt Process?

Council Member Demone Smith states his case.

Says problem not with new Ellicott District Rep, but the process used to fill the seat. Page 10

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Join The Fight to Restore the Daycare Subsidy for Low Income Working Moms and Caregivers!

Call Social Services Commissioner Carol Dankert at 858-7511 & County Executive Chris Collins at 858-8500 to demand that they extend the cut off date that working moms will lose their daycare subsidy to ninety days, or to be effective no later than March 26, 2010.

Call Today.

Tribute to a Trailblazer C

ity Court Judge James A.W. McLeod (above right) presented the coveted “legacy” award to noted attorney and former Judge Barbara Sims (left) during the WNY Coalition of Blacks in the Courts annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. program. The event, held Jan. 15 in the Ceremonial Courtroom of Erie County Hall, also honored Challenger publisher and editor Alnisa Banks.

Keynote speaker Rev. Dr. James A. Lewis, founder of Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church, delivered an awesome message of reality and hope; challenging those in attendance to continue the legacy of Dr. King.

A true trailblazer, Barbara Sims’ career was full of firsts. In 1952, she scored the highest score on the Buffalo’s public school teacher examination.

She was the first African American woman to receive a law degree at the University at Buffalo. She then went on to practice law with her husband at their firm Sims and Sims. She was the first Black woman to be appointed as an Assistant District Attorney and later Senior District Attorney in Erie County.

During this time Sims was also an active member of the Women’s Lawyers Association. She was elected into every office and served as President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. She was also National Vice-President to the National Association of Black Women Attorneys; became a Hearing Officer in the Parking Violations Bureau of the City of Buffalo; and was chosen to teach at UB’s Law School.

In 1970, she also accepted the appointment as an Assistant to the President of UB for Minority and Women’s Affairs. She also served as the Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and UB’s Equal Employment Officer.

In 1970, Sims was nominated to be the chairmanship of the University of Buffalo’s Faculty-Staff Caucus..

She later left UB and went to work in the Law Offices of Robinson, Sims, Gibson and Green. While employed there she was chosen to run for Associate Judge of the City Court of Buffalo.

During her career, Sims was also local counsel to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for which she represented clients in various civil rights lawsuits.

Judge Sims has received over fifty awards for her devotion and work within the community and as an attorney.

She is still practicing law, and currently, she is Counsel to the Buffalo Criterion weekly newspaper which her parents, Frank and Carmelita Merriweather, operated for more than fifty years.

By Eric D. Graham (BASN) -- Despite all the death and destruction caused by a devasting earthquake in Port-au-Prince which killed 250,000, injured 200,000, and left two million Haitians homeless and hopeless -- something miraculous happened.

Earlier this week, rescuers pulled a three-week-old baby girl alive from the rubble of a house, who had survived seven days without any food or water.

That little miracle is truly a blessing and a living testimony of the resilence of Black people. For that reason, the gospel song by the Williams Brothers entitled “I Am Still Here” is the perfect song to play while reading this article.

Because despite the Middle Passage, slavery, Jim Crow segregation, the Black Codes, lynching, South African Apartheid, Neo-Nazis, the KKK, church bombings, cross burnings, forced sterilization, abortions, poor schools, ghettos, police brutality, drive-by shootings, gangs, Heroin, CIA-crack cocaine, the Tuskegee Experiment, the Prison Industrial Complex, AIDS, crooked politicians, false prophets, fast food restaurants, and microchips.

We are still here.

Even after the Civil War, Emancipation, Reconstruction, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Desert Storm, the Iraqi War, and the War in Afghanistan.

We are still here.

Even after George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon Bonaparte, Adolf Hitler, Bull Connor, J. Edgar Hoover, Jesse Helms, Frederik de Klerk, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Sean Hannity, Pat Robertson, and Rush Limbaugh.

We are still here.

Even though they sprayed up with water hoses, had dogs bite us, police beat us, refused to serve us, called us “every thing but a child of God,” and spit in our faces.

We are still here.

Even though they hated Marcus Garvey, Elijah Muhammad, Wallace Fard Muhammad, Louis Farrakhan, Khalid Muhammed, Huey Newton, Stokley Carmichael, H. Rap Brown, Nelson Mandela, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, President Barack Obama and Reverend Jeremiah Wright.

We are still here.

Even though they assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, Medgar Evers, Fred Hampton Jr., Emmitt Till and Little Bobby Hutton.

We are still here.

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Exodus to Jazz Presents “Monk” INSIDE ROCHESTER Off Broadway Play

Vickie Winans Comes To Rochester “I’m going to have a ball when I get to Rochester,” says gospel singer Vickie Winans who will be performing at Rochester Institute of Technology’s 2010 Gospelfest on Friday, February 5, at 7 p.m., in the Ingle Auditorium.

“We’re going to worship, dance and have a blast.” Special guest artist for the evening is RIT’s Chief Diversity Officer Kevin G. McDonald and the RIT Gospel Ensemble will be featured.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $3 for students with ID. They can be obtained by calling 585-475-5210.

Winans adds her concert will help ease some of life’s stresses for those in attendance. “The message I want people to take away from this is life may be hard, but there is always hope. We can conquer the stress of life. There is always hope. Those are just some of the things that I sing about.”

The seventh of twelve children, Winans was born in Detroit, Michigan. She began singing in church – the International Gospel Center –, at the age of eight, and as a teenager she sang with a group known as the International Sounds of Deliverance. Winans has had no formal training.

“We’re talking genetics here. Back in the day, my parents couldn’t send 12 kids to college,” she explains adding that her CD, How I Got Over, won two Stellar awards. “I sing both alto and soprano, MARSHA mainly soprano.”

JONES butRecently, Black Entertainment Television (BET) signed Winans to host a new comedy TV series, “A Time to Laugh.” Winans has already begun taping and signed on to tape 30 episodes that feature her hilarious talent plus other G-rated comedians and inspirational music. The show focuses on good clean family comedy! The series will debut on BET in January 2010.

When not running her company, her company, Viviane, Inc., she’s trying to pursue a lifelong dream: singing with Celine Dion. “I love her voice; she is fabulous. Her song, The Prayer, is remarkable.”

Known for such songs as “Don’t Throw Your Life Away”, “Just When (featuring Marvin Winans)”, “Work It Out”, “As Long As,” “We Shall Behold Him”, “Shake Yourself Loose”, “It’s Alright”, “Special Day” and “The Rainbow”, Winans is appreciative of the life she’s living. “I’ve been doing this for 25 years, 200 shows a year,” she adds. I’m trying to change people’s lives, help the people in Haiti and I can do that with a performance.

Everything God has given me has been a blessing.”

Monroe County Sting Wins Third National Championship Title

The Monroe County Sting won its third USA Bowl 1-AAA National Championship in Homestead, Florida, with a comefrom-behind win over the Kings Comets of Cincinnati, Ohio, 21-20.

They are the first semi-professional football team to accomplish this feat.

Assistant General Manager and former player Elijah George described the win as surreal. “The team had only eight seconds left on the clock,” says George during a phone interview from his home in Atlanta, Georgia.

“They stopped the opposing team from scoring on our two-yard line and drove the ball 98 yards down the field. We were down by six points, they could have given up but they didn’t.”

The 400-plus spectators chanted intensely for a Sting win on the final drive. “This was the most emotional game that we ever played,” adds General Manager Nadlyn Kearney. “The players were determined to win this and bring another championship back to Rochester. When they threepeated, they all broke down and cried like babies.”

“I’m leaving a great legacy,” explained tourney MVP and quarterback Adonnis Howard. “My body is sore. My muscles are aching, but this win was great.”

The Sting will enjoy a short hiatus and get ready for their season which starts in June at East High School. During their nine-year history in the Rochester community, the team has won six championships.

With another championship title under their belt, Sting management hopes the community will come out and really support the team. “The team has a loyal group of fans in Rochester. This team is a true community treasure. I would encourage those who have never heard of us and don’t know us to come and see who we are. If they like what they see, then keep coming out and support us.”

For more information, visit www.monroecountysting.com or call 7496569.

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Exodus To Jazz will present two performances of MONK, the OffBroadway play authored by acclaimed playwright Laurence Holder and starring Audelco Award winning actor, Rome Neal. This dramatic bio-play is a one-character tour-de-force about Thelonious Monk, thegenius pianist often called the High Priest of bebop.

Show and Ticket Information Two Performances: 8:00PM on Friday, Jan. 29 and Saturday, Jan. 30, Show Venue: Riverview Ballroom, Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside 120 Main Street East, Rochester Ticket Prices: Reserved Seats - $25; General Admission - $20; Students - $10 Ticket Outlets: All Wegmans “That’s T.H.E. Ticket” locations (start date TBA); TicketWeb.com (search “MONK – The Play”); E-mail order (Reserved Seats only) to Exodustojazz@aol.com For information: Call (585) 7337685

Rochester Board of Education January 2010 Meetings Unless otherwise noted, meetings will be held in Conference Room 3A of Central Office, 131 West Broad Street. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. The schedule will be updated periodically with additional meetings and/or cancellations.

Agenda information is provided where available.

Tuesday, February 2: Board of Education Black History Month Event: A Taste of Soul, East High School, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Thursday, February 4: Community and Intergovernmental Relations Committee Meeting, 6:00 p.m.

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Harold Ford Visits Buffalo Former Tennessee Congressman Harold E. Ford Jr. was in Buffalo last weekend “to listen and learn” about the problems facing Western New York. Ford, 39, a possible candidate for the U.S. Senate representing New York, visited Greater Refuge Temple of Christ on Jefferson Avenue, Gigi’s Restaurant, and the office of Erie County Democratic Chairman Leonard R. Lenihan. He also had lunch with Mayor Byron W. Brown at the Buffalo Chophouse. He said he was not at the stage where he was asking for support “because I’m not a candidate.”

Ford, 39, an African American, served 10 years in the House before losing a 2006 bid for a Senate seat in Tennessee. He then moved to Manhattan.

In addition to his upstate swing to Buffalo, he was scheduled to travel to Albany, Long Island and Westchester County later in the week.

Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, appointed by Gov. David A. Paterson last year, currently holds the seat previously held by Hillary Clinton prior to Clinton becoming secretary of state.

Juneteenth Card Party and Fund Raiser The Juneteenth Festival Inc. will host a “Waiting to Git Down” card party and fund raiser on Saturday, January 30 from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Juneteenth Headquarters, 1517 Genesee Street (corner of Moselle).

The event is being held to raise funds for the 35th Juneteenth Festival which will be held this year June 19 and 20. Also, half of the proceeds will be donated to the Haitian Relief efforts. Any card game you desire can be played – Bid Whist, spades, pinochle, etc. There will also be checkers, chess, backgammon and dominos available.

A $10 donation will include refreshments, setup and prizes.

Anyone who wins a game will get a ticket, which can be redeemed for prizes. Door prizes will be given out at 10 p.m. and midnight. For admission tickets call 891-8801 and leave a message.

Peoples-Stokes Offers Constit“Cooking Secrets” is Title of uents Access to Applying for New Book by Lackawanna Passports in District Office Author’ Bernice Henley Even with Canada just a short Bernice Henley of Lackawanna has penned a new book, entitled Cooking Secrets. Published by WWW.FLPEACHPUBLISHING. COM, it is scheduled to be released at the end of February.

Henley credits her cook book journey to a Church of Christ Social Website called ACA Network.

Representing 1.6 million Church of Christ Members, they network literally from all over the World.

Bernice started her own cooking group, called, Cooking Secrets.

Currently 250 members strong, they share original home recipes online.

“Countless recipes we have cooked for the holidays we’ve shared with one another throughout our group!” said Henley.

She has catered several events.

The soon to be published author, said her cook book embraces cultural diversity.

“I am excited about the tasty and delicious recipes: Soul Food, Mexican, Asian, Arabian, Italian and more!”

Henley says she has always desired to write a cookbook.

“God has opened the door and it is finally happening!” Cooking Secrets will be distributed nationally and internationally.

Ms. Henley is a member of the Linwood Church of Christ on Main Street in Buffalo.

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Census Specialist Addresses Local NAACP At the Buffalo Branch NAACP January meeting, U.S. Census Bureau Partnership Specialist, Richard D. Blackwell told the group that Buffalo lost representation due to the dismal undercount of the Census in year 2000.

There was a very poor response in zip codes 14201, 14203, 14208, 14210, 14211 and 14215.

Some areas only had a 38% response. A low count of citizens causes the loss of representation, support for schools, libraries, community based organizations and other important services. There is a $2000 loss of income to the city every time one person/family does not complete And return the census form. The money allocated to NYS from the Federal Government is also based on the census count.

The 10 question questionnaire will be mailed to every household. It takes less than 10 minutes to complete.

Mr. Blackwell assured the audience that participating in the census count is important, easy and safe. The information is confidential and is not released for public view for 75 years.

The national NAACP has directed all of their branches to partner with the Census Bureau to help get out the message of the importance of everyone being counted.

Pictured above, Left Frank B. Mesiah and Richard D. Blackwell (right), Census Bureau Partnership Specialist JANUARY 27, 2010

30-minute drive away, travel to Toronto or even the Canadian side of Niagara Falls is not an option for many residents and visitors of the Buffalo area. Due to the threat of national security since 9/11, the use of passports and enhanced driver’s licenses for international travel has become mandatory.

Assemblywoman Crystal D. PeoplesStokes, and Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul are making access to getting a passport even easier. There will be a satellite Passport office set up at the Office of Honorable Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes, located at 792 E. Delavan Avenue off of Durham Avenue. This in-district program will enable local residents, and especially those without transportation to apply for their passports.

The days the program is being held is Wednesday, February 3rd from 101pm, and Wednesday, February 10th from 2-5 pm. In order to apply for your passport you will need the following: Proof of U.S. Citizenship: One of the following An original or certified Birth Certificate OR Previous U.S. Passport OR Certificate of Naturalization, Certificate of Citizenship or Report of Birth Abroad Proof of Identity: One of the following Current NYS Driver’s License or Non-Driver’s License State or Federal Work I.D. Card Current Student Identification card (School or college) Military or Dependent I.D. Passport Naturalization certificate Certificate of Citizenship or I.N.S. Alien Registration card (Green card) Two Recent Color Photographs 2 X 2 in size, or $10 cash, check or money order if staff needs to take picture.

The costs including processing fees associated with obtaining your passport (not including photo costs) are as follows: o Passport Book- $100.00 adults, $85 for under age 16. o Passport Card- $45.00 for adults, $35 for under age 16.

Payment can be made by check or money order, made payable to Department of State.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Adia Jordan, Communications Associate at 716.897.9714. Walk-ins are accepted, but appointments are preferred.

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Why are you closing the clinics Chris?

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ast year, the Erie County Legislature voted to restore funding to keep two eastside health clinics open. We put $2.2 million in the budget to keep the clinics operational as well as a half million dollars in the professional services account to help pay the doctor’s and dentists’ salaries. This measure passed the Erie County Legislature’s 2010 budget by a 12-3 vote. The $2.2 million was to be used to pay the staff of these clinics legacy cost.

Betty Jean The legacy cost includes the health insurance and penGRANT sion rights of these clinics. The other cost of maintaining the Jesse Nash and Dr. Matt Gajewski clinics come from federal grants that cover 100% of these costs. Simply put, there is no need to close these two clinics. If those nurse and administrators lose their jobs at the clinics, they will just wind up working somewhere else in county government, with the taxpayers still footing their pension and health care bills. The only thing is that 20,000 patients, who were served by them in the past, will have to go elsewhere for their needs.

“Where will they go?” I asked. Well I was told that they could go to Sheehan, Buffalo General, ECMC or other places. Why, in Heavens name, would the county executive flood hospital emergency rooms with patients, utilizing critical space and doctors and nurses’ valuable time in treating non emergency situations? Not only is it a waste of valuable hospital operational time, it is wrong! These non emergency visits that used to be provided by the local clinics will be lost to the community because Jody Lomeo and James Kaskie, the respective heads of ECMC and Kaleida Health Network, have already stated, via a local radio show they were on, that their hospitals cannot, and should not, have their emergency rooms flooded with non emergency visits.

This community no longer has the luxury of allowing their elected representatives to be complacent on this and other critical issues. How many of these ‘people’s representatives’ have spoken out or joined this critical fight? How many of the community leaders and civil tights activists have gotten involved? I cannot be the “Drum Major” on every issue that affects our community. I need help and support from all of us chosen to be the elected representatives of the people. From the mayor on down to the council members and county legislators, to the elected school board members and judges; we need a strong and united voice in dealing with this issue. With the exception of the few pastors, including Rev. Darius Pridgen, Bishop Michael Badger, Rev. Michael Chapman, Rev. Gillison and a few others, the silence from the churchs’ pulpits have been discouraging.

I will be working with the community leaders and the clergy in planning a massive forum and demonstration to address this issue. I know that Rev. Darius Pridgen is working to unite and strengthen the religious community around common issues and initiatives. I will be reaching out to him to help lead the fight to ensure that the county executive ‘first do no damage’. I know that is a Hippocratic or doctor’s oath; but that same message is sorely needed as our right to quality healthcare-and quality daycare- is being slowly eliminated.

A few weeks ago, community activist Bryon J. McIntyre and other leaders led a successful rally and meeting to shed light on the health clinics’ situation. That initiative led to the Erie County Legislature decision to restore funding for the clinic in the 2010 budget. Maybe we need to plan a few more rallies and demonstrations to encourage County Executive Chris Collins to do the right thing by his constituents from all across Erie County. There are patients from 20 different zip codes across the county that are being provided services at the two clinics.

Please remember: once these clinics are lost, they are gone forever!

The time to change this scenario is eroding fast. For additional information, or to join this movement, please call Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant @ (716) 536-7323 or (716) 894-0914.

Buffalo Public Schools to Host 2nd Annual Scholarship Fair The Buffalo Public Schools are hoping to make the road to college a little easier for high school juniors and seniors by hosting the 2nd Annual Buffalo Public Schools Scholarship Fair. This one-day event provides students and their parents an opportunity to gather scholarship information, network with local universities and colleges, and learn FAFSA application processes.

The event will be held Saturday, February 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. at Bennett High School, 2885 Main Street. While pre-registration is encouraged at www.buffaloschools.org, walk-in registration will be available.

The Buffalo Public Schools Scholarship Fair will feature seminars for students and parents as well as an exhibitor area featuring many local organizations. The highlight will be the well known “College Goal Sunday” program which will navigate students through federal student aid paperwork] Additionally, Buffalo Public Schools representatives to discuss Essay Writing for College Applications and Tips on Choosing the Right College as well as other programs. The Buffalo Public Schools Scholarship Fair is sponsored by Buffalo Public Schools in collaboration with LPCiminelli, College Goal Sunday, Local 41 IBEW, ECMC, and the UB Center for Educational Collaboration. For vendor participation information, contact Tonja Williams at tmwilliams@buffaloschools.org or 716-816-3702.

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Tavis Smiley Ending ‘State of the Black Union’ After 10 years, Tavis Smiley is ending his annual State of the Black Union conference.

The activist and PBS host said recently that he needs time to focus on other projects, such as his four prime-time specials this year and his book company, which recently announced plans to publish the musician R. Kelly’s memoir.Smiley also said that, unlike a decade ago, black issues now are being addressed by numerous other media outlets, commentators and bloggers.The conference, which took place each February, was broadcast on C-SPAN and averaged 7,000 to 10,000 participants each year as it traveled to various cities. It drew almost 20,000 people in Jamestown, Va., in 2007, when it marked the 400th anniversary of the first arrival of African slaves in North America.

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Imari Obadele, Scholar, “Father of Reparations” Dies in Georgia Imari Obadele, 79, the former leader of the Republic of New Africa and the “Father of Reparations,” has died.

Obadele’s daughters, Marilyn Obadele and Vivian Gafford, said that their father died of massive stroke Monday (Jan. 18) in Atlanta.

Known as the “Father of Reparations,” Dr. Obadele was a staunch supporter of Malcolm X and eventually became president of the Republic of New Africa, which sought to establish its own nation in the South.

Reparations for slavery is a proposal that calls for some type of compensation to the descendants of enslaved people, in consideration of the forced and uncompensated labor their ancestors performed over several centuries, which has been a powerful and influential factor in the development of America.

Bishop Henry M. Turner was the first African American leader to call for reparations. He did so near the end of the Reconstruction era. The Nation of Islam has, since its inception, called for reparations, and the Republic of New Africa (RNA), organized by Obadele and his Malcolm X Society associates in 1968, demanded payment of $400 billion in “slavery damages.” However, the modern movement for reparations did not take organizational form until 1988, when Obadele and his associates formed the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (NCOBRA).

Dr. Obadele was serving as president of the RNA when, in August of 1971, as part of its COINTELPRO program to “expose, disrupt and otherwise neutralize” black nationalist and other radical organizations, the FBI conducted a pre-dawn raid on the Jackson, Mississippi headquarters of the RNA and along with the Jackson Police Department, without warning, attacked the RNA government residence with arms, tear gas, and a

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tank. One Jackson police officer was killed, one patrolmen and an FBI agent were wounded but there were no RNA casualties. Eleven Republic of New Africa government officials, including President Imari Obadele and three women, were arrested and tried for murder. Of the RNA 11, eight were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment based on the weak and conflicting testimony of witnesses.

The RNA protested the arrests and verdicts, pointing out that the RNA 11 part of a “long pattern” of violence and injustice against Blacks in Mississippi.

Obadele and several other RNA officials were sentenced to long prison terms. He spent nearly five years behind bars, but as a result of national grassroots mobilization and a legal campaign, he was eventually freed.

He immediately resumed his leadership work in the RNA. But he also decided to combine his life of activism with scholarship, enrolling at Temple University where he earned a BA in 1981, a Master’s in 1982 and a Ph.D in 1985.

A native of South Philadelphia, Dr. Obadele grew up with 10 siblings as Richard Henry. He was an honors graduate of Central High School.

The government began monitoring

Dr. Obadele in 1948, when he urged black Americans to resist the draft as a protest against the segregated military.

In July of that year, President Harry S. Truman ordered Imari Obadele the desegregation of the armed forces.

In 1968, Dr. Obadele was labeled a “key black extremist” by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover because of his civil rights activism.

In 1985, at 55, he received a doctorate in political science from Temple University. Dr. Obadele taught at Prairie View A&M University in Texas, William Paterson University in New Jersey, and the College of Wooster in Ohio. A prolific scholar, Professor Obadele has written three textbooks, co-edited two volumes (including The Forty Acres Documents, an important reference source on reparations) and in 1984 authored Free The Land, an autobiographical account of his work in the RNA during the 1970s.

Teen Violist Alleges Pittsburgh Police Brutality

PITTSBURGH— The photos taken

by Jordan Miles’ mother show his face covered with raw, red bruises, his cheek and lip swollen, his right eye swollen shut. A bald spot mars the long black dreadlocks where the 18-year-old violist says police tore them from his head.

Now, two weeks after plainclothes officers stopped him on a street and arrested him after a struggle that they say revealed a soda bottle under his coat, not the gun they suspected, his right eye is still slightly swollen and bloodshot. His head is shaved. The three white officers who arrested him have been reassigned. And his mother says she is considering a lawsuit.

“I feel that my son was racially profiled,” Terez Miles said. “It’s a rough neighborhood; it was after dark. ... They assumed he was up to no good because he’s black. My son, he knows nothing about the streets at all. He’s had a very sheltered life, he’s very quiet, he doesn’t know police officers sit in cars and stalk people like that.”

A judge continued the case until Feb. 18 after the officers failed to appear at a hearing Thursday, Miles’ attorney, Kerrington Lewis, said.

The police department is saying little as it investigates and isn’t releasing the officers’ names. Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said that the city is investigating whether the officers’ actions were justified and that if they weren’t, “they will be held accountable for those actions.”

“The incident was very troubling to me, and we’re taking it very seriously,” Ravenstahl told reporters. “It seems as if there was a tremendous amount of force used.”

Miles’ family describes him as a studious teenager who plays the viola for a jazz band and the orchestra at Pittsburgh’s prestigious Creative and Performing Arts High School.

The confrontation began around 11 p.m. Jan. 12, when the teenager walked out of his mother’s home and headed to his grandmother’s, where he spends most nights. His mother complimented him on the new jacket he had gotten for his birthday.

“It looks handsome,” she said, smiling as he walked down the front

Jordan Miles before the police beating (above) Miles in hospital (right) after police beating.

steps.

As Miles walked up the block, he noticed three men sitting in a white car, “but I thought nothing of it,” he said.

The criminal complaint says Miles was standing against a building “as if he was trying to avoid being seen.”

But he says he was walking when the men jumped out of the car.

“Where’s the money?” one shouted, according to Miles.

“Where’s the gun? Where’s the drugs?” the other two said. “It was intimidating; I thought I was going to be robbed,” Miles said.

That’s when he says he took off back to his mother’s house but slipped on the icy sidewalk. Before he could pull himself up, Miles said, the men were at his back.

“That’s when they started beating me, punching, kicking me, choking me,” he said.

Not until 15 minutes later, when uniformed officers drove up in a van and Miles overheard their conversation, did he realize he had been arrested, he said. Initially, when the handcuffs were clamped around his wrists, he thought he was being abducted, he said.

Miles said the family is considering suing the police department ..... ..... and the officers.

Pittsburgh police have reassigned the three officers and put them back in uniform while the city investigates.

Meanwhile, Jordan Miles says he awaits a physician’s approval to return to school and is suffering from nightmares and flashbacks.

JANUARY 27, 2010

The Challenger

HEALTH MATTERS

The Healing Power of Soup : Detoxify, Lose Weight, and Boost Immunity

By Dr. Maoshing Ni

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he healing power of soup is something that both scientists and grandmothers can agree on. From helping you lose weight to warming you up from the inside out to boosting your immunity, soup is a winter staple that you shouldn’t be without. Here’s a closer look at what you can do to benefit from soup’s amazing healing powers.

The healing power of soup An ancient Chinese proverb states that a good doctor uses food first, then resorts to medicine. A healing soup can be your first step in maintaining your health and preventing illness. The therapeutic value of soup comes from the ease with which your body can assimilate the nutrients from the ingredients, which have been broken down by simmering.

Here are some healing soup tips that will preserve your wellness and longevity: 1. Lose weight with soup Obesity is on the rise throughout the

industrialized world, resulting in a startling increase in the rates of heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes.

You can count yourself out of the statistics if you eat a bowl of soup at least once a day. Nutritious low-salt soups will nourish you as they flush excess wastes from your body. It has been found that people who eat one serving of soup per day lose more weight than those who eat the same amount of calories, but don’t eat soup. Homemade soup is your best bet, because canned soups tend to be loaded with salt and chemicals. My advice is to use organic vegetables whenever possible. The herbicides and pesticides that can be present in conventional produce can assault the immune system and overload it with toxins.

2. Build your immunity Immune-Boosting Soup Simmer these ingredients for 30 minutes: cabbage, carrots, fresh ginger, onion, oregano, shiitake mushrooms (if dried, they must be soaked first), the seaweed of your choice, and any

type of squash in chicken or veg- bage, Swiss chard, cilantro, collards, etable stock. Cabbage can increase dandelion, fennel, garlic, ginger, kale, your body’s ability to fight infection, leeks, shiitake mushrooms, mustard ginger supports healthy digestion, greens, daikon radish, seaweed, turand seaweed cleanses the body. meric, and watercress. Drink 8 to 12 Shiitake mushrooms contain cou- ounces twice a day. You can keep marin, polysaccharides, and sterols, this broth in your fridge for up to as well as vitamins and minerals one week; however, it is always best that increase your immune func- to serve soups when fresh because tion, and the remaining ingredients each day, the therapeutic value promote general health and well- decreases. being. Eat this soup every other day 4. Warm up with a hearty soup You to build a strong and healthy immune always want to eat for the season.

Soups provide something the body system.

3. Detoxify your body As a craves in cold weather. When you liquid, soup is already helping you cook foods into a soup, you are adding flush waste from your body. The a lot of what Chinese nutrition would broth below boasts many benefits: call “warming energy” into the food. it supports the liver in detoxifica- Warming foods to feature in your tion, increases circulation, reduces soups include: leeks, onions, turnips, inflammation, and replenishes your spinach, kale, broccoli, quinoa, yams, body with essential minerals. Super squash, garlic, scallions, and parsley.

Detoxifying Broth Simmer the fol- As a spice, turmeric aids with circulowing for 1–2 hours over a low lation, a great boost against the cold   flame: anise, brussels sprouts, cab- weather.

The instructions to bidders, bid forms, drawings and specifications may be examined and copies thereof may be obtained at the above listed office.

The work will be subject to the equal employment opportunity requirements. A $100 deposit will be required for each project. If the bidding documents are returned in good condition, and returned at least 30 calendar days from the date of bid opening, deposits will be returned by mail. If the documents are not returned in good condition or after such date, all deposits shall be forfeited. Any questions regarding this project, please refer to:

Daniel J. Keefe, AIA

Associate Architect (716) 816-3725 Edward J. Lindsay, Jr. AIA Assistant Superintendent Advertising date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 REQUEST FOR QUOTES FOR PLUMBING SUPPLIES The Board of Commissioners of the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority requests quotes to provide PLUMBING SUPPLIES needed to maintain BMHA properties. Specifications may be obtained from the BMHA Central Office, 300 Perry Street, Buffalo, NY 14204 or by calling Susan Faulise at 855-6711 ext 230. Sealed quotes will be received until 11:00 AM, local time, on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at the above address. Proposals received after this time will not be accepted.

Submission Information: Date Due: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 11:00 AM. Location: 300 Perry Street, Buffalo, NY 14204 All sealed bids must be mailed or delivered.No faxe

faxed bids will be accepted.

Period of Contract: 1 year. Multiple contracts may be awarded.

Contacts:

Opening:

For questions about individual items: Susan Faulise (716) 855-6711 ext. 230 For questions about individua litems: Ronald Wagner (716) 855-0081 ext. 15 Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 11:00 AM BMHA Board Room, 300 Perry Street, Buffalo, NY 14204 Because BMHA will have to calculate extensions and totals no apparent winner will be announced at the opening.

JANUARY 27, 2010

eat to live

You can still switch your Medicare Advantage plan†, and start getting the RedShirt Treatment.

BIDS Board of Education Buffalo, New York Advertisement for Bids Sealed proposals for the following project will be received at the office of the Board of Education – 403 City Hall, Buffalo, New York, 14202.

On Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud:

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5. Get well faster As you mother may have instinctively known, when you are sick, there is no better healing food than soup. The reason for this is that soups and stews don’t require as much energy to digest, freeing your body up to fight the infection. It would be impossible to talk about soup’s healing abilities without putting the spotlight on homemade chicken noodle soup. Studies have found that chicken noodle soup does seem to relieve the common cold by inhibiting inflammation -- helping to break up congestion and ease the flow of nasal secretions. While chicken soup may not cure a cold outright, it does help alleviate some of the symptoms and can help as a preventative measure.

May you live long, live strong, and live happy! —Dr. Mao

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Our Medicare Information Centers* are still open.

From now through March 31, you can still switch your Medicare Advantage plan† to Independent Health. Just stop by one of Independent Health’s conveniently located Medicare Information Centers* to receive one-on-one assistance. We offer a variety of plans,†† including Medicare Advantage plans with and without prescription drug coverage (HMO, PPO and PFFS plans).

We offer sales seminars* in your neighborhood. Call us for locations and times.

Information Center Hours: Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Sales seminars* every Friday in January at 10:00 a.m.

Visit a Medicare Information Center* or enroll over the phone.† Call (716) 635-4900 or 1-800-958-4405.

TDD users call 1-888-357-9167.

Monday - Sunday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. or visit www.redshirttreatment.com

You Deserve the RedShirt Treatment.

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Independent Health is a Medicare Advantage organization with a Medicare contract. *A sales representative will be present to assist with information and applications. For accommodations of persons with special needs at sales meetings, please call (716) 635-4900 or 1-800-958-4405. TDD users call 1-888-357-9167. †Limitations may apply; during this period, you cannot add or drop your prescription drug coverage. ††Benefits vary by plan. The benefit information provided herein is a brief summary, but not a comprehensive description of available benefits. Additional information about benefits is available to assist you in making a decision about your coverage. This is an advertisement; for more information, contact the plan.

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Saint Theresa’s Prayer

Heart to Heart Revival

May today there be peace within.

May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.

Prophetess Dr. Anita Williams will host a Heart to Heart Revival on February 3,4, and 5 at the New Testament Revival Cathedral, 987 Kensington Avenue at 7 p.m. nightly. Musical guests will include soloist Reba Baldwin-Bush and the group Devine Favor. The host pastor is Bishop Gerald Drayton and First Lady C. Drayton. For more information call 891-4760.

May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.

May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, Dance, praise and love.

It is there for each and every one of us.

WORSHIP THIS WEEK

Cold Spring Church O.G.I.C.J.

In Need of An Experienced Pianist Full time.

Contact Office @ 882-2052 or 536-7711 Ask for Dorothy Jones or Evangelist Geraldine Harris

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Mid-Week Worship/Bible Study Sessions The Love Alive Church will be holding Mid-Week Worship/Bible Study Sessions for Adults/Young Adults/Children, at The Buffalo Christian Center, on Wednesday Evenings at 6:30 p.m. weekly.

The upcoming February Series is entitled “Where Is My Valentine?”

The Overseer is Jeffery Bowens, Pastor/Teacher.

“That’s What Friends Are For” Back To Basics With “That’s What Friends Are For” will be held on February 14 at 7 p.m. at Enter In Ministry, 1761 Genesee St. Guest Evangelists are Dena Bolton, LeVern Durham & Dominion. Rosetta Swain is Servant/Pastor

“Oh give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy endurdeth forever.”Psalm 107:1

Jackson Family Remembrance Dinner Set The Jackson’s will host a remembrance dinner for their two nephews and their brother - Robert Sr. , Robert Jr. and Clarence Jackson III( Lil CJ) - who were killed from homicides in the City of Buffalo. Family and friends will be gathering at Crucial Community Center on Jan. 31from 5 to 9 p.m. There will be a 50/50 split and raffles. Donations are accepted but not necessary. The community is invited to come and support the Jackson family and eat dinner with them, Turkey, macaroni, dressing, greens, sweet potatoes and much more, you can bring a dish If you want. All proceeds will go to purchase headstones for Lil Robert and Lil CJ. Posters will be available to sign. Every body is welcome.

For more information call Darnell Jackson at call 570-9165 or Cookie at 893-0590.

Maat E’s Mental Health Message:

Live like you want to be missed when you die. We all have the capacity to touch the lives of others. If today were our last day alive, would we be missed tomorrow? How would our family, friends and loves describe us. What would they have to say about who we are? Much of what will be said and if we will be remembered has to do with the way we relate.

Are we loving, kind nasty or mean. How do you want to be remembered.

Choose how they miss you. Peace, Maat E.

JANUARY 27, 2010

Don’t Let Anyone take Your Tax Refund:

The Trouble with “Refund Anticipation Loans”

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By Beverly J. Moore Housing Counselor, Buffalo Urban League

is’ the season when some businesses will offer to give you your tax refund and call it, “fast cash refunds,” “rapid refunds,” “Instant refunds,” or “express refunds.” These are all names for a Refund Anticipation Loan (RAL). A RAL loan is a loan that you are taking out against your income tax return and paying extraordinary interest on. A Refund Anticipation Loan is just what it says it is, a loan; not a grant!

A Refund Anticipation Loan is a loan from a bank or lender in partnership with a tax preparer. They are advertised as a quick way to get your income tax return faster, in as little as 24 hours!

If you think this sounds too good to be true, you are correct. Here is some information you need to know.

Who typically applies for Refund Anticipation Loans (RAL)?

Refund Anticipation Loans are targeted to individuals and families who typically need money the most, low to moderate income workers, who are eligible to receive the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). On Saturday, January 30, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Tri-Main Building, 2495 Main Street, the CASH (Creating Assets, Savings and Hope) coalition will sponsor CASH Saturday, offering free tax preparation and other information for services available to you. In addition, there will be various sites that will file your taxes for you. Contact CASH at (716) 887-2717 or go to www.cashbuffalo.org for more information.

Why were Refund Anticipation Loans (RAL) created?

Before electronic filing was made available, you would have to wait several weeks to receive your tax refund. This was a hardship on some people thus, a RAL became an attractive alternative. Now with electronic filing, you can receive your tax refund in about 7-10 days and pay no interest.

How can you get your refund quickly, at no cost, and pay no fees or interest? Here are some options for you: · File electronically, and request direct deposit. When you “e-file,” you can speed up the refund process. Tell the IRS to deposit the funds directly in to your bank account. You will have to provide them with your bank account number. You will have your refund in about 7-10 days, without having to pay fees for the RAL. · Open a Bank account. This way your refund can be automatically deposited in your account. No waiting for the mail to arrive and no chance for theft from your mailbox! Also, you won’t have to pay another institution to cash your check. · Wait! Is it really worth paying the extra fees for the RAL when you can get all of your refund back in a few more days?

When are Refund Anticipation Loans (RAL) offered?

Refund Anticipation Loans are usually offered during the normal tax season (January through April). However, you may receive offers as early as December offering funds for “holiday shopping!”

How much does it cost?

Let’s say that you are receiving a refund of $2,000.00. This is what the fees may be on a refund anticipation loan: RAL loan fee $75.00 Administrative/ Electronic filing fee $75.00 Tax preparation fee $100.00 $250.00 Total subtracted from your refund!!!

This means you just had $250.00 taken out of your pocket!

Another way to look at this - the annual percentage rate on a 10 day RAL Continued Page 12

JANUARY 27, 2010

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The Challenger

ON STAGE

*Live Sketch Comedy Show by Alemaedae Theatre, Friday, Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo Public Library Auditorium, 1 Lafayette Square; Advance tickets $15, ,$20 @ door; available at Doris Records.THIS THURSDAY IS LAST DAY FOAR $15 TICKETS *Thursday Night Comedy: The New Golden Nugget, 2046 Fillmore Ave. 8 p.m.; tickets $15. *Open Mic & Session every Friday and Saturday (Starting Feb. 5) New Musician’s Big “6” Club, 600 East North @ Fox; 896-6660. *Open Mic at Road Less Traveled Theater, Market Arcade Film and Arts Center, Jan. 31, 2 p.m.; $5; featuring Ntare Gault, Celeste Lawson, Trudy Stern and aCelia White; admission $5; 713-9340 for info. *Twelve-Eight Path Band and DJ Papa Trini @ Mardi Gras Masquerade Party, Saturday, February 6 from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Hamlin House Ballroom, 432 Franklin St. $20; 893-4737. *Joe Sample Bear’s Den Showroom - Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 8 p.m. Tickets starting at $20. Bear’s Den, Seneca Niagara Casino,N.F., Ticketmaster Locations. *An Evening with Chrisette Michele, Thursday, Feb. 18, The Tralf, 8 p.m. $30 presale/$33 day of show all Ticketmaster locations, for fans of: Billie Holiday, Alicia Keys, D’Angelo *COMEDY: Mike Epps with special guest Bruce Bruce & Friends, Friday, Feb. 19, Shea’s Performing Arts Center, tickets at Shea’s Box Ofice, Doris Records, ticketmaser. com *Buffalo Blues Festival 2010, Bobby Bland, Clarence Carter, Marvn Sease, Bobby Rush, Floyd Taylor, Blackfoot, Shirley Brown, Saturday, March 20, Shea’s Performing Arts Center; tickets at Shea’s Box Office, Doris Records, Ticketmaster outlets.

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*Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye on stage February 12- March 7, Paul Robeson Theatre at the African American Cultural Center at 350 Masten Avenue. Tickets on sale now at the PRT box office and online at www.africancultural.org.

Opening night admission / reception is $27.50. General admission is $23.50, $19.50 for seniors and students with I.D., and $13.50 for children ages 3 through 12. Group rates available. Curtain time is 8:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 4 p.m. on Sunday. For reservations and more information call 716-884-2013 or email prtaacc@yahoo.com Image & Identity: Styles in the Diaspora Art Exhibit Friday February 5 – March 7, 2010 5:00pm Artspace Buffalo Gallery 1219 Main Street, Buffalo, NY An Evening of Visual and Performance Art Exploring Image & Identity as it relates to African And African-American men & women. 3-Day event to offer art, hair & fashion show, formal dinner gala and Guest speaker Dr. Anthony Neal, Department of Political Science, Buffalo State College.

EXHIBITS *Permanent Exhibit at the Langston Hughes Institute, 35 High Street, includes “Black Woman as Warrior” exterior murals by renowned artist William Cooper and “The Whole Story.” For more information call 881-3266.

Diddy Gives Son a Maybach for 16th B’day Diddy’s son Justin turned 16 in style over the weekend, as cameras for MTV’s “My Super Sweet Sixteen” captured the teenager receiving a car worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and a check for ten grand during his birthday party.

According to the New York Daily News, Justin Dior Combs’ dad gave him a $360,000 silver Maybach, accompanied by a uniformed driver to escort him around New York City.

Diddy also gave his son a check for $10,000, which was immediately donated to the relief efforts in Haiti.

“Haiti, We Hear Your Cry” Song By Buffalo Songwriter To Benefit Haiti

Mardi Gras Masquerade Party A Mardi Gras Masquerade Party featuring the Twelve-Eight Path Band and DJ Papa Trini will be held on Saturday, February 6 from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Hamlin House Ballroom, 432 Franklin St. (between Virginia and Allen). The event will feature New Orleans style food and cash bar, a Mardi Gras mask and limbo contest. Tickets are $20. For more information call Shirley at 893-4737.

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Mark Weber, a recording artist from Buffalo, New York, has released the song “Haiti, We Hear Your Cry” as a digital download through his website, meetmarkweber.com. A portion of the proceeds will go to efforts to rebuild Haiti after the devastating earthquake hit the island nation recently.

“I have friends in Kingston, Jamaica,” says Weber. “I saw both the tropical beauty and utter poverty there when I visited this past April, so I have some sort of idea what Haiti looks and feels like having visited its neighbor. When I saw the ‘Hope for Haiti’ TV special, I was inspired by fellow recording artists Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen, and Beyonce to write and record my own song to touch the hearts of people affected by this tragedy.”

Weber has been the publicist for Kingdom Bound Christian music festival for several years. To see the “Haiti, We Hear Your Cry” video, and/or download the song, please visit meetmarkweber.com.

*Readings at the Screening Room, Northtown Business Center, 1313 Sheridan (Bailey entrance); $2; 7139340 for info.

JANUARY 27, 2010

The Challenger

Every Sunday @ 9 pm

WBFO 88.7 FM

Image & Identity: Styles in the Diaspora Art Exhibit

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rtspace Buffalo Gallery is pleased to announce Image and Identity: Styles in the Diaspora, a three-day event at Artspace Gallery, 1219 Main Street.

Exposing the beauty and diverse styles of African and African-American people from America to Africa, Image and Identity will instill a greater sense of pride in our cultural heritage, educate, enlighten, inspire and encourage.

Image & Identity will explore the connection between personal self image compared to cultural & ethnic heritage, spirituality and self esteem. Basically, how we view, value and accept ourselves as African & African-American people.

This exhibit will also showcase the diverse talents of Buffalo artists.

The featured visual artist for this event is Jessica Thorpe, Owner / CCO of Outside the Box Marketing and Development Communications.

Community artists include: Gerald Lilliard – Sculptor, James Cooper III – Photography & Digital Media, Michael Biondo – Oil Paintings.

In honor of Black History Month, this event will feature four Black owned salons in Buffalo: Iconz Hair Design, Elite Hair Creations Barber Shop, Akole Style/Hair 2GO Natural and Blazin Hot Locs in a hair & fashion show. This three-day event will be enhanced by African, Caribbean and American cuisine, and live music with JA featuring Odell Northington and Divi Rome Royal Afreeka Sounds.

Image & Identity will begin on Friday, February 5 from 5-10 pm, ending on Sunday February 7, 5-11pm.

Friday Feb 5, 5:00 Art Opening, 6:30pm “Daughters of Creative Sound,” 6:45pm film, “Good Hair” w/panel discussion to follow.

Saturday Feb 6, 6:30pm Hair & Fashion show featuring 5 spoken word artists. Ntare Ali Gault, Shawnell Tillery, Taharka Odinga, vonette t. rhodes, and Eve Barbour.

Sunday Feb 7, 5 p.m. opening followed by JA Featuring Odell Northington – Song & Poetry, Dr. Anthony Neal poem - “Mantra” & Discussion on “The Female Diaspora from a Male-Centric Perspective”, JA Featuring Odell Northington – Song & Poetry, 6:30 Dinner African/Caribbean/American/Vegetarian Cuisine, 7:30pm Dance Party w/Divi Rome Royal Afreeka Sounds. $25.00 donation includes Saturday & Sunday events and presale only until Tickets can be purchased at Elite Hair Creations, 2612 Main St Buffalo, (716) 833-8648; Iconz Hair Design 3168 Main St. (716) 834-1559 or event organizer, Erika “Aminata”at 381-8691.

JANUARY 27, 2010

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The Challenger

If the process was good enough for Delaware why not Ellicott?

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By Council Member Demone Smith

et me preface my remarks by continuing to express not having an issue with the (newly appointed) Ellicott District Council Member Dr. Curtis Haynes Jr., but instead taking issue with the corruption of the process to fill the seat that took place recently.

First, there was never any change of any law to allow the Common Council of the City of Buffalo to temporally fill a vacancy on the Common Council.

This has always been the law as stated in the City Charter. Historically, it has been the practice of the Common Council to appoint the person chosen by the Erie County Democratic Committee Members from that district in the absence of an election, since the Committee Members are elected by residents of the district (and as such should officially be the body to ultimately decide who they wish to represent them.

My quandary is with the collaborative efforts of the Majority Caucus of the Common Council, Board of Elections along with the Erie County Democratic Party Chair to conspire to undermine the process and ultimately the blatant refusal of the members of the Majority Caucus of the Council to accept the Committee Members endorsement. If the process was good enough to appoint a vacancy in the Delaware District why was it not good enough for the Ellicott?

During the process of appointment to the Delaware District, The Council stated support for the process while the Party Chairman is quoted in Artvoice as saying: “There’s no justification for anybody other than the elected committee people from the district and party to make the recommendation; for some group to arbitrarily decide-from another districtwho’ll be Council Member is just simply wrong. I don’t believe that the majority of the members of the Common Council would be reckless and do something like that.” And they weren’t! Michael LoCurto, formerly an assistant to Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, was chosen by the members of Delaware District Democratic Committee and appointed over three other candidates, one of which was finishing a degree in economics.

If circumventing the abovementioned process wasn’t enough, the Committee vote for the appointment to fill the Ellicott District Seat was delayed to ensure the election of the current Council President. Two of the Candidates worked on the Kearns for Mayor Campaign, and if one of them had been selected, that additional vote would have meant the difference for Kearns becoming Council President. The five-member Council Majority was in search of a sixth vote to ensure a veto proof majority. A few people agreed to provide the sixth vote in exchange for support for the seat, until deficiencies in financial histories made some in the Council Majority wane in their support.

The Majority Caucus of the Common Council, Board of Elections and Erie County Democratic Party Chair were adamantly against the candidacy of Rev Darius Pridgen for only one reason- his willingness to work with Mayor Brown and reluctance to be a rubber stamp sixth vote for the Majority. Every misdirection, trick and poli-trick was used to thwart the campaign of Rev Pridgen during the Committee member vote. Tactics such as secret ballots, new voting procedures, 3 rounds of voting and lobbying by the Board of Elections and Party Chair could not stop the success of Rev. Pridgen He played by the rules and was successful in receiving the endorsement and as such, should have been appointed by the Council.

The 5-member majority of the Council, including the Delaware District Council Member who was appointed by the correct process, has a history of a lack of concern and respect for African-American communities and sincere diversity. From the receipt of his resume, these 5 members took the position of “anybody but Pridgen” and made their appointment, turning a blind eye and deaf ear to those Committee members who spent time gathering signatures, spent hours campaigning and standing outside of poll locations and who were as a result of these efforts, elected by the people of the Ellicott District to make these decisions. Their reason, because Pridgen was perceived to be a supporter of Mayor, not because he was a bad candidate or would be a bad Council Member – but simply to ensure a veto proof, Super Majority.

The politics of the majority members of the Council superseded the wishes of the people of the Ellicott District and that my people is injustice and is wrong! The people of Delaware did not and would not have gone for it, nor should the people of Ellicott District.

If the process was good enough for Delaware why is it not good enough for Ellicott?

The Hua Hu Ching Forty-Five If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place. This is true because the mind is the governing aspect of a human life. If the river flows clearly and cleanly through the proper channel, all will be well along its banks. The Integral Way depends on decreasing, not increasing; To correct your mind, rely on not-doing. Stop thinking and clinging to complications; keep your mind detached and whole. Eliminate mental muddiness and obscurity; keep your mind crystal clear. Avoid daydreaming and allow your pure original insight to emerge. Quiet your emotions and abide in serenity. Don't go crazy with the worship of idols, images, and ideas; this is like putting a new head on top of the head you already have. Remember: if you can cease all restless activity, your integral nature will appear.

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EDITORIAL

Pleading Our Cause...

The Crack That Keeps Getting Bigger

he suffering that is going on around the word – most recently and especially Haiti – is beyond our wildest imagination, and we encourage Darnel everyone who can JACKSON give, to do so.

Meanwhile back at the ranch, African Americans find themselves the richest slaves in the world. And although we cannot mention our hardships in the same breath as the terror of Haiti, by this nation’s standards, we still have a long way to go.

Which brings us to our “Wonder” project. We have acquired a 180 sq.ft. facility –the old Wonder Bread building, to put over two to three hundred men, women and children to work, to school and into training components to give them a chance to live a productive life right here.

Our young men and women are leaving at an alarming rate because of the lack of opportunities in this “City of Good Neighbors.” In addition, we have lost over 2,000 youth to homicides and an even larger number to the prison system. Most of our children out of 8th grade can’t even read.

We have put together a plan where we will develop this location right in the heart of the city. Yet we’ve received little or no help from the religious or political communities. The mayor hasn’t even been down to see the facility , which is located right down the street from a company from Canada that will be set up thanks to a million dollar package that he and Masten Council Member Demone Smith put together to locate them here.

Does our community count? Do our men, women and children deserve a chance to be able to get a real education and training to help bring them out of the pain of living in a city that ranks as the third highest in terms of poverty in the nation?

We have put together a plan to operate a small business incubator, to establish over 30 small business and train residents how to access and operate their own business. We will be setting up over 30 stands to let children 14 years and over set up to sell products and learn how to become business owners and entrepreneurs at an early age.

There will also be a facility which will recycle and refurbish computers and sell them at a very low price to make sure every family has a computer at home. Computer classes will also be provided.

The Wonder facility will also house a flea market where you don’t have to go all the way to Walden past Union to get flea market goods.

You will be able to empty your attics, garages and rent a stand to sell your items yourself at a low price.

We are also planning a farmers market right here in our parking lot and inside to sell healthy foods and nutritious herbs to help with all the obesity and bad health. And speaking of health, we will eventually have available a certified trainer to give you work out classes where you can come right here in the heart of the community to get everything you need.

Our goal is to become self-stufficient to take care of our own people and help rebuild our community.

First, let me start by saying in the light of life for 2010, I wish all a very prosperous, safe New Year. God has continued your mission to either be fools or wise men and women. Which one will you be? We pray for those whose light was turned out in 2009; those who faced the darkness of death. We pray for your souls, because life is no more; your day to meet the King has separated you from those who knew and loved you, as judgment awaits you between heaven and hell. We would hope that if you made it to the Promised Land that you would be advocating for us imperfect, divided, pig-headed humans. There is a crack in our human spirit which seems to be getting bigger and we are unable to repair it.

If someone were to ask me if I am giving up hope for the reconciliation of mankind the answer would be no. But there is a feeling of hopelessness in the air. It feels like a glove that’s been glued to one’s hand. Now the glove is turning into a full bodysuit and a desperate struggle to breathe the air that has been cut off with glue. This suit seems to have sealed our fate. One at a time the enemy is picking us off and in some cases, he is destroying whole villages. So please say it isn’t so. Someone please say to me, “Bro. Joop, it’s not like that. You’re just paranoid.” I wish someone would say and prove it to me that my insecure feelings for human life are just a bad misunderstanding. Is there a wise man out here with the insight of Daniel; the knowledge and wisdom of Solomon; the heart of a Gideon or Nimrod Biblical warriors? Can anyone put my mind to ARLEE “JOOP” rest and tell me that things are not as bad as I envision? we really be living in a city that ranks as the 27th DANIELS Can most dangerous city in the country? How in the world did this happen? Which gatekeeper fell asleep?

I don’t want to be a bearer of bad news, but I believe the crack has gotten bigger and final judgment could be right around the corner for all of us if we don’t do something quickly. I’m sure you all are familiar with the law that says love your neighbor and hate your enemy. Well, let’s understand what God says. He says to love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. In that way we would be acting as true children of our Father In Heaven; and maybe then we might see the crack getting smaller instead of bigger. I have learned in my quest to be humble that in order for me to get a pass from God I have to give my brothers and sisters a pass. I don’t have to fight with man, but I do have to fight with the enemy of mankind; the destroyer of life, the author of death, the only thing that stands between me and God. I have declared war against this enemy. Proverbs 1:29-33 resonates in my spirit and I’m going to share it with you if I may: “For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the Lord. They rejected my advice and paid no attention when I corrected them. Therefore they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way.

Choking on their own schemes. For simpletons turn away from Me to death. But all who listen to God will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm.”

Please brothers, let’s stop fighting each other and start uniting in 2010.

We can close that crack because the devil is a liar. May peace be with you in the New Year.

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(Arlee “Joop” Daniels is Interim Chair of the Stop the Violence Coalition, Inc.)

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Three Reasons Why Haynes may be a Good Fit for Ellicott Use of word Negro on 2010 census forms raises

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ne of the great privileges of being a part of the press is the ability to show people that no one is such an icon that he or she at some point is beyond criticism or scrutiny whether White or Black. This is very important in a city like Buffalo.

You’ll find that the poorer a city is, the more delusional some of it’s leadCHRIS ers become. My STEVENSON suspicion regarding Buffalo is that for decades what a good number of Black politicians wanted from Black voters and residents was the right to screw up and have as little notice or backlash as possible.

My last column previously urged the Council (particularly the Council majority) to respect the choice of the people or in this case as represented by the Ellicott District Committee.

Some of you probably think I should take issue with how things transpired, for in truth the final decision for the Ellicott Councilman was determined by people living outside of Ellicott.

I also told you a way was made shortly after Byron’s first Mayoral election to go around the votes of the committee if the Council (Majority) wasn’t approving of mid-term appointments by them. While I take issue with the methodology, I also have some reservations on how certain actions by the eventual loser of the Council vote, Pastor Darius Pridgen, campaigned for Ellicott and personally question if this didn’t have some intimidating influence on any of the committeemen. Was the committee vote tainted in some way?

Part of the reason I think Dr. Curtis Haynes is a good choice is number one, I never heard of him. This goes a long way with me, especially in a politicians paradise of revolving doors here in Buffalo.

Number two. He has the credentials. An Economics Professor in a notoriously economically-deprived business district seems like a godsend at the outset. It certainly can’t hurt (knock on wood).

And number three, what did we miss? We missed Pridgeon and Bryon McIntyre and a host of others. Joe Golombek picked a candidate who wouldn’t even arrive for interviewing. Who gets a job without being interviewed? Like I said delusions.

Imagine the drama she had planned for Ellicott. We missed Pridgen theatrics. Whether he would have been a Brown crony or not I see him bringing more style than substance to the Ellicott seat. Why do I say that?

Hmmm... a Pastor or Reverend in a political position is almost never a godsend. Even if he claims he is. He would have been entertaining but not very effective. The stories about his followers circling the building on Swan Street in their vehicles seven times with their horns blasting ala the Biblical story of the Walls of Jericho tumbling down, along with his subtle inference that it’s actually God’s will that he have the Ellicott seat is outrageous to say the least.

No lie man.

Dozens of people (I hear upwards of 200) showing up in red in the Council Chamber audience is (no pun intended) one hell of a show (my mean old boss made me drive to Cleveland that day). Over on Ferry and Grider the Book of Darius is a bad mamma-jamma. Darius can move people, he could make Precious lose 200 lbs. Pridgen has a zealous following like nothing I have ever seen since White teamster and labor unions of the ‘70’s and early ‘80’s. I remember the Wildcat Walkouts of Greyhound. I remember one driver jumping in front of a bus in order to stop a replacement driver from pulling out at what was then the new downtown station. These were White boys, no one was really shocked.

Pridgen comes the closest to getting that same kind of unity and camaraderie and he’s doing it with Blacks, Buffalo Blacks. That’s no small feat.

You think I’m hating, you’re wrong.

I’m envious, I think it’s great. It’s always a wonderful thing for Blacks to be tightly united in things other than BS (“no snitching” for example).

We needed those blaring horns for former officer Cariol Horne. Y’all understand me? We needed Pridgen’s wildcats to turn out for Elizabeth Taylor Oliver. We needed Darius’

dozens to circle the Rath Building 7 times when Dorothea McDonald was assaulted by a Sheriff’s Deputy.

It’s not like Pridgen hasn’t shown hints of this kind of activism before.

He organized a townhall meeting in Cheektowaga against response to complaints of their persistent and ongoing racial-profiling and brutality and organized a boycott on Walden Galleria years ago.

But this struggle is ongoing. Blacks always say they’re tired of doing this or pretend the movement is over.

Whites tirelessly continue racism and brutality without letup. Someone is lying.

For his 3rd election in a row Bryon McIntyre came close, but not quite close enough. Say what you will about the maneuverings of “Champ” Eve, secret ballots, backdoor deals or whatever, Mac is still a people’s leader, but he doesn’t move the people who he needs, to get him where he wants to be. To use my Temptations analogy, Bryon can sing, dance, and is a good dresser, but for whatever reason, he is not tempting.

This is my third time supporting Bryon. I’m 0-for-3 with him in two different newspapers. Bro! You’re killin’ me! I don’t know what to say.

If people like you for weeks before the election but all the behind-thescenes plans go around, over, beneath and behind you, then it’s probably you. I’ll leave it to him to tell you how close he came. I don’t have the space, but I think a little killerinstinct is lacking. Buffalo is a funny city, nice guys finish last here, but so do crude guys so I’m mystified.

I expect both him and Pridgen to return this fall.

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t’s a new decade, which means that the U.S. Census Bureau is hard at work getting the nation’s more than 300 million residents to fill out a 10-question form that determines how the federal government doles out its money.

But one question is causing some controversy. Specifically question No. 9 asks “What is Person 1’s race?”

The answer choices are “White; Black, African-American, or Negro; American Indian or Alaska Native.”

For many New York Blacks, the word Negro conjures visions of Jim Crow and segregation - even if the Census Bureau says it’s included to ensure an accurate count of the nation’s minority residents.

“It’s a bad vibe word,” said Kevin Bishop, 45, a Brooklyn salesman.

“It doesn’t agree with me, doesn’t agree with my heart.”

Pamela Reese Smith, visiting the city yesterday from Rochester, said the term was outdated.

“I don’t think my ancestors would appreciate it in 2010,” said Smith, 56. “I don’t want my grandchildren being called Negroes.”

Question No. 9 on this year’s census form asks about race, with one of the answers listed as “Black, African-Am. or Negro.”

Census Bureau spokesman Jack Martin said the use of “Negro” was intended as a term of inclusion.

“Many older African-Americans identified themselves that way, and many still do,” he said. “Those who identify themselves as Negroes need to be included.”

The form was also approved by Congress more than a year ago, and the word has appeared on past forms.

The use of Negro began disappearing elsewhere with the civil rights movement of the 1960s, as Black or African-American became the preferred terms.

Although Martin noted that some older blacks still use the term, younger blacks feel it’s a term that’s passe.

“If you look back in the day when Jackie Robinson was playing, it was called the Negro Leagues,” said Ryon Goulbourne, 28, of Mount Vernon.

“The N-word branched out of Negro. ... These days, African-Americans wouldn’t like the term.”

Greg Melvin, 41, of Queens said he wasn’t offended by the word’s inclusion on the form - he just didn’t think it was proper.

“They don’t need it,” he said. “It should just be Black or African-American.

It’s definitely unnecessary in this day and age.” in light of the census trying to be inclusive of all U.S. residents this year, the decision to include “Negro” could hamper those efforts.

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-Part II ConclusionBy Howard J. Eagle

ne of the most fundamental and glaring contradictions relative to this whole scenario is that, as it relates to malfeasance, every single thing that you are accusing the Rochester Board of Education of --- the New York State Legislature is also guilty of (ten-fold). So, as I stood there watching Gantt and Morelle pompously poised at your side on the 15th, again, all I could think was: ‘These guys have got to be kidding.’

The following represent just a couple of the most blatant, specific, contradictions during your lengthy press conference, which of course Gary Walker’s cheerleading, media-pals missed and/or would not dare report --- even if they hadn’t missed them: 1. Although you have been clearly touting elimination of an elected Board of Education, at one point Mr. Morelle exclaimed that under your scheme there “will be a directly elected board for governance.” Apparently, either this was a slip of the tongue or a trick of the tongue. That is, Morelle said the governance board would be elected, but he did not say who would compose the electorate. Perhaps he believes that he can arrange for the smart people of Irondequoit to become those who choose the governance board for the dumb people of Rochester.

Where Mr. Gantt is concerned, he has outright abandoned and is thoroughly disrespecting a huge sector of his constituents --- by claiming that he will introduce a bill, and he “don’t care who likes it or not” --- because he will get __________? Since you know better than I --- you fill in the blank.

Many, particularly in the African American community, are of the widespread belief that David Gantt does not do anything, especially if it’s politically risky (and this situation is indeed very risky) without getting something in Continued Page 12 JANUARY 27, 2010

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LEGAL SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF ERIE INDEX# 12276/2008 FILED: 10/27/2009 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Plaintiff designates Erie County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgage premises is situated. CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff against BRIAN C. LOUNSBURY; MELINDA B. LOUNSBURY; EXCEL CREDIT TRUST, if they be living and if they be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the complaint; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, Defendant(s). TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to serve upon plaintiff’s attorneys an answer to the Complaint in this action within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York.

The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk of the County of Erie on May 4, 1999 in Book: 12837 at Page: 3085 covering premises known as 110 South Central Avenue, Springville, New York.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Rose H. Sconiers, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, granted on the 16th day of October, 2009 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Erie County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Springville, Town of Concord, County of Erie, and State of New York. SECTION: 335.19 BLOCK: 4 LOT: 38 said premises known as 110 South Central Avenue, Springville, NY. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THERE IS NOW DUE AND PAYABLE THE PRINCIPAL SUM OF $70,959.88 PLUS INTEREST AT THE RATE OF 7.5000% PERCENT PER ANNUM, FROM MAY 1, 2008; ESCROW ADVANCES, IF ANY, ACCRUED AND UNPAID LATE CHARGES PURSUANT TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, IF ANY, ANY OTHER AMOUNTS ADVANCED BY PLAINTIFF TO PROTECT ITS INTEREST HEREIN; AND REASONABLE ATTORNEYS FEES. NO PART OF SAID AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN PAID ALTHOUGH DULY DEMANDED. UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THE VALID-

ITY OF THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPT HEREOF THAT THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THE DEBTOR JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH VERIFICATION OR JUDGMENT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU

BY THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE, UPON YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST, WITHIN SAID THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD. THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR IF DIFFERENT FROM THE CURRENT CREDITOR. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, YOU ARE NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR THE UNDERLYING INDEBTEDNESS OWED TO PLAINTIFF/CREDITOR AND THIS NOTICE/DISCLOSURE IS FOR COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home.

If you fail to respond to the summons and complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the summons and complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies, and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-Bank-NYS or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress.

You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. Section 1303 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Jon B. Felice & Associates, P.C., Attorneys for the Plaintiff 11 East 44th Street, #1601, New York, NY 10017 (212) 867-2700 Our File No.: CMIF-758

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STILL HERE continued from pg. 1 heavyweight belt cause he refused to fight in Vietnam, Arthur Ashe passed away, Len Bias died from a cocaine overdose, Magic contracted AIDS, Michael Vick went to jail, Barry Bonds was accused of using steroids, and Tiger cheated on his wife.

We are still here.

Even though we imitated Richard Pryor, laughed with Robin Harris, cursed with Redd Foxx, and joked with Bernie Mack.

We are still here.

Even though we still miss Marvin Gaye, loved us some Luther Vandross, danced with James Brown, cried for Michael Jackson, and “made some good lovin” to Teddy Pendergrass.

We are still here.

Even though the Fugees broke up, Jam Master Jam got shot, Tupac Shakur got killed, and Biggie Smalls got murdered.

We are still here.

And despite 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the recent devasting earthquake that hit Haiti, we are still here. ..

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return. This leads to the next glaring contradiction regarding the position that you articulated at your unusually long press conference: 2. You claim that prior to initiating dialogue with parents and other community members, you want to “wait and see if an affirmative decision” comes forth from the Governor --- relative to introducing a “program bill.” Yet, your constituentabandoning henchman declared that “I intend to put a bill in --- whether there is a program bill or not.” Thus, Mr. Mayor, unless henchman #1 (whom you all supposedly, affectionately, refer to as “the dean”) is just blowing smoke --- obviously, open, “transparent” (your word) --community dialogue should already be well underway, and you should not make the mistake of believing that it is adequate to engage in so-called “transparent” dialogue via WXXI and other such venues, in which Mr. Walker (the ex-newsman) likely has inside connections in the highest of places. No sir, you must face the people, and since you have declared that “education is the hill that you are willing to die on,” politically speaking --- don’t be surprised if it is the hill that the people of Rochester, particularly those who are parents, and whose children’s lives you seem to think that you can play with, and kick around like a political football --- choose (politically speaking) to kill you on.

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Pre-Bid Meeting: A pre-bid meeting will be held at BPS #3 D’Youville Porter Campus on February 2, 2010 at 1:00 PM, located at 255 Porter Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14201. All bidders are urged to attend.

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The following Contracts will be bid at a later date: Contract 901E – Building Systems Contract 906 – Flooring Contract 920 – Security (DWT) Coordination between Contracts 100, 101, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 and 916 and Contracts 901E, 906 and 920 will be required.

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The Owner has retained the services of LPCiminelli, Inc. as Program Packaging and Development Services Provider herein after referred to as the Program Provider. The Architect for BPS #3 shall be defined as Chaintreuil Jensen Stark Architects LLP. Opening of Bids: The proposals will be privately opened.

Consideration of Bids: The Program Provider reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bid proposals, to reject any or all bids, or to issue any contract which it deems to be in the best interest of the Project.

Bidding Documents: The Bidding Documents may be obtained starting on Friday, January 15, 2009, through Reprocraft located at 282 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202, upon the deposit of $100 per set, by check made payable to LPCiminelli, Inc. Bid deposit will be refunded to bidders returning the Bidding Documents in good condition within 30 days of the Bid Date. To obtain Bidding Documents contact Reprocraft at (716) 847-6262.

Bidding Documents may be examined at the following locations: LPCiminelli, Inc. – 2421 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214 Buffalo Board of Education Plant Services Department – Room 406 City Hall, Buffalo, NY 14202 F. W. Dodge, 5500 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221 Construction Exchange of Buffalo & WNY, 2660 William Street, Cheektowaga, NY 14227 Apollo Media Resource Center, 1346 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14208 Reed Construction Data, On-Line Viewing Site Only: www.reedconstructiondata.com Builders Exchange, Inc., 180 Linden Oaks, Suite 100, Rochester, NY 14625-2837 Southern Tier Builders Association, 65 East Main St, Falconer, NY 14733 The Outsource Center, 1649 Fillmore Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14211 Other locations where contractors and subcontractors normally view plans.

Plan Holders List: An updated Plan Holders List may be obtained by accessing LPCiminelli’s website at www.lpciminelli.com. The list is updated on a daily basis and can be found under “Bidding” and the school name.

Request For Information: Request for information regarding BPS #3 Bid Documents shall be submitted in writing to the attention of Mr. Greg Baker at LPCiminelli’s Field Office for PS #3, Fax: (716) 686-2009 or email: gbaker@lpciminelli.com.

END OF SECTION 00100 JANUARY 27, 2010

employment

Weatherization Training at EOC The UB Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) is offering a 10-week Weatherization Training program beginning February 2, 2010. Classes will meet at EOC, 465 Washington Street, Downtown Buffalo, Tuesday through Thursday from 5:30 to 8:30 pm.

Courses include: Lead Safety Work Practices, Blueprint Reading, OSHA Certification, CPR/First Aid, NYSERDA training, and more.

Career planning and Job Placement services are included along with a possible transportation stipend.

Applicants must be New York State residents with a high school diploma or GED, and meet EOC income and educational guidelines.

Mandatory drug screening and a physical exam will also be required for qualifying candidates. For more information contact Mr. Sterling Pierce, EOC Enrollment Services, 849-6727, ext.107.

Chief of Staff and two Legislative Aides, self-starters, office experience preferred, Spanish a plus. High level of constituent contact in and out of the Office. Ellicott District residents preferred. Submit resumes to Dr. Curtis Haynes, Jr., Ellicott District Councilmember, Buffalo City Hall Room 1408, Buffalo 14202. Deadline February 8th.

Manager of Foundation Development WNED seeks a Manager of Foundation Development to secure foundation, corporate giving and government grants for WNED productions, education and outreach, capital projects, equipment and membership.

Bachelor’s degree in related field; five years experience in writing and communications, with special emphasis in the area of funding solicitation; strong writing, verbal, interpersonal and organizational skills essential. See wned.org for details. Cover letter & resume to: WNED, H.R. Dept., P.O. Box 1263, Buffalo, NY 14240. WNED is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to excellence through diversity.

Catholic Charities has an excellent professional development opportunity available for the following position:

P/T Receptionists

P/T Receptionist position available to provide assistance & administrative services to multiple Agency depts. Responsible for the professional & effective mgmt of visitors, telephone calls, messages, information referral & the operation & presentation of a professional office. Candidate must be articulate, have pleasant demeanor & conduct themselves in a professional manner consistent with high visibility of position.

Must have knowledge of Word, Excel, type 45wpm & data entry along with excellent written, oral communication & organizational skills. Detailed oriented with ability to multi-task. Candidate must possess Associate Degree or 5 yrs previous exp.

Interested & qualified candidates may forward resume & cover letter with Job # 201005 to: Catholic Charities, 741 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14209, Attn: HR. EOE/M/F

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The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Seeks to fill the following position:

AIR TERMINAL SUPERINTENDENT Job Number 004-10-N Duties: This position is responsible for management of approximately 50 custodial and customer service staff in the performance of maintenance and upkeep of the Buffalo Niagara International Airport terminal building.

Qualifications: Bachelor degree in Engineering or related field and 5-7 years of relevant and progressive work experience which include supervisory responsibilities. Requires thorough knowledge of mechanical equipment, building systems, and janitorial services.

Interested persons should visit www.nfta.com to view complete job description.

To apply: Send resume and cover letter specifying the job number to: 004-10-N NFTA Human Resources 181 Ellicott Street Buffalo, NY 14203 Application Deadline: January 31, 2010 The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

BIDS Invitation to Bid - NFTA Procurement

Bid 3974 UPS Battery Replacement, 2/8/10 Bid 3976 Pre-Fab Bus Shelters, 2/11/10 Bid 3939 Transit Buses, 3/2/10 See www.nfta.com to download bid documents.

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

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On-Going Events WEEKLY MEETINGS

*Stop The Violence Coalition Meeting: 5:30 p.m. 742 Delaware Ave. 882-7882.

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.

ENTERTAINMENT

*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. *Dinner & Live Jazz at Hot Stuff Southern Cafe, 829 Main St., Niagara Falls; featuring Diana M. Reeves Fridays 6-9 p.m. and “Gumbo, Grits & Gospel on Sundays 2-6 p.m.; (716)282-7883.

DINNERS

*Muhammad Study Group Lunches & Dinners: 579 Jefferson Ave. (corner of Jefferson & Frost); $10; 436-1460. Saturdays. *St. John’s Lodge #16 Free and Accepted Masons Charity Fish Dinner Fundraiser: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; 17 Kingsley Street; $7; 885-5009 or 200-9129. Fridays

COMPUTER

*EOC Open Computer Lab: 4-8 p.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan; 896-7021.Wednesdays

JANUARY 27, 2010

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

WEDNSDAY JANUARY 27

FRIDAY JANUARY 29

Civil Rights Legend Diane Nash to Speak: Canisius College, 7 p.m., Regis Room Student Center; free and open to public.

Book Signing For Abu Bilal AbdurRahman: Dedicated To Memory of Brittany “Joy” Ray, Frank Merriweather Library, Jefferson @ Utica; 3-5 P.M.; 855-1522 ext.1

Board of Education Meeting: 5:30 p.m., City Hall.

Moot Senior Center: Breakfast, 9-9:30 a.m., Senior Business Meeting 1 p.m. 882-4637.

THURSDAY JANUARY 28 Buffalo Urban League Youth Engagement Services Open House: 4:30-6 p.m.; EOC, 465 Washington St.’ 854-7625.

Haiti Earthquake Relief Fundraiser: Sonoma Grill, 5010 Mai St., Snyder, 5-8 p.m.; $10 donation; 639-1654 Diabetes and Obesity Campaign: 9 a.m. – noon, Ephesus Ministries Town Hall Building, 80 Durham Ave (Grider Ave. area);health screenings etc., 852-5502 for info.

SATURDAY JANUARY 30 Juneteenth Card Party and Fundraiser: 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.; proceeds to fund Juneteenth Festival and Haitian Relief; Juneteenth Headquarters, 1517 Genesee St. (cor. Moselle) $10 donation, refreshments, prizes; 891-8801.

Community Leaders Breakfast w/ Sen. Thompson: 8:30-10 a.m., East High School, 820 Northampton St; free; 854-8705.

Massachusetts Avenue Project Free Training Workshop on Aquaponics: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., 381 Massachusetts Ave; 881-5150 ext. 4768 advance registration.

SUNDAY JANUARY 31 Jackson Family Remembrance Dinner: CRUCIAL Community Center, 5-9 p.m.; 570-9165 or 8930590.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 3 Passport Applications Accepted: Assemblywoman Peoples-Stokes office, 792 E. Delavan Ave; 8979714 for more info.

On-Going Events DANCE

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 *Tango/Jazz with Orquesta Equinox and Tango maestro Travis Widrick, 2nd Cup, 36 Broadway St., 840-0048, 7 p.m. 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

POETRY

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

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YOUTH

*EOC Making College Connections: 4-8 p.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan; 896-7021. Wednesdays *Girl Scouts of America: 5-8 p.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan; 8967021. Wednesdays

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. *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. Ssturdays.

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SWEET 16!

Pretty Jaycina Meadows celebrated her 16th birthday on December 31 but the party came later with friends and family at the Sycamore Avenue home of her Aunt Rose featuring DJ “TJ Jizzle.” Jaycina, a junior at Hutch Tech High, is the daughter of Bernice Jones of Buffalo and Richard Meadows Jr. of Virginia and the granddaughter of Mary Meadows of Buffalo and Richard Meadows Sr. also of Buffalo. Jaycina and her mom send out special thanks to everyone who helped make the event a success! Happy birthday “J”!

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