President of Millard E. Latimer INSIDE ROCHESTER Funeral Home Dies :Rochester’s oldest African American Owned Business
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Thank You, Mr. Wilson! August Wilson's Radio Golf starring former
Law And Order star Richard Brooks made its Rochester debut last weekend at Geva Theatre. Radio Golf is Wilson's 10th and final play of his century cycle in the Hill District of Pittsburgh where the two time Pulitzer-prize winner grew up. Geva has shown all 10 of his plays in Rochester since 2007. Audiences were able to witness a hundred years worth of life among its inhabitants. The show runs through April 17. For tickets, call 232-1366.
HBCU Transfer Fair March 31 at MCC Monroe Community College (MCC) will hold its HISTORICALLY Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) Transfer Fair for College-Bound Students on T h u r s d a y, March 31, from 6-8:30 p.m., at Monroe Community ColMARSHA lege, 1000 East Road. JONES Henrietta The event is sponsored by MCC’s Admissions Office.
tourney. To help us properly plan for this event, please pre-register ahead of time.Golf attire is required. Collared shirts and slack/shorts. No steel spikes are allowed on the course. For more information go to: www.monroecountysting.com.
The president of what is billed as Rochester’s oldest African American owned business has died. Millard Latimer Junior, nicknamed S o n n y, died Friday night. He is survived by his wife Monique. T h e f a m i l y funeral home, Millard E. Latimer and Son Funeral Directors, Inc. on South Plymouth Avenue was founded by Latimer’s father in 1922. Calling hours will be Friday April 1 from 5-9PM at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church 141 Adams Street Rochester, The Rev. Rickey Harvey, Pastor Funeral services will be held on Saturday April 2 at 11 AM at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Have a story idea? E-mail me at defdefyingmj@yahoo.com?
Monroe County Sting Golf Tournament May 29 Come tee off with the men of the Monroe County Sting Semi-Professional Football team on Sunday, May 29, at the Chili County Club of Scottsville. Registration begins at 11 a.m., with tee-off at 1 p.m. Cost is $60 per player and includes entry into all events, 18 holes of golf, riding cart, lunch, and various awards. An awards presentation follows directly after the
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Deoriana Ervin is an academic honor student at St. Monica’s Scholars. The 13-year-old 8th grader is under the leadership and guidance of Mrs. Laura DeRigo. She has passed the entrance exam and has been accepted to Cardinal O’Hara Catholic High School, which she will attend in September of 2011. Her proud family includes her mother, Delecia Smith, step-father Clyde DuPiartis, grandmother Wilma Mack and father Robert Ervin. Congratulations Deoriana!
Kensington Little League Baseball Kensington Little League Baseball, Inc. is holding registration for boys and girls for the 2011 season on April 2 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dick’s Sporting Goods in the Galleria Mall. There are discounts for early registration before April 9. For more information call (716) 563-1637 or (716) 816-8980. Practice begins April 4 at McCarthy Park.
NAACP Awards Nominations Sought The Buffalo Branch NAACP is accepting Nominations for the following four 2011 awards; Medgar Evers (Civil Rights), Daniel Acker Community Service, Rufus Frasier Human Relations, and Youth. Nominations must be submitted in writing to the NAACP Awards Committee at 395 E. Ferry Street, Buffalo, N.Y. 14208, or faxed to 884-7243. Selection will be based on the nominee’s volunteer community activities/ service. Petitions will not be considered. Presentation of these awards will be at the NAACP Dinner, Sunday, June 12 at the Buffalo Convention Center.
It’s Drill-O-Rama Time! The annual New York State Drill-ORama Championship and Step show will be held Thursday, March 31 at 6 p.m. at Kleinhans Music Hall. MARCH 30, 2011
NY Times Journalist And Author To Speak About “The Great MigraServices Set for Mashi Booth tion” Of Blacks From The South Funeral services will be held for Mashi Jameille Booth, the great grandson of the late Frank E. Merriweather, April 1 at the Thomas Edwards Funeral Home. The wake will take place at 11 a.m. followed by the funeral at noon. The 41-year-old Mr. Booth died unexpectedly Saturday, March 26 in his home. A City of Buffalo employee in the Department of Sanitation, he worked with the family business, the Criterion Newspaper, founded by his great grandfather, in distribution. He is the son of Arthur and Carole Ann Booth. Our sincere condolences to the Merriweather family.
March And Rally - Stop All The Wars At Home And Abroad! There will be a march and rally on Friday, April 8, 2011, gathering at Lafayette Square, Buffalo, at 4:30 PM. It will call for: Money for Jobs - Not War; Stop Union Busting - No Cuts - Tax the Rich; Bring All the Troops Home Now. There will be a Prelude Protest at 4:00 PM at the military recruiters’ offices on Lafayette Square. This march in Buffalo is in support of the national antiwar actions on April 9 and 10 in New York City and San Francisco (see United National Antiwar Committee at nationalpeaceconference.org/ ).
Ras Jomo Offering Drum Lessons Ras Jomo of Healing Hands is now holding a nine week course on the djembe drum. Come learn the rhythms of your ancestors! Just $25 to register today! Currently offering 2 Courses. *Children’s Classes :All ages welcome $7 with Registration $12 Walk in Held every Tuesday 4:45pm to 5:45pm At Akole Style Salon 2560 Main Street Buffalo *Women’s Classes: $10 with Registration, $15 Walk In every Friday, 5 to 6pm @ Allen St. Connection, 81 Allen St. Buffalo, NY For more Information Contact Ras Jomo @ 716-948-5738
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist Isabel Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration,” will be the featured speaker at the Buffalo City Forum and buffet dinner Isabel Wilkerson o n Tu e s Photo Joe Henson day, April 5. (Doors open at 5:30 p.m.) The Forum takes place in the WNED studios, 140 Lower Terrace, Buffalo. A national correspondent and bureau chief at The New York Times,
Wilkerson is the first Black woman in the history of American journalism to win a Pulitzer Prize and the first Black American to win for individual reporting. In her latest book, she chronicles the quest and legacy of Black Americans who fled the South in search of freedom in the urban North and West. From World War I to the 1970s, about six million black Americans participated in the Great Migration. They include James Baldwin, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Richard Wright and the forebears of Michelle Obama, Toni Morrison and most African-Americans in the North and West. This epic relocation set in motion the civil rights movement and created U.S. cities and art forms.“The Continued Page 12
Women for Human Rights and Dignity Inc. to Host 33rd Annual Forum and Luncheon “Mrs. Eve, you might not remember me, but I wanted you to know that the son I was carrying when I was a resident at the Women’s Residential Resource Center is graduating this year from North Carolina Central…” The calls continue, in this case, just before the Holidays-the greatest gift for which anyone could hope! On Saturday, April 9, Women for Human Rights and Dignity Inc. will host its 33rd annual forum and luncheon Legacy Celebration at the
CANCELLED: Dr. Manning Marable will not be speaking at the conference at ECC on April 2 due to illness.
African Marketplace All former Stanley Makowski E.C.C. #99 students and staff are invited to attend the annual African Marketplace at the school, 1095 Jefferson Avenue on April 8 from 5-7 p.m. The theme is “Looking Back Over the Years.” Sponsored by The village elders.
Millennium Airport Hotel from, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The theme for this year’s event is: “Our Individual and Collective Responsibility to Subsequent Generations.” Connie Eve A special forum, “Addressing the Challengers: forum 2011,” will be held from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. with presenters. Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubrey, Joy McDuffie, M.U.P., Ralph Hernandez, President, Board of Education, Judge Debra Givens City Court; and Forum Co-coordinator, Lois Johnson, Board President, King Charter School. Immediately following the morning forum will be the luncheon at noon, highlights include The Women for Human Rights and Dignity, Inc. Legacy Honor Roll; 2. Introduction of the Women for Human Rights and Dignity Development Legacy Collection, Kathleen M. Delaney, Canisius College; the Linda Jacobs Story, serves as a symbol of Women for Human Rights and Dignity, Inc., service to thousands. The talents and energies of an exceptional committee working vigorously to make that a special experience in Western New York are: Peggy F. Johnson, General Chairperson; Mary H. Gresham, Ph.D., Co-Chairperson; Journal, Brandi Smoot, Evelyn Tally, and Melissa Robinson; Invitations,
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Alfred C. Brown teacher, star athlete April 1, 1948—March 15, 2011 Alfred C. Brown, a high school teacher who was a star athlete at Bennett High School and the University at Buffalo, died suddenly March 15 in his Buffalo home. He was 62 years young. Born in Buffalo, he attended local schools and received his boyhood nickname “Skip,” short for “Skipper Ripper,” because of his boundless vitality. He put that energy to good use at Bennett, where he was a star athlete who earned All- High honors in football and basketball. He was a starter on the basketball team that won two Yale Cup titles in the mid-1960s behind future Hall of Famer Bob Lanier. Mr. Brown just missed receiving AllHigh honors in track and field, and he finished second in the 1966 all-city 100- yard-dash finals by one-tenth of a second. He earned a basketball scholarship to UB, but he excelled on the track and set school records at 100 and 220 yards, according to his family. Mr. Brown earned his bachelor’s degree from UB and enrolled in the university’s Law School, but left after deciding law wasn’t for him. In the following years, Mr. Brown traveled across Europe, Africa and South America. In Sierra Leone’s capital of Freetown, for example, he worked for the international YMCA. He returned to the United States in the late 1970s and moved to Queens, where he taught high school social studies. Mr. Brown then moved to Sarasota, Fla., where he continued teaching and volunteered in the community. His work included promoting Project Black Cinema and serving as a Boy Scout leader. He returned to the Buffalo area a decade ago to care for his ailing parents. Survivors include his former wife, Dr. Hera Nahar; two daughters, Heather Okoro and Zahra Nahar-Brown; a son, Nile Nahar-Brown; and two brothers, Gregory and Calvin. Al was an exceptional human being who was loved by many. Handsome and personable, words like honorable, outstanding, amazing, talented and extraordinary have been used to describe him. All true indeed. Services were held in St. John Baptist Church, 184 Goodell St. Rev. Michael Chapman officiated. May his soul rest forever in the Eternal Fields of Peace... Page 3
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Brave Nine-Year-Old Loses Leg Saving Younger Sister On a foggy morning last month, nine-year-old Anaiah Rucker and her fiveyear-old sister Camry Harden decided to cross a street near their Madison, Gaeorgia home to catch a school bus. It was Rucker who spotted the large pick-up truck swiftly approaching. She had a split second to react, and she chose to shield her sister. “If she got hit and I didn’t, I wouldn’t have nobody beside me,” Rucker told Atlanta NBC affiliate WXIA. The courageous decision cost Rucker a leg and a kidney, and also resulted in a broken neck, a damaged spleen, and a month-long recovery at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite. Anaih and her sister Camry. But her bravery didn’t go unnoticed, according to local news reports. After a police-escorted ride from the hospital to her home a few weeks ago, she was warmly greeted by thousands of cheering teachers, classmates, supporters and one appreciative kid sister. “My sister shielded me so I won’t get hit and get my leg cut off like her,” Harden told the TV station. “She’s a great hero.” Rucker still must take several trips back to Atlanta for rehabilitation and a prosthesis. “I don’t care if I get hurt or sick because of her,” Rucker said of her sister. “I love her. I didn’t want her to be the one that had to face all these injuries.” Officials at a local Home Depot said they will build an outside ramp and renovate the family’s home to help aid Rucker’s mobility, according to AOL News. Well-wishers may donate to the family through the Anaiah Rucker fund at the United Bank of Madison. After an investigation, police officials found that the truck driver was not at fault.
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Attack on Libya is “War of Plunder and Aggression”
Francis Boyle, professor of international law at the University of Illinois, at Champaign, says the U.S. is involved in an “all-out war” of “plunder and aggression” in Libya. “This is the first major outright power grab by the United States and the major colonial, imperial powers against Africa in the 21st century,” says Boyle.
“Humanitarian” Bombing Bogus
David Swanson, peace activist and publisher of the we site “War Is A Crime,” says President Obama’s claims that “humanitarian” motivation is nonsense. “If there were an Obama doctrine that said: Where there is a humanitarian crisis, we’re going to go bomb people, we’d be bombing our own puppet dictators.”
Western Military Occupation Likely
“When the U.S. invades another country, which happens frequently, we generally leave U.S. military bases there,” says Marjorie Cohn, professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, in San Diego. “The countries who are bombing Libya don’t really know who the opposition is,” says Cohn. “It could be al Qaida.”
Whose Interests Are Served?
Ali Ahmida, an historian of Libya and chairman of the political science department at the University of New England, is generally sympathetic to the rebels. But, he worries that the revolt could be “hijacked for other people’s agendas.”
Obama’s Haiti Policy is “Deeply Cynical”
Haiti’s recent presidential elections, which offered a choice of only two rightwing candidates and for which only about a quarter of the population turned out, will produce a government that has “absolutely no constitutional or popular credibility.” Brian Concannon, Jr., of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, calls President Obama’s claim that the U.S. is bringing democracy to Haiti is “deeply cynical.”
Teen Pistol-Whipped Mom to Buy Her a Car FORT MYERS, Fla.— Authorities in southwest Florida say a 17-yearold girl pointed a gun at her mother, pistol-whipped her and forced her to drive to a dealership to buy her a used car. The sheriff’s office in Lee County said Monday that the teen has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, among other counts, and was being held at a juvenile detention center. The Associated Press doesn’t identify minors charged with juvenile crimes. According to officials, the mother said she didn’t want to press charges because her daughter had been accepted to several Ivy League schools. Authorities said they decided to arrest the teenager after learning that the gun had been stolen last year. The teen was not charged in that crime.
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US soldier admits killing unarmed Afghans for sport By Paul Harris
An American soldier has pleaded guilty to being part of a “kill team” who deliberately murdered Afghan civilians for sport last year. Army Specialist Jeremy Morlock, 23, told a military court he had helped to kill three unarmed Afghans. “The plan was to kill people, sir,” he told an army judge in Fort Lea, near Seattle, after his plea. The case has caused outraged headlines around the world. In a series of videotaped confessions to investigators, some of which have been broadcast on American television, Morlock detailed how he and other members of his Stryker brigade set up and faked combat situations so that they could kill civilians who posed no threat to them. Four other soldiers are still to come to trial over the incidents. This week the German magazine Der Spiegel published three pictures that showed American soldiers, including Morlock, posing with the corpse of a young Afghan boy as if it were a hunting trophy. Some soldiers apparently kept body parts of their victims, including a skull, as souvenirs. In a statement issued in response to the publication of the photos the US army apologised to the families of the dead. MARCH 30, 2011
HEALTH MATTERS
Mullein, An Expectorant Herb As we enter into the Spring season, many have mixed emotions. Even though Spring ushers in a season of beautiful colors, longer days and warmer air, it is also a time when many suffer with the symptoms of the common cold:itchy eyes, nasal and/or chest congestion, coughing, watery discharges from the eyes and lungs and constant fatigue. Numerous over the counter drugs are specifically designed to arrest the previously mentioned symptoms. The names of these drugs need not be mentioned for all of us are constantly exposed to constant advertisements, through radio and television broadcasts, which promise relief from all of these annoying symptoms. All of these annoying symptoms, however, are the body’s efforts to rid itself of irritants and excess mucus that have accumulated in the internal organs, body tissue and the bloodstream. While it is very difficult at times to endure BARBARA the miseries of the common cold, stopping the process can ECHOLS be dangerous. If the excess mucus is not expelled, it will settle and harden in the tissues and internal organs; ultimately proving harmful to the circulation of blood throughout the
system. Nature produces an expectorant herb known as Mullein. Mullein loosens mucus and expels it out of the body. Unlike over the counter drugs, however, Mullein also nourishes and strengthens the body; especially the lungs. The chemical elements found in Mullein include: Iron, Magnesium, Potassium and Sulfur along with vitamins A, D and B-complex. Iron strengthens the bloodstream, Magnesium relaxes the muscles, Potassium and Sulfur are cellular cleansers. Vitamin A enhances the strength of the immune system; vitamin D increases the utilization of vitamin A and strengthens the bones; vitamin B-complex is essential to a strong nervous system. Mullein is a pain killer. It helps induce sleep. It can also be used to reduce the swelling in joints and soothe painful kidneys. A pretty impressive list of remedial offerings, wouldn’t you agree? Consider the use of Mullein, if you are asthmatic or have a tendency to develop bronchitis. Don’t wait for the onset of these discomforting symptoms, begin to fortify yourself against them now. Mullein is available in capsules, liquid extract and tea bags at most health food and grocery stores. Drink a cup of Mullein tea or ingest the capsules for a 30 day period and feel the difference it makes. For additional information about the expectorant herb Mullein, give B Barbara Echols a call at 716-390-2906. Barbara Is a Certified Traditional Naturopath.
First-Ever Urban Dementia Care Conference to be Held Here April 7 The first-ever Urban Dementia Care Conference presented by the Alzheimer’s Association, WNY Chapter will be held on Thursday, April 7 in two sessions from 12 – 4 p.m. and 4 – 8 p.m. at the Deaconess Center located at 1001 Humboldt Parkway in Buffalo. The fee is $10 per person and includes a free dinner from 4 – 5 p.m. The conference is open to the general public and is geared towards family caregivers. Presentation topics from noon to 4 p.m. will include “An Overview of Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias; Enhancing Communication; Managing Challenging Behaviors” and “Love is the Answer: A Daughter’s Perspective,” which will be presented by Sandy White. The evening portion of the conference from 4 – 8 p.m., will feature topics on the New York State EPIC program and safety concerns. The conference is being co-sponsored by Kaleida Health. “We urge people to come to the conference to learn more about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia,” said Lisa Theurer, Family Services Coordinator at the Alzheimer’s Association, WNY Chapter. “Even if you are not personally affected by dementia, come to learn more in hopes that you can help another member of our community in the future.”
For more information, visit the Alzheimer’s Association, WNY Chapter homepage at www.alz.org/wny. To register, call the chapter at (716) 626-0600 or 1-800-272-3900.
Get a Jump Start on Spring With Line Dancing!
Do you want to take off a few pounds? Learn to dance or learn a new dance? Get a jump start on the spring and summer with line dancing lessons with Mr. Patterson at the Buffalo Urban League, 86 Pine Street on Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Call 847-8951 if you are interested. Donation is $2.
1,200 People a Day Die from Smoking Related Illness BY THERESA M. MCCABE Every day 1,200 people die from smoking related illnesses. 1,200 people! Parents, grandparents, sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, friends and neighbors alike, all become sick and die, because they smoke. Smoking is a horrible addiction that serves no one but the tobacco product manufacturers, who do not care if people become sick and die as long as they have the money for every pack of cigarettes in their pockets. Who will take care of people who become sick, too sick to work or to take care of themselves? Not R.J. Reynolds. Not Phillip Morris. Who will mourn for the dead? Not R.J. Reynolds. Not Phillip Morris. Thankfully we have programs that can offer help to individuals who want to kick the habit and become smoke free. The Tobacco Cessation Center at Roswell Park Cancer Institute is one of the leading organizations in tobacco cessation programs. By calling the Smoker’s Quitline at 1-866-697-8487 a smoker can apply for free Nicotine Replacement Treatment products such as patches, gum or lozenges. These NRT products are highly successful in assisting people to quit smoking by providing them with the non-cancer causing addiction causing agent (nicotine). When the nicotine is delivered to the body, the craving stops and the tobacco product can be weaned from the body without the ill side effects of quitting cold turkey. I urge everyone who wants to break free from cigarette smoking to take advantage of this wonderful program and these free products. Decide today to be healthy and happy and free from tobacco addiction. Do not allow yourself to be one of the 1,200 people who are lost to tobacco induced illness every day. Theresa M. McCabe Supervisor & Public Health Educator Healthy Neighborhoods Program Niagara County Department of Health 716-278-8292 MARCH 30, 2011
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“Enough is Pastor Jeffery Bowens: From the Streets to Enough” the Doctoral Seat! City-Wide Prayer A
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doctoral graduation ceremony on behalf of Overseer Jeffery Bowens, Pastor of the Love Alive Full Gospel Baptist Church, was held last weekend. Overseer Bowens has served this region and community as a stalwart and a pillar since his conversion in 1978. He attributes his tutelage and development to the late Rev. W.L. Jones, of the Mt. Ararat Baptist Church. Overseer Bowens desires that his life will be an example to those who need a second chance at life. In recognition of his achievement, a public celebration at the St. John Baptist Church 184 Goodell was held on Friday, March 25 and a Regalia Luncheon was held at Salvatore’s Italian Garden, Saturday, March 26. The Provost and guest speaker at both events was Bishop Andy C. Lewter, D. Min., Pastor of the Hollywood Full Gospel Baptist Church of Amityville, New
York. “By the grace of God I beat the odds,” Pastor Bowens said in a recent interview. Growing up in Fruitbelt area, he said there were very few role models and he had some encounters with the law as a youngster. Gangs were prevalent and at the age of 14 or15 he dropped out of high school and ended up in a boys home in Industry for about a year for robbery. He managed to stay out of trouble for a while, but during the Blizzard of ‘77 he found himself at 10 Delaware and a judge gave him weekends at Wendy. “Somewhere inbetween that time I decided that if I was going to continue to go in the direction I was going my life would be ended soon,” he continued. It was a “Christian conversion” that saved him. “ So I made a conscious decision to go and join Mt. Ararat Baptist Church under the late Pastor Jones in 1978 .I was nearly 18.” The young Bowens received training and a job under the former CETA program and ultimately ended up working in the Supreme Court for 15 years as a court officer and a court analyst...all the while getting his education. He attended Bryant and Stratton Business Institute and earned an Associates Degree. From there he went to UB for three years, and then on to Houghton College where he graduated with a degree in Pastoral and Church Ministries. He founded Love Alive Fellowship Baptist church, which he currently pastors, in 1994. It is with great honor and pride that we congratulate Pastor Bowens, a living example of one of his mottos: “God is not just a God of second chance but a God of another chance.”
Mount Olive Baptist Church 701 E. Delavan Ave William Gillison, Pastor Monday March 28,- Friday April 1 Beginning nightly from 6 – 7 pm For More Information call Elder Wiggins @ (716) 954-3330
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Zion Missionary Baptist Church Events *Friday April 1 @ 7 pm : Musical and Testimonial Service. Sponsored by the Tuesday Night Women’s Bible Ministry featuring The Anderson Brothers, Bessie Patterson and The Men In White. *Saturday April 2 from 11am – 5 pm : Spring Extravaganza. Sponsored by Lethy Fashion Hats & Queen Victoria’s Boutique. Zion MBC Van C. Thomas Fellowship Hall. Contact Lethy Williams @ (716) 893-7909 for more info.
Second Baptist News The Senior Choir of The Second Baptist Church, 18 Church St., Lackawanna, will celebrate “83 Years of Lifting the Savior’s Name in Song.” On Friday, April 1 at 6 p.m. the choir will begin their celebration with a musical tribute. Among the guests will be Delivered, Voices of Methodism, Adult Choir of Durham Memorial AMEZ Church and various soloists of Buffalo and vicinity. On Sunday April 3 at 4 p.m. Pastor Frank Bostic and congregation of Beulah Baptist Church, Buffalo will be the special guests at Second Baptist.
Women’s Prayer Breakfast
The Potter’s House Church will hold their Annual Women’s Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, April 2 at 9 a.m. at Antonio’s Restaurant, 7708 Niagara Falls Blvd. in Niagara Falls. Featuring the tag-team preaching gifts of Pastor Celestine Booze and Rev. Eleanor Dixson-Hobbs. The cost of the Prayer Breakfast is $20 per adult and $15 per youth 12 years and younger. For ticket information call the Potter’s House at 285-3445. Page 6
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“The Truth Behind Hip Hop”
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Seekers of Truth, Peace and Knowledge, a collation of concerned citizens, churches and community leaders who are concerned about our youth, is hosting the nationally renowned Minister G. Craige Lewis of EX Ministries from Forth Worth, Texas to the City of Buffalo on April 1 at Mount Olive Baptist church, 701 E. Delavan. This outstanding, God-ordained young man has exploded the myths of the hip hop culture which has influenced millions of young people. Minister Lewis uses God’s word to reveal the dangers and the destructive
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force elements this music presents to this generation. For more details on how you can support this effort, contact committee chair Irish Scott, youth director, Emmanuel Temple SDA 716-563-9699 or Teresa Evans, president P.E.A.C.E., Inc. 716-218-5596.
Marsha McWilson and Howard’s Gospel and Birthday Celebration
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Marsha McWilson and Howard’s gospel and birthday celebration will be held Saturday, April 2, from 6-10 p.m., Doris Jones Resource Building, 3001 9th Street, Niagara Falls. This free event will feature Cathy Townsend, gospel jazz singer from Chicago, Men in White, Marsha McWilson and special guest host Ken Houston, former Channel 7 news anchor. There will be food, comedy and more! This is a free event. Gift offerings are appreciated.
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Christy Smothers: Buffalo’s Best Kept Secret!
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local artist that has been blazing the local music scene is Buffalo’s Best Kept Secret Christy Smothers. Much to the delight of her already growing army of fans, Christy breathes a fresh breath on local entertainment with her dynamic blend of R&B, Soul, Pop, and Jazz that make her a fit for audiences from all backgrounds. Christy first began to hone her natural talent in church and then later in high school where she studied as a vocal music major at Buffalo’s Academy of Visual and Performing Arts. There, her talents shined and she became an integral part of many of the schools choirs and musical ensembles. Her musical styling even landed her first place in Buffalo’s All High Talent competition. Taking advantage of her natural gifts, Christy showcased her vocal talents in various venues in the Western New York area. Because of her dynamic voice, she has had opportunities to sing for both President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton respectively. Christy has also been featured on the Queen Latifa show and was even a finalist as a contestant on the talent showcase Your Big Break, in
Motown with Buffalo’s Best Kept Secret. Christy will be performing a tribute to all of Buffalo’s Police officers, Firefighters, EMT’s and servicemen and women. The shows lineup includes some classic hits from Motown’s classic history sung with a relevance and groove only Christy can provide. If you are unable to make the April 2 event, be sure to catch up with Buffalo’s Best Kept Secret at the Oak Restaurant, as she will be a featured performer at Will Holton’s Soulful Sundays, every 2nd Sunday of the month from 5pm- until. Admission to that event is free, so you will have no reason not to come out in support of one of Buffalo’s own!
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I’m kicking off my 50th birthday celebration on my actual birth date, T h u r s d a y, March 31 at 7 p.m. at Club 77 with lite food and DJ Snake. On Friday April 1st my big “50 & Fortunate Birthday Celebration will take place at the Tralf at 7 p.m. The party is free but you need a ticket to get into the Tralf. Please dress to impress (I hate saying that….everyone always look so good). And please remember to bring a gently used clothing item to donate. Any problems?…let me know…MMalcolm@entercom.com
Los Angeles , California. To the advantage of her local fans, Buffalo is where Christy calls home and she has been a featured performer for may local events including, Crystal Peoples’ Crystal Ball, The Buffalo Jazz Festival, ( she did a show for Demone Smith a few years back and another show this summer in MLK Park.) Christy Smothers’ next event is sure to be a showstopper. On April 2 at Blush, all are invited to take trip to
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ZOOMAN AND THE SIGN HELD OVER! Alemaedae Theater & Xavier Films ’ “Zooman And The Sign” Stage Play held over Sat. April 2 at 8 p.m. & Sun. April 3, at 6pm at Ujima Theaterloft 545 Elmwood Ave. Obie Award-Winning Play written by Charles Fuller, and directed by Willie Judson. Starring Peter Johnson, Barry Williams, Shanntina Moore, Beverly Crowell, Michael Avery, Kalif Crutcher, Candace Whitfield, Nyquato Cole and Leon Copeland. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.atpgalaxy.com. Call the TheaterLoft box-office at 716.883.0380 or 716.602.6253 for reservations and information. Discount rates are also available for groups of 15 or more ($18 per ticket for general and $13 per ticket for seniors / students). More information is available online at www.atpgalaxy.com and www.ujimatheatre.org.
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Buffalo School Board Votes to Abolish the Residency Law for it Teachers! In a dramatic step backwards, three minority members of the Buffalo Board of Education joined their colleagues in voting to get rid of the residency requirement for Buffalo Public School teachers. In addition to the diversity issue, (the lack of minority teachers and administrators), this vote ignores one L-R: Kapsiak, Hernandez, Taylor of the very critical basis for the hard-fought residency law in the first place; that being, teachers who live in the district where they work are more likely to gain a better understanding and sensitivity to the racial, social, economic and urban issues facing the children they teach. Ralph Hernandez , Ruth Kapsiak (Central District) and Rosalyn Taylor (East District) should be ashamed. On Wednesday, March 23, 2011, the Buffalo Board of Education took a dramatic step backward and voted to abolish the board of education residency requirement law for its teachers without the public being aware of the pending vote and without holding any public hearings! This move, seen as anti-community by many, took place without any input by the community, especially the African American community, which had struggled for decades just to get the law on the books in the first place. The residents of Buffalo fought to have the law passed because the Board of Education had been sued due, to the fact that it was not hiring the required number of African American teachers as per the federal lawsuit filed by Judge Curtin. The community, religious and political leaders in the city rightly surmised that if a residency law were to be put in place, the school board had a better chance of recruiting and hiring African American and Hispanic teachers. In 1992 or 1993, when the residency law was being debated, the African American members of the board of education were Florence Johnson, who replaced Betty Blackmon; Jan Peters who replaced Mozella Richardson, and think Florence Baugh. In addition to the African American board members fighting for the residency law, they had the whole community supporting their efforts. Protest rallies were held inside and outside of city hall. And politicians, such as former Deputy Speaker Arthur O. Eve, railed long and hard about the disparity in African American teachers as well as the non inclusion of the state mandated African American History Infusion program in the students’ curriculum. On the basis of the community’s fight to get the residency law passed in the first place, imagine this community’s shock and disbelief when it was found last Thursday morning, that in the 5-4 vote to rescind the residency law, that three of the five approving were minorities! African American school board members Ruth Kapsiak (Central District) and Rosalyn Taylor (East District) and Hispanic School Board President, Ralph Hernandez, sided with School Board Members-At-Large, Chris Jacob and John Licata to abolish a law that was critical in the effort to maintain and promote diversity on the board of education! It was especially disheartening to see Ms. Taylor, newly appointed to the board because of previous board member Vivian Evans’ inability to serve the constituents of her district because of relocation issues, fail those same constituents in her first official action, on their behalf. How many meetings did school board members Kapsiak and Taylor hold in the African American community to see what the sentiments of the parents and students were, before they took the board of education back to its pre-residency, discriminatory days? To our knowledge, not - none! Ellicott District Councilmember, Rev. Darius Pridgen was correct, when he stated on his radio show that, “The community should be outraged by the action the school board took without the input or knowledge of the community, especially those leaders who had fought so hard to give all teachers a chance to be selected for hiring.” In addition to the loss of revenue to the city of Buffalo generated by those teachers paying a mortgage; buying goods and services in the community; paying property taxes and other fees; the students got a chance to see their teachers at the stores, barber shops, beauty shops and even the positive advantage of living next door to them! In a city that has lost 31,000 individuals according to the latest census numbers, Buffalo can ill afford to lose the financial resource of teachers, who will most assuredly, ‘buck’ to the suburban since they are no longer required, legally, to live where they teach. Buffalo School board members, Lou Petrucci, Jay McCarthy, Pamela Cahill and Florence Johnson must be commended for voting No to abolish the residency law. And, to the five who voted Yes, you should be ashamed of yourselves! Not only did you do a disservice to the commitment you made, to advocate for the best interest of your constituents; you dishonored the hard battle that was fought-and won, by those distinguished school board members whose seats you now occupy. Page 10
I Want Some of the African American Girl Scouts in Western New York Need Your Support! Drug Money Too! Last year while doing some research in the legal department at City Hall on another matter, I came across something that caught my eye-money/cash, sitting in this account called Shared Asset Forfeiture Funds, in excess of $186,000. This account was created in 2006 by the Buffalo Common Council. Its purpose is to purpose is to distribute to community groups associated with fighting crime, drug and alcohol abuse. Last December I called a press conference on the steps of city Hall, to bring attention to this Shared Asset forfeiture Funds Account and questioned why it had not been shared; why the first meeting had not been called since December 2006; the racial make up of the board; and why Samuel confiscated HERBERT that “drug money hadn’t been disbursed to community organization that are in the business of violence prevention. The SAFF is governed by a board made up of five members .All are appointed. The police commissioner has one. The Mayor has two and the Common Council has two. Since that press conference public pressure forced the Common Council to pick their two and vote to approve the names they say were submitted. My name was lobbied, phone calls were not returned by some council members’ and that’s ok as long as the results will finally put in place an active SAFF board of diversity when it comes to our community. A council resolution was pasted, February 22, 2011 in Council Chambers. I was present. Finally we have in place a board and await the Police Commissioner to call and hold the first meeting of the Shared Asset Forfeiture Fund Advisory Committee (SAFFAC), ASit is now called. Here is the break down in diversity: three Black men counting the Mayor, one White man the Police Commissioner and two white Women. Names of two newly appointed by the Common Council February 22, 2011, include G. Michael Tydus and Lauils Robinson. The two white women are Diana Estrich and Janet Penska both employees of City Hall. I thank public pressure and the media for helping me to get the word out to you the “public.” Samuel Herbert is a resident of the Fillmore District, Buffalo East Side
Dear Editor: Yes there are Black Girl Scouts in Western New York! We are small in numbers yet our mission as scouts is to build courage, confidence and character to make the world a better place. With the support of our communities, we will see an increase in our Girl Scout membership. We are very proud True Bethel Baptist Church Girl Scouts Troop leaders because of five dedicated, determined senior Girl Scouts at our church earned their gold award in June 2010. This award is the highest honor a Girl Scout can earn. It represents the girl’s culmination of leadership skills, career exploration and community service. The African American Girl Scouts in the inner city need your financial support so they can attend or be a part of fun, learning and educational events as their White sister Girl Scouts do. Our Black Girl Scouts want to go camping, to the Kissing Bridge Ski Resort, Cedar Point Park, Fantasy Island; to see the Nutcracker and Phantom of the Opera in Toronto Canada; enjoy a day at the Science Museum, a movie or a lunch day.
We need the African American community in the City of “Good Neighbors” to open their hearts and wallets and help our Girl Scouts dreams become a reality. You can do this by sending a donation to Mrs. Reola Wiley, True Bethel Baptist Church, 907 East Ferry St. Buffalo, New York 14211. We thank Pastor Darius G. Pridgen, Brian K. Lewis Funeral Home and Betty Grant for their great leadership, spiritual guidance and financial support to our Girl Scouts. We are asking for donations to be made so that the girls can attend events that they may not otherwise be able to afford. Our membership is up to 40 girls and growing at True Bethel Baptist Church. Our Troop leaders of Troops No. 355 and No. 744 thank you in advance for your donations. -Reola Wiley Girl Scout Troop Leader
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Anniversary of Beginning of Apartheid’s End: The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
By Bruce A. Dixon Ceremonies in several African countries and the Caribbean last week marked the March 23 anniversary of the historic 1988 battle of Cuito Cuanavale in Angola. In this military engagement, which Nelson Mandela called “a decisive turning point in the struggle Mandela & Castro. against apartheid”, the Angolan army and Namibian liberation movement, along with tens of thousands Cuban troops and aircraft inflicted a decisive defeat upon the land and air forces of white-ruled South Africa, ultimately forcing South Africa’s rulers to the negotiating table. Back in 1974, the Portuguese army ended its bloody wars of colonial subjugation in Angola and elsewhere by overthrowing its own government and withdrawing from Africa. Almost immediately after Angolan independence, America’s puppet dictator of the Congo, Mobutu sent forces into Angola from the north, while white ruled South Africa, also with Washington’s blessing, invaded Angola from the south. White South Africa’s armed forces were presumed to be the most powerful on the continent, capable of driving from Cape Town to Cairo with little opposition. The Angolans, even with limited aid from the Soviet Union, were thought to be doomed. The long night of apartheid seemed likely to be prolonged in southern Africa. Though most regimes on the continent opposed racist South Africa rhetorically and diplomatically, not one sent a single man with a stick to oppose the South African invasion. Only Cuba, of all Africa and the African diaspora possessed the resources of moral courage and determination to aid the armed resistance to apartheid. Responding to the request of the new Angolan government, and to the call of their own African ancestors thousands of Cuban military personnel re-crossed the Atlantic and with tanks, aircraft and other weapons arrived to confront the racist South African army. Though the Cubans and their Angolan allies drove the white South African army and its black puppets from the vicinity of Angola’s capital, the South Africans remained able to bomb and raid Southern Angola, sometimes with fairly large forces. By 1988 South Africa had acquired nuclear weapons and its apartheid army had re-invaded Angola with the usual American approval, threatening to take the crucial air base and river junction of Cuito Cuanavale. Cuba organized a massive air and sea lift, and with the help of Barbados and MARCH 30, 2011
Why Are We Always Left Out? You know it amazes me that no matter how we try to help ourselves, we always get left out. Whenever other people come into our city to build, locate businesses or move on the Waterfront, they get tax incentives, tax free homes, millions of dollars or grants to fix up their buildings (Bass Pro would have landed millions of dollars in incentives, the new Statler owner will get 5 million for his start up program and we can’t even get the Mayor, for example, to even look at our plan). We the Eastside Redevelopment Task Force Inc. came up with a plan and with a little help we could be Self-sufficient within three years. We believe we have one of the best plans for the City of Buffalo which we project will put hundreds of youth, men and women to work, start over 50 small businesses, provide local training programs to prepare more people for jobs, but we can’t get any of our leaders – civic, political or religious - to step to the plate to make this a reality. But the people’s voice will be heard this election season Darnell on all levels. For the next few years we are going to put JACKSON the truth on the line, a campaign to bring out the awareness to let people express – and the powers that be know - how they feel about our community, and our youth. Don’t be fooled by wolves in sheep clothing claiming to be doing God’s work and those claiming to be representing the people. We don’t expect to make a huge change this year, but in the future our plan is to register thousands of young people and let their voices be heard. We will have a new voting block that will be able to make a difference in every election district in the City of Buffalo. I will personally do the best I can to register over 5,000 new voters and get registered voters to join our mission - which is to help poor people in the poorest communities. It might take a while, but with faith, hard work and consistency, we will be successful. Every election, beginning this year, we will let the people know who cares and who does not. We will put together our own Tea Party to represent our people, and the truth will be told. Do you believe we should keep being left out of the decision making? Do you think we deserve to get some funds to rebuild our community? Do you think we can keep being silent and saying nothing? We must unite to make a difference. It’s not going to be easy, especially when you’re trying to bring people out of their comfort zone. Nor is it going to be easy to stop people from getting away with things they have been getting away with for decades. When you challenge the status quo/the powers that be, they will use whatever means necessary to stop change, that includes using their contacts, power and money to stop us and turn us against each other. Poverty is a business – big business - and if you or I talk about stopping it then we become an enemy of these powerful people. Some of our leaders have sold us out and those in power have always used us against each other, but we will prevail. I Love my people and my community, but most of all I Love Jesus and will continue to do my best to make Him proud of me no matter what man say or do, I fear no evil only the God I serve. I put my trust in him and know in my heart he didn’t bring me this far to fail me. Every day I get stronger in faith by feeding off the Word daily and will continue to be the best man I can be. I will continue to serve the poor and voiceless. All a man has is his word. I will always stand up for the people and my community and that is my word. God Bless Buffalo- Keeping It Real – Darnell Jackson Go to our website if you would like to support our cause at the “Center of Hope” Eastsideredevelopment.org or Facebook Darnell Jackson or Emaildarnell.jackson213@yahoo.com Or call me at (716 ) 570 -9165. Or even better stop by at 313 Fougeron St on the Urban St entrance 9am-6pm. Guyana, which risked US disapproval by refueling Africa-bound planes carrying arms, equipment and military personnel assembled a formidable force. Cuban pilots knocked South African aircraft from the skies. Cuba concentrated 40,000 troops in an operation which stopped and rolled back the South African advance clear to the Namibian border. The battle of Cuito Cuanavale forced the apartheid South Africa’s white rulers to abandon their dreams of military domination of the region. South Africa was compelled to begin negotiations on the independence of black Namibia, which it had occupied since 1915, and to agree to the release of Nelson Mandela and eventual majority rule in South Africa itself. The new
South African state became the first in history to unilaterally renounce and destroy its own nuclear arsenal. “The history of Africa,” asserted Fidel Castro, ”will be written as before and after Cuito Cuanavale.” Nelson Mandela agrees. “The defeat of the racist army at Cuito Cuanavale has made it possible” he says “for me to be here today! Cuito Cuanavale is a milestone in the history of the struggle for Southern African liberation.” It was the victory at Cuito Cuanavale which marked the beginning of apartheid’s end. It’s a victory that should be more widely known, and celebrated here. Bruce Dixon is based in the Atlanta area and can be contacted at bruce.dixon(at) blackagendareport.com
Obama’s War in Libya By Margaret Kimberley
Operation Odyssey Dawn sounds like the title of a bad novel or an action movie. It is actually the name given to a plan to kill many people and partition their county for the use of others. Congratulations to Barack Obama. He now has a war to call his own and rhetorical flourish to go along with it. No longer is he a mere poseur, forced to justify his murderous action by saying that he inherited “dumb wars” from George W. Bush. Now it is official. Obama is a true American president, killing people at will under the pretext of saving them from an oppressive dictator, in this case Muammar Gaddafi. The lie of the much vaunted “no fly zone” was made clear almost immediately. “No fly” sounds so antiseptic, so safe. The mean, villainous dictator Gaddafi wouldn’t be allowed to fly his planes where he wanted. No harm, no foul. The term “no fly” was used to help make the case to not very well informed yet still skittish Americans, but the words don’t fool anyone that is paying attention. The United States is in the beginning of a full-fledged intervention and plan to carve up Libya and take its oil, and that doesn’t sound very nice at all. No fly zones are easy to sell, especially if the Arab League says it is all just fine. Of course, it is now a bit inconvenient when the same group publicly says the indiscriminate killing is not exactly what they had in mind. “What happened differs from the no-fly zone objectives. What we want is civilians’ protection not shelling more civilians.” It isn’t clear what caused such naiveté on the part of the League of Arab States. They should have known better than to give the United States carte blanche to use its military might. The Nobel peace prize winning American president will, like his predecessors before him, get unqualified support from his people precisely because he is killing people and claiming it is all for their own good. Nothing makes the approval rating soar for a president like a good dose of death and destruction meted out against some swarthy foreigners in a far away place. Of course, Gaddafi will likely emerge with greater popularity now that the United States is killing his people. There is nothing like an attack from a foreign power to give any leader credibility and support. The Arab nationalism which has so recently re-emerged is thanks to the United States, now stronger than ever and hostile to the U.S., all because of our government’s actions. Obama definitely took a page out of the Bush administration recipe book. First we start with an evil dictator. (Said dictator may have been a United States ally but no one will mention that anymore.) Next, add hysterical warnings of imminent terror attacks from the evil-doer. The administration had already begun peddling scary stories of poison gas stock piled at a remote desert location. “In recent weeks, as U.S. and European militaries prepared to intervene in Libya, Western reconnaissance satellites have been focused on a small garage at a remote site in the Libyan desert. In the garage, south of the city of Sirte, the Libyan government keeps about 10 tons of mustard gas in about a half-dozen large canisters. If he chose to do so — and could determine how — Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi could use the caustic chemical to kill large numbers of his people.” Barack Obama should just go ahead and hire Colin Powell to do a reprise of his mobile chemical weapons labs story, this time with photos of a garage in the Libyan desert instead of the Iraqi desert. Meanwhile, United States allies in Bahrain and Yemen kill their citizens without fear of American reprisal. The hypocrisy is breathtakingly transparent and ought to immediately discredit Obama and his European partners in crime. Unfortunately it will do no such thing. Obama and Sarkozy and Cameron will survive and never pay a price for their criminality. Obama won’t pay a price domestically either. Democrats will repeat their behavior of clinging desperately to one of their own, no matter what he does. American blood lust is always just below the surface, and scenes of missiles creating havoc and terror always gain a president greater popular support. So it goes, this time with a peace prize laureate. Violence is as American as apple pie, and is loved just as much. Margaret Kimberley’s Freedom Rider column appears weekly in BAR, and is widely reprinted elsewhere. She maintains a frequently updated blog as well as at http:// freedomrider.blogspot.com. Ms. Kimberley lives in New York City, and can be reached via e-Mail at Margaret.Kimberley(at)BlackAgandaReport.com.
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Boys Scouts Celebrate Top Honors On Saturday, March 27 Troop #139 and 237 held their 4th Annual Court of Honors Blue and Gold Dinner at the True Bethel Baptist Church Banquet Hall. The award ceremony was an opportunity to highlight the accomplishments of all the scouts including rank and badge advancements. The process to learning new skills and earn advancement badges is the cornerstone of scouting. The scouting program is moving forward as our scouts go camping, volunteer their time in the community, having fun being young men and ultimately advance to the level of becoming an Eagle Scout, the highest-ranking level in Scouting. Superintendent Dr. James A. Williams served as the keynote speaker. There was a special demonstration by Sensei Jameel Sabir from Amni Ish Ru Karate School and special presentations by Judge Robert Russell and his wife University Council Member Bonnie Russell. Many of the Scouts, Webelos and Cubs moved up at least one rank and some earned multiple merit badges including the Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge. One highlight of the ceremony was when Ryan Clemons “crossed over” and became a Boy Scout . His proud mom Colette Clemons, was among many proud parents who attended the ceremony. Several scouts recently completed requirements for the Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge by spending a day with Common Council Members and Assistant Scout Master Demone Smith of the Masten District. Council Member Smith spent several hours detailing how local government works between the legislative body and the administration. The scouts were introduced to all members of the common council including staff and attended a council meeting experiencing a firsthand look at how council meetings are conducted. The scouting program at St. Martin de Porres was re-established in September 2007 through support from St. Martin de Porres RC Church. The program is now operating out of The St. Augusta Boys School located at Bailey and Hastings. The program is free and open to the community and consists of a Cub Scout Program for boys between the ages of 5 and 10 and a Boy Scout Program for boys between the ages of 11 and 17. Currently, we have over 60 registered scouts, 10 registered leaders and host of volunteers committed to making our scouting program a complete success. Troop meetings are held Tuesday evenings from 6-8 pm during the school year at St. Augusta Boys School formerly Catholic Central School on Kensington and Bailey. The Scout Leaders are: Leona Harper , Committee Chair James Morrell, Scoutmaster Anthony Wiley, Asst Scoutmaster Demone A. Smith, Asst Scoutmaster Denice Taylor, Cub Master Soyenia Gibson, Cub Assistant Ricardo Washington, Cub Assistant Janique S. Curry, Committee Person Melone Bessick, Committee Person Jean Woods and Den Mother.
GREAT MIGRATION continued Warmth of Other Suns” is the story of three who made the journey, of the forces that compelled them to leave and of the many others – famous and not so famous – who went as far as they could to realize the American Dream. Inspired by her own parents’ migration, Wilkerson devoted 15 years to researching and writing the book. In the process, she unearthed archival works and interviewed more than 1,200 people. The Buffalo City Forum community speaker series is open to the public. It is produced by WNED-AM 970 and Leadership Buffalo in collaboration with JacksonParker Communications and hosted by WNED Director of News and Public Affairs Jim Ranney. This special evening Forum, which includes a question-and-answer session with the speaker, will be broadcast on Wednesday, April 6 at 1 p.m. on WNED-AM 970 and wned.org/news. This Buffalo City Forum event costs $20 ($15 for members of WNED or Leadership Buffalo). Advanced registration is encouraged; RSVPs are required for dinner by Friday, April 1. Tickets are available from Leadership Buffalo [(716) 849-2626, ext. 17 or jcollier@leadershipbuffalo.org]. “On My Honor”: Pictures from last Saturday’s Boy Scouts top Honors program at True Bethel Baptist Church.
Dear Angelina: Wouldn’t you like to hold to the long-time closeness that you and your cousin have shared over the years — since you both have little girls to consider? Don’t you think that the wisest thing for you to do would be to move out — since you have recognized the small differences already in such a short time? And since it took many many years to build up the togetherness that you both have enjoyed — why not try to put forth an effort to save the love that seems to have endured? Aren’t all things possible? In the Bible: Mark 10:27, Jesus said - With men it is impossible, but not with GOD: for with God all things are possible.
WHRD continued Eula U. Hooker; Music, Danielle Maichle; Ambiance, Carolyn Cyrus and Yanick Jenkins; Hospitality, Gladys Herndon-Hill, Tina Fulgham; Forum, Lois Edwards, Dana Moncreiffe; Video Production, Bobby Reed, Robert Wilson; Post Education and Exhale Session, Judith Jones, Ed.D., Lisa Saunders, Linda Brown, Darlene Thomas; Legacy Honor Roll, Fern E. Beavers, Muriel Ross-Jones, Ph.D. - Individuals who have shared in the Legacy of Women for Human Rights and Dignity, Inc., whether as program participants, as volunteers, as service providers, or as sponsors. All are encouraged to share in the “Telling of the Women for Human Rights and Dignity, Inc., Story” by calling 831-9821. Luncheon reservations and more information can be made by calling the same number 831-9821 or stopping at the administrative office, 2278 Main Street near Dewey. Founder and Chairperson is Constance B. Eve.
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Dear Eve Most of our lives, my cousin and I have been very close. We each have been married, but now we are free. We each have a little daughter. Last year we decided to move in together, raise our little girls to be like sisters and share the expenses. This is becoming unbearable. I am of the opinion that this was a mistake because now its impossible to stay in this situation. It’s not what it used to be. We disagree on too many things. For example my daughter doesn’t like her cooking and her daughter doesn’t like mine. And it’s not possible to split bills in half, especially when some of the bills don’t end in even numbers. Under these and other conditions, it isn’t possible to stay here in peace. Some days, instead of being as close as we thought we were, we seem to be drifting farther apart. What do I do now? Angelina
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bidS The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority will receive sealed bids for BMHA Job #AM 11-010, Elevator and Wheelchair Lift Maintenance Service, various developments. The Prebid Conference will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 10:30 AM local time, with all potential bidders assembled at the Maintenance & Operations Office, 38 Tower Street, Buffalo, New York 14215; the project walk-through may be held/scheduled after the meeting. Sealed bids will be received until 9:30 AM, local time, on Monday, April 18, 2011 at the Capital Improvements Office, 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204. Bids received after the stated time will not be accepted. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud immediately after specified closing time. Sets of contract documents may only be obtained at the Capital Improvements Office at 320 Perry Street, with a deposit of $100 per set. Only certified company checks, bank checks or money orders made payable to the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority will be accepted. This deposit is refundable upon return of complete sets of documents within 14 calendar days after the bid opening. Failure to comply with this time limit will constitute forfeiture of the deposit. The BMHA reserves the right to reject any bid, which fails to conform to the essential items, required by the contract documents and to reject any and/or all bids submitted. Dated: March 28, 2011
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Sealed Bids for the Waterside Railing, Boardwalk, and Signage construction at the Buffalo Lakeside Commerce Park (BLCP) Union Ship Canal Public Open Space Project, Contract No. 2011-1, Buffalo, New York will be received at the Offices of BUDC located at 143 Genesee St in the City of Buffalo, until 2:00 PM Local Time on April 21, 2011. The project consists of construction of a pedestrian rail, timber boardwalk, and installation of identification, directional, and interpretive signage at the Union Ship Canal Public Open Space located within the BLCP. A pre-bid conference will be held in the existing construction trailer currently being utilized for the on-going Parcel 3 Development Project (Contract 2009-1), located near the northeastern end of the Union Ship Canal on April 5, 2011 at 10:00 AM. The agenda will include a briefing on the project scope of work, special conditions, health and safety considerations, and regulatory requirements, and will include a walk-through of the project area. Bidders are strongly encouraged to attend and participate at the conference. Complete sets of Documents will be available for each Bidder for the purpose of preparing a bona fide Proposal. Beginning March 28, 2011 at 10:00 a.m., these Documents may be obtained from Avalon Document Services, 721 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14203 (716-995-7777). Please order sets prior to pick up by calling ahead or by visiting www. avalonplanroom.com, in the Buffalo location under “Public Jobs” titled Waterside Railing, Boardwalk, and Signage Construction at the Buffalo Lakeside Commerce Park (BLCP) Union Ship Canal Public Open Space Project, Contract No. 2011-1. A non-refundable payment of Sixty and no/100 dollars ($60.00) will be required for each set. Neither the Owner nor the Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including any addenda, obtained from other sources. Payment is accepted in the form of checks made payable to Avalon Document Services or credit card payment. Bid security shall be provided in accordance with Article 10 of the Instructions to Bidders. Bidders shall provide proof of qualifications to perform the work as described in Article 3 of the Instructions to Bidders. Bidders shall comply with all statutory requirements in accordance with Instructions to Bidders. Contract time of commencement and completion will be in accordance with Article 4 of the Agreement. OWNER: Buffalo Urban Development Corporation (BUDC) 143 Genesee Street Buffalo, New York 14203 Telephone: (716) 856-6525 Fax: (716) 856-6754 Consulting Engineers: Arcadis U.S., Inc. 50 Fountain Plaza, Suite 600, Buffalo, NY 14202 Phone: (716) 667-0900
Buffalo City School District Advertisement for Bids Sealed proposals for the following project will be received at the office of the Board of Education, Plant Services – 403 City Hall, Buffalo, New York, 14202. On Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud for: PROJECT 11-02 Painting and Related Work Frank A. Sedita Community School P.S. 38 21 Lowell Pl. Buffalo, New York 14213 Beginning Tuesday, March 29, 2011 bidding document packages may be viewed and purchased through Avalon Document Services online Planroom website at http://www. avalonbuff-planroom.com , under “Public Jobs”, or ordered by phone at 716-995-7777. Please note that required bid bond is 20%. The work will be subject to the equal employment opportunity requirements. Any questions regarding this project, please refer to Deborah A. Dennis-Young, 716816-3525. Paul McDonnell, AIA, Director of Facilities Advertising date: TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011
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COUNTY OF ERIE NOTICE TO BIDDERS RECONSTRUCTION OF CEMETERY ROAD BRIDGES BR341RR1/3 PROJECT NO. FA-341-RR1-11 LOCALLY ADMINISTERED FEDERAL AID PROJECT 5755.27 The Department of Public Works, Division of Highways, is seeking sealed bids for this bridge replacement project. Sealed proposals will be received at the DPW-Division of Highways Main Conference Room 1404, 95 Franklin Street, 14th floor, Buffalo, NY at 10:00 a.m., April 14, 2011. Bid deposit of $300,000.00 required. Plans will be available for purchase at $100./set from March 30, 2011 through bid date. Pre-let meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 7, 2011 1:30 pm at the DPW-Division of Highways Conference Room 1404, 95 Franklin Street, 14th floor, Buffalo, NY. Bid submittal details are on the Erie County website at: www.erie.gov/bidproposals.asp
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Broadway Market Looking for Easter Season Helpers Everyone knows that the Broadway Market is synonymous with the Easter Season here in Western New York. This year, the Market is calling on individuals and groups to volunteer and help this Buffalo treasure ready for its busiest time of the year. The Broadway Market will host a cleanup Saturday April 2nd, 2011 from 9am to 12pm. Volunteers will help spruce up the building in preparation for Easter. The Market is also looking for volunteers to assist during the week leading up to Easter, April 17th through April 23rd, to help with a variety of functions assisting management. The Broadway Market’s long term goals are to build a volunteer base for future events and greater engage the Western New York community in becoming involved with the market. Sign up information can be found at the Broadway Market’s website, www. BroadwayMarket.org or by calling 716.218.0232. Page 13
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Dance Lessons with Smooth Steppers: Urban Line Dance, smooth style Ballroom, Steppin’ and Swing; CRUCIAL Center, 230 Moselle St., Saturdays at noon; Tuesdays at 6 p.m. $3; 633-7813. *Line Dancing With Pearl Harris: 6-7 p.m. Pratt Willert Community Center, 422 Pratt St. donation $2. Wednesdays *Community Dance and African Drumming Classes: African American Cultural Center, 350 Masten Avenue, 3 p.m. Saturdays and 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; $15 monthly; visit www.africancultural.org more information *Line Dancing Lessons, First Shiloh Baptist Church, 15 Pine St., 6:30 p.m. Fridays. 847-6555. Free. *Line Dance Lessons: 10 a.m.-Noon; Martha Mitchell Center, 175 Oakmont St.; 444-2046 or 833-1038, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday 6-7:30 pm; $2 *Line Dance by George Patterson: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 896-7021, Mondays & Thursdays. *June-Teenth Afrikan Family Time Drum Dance and Song: 6-8:30 p.m.; GatewayLongview Family Resource Center, 347 Ferry Street. Fridays * Argentine Tango Every Monday with Travis Widrick 7 - 10 p.m. 1st hour beginners lesson,The Gallery @ Chow Chocolat, 731 Main St. *Salsa Night Every Wednesday with Calvin and Fanny 7 - 10 p.m .1st hour beginners lesson The Gallery @ Chow Chocolat 731 Main St. *Latin Night 1st/3rd Friday with Chun Poh, Salsa, Merengue, ChaCha, Bachata 8 p.m.- midnight, Chow Chocolat 731 Main St. *Urban Ballroom Stepping, Swing, Beginners Salsa (all classes $3, 633-7813); Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. Urban Line Dancing; 7-8 p.m. Ballroom Stepping; Saturdays 1-3 p.m. Ballroom Stepping, West Coast Swing, Beginners Salsa. *Urban Line Dance: Learn some of the latest hot line dances,Mondays Old 600 Club, Mondays 7-9 p.m.; Wednesdays 6:15-8 p.m., ,St. Philips 15 Fernhill.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Wednesday March 30
Saturday April 2
Public Hearing Topic: The Health Sciences Charter School Relocation: 3:45 p.m. City Hall Rm. 801.
Jack & Jill XII Biennial Beautillion Extraordinaire “Beyond All Limits”: 6 p.m.; Adams Mark, 120 Church St.; call 836-3199.
Thursday March 31 Drill-O-Rama: New York State Drill-ORama Championship and Step Show, 6 p.m. at Kleinhans Music Hall. Friday April 1 Be Aware Community Night: 5-7 p.m., CAO/Pratt Willert Community Center, 422 Pratt St; free health screening, info, activities , fresh fruit smoothies.
Spring Extravaganza: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Zion Missionary Baptist church Fellowship Hall, 179 E. Ferry St.; sponsored by Lethy Fashion Hats & Queen Victoria’s boutique; 893-7009. Marsha McWilson & Howard Gospel & Birthday Celebration: 6-10 p.m., Doris Jones Resource Building, 3001 9th Street, N.F.; free
Free Landlord Training Workshop: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Belmont Shelter Housing Resource Center, 1195 Main St.; call 341-9522.
Kensington Little Baseball Boys & Girls Registration: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dicks Sporting Goods, Galleria Mall; call 563-1637 or 816-8980; practice begins April 4 McCarthy Park.
Buffalo: Through Their Eyes Photographs by International Refugees Living in Buffalo: Noon-5 p.m.; Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society.
B.O.S.S. (Buffalo’s Own Smooth Steppers): 10 a.m.-Noon; 313 Fougeron St.; Ballroom, Chicago Steppin and Swing classes; rubber sole shoes please.
The Truth Behind Hip Hop: Speaker Min. G. Craige Lewis: 6:30 p.m.; Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 701 E. Delavan; call 563-9699.
Tuesday April 5 Buffalo City Forum Presents an Evening With Isabel Wilkerson: 5:30 p.m.; WNED Studios, 140 Lower Terrace; $20; $15 members WNED or Leadership Buffalo. B.O.S.S. (Buffalo’s Own Smooth Steppers): 6-8 p.m.; Gateway on E. Ferry; Ballroom, Chicago Steppin and Swing classes; rubber sole shoes please Wednesday April 6 Meeting City of Buffalo Commission on Reapportionment: 5:30 p.m.; City Hall Rm. 1417; call 851-8144 or 851-5105. SEE YOU AT THE EVENTS!
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THREE DOCTORS: Pictured above
are scenes from a recent visit to Buffalo by the nationally-known motivational speaking trio, the Three Doctors. The event, presented by Canisius College, took place at Zion Dominion Global Ministries in February. Photos Princess Photography Page 16
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