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Celebrate Juneteenth!

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elebrate the 11th Juneteenth Historical Commemoration in Rochester, Saturday, June 15, Susan B. Anthony Park - Madison St / King St - 11am -8pm.

Juneteenth 2013 is presented by the Rochester Juneteenth Planning Committee, Freedom Way Business Association, Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association, Frederick Douglass Resources Center, Rochester Monroe County Freedom Trail Commission, AKWAABA Heritage Associates, Voters Walk Enterprise, TNT, Kuumba Associates and MAAFA. For more information contact the Rochester Juneteenth Planning Committee at (585) 413-3330.

Traditions Take-Out and Catering Opens on Jefferson Avenue - Mayor Richards teacently welcomed business owners Tracy and Willie Hobbs as they cut a ceremonial ribbon to open Traditions TakeOut and Catering, located at 651Jefferson Ave. City Neighborhood and Business Development Commissioner R. Carlos Carballada, Council President Lovely Warren, Vice President Dana Miller and Councilmember Carolee Conklin joined the Hobbs today to celebrate the grand opening of the new restaurant.

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This Year’s Theme and Community Goal: Cooperative Economics to build our own businesses - control the economics of our own community and share in all its work and wealth.

The event will commence at 11am with a parade highlighting businesses, agencies, youth organizations, political action committees and other community partners. Arrival at Susan B. Anthony Park for event at 12:30pm. Food, entertainment, guest speakers, and reenactments of Juneteenth’s History will highlight the activities and festivities for the day.

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CARIBBEAN FILM FESTIVAL BALLPLAYER:PELOTERO Sponsored by the Rochester Jamaican Organizatio Image from one o the past Rochester Juneteenth eclebrations.

“State of Black Rochester Discussion” Integral Part of Juneteenth Celebration Please join us on Friday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m., at the Frederick Douglas Resource Center for an important community panel discussion surrounding topics outlined in the recent publication, The State of Black Rochester 2013. This disussion will be an integral part of Rochester’s Juneteenth celebration, with additional activities taking place on Saturday, June 15, 2013.

Panelist will include: James Norman; President & CEO Action for a Better Community; Dana Miller; Vice President Rochester Area Community Foundation; Rochester Police Department Chief James Sheppard City Council President Lovely Warren Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. It was on June 19, 1865 that Union soldiers, landed at Galveston, Texas with the news that the war ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after the President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation- which had become official January 1, 1863. With emancipation came the reality that Blacks were on their own and that they would not receive any help from the dominant society to build upon our freedom.

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DIALOGUE RACE IN CIVIC CIRCLES: Race and Education - Higher Education Thursday, June 20, 7 pm $5 donation suggested.

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DISCUSSION AND BOOK SIGNING Sponsored by the Rochester Jamaican Organization Friday, June 28, 7 pm RSVP

Around Town Housing Expo The Housing Council presents Landlord Expo Saturday, Jun e 29, 2013 from 10:00am to 4:00pm at RIT Gordon Field House.

Free Admission, free workshops & free parking. This is the tradeshow for Landlords & Property Managers. Workshops with Nicole Curtis, host of DIY’s hit show “Rehab Addict.” If you’re in the business or thinking of getting into it, Landlord Expo is the place to be! Register in advance and skip the lines at www.thehousingcouncil.org

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WNY AREA BRIEFS Republicans Endorse Sergio for Mayor, Givens, Keane for City Court City of Buffalo Republican Committee Chairman Bill Nowakowski has announced that the City of Buffalo Republican Executive Committee has voted to endorse Sergio Rodriguez for Mayor of the City of Buffalo and Debra Givens and Kevin Keane for City Court Judge for the November 2013 election.

“We are proud to endorse Sergio Rodriguez for Mayor of the City of Buffalo,” said Chairman Nowakowski. “Sergio Rodriguez knows the value of honest, hard-work, and brings new ideas and high energy to community organizations in which he serves. We know that Sergio will continue to be a leader for the future of the City of Buffalo with his continued commitment to community outreach and to broadening the base of the Republican Party.”

In addition to the Mayoral endorsement, the City Committee also voted to support Debra Givens and Kevin Keane for City Court Judge.

“The City Committee is pleased to endorse Debra Givens and Kevin Keane for City Court Judge. The extensive background of both candidates provides them with tremendous knowledge of the judicial system and what it takes to resolve the issues in the courtroom,” said Chairman Nowakowski. “Their experience makes each of them uniquely qualified for this office, and residents of the City will benefit greatly from having each of them on the bench.”

Buffalo United Front to Honor “Herculean Fathers”

PHENOMENAL WOMAN Services Set for Mary Johnson

L-R: Mr. Taylor, Mr. , Mr. Thorton, Mr. Lewis

Mary Johnson a pillar of the Community made her transition on Friday, June 7, 2013.

Her legacy includes six generations in her own family, and a career with the Buffalo Urban League, Inc., spanning over 23 years.

Workshop to Benefit Minority and Women Businesses Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz and 2nd District Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant are sponsoring a workshop entitled "Erie County Government - Open For Business Workshop II". This is the second workshop of its kind being offered for the benefit of minority and women business enterprises. Content includes but is not limited to information on project bidding, securing contracts, bonding and joint County/ City certification and NYS Certification. Program will be held on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 from 5:30 to 7:45 at the Frank E. Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue, corner of E. Utica. For more information contact M/WBE Committee Clerk Charley H. Fisher III at 858-2762 or email him at Charley.Fisher@erie.gov.

Westy Sycamore’s Reunion Join the Westy Sycamore family and friends for three days of fun! *Friday August 2: Meet and Greet family friends at the Metropolitan Entertainment Complex at 1670 Main Street from 5 pm until 9 *Saturday August 3; A reunion picnic will be held at the Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Fillmore Avenue, at Shelters No.1, 2, 3, 7 and 8 from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. *Sunday August 4: Join in an outdoor Revival at the Westy’s Community House, 421 Monroe St. from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Call Ray Folmar (716) 783-0099 for more information.

School 87 Clinton Jr. High Picnic The School 87 Clinton Jr. High Committee will host its 8th Annual Reunion Cookout on Saturday June 22 in Martin Luther King Park from 1 to 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend. For more information call 854-4032 or 832-5007.

Public Hearing Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Tax Law Section 1432 and General Municipal Law, Section 6-d, the Erie County Legislature will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 11:30 A.M. in the Chambers of the Erie County Legislature, 4th Floor, of the Old County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, in the City of Buffalo, New York.

The purpose of the hearing is to consider the appropriation of $1,000,000 of prior year surplus Transfer Tax from the Erie County Road Repair Reserve Fund for road and bridge repairs in 2013.

BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF THE COUNTY OF ERIE, NEW YORK. The public is invited to attend.

Dated: Buffalo, New York, June 5, 2013 By: Robert M. Graber, Clerk of the Erie County Legislature

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As a devoted Community Activist, she held positions and participated with groups and organizations such as the Community Action Organization, Y.M.C.A., J.F.K., Ellicott Neighborhood Advisory Council, and Frederick Douglass Towers, as a Building Representative where she was also a resident since 1960.

L-R: Mr. Wright, Mr. McCall, Mr. Wilbert

Mary was always an active, steady force for change and betterment in the lives of others. Her tenure for being a community liaison has made a significant difference in the lives of so many, and continues to do so.

In 2001, the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority had a ground breaking dedication and honored her by presenting to her a street called Mary Johnson Blvd.

L-R:Mr. Walker, Mr. Hall, Mr. Johnson

Buffalo United Front to Honor Outstanding Fathers at Annual Father’s Day Fish Fry The Buffalo United Front organization will host its 3rd annual Father’s Day Fish Fry on Friday, June 14 from 6-9 p.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 701 E. Delavan Avenue, where Rev. William Gillison is pastor. The event has brought over 500 men together from all across Buffalo into one place to fellowship.

As in previous years, the Front has honored Herculean Fathers who have been exemplary leaders within their family, church and community. All of the fathers were nominated by community and family members. This year’s honorees include: Alfonso Thornton, LaMaurice Wilbert, Luther Walker, Solomon Myree, Lacy “Kyle” McCall, Jerome R. Wright, Henry Taylor, Booker T. Lewis, Sheldon Johnson, Willie Merrill, Marlin Hall, Kenya Hobbs, Clarence Barr and Colin Davis.

Rev. Darius Pridgen and Bishop Robert L. Sanders will be the guest speakers. Rev. James Lewis and Pastor Core will serve as MC’s at the annual dinner. Past speakers have included Rev. Roderick Hennings, Bishop Michael Badger, Bishop Troy Bonner,

Mary gave so much of her time and talents unselfishly always supporting and focused on issues in the community. She has been a true asset, and a role model for everyone.

Her contributions have made life better for us all. To GOD be the glory.

L-R : Mr. Merrill, Mr. Myree Rev. William Gillison and Mayor Byron Brown.

Tickets are $35. For tickets and /or more information call 818-3410 or 510-2511.

The Fathers Day event is a fundraiser for the Buffalo United Front’s annual free Family Fishing

Weekend which will be held at the end of the month June 29 and 30 in Broderick Park. Family Fishing Weekend has attracted over 4,000 children and their families for two days of fishing education, free food and activities since it began five years ago.

FREE Elder Law Day Comes June 20th On June 20thfrom 8:30am-1:00pm Elder Law Day will be held at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in downtown Buffalo. Attorneys and experts will hold free informational seminars on topics of interest to seniors and caregivers, such as: Avoiding Financial Scams; Grandparents’ Rights; Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning; Elder Abuse & Mistreatment; LGBT Legal Issues; Medicaid & Long Term Care; Medicare; Veterans’ Rights and more. The event is free and open to the public, but a voluntary donation will be gratefully accepted at the door. Pre-register by calling Erie County Senior Services at 858-8544. More details are at www2.erie.gov/seniorservices includes the program book with seminar descriptions.

Free 15-minute private consultation appointments with an attorney may also be requested when registering to 858-8544. Co-sponsors include: The Network in Aging of WNY, Inc.; Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled, or Disadvantaged of WNY, Inc; The New York State Bar Foundation; The Bar Association of Erie County; University at Buffalo Law School; New York State Bar Association, Elder Law Section; and AARP-NY.

Arrangements: Viewing Friday, June 14, 2013 from 1pm-4pm Providence Memorial Chapel 1275 Sycamore St. Buffalo, NY Saturday, June 15, 2013 Greater Refuge Temple, 943 Jefferson Ave. Buffalo, NY Viewing 10am-11am Wake 11am-12noon Funeral 12:00 Noon

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Black Panthers Patrol Trayvon Streets of Greece to Martin Update Protect Against Racist Attacks Trayvon Martin Family Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Gives $12 Million To Museum of African American History

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Oprah Winfrey is giving $12 million to a museum being built on Washington's National Mall that will document African-American history, officials said Tuesday.

The media mogul and former talk-show host previously gave $1 million to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the museum says her $13 million total contribution is its largest to date. As a result, the museum's 350-seat theater will be named after Winfrey, who is also a member of its advisory council.

Construction on the $500 million museum began in early 2012. When it's finished in 2015, the museum will be the 19th Smithsonian museum. The U.S. government is providing half of the funding. To date, about $140 million has been raised in private funds.

"I am deeply appreciative of those who paved the path for me and all who follow in their footsteps. By investing in this museum, I want to help ensure that we both honor and preserve our culture and history, so that the stories of who we are will live on for generations to come," Winfrey said in a statement released by the museum.

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For those who don’t know, there’s been a significant rise of virulent far-right racism throughout Europe that has coincided with the push for austerity..What has emerged are vicious attacks on immigrants by roving Neo-Nazi, White supremacist gangs who have turned to blaming non-European for the financial collapse. Ground Zero for alot of this has been in Greece, where we’ve seen the extreme levels of austerities.

There’s been a rise of Neo-Nazi style group called Golden Dawn which has gone all out to rid of the country of Africans, immigrants, and non whites. They are now a huge political force which has been used by the elite to smash down on folks deemed undesirable..

Recently a Black Panther group has sprung up in Greece to protect residents who are being mobbed on at night. Thats caused quite a stir. Founded by Michael Chege who is Kenyan born but has lived in Greece for over 28 years, he and his crew have started patrolling their neighborhoods at night when Golden Dawn members are most likely to strike.Complicating their efforts is the fact that Greek Police have been harrassing Panthers and immigrants in general demanding to see their papers.. like they did in Apartheid South Africa and currently do in Arizona under SB 1070.

In an interview on Britain’s Channel 4 reacently he stated: “I am a member of the Black Panthers and everybody knows that. So I am giving them (Golden Dawn) a straight warning – don’t mess with Black people... And I mean it.”

Philadelphia Plans to Close 23 Schools, but Builds a $400 Million Dollar Prison The city of Philadelphia recently announced plans to close nearly two dozen schools, while simultaneously spending $400 million dollars to build a shiny new prison. We hope that this isn’t the intended replacement for those displaced students coming out of inferior educational systems.

Pennsylvania’s School Reform Commission voted to approve the budget to close the schools in spite of pleas from parents and students not to do so. A total of 23 schools will be closed, roughly 10 % of those in the city. A stunning 81% of those school closings are going to impact black students, even though they only represent 58% of the student body.

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, students are going to help cover the cities debt by returning to class without new materials for learning. The impact is going to be felt the most in poor communities. A total of 3,000 people are going to lose their jobs, and programs in sports, art and music are going to be cut.

Journalist Rhania Khalek said that the racial disparities in the prison and school populations in Philadelphia create a literal school-to-prison pipeline that destroys the futures of black children.

“In Philadelphia, black students comprise 81 per cent of those who will be impacted by the closings despite accounting for just 58 per cent of the overall student population,” she wrote. “In stark contrast, just 4 per cent of those affected are white kids who make up 14 per cent of Philly students. And though they make up 81 per cent of Philadelphia students, 93 per cent of kids affected by the closings are low-income.

Calls for Justice, Fair and Impartial Trial as Jury Selection Launches

CBS) -- The family of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen killed during a confrontation with former neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, spoke out Monday as Zimmerman’s murder trial got underway, calling for justice for their son and a “fair and impartial” trial.

“We are relieved the start of the trial is here with jury selection as we seek justice for our son Trayvon,” said Tracy Martin, the teen’s father. “We also seek a fair and impartial trial and we ask that the community continue to stay peaceful as we place our faith in the justice system.”

Jury selection in the high-profile case launched Monday as dozens of jurors reported to the courthouse, the Orlando Sentinel reported. A total jury pool of 500 is expected to be called, with 100 more potential jurors arriving each day until the jury is seated, reports the paper.

The selection process could take up to three weeks.

Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder for the deadly confrontation in a gated community in Sanford, Fla., the night on Feb. 26, 2012. He claims he killed the teen in self-defense.

Also speaking to reporters Monday was Robert Zimmerman Jr., George Zimmerman’s older brother. Zimmerman praised the defense team and said he doesn’t believe the state will be able to meet its burden in proving that his brother wasn’t acting in self-defense.

Philly Cops on Killing Spree A rash of police shootings of Blacks has prompted Philadelphia police commissioner Charles Ramsey to call for a federal investigation of his own department. “This is not a few rogue cops,” said Dr. Tony Monteiro, professor of African American studies at Temple University. “I think Ramsey recognizes that this is institutional and structural.” Mayor Michael Nutter’s political rhetoric “gives sanction to this type of behavior,” said Monteiro, “and there is also the sense that the DA is not going to rigorously pursue killer cops.” All three officials are Black.

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JUNETEENTH HEALING GARDEN!

Don’t Miss The JuneTeenth Healing Garden during the annual Juneteenth Celebdration, June 15th and 16th, Time: 12:00 noon – 6:00pm. Location: near the Rose Garden of Martin L. King Jr. Park...

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Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day! Thursday, June 20, 2013 9 AM – 3 PM CHCB – 501 10th Street Niagara Falls, NY 14301

Friday, June 21, 2013 9 AM – 3 PM CHCB - 34 Benwood Avenue Buffalo, NY 14214

5 Summer is the Time for Caring for Your Heart, Small Intestine, Blood Vessels On the summer solstice, occurring June 21, the sun rises the earliest and sets the latest, giving us the longest day and the shortest night of the year.

Summer is a time of joy, celebration, expansiveness, connectedness, reaching outward. Take advantage of the outdoors and the fresh produce i.e. fresh fruit, to balance the excess yang energy of summer.

The organs and tissues associated with summer are the heart, small intestine, gums, tongue blood vessels and blood. The element that rules them is fire. When the fire element is deficient or blocked, there may be poor assimilation emotional coldness poor circulation, and a pale face. When fire is excessive or imbalanced there may be excess heat chronic inflammation, difficulty with speech, gum disease intestinal problems, hypertension, heart disease.

Use the summer months to establish an exercise program – walking, cycling, swimming, sports etc. Find something that you can continue year after year. Exercise outdoors in the morning to expose yourself to sunlight.

Summer Foods: Foods that remove residues of fat and cholesterol from the arteries: Mung beans (the best food), mung bean sprouts sunflower sprouts, soybeans, tofu, tempeh lentils, other legumes and peas, rye, oats, amaranth, buckwheat, radish, horseradish, hot peppers, garlic, onion, leek, scallion, cabbage, spinach, mint, dandelion greens, kale, broccoli, parsley, asparagus, bell pepper, rosehip, tomato, citrus, celery, seaweeds, chlorella, cucumber, almonds, hazelnuts, flaxseed, pumpkin seed, poppy seed, walnut, sardine, wild salmon (occasionally) raw honey, bee pollen, cayenne, peppermint, ginger, psyllium.

Foods to Avoid: Avoid heavy foods in summer – meat, eggs, nuts, seeds, grains, fatty food.

For intestinal healing avoid wheat, dairy, eggs, pork, beef, citrus, tomatoes, peanuts, sugar, mushrooms, yeast.

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Create a spiritual support team. Life can be overwhelming on so many levels... work, family, relationships, friendships, kids. We all need people in our lives that we can call on for spiritual and emotional support. These are the people who help to remind us that the troubles we face will pass, the hurt we feel will heal and the confusion we have will turn to clarity. These are the people who also tell us bluntly that we need to check our behavior or to be gentle with ourselves. Thank God for the support network you have or are about to create.

Peace, Maat E. (Don’t Miss Dr. Maat E.L. Lewis as she leads a riverside assembly of commemoration and healing at 7:45 p.m. at Broderick Park, foot of Ferry Street, as part of the Maafa Celebration and Sankofa Days)

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Muhammad School of Music announces 14th Annual Celebration of Youth Concert and Summer Day Camp

Muhammad School of Music (MSOM) celebrating its 14th Anniversary, will host the Annual Celebration of Youth Concert Sunday, June 23 at 2 p.m. The concert will take place at the Burchfield Penney Art Center located at 1300 Elmwood Avenue on the Buffalo State College Campus. Advanced ticket sales are $10 and $15 at the door, children 12 and under free. This year’s program will include performances by the gifted and talented students of MSOM, and a special performance of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

by Maestro Henri L. Muhammad and the MSOM Chamber Orchestra. Come join us as we celebrate the musical accomplishments of some of Buffalo’s finest Youth.

MSOM is now enrolling students for its Summer Music Session 2013, which begins July 8. The six week session includes a Summer Day Camp, Kindermusik, individual lessons, ensemble classes, local performances, a Summer Finale Recital, and participation in the Gateways

Maestro Henri Muhammad

African American Classical Music Festival. Music instruction for the Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Guitar, and Piano is available for students age 2 through adult. All playing abilities are welcome. Start your musical journey today!

For more information and to register for the MSOM Sum-

mer Music Session 2013 please call or write to: Muhammad School of Music, 617 Main Street, Suite 105, Buffalo, New York 14203; (716)8815088, (716)570-5064; Email: info@muhammadschoolofmusic.net or visit www.muhammadschoolofmusic.net

“Our childlren are our future...our li fe after death”

-an African Proverb

HAPPINESS IS....Samuel A. Herbert (bottom left) joined in on the fun and celebration when the MLK Spraypad was finally launched on June 1st!

It was a wonderful day for the children and a testament to the vision and determination of Mr. Herbert who vowed to see the project complete by JuneTeenth / Father’s Day weekend. That weekend is upon us and there’s water in our beautiful park! What a great Juneteenth this will be!

The community and the children thank you Mr. Herbert! Job well done!!

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Sixth Annual MAAFA Juneteenth History Memorial Service

By MARSHA JONES

The Juneteenth Festival, Inc. of Buffalo will sponsor the Sixth Annual MAAFA Memorial Service on Thursday, June 13. It will begin at the Colored Musicians Club, 145 Broadway near Michigan. The program starts at 6:00p.m. with a tribute to ancestral global African musicians (those from the continent, the Americas, and the islands) who have made a transition and left a rich legacy through their music. This part of the program will last about an hour, after which we will go to LaSalle Park for a commemoration and healing led by Dr. Maat E. L. Lewis. At approximately 7:15pm we will meet at LaSalle Park across from the band shell by the water (look for the Liberation Flags).

MAAFA (pronounced (Mah ah fah)) is a Kiswahili word that means great disaster or terrible occurrence. Some people use the term Holocaust, however, in the African tradition MAAFA is used in reference to what happened to African people during the enslavement period and beyond. The MAAFA Memorial Service will be a Day of Remembrance, recognizing 500 years of the suffering of African people on the continent of Africa, the Diaspora and in America.

The committee members for this special event are Jo-Ann Peters, Chairperson, Sharon Holley, and Sandra Williams Bush.

Everyone is encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and to wear white or African clothing. For more information about the program, please call 856-3347, 886-1399, or 867-3631.

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom or Emancipation Day, is a holiday in the United States honoring African American heritage by commemorating the announcement of the abolition of the slavery in the U.S. State of Texas in 1865.

Celebrated on June 19, the term is a portmanteau of June and nineteenth, and is recognized as a state holiday in 37 states of the United States.

Though Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation on September 22, 1862 with an effective date of January 1, 1863, it had minimal immediate effect on most slaves’ day-to-day lives, particularly in the Confederate States of America.

Texas, as a part of the Confederacy, was resistant to the Emancipation Proclamation, and though slavery was very prevalent in East Texas, it was not as common in theWestern areas of Texas, particulary the Hill Country, where most GermanAmericans were opposed to the practice.

It commemorates the days June 18 and 19, 1865. June 18 is the day Union General Gordon Granger and 2,000 federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take to take possession of state and enforce the emancipation of its slaves. On June 19,1865, legend has it while standing on the balcony of Galveston’s Ashton Villa, Granger read the contents of General Order No. 3: “This day has since become known as Juneteenth, a name derived from a portmanteau of the words June and nineteenth. Former slaves in Galveston rejoiced in the streets with jubiliant celebrations. Juneteenth celebrations began in Texas the following year. Across many parts parts of Texas, freed people pooled their funds to purchase land specifically for their communities’ increasingly larger Juneteenth gatherings -- including Houston’s Emancipation Park, Mexia’s Booker T. Washington Park, and Emancipation Park in Austin.

Marsha Jones’s Book Signing Party at Mood Makers Books on June 29th Author/blogger/journalist/playwright and WHTK talk radio cohost Marsha Jones, in conjunction with Mood Makers Books, will host a book signings party for two of her latest works -- Pin Pals and Marsha Jones’s Doing The Writing Thing Guide -- on Saturday, June 29, at 4 p.m. at Mood Makers, in Village Gate Square in Rochester.

The event is free and open to the public.

Pin Pals tells the story of friends -- Trish, Ginger, Meissa, Heather, and Catherine as they try to threepeat as bowling champions as they tryto balance their adventures on and off the lanes. Her self-named guide costs $19.95 and uses writing prompts, games, writing exercises and parts-of-speech review to make students a stronger writer.

The books can be found on her website: www.queenmarsha.com.

A former contributing writer at the Democrat and Chronicle and

MomslikeMe ambassador for eight years, Jones has published two novels,Love Begins With Truth and Win Win. Currently, her works in progress, include: Win Win II: Sterling’s Choice, a sequel, and The Best of Word Crafters.

Jones taught this class at the Sully Library to students for two years and recently taught Walter Mosley’s Devil In A Blue Dress at the Lincoln Library on 585 Joseph Avenue.

A graduate of Purdue University, she is the recipient of the school’s Howard G. McCall Award and Fairport High School’s 2002 Alumni Hall of Fame Award. Marsha is an artist-in-residence at Mood Makers Book’s Sankofa Day Black Playwriting Program and is currently writing, directing and staging her play, Win Win: The Play for week of August 25th. The mother of two children, Hollis and Peyton, Jones, past president of the Rochester Association of Black Communicators, is now a member of the Rochester Association of Black Communicators. Ms. Jones is also acontributing editor at the Challenger Community News.

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Lutheran Church of Our Savior Father’s Day Worship The Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 26 Brunswick Blvd. will recognize, remember and celebrate “Fathers” at its Annual Father’s Day Worship Service at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 16. A special Father’s Day Lay Message will be given by Dr. Gary Ross, nationally recognized author, playwright and educator. Dr. Ross, who recently retired from S.U.N.Y at Buffalo’s Educational Opportunity Center, was an active member of Our Savior Lutheran Church as a youth. All are welcome to attend this special Father’s Day worship service. Pastor Robert Spilman is pastor.

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9 Emmanuel Temple Mem’s Day The 2013 Emmanuel Temple Seventh-day Adventist Men’s Day theme is Men - leading by example. The weekend speaker is Pastor Lancon Sylvester from the Mayfair Seventh-day Adventist Church in Stockton, CA. Pastor Sylvester began his ministry here in the Buffalo area. He will be the speaker at Vespers at 7:00 PM on Friday evening, June 14t and at Worship service at 11:00 AM on Saturday morning, June 15th. Emmanuel Temple is located at 300 Adams Street. All are invited to attend and enjoy this dynamic speaker.

Anniversary Celebration of LeVern L. Durham and Dominion The Anniversary Celebration of LeVern L. Durham and Dominion will be held June 15 at 6 p.m. at White Rock Baptist Church, 480 East Utica St. at Wohlers, Dr. Ivery Daniels is pastor. Guests include Delivered Ministry of Akron, Ohio, Ella Robinson and The New Beginnings Choral Ensemble, Western New York Chapter Choir and many more.

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A Full Day of Evangelism Follow Him Ministries presents, ‘A Fishing Expedition’. A full day of Evangelism, 10am until 8pm. This great day will take place in the parking lots of Ephesus Cathedral and ECMC, located at 80 Durham Ave, Buffalo N.Y. 14215. The date is Saturday July 20th. Free hot dogs and drinks will be served.

Come out and be blessed!

Trinity Baptist Outreach Community Family Fun Day Trinity Baptist Church is sponsoring Outreach Community Family fun Day on Saturday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 2930 Bailey Avenue. There will be refreshments and give-away items. Rev. Bennie D. Jemison Sr. is Pastor. Belle Montree is president of the Outreach Ministry. For more information call 835-5955.

First Holy Temple F.G.B.C. First Holy Temple FGBC. Missionary Society, 703 Fillmore Avenue, will host service on Friday, June 21 at 7 p.m. with guest speaker Bishop Jerome Livingston of Spirit of Truth Ministries. All are welcome! Apostle M. Daniel, Visionary. 896-3896.

Afternoon Tea Social Features BPO String Quartet, Theresa HumesJordan And Hat Contest The African American Cultural Center Board, Administration And Staff Cordially Invite All Of Buffalo To Attend The Aacc Third Annual Afternoon Tea Social On Sunday, June 30, 2013 From 2 To 4 P.M. At 350 Masten Avenue.

“The Aacc Afternoon Tea Social Is Our Core Fund-Raising Event. All Proceeds Support Our Youth Programs, Which Provide Buffalo Schoolchildren With Homework Help After School, Math And Reading TutOring, Life Skills Guidance, Summer Camp, Theater Arts Training And Cultural Enrichment Activities,” Aacc Executive Director Agnes M. Bain Said.

These Programs Include The Educational Directives After School / Cultural Enrichment Program, Jumpin’ Jambalaya Summer Program, Aacc Dance & Drum Children’s Performance Company, Theatre Arts Program And Positive Productive Sisters, A Self-Mentoring Group For Girls Ages Ten To 17.

The Aacc Afternoon Tea Social Was Founded In 2011, And Grew Out Of A “Mission CollabOration” With The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra West Side Connection Event. In Addition To A Performance Donated By The Bpo String Quartet, Local Opera Singer Theresa Humes-Jordan Is Again A Featured Artist This Year.

The Afternoon Of Family Fun, Classical Music, Finger Sandwiches And Treats, Also Features A Chinese Auction And The “Fancy Hat Contest” That Has Now Become A Tradition.

The Aacc Recognizes Its 55th Year Of Continuous Cultural Arts And Education Servce To The Community This Year. CommuniTy Support Of This Event Will Help To Ensure Our Programming For The Years To Come.”

Bain Said.

Donation For The Third Annual Aacc Afternoon Tea Social Is $30 For Individuals; $15 Young People Ages 14 And Younger. Tickets Are Available At The African American Cultural Center At 350 Masten Avenue. For Reservations And Information Call (716) 84-2013 Or Email Africancultural350@ Gmail.Com The African American Cultural Center Is A 501 (C) 3 Not For Profit Multipurpose Cultural Arts Performance ANd Education Agency Founded In 1958 To Help Develop Urban Buffalo To Its Highest Potential. Its Core Mission Is To Promote, Sponsor And Develop Programs And Services That Exhibit An Appreciation Of And Allegiance To African American Heritage – And To Enhance Social Behavior Among African American Youth Through Multidisciplinary Training In The Arts. Its Core Components Are: Aacc Dance & Drum Performance Company, Paul Robeson Theatre (At The African American Cultural Center), Cultural Enrichment / EducatIonal Directives After School Program, Jumpin’ Jambalaya Summer Program And Pine Grill Jazz Reunion.

The Agency Is Supported Through Public Funds From The United Way Of Buffalo & Erie County, City Of Buffalo Community Development Block Grant, City Of Buffalo Youth Bureau, The County Of Erie, Nys Council On The Arts With The Support Of Governor Andrew Cuomo And The New York State Legislature, Nys Office Of Children And Family Services And The State Of New York, Fund For The Arts, Give 4 Greatness, The CommuNity Foundation For Greater Buffalo, At&T - And Through The Generosity Of Community, Corporate And Private Friends And Supporters.

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10 ENTERTAINMENT Neo-Soul Songstress Kenya Has Buffalo Connections Makes Local Debut At The Tralf This Weekend Chicago-based neo-soul songstress Kenya makes her Buffalo debut at The Tralf Music Hall on Saturday, June 15, 2013. The show starts at 7 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m.

Kenya – whose full name is Kenya McGuire Johnson – earned her undergraduate degree in physical therapy, and master’s degree in student counseling and development from Howard University, where she performed with the renowned Howard Gospel Choir, opening concerts for artists Yolanda Adams and Bebe & Cece Winans, among many others.

In 2009, after three years of teaching at George Washington University, Kenya decided to change careers and pursue her passion: music. Since then, has performed at leading venues in the Chicago area, including its famous House of Blues, where she opened for Lalah Hathaway. A regular feature at Flavor Restaurant in Chicago’s south suburbs, she also has performed at Billie’s Black in Harlem; at Adinkra House in Montclair, NJ; at The Biltmore in Los Angeles and the top-rated jazz club Dazzle in Denver, CO. “Performing live is one of my biggest passions! Not only am I able

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be the best me possible and to keep chasing my dreams,” she said.

Kenya will perform at The Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202, on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 7 p.m. The doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door and available for purchase ticketmaster.com, Walmart and The Tralf box office, 716.852. 2860.

For more information about Kenya visit her website at www.kenyamjmusic.com

Mary J. Blige, Soul Diva Comes to Rochester Kenya to connect with the audience, but it also provides an incredible feeling of liveliness and being in the moment. I look forward to touring more cities both in the U.S. and eventually abroad,” Kenya said.

Her debut EP “Starting Over” (2010) was produced by Grammy Award-winner Maurice Joshua (best remix for “Crazy in Love”

by Beyonce). Her newest EP/CD, “Jazz Made Rhythm” (Oct 2012), is a diverse blend of R&B classics and standards revamped into contempo-

rary jazz and soul arrangements that showcase her jazz vocals and production skills.

In February 2013, Kenya, her husband Carl Johnson Jr., M.D. (the son of Buffalo’s own Carl Johnson), and their two sons were featured in Ebony Magazine as “The Coolest Black Family in America No. 9…”

“It was a tremendous honor to be featured in Ebony. My family is the foundation of my support and I cherish them. They inspire me to

Rochester, NY – Get ready for a night of soul stirring old school and new school classics from the Grammy Award winning, R&B and Soul Diva, Mary J Blige.

Come party the evening away as we bring you her long awaited Liberation Tour with special guests, Grammy Nominated singer Anthony Hamilton, singer/song-writer Bridgette Kelley and comedian Jay Lamont.

Tickets are now on sale. To purchase on line go through WWW.TICKETMASTER. COM. With a track record of eight multi-platinum albums, nine Grammy Awards (plus a staggering 29 nominations) and four American Music Awards, Blige is only getting started.

“I know who I am and what I can do. With each album, it’s just me continuing to grow,” said Blige in a pure, Since her 1992 multi-platinum debut album, that’s been her calling card, the singer/songwriter’s musical strong suit has attracted an intensely loyal fan base— responsible for propelling worldwide sales of more than 50 million albums.

As she continues her multifaceted journey, one constant remains for Blige: her fans.

“Beingconnected with their lives is what keeps me going,” she says. “They’re the reason why I amwhere I am.”

Tickets on sale at Ticketmaster.com and the Blue Cross Arena Box office

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ON STAGE Buffalo Place Rocks Canalside: Concets 6 to 11 p.m. *June 29 KEM, $15 advance, $20 day of show; *July 26 The Wailers free, Reggae; July 27, Bel Biv Devoe, free; Tickets at the Buffalo Place box office 671 Main St., www.tickets.com or charge by phone at (888)223-6000; for more info visit buffaloplace.com *M.O.C.H.A. (Professional Fire Fighters) Society’s Juneteenth “You Lead the Way” Kickoff Jam, live music by Take Flight featuring Danni J and hosted by Terri Davis, June 13 @ Blush, 139 Delaware @ Delavan; 7 p.m. tickets $20 @ Doris Records or call 566-8509. *Mary J. Blige Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, NY, Sun, Jun 23, 2013 7:30 p.m.with Anthony Hamilton; tickets @ ticketmaster

*The Larry Salter Orchestra rehersals, open to the public every Tuesday @ 7 p.m. at the historic Colored Musicians Club, 145 Broadway @ Michigan. Admission is free! *Saturday Live @ the Historic Colored Musicians Club, 8:30-10:30 p.m., “JTempo” June 15 $5; followed by open mic; host Larry Salter. *”Sex’d” a play on stage at the Paul Robeson Theatre, June 7,8,9,14,15,16, written and directed by Tanisha Fordham, 7 p.m. Fri/Sat; 4 pm Sun., $20 general admission; 884-2013. *The Larry Salter Orchestra rehersals, open to the public every Tuesday @ 7 p.m. at the historic Colored Musicians Club, 145 Broadway @ Michigan. Admission is free!

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*Rick James Original Stone City Band, live in concert July 12 @ 8 p.m., Tralf Music Hall; doors open at 7 p.m., tickets $25 in advance at Ticketmastr.com, Walmart, Tralf Box KEM6-29 Office;copy.pdf 852-28601 or www.tralfmusichall.com

Update: Paris Jackson’s Suicide Attempt Regarding Paris Jackson‘s recent attempt to end her life according to TMZ, Michael Jackson’s daughter left a suicide note and used a meat cleaver to cut her arm.

Sources close to the situation say ParSis called a suicide hotline and the person on the other end was alarmed enough to call 911.

The sources also say Paris ingested a large amount of Motrin pills.

Paris was taken by stretcher to an ambulance and then transported to a nearby hospital, she was placed under a 5150 psychiatric hold for 72 hours.

As of this posting, there’s no word on what the suicide note said.

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KEM Sat. June 29th - Canalside, Downtown Buffalo Tickets: $15 Advance / $20 Day of Show Details at www.buffaloplace.com/rocks

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12 The Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor: “Opportunity Knocks” By Michael Hill

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One million dollars allocated funding to support a City and State approved action plan for the Michigan St. African American Heritage Corridor is the threshold for launching a significant social and economic capacity building initiative on Buffalo’s East Side that can gain many millions more from state and federal agencies. It is potentially the most impactful community development strategy in more than forty years, since the days of the Model Cities programs.

Cultural Tourism is becoming a growing and dynamic part of local and regional economies across the country.

Tourism organizations, preservationist and cultural heritage services providers in Western New York are moving aggressively to capture the attention of convention and travel planners, organizations and travelers throughout the nation. Recent conferences held in Buffalo by national preservationist and architectural associations have highlighted Buffalo’s architectural gems,

Relay Races and More for Youth at Juneteenth!

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This year there will be a series of fun relay races at Juneteenth both Saturday and Sunday for kids! Registration takes place at noon each day near the Science Museum at MLK Park and the races begin at 1 p.m. for all ages!

There will also be lots of fun activities as well as job applications and information about college opportunities and local teen programs for older youth!Don’t miss out! See you this weekend. (You can pre-register for the relay races o nfacebook)

The Road to College Begins in Kindergarten.

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its arts and cultural heritage assets Governor Cuomo has recognized the State’s cultural tourism as a growth industry and Western New York’s as one of three top priorities of the “Buffalo Billions” intended to help jumpstart sustainable economic growth in the regional economy.

New York State Heritage areas established by consent of the Governor and Legislature offer communities a mechanism to consolidate tourism, cultural heritage preservation and educational interests as catalyst for community and economic development.

Opportunity Knocks for Buffalo’s African American community; arts and cultural heritage organizations and professionals to establish a significant presence in the local tourism trade. Prime for development is New York State’s only African American Heritage area located in Buffalo: The Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor. The historic corridor, unique in its convergence of historical and cultural assets, is anchored by the Michigan St. Baptist Church, site of the Under Ground Railroad; the Nash House, home to Rev. Jessie Nash, a significant figure in the Niagara Movement; The Colored Musicians Club, one of the oldest African American Musicians Union in the country; and the recently acquired property of Langston Hughes Institute sponsored Sankofa Development Project at the corner of Broadway and Michigan.

Langston Hughes Institute’s estimated 9 million dollar Sankofa development project encompasses the old Roger Smith Drug Store building whose upper floors housed the offices of Dr. Murphy and Dr. Brown, as well as the adjoining buildings to Broadway and Nash St. has been identified by the master Plan as the key starting point to launch the Historic Corridor development. The Sankofa development will provide a new cultural heritage and arts facility: museum and gallery space; banquet and meeting facilities, arts studio and performance spaces, as well as artist lofts residential apartments.

The Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission, authorized to create a master plan for development is at the threshold of receiving State approval to implement its plan. The Commission plan lays the ground work for further state investment to support fundable programs and business development that can impact jobs, housing, neighborhood planning. It may be a once in a lifetime opportunity to help transform a declining economic and urban environment to a vibrant and progressive community of creativity and job growth.

Economic development in Buffalo’s Black community being stagnant to regressive in recent years requires capacity building that must be led by community interests with much greater community engagement. While state representatives Peoples, the sponsor of the historic corridor, and Kennedy are on board, nothing has been heard from the Mayor. In his annual State of the City Speech, the Mayor highlighted downtown, but neglected to say anything about the Michigan Street African American Historic Corridor and its potential for significant community and economic development impacting Buffalo’s Black community.

The plan and function of the Mayor, and the Commission are important, however, the key to realizing the opportunity is community and professional engagement that actually opens the door to gaining the benefits of the tourism trade and the support of the “Buffalo Billion”. Current conversation among development insiders is that as much as 30 million dollars could be allocated to Michigan Street tourism development, however, without actionable plans coming from the stakeholders on Michigan and others in the African American arts and cultural community, Michigan St. could be passed by without a single dollar allocated, or even a “how do you do”.

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2013 Juneteenth Activities

‘Breaking the Invisible Chains’

38th Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo Saturday, June 15th & Sunday June 16th Martin Luther King Jr. Park.

Parade begins at 11:00am sharp from the corners of Genesee & Moselle, proceeds down Genesee into Park. Followed by Festivities in Park until 8:00pm

*Festivities include: Entertainment stage, Arts and Culture stage, Vendor’s Market, Food Court, Health Pavilion, Healing Garden, Chalk Walk, Family Portrait Booth, Book Sharing Historical exhibits, Re-enacting historical events in history, Science Fair, Children’s Activities, Girls Basketball Showcase, Youth Activities, Underground Railroad Tours and more!

Come and enjoy a fun-filled weekend for the entire family! The Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo, NY is the third largest in the country. Its mission is to “actively preserve and promote the broad spectrum of African American heritage through educational and cultural activities that will benefit the community as a whole.”

Pre Festival Events PRAISE AND WORSHIP Friday: June 14th: Praise & Worship 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Location: Fillmore Street (In front of the Martin L. King Jr. Bust) Saturday June 15th: Praise & Worship 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

(Sponsored by WUFO Radio Station)

Sankofa Events The Art of Sciences –The Science of Arts Wednesday June 12 Langston Hughes Institute: 136 Broadway St. From 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Protecting and Preserving our mental health and serenity in times of prolonged duress.

Thursday June 13 The MAAFA (Great Tragedy) Remembered Part 1 Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo, NY Inc 145 Broadway St A tribute to Ancestral Global African Musicians (those from the Continent, the Americas, and the islands) who have passed on and left a rich Legacy. TIME 6pm -7:30pm Part 2 Broderick Park/ Foot of Ferry for a riverside assembly of Commemoration and healing led by Dr Maat E.L. Lewis. TIME 7:45pm Friday June 14 The African American Corridor 143 Broadway St: From 6:00pm – 8:00pm Cultural presentations from various schools in arts and science. A preview of Saturdays First Annual Science Fair and Why- A special Presentation by Sis. Chipo Afemefuna - Africa Unite, and Art Science Culture Saturday June 15 FIRST ANNUAL SCIENCE FAIR AND EXPO: The all age science interactive will be from 2pm to 7pm with hands on Science experiments and presentations from local, national, and international guests who are practicing in careers related to science. Special Guest Dr Oneeka Williams MD (urologist, surgeon and author) will be speaking on youth in science and introducing us to her new children’s book Dr Dee Dee Dynamo’s Mission to Pluto.

Time: 4pm at Marcus Garvey Science Tent Sunday June 16 MLK Park behind Arts and Culture Stage inside of Marcus Garvey Science Tent “Free” All-Age African Drum class at 2pm taught by Ras Jomo followed by “Free” All -Age African Dance class at 3pm taught by Sis Chipo Afemefuna All times are from 6pm -8pm unless noted

SCHEDULE OF OTHER ACTIVITES CHALK WALK AND CRAFTS Saturday and Sunday: June 15th & 16th: Sponsored by the Key Bank & the Buffalo Board of Education Art Department.

GIRLS BASKETBALL SHOWCASE Saturday and Sunday: June 15th and 16th: Basketball Courts MAIN STAGE ENTERTAINMENT June 15th: Saturday: 2:00 pm Nikki Hicks and MoMa’s Biscuits, 3:30 PM The Marshall Badger Band, 5:00 pm Juanita Simmons, 6:30 PM The All Star Band & Joey Diggs June 16th: Sunday: 2:15 PM the Unity Band, 3:45 PM the Old School B-Boys, 5:15 PM Ella Robinson & New Beginnings, 6:30 PM Will Holton (Times to Be Announced) Sponsored by Arts Services Initiative UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TOURS: Dates: Saturday, June 15th & Sunday June16th. Time: 2:00 P.M and 4:00 P.M Location of pick up site: Best & Fillmore.

Sponsored by: Key Bank.

HEALTH PAVILION: Dates: Saturday, June 15th at 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 16th at 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. Location: Vendors alley on Fillmore near Martin Luther King Drive. New this Year Mental Health Awareness information: Sponsor: Great Lakes Health (Kaleida Health/E.C.M.C) HEALING GARDEN: Dates June 15th and 16th, Time: 12:00 noon – 6:00pm. Location: near the Rose Garden of Martin L. King Jr. Park...

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY TENT: June 15th & 16th. Time: 1:00 PM to 6::00 PM. Location: Behind the small wading pool.

YOUTH ACTIVITIES: June 15th & 16th. Time: 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Location: Behind the small wading pool.

BOOK SHARING: Dates June 15th and 16h. Time: 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Location: Near the Martin Luther King Jr. Bust. on Fillmore Street.

Sponsor: First Niagara Bank and Project Flight HERITAGE TENT: June 15th and June 16th: Displays of African artifacts, veterans display, brochures of heritage information @ the corner of Best and Fillmore in Martin Luther King Jr. Park.

Times: from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

ARTS & CULTURE STAGE: June 15th Time: 2:30 P.M. to 7:30 PM. Sunday June 16th: 1:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Local artists to be announced.

Location: Parade & Fillmore Streets. Reenactment of historical events will also occur on Arts & Culture Stage.

FAMILY PHOTOS: Dates June 15th and 16th from the hours of 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Location: Fillmore Street.

Sponsor: Locust Street Art Program

AFRICAN DRUM AND DANCE: Date: Sunday, June 16th Time: Drum Class -2:00 pm to 3:00 pm and Dance Class from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm.

Place: Near tennis court Play: June 14th, 15th, and 16th: Sex’d; An examination of many aspects of sex and sexuality- the good, the bad

and the potentially life threatening.

Sex’d takes audience on an emotional rollercoaster in an attempt to shed light on the power of our individual sexual beliefs. Curtains: 7 pm Friday & Saturday 4pm/ Sunday: Location: Paul Robertson Theatre (African American Cultural Center), 350 Masten Avenue. For more information call 716-884-2013.

Words from the Juneteenth of Buffalo Parade Chair We are so excited about the 2013 Juneteenth of Buffalo Parade.

This year, 2013, marks the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The festival will be the biggest and best you have ever seen. The participant response for the Juneteenth of Buffalo Parade has been extraordinary. We are expecting close to 100 different organizations to participate in this years parade making the 2013 Juneteenth of Buffalo parade, the largest in the history of the festival. The Juneteenth of Buffalo Parade will kick off the festival at 11 am Sharp at the corner of Genesee and Moselle Street and will travel down Genesee Street to the beautifully remodeled Martin Luther King, Jr Park. We are pleased to announce that this years Grand Marshals are Dr. Charles Anderson and Donisha Prendergast.

Our Juneteenth of Buffalo Malik & Malika (King & Queen) are John Roberts and Deja Triplette We encourage everyone to come out with their families, bring your comfortable chairs, and plan to enjoy a wonderful weekend in the Park June 15th and 16th. We would like to thank everyone.......

Rhonda Turner 2013 Juneteenth of Buffalo Parade Chair

Pictured, Donisha Prendergast, granddaughter of the late Bob Marley.

14 ChallengerCN.com EDITORIAL making it plain YOU GET WHAT YOU VOTE FOR And we are off! The race is officially on and the opportunity for the citizens of Buffalo, New York to choose their top executive is in full effect! With two African American Democratic candidates and one Hispanic Republican, this should be the most interesting race in Buffalo political history. Unfortunately, what also begins is the spying, threats, accusations, punishments and pain for your first born and ancestors if you support any candidate opposing Mayor Steve Casey...oops, I mean Mayor Byron Brown. From now to November, Deputy Mayor Casey will be exacting a pound of flesh from anyone who is not on the Brown re-election team.

All the usual “trappings” are being delivered as we speak – everything you have been begging for over the last four years is now a priority – tree pruning, new curbs and shrubs, block clubs are being anointed with lighting, signs, and a mayor who is at every meeting, backyard party, grandchild’s graduation and bar mitzvah…but don’t try to come to his office. You will be met by a police officer who should be on the streets patrolling for murderers and instead he is posted up as a human barricade between you and the man you elected to serve you.

Bernie Tolbert’s announcement event at the same place Mayor Brown announced his intention to run for re-election sent two messages. The first message is that the people of Buffalo are looking for change. Attendance at Tolbert’s announcement was spectacular. Most amazing was the diversity, which says unlike Brown’s past races where he took the Black vote for granted until the last minute and they saved him, Blacks AND Whites are showing up in droves to support Bernie Tolbert. The second one is that Mr. Tolbert is not afraid and neither are his supporters. People are tired of having their financial stability or that of their family’s jeopardized when they don’t agree with the Brown administration. Tolbert sent a message that no territory is off limits to him in this bid for re-election. Mr. Tolbert’s mother and Mayor Brown attend the same church and the pastor makes it clear that he is supportive of both candidates and does not endorse political candidates. The people’s voice will be heard in the Democratic Primary in September and they will choose who runs in the November election.

Many appointees of the Brown administration are sick of Mayor Casey and his abusive, tyrannical leadership; however, they are also aware that if Brown goes, so do they so regrettably they will be forced to work 24/7 not towards his re-election but to ensure that their families can continue to eat. Fortunately, there are more civil servants who don’t have to worry about job security, than there are appointees and therein lies the opportunity for Mr. Tolbert. The Police and Fire unions can commit more dollars than votes because too many of them live outside the city. That is one reason their contract resolutions have not been a threat to the current administration.

The petition process is now underway and both the Tolbert and Brown camps are soliciting signature support from city of Buffalo residents door to door. You can bet the Brown campaign will be reviewing Mr. Tolbert’s petitions to see who’s “against” them. Sign whichever petition you want because that information is public knowledge, but the vote you cast into the voting machine is private. If you are really looking for change, copy the Brown administration’s method of operation towards the residents of Buffalo over the last 8 years. Tell them what they want to hear and then do what you need to do. Don’t vote with your heart – vote with the body part that contains your memory – your head.

I guarantee you if you look back over the last 8 years of the Brown administration, even the most loyal supporters should be ready for change. Ask yourself if in good conscience, can you really vote this leadership back in and expect a different outcome? Brown has had two terms to make good on his promises to the East Side and hasn’t made you a priority yet. Tolbert is homegrown and from the projects! He has more to lose than an election. If he wins, he HAS to deliver. His reputation and childhood ties that go back 60 years are at stake. Just like all the out-of-town talent Byron Brown has hired in high paying jobs in his administration didn’t work for you, neither will re-electing him. He felt the talent he needed couldn’t be found anywhere in Buffalo.

Recent statistics show that more African Americans and Hispanics voted last year than any other year on record. If the residents of Buffalo really want change, YOU WILL HAVE TO BE THAT CHANGE. We are all familiar with Byron Brown’s leadership. His guarantee has expired and he has failed us miserably, even with two chances! Just like you get what you pay for – you get what you vote for. Our children, our school system, our seniors and our neighborhoods deserve better. Only you can give it to them.

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“12 Things The Negro Must Do For Himself” Written by Nannie Helen Burroughs, a Black woman in the 1900’s

1. The Negro Must Learn To Put First Things First. The First Things Are: Education; Development of Character Traits; A Trade and Home Ownership.

The Negro puts too much of his earning in clothes, in food, in show and in having what he calls 'a good time.' The Dr. Kelly Miller said, 'The Negro buys what he WANTS and begs for what he needs.'

2. The Negro Must Stop Expecting God and White Folk To Do For Him What He Can Do For Himself.

It is the 'Divine Plan' that the strong shall help the weak, but even God does not do for man what man can do for himself. The Negro will have to do exactly what Jesus told the man (in John 5:8) to do--Carry his own load--'Take up your bed and walk.' 3. The Negro Must Keep Himself, His Children And His Home Clean And Make The Surroundings In Which He Lives Comfortable and Attractive.

He must learn to 'run his community up'--not down. We can segregate by law, we integrate only by living. Civilization is not a matter of race, it is a matter of standards.

Believe it or not--some day, some race is going to outdo the AngloSaxon, completely. It can be the Negro race, if the Negro gets sense enough. Civilization goes up and down that way.

4... The Negro Must Learn To Dress More Appropriately For Work And For Leisure.

Knowing what to wear--how to wear it--when to wear it and where to wear it, are earmarks of common sense, culture and also an index to character.

5. The Negro Must Make His Religion An Everyday Practice And Not Just A Sunday-Go-To Meeting Emotional Affair..

6. The Negro Must Highly Resolve To Wipe Out Mass Ignorance.

The leaders of the race must teach and inspire the masses to become eager and determined to improve mentally, morally and spiritually, and to meet the basic requirements of good citizenship. We should initiate an intensive literacy campaign in America, as well as in Africa.

Ignorance--is a millstone about the neck of the race. It is democracy's greatest burden. Social integration is a relationship attained as a result of the cultivation of kindred social ideals, interests and standards. It is a blending process that requires time, understanding and kindred purposes to achieve.. Likes alone and not laws can do it. 7.

The Negro Must Stop Charging His Failures Up To His 'Color' And To White People's Attitude.

The truth of the matter is that good service and conduct will make senseless race prejudice fade like

mist before the rising sun. God never intended that a man's color shall be anything other than a badge of distinction. It is high time that all races were learning that fact.

The Negro must first QUALIFY for whatever position he wants.

Purpose, initiative, ingenuity and industry are the keys that all men use to get what they want. The Negro will have to do the same.

He must make himself a workman who is too skilled not to be wanted, and too DEPENDABLE not to be on the job, according to promise or plan. He will never become a vital factor in industry until he learns to put into his work the vitalizing force of initiative, skill and dependability.

He has gone 'RIGHTS' mad and 'DUTY' dumb.

8. The Negro Must Overcome His Bad Job Habits.

He must make a brand new reputation for himself in the world of labor. His bad job habits are absenteeism, funerals to attend, or a little business to look after.. The Negro runs an off and on business.

He also has a bad reputation for conduct on the job--such as petty quarreling with other help, incessant loud talking about nothing; loafing, carelessness, due to lack of job pride; insolence, gum chewing and--too often--liquor drinking. Just plain bad job habits!

9. He Must Improve His Conduct In Public Places.

Taken as a whole, he is entirely too loud and too ill-mannered. There is much talk about wiping out racial segregation and also much talk about achieving integration. Segregation is a physical arrangement by which people are separated in various services. It is definitely up to the Negro to wipe out the apparent justification or excuse for segregation. The only effective way to do it is to clean up and keep clean. By practice, cleanliness will become a habit and habit becomes character.

10. The Negro Must Learn How To Operate Business For People--Not For Negro People, Only.

To do business, he will have to remove all typical 'earmarks,' business principles; measure up to accepted standards and meet stimulating competition, graciously--in fact, he must learn to welcome competition.

11. The Average So-Called Educated Negro Will Have To Come Down Out Of The Air. He Is Too Inflated Over Nothing. He Needs An Experience Similar To The One That Ezekiel Had--(Ezekiel 3:1419). And He Must Do What Ezekiel Did Otherwise, through indifference, as to the plight of the masses, the Negro, who thinks that he has escaped, will lose his own soul.. It

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will do all leaders good to read Hebrews 13:3, and the first Thirtyseven Chapters of Ezekiel. A race transforms itself through its own leaders and its sensible 'common people.' A race rises on its own wings, or is held down by its own weight. True leaders are never 'things apart from the people.' They are the masses. They simply got to the front ahead of them. Their only business at the front is to inspire the masses by hard work and noble example and challenge them to 'Come on!' Dante stated a fact when he said, 'Show the people the light and they will find the way!' There must arise within the Negro race a leadership that is not out hunting bargains for itself. A noble example is found in the men and women of the Negro race, who, in the early days, laid down their lives for the people.

Their invaluable contributions have not been appraised by the 'latter-day leaders.' In many cases, their names would never be recorded, among the unsung heroes of the world, but for the fact that white friends have written them there.

'Lord, God of Hosts, Be with us yet.'

The Negro of today does not realize that, but, for these exhibits A's, that certainly show the innate possibilities of members of their own race, white people would not have been moved to make such princely investments in lives and money, as they have made, for the establishment of schools and for the on-going of the race.

12. The Negro Must Stop Forgetting His Friends. 'Remember.'

Read Deuteronomy 24:18. Deuteronomy rings the big bell of gratitude. Why? Because an ingrate is an abomination in the sight of God. God is constantly telling us that 'I the Lord thy God delivered you'-through human instrumentalities.

The American Negro has had and still has friends--in the North and in the South. These friends not only pray, speak, write, influence others, but make unbelievable, unpublished sacrifices and contributions for the advancement of the race--for their brothers in bonds. The noblest thing that the Negro can do is to so live and labor that these benefactors will not have given in vain. The Negro must make his heart warm with gratitude, his lips sweet with thanks and his heart and mind resolute with purpose to justify the sacrifices and stand on his feet and go forward-'God is no respector of persons. In every nation, he that feareth him and worketh righteousness is' sure to win out.. Get to work! That's the answer to everything that hurts us.

We talk too much about nothing instead of redeeming the time by working.

R-E-M-E-M-B-E-R In spite of race prejudice, America is brim full of opportunities. Go after them!

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Open letter from Alice dear editor...

The Real Horror of Benghazi Was Ethnic Walker to Alicia Keys Cleansing...

by Alice Walker

Musical artist Alicia Keys is set to perform at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv on the Fourth of July, in defiance of an international boycott of Israel. Below is an open letter to Keys from famed African American writer Alice Walker.

“A cultural boycott of Israel and Israeli institutions (not individuals) is the only option left to artists who cannot bear the unconscionable harm Israel inflicts every day on the people of Palestine.”

Dear Alicia Keys, I have learned today that you are due to perform in Israel very soon. We have never met, though I believe we are mutually respectful of each other’s path and work. It would grieve me to know you are putting yourself in danger (soul danger) by performing in an apartheid country that is being boycotted by many global conscious artists. You were not born when we, your elders who love you, boycotted institutions in the US South to end an American apartheid less lethal than Israel’s against the Palestinian people. Google Montgomery Bus Boycott, if you don’t know about this civil rights history already. We changed our country fundamentally, and the various boycotts of Israeli institutions and products will do the same there. It is our only nonviolent option and, as we learned from our own struggle in America, nonviolence is the only path to a peaceful future.

If you go to my website and blog alicewalkersgarden.com you can quickly find many articles I have written over the years that explain why a cultural boycott of Israel and Israeli institutions (not individuals) is the only option left to artists who cannot bear the unconscionable harm Israel inflicts every day on the people of Palestine, whose major “crime” is that they exist in their own land, land that Israel wants to control as its own.

Under a campaign named “Brand Israel,” Israeli officials have stated specifically their intent to downplay the Palestinian conflict by using culture and arts to showcase Israel as a modern, welcoming place.

This is actually a wonderful opportunity for you to learn about something sorrowful, and amazing: that our government (Obama in particular) supports a system that is cruel, unjust, and unbelievably evil. You can spend months, and years, as I have, pondering this situation. Layer upon layer of lies, misinformation, fear, cowardice and complicity. Greed. It is a vast eye-opener into the causes of much of the affliction in our suffering world.

I have kept you in my awareness as someone of conscience and caring, especially about the children of the world. Please, if you can manage it, go to visit the children in Gaza, and sing to them of our mutual love of all children, and of their right not to be harmed simply because they exist.

With love, younger sister, beloved daughter and friend, Alice Walker

Everyone is talking about Benghazi as if they actually know where that city is on the map and up til now really didn’t care to know. It is sad to see that four Americans died and that there were probably some missteps and leading up to their deaths, but lets keep it real… the US had basically invaded Libya along with NATO at the urging of the global corporate powers who saw Libya as a threat to their economic dominance. Libya was set to introduce its own World Bank for African nations and its own currency to rival the dollar. This would have in effect ended a lot of the economic repressions African nations were experiencing..

The US upon learning this armed some Arab rebels who positioned themselves as part of the ‘Arab Spring‘. Folks were enamored and cheered them on even after it was revealed early on that many of those rebels were connected to Al Qaeda. Thousands of Black Africans who lived in Libya or were migrant workers from other countries were lynched in the streets. The human rights violations were atrocious. There are scores of articles and detailed reports of this ranging from the UK Guardian to Amnesty International.

There were public hangings, Black people rounded up and put in cages like animals in a zoo and made to eat the new Libyan flag. That was the horror of Benghazi. Thats the Hooror no one wants to talk about.. -Black Agenda Report

Hua Hu Ching -TenThe ego is a monkey catapulting through the jungle; Totally fascinated by the realm of the senses, it swings from one desire to the next, one conflict to the next, one self-centered idea to the next. If you threaten it, it actually fears for its life.

Let this money go.

Let the senses go.

Let desires go.

Let conflicts go.Let ideas go.

Let the fiction of life and death go.

Just remain in the center, watching.

And then forget that you are there.

Letter from Marcus Garvey

London, 10 June 1940

When I was in the Atlanta Federal Prison I chanted through the silence, "Keep cool, keep cool," For I didn't want to see twisted bodies ripening on the flowering dogwood.

Or when I emerged from the caverns of the Spanish Town District Prison, the children hurled stones at my head, like I was some lame poet, and even after my first betrayal when Amy brawled with a Judas, you ignored me and said I made us "a laughingstock to the world."

I took it because I knew you were blind to your own beauty, that you could be seduced by weak-kneed hypocrites who would call me "a half-wit, low-grade moron."

I took it all.

But what has me choking on my words, is not the asthma, the shortness of breath that has slowed my heart, my body that will be taken away soon-soon by the whirlwind-what's left me mute is the broken faith of my brothers and sisters, scattered like goats on a far hillside where my father lies buried under the broad leaves of the breadfruit; his bones warmer than these white, cold pages swirling in my doorway...

Zimmerman (left) and Trayvon Martin

The George Zimmerman Trial: Advocacy and Action Brought Us Here

By Al Sharpton

It was February 2012 and a young Trayvon Martin was on his way home with a pack of skittles and an iced tea. Dressed in a hoodie on that rainy fateful day in Sanford, Fl., 17-year-old Trayvon would never make it home.

He was shot and killed by a self-described neighborhood watcher. That man, George Zimmerman, wasn’t arrested the night of the killing. Nor was he arrested in the weeks immediately following the tragic death of Trayvon. It wasn’t until his parents, attorneys, we at National Action Network (NAN) and others around the nation rallied for justice on behalf of a young teenager whose promising life was so violently cut short, that we began to see change. That is precisely what Trayvon’s family had been asking for from the beginning -- accountability. Why was it that a man who admitted to killing their son was able to roam the streets freely? Why was he never arrested, and why was there not a thorough investigation? On Monday, we watched as jury selection in the George Zimmerman second-degree murder trial began. It took some time to get here, but this is exactly what Trayvon’s loved ones and all those on the side of progress wanted: a day in court.

When I first learned of the tragic case involving Trayvon Martin, I was shocked and in disbelief. I could not understand how an individual who admitted to shooting a teenager to death was never even arrested. It has always been my position that no matter what the defendant’s alleged reasoning or defense may be, he should have been arrested and the matter properly investigated. If you don’t follow the basics of law and order, then how are we to believe that justice will be delivered effectively? That is why we organized.

That is why we rallied. And that is why we marched in Sanford a few weeks after the dreadful incident. Thousands from around the country gathered in Florida as we demanded the arrest of George Zimmerman. We chanted and peacefully protested the Sanford police department’s failure to properly handle this case. We never rendered our own verdict; we instead urged authorities to follow proper protocol and have him arrested, an investigation put into place and a court of law to decide. This week, nearly a year and a half since Trayvon’s death, that day has finally arrived.

There are those who try to criticize and diminish the work that we do. They try to paint us as the abusers, when we are just highlighting the abuse. They try to make us into the aggressors when we work to give voice to the voiceless and the oppressed. They try to make people believe that we are in the wrong when we are just shedding light on the wrong in society. But that’s ok. Because we know that we’re on the side of justice, and we believe that all of us should be striving for a better tomorrow. One where the police won’t assume the role of judge, jury and executioner. One where a person who commits murder will be arrested no matter what his/her story or personal background. One where local police departments will do their job and federal intervention will not be required. And a world where everyone will be equal in the eyes of the law.

I have met with Trayvon’s parents and their attorneys several times. Even today, the pain in his mother’s eyes is as vivid as ever. Nothing can and nothing ever will replace the joy she received from her son. But what has added an undue burden to her grief has been the lack of an appropriate police investigation from the beginning. The seemingly endless organizing, and advocacy work on behalf of her son has undoubtedly taken its toll. But it’s because of her devotion and the devotion of Trayvon’s father in seeking justice that we are now all paying attention. If they weren’t the initial advocates for their son, it’s likely that this case may have just been swept under the rug. Despite the horrific loss of their precious Trayvon, they remained active because they knew that their son’s killer hadn’t even been arrested, nor charged with anything. Zimmerman was free to walk around as if nothing had occurred; meanwhile Trayvon’s parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, would never hug their son again.

This week, all eyes are again on Sanford, Fl. as the Zimmerman trial gets underway. It has been a long time coming. As jury selection takes place, we are going to see many methods of distraction. But none of it can negate the fact that Zimmerman stands accused of second-degree murder in a court of law. It is now up to the judge and a jury of his peers to listen to the facts and make a decision. But for a boy whose voice has been silenced forever, we can take a semblance of comfort in knowing that we did not give up.

For those who think that protests and marches are outdated or unnecessary, guess again. It’s only through advocacy that justice prevails. And prevail it must.

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New Study: More Blacks Arrested for Marijuana Than Whites A new study shows that

black Americans are four times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than whites. But they don’t smoke it more, so what’s the issue? Racism is the issue, that’s what. The disparities are greatest in Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois, where blacks are eight times more likely to get arrested.

During the same period, public attitudes toward marijuana softened and a number of states decriminalized its use. But about half of all drug arrests in 2011 were on marijuana-related charges, roughly the same portion as in 2010.

Advocates for the legalization of marijuana have criticized the Obama administration for having vocally opposed state legalization efforts and for taking a more aggressive approach than the Bush administration in closing medical marijuana dispensaries and prosecuting their owners in some states, especially Montana and California.

The new data, however, offers a more nuanced picture of marijuana enforcement on the state level. Drawn from police records from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the report is the most comprehensive review of marijuana arrests by race and by county, and it is part of a report being released this week by the American Civil Liberties Union. Much of the data was also independently reviewed for The New York Times by researchers at Stanford University.

“We found that in virtually every county in the country, police have wasted taxpayer money enforcing marijuana laws in a racially biased manner,” said Ezekiel Edwards, the director of the A.C.L.U.’s Criminal Law Reform Project and the lead author of the report.

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bids Buffalo City School District Advertisement for Bids Sealed proposals for the following project will be received at the office of Plant Services, 403 City Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14202. On Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 2:00 P.M., proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud for: PROJECT 0192-011 ALTERATIONS TO BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS #192 450 MASTEN AVENUE BUFFALO, NY 14209 Beginning Monday, June 10, 2013, bidding document packages may be viewed and purchased through Avalon Document Services online Planroom website at http://www.avalonbuffplanroom.com , under “Public Jobs”, or ordered by phone at 716-995-7777. Owner can assume no responsibility for errors, omissions, or other misinformation obtained via other bid document distribution resources.

Please note that required bid bond is 10%. The work will be subject to the equal employment opportunity requirements. Any questions regarding this project, please refer to Rishawn Sonubi, Project Manager, 716-842-1800 x 212.

Paul McDonnell, AIA Director of Facilities Planning ADVERTISING DATE: Monday, June 10, 2013

COUNTY OF ERIE NOTICE TO BIDDERS STONY ROAD CR350 & PLEASANT VIEW DR CR161 PROJECT NO. CAP-350-13 The Department of Public Works (DPW), Division of Highways, is seeking sealed bids for this road reconstruction & rehabilitation project. Sealed proposals will be received at the DPW Highways Conference Room, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 20, 2013. Bid deposit of $100,000.00 required. Apprenticeship and MWBE utilization included. Plans will be available for purchase at $100./set from Thursday, June 6, 2013 through bid date. Pre-let meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June 12, 2013 11:00 a.m. at the DPW Highways, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY. Bid submittal details are on the Erie County website at: http://www2.erie.gov/dpw

COUNTY OF ERIE NOTICE TO BIDDERS CLEANING & WASHING OF VARIOUS COUNTY BRIDGES FA-WASHING-13 LOCALLY ADMINISTERED FEDERAL AID PIN 5760.28 The Department of Public Works (DPW), Division of Highways, is seeking sealed bids for this bridge cleaning & washing project. Sealed proposals will be received at the DPW Conference Room, 95 Franklin Street, 14th floor, Buffalo, NY at 10:00 a.m., June 27, 2013. Bid deposit of $20,000.00 required. Plans will be available for purchase at $100/set from June 6, 2013 through bid date. Pre-let meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 13, 2013, 10:00 a.m. at the DPW Conference Room, 95 Franklin Street, 14th floor, Buffalo, NY. Additional bid submittal information is on the Erie County website at: http://www2.erie.gov/dpw

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Index No.: EF2010600529. Date Filed: 5/15/13.

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS. Plaintiff designates ERIE County as the place of trial based on the location of the mortgaged premises in this action.

Plaintiff’s principal place of business is 999 N.W. Grand Boulevard, Suite 100, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118.

MORTGAGED PREMISES: 28 Newburgh Avenue a/k/a 28 Newburgh Street Buffalo, N.Y. 14211.

(Section: 101.33, Block: 4, Lot: 10).

STATE OF NEW YORK: COUNTY COURT: COUNTY OF ERIE MIDFIRST BANK, 999 N.W. Grand Boulevard, Suite 100, Oklahoma City, OK 73118, Plaintiff, -againstKARLA WARREN, ONE OF THE HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF SARAH J. SIMMONS, if living, and if she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to Plaintiff; TANISHA SIMMONS, ONE OF THE HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF SARAH J. SIMMONS, if living, and if she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein general1y described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to Plaintiff; TANYA SIMMONS, ONE OF THE HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF SARAH J. SIMMONS; TOYA SIMMONS, ONE OF THE HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF SARAH J. SIMMONS; ASSOCIATES FIRST CAPITAL CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ASSOCIATES FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ASSOCIATES FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC.; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE IRS; and JOHN DOE #1-#10 (Said name being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, and any parties, corporations, or entities, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged premises.), Defendants.

To the above-named defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance, on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Dated: New Rochelle, New York May 14, 2013.

McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWA Y, P.C. /s/___________________________ By: DIANE BRADSHAW, ESQ. Attorneys for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street, Suite 499 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS OTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOUSRE 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 nonprofit 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 1-877-226-5697 or visit the Department’s website at www.dfs.ny.gov.

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.

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R Equest for proposals OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

EAST SIDE APARTMENTS AVAILABLE

*Two and Three Bedroom Apartments starting at $395 plus security. Apartments Section 8 Ready. Call 836-8686.

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Request for Proposals Request for Proposals for Brand Development Services The Erie County Industrial Development Agency (ECIDA) is soliciting proposals for Brand Development Services. Firms that did not receive a RFP may obtain a copy at ecidany.com or by contacting the ECIDA at (716) 856-6525.

DID YOU KNOW...

Black America Represents a half-Trillion Dollar Consumer Market.

DID YOU KNOW...

Black Americans spend... *29.1 billion on cars & trucks, new & used *$23.6 billion on health care *$18.6 billion on telephone services *$8.8 billion on media *$7.4 billion on personal product and services *$6.1 billion on consumer electronics *$3.6 billion on computers $16.5 billion on household furnishings & equipment

County of Erie Department of Social Services 95 Franklin Street Buffalo, NY Traditional Preventive Services RFP Release The Erie County Department of Social Services is seeking proposals from individuals and agencies to provide a service, as follows: Traditional Preventive Services RFP #1319VF (due 7/12/13) This RFP can be found at http://www.erie.gov. All correspondence, communications and/or contact with the County in regard to any aspect of this proposal shall be with the ECDSS contact person listed on the RFP (#1319VF – Judith.dewald@erie.gov). Prospective proponents shall not make contact with or communicate with any representatives of the County, including employees and consultants, other than the designated person in regard to any aspect of these proposals. Erie County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and waive any informality.

Final proposals are to be mailed to or delivered to the address listed on the RFP. A release date is scheduled for June 12, and a Bidder’s Conference will take place June 21 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 805, at 95 Franklin Street.

Carol Dankert-Maurer Commissioner

P ublic notice Public Notice Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) has completed their review of the federally funded contracting opportunities for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) for the next three fiscal years: October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2016 at BNIA (Buffalo Niagara International Airport) and NFIA (Niagara Falls International Airport).

Pursuant to US DOT regulations 49 CFR PART 26, the NFTA is required to establish a Race Neutral / Race Conscious Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal. This goal is based upon projected contracting / procurement opportunities, the availability of eligible ready, willing and able to work Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, and past contracting achievements.

An overall agency goal of 17% is proposed for contracting / procurement opportunities for the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program for FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) funded projects.

The methodology used to determine the goal will be available for public inspection during normal business hours (8:00 am – 4:00 pm), Monday through Friday at the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, 181 Ellicott Street, 4th floor, Buffalo New York for 30 days from the date of this notice.

Your comments on the proposed overall goals are encouraged and will be used for informational purposes to develop the final established goal. The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority will accept comments on the goals for forty-five (45) days from the date of this notice.

For assistance contact, Linda Seay, Director of EEO/Diversity Development, at (716) 855-7489 (voice) or 855-7650 (TDD).

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WIN 4

MID-7768 EVE-3823

11-13-18-26-27 9-11-12-26-30 1-6-16-23-35 5-17-21-25-29

TAKE 5

LOTTO

HOT TIPS

MID- 4905 MID-3135 MID-7551 EVE- 8230 EVE-7195 EVE-6852

7-17-22-23-24

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514

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Zakiyyah’s Run Down 891-019-671-659-800-659-831-445-787-566-547-769-880910-987-954-232-465-785-309-187-095-416-576-890-109654-432-323-545-267-890-800-000-468-090-967-680-072547-691-063-323-353-563-934-094-305-401

Billy Bye Bye Sez:

492-919-111-061-648-777 JUNEBUG $$$!

490-235-678-321-487-043-776-001-557-338 quick money $$$$ 189-809-444 886-980-422 322-522-355 800-592-390 394-833-924 127-909-418 927-313-466 124-550-525 583-269-508

THE NUMBER BOOK

grandma’s JUNE pics

999-410-568-490-540-367-218 579-196-011-856-095-565

“MOMMIE O” 133-202-333-648-1993-1947-1928

Family Fun Bowling Day: Every Wednesday, Kerns Bowling Center, 163 Kerns; 5-8 p.m.; $1 bowling; hosted by Buffalo United Front.

Board of Education Meeting: 5:30 p.m., 801 City Hall.

Trocaire College One & Done Admissions Event: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Main Campus, 360 Choate Ave. & Russell J. Salvatore School, 6681 Transit Rd.; 827-2545

er Library, 6 p.m., Rev. Dr. Gelsey Sr. Director & Presenter; 570-9573.

9-17-35-42-53-57#22

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Wednesday June 12

Thursday June 13 9-11-14-17-27 2-5-7-29-34 The Homicide Education & Prevention Workshop: Merriweath-

8-21-24-43-48-53#29

996

CALENDAR

411

510

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY HITS!

7 11 - 3 9 0 - 4 1 0 666-238-229117-962-182-697 LUCKIE DUCKIE

134-431-143

648*123*104 980-422-809

981-989-970-990-080-800 390-196-102-581-752-319408-378-352-126

189-444-886

322-522-412-432-421-423

3-Way Winning Numbers this Time Last Year

06/21/2012 Evening 06/21/2012 Midday 06/20/2012 Evening 06/20/2012 Midday 06/19/2012 Evening 06/19/2012 Midday 06/18/2012 Evening 06/18/2012 Midday 06/17/2012 Evening 06/17/2012 Midday 06/16/2012 Evening 06/16/2012 Midday 06/15/2012 Evening 06/15/2012 Midday 06/14/2012 Evening 06/14/2012 Midday 06/13/2012 Evening 06/13/2012 Midday 06/12/2012 Evening 06/12/2012 Midday

5-4-8 7-2-3 2-3-0 8-5-4 7-1-5 1-3-8 8-4-3 2-5-8 0-8-2 4-8-6 4-1-1 4-8-9 3-7-2 1-4-9 2-7-9 1-1-5 2-1-8 1-2-5 1-1-8 4-0-4

Award Winning Author of Green is the New Red: Will Potter to speak at Burning Books @ 7 p.m., 420 Connecticut St. focusing on how fear of “terrorism” is being exploited to push a political and corporate agenda.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI): “Mindful Miracles and Unexpected Blessings”: 7 p.m., St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St.; (NAMI Family Support Group meets June 19 @ 7 p.m.); 226-6264.

Friday June 14 Buffalo United Front Inc. 3rd Annual Father’s Day Fish Fry: 6-9 p.m., Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 701 E Delavan; 818-3410 or 510-2511.

Altamont Program for Homeless Men Day of Caring: 11 a.m., 72 Sycamore St.; Father’s Day Program; 842-6263.

Documentary Series The Golden Cup: “Roger and Me” A Film

by Michael Moore,” 5-7 p.m., free; 883 Jefferson Ave.; 8837770.

Buffalo United Front Annual Father’s Day Fish Fry: 6-9 p.m., Mt. Olive Baptist Church 701 E. Delavan; $35; 818-3410 or 510-2511.

Saturday June 15 JUNETEENTH MLK PARK “Hattitude”: LEWAC Fundraising Luncheon, 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Hyatt Regency downtown; keynote speaker Dr. Janet Taylor on Stress Management ll Wear Your Favorite Hat! 881- 6111 x208 Free Exercise and Study Workshop: MLK Park w/ Bro. Jamal Fareed, 10-11 a.m. exercise; 1-3 workshop; 247-9219, 5538591 or 837-0248.

Pre-Father’s Day Boat Ride: 4-7 p.m., aboard the Sunday June 16 JUNETEENTH MLK PARK

STATE OF BLACK ROCHESTER continued

140-page paperback, is a compilation of essays from prominent community leaders and experts and includes current data compiled by ACT Rochester.

This data surveys where we are now, and where we have come from since the days of Juneteenth and realizing freedom in the western-most colonies.

We will be engaging the community in a panel discussion surrounding the topics outlined in the book The State of Black Rochester 2013 and Juneteenth. This panel discussion will be held on Friday, June 14, 2013 at the Frederick Douglas Resource Center beginning at 6:30pm. Light refreshments will be served.

This event is free and open to the public.

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