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*Friday, Nov. 15, 7 pm Film & Guest: The Tuskegee Airmen with Herbert C. Thorpe. Thorpe was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant Navigator Bombardier on December 30, 1944. Because the Armed Air Forces were not integrating multi-engine air crews then, Black navigator-bombardiers had nowhere to go. Lt. Thorpe was sent to the Tuskegee Army Airfield where he went into advanced flying training to operate multi-engine aircraft. He was then qualified as a B-25 pilot. The Tuskegee Airmen , an inspiring World War II story, spotlights 450 men who fought on two fronts at once. Black American aviators, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, battled Axis powers in Europe and North Africa and then took on racism at home. Their success led to the integration of the U.S. armed forces. $5 donation is suggested. RSVP

Bills V. Steelers The Bills defense came up with the game’s first big play - a 54 yd Jarius By GEORGE Byrd interception. E.J. Manuel ran for a RADNEY key first down, and Bills settled for a FG because offensive coordinator Nathan Hackett refuses to become a power running football team (we only needed a yard for a Td, instead passed the ball). The Bills offense could only put 82 yards total in the first half, and E.J. Manuel is quite rusty and should be replaced by Thad Lewis. The offense needed a spark at this point in 3rd quarter down 17 – 3. The Bills defense continued to play hard but no help from the offense. This game turned into a blow out with the Bills offense and now special teams taking a serious beat down by the Steelers. Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin and crafty veteran defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau took Bills coaching staff behind the barn and taught them what a real coaching staff can do and how Coach Mike Tomlin. Photo Jerome Davis to properly game plan for an opponent. Bills coach Marrone and Hackett were way over their heads against a veteran coaching staff that thoroughly kicked their butts. Our defense is the only unit that performed respectfully against an aging Pittsburgh Steeler team. Jerricho Cotchery said: ”Having four touchdowns in 2 games has never happened to me before, that’s why I came to Pittsburgh to play with a veteran QB like Big Ben.” Remarked Steelers safety Troy Polamalu : “What we saw on film, is what we saw on the field today” (from the Bills offense). ” It was a hard fought game today. We must start cashing in and get a win... we’ve got to come out swinging against the Jets next week and put it on paper with a win, and continue to show it ...we are not going to be the stepping stone for other teams, no way no how….” said Bills corner back Nickell Robey. The New York Jets come to the Ralph next, and when you thought it could not get worse, I see a Jets beat down by Calvin Pace and Mushin Muhammad on defense and Nick Mangold and D”Brickshaw Ferguson on offense in a Jets 20-10 win.

EDUCATIONAL SERIES African World History Class Tuesdays, 7:30-9 pm Hosted by Kiah Nyame The African World History class provides an ongoing experience of the contributions and achievements Africans and African-Americans have made throughout history. The class uses the historical experiences of African peoples to highlight the cultural values we share. Classes are open to the community - walk ins welcome. Donations are appreciated. RSVP

Bill being gang tackled by Steelers defense. PHOTO

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AROUND TOWN KWANZAA MEETINGS ANNOUNCED

Kwanzaa meetings this year to plan and implement the 2013 Kwanzaa Celebration will be held on Wednesdays at the Baobab Cutural Center 728 University Avenue from 5-6pm October 9th December 18th. Join us to plan an exciting and wonderful Kwanzaa Celebration! *The Housing Council Operating Rental Property Workshops, Sat. Dec. 14, The Housing Council, 75 College Ave., 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Sat. Jan. 25, East Rochester 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; fee $35 per person; to register call 546-370com

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WNY AREA BRIEFS HEART Appoints Ronjonette Harrison Executive Director Dedicated, seasoned licensed clinical social worker promoted; earns Buffalo Association of Black Social Workers distinction H.E.A.R.T (Helping Empower At Risk Teens), today announced that Ronjonette Harrison, an accomplished licensed clinical social worker with extensive experience in psychotherapy and the human services community, has been appointed executive director. Harrison’s involvement with HEART began in 2008 as a board member. Her innovative counseling skills, resources, and expertise led to new frontiers with her Ronjonette Harrison joining the organization as clinical supervisor with pro- the gift of time volunteering motions to increasingly re- on Big Brothers Big Sisters sponsible positions includ- of Erie County board of diing director of operations rectors. “Ronjonette joined and advancing to executive HEART five years ago and director. Highly regarded for her has been pivotal in making proficiency in depression, it the success it is today,” trauma, children, adult re- said Umar Adeyola, HEART lationships, abuse and pas- president and CEO. “She sionate commitment to the helped build a first-class, advancement of women in highly effective organization leadership roles, Harrison and will provide the leaderwas recently honored by ship needed to take us to the the Buffalo Association of next level. Her integrity, Black Social Workers with a extensive training and enerCommunity Service Award. gizing sessions have assistIn her spare time, she gives ed and inspired over 1,000 families and young people to take action, overcome obstacles and strive for excellence in all they do.” A native of Buffalonian, Harrison holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from SUNY at Buffalo State and a Teens In Progress (TIP) master’s in social work from will present a Youth Panel Stony Brook University. About HEART on the topic H.E.A.R.T. (Helping “Past GenEmpower At-Risk Teens) is eration vs Fua community-based orgature Generanization that supports and tion” where strengthens the they will quality of life for young engage in a people, families and comdebate with munities. Founded in 2008, Charley FishHEART offers clients a coner’s commutinuum of care to address nity activists Fisher’s behavioral, emotional, aca“panel from ‘‘panel from demic, and social challenges the past.” the past’ will Teens with a full range of counselThis all takes debate in Progress. ing, vocational and supportplace on Tuesday, November 19 at ive services. HEART emthe Merriweather Library, powers tomorrow today by 1324 Jefferson Avenue from healing and building upon 5-7 p.m. Topics of this de- strengths in a supportive, bate will include employ- compassionate environment ment, education, violence, promoting that change is history and past move- possible. For more informaments. Don’t miss history tion on HEART, go to www. heartfound.org in the making!

Teens In Progress (TIP) to Debate Fisher’s ‘Panel from the Past’

By Robert A. Harris Sr.

On Saturday, November 9, at 9:06 am, I Robert A. Harris Sr., President of the Youth Prison Prevention Project, whose mission is to help keep youth out of the prison system, left M & T Bank 3637 Delaware Avenue, approximately 1.5 blocks away from the corner of Sheridan Drive; jogging in a rush to catch the #35 bus which would be passing Delaware and Sheridan at 9:09 am.

New Report Reveals Alarming Number of Minorities in the Criminal Justice System in Erie County Open Buffalo has released a new report entitled Alarming Disparities: The Disproportionate Number of African American and Hispanic People in Erie County Criminal Justice System. The report reveals that in Erie County representation of the African-American and Hispanic populations is disproportionately high in each stage of the criminal justice process, from arrest through sentencing. For example, African Americans represent 14% of the county’s population but 65% of its prison sentences. To our knowledge, this is the first compilation of this racial data in western New York. Representatives from Open Buffalo partners, such as the Partnership for the Public Good, Prisoners are People Too, Center for Employment Opportunities and the Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition, and other community leaders discussed the findings and called for government and community to unite in addressing them at a press conference on Tuesday which took place at Back to Basics Ministries,1370 William Street. Scheduled speakers included • Jeff Conrad, executive director, Center for Employment Opportunities • Baba Eng, program director, Prisoners are People Too • Pastor James Giles, executive director, Back to Basics Ministries • Ashley Westbrook, attorney, Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition • Sam Magavern, co-director, Partnership for the Public Good • Erin Carman, researcher and report author, Open Buffalo • Rev. Eugene Pierce, NAACP • Chuck Culhane, WNY Peace Center • Gloria McClaughlin, Social Justice Committee, St. Joseph’s University Parish Open Buffalo is a civic initiative working towars a more democratic, innovatice and unified Buffalo. For ore information go to www.openbuffalo.org

Central Park Community Meeting LPCiminelli and Goody Clancy will host a Community Planning Meeting/Interactive Public Forum for the Leroy/ Fillmore Neighborhood and Central Park Plaza on Thursday, November 14 from 5 to 8 pm. at Buffalo Public School #61, 453 Leroy Avenue. A Growing numbers of jobs and interest in living along Buffalo’s Main Street corridor are creating an opportunity to revitalize Leroy/Fillmore not seen in generations. Attend this interactive public forum to share your thoughts on how new investment in housing, streets and services can make Leroy/Fillmore a safer place full of new opportunities for current residents and new neighbors. For more information call 218-4698.

You’ve all heard the phrase ‘Driving while Black,’ which they say happens frequently in the Town of Tonawanda. Well, as I was running for the bus the Town of Tonawanda Police chased the bus down, stopped the bus [approximately 1.5 miles away from where I got on the bus], and held the bus up for 10 minutes while they checked my ID! The new phrase will be ‘Running While Black.’ I don’t know whether to laugh or Robert Harris to be mad at that ... Pure Craziness! The other passengers on the bus were amazed at how calmly I dealt with the situation. I made it a point to explain to the officers that detained me and the entire bus, that I was the President of the Youth Prison Prevention Project, so I deal with Law Enforcement Agencies on a regular basis. The bus driver, who was also AfricanAmerican, stated that she strongly believed that the incident was racial motivated. After the encounter with the police I contacted my friend who was with me, but was waiting to catch the outbound #25 Delaware bus. As I started to explain to him what happened to me, he told me that he missed his bus because the police detained him as well. Now because it’s Saturday morning in the suburbs he was inconvenienced by having to wait another 30 minutes to catch the next bus to his destination. I don’t know what outraged me more; the fact that they detained me and the entire #35 bus, or that they simultaneously detained my friend, which leads me to believe that this entire incident is a textbook case of racial profiling. If there are any paralegals or attorneys that wish to advise me on this matter please feel free to contact me directly at 716-563-5515.

Bill Ransom Inducted Into 2013 New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame Bill Ransom, recently retired President and GM of Granite Broadcasting WKBW-TV, was one of five inductees into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony took place in New York City at The Paley Center for Media on November 7. Bill served as President and GM of WKBW-TV, the ABC affiliate serving Buffalo, NY since 1995. He also served as Corporate Sr. VP of the Northeast region for Granite Broadcasting Corporation. Mr. Ransom has a long and highly successful career in broadcasting working in Philadelphia, Boston and New York. Generous with his Bill Ransom time, Bill served on the boards of directors for numerous organizations and is a Past Chairman of the NYSBA. Currently Bill serves as a board member of the Shea’s Theatre Organization. In 2001, he was recognized by the National Federation for Just Communities for his outstanding leadership and devoted service to the Buffalo community.

4 National/International NEWS Renisha McBride: Stand Your Ground Law Takes Another Black Life Once again the Stand Your Ground law appears to claim open season on killing Black folk. After all, these seem to be the only lives being taken using Stand Your Ground as a defense. The latest homicide? 19-year-old Renisha McBride from Michigan sought help after her car crashed in Dearborn Heights, a neighborhood where 86% of its residents are white. She was killed by a gun blast to the face, according to an autopsy released Tuesday. The Wayne County Medical Examiner’s report ruled Renisha McBride’s death a homicide, though authorities have yet to charge the gunman. Needless to say, her family wants answers. They are asking prosecutors for information on the incident that left the unarmed young woman dead. Details have been scant although the Detroit News reported “Dearborn Heights [Police Department has] identified the person who fired the shot and killed the woman.” The police, however, have claimed that the shooter believed McBride to be an intruder and shot in self-defense. Initial police reports that described the 19-year-old’s body as having been “dumped” have been amended to state that she was found on the shooter’s porch. But as time goes on, the shooter’s story seems to change. Now, the homeowner responsible for shooting Renisha McBride claims that his gun accidentally discharged, reports the Detroit Free Press. “This man’s claiming [he] believed the girl was breaking into the home. And he’s also saying the gun discharged accidentally.” said Detroit police Lt. James Serwatowski. In an interview with the Huffington Post, the 54-year-old homeowner’s lawyer said that evidence would show the shooting was “justified.” Self-defense gone wrong is not a sufficient excuse for a bullet in the head, McBride’s family has stressed: “He shot her in the head … for what? For knocking on his door,” said Bernita Sparks, Renisha’s aunt. “If he felt scared or threatened, he should have called 911.” Police have now asked that charges be brought against the shooter. But since a “stand your ground” law applies in Michigan, the charges may not stick. As Rania Khalek has rightly pointed out on her blog,: “The problem with a law like Stand Your Ground is that it excuses and encourages deadly force against ‘perceived’ threats. In the United States, where implicit and structural racism persists on a vast scale, is it wise to empower people who almost certainly have irrational and racist fears.”

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107-Year-old Richard Overton

America’s Oldest Veteran of World War II is Honored: Meets President Obama Richard Overton of Austin, Texas, is not just any veteran. At 107, he's believed to be the oldest known American veteran of World War II. A member of the Army's 188th Aviation Engineer Battalion, Overton was in his 30s when he volunteered for service in 1942 and saw combat while "island hopping" in the Pacific with an all-Black unit. On Nov. 11, nearly 70 years after he returned from the Pacific, he met President Obama at the White House for breakfast before accompanying the president to Arlington National Cemetery for a Veterans Day ceremony. "War's nothing to be into," Overton said during a brief interview Sunday. "You don't want to go into the war if you don't have to. But I had to go. I enjoyed it after I'd went and come back, but I didn't enjoy it when was over there. I had to do things I didn't want to do." Still living in the house he built when he returned from the war, Overton has been a widower for the past 22 years. He still starts his day each morning with "a tablespoon" of whiskey in his coffee and still smokes a dozen cigars a day, two indulgences that he says are the secret to his longevity. Beside him for the trip was his "lady friend," as he calls her, 89-year-old Earlene Love.   When asked by reporters prior to meeting the president what he would say to him, Overton replied:”… I'd talk about (how) we're proud to have him. I wish him good luck all the way through. We have to pray for him. We have to pray for him and help him because we all need help.”

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blackagendareport News Briefs Activists Charge Black Studies Chairman Molefi Asante with Betrayal More than 100 student and community activists gathered in Philadelphia’s historic Church of the Advocate to denounce Temple University’s Dean of Liberal Arts for persecuting African American Studies professor Dr. Anthony Monteiro, and to rebuke Dr. Molefi Asante, the program’s new chairman, for betraying his former colleague. Dr. Asante has “turned on Dr. Monteiro and he’s turned on the community,” said Patrice Armstead, of Building Peoples Power. “He seems to have reversed course relative to building African American Studies at Temple and connecting that project with the lives and Dr. Asante struggles and problems of the Black community,” said Dr. Monteiro. Dr. Asante is former chair of UB’s Depattment of Communications.

Dollars Trump Black History in Richmond

The Black Mayor of Richmond, Virginia is opting for a baseball stadium rather than preservation of Shockoe Bottom, the city’s historic center, once home to the nation’s second largest slave market. “It really doesn’t have anything to do with whether or not he’s pro-history or anti-history – it’s money,” said Ana Edwards, of Defenders for Freedom, Justice and Equality. “Shockoe Bottom is the price that he is willing to pay for developers to make their money.”

Free Marissa Alexander! The case of a Black battered wife who fired a shot into her ceiling to fend off her abusive husband has become a focus of agitation in Florida. If convicted on aggravated assault charges, Marissa Alexander could spend two decades in prison. “This is what’s happening with the criminalization of Black women,” said Aleta Alston-Toure, of Free Marissa Now, in Jacksonville. “We need a movement to stop the race, sex and class bias” of the criminal justice system. Black women are more than two and a half times as likely to be killed by a male as their white counterparts.

Feinstein NSA Bill Legalizes NSA Abuse of Power The FISA Improvement Act, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, an apologist for NSA spying on Americans, “doesn’t improve anything; it codifies practices that already exist,” said Matthew Kellegrew, a legal fellow with the Bill of Rights Defense Committee. Kellegrew says rival legislation, the USA Freedom Act, “is a step in the direction towards reining in the Patriot Act and out-of-control government surveillance.”

De Blasio and family on election night.

De Blasio Wins Mayor’s Race in New York Bill De Blasio was elected New York City’s 109th mayor last Tuesday in an overwhelming victory over his Republican opponent, Joseph J. Lhota. His bi-racial family was key in connecting with the diverse electorate. Mr. de Blasio, 52, was elected to become the first Democratic Mayor of New York city in 20 years.

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True Bethel Annual Christmas Bazaar

School District Fires Bus Driver Pastor for Making Students Pray and Worship on School Bus

True Bethel Senior Fellowship Ministry Annual Christmas Bazaar will be held on Saturday, November 30 from 10 AM to 3PM at 907 E. Ferry Street. There will be many of our community’s local business owners on hand. If you are interested in becoming a vender please contact Anita Sawyer at 895-8222x204 by November 20th.

George Nathaniel, pastor of the Elite Church of the First Born and Grace Missionary Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, was fired from his job as bus driver last week because he lead students in prayer, even though he had been warned twice by the school district and the company he drives the bus for. According to Nathaniel, he never forced the children in prayer and would always inform them first that he was a pastor and he was going to pray with them and for them. He added that he felt that he was unfairly dismissed because he was only praying for the children’s safety while they were on his bus.

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Buffalo’s Best Meets Sunday’s Best Auditions Register now to audition for “Buffalo’s Best Meets Sunday Best” at the New WUFO studios, 143 Broadway Ave. Auditions will be held Nov. 15 and 16 at Pilgrim Baptist Church. Visit www.wufoam.com or Call 834-1080 for details.

Zion Missionary Baptist Votes Overwhelmingly to Elect Rev. Jenkins New Pastor After going more than two years without a sitting Pastor, the congregation of the Zion Missionary Baptist Church overwhelmingly voted in October to choose as their Pastor-Elect, Reverend Chorrethers M. Jenkins II.

Pastor-Elect Jenkins hails from Cleveland, Ohio and is a veteran of the US Military. Proud to call Kymberli his wife since 1989, they are the proud parents of two children, Chantera and Chorrethers III. Pastor-Elect Jenkins committed his life to serving The Lord in 1985 while yet in high school. He answered his call to the pulpit ministry in 1995 in Cleveland, Ohio, after serving as a noted musician for many groups and choirs throughout Ohio as well as abroad. Since being ordained as a Baptist preacher and Pastor, Pastor-Elect Jenkins has been blessed by God to continue his studies in The Word of God at Judah School of Ministry and The National Baptist College, in Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio, respectively, along with various elective courses of Ministry in the Baptist Faith. He has also served in numerous capacities of ministry, including Chaplain for the Baptist Pastors Council of Youngstown, Ohio & Vicinity, Coordinator for Families in Crisis, Warren-Trumbell Urban League, and Senior Pastor, Greater Friendship Baptist Church, Youngstown, Ohio. The ministry of Pastor-Elect Jenkins is a ministry that has been described as relevant, powerful, anointed, and motivated by seeing the lives of people, both young and old changed through the teaching and preaching of The Gospel of Jesus Christ. This ministry is now home at Zion Missionary Baptist Church and Buffalo. It is Pastor-Elect, Rev. C.M. Jenkins II great zeal coupled with great knowledge of the Word of God that continues to allow him to encourage, enlighten, and effectively help to lead those men and women that have a desire to be disciplined unto the Kingdom of God. Pastor-Elect

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Evangelist Shirelle Jadkson First Lady, Abundant Harvest COGIC Rev. Jenkins

ficially accepted the pastorate of Zion Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday, November 3, and his first sermon preached as Pastor-Elect was “I Am Prepared For This,” taken from Psalm 105, and aptly describes the saints of this congregation that have been faithful, steadfast and unmovable and now eager in faith to press on. The community is humbly invited to share in the installation service of PastorElect Jenkins on Friday, December 13, at 7 p.m. at Zion Missionary Baptist Church, located at 179 East Ferry Street. Contact the church at 716-886-1362 for more information. Welcome Pastor-Elect Jenkins!

Pastor’s Wives Fellowship Service New York Western Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Church of God in Christ, Inc. Department of Women Jurisdictional Pastor’s Wives, will present its first annual Fellowship Service on Thursday, November 21 at 7 p.m. at New Jerusalem COGIC, 38 Verdun Avenue where Elder Willie J. Griffin is host pastor. The guest speaker will be Evangelist Shirelle Jackson, First Lady, Abundant Harvest COGIC. Lady Mary E. Harris is VP of Pastor’s Wives; Mother Mable Cunningham, Director, PEMW; Supervisor Dr. Wilma J. Hughey, Jurisdictional Dept. of Women; and Bishop Glenwood H. Young, Sr., Jurisdictional Prelate.

Worship This Week!

ENTERTAINMENT

ON STAGE The Sunset Limited

on stage @ Paul Robeson Theatre at the Afrian American Cultural Center, 350 Masten Ave., Nov. 8 - Dec. 1; Fri/Sat. 8 p.m.; Sun. 4 p.m.; $25, seniors/students $22; 884-2013

The Beautiful Music Band

featuring “Peaches,” Saturday November 9,16 & 23 (Thanksgiving Celebration) and December 21 (Christmas Party) & Dec. 28 at The New Humboldt Inn, E. Delavan & Humboldt Parkway; Also playing at the Seneca Niagara Casino Middle Stage, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m., Friday, Nov. 22.

Wayne Shorter

November 21, UB Center for the Arts; tickets @ Center Box Office; for info; 645-2787 or visit UBCFA. ORG

Saturday LIVE

@ The Historic Colored Musicians Club, 8:30 p.m., followed by open mic; host Larry Salter.Admission $5.

Performing @ Rhythms Café, 1380

Jefferson, Sunday Nov. 17, Brunch featuring Annette Christian w/Jimmy Davis on piano & Lonnie Harrell poetry; 2 p.m.$30 includes dinner.

Faith, Bilal and the Jazz Example

Sat. Nov. 30, The Metropolitan, 1670 Main St., tickets $25 @ http://faithharris.com; $30 @ door.

Clybourne Park,

starring Buffalo’s own Barry Williams & Danica Riddick, Shea’s, Nov. 8 Dec. 1; Thursdays @ 7:30 p.m; Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m.; tickets $35 & $17 students @ Shea’s Ticket Office.

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Dennis Clary and Kinzy Brown Star in Dynamic Production of “The Sunset Limited”

he Sunset Limited, written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Cormac McCarthy, now on stage at the Paul Roabeson Theatre thru December 1, engages its audience from many moral and emotional perspectives. Starring Dennis Clary and Kinzy Brown, the story starts on a New York City subway platform when Black, an ex-con from the South, saves White, an atheistic university professor, from committing suicide by jumping in front of a train. The intellectual action takes place in Black's shabby Harlem apartment, where Black takes White after saving him for a philosophical, "big questions" discussion about God and faith, life and death and moral redemption. In addition to its premiere at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, which commissioned McCarthy to write the work, "The Sunset Limited" was an HBO movie starring Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones, who also directed. TheRobeson Theatre production of The Sunset Limited is directed by Wil- BLACK AND WHITE: Dennis Clary (left) and Kinzy Brown star in “The Sunset Limited” on stage at the lie W. Judson, and features Brown as "Black" and Clary as "White." Judson, a skilled and well known presence on the Western New York the- Paul Robedson Theatre now thru Dec. 1. ater arts scene, has more than 40 years of on-stage, directorial, television and film experience. He directed the 2012-2013 PRT season production of Stick Fly among many other productions. "This story of morality and redemption translates differently for the stage than in the movie with Sam Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones. So we're going to put a little spice in this staging and interpretation," Judson said. The Sunset Limited will be on the Paul Robeson Theatre stage in the Afraican Ameriacan Cultural Center, 350 Masten Avenue, now through Sunday, December 1. Curtain time is 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; 4 p.m. on Sunday. The Sunday performance is followed by an audience "talk back." General admission is $25; $20 for seniors and students with a valid I.D. For tickets call 884-2013 or visit www.aaccbuffalo.org. For group rates and reservations call 884-2013 or email africancultural350@gmail.com

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Friday, November 15th …two shows… 7pm &9:30pm… The Tralf…Friday Night Laughs…featuring Rob Stapleton, Smokie Suarez and Zack Johnson, tickets only $15… Saturday, November 16th…The Tralf …8pm…Maysa…with special guests Verse, ticket$24adv/$28day of…

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Saturday, November 16th …Club 77.. 8pm …..Birthday Celebration for Renee…free food, 50/50 raffle, DJ and more…35 and older please ….’the smaller the club…the bigger the party’! Saturday, November 23rd The Buffalo Urban League Gala…Buffalo Convention Center…6pm …honoring the brightest in the community and the BEST formal affair of the season….more info buffalourbanleague.org Saturday, November 30th 9pm… Eric Martin and Grand Slam Promotions “Old School Party”…Pearl Street…ticket $15 before 11/9 & $20 after…available at Hair to Go Natural and Doris Records….Great way to reconnect with friends that come home for the holiday…. Saturday, December 7th Will Holton’s 2nd Annual ‘Night of Stars’…The Tralf 8pm/ doors@ 7pm…over 2 hours of music from some of Buffalo’s best artists…honoring Barbara Glover, Marcus Brown, Jeff Nixon and Alnisa Banks….tickets $25/$30 day of...

party over here!! *Retirement Party For The One &* Only “Milkman,” Nov. 16, McCoy Center, Clinton & Adam Sts., 6 p.m. until, $25, BYO; Call Willa @ 444-2046 or 8472712.

Orchestra Rehearsal

Rehearsal for the Larry Salt er Soul Orchestra is held every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. the public is invited. Call first. (716) 855-9383

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Urban League to Host 2013 Gala: Outstanding Honorees Named

Line Dance Classes *Urban Line Dance classes by Cheri, 716-2009702 will be held: Monday’s at the 600 Club, North & Fox 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays at New Humboldt Inn, 8-10 p.m.; the last Tuesday of each month Ballroom classes. Wednesdays at St. Phillip’s, 15 Fernhill from 6 to 8 p.m. *Miss Barbara Tuesdays at St. John Baptist church Family Life Center,184 Goodell St. 6 pm: Instructor Barbara Glover *Willa J. Line Dance, Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10:30 a.m., Martha Mitchell Center, 175 Oakmont; Thursdays Schiller Park Center, 60 and Better! 10:30 a.m.; 444-2046

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Clara’s Tea Party: Buffalo City B a l l e t ’s A n n u a l Fundraising Event Buffalo City Ballet will be celebrating all the wonders of The Nutcracker and the holiday season at their annual family fundraising event, Clara’s Tea Party on Sunday, November 24 from 1 to 4 p.m., Salvatores Italian Gardens, 6461 Transit Road. Tickets are $25. All funds will directly benefit the dancers. To purchase tickets go to www.buffalocityballet.org Buffalo City Ballet has been providing exceptional dance education to a diverse group of children and young adults for over 41 years. The company offers Wesern New York the most multicultural Rendition of Tchaikowsky’s classic ballet, The Nutcracker. This year’s holiday performance will take place on Saturday, December 7 at 10:30 AM and 7 PM; and on Sunday, December 8 at 3 PM  at the Buffalo Academy of Visual & Performing Arts,450 Masten Avenue .

The Buffalo Urban League, Inc. will celebrate its 2013 Gala on Saturday, November 23 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. Since 1927, the Buffalo Urban League has served the Buffalo Niagara community by empowering disadvantaged individuals and families through securing economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights. “At the Gala, we celebrate the achievements and positive impact on our community of several extraordinary citizens who embody the spirit of inclusion and opportunity for all, which is what the Buffalo Urban League is all about,” said Mrs. Brenda W. McDuffie, President & CEO of the Buffalo Urban League. This year, William H. Ransom, Jr., the former President and General Manager of WBKW-TV, will receive the Buffalo Urban League’s highest award to an individual – the William L. Evans & Whitney M. Young, Jr. Humanitarian Award. Unique to this year’s Gala, the Buffalo Urban League will also present the President’s Exemplary Services Award to Robert P. Holliday, the Vice President and General Manager of AT&T Mobility – Upstate New York. Also honored this year are Roger K. & Betsy M. Strother with the Family Life Award; Tux-

Muhammad School of Music to Open for Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Henri L. Muhammad and the Muhammad School of Music (MSOM) Chamber Players will open for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) on Saturday, November 16 at 7 pm in Western New York’s premier classical music venue, Kleinhan’s Music Hall. MSOM will present at pre-concert performance in the Mary Seaton Room of Kleinhan’s Music Hall featuring the music of Mozart, Saint-Saens, and Beethoven at 7 pm. MSOM’s performance will be followed by the BPO performing Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in the Main Hall. Tickets are on sale through the BPO Box Office at (716)885-5000; mention Muhammad School of Music’s performance and receive a ticket discount. For more information contact Muhammad School of Music at (716)570-5064.

HONOREES: From the top (L-R) Bill Ransom, Robert Holliday, Michael Bristol. 2nd (L-R): Jalen Wright, Monica Manney, Mr. & Mrs. Strother, Michael Weiner.

edo Junction and the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County with the Community Service Awards; and Monica A. Manney and Jalen Z. Wright with Outstanding Youth Awards. “The Buffalo Urban League is extremely proud to recognize individuals and organizations that have made important contributions through the exemplary roles they play in improving lives in our community. Our honorees are deeply committed, work tirelessly, and utilize their resources to build and strengthen this community for everyone,” said Mrs. McDuffie. The proceeds from the black tie event support the organization’s programs and services, which annually benefit over 15,000 individuals and families in the areas of: education, scholarships, employment, business development, housing, and family support, including, foster care, adoption, youth and senior services. The 2013 Gala is co-chaired by Buffalo Urban League Board Members Kristine M. Wydro, Director of Human Resources, Tops Markets, and Susie Pieri, Director of Catering, Convention Services and Events at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. The Honorary Chairs are: Gary M. Crosby, Interim President & CEO of First Niagara; Robert P. Holliday, Vice President and General Manager, AT&T-Upstate New

York; Michael W. Cropp, M.D., M.B.A, President & CEO of Independent Health; Ronald J. Tanski, President & CEO of National Fuel Gas Company; and Michael Nurse, President & General Manager of WKBW-TV. Linda Pellegrino, Hostess, AM Buffalo of WKBW-TV, and Elizabeth Lewin, journalist for Artvoice, will preside as Mistresses of Ceremonies. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a silent auction and reception with music provided by the Hutchinson Central Technical High School Jazz Ensemble and Past Buffalo Urban League Scholarship Recipient, Violinist, Jonny Linton. It is followed at 7:30 p.m. with a dinner and awards presentation. The evening concludes with dancing to live music performed by the New York City Dimensions Band and a special closing by the Colored Musicians Club AllStar Jazz Quartet. Sponsorships are still available. Individual tickets are $120.00 per person. For more information please contact Pam Arbogast at (716) 250-2424, or e-mail her at psarbo@buffalourbanleague.org.

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School Superintendent Brown to Share Her Vision for Our Children in “Open, Honest” Talk With Community

r. Pamela C. Brown, Superintendent of Buffalo Public Schools, will share her vision for our children in an open, honest conversation with the community on Monday, November 25 from 5:30- 7:45 p.m. at the Frank E. Merriweather Library, Jefferson and Utica. Hosted by Legislator Betty Jean Grant and We Are Women Warriors Community and Family Empowerment Group, the topic of the event is “Vision Sharing: Goals for Tomorrow, Work for Today.” The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Legislator Grant at 602-5877 or Karla Thomas at 400-1817. Dr. Brown, Ed.D, Superintendent of the Buffalo Public Schools, leads a district of 34,000 students from a variety of different countries and cultures. She was sworn in as Buffalo’s superintendent in July of 2012, following a nationwide search by the district. With a wealth of experience in education that spans from the classroom to administrative management, Dr. Brown brings to Buffalo a background in bilingual education as a teacher and crosscultural specialist. She also has experience in administration, planning and social policy, and acted as director of second language Dr. Brown acquisition for districts spanning Massachusetts, Virginia, Arizona, California, North Carolina, Nevada and Philadelphia. She has served as classroom teacher, principal, consultant and education reformist. As chief of staff in Richmond, Virginia’s district of 50 schools and 25,000 students, Dr. Brown was involved in successful initiatives such as the Spanish Immersion, Core Knowledge Academy, for which she was instrumental in the strategic planning and management of the program. Dr. Brown has demonstrated the ability to turn schools around and achieve student success, regardless of economic challenges faced by students and their families--as demonstrated through her tenure as Principal of Bruns Avenue Academy of Creative Learning; Oaklawn School of Math, Science and Technology, and Reid Park International Academy. Bruns Avenue Academy demonstrated the highest growth in Reading test scores and the second highest in Math scores of all CMS schools from 2002 to 2006. In her first year as superintendent of the Buffalo Public School District, attendance rose, along with the graduation rate, while short-term suspensions and dropout numbers declined. Dr. Brown saw to it that nearly all of the 2013 seniors applied to a college or trade school. In September the Board of Education voted 5-4 against board member Carl Paladino’s resolution to terminate Brown without cause.

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Where is the Money for the Langston Hughes Institute?

How Democrats Lost Control of The Legislature…. In regards to the Erie County Legislature, on one hand the General Election of November 5th was historic. On the other, it was also a devastating blow to Democrats. With less than 30% of county voters casting their ballots, for the first time in 35 years the Chairman of the Legislature and the majority Caucus that runs the Legislature will be Republican Legislators. The irony here, is that Democrats, by party registration, outnumber the Republicans 2 to 1.

Recently, a list of 51 organizations – which were awarded allotments ($1,000 to $7,500) – from the Common Council and Mayor’s Antiviolence and Cultural Funding Grant Program – appeared in the Bottom Line column, in the Buffalo Criterion.

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NAT TURNER

On November 11th, 1831 Nat Turner leader of the slave revolt was hanged after leading a violent slave rebellion in Virginia. He led the uprising on August 21st 1831, and successfully hid in the woods for six weeks. Turner believed he was chosen by God to relieve slaves from bondage. With a group of about 40 to 50 slaves, it’s estimated around 55 White men women and children were killed during Turner’s rebellion. Turner’s actions resulted in harsher slave laws in the South, but also helped push the abolitionist movement in the North.

SHIRLEY CHISHOLM

On November 5, 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black Congresswoman woman elected to the United States Congress. She was elected to represent New York's 12th District and went on to maintain that seat for seven terms until 1983. n January 25, 1972, she became the first major-party black candidate for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination.

“We wish to plead our own cause. Too long have others spoken for us.” - John Russwurm, Freedom’s Journal. 1827 America’s 1st Black Newspaper

I noticed the Langston Hughes Institute (LHI) was not among them. Perhaps because they need more than “kiss on the cheek” funding – even though they certainly appreciate all incoming bucks. A “super kiss” of substantial dollars is crucial to make their Sankofa Development Project a reality. Two properties at Michigan Avenue and Broadway (in the African American Heritage Corridor) have been purchased. It will take $9-$12 million to transform them into a new cultural/community complex for Buffalo and the Niagara Region. A gallery, museum, café, banquet space and civic meeting rooms are to be included. Nine loft apartments, for artists, will further broaden the mixed-use, income generating facility. Mayor Brown declared 2008 as the “Year of the Arts.” He cited $1 million for an “arts center in the Michigan Avenue cultural corridor area.” City Hall is overdue to write that check. It should immediately be sent to the “LHI.” They definitely fit the bill. (The process for the project is in motion. According to Michael Hill’s [LHI leadership] letter in the Challenger some months ago – feasibility and environmental studies have been completed. Additional requirements are being handled.) Anyone who has partaken of the unforgettable cultural, entertainment and arts events – as well as the educational youth programs – should have a “Love Jones” (i.e., great affection) for the esteemed gem. It has served the community-at-large for approximately 40 years. Now it’s at the “crossroads” – positioned to create an even more impressive legacy at the downtown location. To recap, they need big m-o-n-e-y to make it so. Mayor Brown are you listening? County and State officials do you copy that?

After School Program

After School Program-Metro CDC Delavan Grider Community Center will be holding an after school program Monday thru Friday for children ages 5-18. The charge for the program is $25 week. Children who attend will be provided with a daily snack, dinner, homework help, tutoring services and engaged in various enrichment and fitness activities. Children may be dropped off at the center by bus starting at 2:45 p.m. and must be picked up by 5:30 p.m. To register your child visit the center at 877 E. Delavan Avenue. For more information call the program director Nicole at 896-7021.

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Over the past two years, the Democratic majority ruled the legislature by a slim one vote margin. This was a significant decrease since 2007, GRANT when the Democrats controlled the legislature 12-3. In 2011, there was a movement to downsize the Erie County Legislature to 11 members instead of 15 and it was put on the ballot that year through a Referendum. The Referendum was approved by suburban voters in Erie County by a large margin. That was also the year the federal government did the redistricting and reapportionment and, as a result, the Democratic districts in Erie County lost more representation than the rural and suburban ones due to an obscure law that states that towns and villages with less than 50,000 residents must remain intact for voting purposes. Betty Jean

The one vulnerable district in the Democratic slot was the Lancaster/Depew Legislative District. That was a must win if the Democrats were to maintain control of the Legislature. However, our right to retain this critically important seat was compromised, not by the Republicans but by sore loser Democrats who had lost last year’s election for Chairman of the Democratic Party. As a result of that loss, they decided to run candidates against the endorsed Democrats in the September 10th Primary. Readers may recall the ‘stink’ I made when a new PAC, calling itself the WNY Progressive Caucus, carried out a vicious, negative, smear campaign against Legislator Tim Hogues and myself. Not only did the mailings target us but they sent similar mailings to residents in the Lancaster/Depew area with a picture of me standing next to the candidate for that particular seat, Wynnie Fisher. They called me an “extremist’ and told the voters not to vote for Candidate Fisher who will be “controlled by the Extremist Chairwoman of the Legislature, Betty Jean Grant.” We all know that extremist is a code word for a militant or radical, and since I was an African American one can draw their own conclusion about whether the mailings were racist or not. Many White voters in the Lancaster area believed that the mailings were, in fact, racist and they called me to apologize. None-the-less, we ended up losing the Lancaster/Depew seat and that is why the Democrats are in the minority in the legislature effective December 31, 2013. But the most troubling aspect in all of this was, or is, the fact that the mailings were sent out by fellow Democrats who wanted to control the Democratic Party. What they could not do in the election for chairman last year, they sought to achieve by destroying the Democratic Party by assisting the Republicans in taking control of the Legislature. They did this by establishing a Political Action Committee (PAC), funded in part by campaign contribution funds to the tune of over $85,000 from Senator Tim Kennedy’s state senate committee and donations amounting to over $80,000 from former Democratic Party Chairman, G. Steven Pigeon. These two individuals contributed the bulk of the money that was used by this newly formed PAC to campaign against Legislator Hogues, this writer, and against the candidate from Lancaster. Since Legislator Hogues, candidate Fisher and this writer’s elections were the only ‘chore’ the PAC was charged with, one can accurately say that the rogue Democrats, Kennedy and Pigeon, gave aid and comfort-and the majority in the Erie County legislatureto the Republicans. If anyone must be blamed for the Democratic Legislators losing the control in the Legislature, look no further than New York State Senator Tim Kennedy and political operative, Steve Pigeon.

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12 ChallengerCN.com HEALTH MATTERS The 7 Most Prescribed Drugs In The World And Their Natural Counterparts Part II Conclusion

f the over 4 billion prescriptions written every year, the United States and Canada make up more than 80% of the world’s prescription opioids (psychoactive medications). Between 1997 and 2012 prescription opioids increased in dosage by almost 500%. Pharmaceuticals and medical errors are now a leading cause of death. Painkillers are the leading cause of accidental death. Check out the prescribed drugs (a continuation from last week) and the best natural remedies to treat and prevent disease.   4. SYNTHROID (levothyroxine sodium) Use: Hypothyroidism A synthetic form of the thyroid hormone thyroxine, generic Synthroid makes up more than 11% of the top prescribed medications. It’s used to treat hypothyroidism. The related drug dextrothyroxine (D-thyroxine) was used in the past as a treatment for elevated cholesterol but was withdrawn due to cardiac side-effects. Consequences: Long-term suppression of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) causes cardiac side-effects and contributes to decreases in bone mineral density (high TSH levels are also well known to contributes to osteoporosis.) May also cause elevated blood glucose levels, heart failure, coma and adrenal insufficiency. TSH directly influences the whole process of iodine trapping and thyroid hormone production so use of synthroid directly affects how the body metabolizes iodine. Natural Foods:  Any foods containing iodine such as seaweed, kelp, radish, parsley, fish, seafood, eggs, bananas, cranberries, strawberries, himalayan crystal salt. Also, copper, iron, selenium and zinc are essential in the production of thyroid hormones. Exercise a minimum of 20-30 minutes per day — enough to raise the heartbeat.  5. PRILOSEC (omeprazole/ generic versions of nexium) Use: Antacid A proton pump inhibitor

which constitutes just over 8% of the top prescribed medications. Omeprazole is one of the most widely prescribed drugs for reflux disease (GORD/GERD/LPR) and ulcers Consequences: Angina, ulcers, tachycardia, bradycardia, palpitations, elevated blood pressure, development of male breasts, inflammation of the pancreas, irritable colon, mucosal atrophy of the tongue, liver disease/ failure, elevated blood sugar, muscle weakness, skin conditions, tinnitus, inflammation of the eyes, urinary frequency, testicular pain, anemia and blood cell disorders. Natural Foods: Grapefruits, probiotics, broccoli sprouts, manuka honey, mastic gum, marshmallow tea, glutamine, slippery elm, deglycyrrhized liquorice (DGL), aloe vera juice, baking soda, pickle juice.   6. AZITHROMYCIN AND AMOXICILLIN Use: Antibiotic In combination, azithromycin and amoxicillin contribute towards a mind-blowing 17% of the top prescribed medications. Then we wonder why we have antibiotic resistance. On their own, each contributes about 8.5%. Azithromycin is one of the world’s best-selling antibiotics and derived from erythromycin. Amoxicillin is usually the drug of choice for children. Consequences: Inflammation of the liver, inflammation and destruction of the stomach lining, destruction of healthy bacterial populations, inflammation of the colon, allergic reactions, obesity, human antibiotic resistance. Natural Foods: Sunlight (vit D), garlic, coconut oil, turmeric, foods high in nico-

Cancer inThe Caribbean... Trinidad and Tobago has one of the region’s highest cancer mortality rates, according to a new report from the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO).The report links the country’s high incidence of cancer-related death to the prevalence of obesity in the English-speaking Caribbean.

tinamide (vit B3) such as salmon, sardines and nuts. Also manuka honey, olive leaf extract, green tea, pau D’Arco, rose water, myrrh, grapeseed extract, golden seal, oregon grapes, oregano oil, andrographis paniculata, and probiotics.  7. GLUCOPHAGE (metformin) Use: Oral anti-diabetic drug Glucophage drugs round up the top 7 but the prescription rate of this drug is rapidly increasing. It makes up about 7% of the top prescribed medications. It is the firstline drug of choice for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, in particular, in overweight and obese people. It also acts to indirectly lower LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Consequences: Lactic acidosis, impaired liver/kidney function, decreasing thyroid stimulating hormone and testosterone, increased homocysteine levels, malabsorption of vitamin B12, B12 deficiency, bladder cancer, heart failure. The biggest consequence of diabetes drugs is that it causes pancreatic function to substantially decrease inhibiting several hormones and causing other imbalances which are never correctable without abstaining from the drug.

Doctors dispense 4 billion hydrocodone prescriptioins a year.

FDA Cracks Down on Deadly Painkillers The deadliest drug problem in America is not heroin or cocaine or even crack cocaine. It’s the abuse of perfectly legal prescription pain medications — familiar names such as Vicodin and Lortab and generic hydrocodone. Last month, federal regulators finally got around to recommending stronger restrictions on access to these medications by limiting refills and mandating more frequent visits to doctors to obtain prescriptions. Now doctors, who helped create the problem, need to do their share to control One addictive painkiller, hydrocodone, is the most prescribed medication in America — *136.7 million prescriptions a year at last count. Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said “doctors caused” this epidemic “and patients are getting hooked.”(From USA To-

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Archangel 8 Chess Academy Presents A Veteran’s Day Memorial Chess Tournament The Archangel 8 Chess Academy in collaboration with the Buffalo Chapter of the Association of Black Social Workers, Inc. , Garnell W. Whitfield Jr., City of Buffalo Fire Commissioner and Willie “Hutch” Jones Educational and Sports Programs will hold a Veteran’s Day Chess Tournament on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at the Main Place Mall 390 Main Street . The start time is 9:00 a.m. At 12 noon, a local veteran will be honored. The tournament format will consist of four - USCF dual rated games, Game 50, with a 5 second delay, no elimination. SCHOLASTIC SECTION K- 12th grade will play four games, unrated, Game 30, with a 5 second delay. Please Note: U.S Chess membership is required for OPEN and U1500 Sections! Each participant must bring: Chess set, Chess board and digital Chess clock.

Registration is $10 per person including refreshments. Early Bird discount advance entries and online registrations with reply to Knightsof64@yahoo.com. Payment must be received by midnight on Thursday, November 14, 2013. Make checks payable and forward to: Archangel 8 Chess Academy, 60F Guilford Lane, Buffalo NY 14221, include USCF Rating, telephone number and Section of participation.

BIDS EMERGENCY CONTRACT SOLICITATION OF INTEREST The New York State Office of General Services Design & Construction Group (“OGS”) awards hundreds of EMERGENCY CONTRACTS each year with an average contract value over $100,000. Emergency contracts may have a value as high as $300,000. Bids for Emergency Contracts are taken over the phone and require an immediate response and performance of the work. Emergency contracts are typically of short duration and are usually awarded on a cost-plus basis. Legislation requires that OGS establish a list of contractors by trade interest and geographical area who are interested in bidding on emergency work. Bids are solicited from this list on a rotational basis. It is anticipated that any firm expressing an interest in emergency work will be solicited. To comply with the legislation, OGS is updating its list of contractors are interested in performing emergency contract work. If your firm would like to be placed on our list of bidders for emergency work, please complete the Emergency Contract Information Form (a hyperlink to forms and related information is shown at the bottom of this page) and return it to the following address: Office of General Services Design and Construction Group Contract Awards Unit 35th Floor, Corning Tower Empire State Plaza Albany, New York 12242 In order to solicit for emergency work, your firm must also have a properly-completed CCA-2 - NYS Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire For-Profit Construction on file at the New York State Office of the State Comptroller (“OSC”) website. Information about the CCA-2 questionnaire may be found on the OSC website using the following link: http://www.osc.state.ny.us./vendrep/index.htm For additional information and application forms related to emergency contracting, please use the following link on the OGS:

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority will receive separate sealed bids for the following contract work: JOB NUMBER/ CONTRACT NAME Interior Modifications at Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority: Commodore Perry #13-19CF (Electrical) #13-19CF (Mechanical) #13-19CF (Plumbing) DATE/TIME OF PREBID MEETING Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 10:00AM DATE/TIME FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS (OPENING) Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 10:00AM Pre-bid Conferences will be held as stated above with all potential bidders assembled at the Capital Improvements & Development Office, 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204; the project walk-through may be held/scheduled after the meeting. Separate Sealed bids for each above mentioned BMHA Job will be received until the time stated above at the Capital Improvements Office, 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204. Bids received after the stated time will not be accepted. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud immediately after specified closing time. Sets of contract documents may only be obtained at the Capital Improvements Office at 320 Perry Street, with a deposit of $100 per set. Only certified company checks, bank checks or money orders made payable to the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority will be accepted. This deposit is refundable upon return of complete sets of documents within 14 calendar days after the bid opening. Failure to comply with this time limit will constitute forfeiture of the deposit. The BMHA reserves the right to reject any bid, which fails to conform to the essential items, required by the contract documents and to reject any and/or all bids submitted. Dated: November 8, 2013

Buffalo Employment and Training Center, 77 Goodell Street, will host a Career Fair on Thursday, November 14 from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information all 856-5627.

Leaf Collection Schedule The City of Buffalo is collecting bagged leaves now thru November 22nd. Residents should put their bagged leaves at the curb on the same day that their garbage is scheduled for pickup in clear plastic bags or brown kraft recyclable bags. Please do not rake leaves into the street. Raking leaves into city streets is illegal and punishable by fine. Residents are being asked to place their yard waste on the curb before their scheduled garbage/recycling pickup. Yard waste may be picked up on a different day than the garbage day. Although scheduled for pickup on the same day, leaves will be picked up separately from garbage. As an alternative to the curbside bagged leaves collection, there are three drop-off locations :•Cazenovia Park Golf course parking lot, off Wildwood •Shoshone Park parking lot, at foot of Beard Ave. •1120 Seneca Street – DPW Garage parking lot, between Babcock and Smith Drop off hours at Cazenovia and Shoshone Park are from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday until December First. Drop off hours at 1120 Seneca Street are from 8:00 a.m – 3:00 p.m. Monday- Friday, year round.

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1133 Kensington The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (716) 838-4612 has announced that its Metro Bus division is sponsoring AUTOMOTIVE an Open House on Thursday, Nov. 14 from 4:30-6:30 Colslton Mobile Auto Repair p.m. to recruit individuals 720 E. Ferry * 896-3910 to fill available MetroLink operator positions. The open BAIL BONDS house will take place at the Cold Spring bus mainteA Bail Company Inc. nance office, 1581 Michigan Ken Thomas (716) 867-0073 Avenue. Metro is currently looking for qualified bus Judy Bunk (716) 830-1512 operators.Candidates must Southtowns (716) 570-0849 be 21 years of age, possess Rochester (585) 749-7879 a high school diploma or equivalent, a NYS commercial driver’s license.

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Klassic Kuts 1471 Kensington 836-3260 Master Touch 1283 E. Delavan 901-5909 SOLO Unisex Salon 3081 Main St. 833-2553

CAR WASH Fast Eddie Hand Car Wash 1736 Fillmore* 891-5575

EATERIES The Corner Store Deli & Grill 1733 Genesee * 895-2009 Tomatoes 1393 Kensington*835-3663

ELECTRICAL EMPIRE ELECTRIC 716-634-0330

HAIR SALONS Althea’s Hair To Go Natural 727 Main St. (716) 883-2000 www.hairtogo.com

DELI / VARIETY Grant’s Variety Shop 1055 E. Ferry St. 893-0704

DJ’S DJ Kenny Kutz (716) 400-7358

PHOTOGRAPHY Princess Photography (716) 563-0994 ICU Photography 716-578-3462

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Woody & Manuel’s AFRO STYLES 862 E Delavan * 896-9386

Miracle Tranition 2 3339 Genesee * 481-1321

Kim’s Building Blocks Day Care 1479 E. Delavan Ave. 895-8693

360 Eggert Rd. (716) 939-3900 Town Gardens Plaza (716) 768-3887

Chanel’s 2462 Main Street * 563.9575

Cookieland Group Day Care 24 Barthel Miss Cookie*893-0590

First Impressions Day Care 847 Walden Ave. 716-533-8075

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Garland Studios LLC 716-471-2476 www.fgarlandstudios.com

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Debbie’s Little Scholars 484 Hickory St. (716) 304-6820

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Anointed Hands African Hair Braiding 369 Trenton Ave. 939-5077 (Macy)

Karen’s Salon & Spa 413 Jefferson Ave. 812-9666

Dean’s Day Care 61 Montana Ave. 716-896-1751

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Serenity Hair Boutique 221 Jefferson Ave. (716) 812-0663

Majadi Enterprises, Inc. Willie A. Price CSI 716-316-7776

PRINTING Totem8 Design + Print (716) 404-9258

TAILORS Ann Rhod’s Tailoring 3185 Bailey Ave. (716) 838-5633

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Main Hair & Beauty Supply 3067 Main St. (716) 862-4247

Priced Right Windows USA 710 Kensington Ave. (716) 833-2500 578-7873TAILOR

INSURANCE Able Insurance Jeff Moore/Broker 1798 Main St. (716) 883-5212 Joseph Burch Insurance 4180 Bailey Avenue (716) 830-3417

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A book signing is scheduled for Friday, November 22, at the Perk’s Cafe, 36 Broadway Avenue, downtown (near the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library). Doors open at 6pm.

Safe Neighborhoods Committee Meeting The Erie County/Buffalo Safe Neighborhoods Committee Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 20 at 3 p.m. at the Frank Merriweather Library, Jefferson and Utica. This committee is sponsored by the Erie County Legislature and was commissioned by Chairwoman Betty Jean Grant. The purpose of the Safe Neighborhood Committee is to eliminate homicide and reduce crime in our neighborhoods. The committee is open to input and suggestions from the community and everyone is invited to attend and participate in the meetings. For more information call Legislator Grant at 602-5877.

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The launch of the television show “From Vick-Tim to Vick-Tory: The Fall and Rise of Michael Vick,” based on the newly published book of the same name by Ken Robinson, premiered on Monday, November 4.

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EVENTS CALENDAR Wednesday November 13

COMMUNITY AFRICAN DRUM AND DANCE CLASS

Family Fun Bowling Day: Every Wed. Kerns Bowling, 163 Kerns, 5-8 p.m. Hosted by Buffalo United Front. Durham’s Central City Baby Café: Every Wednesday & Thursday, 5:30-7:30 p.m., free supper; experienced moms and certified counselors available; bring the kids; for info call Doris @ 885-6348. Board of Education Meeting: 5:30 p.m. Waterfront School, 95 Fourth Street. Installation of Fruit Belt Neighborhood Advisory Council: BFNC, 97 Lemon St., 6 p.m. Community Congress: 6-8 p.m., City Honor School, 186 E. North St.; workshop on creating a more sustainable future for Buffalo/Niagara; free & open to public; visit oneregionforward. org. Kristian Williams: Author Life During Wartime: Resisting Counter Insurgency, Our Enemies in Blue, Confrontations, American Methods, Hurt; 7pm, Burning Books, 420 Connecticut Street. Thursday November 14 Public Hearing on Child Protective Services: 10 a.m., Council Chambers, 13th Floor City Hall; Hosted by Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes and State Senator Tim Kennedy; to testify call 826-2683 or 897-9714. Free Window Weatherization Demonstration: 5-7:30 p.m., Merriweather Library Jefferson & Utica; free. Career Fair: Buffalo Employment and Training Center, 77 Goodell St.; 10 a.m. – noon; 856-5627. NFTA Open House for Jobs: 4:30-6:30 pm., Cold Spring bus office, 1581 Michigan nfta.com for application. LP Ciminellli Community Forum for Leroy/Fillmore Residents & Business Owners: School #61m 453 Leroy Ave; 5-8 p.m.; 218-4698 National Alliance for Mentally Ill Educational-

A Community African Drum and Dance Class with Jama Jama African Drum and Dance is being held at the Gateway Longview Family Resource Center at Ferry near Jefferson on Mondays from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. for all ages. For further information contact Anisha at 491-3311.

Thursday November 14 Meeting: 7 p.m., St. Paul’s Church, 4007 Main St. (near Eggert Rd.) 226-6264 Friday November 15 “Black Teachers In Buffalo”: Speaker Eva Doyle, Buffalo Downtown Library, main floor. Audition for WUFO’S Buffalo’s Best Meets Sunday’s Best: Pilgrim Baptist Church,; to register 8341080 or www.wufoam.com Special Ribbon cutting Ceremony for WUFO 1080’s New Move: 1 p.m., 143 Broadway (Downtown). Saturday November 16 Retirement Party For The “Milkman”: McCoy center, Clinton & Adam Sts., 6 p.m.- until; $25; Willa @ 444-2046, 847-2712; BYO Audition for WUFO’S Buffalo’s Best Meets Sunday’s Best: Pilgrim Baptist Church; to Register 8341080 or www.wufoam.com The Utica Heights Block Club First Anniversary Celebration: 195 Glenwood 4-6 p.m. RSVP 262-1825. Monday November 18 Aloma D. Johnson Charter School Board of Trustees Open Meeting: 6 p.m., 15 Jewett Parkway; 856-4390 for more info. Tuesday November 19 Teens In Progress Debate “Activists From the Past”: 5-7 p.m., Merriweather Library, Jefferson @ Utica.

Wednesday November 20 Erie County/Buffalo Safe Neighborhoods Committee Meeting: 3 p.m., Merri-

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