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Business Spotlight: Mary Kay Cosmetics Beauty Consultant: Tamika L. Turner The best business advice Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant Tamika L. Turner received when starting her own business: be teachable, trainable and culturally attuned to your client base. “People need to know even if they are in business for themself, they are not by themself,” explains Turner, a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology, who holds a degree in child welfare and social work. “Being in business for yourself is life changing and potentially fruitful; but it is hard work and at times discouraging.” Currently, Mary Kay Cosmetics has 2.1 million consultants around the country. Within the Rochester area, those consultants comprise 10% of that total number. Turner, who works about 10 hours a week adds most of her clients buy skin care products because they are MARSHA concerned about aging. “A lot of women don’t like the that there are aging like wrinkles, dry skin, drooping JONES signs around their eyes. They want to keep their skin youthful. During the recession, money may be tight, but it didn’t affect skin care product sales at all. They actually increased.” True or false: wearing make up ages your skin? Battling the beauty myths that exist was one of the biggest deterrents for Turner. Even Turner didn’t understand why some women wore it. “On some women, their makeup application made them look like a clown,” she recalls. “I didn’t want to do that. I now know how to put it on properly and won’t leave the house without it on,” she giggles. After making certain changes in her personal life, Turner also had to address women’s beliefs that foundation wasn’t really make up. “A lot of times, people don’t know about certain items and will fabricate stuff because they aren’t taking good care of their skin. Or they tried it before and applied it wrong,” continues Turner, who also holds a master’s degree in Child and Family Services from Syracuse University.” She does advise women to not leave the house without key items such as lip products and beauty blotters. “Beauty blotters are kind of like deodorant. It must be refreshed to help the skin look its best.” Turner strongly recommends that mothers need to decide an appropriate age, at their discretion, for daughters to wear make up. “It is better to wear it than not,” she stresses. “Make up like foundation actually acts like a shield of protection on our skin. It protects us from nature’s elements. Foundation has the natural anti-oxidants that are good for the skin.” To order Mary Kay Products from Turner, call 309-6411 or visit www. marykay.com\thoward777.
Around Town: *May 2: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc’s 10th Annual Jazz Brunch, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., the Double Tree Hotel in Henrietta. Tickets are $45 per person. *May 4: Spring Books Sandwiched-In Series: A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School by Carlotta Walls LaNier with Linda Frazier Page. Reviewed By Van Henri White. 12:12 to 12:52 p.m. Kate Gleason Auditorium. Central Library, 115 South Avenue.
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Geva Theatre Center is in the fourth year of its five-year commitment to present all ten of “August Wilson’s American Century” – a program which includes one fully-staged play and one semi-staged reading from the canon each season from 2006-2007 to 2010-2011. Rochester fans of Wilson’s work have so far been treated to full productions of Gem of the Ocean, The Piano Lesson, Fences and semi-staged readings of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Seven Guitars. The current production of Two Trains Running has been critically acclaimed and tickets are selling out fast for the show which runs in the Mainstage through April 25. As an accompanying event to Two Trains Running, Geva will present a reading of Jitney, the fifth play in August Wilson’s cycle, in the Mainstage on Monday, April 19 at 7:30p.m.Jitney was the winner of the 2001 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Play and the 2002 Olivier Award for Best New Play. The reading is directed by Mark Cuddy. The cast features Ronald Conner, Javon Johnson, Patrese McClain, David Shakes, A.C. Smith and Alfred Wilson from the cast of Two Trains Running along with local actors Arthur Brown, Jonathan Ntheketha, and Roosevelt Tidwell. Page 2
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Are a B r i e f s Adult Essay Contest Winners The awards program for Eva Doyle’s 2nd Adult Essay Contest was held April 10 at the Merriweather Library. Brother Abraham Muhammad won the top prize and received $100. Honorable Mention went to: Sabirah Muhammad and Rev. A. Iona Smith Nze, Pastor of the Delaine Waring Church. Dr. Anthony Neal, Political Science ProfesMUHAMMAD sor at Buffalo State College and Dr. Sharon Amos, Instructor at the Equal Opportunity Center (EOC) assisted in judging the contest. The awards program also included poetry by well-known poet Taharka Odinga and a showing of the film “A Slave Story.’ At the end of the program there was a moment of silence in memory of the enslaved Africans who died in the Middle Passage. The 3rd Adult Essay Contest will be held sometime during the summer. Special thanks to Legislator/Chairperson Barbara Miller-Williams for providing the award certificates for the essay contest and also Legislator Betty Jean Grant for her help in providing the award certificates for the recent Women’s History Program
Buffalo United Front to Host Banquet & Installation Dinner The Buffalo United Front will host its first annual banquet and installation dinner on Saturday, April 17 at 6:45 p.m. at the New Golden Nugget, 2046 Fillmore Avenue. Tickets are $30 single and $55 per couple. The Buffalo United Front is a collaboration of community and faithbased organizations working together to reduce youth violence. The mission of the organization is to reduce incidences of youth violence. For tickets and more information call Helen Sanders at (716) 4086108 or email helensand@37@msn. com
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Urban League Family Preservation Info Fair In recognition of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month, the Buffalo Urban League is hosting an informational fair about its Family Preservation Services. Tips on effective parenting from birth through the teenage years will be provided by the Buffalo Urban League staff. Information about the effects of drug and alcohol on babies and the Think about It Doll will be on display. The event will take place on Thursday, April 15 at the Buffalo Urban League building at 15 E. Genesee St. from 2 to 4 p.m. Additional information about the services that Buffalo Urban League provides to the community is available at www.buffalourbanleague.org or by calling 250-2400.
2010 Golf Passes On Sale The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy announces that seasonal Golf passes are now on sale. Season passes will be available online through the Conservancy’s website at www.BfloParks.org under golf. Beginning Thursday, April 15 golf season passes can be purchased at: Delaware Park Pro Shop in the Parkside Lodge, Cazenovia Park Golf House and the South Park Golf House 11 am - 7 pm, Thursday, April 15; 11 am - 7 pm, Friday, April 16; 9 am – 2 pm, Saturday, April 17; 11am – 7 pm, Tuesday, April 2 (at all 3 locations) Season pass sales will continue the following Monday through Friday (4/19 – 4/23) at the Delaware Park golf Pro Shop in the Parkside lodge. Weather permitting; all 3 courses will open on Saturday, April 24 at 7 a.m.
Writing the College Essay Workshop On Thursday, April 15, Just Buffalo Literary Center presents, “Writing the College Essay” with Gary Earl Ross, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Just Buffalo @ WNYBAC, Western New York Book Arts Center, 2nd floor, 468 Washington St. at Mohawk. For more information, or to register, please visit www.justbuffalo.org, send an email to info@justbuffalo. org or call 832-5400
Justice 4 All Community Meeting: Give the People What They Want! Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as saying “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Lately, many discrimination stories have been arising in the news. These stories have revealed numerous arrests of young African Americans at the Galleria Mall and various counts of discrimination in the workplace. Many individuals throughout the city have been faced with minor to severe injustices. Whether these cases of intolerance occur because of race, gender, creed, or otherwise, it is time to stop intolerance and embrace diversity and unity. REV. PRIDGEN In response to these recent injustices, Reverend Darius G. Pridgen will be hosting and facilitating a Justice4All Community meeting on Tuesday, April 20 at 6:30PM at True Bethel Baptist Church, 907 E. Ferry St. This meeting will focus on bringing awareness, support and solutions to injustices that strike individuals. If you have encountered discrimination in places such as work, public areas, or school and would like to discuss progressive action and resolutions, this community meeting is for you. Come and be a part of the road to righteousness and help bring Justice4All. For more information, please call (716) 895-8222 x202.
“Faces of America 2010” to Commemorate Achievements of Civil Rights Struggles The Buffalo State College Association of Faculty & Staff of African Descent will present “Faces of America 2010,” an evening of special events to honor and commemorate the achievements of the Civil Rights Struggles. The event will take place on Sunday, April 18 from 6-8 p.m. at the Burchfield Penny Auditorium. Featured will be: Men in White, New Beginnings Ensemble, Lorna Perez, Ricky Flemings, African American Cultural Center Dancers, Fox In Ink, Anthony Neal, L. Nathan Hare, Andrea Guiati, & Wendell Rivera, Miss Barbara’s School of Dance, Daughters of Creative Sound, Alpha Phi Alpha, and more. Clifford Bell will serve as master of ceremony.
“Tell Me A Story”: Storytelling Festival “Tell Me A Story 2” – Storytelling Workshops and Performance will be presented on Friday and Saturday, April 23 – 24 at the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave. For the second year, the storytelling festival is a gift from the WNY Storytelling Community. On Friday, April 23 from 7 – 9 p.m., Daughters of Creative Sound, Buffalo’s own African American women’s drum and percussion ensemble will be in concert. The group has performed throughout Western New York and at the Blackstorytelling League Festival in Rochester, NY in 2008. Most recently, Daughters of Creative Sound were featured at the 27th Annual Black Storytelling Festival and Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas, November 2009. Preceding the concert, stories will be told by Annemarie Jason and Pat Feidner of Spin-a-Storytellers and Clara Bivens and Joy O’Banion of Tradition Keepers: Black Storytellers of WNY. Join us for Saturday morning workshops beginning with Daughters of Creative Sound Jam from 10:30-11:45. Other workshops choices from 12:00 – 1:30 are: (A) Kiddin’ Around: Youth Telling Stories; (B) Caught in the Web: Storytelling and Technology; (C) What’s This Storytelling Stuff? The Work of Local Storytelling Groups.All events are FREE and open to the public. This event is co-sponsored by Tradition Keepers: Black Storytellers of Western New York, Spin-A-Storytellers, and the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library. Coordinators for the festival are Sharon Holley and Craig Werner. or more information contact: Sharon Holley jordanholley@aol.com 716-886-1399; Craig Werner craig_Werner@verizon.net 716-878-6016; Sandra Bush bushs@buffalolib.org 716-883-4418.
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Juneteenth Parade Any organizations or groups that participated in last years Juneteenth Parade that has moved or changed phone number, please notify the parade committee with your updated information for our records. You may call (716) 891-8801 or (716) 400-4479 with your information.
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The Juneteenth Parade Committee needs 10 people over the age of 14 years to volunteer to carry this years’s 2010 Juneteenth Parade Division Banners. For more information please call (716) 891-8801 or (716) 400-4479. Thank You. Nathelia Land is the Parade Chairperson; Cammie Carr-Torrence is Co-Chairperson/Secretary; and Beverly Newkirk is Co-Chairperson.
Parade Participant Notification The Juneteenth of Buffalo Parade Committee requests that all Drill and Step Teams, participating in this years parade, submit applications no later than May 25, 2010.
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Juneteenth Buffalo Inc. will sponsor “Funding Opportunities for Grants, Training & Technical Assistance” seminar. Dr. Khalifah Ramadan will present an overview of President Obama’s Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnership Initiative on Saturday, April 17 from 9 a.m. to noon or from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Juneteenth headquarters, 1517 Genesee Street at Moselle. The fee is $25. Call (716) 316-2076 to make reservations.
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The Black community needs to be more involved as the U.S. continues debating its energy future, and more African Americans need to recognize the urgency – and the potential rewards – of a green economy with green jobs. That was the message coming from national commentators and a recent green movement rally in an Minneapolis Black community last year. This weekend the community will have a unique opportunity to learn more about the green movement when New York State Senator Antoine Thompson Chair of the NYS Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, hosts the annual Buffalo Niagara Green Expo at the Walden Galleria on Saturday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The highlight of the event will include free advice and information on how you and your family can go green in your home, business, school, body, career, garden and community. Additionally there will be over 100 businesses and organization at the free event, and many of them will be accepting resumes. The Department of Labor will have free CD’s filled with information on green jobs and the green economy at their table for the first 300 people. There will be a host of other activities, including the National Fuel Resource Conservation Program Kid’s Zone which will provide exciting, educational activities for children of all ages and the Community Action Organization will be demonstrating an urban agriculture hoop house where they raise fish and vegetables in a compost warmed environment eight months a year. For more information go to www.bnge.org or call 833-2929 ext. 117. In addition to Senator Thompson, The Green EXPO is sponsored by Keep WNY Beautiful, Environmental Education Associates, National Fuel Resource Conservation Program, the WNY Ford Dealers, the New York Power Authority, Resource Recycling Systems, WKBW-TV and Regent Broadcasting (WJYE, WYRK, WBLK, JACK FM). -Green EconomyPreparing communities of color to participate in the new green economy was the subject of a summit hosted by the National Urban League in Washington, D.C. recently. Many of the participants agreed that getting more African Americans involved in the green movement begins with educating communities about job opportunities in such areas as retrofitting and weatherization of homes and commercial buildings, as well as how these steps will lower t heir own energy bills (according to a recent Commission to Engage African Americans on Climate Change report last year, Blacks spend an estimated 25 percent more of their income on energy than the national average.) Going “Green” to most people means being more environmentally responsible and making better, healthier choices for yourself, your family and our environment. However one of the myths is that African Americans don’t care about the environment. The truth is, on one level or another, minorities have been mixing black and green their entire lives. We’ve all had the grandmothers planting gardens in the backyard, garnishing our diner plates with homegrown goodness. We know about the herbal shops and natural hair products, skin lotions and essential oils. Now is the time to take that black and green living and transform it into Continued Page 12
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The good news according to Dr. Kofi B. Asare, is that there are no incurable diseases. Speaking before a full house at GROUP Ministries on Jefferson Avenue recently, Dr. Asare, a Traditional Healer from Ghana, West Africa, placed the issue of health and healing in a unique African wholistic perspective. Man’s antagonistic relationship with nature and the negative energy we exchange in our dealings with one another, plays a major role in the cause of dis-ease, he said. And respect for universal laws – God’s laws – is essential to any degree of healing we might experience. “The behavior of people can cause them illness,â€? he said touching one of the five pillars to a healthy life from his book, “Chosen to Healâ€? – right attitude, right air, right water, right food, and exercise. If you have emotionally put out something bad or negative and not reversed it, it can come back as bad luck or DR, ASARE sickness, he cautioned. And if you know that just being happy and in harmony keeps you healthy, you are not likely to go out of your way to be negative towards others. He said that a major problem in our ability to heal is our acceptance of “the systemâ€? and our decision to “forget about God.â€? “With God there are no impossibilities,â€? he assured. The Western Medical system, he added, is big business and does not incorporate Universal Laws (God’s Laws) or God’s medicine (herbs). It is the very system that makes our health status uncivilized,â€? he said. “It is big business “ that perpetuates a myriad of “big liesâ€? – among them the “lieâ€? of inherited disease . “God does not create disease,â€? assured Dr. Asare. He urged women, for example, to ignore the “lieâ€? of menopause. “I ask the women, who paused you from living a full, and fulfilling life?â€? h e quipped. What they call menopause, he pointed out, is just a hormonal imbalance due mainly from the fact that our lifestyle has been compromised, such as eating things we label as food which is really just poison. In the most remote areas of Ghana, he said, where people don’t have radio or TV, “they don’t know anything about menopauseâ€? and the women are still farming in their sixties and above. You’ve been programmed,â€? he continued . “Today I want you to move that ‘pause’â€? he said, urging women to change to a more wholistic lifestyle including the food they eat, how they think, embracing “the art of forgivenessâ€? (selfishness is not allowed in the spiritual kingdom) and avoiding the negative information the media bombards us with in terms of our health. “There are a whole lot of lies we have acceptedâ€? and the system and the media, perpetuated them he declared. But in order to save ourselves we have to go back to our roots, said Dr. Asare, and he added “ we need at least one healer in every African family.â€? For thousands of years and throughout civilizations “healers were priestsâ€? and gigantic hospitals did not exist. “Healing in the real, natural civilized way was never a business. Once a system is institutionalized somebody must make money and if you don’t have the knowledge to keep yourself up, you become a part of that money making system.â€? He warned. We should not accept things and illnesses because some expert says it is so. “God has never left his children alone,â€? he reminded. But often when we call on Him “we think we’re dialing God’s number but we’re dialing the wrong number.â€? God has given us the wisdom to overcome all situations, but we first must have respect for self and spirit’s ability to heal. “As African people we were basically into preventive health, “ he taught. “The African perspective of health is total wellness‌we eat and think health‌we do not have a system where you have to swallow poison. Food is part of our healing system.â€? However one roadblock to our people getting back to the art of healing is the suspicion and doubt we cast upon those messengers/healers who look like us. That, says Dr. Asare, is by design and the media plays a tremendous role in portraying African Americans negatively to Africans on the Continent; and making Africans on the Continent look like savages to African Americans. APRIL 14, 2010
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Friendship Pastor Daris Dixon-Clark Observes 3rd Anniversary
The Friendship Missionary Baptist Church of 402 Clinton Street will celebrate the 3rd Pastoral Anniversary of Rev. Daris Dixon-Clark. The church will be in joyful celebration Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18. Rev. Dixon-Clark, the proud Pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church since 2006, presides as President of the A.C. Ware/Friendship Manor Development Corporation. He is actively involved in the Ministers’ Conference of Buffalo and Vicinity, and the Great Lakes Baptist Association and the NAACP. In 2009, Pastor Clark received the Northeast Regional Instructor of the Year Award from the National Division of Christian Education Rev. Daris Dixon-Clark Accreditation & Credentials. He is the loving husband of First Lady Rev. Shunda Fussell-Clark and father of three children, Samuel, Andrew and Genella. The Trinity Celebrations, which began March 27, continues with: *The “Ministers in Song Concert II” will on Saturday, April 17 at 6 p.m. featuring some of WNY’s finest Bishops, Pastors and Ministers of the Gospel, ministering through song. *Sunday worship service April 18 with Rev. Dr. Carl L. Washington, Jr. of New Mount Zion Baptist Church, Harlem, NY. as the guest. *Culminating the celebration on Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. will be Rev. Darius Pridgen of True Bethel Baptist Church. Please come out and join us as we uplift our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. For additional information, please contact the church office at 847-1020 or visit our website at www.friendshipmissionarybc.org.
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60th Birthday Celebration and Appreciation for Sis. Wanda L. Strong-Thompson-Howard A 60th Birthday Celebration and Appreciation will be held for Sis. Wanda L. Strong-Thompson-Howard on Saturday, April 24 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the McCoy Convention Center, 653 Clinton Street at Adam. Featured will be dinner, a fashion show, dancing and entertainment. Admission is $12 in advance for adults and $13 at the door; $6 for children in advance and $7 at the door. For more information contact Sis. Wanda at (716)715-1969 (Email) wstronghoward@lycos.com ; Bro. Rudolphus Boans at (7167) 715-1969; or Sis. Barbara Johnson Kirk at (716) 602-1245.
“An Evening with New York Times bestselling authors, Virginia De Berry and Donna Grant” You are invited to join the Legacy Book Club of Zion Dominion Global Ministries, 895 North Forest Road, Amherst as they present a book signing and discussion by authors Virginia De Berry and Donna Grant, on Monday April 19, 2010, 7 p.m. in the Vision Center. They are currently touring, promoting their latest work “Uptown.” Virginia De Berry is a native of Buffalo, NY. Virginia and Donna have written Tryin’ to Sleep in the Bed You Made (1997), which was a critical success, an Essence magazine bestseller, and won the Merit Award for Fiction from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, as well as the 1998 Book of the Year Award from the Blackboard Bestseller List/African American Booksellers ConferenceBook Expo America. For more information please contact (716) 250-7040 x222.
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Lucille Clifton
A Tribute to Lucille Clifton The public is invited to a remembrance of the life and legacy of Buffalo poet Lucille Clifton on Sunday, April 18 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Frank Merriweather Library, Utica and Jefferson Avenue. Lucille Clifton, a distinguished American poet whose work trained lenses wide and narrow on the experience of being Black and female in the 20th century, exploring vast subjects like the indignities of history and intimate ones like the indignities of the body, died on February 13 in Baltimore. She was 73 and lived in Columbia, Md. Ms. Clifton, who had cancer, had been hospitalized recently with an infection. She received a National book Award in 2000 for “Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000.” In 2007 she became the first African American woman to win the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, a $100,000 award that is one of American poetry’s signal honors. Her book, “Good Woman: Poems and a Memoir, 1969-1980” was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 1988. She also wrote well received books of prose and verse for children that centered on the Black experience. She was born Thelma Lucille Sayles in Depew, N.Y and raised in Buffalo. She attended Howard University but left before graduating to pursue poetry. She married Fred Clifton, a UB professor, in 1958 and they eventually settled in Maryland. Her mother, who had not been educated past grade school, was an accomplished poet, but only wrote in private. The poet laureate of Maryland from 1979 to 1985, Ms. Clifton was a writer in residence at Coppin State College, a historically Black college in Baltimore. She later taught at the U. of California, Santa Cruz and St. Mary’s College of Maryland. The tribute to Ms. Clifton is presented by the Buffalo Friends of Lucille Clifton. For more information contact Ray Smith at 895-7336 or Molly Bethel at 852-4562. APRIL 14, 2010
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At 1412 Buffalo East... Main St. near Utica The debut of N’Dias (the Mix) in Kleinhans Music Hall’s Mary Seaton Room last Friday night was nothing short of phenomenal. The traditional West African world beat band featuring international artist Alassane Sarr of Senegal, exploded on stage with the opening number Djambadon and throughout the performance had people dancing in front of the stage, in the rear of the auditorium, in the aisles and in their seats – so compelling was the polyrhythmic, pulsating Mbalax rhythms. Alassane, the “star” of the show, is an extraordinary drummer, dancer and singer. One of the most beautiful pieces of the night was “Yemanja” (Goddess of Water) skillfully danced by Shantina Moore. Sensual and flowing, water never looked so good. And when Le Ballet Touba N-Dam Fa’ll hit the stage, they were a force to be reckoned with. Throughout the performance, Robin Hibbert’s start shined bright. Between the vocal spotlight she shared with Sister Ja and her spontaneous and electrifying dancing, she was like the thread in the needle (Alassane) that kept the energy on stage at a fever pitch. In short – Sister Robin – the show’s promoter, manager, choreographer, dancer, security and manager – held it down. The band was tight and included the extraordinary talent of violinist Lazara Nelson (who hails from Cuba). The incrediably talented cast of N’Dias included: Alassane Sarr ; the band (their first performance occurred on July 3, 2008 at Nietzsche’s – “we knew then we had something special” said Robin) - Ras Joma Akono, Bobby Bonner, John Bertini, Ringo Brill, Kevin Cummings Jr., Reginald Halloway, Lazara Nelson and William (Robot) Ridgeway. The African village scenery was created by George Purnell ( hut, Lion, animal head pieces) and Gerald Lilliard (the sculptured leopard). Rehearsal locations were provided by Ms. Barbara’s School of Dance and Mr. Mike Schultz. Le ballet Touba N’Dam Fa`ll dancers featured Shantina Moore, Crystal Keiger , Erika Mitchell and Emma Gietzen. Vocals by Ja Warrens and Robin Hibbert. All in all it was a night of high culture and healing entertainment - complete with a great African vendors marketplace. Congratulations Alassane and N’Dias – see you at the next set! –a.b.
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*April 18th, 5:30pm* Theatre Bites presents- “The Matrix” featuring Catherine Y. Robinson.Journey to the center of the Self and see which side wins. Halos and Horns give it a good go!Admission: Freewill donation*April 25th, 2-5pm* Road Less Traveled Production’s Open Mic(at Buffalo East for this Reading only) Featuring Amrutansh, Jennifer Campbell, David Landrey & Perry S. Nicholaswith open slots availableAdmission - $5 suggested donation
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Drill-O-Rama Rocks Kleinhans! Organizers promised that it would be one of the best yet. And it was. The 37th Annual New York State Drill Team Championships and Step Show (The Drill-O-Rama) returned to the city this year and was held before a near capacity audience at Kleinhans Music Hall. The beauty of the event, aside from the extraordinary talent the youngsters showcased, was the fact that there were no incidents, altercations or fights. Hats off to the peacekeeping efforts of the Stop The Violence Coalition and the Buffalo Police Department. -Winners AllAll of the teams were outstanding and they were all winners whether they took home a trophy or not! This year, as in year’s past, their costumes and themes were unique and colorful. One of the most creative was Hutch Tech High’s circus theme complete with clowns, tigers and ringmaster. Entertaining and exciting, the drill teams gave it their all! Defending High School division II, champions Academy of Visual and Performing Arts took home first prize once again. And although they rocked it, the competition was serious. Bennett, dressed in black and silver, placed second with a classy Drum Line theme. McKinley, with especially good formation and a strobe light segment at the end, placed third. The seventh team to hit the stage hit it hard – and they were just babies! Divine Devastation - the youngest t just 6 year old – brought the house down (they came out to Michael Jackson’s Who’s Bad) and exited to Rhina’s “Run This town Tonight.” There was just so much talent – Jus Different was jus’ awesome…Sr. Deliverance back-flipped their way I n to one of t hem most awesome requests to perform…and Buffalo’s finest lived up to t heir name once again. Hats off to Marcus Brown Sr., one of the Drill-O-Rama founders and his dedicated team for making this yearly event possible. And hats off to all the youngsters who both attended and participated for showing the City of Buffalo what most of us in the community already know – that the majority of our young people know how to come together peacefully and have a good time if just given the opportunity. _Complete ResultsThe complete Drill-O-Rama results are as follows: Division I Elementary Division
Division II High School 1) Performing Arts 2) Bennett 3) Mckinley SR Independent 1) Buffalo’s Finest 2) The Gospel Difference 3) Sr. Deliverence Step Independent 1) Jus’ Different (95 score) Division I Most Outstanding- Divine Devastation Most Original- Cobra Crusaders Best Dressed Elementary- School #6 Best Dressed Elementary Indep.- Baby
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Reports And Books Say: ‘Do For Self’ Part 2 - Conclusion
“The Buying Power Report of Black America” though used by large consumer products companies to market to Blacks, the same information is of service to small Black-owned businesses, professionals out of work and people with a dream of business but no formal training. For the latter, LEROY just looking at milBAYLOR lions and billions of dollars Blacks spend in the different categories informs them on the dollars leaving the Black community without generating jobs and wealth so sorely needed by the community. That, at least, will make one conscious of how dollars spent can make or continue to break one’s community.
For professionals out of work, the dollar volumes in the categories listed in the report can prompt some to use the skills they used ‘downtown’ to begin to carve out a slice of the market for themselves. And, for the existing Black-owned small businesses, the dollar volume in the category they operate in can prompt them to hang in, and seek more creative means of building their businesses. The stark reality shown in the Urban League report and the window of opportunity shown in the “Buying Power Report” supports Minister Farrakhan’s current warnings on “The Time and What Must Be Done”. His
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Judge McLeod: His Time Has Come... Dear Editor: As you and your readers know, Buffalo City Court Judge James McLeod has announced that he is a candidate for the office of Erie County Court Judge. Judge McLeod is without doubt the best qualified person for this position and he is deserving of complete support from the Buffalo Community. Active in many community affairs throughout the City, he has dedicated himself to making our City a better place for all of us to live. In addition, there are countless individuals in this City that in one way or another Judge McLeod has helped, without his even asking for a thank you. I write this letter because I think as a Community, as a City it is time that we stood up, stand together and offer assistance to the Judge and his campaign as he strives to win this important Court position. Anyone and everyone who has directly or indirectly has sought out help from the Judge and received it, should now stand up and help the Judge. I ask all of you and any other person willing to help the Judge, join us on Thursday’s at 6 p.m., at 550 Genesee Street. Your help will be greatly appreciated, and I am sure the Judge would say “thank you so much.” I look forward to seeing you there. -Angia Gray The Meaning of The above image/logo, part of the Challenger flag, corresponds to one of the 81 chapters in Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching. This particular tetragram corresponds to number 27, defined as “The Skillful Exchange of Information.” (From R.L Wing’s book, The Tao of Power.) “The truth, always the truth--at all costs”
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teacher, Mr. Elijah Muhammad, lays out the blueprint for effective business building in his book, “Message To The Black Man In America” on pages 173-177. And, in the book, “Tribes”, the author, Joel Kotkin, gives a warning on page 254, “…both African-American and Anglo – will feel themselves overwhelmed and in some sense displaced by the energetic newcomers, both in the marketplace and, over time, in the political arena.” Information that will help professionals and ‘consumers’ to educate themselves into a mindset of doing for self with confidence can be found in books, dvd’s, and cd’s. For example, of great value are “The Baron Son” by Davis, Patterson and Patton; “Powernomics” materials produced by Claude Anderson; “Think and Grow Rich, A Black Choice” by Dennis Kimbro and Napoleon Hill; “What’s Black About It?” by Pepper Miller and Herb Kemp; and, “Closing The Gap” by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. Facilitate the reading of these and other book by forming a reading group where each participant reports to each other once a week on the principles uncovered in the books. Also, support the businesses advertising in this paper because they represent jobs and the circulation of your dollars within the community. Follow the example of other ethnic groups which have prospered or are beginning to prosper for just one reason: They have the support of their own people.
Therefore the Master remains serene in the midst of sorrow. Evil cannot enter his heart. Because he has given up helping, he is people’s greatest help. True words seem paradoxical.
To The Residents of the City of Buffalo : Open Up Your Eyes! To those that have been reading my articles in The Challenger newspaper and listening to me speak on various radio shows, let me be frank. The issues that I speak on address the issues we face everyday living here in the City of Buffalo. If you look around at how we’re living and the condition of our community, you can plainly see we have serious problems from health care, education, employment and most of all violence and yet all too many of us seem to think its ok and are content with the way things are. It doesn’t seem to matter where you fit in, poverty seems to be knocking at your door if not already living with you. I have been receiving a lot of phone calls from people expressing their views about my columns or comments I’ve made on the talk shows, and the feedback is 100% positive. A lot of them want to say the same thing but don’t want to be retaliated against. In some form or another when I first stated out in 1994 after being released from prison I felt the spirit Darnell JACKSON to lead a law abiding life and to give back to a community. I saw our youths being slaughtered in the streets and as the homicide rate seemed to raise, I couldn’t understand why very few people even seemed to care. So I decided to be a voice for the voiceless and strength to the weak. Yes, I was targeted for being too outspoken by all of the agencies that were actually part of the problem - political, spiritual, and even the Police Dept, FBI, and State Police. As I continued to advocate on behalf of the poor communities, Black, White and Hispanic, I became more of a problem to the status quo. But because of coming up being involved in gangs in the early 70’s and drugs in the 80’s I learned how to fight and not be afraid of the so called leaders. Because of my activism I became ostracized, even many of the other activists stayed away from me, but after 15 years of consistency a lot of the same organizations now see that what I’m saying and trying to do is real. There’s millions of dollars coming into our community to help fight these issues I’m talking about, but its been abused and misused over the last 30 years or so. No one blinks an eye to the fact that we are the majority in this city and have more Black churches and “politricksters” than you can shake a stick at. So we must ask ourselves, how can we still have so much B lack representation and still have White olks in control? Still have have a snail’s paced progress – if any progress at all – in our communities? Something’s wrong with that picture. We must begin to ask ourselves, why do most of our elected officials sit idly by, “while this type of madness exists,” but when they run for office they say what they know is politically correct to get elected and once elected most of them say nothing at all. They fail to keep their campaign promises and if they do speak up they are either threatened and shut up or they are targeted and are political lynched. Some preachers act radical until they get enough people to feel like they have hope in a real leader standing up for them, and once they get a large enough congregation they forget where they came from and stop being radical and move out of the neighborhood instead of supporting the same people that supported their church. And as I keep speaking up about this issue, some religious leaders label me a trouble maker - even those who tell me to my face that I’m doing and saying the right thing and to keep up the good work. They later get behind closed doors and stab me in the back. What I’m doing is from the bottom of my heart for those who can’t or haven’t the heart, to stand up against the powers that be. Since we all claim to be followers of Christ, why don’t we see the clergy and our political leaders speaking out on violence, clinic closings, childcare being taken away, lack of political representation? Or is getting a six digit salary and living in a big beautiful house outside the city what its all about? How can some of our clergy preach the word but not live it? How can some of our elected officials say they care and don’t even address the issues that’s tearing families apart ? If your church was really God’s church would you have to sell your soul for a few pieces of silver and gold? How can our political leaders, who’ve been in office for over the last two decades, keep being re-elected by the same people over and over again? How can the clergy - many of whom don’t even live in your community - tell you who to vote for and who to support? When are we as a community going to look at the real picture and stop being fooled by wolves in sheeps clothing. I’m fighting for our children and the seniors that have fought the good fight. If you’re scared to stand up, support someone who will. Stop fooling yourself like you’re ok when you know you’re not. Stop listening to people
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Dear Eve: I’ll admit that I was in prison for five months and on probation a year, for fighting. The man was in a coma. Oh how I prayed for him! He is alright now and has forgiven me. I asked God to forgive me and-I promised Him that I would never fight again. My family has forgiven me. I even confessed my story to the church the congregation has accepted me. Also, I have a job. The fact is that while I was in prison, my girlfriend (I’ll call her Lydia) often visited me and was quite supportive. I like her a lot and-I feel as though I owe her a debt of gratitude. The problem is: Every time we’re out together, Lydia insists on introducing me as “This is Phil the ex-con, or “I want you to meet Phil the felon.” I cringe somewhat during those introductions and have pleaded with her to refrain from giving me a title. However, she still continues to do it. ...I am at my wits end. How much more must I endure? Incidentally, we are both single with no children. I am trying to turn my life around. - Phil Dear Phil: You have already paid the debt to society. What more do you owe? The mere fact that you have asked for God’s forgiveness as well as forgiveness from the man whom you were fighting with, indicates you are on the right track. It seems that you are a victim of disrespect. Why don’t you pray over this and ask for peace of mind? By the Way you did not say that you love Lydia. What you did say was that, you like her a lot. Therefore since there are no children involved and since you are trying to turn your life around, why feel the need to plead for respect? It may do well to end the relationship. Lydia represents your past life. Your new life began when you asked God’s forgiveness, prayer is the key and faith unlocks the door. Why not ask for a new girlfriend. When GOD sends one, you will know it. Be patient He will answer. Read your bible. Jesus said “Whatsoever you ask in my name that will I do” John 14: 13 and 14. Page 12
economic gain. Indeed, the rising green tide isn’t just about the environment or lifestyle. It’s also about the economy. The Obama administration is moving forward with its efforts to help underserved communities get hands-on training for green jobs, despite the resignation of Van Jones last September, the former White House environmentalist who was a commanding voice for African Americans in the green movement, who reached out specifically to Black Americans. The Department of Labor recently announced the allocation of $55 million in grants to help workers – in communities of color – find jobs in expanding green industries. In addition, $5.8 million in grants will provide training opportunities specifically focused on jobs in green industries.
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who keep selling you dream after pipe dream - even Stevie Wonder can see what’s going on. Search your heart and spirit and do the right thing, stop waiting for that knight in bright and shinning armor, because believe it
or not he’s not coming. Jesus gives you the knowledge to live a perfect or almost perfect life. That’s who you should depend on. Wouldn’t your father give you what you need if you were living right? Then our Father in heaven will do the same thing. Look around and ask yourself “what’s going on?” We can’t keep losing our kids to the streets. Help us take them out of the streets and into an educational/training program, and place them into good paying jobs right here where we live. Stop giving your dollars and votes to people who don’t have your best interest at heart. God sees all of what’s going on. You have to do your part, you can’t keep voting for the same and expect change. To the residents of the City of Buffalo and surrounding areas, you can be part of the solution by donating $1 a week to help employ a child and to help train young men and women right here where we live. The summer is near. Won’t you help make a difference in someone’s life? Just keeping it real, your brother in God. (Darnell Jackson Sr. can be reached at 570-9165 ).
Board of Education Buffalo, New York Advertisement for Bids Sealed proposals for the following projects will be received at the office of the Board of Education – 403 City Hall, Buffalo, New York, 14202. On Monday, April 26, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud: Project 10-01 EXTERIOR RECONSTRUCTION P.S. 31 Harriet Ross Tubman 212 Stanton Street Buffalo, New York 14212 P.S. 56 Fredrick Law Olmsted 716 West Delevan Avenue Buffalo, New York 14222 The instructions to bidders, bid forms, drawings and specifications may be examined and copies thereof may be obtained at the above listed office. Please note that required bid bond is 20%. The work will be subject to the equal employment opportunity requirements. A $100 deposit will be required for each project. If the bidding documents are returned in good condition, and returned at least 30 calendar days from the date of bid opening, deposits will be returned by mail. If the documents are not returned in good condition or after such date, all deposits shall be forfeited. Any questions regarding this project, please refer to: James Napora (716) 816-3026 EDWARD J. LINDSAY, JR. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT Advertising date: Monday, April 12, 2010
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employment FULL TIME OPENINGS GENESES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (State University of New York) Genesee Community College has opened the following search for Fall 2010: Instructor of Photography & Art-MFA in Photography or closely related field and secondary specialty in one of the following: Computer Graphics or Art History (preferred) or Drawing/Painting. Two years of college level teaching with experience in the areas of black and white photography, digital photography and one of the following: Computer Graphics, Art History or Drawing/Painting also required. Knowledge and skill in Adobe Creative Suite required, a solid exhibition record is essential. Ideal candidates will possess a passion for teaching and learning, a sense of humor, a positive attitude and a willingness to embrace technology. They will strive to create and maintain personal connections with students and the college community. They must be a friendly, enthusiastic team player with a strong work ethic who contributes to Genesee’s supportive community, dedicated to effective innovative strategies for student success. Positions are targeted to begin Fall 2010. For more details and to apply online visit www.genesee.edu/about/employment. Applications accepted through April 30, 2010. Please include an electronic portfolio of personal and student work along with cover letter, resume and contact information for four references GCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering diversity in its faculty, staff, and student body, and strongly encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a diverse community.
Invitation to Bid - NFTA Procurement
Bid 3985 Cummins Engines & Parts, 4/27/10 Bid 3990 Demand Response Program, 4/27/10 Bid 3992 Hydraulic Hoses & Fittings, 4/27/10 RFP 3991 Landscape Mulching, 4/29/10 Bid 3995 Large Format Printer, 4/28/10 Bid 3997 Police Vehicles, 4/28/10 Bid 3983 Shuttle Buses, 4/29/10 Bid 3993 Transmission Parts, 4/27/10 See www.nfta.com to download bid documents.
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Technology (Technical AssistantElectronic Learning) - Niagara County Community College is seeking a Technical Assistant for the college’s Electronic Learning component. Please see web site www.niagaracc.suny.edu for information, qualifications, and application instructions. NCCC is a SUNY AA/EOE Institution. NCCC is seeking part-time instructors for the Fall 2010 semester in the following areas:
Board of Education Buffalo, New York Division of Purchase 716-816-3585 **Sealed proposals will be received in Room 816 City Hall On: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 11:00 AM for BID # 09-10-086 PINK XEROGRAPHIC PAPER FOR SERVICE CENTER STOCK Specifications and bid forms are available in Room 816 City Hall; and on website www.buffaloschools.org/PurchaseDept.cfm Jennifer LoTempio Purchasing Agent
Education-Niagara County Community College is seeking Technical Assistants for the following academic programs within the college’s Division of Life Sciences: Biology, Medical Assistant/ Phlebotomy, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiologic Technologist, Surgical Technologist, Horticulture. Please see web site www.niagaracc.suny.edu for information, qualifications and application instructions. NCCC is a SUNY AA/ EOE Institution. Theatre- Niagara County Community College is seeking a Technical Assistant for the Arts and Media Division who will be responsible for the operation and coordination of the auditorium and for the technical direction of theatre productions. Please see web site www.niagaracc. suny.edu for information, qualifications, and application instructions. NCCC is a SUNY AA/EOE Institution.
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NURSING-Nursing Clinical HUMANITIES-English, Reading, Spanish, French ARTS AND MEDIA-Audio Recording and Production, Digital Media, Music (Guitar), Music (History), Public Communication, Speech HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION- Performance Based Courses, Health Education (Drugs and Society) SOCIAL SCIENCES-Economics/ Personal Finance, History, Psychology, Sociology1 Geography/Geographic Information Systems (GIS) MATH, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGYChemistry, Computers, Drafting, Mathematics LIFE SCIENCES-Biology, Phlebotomy, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiological Technology, Animal Management CULINARY ARTS-Baking and Pastry Please see web site www.niagaracc. suny edu for information, qualifications and application instructions. NCCC is a SUNY AA/EOE Institution.
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Duties: Under the direction of the Airfield Superintendent and Airfield Supervisors, apply markings to airfield surfaces, terminal roads and parking lots. Must be able to perform manual tasks such as operating paint striping machines, read blueprints and paint plans. Familiarity with FAA, AC 150/5340-1J Standards for Airport Markings and knowledge of local, state regulations for roads and parking lots. .Min. Quals: New York Drivers License. Must have basic knowledge of Graco Road Lazer Striper and Graco LineLazer 5500 Direct Drive Airless Line Stripers. To apply: send resume, along with NFTA employment application, available at www.nfta.com to: NFTA Human Resources/Job # 054-10-N 181 Ellicott Street Buffalo, NY 14203 Application deadline: April 23, 2010
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The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Seeks to fill the following position: SUPERVISOR, METRO ACCOUNTING Job Number 049-l0-M Duties-Manage Metro Accounting functions to include payroll, accounts receivable, general accounting, accounts payable and financial reporting in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles and governmental regulations. Responsible for the timely delivery of accurate financial information including but not limited to trend analysis, preparation of various reports of considerable complexity and required reporting per governmental regulations. Assists with annual audit. Qualifications-Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field and 5 years professional accounting experience, with at least 2 years supervisory experience; or equivalent combination of education, training & experience. Interested persons should visit www.nfta.com to view complete job description. To apply; Send NFTA employment application with resume and cover letter specifying the job number 049-10-M to: NFTA Human Resources
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On-Going Events WEEKLY MEETINGS
*Stop The Violence Coalition Meeting: 5:30 p.m. 742 Delaware Ave. 882-7882. Fridays. *Buffalo Local Action Committee Meeting (BLAC): 6:30 p.m. Pratt Willert Center, 422 Pratt St. Thursdays *TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly): 6 p.m.; Edward Saunders Community Center, 2777 Bailey Ave.; 834-6095. Mondays *African Consciousness Workshop: 6-8 p.m.; Frank E. Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue. Mondays *The Israel of God Bible Study Class: 6 p.m.; 372 Feugeron Ave.; 897-2270. Wednesdays *Health and Healing Circles: 3:30-5 p.m.; CAO, 70 Harvard Pl.; 903-3290, Wednesdays *Moot Senior Center “Best Breakfast in Town”: 9-10:30 a.m. 292 High St., Wednesdays *Men and Women Support Groups: 5:30-7 p.m.; 1333 Jefferson Avenue; hosted by Group Ministries, Inc. Thursdays *Alcoholics Anonymous First Step Group: 8-9 p.m.; Memorial Medical Center Auditorium, 621 10th St. Niagara Falls. Fridays *Narcotics Anonymous: 5-7 p.m.; Memorial Medical Center Auditorium, 621 10t St. Sundays *Senior Bridge Club/Poker Club: 1-4 p.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan; 896-7021.
ENTERTAINMENT
*The Café at Masten & Eaton Presents “Friday Evening Jazz”: 8 p.m.; 230 Masten Avenue; 883-2311. Fridays *Swinging Sundays: 8:00 p.m.-12 p.m.; Colored Musicians Club, 145 Broadway; 855-9383. *“Classic Soul Mixer”: 7-10 p.m.; Pandora’s Restaurant & Bar, 2261 Fillmore Ave. Fridays.
APRIL VIBRATIONS 782-187-678-890-347-036-778395-881-883-444 APRIL 14, 2010
CALENDAR OF EVENTS WEDNESDAY APRIL 14
THURSDAY APRIL 15
SATURDAY APRIL 17
SUNDAY APRIL 18
Be All You Can Be? A panel discussion on war, peace and military recruiting featuring Iraq Veterans Against the War, 7 p.m., Buffalo State College, Bulger Communications Center. All welcome.
Book Signing for “Cooking Secrets” by Bernice Henley: Lackawanna Library, Ridge Road, 11 a.m.
Broderick Park Clean Up Underground Railroad: 1170 Niagara St., 9 a.m. -12:30 p.m.; 877-0850.
Tribute to Lucille Clifton: Frank Merriweather Library, Utica at Jefferson, 3-5 p.m.; 895-7336, 852-4562.
Zumba Fitness Class: The 2nd Cup, 36 Broadway, 864-4592.
Move to Groove: Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts, 450 Masten Ave., 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.; 536-6493.
TUESDAY APRIL 20
Public Hearing Re: Elmwood village charter School Charter Revision: 4:30 p.m., Buffalo City Hall Room #801. Board of Education Meeting: 5:30 p.m., City Hall.
see you at the events!
On-Going Events DANCE
Dance Lessons with Smooth Steppers: Urban Line Dance, smooth style Ballroom, Steppin’ and Swing; CRUCIAL Center, 230 Moselle St., Saturdays at noon; Tuesdays at 6 p.m. $3; 633-7813. *Line Dancing With Pearl Harris: 6-7 p.m. Pratt Willert Community Center, 422 Pratt St. donation $2. Wednesdays *Community Dance and African Drumming Classes: African American Cultural Center, 350 Masten Avenue, 3 p.m. Saturdays and 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; $15 monthly; visit www.africancultural.org more information *Line Dancing Lessons, First Shiloh Baptist Church, 15 Pine St., 6:30 p.m. Fridays. 847-6555. Free. *Line Dance Lessons: 10 a.m.-Noon; Martha Mitchell Center, 175 Oakmont St.; 444-2046 or 833-1038, Tuesdays Wednesdays *Line Dance by George Patterson: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 896-7021, Mondays & Thursdays. *June-Teenth Afrikan Family Time Drum Dance and Song: 6-8:30 p.m.; GatewayLongview Family Resource Center, 347 Ferry Street. Fridays * Argentine Tango Every Monday with Travis Widrick 7 - 10 p.m. 1st hour beginners lesson,The Gallery @ Chow Chocolat, 731 Main St. *Salsa Night Every Wednesday with Calvin and Fanny 7 - 10 p.m .1st hour beginners lesson The Gallery @ Chow Chocolat 731 Main St. *Latin Night 1st/3rd Friday with Chun Poh, Salsa, Merengue, ChaCha, Bachata 8 p.m.- midnight, Chow Chocolat 731 Main St. *Urban Ballroom Stepping, Swing, Beginners Salsa (all classes $3, 633-7813); Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. Urban Line Dancing; 7-8 p.m. Ballroom Stepping; Saturdays 1-3 p.m. Ballroom Stepping, West Coast Swing, Beginners Salsa. *Urban Line Dance: Learn some of the latest hot line dances,Mondays Old 600 Club, Mondays 7-9 p.m.; Wednesdays 6:15-8 p.m., ,St. Philips 15 Fernhill.
Urban League Family Preservation Informational Fair: 2-4 p.m., 15 E. Genesee; 250-2400. Judge McLeod for Erie County Court Meeting: 6 p.m. 550 Genesee Street, every Thursday. FRIDAY APRIL 16 Grant Writing Workshop For Faith-Based Organizations: Elim Christian Fellowship, 70 Chalmers Ave, 8:30 A.M. – 2 P.M.; Christine Garmon –Salaam, 847-3331. SATURDAY APRIL 17 Zumba Fitness Class, E. Delavan Library, 9-10 a.m. 1187 E. Delavan Ave., 8644592. Mary B. Talbert Club Scholarship Awards Banquet: 333 Dick Road, Hearthstone Manor; 903-1132 or 884-3245. Buffalo United Front Banquet: 6:45 p.m., New Golden Nugget, 2046 Fillmore Ave.; $30 single, $55 couple; 408-6108.
St. Martin de Porres Basket & Silent Auction: Buffalo Convention Center, 6 p.m.; tickets $50; 883-7729 or 573-5252. Juneteenth Workshop on Funding Opportunities for Grants: 9 a.m. – noon or 2-5 p.m., 1517 Genesee Street at Moselle; $25;Prwesnenter Dr. Khalifah Ramadan; 3`6-2076. Stomp the Yard Dance & Step Competition: Forbes Theater, 512 Pearl St.; 5:30 p.m.; tickets $12 at Doris Records, New Style Records, Buffalo Christian Center & True Bethel Bookstore; more at the door; 602-6253. Green EXPO: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Walden Galleria; free; hosted by Sen. Antoine Thompson; 833-2929 ext. 117. SUNDAY APRIL 18 Faces of America 2010 Civil Rights Commemoration/Entertainment: 6-8 p.m., Burchfield Penny Auditorium, Buffalo State College; Cliff Bell , MC.
Justice4All Community Meeting: 6:30 p.m., True Bethel Baptist Church, 907 E. Ferry St.; 895-8222 ext 202.
A Week Of Events Celebrating American Composers Charles Mingus (Former Professor At Suny @ Buffalo) And Duke Ellington. SUNDAY, APRIL 18, , 8pm Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo, 145 Broadway 855-9383An evening of music of Charles Mingus, featuringThe Charles Mingus Tribute Ensemble, under the direction of Sabu Adeyole.ADMISSION FREE [THURSDAY, APRIL 22,8PM FIRST ANNUAL ‘MINGUS DAY!’ ATNIETSCHE’S248 Allen St. (716) 886-8539An evening of music celebrating Charles Mingus and Duke Ellington.
POETRY
*Open Mic Poetry: 6:30-9 p.m.; EM Tea Coffee Cup Café, 80 Oakgrove St.
EXERCISE
*Senior Fitness Class: 9:45-10:45 a.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan; 896-7021; Wednesdays *Exercise for Health: 9:30-10:30; Edward A. Saunders Center, 2777 Bailey Avenue; 332-4381 Thursdays *Open Gym: 5-8 p.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan; 896-7021. Fridays *Tae-Kwan-do: 6-8 p.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan; 896-7021. Mondays & Fridays *Senior Fitness Class: 9:45-10:30 a.m.: Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan; 896-7021. Mondays
RADIO/TV PROGRAMMING
*Sen. Antoine Thompson Radio Show, Thursdays 1-2 p.m.; WUFO Radio 1080AM. *Community Health Center of Buffalo, “CHCB TV”Buffalo Pubic Access Station Mon. @ 9:30 p.m. & Wed.@ 11 a.m.; & on ION Media (Time Warner Ch. 18) Saturdays @ 6:30 a.m. *Pro-Ject Access To A-Free-Ka Radio Show: 3-6 p.m. 1080 AM WUFO; hosted by Ras Jomo; call in 837-111,, Mondays. *Khametic Ascendants Buffalo: 9 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. (nite); Buffalo Channel 20 Video showings; live speakers. Wednesdays *My Time To Be Blessed! Channel 20, Cable TV, Evangelist Gloria Caver-Robinson Gill; Mondays and Fridays 2 to 2:28 p.m. Sundays. *Umoja Presents: 10:30 p.m.; Channel 20. *Jazz Favorites: 9-10 p.m. WBFO Radio 88.7 AM with host/producer Macy Favor and guest. *What’s Happening Buffalo and WNY: 8:30 a.m. MYTV Buffalo; host Esther Smothers. Sundays. *WHLD 1270 AM Real Distinguished Speakers Series: 3-4 p.m.; hosted by Marc L. Fuller, with guest speaker. Saturdays.
*Affordable Homes Presents “Mo’ Money “Mo’ Money: 8-8:30 p.m.; WHLD 1270 AM Radio Ministry. Saturdays.
WEEKLY MEETINGS
*Stop The Violence Coalition Meeting: 5:30 p.m. 742 Delaware Ave. 882-7882.
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