Challenger Community News April 17, 2018

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“PASSING STRANGE” Lorna Hill And Ujima Theatre Company Will Be Inaugurating Their New Home With A Powerful, Soulful On-Stage Production!

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After 50 Years, Long Overdue Honor For Restaurateur Mattie King-Holt! Page 3

ROCHESTER

2019 Black Men Achieve Awards!

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STUDENTS AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE Page 3

HEALTH MATTERS Water is Life!

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2019 Rochester Black Men Achieve Nominees

Rochester Black Men Achieve Awards to Celebrate 2019 Nominees

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he founders of the Rochester Black Men Achieve formally announced more than 100 nominees for 2019 Roc BMA Awards on Tuesday, April 9.

The Award winners will be announced at the 2019 Rochester Black Men Achieve (Roc BMA) Awards Black Tie Gala, to be held at 5 p.m., Saturday, April 20 at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

The gala is co-sponsored by the University of Rochester, 1039 WDKX, the City of Rochester, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Eric and Michelle Daniels,

the Rochester Area Community Foundation and Trillium Health.

Awards are given to men and organizations in recognition of their efforts and achievements in more than two dozen categories covering social justice, philanthropy, business, public service and more.

The Man of the Year Award is the highest honor awarded to an individual who has exemplified excellence and inspires others through vision and leadership, exceptional achievements, philanthropy and participation in community service. Awardees are

nominated by the general public and a selection committee votes for finalists in each category.

Following a sold-out inaugural event attended by more than 600 guests, the Rochester Black Men Achieve Awards returns for its 2nd annual fundraising gala to recognize and honor men and young men of color for their outstanding commitment to excellence in our community.

The black-tie affair will be hosted by local comedian and actor Joél James and features live entertainment provided

by Divine Nature, R. Jerome, Jeames Graham and more.

“It is my hope that by honoring the accomplishments of Rochester’s African American men and young men, this unique platform will uplift, empower and encourage our brothers — cultivating leaders, motivating and inspiring our youth and igniting a spark inspiring true change in our city,” said event founder Jermayne Myers.

The annual gala raises funds to provide an array of year-round mentorship opportunities and community service projects offered by Black Men Achieve of Rochester, aimed at improving the overall health, well-being and life outcomes for men and young men of color.

Programs include Mentors & Movies, Career Spotlight Program, men’s health & wellness workshops and the Conversations with a Leader Forums, in partnership with the City of Rochester My Brother’s Keeper Initiative.

Follow Black Men Achieve of Rochester on Facebook for upcoming event postings.

For more information on the Rochester Black Men Achieve Awards, and to purchase tickets, vis-it http://www.rocbmaawards.com or call (585) 3102822.

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AREA BRIEFS From Homicide To Healing

Leroy R. Coles Jr.

Leroy R. Coles Library Dedication

The National Action Network (NAN) will host a “From Homicide to Healing” event Saturday, April 20 from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church, 1327 Fillmore Avenue. There will be on-site grief counselors, ECMC Trauma Chaplains and family support agencies on hand. Sponsors include ECMC, Flora Buffalo, Atty.

Rashied McDuffie, Lombardo Funeral Home, Community Health Center of Buffalo and UNYTS. For more information contact NAN BuffaloNiagara Chapter at (716)2998299 or bflonan@gmail.com

The Dedication ceremony for the Leroy R. Coles Jr. Branch Library will be held Friday April 26 at 2 p.m. 1187 East Delavan near Bailey Ave. formerly the East Delavan Branch Library.

Alliance of Black School Educators to Host School Board Candidates Debate

The Metropolitan Buffalo Alliance of Black School Educators will host a debate of School Board candidates at 6 p.m.

Thursday, April 18 at the Merriweather Library.

Genealogical Society of the African Diaspora to Conduct Free Workshop The Buffalo Genealogical Society of the African Diaspora (BGSAD will conduct a free workshop on Thursday, April 18 at 5:30 P.M. at Juneteenth Headquarters, 1517 Genesee Street (corner Moselle). The session will give participants an opportunity to discover free resources and local research sites.

The BGSAD Funeral Program Project collects funeral programs of local residents and houses the collection at the Frank E. Merriweather Library. BGSAD meetings are held the second Saturday of every month at 11 a.m. at the Frank E. Merriweather Library, William Miles Room.

Sharon R. Amos, PhD is the organization's president

A Long Overdue Honor For Restaurateur Mattie King Holt!

Unveiling of Trailblazer Street Sign "Mattie King Holt Way" Will be Followed by Free Community Thank You Event April 27

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n Saturday, April 27 City officials will honor long-time restaurateur, Mattie King Holt, by unveiling a Trailblazer Street Sign titled: Mattie King Holt Way. The Trailblazer Street Sign ceremony is scheduled for 1p.m. at the corner of Fillmore Avenue and East Utica Street, where the sign will be permanently mounted.

Mattie has operated Mattie’s Restaurant for more than 50 years, making it the longest standing anchor business in the Fillmore Business District.

Over the years, Mattie has served dignitaries and celebrities from all walks of life, including highranking politicians, celebrated athletes, actors, etc.

However, Mattie’s greatest joy has been serving the average, everyday folks from the community who continue to support the restaurant. Moreover, she has always taken pride in providing training and employment opportunities for members of the community, particularly young folks, many of whom have gone on to successful careers.

After the Trailblazer ceremony, Mattie’s Restaurant will sponsor a special event as a way to thank the community for supporting the business for more than half a century. The community is invited to visit Mattie’s Restaurant tent (located across from the restaurant), where free hot dogs will be served from 2 – 4 p.m. Please join us!

Author Collins (right)

Prisoners Are People Too Announce Regional Conference

New York State Regent Catherine Collins of Buffalo, author of “Bullying: It's Elementary: Eve & Jessie” will host a book signing on Saturday, April 20 from 1-4 p.m. at the EM Tea Coffee Cup Café, 80 Oakgrove. Buffalo school art teacher Lalaysha Noble supplied the illustrations for the publication. Collins is hoping her book makes its way into Buffalo City Schools.

Prisoners Are People Too is hosting a Regional Conference in collaboration with the Alliance of Families for Justice on Friday, May 3, from 5:30-8 p.m. and Saturday, May 4 from 8:30a.m.-3:30p.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 701 East Delavan Avenue . The conference, whose theme is "Changing Criminal Injustice," will highlight the strategies that we can use to improve the lives of the incarcerated, the formerly incarcerated, and the victims.

Activist-scholar Dr. Henry Louis Taylor, Jr. will be the keynote speaker on Saturday, May 4. Dr. Taylor is the Founding DirecDr. Taylor tor of the Center for Urban Studies at the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning. His research, focusing on issues of race and class has made him an expert in assessing systemic factors, fueled by racism, that frequently lead to criminal convictions.

The conference is free and open to the public and will include panels, workshops, vendors, a resource table, entertainment and more. To pre-register go to www.prp2.org Karima Amin is foundKarima Amin and Baba Eng of ing director of Prisoners Are People Too. BaBa Eng is program director.

Prisoners Are People Too.

Regent Collins Pens Book on Anti-bullying:Book Signing Set

D.A.D.S. 2019 Easter 3 On 3 Basketball Tournament Students Against Gun Violence -WNY To Hold First Organizational Meeting D.A.D.S. 2019 Easter 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament will take place April 23,24,25 from 12-2 p.m. at the YMCA 2564 Delaware Ave. The tournament is for age groups 8-12, 13-15 and 16-18. Sign up deadline date is April 20. This year there will be Mountain Bike giveaways. For more info contact Dwayne Ferguson at 716-563-1834.

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The first orientation and organizational meeting. of Students Against Gun Violence will be held at the Merriweather Library Tuesday, April 23 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

"Students Against Gun Violence – WNY has been formed in Buffalo and WNY in order to organize and join the millions of American students fighting to live in a nation free from gun violence.

Our mission is to end gun violence in our communities. This task requires an entire generation of intelligent, focused students, supporters and voters utilizing their collective capabilities to accomplish this attainable end," a statement from the group said.

"This task requires you and all of us! We're here to show Buffalo, WNY and the rest of the nation that we’re capable of organizing, mobilizing, and committing to ending gun violence on our streets, in our homes, on our playgrounds and in our entertainment venues, and places of worship and play."

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Murray Holman – Stop the Violence Coalition at 716-597-2858 - SixMurray2010@hotmail.com or Paul McQuillen – New Yorkers Against Gun Violence. 716-997-8659 – PaulMcQEsq@nyagv.org

Garrett Augustus Morgan

The next time you stop at an intersection on a street…remember who patented the three position traffic signal. Garrett Morgan went from slavery to become one of America’s greatest inventors.

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n November 20, 1923, inventor and publisher Garrett Augustus Morgan patented the three position traffic signal. The ingenuity of this signal enabled traffic to do something at intersections other than stop and go forward. The General Electric Corporation bought the rights for the traffic signal from Morgan for $40,000. Morgan was one of America’s greatest inventors, also inventing and patented the gas mask.

Several men were rescued on July 25, 1916 when Morgan was called to help men who were trapped 250 feet underground below Lake Erie after an explosion. Morgan along with his brother Frank and other volunteers assisted in the rescue while wearing Morgan’s Gas Mask. Morgan received national publicity after this rescue and requests from fire departments around the country for his invention.

The U.S. Army used the updated mask during World War I. It was patented by Morgan in 1914 as a Safety Hood and Fire Protector. Morgan made numerous other inventions, but is widely remembered for his life saving inventions of the gas mask and traffic signal. In 1920 he also founded a weekly newspaper in Cleveland named the Cleveland Call. Garrett Augustus MorContinued Page 15

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NATIONAL + WORLD

War on Yemen Hits 4-Year Mark

On the fourth anniversary of the War in Yemen, this brutal and ongoing onslaught which began March 26, 2015, has taken the lives of more than 60,000 Yemenis and left half the population—14 million people—on the verge of famine. What began as a civil war in Yemen escalated into what the United Nations calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Yemen became an international killing field, with Saudi Arabia leading a vicious bombing campaign, which the Obama and then Trump administrations helped unleash. As the political tide in the United States finally turns against the war, we must not let its early proponents—and those who remained silent—whitewash their misdeeds. We must be willing to look honestly at what the United States has done to the Yemeni people, so that we can finally end this war, and prevent similar atrocities in the future.

Morehouse College, a Traditionally Black All-Male School, Says It Will Accept Transgender Men

Morehouse College, an all-male, historically Black school in Atlanta, said it would open its enrollment to transgender men, a shift that comes as protections for those in the transgender community are under fire. The school’s gender identity policy, which was announced recently, will continue to ban from enrollment anyone who identifies as a woman. The new policy states that “once admitted, students are expected to continue to self-identify as men throughout their matriculation.”

Hispanic Americans’ Birthrate Drops

As fertility rates across the United States continue to decline – 2017 had the country’s lowest rate since the government started keeping records – some of the largest drops have been among Hispanics. The birthrate for Hispanic women fell by 31 percent from 2007 to 2017, a steep decline.

CDC: Ebola Epidemic in Congo Could Last Another year

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not under control and could continue for another year, Dr. Robert R. Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in an interview recently. The most recent outbreak began in August. There had been 932 cases and 587 deaths as of last month, according to the World Health Organization.

The epidemic is the second largest ever, after the one in West Africa from 2014 to 2016, which killed more than 11,000 people. The disease has struck two of Congo’s northeastern provinces, North Kivu and Ituri. The most heavily affected areas are urban, with a surrounding population of about one million.

Pioneering Black Female Virginia Police Chief Says Racist Officers Forced Her Out

The first Black woman to serve as a police chief in Virginia said last month that she was forced to resign by a group of racist officers who opposed her efforts to change the culture of the Portsmouth Police Department. The former chief, Tonya D. Chapman, took the job in 2016. She said she knew about “the external strife that existed between the community and the Police Department as a result of several officer-involved shootings.” But she said those tensions soon reached a boiling point when a former officer, Stephen Rankin, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in August 2016 in connection with the 2015 shooting death of an unarmed Black teenager. Rankin was sentenced to two and a half years in prison and was released in November. After Mr. Rankin’s conviction, “racial tensions within the Police Department became blatantly apparent to me,” Ms. Chapman wrote. That included deeply held prejudice among “a small contingency of the Police Department,” which serves a city of about 95,000 people in Southern Virginia that according to census data is more than 52 percent Black.

OneUnited is Nation’s Largest Black Owned Bank

OneUnited Bank recognizes that Black buying power in America today is over $1.2 trillion dollars and wants, to inspire African Americans to be part of the movement to “ BankBlack® and #BuyBlack to demonstrate our economic power because yes Black Lives Matter. Black Money Matters too.”

Headquartered in Boston OneUnited is the first Black owned internet bank and the largest Black owned and managed FDIC insured bank in the nation with offices in Los Angeles Boston and Miami. It’s also a designated Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) serving low to moderate income communities.

The bank frequently creates projects to align with their customers’ cultural and political views like their “Take a Knee” campaign, a mural honoring NFL star Colin Kaepernicks political protest and earlier this year the bank released their Royal Campaign launching first the King Visa/Debit card followed by the Queen Visa/Debit Card designed by Miami based artists Addison Parker.

President and CEO Teri Williams said in an interview “We agree with James Baldwin,” … “Our crown has already been bought and paid for. All we have to do is wear it.” She also noted that it was important African Americans recognize their heritage didn’t begin with slavery.

Kevin Cohee is Chairman and Chief Executive officer.

The bank started 1968 with the opening of Unity Bank and Trust in Boston Massachusetts through the mid 90’s and early 2000’s OneUnited was established by a combining of Black Owned banks across the country that included Founders National Bank of Commerce in Los Angeles, Family Savings Bank in Los Angeles, People National Bank of Commerce in Miami and Boston Bank of Commerce – all with the same mission to create an institution to garner Black spending power and channel it back into the communities they serve.

As of 2018 its been reported that OneUnited Bank maintained well over 600 million in total assets. Learn more at www.oneunited.com .

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Water is Life

Part 1 of 2

“Water is the driving force of all nature”-Leonardo DaVinci

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he importance of drinking water is something that most of us have heard in some form or another over the years. But I don’t think we truly understand how important water is for our physical and mental health. Water is the most important resource in the world. Water is the most basic and effective natural medicine there is. No other liquid can sustain your body like water. It is the body’s most essential nutrient. The human body can go about three weeks without food (or longer) but cannot survive no more than three days without water. The human body is comprised of about 75% water. Nearly 80% of the human brain is water and 83% of blood is water. The biggest issue with most of us is that we are simply dehydrated. The body is being depleted and deprived of its most needed nutrient. Water is life and there is no life without water. In this article we will discuss how the body uses water and what happens to the body when it is deprived of water.

Dr. F. Batmanghelidj, MD wrote a very insightful book called, You’re Not Sick, You’re Thirsty: Water for Health, for Healing, for Life. He provides a wonderful list providing 46 reasons your body needs water. I will list 10 reasons from his list: 1.Without water, nothing lives.

2.Water is the main source of energy-it is the “cash flow” of the body.

3.Water prevents DNA damage and makes its repair mechanisms more efficient-less abnormal DNA is made.

4.Water clears toxic waste from different parts of the body and takes it to the liver and kidneys for disposal.

5.Water is the best lubricating laxative and prevents constipation.

6.Water prevents clogging of arteries in the heart and brain.

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7.Water gives us power and electrical energy for all brain functions, most particularly thinking.

8.Water is a better pick-me-up than any other beverage in the world-and it has no side effects.

9.Water integrates the mind and body functions. It increases ability to realize goals and purpose 10.Water is absolutely vital for making the immune system more efficient in different regions to fight infections and cancer cells where they are formed.

In addition to what Dr. F. Batmanghelidj has listed, water helps to keep the skin soft, supple and moisturized. Water promotes healthy weight management and weight loss. It helps you to stay full. Water also helps to regulate your body temperature and pr vent cramps and sprains. As you can see,water truly is life.

When you haven’t had enough water, your body begins to suffer. The beginning signs of dehydration are the following: •Feeling tired, irritable or anxious • Feeling dizzy •Rapid heartbeat •Dry mouth, lips and eyes •Headache •Feeling thirsty If the body is consistently deprived of water, it leads to chronic and persistent dehydration and the following can occur: •Asthma •Allergies •Hypertension •Constipation •Type 2 diabetes •Heartburn •Lower back pain •Arthritis •Migraine headaches •Fibromyalgia pains • Organ and tissue damage The primary key to health is to simply drink water because there is no life without water. In Part 2 of the “Water is Life” series, we will discuss how much water one needs to consume, how to drink water and what type of water is best. W.H Auden said, “thousands have lived without love, not one without wa-

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healthy happenings...

•Color Me Healthy Forum Addresses Family And Caregivers highlighting the effects of Mental Health presented by The Community Health Center of Buffalo, in collaboration with the Near East and Westside Task Force and YourCare Health Plan, Wednesday April 17, 5:30 -7:30 p.m. Catholic Health Buffalo 144 Genesee St.

•Active and Healthy Health Fair presented by The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System Wednesday, April 24 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Downtown Library. Free and open to the public.

•Spring Into Health' Fair, presented by Power 93.7 WBLK , the William-Emslie YMCA & Fidelis Care, Saturday, April 27. Free event! YMCA, 585 William Street 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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FAITH & FAMILY

U.C.C.B. Holy Week Celebration We invite the community to our first U.C.C.B. Holy Week Celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ now through Friday April 19.

The remaining schedule is as follows: *Wednesday 4/17-New Alliance Assembly, 1230 Genesee St. (Temple of Christ edifice) *Thursday 4/18- Mt. Hope Community Church, 1326 Broadway *Friday 4/19- True Word Anointed Ministries of Jesus Christ, 195 Schemck St., North Tonawanda Services begin each night at 6:30 P.M. The community is invited to join us for this most sacred time of year!

U.C.C.B., is a diverse collaboration of churches, community groups, and faith-based organizations that serve as the "voice for the voiceless" in regard to issues of social justice, discrimination, and inequality. Pastor Charles H. Walker ll, President Bishop James Foye Jr., Vice-President.

We’ve come this far by faith, leaning on the LORD. Trusting in His Holy Word, He never failed me yet!

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38th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration of Pastor James R. Banks II Faith Missionary Baptist Church located at 626 Humboldt Parkway, is excited to announce the 38th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration of Pastor James R. Banks II. The celebration began last Wednesday with Pastor Ulysees O. Wingo, Sr. and the Antioch Baptist Church Family who worshiped with us.

On Sunday, April 28, at 10:45 a.m. the closing out celebration features Pastor Elgin J. Taylor, Sr. Pastor of The Sweet Pilgrim Baptist Church of Albany New York and his congregation. All are invited.

Calvary CME Church Announces the “Curlie” Jackson Scholarship 2019 Applications are now being accepted for the Curlie Jackson Scholarship. Up to five $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to high school graduating young men who have exemplified academic excellence and service to their community during the 2018 /19 school year. A copy of the application may be obtained by going to www.calvarycme.com and clicking on the scholarship link cjscholarship@calvarycme.com The application deadline is June 14, 2019. Applications should be emailed or mailed to Scholarship Committee, Calvary CME Church, 1007 Ellicott Street Buffalo N.Y., 14209 or email maryettapugh@aol.com .

Momma Dean’s 95th Birthday Celebration Momma Dean’s 95th Birthday Celebration will take place Friday April 26 at the Metropolitan Entertainment Complex, 1670 main St. This platinum Black Tie, Red Carpet event will feature the inspirational Dean Singers and special guest, the legendary Jackson Southernaires of Jackson Mississippi! There will also be a DJ and food. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $20. For more info contact Bro. Chris Dean at 716 370-7978.

St. John's AME Women’s Day Fundraiser St. John’s AME Church will host their Annual Women’s Day Fundraiser Friday April 19 from 12noon until at St. John’s AME Church 917 Garden Avenue in Niagara Falls.

Dinners are $10. Women’s Day Chairperson is Sis. Karen Johnson, Co- Chairperson Sis. Bertha Webb and Advisor Sis. Tristan Greer. Rev. Dion S. Greer Sr. is Pastor. Call the church at 716 285-6432 for more information.

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With The Name of God Most Gracious Most Merciful The Straight Path

-A message of Divine Guidance-

Peace be onto you.

In this article, we will talk about similarities between the Bible and the Quran. Let's look at (Surah 46:12). This verse clearly describes the Quran as being the Torah (Old Testament) in Arabic.

Now let’s look at (Surah 12). This Surah describes the origin of the Children of Israel. This story is also seen in the Torah. (Genesis Chapters 39- 50). Next came the story of Moses which can be found in various places within the Quran. (Surah 28:1-48) for example.

(Exodus 2:11-24) parallels with (Surah 28:14-42) in the Quran.

Now let's look at some laws. (Exodus 22:31), (Leviticus 17:1016), (Deuteronomy 14:21), and (Surah 5:3-5) all parallel each other.

The worshiping of the heavenly bodies was also forbidden in both books. (Deuteronomy 4:19) and (Surah 41:37). Another example is the passing of time seen in (Surahs 17:12,10:5) and (Genesis 1:14-16). The day of assembly (Jumah), is also paralleled between (Surah 62:9-10), and (Deuteronomy 9:10,10:4) What’s most important here is that the meaning of the word Torah is law, therefore the five books of Moses are where all the laws are. The Creator said in (Surah 28:43) that his word was for all mankind, yet there are some of us who are looking for a sharia.

In the book (Numbers 5:11-31) there is the law of adultery mentioned which is also seen in the Injeel or (New Testament). (John 8:1-8). If examined closely, we would see that after Isa (Jesus) was asked about the punishment for adultery, he said one who is without sin cast the first stone but he himself did not throw a stone. (Surah 16:61) parallels this statement. (Mark 10:17-18) and (Surah 24:1-9) show that those former laws were abrogated but the principal punishment for adultery remained. Most of the Quranic verses pertaining to the Torah are related to Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy - the chapters of laws. (Surah 2:61) and (Numbers 11:1-6) parallel a request for familiar foods by the Children of Israel. The list goes on. Surahs (2:136) and (42:13-15) say it all. The book of (John 7:14-19/12:49) and (Matthew 5:17-18/24:35) parallel the previous verses. The law has not changed. (Numbers 15:15-16) rightly says that which is echoed in (Surah 5:48) There one law for everyone who’s desire it is to follow the law of the most High. We sincerely hope that these verses enlightened you and shows that the Quran and Bible are very much the same and guides you into doing the right thing which is to follow the Straight Path. (Surah 21:105-107).

The Friends of Veronica Golden to Host Fundraiser

The Friends of Veronica Golden, a candidate for the Masten District Council seat, will host a fundraising event on April 27 from 4-6:30 p.m. at Epheseus located at 341 Grider St. .

Ms. Golden has filed her petitions and been endorsed by the Working Families Party. She was also endorsed by the Latino Village publication.

Cora P. Maloney was the only other women to win a Councilmember position in Masten District history. RSVP at voteforgolden@gmail.com. Donations will be accepted at the door.

“A Blessed Gathering” to Feature Outstanding Women In the Community Umoja Inc. will host a “Blessed Gathering” of some of the community’s most outstanding women Saturday April 20 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. at the CAO Rafi Green Center located at 1423 Fillmore. Invited guest speakers include: Karima Amin, Asantewa Holley, Jamie Wright, Pamela Acker, Carlanda Meadors, Jeanneie Muhammad, Antoinette Radford, Timekia Jones, Brenda McDuffie, Vonetta Rhodes-Osi, Crystal PeoplesStokes, Dr. Mary Gersham, April Baskin, Barbara Miller-Williams, Crystal Barton, Eva Doyle, Betty Jean Grant, Vanessa Glushefski, Tina Sanders, Lorna Hill, Sister Goodne$$, Kelly Whitfield, Jeanette Ogden and Paulette Wood.

Sam Radford is moderator. The event is free and open to the public. To RSVP call Bro. Bill Peoples 716 533-6283

Afro-American Historical Associations to Host 42nd Annual Family History Dinner and Meeting The Afro-American Historical Association’s 42nd Annual Family History Dinner and Annual Meeting will be held Thursday, May 2 at 6 p.m. at Emerson School of Hospitality, 86 West Chippewa St. The Speaker will be Linda Capers Wheeler who is a Life Member of the Buffalo Genealogical Society of the African Diaspora.

Linda has a passion for family history research and for finding creative ways of sharing the stories of her ancestors. Her presentation will be “A Tale of two Ancestors: Robert B. Talbert and Peyton Harris.” It will focus on their bold spirits of community activism and successful business ventures spanning the 1800’s in the Buffalo, New York area and their connection to local and present day entrepreneur, Roger Strother.

The William Wells Brown Awards for the preservation of African American History will be presented to William Peoples, Erie County Chapter Links, Inc., UNIA-ACLBuffalo Division #433, and the East Side History Project.

The President’s Award will be presented to Michael Boston, Ph.D Due to limited seating, advance paid reservations are required. There are no ticket sales at the door.

Reservations can be made by sending payment of $25 per ticket to AAHANF, P.O.

Box 63, Buffalo, New York 14207. Deadline for reservations is Thursday, April 25th.

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A Brief Conversation With Ujima’s Lorna Hill Lorna Hill, the visionary founder and artistic director of Ujima, created the theatre company in 1978 despite naysayers who told her that a collective such as the one she envisioned would not work. That was some 41 years ago. Ujima Theatre remains very much alive today - a clear embodiment of the Swahili meaning of its name – collective work and responsibility.

Ms. Hill, who is incredibly talented, was the first woman accepted at Dartmouth College, where she received her B.A. in American Intellectual History in 1973. She received her M.A. in 1978 from State University of New York at Buffalo.

Q. Why Did You Form Ujima Theatre?

A. I wanted to start a professional theatre company dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of African American theatre.

I wanted us to seize the means of production.

PASSING STRANGE: Lorna C. Hill (far left) and cast: Augustus Donaldson, Zoe Scruggs, Brian Brown, Preach Freedom, Jacqueline Cherry, Tianna Livingston, and London Lee.

Passing Strange Inaugurates Ujima’s New Home

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by Carmen Laura Phillips

his spring Ujima Theatre Company will be inaugurating their new home with a floor-boards rattling raucous production of Passing Strange, the story of a young Black man’s migration from Los Angeles to Europe, and subsequent coming of age as an artist, that will stay in your bones long after you’ve left your seat.

Part rock, funk, and blues performance – part theatrical production – there’s very little on stage that can rival Passing Strange.

In this soulful autobiography, our narrator Stew recounts his youth growing up in middle class 1970's Los Angeles, and being rooted in the Black church, before crossing the ocean to live in Berlin and Amsterdam where he discovers new perspectives on Blackness, questions of responsibility, and figuring out how to become someone who was always just beyond his grasp. For Stew, and the audience, home must become a long distant memory before it can be unearthed and brought back into the light.

Permeating throughout is a love letter to the impact of Black music that stretches from its gospel roots, to its forgotten history in punk and rock n’ roll, to the rhythms of our very beating hearts. Call it a concert, with its own story to tell!

Few are better suited to tell this story than Ujima Company. Lorna C. Hill, the founder and artistic director of Ujima, has made a name for herself by elevating the nuances and beauty of Black life, providing generations of Western New York audiences with stark and gripping portrayals of Black humanity.

Ms. Hill is joined by piano virtuoso Michelle Thomas as music director and keyboardist, and Naila Ansari, who defines energy and edge, as choreographer. Together they lead a cast of Ujima veterans and newcomers – Brian Brown, Augustus Donaldson, Jacqueline Cherry, Preach Freedom, Zoë Scruggs, London Lee and Tianna Livingston – powerful black talent who generously leave their absolute everything on stage night after night. The cast is supported by stellar musicians Jerry Livingston on bass, Preston Brown on drums, and Tony Genovese on guitar (Frank Grizanti, guitar alternate). Their performances will provoke thunderous applause and sublimely quiet introspection when you least expect it.

Passing Strange made its Tony-nominated Broadway debut in 2008 and has spent the last decade weaving a tale of leaving your home, your country, the only life you’ve ever known in order to find out who you really are. It’s a story of blackness that runs against the grain, as gutwrenching as it is high energy. Buffalo has not seen anything like it.

When Stew sings out, “Is it all right?” You’re going to find yourself leaping to your feet to call back in love and pain, “Yeah, it’s all right.” With Ujima at the helm, it’s all right and more.

The Grand Opening weekend of Ujima’s production of Passing Strange is May 3 - 5, which will also be the public opening of their new home, a freshly refurbished theater in the former School 77 at 429 Plymouth Street on Buffalo’s West Side. The theater is an integral part of PUSH Buffalo’s state-of-the-art renovation of the former school into its own offices as well as the Peace of the City after-school program and affordable senior housing. Ujima invites the community to join them as they celebrate their new home together.

Performances will run through May 26, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m. Tickets are available through our website, ujimacoinc.org, or call (716) 281 0092. *Passing Strange contains adult language and situations.

SUPPORT THE ARTS!

Q: What Was The Very First Play Ujima Produced?

A: A Full length play, Anansi The Spider and The Children’s Bill of Rights.

Q: Who Were Some Of The Founding Members Of Ujima?

A: Nas Afi, Ramon Alvarez, Renee Armstrong, Barbara Barnes, Alton Bowen, Joyce Carolyn, Cllifford Cochran, Thomas Dooney, Beverly J. Dove, Colleen Dove, Magdalena Estrada, Lydia Gelsey, N. Regina Jackson, James Mabry, Kay Miller, Claudia Minor, Monique Mojica, Elise, Pearlman, Sarah Norat Phillips, Dwight Simpson, Verniece Turner and Richard “Flick” Williams.

Q: Who Were Some Of The “Famous People” Who Have Graced Ujima’s Stage Or Been Connected With Ujima Over The Years?

A: Melvin Van Peebles , Roslyn Ruff, Oscar Brown, Jr., Oscar Brown, Maggie Brown, Eugene Lee, Ron OJ Parson, Emanuel Fried.

Q: When Did You Move Into The 429 Plymouth St. Location?

A: August 2018 Q: Why Did You Choose Passing Strange As The First Production In Your New Location?

A: It’s funny and poignant.

It’s a familiar journey. It’s rocking good time. I love directing musicals!

Q: How Did You Ultimately Decide Who Your Cast Would Be? A: I chose seven actors a year ago. Only two of those actors remain in the current cast. All were chosen because they are very talented and right for the part.

Q: What Does The Future Hold For Ujima? What Is Its End Goal?

A: Staying alive. Serving the beloved community is our purpose and purpose has no end.

Q: Ujima’s Next Production?

A: Pipleline by Dominique Morisseau, Sept.13 – Oct.4, 2019.

SEE YOU AT THE EVENTS!

SEE YOU AT THE EVENTS!

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Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Society Annual Membership Reception On Saturday, April 27 the Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Society is extremely excited to host their Annual Membership Reception at the new home of the Love Supreme School of Music located at Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church 641 Masten Avenue from 6:30-8:30 p.m. It will be a night of live music, food, and more. The 2019 membership is $50 and Member Patron $100. Checks should be made payable to Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Society c/o Dawn Berry-Walker /136 Mercer Avenue Buffalo NY 14214. Go to www.pmljazz.com and join!

INTERNATIONAL JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH

Daniel Powell on drums.

Earth Wind and Fire Tribute: A Joyous Night of Impeccable Musicianship !

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imply put, the unassailable oeuvre of Earth Wind & Fire is a syncopated beacon of light guaranteed to uplift. And the capacity crowd that filled The Tralf for DP on Drums’ Tribute to Earth Wind & Fire this past Friday shouldn’t be coming down from that joyous night of impeccable musicianship any time soon.

With such hometown talent as Daniel Powell on drums, Will Holton on saxophone and Cal Palmer ( who envisioned this tribute three years ago ) on bass, and world renowned pianist and vocalist Frank McComb among the ten piece band, a stellar performance was to be expected. But what truly set this apart from a mere tribute was the passion and distinctive expertise Matt showcased from the collective musicians.

Prior to the performance, Powell led BAUER the band and crowd in a prayer for his father who recently suffered a major stroke and a spiritual vibe was sustained throughout the two-hour set that kicked off with the polyrhythmic body-rock of “In The Stone.” The groove got even deeper with “Get Away” where the four piece horn section displayed some formidable chops.

“Shining Star” was McComb’s cue to take the stage on lead vocals and keyboard as the band stretched out with an adept solo from McComb and some bottom heavy finger work from Palmer while “That’s The Way of the World” and “Reasons” had the crowd singing along. Holton and vocalist Joy Little had a sublime sax/vocal mix on the latter.

Halfway through, the band took a breather for an intimate solo portion from McComb. With his keyboard as his only accompaniment McComb honored Donny Hathaway with a heartfelt “A Song For You” and “For All We Know” which blended together superbly. One of the more underrated artists, McComb also took the time to share advice for up and coming artists.

The band returned for “Love’s Holiday” and “After The Love Is Gone” yet the party truly ignited with “Let’s Groove” and “September” which had the audience on their feet. Opera singer Lorenzo Parnell helped take “Fantasy” into the stratosphere before the killer Afro-Latin groove of “Serpentine Fire” wrapped things up with some sizzling percussion courtesy of Carl Johnson.

Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Society Saturday April 27, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. The Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Society Annual Membership Reception from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church, 641 Masten Ave. Membership $50 or Patron $100.

Go to www.pmljazz.com for more details on how to support Colored Musicians Club 145 Broadway 716 855-9383 www.coloredmusiciansclub.org Thursday April 25, 8 p.m.

The Carol McLauglin Big Band (every Thursday) Monday April 29 The George Scott Big Band (every Monday) Friday April 26, 8 p.m.

Curtis Lovell Sunday April 28, 6 p.m.

A Tribute to the Great Benny Carter as recorded by the Count Basie Ban featuring the Local 533 Orchestra directed by bassist Sabu Adeyola Tickets $10 adv. or $12 at the door . Info call 716 2601486 or 716 855-9383

Pausa Art House 19 Wadsworth St. Door is cash only for all events.

716 697-9075 *Cash Only at Door www.pausaarthouse.com Friday April 19, 8 p.m.

Curtis Lovell $10 Saturday April 20, 8.p.m.

Gruvology (Includes Walter Kemp, Ravi Padmanahba, Bernard Kunz, James Benders) $10 (Students $8) Thursday April 25, 7:30 p.m.

DeeAnn Dimeo pays tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington and others. $10 (Students $8) Friday April 26 and Saturday April 27 International Jazz Pianist Yan Carlos Artime Stage Seats $30 Bar Seats $25 *Contact Venue for Times Central Park Grill 2519 Main Street Tuesday April 23 7- 9:30 p.m.

Damone Jackson Outcome Cover $5 (every tuesday) Mikes Lounge 1343 Jefferson Ave 716 883-1344 Sunday Jazz (each sunday)

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ON STAGE *Juan De Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars: Saturday, April 20, 78:30 p.m. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 26 Gibbs Street (at Kilbourn Hall) ROCHESTER. For tickets visit Eastman Theatre Box Office or see online: EastmanTheatre.org or call 585-2743000. See ad page 2.

An Evening With Saxophonist Will Holton May 1st at the Hotel Henry Jazz Concert Series Wednesday, 7:30 - 9:30 pm Hotel Henry, Corner Rockwell Road and Cleveland Circle Tickets $15 – $18 *Friday Night Laughs “The Roast” @ The Tralf Fri. April 26 featuring celebrity comedian Roasters Rob Stapleton, Smokey Suarez, Reema Reem, Jay Steel & more. Two shows 7:30 & 10 p.m. $30. *Ujima Company Presents Passing Strange, May 3-26 @ the Theatre, 429 Plymouth Avenue, Thurs., Fri., Sat. @ 7 p.m. ; Sun 4 p.m. Lorna C. Hill Director, Michelle Thomas Music Director; Tickets & Reservations ujimacoinc.org. or 716281-0092; $30 general, $25 Seniors, $15 students.

10 Generations HAIR TO GO NATURAL BRAID BOOT CAMP!

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Growing Roots: A New Buffalo Organization Addresses Climate Change through Local Economy and Healing Submitted by Rebekah Williams

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BRAID BOOT CAMP! Pictured above are scenes from Hair 2 Go Natural’s first Braid Boot Camp for girls which was held in February. The next Braid Boot Camp will take place April 2228 at the salon's 727 Main Street location. Girls must be between the ages of 8-14 in grades 4-8.

The session includes lunch and supplies in addition to lessons on how to properly shampoo hair as well as the latest braiding techniques and styles, natural hair care and etiquette class! Certificates are awarded to the students at the end of the session. For more information call 883-2000.

AUTHOR KAREE SHEA WALKER CREATES CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO EMPOWER AND INSPIRE BLACK FAMILIES Zawadi books hosted a successful book signing at their Jefferson Ave. location recently for Toronto based author illustrator Karee Shea Walker who recently released her second book titled Mommy and Daddy Said, as part of her children's series. The new book bursts with creativity through magnificent illustrations and stories that empower a family to grow and accomplish their purpose through achieving unity, communication and unconditional love.

As a mother of two, Karee started writing and illustrating stories so that her children could see books with images that looked like them. “I want- Pictured front to back: author/illustrator Karee Shea Walker ed to inspire them to read...I and her partner and publisher Osagyefo McGregor with Zawant to offer new perspectives wadi Books proprietors Sharon and Kenneth Holley and their on our culture to make a dif- daughter Makeda at the Authors recent book signing hosted ference" she said."It helps to by Zawadi Books reflect the actual reality, we come in different shades, sizes backgrounds and I want to deliver strong messages of Black family so we can keep rising to the top,” she continued.

Karee and her partner Osagyefo McGregor (both from Toronto, Ontario) expanded into publishing and are distributing books that focus on empowerment, creativity, inspiration and diversity. They also formed Kareativecollective bringing other authors under their publishing umbrella.

Karee has books in 40 states and 50 bookstores including exclusively in Buffalo at Zawadi Books (1382 Jefferson Ave.) where you can find her latest masterpiece and others. She plans to release 3 more books in 2019. Learn more and Buy Black at www.kareativeinterlude.com

SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS

uffalo Public Schools spend $13.5 million dollars on food for students and the school community .

Imagine if that money were spent on contracts with chefs, food processors, distributors, and farmers from East Buffalo. Imagine parents and family members of Buffalo Public School children leading a thriving community food system where food insecurity and food deserts are a thing of the past.

I’ve been involved in food systems work since 1998, when FOOD FOR THE SPIRIT: Pictured are members of the Buffalo Food I served on the membership Equity Network and board members of Food for the Spirit joined by committee at the North Buffalo nationally renowned Black educator, farmer, activist and author of While Black," Leah Penniman. A leader in the national Food Co-op. A few years later, I “Farming movement of organized Black farmers on April 10 she came to Bufco-wrote a federal grant award- falo to meet with local farmers and activists who identify as BIPOC ed to community market garden (Black and Indigenous People of Color). projects at Community Action Organization and Massachusetts Avenue Project. And in 2003, I co-found a learning garden at my son’s school. Why do I keep returning to food systems work? For several reasons: My family has a history of chronic disease stemming from poor nutrition, and I love nature. More recently, I’ve narrowed my focus to supporting farmers, specifically farmers of color, because of the intersection of environment, economics, and race.

Enter Food for the Spirit, a new organization forming in Buffalo. Food for the Spirit uses the arts and creative facilitation to support racial healing, ecological justice, and equitable food systems. There are three main purposes for this mission: economic and ecological injustice, trauma experienced from systemic racism, and climate change. Food for the Spirit's seven-person founding board believes this work needs to be led by the communities who are most impacted by these issues. As such, we are six Black women and one woman of Korean ancestry. Four of us are mothers, two are in high school, one immigrated from Kenya, and one is a business owner. Five of us are community organizers and we are all artists.

In the last year, we’ve hosted an array of programming. In coming months, Food for the Spirit will offer trainings, retreats, and other opportunities to connect with land and nature, and we look forward to delving deeper into food systems work, specifically in partnership with Black farmers in Buffalo and Western New York.

Around the country there is a movement of Black farmers reclaiming the economic benefits of growing food by organizing and cooperating with each other. Manifesting the principles of Ujima (collective work and responsibility) and Ujamaa (cooperative economics), Food for the Spirit also pursues these same principles. By building community awareness around the economic opportunities available in the food system and working together to create a networked food system that serves everyone, we can benefit from contracts with public institutions like the Buffalo Public Schools. Food for the Spirit envisions more Black folks owning land, and growing, and selling food in Buffalo.

This Earth Day, I hope you will welcome us and look out as we continue to develop, emerge, and grow. Find us online at foodforthespirit.org or on Facebook at @food4thespirit. *See online for a longer complete version of this article.

STUCK INSIDE?

BREAK OUT of your house and come visit the Museum during your school vacation! We will have plenty of activities and all are welcome to participate.

Tuesday - Friday 4/23 - 4/26

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Visit BUFFALOHISTORY.ORG for more information.

Members free; museum admission.

ONE MUSEUM COURT, BUFFALO, NY 14216 716.873.9644 BUFFALOHISTORY.ORG

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Fighting For Poverty Funding... "Sidewalk Stageplay" : Powerful!

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Remembering Herbert Lee Bellamy Sr., A Great Entrepreneurial Spirit “Many people knew my father as a politician, community leader and entrepreneur, but today I’m writing about and remembering Herbert Bellamy, Sr., as the strong Africa American single father and my family’s provider, who gifted me with an education as well as important life lessons,” wrote his son John W. Bellamy in a tribute to his dad.

Herbert Bellamy was born on April 23, 1931 in Burgaw, North Carolina, one of 12 children in a family of sharecroppers.

"His parents taught him basic principles that he would later follow like a religion,” John continued.

Mr. Bellamy, armed with a solid work ethic and deep understanding of the workings of racial realities in America, went on to accomplish great things. After graduating from high school and serving as a Marine in the Korean War he moved to Western New York where he met and married Irene Bellamy. He worked a few years in manufacturing, before ultimately becoming the sole owner of Bellamy’s Liquor store in the heart of the Black community.

“Bellamy’s Liquor Store invested in and supported the growth of many businesses and nonprofits in the Coldspring neighborhood,” his son recalled. “This generated innumerable jobs.”

Mr. Bellamy also founded 1490 Enterprises Inc., a not-forprofit community center taking a blighted inner city warehouse and turning an eyesore into an oasis for the entire community and a gathering point for senior citizens. He founded the Black Achievers In Industry Awards event; was the first city’s first Black Civil Service Commissioner and served as a Councilmanat-large for nine years.

When John was 8 tragedy struck when his beloved mother Irene, passed away. But despite Mr. Bellamy's community responsibilities and having to work long hours, he rose to the occasion.

“With help from our family and friends, he undertook his next challenge – to raise me as a single father. Somehow he made it work.”

“Not everyone is lucky enough to have a strong father figure in their life,” continued John. “His success came from hard work and discipline but he was forward-thinking and generous when it came to his community….When I was a child and wanted ice-cream, my father always made sure we got it from one of the only remaining Black-owned businesses in our area. He saw spirit in our streets, in our people, and in our future.”

“The Next time you see an abandoned building, try picturing a Black-owned deli or a hardware store or a dance studio," he concluded. "Imagine what Herbert Bellamy Sr. might see!”

(John W. Bellamy is the owner of International Wine & Spirits located at 2580 Main Street where his late father is being honored with discounts on selected brands now through April 28.

He also announced that next year he will be launching a wine portfolio that will be dedicated to his dad. Mr. Herbert Bellamy made his transition March 8, 2006. )

“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 Printed In Canada

ecently, there was a regrettable and noteworthy effort undertaken by the Republican Caucus in the Erie County Legislature to try and divert County anti-poverty funds under the guise of falsely alleging that 62% of the County’s poverty and poor persons are in the rural areas of Erie County. Fortunately, my colleagues and I in the Democratic Caucus successfully beat back the attempts to steer money away from the needy residents in the City of Buffalo, where data shows the poorest residents live.

The Republican efforts began with a letter from the Minority Leader, Joseph Lorigo (C-West Seneca) in early January 2019, advocating for “adequate resources” to be provided by the County to an organization based in East Aurora, which serves the needy in the District he presides over in East Aurora. This was followed by an early February 2019 letter from Legislator Lorigo and his colleague Lynne Dixon, advocating again for that organization and “access to county contracts.”

A week later, that organization’s executive director published an op-ed column in the Buffalo News advocating for funding for his agency and insinuating that the tragic January death of a homeless Amherst resident with mental health issues was due to poverty. Our body invited that organization to testify before our Health and Human Services Committee, and the executive director was given an extraordinary opportunity to speak and present about their work on February 28, 2019.

One week later, Minority Leader Legislator Lorigo introduced a letter asserting that 62% of the County’s persons classified as living in poverty resided in the rural areas of Erie County. That same day, at a legislative session, the Republican Caucus introduced and attempted to get approved their resolution entitled “Support for Initiatives to Combat Rural Poverty.” That resolution directed that 62% of the County’s “Poverty Initiatives” funding in the 2019 Budget would be transferred to be used for “services provided to the poor in Erie County residing outside of urban centers” and directed the County to issue a request for proposals “for the provision of services to the rural poor in our county.”

My caucus blocked the resolution from being approved; it was voted down, and I noted that 62% of the County’s impoverished did not actually live in rural areas.

I was deeply troubled with these efforts by the Republican Caucus. They seemed determined to create an urban-suburban-rural divide in our community. Worse, they falsely claimed by utilizing in accurate statistics found in a public article that lacked research, without evidence, that 62% of the County’s poverty was in rural areas in the eastern and southern towns in Erie County – which just so happen to be represented by the Republican Caucus.

Last week, we invited the members of the Erie County Poverty Committee and the Erie County Department of Social Services to attend a hearing of the Health and Human Services Committee. At that hearing, we heard testimony from the Committee members, and its Chair, Reverend Kinzer Pointer, as well as the executive director (again) of the East Aurora-based organization. The Poverty Committee Chair Rev. Pointer noted that the 62% statistic was not accurate, and cited a policy brief that the Poverty Committee sent to the Legislature which was comprised by Dr. Henry Louis Taylor, Jr., and Keith Lucas, which detailed that in fact, 58% of the County’s poverty is located in the City of Buffalo, with 36% in the other two cities and the inner tier suburban towns, and only 6% in the eastern and southern towns.

Reverend Pointer informed the Committee that “Poverty is a very complex problem, and we ought to use our position to eradicate causes and conditions that make people poor. The policies and programs that work in the city and in the suburbs may not work in the rural communities.”

We cannot address the needs of one geographic area of our community without regard for all of the areas in Erie County that are suffering from poverty. There is no place for partisan politics and divisions concerning the fight on poverty, which impacts all Districts in Erie County

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Dear Editor: “Sidewalk Stageplay” at the Paul Robeson Theater, created from the collaboration of Paulette Harris and Edreys Wajed exceeded outstanding. It was powerful! The very creative and moving storyline was performed by the diverse, talented cast. I attended two performances.

They gripped the audience’s attention and carried us along throughout their role-playing concentrated in ongoing community issues. (Examples: gun violence, police brutality, drug dealing, etc.). Also, there were light-hearted interactions.

The ending was a call to action for individual and collective involvement to address various problems plaguing African Americans.

On April 7 the play closed, but hopefully its inspiration can continue. It would be beneficial for students, if DVD’s could be produced for use at high school assemblies and other venues for large audiences to see.

-Debra Jones

dear editor

Will $50 Million Fix The Streets?

Dear Editor: I heard about the $50 million coming into the East side. I’m not impressed because the streets are a mess. There are potholes everywhere – not only on the East side but all over the city.

Can City Hall stop bragging about all the money that’s coming in and at least fix the streets?

-Jackie Smith

Fighting Poverty continued

As the Legislator from District 2, I have experienced and seen, firsthand, poverty and I continue to see it daily. As a single mother, I have experienced poverty and the need for public assistance, just like many of my constituents. I represent six of New York State’s poorest zip codes. I do not believe we can or should frame this as a fight between the urban v. suburban v rural. We need to work together to address poverty and to help our residents rise up and attain their full potential. That is what government is here to do.

To be clear, just as I support organizations in District 2 getting certified to help the poor in the community, I have and do support the East Aurora-based organization in their efforts to obtain certification by the New York State Department of Social Services, so they can bid on or respond to Erie County Department of Social Services requests for proposals. That is why the Legislature recently unanimously supported that group’s attempts to receive state certification.

I will continue to work with all of my colleagues to address poverty and to help our community – both in the City, as well as the suburbs and rural areas – using data, facts and expert testimony and assistance, not playing politics with people’s lives.

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LEGAL NOTICE DOCUMENT 001114 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Two (2) General Construction Work Contracts: 46042-C, 46045-C One (1) Plumbing Work Contract: 46041-P One (1) HVAC Work Contract: 46042-H One (1) Roofing & Appurtenance Work Contract: 46047-T Sealed bids for the above Work located in the Geographic Contract Areas described below in Table 1 and comprising separate contracts for General Construction Work, Plumbing Work, HVAC Work and Roofing & Appurtenant Work, will be received by the Office of General Services (OGS), Design & Construction Group (D&C), Contract Management, 35th Floor Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242, until 2:00 p.m. on the date indicated in Table 2 below, when they will be publicly opened and read. Each bid must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and must be accompanied by a certified check, bank check, or bid bond in the amount of $25,000.

This Advertisement for Bids is for multiple Job Order Contracts (hereinafter called JOC). A Job Order Contract is an indefinite quantity contract pursuant to which the Contractor will perform a series of individual repair, alteration, modernization, maintenance, rehabilitation, demolition and construction projects at different locations. Work is accomplished by means of issuance of a Job Order against a master contract. Under the JOC concept, the Contractor furnishes all management, documentation, labor, materials and equipment needed to perform the Work. The State has published Construction Task Catalogs® containing a series of work items with pre-established Unit Prices. The Contractor will bid Adjustment Factors to be applied to the pre-established Unit Prices. The price paid by the State for an individual Project will be determined by multiplying the pre-established Unit Prices by the appropriate quantities and by the appropriate Adjustment Factor(s).

All successful bidders will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Bond in the statutory form of public bonds required by Sections 136 and 137 of the State Finance Law, each for 100% of the amount of the Anticipated Annual Value of Work as noted in Table 2.

LEGAL NOTICE RFP

LEGAL NOTICE BID

COUNTY OF ERIE OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER 95 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO, NY 14202 County of Erie, New York Request For Proposals The Erie County Comptroller’s Office is seeking proposals from vendors to conduct an Indirect Cost Allocation. Erie County desires to contract with an independent firm for a period of four years to develop central services cost allocation plans, indirect cost rate proposals, and maintenance-in lieu-of-rent computations. The RFP# 1924VF can be found at http://www.erie.gov and a complete copy of the package can be obtained by contacting John Solecki at 716-858-7854.

All correspondence, communications and/or contact with the County in regard to any aspect of this proposal shall be with John Solecki.

Prospective proponents, or their representatives, shall not make contact with or communicate with any representatives of the County, including employees and consultants, other than the designated person in regard to any aspect of this proposal.

Final sealed proposals are due to the Comptroller’s Office at 95 Franklin St, Room 1100, Buffalo, NY 14202 by 4:00 PM pm (EDT) on May 15, 2019.

Erie County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and waive any informality.

Stefan I. Mychajliw Erie County Comptroller

COUNTY OF ERIE NOTICE TO BIDDERS AMSDELL ROAD CR122 CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJ# FA-5762.23-19 PIN 5762.23 Department of Public Works, Division of Highways, seeking sealed bids for Bridge NY funded cast in place culvert replacement and road reconstruction project. Sealed proposals must be received at the DPW, 95 Franklin St, Room 1400, Buffalo, NY by, and will be opened at, 10 am Thursday, April 25, 2019. Certified check as bid deposit in the amount of $25,000.00 required. Pre-let meeting on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 10 a.m. EST at the DPW, 95 Franklin St, Room 1404, Buffalo, NY Minority, Local & Disadvantaged Workforce goals, NYS Apprenticeship, and NYS MWBE goals required. Plans and additional bid submittal information on the Erie County website at: http:// www2.erie.gov/dpw see On Line Bid Retrieval.

LEGAL NOTICE BIDS Scrufari Construction Co. seeking M/WBE/SDVOB subcontractors to quote NYPA – Parapet Fence Installation Bid Date:Thursday,May 2, 2019

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Prospective bidders must attend a mandatory Pre-Bid Conference. The conference will be held for the purpose of discussing the JOC concept, Contract Documents, specifics of the OGS JOC program, OGS expectations, JOC from the Contractor’s perspective (including how to properly prepare a bid) and other bid considerations. The attendees representing prospective bidders at the Pre-Bid Conferences should be principals of the firm and/or the individuals who will be compiling the bid on behalf of the firm. If the bidder is a joint venture, at least one party of the joint venture must have been represented and signed in at the Pre-Bid Conference.

Pre-Bid Conferences: In Albany, NY Pre-Bids held from 10:00AM-12:00PM on 9th April & 16th April 2019.

Pre-Bid Conferences will be held in Large Conference Room, 34th Floor, ESP Corning Tower In Orangeburg, NY Pre-Bids held from 1:00PM-3:00PM on 11th April 2019 & from 10:00AM-12:00PM on 17th April 2019.

Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research In Willard, NY Pre-Bids held from 10:00AM-12:00PM on 10th April 2019 & from 1:00PM-3:00PM on 18th April 2019.

Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the Grandview Building, Willard DTC Pre-bid attendees should allow sufficient time for parking and processing through building security by presenting a government issued picture identification to building security officials and obtain a visitor’s pass.

Designated staff are Jessica Hoffman, Carl Ruppert and Pierre Alric in the Division of Contract Management, telephone (518) 474-0203, fax (518) 473-7862 and John Lewyckyj, Deputy Director, Design & Construction Group, telephone (518) 474-0201, fax (518) 486-1650.

Pursuant to New York State Executive Law Article 15-A and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, OGS is required to promote opportunities for the maximum feasible participation of New York State-certified Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprises (“MWBEs”) and the employment of minority group members and women in the performance of OGS contracts. All bidders are expected to cooperate in implementing this policy. OGS hereby establishes an overall goal of 30% for MWBE participation, 15% for Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (“MBE”) participation and 15% for Women-Owned Business Enterprises (“WBE”) participation (based on the current availability of qualified MBEs and WBEs). The total contract goal can be obtained by utilizing any combination of MBE and /or WBE participation for subcontracting and supplies acquired under this Contract.

The Bidding and Contract Documents for this Project are available on compact disc (CD) only and may be obtained for an $8.00 deposit per set, plus a $2.00 per set shipping and handling fee. Contractors and other interested parties can order CD’s on-line through a secure web interface available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please use the following link at the OGS website for ordering and payment instructions:

http://www.ogs.ny.gov/bu/dc/esb/acquirebid.asp.

For questions about purchase of bid documents, please send an e-mail to D&CPlans@ogs.ny.gov, or call (518) 474-0203.

For additional information on this project, please use the link below and then click on the project number: https://online.ogs.ny.gov/dnc/contractorConsultant/esb/ESBPlansAvailableIndex.asp.

John D. Lewyckyj, C.S.I., C.D.T. Deputy Director OGS Design & Construction Group

Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court, Erie County, on the 5th day of April 2019, bearing Index Number 803589/2019, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York grants me the right to assume the name of Nafisa Nanjiba Islam. The city and state of my present address are Buffalo, NY, the month and year of my birth are June, 2004; the place of my birth is Sylhet, Bangladesh; my present name is Nafisa Nanjiba LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Dr. Gale Burstein, Commissioner of the Erie County Department of Health announced today, April 9, 2019 that the next Erie County Health Department Board of Health meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 3:30 P.M. in Room 904, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York.

Included on the agenda will be a review of the January 15, 2019 meeting minutes, a presentation on the TB/STD clinics of the ECDOH, discussion on the Food Policy Council, Commissioner’s Update and Old/New Business.

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NOTICE of FORMATION of a DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Name of LLC: ADJ Industries, LLC Date of filing of Articles of Organization with the NY Dept of State: July 25, 2017: Office of the LLC: Erie County: The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 2620 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, Purpose of LLC: Real Estate Investment/ Wholesaling Mar. 13,20,27 Apr. 3,10,17 Chicaliyah Desserts LLC, Articles of Organization The articles of organization for Chicaliyah Desserts LLC were filed with the NYS Department of State on 1/23/19. NYS Secretary of State is designated agent upon whom process may be served.

NYSS may mail copy of process to LLC Office at 618 Jefferson Ave. Buffalo, NY 14204. LLC purpose to engage in any lawful purpose permitted under NYLLC law sec. 206.

Mar.20,27,Apr. 3,10,17,24 Notice of formation of a Domestic Limited Liability Company.

Bomba Arepas L.L.C. Articles of Organization were filed by the NY Department of State on February 4, 2019. It's office location is Erie County. It's purpose is any lawful purpose.

NY Secretary of State is designed as agent upon whom process may be served. The Secretary shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 32 West Cleveland Drive Buffalo, NY 14215.

Mar.20,27,Apr. 3,10,17,24 Nude Wigs & Extensions, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY). On December 11, 2018.

Office in Erie County. SSNY is the designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1695 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo NY 14216. Purpose: any lawful purpose. No specific duration attached to LLC. April 3,10,17,24 May 1,8 "Notice of formation of Flight Fitness & Wellness LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC); Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 1/30/2019. Office of the LLC: Erie County. The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served.

NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 195 Bird Avenue, Apt 5, Buffalo NY 14213. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity."

April 3,10,17,24 May 1,8 EBONYBLACK AND PRETTY LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/19 Office: Erie County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 170 Manhattan Ave 1033, Buffalo NY 14215-1033 Purpose: Any lawful purpose permitted for LLC’s under NYS LLC ACT. April 10,17,24 May 1,8,15

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LEGAL NOTICE NATIONSTAR

LEGAL NOTICE BAYVIEW

V. ROBERTS

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF ERIE NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER, Plaintiff, vs.

TRACY ROBERTS, AS EXECUTRIX AND AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY J. ROBERTS AKA BETTY ROBERTS; AQUERIA ROBERTS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY J. ROBERTS AKA BETTY ROBERTS; JOHNELL MUHAMMAD, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY J. ROBERTS AKA BETTY ROBERTS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY J. ROBERTS AKA BETTY ROBERTS; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC A/P/O CITIBANK; ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, "JOHN DOE #1" through "JOHN DOE #12," the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

INDEX NO. 800447/2018 Plaintiff designates ERIE as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS 70 NEWBURGH AVENUE BUFFALO, NY 14211 District: Section: 101.33 Block: 2 Lot: 34 To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff's Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $69,422.00 and interest, recorded on April 7, 1993, at Liber 11918 Page 283, of the Public Records of ERIE County, New York, covering premises known as 70 NEWBURGH AVENUE BUFFALO, NY 14211.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described

above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

ERIE County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated__________,2019 RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: __________________________ MARSHA CATO, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

LEGAL NOTICE HSBC V.JASINSI NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: ERIE COUNTY HSBC BANK USA, N.A.; Plaintiff(s) vs. PEGGY N. JASINSKI A/K/A PEGGY A. JASINSKI A/K/A PEGGY ANN JASINSKI; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 51 E Bethpage Road, Plainview, New York, 11803, 516-741-2585 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale filed herein on or about February 1, 2019, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Erie County Foreclosure Alcove, 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY 14202.

On May 1, 2019 at 11:00 am.

Premises known as 126 ROLAND STREET, SLOAN, NY 14212 Section: 113.21 Block: 4 Lot: 23 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Town of Cheektowaga, County of Erie and State of New York, being part of Lot Number thirty-two (32), Township eleven (11), Range seven (7) of the Holland Land Company’s Survey and further distinguished as Subdivision Lot Number fifty (50) and the Northerly eight and sixty-one hundredths (8.61) feet of Subdivision Lot Number fifty-one (51), as shown on Map Number 2 filed in Erie County Clerk’s Office under Cover Number 249.

As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale.

Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale.

Approximate amount of judgment $37,083.48 plus interest and costs.

INDEX NO. 808227/2018 Mark D. Arcara, Esq., Referee

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LOAN V. MCGRATH

STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ERIE SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Index No. 806547/2018

BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,

Plaintiff, v.

ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE LATE MICHAEL J. MCGRATH A/K/A MICHAEL MCGRATH A/K/A MICHAEL J. MCGRATH, SR., IF LIVING, AND IF ANY BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS WHO ARE SPOUSES, WIDOWS, GRANTEES, MORTGAGEES, LIENORS, HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF SUCH OF THEM AS MAY BE DEAD, AND THEIR SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, DISCOVER BANK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, and JOHN DOE, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS;

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above action and serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff's attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Erie County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of Honorable Dennis E. Ward, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed the 27th day of March, 2019 at Buffalo, New York.

The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage on the following property: Tax I.D. No. 133.73-4-29 All that tract or parcel of land, situate in the City of Buffalo, County of Erie and State of New York, being part of Lot No. 265, Township 10, Range 7 of the Buffalo Creek Reservation and, according to a map filed in Erie County Clerk’s Office under

Cover No. 1271, is known and distinguished as subdivision Lot No. 43, being situate on the northerly side of Downing Street and being thirty five (35) feet front and rear by one hundred fifteen (115) feet in depth, commencing six-hundred sixty five and eight hundredths (665.08) feet easterly from the intersection of the northerly line of Downing Street with the easterly line of Hancock Avenue, according to said map.

Subject to easements, covenants, and restriction of record.

These premises are also known as 376 Downing Street a/k/a 376 Downing, Buffalo, NY 14220.

WOODS OVIATT GILMAN LLP Attorney for Plaintiff 700 Crossroads Building 2 State Street Rochester, NY 14614

LEGAL NOTICE BID COUNTY OF ERIE NOTICE TO BIDDERS BRIDGE DECK SEALING PROJ# FA-5762.08-SEALING-3-19 Department of Public Works, Division of Highways, seeking sealed bids for Federal Aid bridge sealing project for (30) County bridges.

Sealed proposals must be received at the DPW, 95 Franklin St, Room 1400, Buffalo, NY by, and will be opened at, 10 am EST, Thursday, April 25, 2019.

Certified check as bid deposit in the amount of $25,000.00 required. Prelet meeting on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 11 a.m. EST at the DPW, 95 Franklin St, Room 1404, Buffalo, NY. Davis Bacon Wage Rates, Local Minority, & Disadvantaged Workforce goals, NYS Apprenticeship, and DBE goals may be required. Plans and additional bid submittal information on the Erie County website at: http:// www2.erie.gov/dpw see On Line Bid Retrieval.

LEGAL NOTICE Keybank v Prentice NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ERIE, KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. RALPH L. PRENTICE, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on April 17, 2018 and an Order Dismissing Bankruptcy duly filed February 15, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Erie County Hall, Foreclosure Alcove, 1st floor, 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY on May 15, 2019 at 3:00 p.m., premises known as 52 Roswell Road, Cheektowaga, NY 14215. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Cheektowaga, County of Erie and State of New York, Section 90.08, Block 1 and Lot 2. Approximate amount of judgment is $123,535.95 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 606128/12.

Gregory J. Stewart, Esq., Referee GreenspoonMarder, 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022, Attorneys for Plaintiff

LEGAL NOTICE RFP The NFTA is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) for - LRRT - DL&W Terminal Construction Monitoring - Project No.32LS1711 Proposals are due by 1:00 PM on May 6, 2019. www. nftaengineering.com

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On Going Community Dance Classes MONDAYS Hustle for Health Urban Line Dancing Gloria Parks: 3242 Main St. 12 noon – 1p.m.; FREE ages 55+ 832 -1010.

Urban Line Dancing w/Cherie: 7-8:30p.m. Pratt Center.

DJ Dave Urban Line Dancing, Martha Mitchell Center, 175 Oakmont, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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DJ Dave Urban Line Dancing, Baptist Manor, 276 Linwood. 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Line Dance Class w/ Joan Harris, Metropolitan Church, 657 Best St, noon 2 p.m.; $3.

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Tuesday April 23

DRILLARAMA Drill & Step Show: Kleinhans Music Hall.

Doors Open 5 p.m. Show starts 5:30 p.m., No tickets will be sold at the door; sponsored by NICYO & Drill Teams United of WNY.

Students Against Gun Violence Meeting: Merriweather Library 6 to 7:30p.m.

Business of Music Workshop: 6:30 p.m., Merriweather Library. Free The Durham Central City Baby Café Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. 200 Eagle St. (716) 427-0566.

Public Meeting Board of the Westminster Community Charter School: 3 p.m. M&T Bank, One M&T Plaza 19th Floor.

Thursday April 18 Greater Utica Heights Block Club Meeting: 5:45 p.m., Dorothy Collier Center, 118 E. Utica Alliance of Black School Educators to Host School Board Candidates Debate: 6 p.m. Merriweather Library.

The Buffalo Genealogical Society of the African Diaspora (BGSAD Free Workshop: 5:30 P.M. Juneteenth Headquarters, 1517 Genesee Street.

The Durham Central City Baby Café Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. 200 Eagle St. (716)427-0566.

Saturday April 20 Umoja Inc Presents “A Blessed Gathering” of Outstanding Women: 12 Noon – 5 p.m. CAO Rafi Greene Center, 1423 Fillmore, free & open to the public.

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WUFO POWER 96.5 Annual Easter Egg Hunt: 12 noon – 3 p.m., Mount Olive Baptist Church, 701 E. Delavan.

The National Action Network (NAN) hosts “From Homicide to Healing”: 12 noon to 2 p.m.

Antioch Baptist Church, 1327 Fillmore. (716)299-8299.

Wednesday April 24 Health Fair: Downtown Central Library, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. free.

The Durham Central City Baby Café Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. 200 Eagle St. (716) 427-0566.

Thursday April 25 Board of Bloc Clubs Monthly Meeting: Belmont Center, 1195 Main St., 6:45 - 8 p.m.

Yoga & Jembe Every Thursday at Juneteenth headquarters 1517 Genesee 5:30 p.m.

The Durham Central City Baby Café Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. 200 Eagle St. (716)427-0566.

Saturday April 27 Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Society Membership Reception: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church, 641 Masten Avenue.

CAO Business Development Workshops Continue

Tops Rep is “Truth” Talk Show Host

CAO & Pathstone Enterprise Center Inc. Presents Business Development Workshops from 6-8 p.m., at 1423 Fillmore Avenue for the following dates and subjects: April 29 – Business Financial Capabilities / May 6 – Government Contracting / May 13- Business Banking. For more Information call 716 -332-3773 ext.1407

A representative from Tops Supermarket will be the guest on Sam Herbert’s “The Truth & Nothing But The Truth” radio talk show Wednesday, April 24 from 1:30 to 2 P.M. on WUFO Radio/Power 96.5 FM . The topic of discussion will be the closing of Tops Market Broadway store by July. Tune In!

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On May 2, 1920 - First game of the National Negro Baseball League is played in Indianapolis

See you at the events!

Tradition Keepers Fund Raiser: 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Merriweather Library 1324 Jefferson Ave. 11th Annual "Tell Me a Story" Program. FREE Workshops.

Friends of Veronica Golden to Host Fundraiser: 4 -6:30 p.m. at Epheseus located at 341 Grider St. Mary B. Talbert Civic and Cultural Club annual awards banquet Salvatore's Italian Gardens 6461 Transit Rd. 6 -10p.m.

The Legacy Ball: 5-9 p.m., Lake Erie Italian club, 3200 south Park Ave. 444-4644.

Tuesday April 30 FLOETRY IN MOTION Karoake & Poetry : Merriweather Library Jefferson & E. Utica; 6-7:30 p.m.428-9892.

Author Cecil Foster Book Signing and Launch for "They Call Me George" at Talking Leaves Talking Leaves Books, is pleased to announce a book launch for They Call Me George: The Untold Story of Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada (Biblioasis). Author Cecil Foster, Professor and Chair of the Department of Transnational Studies at UB, will be on hand to discuss and read from his justreleased book on Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m. at the store at 951 Elmwood Avenue. The event is free and open to the public and books will be available for purchase.

Anyone wishing to have a copy signed by the author is expected to purchase it from Talking Leaves, as an act of respect and support for the author, his publisher, and the store hosting the event.

A n s w e r i n g y o u r q u e s t i o n s a b o u t c r e m a t i o n a n d b u r i a l . . .

“How many people can be buried in a cemetery lot?”

If you have any questions about cremation or burial, give us a call at (716) 885-1600.

Most cemeteries allow 1 or 2 burials in a single grave. At Forest Lawn, we recently changed our rules & regulations to allow up to 4 burials in a single grave, w hich can include 1 casket plus 3 urns or a total of 4 urns.

For example, if a couple chooses side-by-side casketed burial in 2 graves, there’s room for them and up 6 other members of their family. This can represent a significant cost savings for the family. But more importantly, it can make it possible for you and your dearest loved ones to remain together forever.

1411 Delaware Ave ● Buffalo, NY 14209 forest-lawn.com

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