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“Women Who Move the PG. 3 City” Honoree

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Sorority Announces Keeper of the Flame Awardee

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ynthia Herriott-Sullivan, the compliance, diversity and inclusion officer for the Rochester Housing Authority and a retired member of the Rochester Police Department, has been named the 2017 recipient of the Keeper of the Flame Award for community service given by the Rochester Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a public service organization.

Herriott-Sullivan will receive the award during the Rochester Alumnae Chapter’s 16th annual Jazz Brunch, Sunday, April 30 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Rochester. The sold-out event is held in affiliation with the sorority’s national Delta Research and Educational Foundation .

The Keeper of the Flame Award honors the community impact and contribution of an individual, group, organization, exhibit or project and the relationship to the sorority’s national Five-Point Programmatic Thrust. They are Educational Development, Political Awareness and Involvement, Economic Development, Physical and Mental Health and Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan International Awareness and Involvement.

It is given in recognition of those who “continue to keep alive a tradition of contributions that represent African heritage while fulfilling the highest standards of integrity and excellence,” according the Rochester Alumnae Chapter.

Herriott-Sullivan, who served in the Rochester Police Department 24 years before retiring in 2009 as Patrol Chief of Staff, has served the community in both volunteer and professional capacities.

Building a Pathway to Prosperity

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Residents in Rochester’s EMMA, Beechwood, Marketview Heights and portions

of CONEA neighborhoods can expect a knock on the door in the coming weeks.

Workers from Flower City AmeriCorps will be undertaking a door-to-door campaign to inform residents of two programs aimed at helping individuals and families move toward living-wage employment and sustainable success.

The programs—Bridges to Success and the Family Independence Initiative—are a collaboration between Action for a Better Community, The Community Place of Greater Rochester, Catholic Family Center and the City of Rochester Mayor’s Office of Innovation. These offerings are the first implementation strategies from the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative (RMAPI), a community-wide effort bringing a more coordinated approach to help people achieve financial security and prosperity.

Those who want to learn more about Bridges to Success and the Family Independence Initiative can attend informational sessions offered each week May 1st through June 29th. They will be held: Mondays 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 145 Parsells Avenue; Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 57 Central Park; Thursdays 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Parsells Avenue.

Those interested in learning more about or applying for the Bridges to Success program can also call (585) 730-6191, and those interested in learning more about or applying for the Family Independence Initiative can call (585) 9530189. More information can also be found at www.familyprosperityROC.org.

AROUND TOWN *JOB FAIR hosted by Home Leasing and the RIT Center for Urban Entrepreneurship (CUE) & City of Rochester 4 to 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 26 at the RIT CUE, 40 Franklin St. *Rochester Black Author Expo, Saturday, May 6th at Wilson Foundation Academy, 200 Genesee Street, 11a.m. to 5 p.m. free & family friendly @rochesterblackauthorsexpo2 on facebook *BORINQUEN DANCE THEATRE, 36th Anniversary Community Performance Saturday, April 29 at 7 p.m.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Hochstein School of Music & Dance 50 Plymouth Avenue N, Rochester, Adult tickets $20. Senior / Student tickets $10. *Musical IN THE HEIGHT at School of the Arts’ Allen Main Stage. Performance Dates And Times: April 28, 29 and May 5,6 @ 7 p.m.; April 30 and May 7 @ 2 p.m Advance tickets purchased online at www.sotarochester. org or at the School of the Arts Box Office beginning one-hour prior to show times.

Tickets are $10.adults; $8 students, children and senior citizens; and $5 toddlers and SOTA students with ID. 585242-7682 ext. 1551.

Financial Assistance Programs for City Businesses Information sessions for the Financial Assistance Programs for City Business Owners continue on Thursdays from 5-6 p.m. *April 27: Port of Rochester, 1000 N. River St.RSVP by calling (585) 428-6912.

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AREA BRIEFS Gibson Young is “Women Who Move the City” Honoree Marilyn Gibson Young, the founder of Women Against Violence Everywhere (W.A.V.E.) , will be honored at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County “Women Who Move The City” event on Wednesday, May 10 at the Hotel Lafayette from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

W.A.V.E. is an anti-violence organization that takes a proactive approach to help decrease youth violence by way of events and activities. To focus on the needs of girls, Mrs. Gibson-Young also created Pretty As A Daisy Mentoring & Enrichment Program, named in honor Marilyn Gibson-Young of her adoptive mother. In addition, she also volunteers her time as the Director of Girls 2 Women mentoring program and is on the Board of Directors for YMBP Scholarship & Enrichment Program.

Marilyn served in the Persian Gulf War and has a degree from Medaille College. She has been employed by the NYS Department of Taxation & Finance for the last 15-plus years. She is the proud mother and stepmother of five children and loving grandmother of two. Marilyn resides in Buffalo with her husband, Joseph Young.

For more information visit www.beafriend.org

Parole, Probation:Your Rights and Obligations “Parole/Probation: Your Rights and Obligations While Under Supervision” is the topic of a community discussion Thursday, April 27 at 5:30 p.m. at the Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson. The event is being sponsored by the Stop the Violence Coalition and co-sponsored by WNY Peace Center and New Yorkers Against Gun Violence. Featured will be a video presentation and guests Erie County Probation Officer Michael Lex, Pastor Antoine Diggs of the GIVE program, Buffalo Police Captain Steve Nichols, Murray Holman of the Stop The Violence Coalition and other community groups and leaders.

Geogia Burnett to Address 40th Annual Family History Dinner & Annual Meeting The 40th Annual Family History Dinner & Annual Meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 4. at Emerson School of Hospitality, 86 West Chippewa. The presenter will be Georgia Burnette who will speak on “Growing Up Poor and Black in Buffalo.”

The William Wells Brown Awards for supporting the preservation of African American History will be presented to: W. Charles Brandy, Karen Stanley Fleming, WUFO Radio Station, and Zawadi Books. The Association’s President Award will be presented to Sharon Amos and Fern Beavers.

Advance paid reservations of $25 are required. Reservations can be made by sending payment to The Afro-American Historical Association, P. O Box 63, Buffalo, NY 14207. There will be no ticket sales at the door.

149th Birthday Celebration for Dr. Nash Join us for the 149th Birthday Celebration of Rev. J. Edward Nash on Monday, May 1 from 4-6 p.m. at the Nash House Museum, 36 Nash Street. Light refreshments will be served. Free tours of the Nash House will be available during that time. For more information contact Sharon Holley at 716-886-1399.

GRANT ANNOUNCES RUN FOR MAYOR: SAYS SHE’S IN IT TO WIN IT !

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or anyone who may suggest that Legislator Betty Jean Grant’s entry into the race for Mayor of the City of Buffalo makes her a “spoiler,” her reply is simple.

In addition to her track record of being a people’s champion throughout her political career, in this 2017 election, there’s nothing to “spoil.”

Grant officially tossed her hat into the ring this week.

There is speculation among some that a Grant candidacy will hurt Mayor Brown’s re-election efforts by splitting the Black vote. Others feel that even if it does turn out that the other mayoral candidate, Mark J. F. Schroeder, benefits and emerges the winner in a three-way race, it will mark a change for the better in City Hall and for neighborhoods.

“The East of Main Street has been neglected long enough,” Grant said in a press release announcing her candidacy. “The lack of employment opportunities and rising crime are just some of the issues that must be addressed, and replaced with paid job training, revitalization of neighborhoods, infrastructure and economic development for all city-wide.”

For Grant the stakes are high. By running for mayor she BETTY JEAN GRANT will not be able to run for re-election to her seat in the County Legislature representing the 2nd District. So for her it’s all or nothing. Who will replace her? Two of the names currently rumored to seek her seat include youth activist Duncan Kirkwood and longtime community activist Charley Fisher.

The final inspiration and deciding factor to enter into the 2017 Mayoral race she said, was the blatant disregard of the public sentiment and outcry for the revitalization of the Central Terminal after the 17 member committee chaired by Mayor Brown selected the downtown site for Buffalo’s new train station.

“That just pushed me to the point to say, ‘why not’? Why not give all communities an opportunity to be part of government? Why not run to be the Mayor to provide all with a fair, equitable and transparent government?”

-No Stranger To GoliathBetty Jean Grant is no stranger to uphill battles. Her narrow loss in the 2012 State Senate primary against Tim Kennedy is proof that she is a force to be reckoned with. Rather than allow that seat to be taken without a fight, she jumped in at the 11th hour and despite the Kennedy campaign spending some $450,000, Grant spent $20,000 and lost by just 139 votes.

Betty Jean is aware of the challenge she’s facing in the upcoming election. However she says she is ready to give it her all to successfully champion every obstacle for her citywide supporters and volunteers already on board to assist her in the mission to represent, enhance and create the best for all of the City of Buffalo; a city where no community is forgotten!

Peoples-Stokes & Central Terminal Restoration Corporation Announce $250,000 in Electrical Upgrades The Central Terminal Restoration Corporation has announced $250,000 in funding from Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes, earmarked specifically for electrical upgrades at the storied Buffalo Central Terminal. This project marks the second time that the Assemblywoman has secured capital dollars for repairs for the historical structure, as a 2008 $50,000 grant upgraded restroom facilities off the main concourse. These funds will be administered through DASNY (Dormitory Authority of the State of New York). This funding will culminate nearly $500,000 in investment by the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation in roof restoration and will allow the completion of long-planned Crystal Peoples-Stokes solar panels.

“The Central Terminal Restoration Corporation has done a remarkable job in preserving the Central Terminal, one of our last regional treasures left standing unused,” said Assemblymember Peoples-Stokes.

Completion of this project will upgrade the Terminal’s electric panels and enable full utilization of the historic building.

Following additional cleaning and abatement, the main concourse of the building was reopened for public occupancy in 2003. Today, more than 40 events a year give the public a variety of opportunities to visit inside this national historic landmark. For information on how to donate or volunteer to help out the Central Terminal, go to buffalocentralterminal.org.

In the United States, the Black Codes were laws passed

by Southern states in 1865 and 1866, after the Civil War. These laws had the intent and the effect of restricting African Americans’ freedom, and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt. Black Codes were part of a larger pattern of Southern Whites trying to suppress the new freedom of emancipated African American slaves, the freedmen.

From the colonial period, colonies and states had passed laws that discriminated against free Blacks. In the South, these were generally included in “slave codes”; the goal was to reduce influence of free Blacks (particularly after slave rebellions) because of their potential influence on slaves. Restrictions included prohibiting them from voting, bearing arms, gathering in groups for worship and learning to read and write and even beating the drums!

A major purpose of these laws was to preserve slavery.

In the first two years after the Civil War, White-dominated southern legislatures passed Black Codes particularly concerned with controlling movement and labor. Although freedmen had been emancipated, their lives were greatly restricted by the Black Codes.

The term Black Codes was given by “negro leaders and the Republican organsizations,” according to historian John S. Reynolds.

The defining feature of the Black Codes was broad vagrancy law, which allowed local authorities to arrest freed people for minor infractions and commit them to involuntary labor.

This period was the start of the convict lease system, also described as “slavery by another name” by Douglas Blackmon in his 2008 book on this topic.

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Barack Obama Talks Youth Leadership at University of Chicago: Meets Privately with Young Men of Chicago’s South Side CHICAGO — Former President Barack Obama is using his first public appearance since leaving office to talk with students about his experiences as a community organizer in Chicago and how that laid the foundation for his political career.

Obama led a student panel Monday at the University of Chicago, where his presidential library is planned.

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He says young people are the key to solving the nation’s most daunting problems and his plan after holding the nation’s highest office is to work with them.

He delivered brief remarks at the event before asking students on the panel about what influenced them.

Roughly 500 people, mostly college students, attended the invitation-only event that also

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was televised.

On Sunday, Obama met privately with at-risk young men on the city’s South Side to talk about gang violence, job skills and employment.

The meeting was with participants in a program created

by Obama’s longtime friend and former education secretary, Arne Duncan.

Obama spokesman Kevin Lewis said the former president wants to solicit ideas and information on “how we can turn things around” in areas hit hard by crime.

During the discussion, Obama asked the young men to share advice on how they think gang and gun violence can be reduced in Chicago, Lewis said.

Duncan invited Obama to visit with 18-25 YEAR OLD participants in a program called Chicago CRED, which stands for Create Real Economic Destiny.

It serves young people from the Roseland and Pullman neighborhoods, where Obama at age 25 cut his teeth as a community organizer.

After the meeting, Lewis provided highlights of what took place to reporters. Obama, he

said, “listened to the young men’s stories and shared some of the challenges that he faced growing up.”

The men told Obama they think programs such as CRED, more investment in education and having life coaches in schools, and role models in the community would make a difference, Lewis said.

The participants said the pro-

Former President Obama.

gram already was having an impact on their lives, and they said they hoped to curb gang crime in their communities, the spokesman said.

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Slow Roll Buffalo to Start 2017 Season

FREE CLASSES START EVERY WEEK

21 Years and Older

George Johnson and the East Side Bike Club are Ready to Roll!

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low Roll Buffalo will start its third season in Niagara Square on Monday, May 1st, kicking off six months of Monday night community bike rides that have a total attendance of more than 50,000 to date.

While the basic structure of Slow Roll will be the same - beginning at 6:30pm, an approximately 10-mile roundtrip ride free and open to cyclist of all ages and skill levels, each week a new route guided by 100+ volunteers and ending with an after-party featuring food, drinks and live entertainment - 2017 will see new ride hosts including East Parade Avenue (May 8th), Massachusetts Avenue Park (May 15th) and the Old First Ward (May 22nd) while returning to fitting favorites such as the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park on Memorial Day (May 29th). The full schedule will be announced during a preseason party at Flying Bison Brewing Company (840 Seneca St.) on Friday, April 28th, beginning at 5pm.

Slow Roll encourages bicycling, connect community on wheels with weekly Monday ride.

One-time registration and more information is available at www.slowrollbuffalo.org. To learn more about GObike Buffalo’s work to create healthy, environmentally sustainable, community friendly options in the greater Buffalo region, please visit www.gobikebuffalo.org.

WE KEEP IT ROLLIN’ ! George Johnson, president of the Buffalo United Front, started the East Side Bike Club last spring in order to allow folks to practice riding their bikes to participate in Slow Roll Buffalo and encourage more people from the East Side to ride with the group. The group now rides every Monday with the Slow Roll Buffalo, on Wednesdays with the Jes Roll bike group, and on other rides throughout the week. For more information check them out on Facebook.

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“Repositioning the Body of Christ”

Zion Missionary Baptist Church Announces May Prayer/Fasting Gathering Dates Zion Missionary Baptist Church will once again be hosting the “Repositioning the Body of Christ Through Prayer and Fasting” Monday morning altar prayer for the month of May. Please add these dates to your calendar of events and join us every Monday at 6 a.m.

Monday May 1 Monday May 8 Monday May 15 Monday May 22 Monday May 29

CHURCH ORGANIST

A Church is seeking an Organist for employment. For more information please contact Neal at 716-284-7614

For more information contact the church office at 8861362.Rev C.M. Jenkins II is Host Pastor.

Metropolitan UM Church Celebrates Church Anniversary The Metropolitan UM Church located at 657 Best Street, will celebrate its 38th Church Anniversary and Homecoming on Sunday, April 30, at 10:30 a.m. .The guest preacher for the morning service is the Reverend Vonda Fossitt, Genesee District Superintendent. A special invitation is extended to all present and past members, family and friends to “COME HOME” to fellowship and celebrate our anniversary. Pastor Angela Stewart serves as pastor of the Metropolitan UM Church.

The St. John Baptist Church Celebrates

HAPPY 95th CHURCH ANNIVERSARY Evangelistic Temple & Community Church

The St. John Baptist Church located at 184 Goodell Street will celebrate 90 years of Ministry with worship and events beginning April 30 through October 28.

The celebration will begin with the Sons of St. John Revival on Sunday April 30, Rev. Herman Potts Pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in Lockport will give the 9:30 am worship message.

Monday, May 1 through Thursday May 4 the following will bring revival messages at 6:30 p.m. nightly, Rev. D. Douglas Blakley Pastor, Promiseland Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Brian D. Robinson Pastor, Fillmore Community Church, Rev. Dewayne Jones Pastor, MT. Aaron Missionary Baptist Church and Rev. Timothy J. Brown Sr. Pastor, Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

On Friday May 5th at 6:30 p.m. the ST. John United Mass Choir will present an Anniversary Gospel Concert. And on Saturday May 6 a 90th Anniversary Luncheon will be held at noon at the Adams Mark Hotel with Rev. Edward Jackson Jr., Pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church delivering the keynote address.

On Sunday May 7 Rev. Dr. Claudette Copeland Pastor of New Creation Fellowship in San Antonio, Texas will deliver the message at the 9:30 a.m. worship service.

The Anniversary Celebration will culminate in an Anniversary Gala which will be held on October 28 at 6p.m. at the Adams Mark Hotel. Overseer Minister Michael Chapman is Pastor. We invite the community to celebrate with the St. John Baptist Church “90 Years of Ministry”. For additional information call 716 852-4504.

On Sunday, April, 30 Evangelistic Temple Community Church, 92 Hedley Place., will celebrate 95 years of UNITY at the church located at 92 Headley Place where the Rev. Geoge W. DuBois is Pastor. The community is invited to spend the whole day with us! Worship Services R. I.S.E. 9:30 a.m. and Morning Service 10:45 a. m.

We are asking everybody to dress in the 1920’s period clothing for the whole day of celebration! For more information call (716) 882-1432 or Fax: (716) 882-1090 The Hamlin Park District is listed on the City, State and National Historic Districts. Out of 1377 contributing structures in the Hamlin Park Historic District, Evangelistic Temple is one of the 30 oldest structures.

90 Years of Ministry!

Delaware Avenue Baptist Presents Annual Spring Concert “Unity In Christ” The Delaware Avenue Baptist Church will present its 6th Annual Spring Concert, “Unity In Christ” on Sunday, April 30 at 3 p.m.

This is a free event. A free will offering will be accepted. The church is located at 965 Delaware Avenue. The Rev. Michael J. Robinson is Pastor. For information call l884-0070 or DABC.ORG, office@DABC.ORG

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By Gail l “Gey” Lyons

Lessons for Post-Racism Coloreds

Lonnie, some kinda brother.

Smooth is your number Cool, Smooth , spiritual Lonnie, allowing for freedom of thought, speak the truth Learning an experience none could imagine Sup at the cup of intelligent, diverse conversation Allen Street Connection Listen with the third ear, so much information Buy his creations, can't pay for deep conversation Just sit and get a real education Leaving was hard, it was reentry to a world of confusion.

Smooth could sing , soothing to the ear Poetic genius, oh the poetry!

Magnificent, innovative, contemplative Sing Lonnie Smooth, you personified soul, Once spoken from the stage to his dear Willie Dean He made the words sound like silk, fine wine, love divine, like alone, no one else any where She smiled and blushed, while we sat in awe,pretending it was us Loved his family, always mentioned his darling grandsons, charmed by his precious daughters Lonnie Smooth you made us feel at home, southern exposure mixed with northern devotion You gave us a feeling of hope, peace, brotherhood when things looked bleak Rest ,you mighty king, rest on your laurels, until we meet again in that land of grandeur, purity of faith ,love andunderstanding, troubles of this world no more.

How I Love you, can love protect you ?

Love does not in all ways protect a colored body So I tell you, it use to be Be polite, speak clearly Always remember love does not in all ways protect a colored body So I tell you, it use to be Always remember Keep hands visible around men in uniforms No to: Sudden moves Always remember love does not in all ways protect a colored body Your job includes survival If Police stop you: No to: Reaching in pockets.

Always remember love does not in all ways protect a colored body Yes to: Am I free to go?

So I tell you , it use to be Know the rules, your rights, your responsibilities Always remember love does not in all ways protect a Colored body Be Aware of who’s behind you, Always remember love does not in all ways protect a Colored body I want to remain silent.

Be aware of who’s in front of you Don’t run while wearing your hoodie…

(From Annette Daniels-Taylor’s latest book entitled “Street Pharmacist” )

By Allie H. Freeman

Art by “Gey”

i reached

my man but u was not

there i called

my man but u did not

answer i cried

my man but u did not

hear so

i left

my man w/sweet Blk memories

never to return.

The Smooth Cool Lonnie

(1970 All rights reserved)

Black Girl Magic By “Goodness”

Listen close Black girlz We are the mother’z of this earth* We are the onez 2 bring life forcez Into this realm* We are the creatorz of this world* It is us - it is our Black Girl Magic That spanz across the galaxy, throughout this u & iverse* And if u believe what i just said Than u - urself & i are the sole reason 4 this verse* Nothing would exist without The presence/ the essence of a woman Un2 nationz we give birth* We live in a world of domination controlled by man ...

But only we can - instead of hell ...

Execute a plan to have peace on earth* In order 2 live on we must create Cultivate and strengthen our bond Stop treating ur fellow sistahz like dirt* Why let someone else take the pleasure & Try 2 measure B’cuz u and only u can validate ur worth* Measurez that may be drastic But wouldn’t it be fantastic If we could start putting each otherz feelingz 1st* Listen close black girlz We have 2b the onez who are Encouraging - supporting & uplifting 2 the next* It’z bad enough We already have it rough Taking junk from the opposite sex* Let triumph come from tragedy Not viewing everything as tragic* The ability 2 clearly see - collectively That we are a necessity To this planet* B’cuz we were blessed with the power ...

The gift 2 uplift ...

We were blessed – We are blessed With that Black Girl Magic*

Strawberries And Champagne

By Celes Tisdale

That’s what I’ll call you:

Strawberries and Champagne A golden red, like California sunset

a blushing sun, that is.

Sometimes a prickly sweet

And bubbles golden Like that early breakfast afternoon

you ate so hungrily After loving me for appetite

From the squint of dawn

to wide-eyed afternoon.

Sure that’s what you are:

Strawberries and Champagne Sometimes, a prickly sweet

burst/popping for me open/effervescent I know just what you are :

Strawberries and Champagne

and Strawberries and Champagne

By Annette Daniels-Taylor

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A POEM SO POWERFUL: 2017

By Dr. Anthony Neal

Every since I was very young, I’ve always wanted to write a poem so powerful.

A poem so powerful…

And I still wish I could write a poem so powerful; A poem so powerful.

I just want to write a poem so powerful It could tell My Mexican Brothers and Sisters That I stand with them! (NOT ONE BRICK!!)

I just want to write a poem so powerful It could send a message of hope and peace to My Muslim Brothers and Sisters!

I just want to write a poem so powerful it could Let My Native American Brothers and Sisters know That I agree Water is the sustenance of life and Oil is a crude stranger that should be left in the earth!

I just want to write a poem so powerful that it could shield My Young Black Brothers and Sisters from Bullets, violence, and uncertainty!

Yes! A poem so powerful!

A poem so powerful!

I just want to write a poem so powerful And send it to Democrats and Republicans; Whether they be Democrat or Republican!

Yes! A poem so powerful!

Whether Democrat or Republican; Whether Democrat or Republican: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, That all men are created equal, That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, That among these are Life, Liberty And the pursuit of Happiness.”

Whether Democrat or Republican: “We hold these truths to be self evident, That all men and women are created equal.”

Whether Democrat or Republican; Whether Democrat or Republican: “We the people of the United States, In order to form A more perfect union, Establish justice, Insure domestic Tranquility, Provide for the common defense Promote the general welfare, and Secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and Our Posterity, Do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

Whether Democrat or Republican; Whether Democrat or Republican: “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”

“No nation can endure half slave And half free.”

Whether Democrat or Republican: “The only thing we have to fear Is fear itself.”

Whether Democrat or Republican: “Ask not what your country can do for you; Ask what you can do for your country.”

Whether Democrat or Republican; Whether Democrat or Republican: “I have a dream that one day [our] little children Will live in a country where they will not be judged by The color of their skin but by the content of their character.”

Whether Democrat or Republican: “We shall overcome.”

Whether Democrat or Republican; Whether Democrat or Republican: “Let’s pledge allegiance To the Flag and give new meaning To the United States of America, and To the Republic For which it stands One Nation Under God, Indivisible, INDIVISIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With liberty and justice for all.”

Yes! With liberty and justice for everybody!!!!

Whether Democrat or Republican: “Don’t just see things as they are And ask “Why?” Dream things that never were And ask Why not!?

Because…

Your dreams must become “the moral equivalent of war.”

Your dreams!

Must become!

“THE MORAL EQUIVALENT WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

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Whether Democrat or Republican; Whether Democrat or Republican: Do you remember when the preacher said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!!!!!

Whether Democrat or Republican; Whether Democrat or Republican: “There’s not a liberal America and a conservative AmericaThere’s the United States of America.

There is no Black America and White America and Latino America and Asian America and ‘Arab America and Jewish America…’

There is the United States of America!”

And if only I could write a poem so powerful!

A poem so powerful! A poem so powerful!!

I just wish I could write a poem so powerful!

Dr. Anthony Neal ©February 1, 2017 (Samples and

quotes: Preamble to the Constitution, Thomas Jefferson/Declaration of Independence, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, George Bernard Shaw, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama. Dr. Neal Is the author of “Love Agnostic: The Eternal Protest (From 9/11 To Charlston).

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Celes Tisdale: We Be Poetin’

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r. Celes Tisdale is known widely as an accomplished man of letters.

A professional actor, a published poet, a national and international storyteller and a lecturer on the arts and culture, the lifelong Buffalo resident does not claim to know everything about the poetry scene in Black Buffalo.

But he has some pretty interesting insight on its early beginnings.

He’s personally been writing poetry since he was about 9 years old. When he was 13 in the 8th grade at Buffalo’s Public School 31 he wrote a poem titled “Rain.” He likes to tell the story about how, after graduating from college and returning to the same school to teach some 22 years later, his teacher still had the poem!

The poetry scene in the Black community, he recalls, “was not much” in the early sixties.

In the mid to late sixties however, local actor/poet Ray Smith opened a coffee house around the Main and Allen Street area, he noted.

“Some of us did read poetry there” said Tisdale. Nationally acclaimed writer and poet Ishmael Reed, says Tisdale, may well have been a part of the early sixties scene doing poetry at the coffee house (Reed and Tisdale lived doors away from each other in The Willert Park Projects).

In 1971 Tisdale formed The Black Poetry Workshop as part of the Buffalo Black Drama Workshop led by thespian Ed Smith. He later changed the group’s name to The Nia Writers Workshop in 1974.

“We were the only Black poetry workshop in Upstate New York at the time,” he said. “We’re talking 40 years ago.”

Core members included Tisdale, Cynthia Ball Williams, Cynthia Matthews, Cynthia Gethers, Tasleem Dawoud, Yusef Al Haq, Musa Abdul Hakim and Alnisa Banks. The groups signature performance “Black Lifestyles” was first staged at the African American Cultural Center in May of 1975, followed by “Black Lifestyles II” at the Studio Arena in August that same year.

Tisdale has authored two published works: “We Be Poetin’ ” – a collection of poems from members of the Black Poets group and the anthology “Betcha Ain’t : Poems From Attica “– the result of classes he taught at the prison.

He served as the executive director of the African American Cultural Center of Buffalo, and it was during his tenure that he named the institute’s theater after legendary actor, scholar, singer and civil rights activist Paul Robeson.

A credit to Buffalo’s incredible pool of creative energy, poetry is very much alive and well in the Nickle City as evidenced from the number of published poets, staged poetry slams, poetry marathons poetry workshops, the recent Spoken Word Youth Showcase and Goodne$$ City-wide Youth Open Mic, college poetry groups, and poetry destinations such as the EmTea Coffee Shop, Merriweather Library, Ujima Theatre, Juneteenth Headquarters and the African Cultural Center.

These are all encouraging signs to Dr. Tisdale.

Today he teaches part time in area universities.

And he still “be poetin’.”

TURNING PAGES AT ZAWADI BOOKS Suggested readings by Kenneth and Sharon Holley “I was unhappy for a long time and very lonesome, living with my grandmother – then it was that books began to happen to me.” Richard Wright “Whether we are in need of a stimulus or a comforter, a passport to a new world or an explanation for this one, we can find satisfaction in the pages of a book.” Black Pearls for Parents

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The Eastside: Buffalo's Real 'Forgotten City'

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everal years ago, two young, aspiring Buffalo artists, Addison Henderson and Corey Green, co-produced a spectacular work of art in a movie: 'Buffalo, The Forgotten City'. The movie was raw, hard to watch and disturbing. It was also factual and it explored the deep ugly nature of drug addiction, prostitution, homicides and the devastating effects Crack Cocaine had reaped on families, communities and our city. Even though almost all of Buffalo's leading Black pastors, community leaders and elected officials saw the movie, we basically left the viewing halls, went home and forgot about all that the two producers had laid out before us. I say this because nothing changed, no action was taken, no meeting called to address what we have witnessed and we quietly went about our daily lives, living as if what we had seen was, in fact, a fictional movie. We know that was not the case because the drug dealing continued, the homicides are still happening and our east side neighborhoods looks as badly as they did when the movie was made.

Let's fast forward to 2017. The city of Buffalo looks a lot different than it did when 'Buffalo: The Forgotten City' was released to rave reviews and audience appreciation. We have a new University of Buffalo Medical School, a new Children Hospital, Gates Vascular Center on High Street, a newly developed area known as Larkenville, a Canalside that is now more than a few military battleships and a few seagull mulling on or near the water. We now have cars back on Main Street, several new courthouses and government buildings around Niagara Square and a Chippewa Street that is unrecognizable from the gaudy, topless bars era of a few decades ago. If one were to travel south down Main Street and look straight ahead or keep our eyes to the right, one would say that Buffalo is booming. One would come to that conclusion because the unpaved streets, the broken sidewalks that caused an infant to lose her life, the abandoned and neglected buildings, houses and their inhabitants are directly to the left in one's line of vision. The broken windows and unrepaired homes of senior citizens down on their luck and money are not unlike the broken and neglected lives of the residents of the eastside, including our jobless and dying young, black men and some women who gather aimlessly on those eastside street trying to make a deal selling whatever the buyers want, sometimes including themselves.

Over the past few weeks, the residents on the eastside of Buffalo had a chance to be included in the progress and prosperity that is happening in almost every parts of the city. The Central Terminal, located in a very blighted area of the eastside, had an opportunity to be chosen as the designated site of the new train station that is being considered by a committee that was charged to come up with a site by New York State governor Andrew Cuomo. This 17 member committee, chaired by Mayor Byron Brown had several prominent elected officials such as Congressman Brian Higgins, NYS Senator Tim Kennedy, Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and of course, Mayor Brown were in a unique position to bring economic development to the eastside by designating the Central Terminal as the site for the new train station. Their job was made easy by the fact that all surveys, polls, letters written to the media and signatures garnered pointed to the Central Terminal as the choice of the residents of Buffalo by a 90% to 2 % margin! And yet, in a vote that confused and surprised most of the residents, the committee chose a downtown location 10-4 in the final vote. Those elected officials who represented the eastside in their political offices, did not represent the eastside in their vote on last Thursday.

If the Central Terminal site had been chosen. it would have forced the city's leaders' attention on a depressed and struggling area of the city that could use a lot of help. Homes and apartments buildings around the terminal would have been spruced up, sidewalks repaired and businesses would have been helped by the train travelers who were a few blocks away from the Broadway/Fillmore area Business District. No one in government would have wanted to expose the train commuters to the blight that is there now, so the city would have invested resources in neighborhood so that the Fillmore District could put its best foot forward. The areas from the Central Terminal, where the train travelers would have boarded and disembarked, to the city's hotels and entertainment area, including Canalside, would have been rehabilitated and improved. But, sadly now, that will not happen because a 17 member-committee with members who should have had their constituents' interest at heart, failed in their duties to represent our wishes. When they failed to fulfill their mission to represent what is best for us, by voting not as what we wanted but as what they personally wanted; we, as voting taxpayers, lost.

Special thanks to Congressman Brian Higgins, County Executive Mark Poloncarz, NYS Senator Tim Kennedy and Dr. Constance Moss for voting for the community's interest in supporting the Central Terminal site. We only wish that the other members of Mayor Brown's personally handpicked committee had joined you in supporting us.

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Buffalo City School District Advertisement for Bids Sealed proposals for the following project will be received at the office of Plant Services, 403 City Hall, Buffalo, NY 14202. On Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud for: EXTERIOR RECONSTRUCTION & RELATED WORK: PROJECT 0200-021 PS 200 Bennett High School/PS 2606 All High Stadium Bids will be opened for the General Contract. Beginning Thursday, April 20, 2017, bidding document packages may be viewed and purchased through Avalon Document Services on-line Planroom website at www.avalonbuff-planroom.com, under “Public Jobs,” or ordered by phone at 716-995-7777. Owner can assume no responsibility for errors, omissions, or other misinformation obtained via other bid document distribution resources.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ERIE MidFirst Bank, Plaintiff AGAINST Mildred Starr, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 2-17-2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Foreclosure Alcove, 92 Franklin St., Buffalo, County of Erie, New York on 5-22-2017 at 10:00AM, premises known as 192 May Street, Buffalo, NY 14211. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Buffalo, County of Erie and State of New York, SECTION: 101.64, BLOCK: 2, LOT: 33. Approximate amount of judgment $21,999.47 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index#: 802885/2016. Marthe Jane Bwalya Ngwashi, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-080206-F00

LEGAL NOTICE NATIONSTAR V. ANDERSON SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF ERIE NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, V. LANCE DAHN AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF DELORES DAHN ANDERSON A/K/A DELORES E. ANDERSON, et al.

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 20 , 2015, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of ERIE, wherein NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, is the Plaintiff and LANCE DAHN AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF DELORES DAHN ANDERSON A/K/A DELORES E. ANDERSON, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the FORECLOSURE ALCOVE FIRST FLOOR, ERIE COUNTY HALL, 92 FRANKLIN STREET, CITY OF BUFFALO, STATE OF NEW YORK, on May 10, 2017 at 10:00am, premises known as 44 POULTNEY AVE, BUFFALO, NY 14215: Section 90.31 Block 3 Lot 11 ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO, COUNTY OF ERIE, AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 803158/2014. Michael Kuzma, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff

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LEGAL NOTICE Bank of America v. Loder

COUNTY OF ERIE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Erie County Medical Examiner’s Office Toxicology Lab Renovation 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215 Separate sealed bids for: Asbestos Abatement, General Construction, Plumbing, HVAC, Electrical, Laboratory Casework / Office Furniture and Laboratory Equipment work for the above project will be received by the County’s Commissioner of Public Works in Suite 1400 of the Rath County Office Building, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York 14202 until 10:30 AM local time on May 23, 2017 at which time they will be opened and read aloud. MBE/WBE requirements may apply to this project. Additional information must be found at: www. erie.gov/dpw/

STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ERIE Citizens Bank, N.A. f/k/a RBS Citizens, N.A.,

ERIE - INDEX NO.: 802950/2014 - SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS. Plaintiff designates ERIE COUNTY as the place of trial based upon the location of the premises herein described having tax map Section 123.77, Block 8, Lot 3.13, Buffalo, NY, County of Erie BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., PLAINTIFF, -against- WILLIAM C. LODER, SR. AKA WILLIAM C. LODER AKA WILLIAM G. LODER, SR. AKA WILLIAM G. LODER AKA WILLIAM LODER, if living, and if he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs-at-law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through, or under them 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, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, JOHN DOE and JOHN DOE,the last two names being fictitious, said parties intended being the tenants or occupants, if any, having or claiming an interest in, or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, 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); 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 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 against you 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. Dated: Syosset, New York, April 13, 2017.

Peter T. Roach & Associates, P.C., attorney for Plaintiff, 6901 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 240, Syosset, NY 11791. Tel: 516-938-3100. To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Russell P. Buscaglia, a Justice of the Supreme Court, State of New York, dated February 24, 2017 and filed with the Erie County Clerk together with the supporting papers thereon. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage held by Plaintiff on the premises known as Section 123.77, Block 8, Lot 3.13, Buffalo, NY, County of Erie as described in the complaint on file and commonly known as 87 OCONNOR AVE., BUFFALO, NY 14220.

LEGAL NOTICES WELLS FARGO V. HAYNES

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: ERIE COUNTY WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEGAL NOTICE M&T v. COLLINA BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2005-AC5, NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, COURT COUNTY OF ERIE M&T SERIES 2005-A C5; Plaintiff(s) Bank, Plaintiff AGAINST Joseph Colvs. JASON E. HAYNES; et al; lina; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant Defendant(s) to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, Sale duly dated 10-4-2016 I, the unROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 dersigned Referee will sell at public Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New auction at 92 Franklin St., 1st Floor York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Alcove, Buffalo, NY 14202 on 5-12Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and 2017 at 9:30AM, premises known sale granted herein on or about Decemas 684 Minnesota Avenue, Buffalo, ber 21, 2016, I will sell at Public Auction NY 14215. All that certain plot piece to the highest bidder at 92 Franklin St., or parcel of land, with the buildings 1st floor Alcove, Buffalo, NY 14202. and improvements erected, situate, On May 25, 2017 at 10:00 am. lying and being in the City of BufPremises known as 153 GOLD STREET, falo, County of Erie and State of New BUFFALO, NY 14206 York, SBL: 79.74-3-32. Approximate Section: 112.50 Block: 5 Lot: 45 amount of judgment $54,409.77 plus ALL THAT PLOT OF LAND, situated interest and costs. Premises will be in the City of Buffalo, County of Erie sold subject to provisions of filed and State of New York, being part of Judgment Index#: 813342/2015.

Lot Number 41, Township 11, Range 7 Mark J. Peszko, Esq., Referee Schilof the Holland Land Company`s Survey ler, Knapp, Lefkowitz & Hertzel, LLP and further distinguished as Subdivision 950 New Loudon Road, Suite 109 Lot Number 51 in Block Number 26, Latham, NY 12110 15-18464 as shown on a map filed in Erie County Clerk`s Office under Cover Number 9, being 30 feet, front and rear, by 134 feet LEGAL NOTICE RFP in depth, located on the East side of Gold Street, commencing 230.56 feet South of COUNTY OF ERIE the South line of Lovejoy Street.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL As more particularly described in the SERVICES judgment of foreclosure and sale.

95 FRANKLIN STREET Sold subject to all of the terms and conBUFFALO, NEW YORK ditions contained in said judgment and County of Erie, New York terms of sale.

RFP RELEASE Approximate amount of judgment The Erie County Department of So$53,993.46 plus interest and costs. cial Services Youth Services Division INDEX NO. 802757/2016 is seeking proposals from qualified Kelly Feron, Esq., Referee agencies interested in providing Supervision and Treatment Services for Juveniles Programs (STSJP). The RFP #1709VF can be found at http:// www.erie.gov and a complete copy of the package can also be obtained by contacting Ruby Jain at 716-9234047, or via jainr@erie.gov.

All correspondence, communications and/or contact with the County in regard to any aspect of this proposal shall be with the ECDSS contact person listed on the specific RFP. 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 Al Dirschberger, Ph. D, Commissioner of Social Services, Erie County DSS, 95 Franklin St., Room 811 - Buffalo, www.workforcebuffalo.org NY 14202 by 4:00 p.m. (EST) on June 15, 2017.

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Index No.: 812765/2015 REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

Plaintiff, v.

John P. Mahoney, III Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Citibank, N.A. Support Collection Unit OBO Deborah A. McAllister Support Collection Unit OBO Carmen Ruggiero Defendants.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly made and entered in the above entitled foreclosure action dated October 31, 2016 and entered in the office of the County Clerk of Erie County on November 4, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee named in said judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on May 24, 2017 at the Foreclosure Alcove, Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, County of Erie, State of New York, at 11:00 a.m., the premises described in said judgment as follows: SEE SCHEDULE “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF.

Property known as: 1 14 Gaulbert Avenue, Cheektowaga, New York 14211 Tax Parcel: 101.52-4-5 TOGETHER with all the right, title and interest of the mortgagors, if any, in and to the land lying in the streets and roads in front of and adjoining said premises to the center line thereof.

TOGETHER with all fixtures and articles of personal property attached to or used in connection with the said premises.

Said premises are sold subject to any state of facts an accurate survey may show, to covenants, restrictions and easements, if any, to violations, zoning regulations and ordinances of the city, town or village in which the premises lie; the rights of the public or others in and to any part of the mortgaged premises that lies within the bounds of any street, alley or highway; any state of facts an inspection would disclose it being understood that the property is sold in an “as is” and “where is” condition; any and all tenancies, possessory interests and/or leases affecting the mortgaged premises which have not been extinguished by this foreclosure action; and the right of redemption of the United States of America, if any.

Judgment Amount: $69,551.20 Dated: April 12, 2017 /s/ Timothy R. Lovallo Timothy R. Lovallo, Esq.Referee Harris Beach PLLC David P. Martin, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff 333 West Washington Street Suite 200 Syracuse, New York 13202 315-423-7100 SCHEDULE “A” 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 NO. 33, TOWNSHIP 11, RANGE 7 OF THE HOLLAND LAND COMPANY’S SURVEY AND FURTHER DISTINGUISHED AS SUBDIVISION LOT NO 87, AS SHOWN ON MAP FILED IN THE ERIE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE UNDER COVER NO. 928.

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THE POETRY EDITION • thechallengernews.com•April 26, 2017

WEDNESDAY APRIL 26

THURSDAY APRIL 27

Buffalo Board of Education Special Work Session: 5 p.m.

City Hall; 2017-2018 Draft Budget.

FOXIE BROWN LINE DANCE CLASSES: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Schiller Senior Center, 2057 Genesee St. 4442046.

Forge on Broadway Second Community Meeting. Michigan ST. Church, 5:30- 7:30 p.m.

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

The Durham Central City Baby Café . Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 pm 200 Eagle St. 885-6348.

FRIDAY APRIL 28

Hustle for Health Seniors line dance fitness class Gloria J Parks Center 3242 Main St. 11am - 12pm 832-1010. FREE

The Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Society Membership Reception 5 PM - 7 PM HALLWALLS Contemporary Arts Center.

The Durham Central City Baby Café . Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 pm 200 Eagle St. 885-6348

HISPANIC “EL DIA DEL NINO” OR “DAY OF THE CHILD”: West Hertel Campus, 8:15-10 a.m.;a day of fun and learning;935-9773.

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Parole/Probation, Your Rights and Obligation Under Supervision: Merriweather Library, 5:30 p.m., video, discussion.

Calvary Community Gardens Workshop & Seminar: “Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Seed Starting” 6-7:30pm Calvary CME Church, 1007 Ellicott St Parish Hall 881-6947 Free Legal Advice Clinic: Our Lady of Hope Church, Lafayette and Grant 4:30 - 6:30p.m.

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Restorative Justice Day: 9a.m. at UB South Campus Deifendorf Hall, 3435 Main Street, the UB School of Social Work.

SEE YOU AT THE EVENTS!

The Mary B. Talbert Civic & Cultural Club Annual Awards Banquet: 6 p.m. in Salvatore’s Italian Gardens 6461 Transit Rd. For tickets and info call 716 903-1861.

“Yes In My Back Yard Festival”: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, TriMain Center, 2495 Main Street.

Bringing together Block Clubs, neighborhood groups & grass roots organizations. Free & open to public.

MONDAY MAY 1 149TH Birthday Celebration of Rev. J. Edward Nash: 4-6 PM, The Nash House Museum, 36 Nash St. Free tours. 856-4490.

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