Challenger Community News April 4, 2018

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Joint Schools Construction Takes Action to Ensure Diversity!

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WUFO Launches Black Radio History Museum! Page 8

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INSIDE ROCHESTER

AROUND TOWN *Black Student Caucus of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

will celebrate its 50th anniversary April 5 at Genesee Baptist Church and April 6 at “The Golden Gala” held at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. For tickets go to (eventbrite.com/e/the-goldengala-tickets-42819482224). *”Awaken & Arise,” BORINQUEN DANCE 37TH Anniversary Community Performance, Saturday, 7 p.m., April 14, Hochstein School of Music & Dance, 50 Plymouth Avenue N. Rochester, doors open at 6:30 p.m.

*Rise Up! Know Justice, Know Peace Celebrating MLK 50, A

Beloved. Community: Wed. April 4, 4:30-6:45 p.m. Basil 135 & Golisano Gateway Mid Level, Reflect. React; Thurs April 5, Speak Write Side Up Again, 7 p.m. Golisano Gateway Mid Level; Friday April 6 “Let Us Be Dissatisfied” 7 -8:30 p.m.

Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Athletic Center; Tuesday April 10, Blueprint of a Dream, 10 a.m.

-2 p.m. Basil 135.

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Rochester Joint Schools Construction Board Takes Action to Ensure Minority and Women Owned Businesses are Given a Fair Chance

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or years, many Minority and WomanOwned Business Enterprises (“MWBE”) were overlooked or overshadowed by large majority-owned businesses even though they offered services that were needed for large projects. The Rochester Joint Schools Construction Board (“RJSCB”) is making sure these businesses get their fair chance at public projects.

The Rochester Schools Modernization Program (the “RSMP”) was created in 2007 by New York State Legislation in order to provide the City of Rochester and the Rochester City School District (“RCSD”) greater capability to meet the educational needs of its school children. By implementing a Strategic Plan, RSMP is laying the foundation for RCSD learning environments to enter the 21st century with facilities that are comparable to neighboring suburban districts.

The RSMP is a multi-phase capital initiative and the largest public works project in Rochester’s history. Currently, they are in Phase 2 which consists of 14 projects at 13 schools and totals $435 million dollars. The RJSCB implemented a Diversity Plan to take action to ensure that small, minority-owned, womenowned, and disadvantaged business enterprises (EBEs) as well as minority and women members of the workforce are given the opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts awarded as part of RSMP. This opportunity for the participation in the free enterprise system by persons traditionally, socially and economically disadvantaged is essential to achieving social and economic equality and overcoming historical disparities. The Diversity Plan is an effective process that helps to increase the purchase of goods and services from diverse businesses and workforce members.

According to the Plan, all firms or other businesses providing goods or services under a contract meeting the dollar amount threshold ($100K+ for construction contracts) set forth in the Plan shall comply with the workforce diversity goals.

Each firm or other business providing goods or services shall use its best efforts to ensure that the workforce it engages to perform work for the Program meets the following participation goals: a. A Minority Workforce: 22% of project personnel hours including skilled trades When Theory Meets people, trainees,journeymen, apprentices, and supervisory Practice in School Reform staff. b.Women Workforce: 8% of A Symposium project personnel hours including skilled trades people, trainees, journeymen, apprenSaturday, April 28, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. tices, and supervisory staff.

The Plan designates the folEast Upper and Lower Schools lowing business diversity 1801 East Main St., Rochester Goals: a. Minority Business Enterprise: 17% of each Contract Learn more and register at URCUES.ORG or purchase order b. Women-owned Business The Center for Urban Education Success (CUES) at Enterprise: 10% of each Conthe University of Rochester presents a symposium tract or purchase order c. Disadvantaged Business focused on the task of improving educational Enterprise: 3% of each Conexperiences for all members of school communities tract or purchase order – students, teachers, families, and staff. Join us for d. Small Business Enterprise: 3% of each Contract or pura series of sessions where teachers and practitioners chase order will discuss common problems of practice with the These are the highest diintent of deepening understanding of those problems, versity goals in NY State and among the highest in the identifying solutions, and sharing effective practices. country. To date, the program Sessions are designed to encourage dialogue among is currently exceeding their presenters and attendees. workforce goals with 35.66% of minority workforce and The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments and 8.55% of women workforce a light lunch will be provided. Attendees from the Rochester working on RSMP contracts City School District (RCSD) will receive professional as construction trades people and professional service conlearning credit. Registration ends on April 15. sultants. To learn more about RSMP and for more information about how the local community is participating on this project, please visit www. rsmpnews.net.

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AREA BRIEFS First “State of Our City” Address Tells the “Other Side of the Buffalo Story While the dominant narrative says that “Buffalo is back” and the "State of the City" is strong, it's not the lived experience of many in the City of Buffalo.

Last Thursday, March 29, Our City, a citywide coalition of community groups, hosted the first-ever “State of OUR CITY” address at the Buffalo Central Library, downtown.

“Historically marginalized and vulnerable populations – including communities of color, poor and working-class families, and LGBTQ individuals – live under constant threat of being displaced from their homes and lack the ability to access public transportation that would connect them to employment and/or educational opportunities,” a statement from the coalition read.

OUR CITY Coalition members and other concerned Buffalo residents discussed, among other things, the need to fully support: •Accessible and safe public transit •Safe and supportive public education •Safety for undocumented immigrants and other vulnerable populations •Affordable housing, as well as community control of land •Investment in worker cooperatives and other people-centered economic development strategies OUR CITY Coalition members include Open Buffalo, PUSH Buffalo, CEJ Buffalo, PPG, Citizen Action, VOICE Buffalo, Queers for Racial Justice, Buffalo ParentTeacher Organization, Justice for Migrant Families, New York Immigration Coalition, Cooperation Buffalo, African Heritage Food Co-op, The WASH Project, and Community First Alliance.

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Honoring The Past and Celebrating A Diverse Future

Councilmember Rasheed N.C. Wyatt Launches Kensington-Bailey Historical Committee

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BOOK SIGNING AND BIRTHDAY PARTY: Ms. Dorothy (pictured above), author of “Dam Girl!!!But God…”will host her 65th birthday party and book signing on Sunday, April 15 from 4-8 p.m. at Shea’s 710 Theatre at Main St. and Tupper.

A pre-purchased book will serve as a ticket, otherwise the cost is $25 per person or $30 a couple. Those who plan to attend are asked to dress in all black. For more information contact Ms. Dorothy at (716) 563-0994.

“Swing Into Spring” Fundraiser to Benefit McLeod Campaign The legendary Lamont, Sam & Moses promotions team will host a “Swing Into Spring Affair, Old S c h o o l D a n c e Party” on S a t u r d a y, April 14.

All proceeds Judge McLeod will go to Friends of Judge James McLeod to help in his re-election to Buffalo City Court.

The event will be held at the Metropolitan Entertainment Complex, 1670 Main Street at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $30 at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m..

nspired by the legacy the Kensington-Bailey area played in the growth and development of Buffalo and the American experience, University District Councilmember Rasheed N.C. Wyatt has announced the creation of a Historical Committee comprised of residents passionate about renewing the area’s character to reflect its uniqueness and diversity.

“Construction of residential homes and some landmarks in my district dates back as early as the 1890s. Preservation is about honoring the past and can be a strategic catalyst in revitalizing communities and preserving culture,” said Councilmember Wyatt.

“Our goal is to promote public awareness of architectural assets and to encourage reinvestment in our neighborhoods.”

KTA Associates, a historic preservation consulting firm, is working with the committee through a Preservation League of New York State grant awarded to the University District Community Development Association, Inc. (UDCDA).

At the last committee meeting, KTA Preservation Specialist Annie Schentag presented an informative session on the history of the district from its evolution from farms, timberland and the completion of the Kensington Avenue trolley in 1895 to post World War I when private real estate companies developed residential neighborhoods.

Academically trained as both an architectural historian and an urban planner, Schentag has extensive experience in researching and writing National Register nominations, conducting Section 106 Compliance projects, and architectural reconnaissance surveys.

Her work has thus far listed over 1,000 properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Buffalo, NY. “The work of the historical committee coupled with the ongoing research and survey work of KTA preservation specialists have the potential

Gadsden’s Wharf The newly formed Kensington-Bailey historical committee poses with Councilmember Rasheed N.C. Wyatt (center) in front of the historic Kary Building, one of the district’s Art Deco architectural treasures built as a Liberty Bank branch, circa 1938. (l to r) Mohammad Rahman, Darren Cotton, Doris Cummings-Ford, Kenneth Thurlow, Elsie Drumb, Sandra Munson, Thelma Roberts, Regina Harris, Renata Toney, Ira Roberts, Sameer Salem, Doris Cross and Doris Corley.

to strengthen our community's unique heritage, support homeowners and encourage small scale reinvestment in the neighborhood using historic tax credits.” said Darren Cotton, UDCDA Director of Community Development & Planning.

“Short-term plans are to continue to research places of historic significance and collaborate with local and state preservation agencies in conducting surveys, reporting sites and tracking progress,” said Doris Corley, University District Senior Legislative Assistant and Committee Chair.

“Future projects in the pipeline include producing video documenting residents’ stories of the uniqueness of Kensington-Bailey neighborhoods and launching a website. This is a huge undertaking well worth pursuing for such a vibrant, diverse neighborhood.”

“Using our historic sites, we teach residents and the community-at-large that history is relevant in daily life and can be used to explore a shared connection among people,” added Councilmember Wyatt.

“My vision is to celebrate a love of place and to promote conversations on creating a better future.”

The committee is seeking more members interested in preservation and promoting

appreciation. Residents, youth and businesses in KensingtonBailey neighborhoods who want to share in its history are welcome.

Meetings take place the second Monday of each month, 4 PM at Cleve-Hill United Methodist Church, 546 Eggert Rd. If you’re interested, please contact the University District Council Office at (716) 851-5165.

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istorians estimate nearly half of all Africans brought to America to be enslaved arrived in Charleston, South Carolina, most of them at Gadsden’s Wharf. At 840-feet-long, it was, two centuries ago, the largest wharf in America. Thousands of Africans waited in the wharf’s warehouses to be auctioned off. Just inland, at one point, 700 of them froze to death.

For millions of AfricanAmericans today, the site is “ground zero,” as the Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., has put it, for “blackness, Black culture, the African experience, the African-American experience, slavery — however you want to slice it.”

Charleston was one of the great slave ports of the world.

Enslaved people comprised nearly 50% of Charleston’s population before the Civil War. South Carolina’s economy was based on slave labor.

Between 1783 and 1808 the majority of Charleston’s foreign slave sales took place on Gadsden’s Wharf.

What was life like for the African men, women, and children held in shackles and sold on Gadsden’s Wharf?

Africans enduring the average six-week “Middle Passage” from Africa to Charleston arrived, if they survived the journey, in a weakened condition. Cramped, unventilated quarters below deck, limited food, scarce water, and nonexistent sanitation resulted in many deaths with the bodies thrown into the Atlantic. Slave ships arriving in Charleston were inspected Continued Page 11

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National + International

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WINNIE MADIKIZELA-MANDELA HAS DIED “You were strong when we couldn’t be.

You were a rage that sometimes burned too brightly and you showed us how to be brave and be our fearsome best. Lion. Warrior.

Mother. Mkhonto.”

National Congress (ANC) political party, she served on the ANC’s National Executive Committee and headed its Women's League. Madikizela-Mandela was known to her supporters as the "Mother of the Nation A memorial service for Mandela will be held April 11 and an "official national" funeral will be April 14.

-Sisonke Msimang, Author

JOHANNESBURG - Struggle stalwart Winnie MadikizelaMandela has passed away at the age of 81.

The anti-apartheid icon has been ill for a number of years and was most recently admitted to Milpark Hospital due to an infection affecting her kidneys.

The last time the stalwart was in a hospital was in October 2017 for a knee surgery. she fuly recovered.

During her ex-husband’s 27year imprisonment for his fight against apartheid, Madikizela-Mandela campaigned for his release and the rights of Black South Africans, undergoing arrest and banishment. White minority rule ended in 1994.

The former South African first lady was born in the village of Mbongweni, Bizana, in the Transkei.

The Mandela family issued a statement on Monday, stating, "It is with profound sadness that we inform the public that Mrs Winnie MadikizelaMandela passed away at the Netcare Milpark Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday 2 April 2018.

"She died after a long illness, for which she had been in and out of the hospital since the start of the year. She succumbed peacefully in the early hours of Monday afternoon surrounded by her family and loved ones.

"Mrs Madikizela-Mandela was one of the greatest icons of the struggle against Apartheid. She fought valiantly against the Apartheid state and sacrificed her life for the freedom of the country. Her

activism and resistance to Apartheid landed her in jail on numerous occasions, eventually causing her banishment to the small town of Brandfort in the then Orange Free State.

"She kept the memory of her imprisoned husband Nelson Mandela alive during his years on Robben Island and helped give the Struggle for justice in South Africa one of its most recognizable faces. She dedicated most of her adult life to the cause of the people and for this was known far and wide as the Mother Of The Nation.

"The Mandela family is deeply grateful for the gift of her life and even as our hearts break at her passing, we urge all those who loved her to celebrate this most remarkable woman."

Throughout her life, Madikizela-Mandela has had to fight.

There were the 491 days of isolation in prison, and her banishment, with her infant daughter Zindzi, to rural Brandfort in the then Orange Free State because the state could no longer contain her influence as she was attracting global attention as one of the most prominent faces of the anti-apartheid movement.

While Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on Robben Island, growing his political intellectualism, Winnie was carrying the coffins of freedom fighters the regime had killed.

In response to a deadly regime, she also made deadly threats: “Together, hand in hand, with that stick of matches, with our necklace, we shall liberate this country.”

One of the last official visits she received was from current

Supreme Court Deals Major Blow to Fight Against Police Brutality In a decision handed down recently, the Supreme Court made it even more difficult for victims of police violence to bring action against police officers who use excessive force.

As the Los Angeles Times reports, the high court ruled in favor of an Arizona police officer who shot a woman outside her home because she was carrying a knife. In doing so, the Times notes, the court “effectively advises courts to rely more heavily on the officer’s view of such incidents, rather than the victims.” Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg were the lone dissenters in the ruling, with Sotomayor delivering an impassioned opinion.

(From Pan-African New & various other news sources)

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Sept.26, 1936 – April 2, 2018

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who went with her to Soweto township last month to encourage people to register to vote in next year's presidential election.

Ramaphosa praised Madikizela-Mandela as "an advocate for the dispossessed and the marginalized" and "a voice for the voiceless."

"Even at the darkest moments of our struggle for liberation, Mam' Winnie was an abiding symbol of the desire of our people to be free," Ramaphosa said in a statement. "In the midst of repression, she was a voice of defiance and resistance. In the face of exploitation, she was a champion of justice and equality."

She served as a Member of Parliament from 1994 until her death, and was a deputy minister from 1994 to 1996.

A member of the African

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Autism Awareness Art Exhibit April is Autism Awareness Month. New Covenant United Church of Christ, Jacquelyn Ross Brown, M.Div., Sr. Pastor and the Women’s Fellowship Ministry will present an Abstract Art Exhibit by Mr. Langston Gardner and others, on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at 459 Clinton Street from 12 to 4 pm. Please join us to learn about Autism, view the art exhibit and enjoy refreshments at this free event. Some art and other items will be available for sale.

Hu Hu Ching Ten The ego is a monkey catapulting through the jungle: Totally fascinated by the realm of the senses, it swings from one desire to the next, one conflict to the next, one self-centered idea to the next. If you threaten it, it actually fears for its life. Let this monkey go. Let the senses go. Let desires go.

Let conflicts go. Let ideas go.

Let the fiction of life and death go. Just remain in the center, watching. And then forget that you are there.

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Heart Healthy Food Swaps Heart disease is one of the top killers in the nation -- but you don’t have to become a statistic. You can dramatically improve your heart health with one habit: swap out the foods that harm your heart and replace them with hearthelping foods. Practice consistently, and you will have a new eating habit that will pave the way for a long and hearthealthy life!

•Swap out butter for hummus or almond butter •Swap out trans fats and other unhealthy oils for olive, flaxseed, sesame, and organic coconut oils •Cut the salt and replace with fresh or dried herbs •Swap out the greasy fries and fried snacks for an apple or nuts and seeds, especially almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and flaxseeds •Swap out the white flour foods, such as white bread, white rice, and pasta for whole grains, such as whole grain bread, oats, brown rice, quinoa, and wheat bran •Cut back on heavy meat and eat more fish, especially halibut, mackerel, salmon, sea bass, and tuna •Swap out fake foods for fiberfilled beans and vegetables.

MILLENNIUM COLLABORATIVE CARE recently launched several free community health events throughout the community. Pictured above are scenes from the March 10 "Million Hearts Blood Pressure and Health Screening" at Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church on Masten Avenue co-sponsored by the Greater Buffalo United Ministries and the UB School of Nursing Students from the UB School of Nursing and the School of Pharmacy conducted screenings, gave out health information and provided fun activities for youngsters. On the same day there was a "Be Good To Yourselfl" forum on health and wellness at Black Butterfly Salon & Spa on Main Street. The Erie Niagara Area Health Education Center were co-sponsors. Ask the Doctor, and Ask the Pharmacist was also a part of that session. The remainder of the free events are listed below.

FREE COMMUNITY HEALTH EVENTS Faith Based Health Event Sat., April 14 - Noon – 2 PM Hopewell Baptist Church, 1301 Fillmore Ave.Health Literacy; Importance of Physical Activity; Let’s Talk Stigma; Ask the Doctor; Ask the Pharmacist. Millennium Collaborative Care, Greater Buffalo United Ministries, Erie Niagara Area Health Education Center Million Hearts® Blood Pressure and Health Screening Events

Sat., April 7: 10 AM – 2 PM Mount Olive Baptist Church 701 E. Delavan Avenue,Millennium Collaborative Care, Greater Buffalo United Ministries, UB School of Nursing

Sat., April 21 : 10 AM – 2 PM Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church 665 Michigan Ave. Screenings, Health Information, Fun Kids Activities, Prizes. Millennium Collaborative Care, Greater Buffalo United Ministries, UB School of Nursing

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FAITH & FAMILY

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Macedonia Baptist Church Announces Trip JAZZ VESPERS The Willing Workers Ministry of First Shiloh Baptist Church to Lancaster, PA for "Jesus" Production will host “Jazz Vespers,” an evening of jazz and praise at Come join the Senior Ministry of the Macedonia Baptist Church for the first time stage production of “Jesus” at the Sight and Sound Theater in Lancaster, PA. Departing Thursday April 5 and returning Friday April 6. For more information contact the church at 886-3489.

All Aboard To Atlantic City an New York Cityl

With Mt. Aaron Baptist Church

July 9 - July 11 Package Includes $50 Complimentary Credit Prices: Double Occupancy $275/pp Triple Occupancy $265/pp Payment of $100 due April 8 Remaining Balance due May 6 Registration and Information contact Ms. Pamela Quarles 716-834-0623 or Mt. Aaron Baptist Church 540 Genesee St. 716-856-8035 Dwayne Jones Is Host Pastor

6:30 p.m. at First Shiloh, 15 Pine Street. The event will feature Karen Saxon, Minister of Music, Buffalo Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, Arts Academy Jazz Band, the Resonance Vocal Jazz Ensemble, George L. Davis II, Musical Director.

Tickets are $15 per person. For tickets and information contact Grace Tate at grace.tate4@gmailk.com, 716-830-6755; Yvonne James at frozelle500@msn.com or call 860-9723 or the church office at 847-6555. Rev. Jonathan R. Staples is Senior Pastor.

Miracle Missions To Celebrate The Birthday Of Dr. James A. Lewis With A Musical Concert Join Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church as we host a Birthday Celebration for Overseer, Dr. James A. Lewis III, Senior Pastor. This joyous event takes place 4p.m. April 15 at Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church located at 406 Sycamore. The incomparable Mary Craig will be the Master of Ceremony.You will be blessed by musical selections by our guest choirs. We welcome all area church choirs, community choirs, psalmist & praise dancers to join us!

The 19th Annual Walterine Stribling Women's Conference The 19th Annual Walterine Stribling Women's Conference HOW I GOT OVER, of the Great Lakes Baptist Association Women's Ministry, will be held Saturday, April 7 from 8 a.m. to 3p.m at Calvary Baptist Church, 1184 Genesee St. Early bird registration of $35.00 includes breakfast, lunch, two of eight specialty workshops, seminars and all materials.

On-site 8 a.m. registration the day of is $40.

For more information call 875-3524 or 832-3832.

Walterine Stribling, Chair; Rose Harmon, President; Rev. Dr. William Gillison, Moderator.

White Rock Baptist Church to Host Benefit Worship Concert White Rock Baptist Church, 480 East Utica St., will host an "All About You” Benefit Worship concert for the Dr. Ivery Daniels Scholarship Fund Sunday, April 8 at 4 p.m. Alaina Cottrell will be featured. The community is invited. Dr. Ivery Daniels is host Pastor.

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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Faith and Medicine Annual Conference Set for April 14

The 6th Annual Faith and Medicine - Working Together To Eliminate Health Disparities Conference, will be held on Saturday, April 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Rochester Riverside Hotel in Rochester N.Y. Rev. Dr. Weldon Thomas will emcee the event which will feature clinicians and faith leaders conversing with the community about substance use disorders in African Americans.

The theme is “Walk Into Your Season: The Early Rain and the Latter Rain.”

The Early Rain is the screening, recognition and initial treatment in the walk to recovery. The Latter Rain is the continued support of the family, places of worship and the community in supporting recovery.

The program will feature: •Opening Remarks - Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC of Chicago, Illinois, creator of the online African American Museum of Addictions, Treatment and Recovery •Breakout Sessions •Imam Sabu Adeyole with Rev. Dr. James Lewis, III Faith Leaders Workshop •Dr. Stella King and others Medication Assisted Addiction Treatment - Clinician Focus

•Recovery is Possible - Community Focus - Charles Brown, CASAC and Huther Doyle.

•Luncheon Speaker - Roland Lamb, Deputy Commissioner, Strategic Planning and Innovation Division (Philadelphia Department of Health - Dept.

Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbilities) •Afternoon Session - Felicia Lee-Sexton, fitness guru and author - From Recovery to Discovery!

•Table Top Sessions - Building a culturally-appropriate comprehensive recovery community together Sponsors of the Faith and Medicine Conference include Trillium Health, Jordan Health, and University of Rochester CTSI(Clinical and Translational Science Insti-

AFRICAN HERITAGE CO-OP APRIL NEWS The deadline to buy-in from The African Heritage Food Cooperative for April is Saturday, April 7. Pick-up will be on April 14 at the Pratt Willert Community Center, 422 Pratt St from 11 AM - 3 PM. A business bazaar will also take place on that day.

The AHFC offers fresh produce at the prices listed below.

Full Box: $30.00 - Half Box: $15.00 - ALL Organic: $60.00 Questions? Call 716-800-1107.

tute). Common Ground is also cited for supporting program’s efforts over the years!

To register on line go to https://tinyurl.com/ FaithMed2018

$100 Essay Contest Columnist Eva M. Doyle is sponsoring an essay contest for adults ages 21 and over.

Participants are invited to answer the following questions: Should teachers in schools be armed? What ideas do you have to keep students safe in school? Do you think the recent student walk out against gun violence will make a difference?

You can pick up a flyer at the Merriweather library with all contest rules and additional questions that must be answered.

The deadline to enter the contest is Friday, April 20th.

Completed essays can be dropped off at the Merriweather Library or emailed to ewriter52@aol.com. The prizes are first place $100, second place $50 and third place $25.

You can call 847-6010 for more information.

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Entertainment

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WUFO Launches Black Radio History Museum

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WUFO Mix 1080 AM/Power 96.5 to Share the Vision 143 Broadway

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“45” PARTY - a community introduction inviting the public to experience a glimpse of the WUFO 1080 AM's musical legacy that began in 1961, will be held this evening (April 4) from 6-9 p.m. at 143 Broadway.

The “45 Party” theme reflects the popularity of 45 records at the beginning of the WUFO story.

“We are thrilled to introduce the vision of a new exhibit dedicated to preserving the history and impact of Black Radio in Buffalo NY and America. We begin the Radio History Museum with a historic overview of WUFO 1080 AM's 56-year history in Buffalo, N.Y," states Sheila L. Brown, owner of WUFO Mix 1080 AM/Power 96.5 and founder of the WUFO Black Radio Collective.

For years the tagline "The World is Listening" was a perfect description as some of the world's most famous DJs cultivated their talents at WUFO 1080 AM and later shared with the world.

There's much to tell.

Buffalo native Frankie Crocker, is one such story. Crocker is a radio legend considered one of the pioneers in broadcasting. He got his start at WUFO in the late sixties before moving to New York City where the veteran radio broadcaster and program director helped catapult WBLS-FM to the No. 1 spot in NYC twice. He coined the phrase ''urban contemporary'' in the 1970's, a label for the eclectic mix of songs that he played. He was also employed by stations in Los Angeles, St. Louis and Chicago.

Admission to the "45 Party" is $45 and includes a preview of the vision for the museum, Hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and music. A one year individual membership is included in the cost.

- About the WUFO Black Radio History CollectiveFrankie Crocker Envisioned in 2014 and established in 2018, the WUFO Black History Collective is the first Black History Radio Museum in the country dedicated to the stories of community and sounds of Rhythm and Blues, Soul, and Gospel music that emerged as a connection to the Black Community during the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. The mix of community voices that hosted talk shows and the melodies of soothing music were a vital part of the Black Experience in America. The 2000 square – foot collective will be the home of a collection of displays that will offer visitors a unique educational experience that is focused upon telling the story of WUFO 1080 AM’s 56- year history and its national impact. To view, hear, and read a little of the history please visit https://www.facebook.com/ WUFOBlackRadioHistory/

Concert Review

Avery Sunshine: The Perfect Tonic for WNY Weather!

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f you're part of a fan circle that includes Aretha Franklin or better yet, have been lucky enough to have experienced her vibrant show in the flesh, you know one thing about Avery Sunshine—she glows! A dose of sunshine was the perfect tonic to a Western New York winter that hasn't seemed to end and the audience at The Tralf l recently bore witness to an uplifting, soulful encounter.

Sunday morning isn't far from Saturday night and the 42 year old Sunshine (Denise White) fuses soul with gospel into transcendent, transformative magic.

With her husband Dana Johnson and Sam “Detoxxx” Wallace accompanying her on guitar and bass, respectively, she opened with “I've Got Sunshine” (from her eponymous 2010 debut). She remained seated behind her keyboard throughout her 90 minute set, captivated the audience with her soaring vocals, humor, down home magnetism and freewheeling camaraderie.

Sunshine performed favorites like “Come Do Nothing,” “Call My Name” Matt and “Pinin,” with the chemistry between her and Johnson infectiously apparent, BAUER seamlessly linking them to the soul continuum by dropping in nods to Mary J Blige and Patti Labelle giving the show an organic, intimate feel especially on an ad-libbed cover of George Michael's “Careless Whisper.”

Sunshine also put her skills as a choir director to work on the “Lu-Retha-Jackson” medley where three separate sections of the crowd each individually sang the choruses to “Jump To It,” Never Too Much” and “Rock With You” resulting in some seriously fun crowd participation.

The gospel evergreen“Safe In His Arms” and the funky Memphis soul groove of “Won't You Try”(with its plea “not to let hatred win”) closed the show as Sunshine urged the audience “to keep shining, keep praying and keep loving!”

•Black Violin, Saturday, April 14, 8 p.m. Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave.; Tickets available Rockwell hall, 2nd Floor or by phone 878-3005.

•Coming up at the Helium: •LaVelle Crawford – May 10May 13 •Arnez J. May 24-May 27 30 Mississippi St.: 853-1211

*Johnny Mathis, Shea's buffalo theatre, April 15, 7:30 p.m. ticketmaster.com 800.745.3000.

LGBTQ 'Black In Time' Dance

On Saturday, April 14, the Buffalo-Niagara LGBTQ History Project and the Black Intelligent Ladies Alliance (BILA) will host Black in Time, a historical dance party commemorating Buffalo’s LGBTQ African American bar and party scene.

Black in Time will begin at 8 p.m. at Sweets Lounge and Restaurant (2 Schreck Avenue), and continue until midnight. The sliding scale admission fee is a suggested donation of $5 to $10, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

•West African Drumming Ensemble with Diaspora Drum and Dance, Tuesday, April 10, 7:30 p.m. Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave. Tickets available Rockwell hall, 2nd Floor or by phone 878-3005 •Oscar’s Back To The Community Tribute Concert The legendary Oscar Alston Will Be Playing Tribute To The Music of The Delfonics, The Isley Brothers, Frankie Beverly & Maze and Morris SATURDAY, APRIL 21•Doors 7pm • Concert 8 pm Schiller Park Center 2057 Genesee St. Buffalo

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Adjust Your Crown Head Wrap Series!

Noah Brown “porcelain boys” Etobicoke School of the Arts

Ebony Joiner “appolo“ Lockport High School

Future Curators Exhibition Opens

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he 2018 Future Curators Exhibition, Push +Pull features the artwork of high school students from WNY and Southern Ontario. The exhibit opens April 12 from 5 - 8p.m. at Albright Knox 1285 Elmwood and will be on view at Alright Knox from April 12 – May 13 as well as BCAT, 1221 Main from April 13 through May 23. On Thursday April 19 there will be an exhibition celebration at BCAT from 5 6:30 p.m.

The work put forth in the exhibition will demonstrate the emotions involved with being an individual as well as seeking support from one’s peers, families and communities. The Future Curators program allows students to use the museum’s collection and current exhibitions to begin thinking about art from the mindset of a curator. It’s an annual program designed to expose high school students to the museum field. Juniors

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n Saturday, April 7 Black Monarchy is hosting an event you do not want to miss! “Adjust Your Crown: The Headwrap Series” is the first ever of its kind in the City of Buffalo!

This festive Wrap and Sip will take place at Paint The Town 74, Allen Street from 12-3pm and includes amazing decor by Bella Fletcher of Creatively Curated, delicious brunch pastries by Lauren Danielle of Ravelle Culinary Creations, LLC, and of course sips by Sheena R. Felder of Sweet and Sassy Sips! Every guest will receive an 100% authentic African Headwrap of their choice with a “Crown ticket” purchase.

SEATS ARE LIMITED find Tickets on Eventbrite ( search for Black Monarchy Adjust Your Crown ) or stop by the store at 527 W. Utica. Find more info at blackmonarchy.com and follow on FB @blackmonarchy .

EXHIBIT: “Phyllis Thompson: Nurtured Memories” is currently on view now thru April 14 at Western New York Book Arts Center, 468 Washington Street. Her work has been shown in galleries and museums across the U.S.

SHARON HOLLEY IS THE NEXT ALBRIGHT SUNDAY SPEAKER Emma Stack “primavera” Lewiston Porter High School

and seniors in high school may apply for the opportunity to participate in the program as curators. Students grades 9-12 can enter artworks to be considered for inclusion in the annual exhibition.

For information about the Future Curators program contact Samantha Serrano at futurecurators@albrightknox.org

On select Sundays during the We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965– 85 exhibit the Albright-Knox is hosting conversations inspired by the exhibition led by local women of color. The next speaker is Storyteller & Entrepreneur Sharon Jordan Holley who will present on Sunday, April 15. Following Sharon will be Community Mother Mama Charlene Caver Miller (April 22).

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An Open Letter to Our Students…

You Give Us Hope.

Thousands are murdered with guns each year. Since Sandy Hook, there have been 239 school shootings with 438 people shot and 138 murdered in our schools including the 17 students, teachers and staff murdered recently at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

The adults who are relentlessly fighting to end this carnage and provide you with safe neighborhoods and schools have been shunned and ignored by those in power.

You, the students of Buffalo, Western New York and the Country have done what we

adults have been unable to do – create a National movement and awareness focused on safe neighborhoods and schools.

You have come together, organized, demonstrated and forced those who have refused

to listen and act to realize that you will not and cannot stop until you have safe neighborhoods and schools.

You have learned your lessons well. Those in power are now on notice that you expect them to learn from you, act now. They know that you will be grading them in the next elections.

We, your teachers in Buffalo and across the Country, are so very proud of you.

You give us hope for the future.

Don’t give up.

We are with you. Your Teachers.

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So… Which is it… Chaos or Community?

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r. Martin Luther King wrote his final manuscript in 1967, leaving with us his thoughts, hopes, and vision for a better, more just America. Of course he knew he wouldn’t be with us long, and he wanted to pose a burning question for us to ponder: Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community?

Hindsight is indeed clarifying. But we don’t need the fifty years since Dr. King was taken from us to assess our progress toward a more just America. We just watched our most recent Emmett Till cornered in his Grandmother’s back yard, felled by bullets, but still convulsing from the impact of more shots as he lay face down on the ground. As his hometown of Sacramento, California was in turmoil over that shooting, we got word from SABIRAH Louisiana that the two police officers who ambushed, tased, and shot Alton Sterling six MUHAMMAD times while he was pinned on the ground – will go free. Louisiana wasn’t so kind to Black deputy marshals Derrick Stafford and Norris Greenhouse last year. They fired on the car carrying fugitive Christopher Few, who is White, killing his six-year old son, also in the car. They’re in jail now.

Just a week before the announcement that Alton Sterling’s killers would walk, we received the news that Mohamed Noor, the Black officer who shot and killed a White Australian woman last summer was jailed on charges of 3rd degree murder and 2nd degree manslaughter.

A week later, we heard about 43-year old Crystal Mason, who has been sentenced to five years in jail for voting in last year’s presidential election while on probation. She had just been released after serving 3 years on a tax fraud charge. Ms. Mason insists she didn’t know that she wasn’t permitted to vote legally.

“You think I would jeopardize my freedom?... Who would – as a mother – as a provider, leave their kids over voting?” Meanwhile, in Iowa, Terri Lynn Rote, who confessed to voting twice for Donald Trump in the same election – was given 2 years of probation and a $750 fine. Steve Curtis, also White, is a former Republican chairman in Colorado. He filled out his former wife’s ballot last year, forged her signature and mailed it in. He was sentenced to probation and community service.

But what if we do take the long view? We see that the right to vote that was denied Black folks in the sixties has now been stolen by the millions through felony status, ID laws, and other dirty tricks. We see that discrimination in housing, employment and education that Civil Rights laws supposedly addressed are actually legal now - once we’re herded into prisons and convicted of – something. We see Wells Fargo, Bank of America and others still denying mortgages or charging significantly more for Black and Brown folk, and more of us in prison today than were picking cotton at the height of the slave trade. We’ve lost count of the Emmett Tills and far surpassed “four little girls” lost to racist murder. And as the Klansmen who told us that they would don the robes and uniforms of judges and police have done just that, we see that lynching is legal – and that it happens every day.

The past fifty years have answered the question. It was never

Student of the Month Initiative

Duncan Kirkwood and the African Heritage Economic Initiative has launched a “Student of the Month Initiative.” They are asking parents and community members to nominate students from grades K-12 who have demonstrated self determination in or out of school. The selected student will receive a $50 award and certificate of achievement. To nominate a student email duncankirkwood@gmail.com with a few sentences about the youth and how he or she has shown self determination.

“We wish to plead our own cause.

Too long have others spoken for us.”

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a choice between chaos and community. The two are inextricably linked, since one would be necessary to bring about the other. The government schemers who sought out and positioned Dr. King in opposition to the voice of Elijah Muhammad that was calling for separation and self sufficiency … killed him as soon as he realized he had led (integrated) his beloved into a “burning house.” Had he lived, he would have led us right back out. That’s the beauty and the benefit of leadership. There’s no insult in recognizing the unique ability of extraordinary ones among us to order our steps with unified, effective strategies that accomplish the goal of the collective. But with Dr. King gone, and White folks still instructing us not to listen to Elijah Muhammad – now Minister Louis Farrakhan, here we sit, in the middle of the burning house, with flames leaping all around us. Flames in Flint, Michigan, where Genesee County, which is White, was kept on the same clean water source that Black Flint was connected to, until only Black Flint was hooked up to toxic waste. Flames, as oil drilling in the Dakotas pollutes the aquafers, releasing airborne residue that’s cancerous. Flames, as White protesting youth are made into media darlings, but fire hoses and attack dogs for Black youth have been replaced by military tanks and rocket launchers. Protesting Black youth are surveilled, arrested, jailed and have their DNA taken.

Seven young Black men, prominent Ferguson protestors, have been murdered since the Michael Brown killing. All of them have been shot in cars, and most of the cars were set on fire.

One was 27-year old Edward Crawford, captured in the iconic photo showing him picking up that smoking can of tear gas and tossing it back where it came from, and away from the children.

We’ve paid a heavy price for our insatiable need for White people to approve of us and our methods for seeking justice… for allowing them to determine who and how we’ll be within the confines of the expanded plantation. But to put our sojourn in perspective, it took six days for the kidnapped victims of bank robbers in Stockholm, Sweden to attach themselves to those who tortured them. They refused to help prosecute the robbers, and even raised money for their defense. These four hostages gave us the term “Stockholm’s Syndrome.” After centuries of torture, our conditioning is strong. If it upsets White folk for us to unify and get free, then we just won’t be free. We won’t choose our own leadership, settle our differences, pool our dollars, cordon off our communities, grow our own food, build our own businesses and organize to defend what we build. We are stirring slowly to life, and we’ll awaken eventually, but just not today. So… we twist and writhe in the flames, calling for police training and community oversight, trying to switch one demon police chief for another, begging folks not to shoot us and speaking in whispers so we won’t be seen as threatening. Yeah. Got fifty more years?

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by physicians before being towed to the docks. If disease was found among the slaves or ship’screw, the vessel landed on Sullivan Island and later Morris Island where the infected human cargo and crew were quarantined in “pest houses”. In the last years of the slave trade, the shipswere then towed to the Gadsden’s Wharf where the slaves were either kept onboard or in over crowded warehouses until they were sold.

The story of slavery in the slave- based economy of Charleston and South Carolina in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and the years leading up to the Civil War can be viewed from the perspective of Gadsden’s Wharf.

A proposed International African American Museum is slated to be built in Charleston, South Carolina on the spot that used to be Gadsden’s Wharf. It has been nearly two decades in the making.

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2 Minutes In District 2

By Majority Leader April N. Baskin

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n recent weeks, the Erie County Legislature has focused on public transportation, public safety and community engagement.

•Earlier this week, the Poloncarz Administration named Marie Cannon as the new Commissioner of Erie County Social Services. If confirmed by the County Legislature, she will lead the county's largest department, which employs roughly 1,600 employees with a budget of $600 million a year and protects the most vulnerable in our community.

•This Wednesday, April 4, the legislature will be holding a public hearing on proposed law that I am co-sponsoring. This measure would require the creation and implementaApril N. tion of certified worker training programs BASKIN by contractors in Erie County. This law will help to provide local residents with valuable workforce skills and reduce our reliance on importing out-ofarea laborers for construction projects.

•At last week’s meeting of the Government Affairs Committee, I questioned NFTA representatives about the impact of poor service and scheduling on “captive riders” as they try to get to work and school.

•This week, I submitted a resolution supporting Senator Tim Kennedy’s efforts to add two voting members to the NFTA Board of Commissioners to represent the transit and para-transit communities. I believe the best way to improve service is to ensure input from people who depend on public transportation on a daily basis. I will continue to press for answers, and I look forward to continued dialogue with the NFTA. •Members of the Erie County Legislature assisted Meals on Wheels with deliveries last week and learned about the vital service for they have been providing for our community for almost fifty years. Volunteers deliver nutritious meals to homebound seniors and the disabled and keep an eye open for signs of illness or unsafe conditions in their homes. If you would like to sign up to volunteer, please contact 822-2002.

•Home healthcare professionals work hard to provide care for the elderly and disabled across our community, but often make less than $15 an hour and lack essential benefits like medical insurance or paid sick time. In the last year, hundreds of home care providers from across Western New York have come together to form Healthcare Workers Rising. I was honored to hit the streets with them last week at their “Invisible No More” march and I will continue to stand with them in their fight for the basic benefits they deserve.

•Finally, I continued my ongoing series of Public Safety Roundtables at the West Side Community Center for a discussion on alternatives to solitary confinement. According to the New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement, New York utilizes isolated confinement at rates well above the national average, with some 4,000 people in isolation in state prisons and local jails. Many individuals in New York remain in isolation for months, years, or even decades. The HALT Act under consideration in Albany would end long-term isolated confinement, enhance due process protections and provide much needed oversight to the use of the practice. I will continue to work with local advocates to ask that State Assembly members and Senators take up this much needed legislation.

•My next Public Safety Roundtable will take place on Wednesday, April 4 at the Delavan Grider Community Center from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and will examine the possibility of reestablishing the Erie County Community Corrections Advisory Board. I hope to see you there.

Legislator Baskin serves Buffalo and Erie County as Majority Leader of the Erie County Legislature and as Chairwoman of both the Public Safety and Minority & Women Enterprise committees.

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EMPLOYMENT/HELP WANTED Public Relations Specialist The College Relations Office at Buffalo State, State University of New York, seeks candidates for the position of Public Relations Specialist.

For a full job description and to apply: https://jobs.buffalostate.edu.

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Buffalo State College seeks applications for the position of Vice President for Finance and Management (VPFM). The VPFM reports directly to the President, serves as Chief Financial Officer for the campus, and is a key member of the senior leadership team working in close partnership with team members to plan and implement the strategic objectives of the campus.

The VPFM has administrative responsibility over a broad array of operations in the division including finance; business operations; facilities planning, construction and maintenance; human resource management; risk management; campus safety and security; and sponsored program administration. The VPFM provides leadership for the institution’s efforts to pursue innovative business practices and develop operating strategies that enhance efficiencies and lead to cost-effective administration.

The successful candidate will be an experienced and proven senior administrator able to provide vision, leadership and oversight to the varied functions within the Finance and Management division, as well as advance current strategic directions of the campus.

Candidates should be committed to transparency, shared governance, consultative decision making and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will inspire units to work collaboratively, skillfully, and effectively to serve Buffalo State’s mission consistent with the strategic plans of the college and the Finance and Management division.

Required Qualifications: • An undergraduate degree, with longstanding experience in leadership positions at institutions of similar size and scope.

• Direct experience and demonstrated excellence in one or more of the following areas: finance; business operations; facilities planning, construction and maintenance; human resource management; risk management; campus safety and security; and sponsored program administration.

• Demonstrated success as a motivational and transformational leader.

• The ability to excel in a complex, high demand environment, managing multiple priorities simultaneously.

• Successful experience as an open and transparent communicator who is able to explain sophisticated concepts to a variety of stakeholders.

• The highest standards for personal and professional ethics and integrity.

• A profound respect for diversity and inclusive excellence in higher education.

Preferred Qualifications: • An advanced degree in business administration, public administration, or other relevant field with progressive experience in administration and finance.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or similar certification.

• Demonstrated success in a leadership role in finance or business in a higher education environment.

• Knowledge of New York State regulations and SUNY governance, policies and procedures, or in a state with a similar regulatory system of governance and procedures.

• Successful executive experience in a public, unionized higher education institution with an appreciation for and support of shared governance.

Qualified applicants may apply online at https://jobs.buffalostate.edu.

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LEGAL NOTICE RFP Erie County Legislature Request for Proposals RFP# 1812VF Special Investigative Counsel The Erie County Legislature is seeking Proposal Statements from qualified law firms interested in serving as Special Investigative Counsel to the County. For specifics concerning the services to be provided, please see the request for proposals (RFP) at http://www2.erie.gov/purchasg/ index.php?q=requests-proposalsamp-construction-bids.

Proposals are due to the Erie County Legislature by 3:00 pm EDT on April 20, 2018. For all questions concerning this RFP, please contact Clerk of the Legislature Robert Graber at Robert.Graber@erie.gov.

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INVITATION TO BID The NFTA is soliciting bids for Project No. 25LS1711, LRRT DL&W Special Trackwork Bid No. E-544 due on April 26, 2018. www. nftaengineering.com

NOTICE OF INVITATION TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR PRETREATMENT RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES FOR ERIE COUNTY/ERIE COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT NO. 4 Proposals are requested by the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, Division of Sewerage Management (DEP) to provide Professional Real Estate Services for all phases of the sale of real property owned by the County in Erie County Sewer District No. 4.

In accordance with Local Law No. 6, proposals are hereby invited for the subject project. Proposals are to be submitted in the exact format of submittal available from Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, Division of Sewerage Management, Room 1034, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York 14202, Telephone (716) 858-8383. Proposals will be due April 25, 2018.

The DEP/DSM emphasizes that declining to respond at any step of the procurement process prior to selection will not hinder firms from being solicited for future jobs.

To obtain a copy of the RFP guidelines, please visit the following website on or after April 4, 2018: http:// www2.erie.gov/purchasing/index. php?q=requests-proposals-ampconstruction-bids. Alternatively, you may call (716) 858-8383 or email beth.pfalzer@erie.gov if you would like to request a hardcopy.

This invitation does not commit Erie County Sewer District No. 4, Erie County, or its Department of Environment and Planning, Division of Sewerage Management, to accept any priced proposal, nor does it obligate Erie County for any costs associated with preparing or submitting proposals.

BY: Joseph L. Fiegl, P.E. Erie County Department of Environment & Planning Division of Sewerage Management Dated: 3/28/18 Published: 4/4/18

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Finance of Americaa v. Simpson

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF ERIE Plaintiff designates ERIE as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 355 LONGNECKER STREET BUFFALO, NY 14206 District: Section: 112.34 Block: 2 Lot: 52 INDEX NO. 800514/2016 FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC,

Plaintiff, -against-

TONJA SIMPSON, AS PROPOSED EXECUTRIX, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ANNETTE GLOWKA; BRENDA A. MATTAR, AS PROPOSED EXECUTRIX, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ANNETTE GLOWKA; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF ANNETTE GLOWKA 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; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, JEAN MARIE MOORE, "JOHN DOE #2" 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.

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 $66,000.00 and interest, recorded on September 25, 2013, at Liber 13655 Page 1944, of the Public Records of ERIE County, New York, covering premises known as 355 LONGNECKER STREET BUFFALO, NY 14206.

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: March 23, 2018 RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: SELENA MARCHAN, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

LEGAL NOTICE U.S. Bank v. Bryant SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF ERIE; Index No.: 816480/2017. Filed: 11/15/2017.

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff, V. THE ESTATE OF MARY L. BRYANT; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MARY L. BRYANT; ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; CITY OF BUFFALO; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; STATE OF NEW YORK; JOHN DOE (SAID NAME BEING FICTITIOUS TO REPRESENT UNKNOWN TENANTS/ OCCUPANTS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND ANY OTHER PARTY OR ENTITY OF ANY KIND, IF ANY, HAVING OR CLAIMING AN INTEREST OR LIEN UPON THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY), Defendants. SUMMONS AND NOTICE. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above captioned action and to 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 to 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.

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 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. To the above named defendants: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Christopher J. Burns, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of N.Y., dated February 15, 2017 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Erie County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage on the property 336 Olympic Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215 also known as Section: 90.48 Block: 1 Lot: 24. Erie County is designated as the place of trial based upon the location of the property being foreclosed. Attorneys for Plaintiff: Stern & Eisenberg, PC, 485 B Route 1 South, Suite 330, Iselin, NJ 08830, T: (516) 630-0288.

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NEW BUSINESSES LLC -LEGAL NOTICENOTICE of FORMATION of a DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY VPD RJG LLC Date of filing of Articles of Organization with the NY Dept of State: November 09,2017. Office of the LLC 7954 Transit Road, Williamsville, NY, Erie County. The NYS Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of process to the LLC at 7954 Transit Road, Williamsville,NY. Purpose of LLC: Renting and leasing real estate.

No specific duration attached to LLC March 21,28 April 4,11,18,25 -LEGAL NOTICEFIRST MOVE- WNY, LLC Orig filed Articles of Organization w/ the S.S.N.Y. on 2/22/2018. office location is the County of ERIE S.S.N.Y. Designated as agent of LLC, upon whom process against it may be served. S.S.N.Y. Shall mail a copy of any process served upon him to: 2025 Delaware ave Ste 1-E, Buffalo NY 14216- Purpose:any lawful act or activity.

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LEGAL NOTICE Carrington Mortgage Services SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ERIE CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff -against- COREY R. OSTROWSKI; CURTIS OSTROWSKI, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated January 30, 2018 and entered on January 31, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Foreclosure Alcove, Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY on April 16, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. premises situate in the Town of Cheektowaga, County of Erie and State of New York, being part of Lot No. 19, Township 11 Range 7 of the Holland Land Company's Survey and according to map of "Longmeadow Part 3" filed in the Erie County Clerk's Office under Cover No. 1663 is known and distinguished as subdivision Lot No. 40, Block "A". Section: 80.2 Block: 17 Lot: 28 Said premises known as 30 ELLEN DRIVE, CHEEKTOWAGA, NY Approximate amount of lien $93,484.81 plus interest & costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 808052/2015.

JAMES AURICCHIO, ESQ., Referee Jeffrey A. Kosterich, LLC , Attorney(s) for Plaintiff, 68 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Tuckahoe, NY 10707 ROOMS

ROOMS FOR RENT: Delavan-Humboldt area, Bailey-Delavan. $325$480. Everything included.

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LEGAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for Project No. 45534C, for Construction Work, Fuel Tank Modification and Environmental Remediation Program, Western Region, Term Contract, Design & Construction, GNARESP Corning Tower, Albany, (Albany County), NY, will be received by the Office of General Services (OGS), Design & Construction Group (D&C), Division of Contract Management, 35th Fl., Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242, on behalf of the Office of General Services, until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, 2018, 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 $148,200 for C. 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 Contract estimated to be between $5,000,000 and $6,000,000 for C. 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) 4740201, fax (518) 486-1650.

The substantial completion date for this project is 1095 days after the Agreement is approved by the Comptroller.

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 online 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 DC.Plans@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

PROCLAMATION I, Latia Danielle Govan Bey, whose domicile is 97-52 75th St. Ozone Park Queens NY 11416 , proclaim my Free National Name as MOORISH SCIENCE TEMPLE OF AMERICA according to the rules and usages of such MOORISH SCIENCE TEMPLE OF AMERICA. The Moorish Science Temple of America deriving its power and authority from the Great Koran of Mohammed to propagate the faith and extend the learning and truth of the Great Prophet of Ali in America.

To anoint, appoint and consecrate missionaries of the prophet and to establish the faith of Mohammed in America.

LEGAL NOTICE Citimortage v. Parker/Paulk SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ERIE CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff -against- RAYSHAWN M. PARKER, SHANA D. PAULK, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated October 30, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Foreclosure Alcove, 1st Floor, Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY on May 2, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. premises situate in the City of Buffalo, County of Erie and State of New York, being part of Lot 89, Township 11, Range 8 of the Holland Land Company Survey and further distinguished as Subdivision Lot 45, as shown on a map filed in the Erie County Clerk's Office under Cover No. 1182. Section: 77.76 Block: 3 Lot: 16 Said premises known as 67 SAINT FLORIAN STREET, BUFFALO, NY Approximate amount of lien $78,230.47 plus interest & costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Index Number 813751/2014. GREGORY J. STEWART, ESQ., Referee David A. Gallo & Associates LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 99 Powerhouse Road, First Floor, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 File# 5025.1924

LEGAL NOTICE Bank of America v. Lashua NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ERIE Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Erie County Public Administrator as Administrator for the Estate of Ralph Edward Lashua a/k/a Ralph E. Lashua, Kimberly Guerrero as heir to the Estate of Ralph Edward Lashua a/k/a Ralph E. Lashua, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 2-14-2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Foreclosure Alcove of the Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY 14202 on 4-25-2018 at 9:30AM, premises known as 88 Riverside Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14207. 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: 77.56, BLOCK: 1, LOT: 1. Approximate amount of judgment $91,020.32 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #811237/2016. Cheryl McFadden Zak, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-074666-F00 52242

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Highlights in Sports March Madness NCAA Tournament Let us congratulate both UB basketball teams for the extraordinary and historical impact that they made in this year’s NCAA tournament. Now that the dust has finally settled on the national title game as the Michigan Wolverines (33-7) look to derail the Villanova Wildcats (35-4) This will the second time Villanova will play for the title in three years. Michigan will be playing in the title game for the first time since 2013 when they lost against Louisville but the NCAA stripped Louisville of that title. The Wolverines are a huge underdog as ESPN's Basketball Power Index only give them a 20% chance to become the national champs this making Villanova the biggest favorite to win since 2010. Who will be the King of the NCAA Basketball world?

NBA Playoffs

Trouble is brewing for the NBA champs as they are being plagued with the injury bug. It has been reported that Stephen Curry will miss the first round of the playoffs, along Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson who have also been injured in recent weeks as well. Can the Warriors get back to the land of promise called the NBA Finals?

In the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics may also start the playoffs without Kyrie Irving who had surgery to remove a tension wire from his knee. With both teams missing its star player, which team is more likely to be bounced from the playoffs first?

Also in NBA News, Lebron James broke Michael Jordan's record for most consecutive double digit scoring games with 847 straight games. Speaking of the future, hall of famers are leading the way as the NBA looks to induct a new class of great players and also on that list is Ray Allen and Grant Hill. Out of the four mentioned, who would you start a franchise with?

NFL Universe

The NFL has been patiently awaiting the 2018 NFL Draft and in three weeks we will find out who will be drafted #1 and where all the great talents will go? It seems like every week the # 1 overall prospect changes. That being said, who do you think will go #1 overall in this year's NFL Draft? This week also saw the change of two important rules in the NFL. The first change was implementing a new catch rule which states the following.

1. Control of the ball.

2. Two feet down or another body part.

3. A football move such as: A third step; Reaching/extending for the line-to-gain; Or the ability to perform such an act.

The second rule was to eliminate helmet to helmet contact which is also called targeting. Players will no longer be allowed to lower their heads and initiate contact with their helmets. If this happens it's a 15-yard penalty and the player who lowered his head can be thrown out of the game. I can honestly say that these rules are great for the league. Do you think these rules are good for the NFL? For more highlights follow me on FB @Andre Robinson @Rise up Family And on IG @therealtorch716 , @riseupfamilyseven16 online at riseupfamily.com

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WEDNESDAY APRIL 4

WEDNESDAY APRIL 4

SATURDAY APRIL 7

WEDNESDAY APRIL 11

THE KING’S LEGACY. MARCH: 50th Anniversary of MLK assassination, 4:30 p.m. assemble at Antioch Baptist Church, 1327 Fillmore Avenue to march to MLK Park. 8520375 for more info.

Hustle for Health Urban Line Dancing with Phyllis Caver at Gloria Parks: 3242 Main St, Buffalo. 12pm - 1pm. FREE for ages 55+ 832 -1010

cated at 43 Kenmore Ave. For info (716) 833-2623

Public Meeting to Review Draft Regional Transportation Plan: 5-7 p.m. Downtown Main Library, 2nd Floor, 1 Lafayette Square; hosted by GBNRTC. Free & open to the public.

Buffalo Collegiate Charter School To Host Its First Lottery On Thursday, April 5, 2018, at 6 p.m. Buffalo Collegiate Charter School will host its inaugural lottery at the Delavan Grider Community Center (877 East Delavan) for its founding class of 4th and 5th graders. Buffalo Collegiate, a new 4-12 college prep charter school, will grow one grade per year until its founding fifth grade class graduates from high school in June of 2026. Eligible students must apply by April 1 and preference will be given to students residing within the City of Buffalo. Applications received after April 1 will be placed at the bottom of the waitlist.

More information can be found on the school’s website at buffalocollegiate.org or by contacting Head of School Brian Pawloski at bpawloski@buffalocollegiate.org or calling 716.713.2162.

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

Autism Awareness Art Exhibit: New Covenant United Church of Christ, Abstract Art Exhibit

by Mr. Langston Gardner and others 459 Clinton Street noon to 4 pm. free event.

Urban Line Dance Classes: St. Phillips, 15 Fernhill ; 6-8 p.m.; Cheri & Darel 200-9702.

Mike's Smooth Urban Ballroom Dance Classes: 11 to 1 PM, Saturdays, Delavan-Grider Community Center, 877 E. Delavan Ave. 716-380-5100 class is $5

THURSDAY APRIL 5

TUESDAY APRIL 10

Foxie Brown Line Dance Classes: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Schiller Senior Center, 2057 Genesee St. 444-2046.

Public Meeting to Review Draft Regional Transportation Plan: 5-7 p.m. Earl W. Brydges Bldg., 1425 Main Street, Niagara Falls; hosted by GBNRTC. Free & open to the public.

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

FRIDAY APRIL 6 PANEL DISCUSSION: Loss and Growth: A Community Discussion on Buffalo’s (de) Gentrification, 6-8 p.m. ( panel begins at 7pm) Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology, hosted

by Benjaman Contemporary and PUSH Buffalo.

Chicago Steppin: Every Friday 7-8:30 p.m. The Pratt Center 422 Pratt St. Beginners/Intermediate Line Dance Classes Every Friday 6pm Bethel AME Church Hall 1525 Michigan @ E.Ferry Ernestine, Instructor

Town Hall For Our Lives: Calling students to discuss how to end gun violence 1:30-3:15pm St. Paul’s Cathedral 139 Pearl St. Studio J ‘Ties and Tiaras,’ 3rd Annual Father Daughter Dance: Metropolitan Entertainment Complex, 1670 Main St. 5-8p.m. Tickets at Studio J lo-

STEAM Into The Future: 9am – Noon. Learn about STEM at Bennett School of Innovative Technology 2885 Main Street Swing Into Spring Affair Old School Dance Party: 7pm Entertainment Complex 1670 Main Street $25 Advanced Tickets $30 Door.

Mike's Smooth Urban Ballroom Dance Classes: 11 to 1 PM, Saturdays, Delavan-Grider Community Center, 877 E. Delavan Ave. 716-380-5100 class is $5

SEE YOU AT THE EVENTS!

Hustle for Health Urban Line Dancing with Phyllis Caver at Gloria Parks: 3242 Main St, Buffalo. 12pm - 1pm. FREE for ages 55+ 832 -1010 The Durham Central City Baby Café . Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 pm 200 Eagle St (716)427-0566.

Urban Line Dance Classes: St. Phillips, 15 Fernhill ; 6-8 p.m.; Cheri & Darel 200-9702.

Thrive: Free Health Fair for Older Adults 1pam -1pm Buffalo Public Library Downtown 1 Lafayette Square. Free Event National Alliance on Mental Illness Family Education meeting, open to the public 7:00 p.m.

St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St. 716226-6264 for more info.

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WESTMINSTER COMMUNITY HIGHGATE HEIGHTS #80 CHARTER SCHOOL Sat. Academy: Apr. 14, 28,9am – Noon Sat.Academy: Apr. 14, 28, 9am – 12pm Legal Clinic: Wed. 3:30 – 5:30pm LOVEJOY DISCOVERY SCHOOL #43 EAST COMMUNITY H.S. Sat. Academy: Apr. 14, 28, Sat. Academy: Apr. 14, 28, 9am – 12pm 10am – 1pm Parent Center: Mon. & Wed. 10am – BUILD ACADEMY #91 7:30pm, Tue. & Thur. 11am – 5pm, Fri. Sat. Academy: Apr. 14, 28, 10am – 2pm 10am – 1pm Legal Clinic: Thur., 3:30 - 5:30pm DR. CHARLES R. DREW SCIENCE HAMLIN PARK ACADEMY #74 MAGNET #59 Sat. Academy: Apr. 21, Sat. Academy: Apr. 14, 21, 28, 10am – 1pm 10am – 1pm

Chicago Steppin: Every Friday 7-8:30 p.m. The Pratt Center 422 Pratt St.

SATURDAY APRIL 14

Bennett Wells American Legion Post #1780 celebrates 72nd Anniversary: 2 p.m., 1356 East Delavan Ae. 449-6668.

Home Depot On-Site Hiring Event: 5-8pm at Resource Council of WNY 347 E. Ferry Speakers begin at 5pm. Please bringr resume and ID.

There are Strong Community Schools Near You. Evening and Saturday programs are free and open to EVERYONE! Follow us on Facebook: BPS Community Schools, BPS Parent Centers

Jericho Road Community Center Informational Social: Broadway Market, 11 am. – 1 p.m.

348-3000 ext. 405

Beginners/Intermediate Line Dance Classes Every Friday 6pm Bethel AME Church Hall 1525 Michigan @ E.Ferry Ernestine, Instructor

SATURDAY APRIL 14

WEDNESDAY APRIL 11

THURSDAY APRIL 12

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MJD FUTURES PREPARATORY SCHOOL #37 Sat. Academy: Apr. 14, 28, 10am– 1pm BENNETT COMMUNITY H.S. Sat. Academy: Apr. 14, 28, 9am – 12pm Parent Center : Mon. & Wed.10am – 7:30pm, Tue. & Thur. 11am—5pm, Fri.10am—2pm Learn more about specific Saturday Academy programs at BuffaloSchools.org

PUBLIC MEETINGS TO REVIEW THE DRAFT REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN The Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC) is holding two public meetings for the community to review and comment on the Draft 2050 Regional Transportation Plan Moving Forward 2050 Tuesday, April 10, 2018- Niagara Falls Public Library Earl W. Brydges Building 1425 Main Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14305 5:00pm – 7:00pm Thursday, April 12, 2018 Buffalo and Erie County Public Library Central Meeting Room 2nd Floor, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203 5:00pm – 7:00pm GBNRTC will present an overview of Moving Forward 2050, followed by an open discussion for your questions and comments. Special accommodations will be provided upon request. For more information email MovingForward2050@gbnrtc.org or call (716) 856-2026 ext. 315. The public review period is open until April 27, 2018. An electronic version of the draft plan is available at gbnrtc.org. Paper copies are available at GBNRTC’s office: 438 Main St. #503, Buffalo, NY 14202.

The Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council assures that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, disability or national origin, as provided by Title VI of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 and subsequent legislation, regulations, statutes and orders, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any MPO program or activity.

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AWESOME! Creative youth display their talent and skills! Scenes above from the 2018 Drill-A-Rama! Third Eye Photos

2018 DRILL-A-RAMA WINNERS! Oracle Charter Upsets Tech High! Takes 1st Place In High School Division!

Oracle Charter Upsets Tech High! Takes 1st Place In High School Division!

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racle Charter School (photo on the front page) upset Hutch Tech High to win first place in the High School Division during the 2018 Drill-A-Rama Drill Team Championship and Step Show last Thursday in Kleinhans Music Hall. Performing before a full house, Oracle also won Best Captain. Hutch Tech won Best Dressed in the High School Division and McKinley won a cash prize (the first time ever awarded) for overall outstanding team. The competition between the three high schools was intense.

Other winners in the following categories included:

•Elementary. School Division I: 1st place King Center Charter School (3-5); 2nd place Aloma’s Divas (Aloma D. Johnson Charter School) •Elementary School Division II: 1st Place King Center Charter School (6-8); 2nd Place Buffalo United Charter •Elementary School Independent: 1st Place Cobra Crusaders Marching Unit 2nd Place A Little Gospel Difference •Elementary School Best Captain – Buffalo United Charter •Elementary School Best Dressed – Aloma’s Divas •Elementary Best Dressed – Cobra Crusaders •Elementary Division Most Outstanding – Buffalo United

Best Dressed, Senior Gospel Difference •Best Captain, Elevation (Teens In Progress) •Most Original and Most Outstanding – Senior Gospel Difference.

•Junior Independent Division: Another upset by Junior Gospel Difference. They also took Best Dressed and Best Captain.

•Senior Independent Division: 1st Place Senior Crusaders

It was another amazing example of our children’s talent and creativity. Hats off to all the teams, their coaches, parents, the DrillA-Rama sponsors, and supporters!

In addition to the competition portion of the program, the McKinley High School Step Team and the Omega Mentoring Program performed. Also performing was the Inferno Dance Team and Buffalo All Star Extreme (B.A.S.E).

Drill-A-Rama is sponsored by Drill Teams United, NICYO and Juneteenth of Buffalo.