Challenger Community News August 12, 2020

BE SAFE! MASK UP! Protect Yourself and Others! COVID-19 IS STILL HERE! Residents are required to wear a mask and practice social distancing in public. Make Safe Choices! Stay Well!

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The Kamala Factor in the 2020 Presidential Race

On Tuesday, August 11, Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his Vice Presidential running mate, making her the first woman of color to be nominated for national office by a major political party.

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Mayor Lovely Warren Responds to Hate Crime Arrest In the wake of the arrest of a Rochester man, 24-year-old Rashad Turner, in connection with the viscous attack and beating of a transgender man on Denver Street, 30 year old Samson Tequir, Mayor Lovely Warren released the following statement: Every citizen of Rochester deserves to be able to walk down the street in peace and safety. The recent vicious attack that occurred on a transgender resident of our city was particularly deplorable, not just because of its violent nature, but because it was rooted in hate. There is no place in our city for any type of violence, but violent, hate-driven crimes are particularly abhorrent and unacceptable. This crime was investigated aggressively by the Rochester Police Department and I am grateful that charges have been brought against the suspect involved in this act. In America, our transgender youth and adults are at a far greater risk to be the victims of violence. I want the transgender community here in Rochester to know we will not accept, nor will we ignore, violence perpetuated against them for merely being themselves. I also hope that those in our community who would contemplate violence against any one of our neighbors merely for being who they are will choose not to engage in this behavior knowing that we will be aggressive in our investigation and prosecution of hate-based offenses. In Rochester, we will uphold and protect civil and human rights for all people and we will treat and support all of our citizens equally no matter their race, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation or nation of origin.

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e are in the middle of a pandemic and NFL Training Camps are opening this week and next. Buffalo Bills rookies reported on Monday and by Wednesday five players tested positive for COVID. One Bills drive is definitely not the place to be now or in the f o r e seeable future.

They are getting c a s e s before any team receives t h e i r pads for full contact. I think there will be many more veteran players opting out for the season. My prediction is four games or less will be played in the regular season before Commissioner Roger Goodell will have to halt play until next season.

The States of Florida, Texas, California, Tennessee, and Louisiana all have serious COVID problems and too many NFL teams are located in those problematic areas. There were 69 players opting out by the NFL’s speeded up deadline to opt out of the 2020 NFL season.

I had projected over 100 players opting out, but that does not mean more players will just shut it down.

Buffalo Bills all pro defensive back Tre Davis White stated: “I like the procedures the Bills facility has set up for players health and safety. I have to be extra careful with two little kids back at home in Louisiana, and my wife taking care of them all by herself. It’s a tough time for families and our relatives in Louisiana who can’t stop by for a visit due to state restrictions.

On Tre’s contract negotiations with the Bills, he continued: “When my agent and I feel comfortable with an offer that’s when a deal will get done. "

Bills receiver Stefan Diggs: “Every year is a new year and you have to go out and earn it; I’m happy to be here and confident Coaches will put us in best position to win,” I think Josh Allen is in for a rude awakening after 8 games when Stefon starts cussing him out in the huddle for not getting him the ball. The pressure is on Josh to distribute the football to Stefon Diggs, John Brown, and Cole Beasley in order to be successful and keep harmony on the team.

The Bills offense must become more explosive and General Manager Brandon Beane has given Josh Allen more weapons and now it’s Continued Page 9

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NICYO Buffalo Funk Fest Unity Rally!

A Mask Up, Social Distancing, Safe Weekend Celebration of Buffalo’s Own Rick James With Community Forums, Entertainment and More Set for August 21 & 22!

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WGRZ-TV “2 On Your Side” Steps Up Its Commitment to Diversity WGRZ-TV has hired new weekend sports anchor and reporter Ashley Holder, making her the first African American woman sports anchor and reporter working regularly on a local network TV affiliate in Western New York history. Her impressive résumé includes working at the CBS Sports Network and for a CW affiliate in Charlotte, N.C. In February WGRZ-TV announced that popular TV news reporter Caudine Ewing was officially taking over the role of weekend news anchor. The highly respected, celebrated awardwinning Buffalo-born journalist and Buffalo State College graduate has been with the NBC affiliate since 1998 when she started her career at WBEN-AM as a reporter ARE YOU REGISTERED TO

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he annual NICYO Buffalo Funk Fest will take place next weekend August 21 and 22 thanks to some creative planning and plenty of “community, unity and love!”

Now in its 16th year, the celebration is held annually in honor of Buffalo’s own King of Punk Funk, Rick James.

Pegged as a “Social Distancing Event, ” folks are encouraged to “Mask Up” and come out and enjoy the “NICYO Funk Fest Party at the Pub” where Buffalo’s favorite block party will take place in the parking lot of Arthur’s Pub, 596 Genesee Street on Friday, August 21 and Saturday August 22 from 7-11 p.m. It will feature sounds by the Dream Team - DJ Papa Trini, DJ EZ Ed, DJ Big Poppa and DJ Stoney.

On Saturday afternoon August 22 from 2-6:30 p.m. in Martin Luther King Jr. Park the event continues with the “NICYO Buffalo Funk Fest Unity Rally” featuring a Youth Forum, with guest speakers such as Brother Neal Dobbins, Sister Shiloh, Pastor Kenny Simmons and others. There will also be COVID testing, census information, on-site voter registration and performances by Buffalo-based headliners Denzell Ward and Cool Platinum and the DCT Music Company.

“Activities will take place outside both days in the parking lot at Arthur’s Pub and in Martin Luther King Park” said organizer Marnetta Malcolm. “This is about us! And please no tents or grills!” (Coolers are allowed).

"The events will be “strictly enforced because we want

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alling her a "fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants," Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, selected California Senator Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate for the 2020 presidential election.

"I’ve decided that Kamala Harris is the best person to help me take this fight to Donald Trump and Mike Pence and then to lead this nation starting in January 2021," Biden wrote in an email to his supporters.

"I need someone working alongside me who is smart, tough, and ready to lead. Kamala is that person."

He later added, "I need someone who understands that we are in a battle for the soul of this nation. And that if we’re going to get through these crises—we need to come together and unite for a better America. Kamala gets that."

Biden made his decision more than a year after Harris, who was also a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, clashed with him over racial issues during the first primary debate. Senator Harris is the nation’s first Black woman and the first person of Indian descent to be nominated for national office by a major party, and only the fourth woman in U.S. history to be chosen for

to keep people safe,” she added. “I’m encouraging everyone to come out . We want to make sure that Buffalo is happy but also that Buffalo is safe.”

Although the Funk Fest is a party, planners are hopeful that it will also serve as the beginning of a positive movement in the wake of a pandemic, social unrest, gun violence and an historic presidential election just a few short months away.

“We’ve got to start with accountability,” continued Marnetta. “ We’ve got to start with ourselves. We have to ask ‘What can I do to make sure my community is good?’ ” The NICYO Buffalo /Funk Fest Unity Rally is sponsored by: The Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo, Organize Buffalo, Carmen Sims, Attorney John Elmore, Geneva’s Auto, Camellia Foods, Tommy Flucker, Power 96.5, CASNY and The Challenger.

“I'm all for knowing justice and knowing peace (Know Justice, Know Peace!)," she concluded, “and the only way to know is to engage in listening and talking thru it.”

a presidential ticket.

Harris, 55, first responded to the news on social media, tweeting, "I'm honored to join him as our party's nominee for Vice President, and do what it takes to make him our Commander-in-Chief."

Harris dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination for president in December 2019 due to a lack of funds. Months later, in March 2020, she endorsed Biden's bid for the presidency, and in the following months was considered a top contender for his VP pick.

Now she’s clearly back in the game.

-Who Is Kamala Harris?In January 2019 on Martin Luther King Day, California

Democratic Senator Kamala Harris announced that she would be running for president in 2020.

Harris chose to launch her full scale campaign on that day to honor the legacies of two of her heroes: Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman ever to run for president, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been a role model for Harris throughout her life.

Kamala Devi Harris was born October 20, 1964, in Oakland, California. Her mother was from India and her father was Jamaican.

Reared in a predominantly African-American neighborhood of Berkeley, she was brought to civil rights demonstrations as a toddler and sang in a Baptist choir.

Her mother also ensured that Harris and her younger sister, Maya, maintained ties to their Indian heritage by rais-

ing them with Hindu beliefs and taking them to her home country every couple of years.

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The Honorable Marcus Garvey

Marcus Garvey: 20th Century Freedom Fighter Each August that we celebrate Marcus Garvey’s birthday, we should revisit his contributions and study the works of this great African hero.

Marcus Garvey was born August 17, 1887 in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica to Marcus and Sarah Garvey. Marcus Sr., his father, was a descendent of the Maroons.

Garvey became one of our true twentieth century freedom fighters. He arrived in Harlem, New York on March 16, 1916. By 1919, Garvey was established as the President General of the UNIA/ ACL, which had a membership of over three million people with more than 300 branches throughout the African World Community.

The Garvey Movement was one of the greatest mass movements of African people in the world. Although the external and internal forces and enemies of Garvey caused his demise, the ideas of Garvey and the UNIA/ ACL are still alive. We need to revitalize and resurrect the spirit of Marcus Mosiah Garvey at every opportunity.

One special way to honor the memory of Marcus Garvey is for you to proudly display your Red, Black and Green Flag on his birthday, August 17th.

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I Am Not A Murderer!

by John Walker, Jr. y name is John Walker, Jr. and I am not a murderer!

Even though I was arrested, tried, convicted and served over 22 years in prison, I and my four co-defendants (we were all 16 years old at the time), are completely innocent of the crime of murder that took place in the last hour of New Years Day in Buffalo, New York in 1976.

On that night, a White man , William Crawford was murdered near his doorway, across the street from the Golden Nugget Lounge, where he had been celebrating the New Year. According to many witnesses, Mr. Crawford left the bar escorted by his next door neighbor, who had been asked by the barmaid to escort Mr. Crawford to his house because he had a little too much to drink.

However when the pair went outside, the neighbor made some excuse about seeing his house door open and ran across the street, leaving Mr. Crawford to walk across Fillmore Ave. and get to his doorway alone, which was directly across the street from the bar. Since both Mr. Crawford’s house and the INNOCENT! John and his two neighbor's house was in plain view while they stood in front sons Maurice (left ) and John 3rd of the bar, it made no sense for the neighbor to run to his house (right) at a recent rally. and leave Mr. Crawford alone on the sidewalk, unless he was setting up an ambush of Mr. Crawford at his side door. That is what we believe happened.

The only footprints, other than Mr. Crawford’s, came from behind the neighbor' s house and ended at Mr. Crawford' s side doorway, where he was beaten to death! Yet the neighbor was

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“The World is Watching” Amnesty International Reports on US Mass Violations by Police

Amnesty International USA has released a report documenting widespread and egregious human rights violations by police officers against protesters, medics, journalists and legal observers who gathered to protest the unlawful killings of Black people by the police and to call for systemic reform in May and June of 2020. The report, The World is Watching: Mass Violations by US Police of Black Lives Matter Protesters’ Rights, builds on Amnesty’s interactive mapping of violence against protesters and new findings on the use of lethal force by the police. It is the most comprehensive human rights analysis of police violence against protesters to date.

“The report from Amnesty is a very important report that in fact helps to document what we know to be persistent problems with policing in the U.S., especially when there is political opposition,” said Ajamu Baraka, an international human rights activist.

Oprah Magazine Erects Billboards of Breonna Taylor in Lousiville: It’s been 147 days—and counting—since Breonna Taylor was brutally gunned down by police in her sleep. 147 days without justice. For the first time ever, Oprah Magazine featured someone other than Oprah on its cover. That person was Breonna Taylor. In July, protesters led by the Until Freedom organization, organized a massive protest on the front lawn of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron that resulted in the arrest of over 80 peaceful protesters.We will say her name and we will get justice for Breonna.

Nearly One-Third Of Florida Children Tested Are Positive For COVID-19 31% of children in Florida have tested positive for the new coronavirus, and health officials are warning that the long-term effects of the virus in children are still unknown.

she was seven years old.

After attending Howard University and the University of California's Hastings College of the Law, she embarked on a rise through the California legal system, emerging as state attorney general in 2010. Following the November 2016 elections,Harris became just the second AfricanAmerican woman and the first South Asian American to win a seat in the U.S. Senate.

Harris married lawyer Douglas Emhoff on August 22, 2014, in Santa Barbara, California. She is the stepmother of his two children.

Harris is the author of a. memoir, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey.

7-Year-Old Georgia Boy Dies From Complications of COVID-19

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a 7-year-old Black boy from Savannah who had no chronic health conditions is the youngest person in the state to have died from the disease. Half of all of the state of Georgia’s COVID-19 deaths are African Americans, who only make up one-third of the population.

never ruled a suspect or questioned by the police. Why was he not questioned? I don't know but we do know that the neighbor was the last known person to see Mr. Crawford alive.

We (my four friends and I) believed all along that we were sought out and arrested because we all, except our friend Tyrone Woodruff, had been arrested of petty crimes in the past such as purse snatchings and auto theft. We believe we were rounded up and questioned by the police not because they had eye witnesses or evidence to link us to the crime; but because we were known to the police and to the neighborhood as troublemakers.

The only “evidence” the police and the district attorney had that implicated us, was the scared and coerced confession of our friend, Tyrone Woodruff, who was told that if he did not take the deal and said that we all were guilty, one of the rest of us would take that deal and would go free.

That was a lie but Tyrone, after days of threats and deprivation of food and water, broke down and confessed to a crime of murder that neither he nor the rest of us committed!

Tyrone Woodruff was not charged and he was told to get out of Buffalo and he left town.

Floyd Martin hired a gifted young lawyer named James A.W. McLeod and he was found not guilty. The three of us who were left, Darryn Gibson, Darryl Boyd and I, were appointed incompetent public defenders and we all were found guilty and spent decades in prison for a murder that none us committed.

Tyrone Woodruff has recanted his forced confession at least twice but the DA has refused to consider it.

On Friday, August 14 ( Darryl Boyd's 61st birthday), there will be a support rally to Vacate Indictment 41-413 and to support Justice For the Buffalo 5. The rally will be held at 3 P.M. in Lafayette Square, in downtown Buffalo. I am asking the community to come out and support our effort to get this unjust and wrongful murder conviction overturned!

I am the father of two sons, Maurice Walker and John Walker III. I do not want to leave this earth and have their father's and their names still connected to a miscarriage of justice.

Their father is no murderer! I want my name cleared for them and their future children! Please support the fight for justice for the Buffalo 5!

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U.S. Upgrades Jamaica Travel Advisory

According to a Level 3 travel advisory issued by the Centers for Disease Control, U.S. citizens should “reconsider” traveling to Jamaica due to health and safety measures and COVID-19 conditions on the island. The U.S. State Department warned against traveling to certain areas in Kingston, Montego Bay, and Spanish Town due to high crime, even though Jamaica has resumed most transportation options, and business operations. Level 3 advisories were also issued for other islands including Barbados, Bermuda, St. Lucia, The British Virgin Islands, Turks & Caicos, Trinidad and Tobago.

The Dominican Republic, which has the highest COVID-19 infection rate among Caribbean countries, has received a Level 4 designation along with Belize, Cuba, Haiti, Guyana, and Honduras.

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resh fruit juices are the cleansers of the human body. Vegetable juices are the regenerators and builders.

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CAO of WNY Launches Senior Care Program to Service Clients During Covid-19 Crisis The Community Action Organization of WNY (CAO) has launched a new Senior Care Program for clients in need across Erie County. The initiative was implemented to assist eligible seniors to be independent as they remain in their current residence.

CAO’s Senior Care Program will include senior activity kits, housing assistance, virtual aerobics, and much more.

The organization is also implementing transportation services for grocery shopping, food delivery and errands for seniors.

President and CEO of CAO, L. Nathan Hare is looking forward to better serving seniors across the region.

“The CAO Senior Care Program gives us the ability to support older people in our community and give them the resources they otherwise couldn’t receive in light of the current pandemic,” Hare said. To be eligible for this program, you must be 60 years of age or older and a resident of Erie County. You must also have a gross income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level, or currently be receiving or eligible for public assistance such as Supplemental Security Income or a Section 8 housing subsidy. Seniors or their families can call the Pratt Willert Community Center (716) 852-1671 to enroll.

With Western New York beginning to reopen, CAO is focusing on strategies to service clients while minimizing faceto-face contact to keep clients and staff safe. CAO recently launched the CAO Text Line for the community to utilize and get connected to services and get support 24/7. The community can text “CAOWNY” to 474747 to opt in.

The CAO Senior Care Program is run by their Center Services and Recreation Department as part of their COVID-19 Community Response and CARES Act Initiative.

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FAITH & FAMILY

NEW CHURCH HOME:

The Emmanuel Temple Church is getting a new home. The Seventh-Day Adventist congregation, led by Pastor Rodney Grissom, has been renting space at Zion Missionary Baptist Church on East Ferry Street for the last five years. Emmanuel Temple was formally located on Adams Street. The new 22,429-squarefoot building will be located on the south-west corner of Jefferson and Genesee Street. It will include a worship center, a fellowship hall, religious education rooms, youth rooms and a multipurpose hall. The planning board approved the project last month. Construction is expected to begin in the fall and be completed within a year.

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DID YOU KNOW...

•The first predominantly Black denominations in the U.S. were founded in the late 18th century, some by free Black people.

•Nearly eight-in-ten Black Americans (79%) identify as Christian, according to a Pew Research Center study. By comparison, seven-in-ten Americans overall (71%) say they are Christian, including 70% of Whites, 77% of Latinos and just 34% of Asian Americans. Meanwhile, about seven-in-ten Blacks are Protestant, compared with less than half of the public over all.

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Bennett-Wells Announces 2020 Lillian E. Hundley Scholarship Recipients

Mt. Aaron Village on The Way! Construction for the $23 million Mt. Aaron Village project is underway!

Mt. Aaron Missionary Baptist Church is building the development on what are now vacant lots located along Genesee, Adams, and Grey streets. It will be comprised of 60 apartments and 16 townhouses for low to moderate income renters and is expected to begin housing new tenants next year in 2021.

Rev. Dwayne Jones, Pastor of Mt. Aaron Baptist Church, is excited about the project, which has the support of Mayor Byron Pastor Jones Brown, Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes and Lt. Gov. Kathy. Hochul.

Pastor Jones believes once completed, the housing development project will help make his quest for a supermarket along Genesee Street, a reality.

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By Renata Toney

he Bennett-Wells American Legion Post A.L. Auxiliary #1780 recently announced their 2020 Lillian E. Hundley scholarship recipients. For the second consecutive year, high achieving high school seniors are awarded $500 grants to support college expenses. Each student was selected for demonstrating academic excellence, extra-curricular activities, and community service. This year’s awardees are Madison Bryant-Wagstaff and Janiya M. Croxie.

A City Honors graduate, Madison is heading to Canisius College to major in business and creative writing. “Giving back is one of my prominent qualities,” said Madison who helps plan Buffalo Prep’s annual Aspiring Young Entrepreneur Fair and volunteers on other community projects. An ambitious jewelry designer and owner of Madison’s Fabulous Creations, future plans

Miss Bryant-Wagstaff &Miss Croxie.

include launching a start-up fashion boutique for petite women.

As a member of Bethel AME Church, Janiya donates the gift of time to the church’s Young People’s Division serving Thanksgiving meals to residents at Viva La Casa, a refugee shelter. They also prepare meals in Cook for Kids at Ronald McDonald House. The Performing Arts School graduate will attend North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro and major in journalism and mass communications. "My future goal is to work in sports media and own a media production company,” said Janiya." This will help me give back to my community with employment and as many other opportunities as I can for minorities.”

After World War II, more than 100 African Americans retuning to Buffalo were not welcome to join existing American Legion posts. They formed the Bennett-Wells American Legion Post, established in 1946.

In 1955, community-builder Lillian E. Hundley and friends founded the BennettWells A.L. Auxiliary established to help veterans in need of assistance. She was active in many community projects—William-Emslie YMCA, Diocesan Educational Center, Fire Survival Program and her neighborhood block club. “As an active member of our auxiliary, her dream was to establish a scholarship fund to help with college expenses, she would periodically remind us of that,” said Delores Ross-Williams, president, Bennett-Wells A.L. Auxiliary #1780. “At age 93 she transitioned in 2018, the first scholarship was established in 2019 in her honor.”

Renata Toney is a Challenger News contributing writer, rrrenata@aol.com

Congratulations Dr. Ansari!

As CEO of the Community Health Center of Buffalo, Inc., Dr. LaVonne Ansari is leading a multi-­site federally qualified health center that is expanding services for patients throughout Erie and Niagara counties. In February 2020, Dr. Ansari was number I 53 on Business First's ranking of Powerful People. In July 2020, she landed the 47th spot on their list of Power 150 Women. Here's why: This distinguished recognition is due to her tireless work to provide health care to the uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable, especially in communities of color. Under her leadership, the Community Health Center of Buffalo has grown exponentially from a single site health center on the grounds of ECMC to a premier primary health care provider serving an estimated 25,000 patients in communities across Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Lockport and Niagara Falls. Staff have collectively administered thousands of Covid-19 tests and are currently testing daily at all four sites and on a mobile medical unit. In March 2020, Dr. Ansari was elected Chair of the Community Health Center Association of New York State (CHCANYS) Board of Directors. It is the statewide voice of advocacy for more than 70 health centers that operate over 800 sites and serves more than two million patients annually. These health centers are federally funded and operate under the Health Resources Services and Administration, (HRSA) guidelines. She is the first African American Muslim woman to lead the board of this organization. Congratulations Dr. Ansari!

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NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 431 Lisbon Avenue, Buffalo NY, 14215 Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose permitted for LLCs under NY Limited Liability Company Act. July 22,29 Aug. 5,12,19,26

NOTICE OF FORMATIOM OF A DOMESTIC LIABILITY COMPANY The Rodriguez Consulting Group LLC filed Articles of Organization with the NY Department of State on May 6th, 2020. Its main office is located in Erie County. The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 266 Elmwood Avenue #924 Buffalo, NY 14222. Its purpose is any lawful purpose.

July 8,15,22,29 August 5,12 NOTICE OF FORMATIOM OF A DOMESTIC LIABILITY COMPANY NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: THE REBEL CHRISTIAN PUBLISHING, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Department of State on June 11, 2020. Office of the LLC: Erie. The New York Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is Valicity Garris, 141 Sidway Street Buffalo, NY 14210. Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose permitted for LLCs under NY Limited Liability Company Act. July 8,15,22,29 August 5,12 NOTICE Of FORMATION Of A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Name of LLC: CC Wheels of Hope, LLC Date of filing of Articles of Organization with the NY Dept of State: May 27, 2020: Office of the LLC: Erie County: The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served.

NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 66 Henley Avenue, Buffalo, New York, 14216 Purpose of LLC: (Any lawful purpose permitted for LLCs under NY Limited Liability Company Act) The LLC is to be managed by one or more members / manager.

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Challenger Community News • t hec hallengernews.com •August 12,2020 STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY COURT : COUNTY OF ERIE

PETITION AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIENS BY THE COUNTY OF ERIE BY ACTION IN REM IN REM NO. 168 NDEX NO. 2020-600128 IN THE MATTER OF FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIENS BY PROCEEDING IN REM PURSUANT TO THE IN REM PROVISIONS OF THE ERIE COUNTY TAX ACT AND THE RESOLUTION OF THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE AS SHOWN BY RESOLUTION NO. 42 AT PAGE 164 OF THE MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF SAID LEGISLATURE FOR THE YEAR 2020

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Please take notice that on the 13th day of July, 2020 the County of Erie pursuant to law, filed with the Clerk of the County of Erie a list of parcels of property affected by unpaid tax liens held and owned by the County of Erie which on such date had been due and unpaid for a period of at least two years after the date on which the unpaid tax liens were sold. Such list contains as to each such parcel (a) a brief description of the property affected by each tax lien, (b) the name of the last known owner of such property as it appears on the latest tax roll in the hands of the Director of Real Property Tax Services or a statement that the owner is unknown if such be the case, (c) a statement of such tax liens upon such parcel of property including any tax sale certificates owned by the County of Erie which shall have been due for less than two years, together with the interest and penalties due as of the list date and (d) a statement that the amount required to redeem any such parcel of property, and the amount to be recovered by the County of Erie, includes all tax sale certificates owned by the County of Erie and affecting such property, together with all interest, penalties, additions and expenses as in this act provided, and also includes an “in rem fee” of $500.00 per parcel to cover the presumptive cost to the County of Erie for reasonable and necessary attorneys’ fees, abstracts of title and other disbursements in connection with such foreclosure pursuant to law.

The above-captioned proceeding was commenced to enforce the payment of delinquent taxes which have accumulated and become liens against certain property. The parcels to which this proceeding applies were identified on the List of Delinquent Taxes which was filed in the Erie County Clerk’s Office on the 13th day of July, 2020. Take further notice that the ownership by the County of the tax sale certificates set forth on the List of Delinquent Taxes is conclusive evidence of the fact that the taxes, assessments and other legal charges represented thereby have not been paid to the County.

EFFECT OF FILING: All persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in the List of Delinquent Taxes are hereby notified that the filing of said List constituted the commencement by the County of Erie of a proceeding in the County Court to foreclose each of the tax liens therein described by a foreclosure proceeding In Rem. Pursuant to Section 11-7.0 of the Erie County Tax Act, the filing of such List of Delinquent Taxes constitutes and has the same force and effect and is deemed to have given the same notice of such foreclosure proceeding as the filing and recording in the Erie County Clerk’s Office of an individual Notice of Pendency of a Tax Foreclosure Action and of the filing in the County Court of a separate and individual Complaint by the County of Erie against the owners of the real property proceeded against and described in the List of Delinquent Taxes.

NATURE OF PROCEEDING: This proceeding is brought against the real property only and is to foreclose the tax liens described in the List of Delinquent Taxes. No personal judgment will be entered herein for such

liens/taxes or other legal charges or any part thereof.

PERSONS AFFECTED: This notice is directed to all persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in the List of Delinquent Taxes. Such persons are hereby notified further that a duplicate of this Petition and the List of Delinquent Taxes has been filed in the Erie County Clerk’s Office and the Office of Real Property Tax Services, and will remain open for public inspection up to and including the date specified below as the last day of redemption.

RIGHT OF REDEMPTION: Any person having or claiming to have an interest in any such real property and the legal right thereto may on or before the 1st day of September, 2020 redeem the same by paying the amount of all such unpaid tax liens thereon, including all interest and penalties and other legal charges which are included in the lien against such real property, computed to and including the date of redemption.

Payments shall be made to: Director of Real Property Tax Services, Rath Building, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York, 14202,

by CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK, BANK CHECK or MONEY ORDER. In the event that such tax liens are paid by a person other than the record owner of such real property, the person so paying shall be entitled to have the tax liens affected thereby satisfied of record or to receive an assignment of such tax liens evidenced by a proper written instrument.

LAST DAY OF REDEMPTION: The last day of redemption is hereby fixed as the 1st day of September, 2020.

SERVICE OF ANSWER: Every person having any right, title or interest in or lien upon any parcel of real property described in the List of Delinquent Taxes may serve a duly verified Answer upon the attorney for the Tax District, as set forth below, setting forth in detail the nature and amount of his or her interest, and any defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such Answer must be filed in the office of the County Clerk and served upon the attorney for the Tax District, Margaret A. Hurley, Esq., Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman, LLP, 50 Fountain Plaza, Suite 1700, Buffalo, New York, 14202, (716) 8843135, on or before the 21st day of September, 2020.

FAILURE TO REDEEM OR ANSWER: In the event of failure to redeem or answer by any person having the right to redeem or answer, such person shall be forever barred and foreclosed of all his or her right, title and interest and equity of redemption in and to the parcel described in the List of Delinquent Taxes and a judgment in foreclosure may be taken by default.

DATED:

July 13, 2020

ENFORCING OFFICER: SCOTT A. BYLEWSKI, ESQ. Director of Real Property Tax Services STATE OF NEW YORK) COUNTY OF ERIE ) ss: CITY OF BUFFALO ) I, SCOTT A. BYLEWSKI, ESQ., being duly sworn, depose and say: I am the Director of Real Property Tax Service for the County of Erie. I have read this Petition and Notice, which I have signed, and I am familiar with its contents. The contents of this Petition and Notice are true to the best of my knowledge, based upon the records and tax roll of the County of Erie, in the hands of the Department of Real Property Tax Services.

I do not know of any errors or omissions in this Petition.

SCOTT A. BYLEWSKI, ESQ. Director of Real Property Tax Services Sworn to before me this 13th day of July, 2020.

Notary Public: Amy Honan No. 01HO6348829 Notary Public, State of New York Qualified in Erie County My Commission Expires Oct 3, 2020 ATTORNEYS FOR TAX DISTRICT: Margaret A. Hurley, Esq. Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman, LLP 50 Fountain Plaza, Suite 1700 Buffalo, New York 14202 (716) 884-3135

-NAME CHANGENotice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court, Erie County, on the 16th day of March, 2020, bearing Index Number 2020/600055, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York grants me the right to assume the name of BENEDICT KATOMBA MUSUMBU. The city and state of my present address are Buffalo, NY the month and year of my birth are October 2006, the place of my birth is KINSHASA, DEM REP OF THE CONGO; my present name is BENEDICT MUSUMBU KATOMBA. -NAME CHANGENotice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court, Erie County, on the 16th day of March, 2020, bearing Index Number 2020/600055, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York grants me the right to assume the name of JEAN MARIE MUKUNA MUSUMBU. The city and state of my present address are Buffalo, NY the month and year of my birth are October 2006, the place of my birth is KINSHASA, DEM REP OF THE CONGO; my present name is JEAN MARIE MUSUMBU MUKUNA.

LEGAL NOTICE RFP COUNTY OF ERIE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS & PROPOSAL Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens 2020 Replacement of Vents & Vent Control Systems at Various Houses Project No. 2020-903-01 The County of Erie Department of Public Works is seeking qualification statements and proposals from interested firms to provide A/E design and construction services for the replacement of vents and vent control systems at various houses at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens.

Qualification statements and proposals 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 2:00 PM local time on Friday, September 4, 2020. RFQ/ RFP submission instructions may be found at: www.erie.gov/dpw/

LEGAL NOTICE RFP REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SERVICES The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority requests sealed proposals to provide all professional Architectural/ Engineering Services necessary or incidental to provide site investigation, design and consulting services, preparation of plans and specifications and maintenance monitoring services for the bidding and implementation of the following project: Architectural / Engineering Services to Specify Maintenance and Provide Maintenance Monitoring For Elevator and Chair Lifts @ Various Sites, BMHA Job #19-29-AE The Request for Proposals may be obtained at the BMHA Capital Improvements Office located at 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204. Sealed proposals must be received by 3:00 PM, local time, on September 17, 2020, at the Capital Improvements Office, 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204.

Proposals received after this time will not be accepted. Perspective offerors are strongly encouraged to attend a pre-submittal meeting. The pre-submittal meeting will be held on September 1, 2020 @ 11:00 AM @ 320 Perry Street 14204.

The contract for professional services will only be awarded to a single professional firm; no joint ventures.

The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority reserves the right to waive irregularities and to reject any and/or all proposals submitted.

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LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY COURT : COUNTY OF ERIE

NOTICE IN REM NO. 168 INDEX NO. 2020-600128 ____________________________ IN THE MATTER OF FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIENS BY PROCEEDING IN REM PURSUANT TO THE IN REM PROVISIONS OF THE ERIE COUNTY TAX ACT AND THE RESOLUTION OF THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE AS SHOWN BY RESOLUTION NO. 42 AT PAGE 164 OF THE MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF SAID LEGISLATURE FOR THE YEAR 2020

____________________________ Please take notice that in consideration of the COVID-19 public health pandemic, the LAST DAY OF REDEMPTION previously fixed as the 1st day of September, 2020 is extended to the 6th day of October, 2020. Accordingly, any person having or claiming to have an interest in any such real property and the legal right thereto may on or before the 6th day of October, 2020 redeem the same by paying the amount of all such unpaid tax liens thereon, including all interest and penalties and other legal charges which are included in the lien against such real property, computed to and including the date of redemption.

Payments shall be made to: Director of Real Property Tax Services, Rath Building, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York, 14202,

by CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK, BANK CHECK or MONEY ORDER. Payments will be accepted in-person or via mail. Additionally, payments may be made online at https://paytax.erie.gov/.

Please take further notice that the deadline for SERVICE OF ANSWER previously fixed as the 21st day of September, 2020 is extended to the 26th day of October, 2020. Accordingly, every person having any right, title or interest in or lien upon any parcel of real property described in the List of Delinquent Taxes may serve a duly verified Answer upon the attorney for the Tax District, as set forth below, setting forth in detail the nature and amount of his or her interest, and any defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such Answer must be filed in the office of the County Clerk and served upon the attorney for the Tax District, Margaret A. Hurley, Esq., Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman, LLP, 50 Fountain Plaza, Suite 1700, Buffalo, New York, 14202, (716) 884-3135, on or before the 26th day of October, 2020.

DATED: July 20, 2020

____________________________ SCOTT A. BYLEWSKI, ESQ. Director of Real Property Tax Services ATTORNEYS FOR TAX DISTRICT: Margaret A. Hurley, Esq. Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman, LLP

50 Fountain Plaza, Suite 1700 Buffalo, New York 14202 (716) 884-3135

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LEGAL NOTICE BID REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (BMHA) requests responses to request for proposals to provide services necessary or incidental for Snow Plowing, Snow Removal and Salting Services for Various BMHA Housing Developments.

The Request for Proposal package may be obtained from the BMHA Capital Improvements Office located at 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204.

Responses must be received by 3:00 PM, local time, on Friday, September 4, 2020 at the Capital Improvements Office, 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204. Responses received after this stated time will not be accepted.

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Date: August 12, 2020

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Clark Academy Dance Center Ribbon Cutting On Saturday, August 22, the community is invited to attend a carnival themed ribbon cutting ceremony at 255 Great Arrow Avenue – Suite 118, from 11a.m. to 5p.m. for the opening of the state of the art Clark Academy Dance Center . The Ribbon Cutting ceremony will take place at noon. The event will include tours of the facility and information on fall classes. CDC health recommendations will be adhered to on that day. For more information, visit www. clarkacademydancecenter. com | 716.573.6288 -PUBLIC MEETINGPublic Meeting Notice: There will be a meeting of the Board of the Westminster Community Charter School on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. If you are interested in participating, email info@ buffalopromiseneighborhood.org for further details.

African Heritage Food Coop Bi -Weekly Farmers Market

Every First and Third Thursday from 2:30 – 7p.m. The African Heritage Food Coop will be holding a farmers market at Gates Vascular Institute at the corner of Goodrich and Ellicott Street. Every 3rd Thursday will be pay as you can during the COVID crisis.

Express Flea Market

Every Friday 12-5 p.m., Saturday 8a.m. -5pm and Sunday 10am -5p.m. the Express Flea Market located at 1970 Fillmore will be open to the public. Booths available! For more info contact (716) 4957386 or 716 262-0236

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Artist Edreys Wajed and His Latest Solo Show

“Wish You Were Here”

Boasts 69 Beautiful Works Inspired by Black Music

Edreys Wajed completing the largest piece in the show on site at Buffalo Arts Studio a 12ft x 7 ft work on canvas titled "Planet Rock" "Wish You Were Here" viewers through time revis“We wishfully would have Exhibition & Auction iting memories connected to preferred a non-covid exBuffalo Arts Studio people and places.” istent opening where our 2595 Main Street 5th floor . loved ones and friends Tuesday thru Friday 11am – 5pm Never ceasing to amaze locould have physically been View and Bid until September 5th cal and national art lovers there…given that it was Go to Gallery URL: buffaloartsstudio. easier to opt out and canand the growing community org/wajed2020 of the art curious, Wajed’s cel the show altogether we well curated show by Bufinstead forged ahead and falo Arts Studio’s curator had a successful solo virtual s we all wish we opening despite the limiShirley Verrico, is a 69 piece could go back to a tations of covid-19,” said better normal, we Wajed. are becoming more engaged in finding ways to enjoy the The exhibition doubles as best new normal possible, an online auction where bids while the City of Buffalo can be placed on the work continues to safely re-open. via a bidding app called ClickBid Mobile App, a Local artist, educator, per- link for the app is available former Edreys Wajed knows on at buffaloartsstudio.org/ that feeling first-hand. Due events/wajed-2020. to the Covid-19 pandemic he and his wife Alexa had to The show explores the road map their way through transposition of sound into his first successful virtual text, line and color captursolo show, “Wish You Were ing the mood and rhythm Here,” a literal and figura- of popular songs mostly tive title of his virtual exhi- embedded in Black culture bition that kicked off July 24 that serve as a touchstone to at Buffalo Arts Studio where deeply personal moments works are available online throughout the artists life for bidding and auction. The that he believes everyone exhibit can now be seen in can relate and connect to. person as the arts studios “The paintings are touchfirst show since reopening stones that become portals on July 28th . capable of transporting

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exhibit of 32 full color paintings and 37 black and white drawings & paintings, a song book if you will, with wall to wall emotionally charged transcriptions of sound.

An outstanding colorful homage to Black music from Soul to hip-hop and R&B and beyond, each unique piece is a respectful nod to Wajed’s humble dedication to his musical connection, his gift of visual artistry and good use of time during these “shelter in place days” we are slowly emerging from. A large majority of the work was created during that time. He and his wife Alexa have been holding Friday night BYOB happy hour sessions on his social platform @edreys (on IG and FB) through covid-19 , where he completed a good percentage of the work that appears in the show. Among the works there are two large oversized black and white pieces that were painted on the premises in real time (Rapper’s Delight and Planet Rock) that serve somewhat as an Opus to this series.

The auction bidding is accessible via the popular ClickBid mobile app, a cloud based bidding solution that attracts a number of remote mobile bidders, where you can engage for virtual viewing and bidding (go to

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Buffalo Arts Studio website noted previously). You can also visit Buffalo Arts Studio to see the show Tuesday through Friday 11a.m. -5pm in the Tri-Main bldg., 2495 Main Street 5th floor studio A and B. Mandatory protective masks are required to enter the building and must be worn throughout the visit as well as practicing safe distancing. For more info go to buffaloartsstudio.org or call (716) 833-4450.

Stay in step with this artist on IG, FB, @edreys and follow @eatoffart on IG | FB / YouTube and their website www.eatoffart.com ~L.H.

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Don’t let an undercount erase the ones you love.

Communities are as rich and diverse as their needs. That’s why completing the 2020 Census matters. Every household counted contributes to their community’s funding for critical public services like healthcare, special needs, and public transportation. Census takers are now visiting homes to help households respond to the 2020 Census. All census takers will be wearing masks and following local safety guidelines. This is your chance to make a change, don’t miss it! It’s not too late.

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