Confident Girl Mentoring’s Staff Certified as Youth Mental Health First Aiders

Harlem Quartet To Perform At UB And City Honors

Withthe increase of community violence, Tiffany Lewis, Founder and President of Confident Girl Mentoring, felt it was important for her staff to become certified as Youth Mental Health First Aiders. The training will reach a population that can sometimes be overlooked. At Confident Girl Mentoring, we understand the toll trauma-inducing events and environments can have on youth development. We acknowledge the hardships young people face and work hard to give them a place of healing so they can step forward into a brighter future. “The focus of mental health training has primarily been for adults. We want to change our outlook and put the focus on youth,” said Tiffany Lewis, Founder & President. The uniqueness of the certification is that the certified youth are as young as twenty years old. It is important to get Gen-Zers certified, as young people are increasingly talking and turning to their peers for support.

"Our goal is to provide additional training and support healing intentions while granting children a safe and trusted space to be open about their mental health."

The University at Buffalo Department of Music is pleased to present the Harlem Quartet, the GRAMMY winning and world-renowned quartet, in concert on Saturday, February 25 at 7:30pm in the Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall. The Harlem Quartet advances diversity in classical music with a varied repertoire that features works by minority composers. They will also perform one outreach/residency activity for aspiring young musicians on Monday morning, February 27 at City Honors, PS 195.

Tickets $20. Advance tickets at Ticketmaster.com ; at the Center for the Arts Box Office Tuesday-Friday from 12-6pm, or at the Slee Hall box office an hour before concert time.

Youth Focused Opportunities

Kids Business Bootcamp

M&T Bank in partnership with Raising A Mogul and Zandra Beauty hosting Free Kid-preneurs Workshop for kids 7-18yrs of age on February 23,10am-3pm at Seneca One ( M&T Tech Academy)

1 Seneca Street on floor #23. (meals provided). RSVP at sarnold1@mtb.com or dm @ raisingamogul_ on Instagram.

Make a Splash and Become A Certified Buffalo Lifeguard

Registration is underway for February Red Cross certified Lifeguard training sessions. City of Buffalo youth ages 16-21 are encouraged to apply for this free earn while you learn opportunity making $20 per hour. The training is from Monday Feb. 20 through Friday Feb. 24, 8:30-5p.m. at Cazenovia pool on Abbott Road. Pre-Registration is required visit: www.surveymonkey. com/r/PALLifeguardCertification22-23 to register.

Success+Me Young Entrepre- neur Pitch Competition

Success+Me and Every Bottom Covered are co-hosting a Young Entrepreneur Pitch Competition March 17th, 9:30 a.m., at the downtown public library 1 lafayette Square. Up to 10 high school students will pitch their business idea for a chance to win $250 towards starting their business. Student must be in good academic standing to compete. The deadline to register is February 15. To receive a registration form or have additional questions, email success.me.biz@gmail.com.

Urban League Scholarships

Applications for the 2023 Buffalo Urban League Scholarship are now available. Recipients are determined by academic achievement, community service, character, and financial need. Applications are available at 15 Genesee Street and are due by Friday, February 17, 2023. For more information call (716) 2502412 or email scholarship@ bulny.org.

Free Basketball Drills and Skills for Boys Ages 11-14

Saturdays now thru March 4 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Call Mr. Ferguson at (716) 400-4159

The Wakanda Alliance Returns to Delavan-Grider

Join Galactic Tribe's Wakanda Alliance program Saturday February 11 at Delavan-Girder Center 877 E. Delavan for an afternoon of learning engaging activities as they explore Afrofuturism.

Recommended age 8yrs+ free to attend refreshments provided. Visit thegalactictribe.org and follow them on social media @thewakandaallianceon social media.

Buffalo Arts Studio to Present Artists Panel Discussion and Community Forum

The community is invited to attend and participate in Making Accessible, an artists panel and discussion centered around accessibility to creative and cultural institutions and experiences. Making Accessible will take place starting at 6 p.m. Friday, February 24 in the Buffalo Arts Studio Community Space. Suite 500, Tri-Main, 2495 Main Street. Exhibiting artists George Hughes and Jodi Lynn Maracle, along with Savion Mingo, co-founder of D.O.P.E. Collective, and Maria Ta with Frontline Arts Buffalo (FAB) will discuss some of the social, economic and physical barriers they have experienced as artists. Extended Gallery Hours 5-6 p.m.; Panel Discussion 6.-7 p.m.; Networking 7-8 p.m. Part of M&T Fourth Friday at Tri-Main.

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Betty Grant To Host Book Reading and Signing

In Observance of Black History, Betty Jean Grant, an outspoken community activist and the founder of the advocacy group, We Are Women Warriors, will be holding a book reading and signing event at Fitz's Waffles and Books, 433 Ellicott St, Buffalo on Thursday, Feb 16th, 5-7 PM.

Mrs. Grant will be reading excerpts from her powerful book of poetry, Falling Through The Cracks, published in 2008 and will introduce a few selections from her soon- to-be published new book, Pockets Full Of Empty Air.

She will also give a short narrative from her young life near Memphis, Tennessee that included the lynching of her great uncle by the KKK in August, 1937.

This event is free to the public and many books from Fitz will be available for sale. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, please call Betty Jean Grant @ 716602-5877.

be slipped across the Black Rock channel have been passed through Bethel Church families and members for generations. By the mid 20th century, the church's involvement in the "Underground Railroad" had become its most important identifying characteristic for the 19th century.

*On October 17,1850, less than one month after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act, a "mass meeting of colored citizens of Buffalo," was held at the Vine Street Church. The meeting was called for the purpose of considering the Fugitive Slave Act and to adopt measures to "prevent the recapture of our brethren…” The meeting produced six resolutions expressing opposition to the Fugitive Slave Act.

Community Black History Programs And Events

NF Underground Railroad Heritage Speaker Series

•Feb. 22:“Restore, Reclaim, and Reform Black Midwifery by Counseling Midwife Barbara Verneus.ZoomHybrid event ; $8 singles, $12 couples, $25 families 7-8 p.m. at the Heritage Center in the Atrium, 825 Depot Avenue West, Niagara Falls.

Black History Month at Broadway Market

•Every Saturday during Black History Month, participating Buy Black Buffalo Retail Vendors @999 Broadway in the Broadway market.

•Larry Salter Soul Orchestra 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Michigan Street

African American Heritage Corridor Celebrates Black History Month

The Michigan Street Af- rican American Heritage Corridor Black History Month Schedule Includes: BLACK HISTORY THROUGH ART SERIES

Fridays at the Nash Lofts, 163 Broadway | 5 PM - 8 PM. Friday, February 17 Charlotte Cardwell

Friday, February 24

Community Artists Pop-Up Exhibition – All mediums invited.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH TALKS

Tuesdays at the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library

6 - 7 PM

Tuesday, Feb. 21- WUFO 1080 Radio Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement –Sheila Brown and Senior DJ Lee Pettigrew

Tuesday, Feb. 28 - Colored

Musicians Club Stories The talks will also be streamed live. Michigan Street Heritage Corridor PODCAST on WUFO 1080 Mix 96.5

Thursday, Feb. 16- 2:00 pm

Listen to our Black History Radio Salute - Quotes from Great African Americans - on WUFO Mix1080 Power95.6

Month of February

Black History Month Tours in The Corridor anchors. Call (716) 322-1002 for details . Discounts available.

Black History Month African American Read-In

Join us to promote African American History Month with an African-American Read-In to promote literacy and the literature of African American Authors on SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2023 from 2 pm - 4 pm at the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue. All are welcome. Bring something to read that was written by an African American author. Maximum reading time is 3 minutes.

Hosted by Kenneth and Sharon Holley of Zawadi Books, Tradition Keepers: Black Storytellers of WNY and the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Branch Library.The African American Read-In is a national event sponsored by the Black Causus of the National Council of Teachers of English.

From the Father of Black History, Dr. Carter G. Woodson: “History shows that it does not matter who is in power or what revolutionary forces take over the government, those who have not learned to do for themselves and have to depend solely on others never have any more rights or privileges in the end than they had in the beginning.”

•An American Story (children) by Kwame Alexander

•The Getaway (YA novel) by Lamar Giles

•How To Be A Young Antiracist (YA book) by Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone

•Reflections by Rosa Parks

•Stacey’s Remarkable Books (children) by Stacey Abrams

•Stand Up: 10 Mighty Women Who Make A Change (children) by Britney Cooper

•Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes by Stephen A. Smith

•Uphill: A Memoir by Jamel’s Hill

•When The Smoke Cleared: Attica Prison Poems and Journal by Celes Tisdale

Say Their Names: Honor Their Legacies: The Uncrowned Queens Institute Unveils Special Oral History Project

On February 17th, the Uncrowned Queens Institute will showcase the result of a pilot program that has captured the portraits and stories of eleven of our elder community leaders. Entitled, “Say Their Names: Honor Their Legacies,” this project speaks to the urgency of documenting and preserving the first-person narratives of these history-makers. The community is invited to join us for a free reception, program, and unveiling of the exhibit on February 17th at 6 pm at the Buffalo History Museum, One Museum Plaza. This project is a collaboration between the Uncrowned Queens Institute and Yves-Richard Blanc (Blanc Photographie), whose artistry enriches this project.