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Rediscovering Frederick Douglass Mayor Warren Unveils Newly Discovered Frederick Douglass Photograph with Celebration at City Hall during Black Heritage Month Mayor Lovely A. Warren unveiled a unique image of famed abolitionist, human rights advocate, writer, orator, advisor to President Abraham Lincoln and statesman, Frederick Douglass today at City Hall. The image was found in the Rochester Public Library's Local History & Genealogy Division. Mayor Warren was joined by City Council Vice President Dana Miller, community members, Library Director Patty Uttaro, City Historian Christine Ridarsky, local scholars and students at City Hall to celebrate this his- Among those pictured, Mayor Warren (center) and image of Douglass. toric discovery. "We are thrilled to have rediscovered this remarkable image of Frederick Douglass in the heart of our city," said Mayor Warren. "The legacy of this great American-the leader of the abolitionist movement who lived most of his life here in Rochester-makes us proud. The Rochester Public Library is a treasure trove of our city's rich history and we are elated to be able to add this stunning photo to the timeline of Frederick Douglass' story, to be appreciated by generations to come." Frederick Douglass, a former slave and eminent human rights leader, was profoundly aware of photography and the power of an image, as demonstrated in his writings and speeches. Scholars have confirmed that Douglass was, in fact, the most photographed man of the 19th century, more so than President Abraham Lincoln, George Custer or Walt Whitman. Mayor Warren played a video greeting from the great, great, great, great granddaughters of Frederick Douglass, Dharma Douglass Skinner, and Zoë Douglass Skinner of East Windsor, N.J. The unveiling event also featured performances of excerpts from Douglass' speeches and writings by several past winners of the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Oratorical Contest: Eric Daniels of School of the Arts, Campbell McDade Clay of Brighton High School, and TianXing Stephens of McQuaid Jesuit High School. All three students attended elementary school at Rochester City School #12, located on the site of the Douglass homestead, and are alumni of the Frederick Douglass Club created by Michelle Garcia-Daniels. The Douglass photograph was discovered last fall in the Special Collections of the Rochester Library’s Genealogy Division.

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There’s Still Time to Catch Bronze Collective Theatre Fest!

Around *The City of Rochester Sponsors Free Admission to “Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair” March 5 and April 2 @ Rochester Museum of Science.

Offering A Week’s Infusion of African American Theatrical Arts, the Bronze Collective Theatre Fest Is Midway Through Another Exciting Season Even if you missed the opening two nights of the Second Annual Bronze Collective Theatre Fest, there’s still plenty of great performances left to catch during the Feb. 22 to Feb. 28th festival featuring local black theatre companies and filmmakers. The four remaining shows are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday with a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee at the Multi-Use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC), 142 Atlantic Ave., in Rochester’s Neighborhood of the Arts. The date, time, production title, producing artist as well as theatre and/or film production company are as follows: *February 24 Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Monologues On Clarissa Street by Karen Culley (Beulah’s Child). *February 26 Friday, 7:30 p.m., Fannie Lou Hamer by AKWAABA: The Heritage Associates. *February 27 Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Twenty Five Years of a Theatrical Journey by Michael Atkins Yawn (Imani Theatre Ensemble). *February 28 Sunday, 2 p.m., Afternoon Soiree With Rochester’s African American Filmmakers: Portfolio of Work by David Taylor (Clearview Filmwerks) and Young Black Male by Shabaka Mu Ausar (UTCHAT VISION). Admission is $15 in advance; $20 at the door. For performance details or to buy tickets online, go to www.muccc.org. Additional information is available by calling Mood Makers Books at (585) 271-7010

*Sunday, February 28 @ 3 pm: “A Nostalgic Look Back at Ebony Fashion Fair”; Rochester Museum of Science. * A Talk by Cheetah Girls author Deborah Gregory, Saturday, April 2 @ 2 pm: Inspiring Beauty Gala.@ 8 pm; Rochester Museum of Science. *FAFSA Fest 2016: Help for students who plan to attend college, Wed., March 9 from 5 to 8 p.m., Phillis Wheatley Branch Library, 33 Dr. Samuel McCree Way; and Thurs. March 24 from 3 to 6 p.m. at MCC Damon City Campus, 228. E. Main St. For info, visit www.cityofrochester.gov/FAFSAFest, www. RochesterCAN.org or call 271-5790.

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Challenger Community News • February 24, 2016

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Racism, Labor Pains and Buffalo’s Booming Construction Industry

Fire Tragedy Update: Pray for Little Treasure and her Family; Funeral Arrangements Announced for HeroFather Demetrius Johnson; Donations Still Needed

Funeral arrangements have been set for Demetrius Thomas Johnson Sr., the heroic young 24-year-old father who went back into the burning Humber Avenue house last Friday to save his three children. He and an upstairs resident died in the blaze. Treasure, 8 years old, suffered burns over 90 percent of her body. She uderwent her first surgery on Monday at Shriners Hospital for Children in Cincinnati. Her mother Tempest Thomas and little brothers survived, however one remains hospitalized. The wake for Demetrius will be held at 11 a.m. Friday followed by the funeral at noon at St. John the Baptist Church on Goodell Street in Buffalo. The family is still in need of financial help. Donations can be made at any First Niagara Bank branch in the name of Demetrius Thomas Johnson. Please make a donation today and pray for Treasure and her family.

Campaign Fundraiser To Re-Elect Dr. HarrisTigg to Buffalo Board of Education A campaign fundraiser to re-elect Dr. HarrisTigg to The Buffalo Board of Education East District will be held on Friday, February 26, at the Schiller Park Community Center, 2057 Genesee St. from 6:30 – 8 pm There will be entertainment by Touche’a silent auction and more. The cost is $25 for Patrons; $50 Friends ; $100 Sponsor and $250 Platinum Sponsor.

Free Introduction to Grant Writing Seminar; Summer Primetime Programming Funding Information We Are Women Warriors and Legislator Betty Jean Grant will present a “Free Introduction To Grant Writing Seminar” Wednesday, March 2 from 5:30 – 7:30pm at the Frank E. Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave. Topics include: How to Start, Grow and Manage a Non-Profit Organization in Order to Get Grant Funding; Secrets of Successful Grants; Importance of Collaboration ; Successful Fundraising Tips; and Importance of Board Development/Strategic Planning. Gwen Curry, “The Grant Lady,” will be the guest instructor. In addition, Bill Hilligas, Director of Erie County’s Youth Bureau, will be attending to inform the community about the 2016 Erie County Primetime Grant Application for qualified agencies interested in providing Summer Primetime Programming to at risk youth ages 5-20 residing in Erie County We are expecting a large turnout please come early for seating. For more information please contact Legislator Grant’s office 716-894-0914, or The Grant Lady.Org Call Gwen at 704.491.5745

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onstruction in Buffalo is booming. SolarCity. Children’s Hospital. The University at Buffalo Medical School. Taxpayer-funded projects like these are employing thousands of union construction workers. But the boom has resurrected concerns that the unions have made little progress over the past decade in diversifying their membership. While minorities make up 17 percent of Erie County’s workforce and more than half of the city’s population, they account for only 11 percent of unionized construction workers, according to the most recent figures available. What’s more, there’s been virtually no change in the racial makeup of the building trades over the past decade, despite pledges to recruit more minorities as part of a $1.3 billion dollar program to rebuild city schools. Minority membership in the building trades increased by less than 1 percent between 2005 and 2012, according to figures compiled by developer LPCiminelli as part of the school renovations. “These unions, they’re really resistant to change,” said Charley Fisher III, president of B.U.I.L.D Buffalo and co-founder of a new organization to monitor diversity in construction. “There is not a fair representation of African-Americans and other minorities in the trade unions, period.” The construction unions say they’re doing everything they can to increase diversity. “We’ve spent thousands and thousands of dollars doing nothing but recruiting minorities,” said Paul Brown, president of the Buffalo Building Trades Council. “The biggest challenge is they don’t apply.” Investigative Post has spent the last two months interviewing 20 labor and community leaders and construction workers, and reviewing employment data and related documents, to determine why the construction trades haven’t made more progress in diversifying. Union leaders say they have a problem finding minority applicants; community groups that offer training programs say they have more demand than they can accommodate. But there’s a profound disconnect between the two, a result of mutual mistrust and poor communication. As a result of this dysfunction, there’s no reliable pipeline for recruiting minorities into appreticeship programs, the gateway to union membership. The problem is compounded by structural barriers that make entry into the unions more difficult for people of color – in particular, the need for a driver’s license and a car and the location of almost all union halls in the suburbs. Continued Page 11

Legislator Miller-Williams Announces HEAP Workshops in District 1 1st District Erie County Legislator Barbara Miller-Williams will conduct three separate Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Workshops. All eligible households may submit an application to receive services. If an applicant is missing information, they may be allowed to mail the information and complete the application process. *The first outreach event will be held February 29,at the Dorothy J. Collier Community Center, 118 East Utica Street, from 10 am - 2 pm. All applicants will be interviewed. *The second HEAP workshop will be March 2 at the West Side Community Services Center, 161 Vermont Street, from 10 am - 2 pm. All applicants will be interviewed. The third HEAP workshop will be March 10, 422 Pratt Street, from 10 am - 2 pm. All applicants will be interviewed. Applicants are requested to bring the following Documentation to the Workshop: One (1) form of identification for all household members (birth certificates, license, Social Security Card); Proof of income received within the last 30 days for all household members (pay stubs, SS or pension award letters, proof of child support, rental income, unemployment benefits, worker’s comp., etc.); and Current heat and electric bills For Heating Equipment: Two (2) furnace estimates from participating HEAP contractors; Proof of homeownership- Deed to home HEAP is a federally funded program to assist Erie County residents with their heating bills. The HEAP workshop will be administered by the Erie County Departments of Social Services and Senior Services and is open to all income eligible households. For information or assistance, please contact Legislator Barbara Miller-Williams Legislative Office at (716) 842-0490 or e-mail bmw@erie.gov or the HEAP Hotline at (716) 858-7644.

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Phillip Emeagwali is hailed by several eminent sources as one of the fathers of the Internet. The BBC named him as a “Digital Giant.” CNN called him “a Father of the Internet.” President Bill Clinton referred to him as “One of the greatest minds of the Information Age.” Oscar winner, Denzel Washington, was to star as this man in a new movie. Time magazine captioned him the “Unsung hero behind the internet,” and continued, “the Web owes much of its existence to [him], a math whiz who came up with the formula for allowing a large number of computers to communicate at once.” He has been placed in the same rank as Einstein. He was later honored with Gordon Bell Prize, which is the highest award for technological innovation. He remains one of the few living persons to have received this particular title; the Gordon Bell Prize is only awarded to organizations or groups. Until the 1980s, wide area networking was still an insurmountable challenge to the extent that technology giants, including IBM went on hiding. But young Philip Emeagwali, a Nigerian-born scientist, like the biblical David, took up the challenge and single-handedly designed, developed, programmed and implemented the first wide area information sharing network system using 65,000 processors, 24 million equations and 3.1 billion calculations, and shamed the giants. The technological breakthrough of this one man project gave birth to what has expanded to become the internet.

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Police Mistreatment Of Blacks Listed As Violation By Human Rights Watch In its annual review, Human Rights Watch ranked police mistreatment of Blacks in America among human rights crises occurring across the globe. In “World Report 2016: Events of 2015,” experts criticize U.S. police practices and become yet another international body bringing the plight of Blacks in America onto the international stage. Once again, high-profile police killings of unarmed African Americans gained media attention in 2015, including the deaths of Freddy Gray in Baltimore and Walter Scott in North Charleston, South Carolina,” the report said. “The federal government does not maintain a full count of the number of people killed by police each year. The Bureau of Justice Statistics revealed in 2015 that it tracks only 35 to 50 percent of arrest-related deaths on an annual basis. A new federal law incentivizes the collection of data regarding deaths in police custody, but does not require states to provide that data and so fails to ensure reliable data on people killed by police,” it continued. The document focused on harsh sentencing, racial disparities in criminal justice, drug reform, police reform, prison and jail conditions, poverty and criminal justice, and youth in the criminal justice system. It also tackled the rights of noncitizens, labor rights, right to health, rights of people with disabilities, women’s and girls’ rights, sexual orientation and gender identity, national security, and foreign policy. Last May, it further noted, President Barack Obama’s Law Enforcement Equipment Working Group released recommendations to better regulate and restrict the transfer of Defense Department equipment to local law enforcement. Human Rights Watch criticism of police brutality comes on the heels of a recommendation of reparations for Blacks in America by the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent. “We appreciate the work of Human Rights Watch and their solidarity, but on this issue, it has been addressed by the U.N. and will be addressed in September, and we want folks to just know that it’s the work of the people at the bottom, the grassroots community, the people directly impacted, and the Justice Or Else LOC! (Local Organizing Committee) that has brought this to the forefront of the U.N.,” stated Willie “J.R.” Fleming, longtime activist and member of the Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign and the Chicago Justice Or Else! LOC. “We support the efforts of Human Rights Watch, but we don’t want folks trying to jump in and take credit for the work that Blacks folks have done. That’s the danger of people releasing counter reports after the U.N. left, because history can be easily miswritten,” the activist argued passionately. Mr. Fleming further said while grassroots activists applaud the efforts of groups like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, it is important to note that within these institutions are challenges around White supremacy.

DANCING WITH THE STARS! 106-year-old Virginia McLaurin recently danced to celebrate her visit to the White House. Mrs. McLaurin thought she “would never live to get in theWhite House.” But after a year long petition, her wish to meet President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama was granted. Her enthusiasm for meeting President Obama seemed matched only by her joy at meeting his wife, grabbing First Lady Michelle Obama’s hand and doing a jitterbug — or was it the Charleston? — in the White House.“What’s the secret to still dancing at one-oh-six?” he asked McLaurin as she danced hand-in-hand with Michelle. “Just keep moving,” McLaurin said.“ The Washington, D.C. widow told Obama, “I thought I would never live to get in the White House. And I tell you, I am so happy. A Black president! A Black wife! And I’m here to celebrate Black history. Yeah, that’s what I’m here for!”

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EARLY DETECTION IS THE BEST PROTECTION! The Mobile Mammogram Unit is Coming! The Community Health Center of Buffalo in conjunction with The Witness Project of Roswell Park, Fidelis Health Care United Health Care and Your Care Health is proud to announce they will be hosting a “Mobile Mammogram Day at the Community Health Center,” 34 Benwood Avenue, Monday, March 7,from 12 noon to 7 pm. The Mobile Mammogram Unit will be parked outside on our parking lot! Appointments are available now by calling 986-9199, ext. 3610. All insurances accepted! Schedule a pap smear in our Women’s Health Department on the same day and receive a special gift! Come get your healthy on! Do it because you’re worth it!

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Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair through April 24 at the Memorial Art Gallery

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See 40 stunning outfits by world-class designers featured in Ebony Fashion Fair—a traveling show that helped redefine pride and achievement for African Americans.

Exhibition developed by the Chicago History Museum in cooperation with Johnson Publishing Company, LLC, presented by the Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum, and toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC.

Presented in Rochester by the Gallery Council of the Memorial Art Gallery and New York State Council on the Arts. Major support is provided by The Gouvernet Arts Fund at the Community Foundation, Abigail Riggs Collection, Canandaigua National Bank & Trust, and Wahl Media. Additional funding provided by three anonymous donors, City of Rochester, COMIDA, FULL MEA5URE, John D. Greene Endowment for Contemporary Exhibitions, Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Fund, and Nocon & Associates, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Media sponsors are the Democrat and Chronicle Media Group and News10NBC. PICTURED:Tilmann Grawe (France), cocktail dress, 2003–04. Photo courtesy Johnson Publishing Company, LLC.

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FAITH & FAMILY

Calvary Baptist Church Leadership Institute The Thirteenth Annual Calvary Baptist Church Leadership Institute will be held on March 15-17 from 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. The theme is : “Whatever God‘s People Do, They Do Well”. (Scriptures: Psalm 33:8-9; Matthews 28:19-20). There is no fee and all are welcome to attend the following Nashville certified classes: Ministering to Your Pastor, Spiritual Formation, Baptist Covenant,Synoptic Gospels, and Survey of Galatians. Registration is open to the public, but seats are limited. A light meal will be provided .For further information contact Dean L. Conrad or Mrs. Watkins at Calvary Baptist

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Pilgrim to Host Black Walls‘Leap-Day Meal’ LeapYear gives us extra day History Program in February (every four years) Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, 665 Michigan Avenue, will present its annual Black History program Saturday, February 27 at 4 p.m. The occasion will recognize Sister Sheila Brown, President & CEO of WUFO 1080 AM Radio. The Rev. Frank Bostic is Pastor. The event is free.

and yet another day for us to praise Him for all of His glorious blessings. Join in for a delicious, free “Leap-Day” Celebration Meal on Monday February 29, 6 -8 p.m. The Reverend Loretta Lewis Brooks is the pastor. Walls Memorial A.M.E.Z. Church is located at 455 Glenwood Ave.

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“The Released”: What Happens When The Mentally Living Water Fellowship Musical Fundraiser Ill are Released From Prisons and Jails? Living Water Fellowship will host a Musical Fundraiser on Sunday, February 28 at 4 p.m. at Sadly, some of us have a bad habit of ostracizing and marginalizing people who don’t fit our opinions of who is beautiful, good, acceptable, and worthy of our respect, humanity, and value. The way that we view mentally ill individuals is a case in point. Our community is filled with people who suffer from mental illness and not all of them are able to access the proper medical attention or intervention that would help then to deal with their condition. Among those who are so marginalized and ostracized are prisoners and formerly incarcerated people who live with incarceration or the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction. Mental illness further complicates Karima their situation. AMIN Today more mentally ill persons are in jails and prisons than hospitals. It has been this way in America for a long time. In the 1950’s, the process of deinstitutionalization began. This involved the emptying and closing of state mental hospitals that were overcrowded and old. With the advent of new medications, the symptoms of about half of the patients were improved. Unfortunately, the sickest patients were unable to make informed decisions about their own need for medication. By the 1970’s, it was obvious that mental illness was becoming viewed as criminality, which resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of mentally ill individuals in jails and prisons. This nation’s jails and prisons have replaced hospitals as the primary facility for mentally ill individuals. What happens when they are released? We will consider this question at the next meeting of PRISONERS ARE PEOPLE TOO, INC., on Monday, February 29, at the Pratt-Willert Center, 422 Pratt St in Buffalo, from 7pm to 9pm, with the screening of a PBS film, “The Released.” Produced in 2009, this film follows the stories of several mentally ill men who struggle with getting their lives on track following release from prison. Additionally, we will have a guest speaker, Ms. Artelia “Tia” Lewis who is a Peer Advocate with the Mental Health Peer Connection of the Western New York Independent Living Project in Buffalo, NY. Many men and women suffering from some form of mental illness do not display overt signs or symptoms. These people could very well be your neighbor, the person in line with you at the supermarket, or at the bus stop. These people could be with you in school, at the library or the beauty salon or barber shop, or in your religious institutions. These are our people in our community...in our families. Come out to this meeting to gain a better understanding of the problems they face that could also touch your life. For more information contact Karima Amin, karima@prisonersarepeopletoo.org or BaBa Eng, g.babaeng@yahoo.com.

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Challenger Community News • February 24, 2016

ON STAGE *Ujima Presents El Hajj Malik by N. R. Davidson; Directed by Lorna C. Hill February 19 - March 6, Performances:Alleyway’s Main Street Cabaret, 672 Main Street,Feb. 19 through March 6. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 6 p.m. $25 general • $20 seniors • $15 students;Ujima Company, Inc.,515 Main St., Buffalo, New York, 14203-1712 Tickets online: ujimacoinc. org Box Office No.: 716-2810092 Administration, Subscriptions and Group sales. Sales: 716-281-0093 - or -uji-

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2016 BLACK TIE FOR BLACK HISTORY TO HONOR SIX For the 9th consecutive year, The Black Tie for Black History Extravaganza will bring the city’s Black History Month celebration to a classy and fitting close. The much anticipated event, which will take place on Friday, February 26 from 7 (doors open at 6;30 p.m.) to 11 p.m. at The Tralf, will honor six of the city’s outstanding citizens. Proceeds will benefit The Peacemakers, an anti-violence collective. The honorees include: *Maurice Brown, Political Coordinator for 1199 SEIU UHWE (United Health Care Workers East). 1199 has 400,000 members across five states (New York, New Jersey, Maryland/DC, Massachusetts, Florida). * Cory R. Haqq, is a Commercial Real Estate Broker with Hastings Cohn and Principal Broker of Urban Equity Management Group LLC. In addition to his professional commitment to the City of Buffalo, Cory also is a community advocate for urban renewal and community development within the inner city. * Harold S. Cardwell, Jr. is employed with the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency and serves as the Contractor Compliance Officer for Section 3 and MWBE, and the Fair Housing Officer. *Renata Robinson Toney is a Public Relations Strategist at the Burchfield Penney Art Center at SUNY Buffalo State. She has nearly 28 years of progressive experience managing marketing and public relations campaigns, and national and local media relations. Renata is also the owner of On Message Communication, a results-oriented marketing communications consultancy. *Rita Hubbard-Robinson, the CEO of NeuWater & Associates, LLC, has been committed to the improvement of health and social determinants of health for over 30 years. Currently, under contract with a NYS Medicaid reform project, she works with community based organizations in WNY to connect individuals to healthcare and wellness services. She is the host of the Millennium Health Matters Radio Show. *Sheila L. Brown, Manager and Principal Owner of Visions Multi Media Group, LLC, is a visionary leader and a history-making business executive. Brown fulfilled her longtime dream of owning a radio station, becoming the first African-American female to do so in Buffalo, NY. On October 29, 2015 Sheila Brown released her first book entitled “29 Years of Preparation” a guide book to making your epic dream come true. “We try to come up with a mixture of people who are pioneers,” said organizer and founder Marnetta Malcolm. “We also find people who are unsung. We call them “ difference makers” because they are silently going about their work making a difference in their community.” Marnetta, who will MC the show, came up with the idea of “Black Tie For Black History” in 2007 along with her friend Gregory Prachett. Mrs. Malcolm, a former radio sales promoter and marketing executive, promotes and organizes the yearly event and remains passionate about continuing to make it happen because, as she says, “people who are making a difference in the community should always be recognized.” Presented by LPCiminelli, the event is also sponsored by CASNY, Geneva Auto, Camellia Foods, American Commodore Tuxedo, OTB, Ron Walker MVP, 1199 SEIU and The Challenger. Tickets are $25 and are available at Ticketmaster, Doris Records and the Tralf Box Office. Entertainment will be provided by The Lyfe, Lyne Westbrook and DJ Papa Trini. “ It’s a well attended affair,” concluded Marnetta. “But its not your traditional awards ceremony – it’s a party with a purpose.….and its not going away because I will be pushing this from now on because is too important.”

Stop The Violence & Just Dance Starring D-Low (“DLow Shuffle” & “Bet You Can’t Do It Like Me”) will be held S a t u r d a y, Feb. 27 at the YMCA, 585 William Street. Doors open from 5-7 p.m. Music by DJ Wire. The event will feature a dance contest talent show, prizes, giveaways and a special performance by B.A.S.E. All Star Cheerleaders. Tickets are $15 (early bird) and $30 (VIP) and are available at King City, Doris Records, and Event Brite. 716-228-1415.

*The Larry Salter Soul Orchestra salutes Black History Month at the Broadway Market, 999 Broadway in Buffalo on Saturday February 27, from 12 noon until 3pm.Free Admission “It’s a Family Affair.” *Comedian Tracey Morgan of saturday Night Live fame, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2016, Seneca Niagara Casino 8 p.m. Tickets start at $45/ Ticketmaster. Now returning to the stage after a near-fatal car crash, Tracy is back and better than ever!

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MOVE ON DOWN THE ROAD!The Aloma D. Johnson Charter School will present “The Wiz” on stage Friday, February 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the school which is located at 15 Jewett Parkway. For more information call 856-4390 or fax 856-4391 or visit their website at www.adjcharter.org

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ON STAGE SCRATCH NIGHT AT THE ROBESON

It’s the last Monday of the month is coming up and the place to be is at the African American Cultural Center’s Scratch Night at the Robeson. The program is an opportunity for Artist to come out and present their artistic talent whether it is theatre, dance, music, poetry, comedy, storytelling, writers, indie film and works-in progress let your creative juices flow. Vendors are welcomed; our community needs to know the resources that are available from our own. Scratch Night at the Robeson is held the last Monday of every month. Dates: February 29, March 28, April 25, May 30, June 27 and July 25. Please mark these dates on your calendars or things to do list. MC Buffalo’s own Edreys Wajed. Program time 7:30 – 9:30pm, cover charge is $5.00, vendors $20.00 (tables provided). Individuals & vendors who are interested should send a request to paulrobesontheatrebuffalo@ gmail.com – Networking opportunities close out the night.

The Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo, New York, Inc. Celebrates 99 Years of History Dawoud Sabu Adeyola, Ed. M. Part II Conclusion

One of the remarkably well documentation of Local 533 was its record of “Transfer Members” which is what musicians who traveled to Buffalo to work shows and make concert appearances were called. In order to work in a jurisdiction of a musicians Local other than the one that a musician belonged to, it was necessary to be register, pay work dues and receive a work permit from the particular Local in whose jurisdiction they worked in. Accordingly, as shown on the placard above which is displayed on the building of the CMC , we have records of dues paid and signatures of dozens of outstanding musical icons such as Louis and Lil Armstrong, Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington, William “Count” Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday (who resided for a time in Buffalo), Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmie Lunceford, Slam Stewart& Slim Galliard (who were also Buffalo residents). In 1918, approximately one year after its establishment, a social club was established for the benefit of the members of Local 533 and the community. After having several locations , the Colored Musicians Club received its own charter and certificate of incorporation as The Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo, New York and purchased property at 145 Broadway St. where it remains today. At the time thto charter member and retired President of Local 533, Dr. Raymond E. Jackson, “the musicians used to hang out after they finished their jobs at night. You could get a trotter-a plate of pork, a pig foot, a plate of beans and a bottle of b Sundays, musicians would utilize the club for band rehearsals, taking advantage of the free space and the piano it provided.” (Davis) as formed, a close knit group of people independent member and retired President of Local 533, Dr. Raymond E. Jackson, “the musicians used to hang out after they finished their jobs at night. You could get a trotter-a plate of pork, a pig foot, a plate of beans and a bottle of beer - for 25 cents. On Sundays, musicians would utilize the The actual building had been constructed between 1880 and 1900 and it initially housed the shop of boot and shoemaker Charles Zifle, then Michael McNamara’s cigar and tobacco stand, a billiards parlor, several union locals and Niagara China and Equipment Company. Located in what is now know as the Historic Michigan Avenue Corridor most of the historic buildings of the area are no longer in existence. At the time of its establishment, the Club shared the neighborhood with other historic institutions such as the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church, The Michigan YMCA and music venues such as The Little Harlem Hotel and Supper Club, Mandys, the Moonglow and the Lucky Clover Jazz club. The first officers of the Local 533 were Silas Laws in whose home some of the initial meetings were held and who became its first President, Charles Swayne, Monte Tate, John Neal, Julius Franklin, Henry Wheeler, Clara Oliver, Charles Wright and Clara Oliver. According to researcher Richard McCrae, “Mention was made that in the year 1916, overtures were

hen Rodney Wilkinson is not fighting fires he’s serving up tasty meals. Rodney, a fire fighter since 1992, is a Lieutenant at Ladder 7 at Main and Mercer Streets in Buffalo and serves as the Fire Deputy for the 914th Airlift Wing in Niagara Falls. He’s also the owner of one of the city’s newest eateries – the Fire Spot located at 3300 Bailey Avenue. “This was his dream,” said his mom Ernestine Wilkinson, who, along with his daughter Latisha and several other family members make up the work force. Choosing the name “Fire Spot” he said, actually had little to do with his career as a fire fighter. Shortly after he purchased the building in 2007 it caught on fire! “I was originally going to call it Dimples (after his mother), but after the fire I had to start over.” He said he first thought about giving up but decided to keep going and with the help of family and friends, rebuilt

WE ARE FAMILY: Pictured (L-R): Derrick Norman, Ernestine Wilkinson, Dajuan Norman, Latisha Wilkinson, Rodney Wilkinson and Vincent Stallworth. Not pictured, Antowan Holmes and Robert Jones. and remodeled the building. He also decided to rename it and call it – quite appropriately - The Fire Spot. “This is a family business,” he said proudly of the impressive Take Out (there are also a few tables for those who choose to eat in). Although Lt. Wilkinson inherited his basic good cooking skills from his mother– he sharpened his

made to the Musicians Local 43 of Buffalo, to take in Negro musicians, but they refused. An appeal was then made to the International Union and the then President Joseph N. Weber ordered Major Powell to represent the Federation and to organize the Negro musicians. This was accomplished on February 2, 1917.”3 This picture shows Dizzy Gillespie seated at the piano, Elvin Sheppard standing next to him, Wilbur Trammel playing Tenor Saxophone and Miles Davis peering from the back doorway among other musicians at the CMC at 145 Broadway in the late 1940’s. This was a typical “session” at the Club in the early days described by long time member and former Local 533 officer, the late Albert “Eggie” Riding: “I came to Buffalo (in 1933) from St. Louis, to play at a place called McVans. We had a six month contract to play there and I’m still here! At first, I didn’t participate much at the Continued Page 11

culinary talent over the years at the Fire House. “I’ve been cooking for 24 years in a Fire House,” he said. “If you can cook for eight guys and they don ‘t complain you know you’re doing something right!” Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, The Fire Spot’s specialities include Chicken & Waffles, Fish & Grits and Hoagies with the Spot’s famous “Tailgate Come Back Sauce.” They’re open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Stop in and check them out today, or call 835-(FIRE) 3473. “ The Fire Spot, where the food is always hot!”

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Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Launches “Friend-Raising” Campaign

n honor of the 2016 theme for African American History Month, Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories, the Corridor Commission is launching a “Friend-raising Campaign.” The Friends of the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor will focus on advocacy, funding, volunteering, docent training, beautification and community engagement to support initiatives within the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor to make it a more desirable place to live, work and visit. The Friends will work in collaboration with the Corridor Commission and its stakeholders to connect the area residents and supporters to projects that are being planned for the Corridor. Friends will serve as a foundation to ensure Corridor success and sustainability that will enhance the vitality and marketability of the Corridor as a tourist destination. Together residents, Corridor supporters and the Commission can combine efforts to preserve, protect and honor area landmarks, increase tourism, stimulate economic development and foster neighborhood pride. On Saturday, February 27th at The Michigan Street Baptist Church, 511Michigan Street, the public and interested volunteers (Friends) are invited to learn more about the Corridor. At 2pm there will be free tours, a talk by Buffalo State historian, Dr. Peraza on Suing the Master: Slave Litigation in 18th Century Louisiana. This talk explores slaves’ manipulation of colonial laws and customs to secure legal freedom for themselves and their extended families, often in the face of slaveholder resistance. Dr. Steve Peraza is a lecturer in the Department of History and Social Studies Education. He earned his Ph.D. in U.S. history from SUNY-Buffalo, specializing in slavery Dr. Peraza and manumission in the Atlantic World, Refreshments, Corridor updates and information given on the Friends and upcoming programs. Go to www.michiganstreetbuffalo.org to become a friend and find additional information on the 27th. This program is sponsored by the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor and Buffalo State Monroe Fordham Regional History Center. Follow us on Twitter BuffaloBlackHeritage@MSAAHC Submitted by Gail V Wells Marketing Director Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Gailw@michiganstreetbuffalo.org

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RACISM,LABOR PAINS AND BUFFALO’S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY continued “It’s a question we need to ask: why are there opportunities in the trades that are going unfulfilled, and high minority – particularly male – unemployment here, and why we can’t marry those two things together?” said Kevin Schuler, vice president for corporate communications at LPCiminelli, the region’s largest construction contractor. “If you can’t connect the trades and the community,” he said, “you end up where we’re at now: with pockets of people interested but no direct pipeline." History of Failure Union leaders insist they’re doing their best to increase minority participation, but statistics show that those efforts have not significantly improved diversity. The building trades in Western New York consist of 16 unions with a combined membership of about 7,000 – making them one of the region’s largest non-government employers. In 2005, minorities accounted for 10.5 percent of union membership. That number inched up to 11.2 percent by 2012, the last year LPCiminelli did the census. The state Department of Labor keeps more detailed records of unions’ racial makeup, but has so far refused to make those records available in response to a Freedom of Information request. The problem of union diversity was supposed to have been solved years ago. One of the aims of the decade-long project to rebuild Buffalo schools was to boost minority participation in the unions and create a new generation of minority construction workers. In 2003, the unions agreed to ambitious goals for recruiting a more diverse workforce. They promised to reach 35 percent minority membership within the first five years of the project. That didn’t happen. A 2006 audit by the State Comptroller found that the recruitment goals could not possibly be reached, given the unions’ performance to that point. The audit also criticized union’s written plans to increase diversity for lacking specifics. Brown, the Building Trades Council president, said the recession was largely to blame for the unions’ failure to meet the goal, as many took on fewer apprentices because there was less work. There were other problems, as well. A union-funded training center was closed down after a year of operation with $600,000 of debt – in large part because the start of new phases of the work kept being delayed. Only half of the program’s graduates said they stayed employed in the construction industry. A similar program, which aims to prepare high school students to become apprentices, “works better than anything else we’ve done so far,” Brown said. “It’s the key to this whole thing.” Graduates are guaranteed an apprentice slot – and 15 participants became apprentices when the program was offered in 2014, he said. But it’s only been offered once in recent years, and a plan to repeat it this year has so far stalled because of disagreements over its location. Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D-Buffalo), who helped secure funding for the program in the state budget, said it could have been more effective if less sporadic. “It’s a work in progress,” she said. “You can’t just do it once and expect that to change things; you have to do it consistently.” Outreach and obstacles Union outreach efforts are complicated by the fact that each of the 16 locals manages their own recruitment and has slightly different requirements for prospective apprentices. Some require applicants to pass a math test or have a passing grade in high school algebra; others need candidates who aren’t afraid of heights. Some accept applications throughout the year; others, only during a brief recruitment period. Lack of transportation is another persistent problem. While people of color mostly live in the city, often relying on public transportation, almost all the unions halls are in the suburbs, and apprentices have to be able to travel to jobs sites across the region. “Reliable transportation, a driver’s license, and showing up on time – those are three things that really knock people out of the box,” said Tracy Cardwell, public affairs manager at LPCiminelli, who recruited students for the pre-apprentice program. Buffalo’s vocational schools, like McKinley High School, and some colleges, like SUNY Alfred, have links with some unions that guarantee spots for some of their students in apprentice programs. Nonetheless, it’s a common complaint among union leaders that promising students – even at vocational schools – tend to be steered towards college rather than being encouraged to consider a career in the trades. Chris Austin, a recruiter for the Carpenters’ Local 276, said 70 percent of high school students, regardless of race, fail his union’s math test, because they can’t add and subtract fractions or read a tape measure correctly. “It doesn’t matter if they’re from Alleghany or Erie County - that’s just a problem with education as a whole,” Austin said. Michael McNally, business agent for the Plumbers’ Local 22, said the biggest challenge in finding qualified minority applicants is “just getting the word out to the minority community to hand in applications for the apprentice program.” “We have tried everything – TV ads, newspaper ads, ads on minority radio stations,” he said. “Our applications never increased.” NEXT WEEK : THE OPPOSITE PROBLEM

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McIntyre Announces Candidacy for Central District School Board Race Ellicott District resident and longtime community activist, Bryon J. McIntyre has announced that he will run for the position of Central District School Board member, a seat held by retired educator, Mary Ruth Kapsiak. After holding the seat for three terms, Mrs. Kapsiack has stated that she will not seek reelection for another term. “I am looking forward to running a campaign based on my service to the students and parents of Buffalo through my advocacy for a quality education while serving as 1st. vicepresident of D.P.C.C., Chairman of Committee on Special Education and as a parent facilitator in many of our schools,” stated McIntyre. He went on to say,” With so many of our minority students, especially the young male students becoming disconnected from the classroom environment for whatever reason(s), I believe a strong male presence will serve a purpose as a role model and my years on the Buffalo Fire Department has already prepared me for the discipline, teamwork and perseverance that is needed to help turn around our schools. I wish to serve on the Buffalo Board of Education so that all children will be able to graduate with the knowledge, skills and information they need to succeed in this society.”

COLORED MUSICIANS CLUB continued the Club other than after work, when we would come by because this is where the musicians all congregated...at the musicians club. It was first located around the corner at Clinton Street. However, they moved over here and I was not involved but I was here when the Club purchased this building. At the time, there were two Musicians unions, Local 533 which was called the Colored Local and Local 43 which was the white Local. Some of the members of the Musicians local decided that they wanted to have a a social part and this was how the CMC got started... in order to handle some of the local activities and to have a place for the musicians to hang out when they finished playing. There was quite a bit of musical activity at that time in the 1930’s. Musicians were working all over Buffalo and they would congregate on the corner here at Broadway and Michigan (streets). You could see almost every musician who was playing around 3:00 to 3:30 A.M. Every morning. So, when the Club was formed, they were able to join the Club and it was made up of all people who were interested in the arts and the music. It didn’t have to be all musicians but it was predominantly musicians who conducted all the activities.”

Today, the CMC continues to uphold its historic legacy by being open in the evenings of certain week days for rehearsals in addition to regular shows and open mike sessions on Sunday evenings form 6 to 9pm. Also, the CMC has established a Museum in its premises that is open to the public and hosts the CMC JazzFest on the last weekend of each July. The Board of Directors has established a committee that is preparing activities to commemorate 100 years of continuous achievement in the form of several activities that will celebrate the Centennial of the Local 533’s birth and subsequent establishment of the Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo culminating with a Grand Gala to be held in April of 2017 in downtown Buffalo. Presently, it is open to the public. For more information please visit the CMC Website at www.coloredmusiciansclub.org or call 716855-9383

“Pastor Pridgen Brings Power To The People!” Dear Editor: Bishop Darius G. Pridgen made a way. He opened up the doors of True Bethel Baptist Church and over one million bottles of water were delivered by the people. Then Robert (Bob) Rich III, President of ROAR Logistics, Inc. took care of the logistics and delivered the water to Flint. On the east side, we may not have much but we have each other, as the saying goes. The east side came together and made a difference. We helped the residents of Flint, Michigan. We got a chance to see the power of the Black dollar and the power that is right in our own backyard. The residents of Buffalo and powerful businessmen like Bob Rich III, came to help us when they heard about Operation H20 because we were doing something positive that they wanted to become a part of. Thank you Bishop Pridgen, who led us to the water and gave “power to the people.” There’s a lesson to be learned in all of this from Bishop Pridgen and Bob Rich, III. Don’t wait for a phone call. Help others when you see someone in need and don’t hesitate to ask others to help you help someone else if you can’t do it alone. And like Big Momma taught us: “Don’t you forget about them folks who helped you along the way when you needed help ‘cause you just might need to call on them same folks again one day.” -LAVINIA G. HAIRSTON

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LEGAL NOTICE 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: 17 CAMP STREET BUFFALO, NY 14204 Section: 111.33 Block: 4 Lot: 39.12 INDEX NO. 810575/2015 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, vs. EMMANUEL J. CURRY, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ERNIE V. CURRY; ERNIE J. CURRY, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ERNIE V. CURRY; MARKEL CURRY, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ERNIE V. CURRY; MARTIN CURRY, SR., AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ERNIE V. CURRY, 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; BUFFALO NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION CORPORATION; CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA) NA; HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III; MICHAEL WEINER, COMMISSIONER OF THE ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; VELOCITY INVESTMENTS LLC D/B/A FIRST USA BANK; UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS ASSIGNEE OF FIRST USA BANK; CACV OF COLORADO LLC; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, "JOHN DOE #1" through "JOHN DOE #12," the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claim-

LEGAL NOTICE Supplemental Summons ing 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 $87,843.00 and interest, recorded on March 12, 1999, at Liber 12830 Page 5741, of the Public Records of ERIE County, New York, covering premises known as 17 CAMP STREET BUFFALO, NY 14204. 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: January 29, 2016 RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: DANIEL GREENBAUM, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590 (516) 2807675

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No.: 813796/2015 Date of Filing: January 8, 2016 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF ERIE HSBC BANK USA, N.A., Plaintiff,

Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF -against- (MORTGAGE COMPANY) CELESTINE HICKS WYLIE AS AND FILING THE ANSWER HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF WITH THE COURT. KIN OF STANDFORD T. WYYOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON LIE; MAURICE WYLIE AS HEIR NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATAT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF TEMPTING TO COLLECT A STANDFORD T. WYLIE; JOHN DEBT, AND ANY INFORMADOE 1 THROUGH 50; JANE TION OBTAINED WILL BE DOE 1 THROUGH 50, INTENDUSED FOR THAT PURPOSE ING TO BE THE UNKNOWN TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEHEIRS, DISTRIBUTES, DEVIFENDANTS: SEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTThe foregoing summons is EES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, served upon you by publicaAND ASSIGNEES OF THE EStion pursuant to an Order of the TATE OF STANDFORD T. WYHonorable Dennis E. Ward of LIE WHO WAS BORN IN 1926 the Supreme Court of the State AND DIED ON JUNE 20, 2013, of New York, signed on JanuA RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY ary 6, 2016, and filed with supOF ERIE, THEIR SUCCESporting papers in the Office of SORS IN INTEREST IF ANY the Clerk of the County of Erie, OF THE AFORESAID DEState of New York. FENDANTS BE DECEASED, The object of this action is to THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS foreclose a mortgage upon AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, AND the premises described below, SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST executed by STANDFORD T. OF THE AFORESAID CLASSWYLIE to DEVERE CAPITAL ES OF PERSON, IF THEY CORP. bearing date October OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, 6, 1995 and recorded in Liber AND THEIR RESPECTIVE 12681 of Mortgages at Page HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WID6255 in the County of Erie on OWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM October 6, 1995. Thereafter AND WHOSE NAMES AND said mortgage was assigned PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE to FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINLOAN & ASSOCIATION OF TIFF; et al.,; COMMISSIONER ROCHESTER by assignment OF ADMINISTRATION AND FIof mortgage bearing date OctoNANCE; SERVICE EXPERTS ber 6, 1995 and recorded unHEATING & AIR CONDITIONder Liber 12681 of Mortgages ING LLC; ‘’JOHN DOES’’ and at Page 6275 in the County ‘’JANE DOES’’, SAID NAMES of Erie on October 6, 1995. BEING FICTITIOUS, PARTIES Plaintiff, HSBC BANK USA, INTENDED BEING POSSIBLE N.A. was formerly known as TENANTS OR OCCUPANTS MARINE MIDLAND BANK sucOF PREMISES, AND CORPOcessor by merger to FIRST RATIONS, OTHER ENTITIES FEDERAL SAVINGS LOAN & OR PERSONS WHO CLAIM, ASSOCIATION OF ROCHESOR MAY CLAIM, A LIEN TER. AGAINST THE PREMISES, DeSaid premises being known as fendants. and by 181 FLOSS AVENUE, TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEBUFFALO, NY 14211. FENDANTS: Date: December 30, 2015 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMBatavia, New York MONED to answer the comVirginia C Grapensteter, Esq. plaint in this action and to serve ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOa copy of your answer, or, if the CIATES, P.C. complaint is not served with this Attorneys for Plaintiff summons, to serve a Notice Batavia Office 26 Harvester of Appearance on the PlainAvenue tiff’s attorney(s) within twenty Batavia, NY 14020 (20) days after the service of 585.815.0288 this summons, exclusive of the Help For Homeowners In Foreday of service, where service closure is made by delivery upon you New York State Law requires personally within the State, or that we send you this notice within thirty (30) days after comabout the foreclosure process. pletion of service where service Please read it carefully. Mortis made in any other manner, gage foreclosure is a complex and in case of your failure to process. Some people may apappear or answer, judgment will proach you about “saving” your be taken against you by default home. You should be extremely for the relief demanded in the careful about any such promiscomplaint. es. The State encourages you NOTICE to become informed about your YOU ARE IN DANGER OF options in foreclosure. There LOSING YOUR HOME are government agencies, leIf you do not respond to this gal aid entities and other nonsummons and complaint by profit organizations that you serving a copy of the answer on may contact for information the attorney for the mortgage about foreclosure while you are company who filed this forecloworking with your lender during sure proceeding against you this process. To locate an entity and filing the answer with the near you, you may call the tollcourt, a default judgment may free helpline maintained by the be entered and you can lose New York State Banking Deyour home. partment at 1-877-BANKNYS Speak to an attorney or go to (1-877-226-5697) or visit the the court where your case is Department’s website at www. pending for further information banking.state.ny.us. The State on how to answer the summons does not guarantee the advice and protect your property. of these agencies.

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Challenger Community News • February 24, 2016 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS One (1) Plumbing Work Contract: 45371-P One (1) Construction Work Contract: 45372-C One (1) HVAC Work Contract: 45372-H One (1) Roofing & Appurtenant Work Contract: 45377-T Sealed bids for the above Work located in the Geographic Contract Areas described below in Table 1 and comprising separate contracts for HVAC Work, Plumbing Work and Roofing Work, will be received by the Office of General Services (OGS), Design & Construction Group (D&C), Contract Administration, 35th Floor Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242, until 2:00 p.m. on the date indicated in Table 2 below, when they will be publicly opened and read. Each bid must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and must be accompanied by a certified check, bank check, or bid bond in the amount of $25,000. This Advertisement for Bids is for multiple Job Order Contracts (hereinafter called JOC). A Job Order Contract is an indefinite quantity contract pursuant to which the Contractor will perform a series of individual repair, alteration, modernization, maintenance, rehabilitation, demolition and construction projects at different locations. Work is accomplished by means of issuance of a Job Order against a master contract. Under the JOC concept, the Contractor furnishes all management, documentation, labor, materials and equipment needed to performthe Work. The State has published Construction Task Catalogs containing a series of work items with pre-established Unit Prices. The Contractor will bid Adjustment Factors to be applied to the pre-established Unit Prices.The price paid by the State for an individual Project will be determined by multiplying the pre-established Unit Prices by the appropriate quantities and by the appropriate Adjustment Factor(s). All successful bidders will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Bond in the statutory form of public bonds required by Sections 136 and 137 of the State Finance Law, each for 100% of the amount of the Contract as noted in Table 2. Table 1- Geographic Contract Areas Geographic Contract Area Contract # Area Title Counties Served 45371-P 1 Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond and Suffolk 45372-C, H 2 Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester Geographic Roofing Contract Area Contract # Area Title Counties Served 45377-T 7-8 Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston,Monroe, Niagara. Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates Table 2- Contract Values and Bid Due Dates Contract Number Anticipated Annual Value of Work Bid Due Date 45371-P, 45372-H $ 750,000 30 March 2016 45377-T $ 1,000,000 30 March 2016 45372-C $ 2,000,000 30 March 2016 Prospective bidders must attend a mandatory Pre-Bid Conference. The conference will be held for the purpose of discussing the JOC concept, Contract Documents, specifics of the OGS JOC program, OGS expectations, JOC from the Contractor’s perspective (including how to properly prepare a bid) and other bid considerations. The attendees representing prospective bidders at the Pre-Bid Conferences should be principals of the firm and/or the individuals who will be compiling the bid on behalf of the firm. If the bidder is a joint venture, at least one party of the joint venture must have been represented and signed in at the Pre-Bid Conference. Pre-Bid Conferences: In Orangeburg, NY Pre-Bid will be held from 9:30 AM-11:30 AM on 1 March 2016. The Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research. In Willard, NY Pre-Bid will be held from 9:30 AM-11:30 AM on 3 March 2016. Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the Grandview Building, Willard DTC. For directions to the Pre-Bids see “Directions to Pre-Bids” Pre-bid attendees should allow sufficient time for parking and processing through building security by presenting a governmentissued picture identification to building security officials and obtain a visitor’s pass. It is the policy of the State and the Office of General Services to encourage minority business enterprise participation on these Contracts by contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, and all bidders are expected to cooperate in implementing this policy. The Office of General Services reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Designated staff are Frank Peris and Carl Ruppert in the Bureau of Contract Awards, telephone (518) 474-0203, fax (518) 473-7862 and John Lewyckyj, Deputy Director of Design and Construction, telephone (518) 474-0201, fax (518) 486-1650. 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.

The Bidding and Contract Documents for this Project are availableon compact disc (CD) only, and may be obtained for an $8.00 deposit per set, plus a $2.00 per set shipping and handling fee. Contractors and other interested parties can order CD’s on-line through a secure web interface available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please use the following link at the OGS website for ordering and payment instructions: http://www.ogs.ny.gov/bu/dc/esb/acquirebid.asp. For questions about purchase of bid documents, please send an e-mail to D&C.Plans@ogs.ny.gov, Or call toll free at 1-877-647-7526.

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EM P LOY M EN T NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF ERIE BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff(s), Against Index No.: 806360/14 Legal Assistant/Secretary Administrative Assistant MARQUITA JONES AS Small Buffalo law firm Small Buffalo law firm speADMINISTRATRIX OF THE specializing in affordable cializing in affordable housESTATE OF LINDA A. JONES, housing seeking candidates ing seeking candidates for an ET AL., for legal assistant/secretary administrative assistant fullDefendant(s). full-time position. Hours time position. Hours 8:30Pursuant to a Judgment of Fore8:30-5:00.Position includes closure and Sale, duly entered 5:00.Position includes secsecretarial responsibilities in the Erie County Clerk’s Ofretarial responsibilities such such as typing, revising & fice on 1/12/2016, I, the underas typing, scanning, printing comparing/redlining docusigned Referee will sell at public & saving documents, schedments, scanning, printing & auction at First Floor Alcove of uling/travel arrangements, saving documents, closing Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin St., ordering supplies, answering Buffalo, NY on 3/22/2016 at 1:00 preparations, assemble digiphones, mailings, registraPM, premises known as 231 tal closing binders, etc.Intions, prepare and maintain Garfield Ave, Angola, NY 14006, dividual should have excellists & spreadsheets, etc. Inand described as follows: lent communication skills, dividual should have excelALL that certain plot, piece or engaging & fun personalparcel of land, with the buildlent communication skills, ity, show initiative, desire ings and improvements thereon engaging & fun personal& willingness to be a team erected, situate, lying and being ity, show initiative, desire player, be collegial with coin the Town of Evans, County & willingness to be a team workers, be appreciative & of Erie, and State of New York, player, be collegial with cograteful, work well under and designated on the tax maps workers, be appreciative and pressure, possess great orof the Erie County Treasurer as grateful, possess great orgaganizational skills & ability Section 250.09, Block 2 and Lot nizational skills. Min. 2-3 9. to multitask. Min. 2-3 years years admin. exp. in Word, The approximate amount of legal exp. with Word, Excel Excel & Outlook. the current Judgment lien is and Outlook. $82,040.91 plus interest and Send resume, salary requireSend resume, salary requirecosts. The premises will be ments & references to: ments and references to: sold subject to provisions of chwlegal@gmail.com chwlegal@gmail.com the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index #806360/14. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the Admissions Assistant - NYC sale shall be entitled only to a Buffalo State, State University of New York, seeks candidates for the return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further position of Admissions Assistant for the satellite office in New York City. recourse against the Mortgagor, For a full job description and to apply: https://jobs.buffalostate.edu. the Mortgagee or the Mortgagees attorney. Timothy R. LoVallo, Esq., Referee. Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 LEGAL NOTICE RFP Business Park Drive, Suite 110, COUNTY OF ERIE Armonk, NY 10504 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL GMH SERVICES Dated: 2/2/2016 95 FRANKLIN STREET Buffalo State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer BUFFALO, NEW YORK and committed to respect for diversity and individual differences. County of Erie, New York RFP RELEASE The Erie County Department of Social Services is seeking proposals from qualified agencies Registrar to provide Medical Evaluations of Employability for Temporary Buffalo State, State University of New York, seeks candidates for the Assistance Applicants. The RFP position of Registrar. #1604VF can be found at http:// Admissions Assistant - NYC www.erie.gov and a complete For State, a full job description to apply: Buffalo State Universityand of New York,https://jobs.buffalostate.edu. seeks candidates for the position of copy of the package can also be Admissions Assistant for the satellite office in New York City. obtained by contacting Carrie Godfrey, ECDSS, at 716-858Required Qualifications: 6086, or via Carrie.Godfrey@ Bachelor’s Degree. Professional experience in college/university admissions, erie.gov. All correspondence, advising, counseling; demonstrated effective written and oral communication communications and/or contact skills; experience with Microsoft Windows applications; ability to work with the County in regard to any evenings and weekends. aspect of this proposal shall be with the ECDSS contact person Preferred Qualifications: Buffalo State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer listed on the specific RFP. Proand committed to respect for diversity and individual differences. Master’s degree. Experience working in higher education with diverse student spective proponents, or their groups; Spanish speaking; experience with and knowledge of Banner Student representatives, shall not make System; demonstrated ability to work effectively with minimal supervision. contact with or communicate with any representatives of the Qualified applicants may apply online at https://jobs.buffalostate.edu. County, including employees Admissions Assistant and consultants, other than the The Admissions Office at Buffalo State, State University of New York, designated person in regard to any aspect of this proposal. Fiseeks candidates for the position of Admissions Assistant. nal sealed proposals are due For a full job description and to apply: https://jobs.buffalostate.edu. to the Erie County Department of Social Services, 95 Franklin Street, Room 856, Buffalo, New Buffalo State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer ROOMS and committed to respect for diversity and individual differences. York 14202, by 4:00 p.m. (EST) on April 1, 2016. Erie County ROOMS FOR RENT: reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and waive any Delavan-Humboldt area, informality. Bailey-Delavan. $325Al Dirschberger, PhD., $480. Everything included. Buffalo State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer Commissioner of Social and committed to respect for diversity and individual differences. (716)818-3410. Services

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority will receive sealed bids for BMHA Job #16-02-CF, Improvements at Shaffer Village, Kowal, Elmhurst and 38 Tower St The Prebid Conference will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 10:00 AM local time, with all potential bidders assembled at the Capital Improvements & Development Office, 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204; the project walk-through may be held/ scheduled after the meeting. Sealed bids will be received until 3:00 PM, local time, Thursday, March 24, 2016 at the Capital Improvements Office, 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204. Bids received after the stated time will not be accepted. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud immediately after specified closing time. All bid forms must be filled out and returned. Sets of contract documents may only be obtained at the Capital Improvements Office at 320 Perry Street, with a deposit of $100 per set. Only certified company checks, bank checks or money orders made payable to the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority will be accepted. This deposit is refundable upon return of complete sets of documents within 14 calendar days after the bid opening. Failure to comply with this time limit will constitute forfeiture of the deposit. The BMHA reserves the right to reject any bid, which fails to conform to the essential items, required by the contract documents and to reject any and/or all bids submitted. Dated: February 23, 2016

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (“BMHA”) has made available copies of the BMHA 5-Year Public Housing Authority (PHA) Plan and the Annual PHA Plan. Interested parties may review these Plans at the BMHA Administrative Offices located at 300 Perry St., Buffalo, NY, Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and at all BMHA Management Offices. These documents will be available for review until Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 4:00 pm. Written comments should be sent to the attention of Dawn E. Sanders-Garrett, Executive Director, BMHA, 300 Perry St., Buffalo, NY 14204. The deadline for submitting comments is Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 4:00 pm. A public hearing will be held at the BMHA Administrative Offices, 300 Perry St., Buffalo, NY on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 9:00 am.

LEGAL NOTICE Bid COUNTY OF ERIE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS For BUFFALO NIAGARA CONVENTION CENTER 2016 VARIOUS RENOVATIONS TO THE EXHIBIT HALL

Sealed bids for: General Construction work for the above project will be received by the County’s Commissioner of Public Works in Suite 1400 of the Rath County Office Building, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York 14202 until 10:30 AM local time on March 3, 2016 at which time they will be opened and read aloud. MBE/WBE requirements may apply to this project. Additional information must be found at: www.erie.gov/dpw

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INVITATION TO BID The NFTA is soliciting bids for Project No. 12NA1602, NFIA – Airside Pavement Maintenance 2016, Bid No. E-524 on March 17, 2016. www.nftaengineering.com

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Challenger Community News • February 24, 2016

Wednesday February 24 Northland Corridor Redevelopment Public Meeting#2: 6-8 p.m. DelavanGrider Center, 877 East Delavan; www.buffalourbandevelopment.com Screening of “Soul Food Junkies”: hosted by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Buffalo Alumnae Chapter, 6 p.m. , Complete Wellness Arts and Science Center, 1515 Kensington Ave. *The McKinley High School community invites the community to attend their 14th Annual African and African American History & Diversity Conference February 22-26, 2016. This year's theme is "The Life of the African American Male Matters". The guest speaker will be Benjamin Jealous, author and former president, NAACP on Thursday, February 25th. *Saturday, February 27 Tour of Nash House Museum, 36 Nash Street. Storyteller - Carmen Swan tells historical stories before the tour12:30; 1:30; 2:30 FREE 856-4490 *Annual Black History Breakfast February 27 hosted by Paramount Chapter No.57, Prince Hall OES, 9:30 a.m. at St. Luke AME Zion Church, 314 East Ferry in Buffalo. Historian and Columnist Eva M. Doyle will be the guest speaker for t The donation is $15 for adults and $10 for children under 7 years old. Pamela A. Deans is the Worthy Matron and Reginald Ingram is the Worthy Patron. For tickets 480-3788 or 893-9740. *The music performance, “Lift Every Voice II: A Mosaic of Civil Rights” February 25, from 6:30pm-8:30pm, Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology, 1221 Main St. featuring The BCAT Youth Chorus, BCAT Hip-Hop Ensemble and renowned Buffalo-based vocal group The Union to perform at this year’s event.

*Salute to Black History Month. The Larry Salter Soul Orchestra at Broadway Market, 999 Broadway Saturday February 27, from 12 noon until 3pm. Free Admission “It’s a Family Affair”

Wednesday February 24 “Real State of the City”: 7 p.m., at the Burchfield Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Ave. Khametic Ascendants: 9-10 a.m. & 12:30 a.m. (after midnight), Channel 20. The Durham Central City Baby Café: every Wed. and Thurs. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. 200 E. Eagle. Dinner free! 8856348. Line Dance Fitness For Seniors: Hustle For Health at the Gloria J Parks Community Center 3242 Main St 11am - 12pm age 50+ FREE Instructor Phyllis Caver 716 832 -1010 www. HustleForHealth.com Dorie Miller Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc. Meeting: 5:30 p.m., Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave.

Thursday February 25 Panel Discussion: Topic, “Community Benefits Agreements - Development by the People for the People of Buffalo,” 6:30 p.m. Merriweather Library at East Utica and Jefferson Streets. Friday February 26 Black Tie for Black History: The Tralf, 7 -11 p.m.; tickets $25 @ Ticketmaster, Doris Records, Tralf Box Office. Saturday February 27 Free NYS Tax Help: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library downtown, Lafayette Square; 10 a.m .- 3 p.m. second floor.

Saturday February 27 Fellowship World “Social Justice Institute” forum on “How to Navigate the Courts: 10 a.m. - noon. Guest speaker The Honorable State Supreme CoJustice E. Jeanette Od716 9861025. Mosque Open House: 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. at 1955 Genesee St. All are wecome! Sunday February 28 Chess Open House with Archangel 8 Chess Academy: Main Floor, Fables Café, 12 noon – 4 p.m. Buffalo & Erie County Public Library downtown Lafayette Square.

“Our story did not begin in chains...it will not end in chains...

Monday February 29 Global Concepts Charter School Open House: 6-7:30 p.m., 1001 Ridge Road, Lackawanna, www.globalccs.org Consciousness Workshop: 6-7:45 p.m., Merriweather Library Jefferson @ E. Utica; every Monday; public invited. Tuesday March 1 Regular Monthly Business Meeting for the Charter School of Inquiry Board of Trustees: 4:45 pm 404 Edison Street. 716-833-3250 or email charterschoolofinquiry@ gmail.com The public is invited. Wednesday March 2 Khametic Ascendants: 9-10 a.m. & 12:30 a.m. (after midnight), Channel 20.

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