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Rosa Parks

Stokely Carmichael

Mama Charlene Caver Miller

William Wells Brown

King Peterson

Angela Davis

Bill Gaiter

Malcolm X

Alicia Garza

George K. Arthur

Al-Nisa Banks

W.E.B. Dubois

Eva Doyle

Huey P. Newton

Shirley Chisholm

Frank E. Merriweather

Martin Luther King Jr.

Mary B. Talbert

Reverend J. Edward Nash

Dr. Lydia T. Wright

Frederick Douglass

Dr. Monroe Fordham

Thurgood Marshall

Fannie Lou Hamer

Arthur O. Eve

Minnie Gillette

Marcus Garvey

Harriet Tubman

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Buffalo’s Tribute to African American History 365 Days A Year Page 10

Will Buffalo Join The Historic Trend to Appoint a Black Female Police Chief?

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The Face Of HIV In Black America Is Far Too Young Page 4

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2 4Th Annual Bronze Collective Theatre Fest Honors Frederick Douglass During Bicentennial Birthday FEBRUARY 12th to FEBRUARY 18th Multi-use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, The BRONZE COLLECTIVE THEATRE FEST "A Week's Infusion of African American Theatrical Arts," will take place 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, to Saturday, Feb. 17, with a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday, Feb. 18.

The fourth BRONZE COLLECTIVE THEATRE FEST features two plays in honor of the major commemoration of abolitionist Frederick Douglass' birth 200 years ago.

On Monday, Feb. 12, there will be a FREE reading of "Miracles in the Life of Frederick Douglass" by playwright/storyteller Robert Djed Snead.

And on Thursday, Feb. 15, AKWAABA: The Heritage Associates will perform two pieces from "Times in the Life of Frederick Douglass." There is a charge for the play.

Other playwrights include DC Taylor (Feb. 12 - "The Trilogy: Can I Get A Witness," which is one act of the play); Delbra Brown (Feb. 13 - "Are You A Cake or a Crumz - A Vignette About Relationships"); Michael Atkins Yawn (Feb. 14. "Mustard Seed, Private Pain"); Grace Flores-Nicholson (Feb. 16 - "Then -- Of Now And Then"); and Karen Culley (Feb. 17 - "The Dividing Line").

And on Sunday, Feb. 18, there will be a Gospel Showcase, "Let's Have Church," hosted by Robert Djed Snead. The showcase features Rochester gospel legend Deacon Melvin Snead with various other performers.

For more on the BRONZE COLLECTIVE THEATRE FEST show descriptions, and ticket prices, and other details, visit: * bronzecollective.webs.com * facebook.com/RochesterBronzeCollective * muccc.org.) * Mood Makers Books in Village Gate on 274 North Goodman Street, Rochester, N.Y., 14607; phone number is 585-271-7010).

Media Contacts: Reuben Josephe Tapp (585-348-8277) Kevin Hicks (kevinbryant49@ yahoo.com)

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Reflecltions on the Eagles Upset Against the Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl LII

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he last two Super Bowls have made up for the dull ones of the past ten years.

The Eagles win in dramatic fashion was one for the ages.

Buffalo native Corey Graham made some key tackles throughout the game. The Eagles played the type of game you must against defending Super Bowl Champions New England Patriots by not letting up and responding to a Patriot score with one of your own. That’s exactly what happened. I was surprised at how well both offenses moved the ball up and down the field all day with Tom Brady showing why he is the best quarterback of all time with a 505 yard passing performance on completing 28 out of 48 attempts - simply an amazing output.

Eagles QB Nick Foles was also up to the task by completing 28 out of 43 attempts for 373 yards. I thought this would be a defensive game, not an all-out shoot out as it turned out to be.

“You have to believe in yourself that you can make a big play when you have an opportunity,” said Eagles running back. “I prayed so hard for this moment and for it to come to fruition is just beautiful. We studied film for so long and hard on the Patriots tendencies with a problem covering back out of the back field. We took most of it from the Jacksonville Jaguars game on how to attack George them effectively.

RADNEY Eagles nose tackle Fletcher Cox said; “We had to settle down on defense and force Brady to get rid of the ball early. We made adjustments at halftime, but really continued our overall game plan of getting in Tom Brady’s face to force him to get rid of the ball. It all came together with Brandon (Graham) knocking the ball out of Brady’s hand causing a key turnover in the game.”

Yes, each team had one turnover in a very well-played game and as usual the Patriots were only whistled for one penalty of 5 yards. There were some questionable defensive plays that I thought should have been penalized against the Patriots. They are the darlings of the league, so it was good to see the Eagles keep constant pressure on them.

Buffalo native Corey Graham had a tough second half going one on one with another Buffaloanian Rob Gronkowski. That was probably the first time two Buffalo natives went up against each other in a Super Bowl. I thought the Eagles should have doubled teamed Gronk a little more in the second half instead of leaving Corey isolated on him. The Eagles withstood a Patriots rally and deserved to win the game.

Bills former players also included Nigel Bradham and Ronald Darby, who both contributed to the win. It goes to show you, the Bills have drafted very well but continue to get rid of the talent!

ducation of the Negro.

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AREA BRIEFS From Left: Cassandra Deck-Brown, 1st African American police chief, Raleigh, NC; Catrina Thompson, police chief ,Winston Salem; Durham police chief C.J. Davis

Community Meeting: How Can Service be Improved at The Jefferson Street Tops?

A Community Meeting Scheduled for Wednesday February 7 at 5:30 p.m. at the Jefferson Avenue Merriweather library (at Utica) where patrons can come speak with representatives of Tops about their concerns.

Jefferson store manager, David Christopher and Ellicott District City council member Darius Pridgen is also slated to be present. The community’s attendance is strongly encouraged. It will be beneficial to all who attend to come from a perspective of "here is what we need as consumers in order to commit to being loyal patrons to this store."

First Time Homebuyer Workshop A First Time Homebuyer Workshop will be held at the Buffalo Urban League, 15 Genesee Street in Buffalo from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Get answers to your questions: “Where do I start?” “How do I apply for a mortgage?”

“What about credit repair and counseling?” and more.

The event is free and open to the public. To register call (716)250-2418.

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Deputy Commissioner Kimberly L. Beaty, Buffalo Police Department From left: Ulysha Renee Hall, Dallas, Texas police chief; Jeri Williams, police chief, Oxnard, California

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Memorial Services for Sister of Rick James, Artist Attorney Leroi Johnson Memorial services for Camille Hudson, sister of entertainer Rick James and noted artist, Attorney Leroi Johnson, will be held on Saturday, February 10 from 1 – 3 p.m. at St. John Baptist Church , 184 Goodell Street.

Boys and Men of Color Citywide Youth Leadership Council Officially Launched A Boys and Men of Color citywide youth leadership council called “Breaking Barriers” was officially launched on Saturday, February 3 at Bennett High School on Main Street..

Breaking Barriers will empower boys and men of color, 12 – 24 years in age, to develop their unified voice and advocate for racial equality, social justice and policy change. With successful completion of the program, participants will be equipped to address the practices that have historically held back males of color. The Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable, convened by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo leading this work through its Boys and Young Men of Color Coalition that includes more than 35 community partners.To apply go to BreakingBariersBuffalo.org or on face book @BreakingBarriersBuffalo or call (716)389-1957.

You do not have to be currently enrolled in school to be eligible.

Will Buffalo join the historic trend to appoint a Black Female Police Chief?

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n many cities across the country, African American women are heading the police departments.

Jacqueline Seabrooks rose through the ranks to become chief of the Santa Monica, California Police Department.

Ulysha Renee Hall made history in Dallas, Texas last year when she became the first woman to serve as police chief in the department’s history.

Danielle Outlaw is Portland Oregon’s first African American woman chief of Police.

And last year saw a record number of Black female police chiefs in North Carolina alone. For the first time that state boasted six African American women presiding as top police officials. ”…It’s not just happening here,” Durham, N.C. police chief C.J. Davis stated. “It’s happening in Dallas, in Portland – it’s all over. It’s happening all over, and I just tell you, I love the Black girl magic!”

Locally there is a quiet groundswell in the African American community to see that same historic magic happen here. The opportunity is at hand.

But can it take place?

Mayor Byron Brown recently named Byron C. Lockwood Interim Police Commissioner following the abrupt resignation of Commissioner Daniel Derenda.

When Derenda retired it left Kimberly L. Beaty and Lockwood– both Deputy Commissioners.

But it’s well-known that Lockwood, according to sources, was also slated to soon retire.

In light of that, why would Brown name Lockwood Interim commissioner? Did he talk him out of plans to go into retirement?

Why would he put him on track to become the city’s permanent top cop over Beaty? She is a 30 year veteran on the force, who happens to be the most qualified, a graduate of the Buffalo city school district, holding a 4-year degree from Canisius College and an officer that is already very highly regarded in the community. The people’s voices should be considered. We interviewed retired members of law enforcement that have worked with Beaty. They support the appointment of Beaty based on a long working relationship. They know her work ethic and want to see a change in who runs the police department.

Mayor Brown told WBEN news that he anticipates selecting the next commissioner from within the department to take the full-time role. He has 180 days to submit a name to the Common Council for confirmation. A new police commissioner must be selected by July 16.

Many concerned citizens have called to express that It would be a travesty if Deputy Commissioner Beaty is overlooked for this position.

According to our sources, a number of people have contacted the mayor’s office to encourage him to consider submitting Deputy Commissioner Beaty’s name to fill the vacancy.

We strongly support the movement to see this educated, experienced and visionary woman elevated to Commissioner.

(We were unable to contact Officer Beaty for this story. -a.b.)

Marian Bass

Marian Bass, Trailblazer for Women in Local Law Enforcement

Marian Bass, a retired Captain of the Buffalo Police Department, was a trailblazer for women in law enforcement.

She was Buffalo's first permanent, Black female officer and the first woman Lieutenant and Captain of Police. She is the only woman in Western New York certified as a candidate for Inspector of Police (the highest civil service rank in law enforcement), and the only woman in Western New York to have commanded a police precinct.

She earned four degrees subsequent to her appointment that include a Master of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, and a Master of Science degree in Urban Affairs from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

A prolific writer on police subjects, she has been published both locally and nationally. As Commander of the Crime Prevention Bureau, she and her staff were featured in EBONY magazine for excellence in law enforcement. She is a motivational speaker for young people and frequent graduation speaker. In 2000, she became a Canisius College certified Paralegal.

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The Face of HIV in Black America Is Far Too Young

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By C. Virginia Fields

hile every day that the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues is a state of emergency for the Black community, the annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day(NBHAAD) each February 7 allows us to fully focus on the challenge facing us.

One of this year’s themes, “Young, Gifted, Tested” speaks to the growing impact of HIV/AIDS on young people in our community. Close to one in five new HIV diagnoses in 2014 were in youth 13-24, an age group that account for nearly 40% of gay or bisexual African American males who were diagnosed that year.

Even more troubling, diagnoses in young Black males skyrocketed by 87% over the prior decade. We can’t be content to stand by while an infection that is very preventable takes hold of a generation of our young and gifted.

So what’s behind this troubling trend? The Centers for Disease Control have identified the following challenges to HIV prevention among young people: inadequate sex education, low rates of testing, low rates of condom usage, substance abuse, and high rates of STDs, particularly in young adults of color ages 20-24. At the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc. (NBLCA), of which I am president and CEO, we have also observed a disconnect between messaging about HIV and STD prevention and the young audiences for which they are intended.

Clearly, there are many challenges to address. However, a critical step all of us can take is to demand that our children receive comprehensive sex education in school, including information about HIV transmission and prevention. If 13-year-olds are being infected, as the statistics show, then we can’t wait until they are grown to educate them or leave it up to the streets. Parents have a vital role to play (more about that shortly) but all too often they don’t have all of the facts about HIV themselves.

Meanwhile, the percentage of U.S schools in which students are required to receive instruction on HIV prevention actually decreased, from 64% in 2000 to 41% in 2014, according to the CDC. Meanwhile, states like Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Texas and Virginia do not mandate either HIV or sex education, and all too often in the states that do, requirements aren’t being met by the schools.

A lack of funding is frequently to blame, particularly in lowincome communities.

One can argue that a lack of public will is also to blame.

We have the power to change that by advocating for our children’s education and health. For parents, that means finding out what their children are being taught about HIV prevention in the classroom. It means showing up and even participating in school boards, health committees and other groups where decisions are being made about curriculum and funding. If parents still feel their children aren’t being adequately educated about HIV prevention, they can turn to community health care providers, as well as advocacy groups like NBLCA, for supplementary information.

Stemming the tide of HIV infection in youth is an important step in ending the epidemic, especially in African Americans who comprise 45% of people diagnosed with HIV despite being only 13% of the population. Learn more about NBHAAD, find a testing site near you and commit to preserving a young and gifted generation.

C. Virginia Fields, MSW is the president and CEO of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc. and a member of New York State’s Ending the Epidemic Task Force.

Follow C. Virginia Fields on Twitter and Facebook: @nblca

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Jewish Backlash Against Government’s Deportation Policy Last month, the Israeli government offered some 38,000 migrants from Eritrea and Sudan a stark choice: $3,500 and a plane ticket to a third country in Africa, or jail.

Petitions opposing the policy poured in from Israeli doctors, pilots, retired diplomats, professors, rabbis, architects and musicians, many arguing that a nation formed by refugees in the aftermath of the Holocaust has a special obligation to treat refugees with more compassion.

In a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 36 Holocaust survivors, many of them refugees from the ghettos and concentration camps of Europe, beseeched him “to learn the lesson” and not to expel Africans seeking asylum in Israel.

“As a country founded by refugees,” said another letter signed by 850 Jewish clergy and delivered to Israeli embassies and consulates in the United States and Canada, “and whose early leaders helped craft the 1951 International Convention on the Status of Refugees, Israel must not deport those seeking asylum within its borders.”

About 60,000 African migrants have crossed into Israel over the border with Egypt since 2005, most of them Sudanese or Eritreans who cannot be sent back home because of international conventions that prevent the repatriation of asylum seekers to home countries where they could face persecution. The influx stopped in 2012, when Israel constructed a steel barrier along the 150-mile border with Egypt.

Of the thousands of Eritreans and Sudanese who have filed asylum requests in Israel in recent years, only about 10 have received refugee status.

Some Sudanese refugees from war-torn Darfur have been given a special humanitarian status but most of the other asylum requests have not been processed.-NYT BLACK LIVES MATTER! The Prince George’s County School Board voted unanimously recently to pass a resolution called the “Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools,” so that the 128,000 students in the second largest school district in Maryland will learn about and discuss the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Final Year In observance of Black History Month and President’s Week, the community is invited to view the documentary, “The Final Year” – a behind the scenes view of the Obama Administration’s last year. President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, made history as the first African American to be elected to the most powerful position in the world. Described as “inspiring, compelling and moving”, this documentary offers viewers unprecedented access to activities of the President and his Foreign Policy team as this historic presidency draws to a

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EVENTS

February 2018 Submitted by Kenneth and Sharon Holley •Feb. 10 Carter G. Woodson Essays due (Poem, Verse, Rap) •Feb. 13 Documentary film: The Healing Passage by S. Pearl Sharp Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue – 5:50-7:50 Feb. 15 Free tours at the Nash House Museum, 36 Nash Street with Historical stories from Tradition Keepers: Black Storytellers of WNY – 12 noon & 2pm Feb. 17 “We All Storytellers” – Sharon Holley & Karima Amin presents Along This Way: Storytelling in the African Tradition. Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave. – 2 pm With guest: Seku Ba Jehudi and Joyce Carolyn •Feb. 18 Black History Exhibit – Coordinated by the Buffalo African American Museum, Central Library, Lafayette Square – 2 pm •Feb. 24 Awards Program for Carter G. Woodson Essay Contest – Merriweather Library,1324 Jefferson Ave. , 2 pm •Feb. 26 Documentary film: Frederick Douglass, Shape of the Time by Dr. Octavia Hudson Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave. 5:50-7:50 ALL PROGRAMS LISTED ABOVE ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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The Final Year In observance of Black History Month and President’s Week, the community is invited to view the documentary, “The Final Year” – a behind the scenes view of the Obama Administration’s last year.

President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, made history as the first African American to be elected to the most powerful position in the world. Described as “inspiring, compelling and moving”, this documentary offers viewers unprecedented access to activities of the President and his Foreign Policy team as this historic presidency draws to a close.

The film follows among others; Secretary of State, John Kerry and National Security Advisor, Susan Rice and Samantha Powers, United Nations Representative, three individuals, who’ve made history as members of the Obama administration. The documentary’s message will be discussed in a talk-back session which will be held following the February 17th screening.

Join us for one of two showings of the documentary: North Park Theatre, 1416 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, New York; February 17th and February 18th at 11:30 am each day.

Cost: $8.50 – Group Rate (10 or more); $10.50 Regular Admission. Tickets available at; www.northparktheater.org The screening of this document is co-sponsored by: The Uncrowned Queens Institute; Buffalo Teachers Federation; Community Engagement Committee; Ethnic Involvement Committee; Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc., Eta Rho Lambda – Brother Patrick Jean and Desiree Breckenridge-Barnes, Member Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Coalition for Economic Justice Hosts Black History Movie Nights

African Consciousness Workshop Study Guide

The Coalition for Economic Justice (CEJ) is committed to racial equity. With that in mind the organization is hosting Monday night movies during the month of February.

•At The River I Stand is the story of the Memphis Sanitation workers Strike and their push to create a workplace that honored their human dignity Rev. Dr. King stood in solidarity with these striking African-Americans who were demanding equal pay and protections on the job.6 p.m., Downtown Public Library.

•10,000 Black Men Named George highlights the fight that A. Philip Randolph waged along with other African-American men to unionize in the railroad industry. This showing will be held on Monday February 26th from 6-8pm at the Downtown Buffalo Library 1 Lafayette Circle.

If you are a transit rider and want to become involved with the campaign to make the NFTA more accountable to it's ridership come out on Wednesday February 7th from 5:30-7pm at the United Way (742 Delaware Ave Buffalo) On Friday February 16th and Saturday Feb 17th CEJ is holding a Poor People Training Institute with their partners from Jobs with Justice from 9am-5pm at 1199 SEIU at 2421 Main St.

How can we transform the effects of the Maafa by Sankofating?

Black History Celebration at the Merriweather Library A Black History Month celebration will be held on Friday, February 9 and Friday, February 16 at the Merriweather Library from 3-5:45 p.m. guests will include singers and dancers.

Refreshments will be served. The community is invited!

Black History is World History!

The Healing Passages- Voices from the Water, by S Pearl Sharp, will be the focus of the next African Consciousness Workshop documentary series at the Merriweather Library, Monday, February 12 from 5:30-7:50 p.m. Admission is free.

How can we create Healing Stations? How can the African Consciousness Workshop serve as a Healing Station?

What is the role of the artist (and art) in our Healing Journeys?

How has music been a Healing force in the African community?

The concept of “Sankofa” is derived from King Adinkera of the Akan people of West Africa. “Sankofa” is expressed in the Akan language.

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Celebrate the Power of Black History Month THURSDAYS, 7-8PM Listen to We Got The Power on Power 96.5 WUFO, a series sponsored by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Thursday, February 8 The Colored Musicians Club and the power of music.

Thursday, February 15 Nash House Museum and the power of politics and people.

Thursday, February 22 Michigan Street Baptist Church and the power of the church.

Black History Month Exhibit FEBRUARY 18-MARCH 4

Downtown Central Library, 1 Lafayette Sq.

OPENING CEREMONY Wednesday, Feb. 21, Noon The exhibition features the Buffalo African American Museum, Michigan Street African American Heritage Corrridor Commission, The Nash House Museum, Michigan Street Baptist Church, The Buffalo Colored Musicians Club, Power 96.5 WUFO, and the African American Cultural Center.

Thank you to our Michigan Street sponsors: City of Buffalo, New York Power Authority, Erie County of New York State, The State of New York

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FAITH & FAMILY

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St. Luke AME Zion Church To Host Get On The Bus To Washington, You Dont Know My Story, Breakfast Symposium and celebration Book Fair & Mini-Marketplace DC. With New Covenant !

The Hospitality / Altar Guild is sponsoring their first Black History Month Book Fair to promote reading for all ages on Sunday February 11, 2018, immediately following the 11:00 am service. (1:00 – 3:00 pm.)

There will also be a Mini Marketplace featuring crafts, cards, apparel, jewelry, baked goods and more. The effort is to encourage support for our local vendors, keep our dollars circulating in our own community and continuing to keep our minds sharp by reading. St. Luke A.M.E. Zion Church is at 314 East Ferry Street, where the Pastor is The Rev. Arthur L. Holloway, II. (Lonsdale Rd. or Dupont St. entrance) For more info please contact Myra @ 716-830-8438

Assemblymember Peoples-Stokes to Speak Black Veterans Event at CalvaryCME The Christian Education Ministry of Calvary C.M.E. Buffalo,1007 Ellicott Street, invites the community to join them as they honor local African American Veterans during their African American History Celebration. The theme is: "African Americans in Times Of War," on Thursday, February, 8 at 6 p.m. Assemblymember Crystal Peoples-Stokes, will be the guest speaker.

On March 3 at 9a.m. all roads lead to Elim Christian Fellowship.

New Covenant United Church of Christ is sponsoring a Bus Trip It's the 4th Annual " You Don't Know My Story, Breakfast Sympoto Washington, DC on Thursday, May 10-Saturday, May 12, 2018. sium and celebration of Phenomenal Women.

The event will showcase Six POWERFUL speakers - Della The trip will feature the National Museum of African American Dickey, Phylicia Dove, Kristeka Rodgers, Rachel McCarley, FaliHistory and Culture and other sites such as the US Holocaust Me- cia Fracassi, Deputy Police Commissioner Beaty and a special premorial Museum, Lincoln, Vietnam & the Korean Memorials, Ar- sentation by Lelani Montenez- Young Miss Buffalo. lington National Cemetery, Marines Corp War Memorial, Tour the In addition, the accomplishments of 5 lovely women in our comJefferson, FDR & the World War II Memorials, Madame Tussaud's munity will be celebrated: Sheila Brown, Detra Trueheart, Betty Wax Museum, Tour of Capitol Hill, and the MLK Jr. Memorial.

Jean Grant, Tamee Ebo and Pastor Jean Young!

The package includes: Coach Transportation, two nights lodging with indoor pool, two breakfasts, two lunches, two dinners, a licensed DC guide for three days, all admissions/sightseeing listed in the itinerary are included and all taxes and gratuity. Prices: Quad - $379/pp, Triple - $403/pp, Double - $451/pp The payment schedule is as follows: 1st Payment - non-refundable deposit - $150 due January 15th 2nd Payment - $125 due on or before Sunday, February 11th Final Payment due on or before Sunday, March 25th *Cancellation Insurance - $50/pp-must be paid with initial deposit For more information contact Deacon Dr. Theresa A. Harris-Tigg for Registration and add'l information at 716-465-3993; or call New Covenant UCC, 459 Clinton St., Buffalo, NY 14209 at 716-8563392.

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ZionQuest Black History Program

Frederick Douglass at 200 A Musical Celebration of his life and legacy

THE EMANCIPATION ORATORIO

BY GLEN MCCLURE

KEARSTIN PIPER BROWN, Soprano

ROCHESTER EAST HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR Jodi Zajkowski, Director

JONATHAN RHODES, Tenor William Warfield Scholarship Recipient Eastman School of Music

THE ROCHESTER ORATORIO SOCIETY CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA Eric Townell, Conducting

DR. DAVID ANDERSON as Frederick Douglass

Sponsored by an Action Grant From HUMANITIES NY

Friday, February 16, 2018, 7:30 P.M. Hochstein Performance Hall Pre-Concert Chat at 7:05 P.M.

Tickets at (585) 473-2234 or douglass.bpt.me

ZionQuest celebrates Black History Month with a Lenten Luncheon Bible Study on Saturday, February 17th, 12:30pm-2:30pm with The Rev. Dr. Cassandra L.SalterSmith. She is an Ordained Elder in the Methodist Tradition.

The presentation will be based on selected Negro Spirituals and Scriptures.

Please RSVP to revdrclss@ gmail.com by February 15th or sooner. ZionQuest Christian Fellowship is located at 4600 Union Road, Cheektowaga, NY 14225. The Rev. Kimberly B. Gladden is the Lead Pastor.

Black History Month At First Community Interfaith Institute On Saturday, February 17, at 6 p.m. the First Community Interfaith Institute Inc., located at 219 Hamilton Street, Rochester, will highlight its Black History Month with its “Supporters Day in Honor of Charles Riley.” The classes at First Community Interfaith Institute Inc. will concentrate on the classic book by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, The Miseducation of the Negro.

Frederick Douglass at 200 The Rochester Oratorio Society mounts a Bicentennial commemoration of the life of Frederick Douglass through readings, re-enactment and music, in FREDERICK DOUGLASS AT 200, Friday, February 16,at 7:30 p.m., in the Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 Plymouth Avenue North, in Rochester. Tickets for this historic event ($25, $10 student with ID) are available from the ROS office at (585) 4732234, through their web site, www.ROSsings.org, or online at http://douglass.bpt.me. composer, Information on the ROS and its productions may be found at http://ROSsings. org or by calling the office at (585) 473-2234.

“Knowing when to stop, you can avoid any danger.”

-Tao Te Ching

LegaL Notice

If you bought an Amla Legend Rejuvenating Ritual hair relaxer kit, this class action notice may affect your rights.

New York and Florida consumers have sued L’Oréal USA, Inc. and Soft Sheen-Carson, LLC (“Defendants”) about whether their Amla Legend Rejuvenating Ritual hair relaxer kit (the “Amla Relaxer”) was misleadingly advertised and unsafely formulated.

The Court decided this should be a class action on behalf of two “Classes,” or groups of people, that could include you. This notice summarizes your rights and options. More information is available in a detailed notice. There is no money available now and no guarantee that there will be.

Who

is included?

The Court decided that the Classes include people who purchased the Amla Relaxer in the State of New York on or after August 19, 2013 and people who purchased the Amla Relaxer in the State of Florida on or after December 1, 2012.

The case concerns the Amla Legend Rejuvenating Ritual Relaxer sold under the brand SoftSheen-Carson Optimum Salon Haircare.

What

is this case about?

The lawsuit alleges the Amla Relaxer hair relaxer kit is misleadingly advertised because it claims to have “No-Lye” even though it is harsher on hair and skin than a lye relaxer and because it claims to contain “Amla Oil from India” that will rejuvenate, nourish and condition hair, even though it actually contains minuscule amounts of Amla Oil that provide no benefit. Additionally, the lawsuit alleges that the Amla Relaxer is unsafe and causes damage to hair and skin even when used as directed and that the scalp protector included in the Amla Relaxer kit does not protect the scalp from irritation and burning when using the product.

Defendants deny all of the claims and say they did nothing wrong.

The lawsuit seeks money for Class members from Defendants and asks the Court to order Defendants to change their product labeling and related practices.

The Court has not decided who is right. The Court appointed two law firms to represent you as “Class Counsel.” The lawyers for the Class will have to prove their claims at a trial set to begin on April 30, 2018.

You may hire your own lawyer to appear in Court for you. If you do, you have to pay that lawyer.

What

are your options?

You have a choice of whether to stay in the Class or not, and you must decide this now. To stay in the Class, you do not have to do anything. If money or other benefits are obtained, you will be notified about how to ask for a share. You will be legally bound by all orders and judgments of the Court, and you won’t be able to sue, or continue to sue about the legal claims in this case.

If you exclude yourself, you cannot get money or benefits from this lawsuit if any are awarded, but you will keep any rights to sue about these claims and will not be bound by any orders or judgments in this case.

The detailed notice explains how to exclude yourself. The deadline for exclusions is April 2, 2018.

Get a detailed notice and other information by visiting www.AmlaRelaxerClassAction.com or calling 1-844-659-0618. www.AmlaRelaxerClassAction.com • 1-844-659-0618

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on stage SKELETON CREW: Currently on stage at the Paul Robeson Theatre is Skeleton Crew by Dominique Morisseau and directed by PRT Artistic Director Paulette D. Harris The talented ensemble includes Christina Foster, Julius Land, Phil Davis, Arterist Molson and Verniece Turner.

Skeleton Crew is running now thru February 11th Fridays and Saturdays at 8p.m. and Sunday matinee at 4p.m. with an audience talkback to follow the performance. For more information call 716-884-2013 or to purchase tickets online, visit www.aaccbuffalo.org and for group information email paulrobesontheatrebuffalo@gmail. com

THE BLACKNESS PROJECT, created by award winning film producer, Korey Green (above), seeks to rewrite America's racial narrative. Two years in the making, the much anticipated production is scheduled to launch Friday, February 9, at screening of The Blackness Project will be held at the Burchfield Penney Art Center on the campus of Buffalo State college at 7:30 p.m. followed by a panel discussion . Tickets for The Blackness Project Film Screening are available at the Burchfield Penney Box Office; $10 - General Admission and $5 Burchfield Penney Members To learn more about the film visit www.theblacknessproject.org.

University at Buffalo Faculty Jazz Quartet Concert Since forming in 2017, the UB faculty jazz professors (aka Buffalo’s premiere jazz musicians) have been presenting clinics and concerts at high schools in WNY. On February 15 at 7 p.m. inside the Scientology Building, 836 Main St. the Quartet - Bobby Militello, saxophone /flute; George Caldwell, Piano; Sabu Adeyola, contra-bass; John Bacon, drums - will play in concert for the general public. Admission: $10. donation at door goes directly to the musicians For inquiries about the UB jazz concert program contact: George Caldwell - gocaldwe@buffalo.edu / 917-318-6922

Black History, Gospel and Blues With Foxie Brown and the Blues Boys Buffalo’s own Foxie Brown and the Blues Boys will be featured for an afternoon of Black History, gospel , blues and more on Saturday, February 17. The event is free and open to the public. See you there!

The Temptations’ Lead Singer, Dennis Edwards, Dennis Edwards, the former lead singer for The Temptations, whose gritty voice carried some of the biggest hits of the Motown era, has died . He was 74. Edwards, who would have turned 75 on Feb. 3, died on Feb. 1 in Chicago after suffering from a long illness, TN. Edwards was described as “the ultimate showman.”

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Works From The Gerald Mead Collection Freedom Wall Artists Julia Bottoms-Douglas, Edreys Wajed and Chuck Tingley among those featured in Buffalo State Alumni Exhibition

"Bottom of Mankind," by Edreys Wajed

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Thursday, February 8, 2018 7:00-9:00pm Burchfield Penney Art Center

Buffalo State The State University of New York

Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

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They include: Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center founders Diane Bertolo, Robert Longo, Cindy Sherman and Michael Zwack; former and current Buffalo State faculty Bruce Adams, Larry Bell, Nancy Belfer, Carla Castellani, Anders Fernbach, A. P. Gorny, Richard Gubernick, Shirley Kassman, Lynne McElhaney, David Mitchell, Joseph Piccillo, Sylvia Rosen, Stephen Saracino, Victor Shanchuk and Deborah Stewart; other SUNY College educators Robert Flock, Gail McCarthy, Barbara Rowe, Bill Stewart and Joseph Whalen, and noteworthy Western New York artists Rita Argen Auerbach, Jay Carrier, Julia Douglas, A.J. Fries, Mickey Harmon, Tom Kegler, Rob Lynch, William Maggio, Coni Minneci, Russell Ram, Chuck Tingley, Alfonso Volo and Edreys Wajed among others.

Since 2002 more than 50 thematic exhibitions have been organized from the Gerald Mead Collection. Works from the Gerald Mead Collection is the first major exhibition from Gerald Mead’s collection to be presented on the campus of his alma mater where he has been an educator for over 30 years.

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he work of Freedom Wall artists Julia Bottoms-Douglas, Edreys Wajed and Chuck Tingley will be featured in a new exhibition opening Saturday, January 29 at the Czurles-Nelson Gallery in Upton Hall at SUNY Buffalo State, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo. The Works From The Gerald Mead Collection exhibition is a unique crosssection of creativity by SUNY Buffalo State alumni spanning seven decades (1950s - present). The works selected are from artist/independent curator Gerald Mead’s extensive private collection associated with Western New York by birth or residency. The installation will be on view thru Thursday, February 15, 2018; a closing reception will take place Tuesday, February 13, 57 p.m. Czurles-Nelson Gallery hours are Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Gallery admission is free and open to the public.

Included in the exhibition are 60 artists who have achieved international, national or significant regional reputations and represented in major museums worldwide – from the Smithsonian to the Vatican.

“Knowing when to stop, you can avoid any danger.” -Tao Te Ching

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BUFFALO'S TRIBUTE TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY 365 DAYS A YEAR!

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e kick off Black History Month with The Freedom Wall, Buffalo’s own iconic wall of pride. The Albright-Knox Art Gallery Public Art Initiative, in collaboration with the Michigan Street African-American Heritage Corridor and neighborhood stakeholders, envisioned this mural as a way to celebrate our nation’s historic and ongoing struggles for political and social equality, including the formative and lasting contributions of local leaders to this cause. The portraits were painted by four exceptionally local artists ,John Baker, Julia Bottoms ,Chuck Tingley and Edreys Wajed . Their amazing works grace the corner of Michigan and Ferry at the threshold of the African American Heritage Corridor. The abbreviated bios found here are just a small introduction to the greatness that graces the wall. We encourage you to visit this monumental site during and long after, Black History Month! Cover/Image Photos by Tom Loonan

Rosa Parks 1913–2005 Famous for refusing to move to the back of a segregated bus in December 1955 instigated a 381-day boycott of Montgomery’s bus system.

Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Toure) 1941–1998 Stokely Carmichael is best known for popularizing “Black Power” as both a powerful slogan and a philosophy of self-determination. He helped educate and register disenfranchised African Americans.

Mama Charlene Caver Miller Born 1944 “Mama” Charlene Caver Miller is a powerhouse of community service in Buffalo, volunteering for local block clubs, NAACP, YMCA, among other organizations William Wells Brown ca. 1814–1884 William Wells Brown moved to Buffalo in 1836, began publicly speaking out against slavery. He went on to become the first African American to publish a travelogue. and a novel.

King Peterson 1915–2012 A champion of both public service and the labor movement, King Peterson was elected to the Buffalo Common Council as the Ellicott District representative becoming only the second African American to serve on the Common Council in the city’s history.

Malcolm X 1925–1965 Painted by Edreys Wajed Malcolm X’s articulation of racial pride, Black nationalism, human rights was unique among his contemporaries passionately arguing for Black empowerment and the abolishment of what he perceived to be nationally pervasive racial inequities.

Al-Nisa Banks Born 1947 Al-Nisa Banks is a Writer Editor and Publishing owner,of The Challenger Community News, one of the largest African American newspapers in the state of New York providing the local African American community a platform to address issues that impact the community giving a voice to those who deserve to be heard.

Angela Davis Born 1944 Angela Davis rose to international prominence during the 1970s for her unwavering pursuit of racial and economic justice through radical political action. She was infamously named as one of the FBI’s most wanted and was ultimately acquitted of all charges.

Alicia Garza Born 1981 Alicia Garza cofounded Black Lives Matter, a globally recognized organizing project that focuses on combating anti-Black state-sanctioned violence and the oppression of all Black people.

W. E. B. Du Bois 1868–1963 W. E. B. Du Bois a prolific scholar whose influential writings revolutionized our understanding of the myriad forces responsible for racial inequity in the United States . He is the founder of the Niagara Movement that later formed the nucleus of the NAACP.

Bill Gaiter 1927–1997 President of B.U.I.L.D. Bill Gaiter organized various demonstrations, boycotts, and lawsuits challenging instances of inequality, and was responsible for securing employment for hundreds of minority construction workers during the 1970s. Gaiter also established the Western New York Council for African Relief.

George K. Arthur Born 1934 George K. Arthur’s won a seat on the Erie County Board of Supervisors and later served as the Ellicott District Common Council Member then Common Council eventually appointed as a director of the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority in 2007.

Eva Doyle Born 1946 is a prominent historian, author, and lecturer whose focus is African American history and known for her column “Eye on History,” which she first began in 1979 .Doyle remains committed to education and equality and continues to run her annual essay contests designed to encourage young students to enhance their writing skills.

Huey P. Newton 1942–1989 Huey P. Newton was cofounder and leader of the Black Panthers, a powerful voice for militant revolution in the name of freedom and justice during the 1960s which advocated for armed self-defense and reciprocal violence for revolutionary ends.

Dr. Lydia T. Wright 1921–2006 Dr. Lydia T. Wright became the city’s first African American pediatrician and was elected to the Board of Education, vowing to be “the community’s voice during Board debates on school racial integration.”

Shirley Chisholm 1924–2005 Shirley became only the second African American woman to serve in the New York State Legislature, and was the first African American woman elected to Congress and both the first African American and the first woman to compete in the presidential primaries.

Frederick Douglass 1818–1895 Frederick Douglass was one of the most influential voices in the abolitionist movement prior to the Civil War worked to ensure the full recognition of the civil rights of African Americans after the war’s end. He also published a bestselling autobiography among other important papers.

Frank Merriweather 1888–1959 Frank Merriweather founded the Buffalo Criterion as a platform to interweave local and national issues impacting the lives of African Americans, he also push for greater representation on the Buffalo Board of Education.

Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929–1968 One of the most profoundly influential participants in Civil Rights movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., organized the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, led the Southern Christian Leadership Council, orchestrated nonviolent protests and marches throughout the United States, and delivered many poignant speeches that ultimately among other accomplishments led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act. Mary B. Talbert 1866–1923 Mary B. Talbert quickly became involved in the local community, training Sunday school teachers at the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church, cofounding the city’s Phyllis Wheatley Club, which brought African American women together in service of their community.

Reverend J. Edward Nash, Sr. 1868–1957 At age 24, Rev. J. Edward Nash, Sr. moved to Buffalo to become the pastor of Buffalo’s Michigan Street Baptist Church. During his notable sixty-one-year ministry, Nash developed a statewide and national reputation not only for his powerful sermons but also for his tireless advocacy on behalf of the less fortunate.

Dr. Monroe Fordham 1939–2012 Dr. Monroe Fordham was a driving force in founding The Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier an worked tirelessly to promote the contributions of African Americans in Buffalo.

Thurgood Marshall 1908–1993 Thurgood Marshall, served as chief counsel of the NAACP during the height of the Civil Rights movement, and rose to national prominence after successfully arguing before the Supreme Court the case of Brown v. Board of Education and also become the first African American justice Fannie Lou Hamer 1917–1977 Fannie Lou Hamer delivered one of the era’s most powerful testimonies, declaring to the Credentials Committee at the Democratic National Convention, “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired,” and ending her testimony with a challenge to the United States as a whole.

Arthur O. Eve Born 1933 Arthur O. Eve won his first election to begin what would be an historic thirty-six year tenure in the New York State Assembly, where he served as Deputy Speaker. Helped organize and pass through the legislature the state’s Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) . He is also one of the original founding members of the Buffalo Challenger.

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Gone Too Soon...

“We wish to plead our own cause.

Too long have others spoken for us.”

- John Russwurm, Freedom’s Journal.

1827 America’s 1st Black Newspaper

Do You Know Who Stole My Life?

By Jennifer Earle Strickland

“Heeeey, Grandma.” “Heeeey, Daejah.” I’ll forever cherish the memory of this signature greeting that I shared with my granddaughter, Daejah Lane, a 2016 victim of suicide.

Daejah, was a beautiful, humorous, vibrant 16-year old student; a Christian; an official ‘fashionista’; always stylish from head-to-toe. If she was distressed, the warning signs of self-destruction were camouflaged beneath the disguise of a typical teenager. I last heard her voice the day before, on Mother’s Day, when she and her brother, called to wish me a “Happy Mother’s Day”. I’ve struggled with questions of what did I miss; what DID she say; what DIDN’T she say? This journey has been hard; tears still flow, but God is, daily, strengthening all affected by her sudden transition.

Suicide, by definition, is death caused by self-directed injurious behavior, with intent to die as a result of the behavior.

We ask, “Why,” but, as so many secrets are taken to the grave, so often is the answer. I can only offer the response that people, particularly young people, commit suicide because they don’t believe their lives are precious, or hope-filled enough to continue living; to believe that tomorrow, the sun will shine. They view their lives as worthless; having no value. The victim isn’t the killer; and as much as we’d like to blame this morally and ethically corrupt society, it is not the perpetrator. The weapons of warfare that ignite this fatal blow include, depression, hopelessness, and self-hate. Most, who attempt suicide every year in America, don’t so much choose death; but stumble into it, caught in a rapidly swirling downward spiral that begins on a steep slope of heartache and despair.

Victims are often filled with thoughts and feelings of disillusionment, fear, guilt, heartache, and illness; just to name a few. Teens, particularly, are attacked by spirits of depression, bi-polar disorder, alcohol and drug abuse, and bullying, which encourage isolation and the avoidance of socialization.

A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, notes that suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S.; the 3rd leading cause of death in children, ages 10-14; and the 2nd leading cause when considering teens and adults between ages 15 - 34 years old. In addition, they found that: • The number of girls who consider suicide is 2x greater than boys. However, boys actually die, from suicide, at a rate 4x higher than girls.

• 29.7% of Non-Hispanic Black teens seriously consider suicide; 17.4% attempt; and 11% successfully commit the act • It is believed that every 17 minutes someone in America commits, or attempts to commit, suicide.

• According to a 2015 study of trends by the Journal of the American Medical Association, children’s suicide rates have significantly doubled for Black children in the last two decades.

As our family congregated at my home, grieving our loss, I overheard a conversation about whether or not she would be accepted into Heaven. I’m thankful that the person being questioned had the spiritual sense and sensitivity to give Biblical understanding about who God Is, and His Love for us all, regardless of how we leave this world.

The Bible details the suicide deaths of several men, including Ahithopel, whose suicide stemmed from guilt (2 Samuel 2:17); and Saul, whose stemmed from disappointment and despair (1 Sam. 31), but nowhere in His Word, does God condemn the victim to eternal damnation, nor is it indicated that suicide is an unforgivable sin. God is Love and the exemplar of all that is Love. Paul expressed this best, in Romans 8:38-39 – “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

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My name is Lenton Jenkins. On the coldest night of the year January 23 ,2003, someone stole my life.

My parents, my two brothers and my children would like to know who took my life.

If you know anything about who stole my life please contact the Buffalo police.

The family of Lenton Jenkins thanks you!

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Dejah Today, after the fact, we don’t want to dwell on whether or not our loved one is forgiven. Instead, we want to focus on prevention. Though the unexpected loss of a loved one leaves us perplexed and disoriented, we must worry less about whether Christians, who’ve chosen to end their lives, go to Heaven, and be more concerned about how we can help others find hope and joy in living. Our most urgent problem is not the morality of suicide, but eradicating the spiritual and mental despair that are its driving forces.

So, where do we go from here to save our children; our society, from the affliction of suicide? As we focus on our future, we must remember that the tragedy of a young person dying, by any means, is devastating. When sudden death is sourced in feelings of inadequacy and overwhelming frustration, its impact is even more powerful. Families, friends, and communities are affected and left wondering if they could’ve prevented that young person from being gone too soon.

Remember, young people, you are not alone in your struggle. God has made promises to us that give us hope and confidence that no matter what we’re going through, this life is worth living. It will get better and brighter. Isaiah 41:10 says “so do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous hand. And, in Jeremiah 29:11, He declares that He knows the plans He has for you; plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

God’s desire is that your life is turned from desperation to delight; and from torment to triumph!

If you, or a loved one, is struggling with thoughts of suicide, or any of its symptoms (depression, helplessness, etc.), please, reach out to someone, whom you trust, for help; a family member, school counselor, spiritual mentor, somebody!

You can also call the Suicide Prevention Hotline @ 1-800273 – talk (8255) or the Buffalo and Erie County Crisis Hotline @ 716 834-3131, 24/7, where someone is always there to listen, emphasize, and help you get through this rough time.

Online @ www.suicidepreventiolifeline.org, you’ll also find additional sources of help and information.

Peace and Love!

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t has come to my attention that in the most sensitive way possible, our very own Betty Jean Grant, posted on social media, what was an attempt to “SUGGEST” that some of our hometown football players lead the Juneteenth Parade.

Now to some who may have misread into what that post really meant, I will need you look at the bigger picture. We have the #1 Largest Festival in the Nation, and yet, we have not announced who will lead our Parade, what new and exciting activities will happen, and I truly commend Mother Grant, for saying something, and creating a SOLAR “BUZZ.” And a positive, progressive one at that!

Over the years I have been just one of many who sang the praises of our 43 year old festival, and like many, we see the need to try and merge the concept of history and a new era that may not know the history the same as the elders, yet, know technology well enough to help preserve and highlight what’s left of it.

When we look at other festivals, (such as the taste of where we live, yet, may not be welcome to go, vend, walk freely and afford), they have begun promoting how exciting and valuable it is to Represent BUFFALO FOOD. Yet, here is our Juneteenth Festival and we are still hoping and wishing for something NEW, EXCITING,POSITIVE & BIG to Happen!

Take A Solar Moment and think what you can do to make this festival more attractive to those that will benefit the most from preserving the future of it.... The African American Community.

Solar Ingram, The Communities Daughter FREEDOM WALL continued Minnie Gillette 1930–1992 Minnie Gillette served as both the director of Buffalo’s Model Cities Program and vice president of the Ellicott Community Action Organization.

She become the first African American woman on the Erie County Legislature.

Harriet Tubman ca. 1820–1913 Harriet Tubman was one of the Underground Railroad’s most daring and successful operatives and then a scout, spy, and nurse for the Union army during the Civil War. She helped lead as many as three hundred people to freedom, including her own parents.

Marcus Garvey 1887–1940 Marcus Garvey was a pioneer of pan-Africanism and black nationalism persuasively arguing for a vision of social and political equality through the global unification of all peoples of African descent. He successfully founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association.

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Challenger Community News • t hec hallengernews.com •Februar y 7, 2018 Nutter & Co. v. Kelley

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: 721 OSTRANDER ROAD EAST AURORA, NY 14052 Section: 156 Block: 2 Lot: 47.1 INDEX NO. 810259/2017 JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY, Plaintiff, -against- ALICE KELLEY A/K/A ALICE M. KELLEY; if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC D/B/A IN NEW YORK AS MIDLAND FUNDING OF DELAWARE, LLC; MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; 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 claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above-named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff's Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $337,500.00 and interest, recorded on March 10, 2009, in Book 13436 at Page 8839, of the Public Records of ERIE County, New York, covering premises known as 721 OSTRANDER ROAD, EAST AURORA, NY 14052.

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: October 20, 2017 Westbury, New York RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: DANIEL GREENBAUM, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

NEW BUSINESSES LLC -LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIABILITY COMPANY NAME OF LLC : HESHAM LLC DATE OF FILLING ARTICLES OF INC.: 10/12/2017 OFFICE OF LLC: Buffalo, Erie County New York NY SECRETARY OF STATE has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served.

PURPOSE OF LLC: any lawful purpose permitted for LLC’s under NYS Law DURATION OF LLC: 10/12/2027 Jan. 10,17,24,31 Feb. 7,14

LEGAL NOTICE HSBC v. Cryan SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF ERIE

HSBC BANK USA, N.A. Plaintiff against MICHAEL CRYAN; SUZANNE CRYAN, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on November 22, 2017.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Foreclosure Alcove of the Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, City of Buffalo, N.Y. on the 14th day of February, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. premises described as follows: All that tract or parcel of land, situate in the Town of Amherst ,County of Erie and State of New York, being part of Lot Number thirty-nine (39), Township eleven (11), Range seven (7) of the Holland Land Company’s survey and further distinguished as Subdivision Lon Number seventy (70) as shown on map filed in Erie County Clerk’s Office under Cover Number 1156 and being fiftytwo (52) feet and rear by one hundred thirty-five (135) feet in depth, Darwin, west side, three hundred five and seventy hundredths (305.70) feet south of Kings Highway formerly Elbert Avenue.

Said premises known as 223 Darwin Drive, Amherst, N.Y. 14226.

(Section: 80.10, Block: 17, Lot: 7).

Approximate amount of lien $ 104,315.75 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 800836-15. Katie Harrod, Esq., Referee.

Stern & Eisenberg, PC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff Woodbridge Corporate Plaza 485 B Route 1 South – Suite 330 Iselin, NJ 08830 (732) 582-6344

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LEGAL NOTICE Champion Mortgage v. Wright SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS– STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY COURT: COUNTY OF ERIE – CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, against Acea M. Mosey, Erie County Public Administrator as Limited Administrator to the Estate of Norman Wright, Lisa M. Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Norma Jean Wright, as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Brandon M. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Jonathan A. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Michael T. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Olivia J. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Rachel E. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Richard A. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick who, was Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Rodney Z. Hardwick, aka Rodney Z. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Reginald W. Hardwick, Jr. as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Deborah D. Mink, as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Deborah Wright Adkins as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Sam Wright, as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Havel Wright, as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Shirley Ann Jester as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Walter Wright, as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Audrey Rucker, as Heir to the Estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Arnold Wright as Heir to the Estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Crystal Muhammad a/k/a Crystal Mann a/k/a Crystal Clay as Heir to the Estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the Estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Sadar Muhammad as Heir to the Estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the Estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Tadar Muhammad as as Heir to the Estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the Estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Michael Wright as Heir to the Estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the Estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Andre Wright as Heir to the Estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the Estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of America, United States of America-Internal Revenue Service, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, The People of the State of New York c/o/ Chief Clerk of the City Court of Buffalo, Erie County Department of Social Services, Midland Funding LLC dba in New York as Midland Funding of Delaware LLC, Credit Acceptance Corporation, CACV of Colorado, LLC, Harper’s Auto Service, Inc., Capital One Bank (USA), NA, Capital One Bank, Riverside Federal Credit Union, Erie County Commissioner of Administration and Finance, Asset Acceptance LLC as assignee of GE Capital Sam’s Club; AND Nathan Beard as Heir to the Estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the estate of Norman Wright, Andre Wright as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the estate of Norman Wright, if

living, and if he/she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, 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 name, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, Defendants-Index no. 600267/2017. Original Filed: 5-12-2017 Plaintiff designates Erie County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County. 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(s) 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); the United States of America may appear or answer within 60 days of service hereof; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.. NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME – If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered 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. This Supplemental Summons and Amended Complaint are being filed pursuant to an Order of the Court dated December 11, 2017.

We are attempting to collect a debt.

Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Dennis E. Ward, J.S.C. dated December 12, 2017. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 143 Mohican Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14211 located at Section 89.84, Block 1, Lot 23 Pincus Law Group, PLLC, Margaret Burke Tarab, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff 425 RXR Plaza Uniondale, NY 11556, 516 699-8902

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LEGAL NOTICE Asset Mgt v. Hassan aka Wiggins NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: ERIE COUNTY ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS II, LLC; Plaintiff(s) vs. LEVI J. HAWKINS AS ADMINISTRATOR OF ESTATES OF LUCINDA HASSAN A/K/A LUCINDA H. WIGGINS; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about October 5, 2017, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at 92 Franklin Street, 1st Floor Alcove, Buffalo, NY 14202.

On March 7, 2018 at 10:00 am.

Premises known as 623 EAST UTICA STREET, BUFFALO, NY 14211 Section: 100.52 Block: 5 Lot: 1 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the City of Buffalo, County of Erie and State of New York, being part of Lot Number Twenty-Four (24), Township Eleven (11), Range Eight (8) of the Holland Land Company’s Survey.

As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale.

Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale.

Approximate amount of judgment $57,344.66 plus interest and costs.

INDEX NO. 810901/2016 Michael Joseph Chmiel, Esq., Referee

LEGAL NOTICE Keybank v. Keith NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF ERIE

KEYBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

Plaintiff(s), Against

Index No.: 812832/2015

JASON KEITH A/K/A JASON C. KEITH, ET AL.,

Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in the Erie County Clerk’s Office on 10/18/2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, in the Foreclosure Alcove of the Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin St., Buffalo, NY on 2/28/2018 at 10:00 am, premises known as 95 Comstock Ave., Buffalo, NY 14215, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Buffalo, County of Erie and State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Erie County Treasurer as Section 90.32, Block 4, and Lot 60.

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $72,256.49 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 812832/2015.

Roberta J. O'Toole, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C., 145 Huguenot Street, Suite 210, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Dated: 12/22/2017 File Number: 253-4121 BGM

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE U.S.Bank v.Hodkin SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF ERIE

U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CBASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-SP2, Plaintiff against STEVEN HODKIN, CHERYL YVETTE HODKIN A/K/A CHERYL HODKIN, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on December 19, 2017.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Foreclosure Alcove of the Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, City of Buffalo, N.Y. on the 1st day of March, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land lying, situate and being in the Town of Cheektowaga, County of Erie, and State of New York.

Said premises known as 88 Kendale Road, Buffalo, N.Y. 14215-1833.

(Section: 90.08, Block: 3, Lot: 14).

Approximate amount of lien $ 179,991.91 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 802672-17. Kristin L. Arcuri, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street - Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900

LEGAL NOTICE BID INVITATION TO BID The NFTA is soliciting bids for Project No. 11NM1713, NFIA Electrical Vault Upgrade, Bid No. E-539 due on February 27, 2018. www.nftaengineering.com LEGAL NOTICE

Bid

COUNTY OF ERIE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS EC POLLING SITES IMPROVEMENTS & ADA UPGRADES ELLICOTT CREEK PARK – 2017 FRIENDSHIP CENTER RENOVATIONS REBID ECDPW PROJECT NO. EG-15-12 Single prime 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 Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at which time they will be opened and read aloud. MBE/WBE, Apprenticeship program, and Local and Disadvantaged Workforce requirements may apply to this project. Additional information must be found at: www. erie.gov/dpw

Bids

COUNTY OF ERIE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NEW ERA FIELD 2017/2018 YEAR 5 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCE PROJECT ECDPW PROJECT NO. JH-01-18 Separate sealed bids for General Construction, Site Work, Mechanical Work, Plumbing Work & Electrical Work 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 February 27, 2018, at which time they will be opened and read aloud. MBE/WBE, Apprenticeship program, and Local and Disadvantaged Workforce requirements may apply to this project. Additional information must be found at: www.erie. gov/dpw

LEGAL NOTICE Bids COUNTY OF ERIE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CLARENCE MAINTENANCE FACILITY WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT ECDPW PROJECT NO. KA-17-13 Sealed bids for Waterline Replacement Construction Work 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 February 26, 2018, at which time they will be opened and read aloud.

MBE/WBE, Apprenticeship program, and Local and Disadvantaged Workforce requirements may apply to this project. Additional information must be found at: www.erie.gov/dpw

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BID

INVITATION TO BID

EMPLOYM ENT/HELP WANTED

The NFTA is soliciting bids for Project No. 11NM1713, NFIA - Electrical Vault Upgrade, Bid No. E-539 due on February 27, 2018. www.nftaengineering.com LEGAL NOTICE

Bid

ECIDA, on behalf of the County of Erie, will be receiving sealed bids at 95 Perry St., Ste. 403, Buffalo, NY 14203 until 1:30 PM, Friday, February 23, 2018 at which time they will be publicly opened. The “Sitework/ Waterline Project” will include installing an inner pipe system within an existing 54” waterline, fencing, and earthwork to prepare the site for railroad track installations. Bid Documents are available for downloading at www.ecidany.com; (under about us and request for proposals).

A pre-bid site meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 8th at 1:30 PM at the Ridge Road Gate, corner of Fuhrmann Boulevard. To receive further instruction, updates and addendum please send your contact information and any questions to priggs@ecidany.com

LEGAL NOTICE

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COUNTY OF ERIE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES 95 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO, NEW YORK County of Erie, New York RFP RELEASE 2018 SUMMER PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING The Erie County Youth Bureau (ECYB) is pleased to announce its Request for Proposal (RFP) for 2018 funding of “Summer Primetime” programming on February 13th, 2018.

Applications from eligible not-forprofit 501(c)(3) organizations & local youth bureaus will be accepted until March 13th at 5:00PM. Eligible programs promote positive youth development, addressing long-term juvenile delinquency prevention & summer learning loss within Erie County to youth ages 6-18 for a minimum of six weeks.

The application may be downloaded from the ECYB website or by contacting Ben Hilligas, Youth Bureau Director, at 716-923-4051 or benjamin.hilligas@erie.gov.

An open informational meeting will be held on February 27th, 2018 at 10:30AM at True Bethel Baptist Church, 907 E. Ferry St. Buffalo NY, 14211.

All correspondence, communications and/or contact with the County in regard to any aspect of this proposal shall be with the ECDSS contact person listed on the specific RFP. Prospective proponents, or their representatives, shall not make contact with or communicate with any representatives of the County, including employees and consultants, other than the designated person in regard to any aspect of this proposal.

Erie County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and waive any informality.

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2018 Summer Job Applications Now Being Accepted Mayor Byron W. Brown, was recently joined by Buffalo School Superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash, City Honors Principal Dr. William Kresse, and dozens of students at the City Honors School at Fosdick-Masten Park, to announce that the application process for his 2018 Summer Youth Internship Program is now underway. The program will provide six weeks of employment and work-readiness training to youth in the city of Buffalo during the summer months.

Youth can download an application to the program by going to www.city-buffalo. com and return the completed application to the Department of Community Services. Applications are also available in Room 1701 at Buffalo City Hall. Completed Applications are due by Friday, April 27, 2018. Incomplete applications and late applications will not be accepted! Completed applications can be mailed or brought to the Department of Community Services, located at Buffalo City Hall, 65 Niagara Square -Room 1701, Buffalo, New York, 14202.

The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm.

Mayor Brown’s Summer Youth Internship Program runs 20 hours a week for six (6) weeks. The first day of employment is July 9th and it runs through August 16th.

To be eligible for this program, youth must be a City of Buffalo resident, between the ages of 14 and 21, and must turn age 14 by April 27, 2018. Each participant will be screened, assessed and receive job readiness, life skills and financial literacy training.

The City of Buffalo’s Division for Youth will provide youth counselors who will serve as monitors and provide program support for everyone participating in the program.

College Students are encouraged to apply.

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WEDNESDAY FEB 7

THURSDAY FEB. 8

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Evangelistic Temple and Community Church Center, 92 Headley Place, 5 p.m. 882-1432or Avery T. Bates 986-9199 ext. 6400 abates@ nblca.org Dinner served RSVP only

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) : Family Education meeting, open to the public, Thursday, February 8th, at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 21st at 7 p.m.: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4007 Main

How Can Service be Improved at The Jefferson Avenue Tops?

5:30 p.m. Community Meeting at the Merriweather Library.

Community urged to attend.

Voice your concerns.

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

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

Hustle for Health Urban Line Dancing with Phyllis Caver at Gloria Parks: 3242 Main St, Buffalo. 12pm - 1pm. FREE for ages 55+ Call 716 832 1010 THURSDAY FEB. 8 Open House: Catholic Academy of West Buffalo, 6:30- 8 p.m., 1069 Delaware Ave. at Lexington; 885-6111; www. caw.org

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

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

FRIDAY FEB 9 Black History Celebration: Merriweather Library 3-5:45 p.m., singers, dancers, refreshments.

Chicago Steppin: Every Friday 7-8:30 p.m. The Pratt Center 422 Pratt St. SATURDAY FEB 10 First Time Homebuyer Workshop: 9 a.m. -4 p.m., Buffalo Urban League, 15 Genesee St.’ free and open to the public; (716) 250-2418 to register.

SATURDAY FEB 10 Financial Empowerment Workshop: FLARE INC. 2495 Main St. Suite 412, 10 a.m. – 1 pm.

838-6740 for more info.

Mike’s Smooth Urban Ballroom Dance Classes: 11 a.m.

– 1 p.m. Delavan-Grider Community Center, 877 E. Delavan.

380-5100. $5 Hustle for Health Urban Line Dancing at East Community High School 820 Northampton St, Buffalo. 11:30am - 12:30pm.

FREE for all ages. Free Lunch.

Www.HustleforHealth.com MONDAY FEB 12 African Consciousness Workshop Documentary Series: 5:30- 7:50 p.m., Free admission. Topic: “The Healing Passages,” by S. Pearl Sharp.

TUESDAY FEB 13 GBUAHN Job Fair: 564 Niagara St. Bldg. 2 from 9a.m.6p.m.www.gbuahn.org/careers WEDNEDAY FEB 14 Hustle for Health Urban Line Dancing with Phyllis Caver at Gloria Parks: 3242 Main St, Buffalo. 12pm - 1pm. FREE for ages 55+ Call 716 832 1010 The Durham Central City Baby Café . Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 pm 200 Eagle St (716)427-0566.

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

THURSDAY FEB. 15 #FREEnewyork Townhall: 6-8 p.m., SEIU 1199; 2421 Main Street; End New York’s jail crisis! Discuss how mass criminalization impacts our communities and learn what you can do to fight back! Info and RSVP at bit.ly/freeny-buffalo FOXIE BROWN LINE DANCE CLASSES: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Schiller Senior Center, 2057 Genesee St. 4442046.

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

FRIDAY FEB. 16 Black History Celebration: Merriweather Library 3-5:45 p.m., singers, dancers, refreshments.

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

Readers are leaders

SATURDAY FEB. 17

THURSDAY FEB. 22

Mike’s Smooth Urban Ballroom Dance Classes: 11 a.m.

– 1 p.m. Delavan-Grider Community Center, 877 E. Delavan.

380-5100. $5

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

WEDNESDAY FEB. 21

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

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

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

SEE YOU AT THE EVENTS!

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Challenger Community News • t hec hallengernews.com •Februar y 7, 2018

LINKS DONATES 100 PACKAGES OF TOILETRIES TO COMPASS HOUSE The Buffalo Chapter of The Links, Incorporated chose Compass House as the recipient of 100 bags of toiletries they collected over the past year. In choosing Compass House the Buffalo Links saw an organization that provides a vital service to the community. The Links wanted their Chapter’s support to amplify the support given by Compass House. Compass House serves atrisk youth in a supportive, friendly and non-secure environment providing them with temporary housing during times in their lives when they most need care. The toiletries will be of use to the many young people who find their way to the doors of Compass House.The collection was achieved as a program under the Health and Human Services facet, Link Alicia D. Givens, Chair.

Pictured (left to right) are Link Alicia D. Givens, Compass House Site Director Thom Piniewski, Chapter President Link Debra Givens, and Link Janessa Givens-Daniels.

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A n s w e r i n g y o u r q u e s t i o n s a b o u t c r e m a t i o n a n d b u r i a l . . .

“How many people can be buried in a cemetery lot?”

If you have any questions about cremation or burial, give us a call at (716) 885-1600.

Most cemeteries allow 1 or 2 burials in a single grave. At Forest Lawn, we recently changed our rules & regulations to allow up to 4 burials in a single grave, w hich can include 1 casket plus 3 urns or a total of 4 urns.

For example, if a couple chooses side-by-side casketed burial in 2 graves, there’s room for them and up 6 other members of their family. This can represent a significant cost savings for the family. But more importantly, it can make it possible for you and your dearest loved ones to remain together forever.

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