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Challenger Community News • t hec hallengernews.com •Februar y 17, 2022
Daughter of Malcolm X Will Be AREA BRIEFS Special Guest at Eddie Egriu's Congressional Campaign Kickoff Grant's Next Court Appearance ubilah Shabazz, the daughter of Malcolm X, Q was in Buffalo last week to show her support Set For Wednesday February 23! for Eddie Egriu’s upcoming run for Congress in Former Erie County Legislator and community activist Betty Jean Grant will appear Before Judge Andrew Lotempio Court, Buffalo City Court, Part 6, 50 Delaware Ave, on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 9:30 AM to hear motions on a trial regarding alleged election law violations in the November, 2021 General Election. Betty Jean Grant The Grant family is asking for your prayers and support as we stand with a family member who has always put the interests of her community and people first as she has done over 40 years of public service.
Eva Doyle Book Signing Dr. Eva Doyle will hold a book signing of her new book on Saturday, February 19 at Tops Supermarket on Jefferson Avenue from 1 to 3 p.m. The book is titled “Eye on History: The Golden Collection Articles on African and African American History - Lost History, Forgotten History.” It traces African history from ancient Africa to people and events in America. It sells for $16 soft cover and $28 for the hard cover. For more information call (717)847-6010 or email ewriter52@aol.com
New York State’s 26th Congressional District. Ms. Shabazz, Mr. Egriu and several other supporters had dinner last Friday evening at Je Ne Sais Quoi Restaurant on Hertel Avenue. She will return next week as the special guest at Egriu's United Congressional Kickoff event Saturday, February 26 at Acqua, 2192 Niagara Street from 4-8 p.m. He is expected to release his platform and website for the campaign at that time. Free tickets are available online at Eventbrite or text (716)791-7211 to reserve.
No More Tears Annual Homicide Awards Dinner to Honor 25 Outstanding Women Motivational Speaker Laroy Hall to Deliver Keynote Message
Celebration of Life for
Keith Robert Mabry Saturday, February 19
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Keith Robert Mabry, April 27, 1948- January 29, 2022. He was a beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. He leaves behind a vast family, many friends, and loved ones. We will be gathering to share our favorite memories, our stories, to laugh, to cry, and remember a wonderful person who is greatly missed. Please join us for a celebration of his life: Saturday February 19, 2022, at 12 noon Amigone Funeral Home 1132 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, NY 14209 Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, there will be no repast following the memorial, and we ask that you wear a mask if attending the services.
Egriu and Ms. Shabazz. Street Legacy Photo
Laroy Hall/”Streets Poet”
Twenty-five outstanding women will be honored at the No More Tears annual Homicide Awards Dinner, March 12, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Lucarelli’s Banquet Center, 1830 Abbott Road, Lackawanna. Laroy Hall/”Streets Poet,” a South Carolina-based Life Coach, inspirational and motivational speaker with a huge social media fan base, will deliver the keynote message. “Still I Rise” is the theme of the event. March is National Women’s Month and the program will pay tribute to women of homicide families who have endured heartbreaking pain but managed to keep going; women who have held and are still holding families and children together; and women who consistently work behind the scenes to make things happen in the community. The No More Tears organization is hosting the program. Tina Sanders is founder and Tracey Mullen is No More Tears Event
Coordinator. The No More Tears, Still I Rise Honorees include: Shaunte McMillon, Tanisha Tillman, Karla Bishop, Monica Jordan-Webster, Bobbie Brown, Camille Williams, Al-Nisa Banks, Mia Ayers-Goss, Donetta Tetter, LaShelle Roberson, Cheryl Ruttlen, Tonja Newkirk, Nichole Walls, Lillian McCall-Baker, Amy Vossen-Vukelic, Tecrette Gist, Cornetta Simmons, Daisy Wilkins, Hannah Buehler, Tonya Renee Morris, Elder Kendra Walker, Chantele Thompson, Zeneta Everhart, Konji Carson, Mary Greene and Candace Moppins. Tickets are $50 each; Tables $500. Cash App $Bama1020 or Zelle (no personal Checks). For more details or souvenir journal information call Tina Sanders 716-816--8264 or Tracey Mullen 716-698-6785. Please join us for this memorable event.
DID YOU KNOW...
Only 11 percent of people in low-income countries have received a dose of a coronavirus vaccine, compared with 78 percent in high- and upper-middle-income countries, according to the Our World in Data project at the University of Oxford. Africa has the lowest vaccination rate of any continent, with just 15.4 percent of the population receiving at least one dose.
Mayflower of Liberia: Remebering the historic journey of freed enslaved Africans from New York to Liberia.
Back to Africa...
A Presidential delegation went to Liberia to attend the bicentennial celebration which officially launched this week (Feb. 14,2022) in the capital city of Monrovia. The celebration marked the arrival of the first free Black Americans to Providence Island on Jan. 7, 1822, which led to the establishment of the city of Monrovia, and in 1847, the Republic of Liberia. Between 1822 and the American Civil War in 1861, some 15,000 African Americans settled in Liberia. The West African nation became the first democratic republic in Africa’s history upon its 1847 independence. This January, when the U.S. State Department issued a statement to commemorate the initial arrival of African Americans to Liberia 200 years ago, it acknowledged the racist nature of the American Colonization Society (ACS). They are the group that purchased land in Liberia to resettle free Black people in Africa in order to deal with the “problem” of the growing number of free Blacks in the United States. “Our history did not begin in chains. It will not end in chains.”
