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“Let Us Infect People With Knowledge!”
Toni Vazquez of G-Health Enterprises issues timely call to “Infect people with knowledge” in the wake of news that Zip Code 14215 has the highest COVID-19 Rate in Buffalo. Although the community is paying attention to the Coronavirus threat WE MUST DO MORE!. Page 3
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City Playgrounds, Outdoor Fitness Equipment and Athletic Fields, Including Basketball and Tennis Courts Closed in Response to the NYS PAUSE Order
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In response to Governor Cuomo’s NYS PAUSE executive order, all City of Rochester playgrounds, outdoor fitness equipment and athletic fields, including basketball and tennis courts, are closed until further notice. The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can live on the hard surfaces (plastic and steel) of the city’s playground and fitness equipment for up to 72 hours according to recent studies. In addition, the close contact involved in pickup sports violates the advice of medical professionals, including the County Public Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza. There has been significant use of the City’s playground and fitness equipment, as well as, athletic facilities despite the executive order regarding social distancing.
For more information contact: 888-835-8802 or 585-232-5110 info@capbook.org ChildrenAwaitingParents.org
“Keeping people safe and limiting the spread of this virus is my top priority,” said Mayor Warren. “I understand how difficult it is to keep kids entertained and how hard it is to be cooped up at home. But, this virus lives on hard surfaces. Your kids and loved ones can get sick from being on the same playground as someone who has the virus and was playing there three days ago. You or your child can bring the virus home. We all need to be smarter and safer.”
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Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, declared State of Emergency in the City of Rochester, and guidance from the Monroe County Department of Health, City Hall has been closed to the public. Unfortunately, the City Clerk’s office will not be able to issue: ·Marriage Licenses or Perform Marriage Ceremonies ·Domestic partnerships ·Commissioner of Deeds ·Passports ·Other Business Licenses that require direct contact with City staff The City Clerk’s Office will be able to process the following licenses that can be submitted by mail: · Alarm Permits · Cornhill Parking Passes · Dog Licenses · Copies of Marriage Certificates · Handicap Parking Permits · Cobbs Hill Dog Park Licenses Documentation to apply for these licenses can be submitted by mailing your information to: City Clerk’s Office, Licensing Unit, 30 Church Street, Room 100A, Rochester, NY 14614 This information may also be dropped off in the City Hall Drop Box, located at the Link Entrance of City Hall.
Hours Changed for Meal Distribution Sites The city has adjusted hours for R-Center Meal Distribution Sites for Week of April 6 – 10: •Monday, April 6 through Thursday, April 9, meal distribution will be 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. •On Good Friday, April 10, R-Centers will be open from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Meal distribution hours at RCSD school sites remain unchanged. Those sites currently operate from 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. RCSD school sites will be open for meal distribution on Good Friday. Meals are available for youth at the following sites for the week of April 6 - 10: City R-Centers (open from 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Monday – Thursday; 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Good Friday): • Adams Street, 85 Adams • Avenue D, 200 Ave. D • Carter Street, 500 Carter • Tyshaun Cauldwell, 524 Campbell St. • Frederick Douglass, 990 South Ave. • Flint Street, 271 Flint St. • David Gantt, 700 North St. • Trenton & Pamela Jackson (Clinton-Baden), 485 N. Clinton Ave. • Thomas Ryan, 530 Webster Ave. RCSD School Sites (open 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Monday – Friday, including Good Friday): • East Upper & Lower School, 1801 E. Main St. • Dr. Freddy Thomas Campus, 625 Scio St. • The Former Jefferson High School, 1 Edgerton Pk. • James Monroe High School, 164 Alexander St. • John Williams School No. 5, 555 N. Plymouth Ave. • Wilson Foundation Academy, 200 Genesee St. • Abelard Reynolds School No. 42, 3330 Lake Ave. • Virgil I. Grissom School No. 7, 31 Bryan St.
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AREA BRIEFS JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL OF BUFFALO UPDATE
May 6 First Black Masonic Lodge founded Prince Hall, Boston, 1787
DOING THE RIGHT THING: The folks pictured above are taking the Coronavirus seriously. Althoughmany in the community are paying attention WE MUST DO MORE! Challenger Photos
APPOINTED: Herbert L. Bellamy Jr. has been appointed to BankOnBuffalo’s Board of Advisers. Mr. Bellamy is chief executive officer of Bellamy Enterprises and Buffalo’s Black Achievers, Inc. BankOnBuffalo serves the financial needs of the region’s small to middle market businesses, commercial real estate and consumer banking customers. Congratulations Mr.Bellamy!
2020 Outdoor Celebration Cancelled
After considering the effects Covid-19 is having on our nation, and specifically, on our community, in order to support the health and safety of our festival’s participants and attendees, the Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo’s Board of Directors has decided to cancel the 2020 outdoor celebration. Currently registered and prospective vendors, food service providers, parade participants, and Juneteenth Festival’s supportive community, please continue to follow us, for updates, on Facebook (Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo); our website @ juneteenthofbuffalo. com.; and in the Challenger. Like almost every difficult decision being made, in this season, this is indeed unprecedented, as the Festival has been a staple of Buffalo’s Black community for 44 consecutive years, occurring on the first “-teens” weekend of June. Other events that are affected by our decision include Sankofa Days, the Maafa, and Git on Da Bus; all of which are also cancelled. Although we have no idea what our tomorrow holds, we will continue to operate with the belief that there will be ‘tomorrow,’ and continue to plan for a 2021 festival. Please, if you pray, pray for us all, and stay healthy, safe, and through it all, show love. Thank you, Community, for your continued support. Peace and Love!
Let Us Infect People With Knowledge!”
By Staff Reporter here are positive signs throughout the African American community that residents are taking the coronavirus seriously. Folks are wearing their masks, their gloves and practicing social distancing and other guidelines to reduce its spread. However recent reports that COVID-19 affects African Americans disproportionately around the country is alarming. Buffalo apparently is no exception. It’s been confirmed that the 2015 and 2011 zip codes now have highest COVID-19 rates In the City of Buffalo. Mrs. Toni Vazquez of G-Health Enterprises, offered a novel way to take the battle to another level during last Saturday’s “Buffalo On fire” community talk show on WUFO 96.5FM radio. “ Let’s infect people with knowledge" she declared, “.…with words, texts phone calls or instagram or whatever medium young people (especially) are using these days. Let me infect 3 people with my knowledge who are out there in the streets doing things they should not be doing … interacting the way they should not be interacting out of ignorance because they just don’t know that they are ultimately killing their brother or sistrer … unknowingly killing their grandmother or grandfather…let us infect people with knowledge!” “Black and brown people live and breathe and understand thru testimony,” she continued. “When I tell my daughter’s story – they get it - when Raul tells the story they get it – and there’s a happy ending because Nadia is still with us, but there are a ton of people who are not…young people, old people, all walks of life are losing their lives because of this disease.” Toni Vazquez is the wife of Raul Vazquez, M.D., founder of G-Enterprises. Their daughter Nadia tested positive for COVID-19. “We also have to take hold of our own health….” she encouraged. “We have to do better to live longer. We have to do what we can right now AND NOT WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO DO IT FOR US !” “My job today is to infect 3 people with some knowledge , and for them to go out and infect 3 other people with knowledge - and tell them that this is real and we don’t want it to be any more detrimental to our community than it has already been!” -Legislative ActionOn Tuesday April N.M. Baskin, Chairwoman, Erie County Legislator District 2, made public several information slides that will appear on her social media. They are COVID-19 facts specific to the Black community that note all facts and phone numbers to help the public get through this crisis. “As of Sunday, six out of 27 COVID-19 deaths in Erie County were Black residents. This equates to 22% of the deaths. Erie County’s population is 14% African American," stated Legislator Basin. “As the Erie County Legislator representing zip codes 14215 and 14211, which are two of the hardest-hit COVID-19 zip codes in Buffalo and our county, I have made it my top priority to address the positive cases in these zip codes." She continued: “At the same time, we have to admit a harsh reality. The factors which determine one’s ability to survive this disease are the same factors we know disproportionately affect our poor, inner city communities of color. 14215 is the tenth-poorest zip code in Erie County. The East Side suffers chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease at higher rates than other areas of the city. Given that 37% of Buffalo residents are African-Americans, we are at a greater risk during this pandemic, especially those persons who are on dialysis. Therefore, the death rates from COVID-19 are likely to be higher here than in the rest of the county." Chairwoman Baskin pointed out that in addition, given the poverty rate of 14215, residents who have illnesses due to a lack of health care options are more likely to be hospital-
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HEALTH MATTERS
COVID-19 Home Treatment Advice
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Black Woman Leads Team of Scientists Working on COVID-19 Vaccine Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett, viral immunologist and research fellow at the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, has gone viral over the past few weeks after the news broke that she is leading the team of scientists working on the COVID-19 vaccine; playing a pivotal role as a black woman in combating the pandemic, Dr. Corbett has been called on by people in high places. President Trump is one of them. In March, Trump visited the NIH because of its groundbreaking research after five years of work.
ccording to Dr. Nida Mohsin, we should keep the follwing items in the medicine cabinet at all times in case someone in the family comes down with symptoms of having the coronavirus. If you display any of the coronavirus symptoms –dry mouth, fever, cough, shortness of breath - she urges that you go into self isolation and start treating yourself. What Dr. Mohsin calls “the treatment kit” includes: •Peppermint, spearmint or eucalyptus essential oils Covid-19 restricts breathing…. If you start displaying first signs even before the fever - start administering steam baths with these oils to help open up the membrane and keep the breathing regulated •Vitamin C •Vitamin D •Zinc Supplements •Carob Molassas or Carob Essence- amamzing for lung health •Manuka Honey – kills germs more than other honey!! •Black Seed or Back Seed Oil – highly potent and very effective in fighting infections •Sea Salt or Himylayan Salt : very effective when it comes to gargaling also, to clean out the lungs, take a couple tablespoons of either salt with juice of one lemon – add to pot of boiling water – cut up the lemon and add to water and salt – inhale steam every 3 hours…hydrates the lungs and literally cleans them out. If you can’t ride out the fever and want to reduce the fever take tylenol not ibuprofen. If you have symptoms treat it like you have Covid-19 and go into self isolation. (Ed. note: If you develop any of the followig warning signs as outlined by the CDC, get medical attention immediatley: trouble breathing, persistent pain or pressure in the chest; confusion or inability to arouse, bluish lips or face.) Dr. Nida Mohsin of Keys of Life Personal Practice / Online Consultancy is a greater New York Ciy based Naturopathic Doctor, an Alternative Medicine Diplomat and a Medical Herbalist. For more information check out Dr. Mohsin’s you tube pesentations or go to keysofhealth.com)
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April is Minority Cancer Awareness Month Part 1 Every April, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center works to raise awareness about cancer among minority populations by recognizing Minority Cancer Awareness Month. While we make progress every year in reducing deaths from cancer, the disease continues to be a bigger burden to minority and underserved populations. In general, minority groups in the United States are more likely to die from certain cancers than the general population, a difference known as a cancer health disparity. Scientists at Roswell Park study cancer health disparities, and while they don’t have all the answers, some causes include genetics and a lack of access to cancer screening and timely treatment services. Here's what you should know about the four most common cancers among people of color, and what you can do to prevent them. Breast Cancer: According to the American Cancer Society, over 33,000 African American and 24,000 Hispanic/Latino women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019. Breast cancer is projected to be the leading cause of cancer death in Hispanic women (3,200) this year, and more than 6,000 African American women will die from breast cancer in 2020. Obesity is a major risk factor for breast cancer, and a 2016 Roswell Park-led study found that physical activity may reduce breast cancer risk for African-American women. The study found that two or more hours of weekly, vigorous exercise — such as running, walking/ climbing briskly up a hill, fast cycling, and participation in sports — was associated with a decreased breast cancer risk of up to 12%. Women of childbearing age can reduce their breast cancer risk by breastfeeding. This is especially important for women of color, as studies show breastfeeding protects against triplenegative breast cancer. This is a more aggressive kind of breast cancer that is more common in African-American women. Next: Prostate, Lung and Colorectal Cancer.
Gov. Cuomo Extending NYS PAUSE ORDER Until April 29
Gov. Cuomo is extending the NYS PAUSE ORDER until April 29 ordering non-essential businesses and schools across New York to remain closed through the end of the month.
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FAITH & FAMILY
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he Lord gave Pastor Kerr a vision that his Genesee Street building should not only be used as a church, but also to be used for community service. The occupancy above the church became a non-profit emergency homeless shelter, founded by Pastor Kerr, called My Place Home for Women and Children, which was founded in 2008. Pastor Kerr's vision in My Place Home, provides the homeless women and children of Western New York, and Eric County with a safe and secure environment. My Place Home offers families the immediate necessities such as clothing, shoes, personal hygiene products, and three meals a day. The shelter houses 72 women and children. The vision has continued to grow and now a rapid housing component has been added. The purpose of rapid re-housing is to provide the homeless families with permanent and stable housing after a placement in emergency and temporary shelter has occurred.
My Place Home is a non-profit organization which employs over 20 employees in ministering to this vulnerable population. The Lord's will is being followed and with every step we make, we shall strive to bring more souls into the Kingdom of God. Pastor Kerr also has three churches under his leadership in the City of Buffalo; 11 churches in the Dominican Republic, and Congo as well. Pastor Kerr has built two schools in North and South Kivu, City Goma Town Congo called Temple School Complex and one school is being built in Montserrado County Liberia, Africa called District Reginald E. Kerr Christian Academy. "To God Be the Glory" We’ve come this far by faith, leaning on the LORD. Trusting in His Holy Word, He never failed me yet!
Rev J.C. Ballard Makes His Transition
Long-time barber and pastor J.C. Ballard died March 2 at the age of 91. Rev. Ballard was the founder and pastor of Sandy Grove Missionary Baptist Church and continued preaching until his passing. He opened JC’s Barber Shop in 1958.
Pastor Who Called Coronavirus ‘Hysteria’ Dies Of COVID-19 Virginia Pastor Landon Spradlin who made waves after downplaying the severity of COVID-19 and suggested that the virus was being used as a political tool and overexaggerated in an attempt to smear President Donald Trump, passed away last month from the very same virus.
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WUFO’s “Talk Show Saturdays” Provide Important Voice During COVID-19 Crisis “Talk Show Saturdays” on WUFO Power 96.5 Radio has proven itself to be an important source of information for Buffalo’s Black community during the COVID-19 Crisis. The March 28th broadcasts were a good example. -Bethesda World HarvestPastor Michael A. Badger presented a guest who worked as a professional cleaner specializing in anti-viral and anti-bacterial cleaning. In addition, the
show featured a regular guest Dr. Frances Ilozue, MD who stressed the importance of social distancing, the washing of hands and staying in touch with one’s primary physician at the first sign of feeling ill or exhibiting any of the signs of possible COVID-19 (cough fever, tiredness, difficulty breathing). She had praise for first responders, especially the doctors and nurses in the hospitals and assured that their health and safety
are a priority. Rev. Badger ended the show on a political note: “We need a mature leader at this point we don’t need a politician trying to re-run for office,” he said referring to President Trump. Bethesda World Harvest airs at 9 a.m. -A Woman’s Word – A Woman’s Word airs every second and fourth Saturdayat 11 a.m. and regularly incorporates spiritual knowledge and perspectives
in discussing relevant issues. Co-host, Elder Jennifer Strickland, who is also a teacher and writer, pointed out the positives about home schooling across the city as a result of the school closings in the wake of the coronavirus health crisis. “We have to find the positive in all things that appear to be negative,” she said, adding that she was “thankful children are spending time at home with parents” and vice versa. She encouraged parents to “hang in there.” The crisis, she assured, is “introducing a whole new way of educating our children .” “The best thing we can say is STAY HOME. It’s a God thing,” said host Pastor Janice Fisher. “Everything’s been out of order but now God is getting things in order….” In addition to Elder Strickland, Elder Sister Alethea Davis is also a co-host. -Buffalo On FireBuffalo On Fire, which airs at 10 a.m. is co-hosted by Attorney Anthony Pendergrass and Rev. Kenzir M. Pointer. Their topic was also the coronavirus and its impact on the community. Pastor George Nicholas, MDiv, Senior Pastor, Lincoln Memorial United Methodist and co-convener of The African American Health Equity Task Force, called in and sounded the alarm. When people hear the term “at risk” populations, said Pastor Nicholas, they normally think of the elderly. “However the CDC points out that heart disease, lung disease, asthma , diabetes, a compromised immune systems from having cancer, and obesity are risk factors as well,” he said. In Western New York African Americans are more
likely than Whites to suffer these illnesses. “When you have a culture that discounts or diminishes the humanity of one entire community based on their race or ethnicity – the bi-product of it are these health disparities," said Rev. Nicholas. The Health Equity Task Force all but predicted the recent increase of Black COVID-19 cases and deaths locally.
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Legislators Baskin, Johnson Report to Community on COVID-19
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he 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a virus that causes respiratory illness in people and can spread from person-to-person. It is more contagious than the flu. There is currently no vaccine to prevent COVID-19. We all have an important role to play in stopping the spread and saving lives. Given that Buffalo is the largest municipality, the largest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases are residents of Buffalo. Residents in zip code 14215 have the highest number of positive cases so far. The large number of cases may be attributed, in part, to the high numbers of first responders, nurses, and home health aides who live in this area. We will continue to demand the bulk of Erie County’s resources go where they are truly needed – in Buffalo. The members of the Erie County Legislature, our staff and our colleagues in county government are working together in coordination with other leaders to promote public safety. As representatives of Erie County Legislature Districts 1 (Howard Johnson) and District 2 (April Baskin) we strongly oppose Governor Cuomo’s order requiring 20% of our local ventilators to be moved downstate. Cases of COVID-19 are increasing daily in our region and these life-saving devices must be available to local residents who need them. New York State is facing a shortage of ventilators because of mismanagement at the federal level. The Trump administration has left states to fend for themselves and placed them in competition with other states for these life-saving resources. We are calling on President Donald Trump to develop a plan to provide New York with the equipment and the supplies necessary to combat this pandemic. In March, the Legislature proactively approved spending $5 million to respond to COVID-19. The money will be used to buy and acquire tests, testing agents, personal protective equipment (PPE) and other needs. Congress also recently passed an economic recovery package which will allow Erie County to be reimbursed for the costs associated with combating this emergency up to $159 Legislators April million. Baskin and Regrettably, testing supplies are in short demand worldwide. County officials Howard and are working diligently with state and federal officials to obtain more tests. After Johnson. discovering that Kaleida Health had test swabs and the County had the testing chemicals, the County has partnered with Kaleida to increase testing capacity. Due to the shortage of tests, they are being prioritized for individuals who are hospitalized and for healthcare employees. Maintaining the health of our local first responders and essential workers is imperative. We are in constant communication with the Poloncarz administration regarding Erie County’s response to this epidemic, including its effect on Buffalo’s East Side communities. Once the county obtains more tests, they will begin testing persons with underlying health conditions that make them vulnerable. From the 1932 ‘Tuskegee Experiment’ to the chronic lack of preventive healthcare and healthy foods in urban neighborhoods, people of color and low incomes
have long borne the brunt of abuse and neglect. Our community suffers chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease at higher rates than our white counterparts. Therefore, our legislative districts could be subject to higher rates of COVID-19 exposure than the rest of the county. Recently, Legislator Johnson submitted a letter to Erie County District Attorney John Flynn and the Supervising Judge of the Eighth Judicial District asking them to recommend or agree to the release of non-dangerous prisoners from the custody of the Erie County Sheriff in order to help stop the spread of COVID-19. We support the efforts of Citizen Action, Partnership for the Public Good, PUSH Buffalo and Showing Up For Racial Justice who have called for the release of non-violent prisoners in the county jails to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. As of two weeks ago, the Holding Center was at 47% of its capacity and the Correctional Facility was at 39% of capacity, due in part to bail reform, and in part due to efforts to decrease the population to help stop the spread of COVID-19. We are in communication with the Superintendent of Jail Management and his medical staff and they have assured us there are no COVID-19 cases among prisoners. Any symptomatic prisoners are being quarantined from the general population and monitored. We are also asking that individuals who lack housing be connected with the county facilities set up for temporary shelter at SUNY Erie's Flickinger Center at the City Campus. COVID-19 symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure. The most common symptoms are fever, cough and shortness of breath. Please consult your medical provider for any symptoms that concern you. Do not leave your home, except to get medical care. There are resources available to assist you and provide answers to questions including: •Erie County Department of Health COVID-19 Hotline: 716-858-2929 •Erie County Department of Social Services: 716-858-8000 •Buffalo & Erie County Crisis Services Hotline: 716-834-3131 •24 Hour Domestic Violence Hotline: 716-862-HELP •Meals on Wheels: 716-822-2002 •New York State Unemployment Insurance: 1-888-209-8124 and file a claim online at https:// labor.ny.gov/unemploymentassistance.shtm We are here to support you. You can reach Legislator Baskin at 370-6651 and Legislator Johnson at 842-0490. We continue to serve the community and to ensure that you and your family receive the services you may depend on. We want to express our thanks to Buffalo and Erie County’s first responders and essential employees who are reporting to work during this time of great crisis and providing the services our constituents need now more than ever. This is an unprecedented time in our history, but we see teachers, public safety employees, essential retail workers and others rising to the occasion. The economic toll of this pandemic is being felt across our community, and we thank those who are supporting and encouraging their neighbors during this difficult time. And to those who are ill, isolated, and those grieving, thank you for being strong and brave enough to rise this morning and fight another day during this crisis. We appreciate you.
Who Are The Black Cross Nurses? By Sophia
Blyden and Nina Burgos he Universal African Black Cross Nurses (UABCN) is an international auxiliary of They took action, setting up clinics, the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, es- providing their communities with tablished in 1920 . The objects of this Auxiliary shall be to carry on a system of relief supplies, food and treatment to those and to apply the same in mitigating the suffering caused by pestilence, famine, fire, floods, in need. The epidemic eventually got and other great calamities and to devise and carry on measures for preventing the same. so bad, the Red Cross had to relax UABCNs are to attend to the sick of the Division to which the public Auxiliary is attached their racist policies and recruit Black and be ready for service at any time when called upon, as well as to issue pamphlets which Nurses. Watching how well our people rewill tend to educate the public to the use of safety devices and prevention of accidents; to sponded in a time of crisis, Marcus instruct in sanitation for prevention of epidemics and to instruct in First Aid. African women have been health care providers since the beginning of time, no degrees Garvey, President General of the or certifications needed. All the way through the Ma’afa (Great Tragedy) and Jim Crow, our UNIA, along with his wife Amy, women took charge of health care needs. Black nurses were practicing independently and Lady H.V. Davis, Cleopatra White, Vivian Seay and others were prompt- Pictured: Buffalo Black Cross workers Sophia Blyden alongside doctors since the 1800s. By 1917, Black Doctors were in military service but no Black nurses. This prompted many ed to develop the UABCN Auxiliary (left) and Nina Burgos conduct health workshop. requests for Black nurses to serve the soldiers at war. Due to the level of racism at the time, In 1920. These Garveyites had the segregation and exclusion was still very prominent. Similar to that of civilian clinics and hos- foresight to codify the work that they were doing into Black Cross training manuals and pitals the regulations were that "applicants to the Armed Forces Nurse Corps (managed by graduated their own certificated nurses from their own schools. Soon after between 1920 the American Red Cross) had to be between 25 and 35 years of age, unmarried, and graduates and 1921 the Buffalo Black Cross Nurses grew from 30 to 65 members under Nurse Irene of hospital training schools with more than 50 beds." The last part was the racially restric- Freeland. In 1928 Garveyites Dr. Logan W. Horton and Dr. J.J. Peters opened The Free tive part, as Black nurses were only graduating from schools with much fewer than 50 beds. Community Medical Clinic in New Orleans. Between 1935 and 1937, the UABCN proIn 1918, the Spanish Flu Epidemic occurred. With people getting sick and dying all around them and not being "officially" allowed to serve, Black women did what Black women do. Continued Page 9
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Crisis Within A Crisis: More Black Peope Are Getting and Dying from COVID -19
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urgeon General Jerome Adams told CBS News that African-Americans are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19. However as of Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's information site did not include a racial breakdown. A coalition of congressional lawmakers has asked the CDC to make racial data on coronavirus testing, cases, hospitalizations and fatalities publicly available. After agreeing that the CDC and the federal government should be tracking the impact of the coronavirus within different demographic groups, Adams said that his office had been discussing health equity prior to the coronavirus pandemic. “But my office, long before COVID-19, has been talking about health equity, has been talking about the need to help people understand when they’re at risk and to actually intervene,” Adams said. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams According to US News & World Report, in both Louisiana and Chicago, for example, recent statistics showed that roughly 70% of COVID-19 deaths occurred among Backs, even though they are a minority in both areas. In North Carolina's Mecklenburg County – home of Charlotte, the state's largest city – Black people make up 32.9% of residents, but accounted for 43.7% of reported coronavirus cases as of April 4. In Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Blacks make up about 27% percent of the population but comprised almost half of all COVID-19 infections – and, as of data early Tuesday afternoon, 71% of all fatalities. Next door in Michigan, state health officials report that 33% of COVID-19 cases have occurred among African Americans – 10 percentage points higher than Whites, and more than twice the state's percentage of Black residents. African Americans also accounted for 41% of deaths, compared with 28% among Whites and 26% of cases for which race wasn't known. Some experts were appalled but not surprised by the grim data, and anticipate the disparities will get worse as the pandemic grinds on. At the same time, doe experts say they "don't know for sure" the true extent of illness and death disparities between Blacks and W hites because many states and cities have lagged on including race when compiling and releasing data on the coronavirus pandemic. Experts have warned that long-standing health disparities between racial groups in the U.S. – such as higher rates of conditions like asthma, obesity and diabetes, along with lower access to health care among Blacks compared with Whites – place some African Americans directly in the virus' sights, leaving them at risk of contracting a serious case of COVID-19. Surgeon General Adams added he has personally shared having high blood pressure, heart disease, asthma and being pre-diabetic. “So I represent that legacy of growing up poor and Black in America, and I and many Black Americans are at higher risk for COVID,” Adams said. “It’s why we need everyone to do their part to slow the spread.” Meanwhile, hidden biases White doctors have toward Black patients, and Black Americans' historical mistrust of the medical system, could exacerbate the situation, speeding the spread of the virus in struggling communities. Many Black Americans also hold low-wage jobs in which it may not be possible to work from home, potentially increasing their chances of infection. And as bad as the news is for African Americans, experts say this may be just the end of the beginning. Southern states that have turned their backs on the Affordable Care Act, likely represent the next surge of new COVID-19 cases among Blacks and Latinos. The high death totals among African Americans send a clear signal that the health care system must be overhauled and recalibrated to reduce disparities that the coronavirus pandemic has revealed.
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ized and tested for COVID-19.She notes: •14215 has a poverty rate of 26% - one of the highest in the county. •80% of residents in 14215 are African American. •The people living in 14215 suffer from chronic illness at a greater rate than their counterparts. Pre-existing health concerns will vastly impact and increase both the likelihood of contracting the COVID-19 virus and having a greater negative impact. “Access to preventive care and high-quality food are lacking in these areas. I am committed now more than ever to ensuring that our residents in these zip codes receive not only the care they need in the crisis but also the high-quality care they need in the future for their underlying health conditions.” “I have asked representatives from the Erie County Department of Health to attend a special meeting of the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee on Thursday, April 9th at 11 a.m. to meet with Health Department representatives about COVID-19,” she concluded. “ I will be receiving an update on the status of the County’s response to this pandemic, and will ask for a plan to respond to the needs of the residents of communities who are or will suffer at a higher rate during this crisis.”
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LEGAL NOTICE CITIZENS BANK N.A. V. KIZMAT WILLIAMS, et. al.
SUPREME COURT Department of Financial Services SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE STATE OF NEW YORK at 1-800-342-3736 or visit the DeOF NEW YORK COUNTY OF ERIE partment's website at http://www. COUNTY OF ERIE CITIZENS BANK, N.A., dfs.ny.gov. index No. 802878/2019 Plaintiff, Rights and Obligations Plaintiff designates ERIE County as -againstYOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO place of trial Venue is based upon KIZMAT WILLIAMS, RASHARD WILLEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS County in which premises are LIAMS, and John Roe and Jane TIME. You have the right to stay in situated Roe, said names being fictitious and your home during the foreclosure SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH unknown to plaintiffs, the persons process. You are not required to NOTICE: ACTION TO FORECLOSE or parties intended being all known leave your home unless and until A MORTGAGE and unknown heirs-at-law and nextyour property is sold at auction --------------------------------------------X of-kin of GWENDOLYN WILLIAMS, pursuant to a judgment of forecloU.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIAdeceased, late of the City of Buffalo, sure and sale. TION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CACounty of Erie, State of New York, Regardless of whether you PACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE CITIZENS BANK, N.A.; PEOPLE OF choose to remain in your home, FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES THE STATE OF NEW YORK; and YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE 2016-CTT, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICARE OF YOUR PROPERTY and Plaintiff, CA, pay property taxes in accordance -against- Defendants. with state and local law. SHAVONNE COOPER; ANY UNSUMMONS Foreclosure rescue scams KNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISWITH NOTICE Be careful of people who apTRIBUTEES OR SUCCESSORS IN Index No. 813049/2019 proach you with offers to “save” INTEREST OF THE LATE KIMBERLY RJI No.: your home. There are individuals Y. WATKINS A/K/A KIMBERLY WATAssigned Judge: who watch for notices of forecloKINS A/K/A KIMBERLY WATSON, IF Hon. Joseph R. Glownia, J.S.C. sure actions in order to unfairly THEY BE LIVING OR, IF THEY BE profit from a homeowner's disTO: JOHN ROE and JANE ROE as DEAD, THEIR SPOUSES, HEIRS, tress. You should be extremely the unknown heirs of Gwendolyn DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES AND careful about any such promises Williams: SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, ALL and any suggestions that you pay YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES them a fee or sign over your deed. and required to serve upon plaintiff’s AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE State law requires anyone offering attorneys an answer to the complaint UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF; such services for profit to enter in this action within twenty (20) days KYLE P. SCHMITT, AS ADMINISinto a contract which fully deafter the service of this summons, exTRATOR TO THE ESTATE OF TIMOscribes the services they will perclusive of the day of service, or within THY SCHMITT A/K/A TIMOTHY J. form and fees they will charge, and thirty (30) days after service is comSCHMITT; PATRICIA SCHMITT which prohibits them from taking plete if the summons is not personA/K/A PATRICIA L. SCHMITT; ALany money from you until they ally served upon you within the State BERT TORSELL; SUSAN TORSELL; have completed all such promised of New York. The United States, if KEVIN D. ROUSE; SWANA MCservices. designated a defendant on this acIVER; COMMISSIONER OF ERIE tion, may appear or answer within COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SONOTICE sixty (60) days of service. In case of CIAL SERVICES; STATE OF NEW YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING your failure to answer, judgment will YORK; H.W.; THE UNITED STATES YOUR HOME be taken against you for the relief deOF AMERICA; “JOHN DOE”, said If you do not respond to this manded in the complaint. name being fictitious, it being the insummons and complaint by servThe basis of the venue designated tention of Plaintiff to designate any ing a copy of the answer on the atis that the mortgaged property is loand all occupants of premises being torney for the mortgage company cated in Erie County. foreclosed herein, and any parties, who filed this foreclosure proDated:March 13, 2020 corporations or entities, if any, having ceeding against you and filing the Albany, New York or claiming an interest or lien upon answer with the court, a default COOPER ERVING&SAVAGE LLP the mortgaged premises; judgment may be entered and you Defendants. BY:/s/Michael A. Kornstein can lose your home. --------------------------------------------X Attorneys for Plaintiff Speak to an attorney or go to the TO THE ABOVE NAMED 39 North Pearl Street, 4th Floor court where your case is pending DEFENDANTS: Albany, New York 12207 for further information on how to YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED (518) 449-3900 answer the summons and protect to answer the Complaint in this action TO: JOHN ROE and JANE ROE as your property. and to serve a copy of your Answer the unknown heirs of Gwendolyn WilSending a payment to your mortor, if the Complaint is not served with liams: gage company will not stop this this Summons, to serve a Notice of The foregoing summons is served fore closure action. Appearance upon the Plaintiff's attorupon you by publication pursuant to YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVney within twenty (20) days after the an Order of the Hon. Joseph R. GlowING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON service of this Summons, exclusive of nia, Justice of the Supreme Court of THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINthe date of service or within thirty (30) the State of New York, dated the 5th TIFF U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASdays after the service is complete if day of March, 2020, and filed with the SOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDthis Summons is not personally delivcomplaint and other papers in the OfUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS ered to you within the State of New fice of the Clerk of Erie County. TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, York. If you fail to so appear or anThis is an action for foreclosure of SERIES 2016-CTT AND FILING swer, judgment will be taken against a mortgage made by GWENDOLYN THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. you by default for the relief demanded WILLIAMS to Citizens Bank, N.A. in Alex Zamenhof, Esq. in the Complaint. The foregoing sumthe original amount of $49,000.00 Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP mons is served upon you by publicawith interest, dated November 18, Attorneys for Plaintiff tion pursuant to an order of the Hon2004, recorded November 24, 2004, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590 orable Frederick J. Marshall, J.S.C. in the Erie County Clerk’s Office in Elmsford, NY 10523 dated December 17, 2019 Liber 13200 of Mortgages at page Phone: (914) 345-3020 DATED: Elmsford, New York 3938. December 18, 2019 The relief sought is the foreclosure NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: U.S. Help for Homeowners in of the mortgage lien and the public BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Foreclosure sale of the mortgaged premises and NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY New York State Law requires that we in case of your failure to appear, judgBUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR send you this notice about the forement may be taken against you exTHE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016closure process. Please read it caretinguishing any interest or judgment CTT IS FORECLOSING AGAINST fully. lien you may have in the mortgaged THE OWNER OF THIS PREMISES. Summons and Complaint premises. IF YOU LIVE HERE, THIS LAWSUIT You are in danger of losing your MAY RESULT IN YOUR EVICTION. home. If you fail to respond to the The premises indexed in this action YOU MAY WISH TO CONTACT summons and complaint in this are described and commonly known A LAWYER TO DISCUSS ANY foreclosure action, you may lose as 55 South Division Street, City of RIGHTS AND POSSIBLE DEFENSyour home. Please read the sumBuffalo, Erie County, New York (Tax ES YOU MAY HAVE. mons and complaint carefully. You Map No. 111.82-9-4.1). A complete NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION should immediately contact an atlegal description is as follows: AND RELIEF SOUGHT torney or your local legal aid office **See Schedule Annexed** THE OBJECT of the above-entitled to obtain advice on how to protect action is to foreclose a mortgage to yourself. Dated:March 13, 2020 secure $50,964.40 plus interest, reSources of Information and Albany, New York corded in the Office of the County Assistance Clerk/City Register of the County COOPER ERVING & SAVAGE LLP The State encourages you to beof Erie on August 1, 2016 in Book BY:/s/Michael A. Kornstein, Esq. come informed about your options 11327, page 5262 covering the premAttorneys for Plaintiff in foreclosure. In addition to seekises described as follows: 39 North Pearl Street, 4th Floor ing assistance from an attorney or 49 Olcott Place, Cheektowaga a/k/a Albany, New York 12207 legal aid office, there are governBuffalo, NY 14225 (518) 449-3900 ment agencies and non-profit orThe relief sought in the within action ganizations that you may contact is final judgment directing the sale SCHEDULE A for information about possible opof the premises described above to DESCRIPTION OF MORTGAGED tions, including trying to work with satisfy the debt secured by the mortPREMISES your lender during this process. gage described above. THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF To locate an entity near you, The Plaintiff makes no personal claim LAND, situate in the City of Buffalo, you may call the toll-free helpline against any Defendants in this action. County of Erie and State of New maintained by the New York State 3/18,3/25,4/1,4/8 York, being part of Lot 14, Township
11, Range 8 of the Holland LandCompany’s Survey and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point in the southerly line of South Division Street 188.50 feet easterly from the easterly line of Jefferson Avenue; thence easterly along the south line of South Division Street 60.00 feet; thence southerly as an exterior angle of 89 degress 57” 40” and parallel to Jefferson Avenue 107.50 feet (DEED), 107.94 (MEAS.); thence westerly parallel to South Division Street 39.50 feet; thence southerly parallel to Jefferson Avenue 12.50 feet; thence westerly parallel to South Division Street 20.50 feet; thence northerly parallel to Jefferson Avenue 120.44 feet (MEAS.) to the point of beginning. March 18,25,April 1,8
LEGAL NOTICES -Legal NoticeJR ENTERPRISES CONSULTING LLC 50 Fountain Plaza Suite 1400 KEYCENTER Buffalo, NY 14202. Filling date. October 4, 2019 Feb. 26 Mar. 4,11,18,25 Apr. 1 -Legal NoticeFaith Hope & Love LLC. March 5, 2020 93 Wilkes Buffalo, NY 14215, Erie County The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of process to the LLC at: 93 Wilkes Avenue Buffalo, NY 14215 The purpose of the Limited Liability Company is to sell baked goods. No specific duration attached to LLC. March 4,11,18, 25 April 1,8 -Legal NoticeNotice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company Sunshine Vegan Eats, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on the 3rd day of July, 2019. Office location: Erie County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served upon him or her to: 893 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14204. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. March 18, 25, April1,8,15,22 -Legal NoticeWEIGHTS OF GLORY, LLC. Art of Org filed with the SSNY on 02242020. Office: Albany County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 125 Galleria Dr. Unit 1803 Cheektowaga NY 14225. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. March18, 25,April 1,8,15,22
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