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Annual Celebration Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "Keeping The Dream Alive" First Community Interfaith Institute Inc. will hold its 49th annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr on January 19, at 4:00 p.m. at its headquarters, 219 Hamilton Street, Rochester, NY. Dr. King would have been 91 years old if he had not been assassinated on April 4, 1968 as he stood on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

The keynote speaker for this year's King commemoration is the Honorable Malik D Evans, Rochester City Council member-at-large and DR. KING son of Institute founder, the late Minister Lawrance Lee Evans. Councilman Evans' address will be "Keeping the Dream Alive."

Dr. King's charisma and his incompatibility with injustice projected him on the world stage as a leader of nonviolence and economic justice. So come and celebrate the real King at a real place that teaches real facts to real people. First Community Interfaith Institute Inc, a teaching church, was one of the first organizations in Rochester to honor Dr King annually, long before it became a federal holiday. "Keeping the Dream Alive" will demonstrate that we must continue to work toward the goals that Dr King wanted to accomplish almost sixty years ago.

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MLK Day Community- Princeton U. Professor, Author, to Deliver Martin Luther King, Jr. Wide Celebration The Martin Luther King community celebration, sponsored by the Greater Rochester Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, takes place on Monday, January 20 from 9 to 11 a.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 26 Gibbs Street, Rochester.

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Justice Karen Bailey Turner, a county court judge, will present the keynote address at the 39th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. sponsored by 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. The event will celebrate King's legacy with poetry, song, and dance Monday, January 20 from 11:30a.m. to 12:30p.m. at the School of Medicine and Dentistry, Whipple Auditorium,415 Elmwood Ave, Rochester.

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Commemorative Address

Eddie Glaude Jr., a professor of religion and African American studies at Princeton University, will deliver the University of Rochester’s 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address on Friday, January 24 from 6-7 p.m. in Strong Auditorium, 417 Alumni Road.

Glaude, who holds the title of James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, is chair of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton and is the former president of the American Academy of Religion. Both an accomplished scholar and a dedicated public intellectual, he is the author of several monographs on religion and philosophy, and has also written in the New York Times and Time magazine and appeared on Meet the Press, CNN, and MSNBC. His next book, Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own, will be released in April

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The MLK Commemorative Address was instituted in 2001 to promote diversity, freedom, civil rights, and social justice. It’s co-sponsored by the Office of the President and the Office of Minority Student Affairs.

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Journalist Roland Martin to Keynote SUNY ECC Education Conference Roland Martin, national columnist, author and journalist, will be the keynote speaker at the SUNY Erie Community College conference on “Retention & Success of Students of Color in Higher Education.” The full day event will take place Friday, February 28 from 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and bring together educators, students and community leaders to discuss the challenges related to diversity and retention in higher education. To register go to https://www.ecc.edu/ drive-in-conference

Taste of Buffalo Application Deadline The application deadline to participate in the Taste of Buffalo 2020 is January 31 for restaurants, food trucks and wineries. To apply go to www. tasteofbuffalo.com/apply.

This year’s event is scheduled to take place July. 11-12.

Downtown Library to Host Annual King Celebration The 42nd annual free public celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the downtown Central Library will be held on Thursday, January 16 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Central Library, 1 Lafayette Square. Led by Hon. Clifford Bell, the event will feature remarks by public officials, storytelling by Sharon Holley, and a drumming performance by Daughters of Creative Sound . All are welcome!

The Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers Youth Services are hosting a NECESSITY FREE GIVEAWAY DAY Thursday, January 23 from 3-7 p.m. at the BFNC Moot Center.

292 High Street. Our Neighbors Need Us! Please donate clothing and household items or Stop by on Thursday, January 23, to select items for free. Donations are being accepted January 17-23. Please Donate Items that a family would need such as Warm Clothing, Shoes and Boots Toiletries, and Food items (Non Perishable).

For more information Call: (716) 856- 0363.

Blacks and the 2nd Amendment to be Topic of Forum The 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, its reference to a “militia” and how all of that impacts Blacks will be the topic of a talk at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave. Lion Blyden, a contributor to the Challenger Community News and president of the Buffalo division of the Universal Negro Improvement Association & African Communities League, also will discuss how the work of the National Rifle Association impacts on Blacks. The UNIA is the organization founded by Marcus Garvey in 1914 and UNIA&AAC members are Garveyites.

The free forum is sponsored by the Dorie Miller Rifle and Pistol Club, named for the black Navy messman turned hero who manned an anti-aircraft gun when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in World War II. Miller earned the Navy Cross despite the fact that segregation had barred him from combat roles.

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Will A Native Son Of Buffalo Make History In The U.S. Senate?

Trevor Fuller Makes a Run for It in North Carolina

Charlotte, N.C – Former Buffalonian Trevor M. Fuller is running as a Democratic candidate to be the next United States Senator to represent the State of North Carolina in 2020. Fuller currently is serving in his fourth term as a County Commissioner in Charlotte.

North Carolina never has been represented in the Senate by an African American at any time in its history, not even during Reconstruction following the Civil War. Fuller would be the first African American ever to represent North Carolina in the US Senate. Fuller’s success would mean that Buffalo’s influence and its hard-working values will help shape the future of the nation.

The son of Laura J. Fuller-Mays, a retired school clerk at the City Honors School, Fuller is the eldest of four children, born and raised in the Trevor Fuller Queen City. Fuller’s formal education began at the age of three at the former College Learning Lab/Campus West School located on the Buffalo State College campus.

Fuller is a 1985 graduate of The Nichols School, where he received a full academic scholarship. In 1989, Fuller earned his undergraduate degree in English literature from Hamilton College, and went on to earn his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., in 1992.

An attorney specializing in business and employment litigation, Fuller is president of The Fuller Law Firm, P.C., and has been practicing law for 27 years. After law school, Fuller returned to Buffalo for four years when he was an associate attorney with the law firm of Phillips Lytle LLP. Fuller is a member of the bar in North Carolina, New York, and the District of Columbia.

Like many Buffalo natives, Fuller and his family moved to Charlotte 19 years ago. In November 2012, Fuller was elected as a Mecklenburg County Commissioner At Large, and he now represents more than 1 million residents and manages a county budget of $1.9 billion. Fuller also served for three years as Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners.

Fuller is married to Camille Davidson, an attorney and law school dean, and they have two children: a son who is junior at Howard University, and a daughter who is a high school senior.

These are historic times. Bold vision and leadership are needed. Commissioner Fuller is prepared to bring historic leadership to Washington…with a Buffalo twist.

(A fundraiser reception to support his candidacy will be held in Buffalo on Thursday, January 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Flying Bison Brewing Co., 840 Seneca Street. RSVP to Dee Jones at (704)303-2685 or dee@fullerfornorthcarolina.com)

Resolution Co-sponsored by Council Members Scanlon and Ferolelto Urging State to Amend New Criminal Justice Reform Laws Unanimously Adopted by Common Council South District Council Member Christopher P. Scanlon and Delaware District Council Member Joel P. Feroleto recently filed a co-sponsored resolution with the Buffalo Common Council urging the New York State Legislature to consider amending the newly enacted criminal justice reform laws which took effect on January 1, 2020.

The resolution reads in part “Although the laws were passed with the intention of reforming injustices within the criminal justice system, we firmly believe that the unintended consequences pose serious risk to the public safety of our communities.”

“There’s no denying there is a great disparity in the criminal justice system and that reform is required,” said South District Council Member Christopher P. Scanlon. “However, any changes made must be done so with a common sense approach in an effort to eliminate negative impacts on victims and the general public.”

“Criminal justice reform is a very serious issue and I hope common sense amendments are made to the law,” said Delaware District Council Member Joel P. Feroleto.

The resolution was unanimously adopted by the Buffalo Common Council at the January 7, 2020 meeting.

Community Groups to Unveil their Policy Agenda for 2020 Partnership for the Public Good (PPG) unites 300 community groups working for a better Buffalo. Each fall the Partnership leads a democratic process among its partners to determine the Community Agenda for the coming year. This year’s Agenda addresses important topics such as traffic enforcement and community policing, evictions and housing justice, water affordability, and access to public artwork in frontline communities.

This year’s public roll-out of the Community Agenda will take place on Thursday, January 16th at 9:30a.m., at the Central Library, 2nd Floor Meeting Room, 1 Lafayette Square.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day :The Long Road To Honor King's Memory As A Holiday Martin Luther King Jr. was just 26 when he came to prominence, by leading a bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

He was only 39 when he was killed.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday honoring the achievements of Dr. King, the chief spokesman in the civil rights movement to end racial segregation. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year.

•1968:King is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4; four days later, U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., introduces a bill to create the holiday, but it never comes to a vote.

•1971:Congress receives more than 6 million signatures in support of the holiday but takes no action.

•1979:Conyers' bill is defeated in the House by five votes.

•1981:Benefit concert, rally and march in Washington, on Jan. 15, marks King's birthday.

•1983:Bill creating the holiday passes Congress despite opposition, especially from Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C.; President Ronald Reagan, who opposes the bill, signs it into law, knowing Congress would override his veto.

•1986:Holiday goes into effect; only 27 states and the District of Columbia honor it; southern states start passing laws combining MLK Day with those honoring Confederate generals.

•1987:Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham rescinds the holiday, inciting tourism and business Continued Page 7

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Buffalo Association of Black Journalists Elect New President, Executive Board

Twenty years after its founding the Buffalo Association of Black Journalists has elected a new leader, WKBW Anchor & Investigative Reporter Madison Carter WKBW . Carter will now serve as the second President and first female at the helm of the chapter that is part of the National Association of Black Journalists.

Outgoing BABJ President Rod Watson of the The Buffalo News said in a statement : “Madison’s energy, new ideas and enthusiasm for moving the chapter forward are just what BABJ needs to take us into the 2020s. The initiative she demonstrated in bringing together the market’s newer journalists, forming committees and getting the BABJ involved in events it had never been involved in before – such as the 2019 Juneteenth Festival – are just a precursor of what she will do as president. The association couldn’t be in better hands.”

Three BABJ members were re-elected to the board including founding member, News 4 Buffalo WIVB Al Vaughters who will continue serving as Vice President of Broadcast. Buffalo Criterion writer & educator, Eva Doyle remains as Vice President of Print. Independent Producer, radio & TV Host, Shantee Perkins is the chapter’s Secretary.

The role of Vice President of Multimedia is new for the chapter. Spectrum News Buffalo Reporter and ‘NABJ baby’ Fadia Patterson TV was elected for the post.

“Fadia has single-handedly reinvigorated the BABJ’s social media presence,” said outgoing BABJ President, Rod Watson of the Buffalo News. “This has resulted in new members, increased scholarship applications and even donations from around the country via the Network for Good – all because of the social media presence we never had before. Without a doubt, she was our 2019 MVP and was the perfect pick to fill the new role of vice president of multimedia.”

BABJ is now the fastest growing chapter within Region I of The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). NABJ is an organization of journalists, students and media-related professionals that provides quality programs and services to and advocates on behalf of Black journalists worldwide. Learn more about NABJ here : http://nabj.org. Learn more about BABJ here : https://www.facebook.com/babjbuffalo/

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Natural Ways to Fight the Flu This

The flu virus is making its rounds and catching a lot of us off guard this season.

There are many alternatives to help rid your body of the virus. Here’s a list of some preventative and /or remedies to stop the flu in its track and soothe symptoms so you can get better and keep from getting sick.

•Keep indoor space ventilated, crack a window. It's proven flu is not only caught by sneezing or coughing studies show it can also be spread by breathing.

•At bedtime humidify the air to help loosen congestion and soothe the sore throat and nose.

•If you can hold off on cough suppressants and decongestants it will allow the body to naturally heal while clearing the airways of germ ridden mucus.

•Gargle with salt to treat scratchy throat and also use lozenges like slippery elm lozenges to sooth the throat.

•Get plenty of rest. Fatigue plays a big role in keeping the flu /cold virus hanging around and rest helps the body fight infection.

•Stay hydrated and replace lost electrolytes. Drink plenty of clean water to flush the body along with beverages like unsweetened coconut water, ginger water and tea's including Nettle tea, to boost your immune system . Nettle is filled with vitamins and minerals to help fight and prevent the flu.

•Eat plenty of fruits veggies and nutrient dense foods including homemade soups.

•Add the power of oregano and eucalyptus oil for breathing, sore throats and to also help fight bacteria in your throat. Also use Zinc that should be used for optimal immune cell function.

•Include powerful herbs like Echinacea that stimulates the immune system and resistance against the virus, elderberry that helps dry mucus in lungs and goldenseal that acts as antiseptic, reduces inflammation and heals mucus membrane of respiratory tract.

•Try making anti-viral remedy tea of ginger, lemon, garlic, and honey. Also use Peppermint tea to decreases chills and increase preparation that will help bring fever down.

•Don’t fight the fever. It’s the body’s way of fighting the virus and part of getting through the flu faster.

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Mayor Brown to Keynote Macedonia Baptist First Annual Dr. MLK, Jr. Memorial Sunday Service The Honorable Mayor Byron Brown will be the guest speaker at The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church during its First Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Sunday Service on January 19 at 11 a.m. Macedonia is located at 237 East North St. where the Rev. Julian Armand Cook is Pastor. The community is invited to attend.

Trinity to Host a King "Community Celebration"

Trinity Baptist Church, 1366 South Avenue in Niagara Falls, will host a Rev Dr .Martin Luther King Jr “COMMUNITY” Celebration Sunday, January 19 at 3:30 p.m. The theme: is "Holding On to The Dream" Rev. Dr. Jimmie Hardaway, Jr. will be the speaker. For more information contact: Sis Darlene Johns 716-579-3219.

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Dr. MLK Breakfast Save-the Date!

The 30th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast, hosted by New Hope Baptist Church Christian Education Scholarship Committee will be held on Monday, January 20 at 8:30 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. This year’s Keynote speaker is Reverend Dr. Glenda Hodges Esq. from Clinton, MD. Tickets are $40 per person. For additional information contact New Hope Baptist Church at 883-0821 or the program Chair, Retta Billingslea at (716) 835-4737.

“Man has forgotten God, though unconsciously, not intentionally.

Right still is right and wrong still is wrong but we are faced with the dangerous thinking that the question of right or wrong is relative. “Everyone is trying to obey the ’11th Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Get Caught.’ We must re-discover that all reality hinges on moral foundations, every personality has dignity and worth, all men are created equal, all reality has spiritual control. “We must re-discover God and put Him at the center of our lives.'”

-Dr. Martin Luther King, December 1959 in Buffalo

Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church Third Sunday Fellowship Service Please join Overseer Dr. James A. Lewis III and the Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church as we host the first of many Third Sunday Fellowship Service. Our first guest speaker will be Pastor Kevin D. Coakley, Senior Pastor of Durham Memorial AME Zion Church. Fellowship service will be held 3 p.m. January 19, 2020 at 406 Sycamore Street, Buffalo, New York.

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AMAZING! Dorothy Hill is an amazing woman. Little wonder that her 85th Birthday Jazz Brunch November 30, hosted by her loving children, was equally as beautiful and amazing! Held at Morton's The Steakhouse downtown, the community really turned out to honor her. The event was a class act from start to finish! An honor fit for a queen! Well known and respected in the Buffalo community for many years, Dorothy’s professional career in community service began in 1965 when she fought along with the CAO in the War On Poverty. After she retired from the NYS Division for Youth she continued to work to create community-based projects and was one of the founders of the Nile Valley Shule, an African centered school. A former entrepreneur, she is also well known for her leadership as President and CEO of the Langston Hughes Institute. Congratulations Dorothy! And many happy more! Challenger Photos

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boycotts against the state; NFL votes to move 1993 Super Bowl from Tempe, Arizona, to Pasadena, California.

1992: Arizona votes to accept the holiday; NFL returns Super Bowl to Tempe in 1996.

1994: Congress designates MLK Day a national day of service.

1999:New Hampshire adopts MLK Day as a paid holiday, replacing its optional Civil Rights Day. 2000:Virginia splits LeeJackson Day, honoring confederate generals, from MLK Day; Utah renames its Human Rights Day as MLK Day, becoming the last state to recognize the day by King's name; South Carolina becomes the last state to make the day a paid holiday.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Was More Radical Than We Remember. Let's Do His Memory Justice!

T

he earliest lesson I learned about Martin Luther King Jr. was that he had “a dream.” Delivered in his most well-known speech at the 1963 March on Washington, as posed to me and as I understood clearly in my adolescent mind, that dream was a colorblind one.

That manufactured perspective — often told to young children and supported by mainstream, predominantly White commentators — was focused on erasing the divisions between Black and White people, not necessarily by blaming White people for their participation in systems of anti-Black racism, but by moving beyond racial difference altogether.

But that was never actually King’s dream. His was much more radical than that.

In 1954, King was finishing a doctoral dissertation at Boston University. Soon he was thrust into the political limelight early on in his career as a 25-year-old pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. The political moment necessitated a radical approach to politics — he was pastoring as Brown v. Board of Education was decided, effectively ending legal segregation in the United States.

This monumental civil rights win, and the promise of freedom of public movement for black Americans, signaled an era of struggle and triumph for King and those who believed in his nonviolent cause.

On the heels of Brown, King was just 26 when he helped facilitate and lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which started on December 5, 1955, and lasted over a year.

It is estimated that the Montgomery bus lines lost 30,000 to 40,000 bus fares each day because of the boycott. For 381 days, boycotters walked or carpooled to and from their destinations. The boycott and a legal challenge forced the Montgomery City Lines bus company to desegregate their fleet by November 1956, which sparked years of nonviolent organizing in the South. It was King’s unconventional engagement tactics, organizing Black communities through “direct actions” on buses, at lunch counters, libraries, and many other public facilities, that quickly elevated his name among national movement circles and

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mainstream media alike.

But this effort didn’t spring forth from nothing. Black women and girls like 15-yearold Claudette Colvin and 42-year-old Rosa Parks first refused to obey segregation laws on Montgomery buses that relegated Black riders to the back rows and mandated they give up their seats to White riders, and had been gaining attention before its start. And the pressure-cooker–like conditions of many Southern cities stoked the flames of a burgeoning civil rights movement galvanized by the gruesome kidnapping and murder of 14-yearold Chicago-born Emmett Till while visiting family in Money, Mississippi, in August 1955. Till’s murder had a profound effect on King, as it represented the horrors of the anti-Black racism he was bracing himself to stand against.

By 1963, the year four little girls were killed in cold blood

by KKK members, King had already made frequent trips to Birmingham, Alabama, even getting arrested during his nonviolent protests of racial segregation with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).

The sanitized version of King’s life and work — the colorblind “I have a dream” narrative — often fails to acknowledge how King’s increasing profile as a radical, anti-racist organizer drew antagonism from the FBI and its director at the time, J. Edgar Hoover, which began as early as 1964, four years before he was assassinated.

In fact, in October 1963, U.S. attorney general Robert F. Kennedy authorized secret wiretapping of King’s phones and kept the surveillance under wraps until a few weeks after the assassination.

The FBI’s continued use of surveillance, in tandem with its efforts to defame King as a Communist sympathizer, hardly comports with passive stories one would expect of the peaceful, nonconfrontational character often described today. But rather than a truthful reckoning with his radical positions on justice, many cling to King’s earlier quotes and work, misrepresenting the full gamut of his contributions to the justice tradition. Just last year, the FBI attempted to “honor” King by quoting him on Twitter. Yet

the bureau didn’t follow up its tweet with any explanation as to how such an honorable man was once one of its greatest adversaries.

King was a staunch antiwar activist and spoke firmly against U.S. militarism in the Vietnam War. In an April 1967 speech called “Beyond Vietnam,” King called the war “madness.” This was a deeply radical and polarizing opinion in a moment when protests of the war had begun erupting across the country in New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. In no uncertain terms, King articulated his opposition to the war in Vietnam, saying, “I knew that America would never invest the necessary funds or energies in rehabilitation of its poor so long as adventures like Vietnam continued to draw men and skills and money like some demonic, destructive suction tube. So I was increasingly compelled to see the war as an enemy of the poor and to attack it as such.”

These opinions not only made him unpopular, as 64% of Americans approved of the war according to an October 1965 Gallup poll, they highlighted his increasing distance from mainstream American politics that called for the respectability, quiet assimilation, and “good” behavior of Black Americans. In fact, polling during the 1960s reflects how polarizing King’s radical work truly was for U.S. citizens. In 1965, Gallup found that King had a 45% positive and 45% negative rating. And in 1966, the last year he was included in the poll, his positive rating dropped to 32% while his negative rating increased to 63%. However, by 2011, his rating was 94% positive. This vast swing in approval of King today isn’t rooted in his radical legacy.

Rather, it is the product of generations of appropriation of his liberatory work and a whitening of his effort to ensure more freedom for those least likely to attain it in the United States.

Figures like President Barack Obama have reminded us that King once said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” But over time, the great orator’s writings became less magnanimous and ever more convinced that White supremacy was the most significant obstacle in attaining liberation

for all Black people.

In his final book, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, originally published in 1967, King wrote that “Whites, it must frankly be said, are not putting in a similar mass effort to reeducate themselves out of their racial ignorance. It is an aspect of their sense of superiority that the White people of America believe they have so little to learn. The reality of substantial investment to assist Negroes into the twentieth century, adjusting to Negro neighbors and genuine school integration, is still a nightmare for all too many White Americans.”

He continued: “These are the deepest causes for contemporary abrasions between the races. Loose and easy language about equality, resonant resolutions about brotherhood fall pleasantly on the ear, but for the Negro there is a credibility gap he cannot overlook. He remembers that

with each modest advance the white population promptly raises the argument that the Negro has come far enough.

Each step forward accents an ever-present tendency to backlash.”

By this point in his life, King had abandoned the rosecolored glasses of his youth.

Instead, he was laser-focused on addressing white supremacy in its basest and most intimate forms: in communities, schools, and neighborhoods.

This departure from his colorblind rhetoric of yore was an indication that King was becoming politicized by his experiences in the movement.

Essentially, he was getting woke.

King’s beliefs in a more radical vision for America became manifest in his later social organizing work. In early 1968, King planned the Poor People’s Campaign, a march on Washington, D.C., meant to demand greater attention to the economic disparities

between class groups, disparities that most frequently had a disproportionate effect on black people. The campaign had a radical vision, one that demanded access to housing, employment, and health care for those historically denied those rights. While it had no specidfic racial target, it challenged Congress to pass sweeping anti-poverty legislation.

Unfortunately, King was killed before he was able to complete the Poor People’s March. He was 39 years old.

While as many as 50,000 people marched on Washington, the effort fizzled out with King’s leadership as the nation mourned his death.

This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we would do his memory justice by honoring all of his legacy. Not just the parts that make White Americans comfortable.

From OG History, a Teen Vogue 2018 series where history not told through a White, cis-hetero-patriarchal lens is unearthed.

Nominations Accepted for Excellence In Education Awards to Honor Outstanding Educators, Support Staff, and Administrators

Friends For A Better Buffalo, Inc. is encouraging the community, school staff members, parents, and students to nominate outstanding City of Buffalo public, private, and charter school employees for a 2020 Excellence In Education Award. All school employees may be nominated for the awards, which recognizes individuals who go “above and beyond” to make a difference in the lives of children. An individual may be nominated by going to www.friendsforabetterbuffalo. org<http://www.friendsforabetterbuffalo.org/>. The nomination deadline is February 28, 2020.

Finalists and honorees will be recognized on May 2, 2020 at the Excellence In Education Awards inaugural black-tie event scheduled to take place at Roswell Park’s Hohn Auditorium.

"It is our privilege to recognize teachers, support staff such as resource officers, cafeteria or maintenance employees, and administrator’s commitment to Buffalo and Western New York and to celebrate them for being an unyielding force for our students and the community," says Terrance L. Heard, founder and president of Friends For A Better Buffalo. "Around Western New York, too many educators, support staff, and administrators go unrecognized for their incredible efforts and contributions in their classrooms, schools, and communities. It is our privilege to recognize their commitment to Buffalo and Western New York and salute them for inspiring our future leaders".

The community is encouraged to nominate a teacher, support staff member or school administrator who have made an extraordinary difference in our schools.

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DR. MARTIN UTHER KING CELEBRATIONS *Buffalo United Front, Inc. Martin Luther King Jr. Winter Fun Fest “Kids Fun Day”, F.A.T.H.E.R.S. Toy gun Exchange, FREE EVENT, Monday, January 20, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Delavan Grider Community Center. Bring canned good food item to donate.

Artist's rendition of Dr. King by William Y. Cooper February 21, 1934 – February 26, 2016

* Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr “COMMUNITY” Celebration Sunday, January 19 at 3:30 p.m. Trinity Baptist Church

*Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Program Sunday January 19 at Kleinhans hosted by The Concerned Citizens Following The Dream Committee Sunday January 19 at 7 p.m. at Kleinhans Music Hall. Citywide *Buffalo United Front, Inc. Martin Luther King Jr. Winter Fun Fest “Kids Fun Day”, F.A.T.H.E.R.S. Toy gun Exchange, FREE EVENT, Monday, January 20, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Delavan Grider Community Center. Bring canned good food item to donate. *Re-dedication Service of the Bust in MLK Jr. Park and Grand Opening of the Permanent “Making of a Monument” Exhibit Calvary Baptist Church, 1184 Genesee at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 18.

716-884-4333) *Celebrate King Day in the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor *Celebrate our history on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor on Monday, January 20 . Free tours at each site available at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Just come at appointed times to any of the sites.

No phone calls or reservations necessary on this day.

•Nash House Museum 36 Nash Street •Michigan Street Baptist Church 511 Michigan Avenue •Colored Musicians Club Museum 145 Broadway Avenue •WUFO Radio Archives 143 Broadway Continued Page 14

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on stage *“JUMP” on stage at the Paul Robeson Theatre, Jan. 17-Feb. 9 Friday & Sat 8 p.m., Sun. 4 p.m. directed by Paulette D. Harris and starring Marcus Thompson Jr., Aqueira Oshun, Andy Finley and Dayane Araujo; for tickets stop by, email or call the box office at 884-0279; Visit them online at www.aaccbuffalo.org

*Rick James Birthday Celebration!

Aqueira and Andy in Robeson Theatre's "Jump."

Mental Illness, Sibling Rivalry at the forefront of Paul Robeson Theatre latest production of “JUMP” The play "Jump" is about flickering lights, vapes that fall from the sky, old homes, and a young woman who finds solace on a bridge. Judy is a millennial who is coping with the death of her mother. Fay engages in typical sibling rivalry. Grief, Suicide, and mental Illness are at the forefront of this narrative as the women navigate through the past and present. Their grieving father finds solace in the bottle as he stumbles at his attempts to reconcile with his daughter.

"Jump" is written by Charly Evon Simpson and directed by Artistic Director Paulette D. Harris.

The poduction cast features Marcus T. Thompson Jr., Andy Finley, Aqueira Oshu and introducing Brazilian Native Dayane Araujo. "Jump" opens on Friday, January 17 and runs until February 8, 2020. Curtain times are as follows: Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sunday Matinee at 4pm with audience talkback following the performance. Special preview night performance will be Wednesday, Feb. 15th at 7:30p.m. tickets are $10.

Tickets can be purchased online or at the box office (716) 884-0279. General admission is $35, Senior/Students $30.00. Group rates are available. Coupons are available online at www. aaccbuffalo.org For reservations, please call the box office at (716) 8840279 or stop by the African American Cultural Center at 350 Masten Avenue (716) 884-2013

*The NY Kings of Comedy Tour, “Def Comedy Jam” with Capone, Talent Harris, Rob Stapleton, and Mark Viera Jan. 16-19, Helium Comedy Club, 30 Mississippi St. *THE OHIO PLAYERS Friday, January 17, Seneca Niagara Casino, 8p.m. Bear’s Den Showroom. Tickets start at $65.

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Saturday January 25, at the Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue at 7:30 p.m. with performances by the Kenny Hawkins All Star Band, a Teena Marie Tribute

by Tonya Deion and special guest Paul Anthony of Full Force, Mike Porter with the Nickle City Band and Oscar Rotten and his Blues Band of No Goods. Tickets are $25

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*YING YANG TWINS (featuring Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz) with special guest Weedie the God, Sat. Jan. 25, 8 p.m. the Showplace Theatre, 1065 Grant St. Tickets $20 @ Eventbrite.com *DIONNE WARWICK, Friday, January 31 at 8 p.m. Seneca Niagara Event Center, Tickets start at $45.ticketmaster.com *WILL HOLTON’S LOVE CADENZA VI Annual Valentines Concert Experience featuring Christy Smothers, Calvin Parmer, Jetaun Louie, Ms. Keya, Kevin Hall, Kissena, D.Mott, Carel and more, Sat. Feb. 8 Tralf Music Hall; reserved tickets at www.tralf. com; www.ticketmaster.com; Doris Records 286 E. Ferry St. *BOYZ II MEN Saturday, February 15 8:00 PM Seneca Niagara Event Center Tickets start at $55Ticketmaster.com Ticketmaster.com

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Buffalo’s own Mr. well-connected even more respected, DJ Bandana Black, has hit a milestone on the YouTube Platform. What it takes most content creators years to achieve, he was able to do in a year in a half. On New Year’s Day around 2 a.m. he hit 50,000 YouTube subscribers! The radio personality known from his show on Power 93.7 WBLK decided to expand his talent into the social media world and is trailblazing along with the rest of the up and coming Buffalo talent. DJ Bandana Black also known as "Mr. I am Buffalo" is one of the few who is putting the city back on the map. Congratulations DJ Bandana Black! We see you! !

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This exhibition was made possible through the support of Leila Jammal. Events are sponsored by HARD Manufacturing Company, Marion and Philip Henderson, Hunt Real Estate, and William C. Smith. The Albright-Knox’s exhibition program is generously supported by The Seymour H. Knox Foundation, Inc.

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Artist's rendition of Dr. King by William Y. Cooper February 21, 1934 – February 26, 2016

WHEN DR. KING VISITED BUFFALO: In a special press conference following a major address in Kleinhans Music Hall November 16, 1967, Dr. King called the ballot one of the keys to the door of freedom. “A voiceless people is a powerless people” he stated. In the photo above which appeared on the front page of the Challenger during that historic his visit , he is pictured with L-R: Rev. Bernard Lee, Supervisor George k. Arthur, policewoman Marian Bass, Assistant Chief of Detectives Floyd Edwards and Assemblyman Arthur O. Eve. It was King's last visit to Buffalo. He visited the city earlier in December of 1959 where he spoke with members of Faith Baptist Church. In his role as Vice President of the National Baptist Sunday School and Training Union Congress, Dr. King came to Buffalo to help plan that organization’s annual national session, which was to be held in Memorial Auditorium and at UB in June, 1960.

At that time Dr. King was already a widely known leader in the Civil Rights movement.

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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

-Dr. Martin Luther King

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-LEGAL NOTICEODYSSEY HAIR RESTORATION, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on NOVEMBER 12, 2019. Office in Erie County. SSNY is the designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2065 Fillmore Avenue Buffalo, NY 14211. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.Jan. 8, 15,22,29 Feb. 5,12 -LEGAL NOTICEMarina Jade LLC Articles of Organization filed 08/30/2019 in Erie County. The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served.

NY SOS shall mail copy of process to 98 Comstock Avenue Buffalo, NY 14215. No dissolution date. Marina Jade LLC will serve as a real estate holding company.

Jan. 8, 15,22,29 Feb. 5,12 -LEGAL NOTICEJaba Holdings Group LLC. Articles of Organization filed 08/16/2019 in Erie County. The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NY SOS shall mail copy of process to 86 Sweetwood Drive North Amherst, NY 14228 No dissolution date. Jaba Holdings Group LLC will serve as a real estate holding company.

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Roswell Park’s Expanding Partnerships Focus on Jobs, Business Opportunities

By David Clarence Scott, Director, Diversity & Inclusion Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center understands the importance of being good corporate citizens, and we know that caring for the community goes far beyond the fight against cancer. The more engaged we are with our neighbors, the better we can serve our patients with culturally competent care.

In the coming year, we plan to increase employment opportunities by expanding our educational programming and outreach efforts, working hand in hand with such partner organizations as Black Nurses Rock, The Belle, Baker Victory Services, Buffalo Jewish Federation, New York State Department of Labor and the Turkish Cultural Center of Buffalo. We’ll host outreach events for the many Western New York communities we serve, including: •Job fairs •Resume-writing workshops •“How to Do Business with Roswell” workshops •Health information programs These programs are among the ways we stay connected to the community so we can respond to their issues and concerns. We are fortunate to have the support and guidance of our Diversity Advisory Council, created by Roswell Park’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion. Council members represent the Fruit Belt Coalition, Hispanic Heritage Council, The Black Chamber of Commerce of Western New York, Adult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation, the University at Buffalo Educational Opportunity Center, Buffalo Employment and Training Center, Pride Center of Western New York, Community Access Services and Evergreen Health. The council was an integral part of Roswell Park receiving recognition from Forbes Magazine as one of the best employers for Diversity in 2019. Roswell Park was ranked number 67 out of 500 organizations nationwide. We’re grateful to our council members for helping us create strong partnerships with organizations throughout Western New York. Additionally, we are grateful to our employees for creating an inclusive environment.

We’re always looking for new ways to provide diverse community members with employment and business contracting opportunities. To learn about these and other opportunities and services, please contact the Office of Diversity & Inclusion at 716-845-4567 or Diversi-ty@RoswellPark

FREE SMALL BUSINESS EVENT Capital Connect invites you to connect with four local nonprofit organizations that serve small businesses in our area. Access the capital and resources you need to launch or grow your business!

West Side Bazaar 25 Grant Street Buffalo, NY Wednesday, January 22 from 6-8 PM

FREE Homeownership Seminar Are you tired of renting?

Is 2020 going to be the year when you buy that first home or that bigger home?

What about starting to build that multi-generational health?

Team Mootry and Murphy are sponsoring a FREE Homeownership Seminar on Saturday, January 25, from 10a.m. - 1p.m. at Mount Olive Baptist Church, 701 E. Delevan Ave. The seminar will go over all of the steps and process of buying a home and help you understand everything you need to know to start on your journey. There will be plenty of professionals there to help explain all of the various options and help find what is best for you and your financial situation.

There will be several nonprofit housing agencies, local banks, home inspectors, real estate attorneys, insurance agencies, and many more professionals.

There will also be tons of give-a-ways and light refreshments, and best of all its free.99! Register via EVENTBRITE there is limited seating.

East Side Real Estate Development Education Program Applications are being accepted for the first class of the Community-Based Real Estate Development Training Program, which will teach East Side building owners and community members how to plan for and implement a commercial real estate development project.

The program is part of the state’s $65 million East Side Corridor Economic Development Fund. Applications are due Feb. 21.

To obtain an application, go to eastsideavenues.org/ CBREDT. For additional questions, contact chiwuike@ buffalo.edu.

Light refreshments & appetizers will be served.

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

-Tao Te Ching

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AKA, Gamma Phi Omega Chapter Debutante Leadership Program For over 70 years, young ladies have been formally presented to the Western New York Commu-nity and awarded scholarships through the Debutante Leadership Program. Gamma Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA) has hosted this program for young ladies. The Debutante Leadership Program serves to equip, encourage and stimulate young ladies in 9th -11th grade to pursue higher education, academic excellence, personal development and civic engagement. The program focuses on the needs of minority and underserved young ladies. with objective to: •Enhance personal, civic and leadership development through structured educational work-shop.

•Promote high academic achievement and provide scholarships towards higher education •Promote high ethical standards, character development, good citizenship, and social graces during the formative years •Promote camaraderie and positive relationships with other young women

KING CELEBRATIONS! continued

*Downtown Library to Host 42nd Annual Celebration Honoring Dr. King. at the downtown Central Library Thursday, January 16 from noon to 1 p.m.. Led by Hon. Clifford Bell, the event will feature remarks by public officials, storytelling by Sharon Holley, and a drumming performance by Daughters of Creative Sound .

All are welcome! * The 15th Annual AfroAmerican Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier’s Martin Luther King, Jr. program will be held Sunday, January 19 at 3 p.m. at the Buffalo History Museum, I Museum Court. *30th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast, hosted by New Hope Baptist Monday, January 20 at 8:30 Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, 153 Franklin Street.

Tickets are $40 per person. For info (716) 883-0821 or (716) 835-4737. * Mayor Brown to Keynote Macedonia Baptist FIRST ANNUAL DR. MLK, JR. MEMORIAL SUNDAY SERVICE January 19 at 11 a.m.

237 East North St. Community invited to attend.

•Promote artistic expression and health through dance and movement •Rites of Passage, an African program The program objectives are achieved through a ten month curriculum consisting of educational workshops, activities, community service outings and dance rehearsals. The program culminates with the Debutante Pageant and Ball, to be held on November 28, 2020 in which the young ladies are formally

presented to society and award ed scholarships. Graduates of this unique and special program have completed undergraduate and higher levels of education as well as become productive citizens in society. If interested applications are on our website at: www.akagpo1944.com, or you can contact us via email at gpodebutante@gmail.com for more information. The current leadership of Gamma Phi Omega Chapter is Mrs. Ottilie M. Woodruff, President and Mrs. Teena M. Jones, Vice President.

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Condolences To The Children Of Vannie Taylor III

NATIONAL + WORLD Black Man Stabbed While Applying for Job at a Truck Stop Police Say It’s a Hate Crime Imagine walking into a restaurant at a truck stop to apply for a job and being stabbed instead.

That’s exactly what happened to Ronnell Hughes, a 48-yearold Black man recently. The Oregonian reports that Hughes was stabbed by a White truck driver at an Arby’s restaurant located at a truck stop in Ontario, Ore., as he applied for a job at the fast-food chain. In a statement, the Ontario Police Department said, “The motive for the attack leans heavily towards a racially motivated crime.” In other words, it’s a hate crime.

Nolan Strauss, a 26-year-old from Nebraska, has been arrested for the crime and most likely will face the following charges: assault, attempted murder, and committing a bias crime.

Ten Years After Haiti's Deadly Earthquake, Country Still Recovering

A decade after Haiti's most deadly earthquake (Jan. 12, 2010, magnitude-7.0 ) that claimed 316,000 lives, left 1.5 million homeless and another 1.5 million injured, the Caribbean country has seen little progress after billions of dollars were promised in aid.

At Least 5 Mississippi Inmates Die In One Week After Violent Uprisings With the uprising occurring in three prisons; the Mississippi State Prison at Parchman, where three died; Chickasaw County Regional Correctional Facility, where one was killed and South Mississippi Correctional Institution, where one was killed and two were injured, the larger issue that stands statewide are the poor living conditions.

Activists say Mississippi inmates are forced to reside in unfit and outdated conditions ranging from electrical problems, pestinfested clothes, improper nutrition, and even putrid sewage.

They emphasize that it is unsurprising that the conditions are the causes of the recent incidents.

With Mississippi having one of the highest incarceration rates in the country, the lack of funding and inhumane living conditions are unacceptable for the betterment and rehabilitation of inmates, the activists say.

Chicago Mayor Wants City to Grow Legal Weed and Give Minorities the Opportunity to ‘Buy-in’ Motivated by complaints that new cannabis laws do not provide paths for Black and brown people to thrive in what appears to be a billion dollar industry, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants people of color to also benefit from the recreational adultuse marijuana industry.

She recently said up to $15 million that is generated by taxincrement financing could serve as seed money for Black and brown Chicago residents to learn the business and “buy into” a city plan to open a “cooperative cultivation center,” according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Most importantly, the money could help minorities overcome their largest hurdle to getting involved in the industry: capital.

Currently, “the vast majority” of people who cultivate and run legalized marijuana businesses are White men, the mayor said.

The basics to be a cultivator requires about a $13 million to $15 million investment.

“We wish to plead our own cause.

Too long have others spoken for us.”

- John Russwurm, Freedom’s Journal.

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Dear Editor: Shams Diggs,Ebonie and Vannie Taylor lost their father, Vannie Taylor,lll, Esquire October 13,2019.

Born September 21,1943 in Buffalo,New York to Eleanor and Vannie Taylor ll, Vannie's Primary education was completed at East High School in Buffalo. In 1969 he graduated from Johnson C Smith with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and received his Juris Doctrate in 1973; eventually opening his law practice in Washington D.C. Vannie served as Chief Justice of Sigma Delta Tau Fraternity.

He also was a member in the Washington Bar and Nebraska Association. He received numerous accolades and awards for his accomplishments. He was an active community and civic member of numerous organizations and improved and embellished the lives of all that he touched.

Vannie is survived by his wife Adrianne,children,grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brothers, fraternal twin Randolph, and Ellery Taylor; sister Chanthini Taylor and a host of relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother,his sisters Vannisha and Carol.

- Allen Henry

dear editor

UNITY: Some of the attendees at last Saturday's Black Buffalo Convention convened by the local chapter of the UNIA. Street Legacy Photos by Darvin L. Aams

The Garveyite Perspective

UNITY Is the Objective of the UNIA It's unanimous! What began in Toronto as an effort by Division Chaplain Dewitt Lee, to preserve the former UNIA Liberty Hall at 355 College St, has crossed the border to Buffalo. The resolution for Marcus Garvey Way was passed with a unanimous vote and 300+ signatures at the recent Black Buffalo Convention.

The location was chosen due to its visibility and proximity in the Black community. The Juneteenth parade route from Moselle to Best, then Best to Fillmore, shall hereby be known as Marcus Garvey Way. Bro. Paulo Silva opened with an inspirational poem, "Living the Marcus Garvey Way," followed by the resolution and vote. Guest speaker and Division #401 President Bro. Maruwa Ferrell gave a rousing speech on Garveyism and unification. Finally, well wishes for our dear Mother Peggy and a solemn dedication for the loss of our 4th Asst. PG Basiymah Bey's grandson.

The local UNIA-ACL has reinstated the Negro Conventions of the 1800's, which saw our community coming together to vote on issues that affect us. These new conventions also emulate the unification efforts of local Black heroes of the 1960's that brought us B.U.I.L.D., the CAO, and The Black Development Foundation.

The recent Black Buffalo Convention saw Black organizations, activists and individuals together, not just to vote on MGW, but to finally take a united stand for the expressed purpose of uplifting and governing our Race. We saw fences mended, divisions bridged and people coming together for this, that wouldn't normally be together. This above all things is the aim and objective of the UNIA-ACL. Special Shout out to; Nate Boyd Live, Diamond Creations, PRISONERS ARE PEOPLE TOO, We Are Women Warriors, Prince Hall Lodge #16, Dorie Miller Gun Club, Challenger, Criterion, Sis. Carolette, Mega Melanated Powers, Dr. Monica L. Miles, Bro. I Pharaoh, Sis Deborah, MSTA of Buffalo, The Mothers Janice, Mother Akua, Baba Eng, Bro. Mark Overall, Little Africa WNY and Roc Da Mic, Bro. Emery McMillan, Bro James, The delegates from UNIA-ACL Sir Isaiah Morter Division 401 Chicago, Grand Sheik May EL, Bro President Maruwa Ferrell, Sis Taniyah and Bro Tony. To Bro. Paul Silva, Bro. Mikhael, Bro Chaplain Dewitt R. Lee III, Lady President Sophia Blyden, Sec. Kelly Sykes, UAL Cory Farmer, ,SGT Jahka and Capt. Nina Burgos.

Thank you to all of you and to those whose names I may have overlooked. You may not realize it now, but we made history on this day. The next Convention will be at Juneteenth HQ, Feb, 1 2020. Resolution proposals being accepted now. Current suggestions on the table, election of Elder Council, Education and Law.

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The Sad State of our Politics in Buffalo...

Just so you know. I am not sick or in poor health; fact is, I feel better now than I have in years! However, I just don't get invited to many official or social gatherings, whether it is coming from the city, county or state. I don't mind because I have more than plenty to keep me busy. So because you don't see me, don't assume that I have been invited to these "important affairs."

There is a culture in this town of "we are not going to include you because you spoke about something we don't agree with," or "we are going to punish you because you supported someone for political office that we didn't want you to support."

During the past year, I have been admonished, punished, demoted, blacklisted, threatened and shunned; many of these offenses perpetrated by some of those "political" folks I have supported unconditionally or helped to get elected. Punishment has also resulted because I simply told them that my loyalty is, first, to my community and to politicians or political operatives, second.

I have no problem speaking Truth to Power and informing and educating Black people when I believe they are just being tolerated, used or taken for granted. But please, don' t expect me to remain silent, when I see injustices or racism just because you think a job or a position is more important to me.

If anyone wants to know why I am not at certain events, simply pick up the phone and ask me. I have no problem telling you the absolute truth. For my entire political career, nobody controlled me but me and I answered only to the voters who elected me. Going forward, I will continue to be the Captain of my ship and the Master of my fate. And, I am still smiling, standing and getting things done!

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RISE UP RIGHT! Welcome to Rise Up Right, where we give you the best sports news and highlights, and updates taking full circle in the sports world. Thank you for your continued support....and with that being said Let's Rise Up....

Torch's NFL Scoreboard

•AFC Divisional Games, Tennessee 28 Baltimore 12 Chiefs 51 Texans 31 •NFC Divisional Games, 49ers 27 Vikings 10 Packers 28 Seahawks 23

Top Performances in the NFL Playoffs

Derrick Henry is undoubtedly the MVP of these playoffs as Henry has on offense been a force that is unstoppable. Last week, his 182 yard performance knocked off the Patriots in convincing fashion and proving that the Patriots were just a wild card team this season. Derrick Henry titanic performances didn't end in Foxborough as the NFL's rushing champion would go to Baltimore and dismantle the Ravens and their MVP candidate in Lamar Jackson. Henry would turn in a 195 yard performance and the Titans are back to the AFC Championship game for the first time since 2002. * For the second time in two seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs are back to the AFC Championship game due to a great performance again by Patrick Mahomes who threw for 5 touchdowns after being down 24-0. The Chiefs are now the Super Bowl favorites. * The San Francisco 49ers will host the NFC Championship Game in this years playoffs. The biggest reason for this success is due to the San Francisco 49ers having the second best defense in the NFL. As the writer of this article I would be silly not to mention that the 49ers have four really good running backs.

Their running game on offense is what has brought them to the big stage. Kyle Shanahan has these guys believing that they can be Super Bowl champions. * After two seasons of missing the playoffs, the Green Bay Packers are back in the NFC Championship Game. Their first-year coach Matt Lafleur has been a major contributor to the success that this team has obtained. The Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Jones and Davante Adams trio when healthy could be the league's best trio. This team is one step away from another Super Bowl appearance. Their last Super Bowl appearance came at the start of the last decade in 2010.

Sabres News Last 5 Games: Sabres 3 Oilers 2 (1/2/20) • Sabres 3 Panthers 2 (1/4/20) •Blues 5 Sabres 1 (1/9/20) • Canucks 6 Sabres 3 (1/11/20)• Sabres 5 Red Wings 1 (1/12/20)

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NOTICE OF SALE COUNTY COURT COUNTY OF ERIE ABS REO Trust III, Plaintiff AGAINST The Estate of Gary Jeter a/k/a Gary Ernest Jeter, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 8-29-2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Foreclosure Alcove of the Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY on February 13, 2020 at 10:00AM, premises known as 952 Kensington Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Buffalo, County of Erie and State of New York , SECTION: 90.40, BLOCK: 2, LOT: 7. Approximate amount of judgment $27,927.70 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #600256/2018. Samuel Alba, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01086441-F00 67206

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Certified check as bid deposit in the amount of $10,000.00 required. Prelet meeting on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. EST at the DPW, 95 Franklin St, Room 1404, Buffalo, NY. Davis Bacon Wage Rates, Local Minority, & Disadvantaged Workforce goals, NYS Apprenticeship, and DBE goals may be required. Plans and additional bid submittal information on the Erie County website at: http:// www2.erie.gov/dpw see On Line Bid Retrieval.

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The Buffalo Sabres will host the combine through 2022. The NHL has their top prospects every year and each prospect will make their way through Hockeytown USA as the league agreed to an extension to hold the scouting combine at the Sabres practice facility, LECOM Harborcenter. The City of Buffalo has hosted this combine since 2015.

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Buffalo Bills will be looking to make move this offseason to better their first 10 win season they've had since 1999. Buffalo Bills will need a big body wide receiver, a legitimate number two cornerback, and some pass rushing help as Lonenzo Alexander retired after their playoff loss.

Section 6 has passed the proposal for league scheduling in which would see Inner City schools going back to the Harvard Cup format.

This proposal would segregate and separate inner city schools from playing suburban schools in sectional tournament playoff games.

Multiple outlets in the community are trying to get to the bottom of this terrible proposal. Rise Up Right with the help of Power 96.5FM Wufo Sport Report will continue to cover this situation closely and update everyone on this matter.

For more sports talk and news follow me on Facebook @Andre Robinson or D'Andre Torch Robinson. therealtorch716 or riseupfamilyseven16 on Instagram. Watch Rise Up Unlimited TV Show every Thursdays at 130pm and Saturdays at 730am on Channel 1302 for Spectrum Cable Subscribers. Also tune in to Power 96.5FM every Sunday from 6pm to 7pm as I am a Co Host on the WUFO Sport Report.

sha Ladine Stafford, living at 66 Longmeadow Road, Amherst, New York [14226], is Grantor/ Beneficiary/name holder of the business now being carried on at 5500 Bailey Avenue, Suite 1795 Amherst, New York [14226], in the following trade name, to wit: LATASHA LADINE STAFFORD; and the nature of said of business is commerce.

This statement is to be filed with the clerk of Superior Court of this county, this 5th date of December, 2019. Buffalo, New York, Erie County.

File Number: 20190621028; Filed: 06/21/2019; status; Active/ Good Standing

BIDS

COUNTY OF ERIE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES 95 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO, NEW YORK County of Erie, New York RFP RELEASE 2020 SUMMER PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING The Erie County Youth Bureau (ECYB) is pleased to announce its Request for Proposal (RFP) for 2020 funding of “Summer Primetime” programming on January 15th, 2020.

Applications from eligible not-forprofit 501(c)(3) organizations & local youth bureaus will be accepted until February 12th 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 January 29th, 2020 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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COUNTY OF ERIE NOTICE TO BIDDERS Pontiac Road Bridge (490-02) Replacement PROJ# FA-5761.77-19 Department of Public Works, Division of Highways seeking sealed bids for Federal Aid Bridge Replacement Project. Sealed proposals will be received at Rath County Office Building, DPW, 95 Franklin St, Room 1404, Buffalo, NY 14202 by, and opened at, 10 am EST, Thursday, January 30, 2020. Certified check in the amount of $71,000.00 is required as bid deposit. Pre-let meeting scheduled Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 10 am EST at Rath County Office Building, DPW, 95 Franklin St, Room 1404, Buffalo, NY. Davis Bacon Wage Rates, Local Minority, & Disadvantaged Workforce goals, NYS Apprenticeship, and DBE goals may be required. Plans and additional bid submittal information on the Erie County website at: http: // www2.erie.gov/dpw see On Line Bid Retrieval.

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EMPLOYMENT ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT

ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT

TITLE OF POSTION: SENIOR HOUSING SPECIALIST LOCATION: 95 FRANKLIN STREET, BUFFALO, NY SALARY (2020): $58,770 $76,746 DESCRIPTION: Supervises and assists with the preparation of the Housing Assistance Plan and the County’s Housing and Community Development Programs; Supervises the administration of the Community Development Program's housing rehabilitation programs; Requires good knowledge of housing related codes, code enforcement procedures, housing rehabilitation, and other issues related to housing; General knowledge of the social and physical aspects of housing is necessary; Experience with fair housing and Homeless Assistance grant programs preferred. The detailed job description is posted: http://www2.erie.gov/employment/index.php?q=senior-housing-specialist MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must have graduated from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in Urban Studies, Political Science, Sociology, Public Administration, Economics, Geography, Landscape Architecture or Environmental Design, and 4 years of satisfactory experience in a public or semi-public agency or consulting firm relating specifically to housing.

Applications will be accepted through January 21, 2020.

If interested and meet the above minimum qualifications, please forward resume to: Commissioner of Environment & Planning c/o Courtney Scordato – Room 1012 Erie County Department of Environment and Planning 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York 14202 Courtney.Scordato@erie.gov

TITLE OF POSTION: SENIOR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST LOCATION: 95 FRANKLIN STREET, BUFFALO, NY SALARY(2020): $53,941 - $70,346 DESCRIPTION Responsible for the coordination and implementation of the Erie County Low Income Program for Sustainable Energy (ECLIPSE).

Involves the development of community and solar energy programs to address energy affordability for low and moderate income residents. Involves close collaboration with the County’s HEAP program.

Requires good knowledge of currently accepted principles and practices of energy development and management; good knowledge of principles, familiarity with grant program administration including budgeting and fiscal administration preferred. The detailed job description is posted: http://www2.erie.gov/employment/ index.php?q=senior-energy-development-specialist-0 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Natural Sciences, Environmental Planning, or closely related field, supplemented by four (4) years of experience in energy policy or program planning. Other minimum qualifications options are shown in the linked detailed description.

Applications will be accepted through January 21, 2020.

If interested and meet the above minimum qualifications, please forward resume to: Commissioner of Environment & Planning c/o Courtney Scordato – Room 1012 Erie County Department of Environment and Planning 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York 14202 Courtney.Scordato@erie.gov

Warehouse/Material Coordinator

CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley, LLC (CHBWV) (West Valley Demonstration Project) is recruiting for this full-time position. Performs material handling duties which include the delivery and stocking of all materials, supplies, equipment, and other items at CHBWV. Processes and maintains required administrative records. Works under normal supervision. Basic Qualifications include: High school education or equivalent; technical knowledge to operate machinery and obtain and maintain qualifications as fork-lift truck operator, crane operator, and Radiation Worker as required; computer skills including basic skills in database management, basic computer proficiency and technical aptitude in a Microsoft Windows environment including Word and Excel; six months relevant work history preferred; must be able to lift up to 50 lbs; must possess a valid driver’s license. Refer to detailed job posting online.

Deadline to apply is January 26, 2020

To apply for this position go to: http://www.chbwv.com & click on “Careers” We are an EEO Employer Drug Free workplace U.S. Citizenship is required for employment This Organization Participates in E-Verify

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EMPLOYMENT ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT

TITLE OF POSTION: DIRECTOR, INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM LOCATION: 95 FRANKLIN STREET, BUFFALO, NY SALARY (2020): $72,270 $94,775 DESCRIPTION: Provide comprehensive planning coordination, infrastructure, economic development assistance to companies, developers, and other parties relating to promoting public and private economic development in Erie County. The person will represent Erie County in dealings with other economic development agencies, municipalities, and the public and will coordinate the County brownfield redevelopment efforts including the redevelopment of County lands at the Bethlehem Steel Site. Experience with the Brownfield BOA program, SEQR, Opportunity Zones, LWRP initiatives, grant writing/administration, and preparation of successful grant funding applications is preferred.

The detailed job description is posted: http://www2.erie.gov/employment/index.php?q=directorindustrial-assistance-program MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered four (4) year college or university with a Bachelor's degree with a major in urban and regional planning, public administration, engineering, environmental studies, economics, geography, architecture, landscape architecture or urban history and eight (8) years of experience in environmental management, engineering, construction management, County, municipal or regional planning at least two (2) years of which included business assistance and/or economic development responsibilities.

Applications will be accepted through January 21, 2020.

If interested and meet the above minimum qualifications, please forward resume to: Commissioner of Environment & Planning c/o Courtney Scordato – Room 1012 Erie County Department of Environment and Planning 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York 14202 Courtney.Scordato@erie.gov

ERIE COUNTY ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT AWAITING EXAM

ERIE COUNTY ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT AWAITING EXAM**

TITLE OF POSITION: Senior Planner LOCATION: 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY SALARY (2020): $53,941 – $70,346 TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: The Senior Planner position involves preparation and/or management of Plans and reports and an ability to represent the Department at public and agency meetings. Experience with Agricultural issues, General Municipal Law Section 239, State Environmental Quality Review Act, Brownfield redevelopment, and preparation of successful Grant funding applications is preferred. The detailed job description is posted: http://www2.erie.gov/ employment/index.php?q=seniorplanner-0 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered four (4) year college or university with a Bachelor’s degree majoring in urban or regional planning, public administration, environmental studies, political science, sociology, municipal government, economics, geography, architecture or landscape architecture supplemented by five (5) years of experience in the city, county or regional planning; Applications will be accepted through January 21, 2020.

If interested and meet the above qualifications, please forward resume to:Commissioner of Environment & Planning c/o Courtney Scordato – Room 1012 Erie County Department of Environment and Planning 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York 14202 Courtney.Scordato@erie.gov

TITLE OF POSITION: Planner LOCATION: 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY SALARY (2020): $45,968 – $59,698 DESCRIPTION The Planner Position involves reviewing and preparation of land use and environmental plans and reports. Familiarity with municipal planning, zoning and subdivision reviews, SEQR, transportation, community engagement, and brownfield development is preferred. The detailed job description is posted: http://www2.erie.gov/employment/ index.php?q=planner-1 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered four (4) year college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree majoring in urban or regional planning, public administration, environmental studies, political science, sociology, municipal government, economics, geography, architecture or landscape architecture supplemented by two (2) years of experience in city, county or regional planning.

Applications will be accepted through January 21, 2020.

If interested and meet the above qualifications, please forward resume to:Commissioner of Environment & Planning c/o Courtney Scordato – Room 1012 Erie County Department of Environment and Planning 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York 14202 Courtney.Scordato@erie.gov

MHPC ECMCC Outpatient Clinics’ Peer Support Specialist.

Must be CRPA credentialed.

Provide Recovery and Advocacy support services to individuals with Substance Abuse Disorder being treated at Erie County Medical Center’s Corporation Outpatient Clinics.

EEOC. Resume and Cover Letter to employment@wnyil.org. Closes 1/27/2020.

MHPC Addict to Addict Family to Family Peer Support Specialist.

Provide Rapid Peer Support Services to individuals being treated in Hospital Emergency Rooms throughout Erie County, due to a substance use medical emergency. EEOC. Resume and Cover Letter to employment@wnyil.org. Closes 1/27/2020.

CDPAS Erie County Taking Control Administrator.

Supervise, coordinate, and promote the expansion of, and enroll individuals as consumers of and/or employers of, the Taking control program in Erie County. EEOC. Resume and Cover Letter to employment@ wnyil.org. Closes 1/27/2020.

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COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION OF WNY Has Immediate Openings for the following positions

Come grow with us!

Director of Employment & Training Director of Housing License Practical Nurse/Health Coordinator Accounts Payable Clerk Data Entry Clerk Family Partner Youth Services Program Coordinator Substance Abuse Counselor Youth Services Counselor Teachers I/II/III & Certified Teacher Youth Services Site Coordinator Site Manager Nutrition Associate Maintenance Associate Substitute Teacher Visit us at www.caowny.org to learn more about the requirements and to complete an online application. Erie & Niagara counties.

Full Time Junior Program Officer The John R. Oishei Foundation is seeking a full-time junior Program Officer to assist in developing, managing and evaluating a portfolio of grants and initiatives with a special focus on health and human services. This person will work with people of diverse backgrounds, experiences and cultures.

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Director of Athletics Buffalo State, State University of New York, seeks candidates for the position of Director of Athletics.

For a full job description and to apply: https://jobs.buffalostate.edu.

Buffalo State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and committed to respect for diversity and individual differences.

The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is HIRING: • Accounting Associate

Buffalo Employment and Training Center /BETC

• Director, Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative

www.workforcebuffalo. org The BETC is here to help with your job searching needs. We have free services to all jobseekers looking to find better paying work, an exciting new career, or wanting to upgrade skills to become more marketable. in today’s marketplace.

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The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is a 501(C)(3) holding more than 900 different charitable funds, established by individuals, families, nonprofit organizations and businesses to benefit WNY.

Learn more at cfgb.org/about/careers

Roswell Expanding Focus on Jobs,Business

Opportunities

In the coming year, Roswll plans to increase employment opportunities by expanding our educa-tional programming and outreach efforts, working hand in hand with such partner organiza-tions as Black Nurses Rock, The Belle, Baker Victory Services, Buffalo Jewish Federation, New York State Department of Labor and the Turkish Cultural Center of Buffalo.They will also host outreach events.(See article Page 13)

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Wednesday January 15

Saturday January 18

Wednesday January 22

Hustle for Health Urban Line Dancing Gloria Parks: 3242 Main St. 11a.m.- 12p.m. FREE for 55+ Call 716 832-1010 .

MAKING OF A MONUMENT, Rededication Service of the Bust in MLK Park: 2 p.m.: Calvary Baptist Church, 1184 Genesee St. Followed by rededication service at the memorial plaza & grand opening of Making of a Monument exhibit.

Blacks and the 2nd Amendment Topic of Forum: 6 p.m. in the Merriweather Jr. Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave. sponsored by the Dorie Miller Rifle and Pistol Club. Free. (See page 3).

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

National Day of Racial Healing Event: Elim Christian Fellowship, 70 Chalmers Ave. 6p.m.

Thursday January 16 HAPPY HOUR FOR BUFFALO PREP: 500 Pearl hosting their 3-2-1 happy hour from 5:30pm-8:30pm to benefit Buffalo Prep!

Yoga: Thursdays 5:30 p.m.

Gentle Chair Yoga $7; also Yoga & Meditation, 6:30 p.m. $10. Juneteenth Headquarters, 517 Genesee St. Friday January 17 2020 ReelRap Free Movie Night: hosted by Outside the Box 7 p.m. Eve’s Bayou and Fear of a Black Hat (1994) 1272 Delaware Avenue 445-5122 or email outtheboks@aol.com.

TBBC College Fair 2020 : True Bethel Baptist Church 10 a.m.

– 3 p.m. at the church 907 E. Ferry St .

Sunday January 19 Annual City-Wide Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration : 7 p.m. Kleinhans Music Hall.

15th Annual Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Program: 3 p.m.

Buffalo History Museum, I Museum Court.

Monday January 20 30th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast Hosted by New Hope Baptist Church Christian Education Scholarship Committee: 8:30 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, 153 Franklin Street.

Tickets $40 per person. For additional info (716) 883-0821 or (716) 835-4737.

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

Thursday January 23 Yoga: Thursdays 5:30 p.m.

Gentle Chair Yoga $7; also Yoga & Meditation, 6:30 p.m. $10. Juneteenth Headquarters, 517 Genesee St. Saturday January 25 FREE Homeownership Seminar : 10a.m. - 1p.m. at Mount Olive Baptist Church, 701 E. Delevan Ave. Sponsored by Team Mootry and Murphy.

Sunday January 26 Monday January 27 HEAP OUTREACH: Juneteenth Headquarters, 1517 Genesee Street 4– 7 p.m.

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