Challenger Community News July 11, 2018

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Black Valedictorian Barred from Giving Speech: Mayor Warren Steps In Page 22

TRAGEDY ON GRAPE STREET Grandmother and Grandson Laid to Rest. Upwards of 900 Mourners Attend Services Page 3

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Ethiopia and Eritrea “Bring Down the Wall” Page 3

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Principal Denies University Preparatory Charter School's First Black Valedictorian from Giving Speech So Mayor Warren Steps In

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aisaan Lovett, a student at University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men is the first African American Valedictorian in the history of the school, was denied the opportunity to deliver the Valedictorian Speech to his graduating class of 2018 by school principal Joseph Munno.

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren found out about what happened ( Lovett is also an intern in Mayor Warren’s office) and stepped in to provide a platform at City Hall for the Student to deliver his speech that was recorded and placed on the City of Rochester’s You-tube channel that gained over 120,000 views in the first two days.

According to an article in USA Today Lovett and principal Munno have had several run-ins over the course of his high-school career that surround Lovett’s activism, standing up for student rights. Mayor warren upon introducing Lovett for his speech scolded principal Munno for trying to silence the bright young student.

"Jaisaan will never graduate from high school again," she said. "He will never get that moment back. This is not the time to punish a child because you may not like what he has to say."

In his speech Lovett delivered thanks to his family friends and teachers and also addressed the principal. "To Mr. Munno, I'm here as the U Prep 2018 valedictorian to tell you that you couldn't break me. I'm still here, and I'm still here strong," he said. Lovett received a full scholarship to Clark Atlanta University and plans to study video game design . (watch speech on you tube “Jaisaan Lovetts Valedictorian Speech)

Community Garage Sale at the City of Rochester Public Market Find bargains or hunt for unique treasures at the Community Garage Sale at the City of Rochester Public Market on Sundays Now Through Oct.,14th from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Garage Sale dates are the following Sundays: July 15, 22, 29; Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26; Sept. 9, 23, 30; Oct. 7 and 14.

Foe vendor info and applications go to , at www.cityofrochester.gov/garagesales, drop by the market office or call 428-6907 from 7 a.m. to noon, Tuesday through Friday. Cafes and food stands on the grounds and Market will be open on these dates as well.

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Tickets available at Xquisite Boutique and Auditorium Theater Box Office and Ticketmaster.com Jasen Monroe & ESC Presents Gospel Jubilee 2018 July 29, at City of Rochester Public Market 280 North Union Street featuring Michael Bruce, Carlton Wilcox Live, New Spiritual, Jubilators, Elder Malcolm Wilson & JG , Jasen Monroe and ESC and more! This is a free bring your own chair event for the entire community.

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AREA BRIEFS Barnes Appointed Principal at Aloma Johnson Charter There will be a meet and greet with Mr. Nathaniel W. Barnes, the newly appointed Principal of Aloma D. Johnson Charter School on Thursday, July 19 at the 15 Jewett Parkway school. Mr. Barnes has been working for Aloma D. Johnson Charter for the past year and a half as Achievement Coordinator and Director of Academics. He has five years of experience in the field of education with a background specifically in the area of Literacy. He is currently an adjunct instructor for Canisius College Educational Leadership and Supervision Program. Mr. Barnes holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and a Master’s Degree in Literacy from Medaille College.

Dr. Nevergold to Lead Big 5 School Boards The Conference of Big 5 School Districts announced the appointment of Dr. Barbara Seals Nevergold as chair of its organization through June 2019.

The Big 5 represents the state’s urban school system including the Buffalo, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse, Younkers, Mount Vernon and Utica school districts. Collectively 45% of the State’s public school children are educated in these districts.

The Big 5 organization has been advocating and promoting urban education issues for large city school districts since 1958.

Dr. Seals Nevergold has also been reappointed as president of the Buffalo Board of Education for the next school year.

NASA Chief, Buffalo Maurice Jones is Legacy Native, Dr. Dexter Johnson Keynotes City City Preservation Honors Class of 2018 Conference Speaker The welcome keynote event for the Legacy City Preservation Conference will be free and open to the public. The keynote will be g i v e n

by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC )President Maurice Jones. The keynote event will be held at Babeville at the corner of Tupper and Delaware at 7p.m. on Thursday, July 12. There will be a cash bar available. With offices in 31 urban areas and partnerships in thousands of rural counties, LISC’s investments over four decades have resulted in more than $60 billion flowing into America’s toughest communities to help improve the lives of low-income residents.

Former Buffalo resident Dr. Dexter Johnson delivered the keynote address for the City Honors graduating Class of 2018 at Kleinhans Music Hall last month.

Dr. Johnson, a graduate of City Honors H i g h School and UB, where he received his doctorate, is the Chief of the Structural Dynamics Branch of the NASA Research Center at Lewis Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Affectionately known as “Dr. Dex,” he is also a Minister of the Gospel. He is the son of Rev. V. Johnson Jr. (deceased) and proud mother Minnie Johnson of Amherst.

Tragedy on Grape Street Grandmother and Grandson laid to rest. Upwards of 900 mourners attend services.

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ishop Darius Pridgen has preached more than his share of funerals for young victims of gun violence in this city.

All senseless deaths are tragic. But Monday’s service was even more so because the victims included a baby and his grandmother.

Upwards of 900 mourners filled True Bethel Baptist Church on East Ferry Street Monday for the emotional homegoing for Yvette Johnson, 54, and her 17-month old grandson, Kyrie. The two innocent victims were shot to death last week on July 2 by an unknown gunman or gunmen as they sat on her Grape Street porch in Buffalo’s Fruit Belt neighborhood.

Yvette had just celebrated her 54th birthday the day before and was planning to leave the city in a few weeks for a new job in corrections in Georgia. A nephew and one of her sons, Devery, was also shot.

Yvette, ambitious and hard working, earned at least two degrees and various certificates. She also took training courses in Child Traumatic Grief. Her most recent employee, BFNC, remembered her for her care and dedication. “Please join the Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers (BFNC) in honoring Yvette’s commitment to community service by embracing the true meaning of the word neighbor,” stated the agency’s Executive Director Ricardo Herrera.

Buffalo police and Buffalo Peacemakers stood guard outside during the service.

-A Community in PainResidents who called in to the popular Community Hour radio talk show Saturday morning on Power 96.5 WUFO expressed a range of emotions from pain to disbelief as the hosts and co-hosts weighed in.

“We have lost a sense of community,” lamented guest host Warren Galloway. He added that the killer or killers should be apprehended as soon as possible.

“If the people in the street know (something about the shooting), law enforcement knows as well,” he suggested.

Host George Alexander, outraged by the tragic turn of events, urged the shooter to turn himself in, while one caller questioned the accessibility of guns in our community as another issue.

“Who’s supplying the guns? Let’s start there. Where are the guns coming from and can they be traced?” the caller asked.

Co-host Willie Warren, a man of strong faith, urged action. “We can pray but we have to get up off our knees and do something about it!” Mr. Warren declared. “Let’s clean up our own neighborhoods!”

One of the last to call in was Samuel A. Herbert who urged persons with knowledge of the shooting to contact authorities. “It’s hip to snitch when Black folks are killing Black folks!” he said.

-A Mother’s MessageYvette’s grieving mother, Marlene Price, sat next to her daughter’s casket for the entire service.

At the end of the service she thanked everyone. Her message was simple yet profound.” I want everyone to keep on loving because this was something I never thought would happen to Yvette.”

-Police Report "Some Progress"No arrests had been made in the killings as of press time, however several of the local television stations have reported that Buffalo Police detectives are making “good progress in the case.”

Police say they are receiving more cooperation in this case than they do in most others. Video evidence has been recorded and several interviews have been conducted by detectives, according to Captain Jeff Rinaldo.

-Help is Still NeededTHE BUFFALO POLICE ARE STILL ASKING FOR WITNESSES TO CALL EITHER THE POLICE CONFIDENTIAL TIPCALL LINE AT 849-2255 or the Homicide Unit at 851-4466.

True Bethel Baptist Church, under the leadership of Bishop Pridgen, has set up a Go Fund Me Account. It is the only official fundraising page for the victims. Call True Bethel for more information at 895-8222.

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (July 18, 1918 to December 5, 2013)

Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s First Black President, A Giant in the World of Liberation Heroes Mandela Market will host its annual Nelson Mandela Tribute at Jefferson & E. Ferry Saturday July 14 featuring the Larry Salter Orchestra.

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elson Mandela, South Africa’s first Black president, is a giant in the world of liberation heroes, up there with Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. But unlike Gandhi, who said that nonviolence and truth were inseparable, and King, who famously declared that violence was immoral, Mandela embraced armed struggle to end the racist system of apartheid.

To many South Africans, particularly within the African National Congress, Mandela was a great man partly because of his willingness to use violence, not in spite of it. Many believe the brutal, dehumannizing system of apartheid would have endured much longer if he hadn't rebelled and overturned the ANC's long-standing nonviolence policy.

In the early 1950s, the ANC and the South African Indian Congress launched a nonviolent operation of strikes and protests called the Defiance Campaign against the unjust laws of apartheid.

By 1953, Mandela had decided that it wasn't working.

He felt that the ANC's leaders — old-fashioned, traditional figures such as the party's Continued Page 15

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Another Epic Slow Roll Buffalo Event With More To Come!

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he date was July 2 and the meet up time was scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at The Freedom Wall corner of Michigan and Ferry for the ever active Monday evening Slow Roll Buffalo along with creative hosts PANTHFRICA, Albright Knox Art Gallery, WNY Book Arts Center, and Hyatts All Things Creative.

Before the "Roll" began people were buzzing about engaged in the Freedom Wall mural, picking up complimentary blinking bike lights, interacting with the Albright Knox Art Gallery and PANTHFRICA tables for creative fun, before moving on to either make donations to the clothing drive table for Project Mona’s House or over to Betty Jean Grant’s table where she was energetically registering new voters.

The Slow Roll Squad in their bright orange t-shirts gathered near the wall to discuss all of the ins-outs and round-abouts of the route, as well as the rules of the road to make sure participants fully enjoyed the historic roll through parts of Buffalo’s east side without missing a beat. The pre-ride activity was musically energized by D.J. Low Pro who caused many riders to bust their signature dance moves before the ride.

Local historian Eva Doyle blessed the riders with a little history and Freedom Wall artists John Baker and Edreys Wajed made final remarks (where Wajed acknowledged Jason Hall the Original Co-Founder of Slow Roll Detroit who is African American). The Buffalo Slow Roll Team then made sure everyone pulled off at 6:30 p.m. sharp, riding past the wall for a full 360-degree Mural view to kick off the fun filled 10 mile ride.

During the two route breaks, volunteers from the African Heritage Food Co-op traveled with the rollers on the trail with fruit and water to keep riders hydrated.

The Slow Roll Squad along with the BPD had the roads secured along the way as riders biked historic streets like Humboldt Parkway, Jefferson, Fillmore, Michigan, Utica, and crossing Broadway as well as taking on a few hills, wide turns and weaving through neighborhood streets passing the many supportive residents who were either waving from their porches, lawns and street corners on the path, cheering on the riders pedaling through the community.

The roll wrap up party ended back at the Freedom Wall and the fun continued until the sun went down. Now it its fourth season with over 95 rolls completed, navigating over 85,000 buffalo bikers safely through the streets of Buffalo, yet again Slow Roll Buffalo was a success and is hailed as one of the most epic Monday night experiences of connecting people and communities in the city thanks to the Buffalo chapter founders Anthony Caferro, Mike Butler and Seamus Gallivan. *Mark Your Calendar for upcoming scheduled Slow Roll events in July: 7/ 14 Niagara Falls!

Bike Stampede 5p.m. •7/16 Niagara Square 6:30p.m. •7/23 Colored Musicians Club 6:30 p.m.

•7/28 Ride For Charity 1:00p.m. •7/30 Broadway Theatre 6:30p.m. Go To www.slowrollbuffalo.org to register. Photos on the right are some of the participants and sponsors at the July 2 Slow Roll. L.H.

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NAACP Voices Opposition To Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee “Brett Kavanaugh is a dangerous ideologue whose extreme views on civil rights would solidify a far right majority on the Supreme Court” BALTIMORE - NAACP, the nation’s foremost civil rights organization, issued the following statement regarding the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: Today, our nation celebrates the 150th anniversary of ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. The Fourteenth Amendment transformed our democracy by guaranteeing to all persons the right to equal protection under the law.

150 years after its passage, our nation still struggles to realize the promise of equality under the Fourteenth Amendment.

The next appointment to the Supreme Court is pivotal to that struggle. The rights of African Americans to fully participate in democracy and in every facet of social and economic life, on an equal basis, lie in the balance. The next Supreme Court justice will play an outsized role in determining whether African Americans move forward in our journey toward achieving full equality, whether we simply tread water for the next three decades, or whether we slide backward toward our former status as second-class citizens.

This nomination occurs at a time unlike any other... We have an administration reversing civil and human rights at every turn.

We have one justice and dozens of judges appointed because of their proven hostility to civil rights. We have a criminal investigation into the presidency itself. We have radical outside groups pre-selecting nominees to the Court. Nothing about this nomination is ordinary, and nothing about this confirmation is ordinary. These are extraordinary times requiring extraordinary measures.

Brett Kavanaugh is a dangerous ideologue whose extreme views on civil rights would solidify a far right majority on the Supreme Court. Coming after Neil Gorsuch’s appointment, a Kavanaugh confirmation would re-make the Court in President Trump’s own image.

The NAACP knows Judge Kavanaugh well. We opposed his confirmation to the D.C. Circuit for good reason. In his 12 years on the bench, he has proven us correct. He has been a strong and consistent voice for the wealthy and the powerful.

Over and over again, he has ruled against civil rights, workers’ rights, consumer rights, and women’s rights.

With a Justice Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, we could see reversals of hard-won gains securing equal opportunity in education, employment and housing. We could see further exclusion of communities of color from participation in our democracy. We could see racism continue to flourish within the criminal justice system. We could see the elimination of effective tools for proving discrimination. We could see the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the guarantee to accessible health care for millions.

To each and every Senator, we say: This is THE civil rights vote of your career. We will be watching closely. Make no mistake – we are in the fight of our lives, and we hope you are prepared for battle.

Officer Who Shot And Killed 17-Year Old Antwon Rose Is Charged With Criminal Homicide Michael Rosfeld, the East Pittsburgh police officer who fatally shot unarmed teenager Antwon Rose II three times in the back as he ran, has been charged with criminal homicide, court records show.

The charge came eight days after the death of the 17-year-old honor student, the latest instance of police killing an unarmed Black male which sparked days of protests across Pittsburgh and sustained calls for Rosfeld to be fired and arrested. Charges against officers involved in fatal police shootings are notoriously rare. The attorney for Rose’s family described the family’s “guarded optimism” over the news.

“We hope that [the district attorney] can vigorously and successfully prosecute this case,” attorney Lee Merritt told The Washington Post.”

“But history tells us that it’s not very likely.

Antwon's funeral was held June 25.

Police Killing in France Ignites Riots Paris – A night of rioting was touched off by a police killing of a Guinea migrant’s 22-year old son last week in France during a traffic stop. Law enforcement tactics in immigrant neighborhoods have become a regular source of friction. Media carried images of burned-out cars, smashed bus shelters, and shattered store fronts in the western City of Nantes. The young man was shot in the neck and died before he made it to the hospital.

In May 2017 there were riots in a Paris suburb after a young man was killed while fleeing the police..

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‘Bring Down the Wall’

Ethiopia and Eritrea Agree to Open Their Borders After Nearly 20 Years of Conflict ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Espousing love between their two countries, the leaders of longtime adversaries Ethiopia and Eritrea agreed Sunday to restore diplomatic relations after nearly 20 years and to open the border between their neighboring Horn of Africa countries.

Ethiopia’s reformist new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, 42, arrived in Eritrea’s capital and was welcomed with hugs and laughter by Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki,72, a joyous scene unthinkable just months ago.

After being cheered by crowds in Asmara, Eritrea’s capital, and holding private meetings, the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Eritrean two leaders attended a dinner and announced President Isaias Afwerki embrace. new measures.

“We have agreed to open up embassies in our respective countries, allow our people to visit each other’s cities and allow our airlines and ports to operate freely,” said Abiy.

Abiy said the two leaders have “agreed to bring down the wall between us. Now there is no border between Ethiopia and Eritrea. That borderline has gone today with the display of a true love … love is greater than modern weapons like tanks and missiles. Love can win hearts, and we have seen a great deal of it today here in Asmara. From this time on, war is not an option for the people of Eritrea and Ethiopia. What we need now is love.”

The Eritrean leader also effused about the new era of friendly relations between the two countries.

“The Eritrean people have today got the chance to express their true love and emotion for Ethiopians,” said Afwerki. “We can imagine that the decisions the prime minister of Ethiopia took was not a simple one. But we can assure you we will face the future together. We will work as one.”

While Ethiopia is Africa’s second most populous nation, with more than 100 million people, and one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, tiny Eritrea, with 5 million people, is one of the world’s most closed-off nations, ruled by Afwerki since gaining independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after years of rebel warfare. But the two countries share close cultural ties.

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FAITH & FAMILY

We Are Family Community Fun Day D.I.V.A.S for Christ Inc. and Elder Lavelle Gamblin presents We Are Family Community Fun Day Saturday July 21, 11am2pm at Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church 406 Sycamore Ave Free Food & Drinks

Zion Missionary Baptist Church News Zion Missionary Baptist Church announces: **Prayer Line every Monday at 8am **Watch us on Spectrum Channel 20 every Saturday at 3pm & Sunday at 9:30pm **Women's Ministry Line Dance Fellowship -FREE **Social Media Paint Night $35 Zion Missionary Baptist Church wis located at 179 E. Ferry St., For more information contact the church office at 886-1362.Rev C.M. Jenkins II is Host Pastor.

Jammin’ In Jeans

Jammin’ In Jeans Ladies Fun Night will be held Friday, July 13 from 7-10 p.m. at the Bennett W. Smith Family Life Center, 833 Michigan St., Admission $15 (18 & over) featuring music by DJ Slim; hosted by St. John. Baptist Church 91st Anniversary Committee, Overseer Michael Chapman, Pastor.

For more information, contact the church at 852-4504 or Mary Vance Boyd at 866-7599.

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WNY FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP TO HOST HOUR OF POWER SERVICE

Dr. James A. Lewis III, WNY District Overseer and the Full Gospel Fellowship Churches, serving under the leadership of State Bishop Darius G. Pridgen will host an “Hour of Power” series, “Servants Serving Together,” 7 pm July 20, at Impacting Love Global Ministries International. 341 Grider Street.

The Hour of Power” series is a quarterly worship service held for “One Hour” with dynamic Gospel Messengers from our community delivering the message. Various churches in the WNY Full Gospel District will serve as host churches.

The July 20, Gospel Messenger will be Minister Wynette Hall-McElveen Rehoboth Ministries Worship Center.

Please come out a worship with us and “BE BLESSED.”

‘Tom Thumb Wedding’ at Mt. Olive Baptist

The Mt. Olive Baptist Church Theater Ministry proudly presents the production "A Tom Thumb Wedding" "God's Design."

Our youth will be a part of a children's wedding play which will be performed on Saturday, July 14 at 2:30 p.m. at the Church, located at 701 E. Delavan Avenue. Rev. Dr. William Gillison is the Pastor. The cost is $15 for adults, $5 for children ages 13 and under, and Limited Reserved seats $25. A wedding reception will immediately follow the ceremony. Tickets can be purchased at the church. Please call 716-430-2048 or email mullen. marie22@gmail.com for more information. View the 30 second video on MOBC website.

Summer Camp ALIVE

Love Alive Fellowship Church Presents, its 11th Year of Camp A.L.I.V.E! Summer Day Camp , "I am royalty" 141 Lewis Street, July 9 - August 17. M-F 8a.m.- 4p.m. Breakfast and lunch provided, Call 716-856-1670, or email campalive2007@gmail.com for registration and more information.

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#MourningWhileBlack:

Priest Calls Cops on Black Funeral-Goers, Tells Them to 'Get the Hell Out' of Church

The Root -- Despite having ample evidence that Jesus will work it out, a Catholic priest halted a homegoing service June 26 in Charlotte Hall, Maryland to have a Black family removed from the church. The servant of God even kicked the dead body out of the funeral, proving once again, there is no sanctuary when it comes to racism.

Aside from the fact that she was no longer alive, 54-year-old Agnes Hicks’ mass was going along perfectly fine on until an attendee of the funeral went in for a hug and accidentally knocked over a chalice at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, angering pastor Michael Briese.

“There will be no funeral, no repast, everyone get the hell out of my church,” Father Briese reportedly told the family. Briese then kicked the family out of the place of worship, telling them to remove the body of the woman who wished to be laid to rest in the church where she was baptized.

But Briese wasn’t done. Yea, though he walked through the valley of the shadow of death, the priest feared no evil, but he was a little bit scared of Black people. Instead of getting Jesus on the main line, Briese decided to call his Lord and Savior from whom all White things flow: the police.

After the police responded to the call, the officers determined that the family had done nothing wrong and escorted the family to another church in a nearby county where the 200-300 attendees finished the service.

Following the incident, the Archdiocese of Washington issued a statement saying: “What occurred at St. Mary’s Parish this morning does not reflect the Catholic Church’s fundamental calling to respect and uplift the God-given dignity of every person nor does that incident represent the pastoral approach the priests of the Archdiocese of Washington commit to undertake every day in their ministry.”

Briese himself also apologized to the family and the funeral home, according to HuffPost. By Michael Harriot

Annual ECMC Summer Youth Intern Program Launched The Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Corporation launched the 11th Annual Summer Youth Intern Program with an orientation event held for 125 high school students who will participate in a four-week comprehensive healthcare selfdevelopment program administered by the ECMC Foundation.

Fifty percent of the participating students come from Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown’s Summer Youth Employment and Internship Program.

“The 125 young people who are at ECMC this summer through my annual youth employment and internship program, will experience firsthand the positive impact this health care facility has on the lives of our citizens. ,” Mayor Byron W. Brown said.

The criteria in which interns are selected to be in the ECMC Summer Youth Intern Program include: an 80% overall GPA, two letters of recommendation from their school, 14-17 years of age; attendance of 10th, 11th or 12th grade in the fall 2018, medical assessments, working papers, parent permission and successful completion of a personal interview.

Together, we help save lives Please join ECMC and Unyts as we support the national initiative, Every Community Has Opportunity (ECHO) – the opportunity to save and heal lives.

Friday, July 20th • 1:00pm-3:00pm ECMC Main Building, Overflow Cafeteria, 2nd Floor 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, New York 14215 FREE PARKING! Focusing on the importance of donation and transplantation in multicultural communities, ECMC and Unyts will co-host a special Diverse Desserts reception for our friends and neighbors, featuring delectable desserts from many area bakeries.

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TOPS Customer Service & Job Readiness Training Benefit Youth in Developing Job Skills

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n February and March, two open community meetings were organized by We Are Women Warriors to address concerns about the service at the Tops supermarket at 1275 Jefferson Ave. A host of plans were launched. One was the inception of a customer service and job readiness training. That training came to fruition on Tuesday, June 26th, and Thursday, the 28th at the Merriweather Library, led by local business consultant Mike Verostko.

Verostko served as VP of the formerly extensive Wilson Farms chain of convenience stores, and spent years facilitating the well-known Dale Carnegie Programs in leadership and effective communications. Cheryl Colbert, Tops’ Director of Customer Experience was on hand, as was Esther Smothers, the Jefferson store public liaison and customer service trainer. Will Green from Say Yes To Education also partnered with this effort.

Tuesday’s session yielded twenty-nine participants, half were high school students looking for their first jobs. Topics covered how to spin limited experience onto a resume, basics of professional dress (such as men wearing belts), simplifying oddball email addresses, and how to shake hands and say one’s name with purpose and distinction. Participants left directed to return Thursday dressed well, and ready to finalize their resumes.

Volunteers came Thursday to assist with mock interviews including Kathy Liou, Human Resources Manager for the entire Syracuse region, and Diandra Zientara, a corporate data analyst who worked in the past as a boots-on-the-ground customer service manager herself. Participants left with a scorecard rating their performance, and tips on which areas need work. Surprisingly, many left with job offers too. Esther Smothers said she intended to call back at least six of those she met, arrangements were made for another to meet with a manager at the Harlem-Kensington store, and the rest were likely to be placed at University Plaza and other stores citywide.

Malachi Gates, 16, appeared for both sessions after seeing the half page ad in the previous week’s Challenger. His work experience up to now included mowing lawns and working construction with his dad. He learned when it comes to dress, “don’t just do the bare minimum, you can always go above and beyond.” The mock interview showed him “I need to improve my eye contact, speak slower, and quit moving around so much. And if you need help on a job, ask for it.

It’s always better to ask a supervisor than to do something wrong and regret it.”

Crystal Scott, also 16, was looking for a job with Tops to assist her mother at home, who three months ago came through a high risk pregnancy. The interview and resume building exercise “helped me find out a lot about myself. [The interviewer] pulled stuff out of me I didn’t know I had in me that could go on a resume.”

The workshop was funded by a $5,000 grant from Ellicott District City Councilman Darius Pridgen, who said in a phone interview “I’m very pleased to see this whole thing come from being a concern to the community to a benefit for the community.”

The managers present said Tops is always hiring. They have particular difficulty consistently filling jobs at their warehouse location on Genesee Street in Lancaster. Starting pay is $14/hour, averages more than $15 once production bonuses kick in, and frequent overtime is available at over $22/hour. It is only a twenty-minute drive from Buffalo’s East Side, but the closest bus route is not hospitable to the sometimes unpredictable shift endings. Available women and men with reliable transportation are encouraged to apply.

If you weren’t there the 26th or 28th, you have not missed your chance to benefit. A final training will be held Wednesday, July 11th, at the Merriweather library from 5 to 7p.m. This last session will include some Tops employees, cover customer service details, and steer young people on how to be successful once you have landed a job.

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

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

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

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

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Poor People's Campaign Event at MLK Park!

Come on out July 12 between 5:30 7:30p.m. to MLK Park, east side shelters, MLK head side. Music - including Community Jam Session with Ismail & Company and WNY Resistance Revival Chorus; Food (cook-out and potluck); Information & Inspiration (contact us about cosponsoring and tabling: 716332-3904; office@wnypeace.org). Special surprise Birthday Celebration also included!! Come check it out!! CU There!

Zimbabwean Candidates Sign Peace Pledge Harare, Zimbabwe - Several Zimbabwean residential candidates and political parties condemned an explosion that narrowly missed Zimbabwe resident President Emmerson Mnangagwa and signed an agreement to have a peaceful campaign ahead of elections at the end of July.

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Celebrating The Love of

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Entertainment

Lorrance Tyree Prince Competes in Second Round of Amateur Night at the Apollo Twelve-year-old Lorrance Tyree Prince has been listening to “old school” music since he was just a baby, says his dad Shango Oya. About a year ago he approached his parents and asked them to video tape him singing Boys II Men’s “Mr. Telephone Man.” “That was an indication to us that he really wanted to do something with his singing,” Oya said. Last year he auditioned to compete in Amateur Night at the Apollo . Two weeks ago he entered his first round of competition – and he won first place!

He and his dad are in New York City today (July 11) where Lorrance will compete in his second round. He won $150 in the first and will take home $500 if he wins this week. Then it's on to the third and final round and a chance at the $5,000 prize!

Lorrance graced the community with his talent during Juneteenth where he sang another Boyz II Men hit, “We’ve Come to the End of the Road.” He performed that tune again during last weekend’s Black Family Conference to the delight of conference-goers.

The son of Shango Oya and Sireea Valentine he’s also the grandson of proud grandmother Margo Warr. Lorrance will enter 7th grade at Westminister Charter in the fall.

Good luck Lorrance!!

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ON STAGE *Top Knotch Band coming to People Park Mon. July 16 from 12 -3pm as well as new performances each week On Stage @ CANALSIDE *Thursday, July 12, Arrested Developmetn, 6 p.m.

*The Larry Salter Soul Orchestra will be performing at Mandella's Market on Jefferson & E. Ferry on Saturday, July 14th, from 6pm to 8pm. Free Concert celebrating Nelson Mandella's Birthday Anniversary.

Rochester Jazz Fest Review by Matt Bauer

Jill Scott’s Performance and Message of Self Love Bright As The Summer Sun!

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f you walk out of here hungry, I didn’t do it right,” said Jill Scott at the mid-point of her headlining performance at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, this past Friday night. And no doubt, the smiling faces on the capacity crowd exiting the Eastman Theater definitely went home satisfied following Jilly from Philly’s one hour and forty-five minute banquet of musical goodness for the mind, body and soul.

You could feel the electric and immediate connection between Scott and her adoring audience as she opened the show with “Breathe” and the intimate vibe emanating from the front row to the back of the balcony seemed to glow like the changing colors on the stage which also featured a Basquiat-reminiscent painting.

Matt Immediately following “Watching Me” (which still seemed sadly appropriBAUER ate nearly two-decades later) a stagehand appeared to take her pumps off giving “Golden” an even more unbridled and joyous energy that didn’t subside throughout the remainder of the performance which flowed with an organic, free-flowing spontaneity and versatility in the best of the jazz tradition.

As she proudly proclaimed, “we don’t do the same show twice” and her five piece backing band seamlessly glided through dusty psychedelic funk, D.C. Go-go and nocturnal romantic grooves.

Scott remains a powerhouse and is one of her generation’s greatest and most multifaceted singers. Heart breakers like “Missing You and “Fool’s Gold” were seasoned with touching, empowering and often hilarious ( and at times, too risqué to print) life-lessons that she shared.

She’s a born entertainer and in an interlude where she gave props to Diana Ross, Bette Midler and Millie Jackson she had the crowd in stitches with a lovingly spot on impersonation of Ross.

“The Way” was the expected crowd sing-along while “A Long Walk” was a brisk stroll for a warm summer’s night, performed with a faster, funkier tempo which included snippets of Roy Ayers’ “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” and EU’s “Da Butt.” Jill did a bit of the “School Daze” dance herself.

She saved the best for last, however. The show closed with “He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)” with an incredible, spine tingling display of Scott’s vocal range and when she exited the stage singing “This Little Light Of Mine” her message of self-love was as bright as the summer sun.

*No Excuses Love Tour Dedicated to Buffalo's Own Mack Luchey (above), Thursday, July 12, Shea’s Theater, 646 Main St., 8 p.m. featuring Joe, Melanie Fiona, Rude Boys and celebrity host Roy Lee, Thursday, July 12 doors open 7 p.m., show 8 p.m.; tickets $75, $85 Floor, $100 VIP & day of show; available at all Ticketmaster outlets and Doris Records’ concert dedicated in honor of Mack Luchey, founder of Doris Records.

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VINYL RECORDS Top Dollar Paid! for LPs, 45s, 12” Records Looking For Soul, Jazz, Gospel and DJ Collections (hip hop, dance) Please Call 716-930-1319

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CANALSIDE UPDATE

What Better Way to Battle Than With Art As a Weapon of Choice!

The 2nd Annual Battle of the Brushes event takes place Saturday July 14 at 3 p.m. at the Rev. Bennett Smith Family Life Center 833 Michigan Ave.. The event promises to bring out more local talent and a menu of activities that will surely add to your checklist of great community art events this year. StreetPoetz, the host and presenter of this event, is looking forward to taking it to new heights in its second successful year.

The “Battle” provides a platform to local artists who otherwise may not have an opportunity to share their work along with others who are pushing the “outside artist emerging envelop.”

It’s set for a two-hour window where 24 canvas and body artists will compete for a cash prize in each category. Although a competition, the social interaction live art experience, and chance for artists to flex their skills in front of a new audience is just as much a reward.

The show will include its titled main event “Battle of the Brushes” as well as free face painting for children, henna tattoos, art displays, special effects, make-up demonstrations, performances from local talent with live music, spoken word, dance as well as the live body painted models who will be sporting wearable art.

The return of this artful mashup and competition is family friendly and a fun filled inspirational community experience for both participants and attendees. *Tickets for the Battle of the Brushes event are being presold on streetpoetz.com for $10. Entry at door is $12 and free for children under 5. To be a participating artist the entry fee is $28 and you can contact CeCe Carson at ccarson@ streetpoetz.com

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Come for the views! Stay Everyday Activities With hundreds of events scheduled throughout the year, there’s something for everyone at Canalside.

The Summer Fun The Buffalo summer season at Canalside is all about fun and relaxation on the waterfront.

2018 CANALSIDE LIVE Summer Concert Season The concert season opened on June 14 with guests Method Man and Redman. Mark your calendars for the next concert!

Gates open at 5:00 pm.

•Thursday, July 12th- Arrested Development and Canadian Rock Band The Trews •Thursday, July 19th- Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band and Beth Hart Band •Thursday, July 26th- Father John Misty and Lucy Dacus •Thursday, August 2nd- Dark Star Orchestra (Grateful Dead Cover band) •Thursday, August 9th- Headstones and Glorious Sons •Friday, August 17th- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and The Lowest of the Low •General Admission: $5.00 - if tickets are purchased at any of the 17 WNY Consumers Beverages locations or at the Canalside Information Kiosk you will receive a coupon for a free beverage at the show (beer, wine, pop, or water). Beverage coupon is only available for tickets purchased at Consumers or at Canalside Info Kiosk prior to the show and can only be used on that specific show. Tickets can also be purchased on eventbrite.com and at the door on the day of the show but will not come with a drink coupon. VIP Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at the Canalside’s Info Kiosk or online at eventbrite. com. VIP Tickets include access to the VIP Honda Pavilion, 2 beverages, free appetizers, private restrooms, front of stage viewing area, and a souvenir cup.

NEW! Grammy Award Winning Artist and Actor – Ludacris has been added to the Canalside Live Concert Series. - Saturday, July 28th – Gates open at 5:30 pm NOTE: VIP tickets are $40 and can be purchased online at www.eventbrite.com.

NEW! A MUSIC and FILM EVENT - Saturday, July 21, The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra performs selections from some of the most popular films of the past including Beauty and the Beast, Star Wars, Frozen, The Incredibles, Hook, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Ghostbusters! Following the performance, the original Ghostbusters film will be shown for a perfect summer outing! Sponsored by Bank of America.

FREE Event - no ticket required. Doors open at 5 pm - Music starts at 6 pm Film starts at 7 pm. Want a VIP Viewing Experience? Complimentary popcorn and one (1) free soft drink per person. Private restrooms, premium viewing area, limited seating available. Tickets are $20 and sold on www.eventbrite. com or at the Canalside Information Kiosk.

A Focus on Fitness Free daily fitness classes presented by BlueCross BlueShield include activities such as Zumba, Barre Centric Fitness, Yoga, African Dance and Drumming, and Everyone Can Dance classes.

Children Activities There are plenty of activities to keep your children busy and happy. Family Fun Thursdays and more! Check the website for daily activities.

A Celebration of Black Music Month at Canalside On Friday, June 22 WUFO AM 1080/Power96.5 hosted their annual Summer Jam featuring live music, and more Tuesday Movie Series is a free outdoor film series at Canalside. Lawn chairs and picnics are welcome; concessions will be available. NEW START time this year – 6 p.m.!

July 17th Star Wars: The Last Jedi, rated PG-13 • July 24th Elf, rated PG • July 31st: The Lego Ninjago Movie, rated PG • August 7th: Coco, rated PG •August 14th: The Wizard of Oz, rated PG • August 21st: The Greatest Showman, rated PG • August 28th: Boss Baby, rated PG Keep updated by visiting www.canalsidebuffalo.com.

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HEALTH MATTERS

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Intro to Ayurveda

Good News for Women With Breast Cancer: Herbs & Spices That Heal Many Don’t Need Chemo •Cat’s Claw is a wood vine Many women with early-stage breast cancer who would receive chemotherapy under current standards do not actually need it, according to a major international study that is expected to quickly change medical treatment.

“We can spare thousands and thousands of women from getting toxic treatment that really wouldn’t benefit them,” said Dr. Ingrid A. Mayer, from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, an author of the study. “This is very powerful. It really changes the standard of care.”

The study found that gene tests on tumor samples were able to identify women who could safely skip chemotherapy and take only a drug that blocks the hormone estrogen or stops the body from making it. The hormone-blocking drug tamoxifen and related medicines, called endocrine therapy, have become an essential part of treatment for most women because they lower the risks of recurrence, new breast tumors and death from the disease.

that grows in the Amazon rainforest. It has antioxidant, antiviral, anti-inflammatory and anti-mutagenic properties. You can use cat’s claw i to combat arthritis, improve digestive problems, boost immunity, lower blood pressure, improve DNA damage and fight cancer.

•Chamomile plants are used to improve several health conditions, including allergies, insomnia, anxiety, depression, arthritis and gastrointestinal disorders.

Chamomile benefits also include its ability to help fight skin irritations, relieve toothaches, PMS symptoms and muscle spasms, reduce inflammation and heal wounds.

•Chicory Root is often taken as an extract or supplement to relieve digestive issues like constipation, diarrhea, IBS, gas and bloating. Chicory root also works as a natural remedy for managing diabetes, it protects the liver from toxicity and free radicals, reduces inflammation and relieves stress.

Intro to Ayurveda: Ayurveda for Anxiety 1-5p.m.Saturday, July 14, at Yoga Parkside at Parkside Lutheran Church 2 Wallace avenue one lecture $35 both $60 Open to everyone. Thousands of years before modern medicine provided scientific evidence for the mind-body connection, the sages of India developed Ayurveda, which continues to be one of the world’s most sophisticated and powerful mind-body health systems.

Relax & Release: A Guided Meditation Guided Meditation is being offered at Her Sanctuary 1438 Hertel Avenue. Destress, relax, and unwind through a guided meditation. Relax your mind, body, and spirit after battling the Monday work blues. You will walk into a quiet room filled with relaxing aromatic essential oils and lovely, tranquil music.

There is no experience required for this guided meditation. Simply bring your yoga mat or blanket to lay/sit on for total comfort. Complimentary beverages will be served.

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ERIE Index No.: 806817/2016 REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE Citizens Bank, N.A. f/k/a RBS Citizens, N.A. f/k/a Citizens Bank, N.A. s/b/m to Charter One Bank, N.A. f/k/a Charter One Bank, F.S.B. Plaintiff, v.

Anthony Lewis as Administrator of the Estate of Lateyfa Lewis Anthony Lewis, individually LaShawn Antionette Lewis Jermaine Habeeb Jameel Habeeb Carol Dankert, Commissioner of Erie County Dept. of Social Services Erie County DA on behalf of Salleh Dubaishi State Tax Commission The People of the State of New York People of the State of New York United States of America – Internal Revenue Service Enviro-Care, Inc. Defendants.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly made and entered in the above entitled foreclosure action dated June 28, 2017 and to be entered in the office of the County Clerk of Erie County, I, the undersigned Referee named in said judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on August 8, 2018, at the foreclosure alcove, Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, in Buffalo, County of Erie, State of New York, at 10:00 a.m., the premises described in said judgment as follows: SEE SCHEDULE “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. Property known as: 97 Orange Street, Buffalo, New York 14204 TOGETHER with all the right, title and interest of the mortgagors, if any, in and to the land lying in the streets and roads in front of and adjoining said premises to the center line thereof.

TOGETHER with all fixtures and articles of personal property attached to or used in connection with the said premises.

Said premises are sold subject to any state of facts an accurate survey may show, to covenants, restrictions and easements, if any, to violations, zoning regulations and ordinances of the city, town or village in which the premises lie, to the rights of the public and others in and to any part of the premises that lies within the bounds of any street, alley or highway, to any state of facts an inspection would disclose it being understood that the property is sold in an “as is” and “where is” condition, to any and all tenancies, possessory interests and/or leases affecting the premises which have not been extinguished by this foreclosure action, and to any right of redemption of the United States of America.

Judgment Amount: $23,507.57 Dated: June 25, 2018 /s/ Franklin R. Pratcher Franklin R. Pratcher, Esq.Referee Harris Beach PLLC Kelly C. Griffith, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff 333 West Washington Street Suite 200 Syracuse, New York 13202 315-423-7100 SCHEDULE “A” ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the City of Buffalo, County of Erie and State of New York, being part of Lot No. 27, Township 11, Range 8 of the Holland Land Company’s Survey, further bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Orange Street, distant 244.95 feet northerly from the northerly line of Virginia Street; thence northerly along the easterly line of Orange Street, 50.00 feet; thence easterly at right angles to Orange Street, 100.00 feet; thence southerly parallel with Orange Street, 50.00 feet; thence westerly at right angles to Orange Street, 100.00 feet to the point or place of beginning.

Nothing Beats A ‘Blank’ Like A Vote!

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ow many times have you heard the quote?

“Well, anything beats a blank!” Some people may not believe that, but after seeing so many people not able to vote in our City of Buffalo’s election primaries because they are unaffiliated voters, I think this article is needed. It is my belief that many voters are ‘Blank Voters’ not because they choose not to participate in local elections but simply because they don’t know the ramification of not choosing a political party to register with.

In New York State, one must be registered with a party in order to vote in the September primary elections. In states that have open primaries, every registered voter can vote for candidates for elected offices and the candidates who receive the two

highest votes go on to compete against one another in the general election. Until our NYS elected representatives move to legislate and approve open primaries, we are stuck with the system we have and that system totally eliminates the blank or unaffiliated voter from the local, selection or election process.

In Buffalo, more so than any area of the state, outside New York City, there is a need for more voter participation in the local, political primaries due to the fact that a large number of city voters are registered Democrats and they are the voters who will choose the candidates who will win the primary and go forth to compete with the Republican challenger for that same political office in

PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF BUFFALO ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AMENDMENTS July 25th, 2018 6:00 p.m.

City Hall, 9th floor, Conference Room 901 65 Niagara Square, Buffalo, NY 14202 Mayor Byron W. Brown invites Buffalo residents to participate in a public hearing to discuss the city’s amendments for the following federal programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). The city will present amendments to prior year plans for public review and comment. These amendments will also be made available on the city’s website (www.buffalony.gov) on July 25th, 2018.

Written comments to amendments are encouraged, and will be included in the city’s submission to HUD. Comments must be postmarked by Saturday August 25th, 2018 at either 920 City Hall, Buffalo NY 14202; or HUDAdministrator@city-buffalo. com.

Please take note that due to security measures in place at City Hall, the only accessible entrance after hours will be from Elmwood Avenue, located in the back of the building. Any requests for translation services to be present during the hearing must be made at least 5 days prior to the scheduled hearing. For more information regarding this public notice, or to request any special accommodations for the public hearing, please call 851-5449.

NOTICIA PÚBLICA CIUDAD DE BUFFALO MODIFICACIONES ANUALES DEL PLAN DE ACCIÓN 25 de julio de 2018 6:00 p.m.

Palacio Municipal, 9no piso, Sala de conferencias 901 65 Niagara Square, Buffalo, NY 14202 El Alcalde Byron W. Brown invita a los residentes de Buffalo a participar en una audiencia pública para discutir las enmiendas de la ciudad para los siguientes programas federales: Community Block Grant (CDBG) y Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). La ciudad presentará enmiendas a los planes del año anterior para revisión pública y comentarios. Estas enmiendas también estarán disponibles en el sitio web de la ciudad (www. buffalony.gov) el 25 de julio de 2018.

Se recomiendan los comentarios por escrito a las enmiendas, y se incluirán en la presentación de la ciudad a HUD. Los comentarios deben enviarse por correo postal antes del sábado 25 de agosto de 2018 en 920 City Hall, Buffalo NY 14202; o HUDAdministrator@city-buffalo.com.

Tenga en cuenta que debido a las medidas de seguridad vigentes en el Ayuntamiento, la única entrada accesible después del horario de oficina será desde la avenida Elmwood, ubicada en la parte posterior del edificio. Cualquier solicitud de servicios de traducción para estar presente durante la audiencia debe hacerse al menos 5 días antes de la audiencia programada. Para obtener más información sobre este aviso público o para solicitar adaptaciones especiales para la audiencia pública, llame al 851-5449.

the November General Election. But unfortunately, since the 1980s, the Republican Party has chosen not to field or run Betty Jean local candiGRANT dates for office within the city of Buffalo. And even when qualified, local Republican candidates such as Sergio Rodriguez, who ran against Byron Brown in 2013, do step up to challenge the status quo, they are not endorsed or supported by their own party’s leadership. These positions include the mayor, common council, city court judge, city comptroller races. Also, it is worth noting that all are the previously named elected offices, except the city court judgeships, are held by males; and none of the other positions are open until 2019 when the entire Buffalo Common Council and the city comptroller offices will be ‘up for grabs’.

The major political parties listed on a standard registration form are Democratic, Republican, Conservative, Green, Working Families, Independence, Women Equality, Reform, and a box marked ‘other’.

Other parties one can considered registering for are: Rent Is too Damn High and the Libertarian among others listed with the NYS Voter Registry.

The Rent Is Too Damn High’ is a legitimate party due to the fact that during the 2013 governor’s election, a colorful character and candidate named Jimmy McMillan, received more than 50,000 votes from either tired or amused residents all across the state. There is also a box listed where one can check No Party that is listed below a statement that reads: “I do not wish to belong to a party.”

The advantage of registering under a party affiliation is that you get to vote in our local, September Primary and help choose the individual who will be representing your interests in the November General Election. Like the adage says, “All politics is local” and for voters in Buffalo, nothing is more important than personally selecting the candidates who will become your next mayor, council member, city comptroller and city court judge! You can accomplish that by indicating a political party when you register or by changing your current voting status from ‘blank’ to one of the party listed above. A fact to remember is that ‘Blanks can only vote in the November General Elections. Another important reminder for readers: if you really want to make change, run for one of the political offices, yourself!

Erie County Majority Leader April Baskin

Resources And Opportunities Available In Our Community

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ttention seniors: Please take a moment and register for some of the upcoming Living Healthy workshops!

There are new sessions for seniors that cover self-management for both diabetes and other chronic diseases. Classes will be held at various locations throughout Erie County. The Diabetes Program now includes a FREE consultation with a registered dietitian prior to the first workshop for eligible Medicare recipients. Call (716) 858-8526 to register.

The Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals is hosting its annual Summer Social Justice Literacy Program. This summer, scholars ages 13-19 will read “X: A Novel,” while exploring pre-existing mental health related issues in our community. The program will conclude with a youth forum on ways to counter mental health related issues in the community. Youth will meet every Saturday in the month of July and most of August 11-1pm. Food and knowledge will be provided! There is still time to sign up!

Please contact our Education Committee Chair Gabrielle Mosher at education@bulypny.org to sign up.

The Erie County Comptroller's Office receives funds on foreclosed properties from various entities throughout the year.

These funds can only be claimed from our office by a certified court order. To determine if there are surplus monies for a particular property or for more information, visit the surplus funds site at: http://www2.erie.gov/surplusfunds I was honored to attend the Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals 6th Annual Queen City Soiree last month, and I wanted to offer my congratulations to the honorees: Brenda W. McDuffie Presidential Award of Excellence – Daniel Robertson Whitney M. Young BULYPNY Member of the Year – Gabrielle Mosher BULYPNY Trailblazer Award – Jasmine Westbrook BULYPNY Community Service Award – Yasmin Young & John Dunmore BULYPNY Entrepreneurship Award – Davielle Jackson & Tyshaun Tyson BULYPNY Inaugural Rising Leader Award – Zandra Cunningham.

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GENERATIONS

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Janiyah Croxie Crowned Miss Jabberwock 2018 Robin Flowers-Quinniey and Taylor Hunter were First and Second Runners up

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fter eight months of engaging and empowering workshops, service projects and field trips, the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Buffalo Alumnae Chapter crowned Janiyah Croxie as Miss Jabberwock 2018. Janiyah, a Sophomore at Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts,

is the daughter of Joel and Sonia Croxie, who formed ”Team Janiyah” to boost their contestant through moral sup-port, fundraising and with several tables of friends and relatives at the Jabberwock Extravaganza. About her Jabberwock experience, Janiyah reflected, “Besides being crowned Miss Jabber-

wock 2018, the most special moments that I remember over the past eight months throughout the Jabber-wock experience were in building a strong sisterhood with all of the other contestants.”

First Runner Up was Robin Flowers-Quinniey, a Junior at Amherst Central High School, daughter of Nyeema Quien-

There are Strong Community Schools Near You. Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten seats are available in your Community School. ENROLL NOW before the seats are gone!

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During the extravaganza, each contestant displayed a talent, and Miss Jabberwock, Janiyah Croxie, performed a beautiful contemporary ballet number on pointe. Following all individual talent presentations, the Jabberwock contestants came together in a modern jazz dance that reflected the friendships and good will developed during their Jabberwock experience.

The Jabberwock Extravaganza was held on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at the Adams Mark Hotel, with record attendance and record funds raised. This is the continuation of a legacy, which started with the Deltas’ first Buffalo Jabberwock presentation in 1966, since which time over $250,000 in scholarship proceeds have been distributed through this Extravaganza and other fundraisers. Trina Burruss was program chair, JoAnna Rozier Johnson was co-chair, and Dr. Mattie L. Rhodes is chapter president.

Ms. Burruss acknowledges that “We could not achieve this level of program excellence without each of our very hardworking sorority members and our generous sponsors and site partners.” President Mattie L. Rhodes, Ph.D., adds, ”We are ever grateful for the commitment of our chapter members, the community support and the generosity of our contestants’ family and friends.”

Janiyah Croxie Miss Jabberwock 2018 (center) with Taylor Hunter and Robin Flowers-Quinniey.

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Dr. Cash is on the Case...

School Superintendent Receives Positive Marks from School Officials in Evaluation of Job Performance

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hree years is a blip on the radar screen in the terms of the time it may take to turn around Buffalo’s fledging urban pubic school district of more than 30,000 students.

But in our opinion School Superintendent Kriner Cash has done a yeoman’s job so far and has deservingly earned the support of this community. When he took the helm in 2015 he was faced with 25 schools in receivership; lack of a teacher’s contract dating back to 1999; and a revolving door in terms of superintendent longevity (there had been seven superintendents in the past six years prior to his hiring).

At the start of his tenure Dr. Cash made it emphatically clear that his priority was the children.

“Everything I do will be focused on the children. I have no other agenda,” he said in an interview with the Challenger when he first arrived in 2015. “There is a lot of good here…and we will celebrate it.”

He has held true to his word.

Last week school officials gave Dr. Cash positive marks in their evaluation of his job performance.

We agree with parent leader Samuel L. Radford who gave him an ‘A’ for leading change and implementing reforms that not only positively impact the children and the schools they attend but parents and the community as well. In fact, in terms of community relationships, his efforts have been unprecedented. He has publically addressed and is working to rectify such critical diversity issues as the lack of minority teachers. He has pressured City Hall for more school funding. He has also rallied the community behind his New Education Bargain with students and parents for success. Elements of the ambitious and comprehensive “bargain” includes rigorous early elementary education; strong community schools/ opening schools to the community after hours and Saturdays for programs; redesigning and launching new innovative high schools, extended learning services for our neediest children, and creating new relationships with teachers to ensure the best instruction for all our children.

We also agree with Ferry District Board member Sharon Belton-Cottman who, in her assessment of Dr. Cash, stated, “He’s done a phenomenal job.”

Even school board members, with whom he has clashed with on various issues, used words like ‘vison and “Leadership” in describing Dr. Cash’s personal attributes. His outreach and willingness and ability to work with everyone has been praised.

Buffalo teachers Federation President Phil Rumore’s remark brings us full circle to Dr. Cash’s declaration of commitment to our children when he first arrived: “…The most important thing I learned is that whatever he does, he’s doing it because he really believes its what’s best for kids.”

And while no one will deny that there is still much work to be done, it is clear that Dr. Cash is on the case. He has the vision and he’s working his plan/agenda to the best of his ability for the children.

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uring my brief absence, District Attorney Flynn, quietly convened a grand jury and presented them with information he wanted them to know and act upon. As predicted in one of my earlier articles, the grand jury returned a No-Bill, meaning that the district attorney did not present enough evidence to the grand jury for them to return an indictment against Edward Bald, the 61 year-old white man for shooting the12 year-old Black boy who just happened to be near the man’s house.

There are a few observations that I would like to point out. The district attorney controls the flow of information the grand jury sees and hears. In this case, the D.A.’s previous action and conduct appeared to favor the shooter rather than the victim. Flynn’s appearance was one of behaving like the shooter’s lawyer, rather than the County’s district attorney with the duty of representing the victim. It was the 12 year-old poor Black boy who was the victim, client, and the person he should have been representing, but from all indications, this was not the case.

It is concerning that there seems to be racial bias operating at this level.

A No-Bill does not mean a not guilty verdict. The suspect can still be indicted at a later date by another district attorney. In 2020, an election will be held and with Black help, another D. A. could be elected to replace Flynn. Thus far, D.A. Flynn’s actions and conduct comes close to yesterday’s district attorneys in places like Mississippi and Georgia. With the help of the children of yesterday’s indentured servants, it seems that the attitudes, behaviors, and actions of yesterday’s South has become today’s North, Following the publication of the article regarding the need of a Johnnie Cochran in Buffalo, District Attorney John J. Flynn decided to take advantage and submit his own articles to The Challenger and The Criterion. His strategy appeared to be an attempt to ingratiate, deceive, and divert the Black community’s attention away from the main issue of justice for the12 year-old Black child. Flynn submitted three articles, D.A. Flynn Reminds Community About Resources Available to Victims During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week; D.A. Flynn Instates School Critical Incident Initiative; but the most interesting is his third article, ‘D.A. Flynn Adds Diversity To Office With New Hires.’

The first paragraph of this third article reads: Erie County Districts Attorney John J. Flynn announced that his office has hired two attorneys who will add diversity to the workplace. Photos of the two smiling Black attorneys, one female and the other male, apparently took the pictures in the office under the supervision of D.A. Flynn; the background in the pictures tells the tale. If Flynn expected this announcement and the pictures of the two young newly appointed lawyers to overshadow the disgraceful manner in which he treated the 12 year-old Black victim, he has been sadly mistaken. If anything, he has escalated the problem and has shown a lack of sensitivity and understanding of Black folks in America.

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president, Albert Luthuli — were out of touch with reality. In September of that year, he made a speech in the Johannesburg suburb of Sophiatown that was to be later famously known as the "No Easy Walk to Freedom" address. In the speech, Mandela said the ANC had to come up with new plans for political struggle.

"You can see that there is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow again and again before we reach the mountaintops of our desires."

The Sharpeville massacre in 1960, when South African police killed 69 protesters, was the last straw for Mandela and other proponents of armed struggle.

Mandela carried the day at a series of all-night meetings with ANC leaders in mid-1961 to set up the ANC's underground military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe, or Spear of the Nation.

Umkhonto we Sizwe launched its first military action: five bomb attacks on power stations and government buildings in Port Elizabeth, Durban and Johannesburg on Dec. 16, 1961.

In July 1962 Mandela was arrested soon after and faced trial for sabotage in Rivonia, a Johannesburg suburb. Mandela and some of the others tried with him were convicted and jailed for life in 1964.

Mandela was offered freedom several times on various conditions, including renouncing violence, but he refused.Umkhonto we Sizwe continued its fight, launching hundreds of bomb attacks.

But just as he had embraced violence without the permission of ANC leaders, Mandela, on his own initiative, wrote to leaders of the White supremacist government in 1985, initiating peace talks. Gradually, he negotiated a peaceful end to apartheid and the release of political prisoners. One of the last to be freed, he continued talks with the White government and persuaded it to agree to free, democratic elections, in effect a surrendering of its power. Umkhonto we Sizwe abandoned its policy of violence in 1990 as negotiations on the dismantling of apartheid and the setting up of free elections continued.

After his release, and on becoming South Africa's chief executive in 1994, Mandela adhered to the commitment to peace, tolerance and equality that became the hallmark of his presidency. Mandela in 1993 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with then-South African President F.W. de Klerk, for the negotiations ending apartheid. (Excerpted from The LA Times, 2013)

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Dear Editor: How interested I was to see the Black History article in the June 27th Challenger about the burning of the New York City Colored Orphan Asylum on the morning of July 13, 1863. My great grandfather, Thomas H. Barnes and his younger brother Peter W. Barnes were residents of the orphan asylum during this incident.

In 1924 Thomas who was at that time a Barber living in Olean, NY wrote his 63 page autobiography “My Experience as an Inmate of the Colored Orphan Asylum New York City.” In 2005 family members had this autobiography published. This included 15 pages of a rare first hand detailed, terrifying account of what the children were experiencing.

There are many books about the 1863 Draft Riots but this autobiography is the only one I am aware of that gives this type of inside information.

The children were escorted out of the asylum by policeman, fireman and citizens before it was burned to the ground by the mob. They were taken to a police station for safe keeping witnessing death and destruction along the way. After spending a couple days along with over 100 other blacks at the police station, they were all taken by boats to Blackwell Island (now known as Roosevelt Island). After many weeks, the orphans were returned to New York City to a temporary location.

It is interesting that in Buffalo, NY on Monday, July 6, 1863 there was violence between the Irish Stevedores and Blacks on the waterfront.

The Irish were trying to prevent the Blacks from unloading the boats. A Black shot an Irishman in self-defense.

Several of the blacks were killed and a number severely wounded.

This leads me to wonder how many other violent incidents like this were going on against blacks throughout the North during this period.

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LEGAL NOTICE PB-133382 Estate of Wright SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS–STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY COURT: COUNTY OF ERIE –CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, against Acea M. Mosey, Erie County Public Administrator as Limited Administrator to the estate of Norma Wright, Lisa M. Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Norma Jean Wright, as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Brandon M. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Jonathan A. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Michael T. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Olivia J. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Rachel E. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Richard A. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Rodney Z. Hardwick, aka Ronald Z. Hardwick as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Reginald W. Hardwick, Jr. as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Deborah D. Mink, as Heir to the Estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Deborah Wright Adkins as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Sam Wright, as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Havel Wright, as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Shirley Ann Jester as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Walter Wright, as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Audrey Rucker, as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Arnold Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Crystal Muhammad a/k/a Crystal Mann a/k/a Crystal Clay as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Sadar Muhammad as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Tadar Muhammad as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Andre Wright as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of America, United States of AmericaInternal Revenue Service, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, The People of the State of New York c/o/ Chief Clerk of the City Court of Buffalo, Erie County Department of Social Services, Midland Funding LLC dba in New York as Midland Funding of Delaware LLC, Credit Acceptance Corporation, CACV of Colorado, LLC, Harper’s Auto Service, Inc., Capital One Bank (USA), NA., Capital One Bank, Riverside Federal Credit Union, Erie County Commissioner of Administration and Finance, Asset Acceptance LLC as assignee of GE Capital-Sam’s Club; AND Rachel E. Hardwick as Heir to the estate of Margarette Hardwick, who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Richard A. Hardwick as Heir to the estate of Margarette Hardwick who was heir to the Estate of Norman Wright; Nathan Beard as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muhammad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, Andre Wright as Heir to the estate of Shakoor Muham-

mad a/k/a Michael Wright as Heir to the estate of Willie Bell Wright as Heir to the Estate of Norman Wright, if living, and if he/she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated are unknown to plaintiff, Defendants-Index no. 600267/2017. Plaintiff designates Erie County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County where the property is situated. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME – If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. This Supplemental Summons and Amended Complaint are being filed pursuant to an Order of the Court dated May 11, 2018.

HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE; New York State law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process.

Please read it carefully. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the Summons and Complaint in this Foreclosure Action, you may lose your home. Please read the Summons and Complaint carefully.

You should immediately contact an attorney of your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and nonprofit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process.

To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services’ at 1-800-2690990 or visit the Department’s website at http://www.dfs.ny.gov.

FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are

individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed.

State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. We are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Dennis E. Ward, J.S.C. dated May 11, 2018. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 143 Mohican Avenue, Buffalo, NY located at Section 89.84 Block 1 and Lot 23 Dated: May 22, 2018 Pincus Law Group, PLLC, Attorneys for Plaintiff, By: Margaret Burke Tarab Esq., 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, New York 11556 516-699-8902.

LEGAL NOTICE BID COUNTY OF ERIE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES 95 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO, NEW YORK County of Erie, New York RFP RELEASE The Erie County Department of Social Services is seeking proposals from qualified not-for profit agencies to provide Independent Living and Youth Engagement Services (RFP #1825VF) and Parent Training Services (RFP #1826VF) in Erie County. The RFPs can be found at http://www.erie.gov starting on July 6, 2018. A complete copy of the package can also be obtained by contacting Carrie Godfrey ECDSS, at 716-858-6086, or via email at Carrie.

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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.

Final sealed proposals are due to the Erie County Department of Social Services, ATTN: JUDITH KOLMETZ, 95 Franklin Street, Room 856, Buffalo, New York 14202, by 3:30 p.m. (EST) on August 7, 2018.

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

Marie Cannon Commissioner of Social Services

LEGAL NOTICE BID COUNTY OF ERIE NOTICE TO BIDDERS Belscher Road Slide Remediation PROJ# CAP-CR419-2018 The Department of Public Works (DPW), Division of Highways, seeking sealed bids for roadway reconstruction & embankment stabilization project in Concord, NY. Sealed proposals received at the DPW, 95 Franklin St, Rm 1404, Buffalo, NY at 10 am, Thursday, July 26, 2018. Bid deposit of $28,000. required with bid submittal. Minority workforce, MBE/ WBE participation, Apprenticeship goals, and Local & Disadvantaged Workforce requirements may apply.

Pre-let meeting scheduled for Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 11 am, DPW, 95 Franklin Street, Room 1404, Buffalo, NY. Plans and additional bid submittal information on the Erie County website at: http://www2.erie. gov/dpw

LEGAL NOTICE BID ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for Project No. Q1720C, for Construction Work, Replace Roof System and Repair Exterior Wall, State Armory, 27 Masten Avenue, Buffalo (Erie County), NY, will be received by the Office of General Services (OGS), Design & Construction Group (D&C), Division of Contract Management, 35th Fl., Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242, on behalf of the Division of Military and Naval Affairs, until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, when they will be publicly opened and read. Each bid must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and must be accompanied by a certified check, bank check, or bid bond in the amount of $25,000 for C. All successful bidders will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Bond in the statutory form of public bonds required by Sections 136 and 137 of the State Finance Law, each for 100% of the amount of the Contract estimated to be between $400,000 and $600,000 for C. Designated staff are Jessica Hoffman, Carl Ruppert and Pierre Alric in the Division of Contract Management, telephone (518) 474-0203, fax (518) 473-7862 and John Lewyckyj, Deputy Director, Design & Construction Group, telephone (518) 4740201, fax (518) 486-1650.

The only time prospective bidders will be allowed to visit the job site will be at 10:00 a.m. on July 19, 2018 at State Armory, 27 Masten Avenue, Buffalo, NY. Phone the office of William Clark, (716) 800-9846 a minimum of 24 hours in advance.

Pursuant to New York State Executive Law Article 15-A and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, OGS is required to promote opportunities for the maximum feasible participation of New York State-certified Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprises (“MWBEs”) and the employment of minority group members and women in the performance of OGS contracts.

All bidders are expected to cooperate in implementing this policy. OGS hereby establishes an overall goal of 30% for MWBE participation, 15% for Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (“MBE”) participation and 15% for Women-Owned Business Enterprises (“WBE”) participation (based on the current availability of qualified MBEs and WBEs). The total contract goal can be obtained by utilizing any combination of MBE and /or WBE participation for subcontracting and supplies acquired under this Contract.

The Bidding and Contract Documents for this Project are available on compact disc (CD) only, and may be obtained for an $8.00 deposit per set, plus a $2.00 per set shipping and handling fee. Contractors and other interested parties can order CD’s online through a secure web inter-face available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please use the following link at the OGS website for ordering and payment instructions: http://www.ogs.ny.gov/ bu/dc/esb/acquirebid.asp.

For questions about purchase of bid documents, please send an e-mail to DC.Plans@ogs.ny.gov, or call(518) 474-0203.

For additional information on this project, please use the link below and then click on the project number: https://online.ogs.ny.gov/ dnc/contractorConsultant/esb/ESBPlansAvailableIndex.asp.

John D. Lewyckyj, C.S.I., C.D.T. Deputy Director, OGS Design & Construction Group

LEGAL NOTICE BID TOWN OF AURORA ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK AURORA SENIOR CENTER WINDOW AND DOOR REPLACEMENT NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids for window and door replacement and door hardware replacement at the Aurora Senior Center building, 101 King Street, East Aurora, New York, will be received at the office of the Town Clerk, Town of Aurora, Town Hall, 300 Gleed Avenue, East Aurora, New York 14052, until 10:00 a.m. local time, July 27, 2018.

All Bids shall be made on the forms furnished and shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked “Aurora Senior Center Window/Door/Hardware Replacement” and directed to the Town of Aurora.

Bid Specification/Contract Documents may be obtained only at the office of the Town Clerk, Town of Aurora, 300 Gleed Avenue, East Aurora, New York 14052, during normal business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, upon a deposit of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per set. Checks shall be made payable to the Town of Aurora.

Copies of the above-described Bid Specification/Contract Documents may be examined at no expense at the office of the Aurora Town Clerk, 300 Gleed Avenue, East Aurora, New York 14052.

The Town of Aurora is exempt from the payment of sales and compensating use taxes of the State of New York and of cities and counties on all materials, equipment, and supplies sold to the Town of Aurora pursuant to this Contract. Also exempt from such taxes are purchases by the CONTRACTOR and his Subcontractors of materials, equipment, and supplies to be sold to the Town of Aurora pursuant to this Contract, including tangible personal property to be incorporated in any structure, building or other real property forming part of the Project. These taxes are not to be included in the Bid. Each bid shall be accompanied by cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in an amount to less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid in form provided, and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders.

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100 percent (100%) of the total Contract award amount.

This contract will be funded wholly or partially with federal funds, and as such, is subject to all federal rules and regulations pertinent thereto, including, but not limited to, federal policy of encouraging the participation of minority and women business enterprises as sources of suppliers, equipment, construction and services.

The right is reserved to waive any informalities in the bid and to reject any or all bids.

Martha L. Librock, Town Clerk Town of Aurora Dated: July 5, 2018

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NEW BUSINESSES LLC -LEGAL NOTICELittle Butterfly Learners will be opening by July 1st,2018.Located in Erie County at 171 E. Morris Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14214. The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 171 E. Morris Avenue, Buffalo, NY. Purpose of the LLC is provide quality child care to children ages 6weeks to 12 years of age.

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LEGAL NOTICE BID COUNTY OF ERIE NOTICE TO BIDDERS 2018 CULVERT GROUP 1 PROJ# BR-MISC8-18 Department of Public Works, Division of Highways, seeking sealed bids for county culvert replacement and repair construction project. Sealed proposals received at the DPW, 95 Franklin St, Room 1400, Buffalo, NY at 10 am, Thursday, July 19, 2018.

Certified check as bid deposit in the amount of $65,000. required with bid submittal. Minority Workforce goal, NYS Apprenticeship, EC MWBE goals and Local and Disadvantaged Workforce requirements may apply.

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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COUNTY OF ERIE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES 95 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO, NEW YORK County of Erie, New York RFP RELEASE The Erie County Department of Social Services is seeking proposals from qualified organizations to provide document translation services.

The RFP #1827VF can be found at http://www.erie.gov and a complete copy of the package can also be obtained by contacting Eric Tower, ECDSS, at 716-858-8239, or via Eric.

Tower@erie.gov.

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.

Final sealed proposals are due to the Erie County Department of Social Services, 95 Franklin Street, Room 804, Buffalo, New York 14202, by 4:00 p.m. (EST) on July 27, 2018.

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

Marie A. Cannon, Commissioner of Social Services

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EMPLOYMENT

Family & Children’s Service of Niagara Is Seeking A CEO/President to provide leadership toward the achievement of the organization’s vision, mission, strategies, and goals. The successful candidate will have an innovative spirit and a commitment to and passion for the agency’s mission. A minimum of five years of senior leadership and fund development experience, financial acumen, strong communication skills, a track record of achieving organizational success, a collaborative work style and experience working with a Board of Directors are required. Preference will be given to candidates with working experience in the nonprofit sector. Preferred educational background: Masters Degree in human services and/or a management-related discipline.

Please send a letter of interest, resume, salary requirements, and three references to executivesearch@niagarafamily.org

by July 20, 2018. No phone calls please.

LEGAL NOTICE BID

LEGAL NOTICE BID REQUEST FOR BID Mark Cerrone, Inc. is requesting bids for the Allen Street Reconstruction Ph1 Project in Buffalo, NY for all scopes of work detailed in contract documents. Optional MWBE Prebid meeting will be held 7/11/18 at 3:30pm for interested firms at MCI Office. Documents can be obtained by contacting gbostard@markcerrone.com, Phone 716-282-5244, Fax 716-282-5245 or iSqFt®. Bids due electronically or in person at 2368 Maryland Ave., Niagara Falls, NY 14305.by 7/16/18 at 2:00pm. Erie County/Buffalo Certified Minority and Women Owned Business participation is encouraged.

REQUEST FOR BID Mark Cerrone, Inc. is requesting subcontractor and supplier proposals for Niagara Falls International Airport Runway 10L Tree and Brush Removal Project in Niagara Falls. NY for all scopes of work detailed in contract documents. Optional MWBE Pre-bid meeting will be held at MCI Office on 7/11/18 at 3:30pm Documents can be obtained by contacting eschaefer@markcerrone.com, Phone 716282-5244, Fax 716-282-5245 or iSqFt®. Quotes due electronically or in person at 2368 Maryland Ave., Niagara Falls, NY 14305 by 7/16/18 at 2:00pm. Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation is strongly encouraged.

REQUEST FOR BID Mark Cerrone, Inc. is requesting quotes for the 2018 Misc. Culvert Grp1 Project in Erie County for all scopes of work detailed in contract documents. Optional MWBE Pre-bid meeting will be held at MCI Office on 7/11/18 at 3:30pm. Documents can be obtained by contacting jlarPhone cara@markcerrone.com, 716-282-5244, Fax 716-282-5245 or iSqFt®. Quotes due electronically or in person at 2368 Maryland Ave., Niagara Falls, NY 14305 by 7/17/18 at 12:00pm. Buffalo/Erie Certified Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise participation is strongly encouraged.

ROOMS

ROOMS FOR RENT: Delavan-Humboldt area, Bailey-Delavan. $325$480. Everything included.

(716)818-3410.

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JOBS

Buffalo Employment and Training Center / BETC 716-856-5627

www.workforcebuffalo.org The BETC is here to help with your job searching needs.

COUNTY OF ERIE NOTICE TO BIDDERS 2018 Capital Overlay B PROJ# CAP-161.189.550-18 Department of Public Works, Division of Highways, seeking sealed bids for county road mill and overlay project.

Sealed proposals received at the DPW, 95 Franklin St, Room 1400, Buffalo, NY at 10 am, Thursday, July 19, 2018. Certified check as bid deposit in the amount of $100,000. required with bid submittal. Minority Workforce goal, NYS Apprenticeship, EC MWBE goals and Local and Disadvantaged Workforce requirements may apply. Pre-let meeting scheduled for Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 11 am, DPW, 95 Franklin Street, Room 1404, Buffalo, NY. Plans and additional bid submittal information on the Erie County website at: http:// www2.erie.gov/dpw see On Line Bid Retrieval.

Independent Living Specialist - ILC: This position will coordinate independent living skills, evaluations and training for persons with disabilities. To assist in the personal adjustment of an individual's disability and maximize community participation. Must Possess a Bachelors Degree.

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.

Must have Bachelors degree in Human Services and one year working in Human Services setting.

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. Must Possess an Associates degree plus 1 year of General office experience.

Translation Coordination Specialist: To provide Spanish translation services for the staff of WNY Independent Living, Inc. and to coordinate and schedule other language interpreting needs of the agency Must Possess an Associates Degree in Human Services Must be fluent in Spanish.

Licensed Peer Supervisor: Coordinates all satellite programs of the MHPC. Oversees the provision of HCBS services. Represents the MHPC population being served in Community Inclusion and maximizing full community participation. Adheres to and presents the IL Philosophy in the community, with subcontractors, and staff of the agency. Promote Intentional Peer Support in all aspects of delivery of services Must be a qualified Health Professional: CRC, LMSW. SUBMIT RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO: Tina Brown, CHRCO WNY Independent LivingInc. 3108 Main Street Buffalo NY 14214

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Challenger Community News • t hec hallengernews.com •July 11,2018

WEDNESDAY JULY 11

THURSDAY JULY 12

SATURDAY JULY 14

Hustle for Health Urban Line Dancing with Phyllis Caver at Gloria Parks: 3242 Main St, Buffalo. 11 a.m. - 1pm. FREE for ages 55+ 832 -1010

Poor People’s Campaign Event: 5:30 – 7:30p.m. MLK Park with music including Community Jam Session with Ismail & Co. and WNY Resistance Revival Chorus Food (cook-out & potluck)

Free Concert celebrating Nelson Mandela's Birthday Anniversary: Featuring The Larry Salter Soul Orchestra at Mandella's Market on Jefferson & E. Ferry on Saturday, 6 to 8p.m.

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

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

ORACLE CHARTER SCHOOL Public Notice A REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE Board of Trustees of Oracle Charter School Will be Held As Follows: Monday July 16, 2018 At 4PM At the following location: 888 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, New York 14209

SUNY Erie Vehicle Technology Training Center Open House and Cruise Night 5885 Big Tree Rd., (near Rt. 219) 5 to 9 p.m.

Foxie Brown Line Dance Classes: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Schiller Senior Center, 2057 Genesee St. 444-2046.

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

FRIDAY JULY 13 Jammin’ In Jeans Ladies Fun Night: 7-10 p.m., Bennett W. Smith Family Life Center, 833 Michigan St., $15; 18 & over music by DJ Slim; hosted by St. John. Baptist Church 91st Anniversary Committee; 852-4504/ 866-7599.

Beginners/Intermediate Line Dance Classes Every Friday 6pm Bethel AME Church Hall 1525 Michigan @ E.Ferry Ernestine, Instructor Chicago Steppin’: Every Friday 7-8:30 p.m. The Pratt Center 422 Pratt St. SATURDAY JULY 14 NELSON MANDELA CELEBRATION: All day at Mandella’s Market, Jefferson & Fery featuring The Larry Salter Soul Orchestra 6pm to 8pm in concert. Free!

Summer Exercise/Fitness in MLK Park: 10 to 11 a.m., MLK Park at the Fillmore and Best near the MLK monument featuring Lala Woods of La’Movement low and high impact dance fitness. Free SEE YOU AT THE EVENTS!

YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR MARKETPLACE (YEM): Fillmore @ E. Utica St. LOCKS AND FROS Natural Hair Convention: hosted by UNIA-ACL 433 Buffalo Division; 12 noon n- 3 p.m., William-Emslie YMCA. Treasures in the Hood Flea Market: 1474 Fillmore Avenue Near East Ferry, hosted by Leslie’s Boutique, 12 noon-6 p.m.

891-5346 to reserve a table.

Mike's Smooth Urban Ballroom Dance Classes: 11 to 1 PM, Saturdays, Delavan-Grider Community Center, 877 E. Delavan Ave. 716-380-5100 class is $5 SUNDAY JULY 15 Treasures in the Hood Flea Market: 1474 Fillmore Avenue Near East Ferry, hosted by Leslie’s Boutique, 12 noon-6 p.m.

891-5346 to reserve a table.

CANAL FEST: 11 a.m. North Tonawanda, Niawanda Park Route 266, River Road (runs 7 days to July 22.

WEDNESDAY JULY 18 Hustle for Health Urban Line Dancing with Phyllis Caver at Gloria Parks: 3242 Main St, Buffalo. 11 a.m. - 1pm. FREE for ages 55+ 832 -1010 The Durham Central City Baby Café . Info and support for pregnant and breastfeeding moms 5:30 – 7:30 pm 200 Eagle St (716)427-0566.

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

D.A.D.S. Program Summer Classic Basketball Tournament The D.A.D.S. Program (Dads Anointed Delivering Sons) annual Summer Classic Basketball Tournament is being held now thru August 28, every Monday and Wednesdays from 6-9 p.m. at Wande Park on Spring St and. Broadway.

The age groups are 7-9, 10-12, 13-15 and 16-18. Developmental basketball training will take place from 5-6 p.m. for 5th and 6th graders, provided

by Dwayne Ferguson. For more information contact Mr. Ferguson at (716)563-1834.

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Universal Pre-K programs also available for all city 4-year-olds.

rocprek.org (585) 262-8140