Challenger Community News June 24, 2015

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JUNE 24, 2015 • F R E E

EVERYBODY LOVES A PARADE! This year’s Juneteenth was beautiful, peaceful and a tremendous source of pride! Images are from the first day of the two-day event in MLK Park.

CITY HOOPS! Don’t Forget Dad This Entertainment: Buff City Hoops Summer Toronto’s Afrofest 2015!

Father’s Day Weekend!

2015 Basketball Launched PG. 3

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Local: NO PLACE TO PARK Fruitbelt residents fighting for a place to park…PG. 3

The South’s Sordid History of Attacks on Black Churches PG. 4

Sincere Wishes for A Blessed and Peaceful Ramadan!

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INSIDE ROCHESTER

Challenger Community News • June 24, 2015

Full day PreK makes all the difference!

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Head Back to Clarissa Street!

The Clarissa Street Reunion is an annual festival that takes place in one of the most culturally rich neighborhoods in Rochester. The event celebrates a neighborhood known for producing renowned jazz musicians in the 1940’s, 1950’s, and 1960’s. Clarissa Street, which is located in the southwest quadrant of Rochester and in the old 3rd Ward, was a true melting pot .The Clarissa Street Reunion, held annually since 1996, is a wonderful celebration of the memories and the relationships that were formed.

This year’s Reunion will take place on Saturday, August 15 from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

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Town *Free Workshops for Young Musicians Offered at the Xerox Rochester’s Jazz Fest: sponsored by Wegmans, June 22-28; 1:00 - 2:30 PM, Eastman School of Music RAY WRIGHT ROOM (Room 120), 26 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY. Open to all grade school and high school music students.

No registration is required.

Free of charge! *Conversations on Race Monday, June 29 from 6 - 8 p.m. Pittsford Community Library, 24 State Street, Pittsford.

248-6275. *8th Annual Father Daughter Ball, Sunday, June 28, The Diplomat Party House 3-7 p.m.; .For tickets and info 585-2001134 or email silhouettesinc@ hotmail.com

*Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Academy Award-winning actress and best-selling author Jennifer Hudson will perform at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival on Wednesday June 24 at 8 p.m. in the Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.Tickets range from $55 to $120 and are available online at rochesterjazz.com or order by phone (585) 454-2060.

It’s a joy seeing my son so eager to learn. A full day has given him more time to practice his reading and writing skills, so I know he’ll be ready for kindergarten.

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-Rochelle, PreK parent

FREE programs include:

• Healthy breakfast and lunch • Literacy and math skills • Computer learning • Music, art, and dramatic play • Indoor/outdoor play and naptime • Free RTS bus pass for parent and child Register today! Call 262-8140 or visit www.rcsdk12.org/prek

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Challenger Community News • June 24, 2015

AREA BRIEFS Judicial Gender, Racial Fairness Committee to Host Women In The Law Awards Luncheon Buff City Hoops

Summer Basketball

The Eighth Judicial District Gender and Racial Fairness Committee will host its bi-annual celebration of the Women in the Law Awards Luncheon Tournament to Fill the on June 24, at the Lafayette Void Left by Departure Hotel Greenhouse, 76 Pearl of Gus Macker Street at 11:45 a.m.

“The GenKendra McClain A Press Conference to ander and Ranounce the Buff City Hoops cial Fairness McClain Appointed Summer 2015 basketball Director of Emergency C o m m i t t e e tournaments will be held at is proud to the Frank E. Merriweather Management at continue to Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave, Memorial Medical recognize the Wednesday, June 24th at 4 significant p.m. sharp!

Kendra McClain has been contributions All youths interested in appointed Director of Emer- the women of gency Management and Com- Western New Hon. Judge Ogden playing in the tournament, their parents and coaches and munity Programs at Memorial York have referees are invited to this Medical Center. made to the legal profession, McClain, who has more the courts and the judiciary,” press conference.

There will be a 1-hour than fifteen years of health- stated Hon. E. Jeannette Ogcare industry experience, is den, Chair of the Eighth Judi- strategy and planning meeta graduate of Niagara Uni- cial District Gender and Ra- ing immediately following versity and Medaille Col- cial Fairness Committee. “In the press conference in the lilege, where she was awarded an era when we witness the brary’s auditorium. The Buff a master’s degree in business challenges to women’s rights City Hoops basketball Tournament was organized by a administration. around the globe, we are espeShe most recently served cially appreciative to be able group of community leaders, as health home administrator to honor this year’s award re- anti violence coalitions and Erie County Legislator Betty for the Greater Buffalo United cipients.”

Jean Grant to fill the void in Accountable Healthcare NetThe following honorees summer basketball tournawork, where she provided have been selected from the administrative leadership and judicial-legal community for ments left by the departure oversight of care coordina- their outstanding contribu- of the Gus Macker Games tion services for health home tions to the bench, bar and that has been a staple in the city for over 25 years. enrollees. community: For more information or McClain previously was Hon. Rosalie S. Bailey; site director of the Communi- Hon. Lenora B. Foote, Esq.; to find out how to financially ty Health Center of Buffalo’s Katherine Bifaro; Hon. Beth support the games through Niagara Falls satellite, where A. Farwell, Esq.; Grace M. goods or services, please conshe oversaw day-to-day clini- Hanlon, Esq.; Mary Louise tact Jocelyn Osteen @ 602cal and administrative opera- Hayden, Esq.; Erie County Su- 4728; Murray Holman @ tions, and a regional assistant preme Court Attorney Referee 596-2858 or Esther Smothers in the Buffalo office of U.S. Tracey A. Kassman, Esq., Erie @ 697-6034.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.

County Family Court AttorIn her new role, she will ney Referee Tasha E. Moore, School 87 Reunion oversee emergency planning Esq.; Hon. Madge Taggart The School 87/Clinton Jr. and disaster preparedness for (Posthumous), First woman the medical center and its sat- Judge elected to Buffalo City High School 10th Annual Picellite sites and provide admin- Court and Erie County Family nic and Reunion will be held on Saturday, June 27 from 1-7 istrative oversight for medical Court. p.m. in Martin Luther King center community programs.

Park. Tickets are $25. Alumni and friends are welcome!

For more information contact Are You Mary at 838-1628; CharRegistered To VOTE? maine @ 854-4032; or Jean at 832-5007.

NO PLACE TO PARK

Ancient African Navigators

Not only are Fruitbelt residents fighting to save their homes from gentrification… those who have managed to hold on to their properties are also fighting for a place to park.

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eronica Hemphill-Nichols of the Fruit Belt/McCarley Gardens Housing Task Force, has been a resident of the Fruit Belt for 14 years. In that time, she said, she has witnessed the expansion of the Medical Campus. But she’s also witnessed a crisis in available parking.

She ,along with other residents, have expressed frustration that nothing has been done about the parking problem .

A bill that would create a resident parking permit program has stalled for the second year in a row as legislators struggle to get it to the floor for a vote. The proposal would allow a program to be established along the most heavily impacted streets, including sections of Maple, Mulberry, Locust, Carlton and High streets. Residents would be issued permits to park and 20 percent of the spaces would still be available for nonresidential parking.

“We are a city in much need of investment and with that comes responsibility for the surrounding neighborhoods.,” wrote Ms. Hemphill-Nichols. “The parking issue is by no means minor. We are a small community comparatively with a thirty four block radius. Due to the cost for employees to park on campus at $80 a month, it’s cheaper to park for free in our neighborhood. In three years it will get worse with an expected ten thousand more employees.

“During the Civil War era when this neighborhood was created, cars weren’t an issue so most homes don’t have driveways leaving most residents with little to no options for parking.

Our quality of life is under attack! We have to park three to four blocks away from our homes. Just imagine our seniors carrying their groceries. Sanitation must avoid the hardest hit streets because they cannot negotiate the totes between the vehicles.

Several residents are ticketed for illegal parking while the employees enjoy parking legally. And there are other disparages…

This is not a political issue, it’s a human issue.”

The Open Buffalo coalition strongly supports the passage of proposed state legislation that would permit the City of Buffalo to create a resident parking program for the Fruit Belt (A.7574A / S.5306-A).

In a memorandum in support of the bill, which was submitted to legislative offices on June 12 (with 11 partner organizations signing on in support), Open Buffalo Executive Director Franchelle Hart stated: “The shortage of available parking spaces on the medical campus should be addressed through employer incentive programs for alternative transportation, including employer-paid public transportation vouchers, and not by sacrificing residents’ ability to park safely in front of their homes.”

Organizations signing on to Open Buffalo’s memo of support (which is attached to this email) included: Partnership for the Public Good; Communications Workers of America – District One; New York State Nurses Association; Fruit Belt Advisory Continued Page 5

They Came Before Columbus: Africans sailed to the Americas long before Columbus

Most of us learn that Europeans were the first to sail to the Americas. However, several lines of evidence suggest that ancient Africans sailed to South America and Asia hundreds of years before Europeans. Thousands of miles of waterways across Africa were trade routes. Many ancient societies in Africa built a variety of boats, including small reedbased vessels, sailboats and grander structures with many cabins and even cooking facilities. The Mali and Songhai built boats 100 feet long and 13 feet wide that could carry up to 80 tons . Currents in the Atlantic Ocean flow from this part of West Africa to South America. Genetic evidence from plants and descriptions and art from societies inhabiting South America at the time suggest small numbers of West Africans sailed to the east coast of South America and remained there . Contemporary scientists have reconstructed these ancient vessels and their fishing gear and have completed the transatlantic voyage successfully.

Around the same time as they were sailing to South America, the 13th century, these ancient peoples also sailed to China and back, carrying elephants as cargo .

People of African descent come from ancient, rich and elaborate cultures that created a wealth of technologies in many areas. Hopefully, over time, there will be more studies in this area and more people will know of these great achievements.

-Researched by Sydella Blatch

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LOCAL + NATIONAL + WORLD

The South’s Sordid History of Attacks on Black Churches

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Jeralean Talley

Jeralean Talley, world’s oldest person, dies at 116 INKSTER, Mich. -- Jeralean Talley, who was the oldest known person in the world, died at her Inkster, Mich. home on June 18.

The 116-year-old’s prayer was not to suffer, said Michael Kinloch, her longtime friend.

“God certainly answered her prayer,” he said.

Talley, devotedly religious and a member of the New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church in Inkster, turned 116 on May 23.

Her friends and family said she lived by the motto: treat people how you want to be treated. “Just remember her as being a very beautiful, forgiving person,” said her daughter Thelma Holloway, 77.

Talley was in the hospital for a week and brought home on Saturday, she said.

“She went away peacefully,” Holloway said.

Supremacist Group Donated Thousands to Top Republicans Earl Holt III, who identifies as the president of the Council of Conservative Citizens, has donated tens of thousands of dollars to top Republican campaigns, including those of former Sen. Rick Santorum and Sens. Ted Cruz and Rand Paul.

The president of a white supremacist group that was referenced in a manifesto attributed to accused Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal shooter Dylann Roof donated tens of thousands of dollars to Republican campaigns, including those of former Sen. Rick Santorum (Pennsylvania) and Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Rand Paul (Kentucky), all of whom are running for president in 2016, the New York Times reports.

by Chris Kromm

he Charleston massacre is the latest in the long record of attacks on Southern black churches. Historically law enforcement officials have refused to consider them hate crimes unless the suspects had direct ties to Klan-like groups, thus ignoring the societal role of racism. But most of these hate crimes are committed by unaffiliated young White males who grow up in a pervasive culture of racism that scapegoats African Americans and others for their economic hardship.

In the wake of the heinous murders of nine members of Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church this week, many have pointed to historic congregation’s central role in the city’s African-American community.

As Clementa Pinckney, the church’s pastor and state legislator who was killed in the shooting, told a group of visitors in 2013, “It’s a very special place because this site, this area, has been tied to the history and life of African Americans since about the early 1800s.”

The massacre called to mind the long history of racially-motivated attacks on black churches in the South, which have been targeted precisely because of their role as not just houses of worship but also sanctuaries from racism and a gathering space for community action.

Sarah Kaplan in The Washington Post looked at Emanuel A.M.E.’s history as a target for racist violence: It was founded by worshipers fleeing racism and burned to the ground for its connection with a thwarted slave revolt.

For years its meetings were conducted in secret to evade laws that banned all-black services. It was jolted by an earthquake in 1886. Civil rights luminaries spoke from its pulpit and led marches from its steps. For nearly two hundred years it had been the site of struggle, resistance and change.

Attacks on Black churches continued through the Jim Crow era, and intensified again in the wake of the 1950s civil rights movement. The Sept. 15, 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama by members of the Ku Klux Klan, which killed four girls and injured 20 others, marked a turning point in the escalation of the Southern civil rights struggle.

In the 1990s, black churches again emerged as targets in a wave of arsons and fire bombings. As the Institute for Southern Studies reported in its magazine Southern Exposure in 1996 [pdf], fires damaged 230 churches in a 21-month span starting in August 1994, when young white men linked to the neo-Nazi group Aryan Faction threw a Molotov cocktail and shot bullets into a predominantly black church in Clarksville, Tennessee.

The assailants left a note, saying, “AF wants you to leave our white community. You Coons! Coon hunting season is open.”

As the Southern Exposure investigation found, more than half of the arsons that swept through the South in the mid-1990s involved Black churches, even though African-American congregations comprised only a fifth of churches in the region.

Eighty percent of those arrested for the fires were White.

But, as with the 1963 Birmingham bombing, Southern law enforcement was slow to investigate the church attacks and bring perpetrators to justice. It was also quick to dismiss race as a motivating factor, despite glaring evidence to the contrary.

For example, in the 1990s church arson investigations, law enforcement officials tended to blame racism as a factor only if the suspects had ties to hate groups like the Klan — an approach that minimized the broader role of racism in fueling the attacks. However, most hate crimes aren’t committed by members of such organized groups; most are disaffected whites, usually younger, who grow up in a pervasive culture of racism that scapegoats African Americans and others for their economic hardship.

Dr. Jack Levin, director of the Program for the Study of VioContinued Page 10

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Health Matters

Challenger Community News • June 24, 2015

Zandra Beauty Products Now Available at Renew Bath & Body

Downtown Buffalo Country Market Offers Fresh Local Produce and More!

The 33rd annual Downtown Country Market is now open

Tuesdays and Thursdays Local Teen Business owner Zanthrough October 22 on Main dra Azariah Cunningham (pictured Street between Court and right) has teamed up with a local Church Streets in the heart of bath and body store on Elmwood Downtown.

Avenue to sell her handmade prodThe Country Market offers ucts. the freshest local produce, Renew Bath & Body on Elmunique specialty food items, wood is the home to skin care and and other non-food products. body products. They offer a huge This year a Community Tent variety from sunscreen mists to varhas been added for local nonious body washes, skin moisturizers profits to utilize so they may for babies and now Zandra Beauty share their mission and serProducts. Renew offers natural ecovices with the public. friendly bath and beauty products in The Market is a proud para beautiful, warm and inviting urban setting. ticipant in the Pride of New Zandra, who is 14 years old, is a recent granduate from York Program, Farmers’ UB School of Management Center for Entrepreneurial LeaderMarket Nutrition Program, ship (CEL) - Allstate Minority and Women Emerging EntrepreFarmers’ Market Federaneurs, At just 13 years old, Zandra Azariah Cunningham was tion of New York, the SNAP the youngest entrepreneur to graduate from the CEL Program.

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14 brands of bottled water recalled over E. coli concerns

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iagara Bottling is voluntarily recalling several brands of bottled water after one of its sources was contaminated with E. coli.

The voluntary recall is for all Spring Water products produced at its Pennsylvania manufacturing facilities during June 10 to June 18.

So far there have been no reports of illnesses related to recalled bottled water.

Niagra advises to not drink the affected water without boiling it first or use other bottled water.

The recalled bottled water products were sold under the following brand names: *Acadia *Acme *Big Y *Best Yet *7-11 *Niagara *Nature's Place *Pricerite *Superchill *Morning Fresh *Shaws *Shoprite *Western Beef Blue *Wegman's To check if your bottled water is affected, reference the following information on the code, found on the bottle. The code will indicate the place, date and time the bottled water was produced.

The only affected products have codes that begin with the letter F (for Hamburg, Pennsylvania) or A (for Allentown, Pennsylvania). The first digit after the letter indicates the

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number of the production line.

The next two numbers indicate the day, then the month in letters, the year, and then the time, based on a 24-hour clock.

Example: A610JUN15 2000 (Allentown line 6, manufactured on June 10, 2015 at 8pm) Products made between June 10 a 3 am (EDT) and June 18 at 8 pm (EDT) should not be used.

For more information, please contact: Niagara Bottling, LLC Consumer Service (877) 487-7873 Website: www.niagarawater. com

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Council; Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers; Coalition for Economic Justice; Fruit Belt/McCarley Gardens Housing Task Force; Fruit Belt United Inc.; Mulberry Street and Friends Block Club; Fruit Belt Homeowner and Tenant Council; and People United for Sustainable Housing (PUSH) Buffalo.

Open Buffalo and our partners urge the adoption of this legislation, and the creation of a fair parking program for the Fruit Belt,” said Hart.

Members of the Buffalo Common Council sent a home rule message to legislators to encourage movement. Currently, 3,100 employees work at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and only 1,600 spaces are available. In the next five years, 17,000 people are expected to work at the medical campus.

Council President Pridgen says the Common Council will seek any type of relief they can for residents in that area?

But the larger question remains: Is this all a strategic move by the medical campus to foster gentrification. Is that why adequate parking was not created in the first place?

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FAITH BASED

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Prayer Tower Cathedral Women’s Day

Vacation Bible School at Macedonia

The Prayer Tower Cathedral’s annual Women’s Day featuring Dr. Dorinda Clarke Cole will be held Sunday, July 12 at 4 p.m. at 1075 Kensington Ave. For more information call 832-8205.

Macedonia Baptist Church will sponsor a Vacation Bible School and Summer Enrichment Program at the church, 237 East North St. July 6, thru July 17 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for children ages 5-11 years old. Enrollment forms are available Wednesdays from 2- 6 p.m. or call the church for more information at (716) 886-3489/886-4357. Rev. Herman Alston Jr. Pastor.

Strawberry Festival

The Lutheran Church of Our Savior will host a Strawberry Festival on Sunday, June 28 from 2-6 p.m. at the church, located at 26 Brunswick Blvd. The free family event will feature treats, and pony rides (from 3-4 p.m. only). All children should be accompanied by an adult.

WORSHIP THIS WEEK!

First Holy Temple to Host “Movie Rama End Time “ First Holy Temple, located at 703 Fillmore Avenue, is hosting a “Movie Rama End time Series” July 10 thru August 21 at the church on Fridays at 7 p.m. nightly. Refreshments will be available. The series kicks off on Friday, July 10 with “A Thief in the Night.” Additional movies include: “A Distant Thunder” July 17; “Image of the Beast “ July 24;”The Prodigal Planet” August 7; “The Battle of Armageddon” August 14 and “Tell Hell I Ain’t Coming” August 21.

Apostle M. Daniel, Visionary. For more information call 896-3896 or firstholytemple@verizon.net

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FAITH & FAMILY

Bishop Carl E. Holland: From The Entertainment World To A Life With Christ!

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residing Bishop Carl E. Holland will return home to Niagara Falls, N.Y. with his organization, The Pentecostal Assembly of Believers Inc., July 6-10 for their National Summer Convention at the Sheraton At The Falls.

Bishop Holland was born as a member of the first African American family in Niagara Falls, N.Y. by way of his grandparents, William and Aurelia Ellis. He was their second oldest grandson. Most of his childhood was spent in Niagara Falls. It was apparent at a very early age that Bishop had an affinity for music. At the age of just 13 he started playing in night clubs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. His career fast-forwarded and took him to many places. He performed at the world famous Apollo Theater in New York City, where he directed a 16 piece band at the age of 17. He was one of the youngest people to play there at that point in time.

A few of the notables that he performed with are Elvis Presley, Della Reese, Nancy Wilson, Johnny Mathis, Four Freshmen, James Brown, Roy Hamilton, Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters.

Bishop gave it all up to be a servant for Christ. He served as Assistant Pastor to Bishop William Crossley for six years at Emmanuel Temple in Niagara Falls, NY. Bishop and First Lady, Sis. Sandra Star Holland were married at Emmanuel Temple in 1958 and have been together for over 55 years. They are the proud parents of three children, Adrianne, Brian and Brandon; Five grandchildren, Paris, Antonia, Brian Jr., Brilynn, and Cassidy.

Bishop was inducted into the Black Musicians Museum in Buffalo, NY. He was selected as one of the musicians from the Niagara Falls and Buffalo area that went on to prominence. He is also listed in the Niagara Falls Education Foundation Alumni 2013 Directory.

Bishop has traveled far and near preaching and teaching Jesus. One Lord, One faith, and One baptism. God has continued to elevate Bishop and Sis. Holland and reward them for their faithfulness. Bishop has gone from Elder to Suffragan Bishop, from Suffragan Bishop to Bishop, and from Bishop to the Presiding Prelate of the Pentecostal Assembly of Believers, Inc. which he is the founder. Bishop has numerous churches under his leadership, both nationally and internationally.

Bishop and the Pentecostal Assembly of Believers Inc. is celebrating 15 years of service at their National Summer Convention here in Niagara Falls, N.Y. July 6 thru 10 at the Sheraton At The Falls, 300 Third Street from 10:30 a.m.– 3 p.m.; evening service at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to come out and see how the Lord continues to bless this organization under the leadership of Presiding Bishop Carl E. Holland.

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Celebration Will Honor Dr. James and First Lady Zandra Lewis The Miracle Mission Full Gospel Church, 406 Sycamore, the Rev. Dr., James A. Lewis, III, Pastor , will present a 3 in 1 Celebration Friday July 10 at 6 p.m. at Dr. James and First Lady S t a t l e r Zandra Lewis City 107 Delaware Avenue where Dr. Lewis will celebrate 25 years of Pastoral Service.

The celebration is also a “Happy Birthday” for First lady Zandra Lewis, Co-Pastor. The gala will also celebrate 34 years of Marriage for Rev. Dr. James and First Lady Zandra Lewis. The Donation for this event is $75 per person or $750 for a table of ten. VIP tickets are $100 per person and $1,000 per table of ten. To reserve tickets call 465-9148.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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ON STAGE *Soul Food Festival, Sat. June 27, Waterfront Park, gates open 2 p.m. show time 4 p.m., featuring Bobby Brown, Monica, Eric Benet, Midnight Star & Al B. Sure; tickets in Buffalo @Doris Records & The Groove Lounge; Niagara falls @ Howards Hair Studio; Toronto @ Play De Records; Rochester @ Mad Flavors Clothing; also at www.ilovesoufood.com and www.eventbrite.com. For vending call 877-415-7258.

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“Get Up Off That Thang!” An Appreciation/ Fundraiser for Milkman “Get Up Off Of That Thang!” an appreciation/ fundraiser for Milkman, will be held on Friday, July 3 from 6-10 p.m. at the Martha Mitchell Center, 175 Oakmont in the Langfield Housing Development. Tickets are $10. The event is hosted by P. Harris and Willa M. Jackson.

For more information call (716) 444-2046. Bring your “boogie shoes!”

*Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Academy Award-winning actress and best-selling author Jennifer Hudson will perform at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival on Wednesday June 24 at 8 p.m. in the Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.Tickets range from $55 to $120 and are available online at rochesterjazz.com or order by phone (585) 454-2060. *ZAPP, One the greatest funk bands of the 80’s (“More Bounce to the Ounce,” “Computer Love”) Friday July 24 Hosted By Rob Allen (BET Comic View), 7pm 21+ Admitted. $40 Advance / $45 Day Of Show Ticketmaster. com / Wal-Mart / Tralf Box Office / Doris Records

*Buffalo’s own Brian McKnight, Saturday, July 18@ 8 p.m., Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino; Ticketmaster 1-800-745-3000. *ROC Summer Explosion, Aug. 15, Shalens Stadium 460 Oak St, Rochester starring Public Enemy, Redman, Method Man, Naughty By Nature, GHETTO Boys, Scarface, Kid N’ Play, Kool Moe Dee, Brand Nubian, chub Rock, Das EFX, Keith Murray & DJ Kool; an all day event; gates open at 11 a.m. show starts at 1 p.m.; tickets at ticket Master, Mad Flavor, Peoples Choice and in Buffalo @ Doris Records. *Summer Jazz Worship, Sunday July 5 & August 2, One Symphony Circle, 8847250; firstchurchbuffalo.org

*BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA @ The Tralf Wednesday June 24 @ 7pm Doors | 8p.m. Show 21+ Admitted Reserved Seating Event Platinum - $39 Advance / $44 Day Of Show Gold - $29 Advance / $34 Day Of Show Silver $24 Advance / $29 Day Of Show *En Vogue, Free Canalside Concert, Thursday, August 20. www.canalsidebuffalo. com

*The George Caldwell Quintet, The Sportsmen’s Tavern, 326 Amherst Street, Thursday, June 25 Time: 7 10 p.m. $5; (716) 874-7734; featuring music professor at the U. of Rochester Eastman School of Music, Clay Jenkins (trumpet); Buffalo jazz icon Bobby Militello (alto saxophone); first place winner of the International 2015 Scott LaFaro competition Mike Forfia (contrabass); and WNY’s first call percussionist and professor at SUNY at Fredonia music , John Bacon (drums) led by Grammy Award winning pianist and UB Jazz Professor, George Caldwell (piano).

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Toronto’s Afrofest July 4 & 5

For the first time in its history, Music Africa Inc. is partnering with Africa New Music to present the 2015 edition of AFROFEST which is shaping out to be the biggest festival yet.

With about 35 scheduled live performances, workshops, spoken word artists, dance groups, an interactive children’s village and marketplace, with over 70 vendors, there is something for everyone. The festival will be held in Woodbine Park in Toronto f rom 12 noon to 10 p.m. and admission is free.

The living legendary Zouk group – Kassav, The king of Makossa – San Fan Thomas and the highly energetic and dynamic Congolese group – Wenge Musica Nouvelle Generation featuring Bill Clinton Kalonji, Celeo Scram and Flamme Kapaya are just a few artists who are scheduled d to thrill AFROFEST’s ever-growing audience. For more information on the AFROFEST schedule go to info@musicafrica.ca.

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God is Trying to Tell Us Something

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he steady stream of unbearable pain that we have been in as a family since the murder of Trayvon Martin is building to a crescendo. As we reel from the horror of the shooting at Mother Emmanuel, we are also anticipating the attempts of the Cleveland prosecutor to let the cops who shot Tamir Rice walk free. We’re suspended in the slow walk of the prosecution of the ones who killed Freddie Gray. We’re already poised for the next body blow, any one of which can bring the inevitable explosion and the slaughter for which so many are salivating.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad told us many years ago that America’s treatment of it’s former enslaved would be the determining factor in how judgment would be meted out for the crimes committed against us. He called this season the “Day of the Manifestation of Defects,” a time when what was once hidden would be exposed as never before. In this critical time, God is not only exposing the refusal of our enemy to give us justice and let us go. He is also exposing and giving consequence to our refusal to let the slave master go.

As the onslaught that we are experiencing continues unabated, the range of solutions that come to our minds never exceeds the boundary of what somebody else can do to save us, to arrive at that glorious place where we determine to save ourselves. The Mother Emmanuel church family is a microcosm of our wider family, through which we can glean powerful lessons, if we have the courage to do so.

How many times has it been boasted that Mother Emmanuel is the church that was home to Denmark Vesey?

The less flattering fact is that this is also the church that turned him in. This is the family that refused to be free.

As a wider family, we still refuse. We watch a vicious policeman beat a black woman on the highway worse than he would be permitted to beat a dog. We watch them gun down or choke our men to death on camera, and when asked what should be done, all we can say is “better training.” They’re trained to kill us…and they do it well. But we insist on keeping them in our living spaces, begging them to police us. When our young people respond angrily, as natural human beings do when slaughtered, strong

labor – until we sometimes literally – dropped dead. It is the inSabirah grained Muhammad conviction that massa’s comfort was always to be our paramount concern, regardless of our torture.

Hence: “Every fiber of my body is hurting, but I forgive you…”

Judge Gosnell demonstrated his stern expectation of forgiveness when in a scolding tone, he almost demanded that the family members of the victims remember Dylan Roof’s family kindly…as if demanding it was actually necessary.

Dr. Francis Cress Welsing summarized the insanity of this rush to forgiveness when addressing the South African “Truth and Reconciliation” sessions held at the close of Apartheid. Speaking generally about our long history of brutalization she asked: “So where did the pain go?” You didn’t get justice, so what happened to the pain? We internalize it.”

Indeed. Some of us eat for as long as it hurts. Some drive by in a car and shoot indiscriminately. We smoke, drink, gamble, and beat the life out of one another. Every Trayvon, every Michael Brown, every Walter Scott, every 16th street Baptist Church, every Mother Emmanuel, every Malcolm, Martin and Medgar, every fuel shut off, loan denial, unemployment application, every removal due to “gentrification…” every bombardment in the throes of white supremacy is carried in our bosoms to early graves.

This is not grace. This is madness.

More next time…

leadership is closed out, while the usual agents are called upon to remind us to “suffer peacefully.”

The butchering at Mother Emmanuel demonstrates clearly… that there is a price to be paid for continuing the slave teaching that black people do not have the right to self-defense. There is a price to be paid for continuing to crush the innate, god given, natural militant propensity of the black man to defend our women and children, and to build and then secure what we build. Granted, we don’t know how things transpired in that church, but the question is valid: how did this wiry, spaghetti-fied fool reload his gun five to seven times? We may want to revisit the “love everybody” foolishness that even God doesn’t engage in.

We may want to re-examine the conviction that anything we do is better and more valid if white people approve it or participate in it. In that state of mind, we open the door and let the wolf right in. As an offering… for over eighty years, the Nation of Islam has given our people the example of security at our worship services, complete with body checks, which would have found Dylan Roof’s gun.

After the slaughter, there is, of course, the inevitable dash to announce forgiveness for the killer. The rush to “forgive” those who butcher us is not nobility. It’s not magnanimous. It’s not uncommon strength and fortitude. It’s not grace or a demonstration of true Christian principles. It’s the knee-jerk plantation pathology that conditioned us to hide our anguish, lest the overseer drive the whip with gleeful frenzy; delighted by the sounds of our blood curdling screams. It’s the conditioned response learned over a period of centuries of being forced to ignore our pain, like the agony of nearly constant physical

Hua Hu Ching Ten

The ego is a monkey catapulting through the jungle: Totally fascinated by the realm of the senses, It swings from one desire to the next, One conflict to the next, One self-centered idea to the next.

If you threaten it, it actually fears for its life.

Let this monkey go.

Let the senses go.

Let desires go.

Let conflicts go.

Let ideas go.

Let the fiction of life and death go.

Just remain in the center, watching.

And then forget that you are there.

10 Correcting Information About The Jesse Clipper Post Jesse Clipper Post No, 430 was named after veteran Jesse Clipper who became a local Buffalo, New York legend as the first African American from the region to die in World War I. Before service to his country, Jesse Clipper served as Vice-President of Colored Musicians Local No. 533 in 1917.

The Jesse Clipper Post was founded by fifteen Black World War I veterans on September 16, 1919. The group dedicated the Jesse Clipper Square at Michigan Avenue and William Street on May 30, 1935.

An article was published in the Buffalo Criterion on June 13-19, 2015, that contained incorrect information provided by Janet Smith, a member of Jesse Clipper Post but not an officer of the Post.

In her invitation for veterans to join the Jesse Clipper Post and Women Auxiliary she incorrectly urged “all veterans and military to come out, join The Jesse Clipper Post No 430 and Women Auxiliary”. The fact is, in order to be a member of the Post - A veteran must be honorable discharged and submit a DD Form 214 to verify that he/she served on active duty during any of the war periods listed below: World War II……………………….......Dec. 07, 1941-Dec. 31, 1946 Korea…………………………………...Jun. 25, 1950-Jan. 31, 1955 Vietnam………………………………...Feb. 28, 1961-May 07, 1975 Lebanon & Grenada……………….......Aug. 24, 1983-Jul. 31, 1984 Panama………………………………... Dec. 20, 1989-Jan. 31, 1990 Persian Gulf/War on Terror…….Aug. 02, 1990-Present These dates were established by the US Congress. Any American Legion Post or Women auxiliary failing to comply with the eligibility requirement will be subject to a fine of $1,000 for each unauthorized member, and the Post could lose its Charter.

The eligibility requirements for American Legion Women Auxiliary member are as follows: A woman who is eligible for membership in the American Legion is also eligible to join thAmerican Legion Women Auxiliary. The mother, wife, daughter, sister, grand-daughter, greatgrand-daughter,, or grandmother of members of the American Legion, and deceased veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces during the same war eras as listed for Post members.

Women Auxiliaries that fail to comply with eligibility requirement will be subject to $1,000 fine per unauthorized member, and the Women Auxiliary could lose its Charter.

Janet Smith is not authorized to conduct a membership campaign for the Jesse Clipper Post.

Under no circumstance should any veteran give money to Janet Smith to join our Post. We have had problems in the past when Post funds have not been used properly.

The Jesse Clipper Post No. 430 would be honored to have eligible veterans become a member of our Post. We can be contacted at PO Box 1041, Buffalo, NY 14205. You can also contact \ Membership Chairperson 1st Vice Commander Paulette Woods, phone number 716-986-1025 or Commander Henry W. Curtis III, phone number -716-390-9523.

Membership dues are $40.00 per year and our meetings are held at the DAYSPRING Church of God of Prophecy, 2628 Bailey Avenue, one the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm.

Submitted by: Acting Commander, Paulette Woods 716-986-1025

South’s History of Attacks on Black Churches continued lence and Social Conflict at Northeastern University, prepared profiles of the church burning suspects in the 1990s and found that the “overwhelming majority of the arsons can be blamed on young, mostly white men.” While some were exposed to racial hatred from organized groups, more likely they were motivated by resentment about their bleak economic future. Burning Black churches became “protest by proxy.”

From what’s known so far, the leading suspect in the Emanuel A.M.E. shootings appears to share at least some aspects of that profile. Dylann Storm Roof, a 21-year-old resident of Lexington, South Carolina, is reported to have said he was shooting church members gathered for a prayer meeting because “You rape our women and you’re taking over our country. And you have to go.”

Pictures of Roof show him with a Confederate license plate on his car — not uncommon in many Southern white working-class communities — and wearing a jacket with the flags of apartheid-era South Africa and Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. A classmate says Roof had racist views, but describes them in a way that suggests they weren’t that exceptional: I never heard him say anything, but just he had that kind of Southern pride, I guess some would say. Strong conservative beliefs … He made a lot of racist jokes, but you don’t really take them seriously like that. You don’t really think of it like that.

Law enforcement officials have said from the beginning they are investigating the attack in Charleston as a “hate crime.” Whether or not the shooter turns out to be part of any organized hate group activity, the assault is part of a history of racial violence striking at a central institution of African-American life in the South. As Rashad Robinson of the online activist group ColorOfChange.org said in a statement: The Charleston massacre confirms that for Black communities, there is no safe haven from the violence and brutality of racism, not even a house of worship. More than 52 years after the Birmingham Church bombing, which galvanized the civil rights movement, we are forced to face the reality that Black life is under attack.

Chris Kromm writes for Facing South, the Online Magazine of the Institute of Southern Studies, where this essay originally appeared. He is a contributor to Killing Trayvons: an Anthology of American Violence (CounterPunch Books)..

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Challenger Community News • June 24, 2015

Paladino Threatens to Usurp the Superintendent Search, Again Deputy Speaker Eve Was A Major

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nce again, Carl Paladino is promoting the appointment of another handpicked Superintendent that he and the Board majority have selected.

Wednesday night’s (June 17th) Executive Affairs Committee meeting included an extensive and heated debate about the recruitment and selection process for a new Superintendent.

If Mr. Paladino has his way there will be no defined or diligent process. In fact, he’s not interested in a discussion of prospective candidates’ competencies, relevant experiences and demonstrated success in addressing many of the challenges that confront this District. He’s not concerned about vetting said candidates before consideration of their viability as a contender for the position and Barbara Seals sees no need to wait for a report before setting up interviews. Mr. Paladino thinks Nevergold we’re wasting time to develop an interview protocol, determine a set of interview questions, and arrange time for candidates to meet with stakeholders or even set up a time-table to guide the process.

Of course there would be no reason for the Board to develop a systematic, transparent process for selection of the District’s next leader if that individual has already been selected.

Of course, there would not be a need to interview a slate of candidates, if the next Superintendent has been offered the job already. Of course it’s not necessary to engage the community for feedback on the competencies of the Superintendent if that individual has the support of five votes and they don’t care what the stakeholders think or expect in a new leader.

Paladino has gone on record, for the third time, with his personal selection for Superintendent. Remember his first choice for Superintendent? Mr. Ogilvie was later ordered, by Mr. Paladino to resign or face ouster by the majority. Paladino accused Ogilvie of “betrayal and breaking his promises.” Ogilvie submitted his resignation shortly after the confrontation with Paladino and his last day is July 1st. Superintendent choice #2 was a 20- year veteran principal with a one page resume detailing his extensive experience at one school. That person was forced to withdraw following blistering criticism that even the Board majority had no response to. Now, Paladino has settled on handpicked Superintendent #3, another principal, who he describes as “brilliant.”

In a June 15th email distributed widely Paladino offers the following rationale for his latest pick and skipping a search by

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Month Of Celebrations

he month of June always brings on thoughts of celebrations: graduations, weddings, birthdays….my own, my son’s, and my sister Wendy’s special day. For PRISONERS ARE PEOPLE TOO, INC., June is the month to celebrate our anniversary. This year on June 29, we will celebrate 10 years of activism in this community. June 10 was a day to remember BaBa Eng’s homecoming in 2013 after 36 years of incarceration.

Juneteenth is a time for remembering the 1865 abolition of slavery in America. Buffalo’s two day Juneteenth celebration this year was the 40th such commemoration. Yesterday, I was privileged and honored to celebrate Juneteenth in Olean, NY with my drumming sisters, KARIMA DAUGHTERS OF CREATIVE SOUND. On AMIN the prior evening in Buffalo, we remembered Black lives lost during our MA’AFA, a period of horrible atrocities perpetrated against people of African descent, beginning

“We wish to plead our own cause.

Too long have others spoken for us.”

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the entire Board: “The process should be over. We have in the District the best candidate for the job who could hit the ground running. He is head and shoulders better than any of the other 17 the Board seeks to interview. He is a no-brainer. He knows everything there is to know about the district and its problems, including all the players. He is brilliant. He commands and receives respect. He is in tune with our vision statement and the decisions necessary to start moving our schools out of their dysfunctional state. Who is the greater fool here?”

I won’t comment on the last statement, but obviously it could apply to several persons or groups.

Paladino’s response to the minority bloc’s call for the Board to exercise due diligence in conducting the search for the most critical position in the District, was to accuse the minority of dragging our feet, not being cognizant of the low morale and other stressors on staff and not caring about the children in the District. To the last point, he even went so far as to accuse Dr. Harris-Tigg of being a “racist” when she responded that she didn’t believe that he cared about the children. So, let me get this straight, Dr. Harris-Tigg is a racist for not agreeing with this claim? Yet this is the man who uses language about our children that describes them as “circling the drain” and refers to their mothers, grandmothers, sisters and aunts with disrespectful and racist names?! Yet he claims that these and other disparaging tactics demonstrate how much he cares about the future of our children?

According to Paladino the Board should just get it done. This search should be concluded with the appointment made by the end of June! And if the minority bloc doesn’t agree to fast track the process, Paladino has threatened that he will get the majority members to appoint the new Superintendent, of his choice, perhaps as soon as the June 24th meeting.

The ultimate issue is that once again, not for the first or even the second but for a third time, one member is leading a segment of the Board with the majority vote to make a decision for this District that circumvents an open, deliberate and diligent process for the selection of a new leader. Furthermore, the majority’s action will disenfranchise the minority members of the Board and the constituents we represent. Under Education Law, the Board’s primary responsibility is fiduciary accountability including hiring and supervision of the chief educational officer and policy development. Those are requirements for the entire Board, not just a segment or one individual, who wants to run the District like it’s his own private corporation.

with the period of enslavement to these present days. It was a solemn occasion but it was also a time to celebrate the indomitable spirit of a people who refuse to be obliterated from the face of the planet. We placed flowers on the Niagara River and called the names of our Ancestors, never to be forgotten. We reminded people of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery, except for those convicted of a crime.

At our next meeting, when we celebrate 10 years for PRP2 and 2 years for our Program Director, BaBa Eng, and 68 years (!) for me, Karima Amin, we will pause to reflect on our accomplishments since June of last year and our plans for the future.

We will sit in a circle and affirm our humanity and the humanity of those still enslaved in jails and prisons who we pray will benefit from our teaching, mentoring, and advocacy. We will share words of power, wisdom, and encouragement.

The next meeting of PRISONERS ARE PEOPLE TOO, INC. will take place on Monday, June 29, from 7:00-9:00pm at the

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Dear Editor: Former Deputy Speaker, Assemblyman Arthur O. Eve played a major role as an observer and negotiator during the 1971 Attica Prison riot. He was the first mediator to arrive at the rebellion and the first official to enter the prison yard to hear the demands of the inmates. Even before the rebellion, Mr. Eve, in the late 60’s, introduced prison reform legislation in the state assembly after observing the horrible conditions at Attica.

Yet I don’t recall him being mentioned or given proper credit in the recent, lengthy series in the News last month. So for the record, I would like to acknowledge and thank him for his courage and the significant, historical role he played at Attica -Mrs. Jones, Buffalo

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The Writing Is On The Wall Dear Editor: The so-called Friends of the Buffalo Story are using the historic Cold Spring district as the focus for their Ferry Street Corridor Project. Interestingly, the June 17 article submitted to the Challenger Community News entitled Ferry Street Corridor Project Unveiling Announced: Hopes to Inspire Neighborhood never mentioned the $100,000 Our Town grant from the National Endowment For the Arts. Displaying old photographs on the filthy NFTA wall (‘perfectly suited concrete panels’) as compelling is not inspiring. It is insulting. These ideas are being broadcasted by Mark Goldman, who has no ties to this neighborhood outside of profit and ego.

Where are the grant monies being invested, pocketed? Plays, music, art? Where? Who? The criteria for the Our Town grant are clearly stated on the NEA website. This project is business not pleasure. The love, respect, dignity, wisdom and talent of the people who have lived and continue to live the true story are essentially being used to promote the ongoing attraction of the east side to the outsider community for the purpose of gentrification. From Canalside, downtown, the Fruitbelt, Cold Spring to Canisius College the New Buffalo is being constructed day by day. By any means necessary.

I propose, on behalf of this community, the Challenger Community News contacts the NEA to investigate the allocation of the Our Town grant funds, how they are being used and to forward copies of articles relating to this matter. The findings should then be printed for public viewing as these are public funds.

It’s a matter of time. The writing is on the wall...

Gail Lyons-Hawkins

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"God has not called us to see through each other, but to see each other through." (Anonymous)

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Challenger Community News • June 24, 2015

Children’s Summer Camp Tru-way Community Center, located in the George K. Arthur Community Center, 2056 Genesee Street, is recruiting children for its “Say Yes to Buffalo’ summer day camp program. The summer camp will operate July 6 thru July 31, Monday thru Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided. All children must be enrolled in Buffalo Public Schools, grades K-6. Program services are free. For more information or to register your child(ren) please contact Pastor Virginia Williams at 5781196.

Summer Success (Steam) Camps Registration is going on now for Summer Success (Steam) Camps. To register download your application to thegrantlady.org or call Ms. Gwen at (704) 491-5745. The camps will be held June 29 – August 28 from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., for grades pre-k and up at C.R.U.C.I.A.L Community Center 230 Moselle Street.

The Camp includes free breakfast and lunch, SAY YES – Mayor’s Reading Program, Summer Bridges, tutoring (pre-k and up), STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math), indoor gym, sports and fitness, afternoon field trips to the Zoo, Science Museum, Darien Lake, Canal Side Splash Park & more! Summer Success (Steam) Camps are safe, supervised and educational !

MAD DADS Summer Basketball MAD DADS 2015 annual Summer Basketball Tournament will be held July 6- August 26 (every Monday & Wednesday) from 6 – 9 p.m. at Woodlawn Park (behind Gateway –Longview), 347 East Ferry Street for ages 8-12, 13-15, 16-18, Unlimited. Application deadline date is June 26. For more info call 563-1834.

“Our children are our future.

Our life after death” -Afrivan Proverb

Food For Thought: University District’s All-Girls Teen Program!

This summer Gloria J. Parks is offering an all-girls teen program! Enrollment is now open! Teens will learn affordable, nutritious meals they can cook at home, while developing life skills and networking with local community leaders and entrepreneurs in University District. The program is free every Thursday from 5pm-8pm at Parks Center, 3242 Main Street.

For applications, interested teens can call: 716.832.1010 x.

210. Visit us online and download the application at: http://udcda.org Or, just stop by!

Contact: Aislinn SextonYouth Program Developer a.sexton@udcda.org 3242 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14215 P: 716.832.1010 x. 210

Camp A.L.I.V.E! Love Alive Fellowship Church presents, Camp A.L.I.V.E! 141 Lewis Street, July 6th - August 28th, M -F 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Breakfast and lunch provided, Biblical teaching, Summer Reading Challenge, math review, music, dance, theater, arts & crafts, tennis, swimming, outdoor activities, awesome field trips and more. Please contact the church at 716-856-1670, for more information.

Summer Fun at Miss Barbara’s School of Dance Miss Barbara’s School of Dance located at 1832 Main Street in the Delavan Station Plaza (corner Main & Delavan) will conduct a four week summer dance workshop in tap, jazz, hip hop and african for ages 3 thru teens from July 13 - August 5. Students can take as many classes that are offered in their age category for one low fee. For registration and information call the school at (716) 834-1644.

Summer Dance is so much Fun! Don’t miss it.

Jumpin Jambalaya Summer Program!

The African American Cultural Center’s (ACCC) Jumpin’ Jambalaya Summer Program keeps children creatively entertained, culturally enlightened and educationally motivated during the summer months. The day camp runs Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. The program serves Buffalo families with children ages 6 to 12 and runs June 29 thru August 28.

Activities include , creative arts, hip-hop, poetry, spelling bee, cooking, theater, vocal expression and other fun and educational classes instructed by AACC staff and qualified community supporters.

Tuition includes breakfast, lunch and weekly field trips. At the end of the summer camp we will host our annual AACC Unity Day, a family celebration to showcase what the children have learned during the summer program. The Camp is located at the Center 350 Masten Avenue. For information or questions contact tammy Gaines, Program Coordinator 716-884-2013.

PAL EVENTS- SUMMER 2015 The Police Athletic League of Buffalo announces three of its events and clinics for boys and girls to enjoy this summer. The events are the PAL Kids Races in conjunction with the Annual Subaru Chase; “Clubs For Kids” -a free golf clinic offered at Delaware Park; and “Raging Racquets” tennis clinics conducted at Delaware Park’s McMillan Courts.

For entry forms or more information, please call the PAL Office at 851-4615 or visit the PAL website www.buffalopal.com.

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Challenger Community News • June 24, 2015

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Deadline for Legal ads 5 p.m. Thursday Legal Notice NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that sealed proposals for the Erie County Sewer District No. 4 Contract No. 49 will be received by the Commissioner of the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning on July 15, 2015 until 10:00 A.M., local time, at 95 Franklin Street, Room 1034, Buffalo, New York, 14202, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud in Room 1004.

The proposed sanitary sewer pipe repair project is located in Erie County Sewer District No. 4 (ECSD No. 4), on Stony Road in the Town of Lancaster, Erie County, New York. The project consists of all work associated with the removal and replacement of approximately 137 LF of existing 12” PVC gravity sanitary sewer, 100 LF of which is installed in a 24” casing pipe, the casing pipe is to remain, bypass pumping, dewatering, maintenance and protection of traffic, watertight reconnection of sewer to existing manholes, restoration and all other related work as indicated in the Contract Documents or on the plans. All work shall be performed within existing easements and public highway rights-of-way.

Bidders are advised that a pre-bid meeting for the construction of this project is scheduled for July 8, 2015 at 2:00 P.M., Erie County Department of Environment and Planning Northern Regional Office Conference Room, 3789 Walden Avenue, Lancaster, New York 14086.

Copies of the Contract documents, plans and specifications may be examined and purchased at the Office of the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, 10th Floor, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York 14202.

The deposit for each set of contract documents shall be $100.00 in the form of two checks or money orders, each in the amount of one-half the deposit, and made payable to the Erie County Comptroller. Any bidder requesting a set of plans and specifications mailed to their office must arrange for a pre-paid delivery service or mail carrier.

The envelope containing the bid must be sealed, addressed to the Erie County Commissioner of Environment and Planning and must be clearly and correctly designated as “Erie County Sewer District No. 4, Stony Road Sanitary Sewer Pipe Repair Project, Contract No. 49”. Any bids not delivered in person shall be mailed to the Erie County Commissioner of Environment and Planning, 95 Franklin Street, Room 1034, Buffalo, New York 14202, and received prior to the time set for the bid opening.

Any bidder returning such plans and specifications in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the contract or the rejection of bids will be refunded the full amount of the deposit. Non-bidders will be refunded one-half the deposit. Any bidder requesting more than one (1) set of plans and specifications may purchase the excess, but it is understood that they are not returnable. No refund will be made for documents returned after the thirty-day period.

Erie County Sewer District No. 4 is an exempt organization under the Tax Law, and is exempt from payment of Sales and Compensating Use Taxes which are to be incorporated into the project and which are to be separately sold by the Contractors to the Owner prior to incorporation into the project, pursuant to the provisions of the contract. These taxes are not to be included in the bid. Sales tax will be due on all materials purchased by a Contractor which are either “consumable” or rental property used by the Contractor in connection with the construction or repair.

Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check payable to the Erie County Comptroller or by a bid bond having a surety thereon from a surety company acceptable to the County Attorney, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total base bid, as surety for execution of the contract.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish Payment and Performance Bond, each in an amount equal to 100 percent of the contract award.

Attention of the bidder is called particularly to requirements with respect to conditions of employment to be observed, minimum wages rates to be paid under the contract, Affirmative Action requirements for Equal Employment Opportunity, along with the Minority Business Enterprise Utilization Commitment.

Bidders are also advised that Part “A” of the Erie county Minority Business Enterprise/Women’s Business Enterprise Utilization Report be submitted with the bid or no later than three (3) business days after the bid opening.

The attention of the bidder is called to the provisions of Article 5A of the General Municipal Law which requires the bidder to execute a certificate of non-collusion and to conform with the other provisions of Article 5A outlined in the specifications. A form for such certificate accompanies the bid form.

Unless it is property executed, the bid will not be accepted.

The right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities in, or to make any award to other than the low bidder, should it be deemed to be in the best interest of Erie County Sewer District No. 5 and in accordance with Law, are herewith reserved.

No bidder may withdraw his bid within 45 days after the date set for the opening thereof, but may withdraw same anytime prior to the scheduled time for opening bids.

BY ORDER OF: Joseph L. Fiegl, P.E. Deputy Commissioner

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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 not-for-profit agencies to provide services to children and families in Erie County. The following RFP packets can be found at http:// www.erie.gov beginning on July 3, 2015.

RFP # 1525VF: After Hours Homeless Services RFP # 1526VF: Emergency Services A complete copy of the RFP package can also be obtained by contacting Judith Kolmetz, Coordinator of Quality Assurance, at 716-858-7932, or via Judith.Kolmetz@erie.gov.

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Final sealed proposals for each of these RFPs are due to the Erie County Department of Social Services, 95 Franklin Street, Room 856, Buffalo, New York 14202, by 4:00 p.m. (EST) on July 31, 2015.

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Officer. The Campus CIO reports to the ITEC CIO andfortothe theposition President of SUNY Orange. The Campus CIO will serve as a Required member of SUNY Orange’s President’s Cabinet.

This isQualifications: a Management Confidential position that resides at SUNY Orange in 1. Bachelor's Degree Middletown, NY. 2. Demonstrated experience working in the area of health promotions The Campus CIO will be a thoughtful and creative leader whoexperience will developdeveloping and implement highly collaborative 3. Demonstrated healtha promotion programs technology including environment that engages students, enhances theassessment learning environment, and maintains rigorous administrative support systems. and evaluations The CIO will create a highly collaborative working relationship experience with the campus vice presidents and will implement a master plan 4. Demonstrated in supervision of students or volunteers to ensure that the College is technologically advanced, its IT systems are secure, and the service positioned programs for continuous 5. Demonstrated experience with alcohol andITother drugis prevention improvement.

Preferred Qualifications: 6. Master's Degreethe SUNY system. Campuses are located in Middletown and SUNY Orange is a comprehensive community college within 7. Demonstrated the collegestudents health setting Newburgh, New York and enroll approximately 6,000 credit experience and 8,000 innon-credit per year. The College employs 8.

Demonstrated experience in alcohol drug training approximately 160 full-time faculty, 400 adjuncts, 300 administrators and staff.

Thereand are other 26 full-time colleagues on the IT team.

Qualified applicants may apply online at https://jobs.buffalostate.edu.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES: See for a list of essential duties: http://bit.ly/1FFAIM9 REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Information Management Systems, Computer Science, or related field • Demonstrated Information Technology experience including supervisory/management experience in an increasingly responsible role such as a CIO, Vice President of Information Technology, manager (director) of a major technology Buffalo State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer section/function/project or as a consultant in a technologyandenvironment committed to respect for diversity and individual differences.

• Demonstrated experience in IT strategic planning, budgeting, and human resources management • Demonstrated experience in building and developing collaborative relationships in a campus community with a commitment to collegiality • Demonstrated ability to manage change in a complex, ever evolving environment with a proven commitment to working with diverse populations • Demonstrated ability to review technical data and prepare technical presentations/recommendations • Demonstrated ability to direct and organize information technology program activities and identify problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions • Excellent written and communication skills, presentation skills, and interpersonal skills PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Demonstrated experience of IT leadership in a complex organization and a thorough understanding of technology platforms, trends, and cyber-security systems • Experience designing and testing disaster recovery plans • Experience implementing enterprise-level security initiatives • Ability to facilitate change with a proven track record in the implementation of major information systems • Experience developing and implementing long-term multi-faceted technology plans • Experience in an IT leadership position at an institution of higher education • Experience overseeing the implementation of learning technologies in traditional and digital learning and teaching spaces • Experience working in a position that requires a high level of customer service skills • Extensive knowledge of IT systems and processes, such as student information systems and course management software • Knowledge of applicable business and technology trends • Experience with ITSM and frameworks such as ITIL APPLICATION PROCEDURES: SUNY Buffalo State and the SUNY Information Technology Exchange Center (ITEC) offer an excellent and challenging working environment with good fringe benefits. Salary range is $125,000 - $135,000. Benefits associated with the position may be found at: http://hr.buffalostate.edu/benefits.

The application deadline is July 11, 2015. Apply on-line at: https://jobs.buffalostate.edu.

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

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Wednesday June 24 Press Conference to Announce Buff City Hoops Summer 2015 Basketball Tournaments: 4 p.m. Merriweather Library1324 Jefferson: 602-4728, 596-2858 or 697-6034.

The Ferry Street Corridor Project Unveiling: 1 p.m. NFTA Wall corner of Ferry Street and Michigan.

Charter School of Inquiry Board of Trustees Public Meeting: 4:45 p.m., 404 Edison St; 833-3250.

Buffalo Board of Education: Regular Board Meeting 5:30 p.m., 801 City Hall.

Khametic Ascendants: 9-10 a.m. & 12:30 a.m. (after midnight), public Access Channel 20.

The Durham Central City Baby Café: every Wednesday and Thursday 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. 200 E. Eagle in the Durham Outreach Center. Dinner is free! Doris Gayles 885-6348.

Dorie Miller Rifle and Pistol Club Inc.: 5:30 p.m., Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson 771-0138.

4-20-22-30-31 Friday June 26

The Golden Cup Documentary Series: Life Is A Saxophone featur ing Kamau Daaood by S. Pearl Sharp 5 – 7 p.m., 833 Jefferson Avenue, 883-7770 Free.

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Saturday June 27 Miss Barbara’s School of Dance Recital: 6 p.m. at Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts, 450 Masten $10 advance $15 at door ( free for kids under 3) 834-1644.

Family Fishing Day : (both Saturday and Sunday 27th & 28th) 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. at Black Rock Canal Park (foot of Ontario) Taste of Diversity: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., Grant Street between Lafayette and Auchinvole Avenues. Free event. F FruitBelt Coalition 5th Annual Recognition Banquet: 6 p.m. at Beginnings Banquet Hall, 38 Croker Street, donation $25 Info contact Dr. Benjamin Cashaw 893-6428.

School 87 / Clinton Jr. High 10th Annual Picnic: 1 – 7 p.m. at Martin Luther King Park, Tickets $25 Contact Mary at 838-1628 Charmaine 854-4032 or Jean at 832-5007 University United Festival: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. On Bailey Avenue between Winspear and Minnesota Rain or Shine Girls 2 Women, Boys 2 Men and Girls of Grace Bi-Annual “Keeping the Momentum: Becoming Your Best Self 4 -7 p.m. at Elim Christian Fellowship, 70 Chalmers Ave. AKA’S Clothing Drive Drop Off: 10 a.m. to 12 noon, warm clothing for men, women and children to the Rev. Dr. Bennett W. Smith Life Center, 833 Michigan. (716) 560-0541.

Sunday June 28 Family Fishing Day : (both Saturday and Sunday 27th & 28th) 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. at Black Rock Canal Park (foot of Ontarior) University United Festival: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. On Bailey Avenue between Winspear and Minnesota Rain or Shine AACC 5th Annual Mother Daughter Sister Friend Afternoon Tea Social: 2 – 4 p.m., 350 Masten Avenue.

Monday June 29 Salsa in the Park with Salsa Sarah and Jerome Williams: 7- 9 p.m., The Rose Gardens at Delaware Park.

Afrikan Consciousness Workshop: 6-7:45 p.m. Merriweather Library Jefferson @ E. Utica; every Monday; public invited.

10th Anniversary Celebration Meeting Prisoners Are People Too: 7-9 p.m. Pratt Willert Community Center, 422 Pratt Street info contact Karima 834-8438.

Wednesday July 1 Khametic Ascendants: 9-10 a.m. & 12:30 a.m. (after midnight), public Access Channel 20.

The Durham Central City Baby Café: every Wednesday and Thursday 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. 200 E. Eagle in the Durham Outreach Center. Dinner is free! Doris Gayles 885-6348.

Thursday July 2 Fireworks display at Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel: 9:40 p.m., Niagara Falls Friday July 3 Appreciation /Fundraiser for Milkman. 6 -10 p.m., Martha Mitchell Ctr, 175 Oakmont St. tickets $10 info 444-2046 Saturday July 4 Canalside Fourth of July Celebration : 1 - 11 p.m. at Canalside.

Festivities and Fireworks . more info: canalsidebuffalo.com

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Images above from the Buffalo Chapter of the Links, Inc. 65th Jubilee Anniversary White Rose Gala. Co-Chairs Dr. Yvonne Minor Ragan and Cecelia B. Henderson are pictured left . It was a beautiful affair and Howard Hewitt was wonderful! PHOTOS PRINCESS PHOTOGRAPHY

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