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ctor-activist-musician Amandla Stenberg, named for the Zulu and Xhosa word for “power,” has emerged as one of the most influential voices of her generation. The Actor-Activist “helped catapult the topic of cultural appropriation into public discourse” when she posted her school video project, “Don’t Cash Crop my Cornrows” onto Tumblr in 2014. With Stranger Comics’ Sebastian Jones, Amandla co-writes the comic books “Niobe: She is Life” and “Niobe: She is Death.” An Ambassador for No Kid Hungry, Amandla also supports the Ubuntu Education Fund which nurtures children “from cradle to career” in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. (Photo Credit: Samantha Casolari for Teen Vogue) Story: Pg. 3

Does Student Achievement Matter?

A Contentious Debate on the District 16 CEC Recommended Closing of PS 25 Arises ■■

By Priscilla Mensah

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hile the world was celebrating Valentine’s Day and reaffirming their love for their significant other, parents, or children, committed community members gathered at the Brownstone School in Stuyvesant Heights to reaffirm their commitment to another, arguably equally important love: education.

Impassioned community members quickly brought up issues that they had with District 16’s CEC’s “unusual” recommendation to close PS 25 In Brooklyn, New York. A persistent sentiment: What message does it send to parents, teachers and children in struggling districts that their growth and progress doesn’t factor into their school closing?

Addressing a panel of about 10 CEC members, community goers made vocal their concerns about: * the CEC recommended closing of PS 25 * the lack of attention being given to real tangible student achievement being had at PS 25 * the misrepresentation of PS 25 by the CEC as being a school with an environment unconducive to learning.

As expressed by CEC President NeQuan C. McLean, the CEC did recommend closing PS 25, which he also pointed out has an

increasingly low student enrollment (last count was at 108 and the projected count for the next school year is about 70).

McLean added, however, that in recommending to the DOE that PS 25 close its doors, the CEC was in McLean’s words, acting “proactively.”

Yet and still, explanations from CEC board members did not stop impassioned parents and educators from asking the questions that matter pertaining the proposed school closing.

Enrollment is absolutely an issue, friends of P.S. 25 agreed. "But is closing a school the answer? Is it the first answer? Should other means be exhausted first? If a community is engaged now that wasn’t before (with limited outreach efforts and confusion about who does what between the principal, the SLT, the CEC and the DOE) shouldn’t that matter?"

The August 2017 proposal to close the school was apparently the result of years of observation and data, per the CEC. The meeting was heated and emotional.

One attendee, Ms. Russell, asked over and over: “Why did the CEC ignore student achievement in its recommendation?

Shouldn’t the CEC 16 see this as an opportunity to help students achieve?” ➔➔ Continued on page 2

Portraits of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the National Portrait Gallery will mark the first time the museum has commissioned African American artists to paint a president (by artist Kehinde Wiley) and his wife (by artist Amy Sherald) .

Barack Obama’s portrait will be part of the permanent “America’s Presidents” exhibition on the second floor.

Kehinde Wiley created the president’s official portrait against a backdrop of lush flowers: chrysanthemums (the official flower of Chicago), jasmine (symbolic of Hawaii where the president spent most of his childhood) and African blue lilies (alluding to the president’s late Kenyan father). Sherald painted Michelle Obama wearing a gown by Michelle Smith, the designer behind contemporary label Milly — a brand that the fashionable former First Lady has worn in the past. (Credit Image: © Npg/Notimex/ Newscom via ZUMA Press)

Former President Barack Obama, Portrait by Kehinde Wiley

Former First Lady Michelle Obama, portrait by Amy Sherald

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By David Mark Greaves

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t the Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing on Tuesday, all of the heads of the primary intelligence agencies emphatically agreed that the Russians initiated an aggressive campaign to influence the past presidential election. They also agree that the effort was successful, cost-effective and “we have seen Russian attempts to impact the 2018 elections” and the intelligence chiefs said the Russians will be even better at it going into the midterms.

Both by interfering with the voting system itself, and by playing with the minds of the American citizenry, which is the easiest part of all.

Propaganda today is less like a Gatling gun in the Old West, and more like a sniper with a silencer. It is visible only to those whose demographic stats, lifestyle and interests match the algorithm targeting the kind of guy

or gal who is susceptible to the particular message that can anger, confuse and direct their opinion. That message is invisible to those who sympathize with Black Lives Matter or #MeToo. They are also given text and images that relate only to them and their peers, again to anger, confuse and retweet.

With this threat to the bedrock institution of the nation, the voting system and how we select our leaders, the intelligence chiefs were asked if the president ever gave a “specific request” to stop Russian interference. They all said no.

Which begs the question, “Why is the president the only person objecting to the notion of Russian interference?” Why does he believe Vladimir Putin when he says, “I didn’t do it?”

After the hearing, Rep. Gerry Connolly, a member of the (D) Foreign Affairs Committee, said that the president not taking the reports seriously, says something “unbelievable and deeply troubling about this President of the

VOL. 22 NO. 7 United States.” A cynic might be forgiven for thinking that the “something” that is so “deeply troubling” is that the Russians have something on our Commander-in-Chief. And because of the curiously unique nature of the man and the secrets the Russians have proof of, he would rather destroy the nation than have it revealed.

And when people say that’s preposterous, and that the president is only “in denial” because he doesn’t want his election questioned, perhaps its’ because they’re being kind or in denial themselves.

In any event, all of this smoke is just a prelude to the main event -- Special Counsel Robert Mueller is the one who will show us whatever fire is there and begin to clear the air.

Meanwhile, the Republican Party, seeing that our national consciousness is being warped and is threatened by both Trump and the Russians, is still following the dictum, “No crisis should be wasted,” and have engineered a theft of the nation’s wealth and natural resources that will hobble the country for generations to come.

Morally Bankrupt Budget: After $1.5 Trillion Gift to Rich, Trump Demands $1.7 Trillion in Safety Net Cuts ■■ By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams | Report

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hose wondering how President Donald Trump plans to pay for the $1.5 trillion in tax cuts for the rich he signed into law last year got their answer on Monday, when the White House unveiled its 2019 budget (pdf) blueprint that calls for $1.7 trillion in cuts to crucial safety net programs over the next decade -- including $237 billion in cuts to Medicare alone.

While imposing “severe austerity” on

domestic programs that primarily benefit poor and middle class Americans, Trump’s proposal also aims to hike the Pentagon’s budget to $716 billion -- a seven percent increase from his 2018 request -- and provide $18 billion for «the wall.»

“The Trump budget is morally bankrupt and bad economic policy,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote on Twitter Monday shortly after the White House proposal was made public.

Critics were quick to note that such severe cuts to healthcare programs that serve the elderly, the disabled, and the poor will likely come “with a body count.”

“Millions of Americans will lose access to life-saving programs because the GOP gave $1.5 trillion in tax cuts to the rich,” the advocacy group Tax March wrote on Twitter.

In addition to calling for potentially devastating cuts to healthcare, food stamps, and other components of America’s already-withering safety net, Trump’s budget also calls for large

cuts to environmental programs -- including $598.5 million from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

“President Trump’s budget is nothing short of devastating for all Americans who value clean air, safe drinking water, and protected public lands,” Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, said in a statement on Monday. Though presidential budget requests are non-binding, they are a strong indicator of the White House’s goals and values, as Indivisible’s senior policy manager Chad Bolt observed while analyzing the newly released document.

Trump’s “budget proposal is just a proposal, but it’s a clear statement of his priorities,” Bolt noted. “Making deep cuts to programs families rely on has been a priority since Day 1.”

Jake Johnson is a staff writer for Common Dreams. Follow him on Twitter: @ johnsonjakep.

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that claim was that these community members should have voiced their concerns in forums Feeling that her question was not answered where their positions would have potentially appropriately she continued to ask it, repeat- had greater impact. To wait until now to speak edly. At one point, McLean called the woman so strongly against the recommendation was “hostile”. She said, “I keep asking it because not a productive move, the CEC suggested, you haven’t answered it. You say you’re com- and that the community response was not this mitted to achievement. Where is achievement passionate and engaging before. mentioned in the August 2017 memo?”

A P.S. 25 supporter replied, “But (the McLean finally admitted it wasn’t. passion is) here now, so what are we going The woman also underscored the fact that to do about it?” various media referred to CEC’s recommendaHe said he was tired of hearing from her tion as “unusual,” thereby highlighting that PS and said there were other people. Someone 25 advocates were not alone in their sentiment. on the panel suggested she could speak later.

A woman named Rachel boldly asked When it came to that time Mr. McClean said if there was a charter lined up to come in. that the woman had spoken enough and that McLean said no. Rachel asked how they were he was not the one who said she could speak dealing with under enrollment and competi- again. tion from charters, in general. There was no Mr. McLean was asked if that was the answer. image he wanted to convey -- that CEC 16 A Ms. Williams asked about the article that doesn’t want to hear what the community quoted CEC as saying the schools were not wants to say, Mr. McClean responded, “That’s set up for success. Mr. McLean said that was fine with me!” just one line.

Yolanda Martin represented The CEC also indicated that they did not Superintendent Amon-Harrison who was try to paint PS 25 in a bad light but rather not present. Victor Iroh, CEC Vice President, had student achievement in mind when they encouraged the audience to question for made the recommendation; for the students follow-up. who are not thriving in PS 25 to have to go to Priscilla Mensah is a highly spirited scholar a school where less and less resources would who enjoys topics related to improving health be allocated because of low student enroll- and wellness. She is also a former Health ment would be unfair, CEC member Felicia Reporting Fellow at the CUNY Graduate Alexander suggested.

School of Journalism and can be reached at One of the CEC’s common responses to pmensahbrooklyn@gmail.com.

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By Maitefa Angaza

es, some people are insisting that Black Panther is really Black – in aesthetic, not just ethnicity. And yes, this is the first time so many Black people have been seen looking fabulous and doing fabulously well in a shiny world that stretches the limits of our imaginations. But that’s not the only reason so many are SO EXCITED about the movie. Let’s face it: we need heroes.

At a time when people are being raided of their hard-earned rights and their very dignity, we may have a need to see the majesty of Wakanda front and center, if only for a few hours. But can we get a little excited also about the real-life superheroes we are fortunate enough to have out here working on our behalf against sometimes incredible odds?

Like these below, for example:

his Afro and cornrows are the heart on his sleeve.

Colin’s money stays up where his mouth is. Remember this?

“I will donate one million dollars plus all the proceeds of my jersey sales from the 2016 season to organizations working in oppressed communities, 100K a month for 10 months.”

Done. His free Know Your Rights Camp for young people helps to keep kids alive by rehearsing them in the difficult dance that might be their next police encounter. They are also availed of information and resources on higher education and self-empowerment.

Colin Kaepernick F e w people have embodied our rage and commanded our respect like Colin Kaepernick.

This brother put himself all the way out there to take the lightning rod heat. Colin did what superheroes do – he took on the bad guys by himself. If others joined him - great! If not – cool. He was going to speak out against police brutality despite the cost—and the cost was considerable.

Emblematic of courage and clear conviction, Colin has no use for a cape or a sonic spear;

Maxine Waters There was a time when it was not a compliment to be called Auntie – unless, of course, by your niece or nephew. But Congressperson Maxine Waters appears to find it as amusing as she does endearing. Who knew that all her work on – and behind – the scenes, would result in her becoming a household name synonymous with grit and greatness? People wait to hear what Auntie Maxine has to say about an issue, because they know it will be straight-edged.

Rep. Waters has gained a reputation, first among her constituents, then throughout the nation, for taking on the villains, be they at a

hearing on Capitol Hill, or across the table at a televised interview. Her bark is not worse than her bite – it is her bite. She will call anyone out and anything – if it’s not right.

Maxine is regularly out on the streets among her constituents, seeking truth through their lived experiences and finding ways to translate that into policy with teeth.

Whether it was standing up for Geronimo Pratt and Rodney King, backing former Rep. John Conyers on reparations or voting against the war Iraq, to name just a few of her stances, Rep. Waters found the courage of her convictions.

The former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Maxine is the senior-woman in Congress. As the ranking member of the House financial Services Committee, she worked with former Rep. Barney Frank to seek a way to bring economic restrictions into play in countering the draconian surveilling of the citizenry by the NSA. She has always faced hard truths with resolve and a touch of humor and she is always welcome where people are in need of a champion with a conscience.

Amandla Stenberg, an outspoken critic of cultural appropriation, was named Feminist of the Year by Ms. Foundation for Women at the

ripe old age of 16. That same year, she was one of Time magazine’s “Most Influential Teens,” a list she’d be included on again in 2016.

A child model for Disney at age four and later an accomplished musician and songstress, Stenberg became widely known for her acting.

Her first feature film was “Colombiana,” but being cast as Rue in the blockbuster film version of “The Hunger Games” (2012), set racist fans of the novel aflame, creating a media frenzy. When eyes were upon her she sometimes took the opportunity to speak out against injustice. But most often, she was too busy creating art to effect change. In 2015, she co-wrote, along with Samantha Jones, “Niobe: She Is Life,” a comic book featuring a Black teen warrior girl. “Niobe: She Is Death,” the second of a trilogy, was published in 2017.

In 2016, Stenberg’s School video project about cultural appropriation went viral when it asked, “What would happen if we loved Black people as much as we love Black culture?”

Titled, “Don’t Cash Crop My Cornrows,” the video addressed white celebrities co-opting Black hairstyles, Hip Hop, etc., without respecting -- or even grasping, at times -- the underlying history and significance.

Stenberg works to help get more young women involved in STEM, is a youth ambassador with No Kid Hungry, and supports the Ubuntu Education Fund, of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She directed the #BlackGirlMagic video series for Teen Vogue and in 2014 directed the short film, The Yellow Wallpaper. She plans to become a professional filmmaker who expands the breadth and reach of roles for Black women.

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WHAT’S GOING ON ■■

By Victoria Horsford

WEEK OF 2/12 This week opened with many celebrations and bacchanal rituals, especially in countries or states with large Catholic populations like Brazil, Trinidad/Tobago and Louisiana, USA. Mardi Gras in New Orleans; on February 14, Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, the fun ends. This week can be compared to the month of March, which comes in like a lion and exits like a lamb.

OUT OF AFRICA Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Liberian President, wins $5 million award for achievement in African leadership from the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The Sudan-born communications billionaire launched the award in 2006 whose beneficiaries would be democratically elected African heads of state who step down after their constitutionally mandated term.

For months, South African President

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Jacob Zuma has been under pressure to resign, owing mostly to widespread corruption associated with his governance.

South Africa’s economy, Africa’s largest, is tanking, political unrest is widespread. All fingers of blame point to Zuma. President since 2009, Zuma is a member of the powerful African National Congress (ANC) Party, which holds a majority in Parliament. He has survived eight “no-confidence” votes and the ANC wants him out! The ANC Party’s national support is eroding. National elections are set for next year. Zuma violates the constitution, awards contracts to cronies and acts like some leaders of a superpower. Under the SA Constitution, the president can be removed by no-confidence votes or impeachment. Does the ANC have the will to impeach President Zuma? Seems like another parallel with a first world power.

BHM: ARTS/CULTURE FILM: BLACK PANTHER, the film is like some sort of cultural second coming.

It is Hollywood’s first blockbuster Marvel Comics Black Superhero story set in Africa in a fictional country, Wakanda, which is the most technologically advanced nation in the world. The film is about a superhero and Black identity. According to forecasters, BLACK PANTHER’s advance ticket sales could make record-breaking grosses, exceeding $152 million during the Presidents’ Day 4-day weekend! Most Black writers in mainstream media concur that the film dispenses with time-worn Black stereotypes and the protagonists are well-educated, all veritable forces of nature.

Read the Time magazine cover story

by African-American Jamil Smith, which is the most exhaustively researched essay

Chadwick Boseman on BLACK PANTHER. Film topliner is Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa, who is grieving the loss of his father, who was king and is contemplating the challenges he faces in ascending to the Wakandan throne.

Directed by African-American Ryan Coogler, BLACK PANTHER includes an assemblage of some of the best African and African-American actors like Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Kaluuya, Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett and Forest Whitaker.

The film’s word-of-mouth is like a talking drum among African-Americans, who have spent lots of money on advance ticket sales to ensure that young Blacks will get to see the superhero the soonest. I have not seen the film yet. However, I think that I would have to add BLACK PANTHER to my “must-see” list of 28 Black films this month.

CONVERSATIONS: HERITAGE: Bethann Hardison In Conversation with Harriette Cole at the Schomburg Center for Black Culture, located at 515 Malcolm X Boulevard in Harlem on February 22 at 6:30 pm. Hardison, model, entrepreneur, griot and documentarian speaks extensively about the infectious fashion and entertainment worlds and their faultlines re: diversity and beauty standards. Cole is a fashion designer and entrepreneur who founded Dreamleapers, a platform to help people access and activate their dreams.

FINE ART: The Five Myles Gallery’s

Elizabeth Alexander president effective March 2018, becoming the first African-American woman to helm the organization. Alexander worked at the Ford Foundation as the Director of Creativity and Free Expression, and she co-designed the Art for Justice Fund, a $100 million initiative to transform the criminal justice system.

The NY-based Mellon Foundation has an endowment of $6.2 billion and focuses on the humanities – higher ed, arts and culture heritage, diversity, scholarly communications and international higher ed. A household name in modern literature circles, she was a member of the Yale faculty where she was a Professor of English, American Studies and African-American Studies, a department which she chaired. She was a Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature.

A widely published poet, she is a Cave Canem member. She wrote and recited the poem, “Praise Song for the Day”, at Barack Obama’s first inauguration. Her best-selling memoir, “The Light of the World”, about love and loss, was a nonfiction finalist for a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Critics Circle Award. Her academic creds include a BA at Yale, MA at Boston University and a PH.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. Apropos of Black History Month, Elizabeth’s family tree is interesting. She is the granddaughter of Dr. Arthur Logan, MD, prominent Harlem physician and power elite in the 50s and 60s. Her father, Clifford Alexander, an attorney/businessman, was the first African- American Secretary of the Army. Kay Coles James was unanimously elected president of the American Heritage Foundation. Kay Coles James, former Virginia Health Secretary and federal personnel director, becomes the first woman and the first African-American to head,

Bethann Hardison new exhibit, THE ART LIFE, featuring recent works by Otto Neals and Emmet Wiggleworth, runs through March 11 at 558 St. Johns Place, Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

[Call 718.783.4438] Exhibit is curated by Carl Hazlewood and Hanne Tierney.

The Essie Green Galleries’ new exhibit, “HISTORY 365”, features works by masters like Hale Woodruff, Phoebe Beasley and William S. Carter, it opens on February 17 with a reception. Gallery is located at 419A Convent Avenue, 148th Street, Harlem.

[Visit EssieGreenGalleries.com or call 212.368.9635] The Curtiss Jacobs Gallery opens its new exhibit, CEDRICK SMITH FACING HISTORY, on February 18 at 2075 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard, 124th Street, Harlem. Exhibit includes 14 mixed-media works on paper, canvas and wood.

[Visit Curtissjacobsgallery.com or call 212.865.2111] NEWSMAKERS Elizabeth Alexander was named the Mellon Foundation’s next

Kay Cole James which is arguably the nation’s preeminent, conservative think tank. PISCES is the 12th and last sign of the zodiac. A mutable water sign, it incorporates all that preceded it, no small undertaking! Birthday shout-outs to Michael Adams, Joan Allen, Milton Allimadi, Flo Anthony, Harry Belafonte, Common, Cheryl Duncan, Dame Pearl Duncan, Dr. Irene Elmore, Anna Maria Horsford, Vonetta Horsford- Jacobs, Rosalind McLymont, Vera Moore, Senator Kevin Parker, Sidney Poitier, Queen Latifah, Rihanna, Smokey Robinson, Karlisa Rodney and SEAL. A Harlem-based management consultant, Victoria can be reached at Victoria.horsford@gmail.com.

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Following Ambush of Rikers Guard, BP Adams and COBA President Husamudeen Call on City to Reform Corrections Policy for Disciplining Violent Offenders

ROOKLYN, NY, February 14, 2018: Today, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams and Corrections Officers Benevolent Association (COBA) President Elias Husamudeen called on the City to reform its corrections policy for disciplining violent offenders, specifically asking for a reexamination of its approach to ending punitive segregation for all inmates 21 years old and under, including non-violent and violent inmates alike.

This call came in the wake of Saturday’s brutal ambush of Jean Souffrant, a guard at the George Motchan Detention Center on Rikers Island, by four inmates who are all under 21 and are awaiting trials on charges including a number of violent crimes; Souffrant suffered bleeding on his brain and a fractured spine near his neck. Borough President Adams, a 22-year veteran of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), discussed the need to advance both justice and safety as dual imperatives, just as Raise the Age legislation achieved on the state level last year in carving out violent offenders.

“I refuse to accept an either-or

proposition between justice and safety; the same people who try to make us choose between these two imperatives in our jails are the same who said we can only have better policing or safer streets,” said Borough President Adams. “We have to make jails safer for both corrections officers and non-violent offenders. We must combat gangs on our cell blocks with the same fervor as we combat gangs on our city blocks.”

Borough President Adams and COBA President Husamudeen, joined by more than a dozen union members outside the Brooklyn Detention Complex in Downtown Brooklyn, noted the security risk that jail violence poses to corrections officers, inmates, as well as the general population; inmate-on-inmate slashing and stabbing incidents were up 26 percent last year compared to 2016.

“I applaud Borough President Adams for taking a firm position on this issue on behalf of our corrections officers,” said COBA President Husamudeen. “Punitive segregation is a jail within a jail — it gives us the ability to segregate the violent

Borough President Eric Adams stands with correction officers after horrific beating of guard Jean Souffrant on Rikers Island. inmates from the rest of the inmates by removing them from the general population, so that they do not have the ability to assault the officers or other inmates. If this

was happening on the city’s streets, it would not be tolerated. As corrections officers, we deserve the same respect as all other officers in the NYPD.”

The Thinker’s Notebook

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n October 1998, Our Time Press chronicled the passing of Robert Cave, Sr. Cave was a prominent Brooklyn photographer who specialized in capturing events. Mr. Cave passed away on September 8, 1998 of heart failure, leaving behind two children, son Robert, Jr., and daughter Eurila. We chronicled Eurila in that same issue. At the time, she was a 19-year-old with a passion for developing her own photos, a precocious young woman with beautiful bright eyes which seemed to conceal well the sorrow she must have felt, having lost two parents in a three-year period. Sheila James Cave, Eurila’s mom, passed away in 1995. In that issue, we published a photo shot by Eurila in 1996, a rooftop picture amidst a Brooklyn Brownstone community at dusk.

When asked about her inspiration back then, Eurila said, “I like taking rooftop pictures because the sky symbolizes heaven, even on its worst day. Being further off of the ground brings me closer to my mother, who passed away. And every time I develop a picture of a sunset or a skyline, I hope to see my mother’s eyes hidden in the scene somewhere.” I first met Eurila in 2010. She was shooting family portraits at a Kwanzaa Bazaar taking place at For My Sweet. She was quirky, sweet and a true

Community Chest: Eurila Cave professional when it came to photography.

We kept in touch through Facebook, and I watched as she began to flourish at her craft, fully unaware of the source of her inspiration. She uses her lens to capture our community in ways that those less familiar, less comfortable and less aware of the terrain would miss. But the woman behind the camera is just as enigmatic as the subjects she chooses to shoot. The married mother of two is a dynamo, spending her days shuttling kids to and from school, and her evenings capturing our history on film.

Cali York Creative Visual Media Productions was created in 2011 as a vehicle for Eurila to develop her organically expressive nature. “I started Cali York because I wanted to explore working for myself, and I wanted to do so with a tool that I already had in my arsenal, my camera.” She shoots weddings and events. She does headshots and portraits. She sells prints, and she even teaches workshops on such necessary skills like how to take the perfect selfie. Her work has been on bus stops and on train station advertisements. She’s shot elaborate galas and on red carpets. She even has her own blogshow. Eurila perceives our world through the lens of her camera, and her interpretation is vibrant, deliberate and quite fun.

At 38, Eurila is far removed from the young woman we chronicled back in 1998, but in many ways, she is still the same. That youthful exuberance for seeing the beauty in her surroundings hasn’t changed, and neither has her deep connection to her community. She’s a Brooklyn girl, the maturation of that promise from a generation before, back when children from our neighborhood wore sweatshirts from the 40 Acres and a Mule store, learned who John Coltrane was by watching “Mo’ Betta Blues” and knew nothing about the importance of likes and retweets. She is a product of Old Brooklyn, a place that was eclectic and funky way before gentrification. Most importantly, she’s amazing at what she does for a living. Some of her work was recently published in a new book titled MFON: Women Photographers

of the African Diaspora. Her pride for being included in such a project is deserved, and we expect nothing but great things to come

for her in the future. Sheila James Cave and Robert Cave would be absolutely pleased with their daughter.

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Billie Holiday Theatre and RestorationART’s presentation of LeKethia Dalcoe’s “A Small Oak Tree Runs Red” 100th Anniversary Commemoration of 1918 Holocaust Lynchings

Directed by Harry Lennix, the Production to Run Through March 4

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o commemorate the 1918 holocaust lynchings of eleven African Americans, including Mary Turner and her unborn baby in Brooks County, Georgia, The Billie Holiday Theatre and RestorationART are presenting the New York Premiere of A Small Oak Tree Runs Red by Brooklyn’s LeKethia Dalcoe, directed by renowned actor and director, Harry Lennix. The play is

running at The Billie Holiday Theatre, 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY, through March 4. Tickets: (718)-636-6995 or visit thebillieholiday.org.

A Small Oak Tree Runs Red takes us to a place between reality and memory to recall the historically ubiquitous practice of the lynching of African Americans in the US (some 3,437 were lynched between the years

1882 and 1951) and takes an unflinching look at the history of domestic terrorism in the US. This story features Mary Turner, played

by Kyra Riley, a young African American woman whose 1918 lynching, while eight months pregnant, prompted the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) officials to ask Missouri Republican Congressman Leonidas C. Dyer to craft the 1922 Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill whose passage was halted by a Southern Democratic filibuster in the US Senate.

The cast also includes R.J. Foster as Hayes Turner and Yusef Miller as Sidney Johnson, all haunted by voices of the past, entangled in history and reprehensible acts against humanity, and armed with the understanding that to forget is to forever perish just like the countless stories before them, trapped within old newspapers and forgotten memories.

A Small Oak Tree Runs Red, set in 1918 - one hundred years ago, is presented against the current socio-cultural backdrop of continued racial unrest across the US in which news headlines in 2017 read: “Noose found hanging from tree outside Brooklyn Public Library;” “Two Nooses Found in Brooklyn in Two Weeks;” “Police Slow to Probe Biracial Boy’s Hanging in New Hampshire, Family Alleges;” and “Noose found at Metropolitan Opera prompts police investigation into possible hate crime.”

“We believe deeply in the power of storytelling to illuminate history, a history that has come full circle 100 years later against a current cultural backdrop that is unfortunately still fraught with racial bias, discrimination and acts of domestic terrorism,” says Indira Etwaroo, Ph.D. Executive Director, The Billie Holiday Theatre and RestorationART.

“I am honored to have extraordinary theater artist and director Harry Lennix bring Brooklyn’s own treasure, LeKethia Dalcoe, and this powerful story to The Billie Holiday Theatre.”

“A Small Oak Tree Runs Red is a specific story set within a specific time and place that has universal resonance: the persecution by powerful structures on a people who are marginalized,” says acclaimed director, Harry Lennix. “Well-crafted theater can be cathartic - soul cleansing - and an anodyne to what our life would be like without it.

A Small Oak Tree Runs Red addresses the wounds of our past and, hopefully, helps us move that much closer to a place of healing.”

Memorial to Mary Turner Near this site on May 19, 1918, twenty-one year old Mary Turner, eight months pregnant, was burned, mutilated, and shot to death by a local mob after publicly denouncing her husband’s lynching the previous day. In the days immediately following the murder of a white planter by a Black employee on May 16, 1918, at least eleven local African Americans including the Turners died at the hands of a lynch mob in one of the deadliest waves of vigilantism in Georgia’s history. No charges were ever brought against known or suspected participants in these crimes. From 1880-1930, as many as 550 people were killed in Georgia in these illegal acts of mob violence.

(Erected 2010 by the Georgia Historical Society, Lowndes/Valdosta Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Valdosta State University – Woman and Gender Studies Program, and The Mary Turner Project)

Real-Life Superheroes to Call Our Own ➔➔ Continued from page 3 and raised in Queens, she was nurtured by her parents to know her history and to seek justice. She began working as a teen to improve conditions for other girls and her understanding of the importance of social justice work expanded when she spent summers working in the South.

Proud of her work and filled with the urgency to serve and affect change, Burke would accept the mission instilled in her and would run with it.

Just Be Inc., which she founded (renamed Me Too in 2008), and Girls for Gender Equity, for which she serves as Senior Director, have shown girls their own bright faces and beautiful minds, passing along the courage to speak out and stand up for themselves and for one another.

Burke could likely never have imagined where her words would take her and other women. And men, too.

She has been interviewed and celebrated, photographed and televised worldwide. More importantly, she has inspired a movement that is healing, empowering and creating seismic change. And it all started with pain, humility and a reckoning with herself. In an excerpt from her own words, Burke tells of a little girl named Heaven who confided in her about being the victim of repeated sexual abuse at home. Heaven’s words paralyzed Burke.

The abuse she had suffered herself came rolling back and the pain prompted her to turn the child away, referring her to someone else. Burke failed that little girl, but she made the failure mean something. A lesson that bears repeating: “I will never forget the look on her face.

I will never forget the look because I think about her all of the time. The shock of being rejected, the pain of opening a wound only to have it abruptly forced closed again - it was all on her face. And as much as I love children, as much as I cared about that child, I could not find the courage that she had found. I could not muster the energy to tell her that I understood, that I connected, that I could feel her pain. I couldn’t help her release her shame or impress upon her that nothing that happened to her was her fault. I could not find the strength to say out loud the words that were ringing in my head over and over again as she tried to tell me what she had endured…

I watched her walk away from me as she tried to recapture her secrets and tuck them back into their hiding place. I watched her put her mask back on and go back into the world like she was all alone, and I couldn’t even bring myself to whisper… Me Too.”

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Teens Use Technology to Combat Bullying

DA Gonzalez receives signature caricature from Mike Nieves, President and CEO, Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network.

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arlier this month, HITN, a leading Spanish language network, and the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office hosted a screening of films produced by teenagers on bullying. The “youth by youth” event centered around the empowerment of young people through technology and advocacy with a focus on crime prevention through media literacy and creative expression.

Young filmmakers give thumbs up to the Brooklyn DA's office and HITN who are supporting their voices.

It also introduced the new partnership between the DA’s office and HITN in giving youth a voice on pressing issues that impact their world. The groundbreaking initiative encourages young people to tell their stories by producing their own short films using their smartphones.

“This is a terrific opportunity to turn the tables on bullying and teach our children how to use their technology to make

a positive impact. It has become all too clear that bullying has stepped out of the schoolyard and into cyberspace, which allows bullies the chance to post anonymous online taunts that are devastating to our children. This app is a great tool for helping kids help each other,” said District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.

Of note, last summer, August 2017, DA Gonzalez introduced with Councilmember

Robert Cornegy an initiative directed at parents on the issue of bullying. Over the course of the year, the DA’s office also has been sending ADAs into classrooms to talk to students about bullying, its effects and how to stop it.

DA Gonzalez receives signature caricature from HITN executive, Mike Nieves.

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Grappling with the Opioid Crisis ■■

By Akosua K. Albritton

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pioid use and its addiction have swept through the United States in recent years. This tidal wave of misery has been left unchecked due to the stigma of drug dependency. While social drinking and recreational drug use are common in this country, once someone crosses the addiction line, support and understanding dwindles. In the PBS documentary, “Understanding the Opioid Epidemic,” that aired January 17, 2018, it is revealed that “opioid drug overdose is now the leading cause of death for people under the age of 50.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated recently, "... the opioid epidemic is fueled by prescription pain medication.” To study the crisis from a local vantage point, this reporter contacted hospitals that serve Central Brooklyn. It is the senior medical staff at Interfaith Medical Center that participated in the interview.

The two main contributors were Dr. Jason Hershberger, Chairman of Psychiatry at Interfaith Medical Center and Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, and Ms. Sharonie Perry, Director of Community Affairs at Interfaith Medical Center, with contributions from Dr. LaRay Brown, CEO of Interfaith Medical Center; Dr. Susan Kleinrock, Deputy Director at NYC Health and Hospitals Corp., and they responded to the following questions in one voice.

1) Does Interfaith Medical Center (Interfaith) maintain statistics on patient (outpatient or admitted) opioid dependency? If yes, what do the numbers reveal?

While the Borough of Brooklyn, as a whole, ranks 3rd in the number of deaths due to drug overdose and emergency visits caused by opioids (after Staten Island and the Bronx), the problem of substance abuse is very high in our local neighborhoods. The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reports that people living in Crown Heights, Prospect Heights and BedfordStuyvesant are hospitalized due to alcohol

problems at a rate 1.5 times higher than the rest of Brooklyn. Drug-related hospitalizations are double the borough average.

What this means is that safety-net hospitals like Interfaith are working twice as hard to save lives from the ravages of addiction, and our communities are suffering a disproportionate burden of this problem.

2) What are treatment options for opioid addiction?

There are several treatment options and Interfaith has a large number of programs to help. We provide inpatient detoxification services for patients in acute danger of overdose or withdrawal. We provide 14-28-day inpatient rehabilitation to help start patients on the path to recovery. We provide intense outpatient services focused on chemical dependency to help patients avoid relapse.

We provide a methadone clinic to help patients with medication to avoid the perils of addiction and to stabilize their lives. We are opening a medication-assisted treatment program integrated into our Bishop Walker Primary Care Clinic to help patients with drug and alcohol problems using cutting-edge treatments like Buprenorphine and Naltrexone.

3) Is there a particular section of the brain that opioids stimulate that makes long-term recovery challenging?

Yes, there are several areas of the human brain that get ensnared in addictions. Our brains are designed to repeat behaviors that are rewarding, and drugs trick the brain into believing that really destructive behavior is good for us. Different drugs impact different parts of our brains, but all of them result in this same problem: the drugs make people feel like everything is great when life is really crashing around them.

4) In the one-hour PBS documentary, “Understanding the Opioid Epidemic,” it is explained that pharmaceutical companies marketed opioids to physicians as “safe, not addictive, and effective for pain management.” Did Interfaith Medical Center receive such marketing? If yes, what was the response?

We haven’t seen this documentary, but

there certainly was a period in America when pharmaceutical companies promoted pain management strategies that helped bring about this epidemic. But Interfaith has always put patient care first. That means making responsible medical judgments and helping patients achieve pain relief while steering them away from the risks of addiction. That is why all Interfaith physicians check the pharmacy records of patients before we prescribe potentially addictive substances.

5) What are the alternatives to opioids--eg., hydrocodone and oxycodone--for managing pain? Are there any protocols that do not involve drugs?

There are many alternatives to opioids for pain relief. There are many non-opioid pain medications that can be very effective in some situations. There are also non-pharmacological approaches using physical therapy, massage, acupuncture and biofeedback that have good evidence behind them.

6) Is there evidence that suggests that opioids have surpassed crack cocaine in demand or do these two drugs operate in different social segments?

It depends on your perspective. From a nationwide perspective, opioids have definitely surpassed crack cocaine, but from a local perspective, and the perspective of most inner-city urban centers, crack cocaine remains a major problem. Sadly, the opioid epidemic is hitting us here in our neighborhoods while we are still grappling with the devastation of crack.

7) There are some in society who believe that opioid addiction is “an issue for white people.” Is there any truth to this thinking?

No, opioid addiction doesn’t discriminate. It is hitting people of color, undermining our families, just as much as anyone.

8) Given the national epidemic, do you have an idea why there hasn’t been a massive march to decry prescribed opioids and street drugs?

Sadly, we do. Fundamentally, it is the stigma our society puts on addictions that dulls the public outcry. If people were dying

of the flu at the rates we are seeing people die of drug overdoses, it would be headline news every day. We applaud Our Time Press for picking up this story and pushing for more awareness, more communication, better public policy and more funding to address this scourge.

9) If you have concerns about prescription opioids that aren’t addressed in the above questions, please express your thoughts.

Interfaith Medical Center is in the eye of the opioid crisis, one that has affected so many in our community. Interfaith has responded by educating its staff and the community about this important issue and has helped to develop innovative programs like the Anti-bullying Partnership for the Prevention of Violence and Suicide Prevention that has been working in conjunction with the Mayor’s Thrive NYC initiative and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

The goal of this partnership is to offer preventive strategies that offer additional tools to local stakeholders, as well as to raise awareness in every sector of the neighborhood, from children to seniors.

One such strategy is to provide staff and the community with Mental Health First Aid training. Individuals who complete the sixhour training receive a 3-year certification, as well as a Nasal Naloxone Injection Kit which is used to help revive an overdose victim.

The opioid epidemic is a war that cannot be won unless groups and individuals come together to develop campaigns that will make a lasting impact. Interfaith has been in the forefront of forging coalitions throughout the community in order to eliminate this latest crisis. Interfaith is also participating in the Greater New York Hospital Association Opioid Advisory Workgroup. This workgroup is helping hospitals respond to the opioid epidemic by providing training programs for staff, helping staff connect individuals with addiction to treatment and treating chronic pain with individuals in recovery.

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LEGAL NOTICES ➔➔ Continued from page 9 NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Kings Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, not individually but as Trustee for Pretium Mortgage Acquisition Trust, Plaintiff AGAINST Menachem Lipkind, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 11/30/2017 and entered on 12/20/2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on March 15, 2018 at 02:30 PM premises known as 1971 Rockaway Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11236. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Kings, City and State of New York, BLOCK: 8300, LOT: 26. Approximate amount of judgment is $465,102.64 plus interests and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 501823/2013.

Randolph Jackson, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Kings Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Harbor View Mortgage Loan Trust Mortgage Loan PassThrough Certificates, Series 2006-5 Trust, Plaintiff AGAINST Gladwin Waldron, Paulette Waldron, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 10/3/2017 and entered on 12/7/2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on March 15, 2018 at 2:30pm premises known as 654 East 87th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11236. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Kings, City and State of New York, BLOCK: 7991,

LOT: 59. Approximate amount of judgment is $460,762.16 plus interests and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 502053/2012.

Angelyn D. Johnson, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706.

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2006WMC2, Plaintiff AGAINST PHILLIP DIAZ, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 30, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Room 224 of Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, on March 15, 2018 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1393 EAST 98TH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11236. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, BLOCK 8263, LOT 32. Approximate amount of judgment $758,536.07 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 511354/2014.

Aaron Tyk, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 51035 SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF KINGS PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK, Plaintiff against ISRAEL NEUSCHLOS A.K.A. ISREAL NEUSCHLOS, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on December 26, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in Room 224 of the Kings County Courthouse, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. on the 15th day of March, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. premises described as follows: All that certain lot,

piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn County of Kings and State of New York. Said premises known as 1132 39th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11218. (Block: 5585, Lot: 23) Approximate amount of lien $ 232,371.23 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 508143/2013. M. Randolph Jackson, Esq., Referee. Fein, Such & Crane, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, N.Y. 14614 (585) 232-7400 NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Kings M&T Bank, Plaintiff AGAINST Sherri E. Hailstalk, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 2/18/2016 and entered on 2/22/2016, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on March 15, 2018 at 02:30 PM premises known as 604 Halsey Street Brooklyn, NY 11233. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Kings, City and State of New York, BLOCK: 1666, LOT: 34. Approximate amount of judgment is $691,616.97 plus interests and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 15167/09. James M. Caffrey, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS Plaintiff designates KINGS as the place of trial situs of the real property INDEX NO. 502336/2016 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 530 LINWOOD STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11208 Block: 4034 Lot: 21 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING CORPORATION 2007-3, ➔➔ Continued on page 10

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LEGAL NOTICES ➔➔ Continued from page 9 Plaintiff, vs. OWUMI EDEMA if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general 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; REBECA ORTIZ, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general 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; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE; CITIMORTGAGE, INC.; CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE; CITY OF NEW YORK PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; CITY OF NEW YORK TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; CREDIT BASED ASSET SERVICING AND SECURITIZATION LLC; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ROSLYN BROWN; LAQUASIA BROWN; DAVID VALENTIN; ROBIN BARRIOR; FREDDY TORRES, Defendants. 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 Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and 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 OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $456,000.00 and interest, recorded on April 23, 2007 in CRFN: 2007000210147of the Public Records of KINGS County, New

York, covering premises known as 530 LINWOOD STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11208. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

KINGS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. 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 the 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. Dated: October 27, 2016 RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff Natalia Roban, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675.

Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court of The State Of New York County Of Kings Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: 513840/2017 Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff vs Constance Turner 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 General Or Specific Lien Upon The Real Property Described In This Action; Such Unknown Persons Being Herein Generally Described And Intended To Be Included In 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, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., City Register Of The City Of New York, Kings County, New York City Parking Violations Bureau, Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, Kings County Clerk, People Of The State Of New York, United States Of America Acting Through The IRS, JOHN DOE (Those unknown tenants, occupants, persons or corporations or their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors claiming an interest in the mortgaged premises.), Defendant(s) Mortgaged Premises: 708 Avenue C Brooklyn, NY 11218 BL #: 5376-4 To the Above named Defendant: 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 Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Kings. The basis of

the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. To Constance Turner Defendant in this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Noach Dear of the Supreme Court of The State of New York, dated the Twenty-Second day of January, 2018 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Kings, in the City of Brooklyn. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed May 5, 2016 and recorded on May 25, 2016, in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, Kings County at CRFN 2016000178131.

Said Mortgage was subsequently modified by a Loan Modification Agreement executed by Constance Turner on February 1, 2016 and recorded June 2, 2016 in CRFN 2016000186921 in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, Kings County. The property in question is described as follows: 708 AVENUE C, BROOKLYN, NY 11218 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 OR 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 non-profit 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 1-800-342-3736 or the Foreclosure Relief Hotline 1-800-269-0990 or visit the department’s website at WWW.DFS. NY.GOV. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO STAY IN YOUR HOME DURING THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME UNLESS AND UNTIL YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD AT AUCTION PURSUANT TO A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO REMAIN IN YOUR HOME, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PAY PROPERTY TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW. 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. § 1303 NOTICE 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

VOL. 22 NO. 7 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 your 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. DATED: January 29, 2018 Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 51717-2 SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF KINGS PENNYMAC CORP., Plaintiff against CEASAR ANTHONY JR., A/K/A CAESAR ANTHONY, CEASAR ANTHONY AND ANNIA MAE ANTHONY AS TRUSTEES OF THE LIVING TRUST OF CEASAR ANTHONY, JR. AND ANNIA ANTHONY, DAMON ANTHONY, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on September 12, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in Room 224 of the Kings County Courthouse, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. on the 15th day of March, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York. Said premises known as 531 Van Siclen Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11207. (Block: 4074, Lot: 8) Approximate amount of lien $533,909.72 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 501103-13. Vasilios Angelos, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street – Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: KINGS COUNTY FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff(s) vs. ANASHA HOWARD; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about November 30, 2017, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder in Room 224 of Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. On March 15, 2018 at 2:30 pm. Premises known as 432 E 48TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11203. Block: 4695 Lot: 13 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York. As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale. Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale. Approximate amount of judgment $322,559.41 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 2600/10 Mark A. Longo, Esq., Referee NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS, NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs.

PEARLENE CLARKE A/K/A PEARLENE CLARK, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on September 11, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, Room 224, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on ➔➔ Continued on page 11

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NEW BUSINESS FORMATIONS KRECH, LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 11/14/2017 Office Location: Kings County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Roger Shum, 1213 73 rd Street, Apt 2, Brooklyn,

LEGAL NOTICES ➔➔ Continued from page 10 March 15, 2018 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 524 Thatford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, Block 3626 and Lot 52. Approximate amount of judgment is $457,883.44 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 7267/13.

Bartholomew M. Verdirame, Esq., Referee Schiller, Knapp, Lefkowitz & Hertzel, LLP, 1412 Sweet Home Road, Suite 12, Amherst, New York 14228, Attorneys for Plaintiff NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST William Buckman; Michelle Marino; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 29, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Room 224, Brooklyn, NY 11201 on March 8, 2018 at 2:30PM, premises known as 18 Eaton Court, Brooklyn, NY 11229. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of NY, Block 8845 Lot 2186. Approximate amount of judgment $514,679.82 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 509601/2014. Helene Blank, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: December 22, 2017 50819 SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF KINGS EASTERN SAVINGS BANK, FSB, Plaintiff against JENNIE BROWN, BENIGNA CARIDES, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated November 25, 2014 and entered on January 12, 2015 and the Order Permitting a Foreclosure Sale dated September 8, 2017 and entered on September 13, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Courthouse 360 Adams Street, Room 224, Brooklyn, NY on March 8, 2018 at 2:30 pm premises situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING on the Southerly side of New Lots Avenue, distant 19 feet 11 inches Westerly from the corner intersection of the Southerly side of New Lots Avenue with the Westerly side of Vermont Street; being a plot 101 feet 2 1/2 inches by 19 feet 11 inches by 101 feet by 19 feet 11 inches. Section: 14 Block: 4300 Lot: 10 Said premises known as 436 NEW LOTS AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY Approximate amount of lien $ 388,802.78 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index Number 10716/2012.

EDWARD H. LEHNER, ESQ., Referee KRISS & FEUERSTEIN LLP Attorney(s) for plaintiff 360 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10017

NY 11228. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

MCNUTT ALEXANDRA LEE L.L.C. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/11/2017 Office: Kings County.

SSNY designated as agent of the PLLC SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF KINGS HSBC BANK USA, N.A., Plaintiff against RAMKUMARI SINGH A/K/A RAMKUMARI RAM, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on September 15, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in Room 224 of the Kings County Courthouse, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. on the 22nd day of February, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York. Said premises known as 389 Crescent Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11208.

(Block: 4170, Lot: 105).

Approximate amount of lien $ 428,793.46 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 508896/2015.

Jeffrey R. Miller, Esq., Referee.

Fein, Such & Crane, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, N.Y. 14614 (585) 232-7400 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS Wells Fargo Financial Credit Services New York, Inc. Plaintiff, -against- Ingrid Green a/k/a Ingrid Alleyne Green, Michelle A. Downer, as Heir and Administrator of the Estate of Patricia Downer, Michael Downer, as Heir to the Estate of Patricia Downer, Marcel Downer, as Heir to the Estate of Patricia Downer, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of America, New York City Environmental Control Board, New York City Parking Violations Bureau, New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau and “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10”, the last ten names being fictitious and unknown to the plaintiff, the person or parties intended being the persons or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Defendants.

SUMMONS Index # 515467/2016 Filed: 9/1/2016 Plaintiff designates Kings County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): 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 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

upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the MCNUTT ALEXANDRA LEE L.L.C. 1408 PUTNAM AVE. APT 1R BROOKLYN, NY 11237. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice hereby given that an Order entered by Supreme Court, Kings County, on the 8th day of December, 2017 bearing 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 your 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. Dated: Bay Shore, New York August 11, 2016 FRENKEL, LAMBERT, WEISS, WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP BY: Todd Falasco Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01-081726 SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF KINGS NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK, Plaintiff -against- YAAKOV MOSKOVITS, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein on August 10, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Courthouse 360 Adams Street, Room 224, Brooklyn, NY on March 8, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, known and designated as Block 8648 and Lot 16. Said premises known as 2643 EAST 64TH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. We are a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Index Number 4525/2014.

STEVEN Z. NAIMAN, ESQ., Referee STAGG, TERENZI, CONFUSIONE & WABNIK, LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 401 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530 SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF KINGS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against GEORGE LABATO; LINDA LABATO; TYSHAEIKA LABATO, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on June 28, 2016. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in Room 224 of the Kings County Courthouse, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. on the 1st day of March, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Kings, City and State of New York. Said premises known as 640 Miller Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11207.

Tax account number: SBL #: 3827-36.

Approximate amount of lien $ 257,847.24 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 503447/2013.

Sean R. Smith, Esq., Referee. Fein, Such & Crane, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, N.Y. 14614 (585) 232-7400 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME C O U RT: KINGS COUNTY WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST; Plaintiff(s) vs.

IOLANTA TYUTIN A/K/A IOLANTA

11 Index number 3227/17 a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY in room number 189 grants me the right to assume the name of Matthew Joel Berkovitz. The City and state of my present address are Brooklyn, NY; the month and year of my birth are April, 1993 the place of my birth is New York, New York; my present name is Joel Berkovitz.

TYUTINA; ALFRED TYUTIN; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about July 26, 2017, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder in Room 224 of Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. On March 1, 2018 at 2:30 pm. Premises known as 2041 ROYCE STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11234-6220 Block: 8416 Lot: 19 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, City and State of New York. As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale. Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale. Approximate amount of judgment $583,008.68 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 503382/2014 Gregory T. Cerchione, Esq., Referee NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., CSMC Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-6, Plaintiff AGAINST Satya Kaur; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated April 8, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in Room 224 of Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn NY 11201 on February 22, 2018 at 2:30PM, premises known as 52 Ashford Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of NY, Block 3923 Lot 39. Approximate amount of judgment $919,053.58 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 3530/14. Richard A. Klass, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: December 27, 2017 50928 SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF KINGS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against GEORGE LABATO; LINDA LABATO; TYSHAEIKA LABATO, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on June 28, 2016. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in Room 224 of the Kings County Courthouse, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. on the 1st day of March, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Kings, City and State of New York. Said premises known as 640 Miller Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11207.

Tax account number: SBL #: 3827-36.

Approximate amount of lien $ 257,847.24 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 503447/2013.

Sean R. Smith, Esq., Referee. Fein, Such & Crane, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, N.Y. 14614 (585) 232-7400

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