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Lew Williams Inducted Into Harness Racing Hall of Fame Just call the late Lew Williams, the “Jackie Robinson” of his day. In 2009, Williams was inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame and was the first African-American to receive this honor. Former Rochester resident and Williams’s daughter, LaVonda traveled with her family (daughter, Paige and son, Lewis) down to the ceremonies to accept the long-awaited honor. “I would have loved to see him in action,” she said. “He kept us away from the sport. He never allowed me in the sulky because he said it was

too dangerous. In this sport, he was known as a gentleman.” One fan described Wil-liams as “someone who overcame racial discrimination to become one of the greatest harness drivers to ever step foot on a race track.” Another notes: “He rose to compete against the top drivers in America in a sport that loves white bread. They finally recognized him by inducting him into the Hall of Fame, I am proud to be his fan.”

Getting inducted into the Hall of Fame is the biggest honor her dad could receive. “There was no way they could say ‘no’ to him,” she contin-ued. “In a sport that was mostly White, he racked up nearly 1,000 wins, he owned his own horse and stables. He was very successful and raced tracks in Florida, St. Louis, and Chicago. Purse winnings in those times averaged between $12,000 to $27,000. A lot of racing tracks have closed down these days. In Rochester, Batavia Downs is still one of the few viable ones. Even the Meadowlands is getting ready to shut down operations. “The sport of horse racing was popular back in the day. I was amazed at the crowds in the grandstands: they were full. It was packed. The size of the crowds was incredible. Fans knew him, loved him and still remember him.” Apparently, horses and harness racing is in the Williams blood. “My grandfather was almost obsessed with horses,” jokes Williams. He worked 16-17 hour days. Lew’s older brother, Charles was a partner in the broth-ers business, Lew Williams Stables. LaVonda’s college-educated brother, Christopher is a trainer at Monticello. Drivers earned more money if they owned their horses; many drivers didn’t and only earned about 10% of the pot winnings. Unfortunately, Williams, who died in 1989, was about to be reinstated back into the sport after losing his racing license because of drug usage. “Lewis was impressed with accomplishments and Paige was asking all

sorts of questions,” she adds. For more information visit on Lew Williams, you can check out his Face-book page that has photos and articles on his amazing 30-plus year career or contact his daughter, LaVonda @ lavondakwilliams@yahoo.com. Congratulations to LaVonda Wil-liams and her family! Kudos: Major Shevonne L. Scott was recently promoted to Lieutenant Col-onel. She is the Chief Nurse Execu-tive 377th Medical Group, Kirkland Air Force Base, New Mexico. She is the wife of Greg Scott and daughter-in-law of William and Ruth Scott. Around Town: Now through-May 31: “Annual Poetry On The Wall Exhibit”, Mood Makers Books, 274 North Goodman Street. For more information, call 271-7010.

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EVERY MONTH IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH!

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Disaster Preparedness Training Class The Community Disaster Awareness Team will presents a Disaster Pre-paredness Training and Home Canning Class Saturday, May 15 at the Edward Saunders Community Center, 2777 Bailey Avenue at Hempstead from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information contact Sister Darlene Muhammad at 847-6971 or Sister Patrina Muhammad 874-7649. The fee is $20 and includes lunch and class materials.

Romeo Doyle Muhammad Scholarship Fundraiser There will be a fundraiser for the Romeo Doyle Muhammad Scholar-ship in Math on Saturday, May 15 at the 2nd Cup located at 36 Broadway from 4 to 6 p.m. Proceeds from the sale of the Eye On History DVDs and CDs will go toward the scholarship fund. The title of the DVD is “The History of Haiti Part 1 and Part 2. The DVD includes narration by Colum-nist Eva M. Doyle along with histori-cal pictures related to the history of Haiti. The Romeo Doyle Muhammad Scholarship fund is open to African American high school seniors who have been accepted to a college for the fall of 2010. Applicants must have at least an 80 - 85 average in math for the school year and a letter of recommendation from their guidance counselor or principal. The deadline for applying for the scholarship is June 10, 2010. Applicants must also write an essay stating why learning math is important. This scholarship is named for Romeo Doyle Muham-mad who loved mathematics and challenged young people to stay in school. For more information call (716) 847-6010.

CRUCIAL Center to Host 1st Annual Malcolm X Day Dinner

C.R.U.C.I.A.L. Human Services, Inc will host a 1st Annual Malcolm X Day Dinner to celebrate his life on his birthday May 19. Students in the center’s after school program were inspired by the February 24, 2010 article in the Challenger by Dr. Boyce Watkins and asked our staff to hold an event in honor of Malcolm X’s life and legacy. The program will run from 4 until 7p.m. and dinner will be served at 5:30 at 230 Moselle Street. Any community based organization interested in join-ing us in community programming please contact Bertha Terry, Youth Planner at 895-8891.

Over 2,000 Buffalo Public School Students Suspended in the Month of MarchParents having Town Hall Meeting Addresses SolutionsTo District Suspension Problem The Buffalo Local Action Committee for the Millions More Move-ment hosted a Town Hall Meeting on school suspensions last Thursday in the wake of news that over 2,000 students were suspended in the month of March. During that month, one Buffalo High School suspended almost 30% of their students; another high school suspended over 20% of their students and yet another high school and two elementary schools suspended over 15% of their students. The total suspensions for the month of March short term and long term included was an astounding 2,823 suspensions; almost 8% of Buffalo Public school students being suspended during the month of March. “Parents are extremely concerned over this issue,” a statement released by BLAC stated. “Parents are concerned that with the District finally going in the right direction as it relates to Academic Achievement, that this suspension issue will potentially undermine future gains.” “The current suspension system is archaic and punitive. Students get suspended for things like talking during fire drills, being in the hallway, being late for school, not being in uniform, or not going to detention. Par-ents are not interested in justifying misconduct by students but it’s clear that suspension is not a solution to any of the problems listed above.” The statement continued: “This is an Educational System and problems should be an opportunity to teach children not punish them. Par-ents are calling this meeting to discuss with school district officials way to reduce the overall number of suspensions, eliminate frivolous suspensions and bring our suspension system into the 21st Century.”

NYS Senator Antoine Thompson will be being honored for his efforts to promote legislation aimed at clean-ing up the environment and making it more energy efficient. The New York State Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) will present Senator Thompson with the “Solar Legislative Champion Award” at the NY Solar Industries 2010 Conference. The award is presented annually to people who show exceptional lead-ership in promoting solar energy through New York State policy and legislation. Thompson’s environmental legislative work in the senate has given a boost to the state’s economy through the creation of green jobs and resulted in upgrades to energy efficient gas systems.

Thompson Receives Solar Energy Champion Award

Public Safety Meeting Set: Rights Group Calls for Accountability , Opposes Proposed Jail Panel The date of the Public Safety Committee Meeting has been shifted from Thursday, May 13 to MONDAY, May 17 at 10:30 a.m.-Update- The Erie County Prisoner’s Rights Coalition (ECPRC) has been lobbying for months for the reestablishment of a Community Advisory Board to oversee the County’s two prisons. Such a board would make our system transparent and accountable to the community, and would stem the tide of violence in our jails long before it becomes a culture. The Legislature has taken this moment, however, to try and create a board that they think will quiet our demand, but in reality has no direct community input or inves-tigatory powers! It grants appoint-ments strictly to the Sheriff, the County Executive and Attorney, members of the Legislature and a couple judges - in short, the same foxes responsible for ravaging the henhouse all this time! Christina Bove, chairwoman of the Legisla-ture’s Public Safety Committee, has put forward this paper tiger and is trying to get it passed. ECPRC, along with allies in the Partnership for the Public Good, the National Lawyers Guild, and numerous other community organizations (see our resolu-tion, attached, for a list) has put forward our own version of this Board. On TWO DATES we will get the opportunity to speak before the Legislature and express our dissatisfaction with their version of the bill, and advocate for ours. They are: MONDAY, May 17, 10:30 AM before the Public Safety Committee of the Erie County Legislature TUESDAY, May 18, 5:00 PM in a Public Hearing before the entire Legislature. Both these meetings will occur at 92 Franklin St, downtown Buf-falo, 4th floor (Old County Hall Legislative Chambers) Six legislators have signed onto the Bove version of the Board, and six have signed onto ours, meaning we need to sway two folks in the middle to get a majority of the 15 seat legislature. Please come, for-ward this as widely as you can, and bring your friends to let the County know that we will not accept a COMMUNITY Advisory Board without COMMUNITY engage-ment!

Bike Blessing Above The Rest Motorcycle Club will hold their 7th annual Blessing of the Bikes at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Best and Fillmore, on Saturday, May 15. The purpose of this event is to start the riding season with a blessing for a safe year. Above the Rest MC is dedicated to promoting a positive image of motorcycle riders through personal conduct and safety. Food and a raffle will be available. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to children in need and a local charity organization selected by the club. Above the Rest is a co-ed not-for-profit, drug and weapons free organization. All motorcyclists are welcome to participate in the bless-ing ceremony. For more information contact abovetherestmc@aol.com

Welcome Mr. President!The Queen City Welcomes America’s 44th and First African American President During Historic Visit Here. President Barack Obama will visit the City of Buffalo Thursday, May 13 as part of his Main Street Tour. According to media reports details are still being worked out, however sources say the economy will be his main focus. For security reasons, specifics of his visit are being kept under tight wraps, but it has been confirmed that he will visit at least one city plant – Industrial Support Inc. – on Depot Street to focus on the creation of factory jobs across America. He is also expected to meet and talk with families and ordinary citizens. African Americans are hopeful that he will be scheduled to visit the inner city at least briefly, and listen to some of our particular issues and concerns. It has been rumored that he may visit one of the city’s two main soul fool eating establishments. President Obama began his Main Street Tour last December Allentown, Pa. In 2007 at the age of 47, Mr. Obama, the then first-term senator from Illinois, shattered more than 200 years of history by winning election as the first African-American president of the United States. His visit to Buffalo - at the behest of Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-N.Y. - is nothing short of historic. Welcome Mr. President!

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Men’s Day Friendship Missionary Baptist Church will host their annual Men’s Day May 12-May 16. The schedule is as follows:*Revival at 7 p.m. nightly featur-ing Rev. Richard E. Flood of Bright Morningstar Baptist Church Wednes-day, May 1; Rev. Dwayne Jones of Mt. Aaron Baptist Church, Thurs-day, May 13; and Rev. Joe L. Fisher of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Friday, May 14. The actual Prayer Breakfast will be held on Saturday, May 15 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Church, 402 Clinton Street. The Men’s Day Program will take place Sunday, May 16 at 9:45 a.m. worship service with special guests Rev. James Cherry Jr. and the Antioch Baptist Church of Rochester. A men’s concert will take place on Sunday, May 16 at the church at 3 p.m. Rev. Daris Dixon Clark is pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. Call 847-1020 for more information.

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Obama’s Approval Ratings High Among Blacks-But Some Activists Say President Could be Doing Much More After turning out in record numbers to help elect the first black president, some African-Americans have begun to criticize President Barack Obama for failing to develop economic and social policies targeting the black community, which has suffered disproportionately from the recession.The debate over whether the president should address a “Black agenda” has deeply divided African-Americans and created a rift between some civil rights activists who prefer to work behind the scenes with the president and prominent leaders who have chosen to voice their concerns publicly. African-Americans have consistently given Obama record-high approval ratings, though they dropped from a high of 96 percent in August to 89 per-cent last week, according to Gallup polls. Still, some blacks have expressed growing concerns that the president has ignored their plight, and they are airing their gripes on black radio talk shows. Questions over whether Obama should be held accountable for the stag-gering unemployment rate, home foreclosures and economic and education disparities among African-Americans have created a dilemma for some black leaders who are reluctant to challenge a president they respect and admire. But giving Obama a pass, critics argue, sets a dangerous precedent for dealing with future presidents. “How are we going to do this dance with black leaders and the president when everybody is walking on eggshells because they are scared to hurt the president’s feelings?” radio and television personality Tavis Smiley said. “Great presidents are not born, they have to be made. They have to be pushed.” Obama has consistently stated that every step taken to improve the economy is designed to help all people and that “if the economy is strong, that will lift all boats.” In an interview in December with American Urban Radio Networks, a group of black-owned stations, Obama said he “can’t pass laws that say I’m just helping bblack folks. I’m the president of the United States.” –Chicago Tribune

Tylenol Recalls Children’s Medicines McNeail consumer Healthcare, which has voluntarily recalled certain lots of its children’s and infants’ Tylenol products because it knowingly used bacteria contaminated materials to make them. McNeil announced the recall of 1,500 lots of children’s and infants’ Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl and has suspended production at the plant in Fort Washington, Pa., where they were manufactured.

Malcom X Killer Freed After 44 Years (CNN) -- Thomas Hagan, the only man who admitted his role in the 1965 assassination of iconic black leader Malcolm X, was paroled recently.Hagan was freed a day earlier than planned because his paperwork was processed more quickly than anticipated, according to the New York State Department of Correctional Services. Hagan, 69, walked out of the minimum-security Lincoln Correctional Facility April 27. The facility is located at the intersection of West 110th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard. Hagan had been in a full-time work-release program since March 1992 that allowed him to live at home with his family in Brooklyn five days a week while reporting to the prison just two days. In March, Hagan pleaded his case for freedom: To return to his family, to become a substance abuse counselor and to make his mark on what time he has left in this world.He was dressed in prison greens as he addressed the parole board. He had been before that body 14 other times since 1984. Each time, he was rejected. Hagan was no ordinary prisoner. He is the only man to have confessed in the killing of Malcolm X, who was gunned down while giving a speech in New York’s Audubon Ballroom in 1965. “I have deep regrets about my participation in that,” he told the parole board on March 3, according to a transcript. “I don’t think it should ever have happened.” Hagan had been sentenced to 20 years to life imprisonment after being found guilty at trial with two others in 1966. The other two men were released in the 1980s and have long denied involvement in the killing. To win his release, Hagan was required to seek, obtain and maintain a job, support his children and abide by a curfew. He must continue to meet those conditions while free. He told the parole board he’s worked the same job for the past seven years. He told the New York Post in 2008 he was working at a fast-food restaurant.

Newspapers have been known to put the wrong picture with a head-line. But this one, which appeared in the April 27 Washington Post is just ridiculous. It’s the President. You may have seen him before. You know who he’s not? Malcolm X. It would certainly be newsworthy if the deceased civil/human rights activist was interested in Iowa’s wind energy.

The Washington Post Mistakes Barack Obama For Malcolm X

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Official Report: Toxins are Killing Us! Widespread exposure to environmental toxins poses a serious threat to Americans, causing “grievous harm” that government agencies have not adequately addressed, according to a strongly worded report released May 6 by the President’s Cancer Panel, a body of experts that reports directly to President Obama. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 6 percent of cancer deaths-nearly 34,000 a year-are caused by environmental pollutants. That number could be much higher the new report says. Nearly 80,000 chemicals are used in the country today, many of which are unstudied and “largely unregulated,” the report says. Children appear to be especially vulnerable, the report says.

1.White Button Mushrooms: Disease-fighting fungus. The mush-room is a nutritional mother lode-a great source of vitamin D (important for bone health), B vitamins (key for heart health), and minerals like potassium and zinc.Bonus-When it comes to disease-fighting phytonu-trient compounds, a French research team recently discovered the humble white button mushroom delivers as much or more antioxidant power than pricier exotics like shiitakes and maitakes.

2. Corn:Surprise antioxidant agent. A high-fiber package pre-vents the sugars in corn from being absorbed too quickly by the body and causing a spike in blood sugar. B vitamins and vision-protecting lutein round out the nutritional perks. Bonus-In a 2004 study, Cor-nell researchers found that whole grains, including corn, had higher levels of antioxidant compounds more availably to the body in bound form (versus the free form found in fruits and veggies). By this method of measurement, corn delivers more than twice the antioxidant punch of spinach or broccoli.

5 Health “Superfoods” to Add to Your Diet 3.Potatoes: Super starchBad Rap Potatoes are the most con-sumed vegetable in the U.S. but they’re mostly eaten as a saturated fat-tastic fries and potato chips; even when baked, they’re often slathered in butter and sour cream. Health Rx-Strip away the condi-ments and baked or boiled potatoes are about as nutritious as food gets. Even the middle of a white russet potato is loaded with vitamins B6 and C, potassium, fiber and a host of phytonutrients. Bonus-They’re so satisfying. In 1995, an Australian research developed a satiety index and determined boiled white potatoes to be the most filling food.

4.Peas : Protein and fiber power-house: Bad Rap-Common wisdom dictates that they’re starchy, and most of us grew up eating the canned kind-not exactly a recipe for fresh taste.Health Rx-At 117 calories per cup, you get a fabulous nutritional pack-age: one-sixth of the recommended daily allowance (RDA)of protein for the average U.S. female; a generous mix of vitamins C and B; plenty of fiber; plus vitamin K1 (crucial for bone health) and minerals like man-

ganese, potassium, and iron. 5.Kidney Beans: Heart-friendly legumes. Kidney beans (like pinto, navy, and black beans) are high in fiber, practically nonfat, and when combined with a whole grain like brown rice or whole-wheat pasta, make a dish that comes close to the protein content of red meat or dairy. In a 1999 epidemiological study that tracked 13,000 male subjects over 25 years, eating more legumes was associated with as much as an 82 percent reduction in the risk of dying from heart disease.

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Vendor Applications Juneteenth Festival, Inc. is now accepting applications for June-teenth 2010 (June 19and 20). Please register by mail before May 1. Please note that we will not be responsible for applications mailed or left any place other than our P.O. Box.PLEASE DO NOT MAIL APPLICATIONS TO OUR HEADQUARTERS!Late fees charged after May 1, 2010. No refunds will be issued for applica-tions received after May 1, 2010.Applications received after May 13 may be accepted at the sole discretion of Juneteenth Festival, Inc. Juneteenth Festival, Inc. retains exclusive rights to the sale of sno-cones and french fries.For an application or more infor-mation go to www.juneteenthofbuf-falo.com or call 891-8801.

Juneteenth Float Competition Announced There will be a float competition in this year’s Juneteenth Parade. All interested parties can call 891-8801

Use of Stimulus funds result in Major increase in Parent Involvement in Buffalo Public Schools The District Parent Coordinating Council has more than doubled the participation of schools in the 2010-2011 School Year. School participa-tion has gone from an average 10-15 in previous years to 35 to 45 at every District wide meeting this year. The District invested Stimulus monies received through the Federal Title I program into hiring a parent facilitator in every school resulting in the creation 59 jobs for Buffalo Public school parents. The District also assigned an Associate Superintendent, a Parent Supervisor and 3 Parent Coordina-tors to the task of increasing parent involvement in the District. As a result the District now has a School Based Management Team (SBMT) in all 59 Schools. The SBMT is made up of 5 Parents, 5 Teachers, the Principal, and in some cases stu-dents and staff. This team designs a School Improvement Plan and works collectively increase the Academic Achievement and improve the learn-ing environment for each of the Buf-falo Public Schools. Representatives from the DPCC will be going to Washington on May 25 and 26 to present Buffalo Parent Involvement Plan as a Model Pro-gram for Parent Involvement at a Blueprint for Reform Workshop with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

Mandatory Parade Meetings May 27 & June 10 The Juneteenth Parade Committee is having two mandatory meetings for the leaders of all groups partici-pating in this year’s parade. All organizational leaders, motor-cycle club leaders, and drill team leaders must attend. The meetings will be held on May 27th and June 10th at 6:00pm sharp. Both meetings will be held at the Frank E. Meriweather Public Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue

The Buffalo Local Action Com-mittee for the Millions More Move-ment hosted a Town Hall Meeting on school suspensions last Thursday in the wake of news that over 2,000 students were suspended in the month of March. During that month, one Buffalo High School suspended almost 30% of their students; another high school suspended over 20% of their students and yet another high school and two elementary schools suspended over 15% of their students. The total sus-pensions for the month of March short term and long term included was an astounding 2,823 suspen-sions; almost 8% of Buffalo Public school students being suspended during the month of March. “Parents are extremely concerned over this issue,” a statement released by BLAC stated. “Parents are con-cerned that with the District finally going in the right direction as it relates to Academic Achievement, that this suspension issue will poten-tially undermine future gains.” “The current suspension system is archaic and punitive. Students

Over 2,000 Buffalo Public School Students Suspended in the Month of MarchParents Attend Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Solution To District Suspension Problem

get suspended for things like talk-ing during fire drills, being in the hallway, being late for school, not being in uniform, or not going to detention. Parents are not interested in justifying misconduct by students but it’s clear that suspension is not a solution to any of the problems listed above.” The statement continued: “This is an Educational System and problems should be an opportunity to teach children not punish them. Parents are calling this meeting to discuss with school district officials way to reduce the overall number of suspensions, eliminate frivolous suspensions and bring our suspension system into the 21st Century.”

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The Niagara Falls Chapter of Links, Incorporated has proudly served the Niagara Falls commu-nity and surrounding areas for sixty years. The Links, Incorporated is a volunteer service organization of over 12,000 women with 270 chapter located in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and The Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Chartered in the 1950, we have been committed to enhancing the quality of life, focusing on educa-tion, cultural enrichment, health & wellness and civic involvement. It is one of the nation’s oldest and largest volunteer service of women who are committed to enriching, sunstaing and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans. This milestone will be celebrated on Saturday, May 22 at The Con-ference Center, 101 Falls Street, Niagara Falls, New York. The following Niagara Commu-nity Trailblazers will be honored: Services to Youth: Joseph Lowery,

Unveiling of the ElmiraBrockenborough Marker at Forest Lawn Cemetery Elmira Brockenborough, a 2 year old child is the first African American burial (9/24/1874) to be recorded at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Through donations from the membership of the Afro-American Historical Associa-tion, the Association has purchased a cemetery marker for her grave which was unmarked.

Unveiling of this Marker will take place on Sunday, May 30 at noon at the Forest Lawn Cemetery Chapel. The public is encouraged to attend.Day long events have been planned by Forest Lawn which includes dedi-cation of a marker for the 14 United States Colored Troops buried in the GAR section. Available parking is at Canisius Jefferson Street parking Ramp until 6:00 P.M. There will be a shuttle to and from the Cemetery. If driving into cemetery, use Main/Jefferson entrance. Avoid Delaware/Delevan entrance until after 12 due to area being blocked off for an annual race. Dr. Barbara Nevergold is the Presi-dent of the Afro-American Historical Association.

Niagara Falls Chapter of Links Celebrate 60 Years of Service: To Present Trailblazer Awards

Patrick Jones, Rev. Jimmie Seright National Trends: Mrs. JoAnne Lorenzo-Sherwood, Vanessa Scott, Edwardo King International Trends: David Black-burn Arts:, NACC-Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, Rosetta Smith

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Taking It To The Streets Meeting! This is a great season! Taking it 2 the Streets meeting is Thursday May 6 at 5pm @ the American Red Cross, 786 Delaware in the Blood Service bldg. Rm 2 . We look forward to seeing you there. The meeting lasts for one hour. Please save the date the event is Aug. 14 and 15 in the Martin Luther King Park to participate have stage presence, or vend. Become a volunteer. Call 891-4760 or 507-1931.

The First Timothy Baptist Church located at 1463 Genesee St. in Buf-falo, dedicated their exterior sign Sunday March 7. The church was built in June 2003. In February of 2009 a truck ran through the side of the building doing extensive damage to the building, and destroying pews, hymnals, and choir robes. Fortunately no one was in the building at the time.

Pastor Wilkerson founded the First Timothy Missionary Baptist Church of Buffalo, N.Y., April 18, 1958 and has been the pastor since that time, making him the pastor with the longest tenure among Baptists in City of Buffalo. In 2003, at the age of he led the church to construct a new edifice.

“I discovered America February 9, 1930, in Mount Olive, Mississippi,” he stated. He completed high school at Prentiss, Norman and Industrial Institute, Prentiss, Ms. and served two years in the army during the Korean Conflict. He came to Buffalo, Friday 13, 1953.

He met and married the love of his life, a pretty little Indian Girl (Miss. Jean)” from Alberta, Virginia. The Lord willing they will celebrate their 54th wedding anniversary December 15 of this year.

Pastor Wilkerson earned a Bachelors degree in Sociology from SUNY Buffalo and a Bachelors of Theology from Ohio Christian College, Colum-bus, Ohio. He has 12 hours of graduate credit in Religious studies from Canisus College and a Masters of pastoral Theology from Andersonville Theological Seminary where he is now enrolled in a Doctoral program in Pastoral Theology.

He also served as Moderator of the Central Baptist Association; Second Vice president, and Chairman of the Home Mission Board National Missionary Baptist Fellowship of churches, headquartered in Denver, CO. (Dr. Ronald Randolph West, President) and serves on the national level as an instructor teaching Personal Evangelism for the past twenty plus years.

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GospelFest 2010 will take place on Sat. July 24; 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Martin Luther King Park Fillmore and Best Streets. Various choirs, groups and dance Ministries will be per-forming. Special Guests will include, National Recording Artist, Grammy Award winning, Kim Burrell, who will be performing along with Western New York’s “Rise Up” Recording Choir. Admission is free and is made possible by several sponsors, such as: M & T Bank, Senator Antoine Thompson, Assemblywoman Crys-tal Peoples, Brian K. Lewis Funeral Home, Wegman’s Food, ECMC Hos-pital, Legislator Betty Jean Grant, Legislator Barbara Williams, Buffalo Urban League, UNYTS and more. Bessie Patterson is the coordinator.

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New Hope Men’s and Women’s Day The New Hope Baptist Church of Niagara Falls, NY will celebrate Annual Men’s & Women’s Day on Sunday, May 16. The morning speaker at 10:15 a.m. will be Rev. Herman “Chuck” Boyer, Pastor of Mt. Zion AME Church of Buffalo, NY. Theme: “Men and Women Renewed and Recommitted to the Work of Christ” - Romans 12:2. At 4 p.m. a special musical concert featuring the “Men in White Choir” from Buffalo will take place. Sister Marsha McWilson of Niagara Falls will be the Mistress of Ceremony. Chairperson’s are Rev. John H. Caldwell and Deaconess Yolanda D. Williamson. Rev. Harvey L. Kelley, Pastor.

Sons of Allen Ministry The Sons of Allen Ministry of Delaine Waring AME Church, 680 Swan Street, will present “Becoming My Brother’s Keeper” Friday, May 14 at 7 p.m. at the church. Bro. La’Mone Gibson is president and Rev. Iona Smith-Nze is pastor. For more information contact Bro. Gibson at 507-6441.

Christian Singles Highway to Heaven Church.Net presents Christian Singles Mix and Mingle from 7-11 p.m. Friday, May 14 at the East (The Old Steel Drum) 1421 Main Street; $5 at the door. Call 818-3739 for ore info..

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The accolades have already been awarded, and the obits have been written. Legendary actress/singer Lena Horne, who died Sunday at age 92, was one of the first true Black Holly-wood stars. Her legacy is inherent in the careers of Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Taraji P. Henson and, of course, Diana Ross, who most closely followed in her foot-steps. That Horne’s life was marked by the oppor-tunities denied her is truly a travesty. She was talented, beautiful and exuded elegance and class throughout her life and career. It should have made her a superstar. Instead, it made her a woman Hollywood couldn’t under-stand or market. And apparently, it made her angry and defiant - and she spent much of her life fighting for equal treatment not just for herself, but for others. As someone who lived almost a full century, Horne was fortunate enough to live to see a black woman take home an Academy Award for best actress and a Black man in the

With Horne’s Passing, an Era Truly Ends

White House. The former, Berry, acknowledged Horne in her 2002 acceptance speech, and rightly so.

The latter, Presi-dent Barack Obama, issued a statement of condolence on behalf of a nation grateful for Horne’s vast con-tributions to its prog-ress. Without Lena H o r n e , H a t t i e McDaniel, Dorothy Dandridge, Ethel Waters, Nina Mae McKinney and Juanita Moore (the

Black Oscar-nominated actress from “Imitation of Life,” who is still alive today), Berry could not have pos-sibly ascended to the top echelons of Hollywood. All those women had

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Exodus To Jazz presents Toronto-based Four80East on Friday, May 15 for two shows. Location: Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside120 E. Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604.Show Times: 8:00 PM & 10:00 PM; doors open at 7:00PMTicket Prices: Reserved - $25; Gen. Admission - $20; Students - $10.

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video showed famous closing scenes from the Scarface movie and Ron O’Neal’s Superfly film included Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre shooting

up a house and leaving with the loot. Snoop came out surrounded by four large finely dressed bodyguards as he performed “Next Episode” from Dr. Dre’s The Chronic CD. The loud and very appreciative audience of over 3,000 people enjoyed Snoop Dogg dressed in a powder Blue sweatshirt, and sneakers. The fast paced concert quickly jumped into high gear with Snoop doing “Doggiestyle,” “Gin & Juice,” and the Akon collaboration on “I Want to… You.” Snoop also included a segment of the show with a tribute to Tupac Shakur, featur-ing “California Love,” and Biggie Smalls’ “Hypnotized.” Snoop and his two hype men were very loud and raw with adult lan-guage being used for most of the show. The 50 minute concert con-cluded with Snoop performing his smash hits “You’re Beautiful,” and “Drop It Like It’s Hot” (hits with Neptune’s leader Pharrell) . He left

the stage surrounded by bodyguards to George Clinton’s Atomic Dog as his hype men asked the crowd “What’s my M.F. name!?” and the crowd gladly responded.If you saw Snoop back in the nine-ty’s, this show was pretty much the same, but at least it was good to see him in Rochester, New York.

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Mayor Brown Announces Final Push For Summer Youth Employment Program BUFFALO—Mayor Byron W. Brown today called upon city busi-nesses to join him in his goal of pro-viding employment opportunities this summer to youth in the City of Buffalo. “We are currently in partnership with private sector companies that have already hired Buffalo teens for the summer,” said Mayor Brown. “Through this effort, we are working to strengthen Buffalo by properly preparing our youth for current and future employment opportunities. This program helps achieve that outcome by first providing them with basic workplace skills and then assisting them in obtaining summer employment that provides opportuni-ties to learn and grow.” In 2006, the Brown administra-tion worked diligently to increase the number of youth employed for the summer. As a result, more than 500 additional jobs were provided, employing 1,774 City of Buffalo youth. Since then the program has continued to grow dramatically. “Last year (2009) with the help of several private sector businesses, not for profit organizations, faith based institutions and residents throughout Western New York, we were able to provide a quality summer job experi-ence to 3,628 youth in the City of Buffalo” said Mayor Brown. Young people between the ages of 14-21 will be employed for 6 weeks in the summer with the majority working from July 6th – August 13th. Each participant will be screened, assessed and receive training in the following areas: job readiness, life skills and financial literacy. The City of Buffalo’s Division for Youth will provide youth counselors who will serve as monitors and provide program support for everyone par-ticipating in the Program. College Students are encouraged to apply as the demand is great for college age interns. Youth interested in applying for Summer Jobs can download an appli-cation at www.city-buffalo.com or pick one up at Buffalo City Hall in room 1701. All Mayor’s Summer Youth Applications must be returned by Friday, May 28, 2010. To be eligible for this program youmust be a City of Buffalo resident between the ages of 14 and 21 and you must turn age 14 by May 31, 2010.

fyou have any questions regard-ing the application, please contact us at (716) 851-5627. Remember, incomplete applications will not be accepted

Ashley M. Rivera Wins the Princeton Prize in Race Relations Ashley M. Rivera, a junior at Monroe High School, is this year’s Roch-ester winner of the Princeton Prize in Race Relations. This award is for those who promote racial harmony in their community. It is awarded as an incentive to encourage teenagers to help diminish the prevalence of racism Ashley is a Monroe Peer Ambassador, a peer mediator and is also on the Restore Monroe’s Youth Leadership Team. As a result she has played a direct, and critical, role in encouraging peace in her school. Ashley’s most successful methods are “peacemaking circles”, where students and staff come together to discuss issues and “peer mediation” where students help each other through issues. Her efforts have been well-received, as teachers report that “incidents of violence, bullying and disrespect have decreased while feelings of safety, belonging and a focus on academic learning have increased.” Ashley will be awarded $1000 at the end of the month and will also be joining the other 22 regional winners to attend a Race Relations Confer-ence at Princeton University. For more information on the Princeton Prize in Race Relations, visit: http://www.princeton.edu/pprize/.

THE COLLECTIVE! The Collective held a spring cleaning and flea market in the Colored Musicians Club parking lot on Broadway and Michigan May 1. There were plenty of great bargains available! PHOTOS XAVIER

promising Hollywood careers cut short by racism. Even now, Black actresses are still relegated to roles unworthy of their talent. Aside from Berry, an Oscar winner and an icon in her own right, Pam Grier - who singlehandedly established the presence of the black female action hero and is cinema’s undeniable Black female sex symbol - and Ross, who provided the glamour quotient in the same era, who has taken up the mantle that Horne fought so hard for? Consider the fact that Bassett, Henson, Sanaa Lathan, Gabrielle Union, and Nia Long all struggle to find consistent work. Consider that a televi-sion star of Raven Symone’s magnitude does not currently have a vehicle to showcase her enormous comic talents. Consider that the last Vanity Fair cover that featured Hollywood’s up-and-coming young actresses did not include a single black actress. (Excluded was “Avatar’s” Zoe Saldana, despite starring in the top-grossing film of all time and the successful reinvention of a franchise in “Star Trek.”) The path that Lena Horne paved is still a hard one to tread - and that is the saddest part of her loss. The other is that there are so few to carry it on. When you think of Horne, the first word that comes to mind is grace and its cousin, class, which in today’s reality TV-saturated world has seemingly become an anachronism. There is not one single actress alive now that could hope to attain the dignity and class that Horne exuded as naturally as breathing. That era of true graciousness has passed along with her. She died as privately and with as much dignity as she lived. No scandal ever touched her name, nor did she ever display any crass or inappropriate behavior. But she was no cold icon of propriety. She never got her just due, and she knew it. But she never lost sight of who she was or compromised it for success. “My identity is very clear to me now,” Horne said in an interview con-ducted around her 80th birthday. “I am a Black woman. I’m not alone. I am free. I no longer - .. ..... I sound free because I no longer have to be a credit. I don’t have to be a symbol to anybody. I don’t have to be a first to anybody. I don’t have to be an imitation of a white woman that Hollywood sort of hoped I would become. I’m me. And I’m like nobody else.”become. I’m me. And I’m like nobody else.” Indeed, Miss Horne. Indeed.

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Hamlin Park Offers Scholarships The Hamlin Park Community & Taxpayers’ Association, Inc. will offer scholarships to Hamlin Park residents who are high school seniors or college students. The scholarship commemorates the community spirit of the Association’s first president, the late Charles T. Perkins. To be eligible for a scholarship, applicants must meet the requirements of residency, academic excellence, and volunteer service in the Hamlin Park commu-nity. The deadline for applications is June 14, 2010. Applications are available at the Frank E. Merriweather Branch Library, by telephoning 885-1236 or writing to dellbetha@yahoo.com .

sonality were to call Christians or Jews non-humans, or say that when it came to conservatives, the best solution would be to “hang ‘em high.” And what would happen to any congressional representative who praised that commentator for “speaking common sense” and likened his hate talk to “American values?” After all, those are among the things said by radio host and best-selling author Michael Savage, predicting white revolution in the face of multiculturalism, or said by Savage about Muslims and liberals, respectively. And it was Congressman Culbertson, from Texas, who praised Savage in that way, despite his hateful rhetoric.Imagine a Black political commentator suggesting that the only thing the guy who flew his plane into the Austin, Texas IRS building did wrong was not blowing up Fox News instead. This is, after all, what Anne Coulter said about Tim McVeigh, when she noted that his only mistake was not blowing up the New York Times. Imagine that a popular Black liberal website posted comments about the daughter of a White president, calling her “typical redneck trash,” or a “whore” whose mother entertains her by “making monkey sounds.” After all that’s comparable to what conservatives posted about Malia Obama on freerepublic.com last year, when they referred to her as “ghetto trash.”Imagine that black protesters at a large political rally were walking around with signs calling for the lynching of their congressional enemies. Because that’s what white conservatives did last year, in reference to Democratic party leaders in Congress. In other words, imagine that even one-third of the anger and vitriol currently being hurled at President Obama, by folks who are almost exclusively White, were being aimed, instead, at a white president, by people of color. How many whites viewing the anger, the hatred, the contempt for that white president would then wax eloquent about free speech, and the glories of democracy? And how many would be calling for further crackdowns on thuggish behavior, and investigations into the radical agendas of those same people of color?

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May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965, born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was an African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. His detractors accused him of preaching racism, black supremacy, antisemitism, and violence. He has been described as one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history. Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska. The events of his child-hood, including his father’s les-sons concerning black pride and self-reliance, and his own experi-ences concerning race, played a significant role in Malcolm X’s adult life. By the time he was thir-teen, his father had died and his mother had been committed to a mental hospital. After living in a series of foster homes, Malcolm X became involved in hustling and other criminal activities in Boston and New York. In 1946, Malcolm X was sentenced to eight to ten years in prison. While in prison, Malcolm X became a member of the Nation of Islam. After his parole in 1952, he became one of the Nation’s leaders and chief spokesmen. For nearly a dozen years, he was the public face of the Nation of Islam. Tension between Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad, head of the Nation of Islam, led to Malcolm X’s departure from the organization in March 1964. After leaving the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a Sunni Muslim and made a pilgrimage to Mecca, after which he disavowed racism. He traveled extensively through-

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What If the Tea Party Were Black?by Tim Wise Let’s play a game, shall we? The name of the game is called “Imagine.” The way it’s played is simple: we’ll envision recent happenings in the news, but then change them up a bit. Instead of envisioning white people as the main actors in the scenes we’ll conjure - the ones who are driving the action - we’ll envision black folks or other people of color instead. The object of the game is to imagine the public reaction to the events or incidents, if the main actors were of color, rather than white. Whoever gains the most insight into the workings of race in America, at the end of the game, wins. So let’s begin. Imagine that hundreds of Black protesters were to descend upon Wash-ington DC and Northern Virginia, just a few miles from the Capitol and White House, armed with AK-47s, assorted handguns, and ammunition. And imagine that some of these protesters —the black protesters — spoke of the need for political revolution, and possibly even armed conflict in the event that laws they didn’t like were enforced by the government? Would these protesters — these Black protesters with guns — be seen as brave defenders of the Second Amendment, or would they be viewed by most Whites as a danger to the republic? What if they were Arab-Americans? Because, after all, that’s what happened recently when White gun enthusiasts descended upon the nation’s capital, arms in hand, and verbally announced their readiness to make war on the country’s political leaders if the need arose. Imagine that White members of Congress, while walking to work, were surrounded by thousands of angry Black people, one of whom proceeded to spit on one of those congressmen for not voting the way the Black demonstrators desired. Would the protesters be seen as merely patriotic Americans voicing their opinions, or as an angry, potentially violent, and even insurrectionary mob? After all, this is what White Tea Party protesters did recently in Washington. Imagine that a rap artist were to say, in reference to a White president: “He’s a piece of shit and I told him to suck on my machine gun.” Because that’s what rocker Ted Nugent said recently about President Obama. Imagine that a prominent mainstream black political commentator had long employed an overt bigot as Executive Director of his organization, and that this bigot regularly participated in black separatist conferences, and once assaulted a white person while calling them by a racial slur. When that prominent Black commentator and his sister — who also works for the organization — defended the bigot as a good guy who was misunderstood and “going through a tough time in his life” would anyone accept their excuse-making? Would that commentator still have a place on a main-stream network? Because that’s what happened in the real world, when Pat Buchanan employed as Executive Director of his group, America’s Cause, a blatant racist who did all these things, or at least their White equivalents: attending white separatist conferences and attacking a black woman while calling her the n-word. Imagine that a Black radio host were to suggest that the only way to get promoted in the administration of a White president is by “hating Black people,” or that a prominent white person had only endorsed a White presi-dential candidate as an act of racial bonding, or blamed a White president for a fight on a school bus in which a Black kid was jumped by two White kids, or said that he wouldn’t want to kill all conservatives, but rather, would like to leave just enough—“living fossils” as he called them—“so we will never forget what these people stood for.” After all, these are things that Rush Limbaugh has said, about Barack Obama’s administration, Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama, a fight on a school bus in Bel-leville, Illinois in which two Black kids beat up a White kid, and about liberals, generally. Imagine that a Black pastor, formerly a member of the U.S. military, were to declare, as part of his opposition to a White president’s policies, that he was ready to “suit up, get my gun, go to Washington, and do what they trained me to do.” This is, after all, what Pastor Stan Craig said recently at a Tea Party rally in Greenville, South Carolina.Imagine a Black radio talk show host gleefully predicting a revolution by people of color if the government continues to be dominated by the rich White men who have been “destroying” the country, or if said radio per-

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out Africa and the Middle East. He founded Muslim Mosque, Inc., a religious organization, and the secular, black nationalist Organization of Afro-American Unity. Less than a year after he left the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X was assassinated while giving a speech in New York.

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As it acts in the world, the TaoIs like the bending of a bow.The top is bent downward;The bottom is bent up.It adjusts excess and deficiencySo that there is perfect balance.It takes from what is too muchAnd gives to what isn’t enough.

Those who try to control,Who use force to protect their power,Go against the direction of the Tao.They take from those who don’t have enoughAnd give to those who have far too much.

The Master can keep givingBecause there is no end to her wealth.She acts without exception,Succeeds without taking credit,And doesn’t think that she is betterThan anyone else.

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White racism is deeply embedded in the DNA of this nation, and it is always available to be called upon when needed by the masters of capital who urgently need the fog of racism to move like vampires need the night. We need to shine the light of day on it, and stand together to prevent and to defy these unjust and racist laws. If White America can be per-suaded to blame immigrants for its woes today, can we be far behind?

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Where’s the Public Outrage Over Roethlisberger? How much slack is given to star White athletes, who are accused of rape? It seems they do pay a price, but it’s a very quiet one. Yes networks like ESPN cover it, but I haven’t noticed regular news coverage from the network and cable giants. In fact it pales when compared to the backlash along the

lines of Tiger, Vicks and Kobe. Conspicuously lacking is the gratuitous around-the-clock-coverage that essentially is the prime instigator that brainwashes blue-collar White America into vehement suburban commandoism (hate mail, anonymous threatening phone calls, death threats, constant talk-radio participation and other no-life activities). For the second time in a year, Pittsburgh Steelers quar-terback Ben Roethlisberger, is accused of raping a young female. The big networks and press seem as reluctant to cover big Ben as much as his victims were to party with him. Here’s a high-profile figure, playing a high-profile position, on one of the winningest and most higly-publicized teams in sports history and not only is big media refusing

to focus heavy coverage on him and his alleged crime, most of his spon-sors refuse to drop him. According to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.com: “Companies that have endorsement agreements with Mr. Roesthlisberger most likely are waiting for more information about the case,” said Darcy Bouzeos, President of Chicago-based DLB Ltd., a sports and entertainment marketing company that assists corporations and public relations firms in securing talent... For now though few seem to be pulling back.” If this doesn’t knock you for a loop, then nothing will. Even many of shock-jock Glenn Beck’s sponsors bolted him over words. The only com-pany that bolted Ben is a relatively small Pittsburgh-based snack food firm named after what really should be big Ben’s sexual choice; Beef Jerky. The other irony about that is “Big Ben’s Beef Jerky” ended their association with Roethlisberger after a Georgia prosecutor announced on the 12th he would not prosecute. Well if Jerky says they ain’t buyin’ it, then should you or I? Well not Nike, who had no comment, nor Dicks Sporting Goods who according to USA Today, won’t return calls or emails. If these companies are truly “waiting for more information” they need to do what the host of the Number One Sports Show in the Nation did; do an online search. Talk show host and Fellow Network commentator Patrick Freeman has been pulling up pages of testimony of both cases including a 36-page affidavit by the 2008 victim. If many of you are having trouble believing the Georgia State University student in this Capitol City nightclub incident, then perhaps the testimony of the first alleged victim will give you some clue. In June ‘08 an Andrea McNulty, a desk clerk for Harrah’s Lake Tahoo, met Roethlisberger who is in town for a celebrity golf tournament. Reportedly the two had a pleasant casual conversation. The next day (6/11) Roethlisberger is said to ask McNulty to come to his room to fix his TV. She said she found nothing wrong with it and as she attempted to leave she was sexually assaulted. The common thread to both accusations is number one, both women though having no connection to each other accused Roesthlisberger of blocking a doorway. And number two, so well-loved is this prominent White quarterback that staff members of the locations in question seem to scramble to cover for him as opposed to their defending their fellow employee or customer. What seems clearly evident is the well-known after-affects of rape. McNulty seems to have these as well; depression, PSTD, insomna etc., and there doesn’t seem to be any mention of her having these traits before the date in question. As of late (4/22/10) McNulty has taken an offer to settle the case off the table. Understand she did not go through with criminal charges because a hotel desk clerk lacked the resources to match that of a big time quarterback, so between that and not wanting her named dragged through the mud, all she fought for was a civil suit. Her attorney Calvin R. X. Dunlap is quoted as saying the deadline is past. Back in ‘09 she asked that Ben admit the accusation is true, write a letter of apology and donate $100,000 to a Reno group for abused women. There are two sides to both of these accusations, but understand this column only questions major media and the lack of around-the-clock coverage they give it. There was certainly two sides to Kobe, OJ, but those were deliberately overlooked. The answer to that may be best found in one of Freeman’s questions: “Is the criminality accusations towards a Black athlete as relevant in the news as a White athlete?”

Is your church the church where God comes second or third? I remember when if you broke the church laws or Gods law in church you had to sit down. You were taken to the elders and prayed for and taught about moral values. For example, didn’t God say marriage was between a man and woman? Women were not allowed to come to church dressed mini shirts and tight pants, etc. Why are there so few marriages lasting over 40 and 50 years? Did the bible change? Has God changed? Or are we allowing change because of the money we collect? What happened to the days when the preacher lived around the church he shaped? Are they now too good to live were they preach? Has the neighborhood become too violent and run down to live in but ok to preach in? Aren’t we suppose to fear of no one but God? What’s up? Why do we go to church on Sundays and leave our children at home? Shouldn’t they be made to attend church also? Why have we become so friendly with our children that we allow them to run rampant, disrespect us by allowing them to sell drugs, sell guns in our homes? Why are we in denial until tragedy happens, then we want to cry bloody murder or cry racism in the courts? When we allow our children to bring those things into our homes we are more responsible than them! Maybe the authorities need to start arresting parents then maybe things might change. Anybody can read a book and tweak it a little and sound good. But to be a fly on the wall you would be surprised what you would see or if you were me and see how they act at the back door meeting, maybe the truth would set you free. I write based on the truth that I see for myself not from hearsay. I believe God puts me in certain situ-ations to experience things so I can speak out and write about the truth. People are constantly telling me how much they enjoy my articles, but do not support our movement at all! Why? I fight for each and everyone of you or you’re family and still no support. Your kids are dying, being killed, being arrested at an alarming rate can’t get jobs in the hood, streets look like an Iraqi war zone and it’s all good. We are starting a movement every Saturday from noon – 3pm at the Wonder Bread building to help us help ourselves and to hold people accountable. We invite you to come and hear the message! We can pack the house for other things going on but not for standing up

ERASING RACISMThe Survival of the American NationA New Book by Molefi Asante

Did the election of Barack Obama to be President of the United States signal real progress in bridging America’s longstanding racial divide? In this profound study of systemic racism, Molefi Kete Asante, one of our lead-ing scholars of African American his-tory and culture, discusses the greatest source of frustration and anger among African Americans in recent decades: what he calls “the wall of ignorance” that attempts to hide the long history of social racial injustice from public consciousness. This is most evident in each race’s differing perspectives on racial matters. Though most Whites view racism as a thing of the past, a social problem largely solved by the civil rights move-ment, Blacks continue to experience racism in many areas of social life: encounters with the police; the practice of red lining in housing; difficulties in getting bank loans, mortgages, and insurance policies; and glaring dis-parities in health care, educational opportunities, unemployment levels, and incarceration rates. Though such problems are not expressions of the overt racism of legal segregation and lynch mobs—what most whites prob-ably think of when they hear the word “racism”—their negative effect on black Americans is almost as perni-cious. Such daily experiences create a lingering feeling of resentment that percolates in a slow boil till some event triggers an outburst of rage. Asente argues that America cannot long continue as a cohesive society under these conditions. As we embark upon new leadership under America’s first African American president, he urges more public focus on redress-ing the wrongs of the past and their continuing legacy. Above all, he thinks that Americans must seriously consider some system of reparations to deal with both past and present injustices, an apology, and our own truth-and-recon-ciliation committee that addresses both the history of slavery and present-day racism. Only in this way, he feels, can we ever hope to heal the racial divide that never seems to be erased. This is a powerful, deeply perceptive analysis of a crucial social problem by one of America’s leading thinkers on race.Molefi Kete Asante (Philadelphia, PA) for-merly of Buffalo, is currently a professor of African American Studies at Temple Uni-versity, where he created the first doctoral program in African American Studies. He is the author of more than 65 books, including 100 Greatest African Americans, and Race, Rhetoric, and Identity. He is nationally rec-ognized as one of the ten most widely cited African Americans. For more on the author see www.asante.net.

God, Church, Our Children and Keepin’ it Real…

for the community issues. Too many ears are closed and mouths are shut. We’ve lost a whole genera-tion and working on losing a second one. Too many of us have experi-enced death in the family or the death of a close friend’s child. We go to church and hear the preacher say God is good and assure that He will bring you through it- then its over and business as usual. And the insanity continues as authorities raid drug houses, make arrests, take a few people to jail, let most of them out on their own recognizance or low bail and they’re back in business the next day. Let’s take back control of our own kids and neighborhoods. Come see what we’ve done on Barthel street. We lead by example. We don’t just talk about it, we are being about it. We will help you but you have to be willing to help yourself. Get up and do something! As the saying goes, a man that stands for nothing, falls for anything.” If we supported our children like we support everything and everybody outside our homes, we just might see a change. Isn’t enough, enough? Stay tuned, Just keeping it real… Darnell Jackson can be reached at 570-9165 God bless you

Bruce Dixon is managing editor at Black Agenda Report and based in Atlanta. He can be reached at bruce.dixon(at)blackagendareport.com

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PROJECT: BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS: BPS #81 SCHOOL 81 Bids: Sealed bids will be received at the office of LPCiminelli, Inc., 2421 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214 at 2:00 PM, on June 29, 2010 for the contracts listed below.

Pre-Bid Meeting: A pre-bid meeting will be held at BPS #81 School 81 on June 15, 2010 at 3:30 PM, located 140 Tacoma Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14216. All bidders are urged to attend.

Site Tours & Information Sessions: Tours of BPS #81 will be available immediately following the Pre Bid Meet-ing.

Contracts: The Project will be constructed using a multiple subcontract format. The following subcontracts will be bid at this time:

Contract 100 – Asbestos Abatement / Demolition ** Contract 101 – General Construction Contract 205 – Structural Steel Contract 102 – Masonry Contract 103 – Roofing Contract 104 – Windows ** Contract 105 – Drywall/Acoustical ** Contract 106 – Painting Contract 107 – Plumbing Contract 108 – HVAC ** Contract 109 – Electrical Contract 916 – Electrical/Data (DWT) (Alternate to Contract 109 Electrical)

** “Bidders on Contract 101 General Construction, Contract 105 Drywall/Acoustical, Contract 106 Painting and Contract 109 Electrical MUST BE a Certified Woman Owned Business Enterprise or a Certified Minority Owned Business Enterprise as defined in Specification Section 00900 Development and Diversification Plan for Workforce and Business, Section II Business Development and Diversification Rules”.

The following Contracts will be bid at a later date:

Contract 901I – Building SystemsContract 906 – Flooring Contract 920 – Security (DWT)

Coordination between Contracts 100, 101, 205, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 and Contracts 901I, 906 and 920 will be required.

Workforce and Business Diversification: It is the policy of the Program Provider to provide equal opportunity for all qualified individuals and businesses, to prohibit discrimination, and to promote full realization of equal opportunity through positive continuing programs. Refer to Section 00900 of this Project Manual, Development and Diversification Plan for Workforce and Business.

Definitions: The Owner shall be defined as the City of Buffalo City School District as Agent for the Erie County Indus-trial Development Agency (ECIDA), Buffalo N.Y. and the Joint School Construction Board. The Owner has retained the services of LPCiminelli, Inc. as Program Packaging and Development Services Provider herein after referred to as the Program Provider. The Architect for BPS #81 shall be defined as Watts Architecture & Engineering, P.C.

Opening of Bids: The proposals will be privately opened.

Consideration of Bids: The Program Provider reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bid proposals, to reject any or all bids, or to issue any contract which it deems to be in the best interest of the Project.

Bidding Documents: The Bidding Documents may be obtained starting on June 1, 2010, through Reprocraft located at 282 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202, upon the deposit of $100 per set, by check made payable to LPCiminelli, Inc. Bid deposit will be refunded to bidders returning the Bidding Documents in good condition within 30 days of the Bid Date. To obtain Bidding Documents, contact Reprocraft at (716) 847-6262.

Bidding Documents may be examined at the following locations:

LPCiminelli, Inc. – 2421 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214Buffalo Board of Education Plant Services Department – Room 406 City Hall, Buffalo, NY 14202Construction Exchange of Buffalo & WNY, 2660 William Street, Cheektowaga, NY 14227Reed Construction Data, On-Line Viewing Site Only: www.reedconstructiondata.comBuilders Exchange, Inc., 180 Linden Oaks, Suite 100, Rochester, NY 14625-2837Southern Tier Builders Association, 65 East Main St, Falconer, NY 14733The Outsource Center, 1649 Fillmore Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14211McGraw Hill Construction: www.network.construction.comOther locations where contractors and subcontractors normally view plans.

Plan Holders List: An updated Plan Holders List may be obtained by accessing LPCiminelli’s website at www.lpciminelli.com. The list is updated on a daily basis and can be found under “Bidding” and the school name.

Requests for Information: Requests for Information regarding BPS #81 Bid Documents shall be submitted in writing to the attention of Mrs. Robin L. Moody-Loggans at LPCiminelli, Inc, fax: (716) 854-6655 or email: rmoody@lpciminel-licom

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**Sealed proposals will be received in Room 816 City Hall On: Monday, May 17, 2010 at 11:00 AM for BID #09-10-093 PROMETHEAN HAND-SETS FOR MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENTOn: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 11:00 AM for BID #09-10-094 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS CAL-CULATORS FOR MATHE-MATICS DEPARTMENT AND SERVICE CENTER STOCKOn: Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 11:00 AM for BID #09-10-095 OFFICE SUPPLIES FOR SERVICE CENTER STOCKSpecifications and bid forms are available at www.buffaloschools.org/Purchasedept.com

Bids will be received by R&P Oak Hill Development, LLC for the UB Educational Opportunity Center on May 18th, 2010 at 2:00 pm. Please hand deliver (3556 Lakeshore Road, Buffalo, NY 14219), or fax bids (716-822-4367) prior to 2:00 pm. The scope of work includes sitework concrete flatwork/foun-dation, masonry, carpentry, steel, roofing, doors/frames/hardware, glass and glazing, flooring, paint-ing, specialties and M/E/P/FP. The contract documents may be exam-ined at Construction Exchange, the R&P Oak Hill Plan Room or can be purchased at Syracuse Blueprint, (P: 800-962-1458). This project is tax-exempt. ***W/M/DBE par-ticipation is encouraged.

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Dear Eve: I am a married incarcerated male. My wife ad I have been married over 15 years. This isn’t the first time we’ve been separated because of my being incarcerated. For too long, I’ve justified my shortcomings and selfish decisions by saying “well at least I’m a good provider.” She visits me regularly and I can see and feel her anguish. She’s been telling me for years, materials things mean nothing if our family is not together. Something I finally under-stand. How can I tell my better half I will never subject our family to this again? And upon my release (which is soon) I will never make another decision that affects my family, as a whole because I, like her, finally understand what family is really about.

SignedK.L.S.

Dear K.L.S. Upon reading your letter I could imagine your sincerity. If you wish to communicate openly with your wife, why not send a love letter every day, expressing your true feelings, acknowledging your well thought out plans for the future and pour your heart out, just as you prob-ably did approximately 16 years ago, when you first engaged to marry? Have you been praying? If not, don’t you think this is a good time to start since you’ll be going home soon? Be that as it may, in the Bible, John 15:7 Jesus said: If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, it shall be done unto you.

One thing for certain, Georgia DA’s, law enforcement and the NFL can’t sell a smart public on refus-ing to arrest or prosecute for lack of evidence, while at the same time suspend him for 4-6 games for a personal conduct violation. What was the behavior he manifested to violate the rules? Could it be rape? A crime equally as serious as dog-fighting or killing dogs? Understand these are the accusations of White females. Not long ago merely an accusation of rape could get some men locked up and others lynched. What I strongly feel is that we are being cheated out of the Ft. Lev-enworth moment simply because Roethlisberger is White, and this reluctance to charge and prosecute him has lead to a cover-up.Chris Stevenson is a syndicated colum-

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DANCE Dance Lessons with Smooth Steppers: Urban Line Dance, smooth style Ball-room, Steppin’ and Swing; CRUCIAL Center, 230 Moselle St., Saturdays at noon; Tuesdays at 6 p.m. $3; 633-7813. *Line Dancing With Pearl Harris: 6-7 p.m. Pratt Willert Community Center, 422 Pratt St. donation $2. Wednesdays *Community Dance and African Drumming Classes: African American Cultural Center, 350 Masten Avenue, 3 p.m. Saturdays and 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; $15 monthly; visit www.africancultural.org more information *Line Dancing Lessons, First Shiloh Baptist Church, 15 Pine St., 6:30 p.m. Fridays. 847-6555. Free. *Line Dance Lessons: 10 a.m.-Noon; Martha Mitchell Center, 175 Oakmont St.; 444-2046 or 833-1038, Tuesdays Wednesdays *Line Dance by George Patterson: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 896-7021, Mondays & Thursdays. *June-Teenth Afrikan Family Time Drum Dance and Song: 6-8:30 p.m.; Gateway-Longview Family Resource Center, 347 Ferry Street. Fridays * Argentine Tango Every Monday with Travis Widrick 7 - 10 p.m. 1st hour begin-ners lesson,The Gallery @ Chow Chocolat, 731 Main St. *Salsa Night Every Wednesday with Calvin and Fanny 7 - 10 p.m .1st hour begin-ners lesson The Gallery @ Chow Chocolat 731 Main St. *Latin Night 1st/3rd Friday with Chun Poh, Salsa, Merengue, ChaCha, Bachata 8 p.m.- midnight, Chow Chocolat 731 Main St. *Urban Ballroom Stepping, Swing, Beginners Salsa (all classes $3, 633-7813); Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. Urban Line Dancing; 7-8 p.m. Ballroom Stepping; Saturdays 1-3 p.m. Ballroom Stepping, West Coast Swing, Beginners Salsa. *Urban Line Dance: Learn some of the latest hot line dances,Mondays Old 600 Club, Mondays 7-9 p.m.; Wednesdays 6:15-8 p.m., ,St. Philips 15 Fernhill. POETRY *Open Mic Poetry: 6:30-9 p.m.; EM Tea Coffee Cup Café, 80 Oakgrove St.

EXERCISE *Senior Fitness Class: 9:45-10:45 a.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan; 896-7021; Wednesdays *Exercise for Health: 9:30-10:30; Edward A. Saunders Center, 2777 Bailey Avenue; 332-4381 Thursdays *Open Gym: 5-8 p.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan; 896-7021. Fri-days *Tae-Kwan-do: 6-8 p.m.; Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan; 896-7021. Mondays & Fridays *Senior Fitness Class: 9:45-10:30 a.m.: Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan; 896-7021. Mondays

RADIO/TV PROGRAMMING *Sen. Antoine Thompson Radio Show, Thursdays 1-2 p.m.; WUFO Radio 1080AM. *Community Health Center of Buffalo, “CHCB TV”Buffalo Pubic Access Sta-tion Mon. @ 9:30 p.m. & Wed.@ 11 a.m.; & on ION Media (Time Warner Ch. 18) Saturdays @ 6:30 a.m. *Pro-Ject Access To A-Free-Ka Radio Show: 3-6 p.m. 1080 AM WUFO; hosted by Ras Jomo; call in 837-111,, Mondays. *Khametic Ascendants Buffalo: 9 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. (nite); Buffalo Channel 20 Video showings; live speakers. Wednesdays *My Time To Be Blessed! Channel 20, Cable TV, Evangelist Gloria Caver-Robinson Gill; Mondays and Fridays 2 to 2:28 p.m. Sundays. *Umoja Presents: 10:30 p.m.; Channel 20. *Jazz Favorites: 9-10 p.m. WBFO Radio 88.7 AM with host/producer Macy Favor and guest. *What’s Happening Buffalo and WNY: 8:30 a.m. MYTV Buffalo; host Esther Smothers.Sundays. *WHLD 1270 AM Real Distinguished Speakers Series: 3-4 p.m.; hosted by Marc L. Fuller, with guest speaker. Saturdays. *Affordable Homes Presents “Mo’ Money “Mo’ Money: 8-8:30 p.m.; WHLD 1270 AM Radio Ministry. Saturdays.

On-Going Events

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SEE YOU AT THE EVENTS!

WEDNESDAY MAY 12

Board of Education Regular Board Meet-ing: 5:30 pm.

Board of Westminster Community Char-ter School Meeting: 3 p.m.; M&T Bank, One M&T Plaza; call 842-5342

THURSDAY MAY 13

EMERGENCY MEETING ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE: 10:30 a.m., Legislature Chambers, 4th Floor, 92 Franklin to discuss local law to create a Citizens Advisory Committee to work on issues relating to the Erie County Holding Center; public urged to attend and voice their concerns.

FRIDAY MAY 14

CRUCIAL Human Services Fundraiser Dinner Sale: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.; $10 & $12 sizes. 230 Moselle St.

SATURDAY MAY 15

Malcolm X Day Celebration: Frank E. Merriweather Library, 3-5 p.m., Jefferson at Utica; featuring Njozi Chorus, Njozi Poets, Daughters of Creative Sound; sponsored by Malika Kambe Umfazi Sorority , Inc.; free. 883-4418.

Romeo Doyle Muhammad Scholarship in Math fundraiser: 4-6 p.m., 2nd Cup Café, 36 Broadway, downtown; 847-6010 for info.

Disaster Preparedness Training and Home Canning Class: 9 a.m.-Noon; Edward Sanders Community Center, 2777 Bailey; fee $20 (inc’l lunch and materials); call 847-6971 or 874-7649.

OId School Party Chestnut Family Event: Hamlin House Ballroom, 432 Franklin Street, 7 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.; Call Leilani Y. @ 903-7732; tickets $20.

4th Annual Buffalo Wellfest: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Buffalo Bills Field House, Orchard Park; call 539-5793 for more info.

Courtland Avenue Block Club Chia-vetta’s Chicken Dinner Sale: Noon-3 p.m.; Tradefair Parking Lot, Courtland & E. Delavan; $8 dinner, $5 sandwich.

WEDNESDAY MAY 19

Malcolm X Celebration Dinner: CRU-CIAL Center, 4-6 p.m.; 230 Moselle

THURSDAY MAY 20

Free Training for Landlords Course: HOME offices, 700 Main Street; 854-1400 ext. 22 to pre-register.

SATURDAY MAY 22

8 Centuries of Muslims In America: 11 a.m.; Frank E. Merriweather Library, Jefferson Ave.; free.

Breakfast With County Legislator Bar-bara Miller Williams and Fillmore Dis-trict Council Member David Franczyk: 10 a.m. – noon, CRUCIAL Center, 230 Moselle St.

MONDAY MAY 24

Booksigning: James Scott, author of “Intake,”; 5:30 p.m., Second Cup Café, 36 Broadway downtown. Free and open to public; (727)534-4264 for info.

WEDNESDAY MAY 26

Cancer Wellness Center Spirituality and Healing “The Power of the Mind to Heal”: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Daemen College, call 694-1395 for more info.

SATURDAY MAY 15

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SENIOR BREAKFAST: State Senator Antoine Thompson’s annual Senior Breakfast held May 1 at the Buffalo Convention Center was a huge success. PHOTOS XAVIER