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www.cityofrochester.gov/Musicfest2011Outside the city call 428-5990

Questions? Call 311

Tickets available at:www.ticketweb.com

And: People’s Choice Kitchen, 507 Chili Ave.

Mad Flavors Clothing, 185 Lyell Ave.

Doris Records Inc., 286 E. Ferry St., Buffalo, NY

Rochester Convention Center (July 23 & 24 only) 123 E. Main St.

Rita’s Styles Unisex Hair Salon, 400 Andrews St.

Sat. JULY

2390’s Tribute

Browns Square Park

SWV, Al B. Sure! Digital Underground

Lisa Lisa & DJ Rob BaseGates: 1 pm/Show: 2 pm

$15gen. admission in advance, $20 week of 7/17

Neo-SoulRochester

Convention Center

Mint Condition, Jagged Edge, Noel

Gourdin & BUZDoors: 6 pm/Show: 7 pm

Sun. JULY

24$35limited advance. $45 gen. seating $55 week of 7/17, & $65 VIP seating/reception 6-7 pm

“Embracing The Community Through Christ” Rochester, New York) Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church will be hosting a Community Fellowship Out-reach event, July 9, 2011, Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church 1772 Clif-ford Avenue (parking lot), 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. This free community event is to give back to the community & help deepen friendships & build Christian relation-ships through fellowshipping. FREE food, beverage and entertain-ment provided. Various participants will be on site offering spiritual, health (HIV, Gilda Club, Red Cross), and educational information (Board of Elections – new Voting Machine Training Booth). We will also be providing food baskets for the growing population of those

*The art of Jim Pappas, Jack White, and Eddie Davis. We are excited to show the works of these veteran artists whose last major exhibition in Rochester was in 1975. These contemporary two- and three-dimensional works are a must-see for art enthusiasts. Exhibit runs July 1- August 27. The Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave.

MoonWater Products in association with the Frederick Douglass Resource Center is proud to present "A Double Dose of Nommo," two one act plays written by Robert Djed Snead, Friday, July 29 at the Frederick Douglass Resource Center, 36 King St., Roch-ester. Doors open at 6 p.m. Curtain time at 7 p.m. A Double Dose of Nomo exam-ines the African American experience. Nommo is a Bantu word that refers to "the power of the spoken word to effect change." "Black Man Blue" is a contemporary play which explores how Black Man deals with his wife and child leaving him after he has confessed to having an extramarital affair. When his lover also ends their relationship he is driven to the brink of.... "The Love that Hate Produced" is in direct response to the 1959 docu-mentary of the Nation of Islam done by Mike Wallace and Louis Lomax. Set in July 1959 two African American

This year's festival high-lights include:* Thursday, August 11: African Americans In Classical Music Forum, Wilson Academy Foundation, 200 Genesee Street, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. A panel discussion led by Dr. Paul

Burgett, from the University of Rochester highlighting the history of blacks in classical music.* Friday, August 12: Youth Showcase Concert, Rochester City Hall, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.* Saturday, August 13: Gateways Community Chorus, Wilson Academy Foun-dation, 200 Genesee Street, 2 to 3 p.m.* Saturday, August 13: Chamber Music Concert, Mount Olivet Baptist Church, 131 Adams Street, 6 to 8 p.m.* Sunday, August 14: Gateways Orchestra Concert, final full orchestra perfor-mance, Kodak Hall, Eastman Theatre, 4 to 6 p.m. For more festival information, call the hotline at 585-234-2582, visit www.gatewaysmusicfestival.com., or find us on Facebook.

The 2011 Gateways Music Festival will mark the beginning of a new era in the festival's history.

Armenta Hummings, who founded the festival in 1993 and who has served as presi-dent and artistic director, retired at the end of the 2009 season. She will remain as an advisor to the festival. A

This Year’s Gateways Music Festival Marks the Beginning of a New Era More than 60 classically-trained, African American musicians from throughout the United States will gather in Rochester, New York, August 10-14, 2011 for the 10th biennial Gateways Music Festival. Festival activities will include chamber music, orchestral and choral concerts in venues ranging from churches, schools and private homes to Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theatre. Works by prominent African American composers will be among the selections. All the programs are free and open to the public. Michael Morgan, music director of the Oakland

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in need. “The face of poverty is no longer a third world nation, but includes our neighbors we see every day”. Contact: Lynn Stewart (585) 284-3970 or Bertha Clancy (585) 436-9579.

“A Double Dose of Nommo” : Two One-Act Plays by Robert Djed Snead

men, one a member of the Nation of Islam and the other a "hipster," struggle with what is love, what is hate, and what is truth.

Both plays were written by Robert Djed Snead (who directs "The Love that Hate Produced") and "Black Man Blue" is directed by Curtis K. Rivers.

The plays will be staged at the Fred-erick Douglass Resource Center, 36 King Street, Rochester, NY 14608. Doors open at 6pm and curtain at 7pm. General seating. Tickets are $15.00 in advance and $20.00 day of the performance. Refreshments will be available.

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The UniverSoul Circus, known as “Hip Hop Under the Big Top” will return to Buffalo July 7th thru the 10th, on the campus of the University of Buffalo in the parking lot at Main St. and Bailey Ave. It’s been called “The Awesomest Show Ever” to take place under the big top. Tickets are on sale now at ticketmaster.com and UniverSoulCircus.com Circus times are: *Thursday July 7, 10:30 a.m & 7:30 p.m. *Friday July 8, 10:30am & 7:30 p.m. *Saturday July 9 (3 shows) Noon, 4 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. *Sunday July 10, 3:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. For more informatim call 1.800.316.7439. For grouop sales call 716.548.7156.

UniverSoul Circus “The Awesomest Show Ever”!

“I believe she died in peace...”Deadly Delaware Avenue Crash Takes the Life of 22 –Year-Old Lanesha Cleveland Family and friends are grief stricken over the untimely death of Lanesha Cleveland, a promising young 22 year old Buffalo resident who was killed in a deadly crash when a car ran a red light resulting in a collision with the minivan she was driving on Delaware Avenue and West Tupper during the early morning hours of July 4, Charles Williams, one of the persons who arrived on the scene and tried to help, said that she never regained consciousness and that she appeared to have died in peace. A Patient Care Technician with Kalidia Health, Williams said that he was driving on Delaware Avenue when he came upon the scene of the accident. When he stopped his vehicle to investigate and see if he could be of help, he said an off duty fire fighter was already there. He said that after he tried to get a pulse, he knew that it “would have been a miracle if she had survived.” “I just continued to hold her hand...until she took her last breath. She was gone when the ambulance got there. She never regained consciousness,” he told The Challenger. “ I’ve seen a lot of people die, but when they’re young like that, it’s always harder...but I believe she died in peace and she wasn’t alone.” Lanesha and four of her friends had just left a birthday party at a Chippewa District club several blocks from where the accident occurred. Sabrina Williams (no relation to Charles Williams), who was in a vehicle a few cars behind the van on Delaware, told the Buffalo News that “(The van) driver swerved to try to dodge the car, but she hit its front end.” The van flipped over. The four passengers in Lanesha’s vehicle were taken to the hospital for treatment. The male driver of the car was not injured. The investigation is continu-ing. “Lanesha was a beautiful girl...inside and out,” said her aunt, Challenger Senior Account Executive Bernice Jones. She was a graduate of Lafayette High School and attended ECC City. She is the daughter of Virginia “Jen” Jones and Larry Cleveland of Buffalo.

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New Talk Show on WUFO 1080 AM: The Public Good Don’t missThe Public Good each Tuesday at 1 p.m. on WUFO 1080-AM right after Kirkland’s CornerComing July 12 : Racial Disparities and Community Health Workers, with Jessica Walker and Nadia Pizarro. Buffalo has some of the worst racial disparities in health in the nation. Learn how community health workers can be part of the solution. Partnership for the Public Good www.ppgbuf-falo.org 237 Main St., Suite 1200, Buffalo NY 14203

Assistance Available For Home Owners At Risk Of Foreclosures The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is offering assistance to hom-eowners who are in foreclosure or who may be at risk of losing their homes through foreclosure. According to Ms. Joy McDuffie of the Western New York Law Center, there is a limited number of emergency loans or grants available to qualified individuals. Ms. McDuffie will explain these options and inform homeowners on how they can apply at the We Are Women Warriors meet-ing on Wednesday, July 6 at 6 pm. At the Frank E. Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave. Ms. McDuffie will present her report at 6 pm. promptly, so please be on time. For additional information, please call Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant at (716) 536-7323.

Mad Dads 2011 “Nothing But Net” Summer Basketball Tournament

Mad Dads will present its 2011 “Nothing But Net Summer Basket-ball Tournament” from Monday, July 11 – August 31 every Monday and Wednesday at Wodlawn Park (E. Ferry) behind Gateway Longview Family Resource Center from 6-9 p.m.

Mosque #23 to Host Captain Dennis Muhammad Muhammad Mosque #23 will present Captain Dennis Muhammad formerly of Buffalo, and currently founder of “The Peace Keepers” program. Captian Muhammad will be in Bufalo July 15-23. The public is invited to come and hear him speak. For more infor-mation call 893-6003, 570-3885 or 830-2371.

Legislators And Business Owners Call on County Exec to Implement MWBE LawsSpecifically Lawmakers and Activists Want Collins to Establish a MWBE Utilization Advisory Board Erie County Legislators Betty Jean Grant and Maria Whyte joined with small business owners and community activists today calling on the County Executive to properly implement the County’s three Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) utilization laws. Specifically, the Legislators want the County Executive to establish a MWBE Utilization Advisory Board as required by section 2 of Local Law 1 of 1987. The Legislators, along with their colleagues Legislators Marinelli, Bove, Kozub, Loughran and Rath introduced a resolution today specifying the ways the Administration has failed to implement the County’s MWBE laws and calling on the Executive to establish the Utilization Advisory Board. Lumon Ross, President of the Black Chamber of WNY said, “The Black Chamber of WNY and others feel strongly that the County of Erie spends millions of taxpayer dollars on construction, procurement and professional services contracts every year. But very little bf those dollars is spent doing business with black owned businesses and other MWBEs. There are concerns in the African American community that the County Administration has failed to, develop and implement policies that guarantee that the MWBE laws are being applied by all county departments. A more cyni-cal view is some County Administrators may be intentionally engaged in activities that ignore the laws. Therefore we are urging the Administration and Legislators to accept this resolution and add, as necessary, additional enforcement laws.” Legislator Grant said, “The MWBE Utilization Advisory Board must be established as required by the Local Law 1 of 1987. Once it is up and running, the members of the Advisory Board can work with the Administration and the Legislature to properly enforce all the requirements of the County’s various MWBE laws.” “The taxpayers of this community have the right to expect that these laws will be properly enforced,” said Legislator Whyte. “Failure to do so reflects poorly on the County Executive.” Erie County has three laws related to the utilization of the Minority and Women owned businesses. Local law 1 of 1987 relates to the use of MWBEs in construction contracts

Outsource Center Places Minority Construction Workers in Redevelopment of Former Hotel Lafayette Buffalo’s Outsource Center, LLC has entered into a workforce devel-opment agreement with Rocco Ter-mini and Signature Development of Western New York to place minority construction workers on the redevel-opment of the former Lafayette Hotel in downtown Buffalo. Termini, who first talked of pur-chasing the building two years ago, plans to develop the 107 year old land-mark building into 115 apartments, a 34-room boutique hotel, a banquet facility, along with small ground floor retail shops. The infamous Lafayette Tap Room will also reopen on the first floor. Mr. Termini has received a $800,000 loan from the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency to assist in the $40 million redevelopment of the hotel. Reconstruction on the building has recently begun and is expected to be completed by June, 2012. The Outsource Center is headquar-tered on Buffalo’s east side and dedi-cated to facilitating the employment of, and providing training to, women and minorities in the construction trades. At the core of the Outsource Center’s mission is a 10 week pre-¬apprenticeship training program which provides basic skill-sets which are necessary in the construction field. All training classes at the Outsource Center are free. The redevelopment of the Lafayette Hotel in downtown Buffalo is the latest major construction project in Buffalo where the Outsource Center has been successful in securing sala-ried employment and training oppor-tunities for its’ students. At this early stage of the redevelopment of the Lafayette Hotel, the Outsource Center has placed 11 minority construction workers in full time positions, includ-ing three women. “We are committed to providing equal access to jobs and the opportu-nity to participate in the remodeling of this landmark building,” says Rocco Termini, the new owner of the Lafay-ette Hotel. “We are very proud of our relationship with the Outsource Center and our track record of hiring quali-fied minority and women construction workers.” The Outsource Center for Human Services, Inc., certified by New York State as a Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, is located at 1649 Fillmore Avenue and is headed by its’ President, Spencer W. Gaskin. The Outsource Center can be reached at (716) 896-0838.

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Commentator Suspended for Calling Obama ‘A Dick’ Time magazine editor-at-large Mark Halperin has been suspended as MSNBC’s senior political ana-lyst after he called President Barack Obama a “dick” on “Morning Joe” Thursday morning. “Mark Halperin’s comments this morning were completely inappropri-ate and unacceptable. We apologize to the President, The White House and all of our viewers. We strive for a high level of discourse and comments like these have no place on our air. Therefore, Mark will be suspended indefinitely from his role as an ana-lyst,” said the network in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. Halperin said in a statement: “I completely agree with everything in MSNBC’s statement about my remark. I believe that the step they are taking in response is totally appropriate. Again, I want to offer a heartfelt and profound apology to the President, to my MSNBC colleagues, and to the viewers. My remark was unaccept-able, and I deeply regret it.” On Morning Joe Thursday, Halperin said of Obama while discussing his Wednesday press conference about the economy: “I thought he was a dick yesterday.”

Newburgh 4 Sentenced for Following FBI Terror Directions “There’s almost no question that” the Newburgh 4 – Black men from upstate New York who were sentenced to 25 years in prison for plotting to blow up synagogues and shoot down a military jet – would never have engaged in the scheme “without the role of the government’s informant.” So says Amna Akbar, of the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York University Law School and an author of the report, “Targeted and Entrapped: Manufacturing the ‘Homegrown Threat’ in the U.S.” The study showed “a pattern of govern-ment practices which seem aimed at creating or encouraging terrorist plots among disaffected or vulnerable Muslim men so that they can later be prosecuted and then touted as victo-ries in the war on terrorism.” These prosecutions “are very reminiscent of the way that the civil rights movement and Black freedom struggles were criminalized back in the Sixties and Seventies,” says Akbar.Mass Black Incarceration is a Counter-Insurgency Strategy For more than 40 years, the United States has waged a “counter-insur-gency” war against African Ameri-cans through mass Black incarcera-tion, with the result that one out of every eight prisoners on planet Earth is a Black American. In addition, “the U.S. has well over 100 political prisoners and prisoners of war” and “close to 50 or 60 of our people who are still in exile,” says Kali Akuno, co-director of the U.S. Human Rights Network. “There is this perception of ‘We have overcome,’ which is a blatant denial of reality,” says Akuno. Blacks must come to grips with the fact that “Obama is fully a partner in this neoliberal and imperial proj-ect.”U.S. Intransigent on Crimes of Slavery Dr. Conrad Worril, chairman emeri-tus of the National Black United Front, says the U.S. government has opposed all attempts to brand slavery and the slave trade as crimes against human-ity, since the “We Charge Genocide” campaign of the early Fifties. Most recently, “the Obama administration has indicated that they’re not going to participate in the Durban Review process” on racism “on September 22, when the United Nations opens,” says Worril. “So, it’s the same policies that are entrenched.”McKinney: Attack on Libya a Shame and Insult to Blacks Decrying the “leasing of Black faces” in service of anti-Black poli-cies, former Georgia congresswoman Cynthia McKinney took her “Eye-witness to Libya” tour to Harlem, in conjunction with the ANSWER

FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA MEETS WITH MANDELA IN SOUTH AFRICA : First lady Michelle Obama, on her second official visit to the African continent recently,met with former South African President Nelson Mandela as part of a weeklong visit to the continent, according to a spokeswoman for the first lady.Accompanying her on her visit with Man-dela were a nephew, Avery Robinson, 19, and a niece, Leslie Robinson, 15, children of Obama's brother, Craig Robinson.The first lady's trip highlight the value of South Africa as a viable partner with the United States in issues other than politics, said John Campbell, who holds the Ralph Bunche chair in African Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations."What is significant about the trip is that it underscores the fact that South Africa, since the establishment of nonracial (politics) has had a string of credible elections, is a country characterized by the rule of law, and is a democracy," Campbell said. "Twenty-five years ago I think relatively few of us would have predicted such a happy outcome."Obama was scheduled to visit several historical sites, including Robben Jacob Zuma snubs Michelle Obama during First Lady’s South Africa visitSouth Africa President Jacob Zuma reportedly snubbed the visiting Michelle Obama by sending his prisons minister to meet the first lady at the airport and failing to see her during her three-day stay.

anti-war coalition. As an example of Black collaboration with imperialism, McKinney cited Condoleezza Rice, who “becomes the role model for our young people,” and “Colin Powell, who lied to the world, becomes a role model” for the young. “The ultimate insult to my integrity is that we have a Black man bombing Africa,” said the former Green Party presidential candidate.

If He’s Talking, He’s Lying McKinney later led a press con-ference outside outside the offices of Atlanta Black congressman John Lewis, who voted to fund Obama’s war against Libya. Lucy Grider-Bradley, a McKinney confidant who accompanied her to Libya, was also at the press conference. Asked about President Obama’s claim that the U.S. is not at war with Libya, Ms. Grider-Bradley replied: “I think about him like I think about President Bush: if his mouth is moving, he’s probably lying.”

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The ‘Skinny’ on Diet Soda: It Makes You Fat and Unhealthy.... Think you're making a healthier choice when you reach for diet soda instead of a sugary soft drink? Think again. Diet soft drinks may have minimal calories, but they can still have a major impact on your waistline, according to two studies presented at a meeting of the American Diabetes Association in San Diego. Researchers at the Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio tracked 474 people, all 65 to 74 years old, for nearly a decade, measuring the subjects' height, weight, waist circumference, and diet soft drink intake every 3.6 years. The waists of those who drank diet soft drinks grew 70 percent more than those who avoided the artificially sweetened stuff; people who drank two or more servings a day had waist-circumference increases that were five times larger than non-diet-soda consumers. The findings are in line with those of a 2005 study, also conducted by researchers at the Texas Health Science Center, in which the chance of becom-ing overweight or obese increased with every diet soda consumed. “On average, for each diet soft drink our participants drank per day, they were 65 percent more likely to become overweight during the next seven to eight years, and 41 percent more likely to become obese,” said Sharon Fowler, who was a faculty associate in the division of clinical epidemiology in the Health Science Center’s department of medicine at the time. But how does something with no calories cause weight gain? Turns out that even if our taste buds can't tell the difference between real and fake sugar, our brains can. Another study, also presented at the American Diabetes Associa-tion meeting on Sunday, found that after three months of eating food laced with aspartame (which is also found in many diet soft drinks), mice had higher blood sugar levels than rodents who ate regular food. According to Fowler, who worked on all three studies and is now a researcher at UT Health Science Center at San Diego, the aspartame could trigger the appetite but do nothing to satisfy it. That could interfere with your body's ability to tell when you're full—and could lead you to eat more in general. It happens in humans, too. A 2008 study found that women who drank water sweetened with sugar and water sweetened with Splenda couldn't taste a difference, but functional MRI scans showed that their brains' reward center responded to real sugar "more completely" than it did to the artificial sweet-ener. Aside from the health problems that go along with a widening waistline, diet soft drinks have also been linked to an increase in diabetes, heart attack, and stroke. One study of more than 2,500 people found that those "who drank diet soda daily had a 61 percent increased risk of cardiovascular events compared to those who drank no soda, even when accounting for smoking, physical activity, alcohol consumption and calories consumed per day," ABC News reported in February. And a 2008 University of Minnesota study of nearly 10,000 adults ages 45 to 64 found that drinking a single can of diet soda a day led to a 34 percent higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome, a collection of health problems that includes high blood sugar, high cholesterol, and high levels of belly fat. "Drinking a reasonable amount of diet soda a day, such as a can or two, isn't likely to hurt you," writes Katherine Zeratsky, a nutritionist at the Mayo Clinic. "The artificial sweeteners and other chemicals currently used in diet soda are safe for most people, and there's no credible evidence that these ingredients cause cancer." "It’s hard to make a blanket statement on whether or not you should drink diet soda," Brierley Wright, M.S., R.D., the nutrition editor for EatingWell Magazine, says. "At the end of the day what I think it comes down to is how are you using diet soda—is it truly a substitute for a higher calorie beverage or is it just an excuse to order the fries with your burger or a cookie for dessert? If it’s the former, go ahead. If it’s the latter, perhaps think twice." But no matter how the soda is sweetened, it is an empty calorie food, Wright points out. "It delivers no nutritional value whatsoever and so should only be consumed in moderation."

Why not eat your way to a healthy lifestyle and desired weight? Believe it – It can be done! This summer, Sheehan would like you to get excited about taking care of YOU by trying something new at the community market. Start with Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Sheehan Health Network will host a community market every two weeks that offers not only fresh fruits and vegetables at affordable prices but interactive cooking classes that show you how to make healthy and tasty meals. The market, a collaborative consisting of Sheehan, the CAO Urban Farm and WNED’s LiveWell project, will be held July through September on Fridays from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. We are excited about this collab-orative project,” stated Mary Kargbo, Sheehan’s President and CEO. “The Market is a perfect addition to Shee-han’s focus on educating patients and the community about health and well-ness, in an effort to prevent and control chronic diseases caused by obesity.”

WNED “LiveWell cooking dem-onstrations will show just how easy, affordable and delicious adding more vegetables to your plate can be.” Topics include But This Salad Doesn’t Even Have Lettuce?! (July 8), What Exactly Does Fiber Do? (July 22), * two demonstrations: How Do I Cook This? Oddball Veggies and More and Something to Drink About: Summer Beverages (Aug. 5), Cheap, but Healthy, Dinner Ideas (Aug. 19), Getting Your Children/Husband to Eat More Veggies (Sept. 2), Super Soups Made Easy! (Sept. 16) and Grand Finale Mac & Cheese Makeovers! (Sept. 30)

FAMILY COMMUNITY DAY 2011- PASSPORT TO HEALTH: GROUP Ministries, along with the Pan Hellenic Council of WNY Inc. and Masten District Councilmember Damone Smith, held a successful Family Community Health Day June 11 at the Delevan Grider Community Center. Pictured above in photo to the left, (l-r) Andrea Boyd, Michelle Boyd (seated) and Prudence Fuller. In photo to the right (top) Dr. Chris Brown (an Alpha) looks on as GROUP Ministries’ Duane Diggs masters the grill! Andrew Huff and Kyle Mann (right) were on hand to represent Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

Sheehan The Buffalo Community MarketThe public is encouraged to attend. For more information call (716) 848-2124 or visit www.sheehanhn.com .

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Motherland Connextions will facilitate 150 members of St. Paul Community Baptist Church (SPCBC) of East Brooklyn, NY for a MAAFA Healing Ceremony at Broderick Park beginning at 9 a.m.

on Saturday, July 9. The event is free and open to the general public. All who attend are asked to wear white. Following the spiritual healing ritual the group will mount a “Day of Caring”

clean up of Broderick Park - on the Niagara River at the foot of Ferry Street, where Underground Railroad passengers crossed to freedom in Canada - and of Martin Luther King Jr. Park at Ferry and Best Streets.St. Paul’s daylong visit to Buffalo concludes with a twilight Under-ground Railroad Re-Enactment of an escape by en slaved Africans at Murphy’s Orchards, in Newfane, one of the stops on the Underground Railroad.

“Motherland Connextions is pleased to facilitate St. Paul’s, which has developed a national following through its phenomenal MAAFA Suite, a weeklong commemoration

of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade through scholarly lectures, spiritual ceremony and moving historical drama mounted annually in Brooklyn,” Motherland Connextions founder and station master Kevin Cottrell said. Cottrell founded Motherland Connextions Underground Railroad / Living History Tours in 1993. He also is project coordinator for the North Star Initia-tive, an Adaptive Reuse project to rehabilitate the Historic Customhouse in Niagara Falls, NY into a comprehensive Underground Railroad interpretive center. The MAAFA Suite... A Healing Journey™ was initiated in 1995 by Reverend Dr. Johnny Ray Youngblood, who was St. Paul’s senior pastor at the time. It is mounted each September. This year, 2011, marks its 16th anniversary. The term MAAFA (pronounced Mah- AH-fah) is a Kiswahili word which defines the catastrophic event experienced by millions of African people during the Middle Passage journey from Africa to enslavement in the Caribbean and Americas. “The centerpiece of the church’s annual commemorative program, is appro-priately described as transformative theatre or sacred psychodrama ... It brings to the forefront of the American public, a story that places the history of this

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nation in its truest perspective and offers an opportunity for all people to understand the nature of the oppression inflicted upon generations of Africans in America,” according to information at the St. Paul Community Baptist Church website, www.spcbc.com The July 9 visit to Buffalo will be led by Reverend David K. Brawley, who is now the senior pastor at St. Paul Community Baptist Church. The community is urged to join in this culturally historic experience. For more information or to find out how you can help facilitate St. Paul’s visit, call Bro. Cottrell at (716) 282-1028.

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Gamma Phi Omega Chapter Awards Ten ScholarshipsGamma Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporatedawarded ten $1,000 scholarships to Western New York area graduating high school seniors. A reception was held June 1st at the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County, 742 Delaware Avenue. The 2011 scholarship awardees are: Samantha Antrum (City Honors); Ashta Babagana (East H.S.); Amanda Best (Saints' Tabernacle School of Excellence); Mercedes Cunningham (Lackawanna H.S.); Saynab Farah (Lafayette H.S.); Terasa Hall (East H.S.); Shawnja Pratt (Amherst H.S.); Courtney Rice (Performing Arts); Amber Wagstaff (Sweet Home H.S.) and Lyteasha Welch (City Honors). Marvel Ross-Jones, Ph.D., and Edith M. Terrell, co-chairs of the 2011 AKA Scholarship Committee, said that each recipient surpassed the criteria for selec-tion and were of exceptional high scholastic aptitude. Elizabeth A. Brown, President of Gamma Phi Omega Chapter, addressed the awardees, their parents, supporters, and chapter members. She joined Edith M. Terrell, Vice- President of the chapter and Marvel Ross-Jones in the presentation of the scholarship awards. The 2011 AKA Scholarships marked the 6ih year that Gamma Phi Omega Chapter has presented scholarships in the Buffalo and Western New York area. The chapter was chartered in Buffalo June 25, 1944.

Delta Sigma Theta Awards Scholarships to Outstanding StudentsDelta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Buffalo Alumnae Chapter proudly announces its 2011 Scholarship Recipients. A total of $15,500 in Scholarships and Continuing Grants were awarded to the following students: Inderia Fitzgerald from Ben-nett High School will attend Genesee Community College Taloria Gamble from Niagara Falls High School will attend St. Bonaventure Keira Grant from Hutchinson-Technical High School will attend North Carolina A&T University Tyler Jeter from McKinley High School will attend SUNY at Delhi Bria Johnson from Cardinal O’Hara High School will attend Canisius College Brondon Leveritte from St. Joseph Collegiate High School will attend Niagara University Raven McEachin from Burguard High School will attend Canisius College Brazil McGee from McKinley High School will attend Genesee Community College Quinlan McNeal from Hutchinson-Technical High School will attend Clarkson University Shawnja Pratt from Amherst Central High School will attend Nyack College Zaimah Robinson from McKinley High school will attend the University at Buffalo Ashley Wagstaff from Nichols High School will attend Bernard College Shalonda Wallace from Niagara Falls High School will attend Clark Atlanta University Philip Ward from St. Francis High School will attend Alfred University Alexis Williams from Hutchinson-Technical High School will attend Canisius College Joel Collins attending Canisius College Ariana Harvin-Mahiques attending St. Bonaventure University.A reception was held at the Palms on Transit Road to honor these outstanding your men and women. Congratulations to all! Photo:Xavier

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*JAZZ JAM SUNDAY, 6:30 to 10pm, Cafe @ Masten & Eaton 230 Masten Ave., Buffalo, NY 14209, 716-883-2311. Featuring the Tune Ups, T. Rob, Marlow Wright and James Davis. Open mike 9pm. Karaoke Tuesdays 8pm with Gordy.

*George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, plus Taylor Made Jazz and the Rod Nixon Project, Thursday, July 28, Erie Canal Harbor Central Whalf (adjacent to 1 Naval Park Cove, next to the Naval Museum – new Thursday @ The Square location); free and open to the public.

*LION KING, Shea’s Performing Arts Center, October 4-30, TICKETS ON SALE NOW at the Shea’s Box Office, ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-2000.

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*Saturday, July 9, Radio Station WUFO will celebrate its 50 years of service with a Hall of Fame Party at Pettibones at Coca-Cola Field from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. featuring national recording artists Bobby Rush, Ernest Pugh and Shirley Murdock. Local talent will feature Men in White and Adora. VIP hour will be held from 5-6 p.m. The 2011 hall of Fame Honorees include T.C.Smith, David Michaels and Byron Pitts.Tickets for the gala are $30 general admission and are available at WUFO Studios and Doris Records.

*Live Smooth Jazz Sundays, sponsored by Pee Wee’s Variety Store is spSmooth Jazz Sundays, sponsored by Pee Wee’s Variety Store is sponsoring Live Smooth Jazz Sun-days at 2335 Main St. (near Leroy) every Sunday, starting now through August 28 from 4 – 9pm featuring Oscar Alton on bass, Bilal Abdullah on saxophone, Russeau Taylor on guitar, and Ronnie Amos on vocals, plus guest artist. Admission free until 6pm and $1 after 6pm.For tickets or more information please call (716) 833-1620 or visit peeweesvarietys-tore.com.

*July 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th Universoul Circus….UB Main Campus….Tickets $20…Doris Records & Ticketmaster.com*July 9th 10th …Taste of Buffalo….Don’t eat too much… okay, you can but you’ll be sorry….LOL! *July 14th …8pm…Kem with special guest Chrisette Michelle…Kleihans Music Hall….Tickets at Doris and Kleihans Box Office…. *July 15th 6-9pm Buffalo Funk Fest Cookout Mixer…Front Park - Porter Ave.…$10 admission….Enjoy music with DJ Papa Trini….hamburger, hotdogs, Camellia sausages and more… this is another fundraiser for Buffalo Funk Fest…….we don’t have a good time we have a GREAT time…so bring your lawn chairs and your favorite beverages and remember it’s after work on a Friday….SPREAD THE WORD and help support your Buffalo Funk Fest!!

*Brian McKnight - "Just Me Tour"Wednesday, July 13th @ 8:00pm Riveria Theatre, 67 Webster St., Tonawanda; 692-2413.Reserved Seating Tickets: $45.00 & $55.00

“Izzy”: Is He Fresh?Izzy Fresh” is a unique name so let me introduce you to the man behind

it. This determined, positive and sound-minded individual has been chasing

his dream since age eight. A native of Buffalo, he now resides in Charlotte, N.C. where he is pursuing his career in music. David (his birth name) explained that most of his inspiration came from his hometown of Buffalo, N.Y. This is where he has spent most of his life. His enjoyment for his hometown centers from the love of his family, Juneteenth, the Taste of Buffalo and so much more. Known nowadays as Izzy Fresh he hopes to inspire through his music. When

I asked him the significance of his name he explained, “Izzy Fresh is actually a question, Is he Fresh?” He first took interest in rap-ping at the age of eight when his uncle wrote an eight bar rap and David had the pleasure of performing the rap at Juneteenth. David remembers: “When performing, the love and support from the crowd amazed me. After that day I knew I had to stick with it; it was my niche.” And since then, his passion for music increased and expanded. David’s mother, who overcame serious illness over the past several months, feeds his drive while keeping him grounded. His two children Kamaya, 10, and Kanaya, 11, motivate him to keep writing and rapping. His love for them showed in his tone of voice when speaking of his lovely daughters. “As a single loving father my children certainly

keep me busy and occupied. However between my mother and children there is no room for error, I cannot lose,” said David. Outside of his family, musically Rakim has always been an inspiration to him. David explains, “Rakim is the best to ever do it.” Izzy Fresh has been working hard and consistently on his new album TGIF or Thank God I’m Fresh, which is now available via digital download. David explains, “If men had diaries, this album would be mine. It’s my open page diary or open book to the world and I want all to hear.” Called MSM or Music, Sex and Money, this DVD focuses on independent talent ranging from local hip-hop artists, dancers and actors with an inside look into their lives and everyday hustle. The DVD includes live performance, interviews, music videos and more. To listen to Izzy Fresh hit songs you can find them at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/izzyfresh1. You can also find him on YouTube.com/IzzyFresh69 and Facebook.com/IzzySoFresh.

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Exoutics to be Inducted Into Buffalo Music Hall of Fame Buffalo, New York recording artists The Exoutics will be inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame at the induction Gala held at the Tralf Music Hall October 6. The Physical Hall of Fame will be housed in the Hard Rock Café in Niagara Falls NY In 2012. The group was organized in the early 70’s by founding members Omeri Monroe (bass guitar), Van Brailsford (drums) and Ron Walker (guitar). Keyboardist Marvin Valentine was added in 1971. All of the members were in their early teens when the group formed. The “Exoutics” evolved from a five member vocal group named “The Exotics” which disbanded in 1971 leaving the musicians to continue. The musicians modified and maintained the name and continued to perform as “THE EXOUTICS” to this day, making the Exoutics one of the longest performing R&B groups in Buffalo. While performing in small night clubs in the early 70’s they became locally recognized after recording their first single “Here We Go Again” in 1978 on their independent label. This ballad became a regional success climbing to number 12 on the local charts. The success of the song prompted the group to write and record “The Exoutic Touch” album, which featured the soulful vocals of the late Darrel Vaden.

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*Grown & Sexy All White Party: Friday, July 8, UB Center for tomor-row, 10 p.m. – until; Ages 40 and over; music by DJ Hssan, free midnight buffet; Tickets $20 presale, $30 day of event; Call 907-8773 for info.

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Special Tribute To all the“STARS” in Our Community! The World of Girls will lpresents its first annual Young Ladies & Out-standing Young Women’s “Stars” in the community Recognition Ceremony on Saturday, July 9 at the Frank Mer-riweather Library on Jefferson and E. Utica from noon to 2 p.m. Please come out and support our young ladies! Sometimes the trials and tribula-tions of life seem to bring us into darkness, causing us to forget that we are the light and shining stars in the world. Many of us sometimes need to be reminded that you are not junk. You were created to shine, you were

created to glow; you were cre-ated above and not below. Even during the dark-est night you are still bright behind the clouds and during the storms of life; you have the power to get through strife. You are the star who is held on high, because there is no-one else quite like you. You are the “STAR” because of the God in you! For more information please call 715-3993. Thanks for being YOU, Love,Pastor TC & the Girls

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Dr. Kunjufu Brings A Powerful Message to Buffalo!Dear Editor:

I would like to thank everyone who helped to bring National Educational Consultant, Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu to Buffalo. After three months of fund-raising activities Dr. Kunjufu’s visit became a reality. This would not have been possible without the generous donations from people across Western New York. Dr. Kunjufu spoke on June 13, 2011 at the Buffalo Arts Acad-emy located at 450 Masten Avenue. The program was well attended with hundreds of people present to hear his dynamic lecture. As the author of 33 books, educational videos, and other publications on how to effectively educate students of color, Dr. Kunjufu focused on solutions during his 90 minute lecture. This is one of the main reasons that I invited him to Buffalo. I felt that it is time to stop talking about the problems. It is time to seriously look at solutions for increasing the graduation rates of our students. Dr. Kunjufu spoke on a wide range of topics. He identified five types of educators and ended with the fact that the most desirable type in our schools should be the Master Teacher with top skills in educating students. He went on to say that there has been a 66% decline in the number of Black teach-ers since 1954. Eighty-six percent of the teachers in the country are white, female teachers. Dr. Kunjufu stated that the school district needs to increase the number of Black male teachers by recruiting them from the 106 histori-cally Black colleges in the U.S. and through the Urban League. In order to turn around low achieving schools, he suggested that school dis-tricts create African centered schools where students learn the truth of his-tory. To audience applause he said that our children should learn that the father of medicine was not Hippocrates and our history did not begin in 1619. Chil-dren should be taught that Columbus did not discover America and Egypt is not in the Middle East. Dr. Kunjufu stated that the Black church should establish Saturday Acad-emies where children can be tutored in reading and math. He shared the fol-lowing: Asian American students spend twelve hours a week in study, White students spend eight hours, Hispanic students spend two hours and Black students spend one hour in study. His suggestions also included more right brain activities in classrooms where creativity, movement, more oral activi-ties and flexibility is encouraged. He emphasized the importance of reading and that we must find ways to engage our children academically during the summer months. Even with the prob-

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The Illegal and Unjustified War Against Libya : Africa Must Stand Behind Gadhafi

By Amengeo Amengeo

One hundred days into the illegal and unjustified war against the legitimate government of a sovereign African state, namely Libya, the madness from the West seems to increase exponentially.

Recently the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, urged Africans to ‘isolate’ Gadhafi as if she were a schoolmistress, and the Africans children, under her control and discipline. Then we have the ludicrous display of pomposity and hegemonic imperialism from the so-called International Criminal Court [ICC] which exclusively targets Africans issuing an ‘arrest warrant’ for the legitimate leader of a legitimate country for ‘crimes against humanity.’ Surely there must be more to this than meets the eye.

Bashar el Assad shoots down his own people, cordons off population centres and massacres civilians in the full glare of the world’s press and neither Clinton nor Obama say anything beyond meaningless platitudes. The Yemeni autocrat brings his nation to the edge of a civil war causing the death of hundreds but neither the US nor the self-appointed guardians of ‘world peace and order’ the so-called ‘international community,’ say anything. The ruler of Bahrein summons Saudi mercenaries to crush his Shia majority, sentencing protesters to life imprisonment and the usually garrulous world press [when it comes to Gadhafi] remains mute as a log.

The government of Libya is attacked by a band of instantly-armed thugs and defends itself as it has the right to, and immediately, as if reading from a pre-planned script, Britain and France call for a no-fly zone. The UN heads get together to cobble up a UN resolution which presents them with the wiggle-room to reverse-engineer the resolution to suit whatever circumstance arise. Egged on by Hillary Clinton, the US steps into another military mess to spend billions of taxpayer dollars while its citizens face rising unemployment and economic uncertainty.

Why the relentless targeting of Libya, Gadhafi in particular? The stakes are extremely high and the ‘coalition of the ruthless’ are determined to spin everything to convince the undiscerning public that ‘Gadhafi must go’ else the world would end. Apart from the obvious question of who gives them the right to dictate who rules their country, what is in it for them?

The economies of France and Britain threatened by the uncertainties of the European economic pace in Greece, Portugal, Ireland and bailouts yet to come, need distraction to keep social discontent dormant. Greece has already burst that bubble with social protest rising. Encouraged by Gadhafi who has never shirked his pan-African responsibilities, Africans have been slowly easing the heel of Western economic pressure off their necks.

China has made inroads into the African political psyche and economy and this threatens the West. Their centuries old-stranglehold on the minds and resources of Africa is severely undermined.

Gadhafi’s influence and investment has weaned Africa away from depen-dence on European satellites for the continental communications, saving the Continent more than a billion dollars annually. Libyan proposals for an African Monetary Fund flew in the face of Western economic planners as did the attempts to set up a single African currency which would have dealt a death blow to the CFA through which France has manipulated and controlled its West African neo-colonies. Then, of course there is Gadhafi’s call for a million-man African army. This is the stuff of nightmares for the West, since ideas, once rooted, are almost impossible to uproot. So Gadhafi has to ‘go.’ Africa becomes a clear and present danger and no one personifies this more than Muammar Gadhafi, the man Nelson Mandela defied the United Nations sanctions to visit and thank for his support during the anti-apartheid struggle. Long demonized by the West, Gadhafi has gone too far in their eyes.

He dared lay the foundations for African Unity and has the money to back projects to bring about this union. So an instant army arises out of Benghazi to rebel against his government, an army made up of the same people who in 2000 massacred hundreds of black Africans granted permits to work in the oil

New York State Has Gone “Homosexual”Dear Editor: The death of the traditional marriages as we know it was high jacked on June 24, 2011 when New York State became the 6th state in the union to legalize homosexual marriage. The State Senate voted to declare war on the Word of our God and Lord Jesus Christ when it comes to marriage between one man and one woman. On June 24 another “domestic terrorism act” was committed on American soil. One White woman was able to have prayer taken out of public schools, now we have one White man from Buffalo in the New York State Senate, who was the deciding vote to change the law. So man and man, woman and woman can now be married. That man is Senator Mark J.Grisanti. This man came before me, our Black churches and said “no” I will not vote to allow same sex marriages in the State of New York. Mark J. Grisanti is a lair and not ever to trusted again. The Truth is not in him. African American churches who believe in the wWord of our God, and Lord Jesus Christ. You must speak out against this attack on the church in this country; your 501c is target to be removed. Two of our elected officials, one in the State Assembly now and the other who lost his seat in the State Senate in the last election to Mr. Grisanti, because he too voted for Homosexual same sex marriages. Those of you African Americans who voted for homosexual same sex marriages, your time in office is marked for political death. Now you have stepped on Sam Herbert’s toes and it hurts. Last Wednesday I called a press conference to speak in favor of marriage between man and woman. Thank you Channel 4 and 7 for coming. This country’s good and bad stand for the holy-communion of marriage between man and woman. I will go to my death believing in God’s Word. Senator Mark J. Grisanti has “fallen out of favor” with those of us who believe marriage is between wife and husband. See you in homosexual court!

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lems that we face, Dr. Kunjufu stated that there are more than 500 schools in urban communities nationwide that were once low achieving schools and today have increased their achievement in reading and math. The Call Me Mister Program gives scholarships to Black males who want to go into teaching. This writer believes that the solutions that Dr. Kunjufu outlined so clearly should be implemented in our schools. Let’s do something dynamic. Let’s do something “out of the box” to turn our failing schools around. Dr. Kunjufu gave us a road map. All we have to do is to follow it. A special thank you to the co-sponsors of this event. They included: Bro. Ras Jomo Akono and the Sankofa Days; the CAO of Erie County; Councilmember

Demone Smith; Councilmember Darius Pridgen; the African American Cultural Center; Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant; the Buffalo Public Schools; the Metro Buffalo Alliance of Black School Educators; and the Juneteenth Festival, Inc. A special thank you also to the Challenger, the Criterion, the WUFO Community Hour, and Rod Watson of the Buffalo News.

Eva M. Doyle Columnist and Retired Teacher

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Political WireWhyte Announces For County Clerk On the steps of the Rath Building and surrounded by over 50 supporters, including several elected officials and Democratic Party leaders, Erie County Legislature Majority Leader Maria Whyte announced that she will run for Erie County Clerk. The position became vacant when Kathy Hochul was elected to Congress in last month’s special election.

“After six years as the Majority Leader on the County legislature, I have a broad understanding of the Clerk’s office and its role in the overall mission of county government,” stated Whyte. “ County government is about providing consistent, high-quality services, efficiently and honorably. The Clerk’s office is used by virtually every resident in Erie County and so, in that way, it is one of the most important elected offices we have. I know, with my management experi-ence, my government experience and my leadership experience, I can make that office work for all of Erie County taxpayers.”Whyte was elected to the County legislature in 2005. She was the first freshman ever elected by her peers to be Majority Leader and has held that position

since. In that capacity, she has worked closely with communities throughout the county on such things as youth programming, regional planning, and the improvement of county parks and roads. Whyte concluded, “I am uniquely positioned to carry on the tremendous work of Kathy Hochul and Dave Swarts before her. I look forward to the challenge of the upcoming campaign and I look forward to bringing my pledge of effi-cient, high-quality services to every corner of this county.”Whyte has been endorsed by the Erie County Democratic Party and the Work-ing Families Party and is not expected to have any primary opponents.

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Mr. Muhammad recounted an incident that took place right in the pres-ence of the officers at the hospital. “One young lady punched another in the face. She turned to one of the officers, bleeding, and said, I want her to be charged with assault. The officer told her: “No, we’re not gonna do that. You all need to go.” He witnessed the woman get punched, and did nothing.” Until we address the reason people don’t come forward, they never will, because they don’t trust them (the police).” How can that kind of trust be built? “We have to start dialoguing, and bringing our own people to protect and secure our community. There should be a task force that can go in and get vital intel-ligence. Until we can share intelligence, with the right people at the table at the right time, there will continue to be a lot of unsolved murders.” What should be done before the next shooting happens – as opposed to after? “The Hon. Louis Farrakhan has talked about a re-education and re-training of our children. We’ve been taught to hate ourselves, and until we understand that this is at the root of everything, it’ll be easy to keep killing.” Jamil Muhammad, age 20, also had some thoughts on the way forward. He has pledged to help Bro. Ira’s daughter as much as he can, as well as her mother and Bro. Ira’s mother. “Looking at his daughter is like looking at him, he said.” “I know that he would be happy if he knew how much I cared about her, and how willing I am to help her in his absence. This has made me realize that it doesn’t matter how innocent or guilty you are, or how young or old you are, that we don’t know what’s gonna happen tomor-row, or what our future’s gonna hold, so it’s important that you make your mark and do all the good deeds you can while you’re living. It’s made me realize that I don’t want to be forgotten. I want to be cherished the way he was cherished, and known and remembered the way he was remembered. Ira was the last person we expected to lose, and the fact that we lost him is just a huge, huge eye opener.”

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industry. These killers have now become the darlings of the West, eulogized and romanticized as if their hands were not dripping with the blood of black Africans. What are we to believe- the shameless lies of Hilary Clinton with her calls to ‘isolate’ Gadhafi, while ignoring Syria, Bahrein and Yemen, or the logic of common sense which demonstrates that the West has its own sinister agenda towards Gadhafi and by association Africa?

The African Union, although sidelined at the beginning of this conflict when it called for no military intervention in Libya, still has the power to effect a solution that is in the best interests of Africa. It could raise the issue of unwanted American and French military bases in Africa, it could slow down oil production, driving up the price of petrol or it could unequivocally announce to the world that Africa stands behind Gadhafi, sending its people into the streets to reinforce this position and demand that Hilary Clinton, the ICC and the whole menagerie of the ‘international community’ stay out of Africa’s internal affairs. Thus would Africa nourish its sovereignty and stand tall before its peoples.

Amengeo Amengeo. IS A Specialist in Spanish, Latin American, Caribbean as well as African History. He has also been a journalist, civil servant and graphic artist.

LIBYAcontinued

78Nothing in the worldis as soft and yielding as water.Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible,nothing can surpass it.

The soft overcomes the hard;The gentle overcomes the rigid.Everyone knows this is true,but few can put it into practice.

Therefore the Master remains serene in the midst of sorrow.Evil cannot enter his heart.Because he has given up helping,he is people’s greatest help.

True words seem paradoxical.

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In 1961, against a backdrop of national and local history-making

transformation, Buffalo gave birth to its contribution to Black radio - WUFO 1080 AM. The city, with a Black population of over 70,000 at the time, had a booming job market and thriving community. It was in 1961 that Ambrose Lane, an attorney, social worker and founding member of The Challenger, was Buf-falo’s first Black to run for mayor. A year later Arthur Hardwick became the fist African American to repre-sent Western New York in the State Assembly. He married Shirley Chish-olm the first Black woman elected to U.S Congress. It was also an era marked by a national awakening of Black consci-entiousness; a newfound pride and and urgency, defined by demands for justice and equality, and finally, the destructive results of centuries of dreams deferred. Black Radio stations sprang up in almost every major market in the country; burning up the airwaves with positive messages, information and most significantly, the music of Black artists; legends for example, such as James Brown, who’s popular Black power anthem in the late sixties, “Say it Loud –I’m Black and I’m Proud” peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. WUFO took its rightful place, and became a soul powerhouse. Today, a half a century later, the station remains a strong voice for the African American community. -The GM is a Lady- Sheila Brown, WUFO’s energetic young General Manager, literally grew up with the station, which was actually launched three years before she was born. Her career began at WUFO in 1986 when she was just 21 years old. She left in 1998 and worked for several other radio stations, television, and even started her own business, only to return to WUFO in 2006 under the management of the late Carol Salter-Glover. When Carol became ill in 2007, Sheila served as Interim GM for one year. Carol died in February of 2008 and Sheila was named the new General Manager. “ I was gone from the station for 8 years. I left as Sales Manger and came back as Sales Manager. It was the Lord who saw fit to place me at the helm,” said the wife and mother of three. “It’s been a rewarding career.” Ever conscious of WUFO’s rich heritage, she said the station’s current slogan “The Spirit of Western New York” speaks just as much to its role as

“SAY IT LOUD!”WUFO Radio, “The Spirit of Western New York,” Celebrates 50 Years of History and Service to the Community

‘SPIRIT OF WESTERN NEW YORK’: The WUFO Staff (seated L-R) Lee Pettigrew, Sheila Brown, Ted Kirkland. (L-R) Dwayne Cumberlander, Doug Ruffin, Curtis Black, Muata Smith, Solar Ingram, L. Robinson, Fatima Croom, Roxey Hatten, Kailah Williams, Pat Freeman, Leann Carr. Not pictured Ras Jomo

a voice for the collective Black com-munity today, as it did in years past. Popular talk-show programming such as the Saturday Morning Community Hour and Kirkland’s Corner on Tuesday afternoons , are prime exam-ples. She said the spirit also relates to the feeling of being connected felt by most everyone who has ever worked at the station no mater where they may be. And although the media game has changed tremendously over the past 25 years, the station remains signifi-cant. WUFO she points out proudly, still provides programming not found any-where else in the area. Although she sites gospel music as its base format, the station impacts a wide range of listeners between the ages of 25 and 75 by offering neo-soul, blues, reggae, oldies, sports, national Black news and commentators such as the nationally syndicated Bev Smith. “Information is the key,” continued Sheila. “If you really want to hear what’s really going on in the com-munity, turn to WUFO, the Challenger and the Criterion (she said referencing Buffalo’s two Black newspapers). WUFO’s programming includes an abundance of ministries, along with community based organizations such as the NAACP, the CAO, the African American Cultural Center and Urban League; popular historian Eva Doyle hosts a history program; the Nation of Islam’s Minister Louis Farrakhan airs every Saturday; and the popular sports talk show with Patrick Freeman, The Mighty Oba (WUFO is the only station that supplies Black Sports) and a variety of other shows. Owned and operated by Sheridan

Broadcasting, WUFO also airs Sheri-dan Broadcast Network News . Sheri-dan is the only Black owned and oper-ated station with a correspondent in the White House.-The Greatest- The spirit of excellence and forging new frontiers is WUFO’s legacy, as the station is known to have turned out some of the greatest Black jocks in the country, such as the late Frankie “Holly-wood” Crocker. Born and raise n Buf-falo, he went on to take New York City by storm at WBLS and WLIB. Crocker, a NYS Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame recipient, is credited with coining the phrase “urban contempo-rary” in the 1970s. The station’s Website offers the fol-lowing: “WUFO has provided the nation with some of the most popular African-American radio personalities. Some of the announcers that worked at WUFO over the years include famed NYC disc jockey Frankie Crocker, Gary Byrd, Jerry Bledsoe, Thelka McCall (one of the first Black female DJ’s in the country) and her son Dwayne Dancer Donovan, Don Allen, Don Mul-lins, Sunny Jim Kelsey, Al Brisbane, Jimmy Lyons, H.F. Stone, Chucky T, Al Parker, Gary Lanier, Kelly Carson, Darcel Howell, Mouzon, David Wilson & Mark Vann who are brothers, Lee Pettigrew, Dwayne "Landers" Cum-berlander and "The Discotizer" Keith

Pollard, and the list of the "Greats" continues to grow.” Also, the late, great, Eddie O’Jay of Cleveland who got his start at WUFO. The impressive list of GM’s include Jim Corn (the first GM, who was White), Donald Mullins Sr. (so nice he had to serve as GM twice!), Jeff Freeman, Mr. Coleman, Jesse Key, Terry Swain, Lenore Williams, Phil Billingsley, and Carol Salter-Glover.-Vision- WUFO, an AM station, goes off the air at sundown. During the summer months they stay on until 9 p.m. Sheila says she would very much like to see the station go 24 hours, or even on air until midnight. “The technology has now allowed AM stations to do amazing things,” she disclosed. -Party Over Here- On Saturday, July 9, WUFO will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a Hall of Fame Party at Petibones at Coca-Cola Field from 6 p.m. until 1 a.m. Headlining the show will be national recording artists Bobby Rush, Ernest Pugh and Shirley Murdock. Local talent will include Men in White and Adora. The station’s new website will also be launched at the Hall of Fame party. Tickets for the gala are $30 gen-eral admission and are available at WUFO Studios, 89 LaSalle and at Doris Records. “It’s the longest party any radio sta-tion has ever done,” said Sheila. “It started Dec. 4, 1961 and it will end Dec. 4, 2011.” There will be additional activities planned for the remainder of the year including a big gospel concert. For more information about the gala and other 50th anniversary events, log on to www.wufoam.com. Congratulations to Sheila Brown, her hardworking staff, and all those who have come before them and had the vision and determination to keep the “Spirit” alive. -a.b.

Frankie Crocker

and requires the establishment of the MWBE Utilization Advisory Board, Local Law 5 of 1994 relates to the use of MWBEs in procurement contracts, and Local Law 9 of 2005 relates to the use of MWBEs in professional services contracts. Each law has specific goals for the use of MWBEs, as well as spe-cific reporting requirements.

At a meeting of the Community Enrich-ment Committee last month, chaired by Legislator Tom Loughran, it became clear that many aspects of the three laws were not being properly enforced. Legislators, community leaders and business owners think that the estab-lishment of the MWBE Utilization Advisory Board is the first step in ensuring proper enforcement of the all the elements of the various laws.

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Catholic Charities has an excellent professional development oppor-tunity available for the following position: Case Manager Full-time temporary Case Manager to utilize internal and external resources to assist older adults to function at an optimum level through comprehen-sive assessment, care planning, link-age with essential services and moni-toring of service delivery outcomes. Schedules and facilitates service plan reviews, evaluates the advances and barriers to intervention effectiveness, develop new intermediary goals and acts as an advocate for clients in dis-pute resolution. Incumbent will be a resource regarding services includ-ing but not limited to emergency relief, housing, eligibility/securing entitlements and caregiver support. Master’s Degree or Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, counseling, or related field and minimum 5 years directly related experience. Valid NYS driver’s license with reliable transportation required.

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Catholic Charities has an excellent professional development oppor-tunity available for the following position: Volunteer Coordinator Part-time position to coordinate proj-ect activities including recruitment, in-service training, and volunteer supervision in cooperation with Proj-ect Director. Ensures timely and accurate documentation of Foster Grandparent service hours and mile-age. Maintains active involvement with community organizations and performs monthly site visits to volunteer stations. Establishes and maintains relationships between FGP and children to whom they are assigned. Provides orientation and regular in-service training and repre-sents the program at public speaking engagements. Bachelor’s Degree and Valid NYS driver’s license and at least 1 year experience with senior population. Excellent written and verbal skills, basic computer skills, ability to work independently and to work non-traditional hours.

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Catholic Charities has an excellent professional development oppor-tunity available for the following position: Maintenance Worker Full-time Maintenance Worker to perform a variety of work in the maintenance and repair of buildings and grounds at various facilities/sites including painting, general repairs, floors, etc. Maintains grounds including mowing, and trimming tree branches that create hazardous situations. Maintains clean, safe and orderly work sites and trouble shoot problems. Effectively use a variety of hand and power tools. Respon-sible for maintaining sites in the absence of Supervisor and willing to work long hours as needed. Can-didate must be flexible and possess excellent written and interpersonal communication skills. Candidate must have a high school diploma or equivalent and a minimum of three (3) years experience in related field.

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REQUEST FOR QUOTES FORPLUMBING SUPPLIES

The Board of Commissioners of the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority requests quotes to provide PLUMBING SUPPLIES needed to maintain BMHA properties. Specifications may be obtained from the BMHA Central Office, 300 Perry Street, Buffalo, NY 14204 or by calling Susan Faulise at 855-6711 ext 230. Sealed quotes will be received until 11:00 AM, local time, on Monday, July 25, 2011, at the above address. Proposals received after this time will not be accepted.Submission Information:Date Due: Monday, July 25, 2011 at 11:00 A.M.Location: 300 Perry Street, Buffalo, NY 14204 All sealed bids must be mailed or delivered. No faxed bids will be accepted.

Period of Contract:1 year. Multiple contracts may be awarded.

Contacts: For questions about the bidding procedure: Susan Faulise (716) 855-6711 ext. 230 For questions about individual items: Ronald Wagner (716) 855-0081 ext. 15

Opening: Monday, July 25, 2011, 11:00 AM BMHA Board Room, 300 Perry Street, Buffalo, NY 14204. Because BMHA will have to calculate extensions and totals, no Appaprent winner will be announced at the opening.

Dear Eve:My husband and I are reluctantly going to have a baby. I say reluctantly because by the time the baby is born we will have been married only four years. You see, neither he nor I wanted to have children, we got married to enjoy each other, to travel and really enjoy the more lavish things in life and we prepared for it. Our schedules are so busy; there is no time for kids. I don’t believe in abortions so I don’t have any other alternative but to go through with it. Already our lives have changed and so has our way of handling things and the baby hasn’t even arrived yet. We don’t want to throw away our many souvenirs, knick knacks and other treasured things that children can easily destroy. What should we do now? Our plans seem to have gone by the wayside.Soon to be Parents Jim & Marge

Dear Jim & Marge: I once read a book where the open-ing began with “Everybody Loves A Baby” and you will too - especially when you first lay your eyes on the baby and from that moment on. Just think. The first born is usually one of God’s little angels. When the baby arrives, you should take a good look at each other and say “How won-derful!” and thank God. Now that the Good Lord has blessed you - why not prepare for the blessed event - by providing a special room for the little one and while doing so prepare a special spot in the house for your already well loved treasures to be kept and ready for display - when the child is a teenager? In a book labeled “Its Your Time,” by Joel Olsteen, you may find that it is your time to settle down and become great parents. In the Bible, read: Eccle-siastes Chapter 3 Verses 1-8“There is a time to be born”…is among them

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We Are Women Warriors Meeting: 6 p.m., Merriweather Library; 536-7323; open to public.

Thursday July 7

Rally for Justice for John Walker: Noon to 1 p.m., Niagara Square.

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World of Girls “Stars” Recognition Ceremony: Noon to 2 p.m., Merri-weather Library, Jefferson @ Utica (See page 9)

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Greater Refuge Temple of Christ The-atrical Troop: “It Seamed So Hard”, a play @ 6 p.m.,Temple Family Life Center, 943 Jefferson; tickets $15.

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“Justice Delayed”: A film about the John Walker Indictment; 6:30 p.m., Market Arcade theatre, 629 Main St. Tickets at box office, Doris Records, Grants Variety and Umoja Market Place.

Phi Omega Scholarship Foundation Annual golf tournament: Tan Tara golf Club, 4391 Tonawanda Creek Road; for info 465-5343 or 860-4119.

GROUP Ministries “OUR SISTA” Circle: 5:30 p.m., 1333 Jefferson Ave; 539-1841 for info and to reserve.

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The Public Good Radio Show: 1 p.m., WUFO, 1080 AM: Topic, Racial Disparities and Community Health Workers.

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