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*Magnificent Africa: The Magnificent Africa exhibit is now on display at the Baobab Cultural Center, 728 Univer-sity Avenue, Rochester. Dis-played through May, 2012. Terry Chaka is gallery man-ager. For more information (585)563-2145.

*Charlie Murphy’s Acid Trip Tour, Thursday June 28, with Faizon Love/Feeze Lu, 7:30 Auditorium Theatre, downtown Rochester. Tickets @ Mad Flavors, 185 Lyell Ave Rochester and Doris Records, 286 E. Ferry Buffalo; Ticket-master.com 1.800.745.3000

*Genesee Crossroads Dis-trict Boy Scouts of America Troop 46 and Pack 46 on go-ing recruitment every Tuesday at 6 p.m., Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, 141 Adams Street; call Cherly Lattimore for more info at 585-232-6742.

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Understanding the Damaging Impact of the Standardized Testing Process (Part 2

Urban League to Host 33rd Annual Salute to Black Scholars Celebration On June 12, 2012 at 6:00 p.m., the Urban League of Roch-ester will be hosting the 33rd Annual Salute to Black Scholars Recognition Dinner. This important event recognizes the hard work and determination of Afri-can American students that have excelled in education, receiving a B average or higher for seven consecutive semesters. With roots in Rochester, the Black Scholars program has a lot to be proud of. Under local direction this amazing program has been taken on by many Urban League affiliates across the nation. Proof of our program success has been apparent throughout the years. The statistics that come out of the Black Scholars pro-gram are much more than a slate of numbers. They show deter-mination, accomplishment, and honor for thousands of young African American students. They signify 33 years of success, 8,000 graduates, 60 participating schools in Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans and Wayne counties and $2.5 mil-lion annually, in scholarships, grants, financial aid, and awards to deserving scholars. This essential program continues to flourish and help hundreds of youth every year. The Urban League of Rochester would like to invite you to come celebrate with us and learn more about the amazing pro-grams we have to offer. Tickets for adults are $50 and children under 12 are $15. If you are interested in attending the dinner or learning how to give back to the Black Scholars program please contact the Urban League of Rochester at (585)325-6530.

In my humble, but informed view, as a retired, 23-year vet-eran classroom teacher, and as a parent and community activ-ist --- I agree that for the most part, all of the criticisms out-

lined in part 1 of this es-say are valid. Yet, there are even deeper issues and p r o b l e m s than those p rev ious ly listed, espe-cially where

our most academically chal-lenging, urban students (the vast majority of whom are students of color, particularly African Americans and Lati-nos) are concerned. As it relates to helpful knowledge regarding the broad implications of stan-dardized testing, as well as specific issues and problems, which widely and negatively impact urban students and teachers --- some of the most important factors are as fol-lows. It is important for us to be very clear about the fact that, in essence, in its most basic form, standardized testing is a multibillion dollar industry, which (like all multibillion dollar industries) is connected in various ways to power-ful people, including politi-cians, i.e., via lobbying and campaign contributions for example. The testing industry

is composed of stockholders, and of course is also connect-ed to unions --- in the sense that workers who provide the necessary labor (in facto-ries or publishing houses) to produce the final product are unionized.With regard to the prospect of reforming the standardized testing process, undoubtedly some type of written assess-

ment tools (tests) will remain in tact. So, obviously no one is seriously contemplating to-tal elimination of the testing industry. Yet, anyone who is paying close attention knows that some degree of change is much-needed. Of course under the U.S. capitalist eco-nomic system, in which edu-cation represents a key insti-tution, monetary interests and profits will always influence any type of fundamental, in-stitutional change, and/or the lack thereof (no matter how large or small). As it relates to the econom-ics of education, the testing industry represents one of the most lucrative and most pow-erful arenas, and we know that those who are reaping the prof-its will not just give them up easily. Resistance to change is inevitable, and if widespread, fundamental change is going to occur --- indeed if any de-gree of fundamental change is going to occur --- a political fight is probably unavoidable, and will help to determine (decisively) who is and is not really serious about helping to produce the change that so many claim to support and want.

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OFF AND RUNNING! Pictured above, Legislator Betty Jean Grant is surrounded by just a few of the many supporters who turned out for her press conference last Friday at Loretta’s Restaurant on Genesee Street. It was there that the popular and well respected political veteran announced that she will run for the 63rd Senate District seat in the September 13, 2012 New York State Primary Election. Legislator Grant, who is serv-ing her third term as a county legislator, and who is currently Chairwoman of the Legislature, is a former City of Buffalo Councilmember and Buffalo Public Schools board member. Essentially it is a win-win situation for both the community and Mrs. Grant. If she gets on the ballot and is victorious in the senate race in September and November, all of the people in her senate district will benefit. If she fails to win the senate race, she will not lose her position as a County Legislator or as that powerful body’s chair - another plus for the people. Legis-lator Grant is asking all those who can help with getting signa-tures, making phone calls, putting up signs or even a financial contribution, to call the campaign at (716) 602-5877.

Retirement Party & Picnic For Darnell Jackson Sr. A retirement party and pic-nic in honor of community activist Darnell Jackson Sr. will be held on Saturday, June 9 at 15 Barthel St. (backyard area) from noon to 10 p.m. The event will include a live DJ, entertainment, food and guest speaker. A “Roast the Honoree” will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. The community is welcome to attend!

Freedom Party Alive and Well! Next Meeting June 9 The recent organization-al meeting for the Freedom Party was recently held at the 2nd Cup Restaurant. A review of the purpose and goals was presented and discussed. Var-ious tasks and plans regard-ing the upcoming elections was also discussed. Freedom Party endorsements and pe-titioning was also discussed and planned. Also discussed was the vital need of the Free-dom Party to provide political voices for African Americans Hispanics and all progressive peoples. For the sake of the elders and Ancestors, we must over-take this spiritual journey in order to not leave this politi-cal mess for our children and grandchildren. The next meeting will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 11a.m. at the 2nd Cup Res-taurant, corner of Broadway and Ellicott Streets. Sincere volunteers are welcomed.Call 896-0858 regarding concerns.

LaShawn Chinn Receives EOC Arthur O. Eve, Jr. Award EOC alumnae LaShawn Chinn received the Arthur O. Eve, Jr. Award for her com-munity service during EOC commencement exercises held at UB last month. Buffalo Fire Commissioner Garnell W. Whitfield Jr. and Director of the Buffalo Em-ployment and Training Center (BETC) Colleen Cummings, were also honored at the com-mencemen. Commissioner Whitfield received the Dis-tinguished Alumnus Award and Ms. Cummings was rec-ognized with the “Friend of EOC Award.” The audience, comprised of graduates from the GED, English as a Sec-ond Language (ESL), Allied Health, and Information Tech-nology programs, were chal-lenged by a host of speakers, to overcome challenges and become life-long learners. A number of student recogni-tions were handed out.

Allentown Arts Festival This Weekend The Allentown Arts Festival takes place in the Allentown Historic Preservation District along Delaware Avenue be-tween North and Virginia June 9-10.

Next weekend, June 16 and 17, Martin Luther King Jr. Park will be

transformed into a cultural mecca when Juneteenth cele-brate its 37th annual festival. It is the third largest June-teenth celebration in the na-tion. And although anticipation is high as the date approaches, many may have some reserva-tions about safety in the wake of the tragic shooting in the park a few weeks ago. Marcus Brown, president of Juneteenth Buffalo Inc. for the past 18 years, said that although he can understand some people’s concerns, en-suring adequate safety mea-sures was at the forefront of planning long before the re-cent incident. The festival over the years have been basically peaceful, Brown pointed out, despite the negative rumors that seem to crop up every year before the event. “We don’t take anything for granted,” he said. “We have never done so in the past and

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Juneteenth 2012: A Festival Of Culture, Love & Peace!we certainly are not doing it this year. Long before the in-cident we were having securi-ty meetings. We know what’s going on, and all the local peace groups – FATHERS, Stop the Violence, Mad Dads, Buffalo United Front and oth-ers - have come together and are working together,” he noted. The Buffalo Police De-partment and Sheriffs depart-ment are also involved. “We are always concerned about the eruption of retalia-tion in the park and any time you have such huge masses of people, there is always a safety concern,” continued Brown. But he also expressed con-fidence that like in years past, things would go smoothly and peacefully. He pointed out that the potential for violence is not only in East Buffalo, but all over the city. “We’re trying to make this one of the safest parks in the city, and Mayor Brown has helped us a lot as far as pro-viding us what we need to make that happen. We have a strategy in place, and we’re in control of the park.” “We’re urging everyone to please come out!,” continued-Brown. “The annual parade will kick things off. We have two stages and plenty of great entertainment; the arts and culture will be fantastic. Education is a major role this year (we even have a young man teaching Swahili). There will be African drum and dance lessons. Underground Railroad tours, plenty of ven-dors with African attire, and artifacts , a Health Pavilion and much, much more!” The GIRLS Sports Organiza-tion will be in charge of the basketball court on Saturday, featuring a game by the Lady Legends. On Sunday the boys will man the court. Brown is especially proud of the selection of this year’s parade Grand Marshals - two community icons, Viola Hill and Luther Brunette. The Juneteenth and Pre-Juneteenth Schedule of events follows. The schedule of ac-tivities for the Sankofa Cele-bration, can be found on Page 10.

The African American Drummers and Dancers will be among a host of participants to take part in the Juneteenth Parade and Festival! The photo above is from their June 2 annual recital.

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“Breaking the Invisible Chains”37th Consecutive Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo

Saturday, June 16th & Sunday June 17th, 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Park

Saturday Schedule: June 16thPraise & Worship 9:00 a.m. – 11:00

(Sponsored by WUFO Radio Station)Juneteenth Parade

Parade begins at 11:00 a.m. sharp from the corners of Genesee & Wende proceeds down Genesee into MLK Park.

Followed by Festivities in Park until 8:00 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday: June 16th & 17th: The Art Chalk Walk: Sponsored by the Buffalo Board of

Education.Saturday, June 16th: Girls Basketball Showcase.

Sunday, June 17th: Girls and Boys Basketball Showcase.

Sunday Schedule: June 17thPraise & Worship 9:00 a.m. – 12:00noon

(sponsored by WUFO RadioStation)Followed by festivities in the park until 8:00 p.m.

*Festivities include: Entertainment stage, Arts and Culture stage, Vendor’s Market, Food Court, Health Pavilion, Heal-

ing tent, Family Portrait Booth, Book Fair, Historical exhibits, Re-enacting historical events in history, Children’s Activities, Girls & Boys Basketball Showcase, Youth Activities, Under-

ground Railroad Tours and more!

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Headquarters – 1517 Genesee St. Meet at 3:30 p.m. Bus leaves at 4 p.m. Returns 7 p.m.

A journey to many important sites in the city with storytell-ing at each site. Sponsord by theTradition Keepers. For more

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Bishop Otis G. Clark, survivor of 1921 Tulsa race riot, dies at 109 Seattle -- For years, few people dared to speak about what happened on the night of May 31, 1921, during one of the most deadly and devastating race riots in the nation's history. Otis G. Clark, who was 18 at the time, had grown up in Greenwood, a thriving African American section of Tulsa. During a night that history almost forgot, Mr. Clark dodged bullets, raced through alleys to es-cape armed mobs and saw his fam-ily's home burned to the ground. He fled Tulsa on a freight train headed north. He would eventually move to Los Angeles, where he was the butler in the home of movie star Joan Craw-ford. He later turned to preaching and was known as the "world's oldest evangelist." Greenwood had 15,000 residents, a 65-room hotel, several banks and two newspapers. It also faced, on its border, growing racial resentment from an emboldened presence of the Ku Klux Klan. But for nine decades, he remained a living witness to a night of horror, when Greenwood died. Mr. Clark died May 21 in Seattle at age 109, family members told the Tulsa World newspaper. The cause of death was not disclosed. "Oh, child, we had what you might say a little city, like New York or Chicago," Mr. Clark told author Tim Madigan, recalling the life of Greenwood for the 2001 book "The Burning: Mas-sacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921." "We had two theaters, two pool halls, hotels, and cafes, and stuff. We had an amazing little city."On the final day of May 1921, White mobs were sparked into action by rumors that a young Black man had improperly touched a White female elevator operator. Armed vigilantes were deputized by the local police, giving them the legal standing of a militia, as they gathered on the edge of Greenwood.Mr. Clark had to flee his house. "Gunfire and the blaze from the fire was getting closer," he told the Tulsa World in 2000, "and all we had on our minds was getting out of the house before the war got there."

College Student-Cannibalism Suspect A Maryland college student accused of killing a housemate and eating his heart and part of his brain was kicked out of a ROTC program after he punched holes in the walls of the cadet computer lab and a military instructor referred to him as a "Virginia Tech wait-ing to happen," according to a campus police report months before the attack. Alex Kinyua, 21, a native of Kenya and a student at Mor-gan State University, admitted using a knife to kill and carve up 37-year-old Kujoe Bonsafo Agyei-Kodie before eating his organs, the Harford County Sheriff's Office said last week. The older man, a native of Ghana, had been staying with the Kinyua family for about six weeks at their townhouse in the Baltimore suburb of Joppatowne. Investigators haven't given a possible mo-tive.

Black Colleges Without Black People “If you don’t have a Black faculty, you don’t have an HBCU,” said Jahil Issa, professor of history and Africana studies at Dela-ware State University. Issa warned that the school is in danger of following in the footsteps of Bluefield State College and West Virginia State University, two historically Black institutions that are now overwhelmingly White. Delaware State Univer-sity’s faculty is now majority non-African American, although the student body remains predominantly Black. Prof. Issa wrote “How Black Colleges are Turning White: The Ethic Cleans-ing of HBCUs in the Age of Obama,” which appeared in Black Agenda Report, last year. Florida Voter Suppression Law Struck Down A federal judge struck down provisions of a Florida law that constituted “a naked attempt to limit the electorate,” said Atty. Lee Rowland, of the Brennan Center for Justice, the lead lawyer in the case. The Florida legislation “was part of a wave of sup-pressive laws that hit in 2011 and 2012” that “targeted specific communities.”Lynching Town “Hasn’t Changed” Fourteen years after three White men chained James Byrd, Jr. to a pickup truck and dragged his body to pieces, the town of Jasper, Texas, remains racially polarized, said Ricky Jason, who produced an award-winning film on the murder. Jason doesn’t think the film will ever be shown in Byrd’s home town, where “Blacks shop on one side of the Wal-Mart, Whites on the other.” He said Byrd’s gravesite is in disrepair, and has twice been van-dalized with racist slurs.Pelican Bay Prison “Cruel and Unusual”The Center for Constitutional Rights launched a class action suit on behalf of over 500 prisoners who have endured solitary con-finement for ten years or more at California’s Pelican Bay high security facility.

Hector Pieterson being carried by Mbuyisa Makhubo after being shot by South African police. His sister, Antoinette Sithole runs be-side them. Pieterson was rushed to local clinic and declared dead on arrival at the clinic. A Hector Peterson memorial, named after the first and youngest student to die in the protests, now stands in Soweto. The above photograph became iconic in the struggle against White minority rule in South Africa.

The Soweto Uprising, also known as June 16, was a se-ries of high school student-led protests in South Africa that began on the morning of June 16, 1976.Students from numerous Sowetan schools began to protest in the streets of Soweto, against the Af-rikaans Medium Decree of 1974 which forced all Black schools to use Afrikaans and English . An estimated 20 000 students took part in the pro-tests, and roughly 176 people were killed. The photograph of Hector Pieterson’s dead body, as captured by photo-journal-ist Sam Nzima, caused out-rage and brought down inter-national condemnation on the Apartheid government. Many White South African citizens were outraged at the govern-ment’s actions in Soweto, and about 300 white students from the University of the Witwa-tersrand marched through Johannesburg’s city centre in protest of the killing of chil-dren. Black workers went on strike as well and joined them as the campaign progressed. Riots also broke out in the black townships of other cit-ies in South Africa. The 16th of June is now a public holi-day, Youth Day, in South Af-rica, in remembrance of the events in 1976. The Soweto Uprising was a turning point in the liberation struggle in South Africa.

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Zimmerman Was Busted by Recorded Phone Calls George Zimmerman surrendered to authorities in Florida on Sunday and has been taken into custody at the Seminole County Jail, two days after a judge revoked his $150,000 bond and or-dered him to turn himself in.Judge Kenneth R. Lester Jr. said that Zimmerman and his fam-ily had misled the court about their finances, and set a deadline of 2:30 p.m. Sunday for Zimmerman to surrender. Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder in the Feb. 26 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, had been liv-ing in an undisclosed location since being released on bond in April. Last Friday, prosecutors argued that Zimmerman and his wife Shelly did not disclose the $135,000 they had collected in donations for his defense at the initial bond hearing. Benjamin Crump, the Martin family attorney, said the teen’s parents welcomed the news. “They’ve always believed that if the shoe was on the other foot that Trayvon Martin would have been put in jail on day one and he would have not been given bail,” Crump said Friday. In transcripts from recorded conversations that took place while George was still in jail a week before, George instructs Shelley to go to the bank and take control of his account. In an-other call, Shelley is at the bank and the teller takes the phone to get a security code from George so he could authorize Shelley’s control of the account. Shelley even says at one point, “Not go-ing to say any personal information since it’s recorded.” It does appear that the Zimmermans did speak in some kind of “code,” like the prosectors said yesterday. Bank statements show the family had access to $135,000 in cash on the day before the bond hearing, but their conversations never speak in denomina-tions over $100. In regards to Zimmerman’s passport, state department records prove the existence of a second passport. In a recorded phone call from a few days before the April 20 bond hearing, George and Shelley talked about the passport: Defendant: Do you know what? I think my passport is in that bag.Shelley Zimmerman: I have one for you in a safety deposit box...Defendant: OK, you hold on to that. Shelley Zimmerman: For you...

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In an effort to replenish the number of potentially qualified applicants on its Section 8 waiting list, notice is hereby given that the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (BMHA) will re-open its Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program Waiting list.

The Housing Choice Voucher Program is a federal housing program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. This program provides rental subsidies to eligible low income individuals and families who wish to live in private rental housing.

DISTRIBUTION OF WAITING LIST APPLICATIONSTo determine initial eligibility, waiting list applications will be available to the public beginning on Monday, June 4, 2012 on the BMHA website at www.bmhahousing.com and at the following locations Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00AM and 4:00PM:

BMHA Administrative Office Frederick Douglas Towers 3 0 0 Perry Street-Buffalo, NY 14204 515 Clinton Street-Buffalo,14204

BMHA Housing Assistance Office AD Price 245 Elmwood Avenue-Buffalo, NY 14222 43 Mortimer Street-Buffalo, NY 14204 BMHA Resident Services Division Kenfield Homes476 Louisiana Street-Buffalo, NY 14204 39 TowerStreet-Buffalo,NY 14215

LaSalle Courts Langfield Homes110 Blum Street-Buffalo, NY 14216 35 TowerStreet-Buffalo,NY 14215

Shaffer Village LBJ Apartments90 Isabelle Street-Buffalo, NY 14207 67 Humboldt Pkwy-Buffalo,NY 14214

Holling Homes Ferry Grider1 Holling Drive-Buffalo, NY 14216 967 East Ferry St.-Buffalo,NY 14211

Jasper Parrish Sedita Apartments6 Jasper Parrish Drive-Buffalo, NY 14207 355 Summer St.-Buffalo, NY 14222

Commodore Perry Marine Drive386 Perry Street-Buffalo, NY 14204 205 Marine Drive-Buffalo, NY 14202

ACCEPTANCE OF WAITING LIST APPLICATIONSApplications for the BMHA Section 8 waiting list will be accepted in accordance with the following schedule:• Tuesday, June 19th and Wednesday, June 20th −Completed waiting list applications will be accepted in person at the BMHA Administrative offices located at 300 Perry Street, Buffalo NY 14204 between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:30PM. Waiting list ap-plications MUST be filled out before entering the office.• Thursday, June 21st and beyond −Waiting list applications will be accepted in person at the BMHA Housing Assistance Office located at 245 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY 14222 between the hours of 8:30AM and 4:30PM.• Mailed waiting list applications postmarked June 19th or later will also be accepted. Mailed waiting list applications should be addressed to: BMHA Housing Assistance Office −245 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY 14222.

Please note that original waiting list applications are required. Faxes and emails will not be accepted. Waiting list applications received or postmarked before the open pe-riod (Tuesday, June 19th) will not be accepted. The BMHA will accept only one waiting list application per household. INCOMPLETE AND/OR DUPLICATE WAITING LIST APPLICATIONS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED

Rev. Dr. Herman D. Wash-ington, Pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church of Rockville Centre, New York, will facili-tate discussions and bring the keynote address at the West-ern New York Faith Leaders’ Summit on Health Dispari-tiesv on Saturday, June 9, at the Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue. Breakfast and registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. Sessions begin promptly at 9 a.m. Sponsored by the Black Leadership Commission on AIDS (BLCA) of Buffalo, this groundbreaking Summit is free of charge and open to faith leaders and lay persons of all denominations. In addition to a keynote address by Rev. Herman D. Washington, renowned Pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church of Rockville Centre, New York, attendees will discuss social determinants and their impact on health disparities; dialogue with clergy on how they address HIV/AIDS and other health disparities in our community; discuss how faith leaders can effect change and reduction of health disparities and network with faith and community based organiza-tions to help stem the tide of health disparities that, dis-proportionately impact com-munities of color. Several workshops will be held to as-sist in training faith leaders to respond to health disparities including, “Human Sexuality from the Faith Perspective” and “The Efficacious Health Ministry.”

Black Leadership Commission on AIDS Convenes Faith Leaders and Health Disparities Summit on June 9

Breakfast and registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. Ses-sions begin promptly at 9 a.m. The summit, including meals and materials, is free of charge and open to all faith leaders and lay workers and concerned citizens. Seating is limited and attendees are asked to pre-register. For more information on the Summit or to pre-register for the Summit, please call Donna Chapman at 832-2088 or email buffalo@nblac.org by June 7.

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IS THERE A REVEREND IN THE LEGISLATURE? Erie County Legislature Chairperson Betty Jean Grant left, and Legislature Majority Leader Thomas J. Mazur ,center, presented a proclamation on behalf of the entire County Legislature to Legislator Timothy R. Hogues, Bethel Head Start presents its 3rd Annual Healthy Kids Initiative Health Fair

A Twist to the All Male Fashion ShowThe St. John A. M. E. Church of Niagara Falls, Dumanis Men of Valor Usher Board will sponsor their annual fundraiser; A Twist to the All Male Fashion Show. The theme is “A Celebra-tion of Fashions 2012.” It will include three male scenes, a special youth scene, soloists, youth and adult praise dancers, vendors, door prizes and a reception.

The celebration will be held Saturday, June 16, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Doris Jones Family Resource Center located at 3001, 9th Street, Niagara Falls, New York. Donation is $10 for adult and $5 youth 12 and under.

For participation interest or additional information, please contact Bro. Thomas Washington, President or Bro. Roosevelt Bradberry, Vice President at 285-6432.

Young Tabernacle to Observe 9th Anniversary The Rev. L. Jean Young, Pastor of Young tabernacle Holiness Church, 623 Best St., will celebrate her 9th Pas-toral Anniversary Wednes-day, June 6 thru Sunday, June 10.Week night services will begin at 7 p.m. The Pastoral Banquet will be held June 9 in the Church Fellowship Hall. The guest preacher will be Rev. Gloria Moye.The cel-ebration will close during the June 10 Sunday morning ser-vice at 11:30 a.m. For more information call 892-0985.

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Next Public Meeting on the MLK Park Pool Construction June 13 Samuel A. Herbert, chair-man of the Coalition to Save Martin Luther King Jr. Park, has announced that the next public meeting on the sta-tus of the construction of the MLK Park Pool will be held Wednesday, June 13 at the Frank E. Merriweather Li-brary from 5:30-7:30 p.m. “I have invited the same people who attended the first meeting in April, to come back in front of the commu-nity, and explain to us what will be ready for Juneteenth and Father’s Day Weekend. The community will also find out if the wading pool will be ready by the scheduled July 1 date. Come out and find out for yourself what is going on,” encouraged Herbert. “I feel cofident the com-munity can expect something wonderful will be displayed for Juneteenth. The pressure is on as all can see. they are working weekends; trucks are coming in and moving out. They are working!”

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In her two decades and count-ing career, Lalah Hathaway has made an indelible mark on mu-

sic, blazing a trail that honors the iconic and incredibly influential legacy of her late father, the in-comparable Donny Hathaway with an estimable and unique output of her own. Lalah will be performing at the Tralf in Buffalo this Saturday June the 9th for two shows. In the middle of her tour she graciously took the time to talk about her new album and career.

What are you up to right now?My record Where It All Begins, came out in October and I’m on tour. This week we’re in the D/M/V area: kind of DC and Baltimore and then the following week we’re up in Buffalo and I’m really looking for-ward to that.

What can the audience in Buffalo expect at the Tralf this Saturday?I’m looking to do as much as I can from as much of my career as pos-sible. It’s hard to cram 20 years into an hour and a half, but we’re go-ing to do as much as we can from as many parts of my career as pos-sible.

Tell me about your newest album? I’m really proud of it. One of the great things about twitter and face-book is that people can let you know immediately how they feel about the work. I’ve been getting some really great positive feedback about the record and really happy with it.

The cover artwork which features you super-imposed in place of your father on his album covers is very cool. I was wondering about the idea behind it?Thank You. The cover was created by an artist in Dallas Texas by the name of Chris Herod and the idea was that I had all of these records of my dad’s in my hair. We couldn’t really use the record covers so we decided to super-impose me into the album cover. Those covers are so iconic and were art to begin with. I really wanted to create a piece of art from beginning to end that was exemplary of what I was trying to do.

I know that you haven’t covered any of your father’s work previ-ously. Why did you decide to cover “You Were Meant For Me?”It was a song that I loved. I wanted to cover one of his songs for this album and it actually was the best choice for me. I had a full day

The Lalah Hathaway Interview by Matt Bauer

at Capitol Studios with my band with Phil Ramone producing and I thought this would be a great oppor-tunity to really get something beauti-ful to go on this album and I felt like that song really fit the mood and the color. There’s so many and I could have chosen any but I really felt like that one just fit musically.

How would you define your sound and how has it evolved over the past two decades? I don’t define my sound. I figure it’s one of those things that once you put words on what a sound is, you kind of limit it. The evolution has been re-ally interesting and continues daily. I’m still learning as a student and as a

musician. It’s still evolving so hope-fully until I die, I’m really a student and so the process of evolution for me is enlightening and very fun and I learn something every time I do it.

What motivates you to continue making music?I just really love music. It’s what I would do for free. It’s what I’m mo-tivated to do. It’s what I’m passion-ate about. I don’t have any doubt in my mind as to what I’m supposed to be doing. It’s the thing that moves me the most, that gets me up in the morning. It’s the thing that I really love to do.

To what do you attribute your career

longevity?

Luck, blessings, honesty, tenacity. You know it’s hard to say. People still keep coming back and I’ve only released six records in the last twen-ty years. I just keep being myself.

What are you up to next?I’m going to get started working on the next record. I do think that I’m one of those artists that’s woefully under-recorded. I’m going try to get on a faster clip in terms of making records but I do have some records that I’m on that have just come out or are coming out. Just did the Robert Glasper record [Black Radio] that’s out now. I just try to stay working.

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*Saturday, June 9th Diaab Entertainment Presents Lalah Hathaway 7:30 pm & 10 pm Shows. $45 Advance | $49 Day of Show Tickets on sale at Walmart, Doris Records, & The Tralf Box Office. Charge by phone: 1-800-745-3000 716-852-2860 “Her name is legendary. Her music is time-less. Her lyrics touch you at the core. Her voice possesses rich warmth that soothes your ears and holds you close.”

*Charlie Murphy’s Acid Trip Tour, Thursday June 28, with Faizon Love/Feeze Lu, 7:30 Auditorium Theatre, downtown Rochester. Tickets @ Mad Flavors, 185 Lyell Ave Rochester and Doris Records, 286 E. Ferry Buffalo; Ticket-master.com 1.800.745.3000

*Buffalo’s Best Tribute Concert of the Year featur-ing Oscar Alston’s 15 Piece Orchestra performing live, the music of Curtis Mayfield, New Birth, War. NEW DATE Saturday, June 9, The New Golden Nugget, 2046 Fill-more Ave. Showtime 7 p.m.; tickets $15.

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Memphis The Musical: June 5-10, Shea’s Perform-ing Arts Center; Tick-ets1-800-745-3000 or @ Shea’s Ticket Office, ticket-master.com; groups 829-1153; www.sheas.org

*Ngozi Promotions Poetry Slam, Saturday June 16, The Marquee at the Tralf, 622 Main Street, $20 advance. $15 students. $25 @ door; 553-9491.

* “East Side Mommas,” a play by Anne Porter Paris, di-rected by June Duell, “at Buf-falo East, 1410 Main Street on June 14,15,& 16 at 8pm; 884-3315 for tickets.

*Ziggy Marley @ Artpark (450 South 4th Street, Lewiston) Wednesday June 20, FREE outdoor concert, 6:30-9:30; Coors Light Wednesdays (parking fee $10). 716-754-4375

In celebration of Black Mu-sic Month, WUFO Mix 1080 AM presents the The Black Music Month Conference June 8-10! This conference will host a series of work-shops on music business, mu-sicianship, marketing, studio production, entertainment law and much more. The work-shops will be held in the edu-cational classrooms at Pilgrim Baptist Church located at 665 Michigan Ave in Buffalo, NY 14203. Workshops on Friday, June 8 will be held from 1-6 p.m. focusing on music busi-ness. Saturday’s workshops will focus on skill building beginning promptly at 10a.m. On Sunday WUFO will con-clude the music conference with a finale Concert featur-ing some of gospel music’s nationally renown artists. The Black Music Month Conference will host free con-certs every night!*Friday 8th @7pm-The Col-ored Musicians ClubSaturday 9th @ 6pm-Pilgrim Baptist ChurchSunday 10th @ 5pm-Pilgrim Baptist Church

Registration is only $20 at WUFO Studios located at 89 Lasalle Ave in Buffalo, NY.

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*NEGRAS EROS June 21-30, Thur-Sat 8 p.m.Buffalo East, 1410 Main St. 14209 (across from the Utica St. train station); $10 opening night, $15 all additional per-formances. For mature audi-ences only. . The actors from left to right are; April Jones, Shawnell Tillery and Sarielys Matos.

*Good Food! Good Jazz!! Pappy Martin’s Love Su-preme Jazz, Wegman’s Am-herst Street Store, June 9 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Join us for a great food and live mu-sic! 228-5307

*June 7th – 21st …..Road Less Traveled Productions in-side The Market Arcade The-atre presents “No Stage” by Archie ‘The Messenger’ and Lyrical ‘ The Lyricist. Show-times Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2p.m.; general admission $20 students $15 seniors $10.at ticketmaster.com 444-3016.

*Friday, June 8th “Beauti-ful in Black” Boat Ride, Miss Buffalo II.….food from 6 til 7pm boarding at 7:30pm….tickets $30…call 892-1377.

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“ Go Back, Fetch and Return” : Focus: Saying No To Slavery: Now and ForeverSaturday, June 9th: Say No To Slavery 6:00-8 p.m. at the Michigan Street Baptist Church, 511 MichiganRemembering our Ancestors and Receiving the Message From Our Elders

Sunday, June 10th: 2012 Juneteenth Hour: Live Broadcasting from 3–6 p.m. on 1080am WUFO or online at www.wufoam.com - Followed by: RasTa: A Soul’s Journey (Film) presented by Donisha Prendergast Granddaughter of the King of Reggae Bob Marley and Rita Marley from 6–8:30 p.m. at the Frank E. Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson AvenueMonday, June 11th: Free and Progressive Africa in the 21st Century6:00-8 p.m. at the Frank E. Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson AvenueAfricans in Buffalo, give their view on history of various African Nations. Find out what’s going on now in Africa and how it connects with America.Tuesday, June 12th: Cultural Open Mic Night 6:30-9 p.m. Second Cup Café, 36 Broadway Liberation lyrics, poetry, spoken word and expressions of freedomWednesday, June 13th: Black Social Workers 6:00 – 8 p.m.Gateway Longview Family Recourse Center, 3475 E. Ferry Street.Presenting: The New Jim Crow – people not understanding the law and social system.Thursday, June 14th: Jamaican American Association 6:00 – 8 p.m.Jamaica 50th Anniversary of Independence, History of JamaicaLocation: TBAFriday, June 15th: MAAFA: 6:00 – 8 p.m. Juneteenth Headquarters ,1517 Genesee Street to Dusk, then assembly at Broderick park “foot of Ferry” for MAAFA (memorial and healing ceremony for our ancestors who were affected by the slave trade and the upheaval of pre-colonial African society).Friday, June 15th: Juneteenth Social 8:30 – 10 p.m. At the Big 6, corner of Fox and E. NorthA meet and greet of local and out-of-town participants of Juneteenth Festival.For more informationabout Sankofa Days contact Ras Jomo at 716-948-5738 or email access-toafreeka@hotmail.com

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Though her grandfather, reggae legend Bob Marley, died three years before she was born, Donisha Prendergast can feel his spirit with her wherever she goes.

“I’ve felt his spirit, I hear his music all the time so I feel like I know him,” said Donisha in Toronto last summer to pro-mote her soon documentary Rasta: A Soul’s Journey. She will be in Buffalo on Sunday, June 10, the second night of Juneteenth Sankof Days, to present the film at the Merri-weather Library from 6-8:30 p.m. “Making the documentary helped me be-come a little closer to his mission. He was

a freedom fighter, not just a musician,” she said. The documentary, which was shot over four years in eight countries and will be released in the fall, explores the Rastafari movement and aims to dispel myths often associated with it.Prendergast, speaking to some 60 local youths, said a Rasta is someone who does the work - not just “the braids, the mari-juana, the red, green and gold (flag).” “We are about truth, rights and justice,” she said. “The docu-mentary is my journey as a young woman and Bob Marley’s granddaughter, discovering the roots of Rastafari. It was an eye opening experience. I was watching myself evolve as a Rasta woman and not just Bob Marley’s granddaughter being Rasta. It’s not just a Black movement. I don’t want to picture a world without Rastafari. It’s created so much balance in an otherwise unbalanced world.” Before filming, Prendergast, who calls Jamaica and Miami home, said she thought the movement was all about reggae mu-sic, peace and love. “As I was traveling, I realized there is so much work to be done, truth and rights work,” she said. “I think the biggest mis-conception is that people wear dreadlocks and do bad things and don’t have work to do. I hope the documentary makes people realize it’s OK to reevaluate your life and challenge the things you thought at certain points in your life.” The Rastafari movement began in the Jamaican slums in the 1920s and 30s. The Rastafarian lifestyle usually includes ritual use of marijuana, avoidance of alcohol, the wearing of one’s hair in dreadlocks and vegetarianism. The movement is named for Ras Tafari Makonnen, who was crowned Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia in 1930.(From InsideToronto.com, August 5, 2011 Photo/NICK PERRY)

the prospect of Dr. Brown as our superintendent. “She was head and shoulders above the others who interviewed. She’s clearly qualified, and most im-portantly, she’s what we need right now. Every one of her answers was about her expe-rience doing the things that we need done. Right now we need someone who knows what they’re doing, not some-body who’s going to have to learn on the job or who’s ex-perimenting. Buffalo is poised with a great opportunity with “Say Yes to Education,” Choice neighborhoods, Prom-ise Neighborhoods, and she’s

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the right person at the right place, at the right time. I can’t say it any simpler than that. I think if we as a community get behind her, we can really do some special things in Buf-falo. Most importantly, she’s the most qualified. When we make a decision, we should always choose the person who is the most qualified.” Patricia Elliott would agree. She, too was thrilled about Dr. Brown’s experience and qualifications, which she documented: Senior research planning associate, Assistant Superintendent, Chief Aca-demic Officer, Chief of Staff,

Harvard university Supervisor of principal interns, building principal, Director of second language acquisition pro-grams, Bi-lingual cross cul-tural specialist, and Bi-lingual classroom teacher. “Respect-fully,” she said: “I don’t think this is a place where either Dr. Newsome or Interim Super-intendent Amber Dixon can speak from.” In closing, we should say that there has been much talk about behind the scenes poli-ticking to simply hand this po-sition to Amber Dixon. Some have even speculated that this may be the reason that some of the board members didn’t even bother to attend the in-terview with Dr. Brown. It’s important, therefore, that we as a community remind our elected board officials that their role is to do the will of the electorate, and no one else’s. It’s important that we remember to consequence them should they forget. If you trust the perspectives of those who are laboring tire-lessly in our best interests as a family, give us a call to be-come a part of our database, and to see how you can help. (716) 948-0604, 819-6732.

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Dr. Lydia T. Wright School #89 Takes 1st & 3rd Place in Richmond Speaking Contest! It was another exciting day for the Buffalo Public School District as it hosted the 108th annual Richmond Speaking Contest on May 15, 2012. Nineteen students represent-ing 10 Buffalo Public Schools competed for the coveted Richmond Speaking Prize and bragging rights for a year, at the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts. Congratulations go out to the Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence for their first and third place wins. Seventh grade student, Jessica Fuller earned 1st place for her out-standing interpretation of, “Bi-racial hair” by Zola How-ard. Third place went to sev-enth grade student, Ranijah Doggert-Barnes for her pow-erful rendition of Langston Hughes’ “Freedom’s Plow.” Congratulations also goes to their coaches, Mrs. Reta Wedderburn-Marshall, Ms. Patrice Rosenberry and Mrs. Judith Candino who are grate-ful as educators, to play a part in an experience that instills a sense of leadership and builds confidence.Says Principal Dr. Fatima Morrell, “It allows our students to realize who they are and that they can accom-plish and be anything they set out to be.”

Winners Jessica Fuller (left) and Ranijah Doggert-Barnes

GED Graduation Ceremony Over 100 students will cel-ebrate attaining their High School Equialency Diplomas through the Buffalo Public Schools Adult Education Di-vision Preparation Program Wednesday, June 13 at Rock-well Hall Buffalo State College. Patricia L. Goss is chair of the event. (More next week)

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“We wish to plead our own cause.Too long have others spoken for us.”

- John Russwurm, Freedom’s Journal.1827 America’s 1st Black Newspaper

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America’s Criminal Injustice Systemby Margaret Kimberley

There are so many things amiss in the United States that one hardly knows where to begin discussing them all. Yet of all the calamitous situations faced by Americans, the cruelest by far is the criminal justice system. America is the world’s prison capital, and just one

state, Louisiana, has an incarceration rate 13 times higher than China’s and 5 times higher than Iran’s. Mass incarceration did not come about by happenstance, but was a coordinated and perfected reaction to the successes of the civil rights movement. Jim Crow was made illegal, so a legal means of destroying the black community had to be created. America’s obsession with punishment always re-sults in a cause celebre which gets media attention because of obvious unfairness, prosecutorial miscon-duct or blatant racism. However, these details are less important than the unmitigated horror of American justice. The ordeal of Brian Banks is a case in point. Banks was a 16-year old high school student and football stand out in Long Beach, California when he was falsely accused of raping a classmate in 2002. Banks faced a charge not only of rape, but kidnap-ping as well. He wanted to invoke his right to plead innocent, but Banks was facing a 41-year sentence if convicted. As Banks’ recalls, his lawyer pointed out that he was “a big black guy” whom the jury would assume to be guilty. Banks followed the ad-vice to plead no contest. Even after serving five years in prison, Banks was forced to be monitored with an ankle bracelet, and register as a sex offender. Sex offenders in particular are in effect prisoners forever, unable to live where they want or monitored for years at a time. The draconian measures don’t end sexual assaults or make anyone safer. They are just added to the long list of ways to mete out more suf-fering. Such is the case with untold thousands of Americans who end up in the maw of the system despite being innocent of any wrongdoing. The recantation of the alleged victim made the Banks case a headline story, but the entire criminal justice system ought to be on trial. Prosecutors routinely overcharge defendants with long sentences, and force innocent people to plead guilty in order to avoid decades behind bars. Prosecutors in the state of Florida have decided that they don’t really want to try cases in court any longer. They punish suspects who want to go to trial by seeking sentences that are 5, 10 or even 20 times longer than the sentence that would be served had they pleaded guilty. Marissa Alexander fired a shot at her husband, and could have pleaded guilty and served only 3 years in prison. By insisting upon going to trial, and despite the fact she didn’t actually shoot anyone, Alexander will now serve 20 years behind bars. What we witness in American courts bears no resemblance to a justice system, which would give judges discretion and allow defendants a day in court without fearing a life sentence. The system even punishes the innocent for saying that they are innocent. Many states automatically deny parole to individuals who assert their innocence and keep them locked up until they confess the guilt that isn’t theirs. The corrections and criminal justice system in this country is nothing but a nest of corruption and must be torn apart. Prisons and jails are used to create jobs for prison communities, make money for corporations and keep black people from effectively challenging the system as they did forty and fifty years ago. Prosecutors and politicians benefit from tough sentencing and can expect publicity, election victories and higher office should they seek it. They have little to lose with “three strikes your out” life sentences and decades in jail for low level drug dealers. Being “tough on crime” is a metaphor for keeping black people under control. The code words are clearly understood and the fear created by media’s “if it bleeds it leads” obses-sion makes even many black people support these awful measures. No crime is too small to put thousands of people away. Even child support enforcement is used to put black people behind bars who, once there, obviously can’t support their children at all. But dead beat dads, sexual predators, drug kingpins and other imagined or exaggerated criminals are never the point. They are used to keep the dreadful system running, make money for corporations, get votes for politicians, and keep racist and/or uninformed Americans happy. The case of Brian Banks gets media attention because a liar put him behind bars. It is tempt-ing to remember that aspect of his case but it shouldn’t be what we think about. We should think about an unnecessarily long sentence, presumption of guilt of a “big black guy” and permanent punishment. There will always be people whose stories generate more sympathy or who have better orga-nized supporters. Even as they get our attention we must acknowledge that there are thousands more like them. The cause of the moment should be an occasion to expose the beast and kill him once and for all. That will be the story most worthy of our attention.Margaret Kimberley’s Freedom Rider column appears weekly in BAR, and is widely reprinted else-where. She maintains an updated blog as well as at http://freedomrider.blogspot.com. Ms. Kimberley can be reached via e-Mail at Margaret.Kimberley(at)BlackAgendaReport.com.

Community Reps Agree: Dr. Pamela Brown is “The Voice of Experience”

The latest development in the search for a superintendent for Buffalo Pub-lic Schools was the visit of Dr. Pamela

Brown to our city on Monday for an inter-view. Some who were in attendance are ex-cited beyond description about what they witnessed. Patricia Elliot, who is the parent represen-tative at Waterfront school and the treasurer for the District Parent Coordinating Council (DPCC) is convinced that Ms. Brown is the best choice for the position, “hands down.” “She spoke of tri-umphs in every school she had been in, Ms. Elliott reported.

“And these were not just any schools. These were the most challenging, with the highest rates of poverty and the least amounts of mon-ey, and the lowest test scores…yet she had success. She told how she was able to estab-lish local, national, and international partner-ships that improved the learning. She talked of being able to electrify parent engagement and community support, and ensure that Title I dollars were used for their intended purpose.

She was also instrumental in securing hundreds of millions of dollars of funding for the district.” Ms. Elliot was most impressed with Ms. Brown’s sharp, con-fident demeanor, describing her as articulate, and never thrown off guard or giving garbled answers about what she would like to do with the district. She only spoke assertively about what she has already done. Bishop Michael Badger, Senior Pastor of the Bethesda World Harvest International Church, who was also present at the first of these interview with candidates Amber Dixon and Dr. Ed-ward Newsome called Ms. Brown “a breath of fresh air.” “Our community will suffer great loss if we don’t get Dr. Brown,” he said. “Not only were her answers concise and to the point, but with every question she talked about conditions before she arrived somewhere, what she implemented, and the results after the implementation. She is the candidate that our school sys-tem needs. She has the experience, she has the track record, and she’s sensitive to the issues of a predominantly minority population.” Pastor Badger had been able to raise the issue of the 25% graduation rate for Black and Hispanic boys at the earlier in-terview session, and was not happy at all with what he heard. Not so this time. “I asked her the question concerning minority male graduation rates, and she understood that this is an urban problem across the country. Then she explained some of the things that she implemented in Philadelphia, and the results they were beginning to see. They gained improvements with the use of counselors and assessments, and the involvement of com-munity. Not only was she sensitive to the issue, she had imple-mented different procedures to effect change in the area, and they were beginning to see that change happen.” When asked for his overall opinion on Ms. Brown’s personal presentation, he said: “I thought she was a very seasoned person. Just from the short period of time that she’s visited Buffalo, it’s clear that she’s a quick learner and already has a grasp on the lay of the land. She had command of the facts, was definitely confident in her presentation, and very well spoken. I don’t think she’d be intimidated by the particular circumstances we’re facing, hav-ing been the assistant superintendent of a much larger school district. Moreover, most of her training has been in urban situ-ations.” DPCC President and Millions More Movement Co-Chair Samuel Radford found it hard to contain his excitement over

2012 June – Teen Activity Schedule- Buffalo Science

Museum. Call 891-8801 June 9: Saturday

*JuneTeen Talk Forum: Diva’s for Christ/Teen Girl Motiva-tional Workshop 11 – 1 p.m. *Hands on Science Workshop: 11 – 1 p.m. *Job Readiness Skills: 1 – 3 p.m.

June 10: Sunday: *The New Generation/Global Workshop – 11a.m. - 1 p.m. *Youth Activities: Teen Talk Forum

June 16 & 17: *Youth Adventure: 11:00 – 6:00 p.m. Location: Behind the Casino @ MLK Park

June 17th: Sunday: *June-Teen:Live play 2 p.m. Talent Show from 4:00 p.m. 6:00 pm: Location: back of

the Museum of Science.

OTHER ACTIVITES IN THE PARK

MAIN STAGE ENTERTAINMENTJune 16th, Saturday:

2:00 – 2:45pm - Kenny Ber-ry; 3- 4pm - The Intruders; 4:15 – 5:15 pm – Rey Scott;

5:30 – 6:30 pm - Juanita Sim-mons; 6:45 – 8 pm – Will

Holton

June 17th, Sunday: 1:00 – 2:00 pm – Kissena;

2:15 – 3:30 pm – Larry Salter’s Big Band; ys;

6:30 – 7:00 - New Begin-nings; Unity Band 7:15 –

8:00 Finale.

*Underground Railroad Tours - June 16th , Saturday/

June 17th, Sunday Time: 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm, Location of pick up site: Best

& Fillmore.

*Health Fair - June 16th and June 17th: - Time:

Noon – 6 pmLocation: Vendors alley on Fillmore near Martin

Luther King DriveSponsor: Great Lakes Health (Kaleida

Health/E.C.M.C)

Children’s Activity Tent: June 16th & 17th Time: 1-6 p.m. Location: Tennis

Courts.

Book Fair: June 16th and 17th Time: 4:00 P.M. to 7 P.M. Location: Near the

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Volunteers are needed in the following areas for Ju-neteenth 2012. • Juneteenth Parade• Health Pavilion • Ho-listic Health • Children’s Ac-tivity Tent• Youth Activities• Book Sharing • Entertainment Stage• Heritage Tent• Arts & Culture Stage• Hosts for Ju-neteenth Sankofa Days• June-teenth Street Team. Please call (716) 891-8801.

Vo l u n t e e r s Needed

Martin Luther King Jr. Bust on Fillmore Street.

Sponsor: HSBC Bank and Project Flight

Arts & Culture Stage: June 16th & 17th at Fillmore and

Parade Streets

Heritage Tent: June 16th and June 17th Displays of African artifacts, veterans

display, brochures of heritage information @ the corner of Best and Fillmore in Martin

Luther King Jr. Park. Times: from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

Family Photos: Saturday, June 16th Time: 1:00 - 6:00 pm /Sunday, June 17th 1:00

-6:00 pm Location: Fillmore Street. Sponsor: Locust

Street Art Program

African Drum and Dance: Sunday, June 17th

Time: Drum Class - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm and Dance Class

from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Location: Near Tennis

Courts

JUNETEENTHcontinued

Vendor Fair for Contractors and WNY Businesses The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority will host a Vendor Fair to preset upcom-ing projects and business op-portunities for contractors and WNY businesses on Tuesday, June 12 from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Martha Mitchell Com-munity Center, 175 Oakmont Avenue. Topics covered will include Procurement, Up-coming Capital Improvement Projects, Service and Supply needs. For additional information contact BMHA Resident Ser-vices at 855-0081 ext. 13.BMHA is an Equal Opportu-nity/Affirmative Action Em-ployer.

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Catholic Charities has an excellent professional de-velopment opportunity available for the following position: Secretary Full-time Secretary re-sponsible for providing receptionist and general secretarial support. For a full description of responsi-bilities and requirements of this position please visit our website at www.ccwny.org and refer to Job #201239 when applying. EOE/M/F

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BIDSCatholic Charities has an excellent professional de-velopment opportunity available for the following position: Social Workers Full-time Social Work-ers needed in our Niagara Falls and N. Tonawanda offices to provide direct as-sessment and treatment of children and/or adults with psychiatric disorders. For a full description of respon-sibilities and requirements of this position please visit our website at

www.ccwny.org and refer to Job #201232 when applying. EOE/M/F

Exp. pd/loan collectors and pt callers on bus line – no wk-ends 855-317-5196

BUFFALO CHALLENGERIssue: 6/6

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BUFFALO CRITERIONIssue: 6/9

Deadline: Tuesday 6/5, by NoonSize: 2 col (3.75”) x 6.5” Price: $164.42

STAFF ASSISTANTThe University at Buffalo, Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), is seeking to fill a StaffAssistant, Office Manager position. Provide broad-based key administrative support to theDirector, Associate Director and Counseling staff (9), and serves as the day-to-day OfficeManager for the Program which serves nearly 900 students each academic year. The StaffAssistant provides management and oversight with respect to all administrative activities neededto support program staff, students and related programming, events and activities. The StaffAssistant manages all day-to-day general office and programmatic operations includingsupervision of administrative support staff and students to ensure timely and effective provisionof services. The Staff Assistant manages all personnel related workflow for the unit and servesas the immediate supervisor to other clerical staff within the unit including, one KeyboardSpecialist I and 30-40 Work Study and/or Student Assistants.

Responsible for support staff Performance Programs and Evaluations. The Staff Assistant isresponsible for staff training programs including planning and development and conducts regularstaff meetings. The Staff Assistant is responsible for all Procurement transaction workflow for theunit including monthly account reconciliations. The Staff Assistant is responsible for the day-to-day management of the departmental budget and is responsible for all EOP financial resourcerelated transactions across all funding sources, including: procurement, human resources,preparation of financial forms and reports, spreadsheet creation and maintenance, accountreconciliations and budget planning and development.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree required and two years of responsible work with experiencein Human Resources, Student Personnel or other related business administration area includingsupervision of support staff and/or students. Also, two years keyboarding experience utilizingword-processing programs. Must have excellent verbal, written and inter-personalcommunication skills. Preferred qualifications also include experience creating, editing andmaintaining Excel spreadsheets, processing procurement and personnel transactions.Experience working in a diverse environment. Experience managing multiple priorities at thesame time. Applications for this position will only be accepted online.

To apply, please visit: https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=55230Salary Range: $37,873-$40,873

Application Deadline: 07/08/12 (External Posting Dates: 06/09/12 – 07/08/12)

The University at Buffalo is committed to ensuring equal access to its programs and activities. The entire notice of non-discrimination can be viewed here: http://affirmativeaction.buffalo.edu/about.htm.

Position Announcement: Executive DirectorBuffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers, Inc. *97 Lemon Street Buffalo NY 14204 www.bfnc.org

BFNC, Inc. is a $6M human services not-for-profit corporation. Founded in the “settlement house” tradition in the 1890’s, the organization has operated activities, services and programs for children, youth and adults. A voluntary 15 member board of directors governs the organization. A committed staff executes the policies, services and programs of BFNC. Current programs include after-school homework as-sistance, teenage pregnancy prevention, well-aged senior citizens center, income tax preparation assistance, and, case management and residential services for adults with mental illness. Communi-ty-wide activities are an annual Thanksgiving Dinner, a Holiday Season project and Summer Soul-stice- a fundraising event. Neighborhood-based services to adults with mental illness are a major component. Annually, 500 slots in case management from intensive supervision to maintenance allows 750-800 individuals live and function in a noninstitutional, community-based setting; 178 community- based licensed and un-licensed beds provide housing and supports to 215-225 persons with a diagnosed mental illness. Government grants, Medicaid, SSI, United Way of Buffalo & Erie County, foundation grants and donations form the revenue base for operations.Education and Experience• Graduate degree in social work, psychology, counseling or related field.• One year administering an organization, major program or component and 3-5 years in staff super-vision, managing program day-to-day operations with a staff of 5-20 serving a low-income, diverse population;• Can demonstrate cultural competence, history of cooperative and collaborative and effective work relationships with staff, funders and local government entities; non-judgmental, person-centered ser-vice approach;• Can demonstrate general knowledge on human service planning and development, not-for-profitaccounting, personnel operations, grant-writing, fundraising, licensure and accreditation processes; public/community relations;• Can demonstrate common sense, problem-solving ability, and temperament appropriate for work-ing with people with disabilities, different age, gender, religion, heritage/ ethnicity, sexual orientation and points of view.• Can demonstrate healthy respect for authority and organization principles, confidentiality,compromise and continuous learning.• Can demonstrate good listening skills, clear and cogent verbal and written communicationOther Requirements• Must have a valid driver’s license• On-call availability• Criminal History checkWestern New York residents are encouraged to apply.Candidate interviews will be scheduled in Buffalo in May and June 2012.Salary and Benefits• Negotiable based on education, training, experience, references and salary history.• Position is full time and requires flexible schedulingSend Resume to:Attention: Eugene Partridge, Vice-President LP Ciminelli, 2421 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214

COUNTY OF ERIEBID NOTICE

MISC BRIDGE REPAIRSPROJECT

NO. BR-MISC5-12BID DEPOSIT $20,000.

The Department of Public Works, Division of High-ways, is seeking sealed bids for rehabilitation of miscel-laneous bridges & culverts. Sealed proposals will be received at the Erie County DPW, 95 Franklin Street, Rm 1419, Buffalo, New York, at 10:00 a.m., June 21, 2012. Bid deposit of $20,000. required. Plans will be available for purchase at $100.00 each from June 7, 2012 through bid date. Pre-let meeting is June 14, 2012, 10:00 am at the Erie Coun-ty DPW, 95 Franklin, Rm 1419, Buffalo, NY 14202. Bid submittal details are on the Erie County website at www.erie.gov

NOTICE OF INVITATIONTO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES Proposals are requested by the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, for the Erie County Rainwa-ter Harvesting Cisterns Installation Project. In accordance with Local Law No. 6, proposals are hereby invited for the subject project. Proposals are to be submitted in the exact format of submittal available from Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, Room 1077, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York 14202, Telephone (716) 858-6990. Proposals will be due June 28, 2012. The DEP emphasizes that declining to respond at any step of the procurement process prior to selection will not hinder firms from being solicited for future jobs. To obtain a copy of the Request for Proposals (RFP) or review documents related to this invitation, please call the above number, write to the above address or e-mail matt.salah@erie.gov. This invitation does not commit the Department of En-vironment and Planning, Erie County, to accept any priced proposal, nor does it obligate Erie County for any costs as-sociated with preparing or submitting proposals.

BY: Thomas Hersey, Jr. Deputy Commissioner Erie County Department of Environment & Planning

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority will receive sealed bids for BMHA Job #12-13CF Parking Lot Replacement and Site Improvements at Kowal Apartments

The Prebid Conference will be held on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 10:00 AM, local time, with all potential bidders assembled at the Capital Improvements & Development Office, 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204; the project walk-through may be held/scheduled after the meeting.

Sealed bids will be received until 3:00 PM, local time, on Thurs-day, June 28, 2012 at the Capital Improvements Office, 320 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York 14204. Bids received after the stated time will not be accepted. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud immediately after specified closing time. All bid forms must be filled out and returned.

Sets of contract documents may only be obtained at the Capi-tal Improvements Office at 320 Perry Street, with a deposit of $100 per set. Only certified company checks, bank checks or money orders made payable to the Buffalo Municipal Hous-ing Authority will be accepted. This deposit is refundable upon return of complete sets of documents within 14 calendar days after the bid opening. Failure to comply with this time limit will constitute forfeiture of the deposit.

The BMHA reserves the right to reject any bid, which fails to conform to the essential items, required by the contract docu-ments and to reject any and/or all bids submitted.Dated: June 5, 2012

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Wednesday June 6

“We Are Women Warriors” Community Forum: “Suc-cessful Release thru Re-entry Programs,” 5:30-7:45 pm, Merriweather Library, Jeffer-son @ Utica. 536-7323.

“Spring Your Home Into Ac-tion” Property Repair Work-shop: 6 p.m., Niagara Falls Public Library w/Willie A Price; free, 316-7776.

Notice Public Meeting Board of Westminster Community Charter School; 3 p.m., M&T Bank, One M&T Plaza 19th Fl.Thursday June 7

Bethel Head Start 3rd Annual Healthy Kids Initiative Health Fair: 11a.m.-3 p.m.; Canisius College Demske Sports Com-plex, 1833 Main St.; call 878-0220 for more info.

Friday June 8

Marcus Garvey Day Planning Meeting: 6 p.m. Edward Sand-ers Community Center, 2777 Bailey Ave.; 716) 844-8736.

Documentary Series: “5-7 p.m., Film Quilombos,” dis-cussion will follow w/coffee; The Golden Cup, 883 Jeffer-son; free; 883-7770.

CAO 47th Anniversary Awards Dinner & Celebration: Buffalo Convention Center, 6 p.m. Tickets $50; to reserve call 881-5150.

Saturday June 9

Black Leadership Commis-sion on AIDS Summit: 8:30 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. Sum-mit; free; Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave.; 832-3088 to pre-register.

Darnell Jackson Sr. Retire-ment Party & Picnic: Noon-10 p.m. 15 Barthel St. (backyard); 5-7 “Roast the Honoree”; after party 10 p.m. until.

Freedom Party Meeting: 11 a.m., 2nd Cup Restaurant, Broadway & Ellicott Streets; 896-0858.

Eva Doyle Lecture on “Don Cornelius”: 1-3 p.m., 2nd Cup Café, 36 Broadway @ El-licott; dance contest w/cash prize; 847-6010 or 533-9547.

Muhammad School of Mu-sic Honors Recital: 7 p.m., Burchfield Penny Art Center, featuring Henri Muhammad and guest conductor Amadi Azikiwe, Conductor of the Harlem Symphony Orches-tra; for information & tickets, 881-5088 or 570-5064; email info@muhammadschoolof-music.net

Sunday June 10

Muhammad School of Mu-sic Honors Recital: 3 p.m., Burchfield Penny Art Center; for information & tickets, 881-5088 or 570-5064; email info@muhammadschoolof-music.net

NAACP Annual Dinner: 6 p.m., Buffalo Convention Center. 884-7242.

Wednesday June 13

Public Meeting/Update MLK Partk Construction: 5:30-7:45 pm., Merriweather Library.

Board of Ed Regular Board Meeting: 5:30 p.m.; 801 City Hall

Friday June 15

Buffalo United Front Inc. Fa-thers Day Annual Fish Fry: 6-9 p.m.; Mount Olive Baptist Church, 701 East Delavan; admission $35; call 446-6086 for tickets.

Saturday June 16

14th Annual Buffalo Track & Field Classic 2012: 9-5 p.m.; Johnnie B Wiley Stadium, Jef-ferson & Best Streets, entry fee $3 rain or shine.

Welcome Home Troops: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Naval & Military Park, One Naval Park Cove; food, entertainment and more.

6th Annual Peter Fleck Memo-rial/Burgard Car Show: Noon-4; Burgard High School, 400 Kensington Ave.; $15 vehicle entry fee; call 816-4450 or 824-0211 for more info.

Sunday June 17

EPAC Services 1st Annual Father’s Day Boat Cruise: 7-9 p.m.; Miss Buffalo, Erie Ba-sin Marina; $45 per person ; for more info call 939-1224 or email ebony pplagent@ya-hoo.com

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