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*African World History Class Tuesdays,7:30-9:00 pm.Introducing a new pro-gram at the center, hosted by Kiah Nyame! Stay tuned and check the Baobab website for further details. $5 donation re-quested per session.

Baobab Gallery Manager Terry Chaka with Kiah Nyame.

Government Promises World Won’t End December 21! The U.S. government wrote a helpful blog post on Monday titled, "Scary Rumors About the World Ending in 2012 Are Just Rumors." The post on USA.gov says NASA scientists have received thousands of letters from people convinced that the world will end on Dec. 21, based on a misunderstanding of the ancient Mayan calendar that's been promulgated in doomsday message boards online. Some people think a giant comet will strike Earth that day, others that we are about to collide with another planet. A NASA scientist said he's received several letters from young people contemplating suicide because they believe the apoca-lypse is coming. "The world will not end on December 21, 2012, or any day in 2012," the post says. NASA released a video earlier this year explaining that the Mayan calendar does not actually predict the end of the world on Dec. 21, and that the myth that the planet "Nibiru" is head-ing toward Earth is easily disproved because astronomers have detected no such planet. The Maya Empire, centered in the tropical lowlands of what is now Guatemala, reached the peak of its power and influence around the sixth century A.D. The Maya excelled at agriculture, pottery, hieroglyph writing, calendar-making and mathematics, and left behind an astonishing amount of impressive architec-ture and symbolic artwork. Most of the great stone cities of the Maya were abandoned by A.D. 900Archaeologists, anthropolo-gists and other experts who met in Mexico City in October to discuss the Mayan Long Count calendar, made up of 394-year periods, were the latest to debunk the so-called Mayan apoca-lypse, which predicts the end of the world on Dec. 21.

Kwanzaa means “first fruits of the harvest,” is a time to celebrate African American people, our ancestors and our culture. We seek to honor our past, evaluate our pres-ent and commit ourselves to a more productive future. Africans and African-Amer-icans of all religious faiths and backgrounds celebrate Kwanzaa.Kwanzaa 2012For more information: call the Kwanzaa Hotline at 436 6453

LocationsUmoja (Unity) December 26 Dr. Freddie Thomas School 2-5pm 625 Scio StreetKujichagulia (Self-Determi-nation) December 27 Wheat-ley Library 2-5 pm 33 Dr Samuel McCree WayUjima (Collective Work & Responsibility) December 28 Memorial Art Gallery 12 -5pm 500 University Ave.Ujamaa (Cooperative Eco-nomics) December 29 Roch-ester Museum and Science Center 3-6pm 657 East AveNia (Purpose) December 30 Baobab Cultural Center 3 -6pm 728 University AveKuumba (Creativity) De-cember 31 Memorial AME Zion Church 6-9pm 549 Clarissa St

Rochester KwanzaaSchedule Announced!

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On Saturday December 8, at 12 noon The Mighty O'Ba Pat Freeman (right) will interview the Honorable Mayor of In-dianapolis, Indiana Greg Bal-lard on Mix 1080AM WUFO radio ,or via the Internet at www.wufoam.com. They will talk about Downtown Indiana and their new stadium Lucas Oil Field which is connected to the Convention space, and used year round, and recently hosted the most recent Super Bowl.

SOLD! The former Sheehan Memorial Hospital, located at 425 Michigan Avenue, has been purchased by the McGuire Devel-opment Co. for a mere $2 million. McGuire was the only bidder during the auction last Thursday (as part of bankruptcy proceed-ings for the building). The new owners want to place medical-related tenants within the facility. Sheehan officially closed over the summer, listing $6.5 million in assets and liabilities totaling nearly $5.5 million. A spokesperson for the McGuire company said plans for reusing the property start immediately and can take up to three to six months.

LOCAL BLACK HISTORY SITESThe Nash House MuseumNash House Museum, 36 Nash Street716-856-4490 or 716-896-6188 Club MuseumHistoric home of the late Rev. J. Edward Nash and Frances Jackson Nash.Winter schedule (Dec. - Mar.) Tours by appointment: $10. Group rate available.

The Colored Musicians Jazz MuseumThe Colored Musicians Jazz Museum ,145 BroadwayOpen 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday thru Saturday For further information regarding admission and group tours, call (716) 842-0696. Danny Williams is the Museum Cu-rator.

ACTION SPEAKS LOUDERNational Civil Rights Organization Sets Up Shop in Buffalo Social Justice. Criminal Justice. Decency. Education. Anti-Violence. Voter Protection. These are the six pillars that fuel the organization that strives to hold America to its promise: that ALL men

are created equal, and equality will reign from coast to coast. These are the pillars on which the National Action Network stands. With an influx of a slew of new politically conscious professional to the Western New York area, it only makes sense that the National Action Network find a home in the Queen City. Taking the charge of the National Action Net-work head-on, one of our newest Buffalonians has stepped up to the plate to ensure that NAN’s roots in Buffalo are set deeply. Enter: Rev. Gregory P. Nelson. With Western New York identified as an area with a rich history in civil rights, the National Action Network has made its way to Buffalo to increase awareness of the modern civil rights agenda. “We are very excited to bring NAN to Buffalo,” said Rev. Gregory P. Nelson. “The fight for civil rights is an ongoing process, and Buffalo is full of the type

of dedicated individuals that serve as the life source of NAN. We can’t wait to get started.” Rev. Nelson, a new resident of the city, formerly served as president of the Dover, Delaware chapter. He is currently the pastor of Delaine Waring AME Church. On Tuesday, December 11 ata 5:30 p.m., the Buffalo Chapter of the National Action Network will host its first meeting to give an overview of the responsibilities of the organization in the community, and to identify those persons interested in membership. The meeting with be held at Delaine Waring AME Church, located at 680 Swan Street in Buffalo. The meeting is open to all those interested in learning more about the organization. Those interested in NAN are those who still believe in the Dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and membership is open to all persons and entities.For more information on the Buffalo Chapter of the National Action Network, or if you are interested in participating, please contact Rev. Gregory P. Nelson at (716) 842-6747, or gpnapos@aol.com.

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O’Neil-White will provide leadership to nation’s largest health insurance network Alphonso O’Neil-White, president and CEO, Blue-Cross BlueShield of Western New York, has been elected chairman of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association’s Board of Directors. Head-quartered in Chicago, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association is made up of 38 independent, community-based and locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies that collectively provide healthcare coverage for nearly 100 million indi-viduals– one in three Ameri-cans. O’Neil-White will serve a one-year term effec-tive November, 2012. By as-suming leadership of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Asso-ciation’s governing body, he will preside over quarterly meetings of the Association’s board of directors. This gov-erning body sets policies for the nation’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies.

Dr. Hicks is Legislature’s Appointment to NFTA Board Dr Wesley Hicks, Chair-man of Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s Head and Neck Surgery/ Plastic and Recon-structive Surgery,has been approved by the Erie County Legislature to be their ap-pointment to the Niagara Frontier Transit Authority. Dr. Hicks was nominated to serve as the legislature’s represen-tative by Erie County Legisla-ture’s Chairwoman, Betty Jean Grant and will serve in the po-sition, once he is confirmed by the Governor, until June 30, 2016. Chairwoman Grant stat-ed, “It was an honor for me to submit Dr. Hicks’ name and resume to the legislative body for consideration. He is well qualified and will continue the commmunity’s push toward a diverse, efficient and well run transit authority. Dr. Wesley Hicks was voted to serve for the unexpired term of former NFTA Commissioner Jim Ea-gan by a vote of 11-0.

Mayor Appoints Ellen E. Grant As Deputy Mayor Mayor Byron Brown last week appointed Ellen E. Grant, PhD, LCSW-R, as Deputy Mayor of the City of Buffalo. Grant, who current-ly serves as Erie County De-partment of Senior Services Commissioner and previous-ly worked as Director of Cor-nerstone Manor, the women and children’s program of the Buffalo City Mission, will assume her duties as Deputy Mayor on December 17, 2012. Grant will oversee and coordinate all education re-lated initiatives and serve as Mayor Brown’s liaison to the Buffalo Board of Education. In addition to her strong ed-ucational background, Grant will bring over twenty-five years of health, behavioral health and managerial experi-ence to her new role as Dep-uty Mayor. In her new role, Grant will oversee and coor-dinate all of Mayor Brown’s educational initiatives. She will also serve as the liaison to the Board of Education.

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Columnist to Present 30th Lecture Columnist Eva M. Doyle will present the 30th Lecture in the Eye On History series on Saturday, December 8 at the Merriweather Library from 3-5 p.m. The topic will be “Everything African.” This will be a program fea-turing African History. There will be a display of African instruments, a tribute to our ancestors, words from our historians, and storytelling. Participants are encouraged to wear African attire. Admis-sion is free. For more infor-mation call 847-6010.

Rev. Pridgen to Keynote Eva M. Noles Scholarship Community Recognition Breakfast The fifth annual Eva M. Noles Scholarship & Com-munity Recognition Breakfast honoring the legacy of Eva M. Noles, RN, Director of Nurs-ing at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) from 1971-74, and Buffalo’s first African-American registered nurse will be held Dec. 7 at Roswell, Elm & Carlton Streets in the Gay-lord Cary Meeting Room. The Rev. Darius G. Pridgen, Senior Pastor of True Bethel Baptist Church, will deliver the keynote address. Rev. Prid-gen preaches at four weekly services from two locations on Buffalo’s East Side, and reach-es a broader audience through the Internet. He is also Ellicott District Common Council Member for the City of Buffalo and serves on the Board of Trustees at Medaille College.

The College Success Center at Bennett High School Celebrates Grand Opening On November 30th, the Col-lege Success Center (CSC) at Bennett High School, a col-laborative effort between the Buffalo Promise Neighbor-hood, the University at Buf-falo and the Buffalo Public Schools, officially opened its doors. The Center provides various services in an effort to facilitate the college ap-plication process for Bennett students. The CSC began with the re-search of Dr. Nathan Daun-Barnett, a professor with the University at Buffalo Gradu-ate School of Education. Over the past four years, he has worked with the school counselors at Bennett to eval-uate the needs of the student body in regard to college ac-cess, along with the needs of the counselors in providing help to the students and their families.

PRAYERS FOR JUSTICE! One very important part of the Action Plan to seek justice for John walker, Darryl Boyd and the late Darryn Gibson, is the PRAYERS FOR JUSTICE which are held every Saturday at 9-10 a.m. in front of the New Golden Nugget, 2046 Fillmore Ave. Supporters of Walker, Boyd, Gibson and others who have faced similar injustices will assemble to pray at this location near the exact spot where the murder of William Craw-ford took place. The prayer is that justice be served, and for the actual murderer to be discovered. Come ready to announce your own justice struggles. The Saturday morning event will continue every week, until justice is satisfied, or upon further notice.Please call John Walker at 578-5128 to volunteer your help or for more information.tions. Visit the Justice De-layed Movement’s website at www.justicedelayed.net

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Defeated Congress-man Allen West Compares Himself to Abraham LincolnOnce a politician is defeated, they usually fade from the limelight. That’s humility. But the Tea Party’s favorite negro Rep. Allen West wouldn’t know humility if it reached up and slapped him in the face, and maybe that’s the reason he just won’t go away. The defeated Congressman told NPR’s Michel Malkin that he’s not in any way demoral-ized by his recent defeat be-cause “Abraham Lincoln only served one term in Congress, too.”

Someone close to West should really inform him that he’s no Abe Lincoln, not even in the broadest sense. West’s delu-sions of grandeur have always been something to behold, and they’re part of the reason that his district sent him packing on election day.

Ann Can’t Stop Crying, Believed Mitt Was ‘Destined’ For the White House... While Mitt Romney is lick-ing his wounds, Ann Romney can’t stop crying, according to friends. Unlike most ordi-nary people, who understand that nothing is promised, Ann Romney believed her hus-band was destined for great-ness. This is why, as The Washington Post reports, Ann Romney’s been hardest hit by her husband’s defeat:

Afghanistan’s First Female Rapper ThreatenedTold To Stop Afghanistan’s first female rapper, Sosan Firooz, and her family have recently been receiving death threats from anonymous people, telling her to stop rapping. But the You-Tube sensation is not afraid of the threats and continues to make music. “How long should we keep this silence?” “There’s a need for people to rise up. And others should fol-low,” says Firooz. The death threats started coming after the 23 year old released her first single. Her mother has also received threats. “They told her ‘If your daughter ap-pears on TV again, we will cut off your head,’” says Firooz. Firooz is a rarity for women in her country. She is determined to be the voice of the voice-less, of those that have been muted.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center, is surrounded by children during celebrations for the successful bid to win U.N. statehood recognition for Palestine in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Abbas has returned home to a hero’s welcome after winning a resounding endorsement for Palestinian independence at the United Nations. Israel on Sunday roundly rejected the United Nations’ endorsement of an independent state of Palestine, announcing it would with-hold more than $100 million collected for the Palestinian gov-ernment to pay debts to Israeli companies and earlier said it would start drawing up plans to build thousands of settlement homes.

NAACP Image Awards Targeted for ProtestBenton Harbor, Michigan, activist Rev. Edward Pinkney plans to lead hundreds of pickets at the NAACP’s Im-age Awards ceremonies on February 1, in Los Angeles. “Our main objective is to wake up the NAACP, and show that they are out of touch with the community,” said Pinkney, longtime lead-er of the civil rights group’s local chapter. Pinkney charg-es the NAACP collaborated with a Whirlpool Corpora-tion scheme to take over the Ben Harbor NAACP, in return for financial support.

The Los Angeles protest will send the NAACP a message, said Pinkney: “We need you to stop taking these corporate dollars.”

Bill Clinton Most to Blame for Congo “Holocaust”Millions of Congolese have died since 1996 due to poli-cies set in motion by Presi-dent Bill Clinton, said Prof. Yaa Lengi, of the Congo Co-alition. Neighboring Uganda and Rwanda “are always coming up with schemes to foment chaos in eastern Con-go” in order to exploit the region’s mineral resources. “Cell phones, lap tops, flat screen TVs – all those gad-gets need the minerals of the Congo,” said coalition orga-nizer William Misezuel.

More Bad News for Congo: Oil“Of late there’s been a ma-jor oil discovery in Congo, which makes it even more at-tractive” to outsiders, said Dr. Gerald Horne, professor of history and African American Studies at the University of Houston. “The United States needs to put more pressure on the Rwandan and Ugandan regimes,” since Washington

“is the puppeteer” of the re-lationship. Dr. Horne spoke on Regent Radio’s Saturday Morning Show, in Toronto, Canada.

UN Fails Haiti on RightsA report by the Paris-based Federation of Human Rights charges the United Nations with failing to take responsi-bility for causing the cholera

epidemic in Haiti, and with inflicting other human rights violations on the occupied na-tion. In addition to spreading cholera, UN troops have “vio-lated Haitians’ rights in vari-ous ways, from rapes to ex-trajudicial killings,” said Dan Beeton, of the Center for Eco-nomic and Policy Research, in Washington.

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HEALTH MATTERS

Exercise for seniors Free exercise classes for seniors 60 years and older are held every Friday from 11 a.m. to noon on Fridays at the Dorothy J. Collier Community Center Senior Social Care Pro-gram, 118 E. Utica Street. For more info call 882-0602.

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Grant amounts vary and will be provided only while HEAP funding remains available. Additional assistance may be available for those with a heating emergency. The maximum Regular HEAP grant for customers that use natural gas to heat their homes is $450. HEAP grants are immediately posted to customer accounts when they are received from New York State.

If you need help paying your heating bills, or know someone who does, the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) can help. Applications are now being accepted. However, funds are very limited and will be distributed on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. Don’t delay, apply now. A little help can make a big difference. For more information, or to see if you qualify, visit HEAPhelps.com or call 1-877-443-2743.

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Juicing Workshop A Juicing Workshop will be held on Wednesday, De-cember 5 at 70 Harvard Place (CAO) from 5:30 – 7:00pm. Learn the basic principles and health benefits of juicing. Bring your taste buds and enjoy samples of delicious juices and blends. Recipes and door prizes. Sponsored by Wholistic Health Collec-tive and HHC. 239-7238 or 903-3290 text

Healhy Hair WorkshopSave the Date – Healthy Hair Care Mixology Class 100, Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 70 Harvard Place (CAO) from 5:30 – 7:30pm. Learn how to create your own. hair Care products; daily moisturizer, styling gel, hair serum and other healthy hair tips. Donation/Investment $10. Bring a friend. Demo, Prizes and Take-With Sam-ples. Sponsored by Health and Healing Circle. For more info health2heal-ing@gmail.com text/ 716-903-3290.

GROUP Ministries Observes World AIDS DayGROUP Ministries, Inc. (GMI) will host a World AIDS Day observance Thursday December 6, from 5-7 p.m. at True Bethel Baptist Church 907 E. Ferry. Come out to learn more about how HIV/AIDS is impacting the WNY commu-nity and what programs and services are available. There will also be rapid HIV testing onsite as well as on site STD testing in collaboration with the Community Health Center of Buffalo. The community is invited to attend. For more information call , GROUP Ministries, Inc716.883.4367

6 DECEMBER 5, 2012 Challenger Community News •ChallengerCN.com FAITH BASEDThe Baptist Minister’s Con-ference of Buffalo and Vicin-ity is pleased to announce the election of our new confer-ence president Pastor Mark

The Baptist Minister’s Conference of Buffalo and VicinityE. Blue. We are excited about our new administration and look forward to helping bring to fruition the vision that will potentially lead our religious

community for the net four years! We are extending a personal invitation for you to attend our annual Instillation Banquet,

which will take place on De-cember 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 701 E. Delavan Avenue, in the Wil-liam Gillison Fellowship Hall.

Tickets for this event are only $30. To order tickets contact Elder Ulysees O. Wingo Sr, at 866-7999. See you there.

Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt on the

door at night.“I will trust and not be

afraid, for the Lord is my strength and my song.”

(Isaiah 12:2 TLB)

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Please help the Glenwood block Club by donating a toy or winter coat for needy children ages 2-12. Dona-tions can be dropped off at

TRUE LOVE! Ronald and Rosalee Wil-liams celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on November 18. The Buffalo residents have two adult chil-dren, Dalisha and Donald Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Williams are as beautiful “now” as they were on their wedding day “then” (1967)! Congratulations!

Happy 84th! Hazel Bohles will celebrate her 84th birthday on Decem-ber 6. In 1960 she became Buffa-lo’s first licensed Hair-Weev Technician. Her husband, Lee Bohles is in Ohio’s Former Boxers Hall of Fame (2010). The former proprietors of Bohles Grill, they have three children, Charles, Anita and Willie; five grand children and four great grand children. They are members of Faith Missionary Baptit Church, 626 Humboldt Parkway. Congratulations!

Rock The Walls! One In Christ Ministries presents Rock The Walls, on Friday, Dec. 14 featuring live performances by D.A.V.I.D. Dancers, Sharifah, Church-Bo1100, Lydia Marie, Shad-die Swag, YPP and more. The Red Carpet Affair begins at 7:30 p.m., the concert at 8:30 p.m. One In Christ Ministries is located at 940 Broadway @ Fillmore. Call 852-6521 for more information.

Gospel Music ExplosionThe Divins Gospel Music Explosion will take place on Saturday Dec. 8 at 6 p.m., 1221 Michigan Avenue at the St. James House of Prayer, COGIC.

Brother Henry Buie to Teach Brother Henry Buie, found-er and pastor of The Israel of god Church in Buffalo, will teach at the church (weather permitting), located at 372 Fougeron Street, on Satur-day, December 8 at 1:30 pm. Bring a Bible, a pen, paper and patience. Join us!

Mr. and Mrs. BohlesMr. and Mrs. Williams

Merry Christmas to All! Antioch Baptist Church, 1327 Fillmore Avenue. Donations will be collected until Decem-ber 10; volunteers are needed for gift wrapping at Antioch Baptist Church December 10 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

On December 15 we will have a limited supply of toys/box-es of love (food) and winter coats for distribution at An-tioch Baptist Church from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m.

For more information call 465-3153 and ask for Larry or Irene.

THE BIBLEDid you know that...When you carry the Bible, Satan has a headache.When you open it, he collapses.When he sees you reading it, he faints.Let’s read the Bible every daySo he keeps on fainting.Maybe one day he’ll have a stroke and never wake up.....

Worship this week!

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Poetry Reading, Book Signing by James Seku HarwellA poetry reading and book signing by Seku Ba Jehudi Ameni a.k.a. James Seku Har-well, author of "Leaders are Lying, Children are Dying and Mothers are Crying" will take place Saturday, Decem-ber 15, 3 - 5 p.m. at Zawadi Books, 2460 Main Street. Call 716-903-6740 for more infor-mation.

CORRECTION! Our sincere apologies to Healing Hands and their very special guest Donisha Prendergast whose last name was incorrectly spelled in last week’s edition, as the unproofed article inadvertently ran instead of the corrected edited version,! Again our aologies. The amaz-ing Donisha, the granddaughter of the legendary Bob Marley, is scheduled to perform with with the Healing Hands Drum Musi-cal Journey as the special guest when they perform “Africa: Spirit and Sound” at TheaterLoft, 545 Elmwood Avenue Dec. 7-9.The performance will also fea-ture Devoted 2 dance, Aminata Mitchell, Lila Sylla, Raphel Ilon-go, Reginald Holloway, Darlin Ngoma, John Victor Barefogok, Jimmy Smith, Dr. Anthony Neal, LaDi NaFi, Zaimah, Ntare & Er-ica Gault and the South Suda-nese Choir. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.; Sunday at 6 p.m. General admission is $25; $20 seniors; a nd $15 students. Tickets available online at uji-matheatre.org or at the Theatre-Loft Reservations & Box Office. Call 883-0380. For group rates call 883-4232 or email ujimaco-inc@mac.com

This Saturday evening, December 8, Will Hol-ton will bring us an-

other seasonal showcase of talent and purpose when his “Christmas to Remember” graces the stage of the Tralf Music Hall in downtown Buf-falo at 8 p.m. The annual holiday con-cert will not only feature local artists, but pay tribute to out-standing individuals selected by Holton himself to receive the 2012 “Reach Out and Lift Up” Award. Buffalo educator, gospel music pioneer and Buffalo Music Hall of Fame recipient Ella E. Robinson and educa-tor, Buffalo Select Chorus founder and accomplished pi-anist Linda R.L. Appleby are this year’s awardees. The talent portion of the show will feature BBKS, Christy Smothers, Kissena, Daniel “dp” Powell, Bruce Wojick and Jamie Holka – and of course the multitalented Sax man Will Holton. Song

stylist Joyce Wilson Nixon will MC the show. Tickets are $20 presale and $25 the day of the show and available at Doris Records, Walmart and Ticketmaster or by calling 704-5400.-Artist With a Purpose- Will Holton created the annual Christmas show-

Reaching Out and Lifting Up! Will Holton’s Christmas to Remember to Showcase Top Local Talent and Honor for Two Female Music Giants!

case four years ago with the purpose of offering healing through music and unity for the holiday season. Last year he introduced his “Reach Out and Lift Up” campaign. A young man – at least chronologically – he is wise and talented beyond his 32 years and is a firm believer in giving back. He will be quick to tell you how many have ‘reached out to him and lifted him up” in his stellar career. Will, the son of Willie and Yvonne Holden of Buffalo, he is a continuous supporter and mentor to area schools. “Its really important to reach out to kids today,” said Will.– something he picked up from his dad. With all the negativity, es-pecially aimed at our kids, its tough for them, he continued. “I’m reaching out posi-tively, ...I’m reliving what I went thru as a kid - the posi-tive energy my dad and mom displayed.” And there were others such as one of his year’s awardees, Ella Robinson, who allowed him to record on both her al-bums when he was just start-ing out. “I hardly had any experi-ence playing the sax,” he said “just this gift for music. She was a professional and she gave me a chance.”-An AmazingTalent- Will Holton is a fresh and driven face to both the smooth jazz and the neo soul music scene. He is building his career with his diverse talents, not just as a musician but an image consultant, graphic designer, songwriter &and producer. Besides building a successful

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*Literary Reading with Lorna C. Hill, Annette Daniels Taylor on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Hallwalls Cin-ema, Babeville, 341 Delaware Ave. at Tupper St., Buffalo. Ad-mission is a $5 donation.

*Donnell Rawlings (from the Chappell Show/Ashy Larry & Guy Code MTV) Comedy Show & Birthday Bash After Party, Friday, Dec. 7, LUX, 75 W. Chippewa St; tickets $25, $30 day of show available at Tralf Box Office, Doris Re-cords, Walmart & Ticketmas-ter.com

*Earth, Wind & Fire, 8 pm., Seneca Niagara Casino Events Center, 310 Fourth Street, Ni-agara Falls, 278-4944; tickets start at $75; available at box office, Ticketmaster; www.senecaniagaracasino.com

”Buffalo’s Best Meets Sun-day Best,” Tralf Music Hall, 4-7 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9;l tickets $10.80 advance at WUFO Studios.

*EVERY Sunday…Café at Masten & Eaton presents Live Jazz …..6 – 9pm 230 Masten Ave

*Odyssey featuring Pamela Reese Smith presents a ben-efit concert for Ahmad Pleas-ant. The show starts at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at the Club, 145 Broadway/ For more in-formation call Arlene (716) 860-7481, Andrew (716) 238-5701 or call (585) 254-5329 or Email: Psmith21@rochester.com

*Will Holton’s Christmas to Remember, Saturday, Dec. 8 @ the Tralf, 8 p.m.,MC Joyce Wilson Nixon, honor-ing Linda R.L. Appleby & Ella Robinson; featuring Will Holton, Bruce Wojick, Kis-sena, Cissy Smothers, Dan-iel Powell & Jamie Holka; tickets $20, $25 day of show; available at Doris Records, Walmart, Ticketmaster, Tralf or call 704-5400.

*Christmas is Comin’ Up-town: Dec. 7,8,9 & 14,15,16, Paul Robeson Theatre, Afri-can American Cultural Cen-ter, featuring the students of the Center’s Theatre Arts; di-rected by Paulette D. Harris; 884-2013.

NEW YEARS GALA! The Old School B-Boys will be per-forming LIVE at The New Year’s Eve Gala along with DJ Da-vid Allen spinning the latest music on Monday, December 31, 2012 7:00pm - 1:30am at The Fairdale Banquet Center - 672 Wehrle Drive, Amherst, NY. Tickets are $50.00 per person and must be purchased in advance by Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 at the following locations. Brooks Central Park Cleaner-located at the corner of Wade & Holden,St. Martin De Porres Church Office-555 Northampton Street,or call God Father Promotions Promotions at 716-602-8150.

75 Chippewa St. * Proper Attire * 21+Tickets: $25 General Admis-sion $30 Day of * Floor seats $35 * $40 Day of Tickets Available at: Tralf Box office 716-852-2860 / Doris Records 716-883-2410Wal-mart * Ticketmaster.com Check our website www.Diaab.com

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The most important thing in life is to be happy.

Innocent Victims of Violence

Prayers Go Up for 96-Year-old Deacon Beaten in Home Invasion

Two-Year-Old Baby Victim of Drive-By Shooting Un-dergoes Surgery: Donations Sought for Medical Costs

Donnell Rawlings to Speak at Buffalo State College Comedian, actor, and radio personality Donnell Rawl-ings, who starred on Comedy Central’s Chappelle Show and in MTV2’s Guy Code and Hip Hop Squares, will share a serious message with high school students in a free program December 7 on the Buffalo State campus. “Education, Decisions and Success,” will inform high school students participating in Buffalo State’s Upward Bound Program about options for college and how to stay safe and on track in their often volatile neighborhoods. Along with Rawlings, presenters in-clude Kenny Robinson, Buf-falo State admissions advisor, Pat Freeman, WNY radio personality, and C. White, a national comedian, actor, and community organizer and University Police Department also will talk about safety. The program runs from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. in the Bulger Communion Center South. It is free and open to the public“Donnell Rawlings is one of the Top Stand-up comedians in the country today; an op-portunity presented itself to bring him to Buffalo to per-form. His Background and upbringing is very similar to our Upward Bound students, many of the students here at Buffalo State College as well as the Buffalo Public School District. We thought it would be a great opportunity to have him speak with these young people and share with them his story and his experiences. As a testament to his charac-ter, he was more than happy to do so. It demonstrates to me his willingness to give back to the community“ said Don Patterson, Buffalo State’s Upward Bound program di-rector. The federally funded program provides academic advising, study skills instruc-tion, tutoring, and counseling services to students enrolled at East Buffalo, Lafayette, and McKinley high schools, among others. Since 1986, thousands of students have participated. For more information, con-tact Don Patterson at (716) 878-3446 or patterda@buffa-lostate.edu.

Deacon Levi Clayton

Friendship Bapltist to HostDeacon Levi Clayton Day Celebration

The Challenger was in-formed on Tuesday that Deacon Levi Clayton, the 96-year-old senior citizen who was brutally attacked last Saturday night in a home invasion in Buffalo, has been moved to rehab. If anyone would like to send cards, correspondence, etc. they can send it to Dea. Levi Clayton c/o Friendship B.C. 402 Clinton Street, Bflo, NY 14204.-Deacon Clayton Day- In celebration of Deacon Levi Clayton, the Music Ministry of Friendship Mis-sionary Baptist Church, 402 Clinton Street, is asking anyone (non choir-members, and past or present choir members) interested in sing-ing during morning worship on Sunday, December 16 at Friendship, please join us for choir rehearsals on Wednes-day, December 5th and 12th, at 7:00PM.-Pridgen Offers Reward- Buffalo City Councilmem-ber and pastor Darius Pridgen spoke for the entire com-munity when he said three young men involved must face the consequences. They were caught on camera last Saturday breaking into his Longview Avenue home and brutally beating and robbing him. “This is the type of guy I think if you asked him for something he’d give it to you. So to break into his house and then to physically assault him to me is just despicable,” said Pridgen.Pridgen says he’ll offer a reward on Thursday night to the first person who comes forward with informa-tion leading to their arrests

Niagara Falls police continue to search for suspects in last Tuesday’s shooting which injured 3-year-old J’raeona Moore, of the Falls. She was shot in the face while sitting in a parked car outside Hometown Grocery. She continues to recover in Women & Children’s Hospital. According to her mom, she is in Stable condition but requies additional surgeries. “I just want whoever did this to my child to stand up and be a man...” she said during a press conference . The little girl was shot twice in the face, one of the bullet hit her in the eye. Police are still searching for suspects. Donations are being accepted to help with J’raeona’s medical expenses. Go to http://gofundme.com/helpthebaby

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16-Year Old Riverside High School Student Murdered in Broad Daylight Lewis Adams, a student at Riverside High School, was gunned down at about 4:15 p.m. November 30 in front of his Deer Street home. The gunman, described was described as a young man wearing a hoodie. He was riding in black Pontiac Grand Am with at lest two others. The victim, a Freshman at Riverside, was pronounced dead at the scene.Anyone with information is asked to call the police confidential tip call line at 847-2255, text-a-tip at 847-2255 or email the department at www.bpdny.org

“OPT-N 4PEACE”..a BIG BROTHERS’ BOXING presentation– BIG BROTH-ERS BOXING a ‘USA Boxing Sanction’ presents: “OPT-N 4PEACE” a boxing event. An alternative way to harness the passion of our youth, offering them the experience to witness competition in an organized venue with trained coaches, men-tors, and professionals. This event is also hosting a food drive. Everyone is encouraged to donate the food items and purchase the discounted ticket ahead of time. We are coming together as a community to make a difference. Where: Delaine-Warring AME Church, 680 Swan, Buffalo, New York In Remembrance: We will honor those who have fallen victim to violence through pictures. We hope this will spur discussions of peace`. As a community we cannot change the past; however, together, we can craft and then define our future. Pre-event ticket sales are $15.00 or $10.00 along with 4 non perishable food items. Please contact us via email at vta403@gmail.com, or by phone (716) 939-4550 or (716) 319-7690.

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Book Review: Spirit and Soul: Odyssey of a Black Man in America By Darryl Rasuli Spirit and Soul: Odyssey of a Black Man in American, a biog-raphy by Theodore Kirkland tells of his experiences, as a Black police officer, when there were few Black cops on the Buffalo Police force. When respect had to be won and maintained by brains and lots of brawn. If you were raised or know the streets firsthand, where Kirkland walked his beat, like William St. or the police precinct called the “Dirty Eight” this book becomes a must read and is all the more eye opening. By his writing, it was easy to visualize the time and cir-cumstances in which he lived. It was violent, sometimes com-passionate and gut wrench-ing. The sacrifices he made to keep his integrity and man-hood contrary to the existing police value system set the stage for confrontations of all types. White patrol officers had Kirkland attacked by another Blackman, who if he whipped Kirkland would not have to go to jail. Kirkland’s adversary, also a preacher so when he at-tacked Kirkland on the precinct stairs he said he and God were going to whip Kirkland. It turned out that God did not have the preacher’s back so he got whipped. Most Black people born before 1946 felt the real brunt of racism. His age group found themselves in the forefront to rid this country of Jim Crow, ignorance and White Supremacy. Kirkland found himself in that battle in one of the most conser-vative organizations in America. Police have a particular way of looking at things and during the time after the war and until the Civil Rights period, they deemed themselves the protec-tors-of- the- rich and maintainers of the status quo, and against the the masses of citizens who were not of their European ancestry. These free African American men and women carried the struggle of our ancestors in some of the worst times in our march towards freedom. Kirkland’s position as a police officer put him right in the center of the hate and lack of regard for the rights of free African American citizens by the Buffalo police at that time. The book also captured the atmosphere of fear and bravery of Black people who had no power to control their own destiny and space, but seemed to push forward all the same.If you love the history of Buffalo; the history of Black people in Buffalo or want to know how the Buffalo Police force func-tioned in relationship to the poor and disenfranchised on the Eastside, this is a must read book. I suspect White police officers who are retired and those still on the force would not want this book published. In the light of 2012, their actions at that time would put a lot of them in jail or fired from the force. However, Kirkland did not discriminate he cast some of Black community leaders as pawns of the rul-ing class. “Spirit and Soul” a story about Black police officers makes a worthy contribution the historical record of Buffalo. There are very few books about law enforcement agencies during this time in history discussing the relationships between the Black community and the police. I cannot recall one book written from a Black police point-view (correct me, if I am incorrect).No matter if one thinks the police are the oppressors or protec-tors, Kirkland’s remembrances of those times have an historic value far beyond his personal story which is hair raising in it-self.

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SPEAK OUT/KAT MASSEYThe Future of East High School... The potential for my alma mater, East High School, to be-come a charter school causes concernment and requires some intrinsic examination. It was formerly under the persistently low achieving (PLA) moniker which recently changed to “priority school.” Math and English proficiency scores, which have the State’s foremost concentration, fall short. Merely as a comparison for reference, 2011 academic indicators found online show City Honors students had 3.7 Math and 3.6 English proficiency re-sults while East High students had proficiency totals of 2.2 for Math and 2.7 for English. On the other hand, further investigation reveals that East is not a lightweight in its student-centric focus and impressive of-ferings. The billing that it is a comprehensive school appears on-target. Bioinformatics, Forensics Technology and Health Occupations (for nursing assistant certification) are some of the programs. An on-site diagnostic review (3/2/11 through 3/5/11) by a NYS Education Department/CSD Joint Intervention team spot-lighted the school’s strengths which follow. Fifty-six fully certified teachers; three guidance counselors; one part-time attendance teacher; one social worker; one psy-chologist; one support team leader; and one library media spe-cialist were reported. A team leader to provide leadership in the area of curriculum and data analysis was included. Ninety-six percent of the teachers were scored as highly qualified. Also mentioned was the well-mannered and respectful posture of the students. The staff was rated as helpful and cooperative. A strong adult presence was in the hallways. Taking the preceding into account, 820 Northampton has a host of assets many schools would envy and desire. The Bio-informatics program, in relationship to the exploding Medical Campus, should afford tremendous and valuable opportunities for the students. All of that potential is currently under the Buf-falo public school system’s umbrella. If the school becomes a chartered one who would be the main beneficary – the students or the charter school’s owner-ship? Bear in mind the Bioinformatics connection and add dollar signs to the picture for the keepers of the school. (The drums say, hidden in the shadows, a developer is supporting the conversion option which would make him happy as hell.) What would be the student makeup of the school? Charter schools covertly can be restrictive in the students enrolled. They are not mandated like public schools which must admit all stu-dents (if passing an entrance test is not a prerequisite). Those deemed undesirables because of bad behavior or special chal-lenges might be quietly nudged/influenced to transfer to public schools. Buffalo’s struggling students are in need of an infusion of academic uplift. However, studies are disclosing that charter schools, nationwide with limited exceptions, are not producing better proficiency test results than public schools. For example: after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans became heavy laden with charter schools in replacement of the many destroyed public schools. The students achievement results have not been stellar. Even the highly publicized academic gains in “Mayor Bloomberg’s” New York City schools have been greatly down-sized after a thorough review was done.

In conclusion, the future of East High School has to be fully squared on the best interests of the students. All parties, includ-ing the State Education Department, need to be synchronized with that objective. Public schools have to be improved and pre-served with the recognition that a privatization for profit agenda is in play across the country.

Education Update: Condition Critical We’re back at the brink. Once again, we’re faced with the looming possibility of the continued loss of many millions of dollars in federal funding for our schools. You’ll remem-ber that some months ago we had gotten an agreement from the teachers’ union to accept evaluations as a requirement for getting “Race To The Top” money provided by the president. The union is now holding that money – and our children hos-tage to try to force the superintendent stop the planned move of

teachers to other buildings. You’ll recall that as school districts pursue these funds, they were given certain requirements in order to qualify. One of those is the reas-signment of teachers to other buildings in order to shake up the culture of persistent failure and spark a new environment and possibly better academic outcomes. But for teachers who are not “teaching” their own children, and for whom persistent failure is obviously acceptable, making that move is just far too inconvenient for

them to be bothered. They have walked away from negotia-tions, prepared to sabotage $59 million for our children. When Superintendent Brown declared that the loss of that money could produce teacher layoffs midyear, one of our own board members suggested that we use reserve money to keep them hired through the end of the year! The board took up that cause – to find money to keep paying “teachers,” while they block money from coming to our children! Family, it’s condition critical. The coalition of groups, par-ents, some responsible politicians, clergy and community mem-bers that has been laboring for nearly ten years now to give our children a quality education have done all that we can through available channels to produce change. We have entreated the board of education, enlisted the aid of local, state, and fed-eral offices, written letters, made calls, boycotted, rallied, and screamed at the wind, with very little progress. Presently, the level of administrative cooperation is better than it’s ever been, because of the intervention of our new superintendent. Even still, at a November Superintendent’s Roundtable discussion, parents pushed for our legal right to transfer our children from failing schools to schools in good standing, but were denied. The response was that the district doesn’t have the capacity to make the transfers, and even though the law requires the district to create capacity, nobody’s going to make us. We appreciate a more sociable dialogue, but we’ve found that deeply entrenched “administrators” are trying to figure out how to engage in conversation without actually making changes. Our work has drawn the “Say Yes To Education” group to Buf-falo, which is committed to paying the total college tuition of any child who graduates from our high schools. As things stand now, the majority of our children won’t even be able to take advantage of that opportunity, because they don’t graduate. Ex-cessive suspensions continue, special education labeling, psy-chotropic drugging, high rates of drop out, incarceration, and even death result as the god-given right of education is with-held from our children – with impunity. Meet us in the Council Chambers, 13th floor of City Hall on Wednesday, December 5th at 5:30 pm. It’s time – to shut it down. More next time.

Dear Editor:On November 2, 2012, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office finally announced Thomas Diina as Superintendent of the Holding Center. This process took over six months to com-plete. Let’s take a closer look at what really happened. Thomas Diina, age 37 has 11 years in the Sheriff’s of-fice and a Bachelors degree in Legal Studies. If the name sounds familiar, you are right; Thomas Diina is the nephew of Rocco Diina, the former Police Commissioner and for-mer Sheriff’s candidate. This name recognition is a positive guarantee of unlimited and uninhibited career advance-ment and promotions within the Erie County Sheriff’s Of-fice, orchestrated and guided by what is well known as the good old boys network. Less then two years af-ter being hired as a Sheriff’s Deputy, Thomas Diina was promoted to Sergeant. Diina did pass the Sergeants pro-motional exam, whether he scored the highest on the exam is another question. The Sheriff has final say on who is promoted no matter what your score is. This is called “good old boys politics.” Two years pass and this time Thomas Diina is again promoted, only this time why bother with a promotion to lieutenant or even captain which are in line with Sergeant’s promotion. Thomas Diina is appointed to the position of Chief with no prior experience in the field of Chief what so ever. The Sheriff can appoint a Deputy or even a civilian to the position of Chief if he so chooses. Remember, the “good old boys network” is well at work in the Sheriff’s Office. Thomas Diina is again appointed by the Sheriff to the position of First Deputy Su-perintendent of the Holding Center with no prior experi-ence. In less than two years again, Thomas Diina is ap-pointed acting Superintendent of the Holding Center. Less than 11 years to a layperson, it would seem that Thomas Diina is either a genius or is positioning himself to one day

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run for Sheriff of Erie County There were nine candidates who interviewed for the posi-tion of Superintendent of the Holding Center. I was one of those candidates. I recently re-tired after 29 years of service in the Sheriff Office, of which 16 years I served as a Sergeant. I was Thomas Diina’s super-visor and training instructor, yet to the layperson Thomas Diina’s rise to the top gave the impression that he was meant for the position. Thomas Diina has been part of the command staff for approximately nine years; however improvements have not been made under his watch. Suicide levels have not been reduced reluctantly the Sheriff’s Office is now work-ing with the Justice Depart-ment and the Commission of Corrections has not accred-ited the Holding Center for the past number of years. The problems in the Holding Cen-ter are still present and will continue and intensify so long as we allow the Sheriff to play musical chairs with his com-mand staff. The Erie County Sheriff’s Office promotions are not based on what you know or how well you perform your job. Promotions within the Sheriff’s Office are based on who you know. The “good old boys” network at its best!

Larry Garrison, Jr.Sergeant-Retired

Erie County Sheriff’s Office

-66-All streams flow to the seaBecause it is lower than they are.Humility gives it its power.

If you want to govern the people,You must place yourself below them.If you want to lead the people,You must learn how to follow them.

The Master is above the people,And no one feels oppressed.She goes ahead of the people,And no one feels manipulated.The whole world is grateful to her.Because she competes with no one,No one can compete with her

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If you didn’t make it to Shea’s Performing Arts Center, downtown Buffalo on Saturday night, then you missed the concert of a lifetime! Returning to Buffalo for only the sec-

ond time in over ten years “The Single Ladies Tour” starring R. Kelly was a sold out two weeks after tickets went on sale. Peo-ple of all ages, races and genders, “dressed to impress” filled the theater . The stage was tastefully decorated in all white ac-companied by R. Kelly and his entourage including a band and background singers also in all white. In no particular order R. Kelly performed songs from his debut album with the group Public Announcement, his first solo album 12 Play and every other solo album in between up to the most recent album Write Me Back. Performing a total of at least twenty-five songs if not more, R. Kelly kept the crowd on their feet. The most exciting and audience enthused moment was when he gave the crowd the opportunity to play karaoke. As he sat at the onstage bar having a drink and smoking on a cigar, numerous songs were played as the crowd sang word for word, note for note to each and every tune. He also mesmer-ized the crowd by showing off his amazing voice range, even demonstrating a snippet of Opera that he practices as well! And he showed off his sense of humor and acting capabilities as he performed a monolog based on a man’s perception and reaction to being accused of cheating. From beginning to end the show was pure entertainment. Despite the negativity publicized in the media about R. Kelly, in 2011 he was named “the most successful R&B artist of the last 25 years” by Billboard. “The Single Ladies Tour” is proof that he deserves and owns the title “King of R&B” showcasing R&B’s most talented singer and songwriter in the industry. If there was ever a doubt in your mind about it, after attending that show, there is no question that R. Kelly is and will be a Legend!

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Buffalo Authors BooksigningThe Tri-Main Center at 2495 Main Street, Buffalo, NY has pro-vided space for a book signing for the Buffalo Authors’ Table on Friday, December 7 and December 14, 2012, from 11a.m. to 5p.m. The authors are Marilyn Foote-Kragbe, Priscilla Hill, William Cooper, Cliff Bell and Ted Kirkland. We have inspir-ing books available for children, teens and adults. Please join us. Let’s keep books alive!

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Friday December 7

Roswell Park to Honor Eva M. Noles: 10 – 11:30 a.m., Research Studies Center, Gaylord Meeting Room, Elm and Carlton Streets; hosted by the Office of Cancer Health Disparities Research, Office of Diversity & Inclusion ad the African American Roswell Employee Network.

Tree of Hope Lighting Cer-emony Outdoor Event: 4:30-6:30 p.m., Roswell Park Can-cer Institute; horse & carriage rides, Santa, face painting and more.

Donnell Rawlings to speak at Buffalo State College: Bulger Communication Center South; free; 4-5:30 p.m.

Meeting Buffalo Assn. Black Social Workers: 6p.m., CAO, 70 Harvard Place.

Buffalo Authors Table: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tri-Main Center, 2495 Main St.

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Zion Dominion Holiday Fair & Expo: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Zion Dominion Global Min-istries Campus, 895 North Forest Rd. 250-7040 exc. 122 ; free admission.

Columnist Eva Doyle: 30th lecture Eye on History Series, 3-5 p.m., Merriweather Li-brary; 847-6010.

Tuesday December 11

National Action Network Buf-falo Chapter: First meeting, 5:30 p.m., Delaine Waring AME Church, 680 Swan St. 842-6747 or gpnapos@aol.com for more info.

Wednesday December 12

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

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