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*Film: Flow: Living In The Stream Of Music, Friday, November 11 at 7 p.m.Award-winningfilmmakerJimGabourwillbeinattendanceatthisfilmscreening.ThisdocumentaryfilmfollowsfamedNewOrleanscomposer/trumpeterTerenceBlanchardasheperformsonfourcontinentswithhisbandofyoung,engagingmusicians. *Film:Louisiana Blues,Thursday,Nov. 10, 7pm *Film And Dialogue: Morristown intheAirandSun,November17at7pm.AnneLewis,Director.Piecelooksacrossnationalaswellasracial,ethnic,andclassboundariestopro-videaworkingclassperspectiveonglobalization.ItisinEnglishwithSpanishsubtitles. *GUEST SPEAKER EVENTAbreakfastconversationwithCam-eroonAmbassadorSaturday,Nov.19,8:30am.HostedbythetheexecutivecommitteeandmembersoftheCamer-oonAssociationofGreaterRochester(CAGR).PleaserespondbyNov10,[email protected].

*LAST FRIDAY HERITAGE JAZZ SERIES - A Tribute to Bird and Diz: Live MusicwithCultureClash,Friday,Nov.25at7:00pm.HostedbyDr.CarlAtkins,Pro-fessorofMusicatRIT.Enjoythepolishedjazzperformanceoflocal

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Swamp Angel Run Extended To November 12 WhenIfirstheardthewords,“SwampAngel”,Ididn’tknowwhattothink.Theplay’sauthorReverendJamesEvansputthingsinperspectiveforme.“Itsaphraseusedoverandoveragainbyelderlyblackfolks,”hecontinues.“He’sarealswampangel...thisdaythoushallbewithmeinparadise.It’simportanttounderstandthatattheendoftheday;it’sastory.”RAPAhasextendedtheplay’srununtilNovember12,atitsEastEndTheatre,727EastMainStreet.Ticketsare $15forthegeneralpublicand$12forseniorsand

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WhoIs“DavidJohnson,AfricanAmericanPhotographer……”

By Omobowale Ayorinde(Ed Note: Photographer David Johnson re cently appeared at the opening rece-tion of “The Photography of David Johnson.” The exhibit, at the Community Darkroom713 Monroe Avenue, will run through Jan. 7. Call 585-271-5920 or go to thelittle.org. for more in formation.) TherewasabuzzthatenshroudedtheCityofRochester,NewYork,whentheCommunityDarkroomannouncedtheywerebringing[almostcompletelyunknown….ontheeastcoast],AfricanAmericanphotographer,DavidJohnsonfromSanFrancisco.Theresoundingquestionbecame,“whoisDavidJohnsonandwouldtheeastcoastshowhimanylove?” Inquiringmindsquicklyfoundoutby“Googling”mostly,thatDavidJohnsonisan84yearoldAfricanAmericanphotographer,borninJacksonvilleFlorida,raisedbyanaunt,whoeventuallyfoundhiswaytothe“FillmoreDistrictofSanFranciscoandwasthefirstAfricanAmericanphotographystudentofAnselAdams.Inthehistoryofphotography,fewnamescommandsuchloftynotice,thanthatofAnselAdams,especiallyinthishallowedphotographiccity. Let’ssetthestage.Rochesterrepresentsthe“hollygrail”forallthingspho-tographic,includingtheknowledgeofthehistoryofphotography,sincethefirstpermanentphotographin1826bytheFrenchinventorJosephNicéphoreNiépce,theintroductionofthe,“daguerreotype”byLouis-Jacques-MandéDaguerrein1826,thephotographicrecordsoftheexpeditionsthatopenedthewest[including,SanFrancisco]andthehistoryofthosemanyinitialvisionaryphotographerswhobroughtthisformfromobscuritytothecurrentrecognizedartformthatwesharetoday,thisiswhatwedoin,Rochester,NewYork. So,thequestion,“whoisthisDavidJohnson,”wasansweredby,DavidJohnsonhimselfwhileattendingthe“LittleTheatre”[arttheatrecomplex]andthescreeningof,afilmdepictinghislifeentitled,“PositiveNegative,”directedbyMindySteiner.”Finallywewouldhaveouranswer.“WouldtheeastcoastshowsomelovetothisAfricanAmericanphotographerfromSanFrancisco,beingbroughttoRochesterbythe“CommunityDarkroom?“ Theroomwasdarkened,thescreenflickered,Iheldmybreath.Therewasakindofthickanticipationwaftinginthetheatre.Isattransfixed.Whatbeganwithanemulatedslideshowonfilmwithasoundtracktodieforwillremainembeddedinmostpeoplesmindsforyearstocome,betheyBlack,Whiteorinbetween;therebefore us,ourhistorysensitively

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ELECTION RESULTS

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After a tough fewyears, theLangstonHughesInstituteiscultivatingnewgroundforthe

futureofBuffalo’sculturalartheritageandhistoricpreservation. TheCenter,whichclosedinJune2010,isplanningtoreopenatanewsiteinBuffalo’sHistoricMichiganAvenueAfricanAmericanHeritageCorridor. On November 18 and 19, the40-year-oldnotforprofitorganiza-tionwillhostNationalEndowmentfortheArtsJazzMasterRandyWeston–octogenarianpianist,griotandauthorof“AfricanRhythms.”Weston’svisitwillreinstatetheLangstonHughesInstitute“IDreamaWorld”VisitingArtistsSeriesasasourceofmissionfulfillmentandfundraising. “Weareacommunityinstitutionthathasprovidedcontinuousservicesformorethan40years,”saysMichaelHill,whobeganatLangstonHughesInstitute11yearsagoasavolunteerandservedformanyyearsasexecutivedirector. LangstonHughesInstitutehasbeenaresourceforartsandculturalheritagelearningandcommunitydevelopment,andacommunity-basedclearinghousefortheartsandcultureoftheAfricanDiasporabyhostingwriters,poetsandexhibitingvisualartistsfromAfrica,EnglandandtheCaribbean,Hillcon-tinues. “As a leadership organization,LangstonHughesInstitutehaspre-mieredBlackfilms,launchedjointmediaproductiontrainingwithWKBWtelevision,andhostednationalandinternationalartistsandcommunityleaders,”hesays. In2008,MichaelHilllosthisgrand-sonAsainatragiccaraccidentinwhichMichaelalsowasseriouslyinjured.Michael’smotherDorothyHillislongtimeLangstonHughesInstitutepresidentandCEO–nowabreastcancersurvivor,asvivaciousandsavvyatseventy-somethingasshelikelywasatageseventeen. As the organizational linchpin,DorothyHillremainspassionatelysteadfasttotheLangstonHughesInsti-tutionmission:“topresent,promoteandpreserveartsandculturalheritagewithanAfricanAmericanfocus.” In2010,after longnegotiation,LangstonHughessolditsformerhome

ANewHomefortheLangstonHughesCenter

Legendary Jazz Pianist Randy Weston Kicks Off Center’s Upcoming Visit-ing Artist Series Fund-raising Effort

at25HighStreetto the BuffaloNiagara Medi-cal Campus.Admin i s t r a -tiveofficesarenow temporar-ily located at136Broadway,acrossthestreetandaroundthecornerfromtheColoredMusiciansClubandMichiganAvenueBaptistChurchUndergroundRailroadsite,respec-tively.TheNashHouseMuseumiswithinwalkingdistance. “It’snotaprettystory,”DorothyHilladmitsofthesale.LangstonHughesInstitutecouldnotfindinvestmentdevelopersfortheformerlocation,sheadds.“InmovingfromHighStreetwerecognizethattheplaceweshouldbeishere,intheMichiganAvenueAfricanAmericanHeritageCorridor.” Thesiteselectedisacomplexoffouradjoininghistoricpreservationbuildingslocatedbetweenthecor-nersofMichiganandNashStreetsonBroadway.Thesebuildingswillbecompletelyredevelopedasamixedusecommercial,residentialandartsandculturalsite.TheLangstonHughesInstitutewillbetheanchortenantofthehistoricbuildings. ThefocusoftheInstitute’scur-rentboardofdirectorshasbeentosecurethefutureoftheinstitutionasanincomegeneratingsustainablequal-ityserviceproviderinartsandculturalheritageeducation,presentationandpreservation. Tomeetthatobjective,LangstonHughesInstitutewillembarkonanambitious“SankofaDevelopmentProj-ect,”pendingpurchaseofthebuildingsat163-173BroadwaysometimeinFebruary 2012. OnFriday,November11at11a.m.theInstitutewillhostameetingontheSankofaProject.“LangstonHughesInstitute2020:ASharedvision:Trans-formationalInstitutionBuildinginthe21stCentury,”willbethetopicofdiscussionattheSecondCupCafé,BroadwayandEllicottStreets. “LangstonHughesInstituteisusingtheSankofaprincipleofAfricanheri-tageasanorganizationaltoolfortrans-formationalplanning,”saysMichael,whoistheSankofaDevelopmentProj-ectManager. Accordingtowww.websters-dic-tionary-online.net,“SankofacanmeaneitherthewordintheAkanlanguageofGhanathattranslatesinEnglishto‘gobackandtake’ortheAshantiAdinkrasymbol.”Sankofasymbolizes“onetakingfromthepastwhatisgoodandbringingitintothepresentinordertomakepositiveprogressthroughthebenevolentuseofknowledge.”“TheLangstonHughesInstitute’s

boardhasengagedinstrategicassess-mentandreachedouttocommunityleaders,technicaladvisorsandothersforseveralyearstogainaknowledgebasethatenablesandempowersorga-nizationalredevelopment,aswellastheconstructionofa‘worldclass’artsandculturalheritagecenter,”MichaelHillsays. The$8millionLangstonHughesInstituteSankofaDevelopmentProj-ectwasdesignedbyWattsArchitectureandEngineering,P.C.andistenta-tivelyscheduledforcompletioninthesummerof2013,accordingtoDorothyHill.Inadditiontonewadministra-tiveoffices,theproposedculturalartscenterwillfeatureanartgallery,caféandgiftshop,rooftopgarden,artists’loftsandmeetingandbusinessleasingspace. “TheplanfortheartgallerywasinspiredbytheTegunaspeopleofMali,”DorothyHillsays. FundingfortheLangstonHughesInstituteSankofaDevelopmentProjectwillcomeinsmallpartfromproceedsfromtheInstitute’s“IDreamAWorld”VisitingArtistsSeries.FollowingtheRandyWestonvisit,thenextinstalla-tionintheseriesisplannedforFebru-ary 2012. MichaelHill,whoisavisionary,believesthatthenewlocationoftheLangstonHughesInstitute–withinthestate-designatedHeritageZone,MichiganAvenueAfricanAmeri-canHeritageCorridor–presentsauniquechancetocreatetransitionalsynergy. SaysMichael:“Atremendouscom-munitydevelopmentandeconomicopportunityexists in thecorridorthroughthemutualsupportofallthe

Area Briefs

Hogues, GrantWinners inLegislativeRaces:PoloncarzDefeatsCollinsinRacefortheCountyExecutive’sSeat Despiteahardfoughtcampaignandendorsementsfromsomeofthecity’stopAfricanAmericanpoliticalfigures,formerLegislativeChairwomanBarbaraMillerWilliamswassoundlydefeatedbynewcomerTimHoguesfortheFirstDistrictSeatinTuesday’selection.

With90%oftheprecinctsreportingatpresstime,Hogueshad6,817or67%ofthevotetoMiller-Williams2,117(21%)andJoeMascia’s1,167(12%). VeteranpoliticianLegislatorBettyJeanGrantwonasolidvictoryinherbidforre-lection,defeatingheropponent8,426(87%)to1,223(13%)forthe5thDistrictLegislativeseat. And in the most closelywatchedraceoftheelection,DemocratMarkPoloncarzdefeatedRepublican

ChrisCollins103,046(54%)toCollins89,205(46%). SamuelA..Herbert,whoranawrite-incampaignfortheFillmoreDistrict,andRev.DionWatkins,whoranawriteincampaignformayorLackawanna,wereapparentlyunsuccessful.IncumbentDaveFranczykwoninFillmoreandG.SzymanskiwasvictoriousintheLackawannaMayor’srace. CityCourtJudgeRobertRussellwasthetopvoter-getterintheraceforCityCourtJudge,followedbyJ.Fiorella,S.EaganandDianeWray. Moredetailsandfinalelectiontotalsnextweek. Congratulationstoallthewinners!

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Lucky Number Luncheon XiEpsilonOmegaChapterofAlphaKappaAlphaSorority,Inc.willhostitsannualLuckyNumberLuncheonat2p.m.onSunday,November13attheHearthstoneManor.AfashionshowfeaturingFursbyRussellandfashionsfromCityFashionwillbethecenter-pieceoftheLuncheon.LuncheonguestswillalsohavetheopportunitytoparticipateinaChinese-auctionofspecially-designedgiftbasketsandvisitvendorswhowillsetupduringtheLuncheon. TheLuncheonisthesorority’smajorfundraiseroftheyear.TheproceedssupportSororityprograms,includingitsLeadershipDevelopmentProgramforstudentsingrades9through12andEmergingYoungLeadersprogramformiddleschoolyoungwomen.Bothini-tiativesareyear-longprogramswhichexposeparticipantstoleadershipdevel-opmentactivities,communityserviceandculturalenrichment. Tickets are $35.00 and can beobtainedfromanymemberof thesorority. LindaSeayisPresidentofXiEpsilon OmegaChapterandLindaCoppockisChairoftheFundraisingCommit-tee.

Eva Doyle Announces Youth Activities ColumnistEvaM.Doylewouldliketoencouragestudentsingrades5-12toenterthenextessaycontestintheEyeOnHistoryseries.Studentsmustanswerthefollowingquestions:WhyIsSmokingBadforYourHealth?HowCanWeGetThisMessageToOurYouth?AllcompletedessaysmustbeturnedintotheFrankE.Mer-riweatherlibrarypriortoclosingtimeonNovember18,2011.FlyersareavailableattheMerriweatherlibrarywithdetailsabouttherulesforthecontest.Therewillbecashprizesandcertificatesforthewinners.Inaddition,Mrs.Doylewillspon-soraseriesofcareerawarenesspro-gramsforyouthbeginningonSatur-day,November19attheMerriweatherlibraryfrom3-5p.m.Adifferentcareerwillbefeaturedbi-monthlywithaspeaker.ThefirstspeakerwillbeLt.PatrickCampbell,apilotwithadistinguishedcareerinaviation.Aquestionandanswerperiodwillfollowhispresentation.Admissionisfree.Parentsandguardiansareinvitedtoattend.FormoreinformationyoucancallMrs.Doyleat847-6010or533-9547.

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National/InterntionalBlackAgendaReport Russia accuses Israel of Using ‘Dangerous

Rhetoric’ Against Iran President Dmitry Medvedev says threatening atmosphere being created by Israel, and that now is the time to ‘take a deep breath and open talks’.

RussianPresidentDmitryMedvedevaccusedIsraelonTuesdayofusing“dangerousrhetoric”thatcouldleadtoawarwithIran,amidrisingtensionsoverthelatter’snuclearprogram. SpeakinginBerlinaftermeetinghisGermancounterpartChristianWulff,MedvedevsaidathreateningatmospherewasbeingcreatedbytheIsraelis,asmediaspeculationaboundedthatPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahuandDefenseMinisterEhudBarakwereconsideringamilitaryoptionagainstIran. MeetingofIsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahuwithRussianPresi-dentDmitryMedvedevinMoscow,inFebruary2010. “Thethreatofamilitarystrikecouldleadtoamajorwar,”hewarned,addingthatitwasnowvitaltocalmthesituation,“takeadeepbreathandopentalks.” MoscowhadrepeatedlyurgedTehrantoprovetotheworldthatitsnuclearresearchwaspurelypeacefulinitsobjectives.“Unfortunatelytherehasn’tbeenanymovementinthisdirection,”saidMedvedev,whowaslatertoattendaceremonytoopenanunderseagaspipelinethroughtheBalticSea. RussianForeignMinisterSergeiLavrovwarnedMondaythatastrikeagainstIranwouldbeagravemistakewithunpredictableconsequences:“Thiswouldbeaveryseriousmistakefraughtwithunpredictableconsequences,”hesaid. DefenseMinisterBarakplayeddownspeculationTuesdaythatIsraelintendedtostrikeIraniannuclearfacilities,sayingithadnotdecidedtoembarkonanymilitaryoperation.

“Warisnotapicnic.Wewantapicnic.Wedon’twantawar,”BaraktoldIsraelRadioaheadofthereleasethisweekofanInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency[IAEA]reportonIran’snuclearactivity.“[Israel]hadnotyetdecidedtoembarkonanyoperation.”

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Churches Seek to Withdraw $1 Billion From Big Banks "IfourNewBottomLineCoalitioncanmoveabilliondollars,"saidRev.RyanBell,ofHollywoodAdventistChurch,inLosAngeles,"thennotonlydoesthatmakeafiscalimpactonthebanks,buttoaccumulateabilliondollarsworthoftransfersyou'vegottogetamovement.Andthat'swhat'safootrightnow."TheNewBottomLineCoalitionisanumbrellaof1,000faith-basedorganizations.Rev.MarioHowell,pastoroftheAntiochChurchFamily,intheSanFranciscoBayarea,saidchurchesarealsopressinglocalgovernmentstodivestfromtheBankofAmericaandotherbehemoths."Ifyoudon't,"hesaid,"we'regoingtorememberyouwhenitcomestimetovoteagain."

Banks "Swindled" Residents of Mostly Black City ProtestersbravedasnowstormtodemandthatNewJersey'sattorneygeneralprosecutelendingagenciesforoverpricinghousinginIrvington,a95percentBlackcityof60,000."Price-fixingisacrime"andthebanksthatcolludedinthecrimeare"swindlers,"saidDavidHungerford,oftheCoalitiontoSaveOurHomes.Thecoalitiondemandsthatbanksbeprosecutedandforcedtoreducetheprincipleonmortgagesbytheamountoftheover-pricing.Police Crackdowns Only Fuel Oakland Occupation Aprotesterwhowasshotwitharubberbulletwhilepeacefully"justtakingsomepictures"ofpoliceinOakland,California,said"themovementgrowseverytimethepolicecomedownonus;Idon'tknowwhytheyhaven'tlearnedthat,yet."ScottCampbelladded,"IfthereisonethingthatOaklandisknownfor,it'spoliceviolence."Was Protest Really a "General Strike""Frommyperspective,nothingaboutthesituationinOaklandfitsorisgener-allythoughtofasageneralstrike,"saidMelvynDubofsky,professoremeritusofsociologyandhistoryattheUniversityofNewYork,atBinghamton.MostOaklandresidentswenttoworkorschoolonthedayprotestorscalledforageneralstrike.Prof.Dubofskysaid"thereisnoagreeddefinition"ofwhatconstitutesageneralstrike,butthathistorically,generalstrikesinvolvewholesectorsofindustryorentirecitiesand"werecalledordirectedbythelocallaborunions."Inthefinalanalysis,"thetestiswhethertheyachievedtheirobjectives,"hesaid.DubofskyisauthorofTheStateandLaborinModernAmerica.

The Occupation is Not a White Thing "Whenraciststuffcomesupinthelargermovement,we'refirsttorespondtoit,"saidAndrewHoyles,ofthePeopleofColorWorkingGroupatOccupyWallStreet,inManhattan'sZuccottiPark.Oneproblemisthatmediaseekout"awhiteface,oftentimesawhitemale,"tointerview."That'sastruggle.Theissuesthatpeopleofcolorfacedidn'tstartwithcollegedebt."It'sveryimportant,Hoylessaid,"thatBlackpeopleinAmericastarttoseeOccupyWallStreetnotasawhiteissue.It'sverymuchtheirissue."The99%"aren'tjusteducatedwhitemenindebt;itistheoneswhohavecontinuouslybeenthefirsttobefiredandthelasttobehired."

UNAC: Economic Justice and Peace are Inseparable"TheefforttoendU.S.interventionsabroad,toendNATOattacksagainstnationsthatareattemptingtofightbackagainstthebankingelite,areincrediblystrengthenedbythefactthatarealeconomicjusticemovementisforming"intheU.S.,saidChrisGauvreau,oftheUnitedNationalAnti-WarCoalition.UNACisorganizingprotestsatasummitofNATOandsimultaneousmeetingoftheG-8nationsinMay,inChicago.Occupation Puts Dems "In a Pickle""AsfarasIcantell,"saidDougHenwood,editorofLeftBusinessObserver,theramificationsoftheOccupyWallStreetmovementhavenotyetenteredtheconsciousnessof"themarket.Theydon'tperceiveitasmorethanacuriosity,atthispoint."TheDemocraticPartyisanothermatter."SomeoftheDemocratsareinapickle,"saidHenwood."It'sapartyofcapitalthathastopretend,forelectoralreasons,thatit'snot."IftheDemocratsembraceOccupationissues,"itwouldbegoodelectoralnewsforthem,buttheirpaymastersdon'twantthemtodothat."Protesters Learn About Real Homelessness"Thepeoplewhoarenowpartofthatmovementarenowunderstandingwhatitmeansforthepeoplewhowerealreadylivingonthestreet,"saidJeremyRosen,policydirectorfortheNationalLawCenteronHomelessness,inWashington."Thingslike,howarewegoingtostaywarm,andwherearewegoingtousethebathroom."JaredBall,BAReditorandcolumnist:WhitedemonstratorsatOccupationeventsshouldceaseusing"slave"and"slavery"metaphorsthatdistorthistory.GlenFord,BARexecutiveeditor:Thousandsoffederalprisoninmatesareeligibleforearlyreleaseoncrackcocaineconvictions.

PrisonFacts ThefiguresherehighlightAmerica’suniqueapproachtocrimeandpunish-ment,whererace,classandcorporateinterestscollidetomakethelargesandmostexpensiveprisonsystemintheworld.

• TheU.S.makesuponly5percentoftheworld’spopulation,buthousesaquarteroftheworld’sprisonerswithmorethan2millioncriminalsbehindbars.• Aboutoneof18menintheU.S.isinjailoronprobation.• TheU.S.hasexperienceda500per-centincreaseinincarcerationsoverthepastthirtyyears.EverydayintheUnitedStates200newjailcellsarebuilt.• Californiahasthemostpopulousprisonsysteminthenation,withabout170,000inmates.Texas,followedbyFloridahavethenextbiggestprisonpopulationsinthenationwithabout160,000and100,000respectively.• Overthecourseofthelast20years,theamountofmoneyspentonprisonswasincreasedby570percent.• Anindividualsentencedtofiveyearsfora$300theftcoststhepublicmorethat$100,000• Itcosts$22,000everyyearaninmatespendsinprison.• Thecostofalifetermaverages$15million.


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Antibiotics overprescribed for children: study Pediatricians in the United States write more than 10 million unnec-essary antibiotic prescriptions every year for conditions such as the flu and asthma, contributing to potentially dangerous drug resistance, a study said. Researchers looked at a nationally representative sample of almost 65,000 outpatient visits by children under 18 during 2006 to 2008, with findings reported in the journal Pediatrics. In total, doctors prescribed an antibiotic at one in every five visits, with most dispensed for children with respiratory ailments such as sinus infections and pneumonia. Some of those infections were caused by bacteria, warranting anti-biotics. But almost one-quarter of all antibiotic prescriptions were given to children with respiratory conditions that probably or definitely do not call for antibiotics, such as bronchitis, the flu, asthma and allergies. That translates to more than 10 million antibiotic prescriptions each year that likely won't do any good but might do harm, said study leader Adam Hersh of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. "One reason overuse occurs is because the diagnosis is often unclear -- this is common with ear infections. The decision is made to prescribe an antibiotic even though the diagnosis isn't certain, just to be on the safe side," he said. Half of all the antibiotics prescribed were "broad-spectrum" drugs, which act against a wide range of bacteria -- killing more of the good bacteria in the bodies as well and perhaps setting the child up for more serious infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria later on. "Antibiotics are wonderful. There are times when you really need them, the question is just being judicious about when we use them," said Betsy Foxman, an epidemiologist at the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor, who was not involved in the research. In addition, giving antibiotics to children when they aren't needed raises the risk of antibiotic-resistant infections in both the children themselves and society as a whole, she said. "We think of antibiotics as being wholly beneficial, but they are not very specific, they hit everything in your body. By making our microbes that are supposed to be with us disappear, we can be causing other health problems we don't know about." And to avoid over-prescription? Hersh said that one way might simply be to wait several days and check the child again. "If the diagnosis is still a little unclear, ask if it would be safe to wait a day or two with close follow up rather than starting the antibiotic right away," he added.

National Expert To Headline Seminar On Role Of Research In Nursing RoswellParkCancerInstitute(RPCI)welcomestheregion’snursestoafreehalf-dayprogramfeaturingakeynoteaddressfromanationalexpert.LindaBurnesBolton,DrPH,RN,FAAN,VicePresidentandChiefNursingOfficerofCedars-SinaiHealthSystemandResearchInstitute,willkeynote“NursingResearch:ProducingEvidencetoAdvanceHealth”Wednesday,November16from8a.m.tonoonintheHohnAuditorium,ResearchStudiesCenter,RPCI. BurnesBolton,whoinAprilwasnamedtoModernHealthcareMagazine’sTop25WomeninHealthcarelist,isalsoViceChairoftheInstituteofMedicineCommitteeontheRobertWoodJohnsonFoundationInitiativeontheFutureofNursing.Inheraddress,shewillsharehervisionofahealthcaresystemthatmakesqualitycareaccessibletodiversepopulations,promoteswellnessanddiseaseprevention,improveshealthoutcomesandprovidescompassionatecareacrossaperson’slifespan,detailingtheInstituteofMedicine’srecommendationsonthefutureofnursingandaddressingknowledgegapsinnursingresearch. Theseminarwillbeginwithapostersessionandcontinentalbreakfastfrom8a.m.to9:30a.m.BurnesBolton’skeynoteaddresswillbeginat10a.m.,withapaneldiscussionfollowingfrom11a.m.tonoon.Toreserveaseat,call716-845-3436orsendane-mailtowendy.raber@roswellpark.orgbyNovember9.

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Withover130,000homelessvet-eransnationally,accordingtoesti-matesfromtheDepartmentofVeteransAffairsandwithmoreveteransreturn-ingfromIraqandAfghanistanwhowillhavetroubleaccessinganewjoboncetheygethome,veteransgroupsfromthroughoutErieCountystagedarallyonthestepsofBuffaloCityHallonWednesday,November9,2011tobringtolighttheneedformoreservicesforveteransandtheirfamilies.

City Urged to Release Funds for Veterans ServicesDubbeda“community-widecalltoaction”,thiseventfocusedontheneedforaffordableveterans’housingandfora“one-stop”centerwhereveteransandtheirfamilymemberscangainaccesstoasingleservicecoordina-tionsystem. “Neveragainshallonegenerationofveteransabandonanother”,remarkedFrankDorsey,anE5HEROofVietnamEraVeteran.Thatisourmotto.And,sincetheVAcannotanddoesnotdo

itall,itisincumbentupontherestofustoseethatthemenandwomen,whososelflesslyservedthisnation,arecarefor”. Inparticular,theparticipantsoftoday’srallyareaskingtheCityofBuf-falotoreleasethefundsforVeteransVillageofWesternNewYork.Accord-ingtotheorganizers,theproposedproject,slatedtobelocatedina25,000squarefoot,twostorybrickbuildinglocatedwithintheEllicottDistrict,

ismuchmorethansimplyprovidinghousingforveterans-thegoalistohelpandimprovelivesoverthelong-termbypromotingself-sufficiently,buildingnewskills,creatingstrongsupportnetworksandintegratingthemintocommunitylife. “Toomanyofourtroopswhoriskedtheirlivesprotectingourcountryarereturninghometoanalarmingrateofjoblessness,”remarkedSenatorKirstenGillibrand.“Whenourbravemenandwomencomehome,weneedtoensuretheyreceiveallthesupportservicestheyneedtoprovidefortheirfamilies,”Gillibrandsaid. Organizersarehopefulthatthecitywillrespondtothiscommunity-wideaction,“Withover74,000veteranspresentlyresidinginErieCounty–5,000areunemployedandmorethan400homeless–theneedforVVWNYcannotbeoverstated”saidRichardNelson,MarineCorps,StaffSergeantE6,VietnamWarHero,1964-1972.

HomeHeatingTipsfromNYSERDA UsethesetipsfromtheNewYorkStateEnergyResearchandDevelop-mentAuthority(NYSERDA)toreduceyourhomeenergyusage. Keepoutthedrafts:Byreducingthedraftsaroundwindowsanddoors,youcansavebigonyourheatingbillsthiswinterwhileincreasingyourcomfort.Makesurewindowsandstormsaretightlyclosedandsecuredtoreducedrafts.Considerinstallingwindowfilmtotheinteriorofthewindows.Installorupgradeexteriordoorweather-stripping.Usesand-filleddoordraftstoppersor“snakes”atthebottomofexteriordoorstokeepoutdrafts. Pushdownthewarmair:Ceilingfansareagreatwaytokeepcomfort-ableanytimeofyear.Inthewinter,reversethedirectionofthebladessotheyarerunningclockwisetopushthewarmairdownward. Keepyourwaterheatercozy:Foroptimalenergysavingsandcomfort,setyourwaterheaterto120degrees,andifyourwaterheateriselectricandmorethanfiveyearsold,installawaterheaterblanket,whichwillreduceheatloss. Makeenergysavingautomatic:Installaprogrammablethermostat.It’saninexpensivewaytomaintaincomfortthroughouttheseasonandenjoyenergysavingsat thesametime. Don’toverlookyourfurnace:Besuretohaveyourfurnaceservicedonaregularbasis,usuallyonceayear.Replacingyourfurnacefiltersthrough-outtheheatingseason,usuallyonceamonth,isagreatdo-it-yourselfwayofsavingenergytoo.Also,ifyouarethinkingaboutreplacingyourhomeheatingsystem,lookforENERGYSTAR®qualifiedequipment,whichismoreenergy-efficientthanother

models.AHomePerformancewithENERGYSTARprofessionalwillmakesureitisproperlysizedandinstalledcorrectly. Preventicedams:Removeleavesandotherdebrisfromguttersbeforethefirstsnow.Makesureatticinsulationisnotblockingroofventilation.HireaHomePerformancewithENERGYSTAR®contractoraccreditedthroughtheBuildingPerformanceInstitute(BPI)toinspectyouratticandsealairleaksandaddinsulation,ifneeded. Duringthewintermonths,removeairconditioningunitsfromwindowstopreventheatfromescapingthroughandaroundthem.Iftheunitscan’tberemoved,installacovertopreventunwanteddrafts.

WNY HispanicAmericanVeteransMemorial OnNovember11,attheBuffaloandErieCountyNavalPark,therewillbeagroundbreakingceremonyoftheWNYHispanicAmericanVet-eransMemorial.Theceremonyisscheduledfor4PManditisexpectedthatmanyelectedofficials,veteransandrepresentativesofthelocalcom-munitywillbeinattendance.Thememorialwillbethefirsthistori-callandmarkofitskindforHispanicAmericansinthisregion.Itwillservetohonortheserviceofpast,presentandfutureHispanicAmericanveteransfromtheWesternNewYorkRegion. HispanicshavebeeninthiscountrysincebeforetheWarofIndependence.HispanicAmericanshavefoughtineveryconflictinwhichtheUnitedStateshaseverparticipated.AccordingtoJoséG.Rivera,ChairpersonoftheWNYHispanicAmericanCommittee(WNYHAVC),HispanicAmericanshavesurmountedgreatsocialinjusticeanddiscriminationinthiscountrybuttheirloyalty,braveryandpersistenceinthefaceofadversityhasbeenevi-dencedmanytimesover.AccordingtoRivera,overtheyears,theyhavebeentruemenofhonor. Twounitswillalsoberecognizedandmemorializedatthemonument.Thefirstisthe65thInfantryRegi-ment,aunitcomprisedalmostentirelyofPuertoRicanswhowerecalledtoparticipate in importantmissionsduringWWI,WWII,andKorea.AnextraordinarynumberofsoldiersfromthatoutfitweredecoratedwiththeDis-tinguishedServiceCross,SilverStar,BronzeStar,andPurpleHeart,amongothers.ThesecondistheGabrielA.RodriguezAmericanLegionPost#1928–apostwhichisnolongerinexistencebutrepresentedtheonlysymbolofHispanicAmericanpar-ticipationintheU.S.ArmedForcesinWesternNewYork.ThepublicisinvitedtotheceremonywhichwilltakeplaceattheBuffaloandErieCountyNavalPark,betweentheKoreanandtheRustBucketmonu-ments.


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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 $300. HEAP grants are immediately posted to customer accounts when they are received from New York State.

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COCOABABIES!!!BuffaloNativeTradesinFull-TimeEmploymentforFruitfulEntrepreneurship

Whenyouthinkoffashiontrends,whatcomestomind:legwarmersandProKeds?V-neckteesandskinnyjeansperhaps?

Maybejustat-shirtwithasimplesmileyfaceonit.Widelyknownas“thefirstgraphicteeever,”whowould’vethoughtthatsomethingassimpleasayellowsmileyfaceanda“HaveANiceDay”captionwouldbirthafashioncrazethatchallengeseachdesigntobecome“thenextbigthing?”Withastrongdesiretomakeherinspirationalmarkontheimpressionableworldofsteadfastsayingsspreadproudlyacrossthechest,oneBuffalonativeiswellonherwaytobeingthatnextbigthing.Enter:NiaMcAdoo. In2005asathen-BuffStategradstudent,Nia’sprotestagainstthedisem-poweringanddegradinggraphicfashiontrendsofthetimewasthecreationofCocoaBabies.Itbeganasanefforttoprovideaproductthatyoungwomencould,andwould,proudlywearinfrontoftheirmothers.Nia(néeTillet)tookherprideinherculture,mixeditwithabuddingbusinesssavvy,andsprinkledthatwithvastimaginationandcreativity,givingbirthtoamovementthatcontinuestoleaveitsmarkonageneration(indeedarecipeforsuccess!)IrecentlysatdownwithMrs.McAdootolearnmoreabouttheinceptionand

progressionofCocoaBabiesovertheyears.Aninspiringstorytoshare,Niamakesitclearthatsheloveswhatshedoesandshedoeswhatsheloves: KentOlden:WheredidtheideacomefromtostartCocoaBabies?NiaTillet-McAdoo:IhadtheideaforCocoaBabieswhileIwasstillingraduateschoolatBuffaloState.ThiswasaboutthesametimewhensloganteeswerereallyintroducedandIwasconstantlyseeingyoungchildrenandteensinclothingthatwaseithersuggestiveorinappropriate.Istartedtolookatwhatwasmar-ketedtotheminthestoresandonlineandsawthattherewasalackofpositivemessagesandnonemarketeddirectlyforchildrenofcolor.Idecidedtocreateanalternative,onethatwouldfeaturetrendydesignsandteesthatchildrenand

parentscouldbothappreciate.

KO:Whathasbeenthemostmemorable/rewardingexperienceyou’vehadwithyourproductsincetheinceptionofCocoaBabies?NTM:Ithinkthatthegreatestaccomplishmentisthatafter7yearswearestillhereandthatwecontinuetogrow.Havingsuccessfullytransitionedthebusinessfromsomethingthatwasdoneonthesidetoafull-timebusinessisdefinitelyanaccomplishmentthatIamproudof.

KO:CanwelookforwardtoaCocoaBabiesstore/boutiqueopeninganytimesoon?NTM:Thatwouldbeagreatconceptbutrightnowwehaveplanstocontinueasanonlineretailer.Wehavecustomersaroundtheglobeandfindthatthisisthebestbusinessmodelforusaswecontinuetomeettheirneeds.

KO:WhatmessagedoesCocoaBabieswanttosendouttoitsaudience?NTM:It’simportanttonotethatchildrencanbetrendyandcutebutalsoageappropriate.Manyofthesloganandmessageteesthataremarketedtoourchildrenareverygenericandborderonwhatmanywouldconsiderinappropri-ate.CocoaBabiesoffersawonderfulalternativeatpricesthatareextremelycompetitive.Ithasalwaysbeenourgoaltopromotepositiveimagesthatinspirethefamiliesthatpurchaseclothingandaccessoriesfromus.

Internationallyknown,locallyrespected,withclientelethatrangesfromfriendsandfamily,tothelikesofactress/singerNaturiNaughtonandnotedphotographerDerekBlanks,CocoaBabiesisonthefasttracktosuccessbysimplyencouragingthesuccessofGeneration:Next.Theirproductphrasesareself-esteemboostersthatreinforcethenotionthatIAMSOMEBODY.ACocoaBabiesgiftjustmaybewhatkick-startsthenextperson’strektogreat-ness.CocoaBabiesproductscancurrentlybeviewedandpurchasedonwww.CocoaBabies.com,andhasbeenfeaturedinThe Atlanta Post and The Chicago Tribune, andhasbeenaninvitedgiftsuitevendorattheSoulTrainAwards.


Worship This Week!

FriendshipBaptistChurchpresents:*A2DayYouthExplosionFriday, November 11at 7pmTagTeamRevival;3DynamicSpeak-ers&Saturday,November12at6pmPraiseBlast*3DayRevival,November8,9,10-7pmNightlyGuestEvangelist,Rev.DeonWhite,Chicago,ILAlleventstakeplaceatFriendshipBaptistChurch,402ClintonStreet.AllAreWelcome!

Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church Dedication ServicesAllarewelcometojoinDr.JamesA.LewisIII,SeniorPastor,LadyZandraLewisandtheMiracleMis-sionsFullGospelChurchfamilyfortheCelebratoryDedicationServicesandribboncuttingoftheiredificeat4p.m.onNovember13at406SycamoreStreet.SeniorPastorandFullGospelFellowshipStateOver-seerDariusG.Pridgenwillpresideoverthededicationserviceandwillbethefeaturedguestspeaker.Dr.JamesA.LewisIIIisSeniorPastor.

FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST NewsCHURCH NEWS

"God has not called us to see through each other, but to see each other

TrinityBaptistPastoralAnniversaryOnSundayNovember13at10:45a.m.theTrinityBaptistChurch,1366SouthAvenue,NiagaraFalls,willobservethe53rdPastoralAnniver-saryofPastorGlenandSisterMuzellaRaybon.TheguestMinisterwillbePastorRubenL.GoffJr.,PastoroftheShilohMissionaryBaptistChurchinAlbion,NY.Also,moderatorofTheGreatLakesBaptistAssociation.

Revival 000WallsMemorialAMEZionChurchat455GlenwoodAvenuewillhostarevivalNov.9,10and11WednesdaythruFriday.TheRev.HenricoWhiteofCaldwellAMEZChurchofNewYorkCityistheguestpreacher.Serviceswillbeginat7p.m.eachevening.Thepublicisinvited.Formoreinformationcall886-6527.Rev.G.M.Tydusishostpastor.

Prophetic Conference APropheticConference,“WoundedButNotDead:WhyCan’tYouFor-give”willbeheldThursday,Novem-ber10at7p.m.at2317MainStreetinBuffalo.ClideDavisispastor;SadieDavisisco-pastor.ApostleAlfredLesteristhespeaker.

Winter Clothing Drive An“EverythingWinterClothingDrive”isinneedof200coatsandpairsofboots.Donationofsweaters,pants,babyitemsandpampersarealsogreatlyappreciated.FormoreinformationcontactChristineLesterat602-8608. A Message From

AMessage FromShelterInTheStormMinistriesBy Elder Vivian Carter

ShelterFromInTheStormMinis-tries,foundedinOctober2001isaheal-inganddeliveranceministryforwomenfromallwalksoflife.Wedealwith

women whosuffer frombrokennessand abuse(mental,phys-ical, sexualand drugs.)Ourmissionistoletwomenknowthereishopeandthat

theytoocanrecover.Wehelpempowerwomentoturntheirhurtstohealingandthepainintopowerandmostofalltoletthemknowtheyarenotalone.

Wealsohaveasafehouseforwomenanditspurposeistohelpwomenestab-lishmorals,valuesandthespiritualprincipalstheyoncehad.Wewanttohelpwomenbecomeresponsible,independentproductivecitizensinsocietyandtoestablishafaithbasedwalkwiththemsothattheywillwalkinthepurposeforwhichtheywerecreated.

ShelterFromInTheStormMinistrieshosteda“WomanThouArtLoosed”Women’sConferenceonNovember5.Theconferencedealtwithwomenissuesofbeing“bound,stagnantorconfused”inareasoftheirlivesandlettingthemknowtheycouldbehealedfromtheirbrokenness.Godcanbindupthatwoundedspirit!

OurMinistryhasadeclaration,whichis,“ThePowerofConfession.”Itletsthewomenknowthat,Godcanhealyoueverywhereyouhurt.Wedeclareanddecreethatforallofyourmourningandsorrows,Godwillgiveyouoilsofjoyandbeautyforashes.Forthespiritofheaviness,Hewillgiveyouagar-mentofpraise.Wedeclareanddecreehewillbreakthechainsofbondageandlooseyoufromtheimprisonmentinyourmind.WedeclareanddecreethattheLord’sfavorisuponyouandthatGodwillcoveryouwithhiswingsofprotectionandnoevilshallcomenearyouornearyourdwellingplace,forhehasgivenhisangelschargeoveryouandtokeepyouinallyourways.

Formoreinformationcall(716)990-9813.

(ElderVivianCarteristhepresidentandfounderofShelterIn

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Mayor Byron W. Brown is pleased to announce a partnership with Google. Sign up for our workshop to get your business on-line.

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Google and friends are coming to town to get your business online.

New York Get Your Business Online - a new program from Google - is an easy, free, and fast way to get your business online. If you don't have a website or Google Places listing, you'll find everything you need to get started - web professionals at your side every step of the way. We'll also provide the computers or a plug-in for your own laptop. If your business is already online, you'll find tools and resources to help your business succeed online. At these events you can Get a free website and Google Places listing Get 1:1 advice and tips Learn more about online marketing Network with your fellow small business owners New York Get Your Business Online events are completely free. Space is limited, so we highly recommend that you pre-register online to reserve your spot.

Register online: www.newyorkgetonline.com/buffalocity

November 18th Embassy Suites Buffalo-Avant Ballroom 200 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, NY 14202 Sessions available at: 9 am and 12:30 pm

Please contact the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning at 851-GROW (4769) if you need assistance.

TheWomen'sMinistryofGreaterRefuge Temple, 943 JeffersonAvenue,Buffalo,NYwillhaveour2ndSaturdayWomen'sFellowshipThanksgivingServiceonSaturday,November12,2012at11:00a.m.Our

Women’s Ministry ServiceguestspeakerisSis.WandaCorefromFirstCentennialBaptistChurch.AllwomenareinvitedtocomeshareinthisspecialWomen'sService.BishopRobertL.Sanders,SeniorPastor.

“That’sWhatFriendsAreFor”EnterInMinistriesOnSundayNovember13at7pm“That’sWhatFriendsAreFor”EnterInMinistries1761GeneseeSt.TheguestwillbeMin.ReggieSmith&hisPraiseTeamfromJamesrtown,NY.RosettaSwainisServant/Pastor.


On Stage Listings are Free. Write: The Challenger, On Stage, PO Box 474,, Bflo., NY 14208; or email: [email protected]

on stageentertaiment

*CompanyAwillpresentexcerptsfrom the award winning play,NEGRAS EROS,atBuffaloEast(1410MainSt.acrossfromtheUticaSt.TrainStation)onSunday,Nov.20at6p.m.WrittenbyAprilA.Jones,NEGRAS EROSisaseriesofmove-ments,orvignettes,whichexplorethesexualperceptionsofwomenofAfricandescentregardlessoftheirnationality.Thisisafreeeventwithadultsituationsandlanguage.(716)604-3677.Admission:FREE

* Women of Motown,Sat.Nov.12,8p.m.,KleinhansMusicHall,featuringRadiance&theBuffaloPhilharmonicOrchestra,tributetoclassicMotownactsliketheSupremes,Martha&theVandellasandtheMar-velettes,885-5000orbpo.org

*Temptations and The Four Tops, 7:30p.m.,Sun.Nov.20,UBCenterfortheArts,Amherst,645-ARTS.www.ubcfa.org$49.50-$69.50,boxoffice,ticketmaster.

*Wu-Tang Clan,8p.m.,Mon.Dec.26,TownBallroom,681MainSt.,852-3900,tickets$45,boxoffice,Tickets.com

*WBLK Gospel Jam,6p.m.,Sat.Dec.10w/FredHammond&TheNevelsSisters,BuffaloConvention/center,153FranklinSt.,www.bwblk.com$20-$45(www.tickets.com).

*Muhammad School of Music presentsVoiceofMyHeart,exclusiverecitalbyviolinistHenriL.Muham-mad,Sat.Nov.12,at3p.m.BurchfieldPennyArtCenter,1300Elmwood;tickets$100,$50,$25.Limitedseat-ing.TicketsonlineandatMuhammadSchoolofMusic,617MainSt.Suite105;881-5088or570-5064.

*Café at Masten & Eaton, 230 MastenAve.716-883-2311liveenter-tainmentonSaturday,November12,2011at8pm.FeaturingDivineOrder,ArtistBarryGibbsbassplayerfromtheBronxNY,BobbyBonnerdrums,KikoSwaine,keyboardsandSingerDelane.SundayJazzJamwiththeTuneUps,TommyRobinson,MarlowWright,JimBeishlineandBarryGibbsfrom6:30to10:30pm.Pleasecomeout and support our localmusi-cians!

*Superior Donuts, AWesternNewYorkPremiere,November11–Decem-ber4;DirectedbyScottBehrend.Comedy-dramafromTonyandPulitzer–winningauthorTracyLettscelebratestheredemptivepowerofhope,friend-ship,nostalgia, anddiversity.*NOPERFORMANCEonThanksgiving.(ThursdayNovember24th)*

AnotherGrammyConsiderationforBillyDrease! It’sGrammyAwardsseasononceagain....andonceagain,Buffalo’sownBillyDreaseWilliamsfindshimselfintherunning.Thisyear,hisvisualmasterpiece,RUN,hasbeenselectedforBestLongFormVideoconsid-erationbytheRecordingAcademy.AlthoughBillyDreaseWilliamshasbeencomparedtomanyintheindus-try(TalibKweli,BlackThought,KidCuDietc.)therereallyisnothingelselikethisoutthere!BestofluckBillyDreas

Billy Drease Williams

*Aaron Neville, Dec. 1,Confer-enceCenterNiagaraFalls,OldFallsStreet,downtown.

*Holiday Concert featuring Vickie Winans & local guests Daracel Blue, Inez Kimble, David Vaughan Herring, Christ Records Camp, Union & Performing Arts /choir.Sat.Nov.26,KleinhansMusicHall,specialguesthostRev.&Mrs.RoderickHennings,doors6p.m.,concert7p.m..;[email protected].

*Randy Weston, Performance,Performance&BookSigning,7p.m.Friday,Nov.18&[email protected].,AlbrightKnoxGallery,1285Elmwood;tickets$30availableatLangstonHughesInsti-tute,136Broadway,JustBuffalo,MarketArcade,617MainSt.andAfricanAmericanCulturalCenter,350Masten.


entertaiment

ZiggyMarley willbe interviewed on 1080am www.wufoam.comwithRasJomoSunday,Sept12at3p.m.Passthewordweshouldhaveanicevibe.

Spotlight On Youth Open Mic With Special Guest Bruce George From Def Poetry Jam JustBuffaloLiteraryCenterispleasedtoannounceSOY:SpotlightOnYouth—OpenMicForAges12-21,aFREEopenmicseriesforallareayouthonWednesday,November16thfrom6:30—8p.m.atShea’sSmithTheater,660MainStreet,Buffalo.SpecialNote:Theco-founderofDefJam,BruceGeorge,willhosttheeventandalsothepre-eventwritinggroup!Comeshareyourcreativity!Poetry,Song,InstrumentalTalent,Dance,Rap,Photography,Drawings,Paintings,andanyothercreativetalentsyouhavearewelcome!Pizza&popwillbeserved.Comeat5:30p.m.ifyouwouldliketoworkwithBruceGeorgeonpreparingyourmaterial.YoudoNOTneedtobelongtoasponsoringorganizationtoparticipate.

Urban Line Dance UrbanLinedancelessonsareheldeachMonday at PilgrimBaptistChurchHall(rear),665MichiganAvenue,6-7p.m. UrbanLinedancelessonsarealsoeachFridaymorn-ing,10:45-11:45a.m.atFriendsoftheElderly,118EastUticaStreet,E.Wilsoninstructor.

WELL DESERVED!AgalaretirementpartywasheldforRosaMarieJonesOct.29attheHolidayInnAirport.“Iwouldliketothankallwhoattended,”saidRosa,“andaveryspecialthankyoutomyfirstborn,LisaMarieHariston(Scott),whoprovidedallofthechampagnegivenasgiftstoeveyone,courtesyofLC&JLiquors.ThankyoumybeautifulLisa!Iloveyouverymuch!”Above,arephotosfromtheevent.


Tuesdays 12 NOON - 1 P.M.

APPLIANCESFuture Cool Reconditioned Appliances357 Vermont St. 240-2881 * 912-2966

ATTORNEYSJames P. Davis

181 Franklin St.* (716) 847-2606

Samuel P. Davis534 Delaware Ave. #108 * 855-7611

Terrence D. McKelvey181 Franklin St. * (716) 847-2606

Home Office (716) 839-3905

Pratcher & Associates1133 Kensington * (716) 838-4612

Daria L. Pratcher136 Broadway * (716) 541-8574

AUTOMOTIVEAutomotive Battery & Tire

3218 Bailey Ave. * (816) 838-0263

First Klass Muffler & Brake Inc.779 Genesee St. * (716) 362-0450

BANKSCitizens Bank NA * 414 Main St.

Chiquita Rodgers * 855-2532

BARBER SHOPSKlassic Kuts

1471 Kensington * (716) 836-3260

Master Touch1283 E. Delavan*570-7234/846-5956

Precision Cutz87 Cleveland Dr. * (716) 603-1477

BRAIDING & EXTENSIONSQueen of New York

2868 Bailey * (716) 602-8662

CLOTHINGFashion Town

1339 E. Delavan* (716) 894-1111

King City Fashions2660 Bailey * (716)480-8406

Level’s Apparel & Footware1455 Kensington * (716) 832-0284

CHILD CARE/DAY CARE Home Away From Home

84 Courtland Ave.*(716) 238-1455

My Precious Angels2946 Baley Ave. (716) 896-3800

COFFEE SHOPS

Golden Cup Coffee Co. Inc.883 Jefferson * (716) 883-7770

AJ Jamaican Kitchen

209 Massachusetts Ave. * 886-9555

Full of Flavor883 Jefferson * (716) 553-7050

Loretta’s souLfuL Dining479 Genesee * (716) 381-9308

Matties restaurant1412 Fillmore * (716) 597-0755

Mr. Bones893 Jefferson * (716) 464-6794

naDia’s taste of souL69 Allen St. * (716) 884-0482

Nette’s Fried Chicken3118 Main St. * 715-9592

West African Int. Market & Take Out3125 Bailey * (716) 507-2329

Tomatoes1393 Kensington * (716) 835-3663

FINANCIAL ADVISORAlbert C. Erni, CRPC

Merrill Lynch * 716-849-2009

HAIR SALONSAlthea / Hair to Go Natural

727 Main St. * (716) 883-2000

Compositions Professional Hair143 Kenmore Ave. * (715) 995-3450

Excellence Hair Design59 Kenmore Ave. * (716) 835-2036

Hair Changers1787 Hertel Ave. (716) 602-6561

Hersha / Hair to Go Natural727 Main St. * (716) 563-1734

Majestic Eloquence20941/2 Eggert Rd. * 308-4873

Miss JacQuis ExQuizit Beauty2250 Main St. * (716) 833-2250

More Hair Care Clinic72 Allen St. * (716) 886-7960

Peachies

3098 Main St. * (716) 462-6296

Peaches & Keys Unisex Salon883 Jefferson * 603-6506

Promise Hair Studio87 W. Cleveland Dr. * 835-0250

Serenity Hair Boutique221 Jefferson Ave. * (716) 812-0663

Studio U Hair Loft1286 E. Delavan Ave. * 894-8737

HAIR SUPPLYBeauty Plus Beauty Supplies3121 Bailey * (716) 446-9292

Glamorous Beauty1281 E. Delavan * (716) 892-5821

HAIR SUPPLY Main Hair & Beauty Supply

3067 Main St. * (716) 862-4247

HEATING & COOLINGDon “The Furnace Guy”

(716) 465-2411

Zenner & Ritter3404 Bailey * (716) 833-2463

HOME IMPROVEMENT

Franklins Interior /ExteriorCocepts105 Commonwealth * (716) 235-8818

Jones Hardwood FlooringAlton Jones* (716) 903-5320

INCOME TAX SERVICEL. Sessum Income Tax Service1650 Fillmore * 716) 894-4904

INSURANCEAble Insurance

Jeff Moore/Broker1798 Main St. * 883-5212

Geico 1330 Niagara Falls Blvd.

(716) 832-3253

Hopkins Insurance1193 Jefferson * (716)-886-8880

LIQUORS & WINES

Bellamy’s Liquor Store405 E. Ferry * (716) 884-4066

Ideal Liquor1341 E. Delavan * (716) 893-0967

One Mo Shot Liquors2612 Bailey * (716) 464-3299

MEDICALMain Pediatrics

2800 Main St. * (716) 837-0995

Rapha Family Medicine2200 Main St. * (716) 200-4122

MAKE UP & BODY IMAGERobin Gibson, Consultant

444-6773*www.ardysslife.com/robin

PHOTOGRAPHYPrincess Photography *563-0994

Love Well Lifestyle [email protected]*430-8645

REAL ESTATEClass A Real Estate

Jeanette Lane * (716) 846-5065

RECORD STORESDoris Records

286 E. Ferry St. * (716) 883-2410

TAILORS

F&S Tailors 2930 Genesee St * (716) 894-3742

F&S Tailors & Fashions894-3742*wwwfandsfashions.com

Ann Rhod’s Tailoring3185 Bailey Ave.*(716) 838-5633

TOWINGRon’s Towing & Recovery

(716) 892-2282

EATERIES

UNIFORMS

Affordable Scrubs & Stuff@Main Place Mall

837-0126

WE BUY GOLD

We Buy Gold3124 Bailey * (716) 832-3332

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GoogleOffersFreeWorkshop-ForBuffaloBusinessOwnerstoGetOnline MayorByronW.BrownhasannouncedagiganticeconomicopportunityforsmallbusinessesintheBuffaloareathatdon’thaveawebsitebutwanttoestablishanonlinepresence.Google,oneofthebiggestnamesintheinternetbusiness,willmakeastopinBuffalotoofferfreewebtipstosmallbusinessowners.TheBuffaloworkshopwillbeheldonNovember18attheEmbassySuitesHotelattheAvantBuilding,200DelawareAvenuefrom9:30a.m.–3p.m. “97%ofpeoplewhousetheinternetresearchlocalproductsandservicesonline,”saidMayorBrown.“52%ofsmallbusinessesinNewYorkhavenowebsite.GooglewillhelpsmallbusinessesinBuffalogetonlinequickly,easilyandforfree.” TheGoogleTeamwillhelpsmallbusinessownerscreateawebsiteattheworkshop.Afreecustomizeddomainname,andhostingforayear,willalsobeofferedtoparticipants.Spaceislimitedtoonly120businessesforthisfreeevent.RSVPat:www.newyorkgetonline.com/rsvporcallGoogle:1-800-986-4790. GoogleiscomingtoBuffaloaspartof‘NewYorkGetYourBusinessOnline’,aGoogle-ledprogramdedicatedtodrivingeconomicgrowthbyprovidingNewYork’slocalbusinessesthetoolsandresourcestogetonline,andsucceedonline.

BoysScoutsTroop#139-CommemorateVeteransDay OnSundayNovember13,St.MartindePorresScoutsTroop#139inconjunctionwithMastenDistrictCouncilmanDemoneSmithwillhonorourVeteranswithaFlagRetirementCeremonyat1p.m.atPoliceStationDistrictC-EastFerry&FillmoreAvenue. TheflagisareminderofourNationalPrideandhelpsinstillthevaluesbroughtforthindevelopinggoodcitizenshipinouryouth.Withthisinmind,theretirementofournation’sflagthenbecomesaheavyresponsibilitythatmustbeaddressedwiththeproperrespectanddignityitdeserves. ThescoutingprogramatSt.MartindePorreswasre-establishedinSeptember2007throughsupportfromSt.MartindePorresRCChurch.OurprogramisopentothecommunityandconsistsofaCubScoutProgramforboysbetweentheagesof5and10andaBoyScoutProgramforboysbetweentheagesof11and17.Currently,wehaveover60registeredscouts,10registeredleadersandhostofvolunteerscommittedtomakingourscoutingprogramacompletesuccess.TroopmeetingsareheldTuesdayeveningsfrom6-8pmduringtheschoolyearatSt.AugustaBoysSchoolformerlyCatholicCentralSchoolonKensingtonandBailey


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The“GradsUP2020”initiativewassponsoredbyNewYorkStateAssemblywomanCrystal

D.Peoples-Stokes.Recently,theSUNY2020planwaspassedbytheNewYorkStateLegislatureandsignedbyGover-

norCuomo.Thepassingofthishistorical leg-islationallowstheUniversityat Buffalo toimplement itsvisiontoregen-erate the eco-nomicfutureofthisarea.Atthepresenttime,UB

is in themidstof implementingaphaseofthisplanthatisfocusedon“enhancededucationalandresearchexcellence,improving,healthcareforWesternNewYorkandcreationofaregionaleconomythatwillenhancejobgrowth,”statedUBPresidentSatishK.Tripathi.Underthisplan,UBwillsubstantiallyincreaseitsenrollmentandexpandtothreecampuses;thepre-existingcampusesNorth&South,willbereorganizedandathirdcampuswillbeaddeddowntownaspartoftheBuffalo-NiagaraMedicalCorridor. The“GradsUP2020”initiativetargetsstudentsintheBuffaloPublicSchools that are currently in thefourthgrade.Thestudentswillbegraduatingintheyear2020andwillbeabletotakefulladvantageoftheUB2020plan.Ourgoalistohavea100percenthighschoolgraduationrateinBuffaloPublicSchoolsbythisdate.Collaterally,PresidentObamahassettheyear2020asthedateforanationalgoaltobecomeagloballeaderinpost-secondaryeducation.Presently,Buffalo’shighschoolgradu-ationrateis47.7percent.An“AdoptaClass”initiativewhichsupportsteachereducationalplans,improvingparentengagementtodeveloprelationshipswithchildrenandconnectingfamilieswithneededservicesaredirectivesinplacetocontributetotheoverallacademicimprovementandsuccessofourstudents. Wearecurrentlyintheplanningstatesofimplementingvariousphasesunderthe“GradsUP2020”initiativetoreachthisgoal.Weareseekingtopart-nerupwithcommunityorganizationsthatworkdirectlywithouryouthandareconcernedabouttheireducation.Weunderstandthataunitedforcetohelpourkidswouldbethemostben-eficial.Thus,weextendthisinvitationtoyourorganizationtojoinussowemaypoolourresourcestogethertohelpourchildrentoreceivethebesteducationpossible.

AcommunitymeetingwillbeheldonTuesday,November15at10a.m.attheCAOMastenResourceCenter,locatedat1423FillmoreAvenuetodiscusstheplanindetail.

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“OccupyTheHood”CallsYoungPeopleofAfricanDescenttoImproveTheirWorld

By Phillip Jackson

TheOccupyWallStreetMovementhascapturedtheimaginationoftheworld.WenowhaveOccupyTokyo,OccupyBerlin,OccupyMexico,OccupyAustralia,OccupyBrazil,OccupyDenmark,OccupyAsiaand

evenOccupyAntarctica.ButwherearethevoicesofyoungpeopleofAfricandescentandwhyaretheirvoicessilent?OnSaturday,November19,2011,peopleofAfricandescentarebeingencouragedtojointheOccupyWallStreetMovementintheircitiesandintheircommunities.ButbeforeoccupyingWallStreetoranystreet,weneedtoproperlyandsuccess-fullyoccupythemindsandspiritsofpeopleofAfricandescentwiththoughtsofimprovement,achievement,excellence,progressandcooperativelabor.WemustdothiseverydayuntilwehavecreatedanewworldinwhichpeopleofAfricandescentwillthrive!Tolookattheeveningnewsontheoccupations,itwouldseemasthoughyoungWhitemenandwomensuffermostfromtheproblemsofoursocietiesandtheworldinwhichwelive.Thatisabsolutelynottrue!Infact,thesuf-feringfromsocialandeconomicillsofpeopleofAfricandescentaroundtheworldishugelydisproportionate.Sowhyhasthe“OccupyMovement”notinspiredmoreyoungBlackpeopleacrosstheglobetodemandchangeandimprovementintheirworld?SomesayBlackpeoplehavetoomany“real”problemstobeconcernedaboutthevolatilityofthestockmarketsorwhetherFortune500companieswilleachcaptureanotherbilliondollars.SomesaythatBlackAmericanshaveforgot-tenthelessonslearnedfromthecivilrightsmovement.AndotherssaythatyoungAfricansandyoungBlackAmericanstodayhavebeenreprogrammedwithtechnologicaltoys,variousformsofentertainmentandotherrelativelymindlessdistractions.Regardless,youngBlackpeoplearoundtheworlddonotunderstandthatdecisionsthatgovernthequalityoftheirlivesarebeingmadewithouttheirinput.ButaglimmerofhopehascometousintheformofaspinofffromOccupyWallStreet.ItiscalledOccupyTheHood.WhileOccupyWallStreetaddressestheviciousnessofcapitalism,unevendistributionandcontrolofworldresources,corruptandineffectivegovernments,lackofhumanwell-beingacrosstheworld,climatechangeandtheenvironment,warsandglobalviolenceandotherdireissues,OccupyTheHoodisbeingledbyyoungpeopleofAfricandescentandaddressesissuesthatcausepeopleofAfricandescenttosuffer.AndwhilewemustabsolutelystandinsolidaritywithourWhite,Asian,ArabandHispanicbrothersandsistersworkingtochangetheworld,wemustalsoorganizetodirectlyimprovetheconditionsinour“hood”.Ifthingsaregoingtochangeforusforthebetter,youngpeopleofAfricandescentaroundtheworldmustbegintherealworkofnation-building.Thisworkbeginsbygettinginactionintheircommunities,intheirvillages,intheircitiesandintheircountries—togenerateandensuresafeandprosperousplacesforus.Wecannotwaitforourparents,ourleaders,WallStreetorthosewhooccupyWallStreetbeforewetakecontrolofourfuturesandourdestiny.Wemustorganizeandgetintoactionnowdoingtheworktosaveourrace!OnNovember19,peopleofAfricandescentaroundtheworldwilljoininthisworktoOccupyTheHood.Thisworkcallsustomentoryouthinschoolsandincommunities,assistandsupportseniorcitizens,workwithmeninjail,prisonandex-offenders,cleanupneighborhoodpaper,trash,etc.,walksafetypatrolsincommunities,takeyouthtofaith-basedservices,readtochildrenatlocalschools,organizecommunityhealthwalks/runs,holdcommunity-widevoterregistrationdrives,organizementotaketheirchildrentomuseums,parks,sportingeventsandculturalevents,organizevolunteerstohelpatlocalhospitals,shelters,recreationalandpark-districtfacilities,shopatBlack-ownedstores,anddesignanddevelopadditionalcommunity-buildingdirectactions.ForyoungpeopleofAfricandescent,OccupyTheHoodisthisgeneration'scivilrightsmovement!LaunchingOccupyWallStreettookonlythreedays.HowlongwillittakeustoOccupyTheHood?PhillipJacksonisfounderandexecutivedirectoroftTheBlackStarProject,3509SouthKingDrive.Chicago,Illinois6065.Phone312/[email protected]

BlackNewYorkersReacttoCol.Qaddafi’sAssassination

A largesegmentofHarlemresidentsidentifywiththevisionandworkofassassinatedLibyanleaderColonelMuammarQaddafi,andfreelyexpressedtheirfeelingslastSaturdayasamemorialmarch,organized

bytheDecember12thMovementfortheslain“revolu-tionaryPan-Africanist”,proceededalongHarlem’smainbusinesscorridor,125thStreet.

AttorneyRogerWareham,aspokespersonfortheDecem-ber12thMovement,saidthemarchwasinhonorofthelegacyofColonelQaddafi,“who,contrarytowesternmedia,wasafighterintheinterestofAfricanpeople.It’simportantforustotakeastandbecausemediaislyingaboutwhathedidforhispeople.ByexposingthelieswekeepourpeoplefromfallingintowhatMalcolmwarned;namely,takingourenemiesforfriendsandmistakingourfriendsforenemies.”

ZindaWilliamsexpressedsorrowoverthedeathofQaddafi.ShesaiditwastragicforhimtodieinsuchmannerasshownonYouTubevideos.“HewasunitingAfrica,”Ms.Williamsstated,“andthisissomethingthe1%couldn’tallow.”

Anotheron-looker,ImamTalib,spiritualheadofHarlem’sMosqueofIslamicBrotherhood,observedthatQaddafi,asahumanbeing,mayhavemadesomemistakes,insomecases,terriblemistakes.“But,hedidalotofgoodforthecontinentofAfricaandfortheLibyanpeople,astimewilltell,”theImamcontinued.“IpraythattheLibyanpeoplehavenotgonefromthefryingpanintothefire.”

Theorganizersofthemarchledacallandresponseofthemarchersandon-lookerswiththechantsof,“Libyatoday,Zimbabwetomorrow.”ThispromptedMr.SeydouNjoyaofBrooklyntoofferthatthecurrentleadershipranksinAfricamaynotbestrongorwillingenoughtowithstandtheencroachmentofwesternnations.“LeadershipinAfricahasgottenworstsincethe60’s,“hebegan,“becausetheirdefinitionofaheadofstateisafinancialperson.It’snotaboutbuildingtheircountries,it’saboutbuildingtheirpocketswhichmakesthemeasilycapitulatetothewesternnations.”

Othermarchersandon-lookersvoiceddisappointmentwithPresidentBarakObama“signingoffon,”theysaid,theNATOonslaughtthathaskilledthousandsofLibyanswithrelentlessbombing,theuseofdepleteduranium,and,thegenocideofBlackAfricanworkersandBlackLibyansbyracistelementsofthe“rebels”.

“Theytiedtheman’shandsbehindhisback,“offeredOsmanKarriem,“thentheyproceededtobombthehellouthiscountryandittookthemmonthstogethimeventhoughhecouldn’tdefendhimselfagainstrebelsaidedbyunthinkableairpower.What’sevenworstisthatyouhaveapresidentialracewhereHermanCainisofferinghimselfuptobeusedinthesamemannerObamahasbeenused.”

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students.Performancesbeginat7:30p.m.Formoreinformation,call325-3366.TicketsalsocanbepurchasedatWegmans.EvanswasinspiredtoputhisthoughtstopaperafterwatchingAugustWil-son’sJitney.“Thesecharactersdecidedtobeborn.Ijustsatdownandstartedwriting;theywouldn’tletmesleep.ItookmyfinishedpiecetoMr.Shakesandhefeltmusicshouldbeincluded.SwampAngelisastorysetintheblackcommunityandthechurchlikeFrank’sPlaceanditexaminesourhumanitytowardseachother.Itexamineswhatweovercome,ourjoys,andcelebra-tions.Itwillupliftaudiences.”Ifyouwanttohearsomesinginginthisshow,thiscastdelivers.PatriciaStarksisabsolutelybrilliant.ShewasundertheweatherthenightIsaweher,butyoucouldn’ttellorevennoticed.ShesingsandlookslikeanangelandhasanoctaverangeandverbattothatwouldbringsingerMariahCareytotears.Thesisterisjustthatbad.Icouldlistentoherallnight.JamesKatesisnoslouchinthesingingdepartment,either.AndDeborahCrews,asthelong-sufferingminister’swife,isadelighttolistentoandwatchonastage.Shebringsacertainprestigetoherrole.Ican’tputmyfingeronit.Theladyhassomething. DirectorDavidShakesagrees.“Itisveryrevealingandlayered.IagreedtodirectbecauseIlookforgooddramaandthisbringsoutgreatelements.ItreachesbacktoAfrica,ourchurchcommunityandhowallofthatisinterconnected.”Hehasawinneronhishandsandmorepeopleneedtoseethisshow.Theshow’slastrunisthisweekatRAPAandyoudon’twanttomissthisone.Catchitquick!Ithinkthesetwohavesomethingveryspecialontheirhands.You’llbemad,ifyoumissthis!

61Whenacountryobtainsgreatpower,Itbecomeslikethesea:Allstreamsrundownwardintoit.Themorepowerfulitgrows,Thegreatertheneedforhumility.HumilitymeanstrustingtheTao,Thusneverneedingtobedefensive.

Agreatnationislikeagreatman:Whenhemakesamistake,herealizesit.Havingrealizedit,headmitsit.Havingadmittedit,hecorrectsit.HeconsidersthosewhopointouthisfaultsAshismostbenevolentteachers.HethinksofhisenemyAstheshadowthathehimselfcasts.

IfanationiscenteredintheTao,IfitnourishesitsownpeopleAnddoesn’tmeddleintheaffairsofothers,Itwillbealighttoallnationsintheworld.


OnOctober6thePreK-2StudentsatCommunitySchool53hadaveryspecialguestreadtothem.LongtimestorytellerandBuffalotalentKarimaAminreadtothechildren,Llama Llama Red Pajama.

Thiseventwassponsoredby“ReadtoSucceedBuffalo.”ThebookcametolifebytheskillfulartistryofMs.Amin.Shehasbeenastorytellerformorethan17yearsandisaretiredBuffaloschoolseducatorfor25years.

Aminhasalongandcelebratedhis-toryofservingtheBuffalocommu-nityhavingspokenhercraftatWBLKfor10years;atthestudiosofPBSonBuffalotelevisionandattheBuffaloPhilharmonic.

KarimaisapublishedauthorinherownrighthavingwrittentwostoriesinanthologyforminthebooksGrandma Loves You and Treasures and Tradi-tions in Pride.In1998shewroteabookentitled,Brer Rabbit and Friends,whichisaretellingoforiginalAfricanAmeri-canFolktales.

Earlierintheday,thekindergartenclassattendedtheSPCAtohearaneduca-tionalprogramandtotouchalivellama.Asecondgroupofkindergarteners

ThePilgrimagetoMeccaandtheCelebrationofEidAlAdha MuslimshavetwomainHolidaysthatoccurseachyear.OneistheEidalFitrwhichtakesplaceattheendofthemonthofRamadansignifyingthecompletionoftheonemonthoffasting.TheotheristheEidalAdhawhichcommemoratesthecompletionofthepilgrimageseason(Hajj)inMecca,SaudiArabia.ThispastSundayNovember6th,nearly3millionMuslimswereinMeccatooffertheritesofHajjandfulfilledoneoffivepillarsoffaithinAlIslam.EidAlAdhaisalsocelebratedbyallMuslimsintheirlocalMasjid(Mosques)allovertheworld. Eidmeansreoccurringhappiness.Itisatimeforforgive-ness,moralvictoryandfestiveremembranceasMuslimscelebrateforthreedays.TheEidalFitrrepresentsvictoryoverthehumannature,havingfastedduringtheMonthofRamadanfor29-30daysabstainingfromanyfoodordrinkduringthedaylighthours.TheEidAlAdharepresentsthevictoryoftheintellect,overcomingsocialdifficultiesinordertohaveunityamongstthehumanfamily.(TheHajjseasonlastfora

periodof10days) EidalAdhaisbestdefinedbythe

storyofProphetAbrahamandhiswillingnesstosacrificehissonIshmael.Due to bothof theiruncompromisingfaithProphetAbraham(orIbrahim)receivedthevisiontosacrificealambinstead.InkeepingwiththattraditiononeoftheritesoftheEidalAdhaistomakeasacrificeofalamborwhateveryoucanafford,tosharewithyourfamily,relativesandtheneedy.ItisnotedbyProphet

MuhammadthatwhomevercompletesthePilgrimagetoMecca(Hajj)thatalloftheirprevioussinsinlifewillbeforgiven.OnceapersonfulfillstheritesofthepilgrimagetheybecomeknownasaHajjiaspopularizedbyMalcolmXbecomingEl“Hajj”MalikShabazz. OntheEiddayearlymorningprayersareoffered,followedbyaKhutbah(sermon)bytheImamorleaderoftheprayers.ThetalkusuallyfocusesonfaithandsacrificeasdemonstratedbyProphetAbrahamandhisson.Emphasisisalsoplacedontheimportanceofunity.Prophet’sAbrahamandAdamareconsideredinAlIslamaswellasinChristianity/Judaism,asFather’softhepeopleoftheBook.MuslimsmustbelieveinalloftherevealedBooksandProphet’stohumanityandisnottomakeanydistinctionamongthem.HolyQur’an3:3“HehasrevealedtoyouTheBookwiththetruth,confirmingthescripturesthatprecededit,forHehasalreadyrevealedtheTorahandTheGospelforguidanceofmankindandHerevealedtheCriterionfordistinguish-ingbetweenrightandwrong.” 2:136“WebelieveinAllah(G-d)andwhatisrevealedtousandinwhatwasrevealedtoAbrahamandIshmaelandIsaacandJacobandtheTribesandwhatMosesandJesusreceivedandwhatotherProphetsreceivedfromtheirLord,wemakenodistinctionamonganyofthemandtoAllah(G-d)wehavesurrenderedourselves” DuringthepilgrimageMuslimsinteractwithbelieversfromallovertheworldandthereisnosuperiorityofrace,genderorstatus.TheQur’anmen-tionsthatitisnotthe“bloodormeat”ofthesacrificethatreachesyourLordbutinsteaditisyourpietyorconsciousnessofyourdutytohumanitythatisnoted. InordertoperformtheHajjandtoavoidchaoswithsomanypeopleinonelocationtherehastobeunityandcooperation.Nearly3millionpeoplehavetoobeythecommandsthattheyaretaughtinprayer.Whenthisisnotfolloweditcanstartastampedewhichonafewrareoccasionshappenedinthepast.(YoucanresearchontheinternetimagesoftheHajjandseemillionsofMuslimsofferingprayerstogetherandseeamagnificentpictureofbeautyandunity.)TheQur’anhighlightsthisunity24:41“HaveyounotseenthatuntoAllah(G-d)glorifieswhosoeverisintheHeavensandtheEarth,andthebirdswithwingsoutspreadintheirflights?Eachoneknowsitsmodeofworshipandpraise.AndAllah(G-d)isfullyawareofallthatyoudo.” Muslimswillcelebrateforthreedayssharinggiftswithfamilyandfriends.Muslimsaretoalwaysremainconsciousoftheirdutiesandtheplightoftheneedy.EidMubarak!BlessedEidtoall!

(Fajri Ansari is the Resident Imam Masjid Nu’Man- Buffalo, New York)

ImamFajriAnsari

Egyptian kindergarten children in Cairo,Egypt, hold their mock passports as they simulate a pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

“Read to Succeed” at School 53!

attendedonthe11thofOctober.ReaderslikeKarimaAmin,readtoBuffaloschoolchildrenthroughoutthedayonOctober6viaaprogramcalled“ReadfortheRecord.”Wewould

liketothankherforherparticipationandtoacknowledgeourappreciationofhertime,talentandservicetoourstudents.

stakeholdersinfuelinganhistoricalculturalandartisticrenaissanceinBuffalo’sAfricanAmericancommu-nity.” TheLangstonHughes Institutecontactnumberis(716)844-8831forfurtherinformation.

revealed,photographedandpreserveddocumentsoftimespast,startinginwhathasbecometobeknownasthe,“GoldenDecade”[1945-55].David,beinginterviewedinthefilm,was“droppingit”inacontinuousstream.This84yearold,goingon50,wassmooth,articulate,preciseinhisrecol-lectionsandhisgenerosity,andrecollectedtoafault.Hespokeoftheearlymigrationof“Negroes”[apoliticallycorrecttermofthatera]fromArkansas,Mississippi,filteringintowhatwasknownasthe“FillmoreDistrict”aportionofSanFranciscovacatedhousing,resultingfromtheintermentofJapanesepeopleduring,WorldWarII[anotheruglychapterofthiscountry’shistory].Consistent,withwhatwenowknowofmostearlycitiesandtownsreceivinganinfluxofAfricanAmericansor“Negroes”inthosetimes,thesetownsbegantoflourishwithBlackculture,smallbusinessesandthehistoryofthe,“freebBacks”wasbeingwrittenthroughthesereplicatedlivingpatternsandDavidwasthere,withhiscamera,documenting.ThankyouDavid. Thesilverscreenwasnowpoppingandtheperiodmusicofthe,“jukejoints”hadmanyintheaudience,totallyuncharacteristicofRochesteraudiences[bothblack&whiteandinbetween]screeching,“Whoa!Heeye,AlrightNow.”Thiswriter,withapersonalphotographichistorybackgroundremainedtransfixed,watchingeverydayearlyBlackpeopleinSanFran,goingabouttheirdailydoings,thebarbershops,peoplestrollingandgirlsplaying,hop-scotchandofcourse,David’sphotographsoflegendslike,NatKingCole,EarthaKit,A.PhilipRandolph,W.E.B.DuBois,AaronThibadeaux“T-Bone”Walker,LangstonHughes,JackieRobinsonandmanyothers.Ididn’twanttoblink. Thesewerenotjustdocuments,whichwouldhavebeenenoughforsomebutDavid,afterallhewasthefirst,AfricanAmericanphotographystudentofAnselMinorWhite[zonesystem]washisprintingmentorandEdwardWeston,wastheleadinstructor,whenDavidattendedthe,CaliforniaSchoolofFineArts.Thiswriterobservedthemasterprintingtechnique,themodulationoflightfoundonBlackskinofimageslikethatofNatKingCole.

ScheduleofEventsRandyWeston’s schedule willincludeaFriday,November18per-formance/meettheartistandbooksigningeventattheAlbright-KnoxGallery,1285ElmwoodAvenueat7p.m.Admissionis$30. OnSaturday,November19hewillbefeaturedataMusicSym-posiumat11a.m.inAllenHallonUB’sMainStreetCampus,3435MainStreet.Advanceregistrationisrequired.Call844-8831toreserveaspace.Andat3p.m.anArt&MusicLectureandperformancebyWestonwillbeheldattheAlbright-KnoxGallery.Admissionis$30. TicketsareavailableattheLangs-tonHughesInstitute,136Broadway(844-8831);l;JustBuffaloLiteraryCenter,MarketArcade,617MaiStreetSuite202A(832-5400);theAfricanAmericanCulturalCenter,350MastenAvenue(884-2013);andDorisRecords,286E.FerrySt.(883-2410).

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Pursuant to Education Law §211(c), the Buffalo City School District (BCSD) is required to solicit comments from the community in connection with the 2011-2012 Contract for Excellence Plan.

The Contract for Excellence (C4E) is a requirement for districts receiving an increase in New York State aid for the 2011-2012 school year, and who have at least one school determined to be in need of improvement under the No Child Left Behind legislation. The contract requires that the new funds be spent in accordance with allowable programs.

• The continuing programs included in this year’s plan will address: * Class size reduction. The BCSD has increased the number of schools to receive funds to reduce class size from 11 to 33. * Programs for students with limited English proficiency. The ELL funding will be used to fund the aides and assistants who provide native language support to our students.• The new programs supported in the plan will address: * Buffalo Public Schools Alternative Instruction Program. In this program, stu-dents in elementary, middle and high schools grades, who are suspended, can remain current with their schoolwork in a supportive setting. * The Counseling Department. Funds will allow for a full-time counselor in each school.

• The BCSD is a high needs District as evidenced by our Extraordinary Needs percent of 85%, which includes poverty and ELL factors. As such, any program implemented will serve a large portion of the targeted students, as calculated by C4E. The C4E requires that 75% of the C4E funds support 50% of the schools with the greatest needs. The BCSD has more than met this requirement.

• The C4E ELL funds target schools with high ELL enrollments: #3, #6, #18, #19, #30, #33, #45, #76, #94, #95, #198, #204 and #205.

The BCSD invites the public to attend a hearing Tuesday, November 15th at 6:00p.m. The meeting will take place at EPIC, located at 1000 Main St., Buffalo. For those unable to attend the hearing, please email comments to [email protected] or mail to Superintendent’s Office, Attn: C4E, #712 City Hall, Buffalo, NY 14202

To view the entire Contract for Excellence Narrative, please visit www.buffaloschools.org.

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TheBuffaloPublicSchoolsDivisionofPlantServicesandSchoolPlanningissolicitingLettersofInterestandStatementofQualificationsproposalsforprofessionalarchitecturalandengineeringservices.TheintentofthisRFQistogeneratea“pre-qualified”architectureand/orengineeringfirmlisttorespondtoRequestsforProposals(RFP)forprofessionalservicesforspecificprojectstobeperformedundercontractwiththeduringtheJanuary1,2012–June30,2014timeperiod.

Please note that no firms will be exempted from this RFQ evaluation, regardless of past or current involvement with BPS Division of Plant Services and School Planning. BeginningMonday,November7,2011,theRFQdocumentmaybeviewedandprintedfromtheBuffaloPublicSchoolsDivisionofPurchasewebsite,webaddresshttp://buffaloschools.org/PurchaseDept.cfm?subpage=3566,undertheabovetitle.

LettersofInterestandStatementofQualificationswillbereceivedattheofficeofthePlantServicesandSchoolPlanning–403CityHall,Buffalo,NewYork,14202,onThursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:00 AM.

JosephP.Giusiana,P.E.ChiefOperatingOfficer

ADVERTISINGDATE:Monday,November7,2011.

STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT:COUNTY OF ERIESUMMONS WITH NOTICEIndex No.: 2011-001958CLARENCE WEATHERSBYv.Plaintiff ELIZABETH BOLDEN Defendant TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to serve a Notice of Appearance, on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the ser-vice of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service [or within thirty (30) days after the service is completed if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York]; and in case of your failure to appear; judgment may be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Notice set forth below. NOTICE: The nature of this action is to obtain a personal injury judg-ment based upon the Defendant’s negligence in her operation of a motor vehicle that injured the above-mentioned plaintiff on July 13, 2008. The relief sought is an amount that exceeds all jurisdictional limits of courts below together with costs and disbursements of this action. DATED: September 14, 2011Buffalo, New YorkSTEINER & BLOTNIKAttorneys for the Plaintiff300 Delaware AvenueBuffalo, New York 14202(716) 847-6500

OnThursday,November10th,MayorByronW.BrownwillhostaJobFairattheBuffalo

MuseumofScience,whereleadinglocalemployersandorganizationsarereadyandlookingtohirepeople

MayorByronW.BrowntodayinvitedBuffaloresidentstoattendaJobFair,sponsoredbytheMayor’sOffice,onThursday,November10th.ItwillbeheldattheBuffaloMuseumofScience,from10A.M.to6P.M.

“AsItravelthroughoutBuffalo,onanygivenday,Ioftenhearfrompeoplewhotellmetheycan’tfindajob,”saidMayorBrown.“SoIdecidedtoreachouttoareaemployers,andIampleasedtoannouncethat1,200goodpayingpositionsarenowavailable,withmorethanadozenleadinglocalemployers

CallingAllJobSeekers!Over1,200JobsAvailableAtMayor’sJobFair

andorganizationsreadyandlookingtofillthesejobs.”

Thefollowingbusinessesandorga-nizationsarehiring:BuffaloNiagaraMedicalCampus(BNMC),theCityofBuffalo,ECMC,EmbassySuites,FirstNiagara,Geico,M&T,NewYorkStateDepartmentofLabor,NFTA,TheStatler,WNYImmediateCare,BuffaloMedicalGroup,andRoswellParkCancerInstitute.

“Iwanttothankparticipatingemploy-ersfortakingpartinaJobFairthatIwouldliketoseebecomethesinglebesthiringdayeverinBuffalo,”saidMayorBrown.“Whatagreatoppor-tunityforjobcandidatestomeetwithemployersface-to-face,andpossiblywalkawaywithajob.”

Therewillbehundredsofmiddleandentrylevelcareeropenings,rangingfromlabtechniciansandphysicianassistants,tonursepractitioners,assis-tantbankmanagers,tellers,cooks,banquetmanagers and restaurantservers.

WhiletheU.S.economyasawholecontinuestostruggletocreatejobs,withanunemploymentrateat9.1%,Buffalo’sunemploymentratecurrently

standsbelowthestatelevelat7.3%,butunemploymentamongAfricanAmeri-cansinBuffaloislistedat23.9%.

Since2006,MayorBrownhasmadejobgrowthapriority.Investmentanddevelopmentcontinuetomoveforwardthroughoutthecity,withnewbusi-nessesandbackofficesre-locatingtoBuffalo,andcreatingjobs.Tohelpemployersfillpositions,MayorBrownhascoordinatedanumberofsmallerscalejobfairsthathaveconnectedjobseekerswithbusinesses.

TheMayor’sJobFaironNovember10thisfreeandopentoalljobseek-ers,butattendeeswishingtostaytoenjoythemuseum’sexhibitswillberequiredtopayadmission.TheBuffaloEmployment&TrainingCenterandUniversityatBuffalo’sEducationalOpportunityCenterwillalsobeonhandtoprovidejobtraininginforma-tion.Professional/businessattireisrecommended.Participantsarealsourgedtobringupdatedcopiesoftheirresume.

“IlookforwardtoseeingcityresidentsattheJobFair,”saidMayorBrown.“IamgladthatIcanhelppeoplefindwork,andemployersfillthosevitalpositions.”


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JobTitle:SchoolBusDriverJobCategory:Drivers/TransportationLocation:Buffalo,NYPositionType:Part-TimeEveningExperience:1-2yrsexperienceDesiredEducationLevel:HighSchool/musthavevalid,CDLLicense&NYSDriver’sLicense

Description:Drivesanassignedroutetotransportchildrenfromafter-schoolprogram.Assumeresponsibilityofmaintaining a variety of records,suchastimeateachstop,purposeoftrip,numberofpassengersperday,mileage,andvehiclemaintenancerecord.Workingknowledgeofrulesandregulationsinvolvedinthesafeandefficientoperationofautomotiveequipment.

Interested&qualifiedcandidatesmaycontactRonaldBrown

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CatholicCharitieshasanexcellentprofessionaldevelopmentoppor-tunityavailableforthefollowingposition:

Adult Day Care Program Assistant

Full-timeProgramAssistantrespon-siblefordeveloping,implementingandevaluatingindividualizedclientplansofcare.UndertheguidanceoftheProgramSupervisorprovidesdirectiontoProgramAidesinimple-mentingscheduleddailyactivities.Communicateeffectivelywithcare-givers,servicevendors,andstaff/co-workersandcompleteallassigneddocumentationasrequired.Facilitatelargeandsmallgroup,individualactivitiesinaccordancewiththepro-gramactivitycalendarandassistwithfoodservingandone-on-oneclientfeedingassistance.Providepersonalhygieneassistanceinclud-ingtoiletingandincontinencecare.Associate’sDegreewithPersonalCareAide(PCA),HomeHealthAide,andNursesAideCertificationwithoneyeardirectcareexperiencewithage60+population.Thispositionisidealforsomeonelookingfordayshift,noon-callsorweekends.CatholicCharitiesoffersthefollow-ingcompensationpackage:▪Medical,dental&vision.▪Paidsicktime,personal,vacation&holidays.▪Summerflextimehours.Interested,qualifiedcandidatesmayforwardresumecoverletterwithJob#201138to: Catholic Charities 741DelawareAve,Buffalo,NY14209,Attn:HumanResources.EOE/M/F

NFTA Procurement Invitation to Bid 4143-BuildingsSystemsMaintenanceDownloadBidsfromwww.nfta.com

NFTA Procurement Invitation to Bid 4149-TaxicabConcession4148-AutomatedTellerMachinesDownloadBidsfromwww.nfta.com

COUNTYOFERIEOFFICEOFTHEDEPARTMENTOFSOCIALSERVICES 95FRANKLINSTREETBUFFALO,NY14202

PUBLIC NOTICE

TheErieCountyDepartmentofSocialServices(ECDSS)isrequestingpubliccommentsregardingitsproposed2012-2013TemporaryAssistanceandFoodStampsEmploymentPlan.

ThePlanwillbeavailableforpublicreviewuponrequestfromNovember4,2011–December3,2011.InterestedpartiesmaycontactJudithKolmetzat858-7932orviaemailatJudith.Kolmetz@erie.gov.

StaffmemberswillbeavailabletodiscusstheproposalinpersoninRoom805oftheRathBuilding,95FranklinStreet,Buffalo,NYonNovember28,2011from09:00am-10:00am.

CAROLDANKERTCommissioner,ECDSS

StateUniversityofNewYork ERIECOMMUNITYCOLLEGE

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR ECCisseekingdynamic,workplaceengaged,technologicallyoriented,Part-Timefacultymemberswhowillenjoyworkingwithourdiversestudentpopulation.Ourcollegefostersexcellenceintheclassroomwithafocusonstudentlearning.WepresentlyhavepotentialPart-Timeopeningsin:

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

SALARY - $600 PER CONTACT HOUR

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Master’sdegreeinOccupationalTherapyORBachelor’sdegreeinOccupationaltherapywithaMaster’sinrelatedfieldORAssociatesdegreeinOccupationalTherapywithaMaster’sdegreeinrelatedfield;inadditiontoabovequalifications,musthaveNYSlicenseasanOccupationalTherapistorNYScertificationasOccupationalTherapyAssistant.Specializationinphysicaldisabilitiesisrequired.

TO APPLY TO THE POSITION ABOVE AND TO VIEW ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENTAL QUALIFICATIONS GO TO:

https://jobs.ecc.edu

ErieCommunityCollegeisanEqualOpportunityEmployer.Women,membersofminoritygroups,personswithdisabilities,andVeteransareencouragedtoapply.


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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Mayor Byron W. Brown invites all Buffalo residents to attend an exciting job fair at the Buffalo Museum of Science and take advantage of available job openings.

The following organizations are hiring:

Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) City of Buffalo ECMC Embassy Suites First Niagara GEICO M&T New York State Department of Labor NFTA The Statler WNY Immediate Care

Dress professionally, network, meet top employers, bring updated copies of your resume, and position yourself for career advancement.

The Buffalo Employment & Training Center (BETC) will be on hand to provide job training information.

For more information email Kenya Hobbs at [email protected] or call (716)851-5133

Job openings available for Full Time and Part Time positions.

Entry-Level and Management positions open to job seekers.

Focus on Family for the Holidays

A free health fair and much more.

Join us for an evening of fun, with a focus on your total health and wellness.

Mon., Nov. 14; 5:00-7:30 pm

Enjoy delicious snacks and prizes!

•Free health screenings •Tasty cooking demos

•Healthcare vendors•Q&A sessions

•Get moving activities

An event your family will enjoy:

425 Michigan Ave., Buffalo, NY Please call 848-2124 if you will attend.

Wednesday November 9

MedicareInformation,ChronicDis-easeScreening,AfricanDanceDemoatAfricanAmericanCulturalCenter:6-8p.m.,350MastenAve.884-2013.

AJazzMarketplace:6-9p.m.;2ndCupCafé,36Broadway(downtown);jazz;shopping,rafflesandmore;free;formoreinfocall818-0946.

RegularMeetingBoardofWestminsterCommunityCharterSchool:3p.m.;M&TBank,OneM&TPlaza19thFl;call842-5342formoreinfo.

BoardofEducationRegularBoardMeeting:5:30p.m.;CityHall,.801

SEPAC:9:30a.m.;RooseveltAcademyNo.65,249Skillen.

ResourceFairGrowingOlderHasItsAdvantages:10a.m.-1:30p.m.,SecondTempleBaptistChurch,812E.DelavanAve;lunch$7;call897-1271or836-3719formoreinfoortickets.

UBLawSchool“WhyIBecameaLawyer”Event:5:30p.m.;O’BrianHallRM107NorthCampus;publicisinvited;formoreinfocall829-3497.

GreaterBuffaloSportsHallofFame21stAnnualBanquet:5:30;dinner7p.m.;HyattRegency;888-2977. Thursday November 10

JobFairBuffaloMuseumofScience:10a.m.-6p.m.;1020HumboldtPkwy;call480-9044formoreinfo.

Friday November 11

TheGoldenCupDocumentarySeries“NoamChomskyinBuffalo”:5-7p.m.;883JeffersonAve.;free;883-7770

ErieCountyAmericanLegionAnnualVeteransDayCeremonyForestLawn:8:30-9:45a.m.MainSt.Gate;free;formoreinfocall472-6728.

VeteransDayCelebrationattheVA:2p.m.,3495BaileyAve.

Saturday November 12

“KnowYourRights”:ACivilLibertiesClinicOnPoliceStopandSearches:1p.m.;St.John’sBaptistChurch,Good-ell&Michigan;[email protected].

Heart2HeartEvent“GotNextSpadesTournament:” 11 a.m.; ScreeningRoom,3131SheridanDr. (North-townPlaza-Baileyside);838-2449for more info.

NYSAIDSInstitutePublicdiscussion:HIVPrevention,HealthCareandSer-vices,11am-1pm,BestWestern,510Delaware;847-54511toRSVP.

Sunday November 13

AKA’SLuckyNumberLuncheon:2P.M.,HearthstoneManor;$35.

Monday November 14

OpenHouseAdoptionAwarenessHill-sideChildren’sCenter:6:30-8:30p.m.;70JewettParkway;848-6419.

FallChristianInstituteofClasses&Workshops:6-8:30p.m.;St.JohnBap-tistChurch,184GoodellSt.:Theme“Fasting.”

Tuesday November 15


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PuddinheadSeriesBookSigning:6-9p.m.;Shea’sPerformingArts.

AlomaD.JohnsonCharterSchoolOpenHouse/IceCreamSocial:5-7p.m.;833MichiganAve.

Saturday November 19

CareerAwarenessProgramforYouth:3-5 p.m., Merriweather Library;speaker,free;hostedbyEvaDoyle;847-6010or533-9547.

UrbanLeagueGala:6p.m.,BuffaloConventionCenterBlackTie.

Thursday November 17

see you at the events!

see you at the events!

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Line & Swing Exravaganza!

The 2nd Annual Dan & Joanne Workman Line and Swing Dance Extravaganza was held on Saturday, October 29 at the Adam’s Mark Hotel. Princess Photography did a fine job of capturing the fun filled evening – a fitting and much deserved tribute to our beloved Dan and his lovely wife Joanne! PHOTOS PRINCESS PHOTOGRAPHY

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