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Blessed Quietness... I have learned how to enjoy the blessedness of quiet-ness. That’s right no sound, no hum, no buzz, no music no kids, no radio nor television, no traffic noise or lawn mower or chain saw or even the patter patter of little feet running around the house. Just nothing silence bliss, blessed nothing-ness. I like it so quiet that I can only hear my heart beating and my nostrils breath-ing. It is truly golden, in fact I seek it out each and every day. And for a long while on Mondays. Ever since I found out that more Preachers die on Mondays than any other day of the week I have made it my point to find a quiet place and just chill for a while on that day. You would be surprised the number of folks who feel that they can not survive without the con-stant chatter of some type of noise, beat, hum, talk, melody, news reports, gossip talk, clanging banging chiming, click-ing , booming Noises!!! all day long and even at night. A few years ago I had the occasion to go out of town to a church conference with a male relative of mine. I decided to call it a night as I always do at a decent godly hour. This relative wanted to talk, and talk and talk. I said “hey brother I talk for a living , you might be surprised to know just how much I value the tranquility of quietness” hint, hint. Well he just kept on and on so I fell to sleep. I woke up about 3am this brother had finally stopped talking and was fast asleep but the TV. was on and it was rather loud to boot. So I just got up and turned the thing off. When we awakened that morn-ing I said “hey brother you left the TV on all night last “ to wit he replied “yes I can not sleep unless the TV is on” I said “what? I can not sleep with the thing on all night long” I then proclaimed to him that that was a spirit of restlessness sent to

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HIDDEN COLORS: Bro. Tariq Nasheed, the director of the film “Hidden Colors: the Triumph of Melanin,” will be in Buffalo on Friday, November 1 when the film will be shown at the Market Arcade in downtown Buffalo at 6 p.m. Tickets go on sale Octo-

ber 5th and are $10 and $12 at the door. This event is part of the Legends and Legacies Series sponsored by columnist Eva M. Doyle. Come out and meet this very talented director and see this important film! Call 847-6010 for more information.

African & African Diasporic Film FestivalThe remaining days (Saturdays) for the African and Af-rican American Film Festival at the Merriweather Li-brary, 1324 Jefferson Avenue, are September 21 and 28.

Tsotsi, Dir. Gavin HoodSouth Africa, 2005, narrative, DVD, 94 min., So-tho, English, Afrikaans, Tswana, Zulu, XhosaSaturday, September 21, 2-4 pmSugar Cane Alley, Dir. Euzhan PalcyMartinique, 2004, Narrative, DVD, 103 min., French with English SubtitlesSaturday, September 28, 2- 4 pm

Assistant Professor of African and African-American Studies, Toni Pressley-Sanon, will introduce and facili-tate discussion of each film. The event is sponsored by Department of Transnational Studies, University at Buf-falo. All Films are Free and Open to the Public.

Grand Opening of the Sara Minnie Badger Foster Care AgencyBishop Michael Badger, Bethesda WHIC and the Board of Directors cordially will host the Grand Re- Opening of Sarah Minnie Badger Foster Care Agency located at 1377 Main Street at the corner of Main and E. Utica Street on Saturday, September 21 at 9 am.The community is invited to come out and meet the staff of Agency and the Board of Directors. Learn how you can become a certified foster parent! There will be a live broadcast from 9-10 am. The Ribbon Cutting will take place at 11 a.m. For more information call 884-3622 x3.

Voter Registration DriveTo help citizens register to vote and make informed deci-sions when casting their ballots in the November 6 elec-tion, the League of Women Voters of Buffalo Niagara (LWVBN) scheduled several voter registration sessions in the Buffalo/Niagara region. If you are a first-time voter, have recently moved or changed your name, you will need to register or re-regis-ter. To vote in the November 6 election a person must be:

• An American citizen• At least 18 years old• Registered before October 11, 2013

Voter registration forms and information are available from the Board of Elections elections.ny.gov. Phone: Erie County: 716-858-8891; Niagara County: 716-438-4040. You can also go to vote411.org, a one-stop-shop for voter information. This website provides nonpartisan information on both general and state-specific elections and candidates, which you can customize for your area by entering your zipcode.The League encourages them to register to vote and to vote on Election Day, November 6 to become more en-gaged in their democracy.

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Buffalo’s Own Charlie “The Tuna” Chapman ParticipatesDespite the smoke from the fires in Yosemite, bay area, resi-dent Keris Dahlkamp, founder of CongoSwim, swam 22 miles across Lake Tahoe recently today to help support the work for peace being done on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where the world’s deadliest conflict since World War II is occurring. CongoSwim is a global collective call to action to break the silence surrounding the worst humanitarian crisis of our time which has claimed an estimated six million lives from war related causes, half being children under the age of 5. Joining him in this event was Coco Ramazani, a young survivor of systematic rape in eastern Congo whose horrific story is told in Tell This to My Mother by Joseph E Mwan-tuali (http://alturl.com/6qij5). Also joining Keris was Buf-falo native Charles Chapman. In 1981, Charles Chapman, also known as Charlie “The Tuna,” became the first African-American to swim across the English Channel. A member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, Chapman learned to swim at the YMCA in his home state of New York. Also nicknamed Black Butterfly because of his powerful butterfly stroke, he was known to stay in the water all day practic-ing for his big competitions and dynamic swim challenges. Chapman held the world record for the butterfly around Al-catraz Island and Manhattan Island and the two fastest times in history. Due to shoulder pain, Keris swam the first 8 miles using only a kick. The most moving experience for Keris was when he looked over and saw Coco Ramazani’s healing cer-emony on a boat in the middle of the beautiful lake. When Keris ended his swim, he was greeted with cheers from fam-ily, friends, and strangers alike who were all amazed at his determination to break the silence.

Hamlin Park Scholarship Awarded The Hamlin Park Community & Taxpayers’ Association has awarded a Charles T. Perkins Scholarship to Sarah M. Drap-er. The scholarship is awarded annually to a Hamlin Park student who has maintained academic excellence and dem-onstrated the dedication to the community exemplified by the Association’s first president. Sarah, a lifelong resident of Hamlin Park met and exceeded the criteria for the scholar-ship. Her volunteer service to the Hamlin Park community is commendable. She is cum laude graduate of the Univer-sity of Buffalo and is entering UB’s law school this fall.

Rod Watson to Keynote Black Social Workers EventThe Buffalo Association of Black Social Workers will host their An-nual Scholarship & Awards Din-ner Dance, Fundraiser on Saturday, September 28, from 5:30 until 11 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Downtown, 620 Delaware Avenue. The theme is “ Building Co-alitions for Community Empower-ment: Ujima A Model for Collec-tive Work and Responsibility.” Rod Watson, Urban Affairs Editor, Buffalo News, will be the guest speaker, Honorees include scholarship recipients Jerrica Delaney, University of Michigan, Social Work, and Robert Good McKnight, Buffalo State College, social work. For their out-standing dedication and contributions in the African Ameri-can community, Community Service awardees are Sandra Williams Bush, Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library andRonjonette Harrison of the HEART Foundation. Unsung Hero awardees include Michael A. McDuffie, Archangel Chess & Academy and Ralph J. Fleming Jr., Men in White Choir. The Buffalo Association of Black Social Workers Inc. Member of the Year awardee for his or her dedication to the organization and the African American community, will be announced at the event. Ms. Pat Ragin Gospel Queen, retired radio personality will serve asMistress of Ceremonies: Tickets are $ 40 per person and $ 70 per couple. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for cash bar reception and African Market Place (Vendors) . For more information call 884-4725 write P. O. Box 1721, Central Park Station, Buffalo, New York 14215. The email address is buffaloabsw@yahoo.com A 9-inch TV, computer tablet and automobile basket ($ 50 gas card) will be raffled off to benefit the Scholarship Foun-dation. Deadline to purchase raffle tickets is September 28.

Shown at the September 5th scholarship presentation are left to right, Stephanie Geter, Association President; The-resa M. Draper, mother; Sarah M. Draper, recipient and Reva W. Betha, Scholarship Committee Chairperson.

Rod Watson

Facing Property Tax Forclosure?The Ellicott District Community Development, Inc. will host an informational meeting for resident homeowners in the Ellicott District who are facing possible property tax foreclo-sure. A representative from Neigh¬borhood Legal Services will be available to offer assistance and advice on how to avoid foreclosure. The workshop will be held on Monday, September 23, at 644 William Street, 5-6:30 p.m. To register call 856-3262 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, seating is limited.

Charlie The Tuna” Chapman. (Inset)

“CONGOSWIM 2013” Issues Call To Action To Support Peace And An End To Violence Against Women And Girls in Congo

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On Sunday, Sept. 15, 1963, in Birmingham, Ala., at 10:22 a.m., a bomb exploded at the 16th Street Baptist Church. The blast, erupting from the church's east side, sprayed mor-tar and bricks, caving in the building's walls. Of the nearly 200 congregants inside, attending Sunday school classes and preparing for the 11 a.m. service, about 22 were injured. But perhaps most notably, four little girls, Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley - three 14-year-olds and one 11-year-old -- were killed, putting the bombing among the most well-known and heartbreaking tragedies in the fight for civil rights in America's Deep South. In a bittersweet irony, the Birmingham church bomb-ing launched the civil rights movement to a new stage, and ultimately helped influence the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But the immediate effect of the deaths, in the face of vaunted American ideas like justice and liberty, was to reveal a country that had refused to take an honest look in the mirror.

Serious Concerns Arise Over Nationwide Police Shooting There has been a wave of police violence directed at citizens all over the country with devastating and fatal results. From New York City to North Carolina to Texas, innocent people have found themselves on the receiving end of police brutal-ity and even death, and as a result lots of questions are being raised. There is tendency when looking at police violence to isolate them and treat them as rare and odd occurances when in fact they are long-standing and systemic. An unarmed man seeking help after a car crash last week-end was shot 10 times by the Charlotte police officer who’s now charged in his death, investigators said Monday.A fam-ily attorney and representatives of the NAACP questioned whether race played a role in the shooting of the Black man by a White officer.Ferrell’s family said the former Florida A&M University football player moved to Charlotte about a year ago to be with his fiancee and was working two jobs. He wanted to go back to school and eventually become an auto-motive engineer. A police news release said Officer Randall Kerrick fired 12 times at Ferrell, hitting him 10 times. He has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. The encounter was set in motion when Ferrell’s car ran off the entrance road to a sprawling suburban neighborhood some 15 miles from downtown Charlotte. After crashing his car into trees, Ferrell kicked out the back window and headed up a hill to the first set of closely-clustered houses he could see. He then started banging on the door of a home to attract attention, according to police. The woman inside answered, thinking it was her husband coming home late from work. When she saw Ferrell, she shut the door and called police. Officers responding to the “breaking and entering” call found Ferrell on a road that only leads to the neighborhood’s pool. Ferrell ran toward the officers, who tried to stop him with a Taser. Police said he continued to run toward them when Kerrick shot him. Fer-rell died at the scene.Video Released in New Or-leans Cop Slaying of Un-armed Black ManNew Orleans law enforce-ment authorities have re-leased a video that captured the shooting of an unarmed black man by police as they entered his home last year during a botched drug raid. Former New Orleans police officer Joshua Colclough was sentenced to four years in prison last month in the shooting death of Wendell Allen in March 2012, which ignited racial tensions and calls for justice. New Orleans District At-torney Leon Cannizarro says at least five Orleans and Jef-ferson Parish lawmen were involved in the raid of Wen-dell Allen’s Prentiss Street home. One was wearing a pin camera that captured im-ages of what happened that evening. “The officers obtained a search warrant to search the premises where Wendell Al-len and two others were lo-cated,” he said.

Navy Yard Gunman had mental problemsWASHINGTON — The former Navy reservist who slaugh-tered 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard had been hear-ing voices and was being treated for mental problems in the weeks before the shooting rampage, but was not stripped of his security clearance, officials said Tuesday. Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old information technology em-ployee with a defense contractor, used a valid pass to get into the highly secured installation Monday morning and started firing inside a building, the FBI said. He was killed in a gun battle with police. He brought the shotgun legally in in neighborhing Vir-ginia. The motive for the mass shooting — the deadliest on a military installation in the U.S. since the attack at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 — was a mystery, investigators said.U.S. law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that there was no known connection to international or do-mestic terrorism and investigators have found no manifesto or other writings suggesting a political or religious motiva-tion. Alexis had been suffering a host of serious mental prob-lems, including paranoia and a sleep disorder, and had been hearing voices in his head, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the criminal in-vestigation was still going on. He had been treated since August by Veterans Affairs for his mental problems, the officials said. The Navy had not declared him mentally unfit, which would have rescinded a security clearance Alexis had from his earlier time in the Navy Reserves.

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Nuclear-Chemical Israel?Syria admitted possession of chemical weapons at least a year ago, according to Sam Husseini, of the Institute for Public Accuracy, citing a 2012 article from American Inter-est magazine. “Everything that I’ve been able to find indi-cates that Israel continues to build up its chemical weapons capacity,” said Husseini. “What is ironic,” however, “is that it is Israel that does not acknowledge its possession of nucle-ar weapons.” -BlackAgendaReportBeware Obama’s Bay of Pigs Moment“One of the frightening aspects” of the crisis over Syria, said historian and activist Paul Street, “is that Obama has taken such a black eye, here, that it has upped the ante of his need to escalate.” Street warns that this could be Obama’s “Bay of Pigs moment,” as when President John Kennedy pushed the world to the brink of nuclear war in 1962 after the humiliat-ing defeat of a CIA invasion of Cuba, the year before. “All of humanity hopes this guy can be restrained,” said Street, author of The Empire’s New Clothes: Barack Obama and the Real World of Power. -BlackAgendaReport

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Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, striking over 200,000 men each year.African-American men are at the highest risk.

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September is Prostate Cancer Awareness MonthBy James Morning

Men’s Health Network Advisor

Every year, about 30,000 men die of this disease, making it the second dead-liest cancer in men. Caught early, prostate cancer can be treated, usually successfully. But because many men ex-perience no symptoms, it is

often identified only by an abnormal result on a basic prostate cancer screening. For the last 20 years, doctors have had a power-ful weapon in their arsenal for detecting prostate cancer. In addition to the DRE (a physical exam allowing the

doctor to feel the prostate), patients can also have a sim-ple blood test called a PSA, which will detect a majority of prostate problems early. In the two decades that the PSA has been used, prostate cancer deaths have declined and the number of success-fully treated prostate cancer cases has risen. During September, Pros-tate Cancer Awareness Month, Men’s Health Net-work is urging men to talk to their health care provid-ers about prostate cancer and to consider screening at age 50 and at age 40 for African Americans and men with a family history of prostate cancer. The group also encourages women to get involved and urge their husbands to ask their health care provider about a pros-tate screening, including a PSA test. If you are on Medicare, prostate cancer screening is a part of your Welcome to Medicare physical, the free comprehensive physi-cal exam you receive in your first year of eligibility. For younger men, 36 states require that insurance com-panies offering health insur-ance provide coverage for prostate cancer tests. Insur-ance companies may offer prostate cancer screening in the remaining states, but are not required to do so. The bottom line? Hav-ing an annual prostate exam, including a PSA test, just might save your life. No

matter what age you are, that annual PSA test cre-ates a bench-mark against which to judge future tests. When you receive your PSA test results, ask your health care provider what your PSA number is, write it down, and com-pare it against future tests. If the number goes up in future tests, talk to your doctor. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. It’s the perfect time to call your health care provider, schedule an appointment, and get your prostate cancer test done. Then, talk to your health care provider and determine what screen-ing and treatment options are best for you and your family. To learn more about the prostate and prostate cancer, go to www.pcaawareness.comAbout the author James Morning, a prostate cancer survivor, is a retired Air Force master sergeant who was exposed to Agent Orange. He is a state coordinator for the Men’s Health Network.

6 SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 Challenger Community News •ChallengerCN.com FAITH BASEDSt. John ME Black Tie Affair St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church Lay Organization will host their Annual Black Tie Affair Friday, September 27 at 6 p.m. at The Four Point Sheraton, 7001 Buffalo Avenue, Niagara Falls. Antoine Thompson and Peggy Jordan are the honorees. For ticket information please respond on or before September 20 by contacting Bertha Webb at 285-5973. Bertha Webb, is Event Chairperson; Rev. Bruce D. Points Sr. Pastor.

Ella Robinson and the New Beginnings 33rd Anniversary will be held on October 4 at the Holiday Inn, Niagara Falls Boulevard. For tickets contact Brenda at 716-884-8484. On October 5 a Musical Concert at St. Martin De Porres, 555 Northampton.

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79th Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church AnniversaryPilgrim Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate its 79th Anniversary starting with a kick off September 22 at 11 a.m. featuring Rev. James Spence, Associate Pastor of Jordan Grove Baptist Church. On September 28 a play, “Express Bus to Glory,” will be presented at 5 p.m. Donation $10. The event will be held in the R .D. Holloway Fellowship Hall. For tickets and informa-tion contact Ms. Patricia Dixon at 781-2224. And on September 29 there will be two Anniversary services. The 11 a.m. service will feature Rev. Jesse Boyd Bottom Jr., pastor of Beulah Baptist Church, Poughkeepsie, NY, and Vice President at Large of the National Baptist Congress. The 5 p.m. speaker will feature Rev. Julius Groomes of Lackawanna, NY, Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Rev. Frank Bostic is host Pastor. Rev. R.D. Holloway, Emeritus Pastor. Pilgrim Mission-ary Baptist Church is located at 665 Michigan Avenue.

New Covenant to Host Musical Reception New Covenant United Church of Christ invites the community to join in a Musical Recep-tion Saturday, September 21 at The Piano and Organ store located at the Eastern Hills Mall (entrance near the JC Penney side of the mall), 4545 Transit Road, 5-8 PM. Musicians and Vocalists will perform throughout the evening. Bessie Patterson and “The Oldies but Goodies” will open the reception with Song begin-ning at 5:00-5:30 pm. Participants include the Reverend George Woodruff, Jerry and Geri Daniels, Ladies of Touche’, Dr. Constance Qualls, Queenie and Aliana Cottrell, Gregory Treadwell, Frazier “Tom” Smith, Megan Rakeepile, New Covenant Sr. Choir / Men’s Choir / Liturgical Dance Ministry and many others from the Buffalo Faith Community. If you are a vocalist, musician, poet, or Liturgical Dance Ministry come out and participate with us. The purpose of the Musical Reception is to raise funds for a piano for the music ministry of the church. A donation of $15 is requested. This event is sponsored by the Trustee Minis-try, Dr. Constance Qualls, Chairperson. Reverend Jacquelyn Ross Brown, Sr. Pastor.

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torment him and me!!! Did you know that when our bodies sleep our spirits are yet wide wake? That means tat what ever is on that TV or radio or iPod has access to your spirit. While you are asleep the the spirit of what ever is on in that room is dancing in your mind. No wonder some times you feel like a nut and some times you don’t. You have not given your mind body or spirit a chance to be refreshed re-newed or revived. Did you know that some studies show people who talk a lot have a far greater chance of having a heart attack??. A healthy prayer life also includes listening. how can you hear from God if he can not get a word in edge wise? The bible states in Be still and know that I am God. PS, 46:10, also in 1 Thes. 4:11 that you should study to be quiet. God called it a study because he knew that some would pass and oth-ers would fail this course. Slow down, breath, medi-tate, read your bible, listen to nature, the wind blow-ing the bees buzzing or maybe even God speaking. Enjoy blessed quietness, it is truly golden.

Deep Wells Women’s Conference Deep Wells Ministry will host the Deep Wells Women’s Conference Sep-tember 21 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Adams Mark Hotel, 120 Church Street. Rev. Rachelle Sat’chell Robinson is the keynote speaker. Sister Donna Chapman is Wor-ship Leader. Tickets are $25 and are available at Doris Records, 286 E. Ferry St.

CONTINUING THE LEGACY: VIP Barber Shop, located at 1456 Fillmore Avenue has been in existence for 46 years. Founded by the late Deacon Jessie Davis, Llewellyn “Lou” Daniel, pictured right, has owned and operated the business since 1995. When this photo was taken last week Lou had just finished talking to his oldest customer – who is nearly 100 years old! To contact Lou call 471-9294.

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Thompson, Folmar 2013 Barber & Beautician of the Year! This week we proudly present our Barber and Beautician of the Year, Quinnae “Peaches” Thompson and Willie Ray Folmar.

The unique aspect of this competition, is that customers are 100 percent responsible for selecting the winners. It is the customers who pay tribute to their hair care professionals by voting /recommending them for the coveted title. Both Peaches and Ray received an impressive number of votes and praise from their loyal clientele. And they both were genuinely honored to learn that they would carry the title of Barber and Beautician of the Year!

Peaches Thompson: “Truly an Honor”

Quinnae “Peaches” Thompson has been doing hair profession-ally for 29 years, and in business for herself for the past ten as

the owner of Peaches & Keys Unisex Salon in the Greater Refuge Temple Plaza, 883 Jefferson Avenue. Recalling her first hair job (“I made $10! braiding” she laughed), “doing hair” was always in her blood. She said it was her mother Lavern, who encouraged her to go to school for cosmetology – something she did even while working as a Certified Nurses As-sistant. When she graduated from the Piccolo School she opened her first salon at age 19 – while continuing to work as a CNA. “I eventually learned barbering,” she said, crediting her uncles Carl (currently of Legends) and Billy, both Master Barbers. She too became a licensed barber and Master Barber. A kind and caring spirit with a ready smile, Peaches retired from nursing two years ago. “ I still volunteer to go into hospitals on my off days and homes for the sick and shut in…to cut and style hair for men and women” she said. Born at the Plattsburgh Air Force base near the Montreal border (her late father, Charles Amerson, was in the military), she literally traveled the world as child (she speaks five lan-guages!). Throughout her career she said her family has been her biggest supporters.In the future she sees herself expanding and being able to give more people job opportuni-ties. She said she would like to be a mentor to others much like her uncles and Mr. Henry (of Henry’s Barber Shop, one of the city’s most senior barbers) has been to her. “I also want to thank my customers for all their support and for voting for me, believing in me, and trusting me as their cosmetologist” she said. “This is truly an honor.”

Ray Folmar: Comes Full Circle

Willie Ray Folmar has come full circle in more ways than one.

At 59-years-young, the skillful, dapper barber, better known as “Ray,” feels right at home at Charlie B’s Unisex Salon, located at 563 Broadway at the corner of Jefferson. “I was born and raised right on this corner,” he said. “This place used to be Birdland Restaurant,” pointed out Ray, who is from the Young family (John Young was the real Chicken Wing King). “Me and my mom used to fry chicken in here. She had a dream in 1991. She said she saw me in here cutting hair…in a way I’m following her dream.” Ray, who has been barbering since 1977, left town for a while and came back. He’s worked at Sidney’s on Broadway and Ash, United Hair Styles with the late, great Paul Blake, Metropolitan with Leon Gresham, and even with the Beautician of the Year, Quinnae “Peaches” Thompson for a short time. Prior to coming to Charlie B’s (which is owned by Joe Bush), he worked at Keystone on Genesee and May. Reflecting on his very first job, he said it was in 1977 and he made about $4 or $5. “The hair cut came out alright, but the shave didn’t come out so well,” he laughed. “The razor kept getting stuck….” And while he appreciates all of the support he’s had along the way, he said that Paul Blake was basically his greatest mentor. Paul, he recalled, was at the top of his game. Continued Page 13

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Dr. Brown Under Fire! A Support Rally for Superintendent Pamela Brown will be held Thursday, September 19 at 5:30 p.m. on the steps of Buffalo City Hall. The We Are Women Warriors and Women of Worth groups are asking at least 1,000 school parents, pastors, community activists and supporters of Dr. Pamela Brown to come out and demand that the Buffalo Board of Education members allow the superintendent to put her Academic Plan for the Buffalo Public Schools in place. For more information, please call Betty Jean Grant @ 602-5877 or Karla Thomas @ 400-1817.

Dr. Pamela Brown has been under almost continual attack from the moment she started her job as the Superintendent of the Buffalo Public Schools. In fact the attacks began prior to her taking the reins of the district when Carl Paladino filed a lawsuit to prevent her from starting her position. Furthermore, New York State Education Commissioner John King threw his own special roadblock into Dr. Brown's path when he appointed Dr. Judy Elliott, in June 2012, as the first and thus far only Distinguished Educator in the state for the District. Dr. Elliott gets paid as a consultant at $190 an hour plus $250 per diem expenses, which the District has to pay. She doesn’t live in Buffalo although she grew up in the area and has ties here. Dr. Elliott has created a number of “action plans” that are supposed to guide the District’s efforts at turning around a number of underachieving schools. She has also offered her own negative assessment of the Superintendent’s abilities, which the Commissioner has presumably accepted as creditable. It's hard to see at this point, however, what Dr. Elliott’s contribution has been to improving student achievement in the district. Nonetheless, the Commissioner has reappointed her for another year without any sharing publicly the basis for this reappointment. Why is it that a publicly appointed consultant who has received over $140,000 plus to date does not have an evaluation that the public, who pay her fee, are able to see?

Dr. Elliott’s assessments that the District was not making progress and lacked capacity under Dr. Brown's leadership have been part of the rationale cited by the Commissioner and New York State Board of Regent’s member Robert Bennett for a series of unprecedented deci-sions by the Commissioner and increasing criticism of both Dr. Brown and Board of Educa-tion leadership. King has repeatedly and in increasingly harsh and biased rhetoric accused the Superintendent and Board of incapable leadership and threatened to recommend that the District be taken over by the Regents or State government. He has used as the basis for this continued defamation, graduation rates and test scores from the 2011-2012 year, the period prior to Dr. Brown’s arrival. At the same time he has refused to acknowledge or recognize the progress and gains achieved under Dr. Brown's tenure from 2012 to 2013. The District’s difficulty in submitting acceptable plans for partnerships with Johns Hopkins University for East and Lafayette High Schools is also cited as an example of the growing incompetence of staff in the District. Yet, Buffalo is actually pioneering a model at these two schools and two other District Schools that no other school district in the state has. Even the State Education Department staff have had trouble getting it right! To make matters worse, the Buffalo News has been a willing partner and in some respects, the lead agent of the State in portraying Dr. Brown as incompetent and unsuccessful in this first year of her appointment as Superintendent. Not since the series of articles on the trag-edy of the City Grill shootings has the News written such “character assassinating” articles as those that have been written about Dr. Brown and her efforts to turn this District around. Biased, unethical, discriminatory are words that are not descriptive enough for the yellow journalism tactics the News has employed to harass and defame Dr. Brown on an almost daily basis. Through its reporters and editorial staff, the Buffalo News, has been unrelenting in regurgitating comments and pronouncements of the Commissioner. For example, an Au-gust interview produced at least two articles and three or four editorials within the space of 7 or 8 days. They have misused and abused their journalistic authority to produce biased and

Senator Kennedy's money used to pay for negative Political Ads against Legislators Grant and HoguesDear Editor:

A newly formed Political Action Committee (PAC) called WNY Progressive Caucus has been found out to be behind the negative, smear campaign recently waged against Erie County Legislators Betty Jean Grant and Tim Hogues. This was discovered out when an individual with 'sharp eyes' found the same postal permit # 1278 on all negative ads that were mailed against these two candidates. Later on, it was discovered that this same PAC sent out positive mailings for 1st and 2nd District candidates Barbara Miller-Williams and Joyce Wilson- Nixon. The treasurer of the PAC, which was registered with the New York State Board of Elections just one day before it received a $45,000 donation from State Sena-tor Timothy Kennedy, is Kristy Mazurek, the cohost of Channel 2's 2 Sides political show. (According to officials @ Channel 2, that show is on hiatus until after the November General Election). It also serves to note that Kristy Mazurek, a resident of Lancaster, New York, is a strong supporter of Mrs. Nixon and who just happens to be a member of a group of three individuals that were her 'Committee on Vacancies' on her Signatures Petition to run in the September Primary. The other two committee members are Frank Max of Cheektowaga and Davis Pfaff of Tonawanda.

Regarding the whole sad episode, the $64,000 question seems to be, "Why would Sena-tor Tim Kennedy give $45,000 of his campaign donors' money to a rather Political Action Committee that just came into being?" and, "Did he know that the main purpose of the PAC was to send out negative, slanderous and malicious mailings about Legislators Grant and Hogues?" Another question would be, "How does it look to have a sitting senator that represents both legislators in the senate, to be associated with clearly unethical and possible illegal behaviors to sway the elections to two of his preferred candidates, Miller-Williams and Wilson-Nixon?"

Many political wags in this city are saying that Senator Kennedy possibly saw a way to 'pun-ish' Mrs. Grant for doing so well against him in last year's senate race, where he 'won' by a mere 139 vote margin. Other individuals are speculating that maybe he was trying to 'weak-

opinionated articles. They have an ethical and responsible duty to report the news and not create it. But they have abrogated this responsibility and they should hear from the commu-nity. Stop subscribing to the Buffalo News until they begin to represent African Americans and other minorities respectfully and without editorial bias.

No one is perfect and Dr. Brown would herself admit that she is not perfect. Further, she recognizes and acknowledges that there are serious problems in the district that urgently need addressing to improve positive outcomes for student achievement. Not only does she have a plan to address those problems, she has started this work and we are seeing some progress. But one year is not long enough, particularly since the problems were not made in a year. The solutions will take longer, but given all the distractions set up by the State and compounded by the Buffalo News, Dr. Brown has not been able to demonstrate the progress taking place under her administration. We need the community to speak up and tell Com-missioner John King, Regent Robert Bennett and the Buffalo News that we demand that the work of Dr. Brown be supported and not undermined.

There will be a rally in support of Dr. Pamela Brown on Thursday, September 19th at 5:30pm at City Hall. We need your voices! Please join us!

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en' her in case she chooses to challenge him, in a repeat, for the seat in 2014. All we know is that according to the New York State Board of Elections, of the $90,000 raised by the WNY Progres-sive Caucus as of August 22, 2013, Senator Tim Kennedy donated $45,000, former Democratic Party Chairman Steve Pigeon gave $20,000 and $25,000 was secured from Bricklayers Local # 3. And, since the money was mainly used for negative mailings for the PAC oppo-nents and positive mailings for Miller-Williams and Wil-son-Nixon, one could safely conclude that the money was used, not to promote decen-cy and fairness in competi-tive elections, but to try level

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the playing field in a vicious, dishonest and underhanded way.

The results of the Primary shows that the mailings were effective in the 1st District where Tim Hogues was er-roneously and unfairly de-picted as a Republican who cared nothing about his base, the Eastside of Buffalo. As of this printing, Miller-Wil-liams holds a small 19-vote lead over Tim Hogues. The anti Hogues mailings were mild compared to the ones sent out smearing Legislator Betty Jean Grant. The anti

Grant mailings were so over the top, calling her a thief, a liar and the recipient of thousands of dollars of sto-len government money and the sole reason why Buffalo Public schools were failing; that anyone with an ounce

of sense saw just how ab-surd they were. Those nega-tive mailings, in this writer's belief, helped propel Betty Jean Grant to a 71% vote margin victory over her op-ponent.

- Mary Johnson

“Back in the day he had cli-entele like Jim Pitts and all the politicians, firemen, po-licemen, businessmen…so you had to know what you were doing…Paul stayed me…” And that, he said, was a good thing. Paul’s mentor-ing has paid off. Customers who nomi-nated Ray for Barber of the Year described him in such terms as “personable, progressive and talented,” “dependable, courteous and excellent,” “reliable, accu-rate and consistent” and “a dedicated barber.” Ray said it fills a void and “makes me feel a certain kind of way” to know that his customers view him as being dependable and hold him in such high regard. He said his fiancé, Bernice Johnson, tried to get him to run for Barber of the Year last year, but he declined. “This year she made me a box and told me to put it on the counter….When I found out that I had won she was happier than I was!” he said with a smile. “ I want to thank all of my customers for their sup-port….I feel like I’m where I’m supposed to be.”

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Bills Win a Thriller 24-23 Over Carolina Panthers!

The Buffalo Bills are playing decent football and E.J. Manuel is beginning to look like a high quality NFL quarterback – especially in last Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers where the Bills won 24-23 with just 2 seconds left in the game!! It’s only been two games, but the Bills are looking so much better in game readiness, intense hit-ting, and ready to do what it takes to win. They are starting to get an aura of cocki-ness; a sense that we can win the game. The

coaching staff is making adjustments during the game, and putting them in position to win. Fred Jackson said of Coach Marrone, “he’s a great motivator and everybody in this lock-er room wants to get behind him.” Bills linebacker Jerry Hughes described Cam Newton as “a big physical guy “ who had to be “ wrapped up in order to bring him down.” He said the Panthers wildcat format was the only formation they had not seen, “but the coaches made adjustments for us.” The Panthers Dwan Edwards was disappointed with the loss. The former Bills defensive tackle had a fumble recovery and said, “We are playing well, just have to find a way to win. The giants are next and we must execute our game plan in order to win.” “It’s very frustrating to lose games, “ said Carolina’s Cam Newton. “Our defense put us in position to win, but we must find a way to win…My hat’s off to the Buffalo Bills on play-ing a very physical game, especially Mario Williams and Kyle Williams – they really made it difficult for us to oper-ate.” Coach Marrone and his staff are turning the Buffalo Bills into a very tough and physical football team; that win or lose you know you have been in a football game. The Bills travel to New York to face the Jets and I see a defensive battle between similar defenses and both start a rookie quarterback. This should be the Bills winning 13-10 in another very entertaining football game.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 Challenger Community News • ChallengerCN.com 15EVENTS CALENDARWednesday September 18

“How To Keep Our Youth From Going To Prison”: A community forum hosted by We Are Women Warriors and Legislature Chair Betty Jean Grant, 5:30 – 7:45 p.m., Merriweather Library, Jef-ferson@ Utica. Free and open to the public; 602-5877 for information.

Family Fun Bowling Day: Every Wed. Kerns Bowling, 163 Kerns, 5-8 p.m. Hosted by Buffalo United Front.

Durham’s Central City Baby Café: Every Wednesday & Thursday, 5:30-7:30 p.m., free supper; experienced moms and certified counsel-ors available; bring the kids; for info call Doris @ 885-6348.

Thursday September 19

PUBLIC RALLY OF SUP-PORT FOR SCHOOLS SU-PERINTENDENT DR. PA-MELA BROWN: 5:30 p.m., steps of City Hall; 602-5887 or 400-1817.

Buffalo Public Schools Stra-tegic Plan Public Meeting: 5:30 p.m., Discovery School #67, 911 Abbott Rd; view the plan at www.buffalos-chools.org

Saturday September 21

14th Annual Niagara Falls Freedom Trail Festival: Noon – 6 p.m., 1425 Main Street, Niagara Falls; ven-dors welcome; 316-2425 for more information.

Buffalo’s Largest Line Dance: 4-7 p.m., MLK P ark at the Splash Pad; $5 adults, $3 children 10 & under;

hosted by Buffalo United Front Inc.; 816-8264 or 818-3410 for info.

Grand Re-Opening of Sarah Minnie Badger Foster Care Agency: 1377 Main Street cor. Utica, 9 a.m.; ribbon cutting 11 a.m.

New Covenant United Church of Christ Musical Reception & Fundraiser: 5-8 p.m., Piano & Organ Store in Eastern Hills Mall; $15 donation.

St. John Baptist Church Christian Education Week-end: 9 a.m., St. John Baptist Church, 184 Goodell St.; workshops & more.

African & African Diaspor-ic Film Festival: 2-4 p.m., Merriweather Library; free & open to public.

Unveiling of Trailblazing Sign in Honor of Deacon Levi Clayton: 2 p.m, North-land Avenues and Longview; 597-0262.

Sunday September 22

St. John Baptist Church Christian Education Week-end: 10 a.m. St. John Bap-tist Church, 184 Goodell St, guest speaker Rev. Donald Lee, Pastor Hopewell Bap-tist Church.

Wednesday September 25

Family Fun Bowling Day: Every Wed. Kerns Bowling, 163 Kerns, 5-8 p.m. Hosted by Buffalo United Front.

Durham’s Central City Baby Café: Every Wednesday & Thursday, 5:30-7:30 p.m., free supper; experienced moms and certified counsel-

ors available; bring the kids; for info call Doris @ 885-6348.

Thursday September 26

Buffalo Public Schools Strategic Plan Public Meet-ing: 5:30 p.m., Waterfront School #95, 95 Fourth St.; view the plan at www.buf-faloschools.org

Saturday September 28

“Helping Your Business Se-cure Its Future”: 11:30 a.m., Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson, free. 995-0622 or 768-1958 ext. 239.

Buffalo Association of Black Social Workers Awards Din-ner Dance, Fundraiser: 5:30-11 p.m. Holiday Inn 620 Delaware; $40 per person, $70 Couples; 884-4725.

African & African Diaspor-ic Film Festival: 2-4 p.m., Merriweather Library; free.

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