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Former Princeton profes-sor, philosopher, musician and civil-rights activist Cornel West will give the keynote address the 2012 Expressions of King’s Legacy Celebration Monday, Jan. 23 at Rochester Institute of Technology. The event takes place from noon to 2 p.m. in RIT’s Gordon Field House and Activities Center. West will highlight two days of activities to commemorate Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He will be joined by Rochester’s Garth Fagan Dance Company and renowned poet Joshua Ben-nett, who will perform during the program.The program is free and open to the public. Registration is required and can be done online. No one is more candid about the complexities of race in America than Cornel West, pro-

The 6th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Luminary Eveningng is a tradition started in the 19th Ward during the winter of 2006.. This year the event has beyond the 19th ward. The SouthWest Quadrant, Susan B. Anthony NeighborhoodEvent: 6th Annual 19th Ward Luminary EveningDate: Monday, January 16, 2011 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)Time: Sunset – 9 p.m.Location: 19th Ward, South-West Quadrant and the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood.

First Community MLK Celebration The First Community Inter-faith Institute Inc. will honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 4 p.m. at 219 Hamilton Street, Roch-ester. Minister Lawrance Lee Evans Sr. will give several analytical collective book re-views.

Small Business Info Session

The Urban League of Rochester is holding an information session for small business owners who are in-terested in participating in the Small Business Teaming Pi-lot Program which provides training, counseling and men-toring on Thursday, January 12 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Urban League’s Main of-fice, 365 North Clinton Av-enue in Rochester. Interested business owners should call (585) 325-6530 or email jmu-ratore@ulr.org

31st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. CelebrationAt U Of Rochester Medical Center For the 31st consecutive year, University of Rochester Medi-cal Center staff will mark the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a celebration of poetry, song, dance, and spoken word on Monday, January 16 at 11:30 a.m. in Whipple Audi-torium At The University Of Rochester Medical Center, 260 Crittenden Blvd. This year’s keynote speaker is Gregory Galluzzo, founder of the Gamaliel Foundation, which under his leadership grew to a nationwide network of commu-nity organizing projects. Gal-luzzo, a former Jesuit priest, became a trainer of organizers. He hired and trained Barack Obama in Gamaliel’s Chicago program, and is often called the President’s “organizing mentor.” Galluzzo continues to travel the country training community organizers. He is a regular visitor to Upstate New York where Gamaliel has proj-ects in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Syracuse.

First Annual Pre-King Day Celebration A MLK Community Recep-tion will be held on January 15, from 4:00-6:00 pm in the City Hall Atrium, 30 Church Street. Featured will be a vari-ety of performances by local youth to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and to express a stand against bullying. The event, free and open to the public, is presented by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Com-mission of Greater Rochester in partnership with the Black Heritage Committee. For more information, con-tact Iris Banister at 654-8062 or Jackie Campbell at 428-6896 or 428-6395.

Continuing its annual tra-dition, Garth Fagan Dance will honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through dance. Five free public dance workshops will be held on Monday, Jan. 16, at Garth Fagan Dance, 3rd floor, 50 Chestnut St., Rochester, NY For more information call 585-454-3260

Rochester King Events

Cornel West to Deliver Keynote Address at Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

fessor, author, musician and phi-losopher. “This is an institution that supports critical thinking, therefore we always make an effort to choose a speaker that will continue to force our soci-ety to deal with the important issues of the day,” says Kevin McDonald, vice president for diversity and inclusion. “As one of the premier public intellectu-als, Dr. West forces people to think critically and talks about current issues and their impact on society.” West, professor of philos-phy and Christian practices at Union Theological Seminary, often speaks of the King legacy and social justice. Prior to his tenure at Union Theological Seminary, he taught at Princ-eton University, Yale Univer-sity, Harvard University and the University of Paris. He has written 19 books and is best known for his classic Race Matters, Democracy Matters, and his new memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud. Besides his renown as an author and political spokesper-son, West made his film debut in The Matrix and has appeared in more than 25 documentaries and films including Examined Life, Call & Response, Side-walk and Stand.

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Rochester Seniors for ObamaNext Sat. Jan. 14th. 9am to 10:30am Monroe County Democratic HQ 1150 Uni-versity Ave Building 5. Turn in by Towners Bike shop and drive all the way to back of complex.

Rochester Faith Com-munity for Obama - This Meeting is for Clergy only. Thurs. Jan. 26th at 1pm. This is our initial meetings with Clergy from Roches-ter Churches. We meet 1pm Thurs. Jan. 26th at First Genesis Baptist Church 292 Hudson Avenue, Rochester, New York 14605.

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The Subversive Spirituality of Reggae: “Resisting against the System” in the Music of Bob Marley & the Wailers Friday, Feb. 3, 6 pm J. Richard Middleton, Professor of Biblical Worldview and Exe-gesis, Northeastern Seminary at Roberts Wesleyan College, guest speaker. Co-sponsors:The Rochester Jamaican Organization, The Program of Black Church Stud-ies, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School This is one of a number of events throughout 2012 spon-sored by the Rochester Jamaican Organization in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Jamai-can Independence (1962) For more information, contact the Rochester Jamaican Orga-nization 585-234-2119 rochesterjamaicanorg@yahoo.com

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Kirkland’s Corner Leaves the Air After 20 Years The airwaves may be a bit quieter on Tuesday afternoons in Buffalo. Last week, Ted Kirkland, host of Kirkland’s Korner for the past 20 years on WUFO AM 1080 Radio, announced that he was leaving the mic. “I started on the button Jan. 3 1992 and ended January 3, 2012,” said the popular talk show host and columnist. “But I didn’t retire...I just left the air.” Why? “It was just time to go. I had reached as far as I could (in educating and advocating to the community)... Nobody’s looking for power anymore. We’re trying too hard to get on the plantation. ...” Mr. Kirkland, said that he will still submit newspaper commen-taries on occasion.Jim Anderson of Citizen Action will host his own show during the time slot previously held by Kirkland on Tuesdays from noon to 1 p.m. Tune in!

Area Prepares to Honor a King!

The African Methodist Minister’s Alliance of Greater Buffalo and Vicinity (A.M.M.A.) announces its 23rAnnual Dr. Martin

Luther King Jr., Sermon and Celebra-tion on Sunday, January 15 at St. Luke’s A.M.E. Zion Church at 314 E. Ferry at 6 pm. Rev. Dr. Yusef Ahmed, Retired Elder of the Potter House Charge United Methodist Episcopal Church in Berlin, Maryland and former Pastor of Met-ropolitan United Methodist Church in Buffalo, will deliver the Annual Sermon, “Calling Forward the Hope of Faith.” Founder and Treasurer, Rev. Dr. Robert L. Graham noted that “The A.M.M.A. is historically Buffalo’s only organization to annually commemorate

the birth of Dr. King in a religious service on his birth date.” A.M.M.A. President and Senior Pastor of DeLaine Waring A.M.E. Church, Rev. A. Iona Smith Nze, said, “The Annual Sermon is like fertilizer, a revival for those of us working in God’s vineyards and open fields. We know the work of faith is hard labor but when we learn to trust God as Dr. King did, we can do anything but fail. At his death, many believed his work was unfinished. I believe Dr. King left us an example to follow, of faith in things hoped for and not yet seen. We have selected Rev. Dr. Ahmed to call us forward to the hope of faith.” The 2012 Annual Sermon will feature Voices in Methodism, led by Martha Connor, The Celebration Choir, led by Don Johnson and The Advent Choir, led by Toni Y. Harris.For moreinformation, please call Pastor Angela Stewart at 835-1714.

The Sixth Annual Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier, Martin Luther King, Jr. Program will be

held Sunday, January 15, 2012 3:00 P.M. at the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society, 25 Nottingham Court. The Speaker will be Karla Clapp Holloway, the James B. Duke Professor of English and Professor of Law at Duke University. Professor Holloway is a native of Buffalo and a graduate of Bennett High School. She is the daughter educators of Ouida Clapp and Claude D. Clapp . She is a co-founder of Duke University’s John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute a lasting tribute for her long friendship

with the late Professor John Hope Franklin. Professor Holloway is the author of over 40 essays, and 8 books A Reception will immediately follow the program. This event is free and open to the public. Dr. Barbara Nevergold is the President of AAHANF and Dr. Felix Armfield is the MLK Program Chair.

A Tribute To Dr. King At The Merriweather Library A tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. hosted by Columnist and Educator Eva M. Doyle will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the Frank E. Merri-weather library from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. The Merriweather library is located at 1324 Jefferson avenue. The theme of the pro-gram will be Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., His Life and Legacy. The program will include per-formances by the praise teams Blessed Anointed Daughters and Ministry in Motion. Students from Muhammad’s School of Music will also perform. Speak-ers willinlcude Sherry Sher-rill, Murray Holman, Soma-lia Doyle, Zaire Doyle, and Legislator Betty Jean Grant. Soloist Karen Stanley Fleming will sing. The program will also include storytelling by Sharon Holley and a presentation by Robert Harris and the Youth Prison Prevention Project. There will also be a special tribute to those who died in the struggle for civil rights. The admission to this program is free and open to the public. For more informa-tion you can call Mrs. Doyle at 847-6010 or 533-9547.

Buffalo School Board Selects Barbara Seals-Nevergold as New At-Large Member Barbara Seals-Nevergold, currently is a Senior Educa-tion Specialist at UB who has worked in the SUNY s y s t e m for many years, and co-found-er along w i t h P e g g y B r o o k s -Bertram, of the Uncrowned Queens Center for Excellence, was selected last Wednesday by a 5-3 vote to fill the At-Large member seat vacated by Chris Jacobs when he was elected Erie County clerk. During last Thursday’s spe-cial board meeting, board member Rosalyn L. Taylor described Nevergold as the best-qualified among a field of 14 “qualified and high-ly impressive candidates” for the at-large seat on the board, all of whom were interviewed by the board’s executive affairs committee Dec. 21.Taylor was joined by board members Sharon Belton-Cottman, Mary Ruth Kapsiak, Florence Johnson and Ralph Hernandez in vot-ing in favor of Nevergold’s appointment to the board.

Fontana is New Council President: Demone Smith, Bonnie Russell, Get Key Positions Lovejoy District Council Member Richard A. Fontana has been elected by his colleagues to serve as the President of the Buffalo Common Council. Masten District Council Member De-mone A. Smith has been elected to serve as the Council Majority Leader, and University District Council Member Bonnie E. Rus-sell, the only female serving on the Common Council, was elect-ed to serve as the Council President Pro Tempore. Each Council Member will serve in their new capacity for a term of two years while still maintaining their respective duties as District Com-mon Council Members.

New Hope Baptist to Host 22nd MLK Jr. Scholarship Breakfast The Christian Education Scholarship Committee of the New Hope Baptist Church, will host its 22nd annual Dr. Martin Lu-ther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on Monday, January 16 at 8:30 a.m. at the Hearthstone Manor, 333 Dick Road. The Rev. LaVerne McCain Gill, Chaplain Administrator of the Chautauqua United Church of Christ Society of West Vir-ginia, will be the guest speaker. Tickets for the annual breakfast may be obtained by calling the church’s office at (716) 883-0821. Rev. Herschel Chapman, Jr. is the pastor of New Hope Baptist, located at 543 Richmond Avenue.

WNY Coalition of Black in the Courts Annual King Tribute The Western New York Coalition of Blacks in the Courts will present their annual Martin Luther King Jr. program in the Ceremonial Courtroom of Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin Street. The guest speaker will be Frank Dobson Jr., author or Rendered Invisible. A native of Buffalo, he now resides in Nashville, Ten-nessee. In addition students from the Buffalo Academy for the visual and Performing Arts will perform. The event is free and open to the public.

MLK Basketball Clinic The Family 25 presents a free Martin Luther King Jr. Day Basketball clinic for boys and girls from 1st to 6th grade on Monday, January 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. at Ca-nisius College, Main and E. Delavan. For more informa-tion call Maurice at 602-1326 or visit facebook page “The Family 25 Inc.”

“Celebrating the Dream”: Pappy Martin’s Love Supreme Jazz Ensemble and the Love Supreme School of Music presents “Celebrating the Dream” A Musical Tribute to Dr. Martin Lu-ther King Jr. on Friday, Jan. 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wegman’s Amherst Street Store in Buffalo.

Mlk Basketball Classic Schedule On Saturday, January 14, starting at 10 a.m., games will be held at City Honors School, located at 186 E. North Street. Gates open at 9:00 am and ad-mission is $5.00 per session - children 5 and under are free.

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The” Concerned Citizens Following The Dream” com-mittee presents the Martin Luther King Celebration Pro-gram, on Sunday January 15, 2012 at Kleinhans Music Hall, Symphony Circle, 5:45 pm. Kleinhans will come alive as we honor Dr. King’s life and legacy with the spoken Word by Bishop T. Anthony Bron-ner, pastor of Elim Chris-tian Fellowship, along with musical tributes by the Buf-falo Philharmonic Chorus, the Hutch-Tech High School Band, the New Beginning Choral Ensemble, the African Cultural Center Dancers, Jen-nifer Suarez, and many more.The theme is: “Fulfilling The Dream” so we are honoring some trailblazers and pioneers in our area who have made great sacrificial contributions to our community. Our way of saying, Thanks, and we salute you! Dr. King was about help-ing, building up and encour-aging others. He gave his life trying to help people! The re-cipients of the “ 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Award” are, Terry Kazmierczak, Rev. Wil-liam A. Gillison, James Pitts, Ralph R. Hernandez, George K. Arthur, Bishop William H.

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In a blog entry at Atlantic magazine, Ta-Nehisi Coates exam-ines GOP presidential contender Ron Paul's House voting record and determines that he did not cast a vote in favor of MLK Day. Coates conducted the research after a rumor erupted on Twitter during the GOP debates in New Hampshire on Saturday that Paul voted in favor of the legislation. But first here's Ron Paul on Martin Luther King Day in his newsletters: "Boy, it sure burns me to have a national holiday for Martin Luther King. I voted against this outrage time and time again as a Congressman. What an infamy that Ronald Reagan approved it! We can thank him for our annual Hate Whitey Day." Paul's supporters link to his Yea vote on this 1979 bill as evidence that he supported an MLK Holiday: "TO AMEND H.R. 5461, MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY, BY DESIGNATING THE THIRD MONDAY IN JANUARY RATHER THAN JANUARY 15 AS THE LEGAL HOLIDAY." But this actually isn't the bill for the holiday. The text doesn't even claim that. More importantly, the date is wrong. This vote was taken on December 5, 1979. The vote for the King holiday was actually taken on November 13, 1979: The bill was called up in the House on Tuesday, November 13, 1979 ... When the final vote was taken, 252 Members voted for the bill and 133 against -- five votes short of the two-thirds needed for passage. I'm sorry to report that one of those Nay votes, as you can see here, was cast by one Ronald Paul. I'm sorry to further report that Paul again voted no on the 1983 bill that passed.

Ron Paul Did Not Vote for MLK Day

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Obama Military Cuts Don’t Lessen War Costs The administration’s plans to create a leaner military “simply take us back to the very inflated level of 2008 – and that’s not really very much of an achieve-ment,” said Catherine Lutz, editor of The Bases of Power: The Struggle Against U.S. Military Posts. The proposed cuts affect only the “base,” or basic military infrastructure budget. “The war budgets,” such as “the additional trillion dollars allocated for the wars in Iraq in Afghanistan, are not even included in these numbers. Those are off the table for the purposes of these discussions,” said Lutz. “With all the threat-ening words being exchanged about Iran and the articulated fears about China, we have to worry that there will be a new theater of war before we know it, and then that money will be added on top of” the base mili-tary budget.Drone Warfare Will Lead to Blowback Against U.S.“We’ve opened up this Pan-dora’s Box of bombing people all over the world and it’s definitely going to come back on us – blowback,” said Alice Slater, New York director

of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. “We’re bombing seven countries right now with drones – totally unauthorized by Congress.” The U.S. also pursues policies that discour-age nuclear non-proliferation. “If Gaddafi had nuclear weap-ons, we wouldn’t have bombed Libya. It’s a signal to people on the other end of our aggressive power that they have to protect themselves as best they can.”New Student Group Against Mass Imprisonment Students Against Mass Incar-ceration (SAMI), created early last year at Washington DC’s Howard University, has since expanded to Morgan State Uni-versity in Baltimore, western Massachusetts, and Columbia University, according to SAMI founder Benjamin Woods. “The prison-industrial complex is a direct outgrowth of the capitalist system,” said Woods, a doc-toral candidate. “We want to see people who are most affected” by the repressive apparatus of the state, including political prisoners, providing leadership in the Black community.

P.O.P. Passes Halfway Mark in Newark Protest MarathonThe People’s Organization for Progress (P.O.P.) this week passed the 190-day mark in its daily demonstrations in Newark, New Jersey. “We understood more than a year ago that sporadic protests were not enough,” said P.O.P. chair-man Larry Hamm.

Blacks Will Vote for Obama, But Without Enthusiasm Most Blacks will still vote for President Obama this year, “but it will be different, this time,” said Omali Yeshitela, chairman of the Black Is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations. “Before, people thought they had a real champion who was going to make a difference in the lives of Black people, but it didn’t happen. We’re not going to see the same kind of enthusiasm for Obama this time aroun a lot of ways, said the Black Is Back chairman, “Obama has outdone Bush,” including “the declaration of the right to kill even U.S. citizens any time he wants to.”

UN Force Should Leave HaitiThe United Nations has failed to acknowledge its responsibility for the cholera deaths of 6,000 Haitians and the sickening a half a million others, despite the fact that the world body’s “own report is the most persuasive evidence of the UN’s culpabil-ity,” said Fran Quigley, direc-tor of the Health and Human Rights Clinic at the University of Indiana Law School. Quigley recently returned from a fact-find trip to Haiti, where “a lot of people think its long past time for the peacekeepers to leave, even before this deadly cholera outbreak.” Haitians should have their rights protected, including from the United Nations,” said the law professor.

A Texas teenager who was deported to Colombia in May after claiming to be an illegal immigrant was back in the United States on Friday and at the center of an international mystery over how a minor could be sent to a country where she is not a citizen. Her family has questioned why U.S. officials didn’t do more to verify her identity and say she is not fluent in Spanish and had no ties to Colombia. While many facts of the case involving Jakadrien Lorece Turner remain unclear, U.S. and Colombian officials have pointed fingers over who is responsible. Jakadrien arrived in Dallas on Friday evening and was reunited with her family. She was flanked by her mother, grandmother and law enforce-ment when she emerged from the international gate at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport shortly before 10 p.m. “She’s happy to be home,” the family’s attorney, Ray Jackson said.

Teen Deported to Colombia Reunited with Family

Slave Math? ‘If Fred Got Two Beatings Per Day…’ Homework Asks Third graders in in Gwinnett County, Ga., were given math homework Wednesday that asked questions about slavery and beatings. Christopher Braxton told ABC News affiliate WSB-TV in Atlanta that he couldn’t believe the assignment his 8-year-old son brought home from of Beaver Ridge Elementary school in Norcross. “It kind of blew me away,” Braxton said. “Do you see what I see? Do you really see what I see? He’s not answering this question.” The question read, “Each tree had 56 oranges. If eight slaves pick them equally, then how much would each slave pick?” Another math problem read, “If Frederick got two beatings per day, how many beatings did he get in one week?”Another question asked how many baskets of cotton Fred-erick filled. “I was furious at that point,” Braxton said. “This outrages me because it just lets me know that there’s still racists,” said Stephanie Jones, whose child is a student at the school. “In this one, the teachers were trying to do a cross-curricular activity,” Gwinnett County school district spokeswoman Sloan Roach said.

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It was the consensus of most who were on hand last Thursday in County Hall to witness Legislator Grant as-sume her new duties as Chair-woman of the Erie County Legislature, that it was an appointment well deserved. Mrs. Grant, who has a reputa-tion for being a fighter for the rights of all her constituents, and a particular champion for the rights of the county’s Af-rican Americans, earned the position without engaging in “politricks as usual.” Elected by her Democratic Majority colleagues by a unanimous vote, she will lead the Erie County Legislature as Chair-woman for the 2012 session. “Most politicians would do well to take a page from the Betty Grant Handbook” said one supporter, “especially the section on ‘How to Represent Your Community.’” Betty Jean Grant humbly accepted the leadership role and thanked her family, sup-porters, colleagues and com-munity, pledging “full coop-eration with all Erie County officials.” Chairwoman Grant first en-tered the political arena in 1996 when she went to work for former Councilmember at Large Beverly Gray. In 1999 she ran for and was elected Councilmember of the Uni-versity District. She served two terms. In 2004 she was elected to the Buffalo Board of Education and stayed there until she was appointed to the Erie County Legislature in 2007 by Erie County Demo-cratic Committee members. In September of that same year she ran, and won, a full two-year term as Erie County Legislator. She ran for reelec-tion in 2009 and again this past September 2011 – wining both times. She is currently in her 3rd term as 2nd District

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Legislator (formerly 7th Dis-trict) – a position and respon-sibility she takes seriously. “My primary duty is to serve the people of the 2nd district,” she said. “I am not just the legislator on the East Side of Buffalo,” she noted. “Due to downsizing (from 15 to 11 members),my district now encompasses 39% African Americans, 12% Latinos, and 49% of people of European descent. So when I say my ‘constituents’ I have to include the above three in the equation. But despite the reality that my constituent make up has changed, my pas-sion for my community and my advocacy on behalf of that community will not change.” That is kind of sensitivity and honesty that has gained her the respect of so many. Legislator Grant has proven by her actions and advocacy throughout her political ca-reer, that she is not one to for-get where she came from. Many in the community are asking how her chairmanship might impact on minorities and women. Although her power is legal-ly contained within the Erie County Charter, Chairwoman Grant sees her new position as one that will give her more le-verage. In fact leveraging and being able to appoint people to committees and boards is

where she sees herself as be-ing able to best impact the African American and other minority communities. She recalled how she origi-nally sought the chairmanship of th Economic Development Committee – (not the chair-manship of the Legislature) because she felt it was a po-sition that would allow her to help her constituents in job creation, and aid businesses (particularly for women and minorities )in obtaining con-tracts with the County. As a member of the Economic Development Committee she would also be allowed to serve on the ECIDA BOARD. But because she is now Chairwoman, she can serve as an ex-officio member of all the committees in the Legisla-ture – including the Economic Development Board which she wanted in the first place. “So what I could have achieved as chair of the Eco-nomic Development Commit-tee, I can still achieve. I will be able to leverage for my constituency....I can appoint people to committees and en-sure community members are at least considered for the var-ious county boards and com-missions.” “As Chair I also have the authority to create boards to address certain issues as they may impact on a community. And finally the Chairman-ship gives me the opportunity to ensure that the three local laws dealing with minority and women businesses that are currently on the books, are enforced. I can do this by working very closely with the Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunities.”The following is a short syn-opsis of Legislator Grant’s new duties as Chair, taken from the Erie County Charter:1. To preside over all meetings

of the full Legislature.2. To preserve order and de-corum;3.To execute contracts and/or contract amendments and all other documents neces-sary for the day-to-day opera-tion and administration of the County Legislature 4. To decide all questions of order, subject to appeal of the Legislature as hereinafter pro-vided;5. To recess meetings;6. If the Legislature is ready to go into Committee of the Whole, to name a Chairperson to preside over such commit-tee;7. To be a voting member ex-officio of all committees 8. To serve as theDepartment Head of the Leg-islature,9. To establish guidelines and criteria and approve the ex-penditure of funds in the budget of the Legis-lature for the printing and/or mailing of literature by members of the Legisla-ture to their constituents 10. To establish independent committees, boards, and com-missions to reportto the Chairperson and/or Legislature, 11. To cancel public hearings for which the underlying Lo-cal Law has beenwithdrawn;12. Such other powers as may be set forth in more detail in the Rules or instate, federal, or local legisla-tion. On her sudden elevation to the leadership of the legisla-ture, Mrs. Grant stated: “I am humbled by my col-leagues’ confidence in my leadership and am looking forward to working collec-tively with our new County Executive. This is a new beginning and a great op-portunity to work together.”

Betty Jean GrantChair Erie County Legislature

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Empire State in Your Neighborhood In 2009, there were 27.5 million businesses in the United States, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. As thousands of businesses are started in the basements of homes across the country, it’s important for people to be armed with the knowledge on how to move their business forward. On Wednesday, January 18, 2012, from 6p-8pm Assembly-woman Peoples-Stokes is hosting a forum withEmpire State Development Corporation. “ESDC 101: In Your Neighborhood” is a forum that will introduce who Empire State Development Corporation is and how they provide assistance to businessesthroughout the State. The forum will be held at the University at Buffalo, Allen Hall Room 100, located on South Campus.

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Justice Samuel L. Green, the first Black elected to the State Supreme Court outside of New York city, and the longest serving justice in the Appellatte Division Fourth Depart-ment, retires.

By DENISE M. CHAMPAGNE

Courtroom I of the Ap-pellate Division, Fourth Department is being

named The Hon. Samuel L. Green Courtroom in honor of its longest serving justice who is retiring. Justice Green was surprised December 28, his last day on the bench, by his colleagues and more than 100 people who packed the courtroom in a standing-room-only trib-ute that became emotional at times. “I’ve enjoyed it all,” Jus-tice Green said. “I’m going to miss the court, but the court is in good hands.”Presiding Justice Henry J. Scudder called Justice Green’s departure a “great loss” and said his keen legal mind will be missed. Justice Scudder acknowl-edged Justice Green, the first African American appointed to sit on the Appellate bench in the Fourth Department, fought through many obsta-cles in his career and was a great mentor to many judges, himself included. “The guidance and support you’ve given me will never be forgotten,” Justice Scudder told Justice Green, adding that he always admired his work ethic and desire to achieve justice for all that appeared before him. The first speaker was Syra-cuse attorney John A. Cirando who sparred with the esteemed jurist many times throughout nearly three decades.As Onondaga County district attorney, Cirando said he ar-gued the first case Justice

The Honorable Justice Green

Justice Green’s last day on the bench a memorable one

Green heard on March 16, 1983, less than three weeks after being appointed by then-Gov. Mario Cuomo. “Most of my argument was spent responding to your very poignant questions,” Cirando quipped, noting Justice Green never threw prosecutors a softball back then. “You have mellowed,” Ci-rando added, which brought one of many laughs from the crowd. He said in Justice Green’s 28 years, 10 months and six days on the bench, “I never heard you say, ‘Coun-sel, is there anything else you would like to say?’” In another case, Cirando said Justice Green found it repre-hensible the defendant he was prosecuting was indicted for perjury under the particular issues presented, adding that, as Judge Sol Wachtler, former chief judge of the Court of Ap-peals, had infamously opined that a prosecutor could indict a baloney sandwich. “I said, ‘No, I believe it was a ham sandwich,’” Cirando recalled, which brought more chuckles. Perhaps the biggest re-sponse came when Cirando recalled another instance of questioning by Justice Green; this time after he had left the district attorney’s office and was arguing his first appeals case as a defender. “These police officers you said did nothing wrong; are these the same officers who could do no wrong …?” Ci-rando said, the last part being drowned out by laughter. On a more serious note, Ci-rando said Justice Green was a good friend and a great judge who promoted “valuable wis-dom and knowledge.” Before Justice Green spoke, Clerk Patricia L. Morgan, who is also retiring, read an order noting his achievements and presented a huge sign to the court, dedicating “The Hon. Samuel L. Green Courtroom.” That was followed by the first

of two standing ovations.Watching from the front of the courtroom was Justice Green’s wife, Ernestine, whom he met in college. Morgan said there will be a ceremony in January to commemorate the designa-tion of the courtroom.Justice Green is retiring at the end of the month. He has reached the required retire-ment age of 70, plus six years of maximum allowable exten-sions. Although he spent most of his career on the bench, Jus-tice Green was a somewhat reluctant judge in 1973 when duty called. “I had a very successful law practice and I did not think about becoming a judge, but

there was a lot of pressure from the community for a mi-nority judge,” he said during an interview Monday. Always an advocate for youth, the poor and down-trodden, Justice Green had watched defendants being abused by judges in court and after talking it over with his wife, decided to run.He still thinks the six years he spent as Buffalo City Court judge, starting in 1973, were the most rewarding. He said he could require young people to go back to school or find a job; “help straighten people out and get them on the right path. “I enjoy that,” he said. “I try to help people. I try to resolve

disputes so when they go back into society, there’s peace and tranquility in society.”Justice Green said he had a tendency to be somewhat more liberal, but his knowl-edge and honesty in trying to justly interpret the law won him respect. He has sat on many major cases including one of the first criminal con-victions upheld in which a body was not found. Among his more recent de-cisions, is the Oct. 10, 2008 one that found the city of Rochester’s curfew unconsti-tutional. Justice Green said he did not think it was right for police to be able to stop young people on the street to find out how old they were; that there

would be fewer problems if there was less contact with the police. He said he knew then-May-or Robert J. Duffy was upset with the ruling, but “I call it as I see it.” As noted in the order Mor-gan read, Justice Green was recognized and respected for his scholarship, integrity and compassion. In November 1978, Jus-tice Green was the first Afri-can American outside of New York City to be elected to Supreme Court, a post he still held in February 1983 when he got the call from the gov-ernor about being appointed

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A Message for The Women and God’s Girls Greater Refuge Temple of Christ Women’s Ministry, will present Bishop Robert L. Sanders, Senior Pastor and his son Elder Robert L. Sanders, Jr. in “An Address to the Women and God’s Girls” on Saturday, January 21 at 11 a.m. at Refuge Temple, 943 Jefferson Avenue. Bishop Sanders Sr. will ad-dress the Women’s Ministry and Elder Sanders Jr. will address God’s Girls. Bring someone with you to hear what God has to say to the Women and God’s Girls for 2012!

Consecration Speaker Series at Greater Apostolic House of Prayer Bishop Dr. Jacqueline A. Foye and the Greater Apostolic House of Prayer is currently hosting its January Consecration Speaker Series on Fridays and Sun-days at the Church, located at 1455 Fillmore Avenue. The remaining speakers are as follows: *Evangelist Marc Chestnut of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Friday, Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 15 at noon. *Apostle Floyd E. Nelson of Baltimore, Maryland, Friday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 22 at noon.

St. John Continues Free Clothing Distribution St. John Baptist Church’s Clothing Ministry will distribute free clothing for men, women, teens and children until January 31, 2012, Monday through Fri-day from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday’s from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 184 Goodell St. Minister Michael Chapman, pastor.

“Enough is Enough” Prayer Continues

Enough his Enough Prayer Continues at the follow-

ing churches from 6-7 p.m. nightly:

*1/9-1/13 – New Testament Church, 987 Kensington

*1/16-1/20 – Greater Works Deliverance Fellowship, 1370

William St., pastor James Giles

PlEASE Join Us!Jazz Vesper Jazz Vesper Concert on Saturday, January 28, 2012, at 4:00 pm, to celebrate the 106th Anniversary of St Luke AME Zion Church, 314 E. Ferry St., Buffalo, NY. The Charles Reedy Quintet from the Colored Musicians Club will perform with guest soloists. Tickets are $15, $10 with student ID. A repast will follow the concert. Please call the church office at (716) 883-0961 for tickets.

Fourth Annual House of Worship Photography Contest Award presentations will be made and the winning photographs will be on display at the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society on Sunday January 15. Award presentations will be made at 3:00 P.M. during the Afro-American Historical Association Annual MLK program. Awards will be made in the following three categories; Capture of the Worship Experience; Insight into the Life of the Organization; and a look at a particular Unique Feature of the Worship Experience, as well as a “Best of Show”.Each year photography buffs , aged 16 and over of every level of expertise are invited to share their favorite African- American Church, Mosque, Temple, or other religious institutional images.

Deceased Megapastor’s Wife Turned Away from Her Husband’s Church It appears that the drama is unfolding down in Orlando. Riva Tims, wife of deceased pastor Zachery Tims, has been fighting to run the church that she and her husband founded in 1996, the New Destiny Christian Center. But Pastor Pau-la White was chosen to run the church, leading to a major divide in the church’s ranks. The church planned to announce their new leader on January 1. According to various media sources, a survey was sent out to church members asking them if they want Paula White to be their new pastor. The problem was that no other names were offered for consideration. Pastor White is currently the head of Without Walls International Church in Tampa. One member of the congregation, Samantha Moore, said “I don’t feel like the congregation had any say,” Moore said. “I don’t agree with what is going on. I don’t feel like she [Paula White] is who we need.” Some members of the congregation are upset that Riva was never considered as her husband’s replacement. The church’s board apparently never gave her the chance to succeed her husband, whom she divorced in 2008.Riva Tims made a strong statement about her treatment at church this on her Facebook page: 0“To the members of NDCC, I know there is a lot going on for you all right now. My heart aches for you and I would have loved to be a part of the healing process for you. The children and I feel the same concerns many of you have expressed to me. Please know that even though the Board including Paula White refused to meet with me as the co-founder of NDCC on behalf of my children, I have a resolve that God is ALMIGHTY and HE is the righteous judge. Continue to pray for God’s perfect will and that the Spirit of Truth will continually be manifested. I love you much.”

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The Meeting...

Pictured above Dr. King and Malcolm X during their only known meet-ing outside of the Senate Caucus Room, U. S. Senate, Washington, D. C., March 26, 1964.Malcolm X advocated complete separation, while Dr. King advocated integration. Malcolm X was for self defence, while Dr. King was for non-violence. These are the only significant dif-ferences between these two men. Their objectives were still the same; jus-tice and equality for the so called Negro race. At the end of both their lives, the only difference was the non-violence/self

defense issue. Malcolm stopped advocating separation after leaving the Nation of Islam and touring Africa and the Middle East. He continued to advocate for self-defense though. So there was only one significant difference. Society would have us believe their differences were vast, but they were are petty when looked at in the context of what they had in common.

Henderson, and Lorna Hill. We’re encouraging young people to be in attendance at this event to learn and experience the Celebration of the life and legacy of this great man who gave his life serving mankind, so that we, and generations to come will have better opportunities than what he had. We are awarding “MLK Certificates to high school students for volunteer service at the program. They will receive credit through their schools for their community service rendered. To participate, they need to call Bessie Patterson at 855-1569 by January 10th for more information.The program is free to the public and is sponsored in part by: Wegmans Food, M&T Bank, SEIU Education Project, UNYTS, Amigone Funeral Home, Buffalo Teacher’s Federation, Lom-bardo Funeral Home, Attorney John V. Elmore & Brown Chiari, ECMC Hospital, The Buffalo Challenger Newspaper, The Buf-falo Criterion Newspaper, Black WNY Newspaper, and WBLK Radio. Bessie Patterson is the Chairperson/Coordinator

“Fulfilling the Dream” continued

Hilbert Honors Dr. King Thru Service Serving meals to area needy and assisting at a shelter for refugees will be among the many tasks being taken on at various Buffalo sites on Jan. 16 by more than 40 Hilbert College faculty, staff and students in commemoration of the Martin Luther King National Day of Service. For the first time to four city locations where college volunteers will be on-site from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the St. Vincent de Paul Society,Vive la Casa, the largest refugee shelter in the U.S., Little Portion Friary and St. Lawrence Parish.For more information call 926-8924 or e-mail bonanno@

AKA Sorority to Honor Dr. King Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Xi Epsilon Omega Chapter’s Emerging Young Leaders Initiative will observe Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January16th, by doing a com-munity project at Cornerstone Manor. Members of the EYL group will present books, donated by Project Flight, to youngsters at the Manor and will also read to the children. The Emerging Young Leaders Initiative is a national program that the Sorority has designated as one of its major community programs for the period 2010 through 2014. This program offers middle school girls a year-long leadership development program that focuses on civic engagement, enhanced academic preparation and character building. Xi Epsilon Omega Chapter has offered the program for two years and serves eleven girls this year. Girls can stay in the program for up to three years. Linda Seay is the President of Xi Epsilon Omega Chapter. Barbara Seals Nevergold and Sandra L. Walker are Co-chairman of the Dr. MLK Jr. Day Program. Mary Hood is the chairman of the EYL Program.

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The world is so excited about the birth of the Carters’ first baby girl, Blue Ivy, and the gifts, joy and well wishes keep on coming. But the rumors have not stopped.According to first reports, the singer had her daughter via a C-section, but the couple is cleaning up the media mess before it gets out of hand. There were reports that the couple spent $1.3 million to rent out the entire fourth floor of Lenox Hill Hospital, but reps for the couple say the reports were exaggerated. Lenox Hill Hospital Exec-utive Director Frank Danza issued the following state-ment in response to inaccurate

Teen Transformation Project Services announces the Teen Transformation Project, a new youth program on Buffalo’s East Side. The program will be based at the George K. Arthur Community Center at 2056 Genesee Street. A press conference will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, January 13 at the Center. The project is made up of two separate components. The Youth Prison Prevention Proj-ect, a performing arts based entrepreneurial workshop, is led by Robert Harris Sr. The project is designed to teach youth how to channel their experiences into performance projects. The workshop meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The second component, the Mentoring Matters Project is led by Brotherman’s Progress founder Charles Burgin. The programs are free of charge for youth age 14 to 18. The project is funded in part by a generous contribution from AT&T. For more information on the Prison Prevention Project all Mr. Harris at 563-5515. For information on enrollment in the mentoring project call Mr. Burgin at 207-4186 or email bromaninc@gmail.com

*Pure Ink Poetry Slam, Merge Restaurant, 439 Delaware Ave, Wednesday, Jan. 11, fea-turing poets Ntare Ali Gault, Ten-Thousand, David Hulett, Tomy Bewick and more. Sign up begins at 8 p.m. and the slam starts at 8:30 p.m. $5; 842-0600 or mergebufflo.com

*Black Girl’s Anthem, a dynamic choreopoem by Melany J. Silas, directed by Kate Washington, Sat. Jan. 28, Rockwell Hall perform-ing Arts Center, buffalo State College; admission $35; 878-3005; www.buffalostatepac.org or www.blackgirlsanthem.com

on stageJay-Z, Beyonce Say Reports About Baby Birth Are All Wrong

news media reports regarding the presence of Beyonce, Jay-Z and baby Blue the Carter family at the hospital: “Lenox Hill Hospital and its staff were delighted to welcome the Carter family for the birth of their firstborn on Saturday eve-ning, but we are troubled by the misinformation being circulated in some news media reports. The suggestion that the couple paid $1.3 million to rent an entire maternity floor is simply not true. The family is housed in an executive suite at the hospital and is being billed the standard rate for those accommodations. Our executive suites are avail-able for any patient, including the food service and amenities

provided to the Carter family. “The family does have its own security detail on site. However, the hospital has been and continues to be in control of managing all security at the facility. We have made every effort to ensure minimal disrup-tion to other families experienc-ing the births of their own chil-dren over the past three days. No security plan that we or the Carters’ security team put in place would have prevented or delayed families from gaining access to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and to date, no families have complained to the hospital about being denied access to the NICU. “Lenox Hill Hospital takes patient privacy and safety very seriously. And while we congratulate the Carter family on the birth of their child, we value the loyalty of ALL of our patients and always strive to ensure a positive experience, knowing that the birth of a child is a wonderful moment producing memories that last a lifetime.”-Proud Parents- We are happy to announce the arrival of our beautiful, Blue Ivy Carter, born on Saturday, January 7, 2012,” Jay-z and Beyonce wrote. “Her birth was emotional and extremely peace-ful, we are in heaven. She was delivered naturally at a healthy 7 lbs and it was the best experi-ence of both of our lives. We are thankful to everyone for all your prayers, well wishes, love and support.” In the midst of all of this, the couple also revealed that before there was a Blue, the new par-ents suffered a miscarriage.

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The Old School B-Boys, Chauncey Northington Shake Up First 2012 Aacc Friday Night Jook Joint (Buffalo, NY) Get ready for a good time when Old School B-Boys and Chauncey Northington and K.M.A. Experience heat up the first Friday Night Jook Joint of 2012 – January 20, 2012 from 9 p.m. to midnight at the African American Cultural Center (AACC), 350 Masten Avenue, Buffalo, NY. “If you’ve never been, make sure to mark your calendar and come out for this one! No one can resist the smooth sound and ‘back-in-the-day’ harmony of the B-Boys. Chauncey Northington and his band put on a great show too,” said AACC /Paul Robeson Theatre Artistic Director Paulette D. Harris, who also is Friday Night Jook Joint coordinator. AACC Friday Night Jook Joint (FNJJ) was launched in 2009 as a fund-raising events series to support the annual AACC Pine Grill Jazz Reunion. The special events are held about every other month in the Paul Robeson Theatre. Each FNJJ showcases two local blues, R&B or jazz bands. The donation is $15 per person. Refreshments are available for an additional cost. “This year we are changing our previous menu to offer refresh-ments that speak better to the chronic health issues that now so negatively affect the communities we were founded to serve,” Harris said. For additional information about Friday Night Jook Joint and the African American Cultural Center call 716-884-2013, email africancultural350@gmail.com, or visit online at www.african-cultural.org

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to the Appellate Division. He said his wife was very happy and he wanted to accept the post, although he admitted he did not really understand then what appellate judges did. Justice Green, as all Appellate justices quickly learn, had to adapt to working on a panel of five instead of reaching deci-sions on his own. “You’re not a full judge anymore,” he joked. “You’re only 20 percent. The discus-sions can get quite heated. It’s a collegiate court. The next day you have to be with the same panel. You have to learn to work together and respect one another.” He said of the presiding justices he has worked under, he has been most impressed with Justice Scudder whom he said has been the best at bringing everyone together to do justice.Justice Green commended all the justices on the court, say-ing they are hard working and all get along. “I haven’t seen any prob-lems as far as race since I’ve been on the Appellate Divi-sion,” Justice Green said. “If you know your case and you know the law, the attorneys accept it.” He said he has not really experienced personal racial bias, noting he was one of the first minorities elected to citywide office in Buffalo and was elected to Supreme Court by an overwhelming margin in eight counties.Justice Green has also served as an acting presiding jus-tice in the Appellate Division and as an acting judge on the Court of Appeals.“I have enjoyed the Appellate Division,” he said. “I also en-joyed the work as a trial judge on the Supreme Court. I feel that the work that I did was more meaningful when I was a municipal judge.”As a city court judge, Justice Green was even featured on national television in a Walter Cronkite segment on teenage girls getting involved in pros-titution. He still tells young judges some of the most im-portant work they can do is saving young people and get-ting them on the right track.“There are so many ways for young people to get on the wrong side of the law,” Jus-tice Green said. “There are so many temptations. I think it’s important to let them know there is a better way, a right way and a wrong way, and that you can be successful by doing it the right way.”

Justice Green grew up in Buf-falo where he met his wife, a Long Island native, when they were students at the State Uni-versity at Buffalo. He received his law degree from the Uni-versity at Buffalo Law School

and was admitted to practice in April 1968.He said he has mixed emo-tions about retiring.“I could stay longer and still do the job, but I am not going to worry about that,” he said.

“I’ll rest a little bit. I’m think-ing about maybe getting into arbitration and mediation. I’m pretty good at resolving issues and matters. I don’t want to go back into private practice.”He will also spend time boat-

ing on Lake Erie and in Flor-ida where he owns a condo-miniumErnestine Green is a retired teacher. The Greens have two grown children, one of

which, their daughter Beth Green, is an attorney in New York City.

(Reprinted with permission from The Daily Record).

JUSTICE GREENcontinued

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Stopping Stop and FriskBy Margaret Kimberley

New York City has the infamous distinction of being the place where a black person is most likely to be stopped by the police for no lawful

reason. Using vague criteria such as “furtive movement” or “bulge in clothing,” in 2011 the NYPD stopped 700,000 people innocently going about their business in the city streets. Most were people of color, 55% black and 30% Latino. Only 6% of those encounters resulted in arrests, and guns were discovered in only 0.15% of these instances. These statistics prove that this NYPD policy constitutes a clear case of racial profiling and does nothing to keep the public safe. In the wake of the Occupy protests, an anti stop-and-frisk movement has taken direct action in protest. In addition, the Center for Constitutional Rights has filed a lawsuit against the City of New York, Floyd v. City of New York, in an effort to have the courts declare stop and frisk policies unconstitutional. Lawsuits and non-violent protests are critical if stop and frisks are to end, but ultimately, a change at the very top of New York City’s government will be needed. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and police commissioner Raymond Kelly continue their strong support for the practice, and have given no indication that it will change in any way during the rest of Bloomberg’s term, which ends with a new election in November 2013. This nearly two year long election season is an opportunity to bring this policy to an end. There are currently five announced or presumed candidates who are considered serious contenders for the mayoralty. All five are current or former office holders with citywide name recognition, but none has made a definitive statement on stop and frisk. They say it is wrong, or they will look at it, or recalibrate it, or ask panels of experts to weigh in, but not one of the five has said that the practice will end if they were in charge at City Hall. The candidates are reluctant to declare a change because of fear and cynicism. The continuing drop in violent crime makes them reluctant to change what is a sure vote getting issue. Worse, they can take advantage of unspoken racism and give White voters an assurance that harassment of black people will not go away. If they continue to gauge the political winds at the expense of the black and Latino civil liberties, the voters must give them a clear direction. Simply put, stop and frisk should be the deal breaking issue for Black and Latino voters and all people of conscience in 2013. No candidate should get votes from these constituencies without an unequivocal promise to end this practice. Politics as usual will not do. It shouldn’t matter who endorses whom, or whom the big shot preachers or prestigious people support.Political deal making will be the order of the day in an election year, and the masses of people will surely be left out unless they occupy those smoke filled rooms. The silver lining will be that the scoundrels will show themselves. The people and organizations that break ranks and work against the interests of the nearly one million people whose rights are violated should earn the dubious distinction of being ignored on election day in 2013. The arguments against making stop and frisk an issue worth fighting over will be many. Can-didates will curry favor with the “misleadership class” who will promote personal interest over that of the people they claim to represent. If there were ever an issue for which there should be no compromise, stop and frisk is it. No one should get black voter support because they promise good jobs to the right people, or show up at the right events in Harlem or Bedford-Stuyvesant. The question put to every candidate should be a simple one. “Will you end stop and frisk?” If no one responds with a clear and unequivocal “yes” then none of these people should get black votes. There are always alternatives to the Republicans and Democrats, and the fear of a Democratic loss shouldn’t soften anyone’s resolve to end this modern day Jim Crow tactic. There should always be bright lines of demarcation and positions about which there can be no wavering. If former New York City Democratic mayor Ed Koch can endorse a Republican con-gressional candidate as a protest against what he thinks are anti-Israeli policies, then black people should be able to do the same to defend their constitutionally mandated citizenship rights. The 2013 mayoral election should be the last time that black New Yorkers are taken for granted, and the first time there is solidarity around an issue which impacts them all.Margaret Kimberley's Freedom Rider column appears weekly in BlackAgendaReport, and is widely reprinted elsewhere. She maintains a frequently updated blog as well as at http://freedomrider.blogspot.com. Ms. Kimberley lives in New York City, and can be reached via e-Mail at Margaret.Kimberley(at)BlackAgandaReport.com.

Dear Editor: A couple of weeks ago, several outstanding African American lawyers submitted their resumes to the Mayor of the City of Buffalo to be con-sidered for the Buffalo City Court Judge position that be-came vacant when former City Court Judge Sharon Lovallo was elected in November of last year, to Erie Court Fam-ily Court. Those African American lawyers were among a group of eighteen applicants who wanted to serve the city on the judicial bench. I am sure that all those who applied for the position felt that they had as good a chance as the next law-yer, in being selected. Well, almost all of them except for one, because it was revealed in an editorial in the Chal-lenger Community News that at least one African American applicant felt that it would be a “waste of time to apply because a person had already been chosen”. Although the name of the individual iden-tified in the newspaper was not the one selected by the mayor; I truly believe that that lawyer’s quoted insight was correct or more accurate than most of us would be willing to publicly admit. I say publicly because you, as well I, know that there are a lot of closed mouthed muttering and com-plaining going on in the inner city. People and radio show jockeys are talking about how, once again, African American male and female lawyers have been not taken seriously or outright rejected. I think I know the frustra-tion they surely must have felt when those Black politicians, who were elected to their re-spective offices by our com-munity, failed to show up at multiple Democratic, Judicial Delegates Conventions to at least cast a vote for them when they put their ‘hats’ - and their judicial robes- in the ring! Last year, when Judge McLeod ran for Erie County Judge, he received the Democratic Party endorsement and little else. In order to be viable in a county-wide race, a candidate must have minor political par-ties endorsements in addition to wide reaching fundraising

and signatures gathering ini-tiatives. Even though Judge McLeod failed to receive the Working Families, Conserva-tive or Independence Party endorsements; he was also let down by prominent elected officials who promised to stage big- donors fundraising parties for him. Some of these same individuals also had the audacity to have their em-ployees campaign and carry a signatures petition for Judge McLeod’s opponent in that 2010 race! I have been told that among the eighteen potential judicial candidates, qualified African Amedrican lawyers such as Barbara Johnson-Lee and Ed-ward Earl Key submitted re-sumes to be considered. They ‘bothered’ to submit their cre-dentials because they probably thought, as I unwisely did, that Mayor Brown would diver-sify his selection and choose a person of color. I assumed this reasoning because unless you don’t count Judge Craig Hannah (outstanding and duly qualified), who was a former Legislative Assistant and a personal friend of then Coun-cilmember Byron Brown, the mayor has yet to select a qual-ified African American, male or female, from the African American community. When one aligns this fact up with Mayor Byron Brown having recently appointed two White females in a row (Judge Susan Eagan in 2011 and just last week, Judge Amy Martoche); one can imagine the outrage Mayor Brown would be un-der, right about now, by other ethnic groups if he had, in-stead, appointed to city court, two African American males or two African females, in a rowActually, that would have made more sense if the Mayor had, in fact, appointed at least one African American male or female to the bench. Take a look at the ‘clienteles’ of the city and county court systems. I will be willing to bet anyone that over 70% of them look more like the minority law-yers he did not appoint than they look like the two female judges he did appoint. What if 70% of the individuals coming before the courts were males of European descent and the

mayor was only appointing African American females to the judicial bench? Would someone have a problem with that? You bet your life they would; because even I ,and anyone else who had a ratio-nal bone in their body, would scream bloody injustice! To all those fine candidates that applied and were not cho-sen but who still want to serve their community as a city court judge, I say run and let the people of Buffalo decide who they want to represent them in Buffalo City Court. This call goes out to all poten-tial candidates from all ethnic groups. When elected officials and political parties do not honor you with what you de-serve; gather up your courage and take your candidacy-and your campaign- straight to the voters. And, finally, a tip for the timid-hearted; never look back and question your decision to challenge the system!

M.V. Simmons

Who’s looking out for Black Lawyers who want to become Buffalo City Court Judges?

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The world is sacred.It can’t be improved.If you tamper with it, you’ll ruin it.If you treat it like an object, you’ll lose it.

There is a time for being ahead,A time for being behind;A time for being in motion,A time for being at rest;A time for being vigorous,A t i m e f o r b e i n g exhausted;A time for being safe,A time for being in danger.

The Master sees things as they are,Without trying to control them.She lets them go their own way,And resides at the center of the circle.

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Massive Black Buffoonery Over the New Air Jordans: Should We Be Embarrassed? You’ve never seen Black people embarrass themselves more than during the release of the new Air Jordans recently. People lined up for hours outside of stores, mobs busted down the doors to the mall, people were getting robbed of their shoes and one woman was arrested for leaving her babies in the car so she could get a pair of shoes...

On Monday, January 16 at 5:30 p.m, The Omega Men-toring Program, Inc. will host a workshop entitled “The Basics: T.I.E.” in conjunction with United Men’s Fashion. The workshop “T.I.E.” which stands for Training, Instruction and Execution, teaches the 20 gentlemen and their advisors in the program how to tie a bow-tie, neck tie, and ascot. The workshop being held at the Johnnie B. Wiley Stadium on Jefferson Avenue is the first of their “Building Men” workshop series that will harness the nec-essary tools to help advance and train the young scholars on how to be men. Lamark Shaw from United Men’s Fashion, located

Omega Mentoring Program Hosts its “The Basics: T.I.E.” Workshop

at 3082 Bailey Avenue and staff, will be presenting a variety of styles of tie knots that can match different suit presentations that will be useful to them in their lifetimes. United Men’s will also be donating ties to the young men in the workshop. The program’s director, Cedric Holloway, stated that “In an age where it’s fashionable for young men to wear sagging pants, and sloppy attire, it is important for young men to know how presentation makes a difference. Maybe our young men are missing out on the basics that one learns from a father, uncle or Pastor; how to tie a tie. We hope that this presentation will offer them a

sense of pride in their appear-ance, and we are thankful that United Men’s and Mr. Shaw have donated their time to give such a presentation.” The Omega Mentoring Program, Inc. is an organization of com-mitted volunteers and mentors who inspire and motivate at-risk youth towards college through one-on-one mentoring. For more information about the program, please contact omegamentor-ing@yahoo.com or on facebook at Omega Mentoring.

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be 562. lIf you dr eam of MONEY PLAY 365; TRAMP 615; Rabbit 301; turkey 221 and preacher

330!GOIOD LUCK IN 2012!

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family fiTNESS ExTravagaNzaJanuary 14, 9:00 am - 3:00 pmELLICOTT-MASTEN FAMILy yMCA

585 William St. Buffalo, Ny 14206716-845-5440

EllicottMastenFamilyyMCA.org

free to the public! The entire family will enjoy a free day of classes, including Aerobics, Zumba® , Hip-Hop, Kickboxing, Boot Camp, Open Swim, prizes and much more!

Wednesday January 11

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

Behind the Walls: An Intro-duction to Jalil Muntaqim: 7 p.m.; Burning Books, 420 Connecticut St.; all are wel-come.

Thursday January 12

MLK: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebra-tion: Honoring Ron Cunning-ham, Juliette Thomas & Mar-quis Siner: 6 p.m.; Performing Arts Center @ Niagara Falls H.S.

Public Hearing: Buffalo Public Schools Seek Public Input on Code of Conduct Regarding Suspensions: 6-8 p.m.; Water-front School, 95th Fourth St.

Friday January 13

MLK: Pappy Martin Love Supreme Jazz Ensemble & Love Supreme School of Mu-sic Presents: Celebrating the Dream: Tribute to Martin Lu-ther King, 6-8 p.m. Wegmans on Amherst St.

MLK: WNY Coalition of Blacks in the Courts, Annual MLK Celebration, 12:30 pm., Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin St. Free & open to the public

Saturday January 14

City of Wellness Webinar for a Winter Solstice Detox: 9:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Gateway/Longview Center, 347 E. Fer-ry; 510-8714 or 948-0604.

MLK: Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. hosted by Eva M. Doyle: 3-5 p.m.; The Frank E. Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Avenue.

Community School Alumni Reunion Fundraiser: 3-7 p.m.; Schiller Park Commu-nity Center, 2057 Genesee St.; RSVP 816-3330.

Sunday January 15

MLK: City-Wide Martin Luther King Celebration Pro-gram, Kleinhans Music Hall, 5:45 p.m.; 855-1569.

SUN 1/1 MON 1/2 TUES 1/3 WED 1/4 THURS 1/5 FRI 1/1 SAT 12/17 MID-525 MID- 990 MID-049 MID- 064 MID-432 MID-531 MID-089 EVE-519 EVE-664 EVE- 458 EVE-961 EVE-160 EVE-620 EVE-510 MID - 1648 MID- 3858 MID-4686 MID-6587 MID- 9425 MID-0698 MID-5325 EVE- 3246 EVE- 7607 EVE-8364 EVE-9945 EVE- 1653 EVE-2408 EVE-3975 1-3-5-12-17 5-8-13-27-33 2-6-12-33-39 12-22-32-35-39 4-8-10-23-35 2-4-11-25-35 9-11-1`6-17-30

Fourth Annual House of Wor-ship Photography Contest: 3 p.m.; Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society; 25 Not-tingham Ct.

MLK: Sixth Annual Afro-American Historical Associa-tion of the Niagara Frontier, Martin Luther King Jr. Pro-gram: 3 p.m.; 25 Nottingham Ct.

MLK: The African Methodist Minister’s Alliance of Greater Buffalo and Vicinity 23rd An-nual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sermon; 6 p.m.; St. Luke’s A.M.E. Zion Church 314 E. Ferry St.

Monday January 16

MLK: Free Martin Luther King Day Basketball Clinic for Boys and girls, 8:30 – 11:30 am., Canisius College, Main & E. Delavan; spon-sored by The Family 25 Inc.; 602-1326

MLK: New Hope Baptist Annual MLK Scholarship breakfast, 8:30 a.m., Hearth-stone Manor, 333 Dick Rd., 883-0821 for tickets.

Wednesday January 18Empire State in Your Neigh-borhood: 6-8 p.m.; Univer-sity at Buffalo Allen Hall Rm. 100, South Campus; for more info call 897-9714.

Sunday January 15

SEE YOU AT THE EvENTS!

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