Buffalo Criterion, 1988-09-15

              wny's oldest and largest afro-american weekly for over 60 years — featuring paid legitimate circulation thursday september 15-21 1988 established in 1925 vol 64 - no 38 rochester niagara region the buffalo criterion press club to host unity meeting leading into the 1990s the criterion press club will present a unity meeting and black agen da program on saturday sept 24th at the kensing ton place 377 kensington aye at 4:00 p.m program participants will be wufos uospel com munity hour face-up the challenger and fine print newspapers ezee travel service and the kensington place elected officials busi ness religious social and civic leaders will be on hand to answer questions and set an agenda to lead the community into the 19905 and will be moni tored by the black media this type of network will be helpful in setting the tone for the afro-ameri can community in the coming years among those invited to participate will be as semblyman eve dorsey glover councilmen ueorge arthur david collins james pitts archie amos clifford bell legislators robinson and blackwell ministers donald mohammad lil lian scott walter hobson bro simba bro john wiley educator theresa pope and others please join us in the uniting of our community to aid in this quest for solving problems of the community the press club asks that you respond la the question below co-chairs of black achievers awards dinner dr kenneth l uayles ml and mrs johnnie mayo have been named chairpersons for the mdi annual black achiev ers in industry awards dinner on sun oct 2nd at 6 p.m in the buffalo convention center dr uayles is medical director of the icu at han memorial hospi tal and assistant clinical professor at ih state university of new york al buffalo his current practice is located at 480 humboldt parkway where he oper ates the lula uayles professional center dr c.ayles is a 19*7 black , wtik-veni recipient '«$ mrs mayo is employed tby the buffalo public school system as a super ■ visor of elementary princi ■ pals prior to this position stop was principal of build academy mrs mayo was a 1986 black achiever recipient honorary chairpersons for 1988 are herbert l bellamy sr founder and president of 149 enter prises inc and leslie g arries jr president and ceo of wivb mr arries is also a member of the advisory committee of 1490 enterprises inc since its inception in 1973 approximately 275 persons have been recog nized for their outstand ing achievements in indus try each year companies and organizations x'ln-oug'hout western new york select candidates to be honored from their workplaces for ticket information call 884-1490 or 884-4066 dr kenneth gayles mrs johnnie mayo fahey calls on gold circle to comply with notification law buffalo councilmember - at-large eugene m . fahey has called on the iold ciicle department store chain to give all its em ployees a 60-day advance notification before laying them off gold circle has announced plans to close its local stores fahey who has a local plant closing notification bill pending in the com mon council called the uold circle closings a perfect example of the need for notification legis lation especially in light of the fact that most of the jobs are low wage and the affected families will hurt badly by these layoffs he also said in would be willing to take uold circle to court under the new law if they fail to observe its provisions if it is determined that the federal law applies to uold circle they must provide 60 days advance notification to all em ployees who will be laid off in addition the company must also notify local governmental units and new york state in order for the state to prepare unemployment benefits and oilier relief for the affected workers if oold circle fails to comply it is liable for back wages and benefits for the employees as well as for civil penalties of up to 500 a day 1st international women playwrites conference edited by eva m doyle hundreds of play wrights from nations around the world will gather in buffalo oct 14-23 for the first inter national women play wrights conference spon sored by the state univer sity of new york at buffalo anna kay france conference direc tor and associate profes sor of english at suny buffalo estimates that men than 2,000 theatre professionals scholars i it us and members of the public are expected to attend theatre perform ances and other events associated with the confer ence the conference will show case the work of women playwrights from six continents most of whom have had little opportunity to meet and discuss their work on october 21-23 pub lic sessions will be held in buffalo's downtown thea tre district during which playwrights will stage readings and explore the diversity of form and content in women's drama with scholars critics and general audiences through a series of panels eleven of buffalo's pro fessional theatre com panies will produce plays written by women which will run during the even ings of oct 14-23 in conjunction with the con ference they include pro ductions by the studio arena theatre the kavi noky theatre the ujima theatre company the cabaret suny-buffalo sidney b pfeifer theatre the rockwell hall of the state university college the buffalo ensemble theatre hallwalls and the lancaster opera house the paul robeson thea tre of the african-ameri can cultural center 350 masten aye will present the world premiere of brown silk and magenta sunsets by american p j uibson play dates are friday through sundays sept 30th thru oct 23rd humanities sessions will be held in buffalo's hispanic black and polish communities oct 15 19 and 20th from 8 to 10 p.m these sessions are free of charge and open to the public sessions will be held at the langston hughes institute located at 25 high st on oct 19th and 20th participants will explore plays by polish hispanic african and african-amer ican women the confer ence is multi-cultural with a wide variety of women playwrights from different countries races classes and cultural backgrounds some of the participating playwrights are as follows isidora aguirre from chile leilah assuncao from brazil bai fengxi from the republic of china sal una berman from mexico kathleen belsko from the united states alice childress also from the u.s lidia falcone from spain uris elda uambaro from ar gentina maria uiacobbe from denmark dorothy hewett from australia lorna c hill the u s dr endesha ida mac holland the u.s miriam kainy israel koharu kisaragi japan ena stewart lamont scotland tess onwrueme nigeria and zulu sofola also from nigeria michelene wan primary day winner-losers assemblyman arthur eve was victorious on primary day in his hid for re-election for the 141 st assembly seat shown with his wife constance assemblyman eve slated that he had run on his twenty-off years of community service also that this was one of the most vicious campaigns he had ever been involved in he thanks those who supported him — criterion photo judge william sims seated second from left placed third in a two-way race tor associate judge for city court in thursday's primary judge sims the first black city court judge replaced his wife judge barbara sims who is still waging a war against the judicial system for her illegal removal from the bench by the judicial conduct committee judge sims stated that he did extremely well after picking up the pace for his wife for the last six weeks in this close contest the sims will ask for an official recount of the ballots this scene was taken at the uospel community hour others shown are host george alexander judge barbara sims delores dixon eddie dawson and co-host willie warren - criterion photo dorsey hover unsuccessful challenger for the 141 st assembly seat with his wile evelyn by his side told the criterion that he was happy for the support he had received but said that he was disappointed about so called irregularities at the polling booths resulting in the board of elections making visits he also said that the crusade for change will continue to fight to make changes in our community - criterion photo ub plans health fair law school art & science days the state university of new york at buffalo career planning and placement office will sponsor a health career information day a law school day and a graduate arts and science day the health fair mon sept 26th will be held in clark hall south campus from 2to 5 p.m persons holding a college degree in a health related area are urged to attend this program there will be over 100 prospective em ployers who will discuss career opportunities for those holding a health related degree on tuesday sept 27th from 11 a.m to 3 p.m in the capen lobby on the amherst campus the career planning and placement office will sponsor a law school in formation day over 20 different schools will be represented minorities are encouraged to attend on wed sept 28th ihe career planning & placement office at the stale university of new york at buffalo will sponsor a uraduate school information day over 25 schools will be represent ed minorities who are in terested in pursuing grad uate work and either have completed or are in the process of completing a bachelor's degree are urged to attend this event the program will run from 11 a.m to 3 p.m in the capen lobby on the amherst campus naacp to hold black days voter registration the buffalo branch naacp has alerted the banks to have on hand two dollar bills and susan b anthony silver dollars in cooperation with our an nual september black dollar days we ask all of you to change your money into two dollar bills and susan b anthony silver dollars and go out and spend in the black community first this demonstration shows our purchasing power and " creates jobs for african americans the ballot and by daniel acker the buck can change our luck the buffalo branch naacp is working with 7-elevan stores of south land corporation to do voter-registration and get out the vote on election day this is a massive state wide effort with the cooperation of 7-eleven stores to make certain that everyone is registered a big meeting will be held sat sept 17th at 531 e ferry st at eleven a.m we will hold our naacp membership radio-thon sat sept 24th at wufo radio 89 lasalle st from 2 to 5 p.m call 834-1080 or 884-7242 to report your membership dr benjamin hooks our naacp chief execu tive officer has requested that the 1800 naacp branches put on member ship radio-thons all over the united states to bring our national membership up to one million mem bers please help us by calling in your memberships on sat sept 24th freedom is not free — we continue to struggle to bring about equal oppor tunity and human dignity tabernacle plans homecoming tabernacle u h church 666 clinton st corner of watson will celebrate its annual home coming service begin ning with the 11 o'clock service elder joseph chavis pastor will bring the morning message there will be a musical at 4 p.m this is the day the lord has made sister t martinez and sister g forster are chairpersons they invite you to come and bring your family and friends and rejoice with them jackson keeps hope alive in buffalo your vole does count hold your head high don't let despair blind you hold your head up high instructed the leader of the rainbow coalition rev jesse jackson during his visit sept 10th at stops at the perry project tow uarden plaza central park plaza and kleinhan's music hall men let us stablize our families men let us raise the babies that we make hold your head high use that vote and make a difference my friend you have the power to change the course of our nation we need your vote we are so close to change the course of our nation we need your vote we are so close to where we are going and so far from where we started from keep hope alive jackson cited in his visit to the perry project that he saw vacant buildings he saw abandoned buildings and abandoned people he added that in the last seven years the reagan-bush administration had cut the housing and urban development budget from 39 billion to 9 billion and today there are three to five million homeless people in america jackson reminded the people that he had earned the right to speak on behalf of the people saying once again i have returned to buffalo i came to buffalo when black people were being killed in cold blood joseph christopher - the 22 caliber killer i came to buffalo to visit the schools and to tell the students not to use dope and to get a by abdullah luqman good education push excel pro gram i came to buffalo when hospital workers on strike mostly white had lost their jobs and helped them to get their jobs back buffalo i have been with you across the years lest we forget there is no equal rights amendment for women women only make 62c to a dollar men make women cannot buy milk cheaper women cannot buy bread cheaper women cannot buy meat cheaper women deserve to be paid for the work that they do under reagan and bush there are 40 more working poor people and more poor working women most poor people are not on welfare they work everyday they make minimum wages and give maximum effort when they get through working they still cannot make ends meet we must raise the minimum wage and pay working people living wages lest we forget this issue is beyond race most poor people are white female and young on the subject of patriotism jackson said that we can pledge alligence not just to the flag but to the people we can pledge to wipe out malnutrition we can pledge to pay our teachers we can pledge to wipe out drugs we can pledge to make our lives and streets safe again the message is plain stop drugs from coining in and stop jobs from going out invest in people reinvest in america playwrites see page 7 the criterion is dean of all minority media price only 25 per copy nationally — 30c please submit your response to the following question to : the buffalo criterion 623 william st buffalo n.y 14206 prior to friday september *..*, 1988 what changes would you like to see take place in the afro-american community by the end of the 1980s by 1995