Buffalo Criterion, 1986-12-18

              rm rsday december 18-24 1986 rochester serving working leading in wny inner cities since 1923 - 1..jk1j..-...1 . 11.11 ill p--1 the buffalo criterion niagara region - 11 •__. nee j on ! | 20 per copy m£9bßar*wmmmmmmmi\i 11 a ii-mjf wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation i 61 — no 51 american black achievement awards to air mail-a-thon to benefit black colleges girls friends 7 to sponsor fund raiser for united negro college fund seated from left in the photo are mrs cynthia brown sinette infield gwendolyn green mary p gordon and clyde b murphy janet archer is not shown celebration is tribute to black excellence the best and brightest of music television film and sports pay tribute to black excellence in 1986 through a celebration of the family on the eighth annual american black achievement awards hosted by natalie cole and george benson will be aired in buffalo sunday dec 28th at 2:30 p.m on wkbw-tv the awards ceremony is created to pay tribute to the achievements of blacks who have made the greatest accomplishments during the year in the fields of athletics busi mm and the professions dramatic arts fine arts music public service and religion the incomparable lena home recipient of the ebony lifetime achieve ment award is moved to tears by luther van dross musical tribute to her i'm glad there is you special lyrics other award recipients include singer patti la belle in music author maya angelou in fine arts executive director of transafrica and anti-apar theid activist randall robinson in public ser vice the cosby show consultant for psychologi cal reality dr alvin pous saint in business and the professions actress deb bie allen in dramatic arts new york christian acti vist the rev floyd flake and international ice skat ing champion debi thomas other presenters to the show will be malcolm jamal warner kirn fields monty hall roger mosley jayne kennedy and her husband bill overton accompanied by their baby daughter sa vanah re bernie casey and his wife paula casey acf.ee marry and sports star sugar ray leonard ebony and jet pub lisher john h johnson will be joined by his wife eunice w johnson and their daughter linda johnson rice in present ing the award to lena home lena home maya angelou - ■ _____ w,._te dr alvin poussaint randall robinson rev floyd h flake debbie alien peace baptist to hold concert ah are welcome to attend a singing program sun dec 21 at 7 p.m at the peace baptist church 145 stanton st featured will be the wondering five gospel singers and other singers this will be an open door donation linda little dies funeral services for the late linda renae little were held wed dec 17th at 11 a.m at state tabernacle church of god in christ 234 glenwood aye the rev a bell pastor officiated linda was the daughter of mrs nannie mac and larry little she was bom on sept 18th 1956 in buffalo she graduated from east high school in 1974 and was also a graduate of sawyer's business school linda passed away on friday dec 12 1986 her survivors are her daughter gina marie arm stead little her mother mrs nannie mac little her father larry little sr three sisters larice vema and andrea little two brothers larry little jr and frank cadera and many other relatives and friends the buffalo memorial chapels inc were in charge of the remains interment was in elmlawn cemetery linda renae little rutkowski announces grant to aid small businesses in waste mgt erie county is being granted a 60,000 grant to help small businesses re duce their costs in dispos ing of hazardous waste materials it was announ ced thursday by county executive edward j rut kowski the united states en vironmental protection agency epa selected the county's proposed pro gram to help 2400 local small businesses and municipalities implement alternatives to waste dis posal as well as assist them in complying with new state and federal regulations according to rutkowski businesses will save money by reducing waste quantities through re use or recycling and by understanding environ mental laws governing dis posal the cost of hazardous waste management can be , significantly reduce j through the proper plan ning and evaluation offer ed by this new program rutkowski said staff of the county's en vironmental compliance services program will work with local business es trade associations and professional organizations to develop economical approaches such as sub stituting non-hazardous materials in production improving operational effi ciency and exchanging wastes between com panies for use as raw materials a helpline will be established and on-site consultations will be pro vided throughout erie county businesses such as print shops dry cleaners con struction vehicle main tenance and photography shops are regulated by the epa and the nys dept of environmental conservation more information on the program can be obtained by calling the county's dept of environment and planning at 846-6370 the buffalo chapter of girl friends inc has been a strong supporter of the united negro college fund for the past ten years not only is uncf of great interest to the local chapter but it is also a national project during this period the local chapter has raised 27,000 for uncf this was possible due to the public's support this year the buffalo chapter of girl friends inc is sponsoring a mail-a-thon for the 1986 imf telethon they ask you to send your uncf donations in which are tax deductable each donation will help to keep the doors open for 43 participating colleges and universities ml i-arucipanis in the mail-a-thon will tie eligible for fantastic prizes in a special drawing the drawing will be conducted by girl friends on dec 27th the night of the telethon during the telethon the girl friends will announce the six lucky prize winners prizes will be delivered to winners send uncf donations to girl friends inc united negro college fund inc buffalo western new york campaign post office box 38 buffalo n y 14209 the telephone no is 716 845-2042 clyde b murphy is chairman mary p gordon chairman and sinette winfield president testimonial dinner slated on mon jan sth the friends of mary crosby chapelle will be holding a very important meeting to continue plans for the testimonial and foundation fund raising dinner honoring mrs chapelle the meeting will be held at the full gospel mission 243 ferry st at 7 p.m those interested in tak ing part are asked to be present and on time elder l r fraiser is pastor alary crosby chapelle birthday program set a birthday program for the rev augustus smith pastor of peace baptist church 145 stanton st will be held sunday jan 4th at 3 p.m the public is invited rev augustus smith thomas hill hospitalized thomas hill jr senior loan officer for the community rehabilitation program and a member of the masonic order ome ga grand lodge state of new york is a patient in millard fillmore hospital where he underwent sur gery tuesday dec 16th he is in room 863 journalist george curry proud product of a black college chicago tribune nation al correspondent george e curry who believes that time is a terrible thing to waste has been using his extra hours lately to promote the united negro fund the washington-based journalist himself is a product of an uncf school knoxville college 70 and at a time when more and more blacks are extolling the virtues of in tegrated colleges curry has been reminding any one who will listen that black colleges have played and continue to play a unique and valuable role in national and world affairs what most people overlook is that most black students attend predomin ately white universities but the black colleges graduate a disproportion ate number of blacks curry said what this proves is that many blacks who attend black colleges end up graduating while many who attend white universities end up quit uating " historically black col leges enroll only about 18 percent of all black col lege students yet grant about 38 percent of all degrees awarded to blacks born in tuscalloosa alabama curry is the oldest of four children his youngest sister susan gandy graduated from tuskegee institute the next oldest chris gradu ated from central state university in ohio the only defector was charlotte curry said re curry george e curry dr doris borden opens new psychiatric practice here the family of doris rita borden m d proudly announces the opening of her psychiatric practice adult and child psychia try 159 west 87th st the family of doris rita borden m d proudly announce the opening of her psychiatric practice adult and child psychia try 159 west 87th st new york n y the phone number is 212 590-8539 ms borden is formerly of buffalo she is the daughter of cora borden and the late peter s borden the sister of lois mathis and jean borden she is the mother of glenda borden the struggle to get this appointment has been long and hard the family wishes and prays for her continued success rev harris honored by mrs eva m doyle the first anniversary appreciation of pastor luna harris of the uni versal kingdom of true mission 563 suffolk aye began sunday dec 7th and continued through sunday dec 14th on sunday dec 14th rev harris received a citation from the common council of buffalo those attending the appreciation included rev roosevelt tidwell of the nehemiah m baptist church rev hampton of new prospect if baptist church elder barber of st mary's seven pillars of truth rev l williams of mt moriah m baptist church rev queen n e thompson god's chosen handmaiden and rev motley spells of king solomon holiness church the services of the mission are held on fridays at 8 p.m and on the first and third sundays at 12 noon the second sunday at 7 p.m and the 4th sunday at 4 p.m a self-awareness class is held on tuesdays at 8 p.m the instructor is eldress eva g seymour rev l harris is pastor the overseer of the mission is rev charles buchanan of rochester n y rev luna harris is also the manager of a new business located at 1255 genesee st it is called a touch of paradise emporium her mother mrs bertha m benson is the owner mrs benson is the wife of rev anthony benson who founded and pastored mt moriah m baptist church 363 east north st for 25 years rev benson resigned his duties there due to illness he is now pastor emeritus on saturday dec 2(hh at 4 p.m criterion colum nist eva m doyle will continue her shopping campaign at the touch of paradist emporium ' the emporium sells re ligious books sunday school materials greeting cards holiday wrapping paper candles photo al bums and a variety of other objects mrs doyle would like to encourage everyone to shop and support mrs benson and rev harris rev luna harris see page 7