Buffalo Criterion, 1978-07-05

              wny's largest ft only accredited minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation ai e m rochester niagara region the buffalo criterion vol 52 - no 28 wednesday july 5-11 1978 local lit — wattonat mr local boxing great feted the veteran tinting aaa«.m , ring m the maatrn boys club and the weatminstpr community house honored one id buffalo'a moat outstanding boxers in yaara pax ml creen at mi athletic club delaware and mrk'inlev no . recently johnny ia rememherrd for his fight with sugar ray robinson and the subsequent lost of sight in on eye his trainers haw won many golden gloves junior olympics pennsylvania and canadian match jim hawkins waa general chairman along with art fletcher freddie mueller hen reed and tommy strnhouae the top photo aharwa johnny along with 111 ii councilman james pitta and carolyn thomas of the westminster the bottom photo ahowa moody pugh jr who presented johnny aa award for outstanding community service — criterion photo instant paradise by abdullah i.uqm an th«r were not ugly people at the 3rd annual juik u>i in ~ festival ugliness ip not ww by i physical r|iarart*>ri rather by imf absence of mr the spectrum of ethnic origins participated in the parade opening the festivi tie the parade bore semblance to ih i'utrirk day when everybody wear it green of ireland — thus it should be at every crlt hrntinn in thia land of mongulicalled the united states of america heaven utopia the garden of edenl what ever you wish to all it jefferson aye was paved with mm gold of human kindness in the midst of a strangler terrorizing thp neighborhood i saw scantily < lan mod lovely young maidens prom enade down the street unafraid and unmolested i taw senior i itizens and disabled people count their money openly and not one wan mugged or had their purse snatched i aaw mi lota aith who's who among folding money in one hand „ ami „ goodies .... in the other on and no bully took advantage of than i aaw the community come together as m family and heaven smiled it is time for society to accent the positive and eliminate the negative rime and abhorations of the norm should be re ported for their new value only and positive accom plishments should have in-depth studies instead of visa-versa pride and ego are universal in mankind hi/rare crimes overly ptihlirir.ed often get aa many as 10 false confes sions fame and infamy are brother there are 100 times more executives than professional athletes making 1100,000 • roar but sports get iintialaii i emphasis so that minority voullis choose a ball over a ttook thus becoming hhiulii appi-il economically and intellectually it is time for the media to tell it 111 it is - the truth the whole truth yusef alhakk byabduljalilamin a young man of the african american com munity is faring the possibility of spending the next 75 years of his life behind bars yusef alhakk born a joseph daniels is a sunni muslim and member of the islamic society of the niagara frontier he also worked for wkbw-tv in the advertising dept for five years mr alhakk is a strug gling writer and partici pant in the nia writers workshop of the africsn cultural center his poetry cries out for the liberation of african people all over the world yusef has always seen a political person as „ youth he hung out st martin srastee * bookstore he worked for mat - civil - rights demonstrated in anti-war protests an in 1977 worked with the committee to . lear kenneth johnson mr alhakk also campaigned far arthur eve candidate for mayor i buffalo mr xlhakk is accused of committing three armed roblieries allegedly the robberies took place at seniors's pizzeria an auto parts store and a cheek lowaga drugstore yusef is not guilty of these crimes it looks as though he is being railroaded into tad because he is a political activist he is black and he is poor there is no justice in the courts for poor people especially if you are black the only way you can get justice is by purchasing it no money — no justice — that * th way it works as members of the african america community are ran no longer sit back and let our brothers and sisters go to tail with us not knowing what they went to jail for too many brothers and sisters are in tail now for just being mack and poor yaa*4 alhakk has not killed anyone the charges against hart are shaky if a man can be stamped to death on the street and the people who committed the crime are only given four years why should yusef alhakk be given 75 years on shaky charges and he killed no one we cannot let this atrocity happen to yusef simply because his is black and poor contributions may be sent to yusef alhakk defense fund p o box 41 station j buffalo n y 14208 june-teenth king & queen crowned the 1978 king and queen | malik and malika of the jane teenth festival were crown recently at the vermillion room 37 e ferry st this year's make and malik are kenneth stoke and cheryl milter a fashion show and disco were held in their honor shove from left to right are elbert blank june leenth coordinator jacqueline lotl 77 malik kenneth stoke and t beryl miller winners anita public relations coordinator and charles hart june leenth chairman — criterion photo co-operative incentive paint program underway in ellicott district th fjlkott district concerned taxpayers a administering ik co operstive ■■■■!!! paint '| | 11 *»- blßaaaßvßa a i program a component of tha city . and community's organized and coordinated approach to neighborhood improvement th program is intended to provide eligible home owners with the raw material f paint i to comply with the buffalo liouaing and property code the service area of the paim program » bound by boat st on the north michigan cat the west seneca on the sooth and hernia/snath on the koat first priority anil go to owner occupants 11 you want your house pjunied taaaiatka summer to do a for mora mformation con tact too ellicaa district concerned taxpayers at 77 sherman st 865-7094 rochester minister of the week pastor of the church of jesus christ 16 helena st rochester n v was chosen rochester criter ion minister of the week because of his work on the national scene bishop bailey has worked am mit the poor blacks in buffalo and hosier as well as in other areas he also oversees the bethlehem temple of faith church in arnold pa and the church of jesus christ in enterprise ala bishop bailey is presi dent of the true aposolic churches of jesus christ association inc bishop allmon bailey county court candidate receives endorsement timothy j trust of golden candidate for erie counts court judge has received has endorsement of the building and con struct trades council of buffalo afl-cio the council headed by donald j blair notified trost of his endorsement for election by letter june 7 the impact of the endorsement is reflected by the scope of this major labor organisation which represents 20 local unions engaged in the construc tion and building trades the text of the council letter to trost said your consistent actions on be half of workers at all levels in erie county has demon strated your value as a true friend of labor lour tireless concern for the working man and woman and your availa bility to the public have proven your outstanding qualifications for service as county judge we heartily endorse your candidacy and urge the public to support you ay the building and con struction trades council includes the following locals asbestos workers boilermakers bricklayers carpenters district local cement masons electri cal workers ironworker elevator constructors glaziers operating en gineers laborer lathers painters plaster ers plumbers roofers steamfitters metal workers sprinkler and tile helpers baker hall program chosen as unique lackawanna k v — ttar aatdor education cwjiscii as ■ the . aasaa-kaa alliance far health physi cal education pad bacrwa mm aahpeiii ha select ad the baker hall ad**a tsre bound program for a major presentation at their national confarenca ta mm orieana ta march of m the bakav hall program is one of ova aparaihiod programs throughout the nation which was selected for this honor adventure bound is a modified ndldemes camp tag project modeled after the internationally known out bound survival pro rtbtn started m the summer of 1976 m a pilot project with a grant from the buffalo foundation the program grew to a rear round program in 1977 bather hail and mat erie county youth boa now co-sponsor adventure bound private foundation support has come from the children » foundation of erie county and other private groups applications for partici pation in the excursion portion of adventure bound art now being accepted from youngsters and youth agencies it the western new cork com munity call project director leslie hollearn 17161 827-9673 or 1716 927-9671 for more infor mation baiter hal a child care agency is located at im martin k.i , ta kav n y it is an affiliate of our i jot of victory homes of charity father baker's the all saints revival the holy temple church of god in christ 572 clinton st is observ ing the second all saints revival beginning sun day july 9th thru friday july 14th the pastor elder lee allen spight st stated that this revi val is one of the greatest revivals that is held at holy temple on saturday july bth which follows the church's three-day and night shut in that convenes july fiih thru bth the holy temple family will march to the corner of jefferson and clinton st for an old fashioned camp ground meeting that will be conducted by the evange list pastor h a spight and missionary zelma spight along with the great guitar musician alvin spight elder and missionary spight are the parents of pastor lee a spight elder h a spight is pastor of two beautiful churches in memphis term which are under the jurisdiction of bishop j o patterson presiding bishop of the church of god in christ inc the holy temple family is inviting saint from all churches to attend the all saints revival and be blessed of god pastor lee a spight stated that the services will begin promptly each night st 7:30 p.m missionary zelma spight elder h a spight speaking of churches — holy temple is on the move the hot temple church of god in christ 572 clinton st with its pastor leo allen spight is a hart in the city of buffalo that is moving with mat progress elder spight came to buffalo in may of ih7f as pastor of the church and is doing a tremendous job in his implementation of the church's program many accomplishments have been achieved under the leadership of pastor spight just to mention a few th church has just under gone a complete remodel ing of the interior for the comfort of the many visitors and friends who worship there each week a new floor with beautiful red carpeting has been installed with a perman ml carpeted draped kneel ing altar to lie used for holy communion the pulpit has been enlarged with newly in stalled iron railings beau tifully decorated by one of the ministers — r b stinson included is a special seating section for the deacon of the church the interior walls are painted white and trim ed in p->id new choir stand . furniture is being installed along with three additional pulpit chair and new chair for the deacons section upon driving up to the church is now noticed beautiful lighted neon sign a church 15 passenger bus has been purchased or the senior meml»ers and handicapp ed i get to an truss church pastor sou contrat toil the t-tis.tt.in of a two and one-half cat mure garage to house the pastor's at ami the hutch bus holy temple hurt of i in christ is a church in the city that is known for its daily broadcast minis try monday thru friday on radio station wufo ran as heard moments of meditation iron 9:fts to 10 lit a.m saturday mornings from 8:45 to ton a.m it hour of station sunday rung front 9:30 to 10 00 a.m the ha . to bethel hour and uv each sunday aflerrioon from 1.00 to 200 p.m the hour of decision pastor spight empha sixes the importance of spreading the gospel to the total community his philosophy is ' the great st mission work that any church can have is a radio each ministry reach ing people who ordinarily are not church ream ' 11 believes that no ministry should be confin ed within its watts but rather reaching the lost at any cost the holy tempi church family and pastor welcome the public to their worship service in it »-. r*r y sstmv < * - i fiini ii««i iiimiaiiiaxßm elder lee a kpight photgraphic work of tom jenkins on exhibit cepa buffalo's photo graphic gallery and work shop will exhibit recent photographic work by tom jenkins from july lst-july 15th mr jenkins ha studied at the visual studies workshop and is currently living in nyc cepa is funded in part by the national endow ment for the arts and the nts council an ike art 1923 1978 criterion press and still the no 1 wny central cities largest press our office ha been open every hi •* every year ma oar existence serving our communities tell them you saw it in the criterion 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