Buffalo Criterion, 1977-01-12

              wednesday jan 12-18 1977 vol so ■ no 1 and still wny's only official minority newspaper not lust a free shopper bulk rate handout political or clipout sheet rochester — _ _ ilififlarri dtniinn i pc at iv national ißi the buffalo criterion 3rd celebration of kwanzi observed th third celebration al kwanra in whlrh dm community romea together for seven night of aituittea waa held sun december ■ thru jan ist at th african american < iiliiinil i .... i.i smi masten aye hi were many speakers dancing art exhibit and musicians th«t helped t make the progrsm a great ikn-a jean singletary was program coordinator — criterion photo pre-xmas dinner held the annual i're-chrlat m dinner for the j.f.k staff and ...... citiren wa held at the j.f.k enter ffirktir and clinton st in dec the photo show the head table ma willie brown of the mi ser vile commission king people of the j.f.k herb campbell m.m.ah i'iitfh and k.ishli ilrnry both of thi j.f.k center rev hugh mill herb hi ilium new it appointed council man al large 5 stun belli ■— criterion photo riientml pmrrs historical y building offered free responsible group sought by staff erpoi-u-f tte mmbmm aye branch ymca i*6 michi gan aye owe'tbe p»ws snd joy of negro buffalo l on th vergi of being demolished if the ymca of buffalo and eria count cannot find a group that is willing lo tak til build ling free „ it « according te john p kuhfaw general eieru tive of the tgani/4»tn.n the ymca plans te break grtiund f<»r s nr 1.2 milium dollar building on william at wststm sis uter this year the latest cfler rt the best vet and for those blacks bo are studying and seeking their history of wny it would b • joke to let this nv>st historical laind mark !»• demolished when it was once endowed itnlprevent such i tragic • numg to give benefit performance san ship communica tao inc a community based nun profit corpora tion will present ihe ■ natkmall known plat n«hi actor ant orator mr ossic la vim at bennett high school 2885 mala st buffalo nublic ia cordially in bad to attend thi benefit attiimaacr on sunda » hm l at 7:00 p.m •'. ticket are 15.00 and | ott far students and rbiwrrn tickets ran be | purchased at the office uf "» la ship cnmmunir - oat 1377 mala si ispperl or ran 888-0-112 mi audrey and lh'l thartwda will help sua tbp m document the 2nd w black aad african t ihe jml id frii hh b*l ol art and l&p m ta t*w nigeria ossik davis st luke to celebrate 71st anniversary m jr • uke a.m.k w^»th will celebrate pj anniversary i m p i ' al w^^'t **» stw uh may r * h ' mßbh«4si luke n»t church $,££* celebrate * banquet si ********* ■'■::■ guest speakers at precinct six meeting the pn-cinct sit coun til will have as their guest speaker at their nert meeting tues jan 18 at 7.00 p.m at dm lincoln united memorial methodist church corner of masten and northland avenues intl^a mary ann killen in county family court judge kill topics will be juvenile delin quency child abuse l wayward minors the other guest speaker will lie mr theodore kirland ii member of hi buffalo polk dept and lliinl and host of « television public affairs program kirldaad and compnay of wkrvv channel 7 mr kirkland topi will lie ii tola of the community council each speaker will speak for approximately forty minutes followed by a question am answer ses sion the introductory speaker will lie bee a crouch co-chairman <■( the criminal justice com mittee sequent monthly meetings will consist of speakers from the judicial tern and will lie judges from both city and su mama courts lawyer's assoc to give compensation lecture on january 19th at the westminster community house 421 monroe st the lawyer's association of f.rie county will have an informal lecture on workman's compensa tion with a question and answer period following learn about your rights on the job the pub is cordially invited te come and join in wed jar 19 at 6.t0 p.m refreshments will be served in new position herbert bellamy a community activist and businessman i che duled to be appoint councilman at i ri(e to fill the vacancy created when councilman at l«'ki mccarthy wa ele vated lo the ihi cilv court it ti i mlk to be discussed on look up and live jan 16th thi itev martin l.utht*r bint ir made a dramatic impact t»n contemporary american life a discus sion assessing his philoso phy and providing a perspective on what has happened to the black church sine his death will be presented on look i j pad live sun jan 16 10:90 1 hi am ft on wben-tv cham 4 at the time of his tragic death m 1968 the bat martin luther king jr was a powerful force in hit human right and world peace movement says chalmers dale pro ducer of the broad with the volume of controversial issues pre valent in american society teds one wonders what idealogies dr king would have espoused what kinds of actions would we have supported and what im pact would he have had now on the church in america in other words what would dl king be saying if he were alive ted participants in the dis cussion and other details of the broadcast ill be announced short iv pamela 11 i the producer of the cbs news religious presentation bflo to observe mlk memorial day jan.l4th the buffalo martin uther king memorial day committee is pleased to announce that the annual observance in horn of martin kir jr wiu be held fri jan 14 at 1 p.m at agape a.m.e church 225 northland aye rev theodore hudson pastot the schools colleges agencies and churches will participate guest choirs will render several selections _« « . am^mzmmmf mr—ttt the theme is fol lowers of the king emphasis will be placed on the right to vote the right te quality vacation the right te self deter mination and th dignity of a people excerpts from dr kings four major addresses will be given six awards will be presented to persons who most exemplify the ideals of dr king in 1976 in buffalo and vicmitv the councilman's secretary candidate wtth the t-ipmcuid rr ugnaljoti .«? maatea !».-. uict councilman 11 t hilly i johnvift who » in line for * higher-t,**>in powtioo bis wat * til be up tr grs by appoint in * telephone von t»-r«n»tm with ibe crrter v-r < rlterton that he i s candidate lor tu appoint wnt to fill tbr vacancy mrs k.llv jaomtednut the true die has winked a mr johnson's secretary • ith members i.i the council the-ir tecretariet and various mmmitti-en and routine she is the mo*t knowledgeable and etperienced person to fill the position besides th.v mrs kelly an eastern star phai and active church worker at friendship baptist church ha more knowledge of the growth of black buffalo since she is a product of th local school systems fed block grant program in 3rd year 1977 is the third year of the federal community development block grant program as in the past two years informational meetings and public hear ings will be held in each of the 12 districts throughout the purpose of the informational meeting is twofold first to review the status of first and second year projects and secondly to stimulate constructive people in between city officials and neighborhood people in hopes of articulating past problems and improving the program the public hearing is a formal hearing there will jewish leader hails andrew young iubbi arthur hc-rtxberk president of the american jew ish praiswd president tiled jimmy carter's choice ol andrew voting jr for th po*t of united suta ambassador te the united nations calling il ". strong induration of rwnmitment to justice for all the people of the rabb hertrlierg tn ptessed deep admiration for hep voting who wss the first black congressman from georgia since recon struction and served as c rev l>r martin luther king jr chief lieutenant in the civil right struggles or the 1960 v andrew ytwng show ed his strength courage and commitment to racial justice on the battlefields of the civil rights move ment rabbi hertzberg i am confident that in his new post andrew young with his deep moral sense his unlnnind ing energy and his grasp of the complexities of world affairs will stand on the side of justice tat black africa for isreal and for all peoples who seek to live in freedom in dignity and in peace the american jewish congress extends warm est congratulations to representative young » along with our heartfelt wishes for success in his crucially important post talent show jan 13th the cao lackawanna youth council is present ing its second annual talent show thurs jan 13 from 7:00 p.m to 10:30 p.m at the lincoln junior high school dona st lackawanna n.y donations are 50 for further information contact tyrone west at the lackawanna cao of fice i hi ridge rd or i all p25-2h7 principal concelebrant ihi catholic antral city is honoring it memory o martin luther king jr in n fucharistic celebration the most reverend fdward d head d d bishop ol buffalo will be the run iji.il concete brent on sun january ht 12 noon nt st ann's church broadway hihl frnslie sts the rev rollins lam bert specialist for african affairs office of interna tional peace iintl justice united states catholic conference will lie the speaker bis fdward dhfad assemblymen take wait and see attitude psome memlwrs of the iew york state assembly re takinir a wait and see titude about governor a . , carey s cut proposal the governor made the announcement during his delivery of the annual state of the stale address before a joint session of the assembly and the state senate recently in the packet as*,-mbl chamber rang out with applause when the gover r.or pledged r.o new taves for sew york state-citi zen this year and then went on te call for a 200-million dollar reduc tion in personal income leader arthur o fve of buffalo voiced concern mr the vernor's state st^taddr - se pg 2 mlk march and rally jan 15th a bank ami rally in iremembertince ot martin luther king jr civil rights activist and com munity organizer will lie held sat january 15 the publk is asked te assemble at 10 a tn at the cornel nl f ivttv and jefferson aye the rally will iollim at ih3o n m in humboldt park fill iiitiii nnd it.-'.t sts.l the community is a v i to come out and show theb supptut fm making lunuaiy 15 a national holiday and to how ii commitment to the ideas ol justice foi all afro-americans and pooi which martin l king jr dedicated his life to the noting adult leadership caucus an organization of bulfaio youth community which favors jxisitive and pro gressive leadership for the block community will lead the march and rally lot martin luther king hi v the march u also ro sponsored by build crim inal lu committee and build youth league the young adult leadership caucus aim is to demonstrate that black young adults in 1977 remember well the struggles and effort by black leaders to gain freedom snd justice for black people the young adult leadership csuru is also committed te the goals of freedom and ju.slice on january v hum boldt park will be w r.*m«<d dr msrun luther king park thi park is in the immediate community and it i the will of tbe people of the common te rename the park those who fail o|sß the par l>r martin laithcr king park fail to acknowledge tht will of the people thi include thone who art ebvted to repw-aent the people to how ycmr honor for one of the greatest leaders of the twentwth century st luke - see page 4 mlx memorial day s*e page 21 fed block grant isec-pacefil mlx rally - see pg 6 i*l3 977 criterion i press and still the no 1 wny central cities largest press • h.i , ls*a.hrrn.sprmr r ,, arrkidrsrrs sre at ■>». ibssam w...a nm cmrrtmmnltlr to our many readers who pay for and subscribe to the criterion wo thank tow far still perpetuating lit at oean of wny * minority leadership and upstate m y.'t only official inner citing mow tpapnr