The Buffalo Criterion Newspaper

10/09/2024

Buffalo Bills injury update

10/09/2024

Balancing Act: UB Study Links Gentrification to Reduced Crime, But Downsides of Gentrification Can’t Be Ignored

Neighborhood gentrification in Buffalo between 2011 and 2019 was associated with a decrease in property crime, independent of a general decrease in similar crime city-wide during those same years, according to a University at Buffalo study. The findings published in the journal PLOS One could

10/09/2024

The Visit of Congressman James Clyburn to Buffalo

By Eva Doyle

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James E. Clyburn

On the weekend of August 30, 2024, Congressman James Clyburn visited Buffalo. Congressman Clyburn is the U.S. Representative for South Carolina’s 6th Congressional District. He served as the third-ranking House Democrat behind Nancy Pelosi. After the Democrats took control of the House in the 2018 midterm elections, Clyburn was elected Majority Whip in January, 2019 at the opening of the 116th Congress. He played a pivotal role in the 2020 presidential election by endorsing Joe Biden three days before the South Carolina Primary. In this current 2024 election after Joe Biden suspended his campaign, Clyburn has endorsed Kamala Harris for the next president of the United States.

At the invitation of Congressman Tim Kennedy, Congressman Clyburn paid a visit to Buffalo. He spoke on Friday, August 30, 2024 at the Delaine Waring African Methodist Episcopal Church, located at 680 Swan Street. He spoke to an enthusiastic audience encouraging them to vote in this upcoming presidential election calling it the most important election of our lifetime.

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10/09/2024

Shea’s Performing Arts Center to Induct Four Into WNY Entertainment Hall of Fame

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Shea’s Performing Arts Center will announce and celebrate 2024 inductees into the WNY Entertainment Hall of Fame. The Entertainment Hall of Fame was first established by the Shea’s Board of Trustees in 1987 and inducted sixteen iconic Western New York performers between 1989 and 2003. Previous awardees include comic entertainer Lucille Ball and Tony and Emmy-award winning actress Christine Baranski. The Hall of Fame program is being reintroduced after a 21-year hiatus.

This year’s recipients include Patrick Fagan, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Lorna Hill (posthumously), and Albert Nocciolino. The award recognizes and celebrates the talent and contributions of those who have achieved illustrious careers in the performing arts and entertainment industry.

09/09/2024

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉 LaMarr Smith, Phyllis Atkinson, Journee Eldridge, Khadija Merriweather, Carmen Barker

09/09/2024

James Earl Jones Is Dead At 93...
📸: Getty

09/09/2024

Mayor Byron W. Brown Gives Statement On OTB Position Offer

Following is a statement released by Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown regarding a Western New York OTB position offer: “The Western New York Off Track Betting Corporation Board of Directors voted unanimously to offer me the position of President and CEO. I appreciate the vote of confidence in me and

09/09/2024

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09/09/2024

Champ Eve Laid to Rest
By Frank Gist

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Hundreds turned out last week to Elim Christian Leadership Church for a final farewell to one of the most respected community leaders of this generation. Arthur O. (Champ) Eve, Jr. transitioned after a long battle with chronic disease at the age of 68.

Champ was the eldest son of former New York State Assembly Deputy Speaker Arthur O. Eve, the most influential Black politician in Buffalo history, and the late Constance (Connie) Eve.

Champ was a man’s man who dedicated his life to community and family.

His funeral was truly a celebration of a life well lived and a sad, solemn expression of genuine love by many of his friends, family, and colleagues who told the story of a remarkable human being who touched the lives of thousands in his many endeavors.

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09/09/2024

“Sostre vs. The State”
By James Coughlin

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On Monday, September 23rd, at 6PM, community members will gather at 1412 Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo, to read and discuss several of Martin Sostre’s writings.

“Sostre vs. The State” is being organized by the Justice for Geraldine and Martin Campaign, the Progressive Book Club 716, and Prisoners are People Too, Inc., 1412 Jefferson Avenue marks the site of Sostre’s former Afro Asian Book Shop, and where Sostre and Geraldine (Robinson) Pointer were wrongfully arrested on July 15th, 1967. “Sostre vs. The State” continues the Justice for Geraldine and Martin’s push to call upon Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane (D) to review and vacate Pointer and Sostre’s convictions.

Participants will discuss Sostre’s “Letters from Prison” and “Martin Sostre in Court” which detail Sostre and Pointer’s frame ups, incarcerations, and trials. Copies are available at Zawadi Books, located at 1382 Jefferson Avenue, and Burning Books, located at 420 Connecticut St. These texts are also available online by contacting James Coughlin at: [email protected] or through the Martin Sostre Institute’s website.

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09/09/2024

Criterion Movie Review: “Rebel Ridge”
By Pat Freeman, The Mighty Oba

https://www.thebuffalocriterion.com/movies/95ntyt0k8gj3b75skl1sj301k7rpw6

08/09/2024

HOME OPENER BILLS WIN!!!!

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08/09/2024

Opening Week and a Half of the Season
By Pat Freeman, The Mighty Oba

https://www.thebuffalocriterion.com/nfl/spwwt73c66ql8djtikf92ugngombkv

08/09/2024

Gameday In Western New York Buffalo Bills vs Arizona Cardinals

By Pat Freeman, The Mighty Oba

By Patrick Freeman, The Mighty Ob’a

08/09/2024

The Mighty O'Ba previews week 1 Bills vs Cardinals

08/09/2024

Every Monday and Thursday from 6pm to 7pm EST on WCOM 103.5 FM in Carrboro, NC. Listen live at www.wcomfm.org

07/09/2024

Buffalo Bills Update- DE Kameron Cline and OL Will Clapp were elevated from the practice squad for Sunday’s game vs. ARZ.

Injury report update: DE Dawuane Smoot (toe) was downgraded from questionable to out.

06/09/2024

Bills give Right Tackle Spencer Brown 4 year extension

06/09/2024

Welcome to the Frederick Douglass HBCU Football Classic

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Join in on Saturday, September 21, 2024, for the first annual Frederick Douglass HBCU Football Classic – Weekend of Hope in Rochester New York. This event celebrates the legacy of Frederick Douglass and the rich history of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The inaugural Frederick Douglass HBCU Football Classic represents a pioneering mission to nurture community engagement and bolster public safety in Rochester.

05/09/2024

Buffalo Bills injury update 09/05/2024

05/09/2024

And All We Are Getting Is This Lousy Tunnel!
By Betty Jean Grant

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05/09/2024

Thank you Damar Hamlin, for your good work in the community and the repost!

04/09/2024

Media Day 2024 One Bills Drive week 1 Bills vs Cardinals

04/09/2024

Media Day 2024 One Bills Drive

Pat Freeman, The Mighty Oba

04/09/2024

Coach McDermott would not address my question on the quick turn around of a?Thursday game in in Humid hot

04/09/2024

Coach Sean McDermott briefs media

04/09/2024

Damar Hamlin will start at safety this week

04/09/2024

The Buffalo History Museum Presents Conversation about the Original Buffalo Bills TODAY!

The Buffalo History Museum

https://www.thebuffalocriterion.com/local-events/svb3zmwdvfad54c0up971dqgs3r0ko

Author and sports historian Ken Crippen will whet the appetites of Buffalo football fans ahead of the start of the regular season when he leads a discussion on the history of Buffalo Bills football on Wednesday, Sept. 4, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at The Buffalo History Museum.

Crippen will take a deep dive into the formation of the Buffalo Bills of the All America Football Conference, memorable games and players from that era, and attempts to get the Bills into the NFL in 1950. He knows the subject well. Crippen is the author of “The Original Buffalo Bills: A History of the All-America Football Conference Team (1946- 1949)” and co-editor of, “The All-America Football Conference: Players, Coaches, Records, Games and Awards.”

Admission is $10, and free for History Museum members.

04/09/2024

Huge turnout for new WNY for Harris Headquarters

https://www.thebuffalocriterion.com/local-news-1/z1ylb4tst3sq0uwee8oz4qkalvw667

A crowd of nearly 300 celebrated the opening of the new Western New York for Harris headquarters at 671 Seneca Street last night with a high-energy rally and open house that featured remarks from Congressman Tim Kennedy, County Executive Mark Poloncarz, state Senator Sean Ryan, District Attorney Mike Keane, County Legislature Chair April Baskin, and many more.

“The energy and enthusiasm we shared at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago made its way to Buffalo and Erie County last night,” Erie County Democratic Committee Chair Jeremy J. Zellner said. “Our speakers, many of whom joined me as part of the regional delegation in Chicago, united us in our support for Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz, as well as all our important down-ballot candidates, from Chair Baskin and DA Keane to our Family Court and state legislature delegation.

“And now the hard part begins: doing the work necessary to win on Tuesday, Nov. 5, which is why we followed our rally with an open house where we signed up volunteers for phone banking for the national, local, and regional tickets, assembling and distributing lawn signs, door-to-door canvassing, and weekly trips to Erie, Pa. to ensure that the Harris-Walz campaign win that critical swing state.”

Zellner said that since President Biden’s decision not to seek reelection, and since Harris’ nomination in Chicago, volunteer requests have been pouring into ECDC by the hundreds.

Anyone interested in getting involved with the national and local campaigns may visit ecdems.com or call 716-853-2511.