{"id":218,"date":"2026-05-02T13:30:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T17:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/?page_id=218"},"modified":"2026-08-01T12:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:04:51","slug":"news-and-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/index.php\/news-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our most recent updates<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list aligncenter wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/wny-peace-centers-pride-parade-float-wins-werq-of-art-award\/\">WNY Peace Center&#8217;s Pride Parade Float Wins &#8220;WERQ OF ART&#8221; Award!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WNY 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2026. New episodes are uploaded most weeks. An archive of 250+ past episodes is available at <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@wnypeace\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">our YouTube channel<\/a><\/span><\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This episode features <strong>Darnell Haywood, Jr.<\/strong>, President, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bulny.org\/bulypny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals (BULYP)<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and<strong> Jasmine Westbrook<\/strong>, Vice President, Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals, and is hosted by <strong>Ladaisha Williams<\/strong>, WNYPC volunteer and former Board Member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This discussion highlights BULYP&#8217;s upcoming 9th Annual Black Restaurant Week in Western New York. Beyond promoting local culinary businesses, the segment will dive deeper into the economic principles behind the event: community wealth-building, the velocity of the Black dollar, and why intentional consumer spending is a critical form of community advocacy and peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals &amp; Building Sustainable Black Economic Power\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yflXY4c8FTE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>&#8220;Un Momento Justo Por La Paz&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; our monthly column with our friends <a href=\"https:\/\/buffalolatinovillage.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Buffalo Latino Village<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1117\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Latino-Village-August-2026-page-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Latino-Village-August-2026-page-4.jpg 1117w, https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Latino-Village-August-2026-page-4-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Latino-Village-August-2026-page-4-1024x491.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Latino-Village-August-2026-page-4-768x369.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1117px) 100vw, 1117px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read past issues and subscribe for future updates from our friends at <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buffalolatinovillage.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Buffalo Latino Village!<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The WNY Peace Center is a proud member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaceaction.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Peace Action<\/a>, the largest grassroots peace network in the United States!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaceaction.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PeaceActionLogo_stacked_rgb.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-224 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PeaceActionLogo_stacked_rgb.png 960w, https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PeaceActionLogo_stacked_rgb-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PeaceActionLogo_stacked_rgb-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.wnypeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PeaceActionLogo_stacked_rgb-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The WNY Peace Center is proud to be a chapter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaceaction.org\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong class=\"\">Peace Action<\/strong><\/a>, the nation\u2019s largest grassroots peace network, with chapters and affiliates in states across the country. 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