Buffalo Branch NAACP

Gaughan's plan for golf in Buffalo comes with jobs, education, national model

By Avery Schneider • Sep 17, 2018

Public golf in the City of Buffalo could see a significant redesign in the coming years with help from one of the sport’s best-known players.

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WBFO’s Avery Schneider reports.

Civil rights leader Frank Mesiah dies at 89

By Mark Scott & Marian Hetherly • Apr 29, 2018

A leading civil rights leader in Buffalo has died. Frank Mesiah, the longtime president of the Buffalo chapter of the NAACP, died Friday night at Buffalo General Medical Center. He was 89.

Civil rights leader questions claims that Paladino has no involvement in company operations

By Jonny Moran & WBFO staff • Dec 27, 2016

A community activist who opposed tax breaks for a project launched by a company with ties to Carl Paladino is reacting to a new firestorm of criticism that targets the Buffalo School Board member.

New local NAACP president seeks to build on Mesiah's accomplishments

By Michael Mroziak • Dec 13, 2016

After leading the NAACP Buffalo Branch for the past two decades, Frank Mesiah is handing the reins to the organization's new president. The Reverend Mark Blue says he'd like to have a "resurgence of education" on what the NAACP is, and what it isn't.

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WBFO's Michael Mroziak interviews Reverend Mark Blue, the new president of the Buffalo Chapter of the NAACP.

Buffalo NAACP celebrates 100th anniversary

By Mike Desmond • Jun 15, 2015

The Buffalo branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People celebrated 100 years of activism, along with the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth on Sunday night.