President’s Message Zola Brown The 19th Ward Community Association celebrates 55 years of activism and strong community participation in 2020. During our annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, we received Governor Cuomo’s statewide proclamation for contributions for Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  The proclamation will hang in 19th Ward Community Association office. February is Black History Month and we had one of our history makers as the keynote speaker at our annual MLK program. The Honorable Ruth Scott was first woman and person of color as president of 19th Ward Community Association. During her speech, she spoke about our charge for the education of our children and their success. Think about it—55 years later we are still fighting for good education and economic justice for our future leaders.   Our Candlelight Dinner event is coming up on February 8, 2020.  It’s also Square Fair time! We have started our planning process and we can use your help. The next meeting is February 19, 2020, at 216 Thurston Road,  6pm to 7pm. We  hope to see you there.  Tax time is here and the Empire Justice Creating Assets, Savings, and Hope Program will launch on February 10 , 2020, to  help low income […]