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King Urban Life Center The King Urban Life Center, Inc. is a national historic landmark that provides educational, social and cultural programs to its underserved community.

Thank you to everyone who helped make National Voter Registration Day at King Urban Life Center a meaningful day of civi...
09/16/2026

Thank you to everyone who helped make National Voter Registration Day at King Urban Life Center a meaningful day of civic engagement and community connection.

We are grateful for the volunteers and partners who gave their time, welcomed residents, assisted with voter registration and preregistration, supported outreach, and helped create a positive space for our community.

Special thanks to Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Rho Lambda Chapter, the Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the National Action Network, VOICE Buffalo, and Back to Basics Outreach Ministries for supporting the effort.

The work continues. Join us for our upcoming Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? Third Thursday Series on September 17 and October 15 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at KULC.

We will continue offering voter registration at both events. Come volunteer, participate in the workshop, or simply be part of the conversation.

Our Community. Our Vote. Our Power.

The first two days of the KULC After School Program are officially in the books! 📚✨We are excited to have our young peop...
09/16/2026

The first two days of the KULC After School Program are officially in the books! 📚✨

We are excited to have our young people back in the building learning, creating, building relationships, and having fun together.

We also kicked off our first day of Taekwondo! 🥋 Every Tuesday, our students will have the opportunity to learn discipline, focus, confidence, and new skills through Taekwondo.

These first two days were all about getting settled in, connecting with one another, and setting the tone for a great year ahead.

We’re looking forward to creating a safe, supportive, and engaging space where every student can grow academically, socially, physically, and personally.

This is just the beginning. Stay tuned for more moments from the KULC After School Program!

📣 WHAT’S AT STAKE? OUR RIGHTS. OUR VOTE. OUR POWER.This Thursday, September 17, our “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or ...
09/16/2026

📣 WHAT’S AT STAKE? OUR RIGHTS. OUR VOTE. OUR POWER.

This Thursday, September 17, our “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?” series moves from conversation to action.

We’re bringing generations together to discuss Civil Rights, Voting Rights & Our Power, while also helping community members register to vote, check or update their registration, and learn about preregistration for eligible 16 and 17 year olds. In New York, 16 and 17 year olds may preregister, although they cannot vote until age 18.

And the conversation doesn’t end in September.

🗓️ SEPTEMBER 17
“What’s at Stake? Civil Rights, Voting Rights & Our Power”

🗓️ OCTOBER 15
“What’s at Stake? Part II: Galvanizing Our Untapped Power”

Both gatherings will include voter registration on site.

⏰ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
📍 King Urban Life Center
938 Genesee St., Buffalo, NY 14211
🆓 FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

⚠️ Important: The New York voter registration deadline is October 24, 2026. Early voting also begins October 24.

Conversation + Action = A Stronger Tomorrow.

Remembering our past. Understanding our present. Building our future. ❤️🖤💚

National Voter Registration Day is TODAY, September 15!Stop by King Urban Life Center, 938 Genesee Street, anytime from ...
09/15/2026

National Voter Registration Day is TODAY, September 15!

Stop by King Urban Life Center, 938 Genesee Street, anytime from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM to register to vote, check or update your registration, or learn about preregistration for eligible 16 and 17 year olds.

We’ll have a full day of community engagement, including our Civic Happy Hour from 5:00 to 7:00 PM and our Final Community Power Hour from 7:00 to 8:00 PM.

Free and open to the community. Bring a friend, neighbor, coworker, or family member.

A special thank you to the volunteers from Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Rho Lambda Chapter and the Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the National Action Network for helping us serve and engage the community today. We also thank VOICE Buffalo for supporting today’s effort by supplying voter registration applications.

Our Community. Our Vote. Our Power.

Men, your mental health matters. 💚Join us tonight, Monday, September 14, from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM at King Urban Life Cent...
09/14/2026

Men, your mental health matters. 💚

Join us tonight, Monday, September 14, from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM at King Urban Life Center, 938 Genesee Street, for the Buffalo Center for Health Equity’s Men’s Mental Health Support Group.

Come connect, talk, listen, and be part of a safe space focused on the mental and overall wellness of men and boys in our community. Food will be provided.

🧠 Real conversations. Real brotherhood. Real support.

📍 938 Genesee Street, Buffalo, NY 14211
⏰ 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM
🍽️ Food provided
📞 716-201-0622

🎒✨ FAMILY FUN DAY & BOOKBAG GIVEAWAY! ✨🎒It’s time to get our young people ready for a strong school year! Join Serenity ...
09/07/2026

🎒✨ FAMILY FUN DAY & BOOKBAG GIVEAWAY! ✨🎒

It’s time to get our young people ready for a strong school year! Join Serenity Marshall and community partners for an afternoon of family, fun, resources, music, and support for our children.

📅 Sunday, September 13
⏰ 3 PM to 7 PM
📍 King Urban Life Center
938 Genesee Street, Buffalo, NY 14211

Families can enjoy:

🎒 FREE bookbags filled with school supplies
💇🏾‍♀️ FREE hairstyles
💈 Haircuts for students in 12th grade and under
🛡️ FREE child safety kits
📚 After school programs and community resources
🎶 Music by TruJourney
🤝 Community vendors and organizations supporting children and families

This is about more than getting ready for school. It’s about surrounding our young people with a community that believes in them, invests in them, and wants to see them succeed.

Healthy Kids. Strong Families. Brighter Futures. 💙

Special thanks to Project Mona’s House, King Urban Life Center, Councilwoman Leah Halton Pope, and everyone helping make this day possible.

Spread the word, bring the family, and come celebrate our young people! ❤️

📣 BUFFALO, SAVE THE DATES! THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES. ❤️🖤💚Where do we go from here?That question was powerful when Dr. ...
09/04/2026

📣 BUFFALO, SAVE THE DATES! THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES. ❤️🖤💚

Where do we go from here?

That question was powerful when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. asked it, and it remains just as important for our community today.

This fall, our “Where Do We Go From Here?” series continues with three Third Thursday intergenerational community conversations designed to bring our elders, adults, young people, families, leaders, and neighbors together.

📅 September 17, 2026
📅 October 15, 2026
📅 November 19, 2026

⏰ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
📍 King Urban Life Center
938 Genesee St., Buffalo, NY 14211

Each month we will create space to learn from our history, confront the realities of our present, exchange perspectives across generations, and think together about what we must build for the future.

All generations. All perspectives. One community.

✨ FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Topics and additional details for each conversation will be announced soon.

Remembering our past. Understanding our present. Building our future.

Save all three dates and invite someone from another generation to join you. ✊🏾

📚✨ AFTERSCHOOL AT KING URBAN LIFE CENTER IS BACK!The school day may end, but the learning, growth, and fun don’t have to...
09/01/2026

📚✨ AFTERSCHOOL AT KING URBAN LIFE CENTER IS BACK!

The school day may end, but the learning, growth, and fun don’t have to!

The King Urban Life Center Afterschool Program provides a safe, supportive, and engaging space where young people can learn, grow, lead, and succeed. 💚

Students will have access to homework help, caring mentors, healthy snacks, and engaging enrichment activities including STEAM, games, fitness, leadership development, arts, and more!

🎒 Grades: K–6
📅 Monday–Friday
⏰ 2:30 PM–6:00 PM
📍 King Urban Life Center
938 Genesee St., Buffalo, NY 14211

We’re not just providing a place for children to go after school. We’re creating a place where they can build confidence, discover their interests, form positive relationships, and thrive.

🌱 Building bright futures every day.

📞 716-844-8045
📧 [email protected]
🌐 kingurbanlifecenter.org

ENROLL TODAY!

09/01/2026

Before we close out Black August, here’s some history from Brother Lion. ✊🏾

Black August is more than a moment on the calendar. It is an opportunity to remember the people, movements, rebellions, organizing, sacrifice, and resistance that have shaped the long struggle for Black liberation.

Brother Lion reminds us that Black August was formally established in 1979 to commemorate the lives and struggle of George and Jonathan Jackson and grew into a broader observance of Black resistance and liberation throughout history.

And August holds a lot of that history.

📅 August 1, 1834 — Emancipation took effect across much of the British Empire following the Slavery Abolition Act.

📅 August 1, 1920 — Marcus Garvey’s UNIA opened its historic international convention in New York City, bringing thousands of delegates and participants together from across the African world.

📅 August 2, 1920 — The UNIA convention continued at Madison Square Garden, part of a month-long gathering centered on Black unity, self-determination, and the future of African people worldwide.

📅 August 1831 — Nat Turner led one of the most significant rebellions against slavery in United States history.

📅 August 21, 1971 — George Jackson was killed at San Quentin State Prison. His life, death, and organizing became central to the development of Black August.

These are only pieces of a much larger history.

At KULC, we believe knowing our history matters, especially for our young people. Some of these stories may never make it into a classroom. That means we have a responsibility to tell them, preserve them, question them, learn from them, and pass them forward.

As Brother Lion reminds us, if we don’t tell our stories, who will?

As Black August comes to an end, may the learning, remembering, organizing, and commitment to our community continue long after August is over.

Thank you, Brother Lion, for keeping the history alive. ✊🏾🖤

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BLACK AUGUST 2026Black August is more than a month. It is a call to remember, learn, organize, and build.At the King Urb...
08/01/2026

BLACK AUGUST 2026

Black August is more than a month. It is a call to remember, learn, organize, and build.

At the King Urban Life Center, we honor the sacrifices of those who came before us by investing in the next generation today. Through faith, education, leadership, community organizing, and neighborhood transformation, we believe history should inspire action.

This month, we will commemorate our ancestors, educate our community, celebrate Black excellence, support political prisoners, strengthen our neighborhoods, and continue the work of creating a more just future.

The struggle continues.
The work continues.
The hope continues.

Honor the Past. Shape the Present. Transform the Future.

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938 Genesee Street
Buffalo, NY
14211

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+17168952059

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