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MALCOLM’S TURN Community Healing Project to honor slain leader next month on his birthday to stress unity. BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
A community improvement organization is calling everyone out to celebrate the legacy of Malcolm X, the slain minister and activist who was shot to death in 1965 at age 39, Community Healing Project, Inc. is hosting its inaugural Malcolm X Day Community Bash on Saturday, May 19, from noon until 8 p.m. at Daisy Stocking Park, Daytona Beach.
“We don’t have enough representation of fearless and strong Black leaders who weren’t afraid to stand up and demand justice. I think it’s time to honor them. This will be our first year doing this event, but it won’t be the last,” Rell Black, president and founder of Community Healing Project told the Daytona Times.
May 19 tribute The free event will be held on Malcolm X’s birthdate – May 19, 1925. He was a human rights leader and prominent Muslim minister who emphasized Black pride and Black nationalism. The Community Healing Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that focuses on educational advancement, health awareness and eco-
nomic empowerment. The organization has sponsored several community events and has been featured on CBS News and awarded the 2017 Getting Results Award. The organization has a proBlack stance but works with everyone. “We have all people working with us. One thing about our community – we aren’t the only ones living in this community. No community is going to be all one race or type of person. If you are going to heal, you have to heal everyone,” Black offered.
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Rell Black, CEO and founder of Community Healing Project, also hosts a Facebook Live program titled “Rell’s Thoughts.’’ His organization will pay tribute to Malcolm X on the slain leader’s birthdate.
B-CU’s political task force hosting candidates forum The Bethune-Cookman University Political Action Task Force will sponsor a Political Candidates Forum on Tuesday, April 24, in Heyn Memorial Chapel from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The chapel is located at 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd. Candidates running for Daytona Beach City Commission, Volusia County Council at Large and County Council have been invited. “The forum is an opportunity for candidates in the upcoming primary and general elections to introduce themselves and the major elements of their platforms to the university community, including local residents, BCU students, faculty, and staff” said Dr. Claudette McFadden, co-chair of the task force.
Q-and-A session Candidates running for City Commission, County CouncilAt-Large, and County Council will be grouped in two panel segments to address the audience. Each candidate will be given four minutes to build their case with a Q-and-A session following each segment. “We want our community to participate in the 2018 midterm elections,” said Dr. Walter Fordham. “This civic engagement program is offered in support of all Daytona Beach and Volusia County residents.” Attendees are asked to arrive by 6:15 p.m. so that the forum may begin promptly at 6:30. For additional information, contact McFadden at 386-4812753 or Fordham at 386-8719355.
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John Huger Jr., Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity General President Everett B. Ward and John Huger Sr. are shown at the Memphis event.
Alphas celebrate King’s life, legacy at convention Twenty-eight years ago this week in 1990, the Daytona Times reported on Daytona Beach Housing Authority Executive Director Rev. Carl Brinkley having “beef” with the newspaper, and the peaceful ending of Black College Reunion, despite concerns of local law enforcement and governmental entities.
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Local members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. attended their 87th Southern Regional Convention in Memphis, Tennessee earlier this month. The April 5-8 convention coincided with the City of Memphis’ observance of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was a
member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fratemity. King was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968. Nearly 2,000 Alphas were in Memphis during the convention, which included a welcome reception at the motel, which is now the National Civil Rights Museum. “The fraternity convention ended with an omega service that celebrated the life of their late Brother Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” said John Huger Sr., one of the Alphas who attended the convention.
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Daytona dance team wins Atlanta contest BY KE’AIRA FLOYD SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES
The Dancing Lady Cats (DLC) of Daytona Beach won first-place and second-place trophies last weekend at the “Buck Up or Shut
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The Dancing Lady Cats brought home two awards from competition in Atlanta. Up” dance competition in Atlanta. The DLC took home first place in the Stand Battle category and second place in the parade category. The 25 girls who attended the
event raised funds for more than three weeks to cover transportation, new uniforms, hotel rooms and gas for the trip. The dancers practiced at the John H. Dickerson Community
During the trip, the Dancing Lady Cats met with Mahogany~N~Motion, a dance team made up of Spelman University students. The local dancers learned about confidence, planning for the future, respectfulness, dedication, healthy eating habits, and how to be better dancers. The two teams even performed for each other. The Dancing Lady Cats is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization made up of students 6 to 19. Lavonne Lassiter is the director and Kevin Floyd is assistant director.
Louisiana next While DLC provides an outlet for local kids to get some exercise, it also has a mentoring and tutoring component. The DLC plans to travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana next month for another competition, hoping to bring home more first place and championship trophies. For more information, contact Lassiter at 386-299-0950.
Ke’aira Floyd is a freshman majoring in English at BethuneCookman University. She’s also a member of the Rekonstruction dance team at B-CU and captain of the Dancing Lady Cats.
Church honors entrepreneurs New Life Church Ministries of Holly Hill honored male entrepreneurs during its April 15 service. Honorees, shown in the photo on the right, included Jeffrey Turner, Earl McCrary Jr. Arthur Green, Joyours “Pete” Gamble, Gerald Chester, Pastor Lindsey “Kyle” Morris, Pastor Victor Gooden, Kelvin Sherman, Padro Dash, Don Gooding and Duane C. Fernandez Sr. During its April 22 service, men who work with youth will be honored. On April 29, the church will honor government and community leaders. The services are at 10:45 a.m.
Stewart Memorial women hosting forum, service The women of Stewart Memorial United Methodist Church is celebrating “125 Years of God’s Grace” with an April 26 forum and April 29 service. A Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence forum is Thursday, April 26 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
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A panel of experts from the Domestic Abuse Council, Empowered to Change, Florida Department of Children and Families, Building Remarkable Communities and the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office will address the signs of, problems caused by, physical, sexual, emotional and economic abuse, and, where to go for help. The panelists will share resources available to combat this crisis and provide information about emergency shelters, support groups and outreach programs. The program will be held in the fellowship hall of Stewart Memorial United Methodist Church, 317 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Daytona Beach.
MALCOLM from Page 1 tin Luther King Jr.’s quest for racial justice through non-violent means. In a 1964 speech, Malcolm X delivered what has become one of his most famous lines: “We want freedom by any means necessary. We want justice by any means necessary. We want equality by any means necessary.’’ Malcolm X was shot in the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan, New York, on Feb. 21, 1965, He was preparing to deliver a speech to his Organization of Afro-American Unity. Three Black Muslims were convicted of his murder in March 1966. A week before he was killed, his home – owned by the Nation of Islam – was firebombed and Malcolm believed members of the Nation of Islam to be responsible.
Speeches and screenings The Malcolm X Day Community Bash will include activities for the entire family. Community discussions and panel discussions are planned. A tribute to Bethune-Cookman University Founder Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune also is planned. Children’s activities will include arts and crafts. “This event focuses on our three principles of economic development, educational awareness and health advancement. We will have educational speakers, Black-owned businesses from our own community and free health screenings,” Black explained. “We will discuss making Black businesses and dollars grow. We will have sugar [diabetes], blood pressure and HIV testing, as well as dental looks.”
Malcolm’s influence Malcolm X was a champion and hero to many. He was also demonized by others. He is still a controversial figure, who was known to have criticized and clashed with Black civil rights and Christian leaders. Black stressed, “Another reason for this event is to fight the criticism and controversy surrounding Malcolm X. People forget that although he was radical and hands-on with his approach. “He also started many community organizations. He was one of the greatest mentors and leaders in the world. He actually at one time had influence and command over 50 million Black people. Malcolm X encouraged and influence Black people to educate themselves and to love themselves. He influenced cultural pride and loving who you are.”
No such leader During the May event, Black hopes to change perceptions of Malcolm X critics. He said, “We need to start shifting the view on how people see our AfricanAmerican and Black leaders. We shouldn’t be afraid, but we should be proud of those who stood up.
Sunday service At 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, Juanita B. Collins, a former Volusia County Schools principal, will be the guest speaker for the celebration of “125 years of God’s Grace.’’ Musical guests will include Mt. Calvary Baptist Church of Palm Coast, soloist Tamia Merritt of Bible Way Church of God in Oak Hill, and E’Lexis Wiley of the Church of Living Faith World Ministry. Female athletes from local schools will be recognized for their dedication and commitment to the athletic departments of their respective schools.
FROM LITTLE TO SHAZAZZ Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19, 1925. His father, Earl was a preacher and civil rights activist. His mother, Louise, took care of the home. The Littles had nine children. The family was often harassed by the Ku Klux Klan. In 1931, Malcolm’s father was found dead on the railroad tracks. His mother couldn’t afford to care for the children and they were placed in foster care. Malcolm excelled in school mostly, but was once expelled and even spent time in juvenile detention. At age 15, he dropped out. He later found work as a porter on a train. Malcolm got involved in drugs, gambling and robbery. In 1946, he was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He converted to the Nation of Islam before being released in 1952. In the Nation of Islam, he rose to prominence as a minister. He first worked in Detroit, then became minister of Temples in Harlem and Boston. Malcolm X helped the Nation of Islam grow from 400 members in 1952 to 40,000 by 1960. He even established he newspaper Muhammad Speaks. By 1964, he had split from the Nation of Islam due to a rift between him and its leader Elijah Muhammad. He went on a hajj (pilgrimage) and became a mainstream Sunni Muslim. He changed his name to Malcolm Shabazz. In 1964, Malcolm created Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity and looked for ways to better handle race relations. Malcolm and married Betty Sanders in 1958. They had six daughters.
For more information, call 386255-7222.
Humane Society gearing up for annual Mutt Strutt The Halifax Humane Society’s eighth annual Mutt Strutt 5K is April 28. Registration is at 8 a.m. with the run/walk starting at 9 a.m. at the Daytona Bandshell. The entry fee for the 5K preregistered, $10 on-site. Pre-registered participants at $25 per person will receive a complimentary drink ticket, a raffle ticket, and a T-shirt.
“This is a unique opportunity for pet owners who otherwise cannot bring their dog to the beach,” said Halifax Humane Society CEO Miguel Abi-hassan. “We hope members of our community can enjoy the morning on the beach with their dog, while also supporting the animals here at Halifax Humane Society.” To register and create a walk team, visit the event page at HHSMuttStrutt.org. Subaru of Daytona is the presenting sponsor. All proceeds will benefit animals at the Halifax Humane Society. For more information, contact Jennifer Horton at 386-274-4703 ext. 328.
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“Imagine if we had a leader like that today. We are still dealing with a lot of racial injustice, intolerance and strife in many areas of society today. We can have peace. We can have protests, but we must stand for ourselves.
Some critics Feedback for the planned event has been mixed. “It’s been split. On one side, we have proud supporters who want stuff like this in our city and county. Then a lot of people don’t think it’s the right time to do something like this; nor that a lot of people will support it,” Black noted. “One thing Malcolm X was about was unity. He was about uniting and strengthening our communities. That is what Community Healing Project is all about. Everyone is invited including the critics,” Black added. For more details about the Malcolm X Day Community Bash and vendor information, call 386-682-0650 or visit www. chponline.org.
MAY 1, 2018 10 A.M. AND 1:30 P.M. FREE admission Museum of Arts & Sciences Root Family Auditorium
“Perhaps the most important film documentary ever made.” –The Philadelphia Bulletin
352 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach 32114
“A piece of history of immense power” –The Los Angeles Times
This landmark film will be shown in its three-hour entirety with an intermission after the first 90 minutes.
“Stunning...the events are allowed to speak for themselves.” –The New York Times “When [young people] see this film, they will not only understand it, but will also experience it to the depths of their souls.” –The Washington Daily News
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Symphony guild’s fashion show presents runway of memories Fashion statements are made and are always in a state of transition – a changeover of the way that people dress - like the models that moved about the runway at the recent Fashion Show and Luncheon presented by the Daytona Beach Symphony Guild. Guardine “Gerri” Wright-Gibson re-introduced herself. She was honored to be the guild’s president for the last two years - a history maker being the first African-American in the role of heading the financial support of the Daytona Beach Symphony Society in search of bringing dance, opera, and worldclass performances to the Peabody Auditorium. Wright-Gibson wrote in her guild Guardine president’s mesWrightsage to the DayGibson tona Beach Symphony, “I am especially delighted to report that our fundraising efforts resulted in a gift of over $35,400 to the Symphony Society during the 2016-2017 season.” Already, the amount has increased for the 2017-2018 season.
Centuries of fashion The models showcased the theme, “A Runway of Style & Memories” - flaunting fashion and chronicling the Levi Strauss label of the 1870s - and transitioning to 20th-century chic and the contemporary styles that can be purchased today at Stein Mart. The show was coordinated by commentator Pam Elkins at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort. The $550 price tag – a table reservation for 10 persons – was packaged in priority seating, a group photo, the name printed on the program, 50/50 tickets, one free drink and parking.
Author to speak of plantation life Promoters Linda Epps and
Daytona 100 Bike Ride set for April 28 The City of Daytona Beach and the Daytona Beach Police Department will host the second annual Daytona 100 Bike Ride and Community Day, on Saturday, April 28 at the Dickerson Center, 308 S. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Daytona 100 is geared toward children between the ages of 8 and 13. Children will have the opportunity to join staff and officers of the DBPD, including school resource offices on an approximately 3-mile bike ride in the neighborhood surrounding the Dickerson Center. After the ride, children and the community can enjoy food, games, music and other festivities at the Dickerson Center. Riders must wear helmets and closed-toe shoes. Free bicycle helmets will be distributed to those without one on a first-come, firstserved basis, while supplies last.
How to register Youth participants must register and submit a signed liability waiver prior to the bike ride. To register in advance, visit http://thedaytona100.eventbrite. com/ or students can register with the school resource officer at their school. Registration and waiver signing can also be completed on Saturday, April 28, prior to the ride, at the Dickerson Center. Ride-day registration begins at 8 a.m. For more information, call Tancye Young at 386-671-5425 or email youngt@dbpd.us
FAMU alumni to host gala The Volusia County Alumni Chapter of Florida A&M University’s national Alumni Association will host its fifth annual Scholarship and Recognition Gala on April 21 at The Shores Resort &
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Larry Green are appreciative of making Black History Month a daily celebration – not only in February. They will render James F. Daniels’ literary account of “Metamorphosis from Cotton Picker to Community Leader.” According to the publisher, Armstrong Media Group, Daniels was born on a plantation in the 1930s in Cordele, Georgia, and moved with his family to Ormond Beach at 11 years of age. Daniels will speak on how he and other Blacks were treated on the plantation, how different it was in Ormond Beach when he worked at the Ormond Hotel, the Coquina Hotel, and caddied at the Ormond Golf Course. He further will discuss how he was schooled and his later life on the east coast of Florida. Daniels’ material will be light and not weigh on the Senegalese Fashion Show set to follow the compliments of Paco of B&B Boutique of the Tanger Mall in Daytona Beach. That’s April 30, 11 a.m., at the Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St. The library’s telephone number is 386-676-4191.
Shank to motivate and encourage The African-American Entrepreneurs Club will fashion the belief that education is not an option, but a privilege to be taken full advantage of. According to a press release, that’s the mantra of the club’s upcoming guest, Sandra Shank, M.S., an anointed woman of God, whose ministry mission is to motivate, encourage and provoke one to fulfill his and her God-ordained purpose. A graduate of Florida International University, Shank has a
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Linda Epps, center, surprised her guests by modeling in the fashion show. “Motown, the Revue” will parallel the sounds in a live music/ dinner theater, showcasing Nathaniel Shropshire III, Drickus Horne, Francesca Scott, Jessica Rogers and LaTasha Platt. The Gospel/Jazz Cafe artists will build the chart-dominated performance on April 28, 3 p.m. It’s all happening at First Church, the Rev. Gillard S. Glover, pastor – at 91 Old Kings Road North, Palm Coast. The tickets at $30 per person can be purchased by calling 386446-5759.
Church schedules fish, yard sale Millinery added the right pizzazz to this style of fashion.
Male models helped to pull off a fantastic Fashion Show and Luncheon.
B.S. in elementary education and a M.S. in urban education. She is CEO/founder of Abundant Life Ministries - Hope House, Inc., a residential group home for teen boys once abandoned, abused, orphaned, and/ or neglected. Shank has been empowered to develop a ministry with a goal of “Nurturing Today’s Boys to Become Tomorrow’s Men.” A woman of vision and a believer in the power of determination, Shank knows there’s not an obstacle that one cannot overcome. Let Shank turn your focus to the things that matter. That’s April 23, 6 to 8:30 pm.,
at the African-American Cultural Society, 4422 U. S. 1 North, Palm Coast. The cost is $10 for members, $20, guests; and $5 for students with IDs. Refreshments will be provided. Business casual is the dress protocol. To contact the African-American Entrepreneurs Club, call 386246-8699.
First Church site of Motown show Nearly 60 years have rolled around since the Motown label began.
Emmanuel Church of the Living God will present a Fish Fry and Yard Sale on April 21, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 54 South Ridgewood Ave., Ormond Beach. Food vendors are excluded from participating. Only vendors with their own tables are welcome to display their wares. For further details, contact Ambassador Phyllis Moten at 386-589-3249. ••• As always, remember our prayers for the sick, afflicted, the prodigal son, or daughter, and the bereaved.
Celebrations Birthday wishes to Donald Matthews, April 19; my husband, Louis P. McCarthy, April 21; Marsha Rode, April 22; Kevin Senior, Flo Hancock, April 23; Joan Bennett Walker, April 24; Roy A. Benjamin, April 25.
Spa, 2637 S. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach Shores. The speaker will be Bernard Kinsey of the Kinsey African American Art and History Collection. Tickets for $75 must be purchased in advance. The FAMU Marching Band Brass Ensemble will perform. Honorees will include Willie Fields, Carolyn Howard, Dr. Leila Walker and Caesar Frazier. For more information, send an email to volusiafamualumni@ gmail.com or call 386-804-6136.
Blue Mass to honor first responders Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church in Port Orange will host a Blue Mass at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 29. The annual event will honor local first responders – police, fire and EMS. All first responders and their families, regardless of faith, are welcome. Our Lady of Hope Church is located at 4675 South Clyde Morris Blvd., in Port Orange First responders, who are participating in the processional, are asked to arrive at the Parish Center by 8 a.m. For more information, contact event coordinator Dr. Ernie Jackson at 50chevypickup@gmail. com.
Paint party to raise funds for HIV testing Outreach Community Care Network, a local non-profit organization that offers education, testing, prevention and treatment of HIV will host a Paint party fundraiser on April 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. The event will be held at Masterpiece Mixers, 154 West Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach. The cost is $35. For information and registration, Call Tamika Crumiell at 386255-5569 ext.223.
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The Love Band performs at Cypress Park.
City’s Motown series returns Midtown Motown returned on Saturday with a performance by the Love Band. The free concert series presented by the City of Daytona Beach is monthly through Sept. 8. The next concert is 7 p.m. May 12 with a Simply the Best/Tina Turner Tribute. Location: Cypress Park, at the Midtown Cultural & Educational Center, 925 George W. Ingram Blvd., Daytona Beach
Residents enjoyed an evening of free music at the park.
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Will the ‘Lame Duck’ quack? The rats are leaping off the sinking ship! Paul Ryan says he wants to spend more time with his teenagers, but he likely also doesn’t want to be part of the losses Republicans are likely to experience in November (unless the Dems mess up, which is possible). Ryan citing personal reasons seems disingenuous. Most teens aren’t clamoring for more daddy-time. Many of them hardly speak to their parents. And since Ryan is so interested in spending time with his children, how does he explain No. 45 to his teens, especially to his 16-yearold daughter? Ryan says he will serve out his term, and serve out his speakership, but his announcement has caused chaos in his party. And while he has not used his announcement to criticize his president, many think that he has had about enough of making excuses for the man who wants to grab women by the genitals, threaten North Korea and Syria, build walls, indulge in racist rants, and more.
‘Lack of civility’ At about the same time, Florida Republican Congressman Dennis Ross made the same announcement to his staff. In a CNN interview shortly afterward, he cited “party polarization and the “lack of civility and respect” as part of his reason for not running. He also exhibits his own intellectually limited
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Will (Paul) Ryan be a champion for true conservatism, or the cronyism that No. 45 embodies? Will he raise questions about the crooked practices of Cabinet members who have never met a charter plane they could not pass up? pettiness by throwing too much shade on some of the young people who have emerged as activists in Florida. Young people, he says, know how to protest, but they don’t know “the process.” It seems to me that the Parkland students and others they have joined with have exhibited enough knowledge of “the process” to get Florida legislators to change a few laws. And these young people
promise to be an electoral force in 2018. Maybe that’s why Republicans are leaping off the Titanic as it is poised to hit an iceberg.
A record The party that captured the presidency typically loses congressional seats in a midterm election. Sixty-three Democrats did in 2010, partly because of resistance to the Affordable Care Act, and partly because of resistance to President Obama himself. But fewer than 20 Democrats chose not to run for reelection. So far, a record 41 Republican rats are jumping off No. 45’s sinking ship. Some of them are talking openly of impeachment, given continuing developments in the Mueller probe. Others are repulsed by the drip-drip revelations of No. 45’s immoral behavior. Still others are concerned about the ways the Oval Office has become a piggy bank for the President and his family. The Republican family is a fractured one and they are cruising for a bruising!
What’s next? Speaker Ryan says he did what he came to do in Washington – he shepherded through a tax reform bill that “simplified” our taxes. But the man who was known as a deficit hawk also passed out corporate goodies as if they were Girl Scout cookies and had a role
America is far from ending housing segregation
nificant progress possible in America, but we’re not there yet.”
The housing problem is particularly acute in the minority ghettos. Nearly two-thirds of all non-white families living in the central cities today live in neighborhoods marked with substandard housing and general urban blight. Two major factors are responsible. First: Many ghetto residents simply cannot pay the rent necessary to support decent housing. In Detroit, for example, over 40 percent of the non-white occupied units in 1960 required rent of over 35 percent of the tenants’ income. Second: Discrimination prevents access to many non-slum areas, particularly the suburbs, where good housing exists. In addition, by creating a ‘back pressure’ in the racial ghettos, it makes it possible for landlords to break up apartments for denser occupancy, and keeps prices and rents of deteriorated ghetto hous-
Mondale says a significant problem with enforcement of the Fair Housing Act was proving intent. He was encouraged by a 2015 Supreme Court ruling that found that only impact, and not intent, was necessary to prove discrimination. But he has little faith that the current administration would aggressively enforce the law. Just last month, the National Urban League and other civil rights groups reacted with horror to a decision by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson to strike the words “inclusive” and “free from discrimination” from HUD’s mission statement. Around the same time, the head of the department’s Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Division ordered a hold on fair housing investigations given the highest priority by Secretary Carson’s predecessor.
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ing higher than they would be in a truly free market.” – Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (The Kerner Commission), 1968 Former Vice President Walter Mondale, who co-sponsored the Fair Housing Act along with Edward Brooke, the first popularly elected African-American U.S. senator, was interviewed recently on the Act’s 50th anniversary. “There’s been a struggle to get the Fair Housing Act recognized as real law, and enforce it at the state and local level,” he said. “I would say we haven’t done very well at it. I think it has made sig-
Corruption, collusion, obstruction, etc. Roget’s Thesaurus defines corruption and corrupt as “spoiled, tainted, rotten, decaying, depraved, dissolute, pervert, debase, demoralize, defile, infect, putrefaction, pollution, dishonesty, bribery”– all horrible words. No. 45 seems to be the key person who fits those descriptions. According to Wikipedia, “Corruption is a form of dishonest or unethical conduct by a person entrusted with a position of authority, often to acquire personal benefit. Corruption may include many activities including bribery and embezzlement, though it may also involve practices that are legal in many countries – but not ours.”
Heard it a lot We’ve heard “collusion” a lot when referring to No. 45. That tells us it’s “a secret agreement
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or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose.” It’s further explained that it’s usually meant to defraud and/or gain an unfair advantage over a third party or competitor. The possibility of any of those actions sound bad enough when we’re seeing other horrible behavior on the part of the leader of the free world. America is in trouble. Add the fact that No. 45 received nearly three million votes less than his competitor. Yet he won and very likely did so after gaining his so-called advantage
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Limited enforcement
while working with the help of Russia, an enemy of the United States. Our system is in trouble!
It’s a mess Add also the fact that so many of the people who worked with No. 45 before and after he moved into the White House have resigned, retired, been fired, been charged, indicted, convicted or coming close to it, we’ve got a big mess on our hands. No. 45 is our leader and a majority of the American people are embarrassed by him, are denouncing him and frankly wish he would just go away. I have seen a lot of signs saying, “We miss Obama!” That is said with good reason. The days of the Obama Administration are the good old days for many of us – and many of us would love to have the Obama team back.
Can’t be trusted Our nation is the laughingstock of the world. Nobody can trust the word of No. 45. He’s in-
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in increasing the deficit to more than a trillion dollars. If that’s what he came to do, he might as well hang his conservative mantle up. These next few months will be interesting as the lame duck speaker attempts to manage legislation and perhaps attack social programs like Medicare and Social Security. But will the lame duck speaker quack? He has little to lose now that he says he will not run for his congressional seat again. He also says he will not run for office, but who believes that? Further, his best qualification to run for office might be the ways he challenges a president who clearly repulses him.
What will he do?
No questions asked
They go together
In late 2016, HUD opened an investigation into a report that Facebook allowed advertisers to exclude Black, Hispanic and Asian-American users from seeing their ads. One of Secretary Carson’s first actions upon taking office was to kill the investigation. Secretary Carson also tried to cancel a program created under President Obama that would make it easier for housing voucher recipients to move to more stable neighborhoods. A federal court blocked the move. Fair housing has been a top priority of the Urban League movement since our founding more than a century ago. Among the seven objectives outlined in the founding documents was a focus on housing conditions, employment opportunities and business development. Urban League programs have helped millions of Americans to prepare for and buy a home, prevent mortgage default and foreclosure, achieve financial literacy and manage credit, and learn how to enforce their rights as tenants and borrowers.
It’s impossible to extricate economic justice and fair housing. According to a Harvard study, moving from a high-poverty neighborhood to a low-poverty neighborhood raised incomes, improved college attendance, and reduced teen-age pregnancy. Zip code can predict life expectancy better than genetic code. That’s why the nation must prioritize fair housing. It’s clear that we are not. As we said in our letter to Secretary Carson: “You have spoken of the squalid conditions of your childhood neighborhood in Boston; you have experienced first-hand the demoralizing wounds of segregation and racism, and for a time, according to your spokesman, benefitted from the safety net of housing subsidy. You must bring these experiences to bear in your responsibility to uphold the duties of your office.”
sulted many nations, and so many Americans wish he would just ride off into the sunset and disappear. Despite his shameful bragging, the Congressional Budget Office tells us the national debt is now on track to reach unprecedented heights over the next decade – thanks to the policies adopted by No. 45 and the Republican-controlled Congress. We must borrow about $2.7 trillion over the next decade just to cover the cost of legislation enacted since June, the most expensive of which was No. 45’s tax cut with his reckless fiscal policy. There’re even more costs that are too numerous to mention here. Republicans have spent all of my life being against debt and deficits. One wonders where they are now when possible corruption, collusion, obstruction, tax evasion and every description of bad acting are led by No. 45.
road to destruction just like so many historical civilizations that never recovered. My ancestors worked too hard to perfect this union for all. Our Native brothers and sister suffered too much and lost too much to just sit around silently and make no objection to how others are further destroying the nation that was stolen from them. Many of our Hispanic brothers and sisters still provide too much backbreaking labor to build this nation to just be viciously toyed with about their status in America. Let’s join hands with our vote, our dollars and at every other opportunity to end illegal and immoral behavior against us.
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Will Ryan be a champion for true conservatism, or the cronyism that No. 45 embodies? Will he raise questions about the crooked practices of Cabinet members who have never met a charter plane they could not pass up? The Lame Duck could provide a service to his party and to our nation if he would simply quack. But he may have been too compromised to open his mouth.
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Preparing young Blacks for homeownership HBCU students join movement for financial education BY HAZEL TRICE EDNEY TRICE EDNEY WIRE
The housing crisis that caused more than nine million people to suffer foreclosure and even homelessness due to the economic slump across the U.S. 10 years ago, has now fully recovered for everyone - except people of color - especially AfricanAmericans. “Black people are moving into homeownership at a much slower rate than anything we have seen in the past,” says Laurie Goodman, co-author of an Urban Institute report titled “Are Gains in Black Home Ownership History?” The report, released last year, continues, “Gains in black homeownership have been hard won, which amplifies our concern that in the last 15 years, black homeownership rates have declined to levels not seen since the 1960s, when private race-based discrimination was legal.”
Reaching new grads This is the reason that homeownership advocates and advisers believe new and innovative ways must be attempted to bring about equality in homeownership in 2018 and beyond. In part, that means a targeted effort to bring young Black professionals, namely new college graduates, into the financial education arena and the homebuying job market – ideas whose times have come, according to HomeFree-USA, a non-profit organization that specializes in mortgage and homeownership advice. “Most people, when they think about working in a financial institution; they think about the branch or being a teller. But, there’s a whole machine, one in which you can really build a good career. So they are interested,” says Gwendolyn Garnett, program director for the new Center for Financial Advancement (CFA) that HomeFree-USA launched at Fisk University in Nashville last September. “Awareness and education afford them opportunities whether they are jobs or internships. So they can learn more about the industry and choose to become a part of it,” said Garnett, former Neighborhood Lending executive for the Consumer Real Estate division of Bank of America.
Wealth-building tool People may simply not know the benefits and tremendous value of preparing for mortgage approval, noted Marcia Griffin, president//CEO of HomeFreeUSA. “It is critical for us. Yet, more African-Americans are becoming renters than they are homeowners. Homeownership is our primary wealth-building tool. But it’s also a personal tool. It’s a life tool that enables us to provide something to leave for our children, to have a life in which you are paying yourself instead of paying the landlord,” Griffin said. “I often use this as an example: If you’re paying a thousand dollars a month rent and you rent for 10 years, conservatively you’re talking about $120,000 that you’ve paid to somebody else. No benefit at all.”
Glimmer of hope She also pointed out that rents often go up whereas a fixed rate mortgage stays the same. “This is just a wealth building tool that must be promoted,” Griffin said. In the three decades after the Fair Housing Act, signed into law in 1968, America’s Black home-
The Center for Financial Advancement has launched on the heels of a recent study that says although more African-Americans than ever are going to college, Black students are still overrepresented in majors that result in the lowest paying jobs. salaries while serving the community - will attract Black college graduates, most of whom tend to be socially conscious trend setters among their peers. “People of this generation are much more social advocacy focused,” she said. “The importance of students from HBCUs entering into the mortgage industry is this is an opportunity for them to really fuse and really live through their work the essence of doing well and doing good by helping to impact lives while also doing well for themselves financially.”
The obstacles
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The Center for Financial Advancement events have drawn high levels of interest from students and young Black professionals. ownership grew nearly 6 percentage points, the Urban Institute report said. But, according to Forbes, “from 2000 to 2015, that gain dropped to about 41 percent, compared to White homeownership of 71 percent.” The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) sees a glimmer of hope as NAREB has detected a slight upward movement in Black home ownership rates. HomeFree-USA is pushing to increase that trend by empowering students with the financial education that they will then spread among each other as well as to parents and ultimately into the community.
More ethnicity A core principal of the CFA is that the more African-Americans are involved in the lending and mortgage business, the more buyers they will attract. They hope this will result in a significant spike in the housing industry as it relates to AfricanAmericans in general, including African-American youth. “I agree that yes, whether you’re African-American or Hispanic, those ethnic groups are comfortable dealing with people
who look like them. And I think that’s the case not only for homeownership but a host of other experiences and consumer decisions that we make,” says Jeffrey Hicks, NAREB president/CEO.
‘A good income’ Prospective salaries may serve as enticements for young professionals. The annual salaries can range from an average of $75,900-$93,000 as a senior underwriter to $41,725-$135,000 as a loan officer and multiple opportunities in between according to mortgage industry salary listings. There are opportunities for even higher salaries when sales are involved. “Mortgage loan officer jobs are usually commission based. I know some who have made millions in this industry,” said Garnett, who worked for Bank of America for more than 24 years in various positions. “When you sell a home, when that person gets a home loan through you, you get a big commission from that...So you can make a good income, but a lot of young folks are not even aware of the industry.”
Income study The Center for Financial Advancement has launched on the heels of a recent study that says although more African-Americans than ever are going to college, Black students are still overrepresented in majors that result in the lowest-paying jobs. “Access to college for African Americans has increased, but African Americans are highly concentrated in lower-paying majors,” says the 2016 study by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. The report says “only 7 percent of finance and marketing majors are African-American.” It also says that only 7 percent of those who receive STEM-related bachelor’s degrees - which includes information technology (IT) and who earn a median annual salary of $84,000 - are Black. IT, finance and marketing are favored concentrations in real estate, mortgage and banking.
HBCU outreach Milan Griffin, vice president of Marketing and Outreach for HomeFree-USA believes mortgage industry jobs - which are a combination of earning higher
NNPA chairman celebrates 50 years as Crusader publisher NNPA NEWS WIRE
2018 marks Dorothy R. Leavell’s 50th year as publisher of the Chicago and Gary Crusader newspapers – family-owned Black publications. Leavell currently serves as chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA). For five decades, Leavell has managed her newspapers under 10 U.S. presidents, eight Illinois governors and a total of 13 mayors in Chicago and Gary. Through her leadership, the Crusader newspapers have won 13 National Merit Awards for journalism excellence among Black newspapers.
She became the publisher after her husband, Balm L. Leavell, Jr., who co-founded the Chicago Crusader in 1940 with Joseph H. Jefferson, died in 1968 after a short illness. She was left with two children and two newspapers Dorothy to run. Levell “Black newspapers are the largest Black communication medium,” Leavell said. “There are about 200 Black newspapers and about a dozen Black-owned radio stations. Without Black newspapers, we will not have
Despite new opportunities in the mortgage industry, obstacles for homeownership in the Black community are still major. Among those hindrances: Affordability. Housing prices are increasing; especially in urban areas. Insufficient income. Although the mortgage lending industry is financially lucrative, it takes time to nurture and develop a strong six or high five figure earning. Poor preparation. Money management, credit reparation, budgeting and savings - keys to wealth - are areas that must be strengthened in the Black community. Education. There can be a long learning curve for some people pursuing the home ownership industry as a profession; therefore, mentors are needed in this field. Loan denials. According to the Pew Research Center, “throughout the boom, bust and recovery phases of the housing cycle, blacks have been denied home loans at higher rates than most other racial groups (the exception being Native Americans, and even then only in the last few years).”
Take action The Urban Institute study predicts that “inequality will get worse with inaction”: It continues, “The period since the housing crisis began has been a tragic chapter in the history of the black community’s access to the wealth building, security, and the sense of belonging offered by homeownership.” The study concludes, “We must take action to avoid further decline. Reforms are needed that provide more affordable rental housing and more plentiful and secure access to homeownership.”
the first line of defense in telling our story.”
In 1963, she and Balm were married by the Rev. Jesse Jackson. In 1964, their first child, Antonio, was born. In 1966, they had a daughter, Genice.
Full time in 1964
Not easy
Dorothy Leavell was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. When she was 15, Leavell visited an aunt in Chicago and her aunt’s friend suggested Leavell get a summer job at the newspaper. In 1959, they went to see Lorraine Hansberry’s play, “A Raisin in the Sun.” There, they ran into Balm. Dorothy would work during the summer for the Crusader for the next several years before she graduated as valedictorian from Pine Bluff’s Merrill High School in 1962. She then moved to Chicago to work for the Crusader full time.
After her husband died, Johnson selected Dorothy to succeed Balm as publisher. “It has not been easy being a woman publisher. People lacked confidence in women. Most male publishers didn’t respect me, but you need the business people for advertising or the paper can’t survive,” Leavell said. “I had to establish that I was serious.”
This story was adapted from a report by Erick Johnson of the Chicago Crusader.
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APRIL 19 – APRIL 25, 2018
Spruce Creek flag football team stands out this season Hawks head into tournament with 9-3 record BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
The Spruce Creek high girls’ flag football team has sneaked up on some people this season. The Hawks are 9-3 after beating Mainland on Tuesday night. “We had a lot of girls that return this season. We are doing some of the same things that we did last year. We do have some playmakers. We’ve played well. The girls really do listen and do the things that they are supposed to,” said Head Coach Andy Price. Price is a longtime football coach; he also coaches the boys’ varsity tackle team, which made the playoffs in 2017. In the past, he led Warner Christian Academy in South Daytona for 13 years to 12 playoff appearances. including three state runner-up finishes (2008, 2009, 2010). He also coached at Titusville (2013).
‘Like being coached’ This is Price’s second year leading the Hawks’ flag football program. Last year, the team went 5-7. In the past, he coached the girls flag football team at Warner in 2011 to a 9-3 record. Price told the Daytona Times, “What makes this current team different from any other that I have coached in the past is their willingness to be coached more than any other team that I have had. “A lot of times great athletes aren’t as receptive to being coached but these girls like being coached. They do what they are asked. This team hasn’t given us any problems. They trust us to put them in position to win games.”
A growing sport Price has seen the sport of flag football blossom in recent years. He expressed, “It’s grown a lot. The momentum in the state is growing. I would like to see it grow more. It’s a really exciting game and it is fun to watch. The girls do a great job. I think some schools don’t take it as serious,’’ Price explained. “I think over here we want to be good at every sport. Our former coach, Joe Giddens, did a great job starting us off and we were fortunate enough to pick it and keep going. We want to give
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Spruce Creek sophomore receiver Amber Zaragosa (19) gets free in the open field during a game against Seabreeze this season. the girls the best opportunity. It’s really fun teaching them just like we teach the boys. We teach the same technique and terminology.”
seed for the district 2A-2 tournament that features four strong teams. The tournament will take place at Apopka High beginning April 24.
Strong on defense
Eyes on playoffs
Creek’s standouts are senior quarterback Jayda Hudson, junior receiver/defensive back Alyssa Derrick, freshman receiver Amber Dikquitro, senior defensive back/receiver Sara Narozny, and senior rusher J.P. Nobles. This year, the Hawks are doing it with defense. They are giving up just an average around seven points per game. “You can win a lot of games that way. We’ve been strong defensively. On the flipside on offense we drop a lot of passes. If, we catch those we do a lot better,” stated Price.
Spruce Creek plays Flagler Palm Coast in the semifinal. The winner faces the winner out of Apopka and Wekiva in the district final. The winner of the tournament advances to the playoffs, which begins May 3 for a chance to compete for a state title. “We have to beat FPC (Flagler Palm Coast) first and upset Wekiva. I think we have a great game plan. Wekiva beat us earlier this year. I think we have a good chance if we play them again. There is also Apopka to deal with. We just have to come out and play and win every game,” added Price. DeLand and Ocoee also play in the district but didn’t qualify for the district tournament.
Surprising season The Hawks may be the area’s
Alyssa Holland (15) of Spruce Creek catches a pass during a game earlier this season. biggest surprise. They have fared well against good competition. They beat Apopka 2-0 and lost to Seabreeze 7-6 as well as Class 2A second ranked Apopka Wekiva. “Maybe we have surprised teams this year. It’s like on the
boys’ side in tackle. We aren’t always the most talented, but we play hard. We don’t always pass the eye test. but the kids do their jobs and they do them well,” noted Price. The Hawks are the second
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Wildcats walk in heels to raise funds, awareness about domestic violence Bethune-Cookman University’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics hosted a “Walk A Mile in Her Shoes’’ event on April 13. Some of B-CU’s athletes donned high heels to raise awareness about domestic violence. Funds raised by the B-CU Wildcats will benefit Harbor House of Central Florida, a non-profit organization that seeks to eliminate domestic violence by providing safety, shelter, empowerment, education and justice for women. B-CU’s event was modeled after the non-profit Venture Humanity, Inc.’s “Walk A Mile in Her Shoes” event. It’s an international men’s walk to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence. “If us putting on heels and walking a mile in their shoes illustrates for us the pain that women endure from domestic violence, abuse and assault, then we are proud and will lead by example,’’ Lynn Thompson, B-CU’s vice president of Intercollegiate Athletics, told the Daytona Times prior to last Friday’s walk.
The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event is a fun opportunity for men to raise awareness in their community about the serious causes, effects and remediations to men’s sexualized violence against women.
The event, hosted by B-CU’s athletics department, was open to men and women. Registration was held prior to the event.
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Bethune-Cookman’s baseball team participated in the walk. The milelong walk started on campus at the statue of B-CU founder, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.
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Votran to host Triple Crown Roadeo Votran is hosting the annual Florida Triple Crown Bus Roadeo April 27 and 28 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. The roadeo is a statewide skills competition for bus operators and maintenance technicians. The competition allows bus operators and mechanics representing various transit agencies throughout the state to show off their professional driving and maintenance skills as they challenge themselves and each other for first-place honors. Operators will participate in a written test and on-course competition, and maintenance technicians will take part in a written test and series of diagnostic tests.
Gilbert King is the author of “Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found,” which will be released on April 24.
Author to discuss book on violence, race justice at library event Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King will kick off a national tour of his latest book during the Friends of the Daytona Beach Regional Library’s 38th annual Author Fundraising Event on Wednesday, May 9, at the NewsJournal Center, 221 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach. The book, “Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found,” will be released April 24. It focuses on journalist Mabel Norris Reese, who spent years uncovering the facts behind a conspiracy to imprison an innocent Black man for the alleged rape of a White woman in Lake County in 1958. Reese was a Daytona Beach resident until her death in 1995.
VIP reception King won a Pulitzer Prize for
his 2013 book, “Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America,” which also explored racial injustice in Lake County. The Friends group will host a VIP cocktail reception at 5:30 p.m. at the News-Journal Center. Tickets, which are $50 each, must be purchased by May 5 at Cinematique Theater, 252 S. Beach St., Daytona Beach. Those attending the reception will receive preferred parking, hors d’oeuvres with a complimentary beverage from the cash bar, a meet-and-greet with the author, an opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for themed gift baskets each with a minimum value of $200, and preferred seating at the book discussion.
Free for discussion There is no charge to attend the book discussion, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be videotaped for C-SPAN Book TV.
Following his presentation, King will answer questions and sign copies of his book, which will be available at the event and also are available for pre-order on Amazon.com. The Friends of the Library is a volunteer, nonprofit organization that raises money to enhance library programs and purchase equipment. Past purchases include laptops for the computer lab, a baby grand piano for concerts, and a 10-inch telescope for stargazing programs. The group also sponsors free technology summer camps for teens.
Children’s Home Society collecting items for clients The Children’s Home Society of Florida is collecting travel-size hygiene items to put together survival backpacks for clients in its new Open Doors program. Open Doors provides therapy and services to teen and young
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adult survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Volusia and Flagler counties and is providing backpacks to clients with hygiene essentials and therapy tools to keep with them onthe-go. Here are the items that are requested.
Hygiene items • Travel-size shampoo • Travel-size conditioner • Travel-size deodorant • Travel-size toothpaste • Bar soap • Toothbrushes • Elastic hair ties • Tampons • Pads • Lip balm or lip gloss • Tools for therapy • Adult coloring books • Colored pencils • Journals The items may be dropped off through May 25 to the attention of Abeer Eltemtamy at the office located inside the Sunshine Park Mall at 2400 S. Ridgewood Ave.
Local competitors Votran held an internal competition in March to determine who would represent the company at the statewide competition. Tracey McClary, a 16-year employee, will compete in the fixed route competition. Fred Schrader and Robert Ward will compete in the paratransit competition. Select Votran employees will also compete in the maintenance competition. According to the Florida Public Transit Association’s website, the annual competition contributes to the continued safety and training of bus operators and facilitates camaraderie among transit agencies from across the state.
National next The winners will compete in the National Bus Roadeo, sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association. The industry-sponsored event is a joint effort of the Florida Public Transportation Association, the Florida Rural Transit Assistance Program, the Florida Department of Transportation, and the Florida Association of Coordinated Transit Systems.