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NO TIME TO WASTE Volusia Emergency Management official urges residents to take hurricane season seriously BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
Hurricane season officially kicked off on June 1 and Devonne Long is one of the local residents wasting no time preparing for it. The season runs to Nov. 30 with a peak season from August through October. Last year, Volusia County didn’t experience a hurricane but locals remember the vengeance of the last two – Irma in September 2017 and Matthew in October 2016. Long said she and several oth-
er relatives spent four days in a shelter during Hurricane Matthew in 2016. “It’s imperative because food and fuel runs out and it’s not safe to travel during storms. Get what you can now; don’t procrastinate,” she urges other residents.
‘Get ready now’ Local authorities are echoing that same appeal. “There is no time to waste. Even though the highest potential is in August and September, we already had a storm form that didn’t affect us, said Tom Cisco, operations coordinator for Volusia County Emergency Management Services. “People need to get ready now and make plans.’’ See TIME, Page 2
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A car was demolished after hit by fallen trees during Hurricane Matthew.
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Free summer meals available for local kids BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
With more than 60 sites in 14 municipalities across Volusia County participating in a summer food program, there are plenty of places available now for local children in need to get free meals. The program, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, runs though Aug. 9 and is being sponsored by the Volusia County Human Services Office. Children 18 and under are eligible. Meals are served Monday through Friday, times vary depending on location. All sites are closed on July 4. Most locations serve both breakfast and lunch while others just lunch.
‘A great need’ Local summer programs and organizations that participate in the program see the value in such a program. “It’s absolutely a valuable program which serves a great need. We can even order extra meals for kids in the community who aren’t
Remembering longtime local educator Vivian Charles BY DAYTONA TIMES STAFF
Forty years ago in 1979, the Daytona Times reported on Florida’s first Black Supreme Court justice, Joseph Hatchett, receiving the Florida State Conference of NAACP Branches’ highest honor, and Bethune-Cookman College instructors Theodore Nicholson, Ranja Patel and Tom Davis winning United Negro College Fund fellowships.
Family and friends of Mrs. Vivian Hickley Charles, 87, reflected on her life and legacy on May 25 during a service at Living Faith World Ministries in Daytona Beach. Mrs. Charles, a longtime Volusia County educator, died on May 16. Delivering the eulogy was Pastor John T. Range. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery with R.J. Gainous Funeral home in charge. She was a longtime faithful member of Living Faith World Ministries.
Campbell, Bethune grad Mrs. Charles was born to Nix-
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in our summer program who need to come over for a meal,” said Tangela Brown, unit director of the Daytona Beach Boys & Girls Club. The club is housed in the Dickerson Community Center, 308 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The summer program at the center is now in session. “There is a need in the community and other communities. There are families struggling to make ends meet. It’s always a big help to be able to get a meal. We don’t get a lot of the other children but children can come as long as they are school aged,” Brown added.
Have to eat there Andrew Powell, site supervisor of the Yvonne Scarlett Golden Cultural and Educational Center in Daytona Beach echoed those statements. A summer program is underway there too. “I think it’s a good thing. Kids who normally may not get to have a meal for whatever reason gets to have a chance to have one,” he See MEALS, Page 2
ola Johnson and Marvin Hickley on June 4, 1931 in Daytona Beach. She grew up in Daytona but also spent several years in Chicago with her mother. Vivian Upon returning Charles to Daytona, she was reared by an aunt and uncle, Maudestine and William Jones, who greatly influenced her. She went on to graduate from the former Campbell Senior High School, then earned a Bachelor of Science degree from BethuneCookman College and a master’s degree from Rollins College.
Teacher and coach For more than 30 years, she taught students in Perry, as well as at Volusia Schools – Turie T. Smalls Elementary, Campbell Middle and Pierson Taylor High Schools. She retired as an assistant principal. Before becoming an assistant See CHARLES, Page 2
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Doctor who helped Blacks to be subject of June 8 event Join West Volusia Historical Society re-enactors to talk informally about early 20th-century residents who helped shape the local culture. The June 8 focus will be on Dr. Charles E. Tribble, a graduate of Stetson University and Yale School of Medicine who started a medical practice in DeLand in 1934 and was on the DeLand Memorial Hospital’s medical staff for many years.
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He also was an undercover civil rights activist who helped sneak Black patients from the Burgess Pavilion into the DeLand Memorial Hospital for needed care after hours. Seating for the June 8 Dr. Charles event is limited. It will Tribble be held at 10 a.m. in the front parlor of the DeLand House, 137 W. Michigan Ave., DeLand. It is free for members and $5 for non-members. For more information, call 386-7406813 or e-mail delandhouse@msn.com.
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from Page 1 principal, she coached girls volleyball, basketball teams and majorettes. She also coached girls who participated in the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Jabberwock contest. Her family states that she “enjoyed her career as an educator and the impact that she made in her students’ lives, which was evidenced by the many encounters and interactions she had with the students and eventually with their own children too.” Over the years, she received numerous plaques, awards, commendations and recognitions for her dedication to the public school system.
Her family also noted that she was known for her flair for fashion and home decorating. She was known for “finding many hidden and forgotten treasurers with her discerning eye for art and fashion, which was truly her favorite hobby.’’ In 2015, she relocated to Miami Gardens because of her declining health to be cared for by her son, Stacy Marks Charles, and his wife, Loretta. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Johnny L. Charles; and a son, Scott Marlo Charles. She is survived by son, Stacy Mark Charles (Loretta); grandsons, Jamelle Cameron and Jared Mark; brother-inlaw, Bishop Charlie Charles (Mildred); sisters-in-law, Virginia Charles, Larla Hickley, and other relatives.
MEALS from Page 1 told the Daytona Times. “Many kids are running around playing and need that energy. The thing is they have to eat it at the facility and can’t leave. They must also be of age.” So far, the crowds haven’t been great where the summer programs are taking place. “I haven’t seen a lot of kids from the community come in yet. We’ve had a few, but we’ve mainly had our kids in our summer program. Normally about half of our kids come to breakfast and lunch,” Powell related.
Strategic locations The program provides nutritionally balanced meals regardless of race, color, sex, disability or national origin during summer vacation when school breakfasts and lunches are not available. The program is located in geographical areas where 50 percent or more of the children qualify for free or reduced lunch during the school year. There are locations par-
ticipating in the program in Daytona Beach, Ormond Beach, New Smyrna, DeLand and other municipalities.
Daytona Beach locations • Boys & Girls Club John Dickerson, 308 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (through Aug. 2; closed July 1-5) Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; lunch: noon to 1 p.m. • Daytona Beach Regional Library, 105 E. Magnolia Ave. (through Aug. 9) Breakfast: 9 to 10 a.m.; lunch: noon to 1 p.m. • Greater New Zion Primitive Baptist Church, 210 N. Martin L. King Jr. Blvd. (through Aug. 9) Breakfast: 8 to 10 a.m.; lunch: noon to 1 p.m. • Hope Place Library, 1310 Wright St. (June 10-Aug. 9) Breakfast: 9 to 10 a.m.; lunch: noon to 1 p.m. • Howard Thurman Historic Home, 614 Whitehall St. (June 19-July 3) Breakfast: 9 to 10 a.m.; lunch: noon to 1 p.m. • John H. Dickerson Heritage Library, 411 S. Keech St. (through Aug. 9) Breakfast: 9 to 10 a.m.; lunch: noon to 1 p.m. • Midtown Cultural & Education Center, 925 George
Engram Blvd. (through Aug. 2) Breakfast: 8 to 9 a.m., lunch: noon to 1 p.m. • Northwood Community Center, 1200 Ninth St. (through Aug. 9) Breakfast: 9 to 10 a.m.; lunch: noon to 1 p.m. • Rose Marie Bryon Children’s Center, 625 South St. (June 10-Aug. 2) Breakfast: 9 to 9:30 a.m., lunch: 11:30 a.m. to noon • Salvation Army, 1555 LPGA Blvd. (through Aug. 2) Breakfast: 8:30 to 9 a.m.; lunch: 11:30 a.m. to noon • Sunnyland Park, 825 Washington St. (through Aug. 2) Breakfast: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.; lunch: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. • Yvonne Scarlett Golden Cultural and Educational Center, 1000 Vine St. (through Aug. 2) Breakfast: 8 to 9 a.m.; lunch: noon to 1 p.m. For more information, contact Volusia County Human Services Office at 386254-4648 in Daytona Beach, 386-736-5956 in DeLand, or 386-423-3375 in New Smyrna Beach. Ask for extension 12980 or 12984. To find other sites and meal serving times, select the “meal site locator” at www. summerbreakspot.org.
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Some businesses like this convenience store in Volusia County received major damage from Hurricane Matthew.
TIME from Page 1 Past storms’ impact Irma’s aftermath was reported to have impacted more than 7,400 buildings in Flagler and Volusia counties with an estimated $451 million in damages. The National Hurricane Center attributed 129 total deaths to Irma across the Caribbean and southern United States with damages exceeding $53 billion. A Daytona Beach woman, who died of carbon monoxide from a generator, was among the fatalities. Hurricane Matthew’s death toll was 603 with $16.4 billion in damages. Days after the hurricane lashed Florida’s east coast in October 2016, many area residents were struggling with property and road damage, power outages, water damage in homes, downed and dangling power lines along with toppled and snapped trees. Five of 11 deaths in the state were in Volusia County.
Getting ready Having to deal with getting financial and food assistance after Hurricane Matthew was “a rough experience,’’ Long recalled. The experience has prompted her to get a plan early. She took advantage of the state’s tax-free holiday on storm items like generators from June 1 to June 6. “I am trying to find some good deals. It’s important to get items now while prices are low. Living on a fixed income, I can’t afford a generator but there are some key items that you can get from places like Dollar Tree which helps,” she told the Daytona Times.
Volusia offering Hurricane Matthew assistance Beginning June 7, Volusia County will accept applications from incomeeligible homeowners whose residence was damaged by Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Funds are available to replace damaged mobile or manufactured homes on rented or owned lots and to repair or reconstruct damaged single-family homes. Applications and program details can be found online at www.volusia. org/hurricane-matthew-housing. Application packets can also be picked up at these locations: • Volusia County’s Community Assistance office,110 W. Rich Ave., DeLand • Volusia County’s Human Services
Where you’ll go Along with hurricane items, residents should have a plan in case they need to evacuate their homes. Decide now where you will stay if an evacuation order is issued. Arrange to stay with friends or relatives who live well inland as possible. For those without alternatives, the county will set up shelters at key locations across the county. There are 35 storm shelters listed in Volusia County. Most are public schools. “We open them up on a need by need basis, not all at once. People should check our website, our app and media outlets for information on when and where they open,” Cisco noted.
Preparedness help Emergency management officials encourage residents to prepare for potential land-falling during a tropical storm or hurricane by doing the following: • Download the Volusia County emergency pre-
offices at 123 W. Indiana Ave., Room 101, DeLand • 775 Harley Strickland Blvd., Suite 104, Orange City • 717 Canal St., New Smyrna Beach All branches of the Volusia County Public Library system Completed applications and additional documents are being accepted by mail or in person at the address noted in the application packet. Residents in need of assistance must be able to document that the home was damaged due to the storm and meet federal income-eligibility requirements. Additional restrictions apply, Community Assistance staff will work with residents to process applications and determine eligibility. For more information, visit www. volusia.org/hurricane-matthew-housing or call 386-736-5955.
paredness app. The app is available for download in the Google Play store and via the Apple store. • Create a family preparedness plan, which is
a checklist of items you’ll need during an emergency. For help creating a personalized family disaster plan, visit www.floridadisaster. org.
• Consider purchasing flood insurance, which is typically not covered under a homeowner’s insurance policy. It can take up to 30 days after purchase for a flood insurance policy to take effect. If a hurricane is within 500 miles of Florida, flood insurance policies will not be written. To learn about flood insurance visit www.floodsmart.gov.
What’s on the app A lot of emergency management information can be found on the app, which includes weather alerts, current conditions, preparedness checklists, links to county sites, shelter status, locations of the nearest open shelter, sandbag information, evacuation information, push notifications and more. The app also aids in the damage assessment process as residents can submit damage reports
along with picture documentation. Cisco stressed, “People should download our app, which is easy and accessible. There is a lot you can do and find out by using it.”
NOAA advice The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) also lists do-it-yourself steps for homeowners to help protect their property. • Install storm shutters to protect windows from strong winds. • Identify a place to secure outdoor items like furniture, garden tools, toys and garbage cans. Strong winds can turn these items into projectiles that may damage homes and cause injuries. • Clean gutters and downspouts. Leaves, twigs and debris can clog them and prevent rainwater from efficiently draining away from homes.
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Ida Emma Merritt, 100, remembered during First Church service Ida Emma Merritt, just shy of her 101st birthday, transitioned on May 25 at the Stuart F. Meyer Hospice House in Palm Coast. She entered this life June 25, 1918, in Cuthbert, Georgia. It was last July when I reported of a standing ovation for Mrs. Merritt, celebrating her 100th birthday at the former Bunnell City Hall. Family and friends gathered during the party from Colorado, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, New York and Connecticut. Pastor Gillard S. Glover mentioned at her funeral, “We’ve come celebrating a life welllived, a warm and gentle person (with) a prodigious memory. She lived an impactful life,” he said. Mrs. Merritt’s “Celebration of Life” was held May 31 at the First Church of Palm Coast. Her obituary read that she was formally trained as a caregiver, and this might explain why later in life she stood over her own caregivers, giving instructions on how to properly tuck sheets, fold blankets, wash clothes, and make beds. She was involved in cleaning positions, live-in cooking positions, and the entrepreneurial skills of catering, where some customers bought airfares for her cakes to be flown across the country.
Ministry of ‘helps’ Mrs. Merritt’s legacy of baking scrumptious cakes, cooking meals and making dinner parties special were the skills she used working on the Upper East Side of Manhattan for Estee Lauder. Her husband, Eugene Merritt, was the chauffeur for the cosmetics giant. A child of the King, Mrs. Merritt was said to have a gift of hospitality, and a ministry of “helps.” She was a member of the Women’s Missionary Society of the First Church of Palm Coast.
Dr. Primrose Cameron to lead discussions in DeLand on women’s self-esteem, parenting and relationships.
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She enjoyed going out in the company of her friends. She was a blessing to everyone, and a blessing to have lived so long. Mrs. Merritt leaves behind nephews, Christopher Green, Clarence Palmer, Ronald Doulin and Gregory Gary; nieces, Marion Broaden, Paulette Gary, Doris Gadsden, Linda Tazi, Idelle Doulin and Debra Green. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Merritt; parents, John T. and Mattie George Gary; brothers, Bonnie Paul Gary, Eugene Gary; sisters, Inez Palmer, Frances Doulin, and Forrestine Green; nephews, Harold Gary, Franklin Gary, Bobby Gary, Bonnie Paul Gary Jr., Roger Green; and nieces, Gail Gary and Christine Palmer.
More shows on horizon from A Dante Production Chauncey Dunham, CEO of A Dante Production, LLC, communicates that both winter and spring were fantastic. The producer has presented shows that will be remembered. The new management company, Phoenix Global Management, LLC, will be defined at another time for sharing the tasks that will be taken off the producer’s back. Their vocalist, Daphne Cooper, will bring her sultry, witty, crowd-pleasing lines to the African American Cultural Society, 4422 U. S. 1 North, Palm Coast. That’s June 7, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. The ticket price is $10. A Dante Production and staff
Sunday Dinner It’s so much more than a meal. It’s love. Find new dishes to gather around at publix.com/sundaydinner.
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A “Celebration of Life’’ was held May 31 for Ida Emma Merritt. will be taking their summer hiatus during July. They will return Aug 17 with “Dante Goes Gospel!” For further details, visit www. adanteproduction.com.
Juneteenth coming to Palm Coast As Juneteenth approaches, enthusiastic crowds will celebrate the only national holiday observing the end of slavery in the United States. That’s June 15, 4 to 8 p.m., and the main event to begin at 5 p.m. at the African American Cultural Society, 4422 U. S. 1 North, Palm Coast. Visitors are in for an awakening, presented by vocalist Erica Eubanks, C-Squad Steppers, the Palm Terrace Band of Daytona Beach, poetry by Imani Kinshasa, and a skit featuring Giovanni Sylvain and Demetrius Headley. The presentation will secure resource providers, vendors, children’s games, and a bounce house. The free family event is partially funded by the City of Palm Coast. For further details, call 386-4477030.
Cameron to facilitate sessions with sisters Recognizing the importance
of women’s self-esteem, parenting and relationships, join Sisters Build Network and We P.U.S.H. for their delivery of Dr. Primrose Cameron in a group talk. Women 18 years and older are invited for a conversation on the issues that matter most to women. Motivational speaker/empowerment coach/facilitator Dr. Cameron, EdD., resides and has worked in Volusia County, advocating for families for the duration of two decades. The sessions will take place June 19, Aug. 21, Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 20, and Dec. 18. There’s no discussion for the month of July. That’s 6 p.m. at the DeLand Family YMCA Healthy Living Center, 261 East International Speedway Boulevard, DeLand. For further details, email Dr. Cameron at primrosecameron. com or call 386-235-5032.
Alphas to discuss emotions at June 22 program “All heroes cry. Not because they are weak, but because they have been strong for too long.” - Anonymous In a quest for answers, the Beta Delta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Vitas Healthcare have joined forces to present “What About Me? Men Cry in the Dark.”
It’s a candid discussion on emotions, which flow from a caregiver, or an individual having lost a loved one. A flyer states that as boys, men learn that crying isn’t manly. As adults, they learn that holding back feelings won’t make the feelings disappear. Men living in Volusia-Flagler are invited to talk about the feelings that don’t disappear, particularly those associated with losing loved ones and being a caregiver. That’s June 22. Registration will begin 8:15 a.m., the discussion at 9 a.m., and the program closing out at 11 a.m. It’s happening at the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway, NE., Palm Coast. The presentation is free and will include a complimentary breakfast. Please RSVP by June 14 to Yanique Tomlinson@VITAS.com, or call 386-366-6167. ••• As always, remember our prayers for the sick, afflicted, the prodigal son, or daughter, and the bereaved.
Celebrations Birthday wishes to the Rev. Lannie Thomas, Aisha Kinshasa Thomas, June 10; and my niece, Kelli Coaxum of Manhattan, June 12.
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A simple plan for foreclosure justice Last week, as Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., convened a House Financial Services Committee hearing, featuring the CEOs of Wall Street’s biggest banks, the financial watchdog group Better Markets released a stunning report on the banks’ criminal records: “Wall Street’s Six Biggest Bailed-Out Banks: Their RAP Sheets and Their Ongoing Crime Spree.” The report profiled the records of Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo. Detailing the staggering $8.2 trillion that was committed to bail out these banks when their excesses blew up the economy in 2008, the report laid out what it called their RAP sheets – the record of illegal activity for which they have been fined a cumulative total of $181 billion in over 350 major legal actions.
‘Crime spree’ The report concludes that these big banks “have engaged in – and continue to engage in – a crime spree that spans the violation of almost every law and rule imaginable. …That was the case not just before the 2008 crash, but also during and after the crash and their lifesaving bailouts. … In fact, the number of cases against the banks has actually increased relative to the pre-crash era.” The scope of the illegal activity is breathtaking – overcharging soldiers on their mortgages, conspiring to fix the price of credit card fees, massive improper fore-
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closure practices, billing customers for services never provided, rigging interest rates, violating sanctions against countries like Iran, and more. The large fines are, for these mega-banks, merely a cost of doing business. And so the crime wave continues. The banks particularly prey on the vulnerable, regularly pleading guilty of discriminating against African Americans and Latinos. Long after the bailout, for example, JPMorgan Chase paid $53 million to settle charges that it had discriminated against minority borrowers by charging them more for a mortgage than White customers.
Hardest hit The banks were at the center of the housing bubble and its collapse. About 10 million people were displaced from over 4 million homes across the country. Minority neighborhoods were hit the hardest. For decades, the banks redlined minority areas, depriving residents of access to mortgages or loans for small business development. Then, when the banks inflated the housing bubble, they targeted minority neighborhoods,
Changing the world, one community at a time Nonprofits are the silent heroes of our community – those who sacrifice their own lives, family time and even sanity to truly implement a change in their community. There are millions of nonprofits making a difference. The Red Cross, Goodwill, and St. Jude’s Children Hospital are some of the most famous nonprofit organizations making an impact around the world.
We are here While we truly appreciate the results being made all over, it’s a good time to take a look at an organization that has made significant changes in the Volusia County area for the last 3 1/2 years – an organization founded by none other than myself, with nothing more than a dream and a team of incredibly motivated
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young minds. Inspired by the incredible work of Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey, Harriet Tubman, Bobby Seale, and Mary McLeod Bethune, our organization is one that focuses on human connections. Whereas most charity groups thrive off office-related operations, we truly take a hands-on approach and believe in having our faces and boots truly to the ground. We take the absolute most pride in our community service/ outreach program. Those assigned to our program will com-
Ignorance does breed racism By ignorance breeding racism, I’m really talking about how some families teach their children to hate certain people based upon lies. In order to really drive home the point, I recommend a book called “Confessions of A Recovering Racist,” a book by my good friend, the late George O’Hare, in cooperation with Emma Young of Chicago.
Best lesson George does the best demonstration of how ignorance breeds racism as he talks about his upbringing and how he discovered the truth about the lies he was taught about Black people as a child. Some of it is humorous, but
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it is the best lesson I’ve ever read or heard on the need for people to get to know each other before judging them. George speaks about how he became a changed person once he met such people in person, listened to them, talked and worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dick Gregory, Jesse Jackson, Father Clement, Willie Barrow and many others. He speaks of the time he found
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peddling predatory mortgages to customers who they knew could not afford them. As one former Wells Fargo mortgage broker explained in a sworn affidavit, “The company put ‘bounties’ on minority borrowers. By this I mean that loan officers received cash incentives to aggressively market subprime loans in minority communities.” At the height of the rapacious lending boom, nearly 50 percent of all loans given to African American families were deemed “subprime.” The New York Times described these contracts as “a financial time bomb.”
Community devastation When housing prices cratered, the bomb exploded. Mass evictions left entire neighborhoods scarred by empty houses. The banks then failed their legal duty to keep the homes up, with neighborhoods turning into waste pits. With homeowners evicted, local revenues declined. Stores were shuttered; schools closed; local services decimated. Those victimized were most often those who did the right thing: working steadily, putting together the money for a down payment on a home for their children. A rising African American middle class was eviscerated. In 2012, the National Fair Housing Alliance reported that African Americans suffered “the largest loss of wealth for these communities in modern history.” Between 2009 and 2012, African Americans lost just under
plete tasks of charitable efforts including street cleanups, soup kitchen duties, as well as youth and adult mentoring. Our community service program has helped 235 former inmates (and counting) with transitioning into their new lives.
Be a member If you want to join our community service program, you would be treated as an organizational member and held to the standards of the organization’s policies and code of conduct. Those who successfully complete the program will be asked to become a fulltime member of the organization. We offer a variety of services, including weekly community street cleanups, educational and recreational open-community events, after-school tutoring, cultural arts programs, and family counseling. Our keynote Malcolm X Day Community Bash honors the slain civil rights icon and highlights unity, love and community development. We firmly believe that each
himself at a meeting of Black people when a woman asked what he was doing there, and he thought he’d explain to her how he believed in equality of all people and wanted to do what he could to help. The woman told George he didn’t belong there and should go back to his own community and talk with his own people. When he told Dick Gregory about the encounter, to George’s shock, Mr. Gregory agreed with the woman and said there were many people talking to the Black community, but raised the question of who was talking to the racists in the White community.
George saw his opening Because he had so much respect for Mr. Gregory, George took on a different approach and began quizzing White people about things he had learned about the value of Black people to our world. Once when a White man was
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$200 billion in wealth, bringing the gap between White and Black wealth to a staggering 20:1 ratio. According to the Better Markets report, the six biggest banks have paid over $181 billion in fines and settlements for their criminal activity. This money generally goes back into the general fund, unless the settlement agreement provides for some relief to those injured. That too often leaves those most injured by the illegal practices out in the cold.
A recovery fund What would make sense is that any fines that aren’t used to recompense the direct victims be put into a fund to rebuild the communities most injured. Supplement that with revenues from sensible taxes on the banks – like Elizabeth Warren’s call for a simple corporate tax on the profits they report
and every child and family in our country, despite financial or social status, should be entitled to a delicious meal, quality education, warm bed and the ability to reach and achieve their dreams.
Larger impact Last year alone we provided clothes, supplies and food to over 2,500 families in 5 different states. Our impact is growing. In August 2017, we were awarded the “Getting Results Award” live on CBS for our outstanding outreach work throughout the country. Community Healing Project, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, was established to reintroduce economic empowerment and educational advancement as well as health awareness in urban and impoverished communities. With these three principles, we implement a system of progressive and sustainable change in some of the most vulnerable areas of our nation. We complete this mission through the means of youth mentoring, social activism, and community outreach.
telling him about his mother’s open-heart surgery and found that after surgery she was doing well. George said to his friend, “So a Black man saved your mother’s life.” The man could not believe it was Daniel Hale Williams, a Black man, who made medical history by performing the first successful open-heart surgery and all heart surgeons use his techniques today! From that point, George went on to enlighten his friend on who Garrett Morgan (inventor of the traffic light and gas mask) was; Dr. Percy Julian (who discovered the value of Cortisone and invented foam used to put out fires) was; Dr. Shirley Jackson (the Black woman who invented the touch-tone telephone, the portable fax, caller ID, call waiting and the fiber-optic cable) was; Marie Van Brittan Brown (the Black woman who developed a patent for closed-circuit television security) was. He learned and taught much more!
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— and a multibillion-dollar fund could be created to help repair the communities most impacted by the bankers’ crimes. Use that money not to line the pockets of the big banks again, but to seed community banks and cooperatives, to support nonprofit affordable housing development, to create postal banking services that could liberate the poor from the usurious charges of payday lenders. That might not end Wall Street’s addiction to crime, but it would help repair the communities that they have devastated. One would think that law-and-order conservatives might support this act of simple justice.
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is president and CEO of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.
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Spread the word George was so impressed with his newfound knowledge and appreciation of Black people that totally discredited the stories he’d learned growing up. He now knew better than the lies about Black people that he’d been taught, and felt compelled to teach others. That’s how his decision to form his “National Association of Recovering Racists” was born. Naturally, he made his friend Dick Gregory chairman of his advisory board and Father Clements a member. White people, if you really want to learn how to deal with your racism, a good place to begin is by reading George’s book, “Confessions of a Recovering Racist.”
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40 percent to 50 percent of people live below the poverty line, meaning they have a daily income that is on average below $1.25. This means that sub-Saharan Africa, along with southern Asia, is one of the poorest regions in the world.
Machel’s assessment
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About 60 million children across the continent suffer from chronic hunger, Graca Machel noted.
Mandela’s widow: Child hunger must be a priority in Africa BY STACY M. BROWN NNPA NEWSWIRE
Graca Machel, the widow of Nelson Mandela, said hunger is the “most acute problem facing Africa’s children.”
Economic growth in Africa has been impressive, but a sad reality remains. However prosperous, the results have had little impact on child nutrition. Graca Machel, the widow of former South African President and Freedom Fighter Nelson Mandela, said hunger is the “most acute problem facing Africa’s children.” “Around 60 million children across the continent suffer from it. Not the mildly uncomfortable hunger that comes from skipping the odd meal, but permanent, relentless malnourishment, stunting and wasting,” said Machel, a child rights campaigner who chairs the Africa Child Policy Forum’s international board.
[Stunting is the impaired growth and development that children experience from poor nutrition, repeated infection, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation].
Chronic hunger areas As of two years ago, 28 African nations depended on food aid, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – or FAO. One of the worst hunger crises of the past 25 years was the famine in East Africa in 2011/2012, according to the FAO. In war-torn Somalia, 260,000 people starved to death, including 133,000 children under the age of 5. Sub-Saharan Africa is also a hotbed of chronic hunger due to extreme poverty, the FAO said.
The organization notes the definition of chronic hunger: people suffer from chronic hunger if their daily energy intake for an extended period of time is below what they would need for a healthy and active life. The lower limit is an average of 1,800 calories per day.
Sub-Saharan suffering According to this measure, 226.7 million people are starving in Africa. The countries most affected by extreme poverty and hunger in Africa are mainly those located south of the Sahara. One in four people suffers from hunger there, which means that the share of the world’s hungry is highest in sub-Saharan Africa, the FAO said. In the sub-Saharan region,
Machel said it doesn’t have to be this way. “As African governments decide where to spend their money, they must remember that here is a powerful economic argument for reducing child hunger,” Machel wrote in an editorial for Financial Times. “For every dollar invested in reducing stunting, there is a return of about $22 in Chad, $21 in Senegal and $17 in Niger and Uganda,” she said. The benefits are even higher if the investment is made early in a child’s life, ranging from $85 in Nigeria to $60 in Kenya. Halving rates of child stunting by 2025 could lead to average annual savings ranging from $3 million in Swaziland to $376 million in Ethiopia, according to FAO. “Africa’s economic growth over the past two decades has been impressive, but it has had little impact on child hunger,” Machel said. “Despite average 2 percent annual Gross Domestic Product growth in Kenya, stunting increased by 2.5 percent. And in Nigeria, 4 percent average annual growth did not lead to any reduction in stunting at all,” she said.
Political problem Child hunger is fundamentally a political problem, the offspring of an unholy alliance of political indifference, unaccountable governance and economic mismanagement, Machel concluded, noting that the continent’s food system is broken. “Increased food production has not resulted in better diets … supply chains are unfit for serving rapidly expanding urban populations and the rural poor,” Machel said. “Agricultural economic growth targets encourage the production of major cereal crops – often for export – instead of more nutritious foods like pulses, fruit and vegetables,” she said.
National reparations convention in Detroit to focus on ‘full repair’ BY TARIQAH SHAKIR-MUHAMMAD THE FINAL CALL
CHICAGO — N’COBRA, the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America, will be hosting its 30th annual national convention June 20–23 at the Timbuktu Academy of Science & Technology in Detroit. The conference theme, “400 Years of Terror: A Debt Still Owed!” will focus on a process of “full repair” after four centuries of enslavement. Established in 1987, N’COBRA is a coalition of organizations and individuals organized for the sole purpose of obtaining reparations for African descendants in the United States. Kamm Howard, national male co-chair of N’COBRA, said the conference will show people what “reparations” looks like. “We’re focusing on what we define as full repair,” he told The Final Call. “A lot of people don’t have a clear idea of what reparations is especially in light of all the presidential candidates’ talk that is steadily being generated around reparations. N’COBRA understands that reparations means full repair of our people.” “We have the ability to have the change that we want if we organize to struggle. We want to win reparations in this country within our control and within our power. We have to string more people into the organized struggle for that to take place,” he argued. “We’re at a very unique time in history. Politically, this is the first time since Reconstruction that there’s been a possibility of having both houses of Congress debate this issue and we want to make sure that that happens.”
Established in 1987, N’COBRA is a coalition of organizations and individuals organized for the sole purpose of obtaining reparations for African descendants in the United States. Minister Louis Farrakhan, left, will address a town hall. Judge Greg Mathis will speak at a banquet.
Speakers: Mathis, Farrakhan The three-day conference will consist of workshops and presentations featuring activists from around the country, a dinner banquet with keynote speaker and Michigan 36th District Court Judge Greg Mathis, visits to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and Timbuktu Academy of Science and Technology, and a town hall meeting addressed by Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam.
Dr. Conrad Worrill, a longtime reparations advocate and author, will be a guest speaker at the conference. He told The Final Call that “reparations” doesn’t mean just getting a paycheck. “I think we’re getting closer to what reparations look like. What, how does that look like legislatively for our people? I think we’re getting closer to a consensus on a different kind of reparations outcome that would be beneficial to Black people in a reparations practice like tuition debt removal, free college education, freeing political prisoners that have been
locked up for 40 years. There are a lot of ideas other than just getting a check,” he said. “N’COBRA has been keeping the idea of reparations alive in this era, and its significance is that the work that N’COBRA has been engaged in, along with many others throughout the country, is resonating with the masses of our people around the idea of reparations and repair for the damages inflicted on our people for over 400 years.”
Seeking legislation One discussion of reparations
involves legislative remedies, he continued. N’COBRA has been pushing and lobbying for H.R.40, the 115th congressional bill which would establish a Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans to examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies. For more information on N’COBRA, its upcoming national conference and to register, visit www.ncobraonline.org.
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Local youngsters go through drills at the Bruce McNorton Football Clinic in June 2018 in Daytona Beach.
McNorton’s 14th clinic underway in Daytona NFL scout and former player stresses importance of learning about NCAA eligibility for students seeking college scholarships. BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
Hundreds of local kids and young adults have participated in the annual Bruce McNorton Football Clinic (BMFC) at Derbyshire Sports Complex in Daytona Beach. The clinic, for ages 6-20, provides instruction from former NFL players and coaches at all levels, including local youth and high school football coaches. This year’s clinic is happening this week – on June 6 and 7. The event’s creator emphasized participation in the NCAA Eligibility Seminar, which took place on Wednesday, June 5, at the Yvonne Scarlett-Golden Cultural & Educational Center.
The clinic is presented by Bruce McNorton and the City of Daytona Beach.
With the assistance of pro athletes and local coaches, students learn football fundamentals and proper techiques. Slated to be at this year’s camp are Calvin “Megatron” Johnson, John L. Williams, James Harrell, James Jones, Kelvin Fisher, Ernie Mill and others. Most of the players were in the NFL in the 1980s and early 1990s like McNorton. Johnson retired in 2016. “I’m eager to get out there and watch these guys teach and have fun with the youth. They do it every year. They enjoy it. They don’t come for the photo opportunities. They love to do it. It’s really a community-minded function,” noted McNorton.
‘Need more parents’ The seminar is a part of the clinic. Both the clinic and seminar were free and sponsored by BMFC and the City of Daytona Beach. “It’s our fourth year doing this portion of the camp. We are starting to get more kids, but we need more parents,” McNorton told the Daytona Times. McNorton, a Daytona Beach native, is now a scout with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The former NFL player spent nine seasons with the Detroit Lions and one with the Miami Dolphins. The goal of the seminar was to inform high school players and their parents what it takes for their children to earn college scholarships. “We really want the kids to start coming in at ninth grade along with their parents; some kids in eighth grade. We really need more parents,’’ he explained. “It’s important because there are different requirements for
14th year in Daytona McNorton brings in a number of former pro athletes each year from around the country to teach the kids. football scholarships to colleges. Division I requirements can be different from Division II requirements and so on.”
Scholarship requirements A major issue McNorton has seen is when it comes to high school students earning scholarships to play football in college. Most are not completing the right
SPORTS BRIEFS Softball and kickball return to Daytona The City of Daytona Beach Cultural & Leisure Services is rebooting two former popular activities with its Women’s Kickball and Co-ed Softball Leagues. Registration runs up to June 28 with kickball practice beginning on June 30 and softball on July 1. Team fees are $300 for kickball and $400 for softball. Softball season runs from July 8 to August 16 while kickball runs from July 7 to Aug. 18.
requirements to be eligible for a Division I football scholarship, he noted. McNorton emphasized, “There are different requirements to receive football scholarships to these schools, especially some of the top programs. For instance, a kid may have taken a class that would allow them to graduate high school but not one that would get them into college, per se.
A youngster carries the ball with confidence at a previous football clinic. “Some rules to play at Division I schools are different than Division II, Division III and NAIA schools. Many kids aren’t finding out until their senior year. This seminar helps explain this to the kids and their parents,’’ he noted.
Pros return to assist Meanwhile, students participating in the football camp work hard but have fun while learning from former pros.
Both sports are held at Derbyshire Sports Complex, 849 Derbyshire Road. For more information, contact Terry Johnson at 386671-3438.
Basketball opportunities for youth and men The city is also hosting a “94 Feat of Heat’’ Men’s Basketball League. Men can register through June 28 and team fees are $400.
McNorton feels good about putting on the camp each year. This is his 19thh year of the clinic and the 14th year in Daytona. McNorton started the camp back in Detroit when he was playing for the Lions. The camp was held in Detroit for the first five years. “I think about when I was young. I would have loved to have an opportunity to do a camp like this, which is free and you get to meet former NFL players. The first, former NFL player I got to meet was Alvin Wyatt,’’ McNorton added, referring to the former Bethune-Cookman football coach.
The season is from June 30-Aug. 18. Games will take place on Sundays from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Yvonne Scarlett Golden Cultural and Educational Center at 1000 Vine St. and the Midtown Cultural & Educational Center at 955 George W. Engram Blvd. There is also a youth basketball camp for boys and girls 8 to 14 being held at the Midtown center. The cost is $125 per sessions. Session 1 is June 24-28 and Session 2 is July 22-July 26 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Register for Daytona Beach Cultural & Leisure Services activities at City Hall at 301 S. Ridgewood Ave., Room 165. For more information, call 386-671-8337.