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‘The doors have always been open’ Ormond Beach’s Historic New Bethel A.M.E. Church celebrates 133 years – and counting. Editor’s note: Volusia County is home to dozens of churches with predominantly Black congregations. Only a limited number can claim to have stood the test of time for 100 years or more. Mass Communication students at Bethune-Cookman University visited some of these churches to find out what makes them special. This is one in a series of stories about the iconic religious institutions. BY JOHN HUGER JR. SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES DUANE C. FERNANDEZ SR. / HARDNOTTS PHOTOGRAPHY.COM
The Historic New Bethel A.M.E. Church is located at 116 S. Yonge St., Ormond Beach. It is one of the oldest churches in Volusia County.
The Historic New Bethel A.M.E. Church of Ormond Beach was organized in 1885 by a small group of people who decided among themselves to pool their pennies, nickels, and dimes and purchase a small lot on Yonge Street.
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The membership grew spiritually and numerically. Throughout its life, however, membership has ebbed and flowed. Today, a small congregation of about 50 attend the church on a regular basis to worship and keep the doors open. The Rev. Phyllis Rose Brown is the current pastor.
Severe hurricane damage Brown was appointed in 2016 and arrived a week before Hurricane Matthew, which knocked the church’s 25-foot steeple to the ground and damaged the roof of the 131-year old building. The church’s insurance policy didn’t cover the damage. Brown started a GoFundMe page to raise the $70,000 needed for the repairs. The steeple was replaced in 2017. “When the Black church is strong, the community is strong,” Brown said. “Even though we go See CHURCH, Page 2
Businesses, vendors revved up for ‘Black Bike Week’ BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
The second and final weekend of Bike Week is unofficially known as “Black Bike Week’’ in Daytona Beach. The peak time for bikers to invade the area is slated for Friday and Saturday nights. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard, formerly Second Avenue, is the hub of biker activity in Daytona Beach’s Black community. The bikers and vendors along Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard were ready for action earlier this week. The area on the north end from the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to the railroad tracks is filled with bikes, food vendors, T-shirt, music and jewelry vendors.
Big crowds expected By the Daytona Times Wednesday night deadline, a good number of vendors were already in full effect on Mary McLeod Boulevard with more expected by Friday. Local businesses were looking forward to the weekend. Bike Week alone is said to pump an estimated $75 million into the local economy. This year marks the 78th anniversary of the official Bike Week. It ends on Sunday, March 17. “I am expecting big crowds. They seem to be coming in early. We are expecting more on Saturday, said Patricia Heard, owner of the Second Avenue Plaza. “I keep the vendors in the Plaza down to a minimum to be friendlier to the bikers where they have See BIKE WEEK, Page 5
UNCF president and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax outlined a comprehensive legislative agenda for congressional members that he said should help level the playing field for the nation’s HBCUs. MARK MAHONEY/ DREAM IN COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY FOR NNPA
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Twenty years ago in 1999, the Daytona Times reported on the Daytona Beach Police Department’s heavily-criticized plan to control Black College Reunion by issuing ‘beach passes’ and a horseback patrol, which reminded Black Daytonans of apartheid South Africa. The large number of Black motorcycle enthusiasts attending Bike Week 1999 was also a major story at the time.
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Nana-Ama Brookman, a senior at Virginia Union, said she wouldn’t be on the cusp of graduating with honors and with a degree in mass communications and criminal justice, if it weren’t for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). When she started college, Brookman worked three jobs as she struggled to pay rising tuition and other costs, fighting to stay awake and keep up with her studies. But after receiving a scholarship from UNCF, Brookman was able to focus more on her education and a little less on the side jobs. And it has paid off as she now sports a 4.0 grade point average.
“That was a game changer,” she said. Brookman was among the attendees at a Capitol Hill luncheon where the UNCF issued its first “State of HBCUs Address.”
Honor roll launched The organization, who for 75 years have championed the cause that ‘A mind is a terrible thing to waste,” also launched its HBCU Congressional Honor Roll. During the event, UNCF president and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax outlined a comprehensive legislative agenda for congressional members that he said should help level the playing field for the nation’s HBCUs. A number of lawmakers and a See UNCF, Page 2
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Residents attend the March 8 opening of the exhibit.
‘Encode’ underway at Scarlett-Golden center The Yvonne Scarlett-Golden Cultural & Educational Center (YSG) in Daytona Beach is hosting “Encode,” an art exhibition by local artist Richlin Burnett-Ryan dedicated to Women’s History Month. Ryan’s works are a collection of colorful mixed media expressionist paintings of her heroes and sheroes depicted on board and canvas. The art is on display through May 10. An opening reception was held on March 8 at the center, 1000 Vine Street, Daytona Beach. There is no charge to view the artwork at the center. The center is open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays.
This is one of the paintings by Richlin Burnett-Ryan.
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Left to right: Rev. Dr. Bernard L. Richardson, dean of Rankin Memorial Chapel Howard University; Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, president of Benedict College; attorney and CNN political analyst Bakari Sellers (standing); Dr. Beverly Wade Hogan, president of Tougoloo College; UNCF president and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax; Bennett College President Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins.
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through struggles and the numbers are down, we are still here.” Church officials said much of the written history starting in 1885 and up to 1902 has been lost. The cornerstone on the building at 115 S. Yonge St., perhaps serves as the most visible reminder of years past.
Historic recognition Meanwhile, a proclamation issued by the city of Ormond Beach in 2015 stated that charter members of the church included Mattie Chatman and Essie Boyce, as well as the Roses, Romeos, Miles, and Remonds families. The document states that the Reverends Price and Hayes served the church, and notes that the first bishop was the Right Rev. Daniel Alexander Payne. Payne served from 1885 to 1888, followed by the Right Rev. Benjamin Williams Arnett from 1888 to 1892. In 1977, under the leadership of the Rev. Allen C. Williams, the parsonage was con-
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host of HBCU presidents attended the event where Lomax called on federal policymakers to make significant investments in HBCU infrastructure and innovation, reform financial aid and evaluate regional accreditors’ treatment of HBCUs. “We want our institutions to be vibrant, vital and strong,” Lomax said. “We want our partners, federal and otherwise, to invest at a level that is not simply about surviving, but thriving,” he said.
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attorney and CNN political analyst Bakari Sellers served as master of ceremonies, UNCF officials and others outlined the benefits of HBCUs and the impact those schools have had. HBCUs represent 17 percent of African-Americans with a bachelor’s degree and 24 percent of Blacks with a bachelor’s degree in the STEM field. The Black institutions meet the needs of low-income, firstgeneration students with 70 percent of enrollees considered lowincome vs. 39 percent at all other colleges. Fifty-five percent of AfricanAmerican graduates of HBCUs report more support and higher engagement – a figure that’s two times more than AfricanAmerican graduates of other colleges. Just as important, HBCUs generate a $14.8 billion economic impact annually, producing 134,900 jobs each year and $130 billion in lifetime earnings. “The forerunner to good legislation is good education,” said South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott, who also spoke at the luncheon. Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine said HBCUs have “persisted and thrived because your mission is right.” “It’s not easy running an HBCU; there are challenges,” Kaine said, noting that his children’s teachers were products of HBCUs and they’ve become successful in part because of it. Bennett College President Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins also praised the UNCF for its role in helping raise $9.5 million over a 60-day period in a bid to help save the historic all-girls’ school’s accreditation. Lomax promised that the fight isn’t over.
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Artist Richlin Burnett-Ryan is shown with Leroy Meadows at the art exhibit opening.
During the luncheon where
He also laid out the top priori-
ties for HBCUs, noting that the country should invest more heavily in those institutions. Among the priorities: A White House Initiative that should implement policies that increase the federal investment in HBCUs. Fully funded Title III HBCU Programs that would include $85 million in annual mandatory funding which would enable HBCUs to prepare more minority students for the workforce and economy. Annual discretionary funding for the strengthening of HBCUs program should increase from fiscal year 2019 levels of $282 million to $375 million, the authorized level. Endowment Challenge Grants which would help HBCUs increase their self-sufficiency and build endowments that, today, are half the typical size of nonHBCU endowments. Reform federal student aid. Invest in HBCU facilities and infrastructure to the tune of a $1 trillion national infrastructure program that should include grants, no or low-interest loans, and tax incentives through a national infrastructure bank and/or the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Interior, and Treasury programs to renovate and construct HBCU facilities. Fund new HBCU Centers of Innovation for National Needs. Repeal and Reform burdensome higher education regulations. “HBCUs are the engines that help power and deliver muchneeded economic and workforce diversity,” Lomax said. “By that standard alone, our institutions are worth the federal investment we are asking for. During a time, when college is increasingly more unaffordable and student debt is growing, HBCUs continue to represent a tremendous value and opportunity for many students and families.”
structed by Fred Gamble, with the help of other church members. The Rev. Wayman Dixon was the first pastor to occupy the facility. Between 1982 and 1994, the Rev. Carl Brinkley served as pastor. During Brinkley’s tenure, the church received several upgrades and improvements, including enclosing the entire front of the church with tinted glass and carpeted front steps. Perhaps one of the most enduring traditions for more than a decade now has been the annual Soul Food Festival that the church stages. People come from all around to partake in the food. Several other area churches have started similar activities.
Elder member speaks Emily Linder, who was born and raised in this church, has been a member for 87 years and is one of its oldest members. “It’s a blessing from God for allowing this church to be here for 133 years,” Linder said during an interview in the fall of 2018. “We are small in numbers, but the doors have always been open,” she said.
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Brianna Stanley and Condrey Deni- The church’s Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. The Sunday worship service is at 11 a.m. Bible Study is at noon on Wednesdays. son contributed to this report.
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Cultural Society introduces Flagler audience to ‘Maestra’ The award-winning “Maestra,” a documentary that took eight years to make, featured a national campaign of bridging a divide over literacy. Fifty-eight years ago, Cuba made the attempt of mending its educational fences to become fully literate. A recent screening of “Maestra,” based on a nationwide 1961 literacy campaign in Cuba, was presented by Alberto and Silvia Jones for members and friends of the African American Cultural Society. It also introduced the filmmaker, Catherine Murphy. Jones serves as president of the Caribbean-American Children’s Foundation, engaging in programs involving the Caribbean and Cuba. Murphy, who grew up in Stanford, California, earned a master’s degree in sociology from the Facultad Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales in Havana. She was influenced by both her grandmother and great-aunt, who had once lived in Cuba.
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Alberto Jones and filmmaker Catherine Murphy are shown at the screening of “Maestra,” presented recently at the African American Cultural Society.
Alice Walker narrates A U.S. filmmaker, activist and educator, Murphy founded the Literary Project in 2004, examining the issues of literacy and illiteracy and, consequently, reeling in women who had volunteered as literary teachers, so that every person could learn to read and write through the Cuban Literacy Campaign. The film, narrated by Pulitzer-Prizewinning author Alice Walker, was featured at a plethora of festivals – the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, New Orleans African Film & Arts Festival, Raindance Film Festival, London; Festival de Cine Cubano in Florence, Italy; Havana Film Festival in New York, Muestra Itinerante de Cine del Caribe (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Barbados, Costa Rica, Aruba, and Panama), among other cinema festivals. It’s a film distribution by Women Make Movies.
Teachers highlighted The 33-minute, English-subtitle film – produced by Murphy in 2012 - “highlights the experiences of some of the youngest women teachers from Cuba, when in 1961, they carried out the national campaign with the goal of achieving full liter-
level of education that it has today. “It was the most impressive time in the nation’s history,” he stated. And with that basic education, the Cuban government made a push for these people to continue their education and, in the long haul, to provide them with free education to the university. ••• acy,’’ Murphy said. “So, 58 years ago, the island nation of Cuba attempted to become fully literate, and set out on this journey, giving the opportunity, to those who had not had the chance to go to school, to learn to read and write,” she added. The open call for volunteer teachers was met by a quarter-million people, many of whom were junior high and high school students, dedicating a year of their lives to live with and teach the countryside families, despite the sounding of the alarm that armed insurgents were roaming the countryside during the Bay of Pigs invasion. Jones thanked Murphy for making a stop and sharing her work with the audience. He said he tells his audiences that the film shows “how Cuba was able to achieve the
As always, remember our prayers for the sick, afflicted, the prodigal son, or daughter,
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Celebrations Birthday wishes to Ruthie Saunders, Stanley Henderson, March 14; Ron Ambrose, March 16; Maxine Hicks, Devin Price, Patrice Henderson, March 17; Myles Baker, March 18; and Reggie Pincham, March 19.
Allen Chapel’s annual food feast set for March 23 DAYTONA BEACH – The annual “A Taste of Allen Food Feast” will be held March 23 in the parking lot of the Allen Chapel AME Church, 580 George W. Engram Blvd., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain or shine). The cost is $12, which will allow people to sample the varied menu that includes cuisine from the African American culture. The event is sponsored by the Men of Allen Ministry (Sons of Allen). “After 14 years, people still come from as far as Orlando to sample the food,” according to Don Freeman, president of the group. Businesses, including barbershops and car dealerships pre-order slabs of ribs for their employees, he said. The event is open to the public. For more information about the annual food feast, contact the church Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 386-255-1195.
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Youth vaping, tobacco use must be cut Nearly half a million people die every year from complications from smoking. About a tenth of them never put a cigarette to their lips – they die from exposure to second-hand smoke. Death from tobacco is, according to the Centers for Disease Control, the leading cause of preventable death. But too many people, enticed by advertising, think that smoking is so “cool” that they embrace it. And the tobacco industry spent more than $9 billion on smoking advertising, or about a million dollars an hour.
Hits us hardest For too many, cigarettes are a desperate addiction, encouraged by pernicious advertising. The addiction hits folks of color – Black and Brown folks – hardest. We are more likely to be exposed to heavy advertising, more likely to become addicted, and more likely to die from complications of smoking addiction. Public policy can help ameliorate this challenge, perhaps, by further restricting who can buy tobacco and when. Because addictions start early, public policy can help by supporting efforts underway to limit the sale of nicotine to those who are under 21. Instead, unfortunately, some would prefer to restrict the sale of vaping products in particular to keep them out of the hands of children. Why not just further limit the sale of all tobacco products? The companies that manufacture vaping products, like the market leader Juul, are to be commended for attempting to
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Is it worth it? What she’s being harassed about now is beyond the understanding of those of us who are the most loyal Democrats: call-
protect young people from the deleterious effects of their products. But their recently accelerated activism is only one small step toward ensuring that young people are protected from the harmful effects of smoking, and they cannot do it alone. Very recently, the head of the Food and Drug Administration, Scott Gottlieb, resigned for “family reasons.” (Don’t you love
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ing attention to the fact that so many are more concerned about policies that benefit Israel than about policies that benefit our country. Whether or not you believe everything she says is your business, but are those thoughts worth tearing our party apart? I’m not afraid to say that so much of what party members are fighting about is true. Let me give you a personal example of attacks against me over the same issue. Years ago, I ran for the U.S. Congress. I was leading my Republican opponent by at least
Senate must pass gun background check bill Defenders of the status quo advocates of the gun industry and the politicians paid to defend it ‒ will tell you that events like these are virtual acts of nature, products of mental illness or bad parenting, beyond our ability to control. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Every day we fail to take action, we chose this fate. We tolerate politicians who fail to acknowledge this crisis and vote against our safety. We let our gun violence epidemic continue day after deadly day. Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, responding to the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland A policy supported by 92 percent of American voters has just come before the United States
it when White men suddenly discover their families when they are in hot water?) At the same time, we learned that too many chains, like Walmart, Kroger and Walgreens, along with gas stations, are breaking the law by selling cigarettes and other nicotine products to young people.
We always need to Here’s the deal follow the money when It doesn’t make sense to regulate the sale of nicotine prodwe look at the ways ucts like vaping, without looking at the sale of nicotine products that some products are like cigarettes. Children (anyone under the age of 21) shouldn’t offered to the market be purchasing alcohol or tobacco. Period. End of conversation. and others are restricted. They aren’t grown. They are susceptible to addiction. The law We always need to should protect them and penalize those who make it easy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and emphysefollow the money when them to access these products. But the law does not protect. ma diseases in her ninth decade. we realize that there Instead, legislators selectively But it’s more than the personal. go after some products, while It’s about the ways that public are always beneficiaries protecting others. If legislators policy can protect young people, understood the damage that even as they make poor choices. in a society that has nicotine and tobacco products do to people, especially to young Follow the money predatory capitalism at people, they’d be rushing to outWho benefits from youngsters law them. Instead, because to- buying tobacco and nicotine its roots. bacco is big business, the indusproducts? Why do legislators
Leave it to the Democrats! Let me say up front that I am a Democrat. I am a Black woman, and there is no other existing party in which I would rather be. Black women are the soul of the Democratic Party. We can be depended upon when most others go south in elections. But I have to ask, “What is it about our party that gets so weird when everything seems to be going right for us?” Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is a talented young woman who recently came to the Congress. From the time she arrived, she has been targeted not only by our adversaries, but she’s been harassed from within.
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Senate. It’s supported by 89 percent of Republicans and 95 percent of Democrats. But because it’s opposed by 100 percent of gun industry lobbyists, it will be a fight to pass it. H.R. 8, The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, is the most significant gun safety bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives in more than two decades. The legislation requires background checks on all firearm sales in the country. Currently, only licensed dealers
try is protected. Furthermore, products that attempt to ameliorate the harmful sides of smoking, like vaping, are subjected to unreasonable scrutiny, even outlawed. To their credit, vaping companies are owning their role in possible addiction and standing for a ban on selling any nicotine products to children. Part of this is personal for me. I’ve written before about my mom’s smoking addiction, which has led to her developing
20 percentage points and was attacked by a gentleman who’d served on the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Board of Directors. I was targeted as one of the top 10 people to defeat. What was my sin? In law school, I had two best friends who assisted me in my campaign. My campaign manager was Palestinian. My policy director was Jewish. Jewish friends supported me. Arab-American friends supported me, and neither group was disturbed by anything I said about U.S. policies toward Israel.
No proof Just days before the election, I was contacted by the labor chief in my state and told to sign a document that in essence said I was to pledge my allegiance to Israel. When I refused, a headline appeared in the paper, without proof, that I was a Palestine Liberation Organization terror-
are required to conduct background checks on firearm purchasers.
Fateful birthday Timing of the bill was especially significant for freshman U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath of Georgia. This month would have marked the 24th birthday of her son, Jordan Davis. He was 17 when he was fatally shot by a man who opened fire on a car of unarmed teenage boys at a gas station in Jacksonville in 2012. “H.R. 8 will ensure mothers and fathers have one less reason to worry,” McBath said during debate on the House floor. “It will give students one less thing to fear when they walk into a school. Most importantly, it will make our communities and our nation a safer place to live. And every human being in America deserves that.” More than 2,400 Americans have died in gun-related violence so far in 2019, an average
protect them? Why would legislators crack down on vaping, but not cigarettes? Who benefits? If we follow the money, we have to monitor the lobby. Who has power in this game? We always need to follow the money when we look at the ways that some products are offered to the market and others are restricted. We always need to follow the money when we realize that there are always beneficia-
of about 37 people per day, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Almost 480 children and teenagers have been killed or injured by guns this year.
purposes are bought through unlicensed sellers, according to the Center for Gun Policy and Research at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Gun show loophole Background checks have stopped more than 3 million illegal gun sales since 1994, according to the Department of Justice. But anyone who is not legally permitted to purchase a gun easily can acquire one at gun show, though an online seller or via a person-to-person “private” sale. An investigation by the firearm safety organization Mayors Against Illegal Guns found that people who bought guns from the online seller Armslist.com were nearly four times as likely to have a criminal record that would prevent them from passing a background check. Approximately one in five guns is sold in an unregulated transaction, and 80 percent of all firearms acquired for criminal
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ries in a society that has predatory capitalism at its roots. We don’t need more children being exposed to addiction. We shouldn’t outlaw vaping products without outlawing the sale of tobacco to children. I appreciate some manufacturers for joining many others in standing up against companies like Walmart, Walgreens and the others that are making big dollars selling tobacco and nicotine products to children. It needs to stop. Now. Legislators need to step up and protect our children from this destructive addiction!
ist sympathizer. Obviously that was not true, but it was enough to elect a well-known racist Republican instead of me. Some of the same people in Congress today didn’t say a mumbling word in my defense. I am not opposed to the resolution proposed to protect people from anti-Semitism, but what about racism, misogynists, Islamic haters, and the man in the White House who seems to hate everybody? Certain Democrats need to grow up. When they begin to have concern for others, all of us will be there supporting a resolution about antiSemitism. I know there’re people who will try to threaten me for saying what so many people believe. Many have told me there is an unfair overkill about Israel, while saying nothing about other evils. I know because they’ve told me they are too afraid of being targeted. As a writer once said, “We’re all human beings and nothing human should be
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Ignoring the rest Let’s stop the fighting over the feelings of one group of people while ignoring the rest of us. Let us who call ourselves leaders have a conversation about how we end all of the hate against all of us. No, I am not afraid of being targeted by anybody, because I have already been through and survived that fire. Those of us who work for the benefit of all people do not deserve all of this Democratic Party bickering and hatefulness toward certain groups for speaking out against unfair policies or words about any country. We’re better than that. Let’s prove it.
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A step forward No one argues that universal background checks alone can end the epidemic of gun violence. But it can restrict the illegal gun market. In states where private sales are regulated, there is less flow of guns from legal owners to criminals. If the Senate fails to pass H.R. 8, it will be placing the financial interests of the gun industry above the interests of everyday Americans, including gun owners, who simply want to keep their families safe. Please call your senators at (202) 224-3121 and tell them to vote to make America safer.
Marc Morial is president and CEO of the National Urban League.
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Members of the Tuskegee Airmen Motorcycle Club based out of Richmond, Virginia, also were in town.
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a place to park. I also have light in the parking lot, which is the only business with lighting.’’
‘No complaints’ Many are coming in to have a good time while others come to make a decent buck. Charlie and Chris Helton are father and son Harley-Davidson bike owners who reside in Atlanta. The business owners have been coming to Bike Week for the past 10 years. “The experience is always great coming here. We have no complaints. We look forward to coming every year,” Chris Helton noted. The Heltons own Xklusiv Sounds, a custom motorcycle audio business. They install audio systems on bikes, accessories like handlebars, wheels and more. “That is what we’re mostly doing is working. We’ve been in business since about 2008. We come to Biketoberfest too, but it’s slower than Bike Week,” said Chris Helton. Daytona Bike Week is the place to be, they say. He told the Daytona Times, “We go to other biker events but Daytona Beach and the Volusia County area is one of the most welcoming and most inviting areas. Law enforcement, business owners and the locals are very receptive. The way the community embraces the biker event makes it special.”
Bikers like this one will have plenty of food and clothing venues to support during Bike Week.
Biker clubs ready For motorcyclists, including local bike clubs, it’s a time of coming together. “We have a few things going on at our clubhouse. We are opening up our clubhouse and fellowshipping with other bikers coming into the city. We also will have a few vendors at the clubhouse,’’ said Victor Engram, president of the Sunchasers Motorcycle Club, a group made up primarily of Black males. “This is a time of coming together, fellowship, brotherhood, camaraderie, and being family. It’s also a time of good food, good music, and showing off your bikes. You also get to see people who you haven’t seen in a while,” he added. Pchez of Hot Throttle Divas, echoed, “We pretty much do what the guys do. We ride around, hang out and show up at the events. It’s all about the sisterhood, fellowship and camaraderie with us too.’’ She noted that there’s an all-female ride on Saturday.
Chris Helton and his father, Charlie, own Xklusiv Sounds in Atlanta. They have been coming to Daytona for over 11 years.
Andre Cheers of Atlanta is selling T-shirts and more during Bike Week.
Music and dancing Meanwhile, C/Style Entertainment & Productions is gearing up entertainment for the Second Avenue Merchants Association (SAMA), a non-profit organization made up from businesses along Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard. Talent will include delays like Big Franc Radio of Daytona; music presented Special Formula, and line dancing and stepping by the the Sexy Soul Gliders. “You can expect more entertainment this year. I want to do a Daytona’s Got Talent like thing. Anyone in the area who got talent should come on out and perform,’’ said Chester McNorton, of C/Style Entertainment & Productions.
There are plenty of impressive bikes zooming through Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard.
Bikers from around the country are parked along the Boulevard.
R6
7 SPORTS
MARCH 14 – MARCH 20, 2019
Chasimmie Brown
Camary Harris
ed all the way up to third on the all-time scoring list with 1,369 points.
On to quarterfinals
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Angel Golden, 24, takes control during a game this season.
B-CU players garner MEAC basketball honors
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Bethune-Cookman University’s Angel Golden was named to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball AllConference First Team, while Chasimmie Brown and Camary Harris garnered Third Team and All-Rookie honors, the league announced on March 8.
Golden, a senior from Tampa, finished second in the conference in scoring (19.3 ppg) and free throw percentage (.836) and was also eighth in steals (1.8 per game). The 2017- 2018 MEAC Player of the Year and 2018-19 Preseason Player of the Year became B-CU’s 11th recorded 1,000-point scorer and vaunt-
Brown, a senior from Deltona, averaged a team-high 8.3 rebounds and contributed 10.3 ppg. She was second in the MEAC in field goal percentage (.482) and ninth in blocks (1.1). Like Golden, she contributed to B-CU’s run of three consecutive MEAC regular season conference championships. Harris, a freshman from Suffolk, Virginia, came in during conference play, averaging 7.8 ppg and 3.6 rpg in 16 league games. She twice was named MEAC Rookie of the Week. B-CU finished its regular season with an 18-10 overall record and 11-5 in league, earning the third seed for the conference tournament in Norfolk, Virginia. The Lady Wildcats were slated for a noon quarterfinal Thursday against the winner of Coppin-State-Morgan State.
Newgarden wins IndyCar’s Grand Prix of St. Petersburg BY MATT BAKER TAMPA BAY TIMES/TNS
ST. PETERSBURG – Josef Newgarden figured he had the car to win the pole Saturday, March 9; he just failed to get the job done. Newgarden made up for it Sunday when he dominated the field to win IndyCar’s season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Five-time series champion Scott Dixon took second, followed by Team Penske’s Will Power, rookie Felix Rosenqvist and Alexander Rossi. Newgarden, the 2017 series champion, continued the run of Penske success at this 1.8-mile, 14-turn street course.
‘A rocket ship’ The Tennessee native became the team’s fifth different driver to win here (after Helio Castroneves, Ryan Briscoe, Will Power and Juan Pablo Montoya) and gave Penske its ninth win at the downtown circuit. “We really figured things out on Saturday,” Newgarden said. “It was a rocket ship.” Newgarden was able to control a field that lost two of its best drivers early and lead 60 of the race’s 110 laps. St. Petersburg resident Sebastien Bourdais’ hopes of a third consecutive Grand Prix victory ended when he drove off into the Turn 10 tires not long after a pit stop with an unspecified mechanical failure. He completed 11 laps and finished last in the 24-car field.
Top contenders Another potential contender, Ryan Hunter-Reay, watched his No. 28 Andretti Autosport Honda begin to smoke on lap 20 to bring out the race’s first caution. “We just gradually lost power,” said Hunter-Reay, a former Indy 500 and series champion who has never won the Grand Prix. “It’s almost comical at this point in St. Pete.” With those two out, most of the other expected contenders ran at the front of the pack. So did one
Biker Bash debuts at Daytona Stadium Biker Bash, a three-day event, was scheduled to kick off at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at Daytona Stadium with a ribbon cutting ceremony featuring Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry. It is the first major event of the 2019 season at the newly renovated Daytona Stadium. A motorcycle sound-off will take place on March 16 at noon. Participants from across the country will compete and showcase top-notch motorcycle sound systems. Biker Bash concerts are scheduled at 8 p.m. from March 14-16. Performances are:
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IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden celebrates with his team in victory circle after winning his first Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 10. Josef Newgarden of Team Penske drives around turn one during the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
more surprising driver: Chip Ganassi Racing’s Rosenqvist.
No stopping him The talented Swede took the lead from Power, the pole sitter, on the first restart, and led 31 laps. But Rosenqvist surrendered the lead to Newgarden on a scheduled pit stop, and Newgarden couldn’t be stopped after that. His No. 2 Chevrolet cruised the rest of the way for his 11th career victory. Newgarden, who qualified second, had never even led the Grand Prix before Sunday. But now he’s a winner at one of the series’ top tracks.
March 14: NovaRex and Winger March 15: Quiet Riot and Bullet Boys March 16: Puddle of Mudd and Every Mothers Nightmare In addition to the stadium’s existing concessions, food trucks will be on site. Beer and alcohol will be served with a portion of sales donated to the DME Sports Foundation. All concerts and events are free. Preferred VIP is $50 a ticket and preferred seating is $25. Located at 3917 LPGA Blvd., the stadium is a 10,000-seat, multipurpose facility and entertainment venue on 64 acres in Daytona Beach. For more information, visit www.DaytonaStadium.com.
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Registration open for Easterseals’ walk in Daytona Individuals and teams are invited to register for Walk With Me, a signature fundraiser for Easterseals of Northeast Central Florida. The event will take place on Friday, April 26. Gates open at 5 p.m. The walk begins at 6 p.m. and the Daytona Tortugas game and Walk With Me picnic at 7:05 p.m. The event will begin and end at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, Daytona Beach, and includes a 1.5-mile scenic stroll around the Sweetheart Trail in Riverside and City Island Parks
in Daytona Beach. Free registration is available at www.walkwithme.org/daytona. Online tools allow team captains to invite others to donate toward the team’s fundraising goals. Funds raised through Walk With Me support vital programs for people with disabilities in Volusia and Flagler Counties.
Still needs sponsors Walk With Me also is seeking local businesses as event sponsors. Interested parties may contact Susan Moor at smoor@ esnecfl.org for details on sponsorship packages, which range from $250 to $5,000. Each year, Walk With Me is led
by inspiring local young ambassadors who lead teams through the event and share their stories of hope and courage while living with disabilities. The 2019 Walk With Me ambassadors include Barrington Little (age 3), Blake Ferguson (2), Isabella Potsick (13), Scarlett Valdez (5), Myracle Andrews (5), Bob McGrath (4), Carson Chesley (9), Carl Bowdre (2), Ethan MacGregor (4), and Piper MacGregor (2). In honor of national Easterseals’ 100-year anniversary, Easterseals hopes to secure 100 teams in this year’s event. For more information about Walk With Me, visit www.walkwithme.org/daytona.