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A LESSON ON SUICIDE PREVENTION Embry-Riddle raises awareness during Field of Hope event BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) took the time to raise awareness for suicide prevention on Wednesday with a Field of Hope event featuring about 400 flags on a campus lawn with inspiring messages. September is National Suicide Prevention Month. The event was organized by Embry-Riddle’s Counseling Center. They provided flags to students, faculty and staff to
write messages to someone who may be depressed and or considering suicide. Memorial messages were also welcomed for those who knew someone who has died by suicide. Literature on suicide prevention also was distributed. “We really want to let our community know that there are folks here that are compassionate and caring who are willing to be helpful to them if they are struggling,” said Jennifer Pattison, a licensed mental health counselor at the counseling center. Pattison was the event’s organizer. See LESSON, Page 2
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Hundreds of flags with inspiring messages were placed at Embry-Riddle as the campus recognizes National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.
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‘Supermen Die,’ Daytona’s future
Mom leads rally to help youth make better decisions A mom’s mission
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Gun violence plagues the nation and this area is no exception. There have been 27 reported shootings this year in Daytona Beach with 11 of them being homicides and one found dead at the scene in the city as of Daytona Times’ Wednesday night press time. On Sept. 15, there was an effort to stop the violence in Daytona Beach by a mother who lost her son in March. The “Stop The Violence’’ rally was held on the corner of Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard and Garden Street.
The rally’s goal was to help youngsters make good decisions through One Bad Decision a non-profit organization aimed at helping mentor youth. The organization was founded and created by local mom Terica Charles, who serves as the president and CEO. Charles was inspired to create One Bad Decision following the death of her son, Rodney Baker, who was killed in March after crashing a stolen motorcycle while fleeing police. He was 24 years old. “The goal was to impact at See RALLY, Page 2
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Terica Charles, second from left, is shown with speakers and sponsors of the “Stop the Violence’’ rally.
Meeting to focus on teens and e-cigarettes SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES
Eighteen years ago in 2005, the Daytona Times reported on the demolition of the abandoned, dilapidated Chris Gadson American Legion Post #204 building and on workshops designed to receive input about future economic and community development in Daytona Beach.
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Teen use of electronic cigarettes is now an epidemic, according to the Food and Drug Administration. In Florida, e-cigarette use by youth age 11 to 17 has increased 60 percent in the past year, according to the 2018 Florida Youth Tobacco Survey data. To discuss raising awareness of e-cigarettes on Not a Lab Rat Day, the Tobacco Free Volusia County Partnership will meet at 3 p.m., Monday, Sept. 24, in room 521 at the Department of Health, 1845 Holsonback Drive, Daytona Beach. The meeting also will be available by conference call.
No lab rats Held on Oct. 17, Not a Lab Rat Day encourages youth to take a stand by refusing to be lab rats for the tobacco industry. Created by the Bureau of Tobacco Free Florida, Not a Lab Rat Day is an annual day of recognition to highlight the unknown long-term dangers from using electronic cigarettes. Youth are encouraged to help their peers to stop using electronic nicotine devices by educating, empowering and enlisting others to stand up against the tobacco industry.
The Juul device One type of electronic nicotine device, called Juul, closely resembles a USB flash drive. Each Juul device contains a flavored nicotine liquid refill called a pod. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one Juul pod contains as much nicotine as a pack of cigarettes, See E-CIGS, Page 2
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R2 Free STEM seminars start Monday at Daytona state The School of Biological and Physical Sciences at Daytona State College announces its STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) seminar series for fall 2018. The series is free and open to the public. The one-hour seminars are held on Mondays, starting promptly at 5 p.m. in the Madorsky Theater, located in the Hosseini Center on DSC’s Daytona Beach Campus at 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd. The first talk, on Monday, Sept. 24, features Molecules to Mixtures: Understanding the Complexity of Snake Venoms presented by Ryan McCleary Ph.D., Brown Visiting Teacher-Scholar Fellow in Biology, Stetson University.
Other sessions STEMinar presentations continue throughout the fall, as follows: Oct. 29, 5 p.m. Celestial Harvest - Extracting Space Resources and Learning to Live off the Land on the Moon and Mars; Kevin Cannon, Ph.D.; postdoctoral researcher, University of Central Florida Nov. 5, 5 p.m. Dust Dynamics on Planetary Surfaces; Adrienne Dove, Ph.D.; assistant professor, Department of Physics, University of Central Florida Nov. 26, 5 p.m. Hurricanes: A Review of the 2018 Season and Ongoing Forecast Challenges; Daniel Halperin, Ph.D., assistant professor of Meteorology; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
RALLY from Page 1 least one life. We just want to impact at least one family, anything more than that was overflow,’’ she told the Daytona Times.
Coping help Charles said her organization plans to offer workshops to show people how to cope without being violent. “We can teach people not to make rash decisions so that they can look and know the consequences of their actions and hold themselves accountable. We can’t expect people to know it’s possible unless we stand up and show them.’’
Mayor inspired Speakers at the rally included Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry and community activist Jennifer Chord, who lost her son, Rayshad Mitchell, to gun violence in 2012. “If we want a fruitful and thriving community, we must show our children that violence and the other bad choices that they are making is not the way. We must implement programs and support others that help youth with decision making and give them knowledge to make better decisions,” Henry said. Henry said he has been inspired by Charles. “I have followed Terica since her son’s tragedy. I am inspired by her and hope that others are inspired by her as well. I am extremely excited about her program, which focuses on deci-
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Dec. 3, 5 p.m. Keeping Cool: Heat Transfer Technologies in Gas Turbines for Aviation and Power; Mark Ricklick, Ph.D.; assistant professor, Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University The STEMinar series is coordinated by Dr. Jeffrey Squires, DSC assistant professor. For more information, contact him at 386-506-4714, Jeffrey.Squires@ DaytonaState.edu.
Volusia’s Cultural Council to meet Sept. 28 The Cultural Council of Volusia County will meet at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at the Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand. Members will review the arts license plate fund, updates to the 2018-2019 Community Cultural Grant Program guidelines and application, and the 2019 meeting calendar. They also will recognize Sandra Wilson and Jim Ward, former members who provided leadership during their tenure on the council. The Cultural Council is appointed by the Volusia County Council to advise on matters relating to cultural arts in the community and to assist in the appropriation of operational grant funding for cultural and heritage organizations in the county. For more information, contact Cultural Coordinator Robert Redd at rredd@volusia.org or 386-736-5953, ext. 15872.
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A selection of the popular Juul brand vaping supplies is shown on display earlier this year in the window of a vaping store in New York.
E-CIGS from Page 1 which is equivalent to 20 cigarettes. The use of nicotine can harm the areas of youth’s brain that control mood, impulse control, learning and memory.
About the partnership The Tobacco Free Volusia County Partnership is a county-wide, locally organized group
committed to saving lives and improving the overall health and wellbeing of residents and visitors by reducing or eliminating the use of tobacco products. It is organized to advocate on the local, state and national level for prevention of the initiation of tobacco use among youth, protection from secondhand smoke, and promotion of tobacco cessation. The public is encouraged to participate in the Sept. 24 discussion. To access the meeting via conference call (audio only), dial 1-888-6703525, passcode 917 914 7160. For more information, contact Kristen Mialki at 386-274-0601 or Kristen.mialki@flhealth.gov.
sion-making,’’ he said. Chord emphasized, “As parents, we can do more to stop violence. Instead of being our kids’ friends, we can do more to hold them accountable for their actions. “It’s hard on parents who have lost their children to such acts. We can do more to show them their errors and hold them accountable,” she added.
Taking action The idea for the rally came to Charles after a shooting in August. Video footage captured a man firing an AR-15 assault rifle at Kelvin Holt, 25, while he sat in a vehicle at the Bethune Village Market, which is adjacent to the rally site. Holt survived the shooting and Ronald Denson, 26, was charged with the crime. “To address violence in our community it really takes community action, but we have to understand that we cannot expect what we cannot prepare the community for. We can’t expect change if we’re not going to be change. We can’t expect change if we don’t show them how to change,” Charles expressed. The rally was co-sponsored by other local non-profit organizations. They are P.E.A.C.E. Arts of New Smyrna Beach, Women of Virtue, Play It 4ward and T.O.T.A.L. as well as One Bad Decision. Stewart-Marchman-Act Behavioral Healthcare also participated. Activities included music by deejays from C-Styles Entertainment, face painting by P.E.A.C.E. Arts, a bounce house for kids, and a performance by the Daytona Beach Cubcats, a junior cheer team run by Bethune-
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At the rally, local artist Shy Morris (red shirt) guides a painting session hosted by P.E.A.C.E. Arts. Cookman University. One Bad Decision has more events planned for the community. “This is not our last event; we will do more. The change is necessary. We have to stop talking and start doing. It’s about time we take this to the community. We’re going to do whatever it takes to impact this community,” Charles remarked.
LESSON from Page 1 ‘Messages of hope’
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Jennifer Pattison, a licensed mental health counselor at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Counseling Center, organized the Field of Hope event.
GETTING HELP National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (suicidepreventionlifeline.org), 800-273-8255. American Association of Suicidology, www.suicidology.org Crisis Text Line (Crisistextline. org). Text hello to 741741.
It was the fifth consecutive year that ERAU held the event for suicide prevention and awareness. “A few years ago, we were just interested in doing some awareness on campus. We decided to give our student opportunities to leave messages of hope. They have responded quite well. The event has grown over the years,” Pattison noted. The messages are simple: “You are not alone,’’ “You are beautiful’’ and “You matter.’ According to the American Association on Suicidology, about 45,000 people attempted suicide in the U.S. in 2016. More than 40,000 were White, over 2,700 Black/African American, over 40,000 were males, more than 10,000 females, over 3,800 Latino/Hispanic, over 16,000 middle aged, and over 5,700 were 15 to 24, according to the same report.
with my major so I know if I am feeling that way a lot of other people are. It’s good to have resources to go to where you learn how to manage your stress and anxiety,” commented Amarri Cole, an aerospace engineering major. Victoria McKinney is a freshman majoring in aerospace physiology. “If you don’t provide awareness, there are people that feel that there is no hope and that no one who cares. Showing people that don’t have a connection but still care is important to people that are feeling that way,” she said.
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Dealing with loss
Students who participated in the festivities were glad to do so. “I know that I get a lot of anxiety
Both students have dealt with suicide with loved ones in the past. “I have and it’s really difficult, es-
Members of the community enjoy the festivities, which included local entertainment.
pecially if you’re close to them or you’re not as close to them and they wind up doing it. You feel like it’s something that you should have done, but it just doesn’t happen,” McKinney said. “It’s sad to know that they are gone and you have drifted apart during that time period and it makes you want to give hope to others so that other people don’t go through the same thing,” she noted. Cole added, “I have dealt with it. I also had family members dealing with depression. My family is very open about suicide awareness and how to deal with your emotions.”
Under stress Suicide is the second leading cause of death of 15 to 24 year olds, after motor vehicle fatalities. “College kids are under a lot of stress. They are under a unique type of stress. They are going through a phase of life change, which is difficult. Many are away from home for the first time. They face pressure academically and they like everyone else deal with other life struggles as well,’’ Pattison added.
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Violet Ward Gordon, remembered as assistant editor, community worker Topping our headlines is Violet Ward Gordon, assistant editor emerita of “The Scribe” Committee, who was assigned assistant editor in 1992 upon the committee’s formation for the African American Cultural Society (AACS). When I signed on as a reporter in 1995, until becoming chairman/editor Emerita in 2015, Vi was always supportive. She passed away July 18 at almost 102 years old. A celebration of her spectacular life was memorialized Aug. 25 for the Christ Lutheran Church congregation, the Rev. Judy M. Mattson, pastor. Vi was born Oct. 7, 1916.
It was later that she earned a bachelor’s degree from Howard University and a master’s in social work from Catholic University in the District of Columbia. She moved to actualize her field of study. For 30 years, she was a social worker, and subsequently a supervisor, for the New York City Board of Education.
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She was one of the most revered AACS members. Despite her many accomplishments, she did not find it robbery to serve on “The Scribe” Committee. Focusing on her death, AACS member Bob Alleyne, 99, deciphered, “All I can say is basically, things like this happen. Things change day by day. As far as I am concerned, things change hour by hour.” Vi and Bob delivered “The Scribe” bulk mail to the post office. They drove home the value of serving. The two individuals were fast approaching their 90s.
As an avid reader and well-traveled savant, Vi took up residence with her husband, Lester Gordon, in Brooklyn. They enjoyed the arts, attended plays, the opera, ballet, the symphony, museums, and watched tennis luminaries. Upon her husband’s death, Vi relocated in 1986 to Palm Coast. She promoted justice in the battle against domestic violence while serving as president on the board at Safe House (the Family Life Center) in Flagler County, and helping abused women and children. Vi also was a trustee for the Flagler County Public Library; program vice president of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), and a member of the Afro-American Caribbean Heritage Organization (AACHO), African American Cultural Society (AACS), and the North East Florida Jazz Association (NEFJA). She was a member of the Flagler County NAACP since the branch was chartered. Vi was a board member of the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Amer-
Captain, social worker and supervisor Vi’s life extended beyond the spectrum of her birth in Oklahoma. She attained the rank of captain in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) during World War II. Out of the 26 women inducted from the Chicago area, four were Black.
Libraries to host Medicare sessions If you’re turning 65 within the next three months, SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) has some important information to share with you. SHINE counselors will present Medicare 101 at these times and locations:
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· 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave., Deltona. · 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at the Daytona Beach Regional Library, 105 E. Magnolia Ave., Daytona Beach. They will explain what is covered under Medicare, how individual parts differ from Medicare Advantage, and how to avoid po-
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Violet Gordon promoted justice in the battle against domestic violence.
Violet Gordon attained the rank of captain in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps.
ica (WELCA) and president of the board at St. Mark’s Day School. As a devoted Christian, she was mission-bound on helping establish Bunnell’s Christ Lutheran Church. That same year in 2006, Vi received the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation award created by President George W. Bush – for her dedication of providing two years, or 4,000 hours, to serving others.
Flagler NAACP to nominate officers The Flagler County NAACP will convene the Sept. 27 meeting, 6 p.m., at the African American Cultural Society, 4422 North U.S. 1, Palm Coast. A Nominating Committee will be selected to put together a slate of candidates for the election of officers and at-large members of the Executive Committee. Members with current membership - as of April 1, 2018 - may be nominated for office. And, because the meeting is important, the membership is urged to attend. For further details, call the NAACP at 386446-7822. ••• As always, remember our prayers for the
tential financial penalties if you opt in at a future date. Registration is not required for the free programs, which are part of Health Happens in Libraries Month. For more information, call the Daytona Beach library at 386-257-6036, option 4; or the Deltona library at 386-789-7207, option 1, then 4.
AAUW Flagler to host candidates at meeting The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Flagler has invited candidates seeking the office of Attorney General, Florida House Representative District 24, Flagler County Commission, Flagler County School Board, and Palm Coast City Council to its monthly General Meeting on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 11 a.m. in the main dining room of Pine Lakes Country Club. Pat Gill from the League of Women Voters, St. Augustine, will provide explanations of the proposed constitutional amendments and information for the proposed charter amendments for the City of Palm Coast will be available. Lunch will be available for $17 per person. For reservations and menu options, contact Kathy Burns by email at kjburns@ gmail.com or phone at 386-693-5125 by by Oct. 11.
Program to focus on improving balance Learn how to improve your balance and prevent falls during a four-week program offered by the Northeast Florida Area Health Education Center (AHEC) at the
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Violet Gordon attended a luncheon in 2012, celebrating AACS members 90 years young and older. sick, afflicted, the prodigal son, or daughter, and the bereaved.
Celebrations Birthday wishes to Dr. Kwando M. Kinshasa, Sept. 21; Maynard Howell, Ellen Parker, Sept. 22; Mandy Brooks, Sept. 23; and Gabrielle Timothy, Sept. 24.
Daytona Beach Regional Library, 105 E. Magnolia Ave. Seniors are invited to attend all eight sessions from 10 a.m. to noon every Monday and Wednesday from Sept. 17 through Oct. 10. The award-winning program, A Matter of Balance, can help seniors reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels. Participants will learn to view falls as controllable, set realistic goals, and improve their environment to reduce falls. Registration is not required. For more information, call the library at 386-257-6036, option 4.
Volusia trail ribbon cutting set for Sept. 21
Volusia County residents and visitors now have 20 more miles of trails on which to walk, jog, skate, bicycle and commune with nature. The Volusia County Council will cut the ribbon for the newest Volusia County trail phase at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 21, in the trail parking lot at 2200 Cow Creek Road, a half mile south of State Road 442, Edgewater. The 20.2-mile phase includes two segments: one that runs from Gobblers Lodge Road to Maytown Spur Road, and another that extends from the Brevard County line north to Cow Creek, where it connects to existing trail and the pedestrian overpass on State Road 442. With the completion of this segment, Volusia County has 58.7 miles of trails that stretch through cities and rural areas. This $16.1 million project, funded by the Florida Department of Transportation, is part of the East Central Regional Rail Trail, the Coast to Coast Trail, and the St. Johns River to Sea Loop.
Local Boys & Girls Clubs celebrate ‘Day for Kops & Kids’
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EDGEWATER – Even the heat of the Florida sun did not keep over 200 people from attending the Boys & Girls Clubs of Volusia/Flagler Counties Day for Kops & Kids celebration. “Our kids need an outlet to just be kids – to play and focus on things like teamwork, camaraderie, and friendship,’’ said Rex Hoffman, unit director of Jeep Beach/Edgewater. For more than a decade, adults and kids alike have joined their local Boys & Girls Clubs for Day for Kids events as a way to advocate for youth.
National event Day for Kids is a national celebration of the lifechanging work happening at Boys & Girls Clubs across the nation, and a reminder that one day can change a child’s future. Boys & Girls Clubs of
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Volusia/Flagler Counties has incorporated law enforcement into this event as a way to strengthen the relationships within our communities. Boys & Girls Club kids, staff, family, friends, local law enforcement, Boys & Girls Club Alumni, and representatives from Jeep Beach joined in on the fun at the Jeep Beach/Edgewater Boys & Girls Club. “At Boys & Girls Clubs
of Volusia/Flagler Counties, we change the opportunity equation for kids in our community, enabling them to achieve a great future,” said Joe Sullivan, chief professional officer, Boys & Girls Clubs of Volusia/Flagler Counties. “Day for Kops & Kids is a fun way for not only adults to relive their childhood, but for kids to have fun and foster stronger relationships with caring mentors.
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The miseducation of ‘Betsy Devoid’ Even her boss, the 45th president of the United States, is derisive of Education Secretary Betsy DeVoid, the Devos woman who is devoid of good sense. She may have even been placed in her position as payback for whatever support her wealthy family provided to the certified public liar of a leader. Education Secretary Betsy DeVoid has used her position to elevate her family’s economic advantage, and she has used her position to punish students whose interests are contrary to her own.
Here’s a list She is a prime example of miseducation, and her tenure has been an attack on students. Let me count the ways: • DeVoid has lifted the for-profit colleges that President Barack Obama attempted to regulate. She chose to minimize the regulations that curtailed for-profit college exploitation. While the Obama administration attempted to make students, who attended for-profit colleges whole, DeVoid has erred in favor of the ripoff schools. Many for-profit colleges only exist because students take out federal loans. When these schools fail, so do the students. Why shouldn’t the federal government pick up the slack from schools that falsely market them-
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selves as a bridge from poverty to opportunity? Blessedly, a federal judge just ruled that DeVoid’s attempts to delay Obama-era regulations to provide students with relief was wrong. The Borrower Defense Rule, which allows students who borrowed to attend shady schools to apply for relief, had been delayed by the Department of Education, but U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled that the Department’s actions are “procedurally incorrect.” The lawsuit against DeVoid and the Department of Education was brought by 19 states and the District of Columbia. Will DeVos learn her lesson? Probably not. This is part of her miseducation. • DeVoid has weakened regulations around sexual harassment and sexual abuse of students. She feels that those who are accused of harassment should have more rights than they are already offered, and that the arc of justice should bend away from the young women who have been raped and abused.
Senators Booker and Harris stand for justice After four contentious days of testimony, one thing is absolutely clear from the Senate confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s hand-picked Supreme Court nominee: there is no love lost between Senate Democrats and Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Democrats were combative, and in some cases, defiant, as Kavanaugh’s high-stakes confirmation hearing played out for the American public to see. Trump’s nominee could drastically remake the court, cementing a conservative ideological balance that would affect many of the rights and fundamental liberties many Americans take for granted for generations to come.
Forceful exchanges Senators Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California were particularly forceful in their exchanges with Kavana-
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ugh – and given what’s at stake for our nation – rightfully so. Sen. Harris interrupted the opening hearings over the loud objections of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, demanding a postponement, especially in light of Republican’s releasing over 40,000 pages of documents on Kavanaugh’s time in the Bush White House the night before the start of the hearings. As Sen. Harris noted, given the time and sheer volume of documents, the confirmation process needed to be delayed. But despite Sen. Harris’ commonsense objection, the Republicans
How did we get here? How do we get out? While driving my daughter to school, I was listening to CNN on the radio as some commentators discussed Robert Woodward’s latest book, “Fear: Trump In The White House.” Usually, she intentionally tries to tune out whatever discussions are taking place about national politics. But on this morning, after listening to what the commentators were saying she asked me, “Daddy, why is he there?” That led me to try and explain, in terms that a first-grader would understand, the electoral process in the United States and to introduce her to the concept of the Electoral College.
People know best Historically, the American people have proven to be a pret-
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ty astute judge of character of people running for the presidency. Unfortunately, the last three times when the Electoral College outcome was different from the votes cast by the American people, there have been disastrous consequences. After the election of 1876, where Samuel J. Tilden earned a majority of the votes cast, but was denied the White House, it resulted in aborting Reconstruction and launched us into an almost 100-year journey of Jim
DeVoid is devoid of compassion when she raises the bar for those who accuse fellow students and colleagues of sexual assault or harassment. Is there room for adjudication? Probably. Should those who have to encounter their rapists or harassers on campus be protected? Absolutely. • DeVoid has stacked her staff with proponents of charter schools and for-profit education, which is the equivalent of having the fox guard the henhouse. She has done this boldly, unapologetically, and with the blessing of her boss, the 45th president, who has also been woefully miseducated. It is likely that the trustees of the University of Pennsylvania cringe every time he says that he went to the Wharton School of Business. • DeVoid has proposed rolling back rules on accrediting colleges and schools, raising concerns that she plans to water down the quality of education nationally. This is consistent with her family’s involvement in for-profit education. To be sure, many Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have run afoul of the accrediting agencies, such as SACS (the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools), which seem to be stricter on HBCUs than on other schools, but none in the HBCU community support
decided the show must go on.
Not satisfied
Documents became a running theme in the Democrats’ resistance to Kavanaugh’s nomination. In a break with protocol, Sen. Booker released a trove of emails Republicans wanted to keep secret, arguing that there was no reason for them to be marked confidential. Republicans roundly dismissed Sen. Booker’s attempt to shed further light on Kavanaugh, a potential lifetime appointee to the Supreme Court, as “theatrics.” Senator John Cornyn, a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, framed Sen. Booker’s document release as grandstanding, saying that, “Running for president is no excuse for violating the rules of the Senate or of confidentiality of the documents that we are privy to.” Whether the questioning was difficult, such as the exchanges between Kavanaugh and Sen. Harris on Robert Mueller or a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions; or the document was salient to understanding how Kavanaugh might rule as a Supreme Court justice,
Crow and apartheid segregation in America that our nation has yet to fully recover from. Following the election of 2000, our country invaded a country that did not attack us, destabilized an entire region of the world, and our economy crashed. In 2016, in spite of losing by almost three million votes, because of the Electoral College someone who was demonstrably unfit and unprepared to serve as president was given the keys to the White House and, as Woodward’s book lays out in exhaustive detail, we find ourselves in the horrid position we are in today.
Illegitimate rule When people who do NOT win elections are declared the winner anyway, it deprives them of the legitimacy and moral authority to govern with the approval of the governed. This is unsustainable! Our electoral process cannot continue to acquiesce to partisan
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the DeVoid method of changing accreditation rules. DeVoid is using the Department of Education as a playground for her family’s monied interests.
Enforcement reduced Under Betsy DeVoid, the staff of the Department of Education is down 13 percent. Some may see this as a good thing, and every federal agency can probably stand to be streamlined some. But if the staff reduction means less enforcement of important regulations, then DeVoid will have accomplished her purpose, which seems to be to turn education into an unregulated freefor-all, and a profit opportunity for her family and others who see education as a commodity, not a service.
jected by the Senate in 1987.” Rather than worry about shoring up the public’s confidence in our nation’s highest court, Republicans are worried that the more we know, the less likelier the chance of a consequencefree Kavanaugh confirmation.
Process rushed
If you are troubled by what hangs in the balance – a woman’s right to choose, a citizen’s constitutional right to vote, a consenting couples’ right to marry, the limits of executive power, addressing climate change, and more – call your senators immediately at 202-224-3121 and tell them that you expect them to either vote “no” on Kavanaugh, or vote “yes” at grave professional risk. Confirmation of Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court would represent a grave subversion of the will of the people, and the utter abandonment of the Senate’s duty to advise and consent. We cannot allow such an abuse of power to go unchecked.
No matter where you may fall on the motivations of either senator, or any senator on the opposite side of the aisle, there was a concerted effort to provide their constituents and their nation with as much information as possible on Kavanaugh, because, ultimately, this nomination has been nothing if not rushed and utterly devoid of meaningful vetting. Republicans, who currently have a 51-49 majority in the Senate and do not require a single vote from Senate Democrats to confirm Kavanaugh, are sharing as little as possible about Trump’s nominee. According to CNN, Kavanaugh has “the lowest level of support for a Supreme Court nominee since Robert Bork, whose nomination was re-
electors, in lieu of the expressed will of the VOTERS, to place into office people who will meet the demands of wealthy corporate interests at the expense of everyone else. Our deficit is exploding. The judicial appointments that are making conservatives giddy will result in greater protections for a corporate class that abuses the nation as a whole, continued attacks on our voting rights, and an increase in the excesses of the security and police state that are already very problematic.
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ern states; and the latter could have no influence in the election on the score of Negroes. The substitution of electors obviated this difficulty and seemed on the whole to be liable to the fewest objections.” While that rationale might have carried the day when they were trying to form our Republic over 240 years ago, its time has come and is way past gone! Either we get rid of the Electoral College or the very existence of a “United” States will be at risk in the future. The Electoral College must go!
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Poll worker Laura Wooten, 97, urges the crowd to get young adults out to vote as Dr. Benjamin Chavis Jr. looks on.
NNPA honors legislators, legendary poll worker BY STACY M. BROWN NNPA NEWSWIRE
The National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) 2018 National Leadership Awards Reception provided what one might expect when California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green and South Carolina’s Jim Clyburn make up one-third of the recipients. “We are here to recognize our brothers and sisters who are truly national leaders and who stand for freedom, justice and equality not when its popular, but when it’s not so popular to be freedom fighters,” said NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. In her typical fiery but still eloquent way, Waters spoke passionately about her and other Democrats’ mission to impeach President Donald Trump. Like all of the recipients, she never mentioned the president by name, only referring to him as “Number 45.” The reception was held during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference (CBC ALC), a weeklong event that’s held each Septem-
gress, picked up where Waters left off. “I promise that I have not given up on impeachment,” Green said. “We have a president who is not only unfit for the presidency, but a man who is unfit for any office in the United States of America.”
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Impeachment talk “My friend Jesse Jackson said, ‘If you fight, you can win. If you don’t fight, you will never know if you can win,” said Waters. For those who insist that Vice President Mike Pence might turn out as a worse Commander in Chief than Trump, Waters scoffed, “…I say knock off the first, and go after the second,” she said, as the sold-out crowd inside the grand ballroom of the Marriot Marquis roared its approval on Friday, Sept. 14. Green, the veteran civil rights advocate who’s serving his seventh term in Con-
Clyburn, who arrived in Congress in 1993 and is the third-ranking Democrat, followed his colleagues and helped to drive home their impeachment argument. “I learned early what it means to challenge the system. I learned from my dad what it means to have the power of the almighty vote,” Clyburn said. “If the [midterm] election goes the way it seems like it is, you will have the best years of your lives going forward.” Waters, Green and Clyburn were among the nine national leaders and activists honored by the NNPA. A trade organization representing America’s more than 220 African American-owned newspapers — with more than 22 million weekly subscribers, the NNPA began the Leadership Awards in 2014. The awards honor individuals who are national leaders in their
specific fields and whose actions have helped to improve the quality of life for African Americans and others.
Poll worker honored Honorees included National Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes, Capstone Development Founder Norman K. Jenkins, ECommerce Leader Arsha Jones, Dr. Wally Smith, Television Personality Kellee Edwards and legendary poll worker Laura Wooten. At 97, Wooten is the longest continuously serving poll worker in America. Immediately upon graduating from Princeton High School in 1939, Wooten was recruited to work the polls by her great uncle, Anderson Mitnaul, who was running for Justice of the Peace. More than seven decades later, Wooten is still working the polls and her 79-year streak remains intact. “Voting is important,” Wooten told the audience who saluted her with a prolong standing ovation. “We need to engage young people to get out to vote. I hope we can do better this year. On Nov. 6, get out and vote,” she said.
Phoenix Awards dinner honors Black icons BY HAMIL R. HARRIS TRICE EDNEY NEWS SERVICE
The Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference concluded with the 48th Annual Phoenix Awards on Sept. 15. The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual Legislative Conference, a weeklong event that’s held each September. It is the largest annual gathering of its kind in the United States, featuring 15,000 to 20,000 African American leaders and influencers. “So this is not the time for us to not know who we are,” preached the Rev. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, in his keynote speech to the applauding audience of thousands. “James Baldwin said it like this: “We made the world and we are the ones who are going to have to make it over. We don’t belong to a people who shrink back when times get tough. America needs a conscious. We need it in the streets. We need it in the Congress. We need it at the ballot box!”
‘The Dream Demands’ The dinner, themed “The Dream Demands,” was hosted by actress producer Vivica A. Fox and actor/activist Lamman Rucker who narrated the program that honored civil rights veterans, the icons of Black America, and the new members of Congress who are people of color. The glitzy, black-tie event, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, is the political equivalent to the Oscars with the political, civic and social stars of the Black community. But the dinner was transformed
into church with Rev. Barber’s speech, titled “Knowing Who We Are in Times Like These.”
Preacher’s advice Barber began with advice on Black America’s response to President Donald Trump. He said, “Whatever Donald Trump’s mental status, don’t just focus on him. America has never had the ability to talk about racism and White supremacy.” Reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther Kings’ April 3, 1968 “I Have Been to the Mountain Top” speech that took place in Memphis on the eve of the assassination, Barber said many people focus on the hoop and not the “gravy,” in what King said. “Dr. King looked at the sickness of our society and he said nothing would be more tragic than to turn back now.”
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and his wife, Jacqueline, receive the Phoenix Award for Lifetime Achievement from CBCF Board Chair Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas); U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.)
Tribute to icons Early in the program, the caucus had a video tribute to some of the icons of Black America who died in the last year. The list included former Congressman Ronald Dellums, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Winnie Mandela, Rev. Wyatt T. Walker, Roger Wilson, Joe Jackson, Journalist Les Payne, Ebony Magazine Editor Lerone Bennett and Aretha Franklin.
List of honorees The awards included: Georgia Gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, former minority leader (Georgia House of Representatives) received the Adam Clayton Powell Award for her “groundbreaking accomplishments as a legislator at the local and national levels.” Bryan Stevenson, lawyer, social justice activist, founder and
Rev. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, gives a spirited keynote at the Sept. 15 dinner. executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, and a clinical professor at New York University School of Law received the ALC Co-Chair’s Award.
Lee Porter, executive director of the Fair Housing Council, received the ALC Co-Chair’s Award for her “exemplary leadership in community advocacy.”
Aretha Franklin received the John R. Lewis Award of Courage for setting the highest standard of dedication, ability and creativity. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-Mi.) honored Franklin and the niece and nephew of the Queen of Soul accepted the award. Lewis said “Aretha Franklin was one of a kind, without her the Civil Rights movement would have been a bird without wings.” Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. and his wife, Jacqueline, received the CBCF Chair’s Lifetime Achievement Award. During the Jackson presentation, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) said “I don’t care how many times we have done it before, we are going to honor him again and again because he deserves it.” Rep. Shelia Jackson, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, said, “For me, Rev. Jackson and Sister Jackson are American and international heroes.”
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Above is this season’s Wildcats football team and coaches. The team’s first MEAC game of the season is Saturday in Indiana against Howard University.
Wildcats looking to make noise in conference play BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats are off to a 1-2 for the 2018 season. There is no need for despair because on Saturday the true season begins when the Wildcats face Howard University in the Circle City Classic at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. It will be the start of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) play. The 3 p.m. game against the Howard Bison will be televised on ESPN3. It’s the beginning of their quest for a MEAC title, which will give them a Heritage Bowl berth. It decides the HBCU national champion. “It is the start of the season somewhat. Everyone in the conference is even right now. We
look forward to getting things started and, yes, it’s the beginning of the way to the Celebration Bowl,” said B-CU’s Head Coach Terry Sims.
A tough task Winning that first conference game could be crucial. B-CU doesn’t want to look ahead to facing defending HBCU National Champion and defending MEAC champ North Carolina A&T, NC Central or South Carolina State. Sims said, “It’s huge to win that first conference game. It puts you one step closer to winning the conference and makes you an automatic contender in the conference.” The Bison will present the Wildcats with a tough task. Last year, Howard beat Bethune-Cookman 26-24 in a thrilling contest. Both teams went
6-2 in the MEAC in 2017 but the Bison had the head-tohead tiebreaker for second place pushing the Wildcats to third. Howard was picked to finTerry ish second in Sims the MEAC this season while the Wildcats were picked to finish fourth.
Disciplined opponent The Bison team features a true weapon in dual threat quarterback Cailyn Newton (598 passing yards, five touchdowns, 134 rushing yards). He is the younger brother of NFL star quarterback Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers.
Sims noted, “Howard is a very well coached and disciplined football team. They don’t make a lot of mistakes and they don’t beat themselves. They do a good job of capitalizing on their opponents mistakes.” The game is also being played at a neutral site and indoors, which normally neutralizes obstacles and advantages for both teams. Sims differed, “I don’t look into where the game is played. It still has to be played.’’ In the end, B-CU will have to play a complete game and take care of the football to walk away victorious. Sims said, “I think we have to continue to play disciplined, protect the football, make plays, not leave plays on the field and that we finish.”
Week’s top prep football games Orlando Dr. Phillips (1-3) at Mainland (2-2): The Panthers are the defending Class 8A champions. Both teams have struggled, but are still very talented. Dr. Phillips will be a challenge for Mainland. This could be one of the better games this year.
Some college conference showdown games to watch this weekend
Saturday, 8 p.m.; ABC The Buzz: Stanford and Oregon face off in a Pac-12 showdown with division implications on the line. The teams enter this matchup ranked for the first time since 2013. Stanford hits the road for the first time this season after a perfect 3-0 start thanks to a stout defense that’s allowing just 7.7 points per game — the fewest in the nation heading. Oregon’s Justin Herbert is one of five quarterbacks in the Football Bowl Subdivision to have thrown at least three touchdowns during each of the first three games.
FAU (2-1) at No. 16 UCF (2-0)
Saturday, 3:30 p.m.; CBS The Buzz: Alabama coach Nick Saban is a perfect 12-0 against former assistant coaches including 1-0 against Jimbo Fisher. Saban beat Fisher when he was the coach at Florida State last season. Texas A&M has lost five consecutive games in this series,
1. DeLand (3-1), 2. Flagler Palm Coast (3-1), 3. Mainland (22), 4. Atlantic (3-0) 5. New Smyrna Beach (3-1), 6. Father Lopez (3-1), 7. Deltona (2-2). Others: Spruce Creek (2-2), Trinity (4-0).
No. 7 Stanford (3-0, 1-0 Pac-12) at No. 21 Oregon (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12)
Several key conference showdowns featuring ranked teams highlight another big weekend of college football. Check out the top six games to watch:
No. 22 Texas A&M (21, 0-0 SEC) at No. 1 Alabama (3-0, 1-0 SEC)
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teams feature new coaches — Dan Mullen (Florida) and Jeremy Pruitt (Tennessee). This is also the first time since 2015 during which both teams enter this showdown unranked in the Associated Press top 25 poll. These two programs have combined to win 21 SEC titles, but none since 2008. Florida is mired in a six-game conference losing streak going back to last season.
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Friday, 7 p.m.; ESPN The Buzz: The Lane Train is making a stop in Orlando this week, with Lane Kiffin bringing his Florida Atlantic University Owls to Spectrum Stadium for a Sunshine State showdown with No. 16 University of Central Florida. The Knights feature the No. 2 offense in the country, averaging more than 600 yards per game while sporting the nation’s longest win streak at 15 games. FAU running back Devin Singletary, who had a school-record five touchdowns during the team’s win over Bethune-Cookman last week, has scored at least one rushing touchdown during 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Pine Ridge (0-3) at DeLand (3-1): This is the only real local matchup this week. The Bulldogs look to bounce back from last week’s heartbreaking district loss. DeLand will be a tall task for the Panthers who are hungry for a win. Lake Wales (3-1) at Spruce Creek (2-2): The Hawks have a few injuries but need to find a way to win at home. Lake Wales won’t make it easy for them. Clearwater Superior Collegiate (4-0) at Father Lopez (3-1): The Green Wave have had a nice start to the season, but they are going to have to play this week against a very talented Legion squad that went 7-4 last year as a firstyear program. The Legion are talented. They were denied FHSAA membership back in June. Tampa Bay Christian (1-2) at Halifax (2-2): The Knights are looking for a win at home and a winning record halfway through the season.
No. 18 Wisconsin (2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) at Iowa (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) STEPHEN M. DOWELL/ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS
UCF linebacker Nate Evans, rear, sacks South Carolina State quarterback Tyrece Nick (3) at Spectrum Stadium in Orlando on Sept. 8. UCF won, 38-0. with the last win coming in 2012 when Johnny Manziel led the Aggies to a 29-24 upset of the Tide. Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa is 13-of-13 passing for 298 yards and six touchdowns on third downs this season while leading the Tide offense to 14 touchdowns and one field goal during 20 offensive possessions.
No. 17 TCU (2-1, 0-0 Big 12) at Texas (2-1, 0-0 Big 12)
Saturday, 4:30 p.m.; Fox The Buzz: Texas is riding a two-game win streak, including one of the biggest victories of the Tom Herman era, a 37-14 win over then-No. 22 USC on Saturday. It was the first win over a ranked opponent since Herman arrived in 2017. The Longhorns held the Trojans to minus-five rushing yards. It was the first time a Texas defense has held a team to a negative rushing total since Kansas (-2) in 2011. TCU, meanwhile, is
coming off a disappointing loss to No. 4 Ohio State last week in Arlington. The Horned Frogs have won four consecutive games in the series with Texas by an average of 30 points.
Florida (2-1, 0-1 SEC) at Tennessee (2-1, 0-0 SEC) Saturday, 7 p.m.; ESPN The Buzz: This is just the second time in the 28-year history of this series during which both
Saturday, 8:30 p.m.; Fox The Buzz: It’s a division showdown between two Big Ten rivals as Wisconsin looks to earn three consecutive wins over Iowa. The Badgers saw their College Football Playoff semifinal hopes take a big hit last week after suffering a disappointing loss to BYU at home. Iowa is 3-0 for the second straight season thanks, in part, to a suffocating defense that ranks first in the Big Ten. The Hawkeyes have earned 12 sacks this season. The winner of this game has gone on to claim the Big Ten West title during the past four seasons.
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Retailers gearing up for battle over holiday staff BY LAUREN ZUMBACH CHICAGO TRIBUNE/TNS
Retailers won’t just be battling each other for customers this holiday season — they’re also gearing up to fight over the temporary workers who will make the sales. A strong economy has retailers expecting a busy holiday shopping season, but with unemployment near historic lows, staffing up to handle extra demand could be a challenge. “It’s going to be a real battle for these retailers to get the right labor in,” said Andrew Challenger, vice president of Chicago-based outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Stores, online Target plans to hire 120,000 people to fill seasonal jobs in its 1,839 stores, about 20 percent more than last year. That matches the number of jobs Amazon announced ahead of last year’s holiday season and is the largest seasonal hiring estimate from a bricks-and-mortar retailer since Challenger, Gray & Christmas began tracking the figure in 2012. The retailer said it needs more seasonal workers to handle online orders from stores, such as in-store or curbside pickup or shipping items to customers’ homes. The company said it plans to hire nearly twice as many seasonal workers to fill online orders compared with last year.
FedEx, Macy’s jobs FedEx also said it plans to hire more seasonal workers this year: 55,000, up from 50,000 in 2017. Macy’s plans to hire about 80,000 seasonal workers, the same number it initially announced last year before adding another 7,000 holiday jobs in December. But fewer of this year’s group of holiday hires will be working in Macy’s stores. About 23,500 of the 80,000 jobs are in fulfillment centers handling online orders, up from 18,000 last
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Cashier Kevin Cruz bags a customer’s order as Merideth Lembke of Brookfield and her four children line up to pay for their school supplies and groceries at the remodeled Super Target store in Broadview, Illinois on July 20 year, the Cincinnati-based department store chain said. Retailers have cut thousands of jobs while closing stores in recent years, but they’ve also created new ones in areas supporting growing online sales, such as fulfillment centers, logistics and transportation.
Earlier hires The workers losing jobs on the sales floor at closing stores aren’t necessarily the same ones getting new jobs in fulfillment centers, but more new jobs have been announced than cut, Challenger said. There are fewer unemployed job seekers too — the nationwide
unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in August, down from 4.4 percent during the same month last year — and there are signs retailers expect more competition for seasonal hires. Some, like Kohl’s and J.C. Penney, began hiring seasonal workers significantly earlier than in prior years.
Pay and perks Wisconsin-based Kohl’s announced in June — about three months earlier than last year — that seasonal jobs were available at more than 300 stores. Additional hiring started at all stores, distribution and fulfillment centers in August, and
Kohl’s has holding hiring events in stores. Target and Macy’s have scheduled nationwide hiring events in October. Challenger said he expects others to face off on pay and perks. “Wages have been shockingly slow to rise for many years, and it’s hard to imagine some retailers aren’t going to have to raise wages to compete,” he said.
Store discounts Target said all new hires would start at a minimum wage of $12 per hour and get store discounts. As a new perk, the retailer will randomly select one hourly worker at each store and distribution center to receive a $500
gift card and $500 donation to a local community organization of their choice. “As the marketplace becomes more competitive, the significant investment we’re making in our team, including our increased minimum hourly wages, sets Target apart,” Stephanie Lundquist, Target’s chief human resources officer, said in a news release. It’s not clear how influential perks like giveaways and extra discounts are compared with hourly wages, but it suggests retailers are looking for ways to stand out, Challenger said. “They’re getting creative because they have to figure out ways to get people in the door,” he said.
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