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JANUARY 2 - JANUARY 8, 2014
YEAR 39 NO. 1
Year ends with sad reminder on water safety
PEOPLE SPEAK
Toddler, 2, drowns Monday; fire and health officials urge community to know CPR, get swim lessons
swim and CPR savvy following the drowning of a 2-year-old child on Monday. According to a police report from the Daytona Beach Police Department, the male child identified as Clayton Bland was found in a pond at the rear of a house on Aleatha Drive just after 1 p.m. Talissa Brown, the toddler’s mother, was not aware that he and her other son, age, 4, had wandered outside of their Daytona Beach home. Lillian Brown, Clayton’s grandmother who had custody of the
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The Daytona Beach Fire Department is encouraging the community to become more
two children, found the child in the water after returning home from running errands and asked Talissa of the 2-year-old’s whereabouts.
Administered CPR The pair rushed to a neighbor’s home, who reported screams coming from the rear. The neighbor, later identified as Rhonda Moore, was asked if she could help as neither Brown could swim. Moore immediately raced to the water and swam to the child,
who was floating on top of the water, according to a police report. After returning with Clayton to land, she began CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). The report said that the child was transported to Halifax Hospital where he later died. “It is vital that to ensure that any person living near waterways know or learn how to swim,” Daytona Beach Fire Department spokesman Officer Larry Stoney told the Daytona Times. “Not only the adults, but there are programs for children.”
In Florida, drowning is the leading cause of death for children 1 to 4 years old.
Water safety resources “Our hearts go out to the family during this difficult time,” said Stefany Strong, spokeswoman for the Volusia County Department of Health. “The health department along with our community partners created a drowning prevention task force to raise awareness to ways Please see SAFETY, Page 2
‘Advancing the Dream’ B-CU president, Jacksonville pastor to speak during local MLK celebrations FROM STAFF REPORTS
The MLK Celebration for Florida Inc. has announced that Dr. Edison O. Jackson, president of Bethune-Cookman University, will be the featured speaker at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Banquet on Jan. 16. The annual communitywide celebration seeks to inspire youth while honoring the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year’s theme is “Advancing the Dream.’’ The MLK Celebration’s events begin Saturday, Jan. 11 with a Day of Service. It includes free home repairs to selected sites. On Thursday, Jan. 16, the banquet will be held at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort (North Tower), 100 N Atlantic Ave. A VIP reception begins at 5:30 p.m. with the banquet starting at 6:30 p.m. A community picnic also is in the works for Saturday, Jan. 18 from noon to 3 p.m.
Breakfast, then march A free community breakfast is scheduled for 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20 at Allen Chapel AME Church, 580 George W. Engram Blvd., Daytona Beach. A commemorative march begins at 9 a.m. with a worship service scheduled at 10 a.m. at Greater Friendship Baptist Church. Dr. H.B. Charles, pastor of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church of Jacksonville, will be the worship speaker. Charles has served at the church since fall 2008. Prior to that, he pastored at the Mt. Si-
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Dr. John Long, pastor of Tubman-King Community Church in Daytona Beach, addresses attendees of the MLK banquet. Photos of various Blacks, including Trayvon Martin and Emmett Till, are shown on the screen behind him. nai Missionary Baptist Church of Los Angeles for nearly 18 years. Jackson was installed as Bethune-Cookman’s sixth president on Oct. 16, 2013. He had been the university’s interim president since May 13, 2012.
Scholarships presented The MLK Celebration for Florida Inc. committee also awards memorial scholarships annually. Students graduating from area high schools
compete for the scholarships. A scholarship in the name of Trayvon Martin, the 17-yearold slain in Sanford, also will be presented. The committee is still seeking educational sponsors. Maureen Durham is the sponsorship chair; the Rev. John T. Long III, pastor of TubmanKing Community Church, is the executive director of MLK Celebration for Florida Inc. For more details about the MLK events presented by the committee, visit www.mlkdaytonabeach.org.
Members of the Daytona Black Clergy Alliance lead a march from Allen Chapel AME Church to Greater Friendship Baptist in Daytona Beach for a worship service on Jan. 21, 2013.
New Smyrna sets meetings for public to review plans for city’s future BY ASHLEY THOMAS DAYTONA TIMES aysheldarcel@gmail.com
New Smyrna Beach Community Resource Coordinator Donna Gray-Banks says that the public is invited to one of several meetings to be held in January to review a plan for the city’s future. “We are trying to get input from the community to see what they want,” Banks said mentioning options such as better draining, streetscaping, infrastructure
and better lighting in the community. When community members provided input for the development of the city’s proposed new US 1 Donna Community RedeGray-Banks velopment Agency (CRA) Master Plan in August, staff and the consultants preparing the master plan were taking notes.
Now that the draft master plan has been prepared, community members are encouraged to review it and provide input during January public meetings.
Meeting dates • Jan. 13, 11 a.m., at the Alonzo “Babe” James Center, 201 N. Myrtle Ave. • Jan. 14, 6 p.m, at the Brannon Center, 105 S. Riverside Drive. • Jan. 15, 1 p.m., at the New Smyrna Beach Police Station, 246
Industrial Park Ave. • Jan. 21, 6 p.m., at the Waterway West Clubhouse, 315 N. Causeway • Jan. 23, 6 p.m., in Commission Chambers at New Smyrna Beach City Hall, 210 Sams Ave. The same presentation will be given at each meeting so it is not necessary to attend all meetings unless interested. The proposed CRA includes U.S. 1 from just north of the municipal airport to the southern
city limits, the airport and the surrounding industrial area, all of the historic Westside community that is in the city limits, the Canal Street Historic District and the area around the hospital, a portion of SR 44 to include the former K-Mart building, and contiguous residential areas. Reservations are not required for the meetings, but you may reserve a seat by calling Donna Gray-Banks at 386-314-4849.
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JANUARY 2 – JANUARY 8, 2014 While the 18-to-35-year-old demographic is migrating toward urban city centers, there are segments that are working and residing in surrounding counties. It’s why convincing a chunk of that group to ride SunRail during the initial rollout has been a focus. Seminole County Commission chairman Bob Dallari called SunRail “a game changer.” “SunRail is getting attention from a lot of folks,” he said. “And the younger population wants to be able to live places where they don’t have to be dependent upon automobiles.” Since 2012, the state transportation department has been having “lunch and learn” sessions to reach out to businesses to tap those prospective riders.
‘Perfect scenario’
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SunRail opponents protest in the atrium of Orlando City Hall, on June 28, 2011, before a meeting with Florida Secretary of Transportation, Ananth Prasad, about the proposed SunRail project.
SunRail coming, but there still are major concerns BY KYLE HIGHTOWER ASSOCIATED PRESS
ORLANDO – Central Florida will embark this spring on one of its largest mass transportation experiments when service begins on the first 32-mile phase of the $1.2 billion SunRail commuter train, an effort to ease nightmarish traffic and protect the region’s long-term economic health. Currently, tens of thousands of commuters and tourists cram a few main highways and roads in the popular, fast-growing area. The first phase — 12 stations from Debary in Volusia County through downtown Orlando to Sand Lake Road in Orange County — will be the ultimate viability test case for an area that has never had this kind of transportation alternative before. And with promised federal money for the second phase suspended in Washington budget limbo, the success or failure of SunRail’s initial stage will garner an even brighter spotlight. “This is a dramatic evolution step for Central Florida. It’s the first time we’re building a fixed
SAFETY from Page 1 to prevent toddler drownings in Volusia County. “It is part of Safe Kids and meets on a regular basis. The team encourages parents to teach their toddlers how to swim, to keep their residential pools safe with barriers of protection and to always watch children in and around water,” Strong added. Part of the educational resources Strong was referring to is an initiative by the Florida Health Department called WaterProof Florida.
Layers of prevention Strong provided water and pool safety information literature to the Times that documented three key layers of drowning prevention: supervision, barriers
transit system — a regional one — with the ability of being able to connect into high-speed (rail),” said U.S. Rep. John Mica, a Republican from Winter Park and a member of the House Transportation Committee.
Funds rejected Gov. Rick Scott rejected more than $2 billion in federal highspeed rail funding in 2011 that would have connected Tampa and Orlando. But after some hesitation, he eventually approved a deal that opened construction for SunRail after being sold on its jobs creation benefits and potential to reduce congestion on Interstate 4, the region’s main eastwest highway. But now federal budget cuts have cast at least some doubt on whether another $80 million in funding will be there for the on-time construction of Phase 2, which will extend the rail line farther north into Volusia County and south into Osceola County. When completed, it would stretch the rail to 17 stations and 62 miles. Construction for the next
and emergency preparedness to lower incidences of drowning in the Daytona Beach community. “As parents are busy around the house, they may open a backyard door and forget to close it, leaving an opportunity for a small child to wander outdoors...,” the document explained. “That is why barriers are so important. Incorporating childproof locks, door alarms and a pool gate sets obstacles between a child and a pool (or other water source) making it more difficult to gain access and alerting parents when a child opens a door and is outside.”
Free swim classes Stoney added that throughout the year, Daytona Beach residents can learn CPR, water safety and swimming lessons. “There are several programs that teach infants
phase was scheduled to begin next summer, but there are currently no guarantees SunRail will be included in the 2014 federal transportation budget. It’s caused lobbying efforts to intensify locally and in Washington, with opinions differing about what will happen. “I know a lot of local business leaders went to D.C. to make the point about trying to make sure to continue to help build it, and get the momentum going,” Florida Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad said. “I think ultimately that’s needed. We need that federal budget certainty ... and I know everybody is working hard to get there.”
Involve Obama U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, a Democrat who serves alongside Mica on the transportation committee, said in a statement last month that not having a 2014 transportation budget and the potential for an additional $100 million in cuts next year “has brought a high level of uncertainty and a limitation on the ability to fund new transit projects.”
how to swim, some as early as 12 months,” Stoney explained. One such program held in 2013 in partnership with the fire department, the Volusia County Health Department, the City of Daytona Beach and the YMCA allowed one child to learn to swim for free for each paying adult that learned to swim. Referring to Tuesday’s drowning, Stone added that participation in the programs “would be beneficial to our community to limit incidents and prevent horrific accidents as the one we had yesterday.” Dates and times have not been released for 2014 but interested parties can connect with the health department or fire departments at Waterprooffl. com, VolusiaHealth.com or Codb.us.
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But she added she had spoken to Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff about SunRail’s importance and would also reach out to President Barack Obama. Mica said Phase 2 will have the system’s highest ridership, according to projections, and he expects that the expansion will be looked upon favorably with Phase 1 nearly complete. “I hope it’s in the president’s budget. If not, there are alternatives ... to continue the work,” he said. Mica said one of those is spreading the project out over the next two fiscal years, though that could affect construction plans. Either way, he said, he believes it will move forward.
Rail systems welcome Optimism also runs high in the affected communities, where growth makes alternative transportation attractive. MetroPlan Orlando, a regional planning organization, projects that the three-county metro area of Orange, Seminole and Osceola will grow more than 70 percent by 2030. Using the 2012 census estimate of 2.1 million people, that would mean an increase to more than 3.5 million. Also, according to census data, over the past 12 years the largest population growth in Central Florida has been in Sanford, Winter Garden, south Orlando and Kissimmee.
The Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce also got a grant to promote the train and explain why employers should encourage their workers to ride it. There has also been a push to bring retail and residential options close to stations. Prasad said there are 15 projects within a 10-minute walk of the initial stations with a close to $800 million construction value. He said that included about 3,700 new residential units around the stations and new hotel projects. “It’s the perfect scenario for SunRail to have a chance,” Prasad said. There are concerns along the initial route for some residents, though. Christine Watkins, 63 and president of the South Seminole Community Association for Progress, resides in a predominantly Black community in East Altamonte, about 2 miles from the SunRail station there. She said that while many in her neighborhood welcome new, accessible alternatives for those who are without transportation, there are concerns.
Concerns voiced The loudest are from residents that fear they could eventually be encouraged to move to other areas to make way for development near the station. That is something that happened in the historically Black Hannibal Square district in Winter Park years ago. “We don’t want that to happen here,” she said. Dallari said those concerns in Seminole haven’t been ignored — the county commissioners paid for a study to look at the kind of projects that could go up without displacing many people. Still, Watkins plans to ride. “Personally, I’m excited about it because of the great location I am in, and I plan to live here for the duration,” she said. “You name it, we’re right there in the middle of it. I’ve had some other people in my age group who are saying as long as our taxes aren’t through the roof, we’re for it.”
JANUARY 2 – JANUARY 8, 2014
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Cultural society helps local kids have a happy holiday At the end of the day, special emphasis was placed on children when the African American Cultural Society (AACS) marked the 20th anniversary of Christmas gift-giving for the less fortunate of Bunnell, Espanola, Flagler Beach and Palm Coast. Chairman June Bethel and the Christmas Gift-Giving Committee recently expended a hearty welcome with festive, holiday decorations, music and gift-giving of toys, books, and turkeys at the AACS center. With donations of funds from AACS members, friends and corporate sponsors, the evening was assured of achievement. Twenty years ago, the late Walter Morris was the impetus behind the start of Christmas giftgiving program. Morris, during World War II, became our nation’s first Black paratrooper, and emerged as a sought-after speaker and the subject of awards, print media, documentaries, and TV broadcasts – particularly by journalist/NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw - together with CNN.
Remembering Morris A member of the African American Cultural Society, Morris was recognized as an innovator and presented posthumously with a plaque. The award from AACS President Edmund G. Pinto, Jr. was presented to Morris’ daughters, Crystal Poole and Jean Lanier, and son-in-law, Bob Lanier. The outreach was a worthy venture to insure that Christmas is a
BRIEFS B-CU students to trace musical roots at Daytona Beach library Jan. 18 Join Bethune-Cookman University music students on a journey tracing the “Impact of our musical roots” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Daytona Beach Regional Library at City Island, 105 E. Magnolia Ave. Using a combination of narra-
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season of giving. Added with Morris and Bethel, the Christmas Gift-Giving chairmen to date are: Vincent W. Julius, Frances Bennett, Barbara Goss and Evangelist Wisteria Polite. In the early days before construction of the AACS center, Christmas gifts were delivered directly to the less fortunate by Morris and a caravan of his committee. Years later, gifts were presented during parties at the Flagler County Head Start, St. James Missionary Baptist Church of Bunnell, and St. Paul Baptist Church of Espanola.
Joyous sounds In joyous fervor, Stephanie Robinson read, “The Night Before Christmas.” “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” expressed the Head Start kids’ rendition of song. The kids were represented by Cheryl Smith and Robert Young of Flagler Head Start, Janice Butler of the Flagler Child Development Center, as well as Alexis Smith and Catherine Webber of the Family Life Center, and Francina Marshall and Katherine Jefferson of the Town of Espanola. The kids showed off attire of tion and musical performance, the students, under the direction of Choral Studies Director Damon Dandridge, will trace the 200-year history of AfricanAmerican music from the cotton fields to the civil rights movement. They’ll begin with spirituals, then move on to gospel music, soul music and the unifying songs of Motown during the civil rights era. B-CU lecturer and artist-inresidence Curtis Rayam Jr. will be a featured soloist, singing a selection of spirituals. Other so-
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The arrival of Santa and Mrs. Clause (Berkeley O. Chandler, Jr. and Melissa Arnold) was the highlight. their Sunday best, and were accompanied by their parents and other family members. Santa and Mrs. Claus’ arrival was the highlight of giving brightly wrapped gifts, packaged by the committee masquerading as elves. Santa and Mrs. Claus were impersonated by Berkeley O. Chandler, Jr. and Melissa Arnold. In all fairness, the Christ-
mas magic was created through sound and music by Donald Bryant and photographs by Joseph Matthews. Creating a gift-giving to remember were Bethel and her committee: Dora M. Campbell, Stephanie Ecklin, Muriel “Luci” McGhee, Seconia Reid, Hope Swire, and Muriel Carey with Reba Clark, Sondra Henderson,
Dorothy Nixon, Stephanie Robinson and Jean M. Tanner. ••• As always, remember our prayers for the sick, afflicted and bereaved.
los will be performed by students Marquis Thompkins, baritone; Courtney James, mezzo-soprano; Kaitlin Beil, soprano; and Parris Lewis, soprano. The musical numbers will be accompanied by Dr. Rose Grace, assistant professor of piano at the university. This concert is part of the library’s Connecting with the Community Series, a two-year program funded in part by a partnership grant from the Florida Humanities Council. Throughout 2014, the library will sponsor book talks, dramati-
zations, panel discussions, films and music programs commemorating the 50th anniversary of the signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The grant will continue into 2015, when the programming emphasis will change to contemporary issues. All Connecting with the Community programs are co-funded by the Friends of the Daytona Beach Library. For more information, call Adult Program Coordinator Deborah Shafer at 386-257-6036, ext. 16264. •••
County Chair to speak to Rotary Club
Celebrations Birthday wishes to: Imani Smith, Jan. 4; Doris Sheppard, James Major, Jan. 6.
Volusia County Chair Jason Davis will discuss county issues and projects at the Jan. 7 meeting of the Rotary Club of DeBary-Deltona-Orange City. The meeting will begin at 7:45 a.m. at the DeBary Golf and Country Club, 300 Plantation Club Drive, DeBary. Patricia Northey, District 5 representative to the Volusia County Council, also will attend the meeting.
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Extend emergency unemployment insurance In the last few days of the year, most Americans are wrapping up their holiday celebrations and pondering the promise of 2014. But millions of Americans who have been struggling the longest to find work in our slowly recovering economy are now facing deep uncertainty and despair instead of a Happy New Year. The budget deal Congress finally reached in December did not extend emergency unemployment insurance benefits for the long-term unemployed and 1.3 million struggling jobseekers who lost needed survival benefits on December 28. Unless Congress acts immediately in the new year to extend these benefits, huge numbers of struggling jobseekers will be affected. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates almost 5 million jobless workers will lose benefits over the next 12 months. The president’s Council of Economic Advisors estimates that if Congress lets emergency unemployment insurance expire, it will cost the economy 240,000 jobs and impact families with 3.6 million children by the end of 2014.
Safety net in time of need Federal emergency unemployment insurance benefits were designed to be a critical safety net for unemployed workers who have exhausted regular state unemployment insurance payments. During the recent recession, the number of unemployed workers unable to find new jobs before their regular benefits ran out has soared. Although the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program had already started phasing down as the labor market improved, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities points out it’s still far too
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soon to let the program expire completely since almost two-fifths – 4.1 million of the 10.9 million unemployed – are long-term unemployed who have been looking for work for 27 weeks or longer. Although the overall unemployment rate went down in November, the proportion of long-term unemployed workers rose from 36.9 percent to 37.3 percent, double the rate in 2007 before the recession hit. This is the first time Congress has let long-term unemployment insurance benefits expire when the long-term jobless were more than 1.3 percent of the labor force. Today, 2.6 percent of the labor force is long-term unemployed in our still sluggish economy.
Enough workers, not enough jobs New jobs are desperately needed in this “post-recession” economy. One recent example in the nation’s capital paints the picture. Walmart was opening two new stores and offering 600 jobs for which 23,000 jobseekers applied. People desperately want to work. Getting a job at Walmart has become as competitive as getting into Harvard. We don’t know how many of those 23,000 jobseekers were long-term unemployed workers. What we do know is that employers tend to discriminate against those workers and hire people who want to change jobs or have only been unemployed for a
short time first. Congress must act to support the millions of Americans and their children who have been tossed around in our stormy economic seas by extending emergency unemployment insurance and focus on creating more jobs.
Other programs cut In 2012, 2.5 million people escaped poverty through unemployment compensation, including 600,000 children. Many families who lose unemployment insurance benefits, especially long-term jobless workers, will face poverty again. They may have to rely on other government supports such as the nearly-disappeared Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which Congress cut in November and the House of Representatives is threatening to slash again by $40 billion. Allowing emergency unemployment insurance benefits to expire on top of cuts to SNAP and other programs is cruel and unnecessary and asks sacrifices from those least able to bear it. Please ask your Senators and Representatives to act now to extend emergency unemployment insurance benefits as soon as they return in January to assist those who need help most in this jobless recovery.
Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. Write your own response at www.daytonatimes.com.
Civil war looming in South Sudan The escalating crisis in the South Sudan, a country only constituted in 2011, has brought with it growing concerns that a nation-state formed with such hope may now be on the verge of civil war. The crisis involves a factional struggle between the President (Salva Kiir) and the dismissed vice president (Riek Machar). Tensions have been simmering for quite some time. These factional battles have also been interlaced with ethnic tensions between the Dinka and Nuer peoples. The South Sudanese factional battle has taken many people by surprise. After all, for years the mainstream U.S. media presented the conflict in the Sudan as being between the “Christian” and “Black” South vs. the “Muslim” and not-so-Black North. And certainly when the Darfur crisis unfolded (in the western Sudan), a variation on this theme emerged, so much so that one could end up concluding that the northern Sudan was made up of non-African aliens. There was little hint in the U.S. media that the situation in the Sudan was far more complicated than two solid blocs confronting one another.
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Movement, which led the struggle of the people of the South Sudan, had not set out to create an independent country. Rather, under the leadership of the late John Garang, they aimed to fuse the movement against the regional oppression of the South with the larger movement for democracy in the entirety of the Sudan. When Garang was killed in a helicopter accident, a shift took place in the leadership of the SPLM which contributed to the ultimate decision to split off. There was an additional contributing factor, both to the split but also to our perceptions. There were forces in the U.S.A., specifically right-wing religious groups, that set out to portray the battle in the Sudan as a modern version of the Crusades.They did this for a variety of larger political reasons frequently tied to Islamophobia. In either case, the presentations that they made to the U.S. government Democracy at forefront as well as to the people of the USA It is worth remembering that would never have led any of us to the Sudanese People’s Liberation have understood that (a) there
was a larger battle for democracy underway in the Sudan, and (b) there were significant ethnic conflicts within what is today known as South Sudan.
Complex answers We now watch the situation in the South Sudan potentially unravel. The world community is calling upon both sides to pull back from the brink. We, as African Americans, should add our voices to such calls. But we should also do a bit more in the future to ensure that we are not hoodwinked by simple answers to very complex questions. After all, as we have demonstrated time and again, when African Americans pay attention to foreign policy, be it the Vietnam War or South African apartheid, our stand can affect the actions of the U.S. And, just perhaps, had we taken an alternative approach to the Sudan, events might be unfolding in a different manner.
Bill Fletcher, Jr. is a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies, the immediate past president of TransAfrica Forum and the author of “They’re Bankrupting Us – And Twenty Other Myths about Unions.” He can be followed on Facebook and at www.billfletcherjr.com.
No cavalry for South Sudan Once again, another part of the world has been thrown into turmoil. This is happening more and more since former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton thought her job was to party and tour the world with a seemingly endless budget. Go everywhere, talk and smile and wave to the minions but don’t even think about diplomacy, world peace and stability. Her boss, President Obama, was fine with this style. He calls it “Leading from Behind.” There is no such thing. To do this is actually called “following” and the world needs no more followers as it cries for leaders. The United States is the richest nation on earth with resources matched by no other country. Yet, we are becoming timid and the enemies, especially the daring ones, are like hyenas waiting to pounce on each opportunity. Iran sees us as a “sucker.” China and Russia note our reticence and take advantage of this cowardice. They know the United States is becoming timid and is without a strategy to bring security and peace to the world as we used to do.
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in ethnic battles last week, we all looked surprised. American citizens were trapped in our embassy and subsidiary buildings. Slowly and in a timid style a few of our troops are coming in to help them get out. Yes, we are running away from the fighting as we no longer do that too well. The UN, Norway and a few others are trying to lead and stop the violence. South Sudan is the world’s youngest nation and it appears that its two years of life are in jeopardy. There is a chance that this outburst may turn into Rwanda-style genocide. We should have all seen this coming. The South Sudanese are no strangers to violence. They are the survivors of the ruthless Darfur genocide that killed millions, mostly women and children. They have a new country with a new government but that is no simple Should have seen and sustaining act. It is extremely it coming tribal. The two main tribes are the So when South Sudan broke out Dinka and the Nuer. From there we
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have dozens of other tribes and the nation has 60 dialects to deal with. As one tribe attacks another and brings ruthless murder and mayhem, the other brings revenge. The first week accounted for more than 1,000 dead. More than 120,000 persons are displaced by the violence. That is a scary start. The deal is that South Sudan, despite its current poverty levels, is one of the richest lands in the world. It has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. There is also plenty of timber, iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, diamonds, hardwoods, limestone and hydropower. If they could all come together under a united and accountable government, every one of the 8 million citizens could be happy and prosperous. Wouldn’t that be great? I pray that day will come soon. My African brothers and sisters rely on yourselves because the cavalry is not necessarily going to come.
Harry C. Alford is the co-founder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce. Write your own response www. daytonatimes.com.
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Winners, losers of 2013 Well, it’s that time of year once again for me to pick my biggest winners and losers for 2013. Unlike most of the year end lists, mine will not be based on polling data, or popularity. Rather, it’s from the lens of a businessman. Based on the contribution of time, money, or intangible capital, did the person or group receive an appropriate rate of return on their investment? I will begin with the three biggest losers and work down from there. By far, the biggest loser of the year and of the Obama presidency was and is the Black community. How can a group give a president 96 percent and 94 percent of their vote to him and have little, if anything to show for it.
Next time America Blacks have been the most loyal voting bloc for Democrats and for Obama particularly in the history of the U.S. and yet this president says he is not going to do anything specific for Blacks because he is president of all of America. All except Black America. Yet, this president can’t go a day without trying to shove homosexuality down the throats of Americans and Africans. He doesn’t have the guts to try this in the Middle East because he know how the pro-Israel lobby will react. This president can hardly go a day without trying to give amnesty to those in the U.S. illegally. And to think, educated Blacks said all of last year, that if Obama won reelection he would then help Blacks since he didn’t have to face the voters again. When a person shows you who they are, you better believe them. The second biggest loser is the “truth.” According to Obama, “You can keep your own doctor.” Enough said. The final biggest loser is the media. They have bent over backwards to curry favor with Obama and his minions. Obama has more active journalists in his administration than any of his predecessors, yet he is one of the least transparent presidents.
And the winners are… By far the biggest winner of the year is the homosexual movement, both under Obama and the U.S. Supreme Court. Obama has done more to expand the ho-
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mosexual movement than any other person on the face of the earth. He is the same person that Newsweek magazine labeled the “first gay president.” It is estimated that homosexuals account for 2-5 percent of the U.S. population, but they have been showered with more tangible benefits under Obama than all other groups combined. The second biggest winner of this year are those in the country illegally. They can’t even vote, but yet they have received more attention and action from Obama than the Black community. As if this weren’t bad enough, you have the NAACP and the National Urban League supporting illegals and their push for citizenship. This defies logic that they would put a group of non-citizens before the interests of citizens they purport to represent. The third biggest winner is Vladimir Putin. During his annual state of the nation address two weeks ago, he said, “…We do not infringe on anyone’s interests, we do not force our patronage on anyone, or try to teach anyone how to live…We know there are ever more people in the world who support our position in defense of the traditional values that for centuries have formed the moral foundation of civilization, putting traditional family values top of the list.” Wow! Who would have ever dreamed that the U.S. would be lectured by Putin on traditional values and the sanctity of the traditional family? This was a direct rebuke of Obama’s attempt to force other nations to accept his views on homosexuality. So I end this year as I began— trying to get people to think a new thought. Happy New Year!
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State of homelessness in America Survey shows Black families depended on shelters at rate seven times higher than White families BY FREDDIE ALLEN NNPA WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON – The downturn in the economy and a lack of local resources have forced more Americans to live under bridges, in their cars and on the couches of other family members, according to a recent report on hunger and homelessness. The 25-city survey, conducted by the United States Conference of Mayors, found that more than 20 percent of homeless people that needed help over the past year didn’t get it and 71 percent of the survey cities reported that their emergency shelters, stretched to capacity, had to turn homeless families with children away. The U.S. Conference of Mayors is a nonpartisan group that represents 1,398 cities with populations of 30,000 or more. According to a 2012 report by the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness, Black families depended on homeless shelters at a rate that was seven times higher than White families.
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Ashley Tutson, right, laughs as she and her daughter Makayla watch a video on her sister’s iPad on Feb. 27 at her Chicago apartment. Tutson, who is a mother of four, became homeless after ending an abusive relationship with the father of her children. With aid from Catholic Charities Tutson was able to get assistance for housing, job training and money management counseling. also made the list. “Despite all of our efforts the problems remain,” said Schneider. “Dealing with growing needs in the face of dwindling resources is nothing new for mayors, she said, but this year, mayors are especially concerned about what could happen to our emergency food and shelter programs next year and in the years beyond if the federal budget makes it harder to meet the needs of all of their citizens.
Housing and hiring A majority of the cities surveyed reported that unemployment, rising housing costs, and substance abuse contributed to higher homelessness rates. Although Blacks often abuse illegal drugs at similar rates as Whites, Blacks suffer discrimination in housing and hiring that often affects how and where they live. The Labor Department reported that the jobless rate for Blacks (12.5 percent) was more than twice as high as the rate for Whites (6.2 percent) in November. Homeless adults often presented with one or more of the following characteristics: 30 percent of homeless adults were severely mentally ill, 19 percent had jobs, 17 percent were physically disabled and 16 percent were victims of domestic violence. Thirteen percent of homeless adults were veterans and three percent were HIV positive.
Food stamps cut
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Beverley Ebersold, third from right, a regional coordinator with the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, Suzanne Hanney, second from right, Editor-in-Chief of StreetWise, and Jennifer Cossyleon, right, a sociology graduate student at Loyola University, interview a homeless man who was sleeping near an entrance ramp for the Dan Ryan Expressway as part of the annual Point in Time Count on Jan. 22 in Chicago.
Lack of food The survey cities also reported that unemployment was the greatest contributor to the rise in hunger, followed by low wages and poverty. Increased food insecurity has strained local resources beyond capacity. “Across the survey cities, emergency food assistance requests increased by an average of 7 percent,” stated the report. Eighty-three percent of the survey cities said that more families requested emergency food assistance in 2012 than 2011. More than 25 percent of Black households don’t have enough to eat. Ten percent of White families live with food insecurity issues. Even though the survey cities spent $324 million and dispersed more than half a billion pounds of food, two-thirds of the cities reported turning people away, because they couldn’t keep up with the growing demand. More than 70 percent of the survey cities said that they expect the hunger problem to get worse next year because of limited resources. “The problem is more expensive than the solutions,” said Laura Zeilinger, deputy director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
offerings at food banks. The study reported that Trenton, N.J., is making strides to address hunger by ramping up the outlets that offer fresh produce and offering more free school breakfasts to school children. Providence, R.I., has also offered grants for programs that feed school children during the summer and after school.
Cities’ outreach projects
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Though he was working and had a family, Joe Harris found himself homeless in 2013 after a dispute with his landlord and a cash shortage. Harris slept in his 2005 Cadillac Escalade and had his kids at the home of friends for about two months until he found this home to rent in Akron, Ohio.
Pushed into poverty When Washington lawmakers left town for Christmas break, they left more than a million people who depend on unemployment benefits in the lurch. The deal left unemployment benefits on the cutting room floor, which means that a few days after Christmas more than a million
people were to lose their unemployment benefits, pushing some into poverty. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a public policy group focused on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderateincome families and individuals, roughly 1.3 million people currently receiving
unemployment insurance will be cut off shortly after the Christmas holiday. In six months, almost 2 million people will lose their unemployment benefits. In order to meet the growing needs of our nation’s most vulnerable citizens, some city officials have augmented nutrition education programs and expanded the health food
In Charlotte, N.C., The Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina provides backpacks to children on the weekends with seven pounds of food like cereal bars, fruit cups, canned chicken and peaches. The Backpack Program has grown from 1,277 in 2007 to 96,326 in 2013. In Washington D.C., the Capitol Area Food Bank started a Mobile Marketplace program that provides free healthy food options to households with the greatest need. New York City and Chicago have similar programs that deliver free fresh produce to families trapped in food deserts in their cities. According to the report, city officials said that job creation will help to alleviate the pangs of hunger. Investments in the food stamp program, affordable housing and job training
SNAP cuts proposed in Congress will also have a negative effect on the nation’s poorest families. GOP lawmakers passed legislation in the House of Representatives that will slash the food stamp program by roughly $40 billion over the next 10 years. If passed by both the Senate and signed by the president about three million poor families would lose their benefits every year. For mayors accustomed to doing more with less over recent years, cuts to the food stamp program will deal a heavy blow to families and communities struggling with poverty. “Cuts in SNAP benefits being considered by Congress and the inability of food assistance programs to meet the increased demands that would result was identified by most cities as the biggest challenge they would face in addressing hunger in the coming year,” said Helene Schneider, mayor of Santa Barbara, Calif., and chair of the United States Conference of Mayors Hunger and Homelessness Task Force.
Fight continues The survey cities reported that mainstream assisted housing programs, higher wages and better housing options would help to lessen the burden of homelessness on families and individuals. “The hunger and homeless issue continues to be with us,” said Tom Cochran, chief executive officer and executive director of the United States Conference of Mayors. “We have been in this fight for three decades and we will continue. The mindset of Washington does not understand what is happening in our neighborhoods and cities large and small across America.”
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Free things to do on next trip to From MLK center to Piedmont Park, diverse city has much to see and do BY KATE BRUMBACK ASSOCIATED PRESS
Many people who visit Atlanta for the hundreds of conventions the city hosts each year never make it out of the few blocks around their hotels. But the city has much more to offer, and some attractions are even free. Atlanta is a diverse, cosmopolitan city that is home to major corporations’ headquarters, world-class cultural institutions and restaurants helmed by award-winning chefs. It has a rich cultural and political history, plus parks and trails to keep outdoor enthusiasts busy during the many months of the year when Atlanta’s latitude makes it pleasant to be outside. Here are five free things to do and see on your next trip to Atlanta.
Martin Luther King Jr. historic site The historic site is operated by the National Park Service. A film and an exhibition of photos, text and video clips in the visitor’s center give a comprehensive overview of the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King Jr.’s leadership role. Up the street is the home where King was born. Tours of the birth home are free but must be reserved in person the day of the
tour at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. The crypts of King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, sit in the middle of a reflecting pool outside The King Center. A few steps away, visitors can walk through Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King and his father served as pastors.
Sweet Auburn Curb Market Nearby lies the Sweet Auburn Historic District, which was a major economic, cultural and political center for African-American life for the first half of the 20th century, before a major highway bisected the neighborhood and decades of urban decline followed. Originally known as the Municipal Market, the Sweet Auburn Curb Market is now an urban farmers market that provides a lively atmosphere for browsing and grabbing lunch. Stalls run by butchers feature pigs’ ears and feet, oxtails and many other animal parts and cuts of meat stacked neatly in trays behind glass. Produce vendors offer heaping stacks of collard greens, turnips and other seasonal produce. Prepared food stands offer a wide variety of lunch options, but it’s fun to browse whether or not you buy.
The Beltline The Atlanta BeltLine is a redevelopment project that aims to turn an old 22-mile (35-kilometer) railroad corridor that rings
Atlanta
visitors a tranquil setting to picnic, play games, walk their dogs and relax in the meadow or along the shores of Lake Clara Meer. The park also hosts major city events, like the Dogwood Festival in April and the Music Midtown festival in September, and the finish line of the annual 10-kilometer Fourth of July Peachtree Road Race.
Oakland Cemetery
The Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Tomb is in the Sweet Auburn district, preserved as the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site. the city’s in-town neighborhoods into a network of trails, parks, affordable housing and, eventually, transit. So far, only the 2.2-mile (3.5-kilometer) Eastside Trail has opened, with skyline views and regularly changing public art installations providing added scenery for those who walk, bike and
jog along the path.
Piedmont Park Sitting at one end of the BeltLine’s completed Eastside Trail is Piedmont Park. Like New York’s Central Park, the nearly 200-acre (80-hectare) green space in Midtown gives Atlanta residents and
The graves of dozens of Atlanta mayors and six Georgia governors, as well as the rich and poor of different races and different religions dot the gentle hills of Oakland Cemetery. Some of the most famous residents are “Gone With the Wind’’ author Margaret Mitchell and golf legend Bobby Jones, as well as rows and rows of Confederate soldiers. Despite the surrounding busy streets and the clanking and beeping from the adjacent freight rail terminal, the 48-acre (19.4-hectare) cemetery feels calm and peaceful. Self-guided tours are free whenever the cemetery is open.
Airlines call for stronger laws on unruly fliers BY HUGO MARTIN LOS ANGELES TIMES/MCT
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Transportation Safety Administration officers gather at Terminal 3 at Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 2, the day after a shooting incident in which TSA officer Gerardo Hernandez was slain.
A drunken man gets tackled by a group of off-duty cops in November while trying to storm the cockpit on a flight from Warsaw to Toronto. An inebriated passenger on a flight from Iceland to New York tries to grope and choke fellow travelers until crew and passengers bind him with duct tape. Such incidents are no longer flukes but rather a trend that has prompted airlines to call for new laws to deal with unruly passengers and other mayhem on international flights. The number of incidents of unruly passengers has jumped from fewer than 500 in 2007 to more than 6,000 in 2011, according to the International Air Transport Association, the trade group for world airlines, which has been keeping track of the incidents.
Meeting in March In 1963, representatives from 185
countries met in Tokyo to adopt a set of laws that focused on onboard crimes related to hijacking. But the laws are outdated and do not address the kind of bedlam that some passengers provoke, delaying flights and fraying nerves, said Perry Flint, a spokesman for IATA. “Lots of changes have taken place over the past 50 years,” he said. “The old rules no longer do a good job of addressing this problem.” For example, under the 1963 laws, the country where the plane is registered has legal jurisdiction over offenses on a plane. But today about 40 percent of commercial planes are leased, meaning the country where the plane is registered is not always the country where the airline is based, according to IATA. A meeting has been scheduled for March by the International Civil Aviation Organization, a branch of the United Nations, to discuss new rules on how to deal with unruly passengers. A location for the meeting has not been set.
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Volusia health department giving flu vaccine to pregnant women
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Passing cigarette ads on North Broad in Philadelphia, Nina Ball is shown enjoying a swig of water after she quit smoking.
Resolve to quit smoking this year? Tobacco Free Florida offers free services via Internet, in person About 1.9 milllion Floridians are expected to want to give up smoking in 2014. To assist those who want to quit, the Florida Department of Health’s Tobacco Free Florida program is encouraging tobacco users to seek help through the state’s free and easy resources. Using one of Tobacco Free Florida’s three ways to quit, which include the Florida Quitline, Web Coach, and inperson classes through the Florida Area Health Education Center (AHEC) network, may double your chances of success.
Since 2007, more than 93,400 Floridians have successfully quit using one of these free services. Studies show nearly two out of three adult smokers would like to take steps toward being tobacco free.
‘At your fingertips’ “If you live in Florida, free evidence-based programs to help you quit tobacco are right at your fingertips,” said Tobacco Free Florida Bureau Chief Shannon Hughes. “Cutting tobacco out of your life not only vastly improves your health, but also saves money.” Tobacco Free Florida’s resources include consultation from a certified and trained Quit Coach, as well as free FDA-approved Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
like the patch and gum, when medically appropriate. This combined approach of counseling and NRT may double or triple a tobacco user’s chance of quitting. While quitting tobacco is difficult, it is not impossible. There are more former smokers in the state than there are current smokers. Those who have tried to quit but relapsed are encouraged to try again. Most former smokers make several attempts before quitting permanently. Having a comprehensive quit plan increases the chance of success.
Ways to quit • Call the Florida Quitline at 877-822-6669 to speak with a quit coach who will help assess a user’s addiction and help create a per-
sonalized quit plan. • Enroll in the Web Coach, which will help to create a web-based quit plan unique to each individual user, visit https://www.quitnow.net/ florida. • Visit http://ahectobacco. com to locate a local AHEC and sign up for group classes. The Florida Department of Health’s (DOH) Tobacco Free Florida campaign is a statewide cessation and prevention campaign funded by Florida’s tobacco settlement fund. Tobacco users interested in quitting are encouraged to use one of the state’s three ways to quit. To learn about Tobacco Free Florida and the state’s free quit resources, visit www. tobaccofreeflorida.com.
The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County announced that temporary payment has been authorized for Medicaid recipients who are pregnant and age 21 and older. This step is being taken due to the increased impact that influenza infections are having on pregnant women and their babies in Florida. The Medicaid reimbursement rate will be the same rate for those vaccines that are covered for Medicaid recipients between the ages of 18-20, and will be through March 31, 2014. “The flu vaccine is the single best way to prevent flu and it is very important for pregnant women to receive the influenza vaccination,” said Dr. Bonnie J. Sorensen, director of the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County. “We want to make sure that people are aware of this new opportunity for pregnant women to receive flu vaccination through Medicaid reimbursement.”
Safe for mom, baby The Department of Health in Volusia County recommends that all individuals six months of age and older receive the flu vaccination each year. It is especially important for pregnant women to be vaccinated due to the increased risk of complications associated with contracting the flu while pregnant. The flu vaccination is safe and will protect the mother, the unborn child, and will also help protect babies during the first months after birth. Additional flu prevention steps include washing your hands often, keeping your hands away from your face and covering your mouth and nose with a tissue when sneezing and coughing.
Flu symptoms Symptoms of the flu include headache, fever, severe cough, runny nose or body aches. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, see your primary care provider immediately for guidance on treatment. Flu vaccines are offered in many locations, including doctor’s offices, clinics, health departments, retail stores, pharmacies, health centers, and by many employers and schools. For more information on pregnancy and the flu, visit http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/pregnant.htm. For more local information, visit http://www.floridahealth.gov/preventionsafety-and-wellness/flu-prevention/locate-a-flushot.html.
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