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PEOPLE SPEAK

Trayvon remembered at MLK banquet Peace march, vigil planned in memory of slain teen

BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com

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Members of the Daytona Black Clergy Alliance lead Monday’s march from Allen Chapel AME Church to Greater Friendship Baptist in Daytona Beach for a worship service.

Still marching for justice Daytona Beach ministers, residents continued a tradition of kicking off MLK Day with march

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES butleramj@yahoo.com

The Daytona Beach community joined the nation on Monday in celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s holiday observance. Hundreds of area residents participated in the annual ceremonies, which included a breakfast, march and worship service.

“We have been blessed to see this march gain popularity in the community. People look forward to it every year.

It has become a staple of the weekend activities. It demonstrates us remembering Dr. King marching for our rights.

This is appropriate rather than a parade to exemplify what he stood for,” said Dr. Ronald L. Durham, pastor of Greater Friendship Baptist Church.

Durham organized the event along with other members of the Daytona Black Clergy Alliance.

A breakfast was held at Allen Chapel AME Church followed by a march. The march started at the church and ended at Greater Friendship Baptist Church where a worship service took place. Dr. James P. Sampson, president of the Florida General Baptist Convention, was the guest speaker.

‘Work in progress’ The main goal of the event was to honor the legacy of King.

“His legacy is still a work in progress. His vision was far reaching and broader than I believe he realized at the time.

We have seen things come to pass, but we still have a way to go in education and hiring

practices,’’ Durham explained.

“We have a Black president.

We will move forward to do things that we need to as African-Americans to be in full citizens in this country, which was (King’s) dream.’’

Those who participated in the events in Daytona Beach expressed pride but opinions differed on the fulfillment of King’s dream.

“It’s great to do this, but I think that more people should have come out. Some of what Dr. King wanted to happen has happened but more needs to happen and I believe that it will over time,” said Marlene Brooks.

Twelve-year-old Stephanie Correira participated in the march with her school Lourdes Academy of Daytona Beach.

“I think this is a good thing to do. We do it every year. Dr.

King was a great man. His legacy and dream shows everyday in our school. We have people from all different cultures and I have been able to be friends with them. Diversity expands and changes our lives,’’ the seventh-grader told the Daytona Times.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 84 years old on Jan. 15 if he hadn’t been killed in Memphis, Tenn., at 6:01 p.m. on April 4, 1968, at age 39 by an assassin’s bullet.

Trayvon Martin would have turned 18 years old this coming Feb. 5 had he not been shot and killed Feb. 26, 2012 in Sanford at 7:17 p.m. while walking from a store to an apartment in a gated community.

How both deaths galvanized a nation was explored on Jan. 17 during a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. banquet at the Hilton Resort and Spa in Daytona Beach.

Derrick Henry, Daytona’s first elected Black male mayor, welcomed Trayvon’s parents – Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton to the banquet and the city. Henry was sworn in last month as the city’s mayor.

“We cried with you, wept with you, stood with you when you demanded justice,” said Henry, who also acknowledged others in attendance, saying “Thank you for not allowing the dream (of King) to die.”

‘Working together for justice’

Quinicia Stokes is the NAACP president at BethuneCookman University. The sociology major also participated in the ceremonies.

“This is a great thing to do to honor Dr. King, especially for the younger generation. Their generation is all about having a Black president. They don’t understand how far we have come. I also believe that King’s

Attorney Benjamin Crump, who represents Trayvon’s parents, was the keynote speaker. “(There are) far too many Black and brown (males) nobody seems to care about when they are taken away from this world.

It’s about us working together for justice,” said Crump, who spoke before a crowd of about 300 people.

“In the end, we will not remember the works of our enemies but the silence of our friends,” Crump continued as he called on those in attendance to help him and Trayvon’s parents make a difference.

The day before the banquet, Crump was in Tallahassee with Trayvon’s parents to lend their support to a bill filed by legislators to repeal the “stand your ground law” that George Zim-

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Important for youth, community

Public invited to Thursday forum on Black men and boys

BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com

Dr. Eddy Regnier, a clinical psychologist who practices in Sarasota, says Black men and boys are still suffering from “what happened to us during slavery.”

“We were not lazy before slavery but became lazy after slavery,” said Regnier, who also is chair of the Florida Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys.

The council will be having a public forum on Thursday, Jan. 31, from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Greater Friendship Baptist Church, 539 George W. Engram Blvd., Daytona Beach.

The purpose of this public forum is to hear from communi-

ty leaders and the public on the issues and concerns affecting Black men and boys in Daytona Beach. The information will be compiled and passed on to Florida legislators and their staff.

Mission of council In an exclusive interview with the Daytona Times this week, Regnier said, “Young Black men lead in every negative indicator.

There is a relationship that exists between academic failure, dropping out of schools and Black men succeeding.”

The mission of the Florida Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys is to research and propose measures that improve conditions affecting Black men and boys.

Florida is committed to engaging, educating, equipping and encouraging all Black men and boys to successfully achieve their full potential,” according to information provided to the Times from the council.

Officers invited Regnier said the council needs people to go to Greater Friendship to talk about their concerns.

He noted that what they hear and compile in reports have made a difference since the council was first created in 2006.

Regnier cited the passing of the “pants on the ground legislation” and directives to school districts to not suspend students for minor infractions happened because of input from their group.

He said the council has invited law enforcement, including Sheriff Ben Johnson, Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood and Volusia County SuperinDr. Eddy tendent Margaret Regnier Smith to attend the forum to educate them as well as learn what they are doing to make a difference in Black males’ lives.

The council travels to five cities across the state every year to discuss the disparities that exist between Black men and boys and others in education, dropout rates and arrest records.

Regnier was disappointed with

the reversal of a law under Gov. Rick Scott’s administration that no longer restores rights to felons who are not incarcerated or are under probation or parole.

Making a differnece Regnier, 62, says he likes making a difference.

“By helping Black people, you help all Americans. The church has led the struggle of freedom of all Black people,” he said, noting that the council likes to partner with churches and local entities to gather their information.

Dr. L. Ronald Durham, pastor of Greater Friendship where the forum will take place, said he and the council are looking forward to city and Volusia County resiPlease see FORUM, Page 2

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Swearing-in time for Wright moved up FROM STAFF REPORTS

Won seat in special election Wright defeated retired educator Kathy Williams, widow of the late Al Williams who died Oct. 1 after winning re-election on Aug. 16 against Wright.

HEMIS IVEY

Ivey defends record; proud of contributions to Midtown Hemis Ivey, chairman of the Midtown Redevelopment Area Board, does not understand why the local daily paper has chosen to write a story about him on an arrest that took place almost three years ago.

The headline in the Daytona Beach News-Journal read, “Daytona’s Midtown board chairman has criminal history, records show.”

“It was a matter of public record. It is insignificant to me (that the News-Journal ran a story). I want to thank all the people who contacted me personally after reading the story and stood by me,” Ivey said.

Susan Cerbone, a spokesman for Daytona Beach, told the Daytona Times this week that “having a felony arrest or conviction does not disqualify a person from serving on a city board.”

“Evidence will show that I should not have been convicted,” said Ivey in an exclusive interview with the Daytona Times.

Appealing verdict Ivey said he is appealing a jury verdict.

He was found guilty of grand theft in a trial last September, court records show.

Adjudication was withheld and Ivey was placed on probation for three years.

The actual incident occurred in 2010, a police report shows. It involved a 2008 Dodge truck Ivey owned that was being repossessed.

The driver of a tow truck owned by Florida Recovery Systems was dispatched to Ivey’s address to repossess the pickup.

Ivey allegedly got into his pickup and drove it off the back of the tow truck as it was lifting the vehicle, the report shows.

Ivey’s actions damaged the tow truck’s hydraulic lift system, police said.

The officer said Ivey then refused to speak with him while the policeman drove Ivey to police headquarters on Valor Boulevard, the report shows.

In December, Ivey told The Daytona Beach News-Journal that he was done with the board because his term had expired. But on Jan. 8, he was named chairman of the panel again, city records show.

City Commissioner Paula Reed, whose area of representation includes Midtown, said Ivey was only given a threemonth extension on the board, not a reappointment. In a voicemail message Tuesday, Reed said a “reassessment” is being done on the Midtown redevelopment plan and Ivey is familiar with both the reassessment and the company that’s doing it.

Besides the grand theft charge, Ivey was also found guilty of battery in 2004, court records show. Adjudication was withheld in that case, as well, but a judge ordered Ivey to attend anger management classes.

A police report stated that Ivey was seen on Lincoln Street in his pickup at which time he refused to give his version of the incident “until he spoke to his lawyer.”

Businessman, veteran Ivey said he pled guilty to a battery charge in 2004 after defending himself from the owners of a storage unit while

“I look forward to working with constituents, staff, administrators, and fellow board members as we improve parent and community engagement, ensure fiscal responsibility and work to develop substantive public/private partnerships,” she concluded.

District 2 includes most of Daytona Beach, South Daytona, Daytona Beach Shores, Ponce Inlet and part of Port Orange.

Attorney: Law school not coming to Daytona

Midtown Board Chairman Hemis Ivey is pictured with his daughter, five-yearold Narae Ivey over the Christmas holiday. Ivey has termed out of the position but says he wants to continue to see the community thrive.

BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com

“They say the third time is a charm - I will never deny that statement. I am deeply humbled to serve as the Volusia County School Board, District 2 Representative. I pledge to represent our District 2 Community with a high degree of integrity. Each decision made will be thoughtful and backed by extensive research,” Wright said in an interview with the Daytona Times after winning the seat she will hold for the next four years.

looking into a matter involving his mother.

Ivey, who has his own business and is a veteran who served in the Army for 15 years before he was honorably discharged, said the daily newspaper’s article would not stop him from making a difference in the city.

“Because I am self-employed, this allows me to control my destiny. I will continue to be self-employed and create my own path,” said Ivey, who believes he should not have been found guilty and is not worried now that the story is out.

Ivey said he is proud of his contributions while serving on the Midtown board, which includes the completion of the Midtown Master Plan.

Why now?

Ivey, who is a construction consultant, also is proud of a building that bears his name, the $1.2 million Ivey, Ferguson Reed Apartment complex on the corner of Magnolia and Lincoln, which he is part owner.

Ivey said he is currently working on another half million-dollar project that he will be talking more about in the future once details have been worked out.

“I’m giving back to my community and hopefully instilling hope in others. I want to see the community thrive,” said Ivey.

Ivey, who completed two consecutive terms on the Midtown board serving as its chair and vice chair, said he does not understand why it is an issue now.

“It should not have been an issue. It should have been brought up three years ago,” said Ivey.

“I have served honorably as chair and vice chair and will continue to do so as long as I am appointed. My goal is to bring economic stability and jobs to our community,” Ivey said.

BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com

school will not be in Daytona Beach, it will still be in Volusia County.

A Jacksonville attorney said “plans are still full steam ahead” to start a law school, but it will not be in Daytona Beach.

Attorney Eric Smith said he was shocked when he learned last month that the old Daytona Beach Police Department building on the corner of Orange Avenue and Nova Road did not meet the size qualifications for a law school.

Daytona Beach city officials had been telling Smith and his partners from Jacksonville that the building had 55,000 square feet of space available for use. An appraisal on the building actually found that there is just 38,000 square feet of usable space.

“We never would have gone through all that trouble. We were shocked it was 12,000-square feet smaller,” Smith said, adding they are committed to the community and though the law

South Daytona still on list

Working with Smith are Steven Nemerson, an attorney who would be the school’s dean, and developer Jim Catlett.

They hope to initially enroll 80 students and grow

the student body to 600 as well as secure accreditation from the American Bar Association (ABA), according to the National Law Journal.

Plans also call for the school to keep costs low by focusing on attracting practicing attorneys to teach.

The school would need a license from the city to operate, and after one year, could apply to the ABA for provisional accreditation.

An application for full accreditation could follow in three to five years.

Those involved say the school, which will be called the Florida Space Coast School of Law, would emphasize public service and pro bono work, and foster a cooperative, rather than competitive, atmosphere.

Nemerson and Smith believe the lower cost of education isn’t the only thing that will set them apart from Florida’s 12 other law schools. The new law school’s founders also plan to use practicing attorneys and judges as faculty.

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in the state of Florida.

During the 2006 Legislative Session, the Legislature created the Florida Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to be administratively housed within the Office of the Attorney General.

The council was created to and is charged with proposing measures to alleviate and correct the underlying causes of the conditions affecting Black men and boys including homicide rates, arrest and incar-

ceration rates, poverty, violence, drug abuse, death rates, disparate annual income levels and health issues.

The council’s next business meetings will be on Thursday, Jan. 31, at 11 a.m. and Friday, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. at the Hilton, 100 North Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach. The purpose of the meetings is to update the council’s bylaws and focus on a 2013 summit. All meetings are open to the public.

from Page 1 dents’ participant in the forum.

“Given the ongoing struggles faced by the African-American community, and in particular the continued declining opportunities for Black men in America, this forum offers to bring a tremendous awareness to the participants of strategies we can employ to improve our economic, family, and educational situations,” Durham said.

Smith would not tell the Daytona Times the new proposed location of the school but said plans are for the partners to open it later this year.

The Daytona Times was able to learn that they are looking at a site in South Daytona.

“My understanding is that a law school has shown interest in locations in our city, however, nothing has yet been finalized,” said Jeanne Willard, public information officer for City of South Daytona.

Practicing attorneys would be teachers

About the council The agenda will include topics on criminal justice, crime prevention, education, economics, employment and health.

The council has repeatedly stressed the importance of community support in the efforts to raise awareness about the socioeconomic conditions affecting Black men and boys

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Termed out Cerbone confirmed that Ivey’s term on the Midtown board has ended and that he is serving on the board until the city commission appoints someone to replace him.

“He has served two terms and is termed out. His term expired on Dec. 31, 2012,” said Cerbone.

Assistant City Manager Betty Goodman said this week in an interview that the city has three vacancies on the Midtown board.

Pat Heard and Margaret Symonette, who currently serve on the board, have turned in their applications to be reappointed to the board.

Goodman said incumbents are not guaranteed reappointment to the boards, depending upon the other residents who are interested in serving.

Appointments are made by city commissioners and the mayor.

Since the last appointments to the board, there are now two new commissioners and a new mayor.

Goodman said it is not unusual for members of the city’s advisory boards to serve until a replacement is chosen even though their terms have expired.

She hopes more people contact her to serve on the Midtown board and request information about vacancies on other boards.

This is personal.

She was the cornerstone of our family. But my mother died of colon cancer when she was only 56. Let my heartbreak be your wake-up call.

Colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cancer killer in the U.S., but screening helps prevent this disease.

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Ida Duncan Wright

Ida Duncan Wright will be sworn in as the newest member of the Volusia County School Board Jan. 29 at 9 a.m. at the DeLand Administrative Complex Board Room, 200 North Clara Avenue, DeLand.

The next regular School Board meeting will be held on that same day starting at 4 p.m. as reported in last week’s

Daytona Times, but the swearing in ceremony will not take place during the meeting. Wright is planning a reception at 7:30 p.m. following the school board meeting.

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Flagler volunteers honored for SHINE training Jan. 16-17 was a time of training and recognition of achievement through awards. The paradigm shifts to 282 volunteers and staff gathered at SHINE’s annual training in Orlando and persons like Vivian Rowe and Carol Sarni bringing home “the gold.”

The duo was tasked with new changes in Medicare and health insurance. Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders (SHINE) is a statewide, volunteer program making accessible free Medicare and health insurance education, counseling and assistance to persons with Medicare, their families, and caregivers.

The Florida Department of Elder Affairs administers SHINE, funded by a grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency responsible for Medicare.

Shine Associate Leader Carol Sarni and Volunteer Counselor Vivian Rowe have risen to the occasion, winning the Flagler County award for “the highest percentage of eligible beneficiaries served.”

ECHO grant workshop The Volusia County Council has extended the application deadline for the 2012-13 Environmental, Cultural, Historical and Outdoor Recreation (ECHO) grants program to May 1. This extension will provide organizations the opportunity to apply for a new grant and/or reapply with a grant that previously was deemed deficient or ineligible.

Organizations that did not attend a workshop in August must attend

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By Jeroline D. Mccarthy | Daytona Times They scored recognition from the State of Florida, representing the counties with an urbanized cluster of 50,000 to 249,999 in a total population.

Sarni and Rowe make life easier since case managers cannot do it all. They’ve lightened the caseload for Senior Services Program Manager Joanne Hinkel and Human Services Program Manager Janet Nickels of Flagler County Human Services, 1000 Belle Terre Boulevard, Palm Coast.

The paradigm has a frame around non-bias assistance to clients regarding medical claims, bills and statements – an understanding of the Medicare appeals process - and referrals to other agencies.

Elders ages 60 and older are informed of the rea workshop from 8:30 a.m. to noon Feb. 8 in the third-floor training room of the Volusia County Lifeguard Headquarters and Administration Center, 515 S. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach.

The workshop is free and open to the public.

ECHO grants are provided through a competitive application process annually and are for the purpose of acquiring, building or restoring environmental learning centers, cultural facilities, historical/ heritage facilities and outdoor recre-

sources to free and discounted prescription drugs, and presentations to community groups can be provided regarding Medicare and health coverage. Information to services are also available offsite at Access Flagler First at the Flagler County Fairgrounds and the Wickline Center on S.R. A1A in Flagler Beach. Information on “Meals on Wheels” food stamps, and other services are also available.

To learn about elder services and the dates and time scheduled at the offsite locations, call Flagler County Human Services at 386-586-2324.

Pastor Edwin Coffie celebrates anniversary Sending a shoutout to ation facilities that are open for public use.

Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) not-forprofit groups that have a local office in Volusia County, municipal governments within Volusia County, and departments of Volusia County Government.

A copy of the ECHO grant guides and applications is available at www. volusia.org/echo.

For more information, contact Bobbie King at bgking@volusia.org or 386-736-5953.

Carol Sarni, Joanne Hinkel, Janet Nickels and Vivian Rowe work for Flagler County Human Services in Palm Coast.

Pastor Edwin Coffie on his 15th pastoral anniversary at the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church of Palm Coast.

Rev. Edwin The celCoffie ebratory theme on Sunday was “God’s Chosen Vessel For

His Purpose and Direction.”

And from Jeremiah 3:15, it was affirmed: “...I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.”

••• As always, remember our prayers for the sick, afflicted and bereaved.

Happy Birthday to You! Birthday wishes to: Sheldon Shamarr Henderson, Jan. 24; Shaaf McGlown, Jan. 26. Master Roman Sword, Jan. 27. Happy anniversary to William “BJ” and Marva Jones, Jan. 25.

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Compiled by the Daytona Times Operations center ribbon cutting The Emergency Operations and Sheriff’s Communications Center Ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. at 3825 Tiger Bay Road. The 43,000 square-foot, 21 million dollar facility will house the county’s emergency operations and sheriff’s communications activities, including countrywide 9-1-1 dispatch functions.

Family Photo Fun Day Enjoy an afternoon of free parent-child art and photography sessions for children aged 5-12 as Southeast Museum of Photography staff leads a variety of activities that will explore new ways of seeing and creating on Feb. 2 from 1 p.m.- 3 p.m. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and pre-registration is required. The museum is at Daytona State College, Hosseini Center (#1200), 1200 W. International. Speedway Blvd.

More information: 386-5064569.

Fresh Start Revival at Mt. Bethel The Mt. Bethel Baptist Institutional Church announces its 2013 Fresh Start Revival Feb. 6, 7 and 8 at 7 p.m. nightly.

The guest evangelist will be

the Rev. Victor Gooden, pastor of New Life Church Ministries, Holly Hill. The church is on the corners of Martin Luther King and South Street.

SCORE plans email seminar Sponsored by the Small Business Development Center at Daytona State College and SCORE, a free two-part seminar demonstrates how organizations can make the most of an email marketing strategy by using Constant Contact. The seminar will be held at Daytona State College Feb. 12 from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Registration required. More information and registration: 386-506-4723 or e-mail sbdc@DaytonaState. edu.

Heritage festival in New Smyrna The 22nd Annual Black Heritage Festival “Sharing yesterday, preserving today, shaping tomorrow” will be held Feb. 8-10 at the Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum, 314 N. Duss St. and Pettis Park in New Smyrna Beach. Live music and entertainment, arts and crafts, food and vendors will be on site and a Gospel Fest will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. More information: Jimmy Harrell 386-478-1934.

52 years in ministry for Mother Willie BUTTS Miracle Temple Church of God in Christ of East Central Florida, invites the public to join in the celebration of Mother Willie Butts’ 52nd year of ministry Feb. 5 - 8 at Butts Miracle Temple Church of God in Christ, 636 Hawk St. A special guest and choirs will minister nightly at 7 p.m. More information: 386252-8565 or www. bmtcogic.org.

Jazz Combo to perform at library The Stetson University Jazz Combo will perform Feb. 9 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the auditorium of the Daytona Beach Regional Library at City Island. The student musicians will perform jazz standards and songs from the Great American Songbook. The free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

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Blacks need to hold Obama accountable Four years ago, President Obama made history by becoming the first Black president in the history of the U.S. I would like to think that even those who did not support his candidacy were proud of what the American people demonstrated – that anything is possible within our system of government. Play by the rules, work hard, present a compelling agenda and the American people will respond.

Obama was by far a much better candidate than John McCain and presented a more inspiring vision for America. McCain had much more substance, but an inability to speak directly to the American people.

Four years later, “Hope and Change” has turned in to “I Hope He Changes.” This is a common sentiment running through the Black community. They were disappointed in the total silence of the Obama administration’s on issues such as the high unemployment rate within the Black community, the lack of engagement within the continent of Africa, and the seeming lack of attention paid to domestic issues.

Blacks overlooked I will remind you that Blacks gave Obama 96 percent of their vote in 2008 and thus far has little to show for it. Homosexuals (2 percent of

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the electorate has seen tangible results from Obama –repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell; the push to recognize homosexual marriage, etc.), illegals have seen tangible results from Obama (the push for amnesty, the Dream Act, etc.), but Blacks have seen and heard speeches — “get out of bed, put your marching shoes on and stop complaining.”

So, the question I have been pondering is this: Which is more important to the Black community — someone who makes them feel good (Obama) or someone who secures tangible legislation to address their concerns?

Psychologically speaking, no one can make you feel good if you don’t already feel good about yourself. No one can make you feel loved if you don’t already love yourself. You never hear homosexuals or illegals speaking in terms of Obama making them feel good. They want something specific or they are willing to withhold their support.

I think there is strong consensus within the Black community

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that the unemployment rate is at epidemic proportions and would not be tolerated within other communities. But we have shown no willingness to do anything about it other than complain.

No fear of retribution Remember former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus once said that “if Obama was White, we would be marching on the White House.” So, why should any person take the Black community seriously when there is no fear of retribution?

I, like most Americans, was thrilled to see a Black person elected president. But, I can’t get a job based on a feeling, I can’t get a student loan because I feel good, I can’t prevent crime from happening because I feel good. At some point, you must take away the emotional (feeling good) and replace that with something tangible (legislation).

Our presidents represent the whole of the U.S., but sometimes different groups need special attention based on their unique needs. This is one area where Obama has been grossly derelict.

But, again, what are Blacks prepared to do to get him to act? Thus far, the answer has been absolutely nothing.

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Easier for Whites So, in a kind of weird way, Obama has made it much easier for future White presidents to ignore Blacks, regardless of party. For example, we know the next president will be White, so what happens when he doesn’t do something Blacks think he should and his response is, “You didn’t ask Obama for this, so why should I do it for you?”

This is strictly a hypothetical question, but I can guarantee that future presidents and their staffs will at least think these thoughts.

How does the Black community deal with this question?

This is the problems Blacks have

Hands off Malia and Sasha Obama Just when you think leaders of the National Rifle Association can’t stoop any lower, they keep managing to plunge even deeper.

This time, they have strayed way over the line of respectability by using Malia and Sasha’s enrollment in Sidwell Friends, a private Quaker school, to malign President Obama over his proposal to place limits on the sale of assault rifles and expand background checks.

“Are the president’s kids more important than yours? Then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed guards at their school? Mr. Obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes. But he’s just another elitist hypocrite when it comes to a fair share of security.

Protection for their kids. And gunfree zones for ours.”

Used as pawns White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was correct when he said in a statement: “Most Americans agree that a president’s children should not be used as pawns in a

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political fight. But to go so far as to make the safety of the president’s children the subject of an attack ad is repugnant and cowardly.”

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, said: “To talk about the president’s children or any public officer’s children who have – not by their own choice, but by requirement – to have protection and use that somehow to make a political point I think is reprehensible.”

NRA insult to scum I am tempted to call NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre and his comrades scum. But I’m going to resist the temptation.

Not because they don’t fit that description. I’m restraining myself because to call them scum would be an insult to scum.

A second NRA ad, running four-

and-a-half-minutes, tossed in an image of NBC newsman David Gregory – whose children also attend Sidwell Friends School – for good measure. The narrator in the ad says “Armed Guards — Good enough for the David Gregory’s kids’ school, not for the rest of us. …[The] school Obama’s daughters attend has 11 armed guards.”

Not surprisingly, the ad conveniently ignores the fact that the Secret Service is required to protect the president’s children. They protected Chelsea Clinton and Julie Nixon when they attended the school, known as “the Harvard of Washington’s private schools.”

Although the original NRA ad leaves the impression that it is referring to Secret Service agents, the longer version makes it clear that NRA is referencing security guards at the school, which has a lower school campus in Bethesda, Md. and middle and upper schools in northwest Washington, D.C. .The Washington Post’s Fact Checker column awarded the NRA ad four Pinocchios, representing a “whopper” of a lie. The newspa-

created for themselves by giving Obama a pass on many issues simply because he is Black. We must become more politically sophisticated and less emotional. Despite the historic nature of his presidency, his lack of a real relationship with the Black community remains a mystery.

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per noted, “…the online directory for Sidwell Friends lists 11 people as working in the Security Department. Five are listed as ‘special police officer,’ while two are listed as ‘on call special police officer,’ which presumably means they do not work full time. The directory also lists two weekend shift supervisors, one security officer and the chief of security.“ “… But we spoke to parents who said they had never seen a guard on campus with a weapon. And Ellis Turner, associate head of Sidwell Friends, told us emphatically: ‘Sidwell Friends security officers do not carry guns.’”

The NRA’s ad claiming that President Obama is “skeptical about putting armed security in our schools” misrepresents his position. The clip was taken out of context from an exchange between the president and David Gregory on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Clearly, the president did not say he was skeptical about placing armed security guards in schools.

Instead, he said that is not “the only answer.”

Even more insane, at a press conference, Wayne LaPierre of the NRA asserted that the answer to preventing future incidents like the one at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. is the placement of armed guards in every school.

Among the proposals presented by President Obama is providing federal funds to place more officers in schools, if the school requests them.

After acting on a specific proposal made by NRA, the gun lobbying organization denounced Obama yet again. After coming under attack by even some conservatives, NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said: “If anyone thinks we’re talking specifically about someone’s children, they’re missing the point completely…”

No, that’s exactly the point.

Leave those beautiful Obama girls out of your degenerate ad campaigns.

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Armstrong following an American tradition - cheating Who is surprised that Lance Armstrong was doping? Who thinks he was the only one? Who is surprised that he used the Oprah Winfrey show as his platform to “come clean”? We are a nation of cheaters and Armstrong is one in a long line of our nation’s cheaters.

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We cheated Mexico by appropriating half their land in a murky “trade” through the Louisiana Purchase. Now we have the nerve to talk about “illegal immigration” because people are returning to land that was once stolen from them. And daily, employers cheat undocumented people because without legal documents, they have no bargaining power against unscrupulous employers.

Cheating? George W. Bush and his minions cheated Al Gore of the presidency in 2000, and the Supreme Court aided and abetted him in this cheating.

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Enslaved people were cheated with the fruit of their labor, not to mention their lives and liberty, by our nation’s “peculiar institution.”

After slavery was abolished, the cheating continued. The sharecropper system was nothing but an official method of cheating.

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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.

trayvon from Page 1 merman, accused of killing Trayvon, initially tried to use in his defense. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in the case and is pursuing a self-defense approach.

Crump said they support repealing of the law, starting over and fixing it so others cannot use it as a defense tool. Their goal is that what is happening to Trayvon’s parents – who are only seeking justice for their son – doesn’t happen to other parents.

“It’s going to be hard to get the bill repealed because of gun lobby. We are trying to build a coalition of parents. Until it comes to your doorsteps, you are looking at it (killing of your child) in the abstract,” said Crump.

March in Miami; vigil in New York A peace march in remembrance of Trayvon is scheduled Feb. 9 in Miami near where his mother lives. Details are still being worked out. Trayvon would have been 18 on Feb. 5, 2013.

On Feb. 26, the anniver-

Community members and congregants of local churches took to the streets in celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday during a march from Allen Chapel AME Church to Greater Friendship Baptist Church in Daytona Beach.

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sary of the day Trayvon was killed, Crump said he and Trayvon’s parents likely will be in New York City for what is being called the “Million Hoodie Candle Light Vigil.’’

Crump said they are calling for participants around the world at 7:17 p.m. on Feb. 26 to put on a hoodie and light a candle in memory of Trayvon to bring attention to a killing he says would not have happened had Zimmerman not been stalking Trayvon.

In his speech during the banquet, Crump recalled a telephone call he received from Trayvon’s father after he learned of his son’s death.

Crump said Martin, who had a hopeless tone in his voice and a sense of despair told him “they” killed his son. “People who are supposed to administer justice are looking the other way,” Crump recalled Martin saying to him.

“I remember telling Mr. Martin. We believe in the system. I said you don’t need me for this. I’m sure they are going to arrest someone,” Crump related, admitting he would later have to eat those words for it would take media attention and the marching of thousands for the wheels of justice to start turning.

“I was ashamed of our

versity of Florida.

“Be reminded people in your city thought enough to give you a token of appreciation. We hope you study hard and don’t allow distractions get in way of you staying in your books,” Durham added.

‘Miles to go’

Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, the parents of Trayvon Martin, and their attorney Ben Crump were the special guests at an MLK celebration banquet in Daytona Beach. justice system,” Crump said, adding that’s why he decided to help the family even if it meant losing money and the possibility of nothing coming out of their actions.

“A year later you couldn’t have told me the Trayvon Martin phenomenon would happen,” Crump noted.

Crump said his clients, Tracy Martin and Sylvia Fulton, are emotionally and physically drained but he added they realized they have to “stand up for Trayvon, stand up for justice.”

“We’re watching to see if all men are created equal - if there is equal justice in

America,” Crump concluded.

Trayvon scholarship presented One of the highlights of the banquet was when Trayvon’s parents presented a $1,000 scholarship award named in their son’s honor to Sylvester Covington III, a senior at Atlantic High School in Port Orange who plans to attend the University of Central Florida in the fall. He wants to become a psychologist.

Fulton said to Covington as he received the award, “Keep your mind clear and keep your heart on God.”

Dr. L. Ronald Durham, pastor of Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, and chairman of the MLK Celebration For Florida, Inc, which sponsored the event, also praised the other scholarship recipients.

They are Courtney Caldwell of Atlantic High, who plans to attend Florida A&M University; Tyesha Evins, Atlantic High, who is going to University of Florida; Michael Owen Murray, Spruce Creek High, who is attending Harvard University; and Brandyn Thompson, soon to be a graduate of Mainland High. She hopes to attend the Uni-

The Rev. John Long, also was one of the speakers and organizers of the banquet.

“Young Black males’ lives are undervalued.

Death of the (Black) male is viewed as elimination of a problem,” he said at the banquet.

“We will not allow their memories to fade,” said Long in reference to Dr. King, Trayvon and other Black males whose deaths have garnered national attention. He included Emmett Till, Felipe Santos, Terrence Williams and Jordan Davis.

Volusia County Council’s newly elected Chairman Jason Davis said to the audience, “We still have many miles to go to accomplish the dream of Martin Luther King, Jr. “His dream was for all – all Americans joining hands,” he told the predominantly Black audience. “It’s up to us to fulfill Dr. King’s dream,” Davis concluded.

MARCH from Page 1 ultimate goal was for there to be no stigma for ourselves and for us to be anything that we want to be without anybody having fault,” Stokes remarked.

Commented Patricia Heard, “This is important. Dr. King paved a way for all of us. I’m irked to know that schools are out and all churches haven’t promoted this event. More people should be here. The dream is still alive but we have work to do especially amongst ourselves as a community and a race. I remember when we first celebrated this holiday at City Hall.’’

Inauguration ‘icing on the cake’ People also were excited about President Obama’s inauguration, which took place on that day.

“Our theme is Celebrating the Dream and Dreamer. We see it in the inauguration and this march that there is a crossbanding and coming together of the dream,’’ added Durham.

Heard related about the inauguration, “It’s an historic moment. Laws have changed. We have come a long way with Dr. King’s dream overtime with looking at Obama as our president.’’

Stokes added, “It’s appropriate and fit.

It’s an historic day for us and this country. With the inauguration being on this holiday is kind of icing on the cake.’’

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Wildcats fall to Savannah State on national TV

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES butleramj@yahoo.com

In a Black College basketball showdown televised live on ESPNU, Bethune-Cookman fell short to Savannah State 43-40 on Monday.

“We should have won the game. We missed free throws and had too many turnovers,” said Gravelle Craig, B-CU’s head coach.

Savannah State converted critical free throws while B-CU made critical turnovers and missed a few free throws down the stretch.

The Tigers led by as much as 10 points in the first half and led 21-12 at halftime.

The Wildcats rallied and held a five-point lead with nine minutes to play.

The game was just about even statistically. B-CU did get off more shots and made more shots but free throws were the deciding factor. The Wildcats were 6-for-12 from the line while Savannah went 12-for-24.

Adrien Coleman led BCU with a game-high 16 points and eight rebounds.

Arnold Louis paced Savannah State with a double- double tallying 13 points and a game high 11 rebounds.

Note: Kevin Dukes (five points) scored his 1,000th career point with a threepointer with 14:14 to play for B-CU. The Wildcats held off South Carolina State for a 60-52 win two days earlier.

B-CU beat South Carolina for the seventh straight time dating back to 2011 and won on the road for first since Nov. 15 in New Orleans.

“Anytime you win on the road is good. We are getting better defensively and we played tough today,” said Craig.

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Bethune-Cookman’s Kevin Dukes, right, scored his 1,000th career point last week in a game against Savannah State. Dukes is shown above in a previous game against the University of North Florida. He is facing Will Wilson of North Florida.

B-CU ROUNDUP Coleman had 17 points, Kevin Dukes 15 points and Ricky Johnson nine points with 11 rebounds for the ‘Cats.

Women’s hoops: Lady Wildcats split Bethune-Cookman split its road series games with South Carolina State and Savannah State.

B-CU went only 5-for-22 from the field in the second half, which led to a 58-39 loss to South Carolina State on Jan. 19.

“In the first half, we were

in tune defensively but in the second half we didn’t take advantage of our offensive opportunities,” said B-CU Coach Vanessa Blair.

Jasmine Evans had 10 points and Chastity Taylor chipped in eight points and six boards for the Wildcats.

B-CU rebounded with a solid 50-41 win over Savannah State on Monday.

“I thought our defense held us together when we struggled offensively,” added Blair.

Taylor paced the Lady Wildcats attack with a game-high 19 points.

Terrenisha Hollis added 10 points and Shakeyia Co-

lyer 10 rebounds for B-CU. Both basketball programs will have a three game home stand when they host Delaware State (Jan 26), Maryland-Eastern Shore (Jan 28) and Florida A&M (Feb 2).

Women’s bowling: Third in tourney The 19th-ranked women’s bowling team placed third last week at the Frederick E. Underwood Tournament in Laurel, Md. On the final day of the tournament, B-CU fell short in comeback bids against fourth- ranked Sam Houston State 4-3 and

Spruce Creek basketball team young but fighting

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES butleramj@yahoo.com

The Spruce Creek Hawks boy’s basketball is only 8-11 but the team has been battling hard all season.

The Hawks have a young squad with four freshman and four sophomores on their roster.

“Our young guys have played a lot which will help us in the long run. We are improving every game and our future looks bright. On the flip side, we haven’t been able to finish games and haven’t shot the ball well. In many games we only shot about 35 percent.” responded Head coach, Joe Giddens.

Despite their losses, Creek has some big wins over tough programs in the competitive district. They have beaten Oviedo Hagarty, Longwood Lyman and Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley.

“Hagarty was the third ranked team in the state when we beat them and Lake Brantley was ranked earlier in the season. Hagarty made it to the state championship last season. Our district is tough and it is very wide open. DeLand and Seminole are also in our district and they have been playing well,” commented Giddens.

Giddens knows what it takes to win. The Daytona native and was a standout football and basketball player at Mainland High School.

Giddens won state championships with the Buccaneers in 1995 with NBA star Vince Carter and in 1996 with TT Toliver.

“Being a local coach has been a great experience. I can relate to the kids. Some of the kids we have now, I went to school with their parents and they know what we accomplished. I have Vince Carter come and talk to our kids sometimes. I also have an assistant in Chase Tramont who won a title at Mainland in 1998. We try to show our

VOLUSIA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL REVIEW kids how the game is played and what it takes to get it done,” answered Giddens.

Seniors in guard Alex Mastre and center Mike Colubiale lead the Spruce Creek attack but Senior forward Malcolm Fletcher has been the X-factor.

“Alex and Mike both have very played well but we have been in a lot of games because of Fletcher who brings us energy, He makes tremendous plays on both ends of the court. He does it all and is only 6-feet tall and rebounds very well,” said Giddens.

Sophomore point guard Kyle Clarke, freshman forward Niko Green and freshman guard Keyshawn Johnson have also given the team a boost.

“Kyle has played well for us this year. Niko and Keyshawn are very good players who played in middle school last season. Niko played for Campbell who won a championship last season. Both Niko and Keyshawn are starters,” added Giddens.

Spruce Creek is a program that has been hit by star players transferring. This season they lost Brandon Thompson to Mainland and a year before they lost Dalton Barnes to Father Lopez.

“You don’t recover, you just move on. Coach David Howard who was here before me told me that this stuff happens and to be ready for it.

You care about your kids and you keep caring for them. I always have a good word for them and about them to others, expressed Giddens.”

Still the Hawks are hoping that things come together as they head into district tournament with hopes of making a playoff run within the next few weeks.

“We just have to give the effort. We play 110 percent

the doors will be opened.

We play with effort and heart anything is possible,” said Giddens.

Football: Rodriguez leaves Seabreeze Seabreeze High School star running back Trevaughn Rodriguez transferred to Mainland.

Rodriguez lives in the Mainland zone and wants to spend more time with his daughter.

In 2012 Rodriguez ran for 925 yards and 12 touchdowns for the Sandcrabs.

Rodriguez is one of the area’s top recruits with offers from Wake Forrest, Boston College, Temple and Memphis.

Trinity get’s new AD; coach leaving News-Journal Prep’s coordinator Buddy Shacklette retired after 22 years and took over as the Athletic Director at Deltona Trinity Christian Academy on Tuesday.

Head football coach Allen Johnson will resign at the end of the school year.

In 2012, Trinity went 7-4 and made it to the second round of the Class 2A playoffs.

Johnson led the program for its entire nine-year existence which included several post season appearances and a trip to the Final Four.

He plans on staying in the area.

Prep Sports Seven basketball rankings Girls: 1. Father Lopez (194), 2. Atlantic (13-6), 3. DeLand (19-2), 4. Flagler Palm Coast (18-5), 5. Trinity (176), 6. Seabreeze (9-8), 7. Warner (7-7).

Boys: 1. Father Lopez (182), 2. DeLand (14-5), 3. New Smyrna (17-3), 4. Mainland (13-7), 5. Calvary (14-5), 6.

FPC (10-11), 7. Halifax (107). Others: Spruce Creek (811), Atlantic (8-9).

North Carolina A&T 4-3 in bracket play but defeated the University of Alabama Birmingham for third place to conclude the tournament.

“We bowled tough and as a unit all weekend. The team stayed together after some tough early goings on Sunday and I am proud of them,” said Tony O’Neal, BCU’s head bowling coach.

The Wildcats posted a 10-3 record during the three day event, which featured 14 teams.

Individually, Rachel Moore and Staci Hilliard were named to the AllTournament team for B-

CU. They along with teammate Felicia Baker finished in the top 20 bowlers.

Sam Houston State won the tournament while North Carolina A&T placed second.

During the tournament, B-CU picked up wins over North Carolina A&T, Chowan, Lincoln (Pa.), Virginia State, Salem International, Bowie State, Coppin State, Morgan State and Howard.

The Wildcats will compete in the Klutztown University Invitational in Ready, Pa., from Jan. 2527.

Ray Lewis one-step from storybook finish

BY BOB GLAUBER NEWSDAY (MCT)

Inside the losers’ locker room, Ray Lewis gathered his teammates around him, some of them close to tears. The Ravens had just lost to the Patriots, 23-20, in last year’s AFC Championship Game when Billy Cundiff missed a 32-yard field-goal attempt in the final seconds, two plays after Lee Evans failed to hold on to a pass in the end zone.

For 62 seconds, Lewis implored the men around him to take the lessons of the loss and not be disheartened by them, but be inspired.

“God has never made a mistake, it ain’t Ray about one play. It ain’t Lewis about nothin’!” Lewis said. “This year, we did what we were supposed to do. We fought as a team.

The fact is, we gotta come back and go to work to make sure we finish it next time. That’s all we gotta do.”

‘Stronger as a team’ Turning to quarterback Joe Flacco, who had played well enough to win, Lewis said, “Joe, you played your - - off! You hear me, man? I’m telling you, man, don’t ever — don’t ever! — drop your head when it comes to a loss, dog, because there’s too much pain outside of this that people are really going through Lewis finished by looking ahead to the 2012 season.

“This right here makes us stronger,” he said. “Let’s understand who we are as a team, let’s understand who we are as men, and let’s make somebody smile when we walk out of here.

We got the opportunity to keep going, men. Let’s be stronger as a team, men.

Let’s be who we are.”

‘So special’ A year later, Lewis stood in the same locker room after the Ravens finally had broken through against the host Patriots. The 28-13 upset sent the Ravens to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 2000 season, when Lewis led them to their only championship with a 34-7 win over the Giants.

“That moment, that conversation with my team, I was just telling them that ... it wasn’t no dropped pass, it

ANALYSIS wasn’t no field goal,” Lewis said Sunday night.

“Starting with last year’s loss here and then rebuilding as a team and coming in and having one of the best training camps ever, I can say, just because everyone believed in each other. It’s just so special. It’s so special to be here right now.”

Storybook ending?

So special because these playoffs are as much about Lewis as they are about the Ravens’ smashing run in the postseason.

They are about Flacco’s unflappable performance, yes, and about Ray Rice’s running and about a defense that somehow has managed to patch together enough stops despite injuries to key players such as Terrell Suggs, who missed most of the season with an Achilles injury, and Lewis himself, who suffered a torn triceps in mid-October and didn’t return until the playoffs.

But before he did come back, Lewis — the face of this franchise since 1996, his first season and the team’s first in Baltimore — announced it would be his last run in a Ravens uniform. Whenever the Ravens finished the playoffs that would be it. And look at him now: one step from a storybook finish that only a handful of NFL stars get to experience.

“Ray Lewis has done so much for this team and for Baltimore,” defensive tackle Haloti Ngata said. “For us to help him get to the Super Bowl for his retirement is an amazing feeling.

I’m just happy to be on his team and this time.”

Different backdrop It is a decidedly different backdrop to Lewis’ Super Bowl run than the last. Twelve years ago, when he was about to face the Giants, Lewis dealt with questions and intense criticism about his involvement in a double murder outside a nightclub in Atlanta in January 2000.

Lewis and two acquaintances initially were charged with murder, but the linebacker eventually pleaded to a misdemeanor obstruction of justice charge, was placed on probation and fined $250,000 by commissioner Paul Tagliabue for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.

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Smithsonian curators scout for Obama artifacts

BY BRETT ZONGKER ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON – As crowds descended and the inauguration unfolded, a few museum curators in Washington kept watch for symbols and messages that would make history.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will open during President Barack Obama’s second term, and one section will feature a large display about the first Black president. Curators have been working since 2008 to gather objects, documents and images that capture his place in history.

Curator William Pretzer ventured into the crowd Monday, mostly looking for memorabilia that had a personal touch – beyond the T-shirts and buttons hawked by vendors.

Pretzer was most interested in handmade items, but he didn’t find much.

“There’s so much commercially produced stuff that people don’t go to the trouble anymore,’’ he said.

“It’s the personal expression, as opposed to the commercial’’ that the museum most wants to display.

Sweatshirts and flags Among the masses of people, Ollie Parham, 55, and her fellow travelers stood out in their bright yellow Alabama NAACP sweatshirts. She rode all night in a tour bus, nearly 19 hours from Huntsville, Ala., to witness Obama’s oath-taking.

Pretzer told her about the museum’s collection effort and asked whether Parham might donate any memorabilia later. She said she would think about it; she had another all-night

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A spectator on the National Mall holds a picture of President Barack Obama and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the 57th presidential inauguration in Washington on Monday. drive home to get through first.

Shortly afterward, the curator stopped Larry Holmes, 56, of Washington, who was waving an American flag with an inauguration seal imprinted on the stripes. Holmes bought a similar souvenir flag at Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Pretzer took Holmes’ picture and handed him a donation card, in case he might donate the flags later.

Cardboard images When Peggy Shamley Christian, a retired teacher from Chesapeake, Va., heard about the collection effort, she dug through her purse to find an Obama magnet. Pretzer gladly ac-

cepted the tiny gift.

Christian said she worked to mobilize voters for Obama’s re-election and was thrilled to celebrate the inaugural.

“It just makes me feel like I’m a part of something wonderful,’’ she said.

“Instead of being considered a second-class citizen, we all have it going on now,’’ added Christian, who is Black. “We all can stand up and be proud.’’

Keeping an eye out for the unusual, Pretzer spotted a man pulling two lifesized cutouts of the president and first lady on a cart through the crowd. He flagged down Ian Davis, 43, of Baltimore and asked whether he might donate the cutouts later.

Davis had been allowing visitors to take pictures with the “Obamas’’ for a donation.

“You gotta make a dollar,’’ he said, adding that he hauled the cutouts onto the National Mall “so I can see it, be it and participate.’’

Police eventually kicked him off the mall for asking for money. Now, Davis’ cardboard images might be fit for a museum. He said he would donate them if his wife approves.

Invocation likely The museum has amassed more than 300 Obamarelated items, including furniture from a 2008 campaign office in northern Virginia and a cloth banner from Tanzania with an

Obama portrait and message reading “Congratulations Barack Obama.’’

Curators might also try to acquire items from the inauguration platform, including, perhaps, the invocation written by Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers.

Evers was gunned down 50 years ago in the driveway of his Mississippi home. That history became a link between Obama and the civil rights era.

Opens in 2015 When the museum opens in 2015 near the Washington Monument, one floor will be devoted to a chronology of African-American history, from 16th cen-

tury slavery through the Civil War, Reconstruction, the civil rights era and beyond. The timeline will end with Obama and the 2008 election as a symbolic moment.

“Portraying a living individual is always more challenging,’’ Pretzer said. “You don’t have the perspective, and you don’t have all the evidence.’’

The exhibits can evolve later to show Obama’s impact and what comes next.

In planning for the future display, Pretzer and other curators listened closely to Obama’s inauguration speech.

“Part of the dynamic is no longer, if it ever were, white and black. The dynamic is now generational.

It is gender; he mentioned gay rights, so sexuality; as well as race,’’ Pretzer said.

“It was an `E Pluribus Unum’ speech. It was `out of many, one.’’’

More than race Museum Director Lonnie Bunch said Obama’s speech was more progressive and aggressive than his first inaugural. It framed the ongoing issues of women’s rights, gay rights and immigration in the context of the historic struggle for equality.

“It reminded people that the story of America is not just about today and tomorrow, but it’s also about yesterday,’’ Bunch said.

“The way he framed his discussion was: `This history is not a Black history.

This is a history that has transformed America.’

“The question becomes, how effective is his administration as a model for what the presidency can accomplish?’’