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Leaving school job, but not students Vickie Presley retires after 36 years in Volusia district BY DAYTONA TIMES STAFF
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Vickie Presley shares expressions at her retirement celebration last month.
Vickie Presley, area superintendent for Volusia County Schools, retired on Jan. 5 after 36 years of service to the district. While she’ll be giving up her administrative position, Presley still plans to “serve our community and work with young people. ‘’ She retires after a storied career in education that began in
1980 at Campbell Junior High School. Presley started out as an English teacher at the school that year. She was hired by the late Earl C. McCrary II, who promoted her to administrative assistant. From there, she became an assistant principal at Campbell Middle School in 1990.
Top principal Presley later served as principal of Starke Elementary in DeLand and Galaxy Middle School in Deltona. She was appointed principal of Campbell Middle School in November 2003. During her tenure there,
she was named Volusia County’s 2010 Secondary Principal of the Year. She was at the helm of Campbell until she was appointed director of Human Resources in 2011 by Dr. Margaret Smith, former superintendent of Volusia County Schools. In 2013, she appointed her to area superintendent, a position she held until her retirement last month. “Do what is right by and for people’’ has been the educator’s mantra.
District honor On Jan. 17, Presley’s family
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and friends celebrated her retirement at the Center for Civic Engagement on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University. At the annual joint meeting of Phi Delta Kappa and the Volusia Association of School Administrators on Jan. 27, she was recognized by Phi Delta Kappa as the Educator of the Year and received the District Administrator of the Year Award from the Volusia Association of School Administrators. Presley said she’s “anticipating the joy that retirement holds in store for her.’’
B-CU signs 28 new players for football team COMPILED BY DAYTONA TIMES STAFF
Bethune-Cookman University’s football program announced the signing of 28 student-athletes on Wednesday, National Signing Day. The Signing Day headquarters was at B-CU’s Michael & Libby Johnson Center for Civic Engagement. Coach Terry Sims, who was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Coach of the Year last year during his first year leading the Wildcats, said he feels “great about this year’s class.’’ The class was announced as one of the largest in recent memory for the Wildcats. Sims remarked, “It’s Coach Terry an overall aggressive, Sims talented, fast class that will certainly help us moving forward in Daytona Beach. They should help in our attempts not only to win the MEAC, but earn a spot in the Celebration Bowl in Atlanta.”
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Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune became a world-renowned educator, civil and human rights leader, champion for women and young people, and an advisor to five U.S. presidents. The founder of Bethune-Cookman University is captured in photographs taken on campus in 1943 by legendary photographer Gordon Parks. In the top right photo, she prepares to turn over her office to James Colston, who succeeded her as the school’s president. In the bottom left photo, she bows her head while listening to a chorus sing “The Lord’s Prayer’’ during a chapel service. Before retiring each night, she read from the Bible.
Black History Month salutes include recognition for local icon Here’s a look at some of the Black History Month recognitions and events planned throughout February in Volusia and Flagler counties.
WESH honors Huger, others WESH 2 News is honoring Black Central Floridians this month who have made significant historical contributions. Daytona Beach’s Dr. James Huger is one of the seven featured. Huger, the city’s first Black
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elected official, served as a commissioner from 1965 to 1971. He also was the first Black to serve on the Volusia County Council, holding office from Dr. James 1973 to 1978 and Huger serving as chairman in 1975 and 1978. One of Huger’s greatest honors was serving as Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity’s general secretary
and the role the brothers played in helping Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when he was arrested in Alabama supporting civil rights icon Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a White man in the 1950s. Huger received a major honor in 2012 when he was given the Congressional Gold Medal at a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. He was among a group of African-American Marines called the Montford Point Marines who broke the color barrier during World War II. The TV station’s spots will air throughout February and are posted on WESH.com. Along with Huger, others highlighted are Bessie Coleman, a pi-
B-CU signed nine defensive backs, seven offensive linemen and five receivers in the class of 28. “I feel like every need that we wanted to address was filled in those particular positions,” Sims stated. “The coaches did an excellent job evaluating and securing what we feel is an exciting and brilliant 2016 signing class.” Twenty-two of the players are from Florida. They include four players that signed consecutively within minutes of each other from the highly respected Raines High School in Jacksonville. “Florida always has great talent, and we think that’s always an added bonus when we recruit and stay at home, if you will,” admitted Sims. “I think that’s what has allowed Bethune-Cookman to consistently be a league title contender for a number of years, stretching back to even the days in the SIAC, (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) and now the MEAC for over three decades.”
oneer aviator from Jacksonville; the town of Eatonville; slain civil rights leader from Mims, Harry T. Moore; football Hall of Famer David “Deacon’’ Jones, who was born in Eatonville; Dr. James R. Smith, a pioneer medical doctor in Orlando; and Arthur “Pappy” Kennedy, Orlando’s first AfricanAmerican elected official.
New Smyrna festival The Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum will present the 25th Annual Black Heritage Festival, Feb. 5-7, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Pettis Park, 314 N. Duss St., New Smyrna Beach. Activities at the free festival are designed to interest students as well as seniors of many cultures
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and backgrounds. It includes educational tours, music, art, cultural exhibits and demonstrations, historical tools, food, storytelling, as well as life stories told by seniors from the New Smyrna Beach Westside community. Visitors can watch woodcarving techniques; observe chores of the past, including clothes washing, soap making and quilting; see cane-grinding demonstrations; and tour a “shotgun” house. More information: 386-4169699
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“Greased Lightning’’ highlights the story of Wendell Scott, the first Black stock car race driver.
Racing association to show Pryor film Feb. 7 The Motor Racing Heritage Association (MRHA) will show the Richard Pryor film “Greased Lightning’’ at Cinematique at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 7 as a fund raiser for its own new film about racing history. The event will end by 4:30. The movie is
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History Reality program by the African American Cultural Center in Palm Coast will be presented at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21 at The Cultural Center, 4422 U.S. Highway 1 North. This year’s theme of “The Struggle Continues” provides a broad stage for community young people to communicate the contributions of prominent African-Americans. The program is free but donations will be accepted to support the center’s scholarship program. For more information, call The Cultural Center at 386-447-7030 or Jeanette Wheeler at 386-447-3218.
Freemanville Day Ceremony The 13th Annual Freemanville Day Ceremony is Feb. 9 at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 941 N. Orange Ave. The service, which honors Port Orange’s African-American heritage, starts at 4 p.m. Dr. Willie J. Kimmons will be speaking at the event on behalf of his 90-year-old godmother, the matriarch of Mount Moriah. In 1867, Dr. John Milton Hawks, a Union Army surgeon, and his fellow Union Army officers established Port Orange after the Civil War. The U.S. Postal Service officially recognized the community at 1noon on April 26, 1867. Initially, 500 former slaves settled
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the life story of Wendell Scott, the first Black stock car race driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race. It also features Beau Bridges, Pam Grier and Cleavon Little. The association’s last project was the construction and dedication of the Ormond Garage Replica at Birthplace of Speed Park on the corner of Granada Boulevard and A1A. It is now producing a film that will feature the locations most important to the area’s racing history. There also will be a map to accompany the film, which will guide people to those locations. Scott’s career will be reviewed after the film. Virgil Taylor, racing historian, producer-director of the documentary, “The Great Sand Speedway,” will be joined by Volusia County Poet Laureate, David B. Axelrod, author of “The SPEED Way,” to lead the discussion. Admission is $5 for MRHA and Cinematique members, and $7 for the general public. A door prize will be given as well as a chance to win racing raffle prizes. Cinematique is located at 242 S. Beach St. Daytona Beach. For more information, contact the theater at 386-252-3118 or send email to axelrod@creativehappiness.org.
Flea market Saturday at Palmetto Club A flea market and craft show is Feb. 6 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Palmetto Club, 1000 S. Beach St., Daytona Beach. The Pal-
near the shores of the Halifax River on public lands secured with the help of the U.S. Freedman Bureau in 1866. They went to Port Orange to work for the Florida Land & Lumber Company, which Hawks and his partners formed. An additional 1,000 freed slaves made Port Orange their home six months later. Falling on hard times, the settlement, the company and the integrated school disbanded in 1869. A majority of the settlers returned to their home states or headed for area citrus groves looking for work. A few families and individuals that stayed made up the pioneering African-American neighborhood of Port Orange known as Freemanville. More information: Call 386-506-5522.
Civil rights lesson by Flagler AAUW The Flagler County Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will have Dr. Michael Butler, associate professor of history at Flagler College as its Feb. 13 speaker. Butler will talk about the historic St. Augustine Civil Rights Movement. The St. Augustine Movement of 1963-64 was a major event in St. Augustine’s long history and had a role in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The event begins at 11 a.m. at the Pine Lakes Golf Club, 400 Pine Lakes Parkway. Lunch is $17 and reservations are required.
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from Page 1 Reflecting on 2015 When speaking of how the 2015 season aided in the efforts of this year’s signing class, his first at the helm in Daytona Beach, affected the incoming class, Sims was quick to respond highly of his student-athletes and coaching staff. “I thought with it being our second class, and being able to show kids our philosophy and style after a year of coaching, that it added to the way were able to recruit and approach this year’s class,” Sims added. “And, obviously, winning a share of the league title and just missing out on an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs helps as well. I think this really adds to what we hope will be a great 2016 football season.” Bethune-Cookman concluded its last season with a 9-2 record along with being Florida Classic champs again. The team also snagged a share of the MEAC championship with co-champions North Carolina A&T (9-2) and North Carolina Central (8-3). However, Bethune-Cookman and its fellow MEAC co-champs were all shut out of the 2015 Football Championship Subdivision (FSC) playoffs.
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Contact Sally Smeaton at 447-4137.
Orange City festival The Orange City African American Festival is Feb. 26 and 27 at Mill Lake Park, 207 E. Blue Springs Ave., Orange City. It will include a Battle of the Bands, Brain Bowl tournament, poster contest, sweet potato pie bake off and entertainment featuring the Vibe Band. Health screenings will be available, and the festival will include college recruiters, financial institutions and employment professionals. African-American heritage events in Orange City begin at 6 p.m. with a talent and gospel program at Volusia International Bible Fellowship, 300 W. Blue Springs Ave. It will feature Faith Henderson and the Gospel Praise, Wanda Cobb, Ronald Freeman and the Singing Angels, and others. More information: www. ocaahf.com or call 407-3141033 or 407-456-0610.
Storytelling in Ormond The Ormond Beach Library will celebrate Black History Month with accomplished storyteller Clara Bivens. She will weave her stories for adults beginning at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. for children on Feb. 10. On Feb. 14 from 2 to 5 p.m., Imani Kinshasa will moderate a panel discussion titled “The African American Experience.” Featured panelists will be Dr. Kwando Kinshasa and Gerri Wright-Gibson.
metto Cafe will be open for food purchases. More information: 386-788-5653
Palm Coast jazz breakfast is Feb. 13 The African American Cultural Society, Inc. will hold its 14th Annual Jazz Breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 13 at The Cultural Center, 4422 US Highway 1 North, Palm Coast. Rob’s JazzExpress band will provide entertainment from 9 a.m. to noon. A full breakfast costing $20 will be available until 10:45 a.m. Reservations may be made at The Cultural Center, 386-447-7030 or online at aacspc.eventbrite.com. The event is open to the public. For details, contact John Reid at 386-4476098.
Port Orange taking names for ‘Get Fit’ challenge Port Orange’s third annual “Get Fit” challenge begins March 6 and is limited to 150 participants. The 10-week program is to teach and motivate participants to live an active, balanced lifestyle in order to improve health and lose weight. Register online at the Parks and Recreation’s web page: https://registration.port-
The library’s February events will conclude with a presentation of “The War Room.” This award-winning movie is family-friendly and explores the transformational role prayer plays using heart, wit, and humor to deliver a message. All events will be held at the Ormond Beach Library, 30 South Beach St. More information: Call Suzan Howes at 386-2576036 or visit VolusiaLibrary.org.
‘Ghosts of Amistad’ The documentary “Ghosts of Amistad: In the Footsteps of the Rebels’’ will be aired on Feb. 19 at 10 p.m. and Feb. 20 at 2 a.m. on Daytona State College’s channel, WDSC TV15. Tony Buba’s documentary is based on Marcus Rediker’s “The Amistad Re-
orange.org or at the Port Orange Gym, 4655 City Center Circle. Participants can choose to participate as an individual for the $500 Top Male and Female prizes or assemble a team with a minimum of four adults to compete for the coveted $700 Team prize. For more information, call the Parks and Recreation Department at 386-506-5851.
Hospice resale shops need volunteers Halifax Health - Hospice seeks volunteers for its Resale Shops located in five locations throughout Volusia and Flagler counties. Volunteers are needed to assist customers, sort donations, price merchandise and other store-related duties. Store hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Halifax Health – Hospice Resale Shops are located in the following areas: 1750 S. Woodland Blvd., DeLand – 386734-6684 720 S. Dixie Freeway, New Smyrna Beach – 386-426-7308 876 Saxon Blvd., Orange City – 386-4560240 3830-A S. Nova Road, Port Orange – 386761-6045 122-126 Flagler Plaza Drive, Palm Coast – 386-439-0333 Those interested in becoming a volunteer should call 386-566-5737.
bellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom’’ (Viking-Penguin, 2012). It chronicles a trip to Sierra Leone in 2013 to visit the home villages of the people who seized the slave schooner Amistad in 1839, to interview elders about local memory of the case, and to search for the long-lost ruins of Lomboko, the slave trading factory where their cruel transAtlantic voyage began. The film uses the knowledge of villagers, fishermen, and truck drivers to recover a lost history from below in the struggle against slavery. For more details, visit www.DaytonaState.edu/ WDSC.
Civil Rights exhibit A new exhibit highlighting Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement has opened at the Southeast Museum of Photography. The exhibit brings together images by seven documentary photographers taken from three distinct portfolios that captured pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement in America. The photographers are Benedict Fernandez, Leonard Freed, Matt Herron, Charles L. Moore, Gordon Parks, Flip Schulke and Dan Weiner. “The Civil Rights Movement Restored’’ will be on display at the museum through April 17. The museum, a service of Daytona State College, is located at 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd. (Mori Hosseini Center, Building 1200).
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Seminar offers resources, solutions to seniors and veterans Haven Hospice and the First Church of Palm Coast presented a free seminar for aged members of society, their caregivers, as well as veterans, active-duty military and their families. Moreover, Haven Hospice honored veterans recently with special pins for pronouncement of the deepest level of thanks in facing the challenges of serving our nation. The salute to veterans was augmented by spouses receiving flags on behalf of husbands who also had served in the military. Cathy Heighter-Moore, a liaison for Haven Hospice, Jacqualine L. was a facilitator, and Jacqualine L. Whyte, Flagler Whyte County representative for ElderSource, also provided information exchange as a facilitator representing the First Church of Palm Coast. The
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derSource Mobile Resource Center RV. The presenters honed in with the best course of action, giving away prizes, and to everyone’s liking, a delicious lunch from Bob Evans Restaurant, Walmart and Publix.
Help is just a phone call away It is randomly highlighted that ElderSource, while only a phone call away (888242-4464), can help through SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) to provide free, unbiased information as well as apply for your Medicare and food stamps. The Department of Children and Families (DCF) needs not be involved in the process, whether you are disabled, a caregiver, health-care worker, or a senior who would rather age at home than live in an assistedliving facility. ElderSource can arrange for government funding for a housekeeper, companionship, personal-care assistance, caregivers’ respite care, handyman services or Medical Alert in cases arising in a fall. ElderSource, in addition to Flagler County Senior Services, operates under the protocol of the Department of Elder Affairs for the State of Florida. It is directed with guidelines and financial conditions.
Limited funding The audience aspired to learn that Flagler Senior Services operates Meals on Wheels as well as congregate dining in Flagler Beach, which also endeavors in light exercise and balance. Joanne Hinkle offered a sidebar of their senior daycare, functioning south of S.R. 100 on Belle Terre Boulevard in Palm Coast. “A recent needs assessment identified that one of the biggest things that people now are concerned about is being able to maintain their homes,” said Hinkle. “We get calls all the time for new roofs; we don’t do roofs.” In addition, there is no money to repair heater/air-conditioning units, but Flagler Senior Services try as much as possible to provide portable air conditioning or heaters. The screening goes first to ElderSource in a long process, putting in for services like assisted living and long-term managed care for Medicaid. Even so, contact Hinkle at 386-586-2324 as a checkpoint of arriving at your destination to resources. A widowed veteran or a veteran’s spouse cannot apply for assistance without a DD214 (a Department of Defense 214), or for older veterans in World War II, without their discharge papers. “If you, as a widowed veteran (a veteran whose spouse is deceased), are making more than $12,000 a year,” said Rutigliano, “you are making too much for this program. If you are a widow and you are making more than $8,000, you are making too much for this program.” Rutigliano was referring to non-service, connected pensions for aid and assistance to reside at assistant-living facilities. “However, you can offset that income by ‘unreimbursed,’ out-of-pocket medical expenses,” he said, while continuing to identify the cost of assistant living in Flagler County as $3,000 to $5,000 monthly.
Heighter-Moore said that Haven Hospice “is not just about end-of-life care. It’s about caring for you when you still are alive and being able to give you the best quality of life.” Heighter-Moore mused that upon signing up to work for Haven Hospice, her mindset was that hospice care was grounded in death and dying. She learned that many people come into hospice care and often get better and come out. She learned that coming into hospice care will prolong life...the earlier you come, we can “offer a lot more to you before the end of life,” said Heighter-Moore. Another program that she mentioned was Camp Safe Haven, which provides for children who have suffered a loss. MacAllister from Haven Hospice thereupon showed it is not necessarily time “to be thrown to the wind.’’ The audience learned to recognize that physical changes – like helplessness, weakness, shortness of breath and exhaustion – do not necessarily mean that the person has reached the last stages of life. It could mean that the person is overwhelmed with the medical treatment that is being received. Call Heighter-Moore at 386-206-9730, or email her at cdheightermoore@havenhospice.org for contact information on the presenters , for volunteering at Haven Hospice, or for presenting the free Haven Hospice seminar for your organization.
Food giveaway at First Church The Women’s Missionary Society of First Church - pastored by the Rev. Gillard S. Glover - has scheduled the monthly food giveaway for Feb. 13, 1-3 p.m. at 91 Old Kings Road North, Palm Coast. For more information, contact the church at 386-446-5759.
‘Hot Lead, Cold Steel’ at museum The African-American Museum of the Arts brings together an exhibit of photographs: “Hot Lead, Cold Steel.” They are interesting and stimulating photographs, bringing about Dr. Kwando Kinshasa’s work, depicting the scenes of African-Americans in uniform from Harper’s Ferry to Appomattox. Catch the opening reception on Feb. 6, 4-6 p.m. The photographs will exhibit from Feb. 10 through March 26 at the AfricanAmerican Museum of the Arts, 325 South Clara Avenue, DeLand. Dr. Kwando Mbiassi Kinshasa, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Sociology in the Africana Studies Department of John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York. He has authored various books, among which is “The Man from Scottsboro: Clarence Norris and the Infamous 1931 Alabama Rape Trial, in His Own Words” (McFarland, 1998, 2003). For further details, the museum can be contacted at 386-736-4004.
St. Augustine tour Feb. 16 Hop aboard for a “Narrated Red Trolley Tour” of historic African-American areas of St. Augustine. The adventure begins 11 a.m., Feb. 16. You are on your own for lunch at the Schooner Seafood Restaurant. Prices vary from $7 to $11. The trolley ride will then begin at 1:30 p.m. The tour cost is $20 and checks can be endorsed to the Afro-American Caribbean Heritage Organization (AACHO). For further details, contact AACHO President Vivian Richardson at 386-446-6935, or Carol Gaines, 386-445-5384 ••• As always, remember our prayers for the sick, afflicted and bereaved.
Celebrations Birthday wishes to Jacqualine L. Whyte, Bernice Moore, Anthony Williams, Chloe’ Malloy, Feb. 5; Margaret Young, Feb. 7; Glenda Anderson, Feb. 8; and Randolph Greene, Feb. 9. Happy anniversary to Lennie and Vivian Rowe, Feb. 5.
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Library showing classic Black films this month At 2 p.m. every Tuesday, Ben Trotter, a library assistant and film school graduate, shows a popular classic movie at the Daytona Beach Regional Library at City Island, 105 E. Magnolia Ave., Daytona Beach. Upcoming movies include “Intruder in the Dust,” Feb. 9, and “Carmen Jones,’’ Feb. 23. The series is sponsored by the Friends of the Daytona Beach Library. For more information, call Adult Program Coordinator Catherine Relda at 386257-6036, ext. 16235.
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Beginners can learn how to explore their family trees at the Daytona Beach Regional Library at City Island, which offers the county’s most comprehensive genealogy resource collection. Genealogy librarian Kim Dolce will share information about online and print resources during these one-hour programs in the library auditorium: • Ancestry.com, Library Edition: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10 • Heritage Quest Online: 10 a.m. Wednes-
day, Feb. 17 • America’s Historical Newspapers: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 The programs are free and open to the public. Reservations are not required. For more information, call Kim Dolce at 386-257-6036, ext. 16315.
Volunteer Fest set for Feb. 27 Volunteers for Community Impact (VCI) will host its annual Volunteer Fest on Feb. 27. It will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Volusia County Extension (next to the fairgrounds) in DeLand. Volunteer Fest will showcase volunteer opportunities available throughout Volusia County while providing a familyfriendly atmosphere that includes music, Zumba, food, face painting, balloon animals, moon bounce, children’s activities and door prizes. Attendees will have the opportunity to find volunteer opportunities available with various VCI nonprofit partners, nonprofit organizations and businesses. Admission is free and a complimentary lunch will be provided by the Cabot Cheese Community Tour 2016. For more information or to be involved with this event, call 386-334-7826, ext. 116 or email rpaul@vcifl.org.
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Flint’s man-made tragedy “It’s all just poison now,” Annette Williams, a grandmother of three in Flint, Mich., told a reporter while gazing at the Flint River, which she could see from her home. That’s the river whose water, flowing through the city’s aging, corroded pipes, has for the past two years subjected her family and apparently many of the 100,000 other residents of Flint to a toxic mix of lead and other dangerous chemicals.
Modern America? The danger facing Flint’s residents is heartbreaking and extraordinary – a tale seemingly out of 18th-century Europe rather than 21st-century America. But it has happened here. The lead and other toxins that leached from the city’s underground service pipes into the water flowing into Flint’s homes represents a direct and potentially long-lasting threat to residents’ physical and emotional health. Skin rashes and hair loss are some obvious physical manifestations. But the effect on children’s intellectual development – on their speech patterns, motor skills, and capacity to learn – could either show itself immediately or lay dormant for years. Not every child in Flint will develop these problems. But how many will and how many won’t are at present unknowable. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician at Flint’s Hurley Medical Center and one of the first who warned of the dangers the state’s 2014 decision to use the polluted Flint River as the source of Flint’s water supply, said during the town hall forum that every child in Flint will have to be monitored
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The lead and other toxins that leached from the city’s underground service pipes into the water flowing into Flint’s homes represents a direct and potentially long-lasting threat to residents’ physical and emotional health. The effect on children’s intellectual development could either show itself immediately or lay dormant for years. their entire childhood for signs lead is damaging their health.
Changes to come The effort necessary to closely monitor each child in Flint for years to come suggests an additional way (the first being the apparent political mobilization of a large segment of Flint’s citizenry the forum made evident) the dy-
Flint’s water crisis and the GOP’s class war Why did Flint suffer a water catastrophe that now requires that children be treated as if they had been poisoned? It wasn’t because the people were negligent. From the moment Flint began taking its water from the polluted Flint River, residents warned about water that came out of the faucet brown, tasted foul and smelled worse. They began packing public meetings with jugs filled with water that looked like brown stain. It wasn’t because the democracy failed, because in Flint democracy had been suspended. The city, devastated by the closing of its auto plants and industrial base, has been in constant fiscal crisis. Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, one of the crop of proud conservative governors promising to cut taxes for the rich and get govern-
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ment out of the way, appointed an emergency manager to run the city. Elected officials had no say. It wasn’t because the city manager and the state environmental agency and the governor weren’t warned. Warnings were issued from the beginning. General Motors even suspended using the water because it was too corrosive for the auto parts it was making. Nevertheless, city and state officials assured the worried residents of Flint that it was still safe to drink.
Standing on sacred ground Three unarmed Black men encountered a group of White men walking down a dirt road in Slocum, Texas on July 29, 1910. Without warning, and with no reason, the White men opened fire on the Black men. And for two days White men simply slaughtered Black people. Eight deaths have been officially acknowledged, but historians who have studied the Slocum Massacre say that it is likely that dozens more were killed, with some saying the numbers range into the hundreds. The New York Times quoted William Black, the sheriff at the time of the massacre:
Hunted ‘like sheep’ “Men were going about killing Negroes as fast as they could find them, and so far as I was able to ascertain, without any real cause.
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I don’t know how many were in the mob, but there may have been 200 or 300. … They hunted the Negroes down like sheep.” History mostly swallowed the horror of the Slocum Massacre. Some descendants of those massacred pushed for official acknowledgement of the horror, but there have been efforts to cover up the carnage, with some in Slocum pretending that the massacre never happened. It took more than a century, until 2011, for the Texas Legislature to formally acknowledge the massacre with a roadside marker that was just placed on January 26, 2016.
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namics of the tragedy that’s occurred in Flint can be reversed. Flint can have an extraordinary future – if the people of Flint and their fellow Americans compel the now-disgraced administration of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and the federal government to “flip the switch” on the governmental neglect that beleaguered city has suffered. The response of numerous celebrities and private-sector companies in supplying millions and millions of bottles of water and other aid to Flint’s citizens and schools has helped the city and helped spread the word about the crisis.
Comprehensive project Now, the federal and state of Michigan governments need, in concert with Flint’s citizens, to launch a comprehensive project to protect Flint’s adults and children from both the now-evident and the potential health effects of the state’s policy of deliberate neglect. Some first steps have been taken. They include the sacking or forced resignations of some of the state officials who, in carrying out Snyder’s policy of cost-cutting, directly “managed” the state’s regime of indifference to the health of Flint residents, and the Michigan state legislature’s unanimous approval of Snyder’s request for an immediate $28 million in emergency state funds for Flint. In addition, the governor has asked the federal government to expand Medicaid to cover every Flint resident under the age of 21. And last week, he appointed a commission of outside observers that includes experts on children’s health, water quality, and civil engineering projects to sug-
Old, Black, poor The result is that Flint’s children – particularly those in the older, poorer, disproportionately Black neighborhoods – have been exposed to elevated levels of lead. Why were the people and the obvious signs and the experts ignored? They would not have been ignored if these were wealthy suburban neighborhoods and the water suddenly turned brown. They would not have been ignored if the children of an all-White community were at risk. Flint is old and poor. The pipes are old and poor. The people are Black and poor. They just have to learn to put up with it. And if the lead seems to be at dangerous levels, flushing the system before the tests, and skewing the sample to the most recently built systems, can jigger the results to get by. Some might get hurt, but no one worth caring about. This is the ugly reality of the right-wing assault on America’s working people and particularly
E.R. Bills, author of “The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of Genocide in East Texas,” says that there are more than 16,000 historical markers in the state of Texas. “The Slocum Massacre historical marker will apparently be the first one to specifically acknowledge racial violence against African-Americans,” he says. His book meticulously documents the Slocum facts, and asserts, “Many White folks got away with murder.” Only 11 were arrested for their role in the massacre. Seven were indicted, but none were prosecuted. The eleven were only the known criminals. According to Bills, many murderers buried dead bodies on their land to perpetuate the cover-up.
Soaked in blood The Slocum historical marker stands on sacred ground. There is much other sacred ground that is soaked with the blood of lynched
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gest what now needs to be done and monitor the multitude of city, state and federal actions that will be taken. But the actual details of what’s to be done are still a multi-faceted open question.
Replace the pipes For example, the state has said it’s now put corrosion control chemicals into Flint’s water system that is preventing the contamination of the water. But should those aging pipes be replaced altogether – a massive public works project that would take years to complete and cost an estimated $1.5 billion? What will be the cost, shape, and scope of the healthcare project that should be created to monitor, reduce and repair the physical and mental damage Flint residents have suffered and will suffer? The possibilities of rebuild-
can candidate Jeb Bush has called for a “regulatory spring cleaning” to strip away regulations that protect health and safety. The Republican Congress annually seeks to cut backs EPA’s budgets and authority. The Republican governors gleefully gut the budgets of their own state agencies. They don’t worry. The children of the Taking over communities rich will be protected. It is the They fought against African- poor – of all races but disproporAmericans getting the right to tionately people of color – who vote. Now they use “emergency” will be left at greater risk. to set up dictators – emergency managers – to occupy predomi- Protecting privilege nantly African-American comThis isn’t simply about water munities. They worry that the and Flint. This is about an ideolpoor get too much “free stuff” – ogy that believes in this rich counfood stamps (once a Republican try, the privileges of the few must program), health care through be protected, even if the necessiMedicaid (so they refuse to ex- ties of the many are sacrificed. pand it), unemployment insur“Of course there is class warance when they lose their jobs (so fare,” billionaire Warren Buffett they limit its coverage), minimum once acknowledged, “and my wages (which they fight against) class is winning.” and “costly regulations” that reThe Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is quire safe water and clean air and president and CEO of the Rainsafer workplaces. The “establishment” Republi- bow/PUSH Coalition.
and murdered African-Americans. Yet there are few markers of our nation’s historical madness. The Equal Justice Initiative, an Alabama-based organization that has documented America’s lynching history, hopes to build markers and memorials on lynching sites, much like the one in Slocum. We need these memorials to remind us of an era of racial terror, and to consider the contemporary consequences of that terror. This year, the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (ASALH) has chosen “Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African-American Memories” as their Black History Month Theme. They mention plantations, historic homes, and historic streets (like Beale Street in Memphis, Sweet Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, and 125th Street in Harlem) as important places to embrace and celebrate. Many of our nation’s major cities have experienced gentrification in the past decade or
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ing part of a city’s infrastructure and of providing comprehensive health care to a specific population – are enormously exciting. But those broad questions indicate what happens in Flint is both a healthcare issue and an economic issue. It’s one that has already become a fiercely contested political issue in this presidential election year. So be it. Democrats and other Americans who care about governmental responsibility shouldn’t back down from pursuing stillmurky questions about the Snyder administration’s actions that led to the humanitarian crisis in Flint. And they shouldn’t back down from demanding that Flint have all the money it needs to provide for the health care of the adults and children harmed by this man-made tragedy.
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so. Washington, D.C. is no longer “Chocolate City.” The 125th Street of the Harlem Renaissance has diversified, as young Whites with deep pockets are pushing the prices of historic brownstones into the seven- or eightfigure price range.
No matter The places are still sacred ground, and should be recognized as such. It is important to acknowledge these places with statues, markers, and memorials, lest we forget. Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. Black Lives Matter because so many Black lives were obliterated in Slocum, and because for far too long it was convenient and comfortable to forget a heinous massacre.
Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.–based economist and writer.
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Getting help Although there are cases of people who successfully quit cold turkey, statistics show this is not the most reliable approach to quitting. Fortunately, there are several options to help you kick the habit, manage your withdrawal symptoms and take back your health. Medication, counseling and support groups can all aid you on your journey of quitting tobacco while saving you money and lengthening your lifespan.
Patches and medications Tobacco cessation medication can double your chances of kicking the habit permanently. Talk to your health care professional to discuss the best treatment plan for you. Types of medication include: • Nicotine replacement therapies • Nicotine gums or lozenges • Nicotine patches, inhalers or nasal sprays • Quit-smoking pills
Counseling and support groups If you want to take a non-medical route, a counselor or a quitting coach can give you advice and support while you are trying to quit. The more often you meet, the more likely your choice to quit will be a permanent one. Your quitting coach can help you set a start date, learn coping skills, know the common smoking triggers, gain social support and help you tobacco-proof your life. Other support options for quitting include national help numbers and online chat rooms. Free phone, chat room and texting resources from UCanQuit2 can be a useful supplement to personal counseling and coaching. Learn more at 1-800-QUIT-NOW or ucanquit2.org. In addition, you can find information about support programs in your state at map.naquitline.org. Find more resources to help you kick your tobacco habit from Guard Your Health, a health education campaign by the Army National Guard, at guardyourhealth.com. Photo courtesy of Getty Images
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Quitting tobacco is hard, but it’s never too late to quit and begin reaping the health benefits of a tobacco-free lifestyle. Whether you use cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chew or e-cigarettes, all forms of tobacco are harmful and can be addictive. Tobacco products contain several chemicals, as well as a substance called nicotine that stimulates your nerves, increasing your blood pressure, respiration and heart rate.
Risky business Understanding how tobacco affects your body is the first step toward quitting. Using tobacco can shorten your life expectancy by at least 10 years. When you smoke, tobacco’s harmful chemicals can damage your body, putting you at higher risk for health and bodily impact, such as: • Lungs: Respiratory infections and colds • Skin: Skin discoloration, wrinkles and premature aging • Nails: Yellow fingernails • Heart: Heartbeat irregularities • Mouth: Gum inflammation, gingivitis,
infections and oral or throat cancers • Teeth: Brown-stained teeth, tooth decay, tooth loss and chronic bad breath • Reproductive System: Cervical cancer, pregnancy complications and infertility Tobacco not only risks your health, but also affects your looks and social life. Because tobacco restricts blood flow in the body, smoking can cause erectile dysfunction or the inability to achieve orgasm. Other negative side effects include tobacco smoke, which sticks to your hair, vehicle, clothing and furniture.
The residue and smell linger long after you finish smoking. Conversely, quitting tobacco use has nearly immediate positive results. In an otherwise healthy person, after 72 smokefree hours, your lungs begin to repair. Between two weeks and three months after your last cigarette, blood flow and circulation improve and lung function increases by about 30 percent, so you’ll get winded less easily and feel less tired. One year later, your risk of heart disease will be cut in half, and 10 years after quitting, the risk of lung cancer is about half that of a person who smokes.
5 FACTS ABOUT E-CIGS E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices often designed to look like regular tobacco cigarettes. Instead of tobacco, e-cigarettes are filled with liquid that contains nicotine and other chemicals. When that liquid is heated it turns into vapor that can be inhaled. 1. They are still addictive. While e-cigarettes don’t contain tobacco, the main ingredient is nicotine – one of the most addictive stimulants available. 2. They contain harmful chemicals. Medical researchers have identified at least 19 harmful chemicals in e-cigarettes, some of which can cause cancer.
Studies show a teaspoon of highly diluted “e-liquid” is enough to kill an adult. 3. No regulation leaves plenty to chance. The Food and Drug Administration recently announced plans to regulate e-cigarettes using the same standards as tobacco products, but there’s no official timetable. This means that for now, nicotine levels and “e-liquid” ingredients vary widely from product to product and there is no proof that these ingredients are safe. 4. They aren’t a proven quitting tool. Although some smokers have found that e-cigarettes helped
them stop or cut back tobacco use, e-cigarettes still deliver nicotine by inhaling from a cigarette-like device. Experts warn that this can lead to nicotine dependence and even initiate cigarette use in previous non-smokers. 5. Restrictions are widespread. In many public and private places, e-cigarettes have the same usage limitations as tobacco, meaning you likely can’t use them at hospitals, restaurants and many other indoor and outdoor locations that have restricted tobacco use on their premises.
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B-CU’s Williams captures third straight MEAC honor SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
For the third-straight week, Bethune-Cookman women’s basketball redshirt junior Kailyn Williams was named the MidEastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. The MEAC weekly defensive honor marked the fifth this season for the 6-4 Wildcat center. Williams, who Kailyn is from New OrWilliams leans, averaged 10.5 rebounds, 6.0 blocks and 1.0 steals in conference victories over Howard and Florida A&M, while finishing the week with 17.0 points per game on the offensive end. During the 81-77-road victory
at Howard, Williams earned her seventh double-double of the season (20th of her career) pouring in 21 points and grabbing a game-high 12 rebounds while adding four blocked shots. At home against the rival Rattlers, she pulled down nine boards, blocked a season-high eight shots and picked up two steals during the 67-60 win, while adding 13 points on the offensive end. Williams currently sits 11th overall in the NCAA in blocked shots per game (3.14 bpg), while ranking third in active career leaders in total blocked shots (291) and first in career blocked shot average (3.59).
Fending off Rattlers Williams, Kendra Cooper and Taylor Houston combined for 46 points in a 67-60 victory over cross-state rivals Florida A&M on Jan. 30 in B-CU’s Moore Gym.
Cooper, from Spring, Texas, finished with a game-best 22 points and three assists while Williams added 13 points, nine rebounds and eight blocked shots and Houston (Raleigh, N.C.) contributed 11 points and six boards. B-CU started off on fire during the rival game as the Wildcats jumped out to an early 12-0 lead over the Rattlers. It wasn’t until the 3:18 mark of the first quarter when FAMU made its way on the scoreboard, after Kenya Dixon knocked down a three. Cooper answered at the opposite end, knocking down her first trey of the day and keeping the BCU lead at 12. The Rattlers used an 8-4 run to close out the first stanza as B-CU held onto its led at 19-11.
Taking control It was all Wildcats again in the
second quarter as it was raining threes in Moore Gym. Senior Jasmine Knowles (Romulus, Mich.) started the storm, knocking down a trey at the 3:16 mark, followed by a shot downtown from Cooper at the 2:08 mark and it was rookie Angel Golden (Tampa) at the 1:22 mark giving B-CU a 13 point lead (36-23). At the half B-CU led 38-27, as the Wildcats outshot the Rattlers 58.3 percent to 37 percent from the field and Cooper was already in double-figures with 13. During the third, FAMU edged the Wildcats 16-15 as B-CU was able to hold onto a 10-point advantage heading into the final 10 minutes. A 6-3 FAMU run with under three minutes left in the contest, closed the B-CU advantage to four (61-57) after a Victoria Nguyen jumper at the 1:12 mark, followed by a Rattler timeout.
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Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Kawann Short, from left, defensive end Charles Johnson, tight end Greg Olsen, linebacker Thomas Davis, cornerback Josh Norman and linebacker Luke Kuechly soak in the cheering and atmosphere during the Super Bowl Opening Night at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 1.
Panthers linebacker to play with broken arm Davis won’t be first to play through injury for Super Bowl glory BY KAREN GARLOCH CHARLOTTE OBSERVER TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
Should Carolina Panthers’ linebacker Thomas Davis play in the Super Bowl with a broken arm? That’s the question many have asked since Davis vowed he’ll play in the California game Sunday, only two weeks after breaking a bone in his right forearm during last Sunday’s NFC Championship game against the Arizona Cardinals. Davis had surgery the next day to stabilize the fracture, and has shown up for stretching and conditioning this week at Bank of America Stadium. After practice on Jan. 28, he told reporters he still plans to play and isn’t concerned about the risk of re-injury. “I’m gaining my strength back in my hand and my arm and fully expect to be playing next Sunday,” Davis said.
Different standards For most of us, a broken bone takes six to 10 weeks to heal. But
for professional athletes, standards are different. “Football players probably push the envelope more than other athletes,” said Dr. Claude T. Moorman III, executive director of the Duke Sports Sciences Institute and former team doctor for the Baltimore Ravens. “Nothing really surprises me about what these guys can live with and what they want to do, because they’re so driven,” said Moorman, who has not been involved with Davis’ or the team’s care. “.…Our job is to help them walk that fine line between achieving their goals and staying safe.” Moorman recalled a Ravens player who broke his finger during the Super Bowl against the New York Giants in 2000. The player’s knuckle had broken through the skin. Moorman numbed the finger and prepared for a hospital transport. But the player refused. Moorman recalled his words: “Doc, it’s the Super Bowl. Just cut it off.”
Worth the agony Instead, Moorman put the finger in a cast, and the player went back in the game, scoring two sacks in the second half. Moorman remembers fondly the postgame celebration with the player
“holding up the Lombardi trophy with one hand and the cast on the other.” The player later came to see Moorman at Duke for an operation on his knee. “Like a lot of those players, he’s got a lot of wear and tear on his body,” Moorman said, “but his hand healed up fine.” Moorman acknowledged that treatment of that player’s hand “wouldn’t be conventional treatment by any standard.” But he said he understands the desire of players like him — and the Panthers’ Davis — to play through the pain. “Who knows if he’s ever going to get the chance to play in another Super Bowl?” Moorman said. “The idea is for the player to totally understand the risk and for the medical staff to do the best they can.”
Proving their toughness Examples abound on sports websites that hail athletes as “gutsy” if they play while injured. Here are a few: In 1979, Los Angeles Rams defensive end Jack Youngblood broke the fibula in his left leg during a playoff game. He stayed in that game and played in all the remaining playoff games, including Super Bowl XIV. In 2014, Panthers quarterback Cam Newton missed only one game after fracturing two bones in his back when the truck he was driving flipped several times on Church Street. He returned to the lineup less than two weeks after his accident.
Just last year, after losing to the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, the Seattle Seahawks revealed that safety Kam Chancellor had played the biggest game of the year with a torn medial collateral ligament in his knee. In the online National Football Post, Dr. David Chao, a former team doctor with the San Diego Chargers, wrote recently that when NFL players get to the Super Bowl, they have already proven their toughness. “Players and medical staffs pull out every trick in the bag, accept some reasonable medical risk, and do what they need to play.” After viewing a video of Davis, Chao speculated that the injury was a fractured ulna, commonly referred to as a “nightstick fracture,” and that it looked like a “relatively stable isolated break.” Chao said he operated on two NFL players with similar fractures who returned to play two weeks after surgery in short casts. That wouldn’t be common for most patients but “it is the standard of care in the NFL community.”
Plate, 12 screws Davis told reporters that during surgery Dr. Patrick Connor, the team doctor from OrthoCarolina, inserted a plate and about 12 screws into his right forearm to provide stability. Davis said he’ll wear a Kevlar cast that is not bulky and will allow him to have full range of motion with his hand. The cast is like one worn by
Other standouts The Wildcats were able to answer the Rattlers’ test as Cooper hit a two out of the 30 second break and on the defensive end “Big Kay” rejected back-to-back Olivia Antilla shot attempts helping the B-CU to its seven-point, 67-60 victory. In addition to Cooper, Williams and Houston, Knowles added 12 points and four dimes to the Wildcat effort, while Ashanti Hunt (Washington, D.C.) pulled down a team-best 10 boards. The Rattlers were led by Khadehra Young’s 20 points and six rebounds, while the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)’s third top-scored, Antilla, was held to only nine.
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former Panthers receiver Steve Smith, who had a similar injury after breaking his forearm playing flag football in 2010. “Really the biggest thing I’ve been dealing with so far is just getting the swelling out of there,” Davis said. “… That’s something that you have to deal with when you’re coming back from surgery, but it’s leaving. … (I’m) feeling good. I’m excited about where I am right now.” Davis has attended practice but only participated in stretching, conditioning and meetings to talk about the game plan. Panthers coach Ron Rivera has deferred to team doctors when asked about the chance of re-injury to Davis’ arm. But the coach added that defensive players use their hands more than their forearms. “If I had concerns about hitting somebody or getting hit, I wouldn’t even take the field,” Davis told reporters. “It’s not even going to be something I think about one bit. I’m going to go out there and play the game like I’ve always played it: fast, hard and aggressive.”
Different treatments Dr. Glenn Gaston, a hand and upper extremity specialist at OrthoCarolina, said broken bones are often treated differently depending on the injured person’s occupation and preference. Many people might choose to wear a cast for two months to allow the break to heal. But professional athletes — and surgeons — might opt to have the bone “fixed” surgically, by inserting a plate and screws. “If we fix a broken bone, then we can get out of a cast sooner,” said Gaston, who has not been involved in Davis’ care, but has worked as a consultant with the Panthers and the Charlotte Hornets. “I might choose to have mine surgically fixed if it meant I could get out of a cast in a week and a half. “If you look back at the history of the NFL, there are a lot of players that played with bones that were broken,” Gaston said. “It’s really a decision between the doctor and the patient based on what they feel is best for them. … The majority of (NFL) players would like to be able to play, the sooner, the better.”
Staff writers Joseph Person, Jonathan Jones and Scott Fowler contributed to this report.
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The Sacramento Kings nixed a T-shirt giveaway Monday night after some in the organization, including star DeMarcus Cousins, found the shirts to be racially insensitive. The team was trying to honor the Chinese Year of the Monkey by placing black shirts featuring a purple monkey on seats at Monday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Lunar New Year celebration begins Feb. 8. However, Monday was also the first day of Black History Month. Cousins recognized the optics immediately and took issue.
Bucks TV analyst and former player Marques Johnson described the situation on Facebook. “I walk into the building and DeMarcus Cousins calls me over to an animated discussion he’s having with Kings operations people,” he wrote. “He ask me, ‘Olskool, what you think about this T Shirt? Told him a little insensitive on first day of Black History Month’. They pulled the shirts…” Staff gathered all the shirts before fans arrived at Sleep Train Arena. “We all need a lesson in sen-
sitivity,” Kings president Chris Granger said, according to the Sacramento Bee. “In an effort to celebrate Chinese New Year, we had some concerns about the Tshirt giveaway so we pulled them all before the doors opened. Certainly we don’t want to offend anybody, and we acted as soon as we heard the concern.” Johnson took to Twitter to applaud Cousins for speaking out. There is a league-wide initiative this season for teams to commemorate the Chinese New Year, and the rest of the Kings’ Lunar New Year celebration continued as scheduled, the Bee reported.
Demarcus Cousins, above, objected to giving away these Tshirts commemorating the Year of the Monkey.
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