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Report highlights health shortcomings Volusia ranks No. 42 out of 67 counties in Florida when it comes to overall health.

The county was at 40 a year ago.

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

Volusia County has taken a step back when it comes to health.

The Robert Wood Johnson

Foundation and the University of Wisconsin recently released its 2017 County Health Rankings and Roadmaps tool health study.

The rankings look at the community factors that affect the health of the county’s residents.

Volusia ranks No. 42 out of 67 counties in Florida when it comes to overall health, which was a decrease from 40 a year ago.

“This is just a way for us to be able to measure ourselves and to be able to compare ourselves to other places around the coun-

try. Sometimes your ranking goes down if other places improve their ranking,” explained Dr. Thomas Bryant III, director of Informatics and Assessment at Halifax Health.

Other counties Looking at counties nearby, Flagler had an overall ranking of 14 while Orange County ranked 16. Brevard was at 25 and Seminole was No. 4.

Other metro area rankings included Duval (55), Miami-Dade

(23), Hillsborough (29), Pinellas (29) and Broward (19).

The health rankings report did show that Volusia County improved from 2016 in several categories, including health behaviors, clinical care, economic and social factors and physical environment.

On the other hand, the county declined in health outcomes such as length of life and quality of life.

“Once again this gives people an indication where we stand

compared to other counties as well as to where we were last year,’’ Bryant stated.

Addressing cancer The study also states that cancer remains the No. 1 cause of death in Volusia County. The county’s death rate remains significantly higher than those of the state and nation.

On June 7, the Volusia County Department of Health will host Prevent Cancer: The HPV whet See HEALTH, Page 6

April 8 deadline to submit Section 8 applications SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES

The Greater Friendship Baptist Church choir in Daytona Beach joyfully ministers through song at last year’s Easter service.

Area churches preparing for busy Holy Week

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Easter is April 16 and there are plenty of activities and services for residents leading up to the Christian holiday.

Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter Sunday, will include services hosted by the Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance.

On Good Friday, April 14, the alliance will host its major Easter service titled “The Seven Last Words of Christ’’ at Stewart Memorial United Methodist Church, 300 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

The event will feature seven prominent pastors from area churches as well as choirs.

“Easter is important to celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The foundation of Black community

Embry-Riddle has partnered with Florida Hospital to offer the new Bachelor of Science program in aerospace physiology. The program will be one of the first of its kind in the country.

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is our faith. We encourage everyone to come together during this special event,” said the Rev. Derrick Harris, president of the alliance.

Maundy Thursday service For residents seeking a Maundy Thursday service, the United Presbyterian Church at 730 Beville Road, in Daytona Beach, will present a Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Service on April 13 at 6:30 p.m.

On Easter Sunday, a breakfast is set for 8:30 a.m. followed by a worship service at 10. The choir will perform the cantata “Come to the Cross” by Cindy Berry, arranged by Keith Christopher.

The cantata covers the events from the procession into Jerusa-

The Rev. Derrick Harris of Master’s Domain Church of God in Christ speaks at the 2016 Good Friday service.

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Volusia County’s Community Assistance Division will accept pre-applications for the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) waiting list from April 6 to 11:59 p.m. April 8.

Applications must be submitted online at www.volusia.org/ section8.

Interested persons can apply from a personal computer, mobile phone or tablet. Public-use computers are available at all public libraries and human services offices during regular business hours.

Preferences are available for • Volusia County residents • Homeless individuals and families • Families that were terminated from the county’s Section 8 program due to insufficient funding • Residents 62 or older or have disabilities • Residents employed at least 30 hours a week for the six months before submitting a preapplication • Residents working an average of 20 hours a week and attending school or job training for 10 or more hours a week.

To qualify for the available preferences, individuals and families must provide supportive documentation.

Section 8 is the federal government’s major program that assists very-low and low-income families, including the elderly and the disabled, to afford decent, safe and sanitary housing in the private market.

As Volusia County’s public housing agency, the Community Assistance Division administers approximately 322 housing choice vouchers. This is the first time the county has opened its Section 8 waiting list since 2009.

For more information, contact the Community Assistance Division at 386-736-5955 or section8wl@volusia.org.

Embry-Riddle to debut program in aerospace physiology SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES

This fall, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will launch a unique undergraduate aerospace physiology program in collaboration with Florida Hospital for students who want to advance medical research and promote the health and well-being of pilots, astronauts, flight crew members and air or space travelers.

The Daytona Beach-based program is believed to be the first undergraduate program of its kind in the nation.

The new Bachelor of Science program, to be housed within Embry-Riddle’s Department of Human Factors, will offer realworld experience in clinical settings, thanks to a partnership with the six Florida Hospitals See PROGRAM, Page 2

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The 14th Annual Elisha J. Strapp Golf Scholarship Tournament hosted by the Greater Friendship Scholarship Ministry will be held May 6 at the LPGA International Golf Course, 1000 Champions Drive, Daytona Beach.

James The community and edCusack ucation tournament honorees this year are James E. Cusack, owner of J.E. Cusack Mortuary, and Alexander C. Wynn, owner of R.J. Gainous Funeral Home.

Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. with a four-person scramble, shotgun is Alexander at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $80 Wynn per player. The fee includes 18 holes of golf, cart fee, breakfast, practice balls, refreshments on the course, souvenir bags and an awards luncheon.

Helps centers, seniors Trophies will go to first-place and sec-

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located in Volusia and Flagler counties.

Patient-care techniques Florida Hospital will help design the curriculum, exposing students to advanced patient-care techniques and clinical instrumentation. In addition, Florida Hospital will provide a unique clinical experience by supporting two practicum clinical courses.

As a former airline pilot, Florida Hospital Fish Memorial CEO Rob Deininger was an initial proponent of the aerospace physiology program.

“Prior to joining Florida Hospital, I spent 13 years as a commercial airline pilot, logging more than 8,500 hours of flight time,” Deininger said. “We are really excited to have the opportunity to support EmbryRiddle in launching this new undergraduate program, right here in our own backyard.

“It is a unique program, and we are proud to play a role in these students one day advancing medical research and caring for the men and women who fly – whether it be here on Earth or in space,’’ he added.

Medical, military careers “An undergraduate degree in aerospace physiology from Embry-Riddle will put students on track to enter medical school, or to pursue careers in the military and civilian sectors,” said Dr. Karen Gaines, dean of the university’s College of Arts and Sciences. “Studying cellular function in space can help advance scientific research, human health care and life on Earth. Radiation, G force and other characteristics of extreme environments affect human physiology from the cellular to the wholebody level.’’

She added, “Students who learn more about those mechanisms will be in a position to inform health care, best practices in aerospace and our understanding of how our cells age.”

Aerospace physiologists are trained to identify, prevent and manage the impacts that extreme environments can have on human health. The effects of microgravity, cosmic radiation, isolation, rapid as well as sustained acceleration in an aircraft, low barometric pressure and reduced oxygen pressure in the blood can all take a toll on the human body, Gaines explained.

Oxygen deficiency (hypoxia), decompression sickness, artery-blocking clots of blood or air (embolism), damage to the middle ear (barotitis), loss of consciousness, microgravity-induced bone loss and other health problems can result from exposure to hostile aerospace environments.

Twins Experiment Being able to address ailments related to air or space travel is a critical goal for NASA and the U.S. Air Force as well as private aviation and commercial space flight operations.

This is why NASA recently conducted its highly publicized Twins Experiment, by sending NASA astronaut Scott Kelly on a year-long mission to the International Space Station while his identical twin brother, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, remained Earth-bound. NASA wanted to explore how space affects immune-system reactions and DNA aging, among other questions.

As a result of the Twins Experiment, for example, NASA learned that Scott Kelly’s gene expression, which supports key cel-

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ond-place winners. There will be a senior division, closest to the pin and longest drive awards. Tournament contests include a $10,000 cash hole-in-one prize.

Auxiliary holes prizes are a set of Callaway Razr Irons, round-trip air tickets for two and the choice of an HP laptop or tablet.

The scholarship ministry raises funds to benefit early childhood learning centers and graduating high school seniors who are seeking higher education at an accredited educational institution to improve their skills and quality of life. Since 2001, the ministry has awarded $57,000 in scholarships.

For more information, e-mail sandrastrapp@gmail.com or contact Ronald Gibson at 386-843-5660 or Lorenzo Hayward at 407-341-6464.

Housing fair set at Allen Chapel A Housing Fair & Financial Wellness Clinic hosted by Mid-Florida Housing Partnership will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 22 at Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, 580 W. George Engram Blvd., Daytona Beach.

The fair will be to assist area residents interested in home ownership.

For more information, call 386-253-2091 or 386-451-7512.

lular functions such as the production of insulin, had decreased in space.

Reduced gene expression seemed to result from decreased “methylation” of Kelly’s DNA in space. The process of methylation, which occurs when certain groups of molecules latch onto DNA, can help regulate gene expression, and is a biomarker of aging.

NASA also studied the Kelly brothers’ telomeres – the protective caps at the end of DNA strands that deteriorate as a person ages. After nearly a year in space, NASA reported, Scott Kelly’s telomeres were longer than those of his twin brother Mark.

Real-world experience Embry-Riddle’s curriculum will provide graduates with an understanding of the fundamental principles in molecular and cellular biology, behavioral neuroscience, genetics and heredity, anatomy and physiology, and chemistry and biochemistry.

Through the university’s collaboration with Florida Hospital, students further will learn about clinical instrumentation and clinical care, so as to gain real-world experience. The Embry-Riddle program will be the first U.S.-based undergraduate program in aerospace physiology. Gaines noted that there are advanced graduate and clinical degree programs in related fields.

“The new aerospace physiology program at Embry-Riddle will prepare students for careers or further study in aerospace medicine as well as any other advanced medical practice, including physical therapy, nursing and pharmacology,” Gaines said.

Gender balance The new program should help promote Embry-Riddle’s long-standing goal to attract more women to the world’s oldest and largest aeronautical university.

Making the traditionally male-dominated field of engineering more inclusive remains a challenge nationwide, but Embry-Riddle has made progress in improving the gender balance on its campus: The number of women enrolled at the Daytona Beach campus is 1,248.

The number of women enrolled at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus has increased from 16.6 percent of the total student population in 2010 to a current level of 20.8 percent and this year’s entering class of first-time undergraduate students was about 23 percent female.

Biology and minorities Nationally, Gaines noted, women earn less than one-fifth of all bachelor’s degrees in engineering and computer science, but slightly more than 40 percent of bachelor’s degrees in the physical sciences and mathematics.

A 2014 student in the Journal of Cell Biology (Eddy et al.) found that women tend to enter life sciences programs at much higher rates than they enter other science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines. In fact, women earn nearly 60 percent of all bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in biology.

The National Science Foundation further reported in 2013 that biology is the fastest growing undergraduate major among minority women.

“Because of its 90-year history as a top aerospace engineering university, EmbryRiddle works hard to recruit women students,” Gaines said. “We hope the new aerospace physiology program will initially draw more women to that program, and over time, draw a broader mix of students to all of our other programs, too.”

For more information, visit erau.edu/degrees/bachelor/aerospace-physiology.

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lem through the Resurrection. The choir is under the direction of Richard Butler.

For more information, contact the church at 386253-2324. The Rev. Dr. Laura Walters Baskett is United Presbyterian’s interim pastor.

Egg hunt, picnic The Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance also has scheduled an Easter Sunrise service on April 16 at the House of God, 736 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., with Pastor Raynard Bryant.

Master’s Domain Church of God in Christ will host a “Super Easter Egg Hunt and Picnic’’ on Saturday, April 15, from noon until 4 p.m. at 511 Freemont Ave. “We welcome everyone to come out and enjoy this time with us,” added Harris, who also is the pastor of Master’s Domain.

Encouragement and hope Harris said the events also provide encouragement and hope to people who are dealing with a variety of issues such as depression from the loss of a job, loss of income, loss of a loved one, and from being away from family.

“That is one of the reasons why churches have these types of events. We want to let people know that there is hope and to be encouraged that all things are possible, especially through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,” Harris noted.

He also wants to see the area’s homeless participate in services.

“We are also doing a major feeding for the home-

less at Master’s Domain on Easter morning beginning at 9:30 a.m. They will have breakfast and Sunday School simultaneously. We also want to spread the gospel and provide them with a meal, which is a part of the helping them with what they need,’’ he explained.

Master’s Domain will resume its Thursday night feedings for the homeless at the Bay Street sanctuary in t upcoming weeks.

Vigil, masses on the beach Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, located at 201 University Blvd., also has a week full of Easter activities scheduled.

The church will host its “Great Easter Vigil’’ on Saturday, April 15, at 8 p.m. which will include scripture, song and prayer.

Easter Beach masses are scheduled for April 16 on the beach in Daytona Beach at 7:30 a.m. followed by a mass at the Daytona Beach Bandshell at 9 a.m.

“All are welcome to join us. We have two services open to all. We’ve been doing services on the beach for probably 50 years and before our church was built. We used to have services at the Peabody Auditorium back then. On Easter…the Peabody was too small,” said Father Phil Egito of Our Lady of Lourdes.

More masses Our Lady of Lourdes also will hold additional Easter masses on Saturday, April 15, at 8 p.m. and on Easter Sunday at 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.

An Easter Festival 2017 also is scheduled for Sunday, April 23, at Our Lady of Lourdes beginning at 12:30 p.m. The event will include an egg hunt, photo

booth, games, music, face painting and a children’s fashion show. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own family traditional Easter dishes.

“We actually celebrate Easter for a period of seven weeks. There is too much going on during Easter Sunday, so we have our festival later,” added Egito.

Joint A.M.E. service Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church and Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church will have a joint Sunrise Service on Easter morning at 6:30 a.m.

The service for the Daytona Beach churches will be held at Mt. Zion, 449 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

New Smyrna events Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church in New Smyrna also will host an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 15, from noon until 2 p.m.

The church is at 344 Sheldon St. On Easter Sunday, the church has scheduled a Sunrise service for 6 a.m. A free breakfast is slated for 8:30 a.m. until 10 a.m.

“We’re just excited about celebrating the life and resurrection of our lord and savior. We invite everyone from all walks of life to come and take a part of the services. We want the body of Christ to do more reaching out to the community,” said the Rev. Jeffrey Dove, pastor of the New Smyrna church.

Ormond activities Calvary Christian Center in Ormond Beach has scheduled a family communion service on April 14 at 6:30 p.m. at 1687 W. Grenada Blvd. A community egg hunt is April 15 at 10 a.m. Easter services are slated for 11 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

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Former Flagler sheriff weighs in on Ayala, death penalty decision “If you are not inspired to get on that bus on Thursday, I’d like to know why?” asked Linda Sharpe Matthews.

The Flagler NAACP branch Linda Sharpe president reached Matthews out to the audience, paralleling the “March on Tallahassee” on March 30 concerning Orlando County State Attorney Aramis Ayala’s decision not to seek the death penalty and the presentation made minutes earlier of abolishing the movement on the death penalty.

Former Flagler County Sheriff James Manfre has not been silent. He’s involved as a national speaker for a group of retired law enforcement officers, which recently he explained to the NAACP members.

His focus is to travel nationally for LEAP (Law Enforcement Action Project), addressing the different topics of how to rehabilitate the criminal justice system.

Manfre was an initial supporter of the death penalty.

Citing the studies He chronicled his past to where he began in 1981 as an attorney in the Bronx D.A.’s office.

New York City had 2,300 homicides, “and I saw a lot of carnage, and the culture was to be punitive to the things that you saw,” he said.

“But, I am determined over my career – and the statistics back it up – that the death penalty is an ineffective way of being of function.”

Manfre noted the four regions of the country, and that 80 percent of the executions occur in the South. The South has the highest murder rates than the other regions.

thority in that district to determine which cases should go forward, and what penalties should be sought.

“To have a governor who is able to reach down and say, ‘I don’t like how you used discretion,’ seems to be a poor way of using your authority...She was elected by the public. She reflects that particular community’s values...” he continued.

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“In all the studies that have ever been done, when states or countries – for that matter – give up the death penalty, the crime rates go down.”

The death penalty is a harrowing experience for various reasons: “Justice delayed is justice denied. Right?” he asked. “You hear that all the time.”

The finale of a chorus line ended last year’s performance of “A Taste of Broadway.”

Join Director Emma Adams, Assistant Director Adrienne Felton, the cast and crew for “A Taste of Broadway 2017.”

The cast is planning to take you for a stroll down Broadway to enjoy the dazzling lights, singing and dancing, and the costume designs.

They promise you a collage of musical favorites: “Ain’t Misbehavin,” “Godspell,” “Bubbling Brown Sugar,” “Chicago,” “The King and I,” among others.

The audience will be welcomed April 29, 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, 399 North U.S. 1, Ormond Beach.

It’s a Just 4 U Production with the proceeds from the donations and tickets to support theatrical workshops and scholarships.

The ticket price is $20 per person. Group rates are available.

So get on board and call the box office for tickets at 386-6763375.

••• As always, remember our prayers for the sick, afflicted, the prodigal son, or daughter, and the bereaved.

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Why it’s unfair Manfre has personally been with victims who have gone through the process.

He says, “There is nothing worse for a family than to wait 10 or 15 or more years for the ultimate verdict. It provides no closure, and the death penalty...is incredibly expensive to take place.”

“It is unfair simply because it is implemented against minorities to a greater extent than the White population. In Florida right now, 40 percent of the people on Death Row are minorities.

Minorities only account for probably 20 percent of our population,” he observed. “So there is some unfairness in the system.”

What’s also unfair is that the criminal justice system sometimes gets it wrong. And so, Manfre embarked on saying, “Juries get it wrong; law enforcement gets it wrong; and prosecutors get it wrong.

“To put someone to death that has the possibility of being innocent just seems to be an unfair process when there is an alternative, that works better for the system,” he said.

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Former Flagler County Sheriff James Manfre spoke out on abolishing the death penalty.

Aware of his personal, religious opinion, he called attention that Christians are taught to turn the other cheek.

“I don’t understand a culture that is so strong about the unborn – and I agree with that – but

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equally is not about prolife for human beings.”

Regarding the efforts to support Ayala’s decision, Manfre said, “I think what the governor is doing here is really illegal ...In the terms of a prosecutor, the prosecutor has the ultimate au-

Votran to host Triple Crown Roadeo Votran will host the annual Florida Triple Crown Bus Roadeo April 28 and 29 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. The roadeo is a statewide skills competitions for bus operators and maintenance technicians.

A bus driving obstacle course will be set up inside the Ocean Center from 3 to 5 p.m. April 27 for invited local media and leaders to test their skills and get a taste of what a bus operator does.

The roadeo competition provides bus operators and mechanics representing various transit agencies throughout the state the opportunity to show off their professional driving and maintenance skills as they challenge themselves and each other for firstplace honors.

Operators will participate in a written test and on-course competition, and maintenance technicians will take part in a written test and series of diagnostic tests.

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According to the Florida Public Transit Association’s web site, the annual competition contributes to the continued safety and training of bus operators and facilitates camaraderie among transit agencies from across the state. The winners will compete in the National Bus Roadeo, sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association.

The event is a joint effort of the Florida Public Transportation Association, the Florida Rural Transit Assistance Program, the Florida Department of Transportation, and the Florida Association of Coordinated Transit Systems.

Genealogical society to meet The East Central Florida

Birthday wishes to Stephanie Robinson, Delcena Samuels, April 7; Eugene Price, April 8; Julius Hicks, Joan Robinson, and Carla Price, April 11.

Happy anniversary to Robert and Lynne Williams, April 7.

Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society will meet at 10 a.m. April 8 at the Bethune-Cookman University Library, Bethune Room, 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd., Daytona Beach.

“Free Blacks During the Antebellum Period’’ will be presented by Janice Shaw, a retired administrative assistant in the Florida Senate. The public is invited.

For more information, call 386-295-0676.

Volusia schedules summer camps for kids Volusia County’s Parks, Recreation and Culture Division will coordinate summer day camps at 16 locations across the county.

The camps will be offered from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday from June 5 through July 28.

Staff members will lead supervised activities, indoor and outdoor games, field trips, arts and crafts, and a talent show for children ages 5 to 15. Fiveyear-olds must have completed kindergarten.

Northeast Volusia sites • Holly Hill School, 1500 Center St., Holly Hill • Palm Terrace Elementary School, 1825 Dunn Ave., Daytona Beach • Pathways Elementary School, 2011 Airport Road, Ormond Beach • R.J. Longstreet Elementary School, 2745 S. Peninsula Drive, Daytona Beach • Turie T. Small Elementary School, 800 South St., Daytona Beach Southeast Volusia sites • Coronado Beach Elementary School, 3550 Michigan Ave., Edgewater • Edgewater Public School, 801 S. Old County Road, Edgewater • Mary DeWees Park, 178 N. Gaines St., Oak Hill West Volusia sites • Boy Scout Hut, 716 N. Frankfort Ave., DeLand

• DeBary Hall Historic Site, 198 Sunrise Blvd., DeBary • Chisholm Community Center, 520 S. Clara Ave., DeLand • DeLand High School gym, 800 N. Hill Ave., DeLand • Gemini Springs Park, 37 Dirksen Drive, DeBary • Orange City Elementary School, 555 E. University Ave., Orange City • Pride Elementary School, 1100 Learning Lane, Deltona • T. Dewitt Taylor Middle/High School, 100 E. Washington Ave., Pierson The cost is $65 per week plus a one-time $15 registration fee. Registration will be from 9 a.m. to noon May 13 and 20 at each site.

Parents must pay the registration and first-week fees when they register.

For more information, visit www.volusia.org/recreation or call 386-7365953.

Mount Carmel to host youth conference The annual F.I.Y.A Conference is scheduled April 7-9 at Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, 703 George W. Engram Blvd., Daytona Beach.

F.I.Y.A stands for Fruitful Instruction for Young Adults.

The gospel musician Briana “Bri” Babineaux will perform on April 7 at a 7 p.m. program. Last week, she was named New Artist of the Year at the Stellar Awards.

A panel discussion titled “Raw, Uncut & Uncensored’’ is scheduled at 5 p.m. on April 8.

The conference will conclude at a 10 a.m. service on April 9 with Evangelist Rhonda Brown as the speaker.

For more information, call 386-255-4219 or visit www.themountfl.org.

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Labor nominee is bad news in a slick package By the time you read this, Alexander Acosta, the president’s nominee for secretary of labor, is likely to have been confirmed by the full Senate. He got narrow approval from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions by a 12-11 party line vote.

I don’t blame the Democrats for opposing the Acosta nomination. In his televised hearing, he was as slippery as Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, dancing around questions and so exasperating Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) that she said, “This has really been frustrating. You have dodged every one of my questions. None of these were trick questions.”

Don’t qualify Warren tried to pin Acosta down on overtime rules. Presently, workers who earn more than $23,660 do not qualify for timeand-a-half, or overtime, pay.

Someone who earns that little money is earning just over $11 an hour. They hardly qualify as “executives.”

President Obama proposed that the ceiling be doubled, so that anyone earning under $47,320 could collect overtime. Four million more workers would have overtime protection.

Acosta said he would take the lead from his boss, the 45th president, but indicated the ceiling should be less than $47,000. He prefers something in the $33,000 range.

Will you stand up for workers, Elizabeth Warren asked

him? That’s the purpose of the Labor Department. We have so many government departments who take care of corporations, but only the Labor Department takes care of the little person.

Their regulations on occupational safety and health, pay fairness, and discrimination protect workers when employers are indifferent to their safety and welfare.

This “America First” budget is disgraceful in its frequent use of words like “ineffective”, “unproven”, “inefficient”, and “eliminate” – as if there has been any study done in the scant 60 days of this Administration to prove inefficiency.

Indeed, while we weren’t paying much attention, 45 signed legislation that took away occupational safety protections for those working for federal contractors.

President Obama required companies competing for federal contracts to disclose and fix safety violations, but the Senate voted to revoke the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Rule. Some Republicans said it “wasn’t fair” that companies with workplace violations couldn’t get federal contracts. They would prefer that contractors who exploit and endanger their workers be allowed to bid on federal contracts without fixing their deficiencies. They want to reward contractors who exploit and endanger their workers.

Not ‘unproven’

Not much baggage

But the 45th president’s ‘budget lite’ proposes a 21-percent cut in the Department of Labor budget. It would eliminate some job training programs, including the Senior Community Service Employment Program, close Job Corps Centers, eliminate parts of the Office of Disability Employment Policy, and eliminate the Occupational Safety and Health Administration “unproven training grants.”

Acosta doesn’t have the baggage that restaurant executive Andrew Puzder did. Forty-five’s first nominee for secretary of labor was such a hot mess that he withdrew from consideration.

Acosta is a lifelong public servant and now dean of Florida International University’s law school, and chairman of the board of the US Century Bank. He has been confirmed by the Senate for other positions, including the Na-

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(Alexander) Acosta is bad news wrapped up in a slick package. His confirmation is a blow to working people.

They don’t just disappear If I had to speculate about a common thread that weaves its way through the lives of most of my friends and acquaintances, I’d have to say that filtering through the blizzard of information that inundates us daily is our greatest challenge.

“Trump tweeted this...” or “Congress ignored that...” or “Korea launched that...” or “No agreement could be reached...” are among the many and varied refrains frequently heard from the media. The truth is that when considering the daily deluge of information, it’s difficult to prioritize or determine which issues are worthy of our attention and concern. So is life in the era of Trump.

Here’s for certain I am, however, certain of two things: (1) There’re some issues far more important than Trump

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and the conduct of his minions.

(2) There’s nothing more important than the care and nurturing of our children – our next generation.

In the midst of all the confusion surrounding presidential conduct, Cabinet selections, healthcare and the myriad of events that cascade upon us, we must stop and ask ourselves an immediate question: “What is happening to our children and where have they gone?”

Far from being isolated to Washington D.C., my current location, Black children and other children of color are going miss-

Budget favors defense, abandons citizens “The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.” – Mahatma Gandhi Some people look at a budget proposal and see numbers. At the National Urban League, we look at a budget proposal and see people.

The Trump administration’s preliminary federal budget proposal – the so-called “skinny budget” – is a massive transfer of resources from vital services and fundamental social protections into unrequested and unnecessary military spending. It represents a conscious decision to abandon children and other vulnerable Americans to sickness,

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homelessness, illiteracy, ignorance and unemployment, while fattening the coffers of defense contractors.

Not just numbers The Americans who will be abandoned are not simply numbers on a ledger. They are the thousands of Americans aged 55 and older who have found stable,

ing at a rate that can only be described as alarming. Admittedly, from my perspective, to have any child missing is an alarming event, but the Metro DC area has been plagued with a surge of missing children in the past weeks and months. This is unacceptable under any circumstance, but the lack of attention and coverage by the media makes this bad matter even worse.

Limited media The lack of media focus on matters critical to communities of color is hardly new. I surmise that to be the reason I have not seen appropriate media attention, commensurate with my concern about African-American and Latina girls and young women, given their growing number of missing.

Of course, many will (and have already have) argued that many of those labeled as missing are merely runaways. Most certainly, there is data that gives partial support to this reasoning, but we cannot err with a false assurance that this explanation is supportive of the fact of a general trend.

sustaining jobs through the National Urban League’s Urban Seniors Jobs Program.

They are the college-age youths, at risk or entangled in the judicial system, whose lives have been transformed by the education, mentoring, counseling and job training they found in the National Urban League’s Urban Youth Empowerment Program.

They are the tens of thousands of families who have realized the American Dream of homeownership via the National Urban League’s housing counseling and foreclosure prevention programs.

They are the middle school and high school students getting a new glimpse of their own educational and professional potential from the role models in National Urban League’s Project Ready Mentor program.

Not just dollars The budget proposal doesn’t

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tional Labor Relations Board and assistant US attorney, and he is likely to be confirmed this time around.

Despite the fact that Acosta will be only the first Hispanic on the Trump cabinet, and the fact that his background (Harvard undergraduate and law degrees) seems impeccable, he is likely to be nothing but a disappointment for workers. Not only will he likely do less for overtime than President Obama required, but he will likely also limit rules that limit worker exposure to cancer-causing substances, and require financial advisors to work in the best interest of their clients. Essentially, he has indicated he will follow 45’s lead, and Trump is notoriously anti-regulation.

Acosta had to offer an apology for past behavior. As an assistant attorney general, he had an employee who described conservatives as “real” Americans. The rest of us, apparently, are “commies and pinkos.”

He apologized

Few overtly condone slavery of any kind, sex slavery specifically or human trafficking in any form, but by failing to acknowledge their possibility we do poor respective communities and any possible victims incalculable harm.

As long as we cannot overlook the rapid growth of the sex slavery and human trafficking industry in our nation, we cannot afford to deny the possibility that any of our missing children have fallen victim to this burgeoning criminal enterprise.

cent of those trafficked are female, and half are children.

Trafficking is characterized by exploitation that includes forced prostitution, involuntary servitude and the creation of pornography or commercial sexual exploitation.

The US Department of Health & Human Services estimates that between 240,000 and 325,000 American children and youth are at risk for sex trafficking each year. The average age of teens entering the US sex trade is 12 to 14.

The facts related to sex slavery and human trafficking are far too wide-ranging to discuss in a brief column, but the mere chance that any of our children could be trapped in that cycle of despair requires our thorough investigation of the circumstances of those who go missing.

Here’s what we know The US State Department estimates that 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders each year. Of the estimated $150 billion worldwide income from human trafficking, an estimated $99 billion is attributable worldwide to sex trafficking, and arguably $9.5 billion are earned in the US annually.

Eighty percent of human trafficking involves sexual exploitation; 19 percent involves forced labor. Eighty per-

cut dollars. It cuts jobs. It cuts educations. It cuts homeownership.

It cuts the only hope of a better life for many young people and families.

We have called the “skinny budget” a jobs killer and a dreams killer, but it also would be a literal killer. Without the vital assistance of the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, people will surely die in the winter cold. Those who can’t afford to pay their heating bills resort to unsafe methods like a kitchen stove or a kerosene heater, leaving them vulnerable to death by toxic fumes or house fires.

Abandoning biomedical research means more Americans will die of otherwise curable diseases. Gutting the Environmental Protection Agency means smog, ozone, and mercury will trigger worsening asthma attacks, especially in young children, along with heart and lung ailments,

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Never should have happened, he told the Senate committee.

While the apology was appropriate what does he really think of liberals? Will it affect his ability to enforce labor laws? At least Acosta, unlike his boss, has enough integrity to apologize when he is wrong.

But his shillyshallying testimony suggests that he doesn’t have many opinions of his own, only Trump’s. He doesn’t have a problem with the elimination of the Women’s Bureau.

Acosta is bad news wrapped up in a slick package. His confirmation is a blow to working people.

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and lead to premature death.

Abandoning Violence Against Women programs mean more women will be stalked, harassed, battered and, yes, killed.

A cruel act The “skinny budget” is an act of crippling cruelty, a short-sighted plunder of resources to benefit the wealthy at the expense of everyone else. Stopping this disaster is a matter of national urgency, one to which the National Urban League and the Urban League Movement is wholeheartedly committed.

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you can’t just look at the partisan talking points for the [issues] that we are talking about.”

No clear commitments During the meeting that lasted less than one hour, Henderson said that the attorney general did acknowledge his awareness of the importance of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.

At a press conference outside of the Department of Justice after the meeting, the civil rights leaders said that received no clear commitments to address the issues that they raised during their meeting with the attorney general.

“This was the first meeting, not the last meeting,” said Clarke.

“There are a range of issues that are important to all of our organizations and we will continue to bring pressure to bear on this Justice Department to make sure that they are doing their job to enforce civil rights laws.”

Major concern

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Left to right: Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League; Wade Henderson, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund; Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund; Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under the Law; and Melanie Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation. They held a press conference following a meeting last month with Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C.

Civil rights leaders share concerns with Sessions

BY LAUREN VICTORIA BURKE NNPA NEWS SERVICE

Last month, leaders from six civil rights groups met with Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Justice Department to discuss a range of issues that are critical to the Black community.

The meeting was attended by Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under the Law; Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund; Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League; Melanie Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation; the Rev. Al Sharpton, president of the National Action Network; and Wade Henderson, president and CEO of the Leadership

Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund.

The leaders expressed their concerns about the future of the civil rights gains made under the Obama administration. They also expressed concerns about the recent rash of hate crimes, the consent decree involving Baltimore’s police department and the impact that any potential, “mythical” voting fraud investigation could have on voters’ rights.

Against task force During an interview with Fox News earlier this year, President Donald Trump announced that Vice President Mike Pence would lead a commission to investigate allegations of voter fraud.

ThinkProgress.org reported that Trump claimed that he

would have won the popular vote if it were not for three to five million illegal votes. He has never offered any evidence to support this claim.

“I asked [Attorney General Sessions] to counsel the president against the creation of such a task force and a commission, because that commission will be seen to intimidate our communities,” said Ifill. “In the absence of any evidence of voter fraud, he should be counseling the president away from such a course.

We don’t need an investigation into something that doesn’t exist.”

Ifill continued: “We should not be crediting the fantasies of this president at the cost of African Americans and Latinos feeling secure that they’re not being intimidated from voting and participating in the process.”

‘Not fully informed’ According to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, a non-partisan public policy and law institute, “claims of voter fraud are frequently used to justify policies that do not solve the alleged wrongs, but that could well disenfranchise legitimate voters.

Overly restrictive identification requirements for voters at the polls—which address a sort of voter fraud more rare than death by lightning —is only the most prominent example.”

Ifill also noted that there were a number of issues that Sessions “is not fully informed about,” including current police reform efforts involving consent decrees and some ongoing voting rights discrimination cases.

“You have your hair trigger reaction, you have your partisan reaction, you have your, ‘I’ve been against consent decrees since forever’ reaction, and we were saying, ‘That’s not good enough. You’re the attorney general and you have to get your hands around these issues,” said Ifill. “You gotta listen. You gotta study. You gotta look at facts and

Clarke noted that the group did not discuss the memo penned

by Sessions that overturned an Obama administration directive that called for reducing the use of private prisons to house federal inmates.

Clarke called the decision “incredibly problematic” and said that it reversed years of work and effort on the bipartisan justice reform.

“It was an important decision that came at the end of Attorney General Lynch’s tenure that Mr. Sessions has reversed and that we are all very, very concerned about,” said Clarke.

No photo-op meeting Sharpton said that the civil rights leaders did not want “a photo-op” meeting with Sessions and indicated that they had no plans to back off of their positions.

“We give him credit for having that meeting, but we were not looking for commitments. We were looking for him to hear from us that no protests that we were involved in and that we wanted to be clear that we expected him to uphold the law,” said Sharpton.

Sharpton continued: “We were not hostile, but we showed holy indignation and we’ll continue to be indignant about any threats to our civil rights.”

Lauren Victoria Burke is a political analyst who speaks on politics and African American leadership. She is also a frequent contributor to the NNPA Newswire and BlackPressUSA. com. Connect with Lauren by email at LBurke007@gmail. com and on Twitter at @LVBurke. Freddie Allen contributed to this report.

Women new to Washington confront rude, racist, sexist remarks mammograms,” Roberts replied.

She tweeted the exchange, and he was immediately flamed.

Like O’Reilly, Roberts apologized.

“I deeply regret my comments on such an important topic,” he said. “I know several individuals whose lives have been saved by mammograms, and I recognize how essential they are to women’s health.”

BY ROB HOTAKAINEN AND LINDSAY WISE TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON – You can’t read. Your hair looks awful. And you shake your head too much.

That’s what men are telling women in Washington these days, providing a rude awakening for some newcomers.

Freshman Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington state said she was stunned when Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador told her to “learn how to read” at a recent hearing of the House Judiciary Committee. Labrador made the remark when he objected to Jayapal’s description of President Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban as a “Muslim ban,” saying it had nothing to do with religion.

More gaffes

‘Deeply troubling’ Jayapal, the first Indian-American woman elected to the House of Representatives, said she could sympathize with California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, who last week was accused

by Fox News host Bill O’Reilly of having hair that looked like “a James Brown wig.”

“Whether it’s a statement about a Black woman’s hair or a statement about whether a brown woman can read, it is deeply troubling,” said Jayapal, who is a former Wall Street investment banker. “Not only is it insulting to the person, it’s also insulting to all the constituents who elected us to represent them.”

Washington state Democratic Sen. Patty Murray called Jayapal “one of the smartest women I know,” and she accused Trump of sending a message that “it’s

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Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) attends the 48th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Feb. 11, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. Waters was accused last week by Fox News host Bill O’Reilly of having hair that looked like “a James Brown wig.”

OK to put down other people.”

“It is disgusting,” Murray said.

“And I think women in this country and really everyone — men, women, young kids, people of color, anybody who is put down — needs to know that there are many of us who are standing up and saying, ‘No, this is not how we treat people in the United States of America.’”

At the White House, press secretary Sean Spicer caused a stir last week when he took aim at American Urban Radio Networks correspondent April Ryan, tell-

ing her to “stop shaking your head” during his daily briefing, an exchange many found condescending.

More apologies Kansas Republican Sen. Pat Roberts kicked off an uproar too last week when a female reporter from Talking Points Memo, a liberal news and commentary site, asked him whether he supported scrapping some of the benefits from a GOP health care bill.

“I wouldn’t want to lose my

Democrats have taken heat too.

At the Washington Press Club Foundation’s annual awards dinner in March, Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond made a joke about Trump’s adviser Kellyanne Conway “looking familiar” in a photograph that showed her kneeling on a sofa in the Oval Office while taking cellphone photos of a group of guests meeting the president.

Richmond was criticized and later said that his comment was not meant to be sexual.

A recent study examining men’s and women’s negotiation styles at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School found that male participants became more aggressive toward women after the November election.

In the weeks after Nov. 8, researchers noticed a 140 percent increase in the use of aggressive negotiating tactics by men who knew they were negotiating with women.

Gender-blind negotiations in which participants didn’t know the genders of their negotiating partners did not show the same sharp uptick in aggression.

“With this study, there’s statistical evidence I can show you of people’s behavior toward women

being different after the election than before,” said Corrine Low, one of the study’s authors and an assistant professor of business economics and public policy at Wharton.

‘The new norm’ Nathan Bowling, a psychology professor at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, who’s the author of a new book on workplace aggression, said more Americans were affected as they were exposed to increased inappropriate behavior from political leaders and on television and social media.

“For a lot of people, it’s just the new norm,” he said. “People can see all these examples and they say, ‘Well, this is how it is. This is how people behave and this behavior is not inappropriate.’’’

Robert Gass, who teaches argumentation and persuasion as a professor of communication studies at California State University, Fullerton, noted that Trump has a long history of insulting women, including former GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, television anchor Megyn Kelly, comedian Rosie O’Donnell, actress Meryl Streep and the former Miss Universe, Alicia Machado, who accused Trump of calling her “Miss Piggy.”

“It’s typical of the Trump administration: They live in the post-fact, alternative-fact era, so they don’t answer questions, they would rather just say, ‘I don’t like you,’ or ‘I don’t like your appearance,’” Gass said.

“He’s the president. He’s a role model for behavior, so I think a lot of other people take their cue from him.’’

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Epidemic Conference in Daytona Beach.

Medical professionals will discuss the human papilloma virus (HPV), current vaccines and preventing cancer.

“We are pleased with the strong gains seen in four areas,” said Patricia Boswell, administrator for the Department of Health in Volusia County. “We’re disappointed but not surprised at the challenges we face particularly in the quality of life category.’’

She added, Volusia County’s 2017-2019 Community Health Improvement Plan and DOH-Volusia Strategic Plan identified access to health care, having healthy babies, improving youth and adult mental health and decreasing chronic disease as priorities.”

Some improvements According to the foundation study, Volusia County showed improvement in the following areas: • Sexually transmitted diseases were 50 percent lower that the state rate and showed a decrease of 7 percent • Low birth rates were 11 percent lower than the state rate • Violent crimes were 14.8 percent lower than the state rate and had dropped 13.8 percent • Severe housing problems in the county were 13.6 percent lower than the state rate • Adult smoking rates declined 15.8 percent • Adult obesity rates dropped 7.1 percent • Fewer teen moms gave birth in 2017 – a decline of 8.6 percent.

Counselors needed Meanwhile, the county rate was lower than the state rate when it came to areas such as mental health days, physical activity, access to exercise, primary care physicians, dentists and mental health providers.

“We always have trouble with mental health providers, mental health counselors. For every provider, we have 180 people. We don’t want that to increase; we want to decrease,” noted Bryant.

Bryant addressed the need for more medical professionals such as doctors and dentists.

“It also says that we need more dental

and mental health care,” he said about the report. “People also need to be more aware of their health status, the community and their health providers. Providers need to be aware of what is going on in the community and what the community needs.”

Blacks and health Monica Adolphe, a young Black Zumba instructor, holds classes at several locations in Daytona Beach, including Bethune-Cookman University and the Midtown Educational & Cultural Center, She sees the health situation in the Black community on a daily basis.

“People in Midtown and some other areas in our community aren’t as active as they could be. Many complain about the price of working out and eating healthy.

Many are motivated right after New Year’s but they stop by June. They are done by summer.”

Adolphe is also aware of the challenges the Black community face when it comes to health.

“We suffer so much in our community and one of the reasons is because our unhealthy food is cheap. We have access to so much unhealthy food. If we don’t have someone to educate us about healthy food, how would we know? They won’t know.

We don’t have enough nutrition teachers, workout teachers, trainers and so on.

There are also people who just don’t want to learn,” she remarked.

‘Do something’ Still, Adolphe sees reasons to be excited when it comes to the Black community taking care of their health.

“I do have some dedicated people in my classes who come year around. Many of them have been coming to my class for years. There are others who make sure they work out or do something physical daily whether it’s Zumba, walking, running or going to the gym.”

Adolphe added, “You don’t have to do Zumba but stay focused on your health and do something.”

Factors that the health department use to contribute to these rankings can be found at FLHealthcharts.com while the full study itself can be found at countyhealthrankings.org.

For more information on Monica Adolphe’s Zumba classes, call 386-451-9908 or email 1Elegantfitness@gmail.com.

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sometimes living up to her hype and the team’s expectations, but we’re playing really well together and I believe that we can be even better,” said McQuarrie.

“She has really stepped up and played well. She has even taken on a leadership role,” added Fries.

Seabreeze has weapons at receiver with senior Shaelyn Commette, juniors Taylor Nirschl and Christine Helem as well as freshman Kara Hass.

Their defense is led by senior rusher/linebacker Kylee Howland and junior linebacker Brianna Harkins.

Good chemistry

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The Seabreeze High School flag football program has won district titles and has made playoff appearances.

Seabreeze girls flag football reloads; still a powerhouse

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

Seabreeze High School has had the best local girls flag football program in recent years.

The Sandcrabs have won district titles and made it to the playoffs over the past two seasons, including last year’s squad that went 10-2 before losing to St. Cloud Harmony High 7-0 in the regional semifinals.

Seabreeze has won three district titles and made three playoff appearances since 2011. The team has five total district titles and five total playoffs appearances.

A great start Girls Flag Football became a

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS sanctioned sport by the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) back in 2003. Only the winner of the district tournament makes the playoffs.

This year, the girls are off to a 3-1 start with their lone defeat coming in an upset lost by one point to Palm Coast Matanzas in overtime.

“We look great. We’re getting better. Our lone lost was by just one point. There were some unfortunate plays in that game but still both the girls and coaches are having fun. We have a really good chance of having a great season,” said Head Coach Michael Fries.

The season runs through April 20 with district tournaments May 2-3. The playoffs begin May 12 and the state title game is scheduled for May 20.

An unlikely coach Fries is in his first year with the program.

“It’s has been a little stressful keeping up the tradition. We did lose our star quarterback and we have a new coaching staff. Parents aren’t always as receptive as you would like them to be, but its’ starting to work out,” said Fries.

He admits that he is an unlikely coach.

Fries said, “I’m a wrestling guy who played one year in high school. I thought I was going to coach wrestling when I became

Too-early top 10 for 2017-18 college basketball season

BY SHANNON RYAN CHICAGO TRIBUNE/TNS

Arizona

Kansas Josh Jackson likely will leave for the NBA and Frank Mason III will graduate. LaGerald Vick (7.4 ppg), Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (9.8 ppg) and Carlton Bragg (5.2 ppg) are capable of taking on even bigger roles, and Mississippi State transfer Malik Newman should bolster the roster.

Duke Grayson Allen and Luke Kennard haven’t made their decisions yet about turning pro. If they come back, combined with a stellar top-10 recruiting class, the Blue Devils could be competing for a national title.

Michigan State Those young Spartans gained valuable experience that will pay off next season. Leading scorer Miles Bridges is likely headed to the NBA, rising sophomores Nick Ward, Joshua Langford and Cassius Winston will make Michigan State the class of the Big Ten.

Louisville Six of the top eight scorers re-

Key players Seabreeze lost star quarterback McKenzie Bowlus to graduation but freshman Bailey McQuarrie has stepped in.

“It’s been a lot of pressure

McGrady elected to Basketball Hall of Fame

BY JOSH ROBBINS ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS

North Carolina just snipped down the nets after winning the national championship on Monday night against Gonzaga but we already are turning our attention to next season.

Can the Tar Heels repeat? Will Kentucky’s talented freshmen deliver this year? Will Michigan State be a contender?

Here’s an early look at the top 10: The Wildcats will lose projected lottery pick Lauri Markkanen but coach Sean Miller has a top-five recruiting class that includes 7-foot center DeAndre Ayton coming in. If Allonzo Trier returns, the Wildcats should be dominant.

a teacher. I was the defensive backs coach for the tackling team (boys).

“When our principal offered me this position, I just had to take it. I did it to learn about the sport.

As the season went along I have had so much fun. These girls are athletic, coachable and they make it a fun game. It’s amazing coaching them. I am glad that the sport is getting the recognition it deserves. Our team now has pregame meals. The girls’ attitudes have been wonderful,’’ he added.

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North Carolina’s Justin Jackson (44), Isaiah Hicks (4) and Joel Berry II (2) celebrate with seven seconds left during the second half of UNC’s victory over Gonzaga in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball national championship game on Monday at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. turn to Rick Pitino’s squad to combine with a top-10 recruiting class that features five-star center Malik Williams. Returning point guard Quentin Snider will be a key player.

Wichita State The Shockers return 10 players who competed at least 10 minutes per game on a 31-win team that challenged Kentucky in the Sweet 16.

Kentucky Same as usual. The Wildcats will lose talented players (Malik Monk and De’Aaron Fox) but bring in the nation’s best recruiting class. They need to prove this talent can translate on the court to earn a higher ranking.

North Carolina Could the Tar Heels make a third straight Final Four? If point guard Joel Berry II returns, com-

NEW YORK — Former Orlando Magic superstar Tracy McGrady will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Hall officials announced on April 1 that McGrady is a member of their class of 2017, along with University of Kansas coach Bill Self, former UConn All-American Rebecca Lobo, former Chicago Bulls executive Jerry Krause, former ABA and NBA star George McGinnis and others.

McGrady grew up in Polk County and attended Auburndale High School for three years before he transferred to a prep school in North Carolina.

“This is the elite,” McGrady said on an ESPN broadcast. “This is the ultimate. You’re talking

The girls feel good about this team.

Hawkins responded, “We’re all committed. We all work hard together even in practice. We are also having fun.”

“The chemistry is good and we can all trust each other,” echoed Hash.

Players like Commette been on the team for the past four years; she has been a part of the program’s success and has seen the sport grow.

“I think living up to the pressure makes us all work harder. The new coaching staff have brought another approach. Also, I think the sport has become more popular in years with more support around campus,’’ she remarked.

Eyeing state title The coach also has confidence in his squad.

“We are actually pretty good all around on both sides of the ball. Every position needs work no matter how good we are, but I am really happy with how we are playing,’’ he related.

Winning a state championship is the goal.

“We just have to continue to work hard. We used to have 40 minute practices; now we go two hours. We need to keep backing each other up and continue to have each other’s backs,” he explained.

“If we do that, we’ll have a chance. The goal is to get to the state final and give ourselves a chance to win. I think we have the athletes to do it, but we just have to go and play.’’

about a guy that came from high school to the pros and (is) now in the Hall of Fame from Central Florida. I never imagined in my career that this moment would be happening so quick. I’m only 37 years old.”

4 Magic seasons McGrady played four seasons with the Magic and won the NBA scoring title as a Magic player during the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons.

He averaged 28.1 points per game during his Magic tenure.

He holds the franchise records for points in a game (62), points in a half (37) and points in a season (2,407).

McGrady played 15 NBA seasons and averaged 19.6 points per game.

He was at home when he received a phone call informing him about his election to the Hall of Fame.

“I got the call, and I couldn’t believe it,” McGrady said on ESPN. “When he told me, I had him repeat it over again. I wanted him to say it slowly. Tears of joy just ran over me.”

bined with talents Theo Pinson and Luke Maye, they could.

North Carolina will likely lose Justin Jackson and Tony Bradley to the draft as well as losing seniors Kennedy Meeks and Isaiah Hicks.

Villanova Three seniors depart but guard Jalen Brunson will be back.

Guard Mikal Bridges is poised to become a star as a junior. Forward Omari Spellman, who was academically ineligible this season as a freshman, should make a strong front court impact for the Wildcats.

Gonzaga The NCAA Tournament runner-up could have another strong season behind guard Nigel Williams-Goss. If forward Zach Collins decides to return for his sophomore season, the Bulldogs could be a top five team.

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Cousins Vince Carter, left, and Tracy McGrady (1) share a laugh during the Orlando Magic’s 90-79 victory over the Detroit Pistons in NBA action at Amway Center in Orlando on Nov. 30, 2010. McGrady was with the Pistons then. Carter, a Daytona Beach native, was with the Magic.

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Teen gets accepted at all eight Ivy League schools

BY BREANNA EDWARDS THEROOT.COM

Black girl magic strikes again, and this time our shining star is a New Jersey high school student who just did a clean sweep of her college applications, racking up acceptances from all eight Ivy League schools as well as Stanford, just for good measure.

Ifeoma White-Thorpe, who attends Morris Hills High School in Denville, is now dealing with a happier problem—figuring out which of the prestigious schools she’d like to go to in order to further her education, which she thinks will be focused on global health.

“I want to go into global health and study biology, and so many of them have great research facilities, so I was like, I might as well just shoot my shot and apply,” the charismatic teen told WABC. “I got into Harvard early-action, so I figured I’ll just go there, so then I got into all the others

and I was like, ‘Wait, now I don’t know where I want to go,’” Ifeoma added.

Needs financial aid When she got her acceptance letters, she almost couldn’t believe it.

“I was shaking, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, like this might be eight out of eight,’ and I clicked it and it said ‘Congratulations,’ and I was like, ‘Oh my goodness,’ and then I was like, ‘What did I say?’” she recalled. “I think my love for poetry and writing just really stood out.”

Her proud parents, Andre and Patricia White-Thorpe, said they will leave the final decision up to the teen.

“At this point, none of the schools I’ve applied to said they give merit scholarships, so I’m praying that they give me some more financial aid or some money. Shout out to all of those schools, please give me something,” Ifeoma said with a laugh.

Ifeoma White-Thorpe of New Jersey will have to decide if she’ll attend one of the Ivys or Stanford.

Dad explains why he trolled his son at NBA game

BY YESHA CALLAHAN THEROOT.COM

A Missouri father who was seen at NBA games with sign urging his son to “get your grades up’’ reveals he trolled him because of his “lack of effort’’ and that he never intended to humiliate him.

A St. Louis dad, who only wants to be known as “Tommy,” went viral recently after trolling his son at an NBA game weeks ago and letting the world know the son wasn’t there because his grades weren’t up to par.

Tommy and his 12-year-old son, Thomas, routinely attended the games together, but after transitioning from public to private school, Thomas’ grades dropped.

“Thomas get your grades back up and next time you’ll be here. Love, Dad,” read the sign that made its first appearance at a Cleveland Cavaliers game.

A second one Many people praised Tommy for his tough parenting, but Thomas didn’t bother answering his dad’s call when his father wanted to see if he had gotten news of the viral sign And yes, there was a second sign appearance.

Tommy took another sign to Houston to attend the Houston Rockets-Oklahoma City Thunder game on March 26. And this one was even more in-your-face, mentioning the fact that his son didn’t answer his call.

“Thomas can you hear me now? STUDENT then ATHLETE son. In that order. Love, dad.”

Well, there’s a method to Tommy’s madness. And he just wants his son to do better.

‘Lack of effort’ “This report card didn’t show me that there was a lack of understanding or intelligence,” Tommy told CBS News. “It was a lack of effort being put forth by my son. It’s not that he didn’t get it – he didn’t do his best.”

“We live in a society where people are having to hide their troubles and it’s causing all types of problems. ... I’m trying to teach my son and all of my kids that it’s OK not to be OK,” Tommy said. “It’s normal to have problems.”

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