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‘Mama, what would I do without you?
PEOPLE SPEAK
America celebrates Mothers’ Day on Sunday By Hazel Trice Edney and Akua Aboagye Trice Edney News Wire
On May 6, Kiona Daniels celebrated her Grandmother Ella’s 98th birthday. This weekend, she will join millions across the nation in celebration of Mother’s Day, May 12. As young as 5 years old, Twan Woods would wake up at night and hear his mother having a seizure. He would know exactly what to do. He would run into her bedroom, hold her, put a cold rag in her mouth, comfort her and keep her from falling until
it was over, he recalls. “My Mom, she’s a sick lady. She’s like, handicapped; she’s been like that all her life,” said the 37-year-old who grew up in Ward 8, a crime-ridden section of South East Washington, D.C.
Raised well Despite the hardships, his mother, Francine Ward, raised him and his younger brother the best she could – with love and wisdom. “She couldn’t come out and chase behind me as I was growing up...She couldn’t even teach me how to go to school and
Urania Petit embraces her daughter Nia, 10, in Hartford, Conn. The two were attending a Mothers United Against Violence vigil and remembrance for the 26 Sandy Hook Elementary School victims.
how to become a man, but one thing she did teach me was to depend on the Lord. She put the Bible scriptures in me. “When I was younger I didn’t want to hear it. But it was in me; so when I got older I had that to fall back on. She gave me the Word,” he said. In part, because of his mother’s heroic influence on his life, Woods and a few of his friends have pulled together a singing group called Ward 8 Entertainment. Their inspirational CD that he gives to anyone for a small donation is en-
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Reed forming Watch groups for Zone 6 Wants citizens’ help in setting goals BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com
Zone 6 City Commissioner Paula Reed is calling on the residents in her zone to get involved and become members of two Neighborhood Watch groups she is helping to get started. “I can’t do this alone,” Reed said in an interview this week announcing the formation of the groups, as well as some things she hopes to accomplish during her first term in office.
Part of city’s growth Senior Oasis, a group that meets every Wednesday at the John H. Dickerson Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., held a special luncheon for mothers who are senior citizens and its annual Fashion Show and Hat Parade. Senior Oasis is open to all seniors. For more information, call 386-671-5823.
Organizers announce march route, gun buyback BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com
The Daytona Beach Police Department confirmed this week that a gun buyback is scheduled for May 18 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Hope Fellowship Church. That’s the same day a “March Against the Madness” of gun violence, gang violence and domestic abuse is planned. “DBPD will exchange gift cards up to $50, depending on the type and condition of the gun. Unwanted guns can be dropped Derek T. off at Hope FelTriplett lowship Church,” said Carla Quann. “No questions asked.”
March, rally Bringing people together and working toward a solution against
gun violence, gang violence and domestic abuse will be the focus of the march, scheduled to start at 9 a.m. from Derbyshire Park near Hope Fellowship Church in Daytona Beach. A rally will begin after the march. Bishop Derek T. Triplett, pastor of Hope Fellowship and one of the organizers of the march said, “The fire is hot in our community. Every day we are dealing with these ills and ailments. “I am not tying the march to any particular episode in our city, but to aggregate violence across America,” Triplett said. He explained that the march wasn’t timed because of recent shootings across the city since December, where Black teens were either killed or injured. “Our kids are acting out in part of what the culture has produced,” he added. Triplett said he wants the rally and march to become a catalyst to bring people together who usually wouldn’t work together. The plan is to look at the landscape of the community and focus in on a
Reed said it is in her plans that residents of Zone 6 are not left behind as growth takes place in other areas of the city, particularly with the announcement of a Hard Rock Café that may be built on A1A, as well as expansion plans announced earlier this year by International Speedway Corporation. Reed noted all these projects are taking place outside her zone, but she supports them because in the long run it could mean more jobs for the people she represents – especially construction jobs.
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Gun buybacks are credited with taking hundreds of thousands of weapons off America’s streets. couple of issues every year. Marchers will leave Derbyshire Park to Third Street; proceed west on Third Street, turning right on Imperial Drive; proceed north on Imperial Drive to Sixth Street, turning right, then
proceeding east on Sixth Street to Derbyshire, then turn right (south) on Derbyshire back to Derbyshire Park. For more information on March Against the Madness, call Hope Fellowship at 386-226-1122.
Beginning in June and continuing on the second Monday of every month, The Zone Neighborhood Watch South will have meetings for residents living south of International Speedway Boulevard. The meetings will take place at the Activity Building located in the John H. Dickerson Center Complex. Meetings will start 6 p.m. Reed said she and several residents went to a Neighborhood Watch meeting Monday in Zone 5 to pick up pointers to start their own group. Reed said when the South group kicks off, she hopes to start a second Neighborhood Watch group for residents of her zone who live north of Please see REED Page 2
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Public invited to ‘Youth On Move’ at Daisy Stocking Park May 18 BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES STAFF harperjames59@yahoo.com
Second Avenue Merchants Association (SAMA) along with C-Style Entertainment and Promotions hosting “Youth on
the Move” on May 18. “Youth on the Move” is a a free event that will be held at Daisy Stocking Park in Daytona Beach from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This event will focus on promoting health and fitness for the youth (ages 4-12 years old)
Boys & Girls Club moving to Dickerson Center BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com
Children participating in the Palmetto Park Boys and Girls Club of Volusia/Flagler County will no longer have to do extracurricular activities amongst the clotheslines at their current location on Whitney Street in Palmetto Park. Daytona Beach’s elected officials, during last week’s city commission meeting, approved a lease agreement with the Boys & Girls Club for a five-year term at an annual rate of $12,600 at the John H. Dickerson Center. Beginning June 10, the Boys & Girls Club will have moved its entire operation from the Whitney Street location to the Dickerson Center located at 308 S. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Using vacant space “This agreement would allow the Boys and Girls Club exclusive use of the south end of the Dickerson Center, which is now currently vacant and unused,” according to a memo sent from Leisure Services Director Percy Williamson to City Manager Jim Chisholm. “The Boys & Girls Club agrees to establish, operate, manage and staff a first-rate facility providing youth programs and services to the Daytona Beach community, including afterschool, summer and evening programs a minimum of five days a week, four hours per day, 11 months a year,” Williamson wrote. Williamson said the “lease and overall collaborative agreement will not adversely affect the current leisure services programming or rentals being held at the remaining portion of this vast facility. “This partnership allows us to better serve the community by expanding access
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Zone 6 Commissioner Paula Reed wants to work with residents to reduce neighborhood crime.
Safe place According to the Boys & Girls Clubs website, they “provide a safe place (for children 6 – 18 years of age) to learn and grow – all while having fun.” “It is the place where great futures are started each and every day. In every community, boys and girls are left to find their own recreation and companionship in the streets. An increasing number of children are at home with no adult care or supervision. Young people need to know that someone cares about them,” according to the website. Phillip Martin, program director for the Palmetto Park Boys & Girls Club, told the Daytona Times that the move to the Dickerson Center will enable them to increase the number of students who can participate in their programs. “It will be a safer place,” he added noting they currently have 58 students participating in their after school program, many of whom are on scholarship. Martin said normally students have to pay a $25 registration fee, but because of a grant they receive, most of their participants pay nothing.
Helping our kids Martin, who has been with the Boys & Girls Club since 2011, said they help keep students off the street, preventing them from making bad choices. “We have our own set of tutors, lots of extracurricular activities and healthy living challenges helping them stay fit. We have people who come in from the community who give out free music lessons and barbers who give free hair cuts,” Martin said, adding they also provide the kids with snacks. Martin said kids will now be able to play basketball indoors. Students will also be exposed to other sports such as tennis and racquetball, since such courts exist at the Dickerson Center. Martin said they are open year-round from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. five days a week. For more information contact them at 386258-7910.
titled, “Waiting for Better Days.” One of his prize singles on the CD is fittingly titled, “Mama, What Would I Do Without You?”
Paying respect
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This week, millions of men, women, boys and girls, are asking that same question and preparing to pay respects to their mothers and the motherly figures in their lives. In various interviews, some discussed their most touching memories and most important lessons. When Kiona Daniels was only 16 years old, her mother was killed in a car accident. Her grandmother Ella took over the mothering. But having been raised until the age of 16 in a household with three matriarchs – her mother, grandmother and great grandmother – she had a triple dose of love that most people have not experienced. “In retrospect, I think it had a huge impact on just developing me with a foundational basis of who I have become as a woman; especially as it pertains to relationships,” said Daniels, who was set to receive an executive Master’s Degree in Public Administration from American University this weekend. “Oddly enough, you wouldn’t think that two very older women would have an impact on me from a relationship standpoint,” but they taught by example, she said. “My grandmother Ella, she was just a loving, caring wife and had her own independence and had her own identity. Just having my own identity in a relationship and having my own independence finan-
ra Turner-Hymes Hymes said they are dedicated to the process of making this event a success. “Research studies have proven physical activity, along with proper nutrition, is beneficial to people
portive of their efforts. They are in need of donations of food, prizes, promotional items and gift certificates whifch will begiven to the youth who participate in the day’s event For more information contact Chester McNorton (386) 341-3586 or Hymes (386) 299-1637. Donations can be mailed to 515 Alice Place, South Daytona, FL 32119.
to programming and pool resources,” Williamson concluded.
cially without any reliance or dependence on a dating partner was something that I took from my grandmother a great deal. That was one of her main things: ‘Never depend on anyone. Always have your own,’” she quotes her grandmother, now 98 years old.
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in our community. We feel that our youth should be supported by providing an environment that is safe to exercise, socialize and develop healthy lifestyle habits,” according to a press release from SAMA board member Barba-
of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities,” Hymes said. Over the past 20 years, there’s been a significant increase in obesity in the United States. About onethird of U.S. adults (33.8%) are obese and approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents (aged 2-19 years) are obese, according to information provided by Hymes Hymes said many business and community leaders are on board and sup-
Mothers’ Day, like many holidays, is overshadowed by consumer-driven advertisement. Therefore, some struggle to enjoy the real meaning of the day set aside to honor the one who gave words of wisdom, nursed injuries, wiped away tears, cooked favorite meals and often sacrificed her own desires for her family’s. Yet, this Sunday, many mother’s hearts will be touched with the simplicity of love demonstrated by macaroni art projects from elementary schools and oversized cups with huge lettering designating her as the “World’s Greatest Mom.” Patricia Dillard eloquently recalls the love of her mother during a time when African-Americans still struggled amidst Jim Crow and racial segregation. “I was about my granddaughter’s age (3-4 years old) and it was the late 1940s in Sweetbriar, Va., where my father worked as a cook and my mother did domestic housework at Sweetbriar College, an all girls’ college,” she recalls. “The people she worked for gave her a porcelain doll as a gift. When my mother came home from work that day, she said to me there was something in the car for me. “It was raining and I ran to the back seat of the car out in the garage and there it was, this big beautiful baby porcelain doll. I felt so
special that she gave something so precious that was meant for her to me. And I still have it. I think of the sacrifices my parents made to make sure I was happy, and how I appreciated this doll.”
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reed from Page 1 ISB, but the decision will ultimately be up to the residents if they think the zone needs two group. “It has to be citizendriven. This will not be a time for residents to offer up gripes,” Reed said, adding that in order to accomplish some of the goals she hopes to achieve for her zone and the entire city, she will need the help of her residents.
Focus on Midtown Reed recently toured the Midtown area of the city, which has a heavy Black
population, with Daytona Beach Redevelopment Director Reed Berger and Charles Bryant. She called what she witnessed “deplorable.” On her list of things to do is the repaving of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. She also wants abandoned and neglected buildings demolished. Reed said the idea of forming a Neighborhood Watch group came after she met with residents of Russell and Willie Streets who were upset with a rash of break-ins that had occurred in their area. Reed said it is time for the residents to take back their neighborhood, some of which are still centers of crime.
Talk to the chief During the upcoming Neighborhood Watch meetings, Reed said residents will have an opportunity to address their concerns to Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood. There will also be opportunities when other departments of the city will present them with information to improve their qualify of life in the city. Elected last November to her first term as the Zone 6 commissioner, Reed says she wants to do more to help the area be successful and attract more businesses and residents.
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Excited mom Connie Danquah 23, a physical therapy student at Howard University, giggles as she recalls her mom’s dedication to her after leaving a job working long hours in New York City. “I was about 6,” Danquah recalls. “She quit her job and relocated to a position closer to home that was less demanding, because she wanted to be around. She picked me up from school and took me to all my extracurricular activities. We got to do all the girly stuff together; she dressed me up in big flowery dresses and enrolled me in tap and ballet. “I felt like she was more excited than I was. I think it was something she always wanted to do when she was little, but due to family finances probably never got the chance.” The veil of innocence causes most children to be oblivious to the love and caregiving received from their parents. It isn’t until later in life, most commonly after people have children of their own, that they really understand the strength and selflessness necessary to raise a child. But most people agree that regardless of who anyone considers Mom, there is nothing like a mother’s love. “Mama, Mama, I know you’re really not a father figure,” says Twan Woods’ song, “But I want to take this time and thank you for giving me life.
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Comedian brings comedy, wisdom to mentoring program is engaged as the program chairman. The end-of-the-year celebration scored a buffet at The Bistro of Flagler Palm Coast High School, and shared the theme: “Celebrating Milestones, Accomplishments and Service.” The mentees ranged from second grade to high school upper classmates. They unlocked the awaited visit to Tallahassee in a college tour, other campus tours, as well as attending “The Nutcracker” ballet and Kennedy Space Center, and participating in the Youth Black History Reality Show among other activities thought of by their mentors.
“Any time you, young girls, have a dream, fulfill that dream...Don’t give up. Don’t let nobody come in your life and tell you what you can’t do, what you can’t be,” said Halliemae Jenkins. “So, let me tell you, young girls...Whatever you believe, that’s what you become...You, young girls, save your body, cherish your body... You, young girls, are too beautiful to let these little snotty boys tell you something in your ear, ‘Oh, you P-R-E-T-T-Y!”’ Jenkins spoke truth, despite the laughs from her mixing comedy with the dress she was wearing for covering a huge derriere and diverting to humor. The school district employee/comedienne moved beyond, having the mentees pledge to stay in school, obey parents, leave the knucklehead boys alone, always trusting God, and keeping faith. It was a clear view of the African-American Mentoring Program for Girls, established by the Flagler County public schools, coordinated by women of color, pushing back negativity, and imparting to young girls academically, socially, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. Dr. Pamela Jackson Smith overall
Mentors and mentees share experiences Mentee/emcee Victoria Starks and mentor/emcee Melba McCarty value that it takes a whole village to believe in these kids. “Being a mentor is a wonderful experience,” said Patricia Askew referring to Lanaysha Few of Flagler Palm Coast High School. Few later began opening up after having met Askew and talking about careers and goal-setting, talking at least once a week on the
These girls are all participants in the African-American Mentoring Program, and on the right is school district employee/comedienne Halliemae Jenkins.
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By Jeroline D. Mccarthy | Daytona Times phone, and learning to trust each other - and discovering that Few is smart, self-motivated, and shows initiative. Askew said that Few learned to trust her. She said, “I am so grateful that while she was at that fork in the road, God was able to connect us together, and through Him and our interaction, she was able to find her spot and move in a direction that’s going to move her further towards success.” Shaquez Neal of Flagler Palm Coast High School read her essay under the scope of mentor Jeanette Wallace’s keeping her on track with a 3.8 average. The mentors, all likeminded to helping young people, were heralded with kudos. The mentees re-
County to provide grant information, seek public input Volusia County’s Community Assistance Division will provide information about three grant programs during a public workshop May 15 at 2 p.m. at the Volusia County Health Department, 1825 Holsonback Drive. Staff will give overviews and discuss estimated funding levels for the Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships
Program and Emergency Solutions Grant. Residents and agencies are encouraged to attend and offer input about housing, community development and homeless needs. Their input will be used in developing the division’s 2013-2014 OneYear Action Plan. For more information, please contact Grants Coordinator Donna King at 386-736-5955, ext.12970.
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question-and-answer session, directing their questions to Valentine following her presentation. For further details, call the NAACP at 386-4467822.
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ceived certificates from a lineup of Dr. Smith, Flagler County School Superintendent Janet Valentine, Student Services Director Katrina Townsend, and Special Projects Coordinator Sabrina Crosby.
Vice Chairman Leon Russell, NAACP Board of Directors, will take center stage as keynote speaker at the Hammock Beach Resort for the Freedom Fund Banquet, showcased by the Flagler County NAACP. This all will happen May 25, 6 - 11 p.m., at 200 Ocean Crest Drive, Palm Coast. Formal attire is required for the golden evening and music by Elite for dancing. The setup is a great way to have braised short rib paired with herb marinated shrimp; braised short rib paired with bronzed chicken breast, or a vegetable platter can be ordered upon request. To purchase tickets, call Freedom Fund Chairman
Flager Superintendent to attend NAACP meeting Branch President Linda Sharpe Haywood invited Flagler County School Superintendent Janet Valentine to address the branch for the May 28 membership meeting, 6 p.m., at the African American Cultural Society, 4422 North U.S. 1, Palm Coast. Attendees are encouraged to participate in a
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Watch ‘Jaws’ under the stars A free outdoor showing of ‘Jaws’ May 24, at Riverfront Park on the corner of Beach Street and Magnolia Avenue. Moviegoers should bring lawn chairs or blankets. Hot dogs, popcorn, candy and soft drinks will be available for sale. If it rains, the movie will be shown in the auditorium of the Daytona Beach Regional Library at City Island, 105 E. Magnolia Ave. More information: 386257-6036, ext. 16264.
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Compiled by the Daytona Times Allen Chapel Church to host health fair The Allen Chapel AME Church Commission on Health and Wellness will host a community health fair May 11 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., 580 George W. Engram Blvd. More information: 386-761-6888 or marjoriemole@earthlink.net. Health fair in Ormond Beach A health fair with blood pressure monitoring, blood glucose monitoring and also food vendors and face painting for children will be held May 18, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Emmanuel CLG 54 South Ridgewood Ave. Ormond Beach. More information: Rev. Gwendolyn Prince, 386-214-4069 or Emmanuel CLG 386-673-7651.
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City of Daytona Beach offers activities Fitness training, basketball, seniorcise, tai chi and swimming are just a few of the activities offered at various recreation centers in the city of Daytona Beach. Some classes are free, others require a small fee. More information: see the community tab at codb.us.
CPR courses offered The Daytona Beach Fire Department offers CPR courses, based on the Amercian Heart Association 2010 guidelines, on the second Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The next class is May 11. The classes are held at our Fire Station #7, 2545 LPGA Blvd, and costs $40 per person. More information: 386-671-4000.
Center to offer activities for teens The City of Deltona Parks & Recreation Youth Advisory Sub Committee is hosting a day of outdoor activities and indoor board games when they turn the Harris M. Saxon Community Center into a teen center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., May 18 at 2320 California St. The outdoor activities will include dodge ball, basketball and four square will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at 2 p.m. Hamburgers or hotdogs with snack and soda will be available for $1.50. Water will be provided. More
Revival at Worship Center The Choice Christian Worship Center will hold their Spring Revival May 10-11 at 7 p.m. nightly. 327 South MLK Blvd. Library offers crafts program Make your own garden crafts to include a stepping stone, pot
Marie Winston McCray at 386-986-4847.
Celebrate Women’s Day with walkathon Lehigh Trail is the attraction of a Walkathon, culminating into celebrating Women’s Day at First Church. The bond that will be shared, along Lehigh Trail, will connect at Belle Terre Parkway, between Royal Palms Parkway and the fire station on May 18, 8 to 10 a.m., Palm Coast. To participate in the walkathon, call the church at 386-446-5759. ••• As always, remember our prayers for the sick, afflicted and bereaved.
Happy Birthday to You! Birthday wishes to: Lucille Huesner, May 9. Happy anniversary to Lloyd and Deborah Freckleton, May 9. of herbs and decorative plant marker as library staff provide materials and instructions at the Daytona Beach Regional Library at City Island May 15 at 1 p.m. Attendance is limited to 20 people. Registration is required by calling 386-2576036, ext. 16264. Port Orange history lecture Learn more about Port Orange history at the City’s next lecture on the Great Daytona Land Grab on May 10 at the Adult Center Annex, 3738 Halifax Drive, at 1 p.m. More information: 386-506-5522. Mentor training for foster care Community Partnership for Children is recruiting mentors for teenage children in foster care. Registration for the next orientation class is being accepted for the next orientation class on May 28 from 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at Community Partnership for Children, 160 North Beach St., Daytona Beach. More information: 386-547-2293 or Susan.Hiltz@ cbcvf.org. Clothes giveaway at Miracle Temple Miracle Temple’s Rope of Hope presents a “Giving a Helping Hand” clothing giveaway every Monday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 316 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd.
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Study: Whites still getting rich quicker than Blacks, Hispanics According to a new research report, America’s racial wealth gaps will persist until public policy reforms provide every family the opportunity to build wealth. “Less Than Equal: Racial Disparities in Wealth Accumulation,” from the Urban Institute’s Opportunity and Ownership project, analyzed data and trends from 19832010. Over these years, the average household income of Whites remained double that of either Black or Latino families. But when wealth was considered, the amount of available assets remaining after all indebtedness was deducted, White families’ wealth grew six times that of either Black or Latino families.
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White families. To better understand this lost wealth, it is relevant to note that in 2010 only half of Black and Latino families owned their homes, while 75 percent of Whites were homeowners.
Dreams deferred With more assets and diversified income streams, White wealth declined 11 percent during the Great Recession. But Black wealth dropped 31 percent during these same years and Latino families dropped the greatest at 44 percent. Yet despite these findings, it is equally true that many families of color still desire to own a home and their own piece of America. Their dreams may be deferred, but still remains strong. As the nation’s economy continues to struggle towards prosperity, tightened mortgage lending, higher FHA fees, and continued discussions of federallymandated down payments do not bode well for more families of color reaching the American Dream.
“Wealth isn’t just money in the bank; its insurance against tough times, tuition to get a better education and a better job, savings to retire on and a springboard into the middle class. In short, wealth translates into opportunity,” the report states. The report also found that although the Great Recession of 2007-2009 hit communities of color particularly hard, the type of financial losses varied. With Black unemployment double that of the rest of the nation, Black retirement assets fell by 35 percent during these years. For Latinos, the average retirement asset decline was 18 per- Disproportionately cent. By contrast, the Great Recession years took half of Latino fam- affected “Families of color were disproily home equity, compared to an average 25 percent for Black and portionately affected by the reces-
sion. However, the fact that they were not on good wealth-building paths before this financial crisis calls into question whether a whole range of polices – from taxes to safety nets – have actually been helping minorities get ahead in the modern economy,” according to the study. Contrasting programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (SNAP) as two social safety programs designed to provide basic essentials, the report noted how tax subsidies for homeownership and retirement policies actually help to build wealth. The Urban Institute’s conclusions are strikingly similar to those reached earlier this year by the Brandeis University’s Institute on Assets and Policies. “The evidence points to policy and the configuration of both opportunities and barriers in workplaces, schools and communities that reinforce deeply entrenched racial dynamics in how wealth is accumulated and that continue to permeate the most important spheres of everyday life,” the Brandeis report stated. Here’s hoping that those entrusted with policy decisions are listening.
Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending. Click on this story at www.daytonatimes.com to write your own response.
Military expansion in Mali and Syria? The Obama administration is preparing for an expansion of U.S. military involvement into areas from which it should keep its nose clear: Syria and Mali. In both cases,we are witnessing civil wars unfold. In the case of Syria, there has been the active involvement of outside powers, including the states around the Arabian/Persian Gulf such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Iran. The brutality being committed by both sides has been widely reported and there remains a grave danger that this conflict will spill over into Lebanon, and perhaps Iraq. In the case of Mali, an internal ethnic conflict exploded with a combination of a military coup ousting the country’s recognized leadership, along with the active intervention of Muslim jihadists from Algeria and other countries armed to the teeth with weapons that were let loose when the Qaddafi regime collapsed in Libya. This was compounded by the intervention of French forces to stop the advance of the jihadists.
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Mixed bag The Obama administration is suggesting that they will more than likely provide military assistance to the armed opposition in Syria, despite the fact that the armed opposition is a mixed bag that includes Al Qaeda elements. While the armed opposition are not exclusively jihadists, this is a situation that can get very much out of control and is in need of political solution. Much the same can be said about Mali. The underlying issues are not the jihadists, but the combination of the military regime in Bamako and the ethnic conflicts in the country. Those conflicts include, but are not limited to, the demands of the Tuareg population in the north of the country. In the case of Mali, the Obama
administration has announced that it will deploy military advisors but not combat troops. Isn’t that how the Vietnam War started?
Destabilizing move Each time America places its nose into the internal affairs of sovereign countries, it not only further destabilizes the situation, but ends up becoming bloodied – with the average soldier and taxpayer paying the price. The default position for U.S. administrations seems to be to move to military intervention to ensure that there are governments that are compatible with the interests of Washington, D.C. This is always justified in the name of human rights and stability, regardless of the actual nature of the political force(s) we happen to be supporting. And now we hear it once again.
Bill Fletcher, Jr. is a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies. Click on this story at www.daytonatimes.com to write your own response.
Clarence Thomas’ deep-seated jealousy of Obama For someone who seems to revel in being silent during the Supreme Court’s traditionally lively oral arguments – when a public display of his professional competence would be appropriate – Clarence Thomas’s out-of-court comments are extraordinarily revealing. They show a man whose exalted position has brought him no inner peace, a man who continues to see himself as being victimized by this or that person or cabal. Last week, it came to light that during an early-April interview with C-SPAN, Thomas tried to diminish President Obama’s achievements. Asked about Obama’s being the nation’s first Black president, Thomas said, “I always knew that it would have to be a Black president who was approved by the elites and the media because anybody that they didn’t agree with, they would take apart.”
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tion in 2008. Thomas’s attempt to diminish the president just underscores what they have – and don’t have – in common. Both men are products of elite colleges and law schools. But while Thomas hid behind a selfperceived “defect,” Barack Obama took an active role in the life of the institutions he attended. At Harvard, he sought and won membership on the law review, and then, the approval of the review’s members to be their president. Clarence Thomas drew no job offers from law firms when he graduated in 1974. He’s claimed this was the result of the “taint” of affirmative action. The most striking contrast beElite media tween Clarence Thomas and BaThomas didn’t identify which rack Obama, of course, is what “elites” and which “media” he they’ve done after law school. was referring to. But presumably the latter doesn’t include Fox News or the Wall Street Journal and other conservative-leaning newspapers and publications, nor the innumerable conservative pundits and talk-show jockeys that have been hammering Obama since he won the Democratic nomina-
Striking contrast Thomas, taken up by then-Senator John Danforth, a Missouri Republican, shortly after graduation, has been a government appointee his entire adult career – while declaring that Blacks as a group are too dependent on the
government. With, at best, minimal qualifications he was appointed to the two most prestigious positions in the federal judiciary – the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and less than two years later, the Supreme Court. Barack Obama, on the other hand, spurned lucrative offers from law firms and potential federal court clerkships, to become a community organizer in Chicago. There, he began his career of standing for elective office at the local, statewide, and national level. His galvanic speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention instantly made him a future presidential contender. He won the presidency twice in the toughest kind of combat outside of actual warfare by out-thinking and outorganizing his Republican opposition to garner the approval of millions of voters. Personal and professional jealousy is always unseemly – the more so in a justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Lee A. Daniels is a longtime journalist based in New York City. His most recent book is “Last Chance: The Political Threat to Black America.” Click on this story at www.daytonatimes.com to write your own response.
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Republicans have some reaching to do “Brighter days are ahead. The check is in the mail.” That is what the Republicans seem to be saying after they released their “Growth and Opportunity Project” report in March. Six months after Republicans took a drubbing in the 2012 elections, GOP National Committee Chair Reince Priebus announced a $10 million outreach program to seek more minorities as members. The Republican National Committee (RNC) provides national leadership for the party. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, and coordinating fundraising and election strategy. The problem for Priebus and the party is that the RNC is often viewed as “an old White guy’s club” that is unsympathetic to the needs of Blacks and minorities.
‘Call Tyrone’ So in March, Priebus decided that it was time for the party to “call Tyrone.” In past months, the Republicans set new goals for outreach and their spring meeting was to “focus on putting the party on a path to fulfill” their goals. The agenda for the RNC’s spring conference called for strategy sessions and workshops on voter outreach and party coordination. The Growth and Opportunity Project chided the Republicans for not dealing with “shifting” voter demographics. Just after the Growth and Opportunity Project was announced, the RNC tapped Raffia Williams, son of TV newscaster, Juan, to be an African-American press contact with a focus on youth outlets. During the spring meeting in Hollywood, Calif., the RNC announced hiring Asian and Pacific Island field and communications directors and election of a state party director “to support and empower the work of grassroots activists and volunteers.” There are reports that “some RNC members discussed working with minority media” in their quest. But in past months, the Republicans haven’t actually called Tyrone, and have stepped back from the heady days of the Growth and Opportunity Project
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announcement. Short of sending checks in the mail to Black voters, the Republicans face long odds connecting with them. Unless the Grand Old Party expands its level of electoral support, it could slide into complete irrelevance. Bottom line is the Republicans will need minority media to develop meaningful relationships and channels of communication to change Black Americans attitudes. The way Republicans make inroads among AfricanAmericans is to help them gain weight in their wallets.
Mutual benefits In 2012, just 5 percent of African-Americans considered themselves Republicans. And Republicans need to do more than shout slogans to gain higher numbers of African-American registrants. It’s time greater numbers of Blacks and Republicans align in projects that generate mutual benefits. Such alliances can repair and bring new successes to Black communities. In the past, Republican practices have helped empower Blacks – from President Lincoln’s Emancipation to Booker T. Washington’s post-slavery practices of commerce to Richard Nixon’s endorsements for “minority enterprise.” Even a slight GOP inroad among Blacks could swing a state or two in close 2014 elections and the 2016 presidential contest. The RNC should have no reservations in chronicling that they’ve “made progress” in mending relationships with African-Americans; but for the party to be viable on the national stage so much more needs to be done.
William Reed is head of the Business Exchange Network and available for speaking/seminar projects through the Bailey Group.org. Click on this story at www.daytonatimes.com to write your own response.
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Commissioner, activist clash over ‘freedom of speech’ Charges of racism heat up city commission meeting BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES STAFF harperjames59@yahoo.com
A clash between Zone 5’s city commissioner and a community activist over “freedom of speech” during the public comment segment of a Daytona Beach City Commission meeting prompted Daytona Beach’s mayor to weigh in on the conflict, which got heated during the May 1 city commission meeting. “We can say what we need to say, but have respect,” Mayor Derrick Henry said during last week’s meeting, directing his comments at Commissioner Patrick Henry – the mayor’s brother – and community activist Marjorie Johnson. Johnson serves on two Volusia County Council boards – the Human Services Board and the Children and Families Advisory Board. She is a regular speaker at city commission meetings, and has been outspoken about the city “giving us our minutes back.”
More time? In an interview this week, Henry also said he is open to going back to giving residents more time to speak during meetings – if he has the support of a majority of the commissioners.
BRIEFS Babysitting Boot camp being offered Have someone who wants to start babysitting, or already does and hasn’t had a course to teach them some safety skills? The Daytona Beach Christian Drivein Church, located in Daytona Beach, is offering a “Babysitting Boot Camp.” This Child and Babysitting Safety Course is being offered to those ages 11-17. The course will be held on June 1 and includes CPR/ First Aid, first responder training, babysitting business planning, basic care and feeding. A 2-year certification from the American Heart Association will be provided upon completion. Call for further information call 386-299-4425.
Veterans invited to tell their stories at Daytona Beach library Are you a military veteran or civilian who was actively involved in supporting American war efforts? If so, stop by the Daytona Beach Regional Library at City Island, 105 E. Magnolia Ave. at 10 a.m., May 22, to learn how you can record your story as part of the nationwide Veterans History Project. The Veterans History Project is a community engagement initiative designed to gather the first-hand recollections of the men and women who served our nation during wartime so future generations may bet-
Henry was referring to a vote taken before his mayoral election that reduced residents’ public comments from six minutes – three minutes before the start of a meeting and three minutes after – to the current policy which only allows residents to speak on non-agenda items for two minutes at the end of the meeting. “The constitution gives me freedom of speech. I am a taxpaying citizen. A lot of things I’ve spoken up about you and your brother benefited,” Johnson said to Commissioner Henry. Commissioner Henry responded to Johnson saying, “I (also) live in America. We do have freedom of speech. I have the freedom to speak.” “Make good on (your) campaign promises. One city and one vision. The gap has gotten wider,” declared Johnson, who said just because she is Black and Henry is the city’s Black mayor won’t stop her from speaking up on issues.
‘Rampant racism’ Johnson upset Commissioner Henry after saying at the April 17 meeting, “Racism is running rampant in this community and it needs to stop.” Johnson referred to a Black resident being arrested last month by Daytona Beach police for calling 911. The resident, Dedra Jones was upset that the police had not arrived at her home, located in a heavily Black populated area, until an hour after
ter understand the realities of war. The project is being conducted by the Library of Congress American Folklife Center. Meredith Stevens of Halifax Health Hospice will provide information and answer questions about the project. Program attendees will be able to sign up for an appointment to record their stories at the library. Light refreshments will be served. U.S. veterans and supporting citizen civilians from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, and the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts are invited to participate. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of Library. For more information, call Adult Program Coordinator Deborah Shafer at 386-257-6036, ext. 16264.
Registration for summer driver education begins May 6 Special to the Daytona Times - Registration for the 2013 Summer Driver Education program has begun at all high schools. Students interested in earning credit in Driver Education must register at their home high school. There is no fee for the program and students will earn a ½ elective credit and a paperless waiver of the road test for an operators license. Registration forms and driver education brochures are available in each high school’s guidance department. Students must have a learners permit to enroll in this program. The summer program will begin on July 9 and
Coca-Cola to spend $2 billion for Florida oranges FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Florida’s citrus growers anticipate the largest planting of orange trees in a quarter century because of a soft drink company. The Coca-Cola Company is going to buy $2 billion worth of oranges to supply its Simply and Minute Maid juice brands, a purchase that will allow growers teamed with Cutrale Citrus Juices and Peace River Citrus Products to plant 25,000 acres of orange trees across Central Florida. The announcement from the
will end on July 24 with no classes being scheduled on Fridays. Student hours will be from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Students will need to bring a lunch each day and wear closed toe shoes. The program will be offered at the following high schools (pending enrollment figures and teacher availability): • Atlantic High, 1250 Reed Canal Road, Port Orange • DeLand High, 800 North Hill Ave., DeLand • Deltona High, 100 Wolf Pack Run, Deltona • Mainland High, 1255 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach • New Smyrna Beach High, 1015 Tenth Street, New Smyrna Beach • Pine Ridge High, 925 Howland Blvd., Deltona • Seabreeze High, 2700 North Oleander Ave., Daytona Beach • Spruce Creek High, 801 Taylor Road, Port Orange • University High, 1000 West Rhode Island Ave., Orange City Registration is on a firstcome, first-serve basis. If the class meets the enrollment capacity a waiting list will be started. Funding for this program is made available through the Dori Slosberg Driver Education Trust Fund. No district funds will be used to fund this program. For more information regarding this program, students should contact their home high school.
Milestones abound with Class of 2013 Special to the Daytona Times – More than 4,200 students will be added to the ranks of Daytona State College alumni during com-
Atlanta-based soft drink giant, which already employs 6,100 people at 26 facilities in Florida, is expected to create 4,100 jobs over the next 25 years, according to the Florida Department of Citrus. “Coca-Cola’s commitment to purchase all of the fruit from the new groves enables us to play a role in helping restore Florida’s citrus industry with the largest planting of orange trees in 25 years,” Cutrale Citrus Juices CEO Jose Luis Cutrale said in a release. The citrus industry has struggled for years as it has lost land to growth and the diseases greening and canker. From 2004 to 2012, the state’s citrus industry acreage has dropped 28 percent, according to numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The announcement was made at Coca-Cola’s recently expanded Auburndale facility, which produces Simply juices.
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say the things that need to be said. I request we have decorum – sensitivity toward one another and respect,” Henry concluded during the meeting.
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the initial call. Johnson said her rights have also been violated in the past by the Daytona Beach Police Department. She pointed at an officer in the meeting she accused of having harassed her on at least two different occasions. “I went to the Police Department and filled out a complaint (against her) and have heard nothing,” Johnson said in an interview this week.
Selective enforcement? Coincidently, during the May 1 meeting another Black resident alleged racism exists in the city’s Code Enforcement Board which operates with the assistance of the Police Department. “You all are not up on the code board. The code board goes around picking who they want to attack...That house was there for 20 years and the city hadn’t torn it down. Why is it the time I got it after they issued the White guy a permit, I get the house, now the (wrecking) ball got to hit? Something is wrong,” said John Burch who owns a house on Berkshire Road in the city. He called for a meeting with City Manager Jim Chisholm and Mayor Henry. “What one person says does not reflect the views of the city. I believe folks who come to meetings care about the city’s objective to get things done in a positive way,” Henry said, noting his only worry is when people say things unintentionally that are not facts. “We are all going to work for the city and
Remarks by Commissioner Henry directed at Johnson made at the April 17 city commission meeting upset Johnson to the point that she said she felt compelled to respond at May 1 meeting after she learned what Henry said. Johnson told Patrick Henry he would not be where he was today if it were not for her speaking at a meeting before he and Derrick Henry were on the commission. “When they wanted to appoint a commissioner for that seat, (I spoke up for) a special election. That’s how you got here, that’s how he (Mayor Henry) got here. So don’t bite the hand that got you where you are,” Johnson said. Johnson returned to the May 1 meeting to demand that the city do something about the paving of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, which she said “is in deplorable condition.”
Henry ‘proud’ “Maybe in the past, it (Midtown) has been neglected. I am proud of what we have done. We have allocated funds for Orange Avenue. Funds for flood mitigation. We are not neglecting Midtown. We are trying to do things as money comes available,” Commissioner Henry said. City Manager Jim Chisholm chimed in, saying since he has been with the city, $40 million has been infused in the Midtown area “for the benefit of all our residents.” Johnson replied to Chisholm’s assessment. “We were neglected for many years. We need more money invested in our community. They have invested more in other communities,”she explained. “Respect goes both ways. Respect is we get some of the dollars that are going across the river,” Johnson concluded.
Coach to serve as Keynote for Baccalaureate Bishop “Coach” George E. Butts, Sr. will be the keynote speaker for Atlantic High School’s Baccalaureate. Coach Butts is the head coach of the Lady Sharks Varsity Basketball Team and has been an employee of Volusia County Schools for more than 25 years. He is also the pastor of New Heart Christian Center in Daytona. Baccalaureate Service is Monday, May 20, 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, Port Orange. mencement ceremonies to be held Monday, May 13, at the Ocean Center, 101 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach. Another 552 candidates who are expected to graduate by summer’s end also will be recognized. This year’s commencement will take place in two parts, with ceremonies for associate of arts and baccalaureate degree students scheduled at 2 p.m. and for associate of science, associate of applied science, certificate and adult education students at 6:30 p.m.
Bachelor degrees to be awarded Monday’s commencement will honor 410 bachelor’s degree recipients,
along with another 71 expected to complete their degree this summer. Among them are 269 graduates of Daytona State’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management degree, marking a milestone of over 1,100 students who have earned the credential since it was launched in 2006 as the college’s first baccalaureate degree offering. Since then, Daytona State has added eight additional bachelor’s degrees in Education and Engineering Technology. Monday’s commencement will bring to nearly 1,500 the number of graduates who have earned a bachelor’s degree at Daytona State, including candidates for summer semester graduation, since
the institution transitioned from a community college to a four-year-degree-granting state college. The Class of 2013 also features nearly 2,000 associate of arts graduates, including seven who were named to the state’s AllFlorida Academic Team. More than 2,100 students, including candidates for summer 2013 graduation, will have earned their associate of science, associate of applied science or certificate credentials. Since its founding in 1957 as Florida’s first comprehensive community college, Daytona State has awarded more than 86,000 degrees and certificates.
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Wildcats softball grinds out season, win division The BethuneCookman University softball team huddles up in the infield during a recent game. The Wildcats won the MEAC South Division and will be attempting to win the the MEAC Tournament for the fourth consecutive year.
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Wins have been hard to come by for the Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats softball team, but the wins that they have are big ones. B-CU finished the regular season at 17-33 overall and 11-3 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They won the MEAC South Division title. On March 19, B-CU was 4-23 overall. Since then, they have gone 13-10, including 11-6 since March 30. “I think consistently over the last six weeks, we have played better. We had some games where we haven’t played up to our capability. We dropped some nonconference games that I thought we played really well in. I have never been disappointed in our effort,” said Head Coach Chris Cochrane. The Wildcats are led by their workhouse and warrior in junior pitcher, Shanel Tolbert (13-25, 4.25 ERA, 27 CG, 232.1 IP, 1 SO, 109 K) who is the only pitcher on the roster. “It was tough in the beginning. I did it last year and now I’m doing it again. You have to stay focused and not worry about the previous play,” said Tolbert. “She is one of the hardestworking pitchers that I have been around, not just on the field, but off the field. She is in great shape and one of the fastest players on the team,” added Cochrane. Offensively, the ‘Cats are led by seniors Aureila Gamch (.325 BA, 2 HR, 19 RBI) and senior outfielder Michelle Banuelos-Smith (.333 BA, 7 HR, 34 RBI, 13 SB). “I just try to relax. I am always confident. I try to help our pitcher out offensively and get the job done,” explained Gamch. Kelsi Rodney (.299 BA, 2 HR, 30 RBI, 34 R) has been their hottest hitter as of late. Shamaria Engram (4 HR, 21 RBI), Calesha Shelly (.298 BA, 26 SB, 32 R), Simone Ceasar (.285 BA) and Sophia Ortega (.287 BA, 2 HR) have also contributed to the team’s production. “We have kids at the top of order that are more experienced and capable, but those at the bottom of the order like Melissa Berouty and Wanda Darby have really come along with better at bats in recent weeks,” commented Cochrane. The Wildcats play in the MEAC tourney in Ormond Beach with a trip to the NCAA tournament at stake. They face Coppin State on May 9 at 10 a.m. to open the tournament. Bethune-Cookman is looking for its fourth straight MEAC title and fourth consecutive trip to the
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Aureila Gamch (2) has been one of B-CU’s most consistent offensive players this season. Gamch will try to help her team win the MEAC title for the fourth consecutive season during the tournament from May 9-11 in Ormond Beach.
B-CU ROUNDUP NCAA Tournament. The players like the team’s progression and are confident in their chances for winning the tournament. “We want to stay tough as a unit. We have to grind it out. This team is very encouraging and hard-working,” said Tolbert. “We have really come together. Everyone is backing each other up and carrying their load. We are excited and ready to go,” added Banuelos-Smith.
‘Cats drop series to Rattlers Florida A&M took two of three games from B-CU. It was the first time that B-CU lost a season series to a conference opponent since 2009. The series was delayed a day due to heavy rains in Daytona Beach on Friday and Saturday. FAMU (20-29, 10-4) won the series finale 12-3 on Monday. It was Senior Day for B-CU seniors Gamch, Ceasar, BanuelosSmith and Joanna Hernandez. Rodney and Ortega each had two hits, Shelly scored two runs, and Gamch and Berouty had an RBI apiece for the ‘Cats. The teams split a doubleheader the previous day, with FAMU winning the first game 7-5 and BCU the second 12-3. In the first game Ortega was 3-for-3, Shelly 2-for-4 while
Gamch and Banuelos-Smith both were 2-for-4 with two RBIs. In the second game, Banuelos-Smith hit a three-run walkoff homer to enforce the eightrun rule, Engram hit a three-run triple and Shelly tallied three hits for the Wildcats. Ortega went 6-for-8 with a .750 batting average in the series.
Baseball: Wildcats take series from Tigers Bethune-Cookman took two of three games from Savannah State University on the diamond to conclude their conference
schedule. On Monday, B-CU beat SSU 9-3 behind Scott Garner (5-4), who pitched six innings and gave up one run and three hits on the mound. Jake Welch had three RBIs, Jordan Thomas two RBIs, Anthony Stokes two hits and Michael Austin two hits with an RBI for the Wildcats. On Sunday, the teams split a doubleheader with B-CU winning the first game 9-2 and SSU the second 4-2. In the first game, Montana Durapau (8-3) got the win. Josh
Johnson had two hits with two RBIs and Eric Sams added two RBIs for the ‘Cats. B-CU handed Savannah State ace pitcher Kyle McGowin (10-1) his first loss of the season. David Lee had two hits with an RBI and PJ Biocic drove in a run for B-CU in the second game. Bethune-Cookman (30-21, 177) leads the MEAC South Division by a half a game. Savannah State (28-20, 16-7) must now make up a game with North Carolina A&T (15-34, 8-15) before the MEAC tournament on May 15-17. If the Tigers win, they win the division and are the No. 1 seed from the South. If NCA&T wins, B-CU takes that honor. The Wildcats played at South Florida in Tampa on Tuesday and at the University of Central Florida in Orlando on Wednesday, which was after deadline.
ABBREVIATION KEY This key is for baseball and softball statistics. BA – batting average HR – home runs R – runs H – hits RBI – runs batted in SB – stolen bases ERA – earned run average S – saves
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Atlantic’s Ronnie Williams and Destiny Woodward were named to the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches/SourceHoops.com Class 4A All-State First Team. Williams, a senior forward/center, averaged 20.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.1 blocks and 3.2 steals per game for the Sharks this past season. She was also a McDonald’s All-American. Woodward, a junior point guard, posted averages of 16.5 points, 4.5 assists and 3.9 steals for the Sharks, who made the Class 4A semi-finals. Father Lopez’s Shannon Crenshaw, Ashley Folsom and Simone Brown were named to the Class 3A All-State Team. The three helped the Green Wave win a state title. Crenshaw, a senior point guard, tallied 21 points, five assists and five steals a contest for Father Lopez. Folsom, a senior forward/center, put up 19 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks and three steals per contest for the ‘Wave. She also was named MVP of the Class 4A championship game. Brown, a senior guard/forward, averaged 16 points, nine rebounds and three assists per game for Lopez.
Spring football game schedule High schools around the state can officially begin spring football practices and drills on May 1.
VOLUSIA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS REVIEW Here is the spring games schedule for local schools. May 18: Lake Mary Prep at Father Lopez, 10 a.m. May 22: Seabreeze at Titusville Astronaut, 7 p.m.; Pine Ridge at Eau Gallie, 7 p.m. May 23: Atlantic at Warner, 7 p.m.; Harvest Community at Trinity, 7 p.m. May 24: DeLand at Orlando Boone, 7 p.m. New Smyrna Beach at Palm Beach Central, 7 p.m.; Taylor at Deltona, 7 p.m., Jacksonville Bartram Trail at Flagler Palm Coast, 7 p.m.; Spruce Creek at Orlando Colonial, 7:30 p.m. May 25: University at Mainland, 10 a.m.
Lopez advances in playoff Heavy rains last week postponed many high school baseball state playoff games. Sam Shields pitched a complete game shutout and struck out 10 batters to lead Father Lopez to a 2-0 win over St John’s Country Day to open the Class 3A playoffs on Monday. Brandon Leohner had an RBI triple and Joe Skinner had two hits for the Green Wave. Lopez faced Gainesville P.K. Yonge in the regional semi-finals after the Daytona Times’ Wednesday press time. Seabreeze lost to unbeaten Melbourne (26-0) 9-2 in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs on Monday. Dale Tanguilig had an
RBI single for the Sandcrabs. New Smyrna Beach fell to Oviedo 3-0 in the Class 7A Regional Quarterfinals on May 4. Brandon Amendolare went 1-for-2 and Trey Johnston 1-for-3 for NSB. Flagler Palm Coast managed just two hits in a 2-0 loss to Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley in the first round of the Class 8A playoffs. Deltona Trinity Christian Academy (2A) and Pierson Taylor (1A) were to open the playoffs in their respective classifications on Tuesday.
Taylor softball makes Final Four Pierson Taylor topped Baldwin 11-7 to win the Region 4-1A title on Monday. The win propelled the Wildcats to the Class 1A Final Four. It’s the first Final Four appearance for Taylor since 1994. The Wildcats held off two big rallies by the Indians. Taylor led 5-0 and 7-5 in the ballgame before Baldwin come back. Dayle Flynt had three RBIs and Candy Halsey two RBIs for Taylor. Taylor faced Liberty Bristol County in the Class 1A Semi-Finals in Vero Beach on Wednesday.
Prep Sports Seven baseball 1. *Seabreeze (17-9); 2. *New Smyrna (17-8 or 19-8); 3. University (19-6); 4. Spruce Creek (1610); 5. *Taylor (20-6); 6. *Father Lopez (15-11); 7.*Trinity (13-101); *Flagler Palm Coast *(13-12). * denotes playoff team.
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Father Lopez’ Simone Brown (4) and Atlantic’s Ronni Williams (1) goes up for a jump ball during a game between the two schools at the ICI Center on the campus of Embry-Riddle this year. The two received All-State honors with some of their teammates.
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MAY 9 – MAY 15, 2013 in the brain,” he said. Kardon used new a new type of eye scan, called optical coherence tomography, or OCT, to probe the retinas of blast-exposed veterans. He found thinner cell layers than in normal subjects. He also developed a test that validated the most common complaint among blast-exposed veterans: that their eyes had become extremely sensitive to light. By hooking up small electrodes to the muscles around the eye, Kardon documented higher levels of involuntary blinking and squinting among veterans with traumatic brain injury. A third indicator is how fast the pupil contracts in response to a burst of light, he said. In studies of 140 people treated in a hospital emergency room after car accidents and other head trauma, Kardon and his colleagues found that slower pupil contraction was a sign of more serious brain injury.
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Dr. David Hwang examines the eyes of Roy Lawrence at the Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center.
Eyes may provide new insight into brain problems By Sandi Doughton The Seattle Times/MCT
SEATTLE – The eyes may be the window to the soul, but researchers are finding they also provide a view into the brain that could help detect neurological damage from bomb blasts, sports concussions and a wide range of diseases, including Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis. If initial results are borne out, it might eventually be possible to use simple eye tests to evaluate soldiers, athletes or accident
victims and to monitor the effectiveness of drugs and other treatments, several scientists said Sunday in Seattle at a meeting of the world’s largest vision-research organization.
brain injuries in veterans and athletes, including psychiatrist Elaine Peskind, of the University of Washington and the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System. Nearly 2.4 million U.S. troops have served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. About 20 percent of them were exposed to blasts from roadside bombs and other explosives, Peskind said. The veterans she studied experienced an average of 14 blasts, though some were exposed to 100 or more. Many reported symptoms that include memory loss, headache, muddled thinking and irritability.
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More than 12,000 researchers and clinicians are in Seattle for the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. One session brought together some of the nation’s top researchers on
Though Peskind has used sophisticated brain scans to document permanent brain damage among blast-exposed veterans, there’s no easy way to tell which soldiers may go on to develop more severe problems, including
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dementia, as a result of their injuries. The most definitive test for the type of advanced brain injury common to some soldiers and concussion-prone athletes can only be done after death, when brain-tissue sections reveal tangles of abnormal protein deposits. That’s why the possibility of using the eyes for diagnosis is so exciting, the scientists said.
Similar tissue It’s not surprising that trauma severe enough to damage the brain would also affect the eyes, said Dr. Randy Kardon, director of Neuro-Opthalmology at the University of Iowa and leader of a Veterans Affairs center on vision. The eyes develop from the same kind of tissue as the brain, and contain many of the same types of cells. “By measuring things in the eye, perhaps we have a barometer for what might be happening
Other studies have shown an abnormal buildup of specific proteins in the lenses of people who suffer from some brain disorders, like Alzheimer’s disease and Down Syndrome, said John Clark, director of the Department of Biological Structure at the University of Washington and an organizer of Sunday’s session. “The lens is a very sensitive indicator for neurodegenerative diseases,” he said. There now are few effective treatments for traumatic brain injury or brain disorders. Eye scans could help change that by providing a way to tell whether a treatment or therapy is leading to improvements, said Dr. Ann McKee of Boston University. McKee and her colleagues have examined scores of brains from deceased veterans and athletes, including some like former Chicago Bears defensive back David Duerson who killed themselves. Many other athletes now live in fear that the blows they absorbed over their careers will blight their futures, she said. “We really owe it to them, as well as to our many, many military veterans, to work on this problem as quickly as we can and with as much funding as possible,” she said.