Daytona Times - May 12, 2016

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Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile addresses the graduates.

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City to rename building in honor of Mickel Brown

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

The City of Daytona Beach is dedicating a building this week to Mickel A. Brown Sr., a dedicated, longtime employee who died two years ago.

The newly renovated Dickerson Activity Building at 308 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. – adjacent to the John H. Dickerson Center – will be renamed the Mickel A. Brown Sr. Activity Building during a ceremony on May 14 at 11 a.m.

“He had a lot of support not only within the city government but around the entire community. He was one of the hardest working and most giving people you would ever meet. It wasn’t anything that he wouldn’t do for you,” said Percy Williamson, the city’s Leisure Services director.

The ceremony will include entertainment and light refreshments.

31-year career

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Shaquille O’Neal was among those honoring his mom, Lucille O’Neal, at Bethune-Cookman University’s May 7 commencement ceremony. In the center is Dr. Joe Petcock, chairman of the board of trustees.

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Political strategist encourages grads; Shaq surprises mom, crowd at B-CU graduation

The activity building had been under renovation for the past six months.

It has been upgraded with new tile floors, a studio in the back, new counters, new restrooms, and upgraded energy efficient lighting.

The city paid $120,000 for the renovations to the activity building.

“This is going to be very good for people coming in to rent out the building for activities. It’s a nice and great place for an event or get together,” Williamson shared.

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emocratic political strategist Donna Brazile challenged 314 Bethune-Cookman University graduates Saturday to “create a better world’’ during her commencement speech at the Daytona Beach Ocean Center.

Brazile was bestowed an honorary doctorate degree during the ceremony along with Lucille O’Neal, a B-CU grad and board of trustees member. O’Neal’s famous son, Shaquille, surprised her and delighted the crowd when he attended the graduation donned in his cap and gown.

A regular political analyst on CNN, Brazile talked to the students about their ability to change the world. “Don’t underestimate your power to become a great figure in this country that we all love. Don’t tell me that you cannot change the world. You put (President) Obama in the White House twice. If you can put a Black man in the White House, you can do anything,” she related.

She brought the graduates greetings from the White House.

“I bring brief greetings on behalf of President Barack Obama, first lady See B-CU, Page 5

Brown, the city’s special projects manager, died in October 2014 at age 52. He had a 31-year career as a city employee.

His job duties included handling maintenance for the entire Leisure Services Department, including recreation centers, the Jackie Robinson Ballpark and Municipal Stadium.

“He did a terrific job. He handled the job just as well as anybody could,” Williamson noted.

‘A great honor’ Brown’s family is proud of their father’s legacy and impact on others.

It’s a great honor. I can say a lot of stuff, but it’s great that Dad is being recognized in the community that he lived, loved and worked in,” said Mickel Brown Jr. Along with Brown Jr., the senior Brown was survived by sons Cory and Matthew.

Brown was an alumnus of Bethune-Cookman, a graduate of Jones High School in Orlando. He also attended Boone High in Orlando for three years.

Mentor, motivator B-CU’s Symphonic Band performs at the graduation held at Daytona Beach’s Ocean Center.

Those who worked with him recall his impact on them and others.

“He was a good boss, leader See BROWN, Page 2

City, church call land swap a good move for both

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

New lift station

A minor land deal between the City of Daytona Beach and Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church was approved at a city commission meeting last month.

With the deal, the two parties basically switched properties.

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“We basically exchanged properties.

The property that was theirs at the time is a better fit for what we need,” said Zone 5 Commissioner Patrick Henry.

Bryan Jackson, board of trustees chairman for Shiloh, explained, “It was an even swap for us. Both parties are satisfied. The city actually needed a certain amount of dimensions. It works out for both of us.’’

With the land exchange, the city plans to build a new lift station.

Lift stations are facilities that are designed to help move wastewater from lower to higher elevation.

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church will observe its 94th anniversary this year.

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Bryant to host workshop for aspiring authors

Judge, officers to speak at forum Saturday

Palm Coast-based author and health and wellness expert Orjanette Bryant released a book last year to help ensure that Black women were approaching their natural hair care the right way.

“Nubia’s Guide to Going Natural: A Holistic Approach to Transitioning Your Natural Hair,” provides a thorough examination of hair care products, their ingredients and health ramifications, as well as what the regimens are most effective for certain types of hair.

Now she’s helping others interested in becoming authors.

On May 19, she will offer a workshop to help area residents serious about promoting themselves as a writer or author.

She will cover how to get published, choosing the best publishing firm, contracts reviewing, branding yourself, marketing, getting the media’s attention, increasing your sales, finding an editor, networking, preparations for submission, and joining the literary community.

The workshop will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 20 Airport Road, Palm Coast.

Register for the workshop via email at orjanettebryant@gmail.com. To learn more about Bryant and her book, visit www.naturalnubian.net.

A follow up Law Enforcement & Community Relations forum is scheduled May 14 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Midtown Cultural & Educational Center, 925 George W. Engram Blvd., Daytona Beach.

Members of the Daytona Beach Police Department and local leaders in the educational and judicial systems will discuss policing, equality and how to strengthen the community during this free event.

Dr. Randy Nelson, a criminal justice professor at Bethune-Cookman University, will be one of the featured speakers. Other speakers include Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood, Captain Jakari Young and Volusia County Judge Dawn P. Fields.

The forum is sponsored by the City of Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach Police Department, community activist Johnnie Ponder, Midtown Association Neighborhood Watch, Save Our Neighborhoods, Islamic Center of Daytona Beach, VITAS Healthcare, and Daytona Express.

For more information, contact Charles Bryant, Daytona Beach’s Redevelopment Project Manager at 386-671-8185.

Dermatologist to present seminar Monday

Orjanette Bryant is the author of a book on natural hair care.

A seminar titled “Healthy & Beautiful Skin.... Looking Terrific at Menopause and Beyond’’ takes place May 16 at Halifax Health Medical Center of Daytona Beach, France Tower, Meeting Room E. The session is from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

It will be presented by Dr. Michelle Foley, a board certified dermatologist.

A light dinner will be served.

RSVP to 386-238-2254 or email Ashley.Wohlford@halifax.org.

FUTURES Foundation names top first-year teachers in Volusia County SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES

FUTURES Foundation for Volusia County Schools announced its 2016 First Year Teacher Award recipients during its annual recognition event April 25 at Mainland High School.

Kacie Meredith, a thirdgrade teacher at Tomoka Elementary School, received the elementary level First Year Teacher Award while Ashley Carter, a ninth-grade English teacher from DeLand High School received the secondary level First Year Teacher Award. Tomoka Elementary School is located in Ormond Beach. This year’s reception was sponsored by Florida Credit Union and Volusia Teachers Organization (VTO).

Meredith and Carter were selected for their awards from 43 nominees who were chosen to represent their schools. To be considered for the recognition, nominees must have earned a baccalaureate degree, started a full-time teaching career on or after Jan. 1, 2015, performed outstandingly based on standards established by the Volusia County School District, and had been nominated by their school principal.

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The secondary level first-year teacher nominees are shown in the photo above.

Elementary nominees Blue Lake Elementary School – Jessi Doerhoff Chisholm Elementary School – Allaino Dixon Citrus Grove Elementary School – Shelby Block DeBary Elementary School – Erin Coatney Deltona Lakes Elementary School – Gabriela Hedman

Ashley Carter

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Discovery Elementary School – Pamela Pierce Edgewater Public – Rachel Black Enterprise Elementary School – Ashley Gilley Freedom Elementary School – Erika Peterson

Longstreet Elementary School – Carmel Collins Orange City Elementary School – Cheryl Turner Osceola Elementary School – Stefanie Williams Palm Terrace Elementary School – Brooka Smith

Mickel Brown worked for the City of Daytona Beach for 31 years.

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and supervisor of the city’s maintenance department.

He was very approachable and easy to talk too,” said Henry Lentz.

Arlene Armstrong added, “I once worked under him. Mickel was not just a

boss. He was a supporter, mentor, advisor and motivator. He always bent over backwards to help others.

He was very professional on the job. He was a boss and a friend. He is truly missed.”

In addition to being a city employee, Brown was a successful businessman with his Picture This Pressure Cleaning and Painting company.

“He was a good businessman, added Williamson. “He had a very successful paint and pressure washing company. He did a lot of homes and churches in the community. He often threw in something extra for customers.’’

For more information about the program, contact the Leisure Services Department at 386-671-3402.

Pathways Elementary School – Bryn Morgan Port Orange Elementary School – Ariel Kavanagh Port Orange Elementary School – Emily Fagerstrom Pride Elementary School – Lauren Zeamer South Daytona Elementary School – Jazmine Cruz Starke Elementary School – Andrew Brown Sugar Mill Elementary School – Brooke Ashley Mida Sunrise Elementary School – Viviana Rodriguez Sweetwater Elementary School – Sarah Fuhr Tomoka Elementary School – Kacie Meredith Westside Elementary

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Secondary level nominees Alternative Ed: Stewart Marchman/Riverview – Jade Perry Atlantic High School – Stacey Bell Campbell Middle School – Nathaniel Anderson DeLand High School – Ashley Carter DeLand Middle School – Kelly Kazmierczak Deltona High School – Sheila Walters Deltona Middle School – Cecilia Carlyn Lott Galaxy Middle School – Marissa Walden Heritage Middle School

– Jennifer Olsen Legacy Scholars Academy – Christina Farrelly Mainland High School – Dr. Jamie Morris Newcomb Ormond Beach Middle School – Renquell Howard Pine Ridge High School – James Maynard Jr. River Springs Middle School – Samantha Murry Seabreeze High School – John Coppa Silver Sands Middle School – Kayla Dixon Spruce Creek High School – Gregory Ludtka University High School – Jennifer Lynn Cherry Volusia Virtual Online – Lauren Gardenhire FUTURES Foundation supports educational quality within the Volusia County Public School System by directing resources toward areas of identified need, increasing community involvement and support, and encouraging open communication between the community and our schools.

It is a nonprofit, direct support organization founded in 1985 to support Volusia County Public Schools. The organization’s volunteer board of directors consists of business and community leaders who raise funds and awareness in support of educational and recognition programs, for which other funding sources such as tax dollars are not available.

Through business and individual donations, FUTURES presents programs such as the First Year Teacher Awards.

For additional information about FUTURES, contact Executive Director Cynthia Ramirez at 386255-6475, ext. 50730 or visit www.FUTURESVolusia. org.

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Ormond Beach resident becomes first Black president of Daytona Beach Symphony Guild Gerri Wright-Gibson has been charged to lead the Daytona Beach Symphony Guild as the newly elected president. The guild will kick off the new season come October. Wright-Gibson is a history maker, having become the Daytona Beach Symphony Guild’s first African-American president.

The May meeting was a regular one, which also convened to pass the gavel from President Catherine Bauerle to WrightGibson.

Joan Fenton, second vice president – and heading the Membership Committee – welcomed new faces to St. James Episcopal Church in Ormond Beach.

Guild members meet the first Monday, 10 a.m., in October, November, December, January, February, April and May. The business meetings begin at 10:30 a.m., preceded by mingling, nibbling on refreshments, shopping at the boutique, and finally concluding with fine musical entertainment.

One hundred and forty-five persons attended the May meeting, who were more than the guild members had ever seen.

Wright-Gibson’s swearing-in drew a large gathering from Palm Coast, in addition

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from Ormond Beach, where she’s a resident.

‘Trust the Creator’ It was Linda Epps, a natural for event planning, and artist Lawrence Green, who together launched an awesome Black History Month at the Ormond Beach Regional Library, and connected Wright-Gibson for a presentation of the African-American experience.

A former clinical social worker from Long Island, Wright-Gibson’s present situation was not part of her plan upon retiring to Florida almost 13 years ago. She was content on not doing anything. But, she said, “You never know where life will take you.

“One of the things that I have learned is

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AACS hosting August Wilson event

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Your check is payable to the Daytona Beach Symphony Guild, c/o Joan Fenton, Membership, P.O. Box 2, Daytona Beach, FL 32115.

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Gerri Wright-Gibson is the newly elected president of the Daytona Beach Symphony Guild. that there is a Master above; there is a Creator, and I am open to that Creator – the Master of the Universe and when the Creator sends me a message, I follow it,” she said. “Sometimes, I say, ‘Why am I doing this?’ But it never fails. I believe in what the Creator is doing. I trust the Creator, and when I trust the Creator, I have a passion for the guild.”

Decades of classical music Since the age of 12, Wright-Gibson has loved classical music. She’s a polished speaker, who is standing on the shoulders of the guild’s past presidents and creating interest in joining the Daytona Beach Symphony Guild.

The guild relies heavily on fundraising to provide financial strength to the Daytona Beach Symphony Society. Folks are of the mindset that Daytona Beach has its own symphony orchestra. However, it does not.

Meanwhile, the Daytona Beach Symphony Society has provided residents and tourists with 64 years of bringing artists to the Peabody Auditorium such as Van Cliburn, Itzhak Perlman, Andre Watts, The Vienna Boys Choir, dance and opera from around the world, including world-class performances by orchestras from Munich, Toronto, Moscow, Jerusalem, London, Czechoslovakia, Cuba, other places, and from as close as Jacksonville.

Wright-Gibson serves on the Board of Directors of the Daytona Beach Symphony Society and the Daytona Beach Symphony Guild’s Executive Board as its new president. Since becoming part of Daytona’s world of symphony some four or five years ago, Wright-Gibson has headed the Business Sponsorship Committee.

How to join Are you interested in joining the Daytona Beach Symphony Guild?

Your $40 check will entitle a 35 percent discount on season subscriptions to the Daytona Beach Symphony Society’s concerts, as well as invitations to the Daytona Beach Symphony Guild’s cultural excursions and outings, and unique parties, dinners, luncheons, and a newsletter and other perks.

“Membership will enable you to meet new friends and continue the support of great music!” as described in the guild’s pamphlet. It also provides the opportunity to work on diverse activities of at least 13 committees.

More importantly, your $40 check provides for 2,500 school children to see the performances each year without cost. Many students – 6 to 18 years old – are at risk, and at least 40 percent live below the poverty line.

Free hurricane expo set for May 21 Volusia County’s Emergency Management Division will sponsor a free hurricane expo from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at Lowe’s Home Improvement Store, 901 Saxon Blvd., Orange City.

Scott Spratt, a National Weather Service warning

Become part of the intimate setting upon actor Kim Sullivan’s arrival at the African American Cultural Society (AACS). He will perform excerpts from playwright August Wilson’s “Pittsburgh Cycle” of plays. It will be “An Afternoon Delight’’ sponsored by the society’s 25th Anniversary Fundraising Committee.

It’s an afternoon in theater, highlighting August Wilson, the award-winning American playwright, who chronicled the African-American experience through a series of plays, set in 10 different decades, and known as the “Pittsburgh Cycle.’’

Members of the African American Cultural Society have taken day trips to the American Stage Company in St. Petersburg for the Pittsburgh-born Wilson’s plays and the ultimate in dining.

Kim Sullivan, the Philadelphia-born actor, has delighted audiences with August Wilson’s plays. In addition, his TV series include the elaborate “100 Centre Street,” “Law and Order: Trial by Jury,” “Race,” “One Life to Live,” among his other performances.

The doors will open 12:30 p.m., on May 21; lunch will be served at 1 p.m.

The ticket price in advance per person is $35; $40 is payable at the door.

For tickets, call the AACS at 386-447-7030.

The African American Cultural Society is located at 4422 North U.S. 1, in Palm Coast.

‘Taste of Broadway’ on Ormond stage The theater community has been invited for a dynamic performance of “A Taste of Broadway,” which was conceived and directed by Emma Adams. It is a captivating production, which will bring everyone out for a stroll down Broadway.

It will have dazzling singing, dancing and costuming from “The Wiz,” “The Lion King,” “Dreamgirls,” “West Side Story, “Cabaret,” “Annie,” “Sophisticated Ladies,” “Sweet Charity,” and “Smokey Joe’s Café.”

These are live performances by amazing adults, teens and children. Adrienne H. Felton is assistant director, and Valerie Betts, the choreographer.

The show is a release by Just 4 U Productions – a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization – which is a unique production company with the purpose of mentoring adolescents in our communities.

The approach is to utilize live-stage performances and other theatrical art forms as primary teaching tools. Just 4 U Productions believe that theatre is an ideal medium to attract and mentor.

The proceeds from donations and tickets sales will support theatrical workshops and scholarships. Contributions are tax deductible.

The ticket price is $17 per person.

“A Taste of Broadway” will bring its best on stage come May 21, 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, 399 North U.S. 1, in Ormond Beach. For tickets, call the box office at 386-676-3375.

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

Celebrations Birthday wishes to Alicia Pincham, May 12; and Gillard S. “Tre’s’’ Glover III, May 18.

Happy anniversary to David and Joy Eurie, May 16.

coordinator meteorologist, will be on site to offer tips and answer questions.

Activities will include: • Fingerprinting of children by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office • Special Needs Registration and Emergency Alerts sign up • Displays of equipment used to prepare, during and in recovery from a disaster • Weather radio raffle and other prizes • Workshops on preparedness ideas Agencies also will provide information about personal and family preparedness and caring for animals in a disaster.

Participating agencies include the National Weather Service Melbourne, Volusia County Fire Rescue, Volusia County Animal Control, Volusia County Emergency Management, Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, Votran, Orange City Fire Department, Deltona Fire Department, Florida Department of Health Medical Reserve Corps, United Way, American Red Cross, First United Methodist Church, 511 Traveler Information, Duke Energy and Florida Power & Light.

For more information visit www.volusia.org.

Deltona to present health event at City Hall Deltona Parks & Recreation will host its annual City of Deltona Community Health Expo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 21 at City Hall, 2345 Providence Blvd.

The expo is a one-day event designed to provide opportunities for all Deltona families to educate themselves on health and wellness related resources available to them both in and around Deltona.

Over 30 vendors from health care providers, wellness organizations, financial and retirement advisors and government liaisons will have displays. Free massages, blood pressure checks and hearing screenings also will be available.

The City of Deltona’s co-sponsors are Halifax Health; Paul, Elkind, Branz, Kelton; attorneys at law; Radiology Associates Imaging and Chi-Rho Family Wellness.

For additional information, contact Deltona Parks & Recreation at 386-8788900.

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Warning: More cesspool politics ahead Donald Trump’s success completes for the moment the most astonishing act of self-destruction in the history of American politics. I’m referring, of course, to that of the Republican Party itself. Some GOP officeholders and operatives are now crying in their teacups about Trump – with a few even publicly pledging not to vote for him. But the GOP’s leadership has only itself to blame.

Consider this: The Republican Party is about to nominate a man of dubious political beliefs who has never before held any political office and whose personal life has, according to his many boasts over the years, violated several tenets of supposedly sacred conservative “values.”

Yet, he has vanquished a Republican primary field that included four current governors, four current senators, and the son and brother of the party’s last two presidents.

And Trump conquered the field not by reasoned discourse and a coherent policy platform, but via a reality-show-like campaign that appealed to the worst instincts and attitudes of a large segment of Republican voters.

That “winning” approach was fully on display in the weeks leading up to the Indiana primary. By then, the once-smarmy public “friendship” of Ted Cruz and Trump had degenerated into a venomous display of cesspool politics. Trump’s scurrilous

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references to Cruz’s wife and father provoked Cruz to describe Trump as “a pathological liar,” utterly amoral,” “a narcissist at a level I don’t think this country has ever seen,” “a serial philanderer ... [who] boasts about it ...”

Coming home to roost In addition to what it says about the character of both men, we ought to see this deep dive into cesspool politics in its broader dimension: as a blowback of the immoral, win-at-all-costs attitude Republicans had been cultivating within the party for years. It should have been clear to them years ago that the profound intolerance and irrationality they stoked among GOP voters to try to wreck the Obama administration would sooner or later come home to roost.

In fact, as soon as Obama took office, the GOP’s “Obama Derangement Syndrome” began to wreak havoc among Republicans as a bloc of GOP voters applied a no-holds-barred intolerance to Republican officeholders who were deemed insufficiently extreme. Their fury

Don’t send Flint down the drain The Flint water crisis is now 2 years old – and the water still isn’t safe to drink.

There have been civil and criminal investigations, two congressional hearings and extensive reporting, particularly during the presidential primary in Michigan. Gov. Rick Snyder appointed a special task force. Yet, only 33 pipes – three of every thousand – have been replaced.

No more extensions The Obama administration’s limited declaration of emergency was extended for four more months in April, but the administration made it clear no further extensions will be granted. State emergency resources will end at the same time.

Residents still depend on bottled water and filters, and they won’t be supplied beyond August. Now residents are not only suffering from the lead poisoning but from depression and anxiety driven by an agony that it seems

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The residents want action. They need an emergency program to replace the lead pipes.

They want an end to the state appointed emergency manager system. will never end.

Melissa Mays, one of the mothers who forced the exposure of the poisoned water, appeared on my radio show recently. She is

Locked out: Education, jobs and justice As we observe the 40th anniversary of The State of Black America,® the similarities of the United States of 1976 and the United States of 2016 are profoundly striking.

The nation was recovering from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

According to the report, “Blacks suffered disproportionately because of their low position on the economic ladder as unemployment climbed to depression levels in many of their communities ...” These words could just as easily apply to today.

Latest report coming The 2016 edition of The State of Black America® “Locked Out:

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Education, Jobs and Justice,” will be released on May 17 during a live broadcast from the Newseum. The report is the National Urban League’s annual analysis of Black and Latino equality in America, and, for the second year it will be available in an alldigital format available at www. stateofblackamerica.org.

Visitors will find the e-book, Web series, select data, videos, articles and other frequently up-

would in time produce the startling defeats of several prominent congressional Republicans, including Indiana Senator Richard Lugar and Virginia Representative Eric Cantor, then the third-ranking House Republican.

That descent into extremism also led to Cruz’s 2012 U.S. Senate victory, and, he thought, gave him the ammunition to begin running for the White House – by denigrating the GOP’s congressional leadership – from the moment he arrived in Washington.

A year earlier, Trump’s grab for attention in 2011 on a “platform” mimicking the GOP “Birthers” – who claimed that Obama wasn’t born in the U.S. and therefore wasn’t eligible to be president – had revealed just how irrational and uninterested in logic and facts a large segment of the GOP electorate was willing to be. Obama’s reelection and the major achievements he continued to score despite Republican control of Congress intensified the erosion of political sense and common decency within the party.

Last men standing Cruz will now be overshadowed by the focus on Trump. But it shouldn’t be forgotten that (albeit Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who ended his campaign less than a day after Cruz did) they were the

sick and tired of being sick and tired. At a demonstration protesting the 2-year anniversary of the crisis, she said, “Flint wasn’t a community that was worth going out on a limb for.

“So, our job is to prove them wrong. Our job is to show them we are not going sit down and take this anymore. And you know what, I have been peaceful. I have tried to fight this in the courts, in the labs doing all the things to prove that the water was poisoned. We got that proof. The water is poisoned. And two years later, it is getting worse.

‘Not listening’ “I watched my 13-year-old son damn near pass out today from blood tests looking for bacteria and immune disorders. He’s 13.

So, I am reaching my breaking point. I’m tired of being peaceful.

I’m tired of being nice. They’re not listening.”

The city has gone back on water drawn from Lake Huron, as opposed to the toxic Flint River.

But in mid-April, Professor Marc Edwards and the Flint Water Study team at Virginia Tech, the courageous team that helped expose the poisoning, reported that new testing shows Flint’s water

dated features. This year’s report again includes the Equality Index, in its 11th year for the BlackWhite Index and its sixth year for the Hispanic-White Index - measuring how well Blacks and Latinos are doing in comparison to their White peers in five categories: economics, education, health, social justice and civic engagement.

The report includes a retrospective detailing America’s 40-year progress in economic and social equality and opportunity. As this year’s report focuses on “Education, Jobs and Justice,” it’s valuable to looking back to the state of Black education, jobs and justice in 1976.

On education, Vernon Jordan wrote then, “Not only were black children not being educated by the schools, a fact attested to by declining test scores, but they were also being thrown out of the institutions in disproportionate numbers for alleged infractions.”

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last men standing in the GOP primary. For they’re two sides of the same coin: Cruz tried to capture the presidency by running against his own party from the inside; while Trump, armed with his own financial war chest, was raiding it from outside.

Now that both parties’ nominees are set, expect more cesspool politics from Trump and the horde of overtly racist and sexist individuals and groups that comprise part of his winning coalition. That is what he – who opened his campaign with the most naked appeal to bigotry of any presidential campaign since the segregationist Dixiecrat Party of 1948 – used to defeat the Republican Party.

That is what thrills the 40 percent or so of Republican vot-

ers who comprise his base. Indeed, the scurrilous and sexist T-shirts and other merchandise that are the artifacts of conservatives’ “Hillary Derangement Syndrome” are already being hawked at Trump’s rallies.

Despite his half-hearted promises to be “presidential,” cesspool politics is the only kind of politics Donald Trump knows how to play.

remains unsafe to drink.

The Flint crisis has led to the exposure of leaded water and aged pipes in other communities in America. But it is clear that Flint paid the price of being poor and largely Black.

The governor’s own task force concluded: “Flint residents, who are majority Black or AfricanAmerican and among the most impoverished of any metropolitan area in the United States, did not enjoy the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards as that provided to other communities. Moreover, by virtue of their being subject to emergency management, Flint residents were not provided equal access to, and meaningful involvement in, the government decision-making process.”

lion of state funds to pay private attorneys for his criminal defense fund.

The residents want action.

They need an emergency program to replace the lead pipes.

They want an end to the state appointed emergency manager system. It was an unelected emergency manager, with no accountability to the residents of the city, who made the decision to use the toxic Flint River water. And they want Medicare coverage for all those impacted by the poisoning.

Problems not solved Now the Michigan Civil Rights Commission is holding its first hearings on the role that discrimination played in the crisis.

Some indictments have come down, but the problem isn’t being solved.

Gov. Snyder couldn’t find funds in the state to replace the lead pipes exposed by the toxic water. Yet he’s allocated $1.2 mil-

On jobs: “Despite claims that the recession has bottomed out and the worst is behind us, unemployment is still rampant in the nation and even the most optimistic forecast projects a continuing official unemployment rate of over 7 percent. For blacks, this automatically means an official unemployment rate of 14 percent.” Jordan added, “To assume that the nation can live with so many people unable to find jobs and forming a permanent cadre of the helpless and hapless, is dangerous.

On justice “While blacks are over-represented as crime victims, they are underrepresented in the criminal justice system. The city of Chicago is an example with a population that is 32.7 percent black, it has a police force that is only 16 percent black. A survey by the Race Relations Information Cen-

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At the podium is Dr. Edison Jackson, president of Bethune-Cookman University. B-CU celebrated its 75th graduating class on Saturday with 314 students.

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from Page 1 Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden for best wishes for the Class of 2016,” said Brazile.

She encouraged the students to recognize their “unique power and ability.’’

“Use the power within you to work hard, persevere and serve. Continue to strive to educate yourselves. Education is power,” commented Brazile.

Legacy and activism Brazile also encouraged the graduates to follow the legacy of the school’s founder, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.

“She is an example of what one can accomplish.

She fought for civil rights and voters’ rights, which interest me. She always maintained her first passion, which was education.

Invest in your community, your minds and the human soul like Dr. Bethune.

She was faithful to people and her heart. She was fierce. She went to President Franklin Roosevelt by herself and demanded accountability and resources,” Brazile stated.

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The graduates provided plenty of laughter and cheers during the spring commencement ceremony Saturday at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach.

‘A champion’ Brazile also had praise for the O’Neals.

“To Ms. O’Neal, it is great to honor and congratulate you, especially with all that you have done to serve others. You are truly a champion. You are truly a phenomenal woman,” she said.

Mrs. O’Neal founded the charitable organization, Mothers of Professional Basketball Players. She also is the author of “Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go’’ and is the Southeast Director of B-CU’s Odessa Chambliss Quality of Life Fund, which was established by her family to help raise monies for educational needs, the Odessa Chambliss Health Equity Center and nursing scholarships. B-CU’s Odessa Chambliss center is named after her mother, who was a nurse.

Brazile and Shaq both attended Louisiana State University on basketball scholarships.

“I said that my body got me in school but my brains would get me out. Shaq’s body and brains got him in and out,” Brazile quipped.

Shaq did not speak at the ceremony, which also was attended by his siblings and uncle. However, he received a roaring ovation from the crowd. He show-

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Dr. Edison Jackson, B-CU president, congratulates graduate Zerinah Christopher, an elementary education major. cased his bigger-thanlife personality by making the crowd laugh while he helped his mom put on her honorary doctorate cap and stole.

Proud Wildcat Ms. O’Neal received an honorate doctorate degree in humane letters.

“I am overwhelmed with the recognition. I usually don’t like accepting awards for being a humanitarian. I believe that the village we came from is crumbling,”

she said.

“I think we all who are a part of the Bethune-Cookman village can be proud. I am glad to be able to make a difference in people’s lives. I thank all of my children and my older brother who are in attendance. I thank you all for letting me be a service to you.”

‘Long, hard journey’ Bethune-Cookman celebrated its 75th graduating class with 314 students.

During the fall 2015 com-

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Family and friends packed the Ocean Center to watch their loved ones receive their degrees. mencement, there were 24 6 graduates. In spring 2015, B-CU graduated 322 students.

“We are very honored and proud of our graduates. We appreciate them.

It’s been a long, hard journey. We know that they will become productive citizens in society,” said Dr. Joe Petrock, B-CU’s board of trustees chairman.

In her speech, Brazile spoke of the challenges ahead for the grads.

“It’s never easy, but I

know that you are ready.

Live your lives to the fullest. Give back, serve and love. Find joy in life. Turn off the electronics sometimes even when I’m on the news. The world is full of anger, fear and those who want to throw you off,” she noted.

‘Continue the fight’ Maximizing opportunities also was mentioned.

“It’s not where you are from, but what you do when you get there. God

gave me a seat at the table.

When you get your seat at the table, don’t just sit there….speak up,” Brazile said.

She also urged the graduates to continue the fight for civil rights.

“When I was a little girl listening to speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I could only dream of equality. It’s normal to you all today but others really had to fight for it. Continue the fight,” Brazile added.

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from Page 1 “This gives us the opportunity to put the lift station in a good spot. We have people thinking about coming into that area and investing. This lift station helps us to handle more flow of water and sewage,” Henry stated.

The city takes possession of a 2,500-square foot parcel located behind the old church building, on the corner of Cedar Street and Division Street. The church had recently used it for parking. It is located across the street from the current sanctuary site, which was built in 2008.

“The church and the board of trustees talked about it and we realized that if the city really wanted it they could have just taken it. But we’re glad something was worked out for both sides,” Jackson noted.

Site of property In return, the church gets to own land that once cut through its own prop-

erty, a 2,750-square-foot parcel. It’s a piece of land between a home next to the old church and a vacant building on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

“Well, we now own the entire property on the east side of MLK across from our current sanctuary. The city gets the property in the back of the church, which they have always owned.

All the old-timers have always known this. This will actually benefit the entire community,” commented Jackson.

The current sanctuary’s address is 540 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The old church building was erected in 1922; it’s located at 551 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Of similar value The city and the church agreed that each parcel of land is of similar value and no additional compensation will be required by either party to the other.

In addition, the city will pay all closing costs and other regulatory fees associated with the land exchange agreement in an amount not to exceed

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$1,695.40.

Church turning 94 The church is set to celebrate its 94th anniversary later this year.

Shiloh has more than 200 members. Its sanctuary has a capacity for 500 people while its fellowship hall can hold another 200.

The Rev. Lennoris Dixon is the pastor.

Proposal stage The lift station could help with investment in the area, especially along the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Orange Avenue sectors.

“With the redevelopment along both Orange Avenue and MLK, we have got to be able to handle the infrastructure needs in that area; especially sewage and water,” added Henry.

There are no current plans to build anything in the area but a group has expressed interest in building a housing apartment complex.

“There is nothing that is finalized. It’s in the proposal stage with the city’s Zoning Board,” Henry added.

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Another team win for women golfers for the third time.

“It was a tough battle all weekend and the weather really caught us off guard the first day,” said Cooper.

“All we could do was encourage the student-athletes and keep reminding them the weather was going to get warmer. We strategized throughout the summer and with cross country trying to make it not another one-point affair and we did.”

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For the fifth time in five years, Bethune-Cookman Women’s Golf captured the women’s team trophy at the 30th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship, contested at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie. The final round took place on May 8 on the Ryder Course.

Bethune-Cookman (295302-300=897) used a five-player roster in order to help seventh-year head coach Loritz “Scooter” Clark and the Wildcats to continue making history at the PGA Minority Collegiate Championships. In the victory, the Wildcats extend their already recordbreaking streak of consecutive PGA Minority titles.

The victory was also the Wildcats’ 13th in the 19-year history of the Women’s Division. BethuneCookman used a 30-stroke advantage in its favor, racing past Chicago State (303306-308=927), who finished as the tournament runnerup.

Tour for Hatchard Leading the way for the Maroon and Gold was freshman Shamiso Hatchard (73-74-75=222, +6).

Hatchard’s three-day total of 222 made her the Women’s Team Division medalist, earning the Milton Keynes, England native an exemption into an upcoming Symetra Tour event. She will choose from either Island Resort Championship in Harris, Michigan (June 24-26) or the Tullymore Classic in Canadian Lakes, Michigan, Michigan (July 1-3).

“Shamiso [Hatchard] is so mild-mannered, and she has a poker face,” admitted Clark afterward. “This is actually fitting because she recently received the most improved student-athlete award on the women’s team. She’s been working very hard – probably harder in the classroom than on the golf course.”

Hatchard edged out Maryland Eastern Shore’s Tiana Jones – previously of South Carolina State before transferring to the Princess Anne, Maryland institution two seasons ago – although Jones’s three-day total of 223 made her the Women’s Individual Invitational Champion.

Other key players Rachele Orme (241) of Savannah State University was the runner-up.

Finishing second on the Wildcats squad was junior transfer Saraid Ruiz (7572-76=223), allowing her to finish just a stroke behind Hatchard on the individual leaderboard. Ruiz finished Sunday’s round with a 4-over-par 76.

Playing in her second PGA National Minori-

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Bethune-Cookman’s women golfers embrace after their PGA win in Port St. Lucie.

B-CU SPORTS ROUNDUP ty event was sophomore Mackenzie Butzer (73-7872=223), matching Ruiz on the final leaderboard.

Butzer, a native of Chatham, Ontario, Canada, led the field after her opening round a season ago as a rookie for the Cats. Butzer’s even-par 72 was her best round in this year’s tournament.

Freshman Yudika Rodriguez (74-78-77=229) turned in a final round 5-overpar 77, carding a 229 final scorecard in her first PGA Minority Championships.

Rounding out the scorers for B-CU was the third freshman on this year’s team, Alejandra Sanchez (75-79-77=231), as the Mexico native fired a final round 5-over 77 in her final event of the season.

Returning team For the Wildcats, it is the final competition of the 2015-16 campaign. The entire squad returns next season as no the team consists of just a single junior – Saraid Ruiz. The rest of the team consists of freshmen and sophomores.

The PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship has elevated golf in minority colleges and universities by providing opportunities for players to compete in a national championship. In 2006, the PGA of America was granted complete ownership and management by the National Minority Collegiate Golf Scholarship Fund.

A win for the men too In dramatic fashion, Bethune-Cookman Men’s Golf re-established it-

The track team prevailed at the MEAC tourney, and Coach Donald Cooper was named was the Track and Field Outstanding Coach again. self as champions on Sunday, winning the 30th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship. For the men, it was their third in the last four years, after failing to win the title in 2015.

Bethune-Cookman (296304-307=907) captured the team title in playoff fashion – the first time the Wildcats have won in a team playoff of a tournament in more than four seasons.

Bethune-Cookman and Tennessee State (295-308304=907) stood deadlocked at 907 apiece after three days and 54 holes of golf.

The Tigers led after last Friday’s opening round, while the Wildcats battled back to regain the lead after Saturday’s second round play.

The playoff began on the par-five first hole of the Wanamaker Course – the place where the tournament began 72 hours earlier. Two groups and 25 minutes later, Bethune-Cookman emerged as Men’s Division I champions, having required only 20 shots to Tennessee State’s 21 on

Leading day three for the men was Chris Collins. Collins won the gold in the javelin marking a distance of 56.39. “It wasn’t my best outing but I did enough to help my team. Now its time to get prepared for regionals.’’

Michael Tiller was also victorious Saturday receiving the gold in the triple jump. “It’s always hard defending a MEAC title. Even though I didn’t hit the mark I was aiming for, it’s still great to come out on top.

I’m still going to continue to work hard for what’s next for me.” Tiller leaped a distance of 15.81m.

Dominic Harper and Princy Dorsainvil got a 1-2 finish in the Pole Vault event. Freshman Harper got the gold in his first MEAC Outdoor competition with a mark of 3.92m.

First Team All MEAC: Ed’Ricus Williams, Dominic Harper, Michael Tiller, Chris Collins, Summer Brown Second Team All MEAC: Kenneth Fisher, Princy Dorsainvil, Malik Lewis, Tristie Johnson, Summer Brown, Sade McCreath-Tardiel, Quamecha Morrison Third Team All MEAC: Xavier Walton, Nicholas Williams, Deja Davis, Quamecha Morrison, Julia Mills, Tristie Johnson, Nia Ruth

MEAC honors for softball standouts

The men’s golfing team won their fourth championship in three years. the 487-yard, par-5 opening hole.

‘They earned this’ Playoffs in collegiate team golf are “pretty rare,” according to Clark.

“Truthfully, at the end, I was just hoping for a playoff,” continued Clark. “I wanted an opportunity to see if we could continue it and pull it out. We were able to do just that. What was fun was, on the first green, during the playoff, seeing a different level of focus and determination from all our kids. They earned this. Tennessee State played very well and pushed us.”

Tennessee State’s bid was led by freshman Drew Owens, who was the Division I Men’s medalist at 221.

Bethune-Cookman leaned upon Connor O’Brien (75-73-76=224, +8) to lead the way for all Wildcats scorers. The Harpenden, England sophomore finished atop the team scoring for the Wildcats for the first time in his collegiate career, firing a final round 4-over-par 76.

Other action Freshman Joel Ramirez (71-74-81=226) finished second for the Cats, and just two strokes behind O’Brien on the individual tournament leaderboard.

The Barcelona, Spain native turned in a final round 81 in his first PGA Minority Championship event.

Playing in his second and final PGA Minority Championship was senior

Jackson Kneeshaw (7480-77=231), shaving three strokes from Saturday’s play to finish with a 5-over 77 in Sunday’s action.

Classmate Leon Fricker (76-84-73=233) bounced back Sunday with a final round 1-oiver 73 to lead all Wildcats golfers. As one of the most decorated golfers in B-CU history, Fricker managed a 17-over scorecard in total in his final action for the Maroon and Gold.

The final B-CU golfer was fellow senior Bradley Peil (76-77-82=235), firing a final round 82 to conclude his Wildcat career.

For seniors Liam Chambers, Leon Fricker, Jackson Kneeshaw and Bradley Peil, they end their careers as title winners at the PGA Minority Championships. For Fricker, the title is the third of its kind in his four-year storied letter-winning career.

A victory for track team The Bethune-Cookman men’s track team defended its Outdoor MEAC Title twice last Saturday at the Irwin Belk Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The Wildcats finished with a point total of 151 points clearing the Aggies who held a tally of 134 points.

Director of Track and Field Donald Cooper was selected as the Track and Field Outstanding Coach

After clinching a No. 2 seed heading into this week’s league tournament, Bethune-Cookman softball earned four Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) post-season honors the league announced Tuesday.

Rookie Annie Bakenhus landed a spot on the AllMEAC First Team, while junior hurler Sabrina Anguiano was named to the AllMEAC Second Team.

Rounding out post-season awards, senior second baseman Sophia Ortega and sophomore first baseman Iesha Waters collected AllMEAC Third Team honors.

Bakenhus (Yucaipa, Calif.) led the Wildcats at the plate during her rookie season finishing with a .357 average at the plate, collecting 55 hits during 154 at bats.

The lefty also headed the team in stolen bases going 22-for-28 during the year.

Anguiano (Hacienda Heights, Calif.) finished her junior season with 9-14 overall record, going 7-1 in MEAC play. During league action she finished with a 2.23 ERA, while striking out 30 MEAC batters.

Ortega (Highland, Calif.) concluded her final regular season collecting six doubles, three triples, a homer and 16 RBIs at the plate, while turning six double plays on the diamond.

Waters (Riverside Calif.) wrapped up her first season as a Wildcat with a .351 batting average colleting 47 hits, a team-best eight doubles, and three homeruns and 30 RBIs. On the bases she went 21-for-23 in stolen bases and turned nine double plays in the field.

The 2016 MEAC Softball Tournament kicked off Thursday, May 12 in Ormond Beach.

Bethune-Cookman (114 MEAC) entered tournament action as the number two seed in the south, facing Hampton, the number three seed from the north, on Thursday at 1:30 p.m.

Content for this roundup is courtesy of B-CU Athletics.

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Hundreds enjoy The Motowners, a Four Tops and Temptations tribute band, at the May 7 Midtown Motown at Cypress Park.

Midtown Motown: The tribute bands play on Area residents looking for some old-school music in a relaxing setting found it Saturday evening during the new Midtown Motown concert series at Cypress Park, 981 George W. Engram Blvd., Daytona Beach. The Motowners – a Four Tops and Temptations tribute band – performed a number of oldies but goodies for the large crowd.

Midtown Motown is billed as a family event, and is scheduled one Saturday every month through September. While the adults enjoy the music, there are games and activities for the kids.

The pool also is open for swimming. Food and drinks also are available from vendors.

Here’s the schedule for the rest of the summer.

The concerts start at 6:30 p.m.

June 4: Respect, Aretha Franklin tribute band July 23: Simply the Best and Blues Brothers Soul Band, Tina Tuner and Blues Brothers tribute music Aug. 27: Man in the Mirror, Michael Jackson tribute band Sept. 24: Pocket Change, a party funk, variety and soul band.

The event is sponsored by Southern Stone Events Group, the City of Daytona Beach Cultural Services and Community Events Department Singer Linda Cole also performed during and Pepsi.

Saturday’s Midtown Motown.