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B-CU drama: The local winners, losers

BY THE DAYTONA TIMES STAFF

In random order, here’s who’s up and who’s down in Daytona Beach in the wake of BethuneCookman University’s commencement controversy last week.

WINNERS • Reverends Patrick Harden (New Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church), Evan Smith (Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church) and Jeffrey Dove (Allen Chapel AME, New Smyrna Beach): These ministers were involved with protest organizers and students from beginning to end. Harden allowed local organizers to use New Mt. Zion for meetings. He, Smith and Dove all stepped up, provided spiri-

tual support and guidance, and counseled and marched with the students.

• Daytona Beach/Volusia County NAACP Branch: They led the way, coordinated with the Florida State Conference of NAACP Branches, quickly mobilized protesters from all over the Daytona Beach area, and worked closely with the students, other protest organizers, local media and law enforcement. They were prepared to stand by the students with support and legal advice if B-CU retaliated.

• Daytona Beach Police Department and the Volusia County Sheriff’s Department: Years of community-based policing work paid off. Law enforcement officers on the scene of demonstrations explained to

protesters what was legal and what was not. They watched patiently and kept order at all the protests without an intimidating combat-style presence or overreaction. There were no reports of violence and no arrests.

• Dr. Evelyn Bethune: The granddaughter of B-CU’s founder stood up for and marched with the students, one of whom is her grandson. Dr. Bethune had an excellent radio interview on the “Tom Joyner Morning Show’’ and gave a personal perspective on what had become a national story. She put Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune’s legacy in the context of the controversy, explained it well to a national listening audience, and represented the Bethune family well.

See B-CU, Page 6

Decisions made last week by B-CU’s leadership, largely located in White Hall, backfired badly.

MOTHER’S DAY 2017

A day for recognition, roses

Campbell honors students, late principal at graduation

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

In the midst of all the adversity facing Campbell Middle School, there was reason for celebration on Wednesday morning.

The school that is in the heart of Daytona Beach’s Black community held its Earl C. McCrary II Eighth Grade End-of-theYear Celebration in the gymnasium that also bears Earl C. McCrary’s name.

McCrary II Campbell is located at 625 South Keech St. About 280 students are leaving the school and heading to high school in the fall.

“We are the only middle school that has a graduation ceremony.

We do this to celebrate our students’ accomplishments. We are also honoring Mr. McCrary,” said Dr. Jerry L. Picott, Campbell’s principal.

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Dr. Michael A. Chambers, pastor of Greater Friendship Baptist Church in Daytona Beach, takes time out of the May 14 morning service to pay tribute to mothers. Mothers who are in their 80s received roses and special recognition.

Mayor honored Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry, who attended the school back when it was known as Campbell Junior High School, See CAMPBELL, Page 2

‘Phenomenal Princess’ program helps girls with self-esteem, life skills Instilling hope

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

For the past four years, LaKesha Green has been driving from Daytona Beach to Palatka twice a week to help girls in that area focus on self-esteem.

Now she’s offering her free “Phenomenal Princess’’ program in Daytona. The first Daytona meeting was held earlier this month at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church.

The program’s mission is “to provide an atmosphere where young women may discover, establish, re-establish and sustain the power and liberation of their God-ordained inner beauty, strength, courage and confidence.’’

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LaKesha Green, owner and operator of Phenomenal Princess, said her goal is to help change girls’ lives and their way of thinking.

“I want to show them who they are through Christ. I myself have faced diversity in life. I felt hopeless. I knew that I wasn’t going achieve by being condemned and told that I couldn’t do anything. With this program, I want to give the girls hope, build selfesteem and change minds,’’ she told the Daytona Times.

A testimony

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Branay McKnight is a senior See GIRLS, Page 2

An initial Daytona Beach meeting for girls in the Phenomenal Princess program was held on May 6 at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church.

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Daytona Deliverance to honor, pastor, wife Daytona Deliverance Church of God will honor Bishop William A. Lee and Lady Sheila Lee June 9-11 for their eighth Pastoral Appreciation Celebration.

The anniversary weekend will begin at 7 p.m. June 9 with “An Evening with the Lees” produced by the Youth Department of the church. The church is located at 601 George W. Engram Blvd., Daytona Beach.

The “Kingdom Moment,’’ a black-tie optional banquet, will take place on June 10 at 6 p.m. at the Peninsula Club of Daytona Beach. It will feature Ivan Ray, a trombone recording artist.

The “Kingdom Mentor,’’ a June 11 morning worship experience, will begin at 10:45 a.m. at Daytona Deliverance Church of God. The guest preacher will be Elder William Robinson, a sophomore at the BethuneCookman University School of Religion.

A June 11 “Kingdom Man” service will culminate the anniversary weekend. The service starts at 5 p.m.

For more information, call the church at 386-253-2612.

Mount Zion A.M.E. to observe 129th anniversary Mount Zion A.M.E. Church, will celebrate its 129th church anniversary on May 21 at 10 a.m. The church is located at 449 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Daytona Beach.

The theme is “Celebrating the Journey: Thanking God for the Past and Presiding Forward to the Future.” The guest preacher will be the Rev. Mary Robinson, a retired presiding elder of St. Mark A.M.E. Church in Orlando.

More Motown in Midtown Midtown Motown continued on May 13 at the Midtown Cultural & Educational Center in Daytona Beach.

Performers included Bartee along with the Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose. The free monthly concert series will continue through the summer.

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delivered the keynote address.

Henry said, “Who are we? #1 Spartans! We are doctors, lawyers, engineers, architects, mayors, city and county councilmen and women, U.S. congressman, NBA players, NFL Players and more.’’

Henry also received a special recognition from the school for his contributions to the city and the school.

The mayor encouraged the youngsters to strive for their dreams to succeed and stressed to them the value of education.

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Joining Dr. Jerry L. Picott at the graduation (second from left) were Linda Cuthbert, vice chair of the Volusia County School Board (far left) and Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry.

The graduation was a proud moment for Tasha Pride, whose son Corey, graduated on Wednesday. With them are her son, Caron.

Turnaround plan

Honored guests

‘Make it happen’

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“Today is about you being promoted to next level. This is a great transition in life. Successful people can make the transitions from one state of life to another. Your teachers want you to transition and be successful in high school, college, congress the military, trade school and more,’’ Henry told the students.

“Education is the key to American dream; it is the great equalizer to achieving your dreams. Life is about the right attitude and choices. Don’t sit and wait for anyone to make anything happen for you. Go out and make it happen yourselves,’’ he added.

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from Page 1 at Palatka High and one of the six program members from Palatka who is graduating this year from high school. She will attend Bethune-Cookman University in the fall.

McKnight related, “I used to be very shy. This program and Miss Kesha changed my life mentally, physically and spiritually.

I didn’t have a close relationship with my mother or father. I just never got the love, affection and attention.’’

“My mom never told me that she loved me. I’ve been used and abused by family, friends and those who are supposed to love and protect me. I’ve been molested, drugged, raped. I’ve gone through depression and had suicidal thoughts.’’

Child-care experience Green said she has worked with children for 23 years and recently graduated from Daytona State College with a certificate in Counseling with Addictions.

She was the owner of

Campbell Middle School has received a “D’’ grade the past four years and is in danger of being taken over by the Florida Board of Education.

Picott took over as principal in January and quickly released a plan to improve the school and to raise its test grades.

His plan focuses mainly on three areas including, instructional growth, remediation for proficiency and a boot camp for state standards testing. The use of

Cradles of Greatness Day Care in Daytona Beach that closed a few years ago.

She also has run an afterschool program in Palatka called Project Reach.

Green said she also has director and staff credentials for child care.

Been there Her program is designed to help young ladies with suicide prevention, abandonment, education, career, jobs, motivation, school dropout prevention, job search, etiquette and life skills.

“We cover what all mentoring programs do. I just deal with the girls on a more personal level. I’ve been a single parent, in an abusive relationship, fighting, held at gunpoint, etc. As a single parent, there are things that you just don’t know but people expect you to. I didn’t have anyone to teach me,” Green explained.

Green said she meets a lot of girls and young women with self-esteem issues.

“A lot of decisions that they are making are based on how they view themselves,’’ she noted.

Reaching out Along with Palatka, the

technology, the re-implementation of a 30-minute Spartan time and Saturday school remediation also have come into play.

“This is a time to celebrate even in the midst of the challenges that we face. We absolutely expect to achieve. Still this is a time to recognize how far we have come,” Picott said.

Community support The new principal also quickly reached out to the community for support.

program also is offered in Orlando. Green brought the program to Daytona because she moved here four years ago; she plans to continue meeting in other locations as well.

Phenomenal Princess is working on 501©(3) nonprofit status. Funds for the program come from parents, mentors, private contributions and Green’s friends.

The program has reached out to the public school systems in both Volusia and Putnam counties as well as the juvenile justice system in Volusia County.

“We have connected with a modeling agency. I want to connect with different people in the community who may have a resource that I don’t have that the girls need. My job is to go out and find that resource for them,” Green remarked.

Phenomenal Princess has more than 20 girls ages 7 to 21 involved from Palatka, Orlando as well as Jacksonville. There are now four girls from Daytona who just joined.

Changing lives Ten-year old fifth grader Khalia Wright said she

Many individuals and community organizations have stepped in with tutoring, financial support and other support, including the Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance, Bethune-Cookman University; Mayor Henry and City Commissioner Paula Reed, the Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri and others.

“The challenges that we face as Spartans does not deter us but unite us and make us stronger,” Picott added.

Along with the mayor, other people who were distinguished or honored guests included: the family of Earl C. McCrary; Linda Cuthbert, vice chair of the Volusia County School Board; Susan Freeman, Area II Superintendent, Volusia County Schools; former Campbell Principal Vikki Pressley; Daytona Police Chief Craig Capri; Harold Lucas; Dr. Delores Butts-Lucas; and Central Florida Communications Group Chairwoman Julia Cherry.

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LaKesha Green, right, is shown with Kimbia Yarborough, a mentor from Altamonte Springs. overcame bullying at Mosley Elementary in Palatka with the program’s help.

“I was bullied in school.

Then when I got in the program and got with Miss Kesha, we met with the school and the school finally took action,” she said. “I am not

getting bullied anymore. If someone is going through something or getting bullied, they should let someone know so that something could be done.”

Young girls, especially Black ones, face many obstacles, Green shared.

“Many girls don’t have any guidance. There are girls prostituting for money for school-related things like prom dresses, grad night, etc. Some girls can’t have conversations with their mothers. Some of their parents are drug and alcohol abusers. Some parents don’t pay them any attention,” Green pointed out.

“I have been someone for girls to talk to. It’s sometimes a simple conversation that can change their lives. Many girls want to run away. They often repeat cycles of what they see. We have to show them that there is another way.

Then you find the kids aren’t as bad and stubborn as they are made out to be.

It’s just things they can’t do as a child.”

The Phenomenal Princess program does have access to its own crisis hotline as well as a team of counselors, therapist and psychiatrists.

The group’s next meeting in Daytona will be held on June 3.

For more information call 386-675-2702 or send an email to iamaphenomenalprincess@gmail.com.

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MAY 18 – MAY 24, 2017 COMMUNITY DECEMBER 14 - 20, 2006

Ministry helps women embrace their inner and outer beauty It was remarkable insight into gaining essential tips while being lavishly pampered for a day and celebrating women to be as resilient as they are. The women were recommended by persons in the community to enjoy the glam, but, importantly, discover their inner beauty.

The outreach was held recently at the Hilton Garden Inn in Palm Coast and sponsored by Alabaster Ministries Minister Carmen R. Caldwell, M. Div., in recognition of Mother’s Day. Minister Caldwell and her team take pleasure in serving the community.

They looked forward to personal empowerment coaching and distributing prizes and gifts from selective, custom clothing.

Minister Caldwell was inspired by the “What a Love” movement from Rev. Jim Raley’s Calvary Christian Center in Ormond Beach, which has a heart for women in the community.

‘Healing and comfort’ They are the reason that Minister Caldwell was there, and the laughter of radiant women filling the conference room having facials and satin-hand treatments from Mary Kay consultants Wanda White and Lynda Dunham.

A makeup must-have caught White explaining, “You feel better from the inside that makes you look better on the outside, and you have to feel better about yourself because you can’t love yourself, if you don’t feel good about yourself. You have to love the skin you’re in, irregardless of what other people may say or think,” said the former social worker.

“We had an overwhelming presence of healing and comfort, women giving testimonies (on the valleys and mountaintops of their lives), and encouraging each other,” Minister Caldwell said.

Self-care evenings Minister Caldwell facilitated “Propel Women Conversation on Balance,” one of the keys to selfcare, which is part of her Propel Women’s chapter celebrating every woman’s passion, purpose, and potential. Passion speaks to responding to the call over the lives of women...

Other women are invited to join the self-care program, and meet with Minister Caldwell every Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., at Panera Bread, 5880 S.R. 100 in Palm Coast. Minister Caldwell will be focusing on “Passion and Personal Leadership.”

For further details, contact her at Caldwellcarmen1@gmail. com.

New Card/FDLRS Satellite Clinic in Flagler County The University of Florida, Jacksonville Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD), and the University of Florida, Jacksonville Diagnostic and Learning Resources System Multi-Disciplinary Center (FLDRS-MDC), offer

Flagler to install more ‘burn ban’ signs Officials are taking additional measure to ensure that all are aware there is a countywide burn ban in Flagler County that will remain in effect until further notice.

“It’s a blessing that currently there are no wildfires burning in Flagler County,” Fire Rescue Chief Don Petito said. “The weather conditions – low humidity and a lack of rain – make the conditions ripe for it.

We are asking our residents and visitors to be vigilant about anything flammable.”

Around the county Twelve burn ban signs have been installed in various locations with plans to install three more by the week’s end.

“We are adding signs in the area of Rima Ridge, John Anderson Highway and Old Kings Road South,” Petito said. “We want anyone and everyone who is driving in Flagler County to be reminded about the burn ban.”

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clinics to outlying counties in order to more effectively serve residents.

Sign up for a consultative appointment with clinicians specializing in child psychology, behavior therapy, academic interventions, as well as autism screeners, transition, and more.

Appointments are at no cost to the family.

This will happen June 12, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Flagler County Public Library, 2500 Palm Coast Parkway, NW. To schedule an appointment to meet the clinicians on June 12, contact chanel.baldwin@jax.ufl. edu, or call 904-633-0816.

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Facilitated by Minister Carmen R. Caldwell (left standing) and Mary Kay Consultant Wanda White (right standing), the women from the community were lavishly pampered.

Former Marine to address NAACP The Flagler County NAACP will have a monthly meeting May 23, 6 p.m., at the African American Cultural Society, 4422 North U.S. 1, Palm Coast.

Branch President Linda Sharpe Matthews announced that her dad will be the speaker.

James M. Sharpe Jr., former Montford Point Marine - a founder of the African American Cultural Society (AACS) - former AACS chairman of the board and former president, and a former NAACP executive member, will speak on African-American history.

For further details, contact the James M. NAACP at 386Sharpe, Jr. 446-7822.

AACHO plans trip to Lincolnville Join AACHO President Vivian Richardson and the Afro-American Caribbean Heritage Organization (AACHO) on a trip to St. Augustine’s historic AfricanAmerican settlement of Lincolnville.

Thanks to Denise Powell and Carol Gaines, the trolley ride through Lincolnville was put in place, and will be their second event to the historic site.

So spread the word that they will be going again on May 31, 11 a.m., and lunch will follow at the Ichiban Buffet, featuring fresh seafood, salads, vegetables, barbecue, sushi, and more.

The trolley tour is $20 per person, and the buffet, $7.99.

Call the Afro-American Caribbean Heritage Organization at 386-446-6935 to be included in the fun! The proceeds will benefit AACHO’s scholarship fund. Four scholarships were awarded this year.

conducted a 350-acre back burn in Putnam County to reduce the fuel load to keep a 25-acre wildfire from burning out of control.

“Drift smoke is likely today from this fire and the West Mims fire (in Georgia),” Petito said.

‘Red Flag Warning’ Flagler County’s FireFlight helicopter is currently working fire calls only, and not transporting patients. Additionally, the National Weather Service has issued a “Red Flag Warning” from noon to 8 p.m. because of the low level of relative humidity and fuel moisture and the predicted high temperatures.

The burn ban prohibits the following: • The sale, use and discharge of fireworks • Open burning, including the use of fire pits and containers • Charcoal-burning barbecue grills – including those at Flagler County Parks and Recreation facilities • Throwing matches or cigarettes (or other burning materials) from car windows

Louis McCarthy’s 75th birthday brought plenty of gifts, a wonderful meal and a scrumptious chocolate birthday cake.

A happy 75th for Louie My husband Louie’s recent 75th birthday was a blast, and celebrated at Ruby Tuesday, another one of his hangouts besides the Golden Corral.

The gathering, coordinated by his cousin, Anne Phillips, brought plenty of gifts, a wonderful meal and a scrumptious chocolate birthday cake, which was shared

• Parking vehicles with catalytic converters in high grassy areas “We are really asking everyone to take this seriously,” County Administrator Craig Coffey said. “Flicking a cigarette a car window really can start a fire, so please don’t do it. It’s a safety concern.”

The ban will remain in effect until further notice.

For safety tips, go to www. flaglercounty.org/firewise.

Historic Preservation Board to meet May 23 Volusia County’s Historic Preservation Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, in DeBary Hall Historic Site’s stable, 198 Sunrise Blvd., DeBary.

In honor of National Historic Preservation Month, the advisory board will express appreciation to individuals and associations that have volunteered to protect and promote the county’s heritage resources this past year.

Those being recognized are: • Walter Welch, Catherine Carr, the Volusia Coun-

among family and friends: Johnie and Gladys Spann, Jim and Carolyn Snow, Anne and her son, Jay Cherry; Stephanie Morales, Holsey and Carrie Moorman, and their grandson, five-year-old Azarious Seldon. And, to top everything, the gathering was a surprise for Louie!

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

ty Medical Examiner’s Office, and Troop 407 Eagle Scout David Trulio for their work with historic AfricanAmerican cemeteries needing care • Evelyn Clickard and Peacock Chapter of the Daughters of 1812 for marking and dedicating War of 1812 veteran Nathan Hall’s resting place in Purdom Cemetery • West Volusia Historical Society members Rita Gillis, Donna Toner and Deborah McShane for guided bus tours of Cassadaga National Register Historic District • Dorothy Moore for assisting with archaeological monitoring in Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve • Kim Reading, the Orange City VIA Woman’s Club, DeLeon Springs Civic Association and West Volusia Historical Society for assistance with the state historical markers at the DeLeon Springs and Orange City colored schools • The Bethune Beach Property Owners Association for securing the Bethune Beach state historical marker

Celebrations Birthday wishes to Gillard S. (Tre’s) Glover III, May 18; Joy Eurie, May 19; Hubert Henry, Donna Gray Banks, “Toney, the Barber,” May 21; and Betty White, May 22.

Happy anniversary to Arthur and Loretta Pete, Stanley and Phyllis Henderson, May 19; and Sidney and Violet Honeyghan, May 20.

• Christopher Jacobs for his work on the Domingo Reyes Grant state historic marker • The Pioneer Settlement for the Creative Arts for its work in stabilizing the Joseph Underhill House • The Bethel AME Congregation for its successful restoration project and Jerry Mills for assisting with grant administration Advisory board members will share “This Place Matters” photos taken of historic sites with the people who care about them. The meeting will also include election of officers and updates on projects.

The public is invited to attend and participate in the meeting.

For more information, contact Historic Preservation Officer Julie Adams Scofield at jscofield@volusia.org or 386-736-5953, ext.

12008.

Deltona to present Community Health Expo On June 3, Deltona Parks & Recreation will host the 6th annual Community

Health Expo giving families the opportunity to gather health-related information and meet with health care providers from the area.

The event will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Commission Chambers 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.

The expo will emphasize improved wellness and overall health for the entire family, including children, young adults, moms, dads and seniors.

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 other screenings will also be available.

The City of Deltona’s cosponsors are Halifax Health and Family Health Source.

For additional information, contact Deltona Parks & Recreation, 386-878-8900.

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MAY 18 – MAY 24, 2017

For 100 days, Trump fought a war against Obama There was the proposed massive budget cut to the Department of Housing and Urban Development; the incessant rhetoric about a rise in crime in the nation, that lacked evidence to back it up; the threats of a renewed war on drugs.

There was even a failed attempt to bully Republican lawmakers into passing a flawed bill that sought to roll back the Affordable Care Act, a law that provides healthcare to millions of Americans.

Not one achievement This was President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in the White House. Trump didn’t win a single legislative achievement during his first 100 days. For policies that impact the lives of African Americans, it was just as perilous as we thought it would be.

During the 2016 campaign, Trump often described the Black community as a monolithic, stereotypical caricature. Trump used the types of violent stereotypes one parrots after they’ve binge-watched 11 seasons of “Law & Order,” but have never actually been to an inner city.

Much of what Donald Trump focuses on is about undoing the accomplishments of Barack Obama. The obsession with “alternative facts” and the erasure of Obama’s legacy continues to be Trump’s core focus.

Days before his 100th day in office, Trump’s spokesman Sean Spicer blamed Obama for the fiasco surrounding Gen. Michael Flynn. The White House relieved

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Much of what Donald Trump focuses on is about undoing the accomplishments of Barack Obama.

The obsession with “alternative facts” and the erasure of Obama’s legacy continues to be Trump’s core focus.

Flynn, a loud supporter of Trump during the 2016 campaign, from his post as national security advisor on February 13; Flynn ended up holding the position for the shortest time in U.S. history (24 days) after it was reported that he had lied to Vice President Mike Pence.

Revived ‘War’ Trump’s Attorney General Jeff

The GOP health care plan is death by tax cuts Donald Trump hosted a celebration in the White House Rose Garden for House Republicans after they passed their party’s health care plan by the thinnest of margins. They were celebrating what Trump called a “win,” without any thought about consequences.

None of them had read the bill, which was released only a couple of days before the vote and rushed to the floor. The vote took place before the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) could issue a revised assessment of its costs and effects.

Doesn’t matter House leaders and Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney dismissed criticisms, saying that Senate Republicans planned to start all

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over anyway. This bill addresses one-sixth of our national economy, and an industry that has been a leading source of jobs growth. Don’t worry, say House Republicans, we just had to get the win. Forget about the substance.

Americans should be furious.

The Republican bill will throw literally millions off health care, put people with pre-existing conditions at risk and raise premiums particularly for workers aged 50 to 64 – to give a massive tax break to the very wealthy.

Sessions, perhaps the most dangerous federal official for African-Americans, sought to revive the “War on Drugs” that disproportionately impacted African-Americans in the 1980s and 1990s.

During a trip to Richmond, Va., on April 11 Sessions said: “We need to say, as Nancy Reagan said, ‘Just say no.’ Don’t do it…

We can reduce the use of drugs, save lives and turn back the surge in crime that inevitably follows in the wake of increased drug use.”

None of this should be a surprise to the Black community.

Sessions comes from Alabama, where incarceration is high art.

Placing humans in cages is Alabama’s leading industry. At 70, Sessions is a stark reminder of another era. With so many Republicans embracing “smart on crime” policies, Sessions is determined to star in the movie “Groundhog Day” on federal crime policy.

America’s inmate population rose from 500,000 in 1980 to 2.2 million in 2015, making us No. 1 in the rate of incarceration in the world. When there’s an uptick in law enforcement, do more police show up in Manhattan or the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C.? Of course not.

A quick glance at the stop-andfrisk statistics the ACLU tabulated in New York City over a tenyear period to identify the communities that experienced the greatest number of interactions with police after an elected official (former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani) decided to “get

Death for tax breaks The richest 400 people in America will get a tax break estimated at about $7 million a year. To pay for that, millions will lose their coverage, and millions more – the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions in various states – will see premiums soar and insurance become unaffordable.

It’s not enough to say the Senate will fix it (the 13 White men – no women, no people of color – on the Republican Senate Working Group certainly will not). It’s not acceptable to say, “We don’t mean it; we just had to pass it.”

Why did they have to pass it?

As Peter Suderman explained in the New York Times, Republicans must pass it because the top-end tax cuts in the health care bill are vital for their central goal: to deliver to their corporate and wealthy donors another massive tax cut in the next budget reconciliation vote. They must do the tax cuts in what’s called “reconciliation” because that allows them, under the obscure rules of

Thoughts of what could be

to be better, cheaper and more available than our current plan.

Although I am eager to direct this column’s focus on a topic other than the Trump administration, I am literally locked into responding to the never-ending confusion and drama which emanate from Trump World.

The reason: Under Trump, all ‘ordinary’ citizens, especially women, occupy a tenuous and contentious place in society.

Without vigilance and resistance, we are all subject to an unpleasant future.

Emboldened enemies

Five lies daily Daily we are inundated with lies and misrepresentations from either Trump or his administration lackeys. MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” show offered that Trump averaged five lies daily. These lies often fly so fast and furiously as to confuse millions. Sadly, these lies erode confidence in the institutions that form the foundation of our organized society and

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distort the expectations of those who are involved or engaged with them.

For example, we see a proposal to remove the promise of health care from the reach of 24 million Americans. Supplemental health care funding is turned upside-down, reducing amounts received by the most vulnerable while increasing amounts received by the most able. Recognized as essential for saving life, insurance for pre-existing conditions is poised to be priced out of the reach of those so afflicted.

These outcomes are structured under a deceptive plan touted

These lies display a new national profile to our international allies and adversaries. Throughout my life, the US occupied the pinnacle of international relations. Although not always deserved, we were the worldwide exemplar for democratic principles. We were reliable partners with our allies and feared by our adversaries.

The uncertainty of dealing with a government whose leadership is indulgent in lies has diminished us in the eyes of our allies and emboldened our adversaries. As recently as last week, Angela Merkel and Germany were characterized as the new exemplars of democracy in the world.

Trump proponents have given praise and unwavering loyalty to his executive management. His explanations of events, or distortions thereof, please and mollify

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tough on crime,” tells the story.

The truth is obvious

No proposals

It will take more than pictures and meetings for there to be verifiable evidence that President Trump wants to have a positive impact on the African-American community.

As Trump revealed during a recent interview, the presidency was tougher than he imagined.

Clearly policies impacting African-Americans rest in the hands of his appointed minions, many of whom have shown no interest in issues affecting the Black community.

Pastor Darrell Scott of Cleveland, a Trump supporter, held a summit on gang violence in Washington D.C. on April 18.

The focus was on crime in Chicago. Trump administration officials attended. Did they introduce or invite any policy proposals to address any of the underlying issues that plague some of the predominately Black neighborhoods (high unemployment, high poverty, poor schools)? Not quite yet.

During Trump’s first 100 days, he met with seven members of the Congressional Black Caucus.

He also met with more than 100 presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Oval Office to take what would turn out to be a historic set of images.

the Congress, to pass the bill with only 50 votes – with only Republican votes.

The CBO’s estimate will show what we already know from its last estimate: Millions will lose their insurance, and the wealthy will pocket millions in tax cuts.

Here’re the numbers A former insurance executive, Richard Eskow, did the real math. He took the best estimates of how many avoidable deaths come from not having health insurance with the rollback of Medicaid and taking away protections for pre-existing conditions.

He compared that to the tax cuts that would be pocketed by the 400 richest Americans – people who make on average over $300 million a year.

His estimate: Ten people will die under the Republican bill to give each of the 400 richest people in America a tax break. For every person who dies, they’ll pocket about $787,151.

As Eskow noted, those rich beneficiaries aren’t likely to

his base.

Alternatively, critics view each utterance as another in a sequence of lies. Discounting his persuasiveness to large numbers of voters, we critique his statements as being ridiculous and impossible to believe. Yet, with the support of the Republican Congress, he holds the potential to shape the future of our nation in his own image.

Think ‘long’ Instead of discounting his possible damage, I urge all to consider his “long game.” I urge you to extrapolate his intent from the signals he sends and look at each of his initiatives not as a singular experience, but as a part of an ultimate plan to accumulate, secure and maintain power for the oligarchy.

Contrary to facts, Trump maintains his election as an overwhelming victory by a majority of Americans. To prove that, he has established a commission to counter the problem of “millions

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know anyone who will lose his or her life because of being stripped of health insurance. And while the $787,000 isn’t much for a multimillionaire, it’s just the appetizer for the big take they will get out of the Trump tax cut plan that will follow.

Thirteen White rich men will now create the Republican plan in the Senate. They’ll decide how many millions to strip from health insurance to pay for tax cuts many of them will enjoy.

They’ll decide whether to deprive low-wage women of Planned Parenthood’s health care services. They’ll decide just how many deaths are needed to cover the tax cuts for the very rich.

This is a morally indefensible, ugly piece of work. It is obscene to choose consciously to condemn low-wage workers or older workers to unnecessary illness and death to afford tax cuts for the already wealthy.

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of illegal voters.” I see an assault on voters who don’t embrace Trump World doctrine. Blame for irregularities in his administration is never his own, but shifted to the leadership of Barack Obama.

Trump’s admiration for autocrats and dedication to unchallenged leadership are on prominent display. Surrogate Steve Bannon has already professed their desire to destroy the institutional foundations upon which our nation stands. Trump continues to convince his acolytes that he is the only one who can solve their problems.

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last year, Kaine said that he’s been lucky to be a part of federal commissions that have been formed to study and celebrate English and Hispanic history.

“Well, if English lives matter, if Latino lives matter, then African American lives matter and they’ve mattered every day since the landing of those ‘20 and odd’ African Americans at Point Comfort, Virginia,” said Kaine.

Kaine continued, “The story has a lot of pain to it, but it’s a story that has to be told to commemorate that we as a nation—had it not been for 400 years of African American history—would be absolutely unrecognizable. What we hope to do with this bill is engage in something we should do to tell the story in a different way than it may have been told 50 to 100 years ago.”

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Rep. Bobby Scott said that African-Americans have contributed greatly to the United States and their achievements deserve to be celebrated. This photo was taken during a forum on criminal justice reform in Northwest Washington, D.C. in July 2015.

Bill to celebrate 400 years of Black history passes U.S. House

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In a rare display of bipartisanship in Congress, the United States House of Representatives voted to establish a commission to examine 400 years of AfricanAmerican history.

House bill H.R. 1242 is designed “to develop and carry out activities throughout the Unit-

ed States to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Africans in the English colonies at Point Comfort, Virginia, in 1619.”

Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) sponsored the bill in the House and Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) sponsored the bill in the Senate, where it’s waiting to be passed.

On to the Senate According to Washington insiders, the bill will most likely pass by unanimous consent in the Senate.

Once the bill known as the “400 Years of African-American History Commission Act,” or H.R. 1242 in the House, passes Congress, it will land on President Donald Trump’s desk.

If H.R. 1242 becomes law, the resulting commission would consist of 15 members, who would serve without pay. The legislation would authorize the commission to create grants to communities, nonprofits and other groups to hold events that would commemorate the anniversary of slaves arriving in the U.S. The commission could hire staff and also accept volunteers to perform its mission. The commission would be required to submit a report to Congress and terminate in July of 2020.

‘Has to be told’ In a statement about the bill

In late March, the Congressional Budget Office estimated, “that implementing the bill would cost about $2 million a year—a total of $6 million over the 2018-2021 period.”

In a floor statement about the bill last summer, Rep. Bobby Scott said that African-Americans have contributed greatly to the United States and their achievements deserve to be celebrated.

“The history of Virginia and our nation cannot be fully understood without recognizing the role played by the slave trade,” said Scott. “Slavery was an abhorrent institution; but for hundreds of years, it was the foundation of the colonial and early American agricultural system and was essential to its economic sustainability.”

Scott continued, “The 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act will be instrumental in recognizing and highlighting the resilience and contributions of African-Americans since 1619. From slavery, to fighting in the Civil War, to working against the oppression of Jim Crow segregation, to the civil rights movement, the rich history of African Americans and their contributions to our Nation began hundreds of years ago but obviously does not end there.”

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Obama center expected to revitalize Chicago’s South Side The Obamas wave to the audience after the president gave his farewell speech at McCormick Place on Jan, 10 in Chicago.

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Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama showed off a model of the Obama Presidential Center last week, which will honor the nation’s first AfricanAmerican president as well as help to revitalize neighborhoods on Chicago’s South Side where the center will call home.

The $500 million, 200,000 square-foot center is scheduled to open in 2021 in Jackson Park, near Lake Michigan, announced the Obama Foundation, which is raising money for the presidential center.

The foundation said it will strengthen its neighborhoods’ economic climate by bringing hundreds and thousands visitors to Chicago every year and creating new jobs on the South Side.

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Giving back The foundation also hopes the center will revitalize historic Jackson Park.

“We believe the center will restore the promise of Jackson Park as the people’s park, building on its history as a recreational destination for gathering on the South Side for families, community members and visitors,” the Obama Foundation said in a statement.

During a presentation at the South Shore Cultural Center, the Obamas said they are building the presidential center on the South Side to give back to the community, which has given them so much.

The Obama Foundation is working with other institutions in the area, including the DuSable Museum of African-American History, the Museum of Science and Industry, the University of Chicago and the City of Chicago.

Museum and library The presidential center will consist of three buildings. The multi-story museum, the tallest structure on the site, will serve as a beacon for the Obama Center.

The other two structures will be a

library and a forum.

There also will be one-story structures with landscaped roofs that offer views of Jackson Park Lagoon and Lake Michigan.

The campus will be open to the public and the center will include indoor and outdoor spac-

es for events, trainings and other gatherings. The presidential center will have interactive displays to attract children and adults.

Tod Williams+Billie Tsien Architects partnered with Interactive Design Architects to design the Obama Presidential Center.

Above are a renderings of the Obama Presidential Center, slated to open in 2021 in Chicago.

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from Page 1 • Daytona Beach-area BCU alumni: Many of them supported and encouraged students from the start, advised them how to effectively protest, and served as an effective liaison with alumni outside of Daytona who wanted to show support.

LOSERS • B-CU President Edison O. Jackson and Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Joe Petrock: Joined at the hip, they are the two faces of this disaster. Among other things, they exposed Board of Trustees members to international ridicule as a consequence of their unilateral decision to bring Betsy DeVos in. The faces of Jackson, Petrock, the Board of Trustees, and B-CU leadership on the platform during the commencement ceremony tell the story.

• B-CU’s local Board of Trustees members: Anyone living in Daytona since May 1 – when DeVos’ appearance was confirmed – should have seen all of this coming.

Given the extreme level of paranoia and secrecy enveloping the univer-

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sity’s Board of Trustees, we can’t know if County Councilwoman Joyce Cusack, Dr. Michelle Carter-Scott, Rufus L. Wilson, M. Decker Youngman, or Dr. Kent Sharples – all respected local residents – knew about the high level of local and on-campus discontent surrounding DeVos’ appearance.

If they did know, did they inform Jackson? He obviously didn’t listen. If they didn’t know, they have lost touch with the community in which they live. Either way, none of them stepped up and spoke on either side of the issue.

• The Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance: As a group, the Alliance stood by and twiddled their collective thumbs. Sources close to the Daytona Times indicate that Jackson did meet with the Alliance. At that meeting, Jackson allegedly informed him that he spoke to God, and God told him not to disinvite DeVos and to go forward as planned. That was good enough for the assembled Alliance members. Most wouldn’t allow protesters and organizers to use their sanctuaries, and they didn’t openly support the students. They just sat on the sidelines and literally watched the student protestors pass them by.

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“We decided to partner up. The Tortugas are our primary sponsors. They are assisting us with growing our youth baseball program. We intend on not just creating a little league program but grow it up from T-ball. We estimate it to take three to four years to do that,” said Williamson.

80 players The T-ball league has a total of 80 players placed on eight teams consisting of 10 kids ages 4 to 6.

Games are played on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Derbyshire Park. The kids will play a sevengame season, which ends on May 30.

The goal is to eventually bring back youth baseball, which has been absent from the city’s youth athletics program the past few years.

Williamson confirmed, “We do want to start grassroots with Tball. We have a lot of kids 4 and 5 years old. It will take a few years for them to learn the fundamentals. We will likely go from T-ball and possibly add machine pitch and/or underhand coach pitch.”

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With the financial help of the Daytona Tortugas, the City of Daytona Beach was able to provide a T-ball program free of charge to local kids.

Daytona hopes T-ball reboots local youth baseball program

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

For the first time in about three years, kids are playing T-ball in Daytona Beach.

The City of Daytona Beach Leisure Services has started a T-ball program.

Opening Day took place on May 9 at Derbyshire Park & Sports Complex at 849 Derbyshire Road.

“The reception in the community has been tremendous. We put the word out on a Monday and in a week in a half we had our goal of the number of players and teams that we wanted. We even have 15 players on a waiting list,” said Percy Williamson, the city’s Leisure Services Director.

Above: Laurie Lewis instructs her team, the Orioles, on defense.

Teamed with Tortugas To bring the program, the city teamed up with the Daytona Beach Police Department and the Daytona Tortugas.

“The Daytona Tortugas are so excited to have Little League Baseball back in the City of Daytona Beach. As the lone professional sports team in Volusia County and one that calls Daytona home, its very important that our local kids are provided op-

Right: The Marlins watch the action from their bench.

portunities growing up. Each and every day, we would like to make this community a better place to live. One smiling kid at a time,” commented Tortugas Team President Ryan Keur.

A good start Daytona Beach police chief, Craig Capri echoed, “Baseball is a great sport to teach these kids life skills. We want to bring it back to the city and it’s a good place to start with T-ball at Derbyshire Park. The police and city staff are out there working with and interacting with the kids.

Commissioner Danette Henry really pushed for this. Percy Williamson and his staff have done a great job getting it going.”

Free for kids With the financial help of the Tortugas, the city was able to provide the program free of charge to participants.

The Tortugas are a Minor League Baseball team that plays its home games at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in downtown Daytona.

They are the high Class A-affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds Major League Baseball franchise.

T-ball to baseball Sustaining the T-ball program from now on and the baseball program in the future will be challenging.

Williamson said, “Some communities play baseball yearround. We want to do a spring and fall league like other cities to keep the kids engaged.

“A lot of kids start playing Tball and baseball young and migrate to other sports. You don’t see a lot of our kids en they get to high school, college and pros. We want to get kids who don’t play football or basketball.”

Youth baseball’s recent history hasn’t been kind in Daytona Beach.

The city operated a youth baseball league with T-ball ages 4 to 6 and baseball ages 7-12 from 2008 to 2014. That was after the sport was absent for over 10 years.

Tough competition Competition from football and basketball is also a factor.

“In Daytona Beach, football is King. We also have talented basketball players. We have the best youth football and basketball. We are the only city with four individual youth football teams,” Williams explained.

“Looking at Mainland High’s football team, which is a state power, most of its players played youth football here. Many coaches are now having kids choose one sport to keep up their skills.

When we were kids, we played every sport according to the season. We are also next to South Daytona, which has a strong youth baseball program.’’

Ricky Williams now spokesperson for cannibis use

BY MICHELLE KAUFMAN MIAMI HERALD/TNS

Ricky Williams, the former Miami Dolphins running back whose career and reputation were tarnished by marijuana use, is now a national spokesman for cannabis use.

After spending years as the punchline for pothead jokes, Williams will be a keynote speaker at the Southeast Cannabis Conference and Expo, June 9-11 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center.

It is the first Ricky large-scale canWilliams nabis convention ever held in South Florida, and expected to draw thousands of participants including patients, scientists, doctors, and others working in the cannabis business.

On a panel More than 20 NFL teams play in states where some form of marijuana use has become legal since Williams retired from the

league in 2004 following multiple failed drug tests. Williams travels the nation to promote the medicinal benefits of the drug, and believes it can help with concussions and pain management.

At the expo, Williams is scheduled to discuss his cannabis use on a panel called Pro Athletes Pro Cannabis. Others speakers include former NFL players Marvin Washington and Boo Williams.

Kudos for Williams Demitri Downing, executive director of the event says, “The Heisman Memorial Trophy is given to the college player who most epitomizes outstanding ability, diligence, perseverance and hard work.

“Ricky (Williams) was one of the first players to openly discuss the medical benefits of cannabis for athletes, and has since become one of the most well recognized faces of the legalization movement. We proudly welcome him in his return to Florida, and invite the public to hear his compelling story,”

Still making headlines Before speaking at a recent cannabis conference in Pitts-

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Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams breaks past New England Patriots cornerback Kyle Arrington during a game in Miami Gardens on Oct. 4, 2010. burgh, Williams told the PostGazette: “The word medical marijuana didn’t exist (in 2004). People talking about health and cannabis, it didn’t exist. And now that it does, players can be educated on what are the possible side effects, how does this work,

and how to use it in ways that are going to be most productive.”

Williams recently enrolled at the Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, Calif. He made headlines earlier this year when he was frisked by police officers in Tyler, Texas, while

attending an event for NFL Hall of Famer Earl Campbell.

The Fort Lauderdale conference, which also features Montel Williams, is open to the public.

Admission begins at $50 per day.

For more information, visit seccexpo.com.

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Tobacco Free Volusia County Partnership to meet May 22 The Tobacco Free Volusia County Partnership will meet at 4 p.m. Monday, May 22, at the Department of Health in Volusia County, 1845 Holsonback Drive room 516C, Daytona Beach.

Dr. Diana Lee, Partnership chair, will discuss how employers can save money by legally only hiring non-smokers, worksite changes to help employees stop using tobacco and how these changes can improve a company’s bottom line.

Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) clubs and members also will be recognized for their accomplishments during the school year.

About the Partnership The Partnership is a countywide, locally organized group committed to saving lives and improving the overall health and wellbeing of residents and visitors by reducing and/ or eliminating the use of tobacco products.

It was organized to advocate on the local, state and national level for prevention of the initiation of tobacco use among youth, protection from secondhand smoke, and promotion of tobacco cessation.

To access the meeting via conference call (audio only), call 888-670-3525, passcode 917 914 7160.

For more information, contact Kristen Mialki at 386-2740601 or Kristen.mialki@flhealth.gov.

Dr. Delicia Haynes, a local physician, speaks to guests at the Pretty Hat Tea staged by the Daytona Beach Section of National Council of Negro Women Inc.

Local National Council of Negro Women hosts Pretty Hat Tea The Daytona Beach Section of the National Council of Negro Women Inc. recently hosted its annual “Pretty Hat Tea.’’ The event is an opportunity for the group to bring women together to learn more about various health issues in a social environment.

Area physician Dr. Delicia Haynes was the guest speaker at the tea held at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on April 23. Haynes, chief executive officer and founder of Family First Health Center in Daytona Beach, talked about the effects of depression and ways to recognize the symptoms.

Guests also were entertained by a troupe of students from Bethune-Cookman University, under the direction of Richard Adams, an assistant housing director at B-CU, that performed a re-imagined version of James Weldon Johnson’s poem “The Creation” that looked at the beginnings of historically Black colleges and universities.

Courtney Allen, another B-CU staffer, also entertained the audience with her singing.

Guests wore hats of all shapes, colors and sizes.

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