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GEORGE E. CURRY: Has America given up on school desegregation? SEE PAGE 4

‘A TASTE OF BROADWAY’ IN ORMOND LIKE SEEING A SHOW IN NEW YORK SEE PAGE 3

East Central Florida’s Black Voice MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2016

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Preparing to honor those who served Veteran is encouraging Blacks to attend local events honoring soldiers during Memorial Day weekend.

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

COURTESY OF HOBSON BETHUNE

Hobson Bethune is shown with his wife, Muriel. Together, they have five children and five grandkids.

DeLand ponders homeless solutions; moves forward on expanding shelter

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

Daytona Beach has had scenes of homeless people sleeping and camping outside of the Volusia County building on Beach Street.

Holly Hill recently had residents protest Halifax Urban Ministries’ plan to turn the closed Hurst Elementary School into Hope Place a homeless sanctuary for families.

One local municipality seems to be moving forward on finding a solution.

The DeLand City Commission held a special meeting on Monday, which brought local organizations, faith-based organizations, businesses and residents together.

“We wanted a comprehensive workshop. We want everyone to be a part of the solution. We want a plan that will be accepted by everyone involved in addressing this issue,” said DeLand Mayor Robert Apgar.

Commissioner Jessica Davis echoed,” Homelessness is definitely something that I wanted to help with when I was first elected. I grew up in a situation that was always on the fringes of being homeless.

We moved around a lot. I like this grassroots community effort that everyone is putting forth.”

Shelter expansion DeLand is planning to expand the Neighborhood Center of West Volusia for a construction price tag of $1 million. The estimated operating cost will be more than $350,000 per year. The center currently provides emergency housing for the area’s homeless.

The city has budgeted $75,000 toward the shelter. The Volusia County Council already already had planned to donate land and $4 See SHELTER, Page 2

Memorial Day is designed to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for this nation. All across the country, the day is filled with ceremonies, parades and events.

The Daytona Times caught up with one local Black veteran who will be participating in events and encourages others to do so this weekend. Memorial Day is Monday, May 30.

“It’s all about remembering those who came before us. I try to participate in the events. I put flags on the gravesites all year.

I’ll be doing it on Sunday. The flags stay there for four to five days,” Hobson Bet-

Daytona Beach Commissioner Patrick Henry attends meeting.

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Slaves were there Memorial Day was first observed on May 1, 1865, when freed slaves gathered in Charleston, South Carolina to commemorate the death of Union soldiers.

By May 30, 1868, it was known as Decoration Day. The event included decorating the graves of soldiers with flowers and people doing prayers.

Soon it spread across the nation with

many cities closing down businesses on this day.

In 1971, Memorial Day became an official federal holiday.

Honor and remember The Black community should participate in Memorial Day, Bethune stated.

“Just about everyone has a veteran in their family. Many have passed away. Some died in combat. They should take this time to remember them. You still have veterans here that contribute to society, explained Bethune. “Attend the events and parades.

Salute the flag or put your hand on your heart. Many people locally have served in wars like Vietnam, Korea, World War II, Afghanistan and both Iraq wars.”

Veterans receive honors on Memorial Day, but it’s not just for them.

“We pay tribute to veterans, which is no problem, but we have Veterans Day. This is about those who have died while serving,” See SOLDIERS, Page 2

A free checkup for young athletes

Dr. Delicia M. Haynes gives a girl a checkup during the center’s seventh annual free sports physicals event.

Family First Health Center provides physicals for kids eager to play sports COMPILED BY DAYTONA TIMES STAFF

Dr. Delicia M. Haynes, founder and CEO of the Family First Health Center, presented the center’s seventh annual free sports physicals event on May 21. She was assisted by Dr. Andria Klioze and Dr. Karla McNish of the Volusia County Medical Society.

Family First team members Miriam Penaloza, Merita Kuka and Alexis Avellino were on hand to assist with registration and screening for blood pressure, vision, height and weight.

The Boys & Girls Club of Volusia/Flagler County has been a partner for this event for the past four years. The event was held at the Dickerson Center.

More than 40 students were cleared to participate in the local 2016-2017 athletic season.

Followed in dad’s footsteps Haynes is the daughter of Olympic athlete Tommy Z. Haynes and social worker Marilyn Haynes. The doctor followed in her father’s footsteps and competed in the hurdles and triple jump while at the University of Louisville.

She credits her participation in sports “to helping her learn how to be a leader of diverse groups and understanding the value of physical and mental health from a young age.’’

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hune remarked.

Bethune is a retired Marine Corps master gunnery sergeant who served his country for 30 years.

He will be honored as the Volusia County veteran of the year during a ceremony at the Daytona Beach Bandshell on Saturday, May 28, at 6 p.m.

“I feel humbled. It wasn’t a goal. It is nice to be recognized. I wasn’t going for it.

I just like putting in time working with the community and helping youth and other veterans,” said Bethune.

Completed residency with Halifax Health She earned a full academic

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Students who want to play sports received blood pressure screenings and other tests during the May 21 event at Daytona Beach’s Dickerson Center. Their parents had to pre-register for the kids to be tested. and athletic scholarship to the University of Louisville where she held the school record in the 100-meter high hurdles and triple jump. She then went on to medical school at the University of Kentucky.

Clearing the way for other

scholar athletes to participate in organized sports has been paramount to Haynes. She has been performing pre-participation physicals since coming to Daytona Beach in 2005 to complete her training at the Hali-

fax Health Family and Sports Medicine Residency Program.

If you are interested in partnering with Haynes to provide free sports physicals to an athletic group, contact her at drhaynes@familyfirsthealthcenter.com.

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COURTESY OF HOBSON BETHUNE

Hobson Bethune participates in a United States Marine Corp event with his good friend Sam McCloud, a former Marine Corps League Detachment commander.

SOLDIERS from Page 1 Bethune noted.

Served despite racism Today the military is often referred to as America’s best integrated institution.

Blacks have fought and died in every single American war or conflict, but have often faced discrimination.

“We did have a lot of discrimination back then. It wasn’t as bad as in society, but a lot of it did creep in. It was there when I joined in the 1970s. We didn’t have it as bad as the guys in the 1940s. We did have things to help like human relations along with different

classes and workshops,” expressed Bethune.

Busy veteran Bethune is pleased with his service in the Marine Corps.

“It is the best thing that I could have done. It was outstanding. I didn’t have a duty station that I didn’t like. I liked the travel, people and jobs. I still live by those values and try to pass them on to others,” Bethune remarked.

He is a member of several veterans organizations, including the Marine Corps League Detachment 638 in Daytona Beach, American Veterans (AMVETS) in Daytona and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in Port Orange.

Bethune volunteers as a youth basketball coach for the City of Daytona Beach’s Leisure Services Depart-

ment and was once the executive director of the Daytona Beach Police Athletic league.

Rich heritage Bethune also is the grandson of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of Bethune-Cookman University.

“She helped plenty of veterans and opened doors for many locally. She had President Franklin Roosevelt get many of them jobs with the Public Works Administration. She touched both the Rev. Carl Brinkley, Sr. and Dr. James Huger, who were both Marines. She also helped the local AMVET secure funds for their building,” the veteran recalled.

Huger was a civil servant and first Black to serve on both the Daytona Beach City Commission and Volusia County Commission.

Huger also worked at the

MEMORIAL WEEKEND EVENTS

255. Free. Call 386-2352580 or 800-982-8629 for more details.

Daytona Beach A free Star-Spangled concert featuring The Turnstiles, a Billy Joel tribute band, is May 28 at 7:15 p.m. at the Daytona Beach Bandshell, 250 N. Atlantic Ave. Fireworks at 9:45 p.m.

Visit www.bandshell.info or call 386-947-8007.

Port Orange The local VFW Post 3282 will host Memorial Day services on Monday, May 30 at Veterans Park, 100 City Center Circle, across from City Hall beginning at 10 a.m. Contact: 386-5065936.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), located at 47 Kings Road North in Palm Coast, will hold its program beginning at 11 a.m. on Monday. Food will be served from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. There also will be music and dance. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

New Smyrna The VFW will host an event at Riverside Park from 11 a.m. until noon on May 30.

Contact E.C. Lunsford at 386-427-6474 for more details.

Bunnell The AMVETS Post 113, located at 2125 N. State Street, will have Memorial Day services at 1 p.m. on May 30 in front of its building.

Ormond Beach A Memorial Day Remembrance service will take place at 9 a.m. on May 30 at Rockefeller Gardens, 26 Riverside Drive. Contact Leisure Services at 386676-324 for details.

Flagler County will hold a ceremony at 10 a.m. on Monday at the Government Services Building, 1769 Moody Blvd. For more information, call 386-3134039.

The Country 500 music festival is May 27-29 at the Daytona International Speedway featuring over 40 performers. The lineup includes Willie Nelson, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Kid Rock and Lady Antebellum.

Complete details: www. daytonainternationalspeedway.com.

Deltona Hosted by Youth Explosion for Christ, a tribute is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. at 689 Deltona Blvd.

Performances by Southern Sass, Felecity, Michael James, YPATC, Kasia and the American Legion Post

then-Bethune-Cookman College.

Brinkley was the longtime CEO and executive director of the Daytona Beach Housing Authority. He was also the first Black sheriff deputy in Volusia County.

Another area local Marine was Eli Graham Jr. He was a delivery driver in Daytona.

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Commissioners listened to local organizations express their thoughts about shelter for the homeless at Monday night’s meeting at DeLand City Hall.

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million for a shelter on the west side of Daytona Beach.

However, plans for that shelter have stalled.

The DeLand shelter calls for 20 crisis shelter beds to start and the potential to eventually house 250.

“Issues like substance abuse and mental health can be treated. Homelessness can be solved. We can end it. How do we do that? … We open the door for people to come in and find a way to put them in permanent housing,” said Susan Clark, executive director of the Neighborhood Center of West Volusia.

Needs for the homeless varies. The needs can include shelter, employment, contact with out of town family, a ticket back home, medicine, food and clothing.

“They can be anybody, including a friend or relative. Many have just fallen into this condition. A lot of times unemployment is a factor. Our goal is to have them become re-employed.

Also these people need to be a part of a community.

Many have been marginalized, labeled or stigmatized for some reason. We must

treat them like real people,” Clark noted.

Day care included The Neighborhood Center of West Volusia, a nonprofit organization, provides the only West Volusia homeless shelter.

The center provides housing assistance, a food pantry, a thrift store and emergency assistance with utilities and rent.

The new shelter in DeLand would include a day center, which would assist the homeless during the daytime. It also could include a computer room, multi-purpose room and job search assistance.

The Neighborhood Center would run the new proposed facility.

“There is definitely a need for such a facility in West Volusia County,” added Clark.

The Neighborhood Center, located at 434 S. Woodland Blvd., currently has an emergency center with 10 emergency beds currently housing six male adults and four female adults. The shelter is provided for 30 days and there is a waiting list.

Transitional housing The center provides transitional housing for single

men and women up to one year and there’s also the Heart House, located at 114 W. Waltz Ave. It provides transitional housing for single and two-parent families up to a year. It currently houses four families headed by single women The Neighborhood Center is building a new thrift store and converting its thrift store to a transitional housing facility on Woodland Boulevard. This could add up to 20 new beds.

Construction will cost around $300,000 with the facility expected to be completed by June 2017.

Positive community reaction Many who attended the meeting were pleased with the city’s plans.

“I’ve been to plenty of city council meetings in communities across this country. I am impressed. This presentation was excellent.

A lot of things were covered.

The only thing that I didn’t see covered was transparency, but I think you’re on the right track,” commented Thomas Rebman, CEO of Homeless and Hungry based in Orlando.

Faith-based organizations also have partnered to address the homeless situation. Over 23 congregations on the west side of

the county have teamed up to share ideas and information. They provide feeding, fiscal help, mentoring, and showers.

Most faith-based orga-

Palm Coast Palm Coast will hold a ceremony at 8 a.m. in Heroes Park at 2860 Palm Coast Parkway N.W on May 30. More information:

Remembering the pioneers All three were Marines with local roots who trained at Montford Point.

Montford Point Marines are famous like the Tuskegee Airmen, the first Black fighter pilots and the Buffalo soldiers, who secured the American frontier.

“I got to know a lot of

nizations support Volusia Safe Harbor, which was created by F.A.I.T.H. (Fighting Against Injustice Toward Harmony) and Volusia County Judge Belle Shumann four years ago.

The idea is for 24-hour assistance designed to help people get from homelessness to stable housing.

“We support the Volusia Safe Harbor plan, which is a 100-bed come-as-youare facility. It would have all of the resources needed for people to transition out of homelessness in one location. We recognize it’s a countywide problem and there is a need for a systemized approached that would be structured. We already have Halifax Urban Ministries, Stewart-Marchman and other successful programs that could be working out of that facility,” said the Rev. Susanna Orensky, pastor of Deltona Christian Church.

Other organizations that attended the meeting and gave presentations included the Commission on Homelessness for Volusia/ Flagler Counties Family Renew and DeLand area faithbased organizations.

386-986-3708.

Flagler Beach Flagler Beach will host its Memorial Day tribute at 1 p.m. on May 30 in Veterans Park, located at S. Second Street. More details: 386517-2000.

these guys when I was in service. There were a lot more of them back then.

During their time, no Blacks trained at Parris Island (in South Carolina).

They built Montford Point right outside of Camp Lejeune (in North Carolina). Back then, there were many Whites that didn’t want Blacks in the military,” Bethune added.

Learn how to maintain irrigation system on June 9 Master Gardener Howard Jeffries will offer tips on operating and maintaining a home irrigation system at 1 p.m.

Thursday, June 9, in DeBary Hall’s stable, 198 Sunrise Blvd., DeBary.

He’ll explain how to replace sprinkler heads, repair broken pipes, and set the automatic timer. He’ll also offer information about the best times to water.

Jeffries is a volunteer with the University of Florida/Volusia County Extension. He and other trained master gardeners answer gardening questions at the Volusia County Agricultural Center, present horticultural classes to community groups, and staff information booths at fairs and garden shows.

Reservations are not required. For more information, call 386-6683840.

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‘A Taste of Broadway’ in Ormond was like seeing a New York show The discipline of musical theater made way for a marvelous performance of “A Taste of Broadway.” The “off-off” Broadway show recently starred at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center.

The actors and stage crew were directed and succeeded to perform terrific megahits of live vocals, great choreography and costume design. They dazzled the audience with scripts for a gamut from “The Wiz,” “The Lion King,” “Dreamgirls,” “West Side Story,” “Cabaret,” “Annie,” “Sophisticated Ladies,” “Sweet Charity,” and “Smokey Joe’s Café.”

Children and teens stole the show from some of the musically crafted plots. The ages of those taking part ranged from 4 to 76.

Audience members were ecstatic, taking in the professional magnitude of the performance. More succinctly, it amounted to similarly taking in “A Taste of Broadway” in New York’s Broadway Theater District.

Four years in the making

The finale of a chorus line ended the performance of “A Taste of Broadway.”

“A Taste of Broadway” was conceived and directed by Emma Adams, a four-time director of “Motown & Mo,’” and starring as Ruth Younger with Director Carlos Ann Butler’s “A Raisin in the Sun.” Adams acted under Roburt Dumas in his stage direction and creativity of Emma “Granny’s Birthday Party” Adams at Flagler Playhouse. The role of assistant director for “A Taste of Broadway” filled the shoes of Adrienne Hassell Felton, a featured director and vocalist for “Motown & Mo.’” Adams conceived the idea four years ago for “A Taste of Broadway.”

“I owe it all to Valerie (Betts),” she said.

She (Valerie) choreographed it. I showed her my vision, and she took it and ran with it.”

Adams mentions that she sees Valerie’s shows at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, and where Peter Trubek also joins Valerie in the performances. Valerie works with kids at the children’s theater in the center.

“That’s her second home,” quipped Ad-

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ams.

Then Adams observed a cast in a musical performance.

She said, “You know what? We could do that,” and that’s really where she got the vision.

Cast found through word of mouth She got on board with Tony Felton, who had just begun “Just 4 U Productions,” the ideal medium to attract and mentor youth through theatrical workshops and scholarships.

She found the humongous cast and stage crew, asking cast members from “Motown & Mo,’” putting the word out, and calling around. She did not advertise.

Adams contacted Wayne Reynolds and

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Raquel Schenone. Through Valerie and actress Nina Paolucci from the center, Lana Davidenko was found, along with her mother, Irina Davidenko, who’s made a name for herself in dance. And, then Jeannie Nichols, who performed the stagecraft of “Cabaret” for “A Taste of Broadway,” and Cornelius Pride, who stepped into singing “If They Could See Me Now,” were found at the performing arts center.

The show had a variety of musical performance acts - among which were “Tomorrow” from “Annie,” featuring Lana Davidenko in the lead, together with Alahni Cooper, Kennedi Cooper, Nia Felton, Maya Felton, Adrianna Boggs, Dejana Agledor, Zavion Betts, Diaje Betts, Tyler Bohnenkamper, Antonio Posley, Aminah Taite-Headspeth, Ja’nysa Rodriguez, Samira Taite-Headspeth and Sofia Matta.

And then, there was the buzz of compliments for the “Circle of Life” from the Tony-Award winning “Lion King,” featuring Adrienne Betts and Sterling Taite-Headspeth and a full cast for musical theater.

Gospel Café makes grand debut The entertainment venue of a Gospel Café premiered recently, taking First Church by storm with the phenomenally amazing vocalist Miss Jessica Rogers. The Gospel Café, marked for prayer by Pastor Gillard S. Glover, is music that soothes and reminds us of the harmony and syncopation that God has placed in the universe.

The musicians, laying down the sets in smooth grooves, were members of the house band, and part of the music ministry of the First Church of Palm Coast.

They are: Michael Scott on bass, Ernest Williams, keys; Carlos Felder, drums; and music director Jarred Evans, on keys, and performing the expanded “Ain’t Misbehavin,’” written by Thomas “Fats” Waller, performed by Louie Armstrong, and made into a Broadway cabaret show with Nell Carter.

Performing as back-up singers for premiere vocalist Jessica Rogers were the FAME Ensemble – Nathaniel Shropshire III; Francesca Scott, Drickus Horne, and Octavia Evans. Sound and lighting designs were produced by Robert Brown.

Dr. Nel Trasybule, M.D., and Nathaniel Shropshire III recognized the versatility of Pastor Glover’s vision, and they took top billing for making the Gospel Café come alive.

“We are trying to have a safe environment, a safe place for you to feel free to enjoy yourselves, and not worry about the every day rigor of the contemporary jazz

City of Palm Coast’s photo contest deadline is May 31

SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES

The deadline for entries to the City of Palm Coast’s Find Your Florida 2016 Photography Contest is May 31. In a photograph, show what makes Palm Coast special.

Prizes will be awarded, and photographs submitted for the contest will be used by the city for marketing, promotional and public relations purposes. This year, two new categories are being added – Best Bird photo and a Youth Category for children ages 17 and younger.

The theme of the contest is “Find Your Florida in Palm Coast.”

Cash prizes Examples of what the city is looking for include: family fun at our festivals, sports activities, cultural clubs and organizations, and on our parks and trails; active lifestyle such as walking/ running/bicycling, sports, swimming, fishing and boating; and nature such as beautiful landscapes, birds and other

clubs,” said Shropshire, the emcee. “So this is what we’re trying to do to set the atmosphere for just that. … We are trying to demonstrate something new here in Palm Coast.”

More to come Rogers will be followed up next by the FAME Ensemble come May 27, the Doug Carne Trio, June 3; and Rob’s Jazz Express, June 10, and each individually taking place on each successive Friday.

“Throughout the night, I hope you guys will drink a lot of ‘mocktails,’” said Shropshire, who spoke to patrons sipping virgin daiquiris, pina coladas, and margaritas, served by a wait staff at the upscale Gospel Café.

“Without further adieu, ladies and gentlemen, please give a round of applause to Miss Jessica Rogers,” said Shropshire.

“I don’t know about you, but I came to have a good time!” exclaimed Rogers. “I am excited to be here and share the gift that God has given me, and share with some amazing people – and an amazing band.” \The native of Brunswick, Georgia – an Edward Waters College alumnus – has used her vocals to perform with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and as backup singer for Ray Charles, Stephanie Mills, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick, and gospel artist Douglas Miller.

Rogers took a full house of audience members on a journey with the sassy classics of Jill Scott’s “Golden,” Miss Yolanda Adams’ “Open My Heart,” and Oleta Adams’ “I Will Love You, Christ My Saviour.” Rogers also rocked Kim Burrell’s “God Speaks, Can You Hear Him?” in addition to Miss Burrell’s “Never Let Go,” and other sensations.

Jessica Rogers came full circle sharing God’s gift, which did not go unnoticed.

Even if you did not attend the graceful, jazzy blend in the inaugural of Jessica Rogers’ performing at the Gospel Café, pick up the CD for a $7 donation. And if you want to purchase tickets for the upcoming FAME Ensemble’s satiny ballads and gospel, call Nellie Davis of the media ministry at 386-446-5759.

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

Celebrations Birthday wishes to Lenny Rowe, Dr. Lawrence Gary, May 26; and Audrey Thorpe, May 27.

wildlife, and waterways.

First, second and third place will be awarded, plus the special awards for Best Bird photo and in the Youth Category.

Gift certificates to local businesses will be awarded in the following amounts: first prize, $200; second prize, $100; third prize, $50; Best Bird photo, $40; Youth winner, $40.

Free to enter Gift certificates will be offered to a variety of businesses and winners will be able to select from the list. In addition, honorable mentions will be awarded as determined by the judges. Winning photographs will be displayed on the city’s website, and winning photographers will be recognized at a meeting of the Palm Coast City Council.

Photographers may submit up to 20 entries. It is free to enter. Entries must be submitted no later than midnight May 31.

Photographs submitted for the contest must be taken in the City of Palm Coast. All submissions will become the property of the City of Palm Coast.

For guidelines and an online entry form, visit www.palmcoastgov.com/ photocontest. For more information, contact Jason Giraulo at 386-986-2484 or jgiraulo@palmcoastgov.com.

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Has America given up on school desegregation?

May 17th marked the 62nd anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawing so-called “separate but equal” public schools. The decision effectively superseded the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision upholding racial segregation.

Chief Justice Roger G. Taney wrote in the Dred Scott decision in 1857 that he believed that Blacks “had no rights which the White man was bound to respect...”

Brown was lauded as a long overdue break with that kind of defective thinking and was expected to pave the way for the equal treatment of all of the nation’s citizens.

Negative trend However, public schools were not immediately desegregated in the wake of Brown. A research paper produced by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA documents a troubling trend.

“Since 1970, the public school enrollment has increased in size and transformed in racial composition. Intensely segregated non-White schools with zero to 10 percent White enrollment have more than tripled in this most recent 25-year period for which we have data, a period deeply influenced by major Supreme Court decisions (spanning from 1991 to 2007) that limited desegregation policy,” the paper stated.

“At the same time, the extreme isolation of White students in schools with 0 to 10 percent nonWhite students has declined by half as the share of White students has dropped sharply.”

Over the years, the Civil Rights Project has identified the most se-

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Over the years, the Civil Rights Project has identified the most severely segregated states as New York and Illinois, followed closely

by Michigan and New Jersey. Maryland and California have now joined that group. verely segregated states as New York and Illinois, followed closely by Michigan and New Jersey.

Maryland and California have now joined that group.

“Because of the dramatic changes in Southern segregation produced by the enforcement of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, none of the 17 states that completely segregated schools by law (e.g., the type of mandatory segregation that was the focus of the Brown decision) have headed this list since 1970 – in spite of the fact that twelve of them have higher shares of Black students than the most segregated states today.

“The ironic historic reality is

The myth of equality As a child growing up, I found solace in words found in the Declaration of Independence and in the Holy Bible.

The Declaration of Independence says “all men are created equal...”The Bible says that God loves everyone, and that Jesus showed the agape love that was of and from God. If a person had God, I reasoned, and if a person followed the words of this nation’s Declaration of Independence, then, surely, some of the injustice I saw around me would become a thing of the past.

No acceptance The myth of equality with and acceptance by “the majority population,” however, was just that – a myth. The beloved Abraham Lincoln (who freed the slaves, we were taught) was no champion for the human rights of Black people.

In a letter to a Union com-

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mander, General Henry Halleck, Lincoln wrote: “I have not meant to leave any one in doubt. My paramount struggle is to save the Union and is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing all the slaves, I would do it, and if I could to it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.

What I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because it helps to save the Union...”

In the Lincoln-Douglas debate on Aug. 27, 1858, Lincoln was equally direct: “I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing

Keeping faith with our sisters I lead a major national women’s group, the National Congress of Black Women. My personal desire is to facilitate the enhancement of the lives and opportunities for African-American women, women of color, and their families’ welfare. My role is a singular opportunity to bring positive change to our communities and to our nation.

My job is to drive awareness of the most pressing issues we face. The long list includes domestic violence, immigration reform, childhood obesity, criminal justice reform and equal access to education.

Atop that list are the challenges posed by carbon pollution and climate change.

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Under threat We live under the threat of an environmental, economical, and public health crisis – and it’s only getting worse. The rest of our challenges mean little if we don’t have a healthy environment in which we can thrive.

Sixty-eight percent of AfricanAmericans live within 30 miles of a polluting coal-fired plant.

Without escape or refuge from the constant cloud of toxic waste, African-Americans average 350

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that the decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court supported very demanding desegregation standards for the South while the interpretation of Supreme Court decisions and federal legislation limited the impact of Brown in the North and West.”

Northern schools unaffected It wasn’t until almost two decades after Brown that the Supreme Court issued a school desegregation order involving a district outside those 17 states. That decision, Milliken v. Bradley, covered the city of Detroit – but not most surrounding suburban districts.

The report also noted, “The statistics we report ... show that all racial groups are experiencing a stunning increase in the average share of poor students attending their schools... Over a 20-year period, the proportion of poor students (as defined by federal standards for subsidized or free lunch eligibility) in the school of the typical White student has shot up from 17 percent to 40 percent...

Black students at that time were in schools where low-income students made up 37 percent of their peers. In 2013, that same figure for Black students is 68 percent, identical to the number reported for Latino students.”

Authors of the report state that the family income and race of students matters.

“Black and Latino students were in the most impoverished schools two decades earlier but those schools had a clear majority of non-poor classmates. Now the pattern is reversed, so that

about in any way the social and political equality of the White and Black races, that I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with White people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the White and Black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. And in as much as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the White race.”

Seems simple Likewise, the Christian Bible purports to express the will of God in how people should be treated in the so-called “Golden Rule,” found in Matthew: “So whatever you wish that others do to you, do also to them.”

But it was yet another myth.

percent more emergency room visits than White Americans.

Living so close to polluting power plants, African-American children experience asthma attacks at much higher rates than their White peers. They are two to three times more likely to be hospitalized and/or die from asthma. Their mothers, sisters, aunts and grandmothers – many who are the sole economic providers for their families – miss hours or days of work. The visit to a pediatrician is costly enough. Affording inhalers or missing work only makes it worse.

Serious Plan Among the timeliest of options is the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Power Plan. The Plan, finalized

by President Obama in August 2015, sets the first federal limits on carbon pollution from power plants and encourages the development of safer, cleaner re-

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Black and Latino students attend schools with substantial majorities – two-thirds – of poor classmates. This double segregation means serious isolation from racial and class diversity and exposure to the many problems that systematically afflict poor families and communities.”

It added, “The Civil Rights Project has issued many reports on these enrollment changes and their impacts on segregation of schools across the country in the last 20 years. We have done that because of massive and growing research evidence that (1) segregation creates unequal opportunities and helps perpetuate stratification in the society and (2) diverse schools have significant advantages, not only for learning and attainment but for the creation of better preparation for all groups to live and work successfully in a complex society which will have no racial majority.”

The rule applied to human beings. Black people were not humans, as declared in the Constitution. Therefore, White Christian people were not obligated to treat them with respect and honor.

In Mississippi, Rev. John Reed Miller, a Presbyterian, declared, in the height of the civil rights movement, “The heart of the gospel is not the treatment of others but ...

‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.’”

Neither Miller nor many to most White people in the South saw any contradiction in that perception of God and interpretation of Scripture.

Fast forward. It seems that the same lack of protection for Black people is still in place. The Black Lives Matter Movement seems to have been at least partly predicated on the belief that this system – secular and sacred – is not equipped or is at least not interested in protecting the lives of Black people.

Unwillingness, silence It seems that in spite of the law

newable energy. It’s the most significant action ever taken by the U.S. to cut carbon pollution and combat climate change.

The Plan’s life-saving rules will yield great health and climaterelated benefits – up to $54 billion annually by 2030. By reducing or cutting carbon pollution by nearly a third by 2030, will reduce asthma attacks by 90,000 and prevent 300,000 missed days of school and work. Most importantly, the Plan will reduce at least 3,600 premature deaths.

President Obama’s Plan needs our support against those who value profit over lives. In February, the Supreme Court temporarily paused implementation of the clean air standards. Corporate polluters and their political allies have sued to stop the rules in an attempt to block critical health benefits and the economic benefit of the creation of thousands of associated new jobs.

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‘First step’ The report recommended, “The need for governmental action is urgent, and while the Obama Administration’s recent efforts are an encouraging first step, the magnitude and complexity of these issues requires more substantial efforts.

“Given the expanding and deeply rooted nature of segregation highlighted here, the sustained focus of all three branches and levels of government is desperately needed. It will also take efforts beyond schools, such as serious economic strategies to raise the income of families so that they have enough money to pay for their children’s school lunches and meet other basic needs.”

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and the cross, there has been and is no stopgap to the discrimination doled out and administered to people of color. The political system has been unwilling to save and protect Black people, and God has chosen not to step in and soften the hearts of people who hate based on the color of one’s skin or religion.

The seedlings of inequality, both political and economic, coupled with a court and justice system that has mocked the rights of and for Black people, took root long ago and are not going to be pulled up. And God will remain silent, as “the least of these” continue to grapple with God’s silence and inaction in the midst of such abject discrimination of God’s own children.

Rev. Susan K. Smith is an author and ordained minister who is founder of Crazy Faith Ministries. Contact her at revsuekim@sbcglobal.net.

families are not alone. In April 2016, a coalition of businesses, faith groups, elected officials, medical professionals, and environmental and health organizations filed “friend of the court” briefs in support of the Plan.

They defended the legal foundation of the rules and touted the immense economic and public health benefits the Plan provides across the nation.

You can help Even with this broad coalition, much remains left to do. Write your elected officials expressing your support of the Clean Power Plan and demand they do likewise. Working together, we can keep millions of women and children from exposure to harm.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha to present Debutante Cotillion on June 4 The Gamma Mu Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will present seven young ladies to society during its biennial Debutante Cotillion on Saturday, June 4.

The event will take place at 6 p.m. at the Museum of Arts and Sciences, 325 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach. Tickets are $25.

The goal of the program is to provide activities that will enhance the development of outstanding 11th and 12th graders in the Greater Daytona Beach area.

Participants in this year’s program are: Leslie Dawn Elizabeth Collins, a senior at Mainland High School and the daughter of Antonio M. Collins and Belinda Wil-

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liams Collins Teren Renae Culver, a junior at Mainland High School and the daughter of Dr. Terence and Tracia Culver Jasmine Alexis Davis, a senior at Mainland High School and the daughter of

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James and Jackwylin Davis Malaika Adia Janae Jackson, a junior at Mainland High School and the daughter of Melissa BurkeJackson and Marbly Levett Jackson Nikiya Elizabeth Janay John, a junior at Main-

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land High School and the daughter of Stephanie Mckenzie, Stephen John and Fitz Corwin Mckenzie Brittany Merell Norris, a senior at Mainland High School and the daughter of Charles Williams and Winifred Norris

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Sadajah Francisa Stalling, a senior at Mainland High School and the daughter of Willie Stalling and Nekesha Barrs.

They selected to participate and take part in community service projects and attend workshops cov-

FUTURES Foundation announces new officers SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES

FUTURES Foundation for Volusia County Schools has announced its 201617 officers who take office effective July 1: President John Guthrie of Halifax Health; PresidentElect Paula Gregory, CPA, Weston & Gregory CPAs; Vice President Susan Mendez of Duke Energy; Treasurer Cory Domayer, CPA, of Florida Hospital Flagler; Secretary Jeff Brok of Merrill Lynch; and Immediate Past President Dr. Linda Bradley Thacker of the University of Central Florida.

Left to right: Jeff Brok, Susan Mendez, Dr. Linda Bradley Thacker, Paula Gregory, School Board Chairman Ida Wright, John Guthrie and Superintendent Tom Russell.

FUTURES Foundation is a nonprofit, direct support organization founded in 1985 to support Volusia County Schools. Its mission is to engage business and civic leaders to promote and achieve educational excellence for Volu-

sia County Public Schools.

The foundation directs resources toward areas of identified need, increases community involvement and support, and encourages open communication between the community and Volusia County

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Schools. Its 32-member board of directors consists of Volusia County business and civic leaders who direct and raise funds to facilitate a variety of programs in the school district. These programs range from student and staff recognition programs to student leadership development to teacher mini-grants.

FUTURES also administers the legislatively funded School District Education Foundation State Matching Grants Program, which infused more than $96,000 locally this school year and the Volusia Take Stock in Children Program.

Donation to help mentor kids FUTURES Foundation recently received $5,000 from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc. to support the Volusia County Take Stock in Children (TSIC) scholarship & mentoring program for atrisk high school students.

TSIC scholars are selected based upon financial need, academic achievement, good character and community involvement. They have the benefit of mentors working with them throughout their high school years, as well as the support of Volusia County TSIC Program Coordina-

Daytona State’s Enrollment Day set for June 11 SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES

Daytona State College registration for summer and fall semesters is as simple as a visit to the Daytona Beach campus.

An Enrollment Day event scheduled for Saturday, June 11, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. provides the opportunity to complete everything from application to registration and have a chance to win a $350 scholarship from the Daytona State Foundation.

Students start by completing a Daytona State application (apply online or download the application from DaytonaState. edu), then meet with an admissions advisor and financial aid counselor, take an assessment test (if applicable). Participants then will meet with an academic advisor and lock in their schedules.

Summer classes start July 5, fall classes begin Aug. 29.

Fall registration Students can register for fall now to assure their choice of classes – and not pay

Beach walk to benefit Guardian ad Litem Volusia County’s Beach Safety Division will sponsor a two-mile Family Fun Beach Walk to benefit foster children served by the Seventh Judicial Circuit’s Guardian ad Litem program on Saturday, June 4.

The walk starts at 10 a.m. on the beach behind Sun Splash Park, 611 S. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach. Participants can register early at www.gal7foundation.org or onsite at 9 a.m. The requested donation is $10 per person.

The event includes a free cookout, snow cones, cotton candy and goody bags for registered walkers. A moonwalk will be

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ering a variety of topics, including social etiquette, health and personal finance.

For more information, call committee chairperson Khalelah Jones at 386-8528533.

tor Sheila Rees and Student Advocates/College Readiness Coaches Kimberly Grimes and Theresa Clark Hennessy, to ensure they graduate successfully from high school and are prepared for and enter college.

TSIC scholarships are funded through community and individual donations such as Bank of America Charitable Foundation’s recent investment and currently are matched dollar for dollar through the Florida Prepaid College Foundation’s Stanley Tate Project STARS (Scholarship Tuition for At-Risk Students) Scholarship Program.

The Volusia County TSIC program typically awards a four-year college tuition scholarship purchased through the STARS Program.

Mentors are being recruited for TSIC students and anyone interested in volunteering 30 minutes each week on school campus should contact TSIC Program Coordinator Sheila Rees at srees@volusia. k12.fl.us or 386-255-6475, ext. 50724.

For more information about FUTURES Foundation, contact Executive Director Cynthia Perrick Ramirez at 386-255-6475, ext. 50730, caperric@volusia.K12.FL.US or visit its website at www.FuturesVolusia.org.

until July 18.

The Financial Aid Office will be open to assist with college financing and to help students complete their financial aid applications (FAFSA). Academic advisors also will be available to talk about academic programs such as the Quanta-Honors College.

Only students registering for classes at the event will be eligible for the $350 scholarship drawing.

Extended hours Students unable to attend Enrollment Day can take advantage of Daytona State’s extended registration hours for summer and fall classes, starting May 23 through July 29: • Daytona Beach campus - 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday • DeLand campus - 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday • Deltona campus - 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., Monday • Flagler/Palm Coast campus - 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., Tuesday • New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater campus - 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., Monday Note: All other days, the campuses are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Friday, 8 a.m. until noon.

For more information, visit DaytonaState.edu, e-mail Admissions@DaytonaState.edu or call (386) 506-4471.

set up for children. The course is handicap accessible, and water will be provided along the beach walk.

There are more than 1,700 children in the foster care system of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, which represents Volusia, Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns counties.

Guardian ad Litem volunteers are appointed by a judge to advocate for the best interests of a child who has been abused, neglected or abandoned. Most of these children have been removed from their homes and placed with relatives or foster parents.

All proceeds will go directly to the Guardian ad Litem Foundation.

For information, contact Tammy Marris at 386-547-6810 or tmarris@volusia.org.

Marris is the public information officer for Volusia County’s Beach Safety Division.

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Unfortunately, we’re looking at lose-lose-lose here.

And, unfortunately again, we have not come very far from my reference point of 1962 when Alvin Dark, then managing the San Francisco Giants, told several Latin American players that they could not speak Spanish to each other in the clubhouse.

‘The Selig Rule’ Now, 54 years later, MLB does has a window-dressing deal called “The Selig Rule,” which mandates each club to “consider” minorities for executive positions and managerial and director openings.

After Rodriguez’s firing, the minority-manager scorecard reads two (Dusty Baker and Dave Roberts). P.S.: Baker speaks fluent Spanish.

Going higher up the food chain, only four minority general managers are in place. It seems things keep getting lost in translation when it comes to diversity.

“For me, our sports team and the people who run sports teams should look like America,” said Richard Lapchick, director of the DeVos Sport Business Management program at UCF.

Keeping score

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MLB’s diversity plan for managers gets lost in translation ANALYSIS

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And so the last Latino manager in Major League Baseball has said hasta la vista.

And why should we care?

I don’t mean to be flip. But I assume that is the first-blush reaction from many passers-by, not overly concerned that Fredi Gonzalez was fired as manager of the

Atlanta Braves last week.

That brings the count down to zero Latino managers in a sport where more than a quarter of the players are of Spanish-speaking origin. That is unacceptable.

This isn’t about affirmative action, obsession with diversity or a Hispanic columnist going on a

Daytona Beach Half Marathon set for Feb. 5 SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES

Volusia County Government and Daytona International Speedway have announced the 2017 Daytona Beach Half Marathon will be held at 7:30 a.m.

Sunday, Feb. 5, two weeks prior to the 59th annual Daytona 500. Registration will open July 1.

The 2016 Daytona Beach Half Marathon attracted 2,748 runners, more than double the number of runners in 2014.

“We were very pleased with the turnout,” said Volusia County Manager Jim Dinneen. “The feedback was excellent.

I am confident we’ll see an increase in registrations for next year’s event. We continue to make adjustments based on

rant protecting his own. It’s about common-sense business practices, respecting the workplace and letting people know that we’re not living in 1962 anymore.

conversation with a pitcher on the mound, he might want to know the difference between first base and second base, or ball and strike, in Spanish.

Communication is key

Lose-lose situation

The fact that more than one in four players have Spanish-speaking roots dovetails into a significant factor: The sport is now global.

That is the arc of every sport in this country — witness the NBA’s outreach to China and other parts of the world, and the NFL having a spot of tea to celebrate football games across the pond.

But there’s this too: Communication. A key to any business, is it not? And while many Latino players have become fluent in English, there are a bunch who aren’t.

And if a manager is having a

You might want to connect the dots to the fact that a key subset of successful managers over the years — including Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella and Joe Maddon — can speak Spanish.

“If you can’t talk on a personal level with them, you take the risk of losing one thing you could fix if you speak his language,” La Russa once said, addressing the issue.

Exactly. You connect on a personal level. You forge stronger relationships. You gain respect.

Your player has a great chance of succeeding. So do you. So does your team. Win-win-win.

runner comments. I think moving the start time to 7:30 is a big change that will be well received.”

The Daytona Beach Half Marathon features a course that takes runners from the historic asphalt (flat surface) of Daytona International Speedway to International Speedway Boulevard leading to a view of the Atlantic Ocean atop the International Speedway Boulevard high rise bridge to the hard-packed sands of Daytona Beach and then back to the start/finish line inside the iconic motorsports facility.

Early bird registration from July 1 – Oct. 31 is $80 for the Daytona Beach Half Marathon, $70 for the half marathon relay and $30 for the 3.1-mile Lap the Track.

For more information, visit daytonabeachhalf.com.

Strapp golf tournament returns June 14 The 13th Annual Elisha J. Strapp Golf Scholarship Tournament hosted by the Greater Friendship Scholarship Ministry will be held June 4 at the LPGA International Golf Course, 1000 Champions Drive, Daytona Beach.

Celebrating 13 years, the community and education 2016 tournament honorees will be Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick L. Henry and City Manager James Chisholm.

Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. with a four-person scramble, shotgun is at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $75 per player. The fee includes 18 holes of golf, cart fee, breakfast, practice balls, refreshments on the course, souvenir bags and awards luncheon.

Trophy awards will go to the first-place and second-place winners, senior division, closest to the pin and longest drive.

Tournament contests include a $10,000 cash Hole in One prize. Auxiliary holes prizes are Callaway Razr XR OS Irons, round-trip airline tickets for two, and the choice of an HP laptop or tablet.

The scholarship ministry raises funds to benefit early childhood learning centers and graduating high school seniors. Since 2001, the ministry has awarded $55,350 in scholarships.

For more information, e-mail sandrastrapp@gmail.com or contact Ronald Gibson at 386-405-8589 or Lorenzo Hayward at 407-341-6464.

Researchers: Bubba Smith suffered with CTE Bubba Smith, the Pro Bowl defensive end who transitioned to acting after his NFL career, suffered with the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when he died, researchers announced on Tuesday.

Researchers at the VABU-CLF Brain Bank said Smith had Stage 3 CTE Bubba (Stage 4 is the most ad- Smith vanced) at the time of his death at age 66 in 2011. Smith was the 90th former NFL player out of the 94 brains studied where CTE was detected.

“Prior to his death, Smith was reported to have developed significant cognitive decline, including memory impairment and poor judgment,” researchers said in a

Lapchick also keeps score, literally, through a racial and gender report card issued by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport. MLB received a “C+” for managers in the latest report before Gonzalez’s firing.

“The commissioner has to take a more rigorous role,” Lapchick said, referencing Rob Manfred.

“I’m not sure what that would look like, but the numbers have to be embarrassing and raise issues.”

There are plenty of managerial candidates out there. Check out the resumes of guys like Sandy Alomar Jr., Dave Martinez, Jose Oquendo, Alex Cora, Eduardo Perez and Joey Cora.

Gonzalez — a good man and a Cuban native I knew from his days at Southridge High School in Dade County — got whacked in a bush-league way. He found out he was fired because Delta sent him a text he was on a flight back to Atlanta in the middle of a road trip.

Gonzalez deserved better. But so do fans, players and everyone else connected with the MLB brand.

The game has gone global.

Meanwhile, baseball’s top executives seem stuck in a time warp, doing business like it’s 1962.

Unacceptable.

news release. “He was also unable to complete many tasks of daily living on his own, such as paying bills, shopping, or traveling.”

The VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank is collaboration between three entities: the Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston University, and the Concussion Legacy Foundation.

Smith spent 10 seasons in the NFL, most notably with the Baltimore Colts. He played in both Super Bowl III, where the Colts lost to the New York Jets, and also in Baltimore’s defeat of the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V. After his retirement following the 1976 season with the Houston Oilers, Smith began his acting career. He appeared in several Miller Lite commercials before his biggest role as Moses Hightower in six “Police Academy” movies.

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DeLand park is site of Trails Day celebration Get your heart pumping and your feet moving as you celebrate Volusia County’s growing trails system on National Trails Day, Saturday, June 4.

Volusia County’s Parks, Recreation and Culture Division will sponsor an outdoor family event from 9 a.m. to noon at Lake Beresford Park, 2100 Fatio Road, DeLand.

The celebration will be set up near the trailhead to park’s 1.8-mile multi-use trail and the county’s Spring-to-Spring Trail.

County staff will lead a guided nature hike and walking tour through the picturesque park, while the River to Sea Transportation Planning Organization will give away free children’s bicycle helmets.

Vendors and local environmental organizations will have informational displays.

National Trails Day is promoted by the American Hiking Society to promote the importance of trails in the United States.

The county’s major trail systems are the Spring-to-Spring Trail and the East Central Regional Rail Trail. When finished, the Spring-to-Spring Trail will stretch 26 miles from DeLeon Springs State Park to Gemini Springs Park, and the Rail Trail will cover 52 miles from Deltona to Edgewater with a 10-mile leg to Titusville.

Once the links are completed, the trails will become part of the five-county St. Johns River-to-Sea Loop.

For information, call 386-736-5953.

Learn more about the county’s trails system at www.volusia.org/trails.

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