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No plans to hire consultant for Midtown
PEOPLE SPEAK
City manager’s choice for E-Zone consultant draws criticism BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com
Elected officials voted unanimously to hire a consultant to help them identify people interested in investing in an E-Zone on the city’s beach side, but no motions were made or directives given to the city manager to hire a similar person for the city’s Midtown. Both development areas have
a master plan and both plans call for a project manager/coordinator position. City Manager Jim Chisholm only found funding to pay County Councilman Doug Daniels up to $125,000 to develop the EZone. The E-Zone is the name of a revitalization project for the core tourist area around the Ocean Center, Peabody Auditorium, Boardwalk and Main Street on Daytona’s beach side.
Conflict of interest? Instead of hiring project managers for both redevelopment areas, Chisholm decided only to of-
fer a personal services contract to Daniels, which has drawn some criticism. Tony Ledbetter, chairman of the Volusia County Republican Party, has called on Daniels to resign from the consulting job Daytona Beach commissioners approved at their July 17 meeting. “Mr. Daniels’ acceptance of a $125,000 consulting contract for his company, GDH Corporate Solutions, from the City of Daytona Beach at their city council meeting last week will raise the unavoidable appearance of conflict of interest on many upcoming votes the Council must take,” Ledbetter stated in a press re-
lease sent to the Daytona Times.
Statute cited Ledbetter cited a Florida statute that states “a public officer or employee is prohibited from holding any employment or contract with any business entity or agency regulated by or doing business with his or her public agency.’’ “Any vote by the Council relating to the City of Daytona Beach and the several other municipalities that include beach properties, and there will be many, could be affected. “By virtue of past experience Councilman Daniels is well-suited for the position he has con-
‘Justice for Trayvon,’ others remain focus of local leaders
tracted for with the city of Daytona Beach. But he cannot ethically or in good conscience hold both his elected Council seat and his contracted City position,” Ledbetter concluded.
Mayor weighs in Chisholm said the process was started several months ago to hire a staff person only for the EZone, but he decided the applicants were not qualified for the position and it would take too much time to bring applicant up to speed considering pending projects such as construction of a Please see MIDTOWN, Page 2
DIS calls outreach to minority contractors successful BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com
More than 200 minority, women and local contractors turned out for the Daytona Rising subcontractor outreach forum held July 17 at the Daytona International Speedway (DIS). Senior Director of Public Relations Lenny Santiago called the event successful and told the Daytona Times that DIS will be planning another one in the fall. The forum provided a broad overview of DIS’s $400 million renovation project and its timeline over the next 30 months. Barton Malow is the contractor for the construction project. Please see dis, Page 2 KIM GIBSON/FLORIDA COURIER
YMCA to host open house Tuesday at Midtown Center
Florida State Rep. Dwayne Taylor addresses the approximately 500 in attendance as event organizer Dr. L. Ronald Durham (to Taylor’s right), other clergy and invited guests listen.
July 25 forum hosted by clergy, NAACP will address racial profiling BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com
The “Justice for Trayvon” rally that attracted hundreds of Daytonans to the Fifth District Court of Appeal on Beach Street last Saturday is just the beginning of protests for those upset with the notguilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. Dr. L. Ronald Durham, president of the Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance and pastor of Greater Friendship Bap-
tist Church, announced at Saturday’s rally that a forum is scheduled on July 25 to bring together leaders in law enforcement, local and county government, civil rights, business, and clergy. “We will not tolerate what happened in Sanford to happen in our city,” Durham said. The Black Clergy Alliance, along with the local NAACP, will host the July 25 forum, scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.
Ready to discuss next step
Youth were asked to bring bags of Skittles candy, which was one of the items Trayvon Martin was carrying on his way home from the store before he Please see forum, Page 3 was killed by George Zimmerman.
In a news release issued this week, Durham added, “This community forum is the next step in where we go in educating the community on ways we can
The Volusia Flagler Family YMCA and the City of Daytona Beach will host an open house at the Midtown Cultural and Educational Center/Cypress Aquatic Center on July 30 to educate the community about YMCA programs at the center. The purpose also is to solicit input on what additional programs might be a good fit for the Midtown area. The open house is from 4 to 7 p.m., Refreshments will be served and all residents are encouraged to attend. For more information, contact Kevin Kilian at 386-405-2844 or email him at kkilian@vfymca. org.
Jackson hires new provost for B-CU; Powell becomes dean BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com
Dr. Edison Jackson, president of Bethune-Cookman University, recently announced the appointment of Dr. Makola M. Abdullah as B-CU’s provost. Abdullah replaced Dr. Hiram J. Powell, who is now B-CU’s Dean of the School of Graduate Studies. “As we continue to develop new graduate programs and expand into new mar-
kets, many of the strategies Dr. Powell employed as provost will both enhance and reinforce the vision I have articulated for the graduate school,” Jackson said in a press release.
Former provost, VP at Florida Memorial Abdullah’s job as provost began July 1. He comes to B-CU from Florida Memorial University where he served as the provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, with a dual appointment as tenured pro-
fessor of mathematics. He graduated with a degree in civil engineering from Howard University and earned his master’s and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from Northwestern University. Abdullah held prior positions of dean, research director and extension administrator and tenured professor in the college of Engineering Sciences, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida A&M University. In addition, he has held positions at the
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University of Buffalo and Chicago State University.
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Local pastor, seminar leader have ‘the talk’ with local Black males
Backpacks, underwear, schools supplies to be given away next month
Dr. Willie J. Kimmons and Bishop Derek Triplett led a discussion July 18 with dozens of Black male youth and men at the Yvonne Scarlett-Golden Cultural & Educational Center. The talk centered on the George Zimmerman verdict, Trayvon Martin and the value of being a Black man in America. The meeting was called by Triplett, senior pastor of Hope Fellowship Church. Kimmons, who lives in Daytona Beach, is a nationally recognized consultant, speaker, seminar leader and author. The Black men were given advice on how to avoid being a victim of a crime and how to conduct themselves so they won’t end up in jail. This is second event organized by Triplett this year aimed at bringing the community together. In May, he pulled together a “March Against the Madness.’’ Its pur-
Reunion in the works for 1983 BethuneCookman class BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com
It’s been 30 years since more than 200 students graduated from then Bethune-Cookman College. Classmate Michael Matlock is searching for his fellow grads with hopes of a big reunion during Bethune-Cookman University’s Homecoming this year.
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Bishop Derek Triplett, left, and Dr. Willie J. Kimmons talks to Black males about how to avoid being the victim of a crime and how to stay out of jail. pose was to work toward a solution against gun violence and domestic abuse.
“We’re searching in Florida for the alumni of the Bethune-Cookman College class of 1983,” said Matlock, a member of the class of 1983 and class agent for the 30th reunion committee. Matlock is spearheading the reunion efforts, which will culminate with a weekend-long event scheduled to be held in conjunction with the school’s annual Homecoming, planned for Oct. 25-27. “There’s no doubt in my mind that my classmates who return for the reunion will be astonished at how much has been accomplished at Bethune-Cookman over the last 30 years. There’s a lot for us to be proud of,” Matlock said.
Six doing research According to Matlock, there were
about 200 members of his class. He’s confident that he can locate a majority of the class members as statistics show that most Bethune-Cookman graduates return to their hometown and county to serve in both the workplace and community affairs in Florida. “I’m looking for 1983 alumni in every corner of Florida so that they can reach out to their network of classmates they have stayed in touch with over these past 30 years,” he continued. There are six committee members who are doing the research to locate classmates and get them involved. Graduates of Bethune-Cookman class of 1983 can contact Matlock at 216-751-6001 or email him at M_ Kwesi@yahoo.com.
DIS Santiago said subcontractors also were given an overview of diversity outreach and information on how firms can pre-qualify for the bidding process on various aspects of the project. In addition, subcontractors were given a list of various upcoming bid packages – everything from masonry, finishing, roofing, wall panels, drywall, landscaping and other jobs. Santiago said a Q&A session was held at the end
midtown from Page 1 Hard Rock hotel. Though Mayor Derrick Henry didn’t ask the city manager to employ a similar consultant for Midtown, he did call on his colleagues to have the same eagerness when the time is right to attract someone to Midtown. Before voting for Daniels, Henry said he understands the potential conflict of having an elected official from another body working for them. “I have not spoken to one person who said you are not the right person. Either we are going to embrace the E-Zone or we are not,” Henry said to Daniels who was at the meeting.
Embraced by commissioners City Commissioner Paula Reed, whose Zone 6 is located in the predominantly Black Midtown, also supported Daniels for the job but did not pressure city staff for a consultant for her area. However, Reed did say she is excited about what is happening in the E-Zone and is looking forward for it happening in Midtown. Zone 5 Commissioner Patrick Henry echoed her sentiments. “As we embrace the Ezone, let’s not forget other areas. I’m talking about Midtown,” he remarked. Chisholm did say the city is looking at someone to work on improvements in Midtown, but he did not go into specifics.
‘Image of impropriety’ Florida A&M University (FAMU) Professor Craig
Shown with Mayor Derrick Henry and Commissioner Patrick Henry are Neighborhood Networks Centers Director Pierre Louis; Karen King, Palmetto Park Center coordinator; Nekeaya Jacobs Quann, Northwood Village Center coordinator; and Seletha Bradley, Pine Haven Center coordinator. Kyara Jacob is an assistant at the Palmetto Park Center.
All attendees were encouraged to email DIS. Outreach@bartonmalow. com to get on the bidders’ list.
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The City of Daytona Beach and Pepsi are hosting this year’s annual Mayor’s Backpack Give Away beginning Aug. 3 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Yvonne Scarlett-Golden Cultural and Educational Center, 1000 Vine St. Backpacks and other supplies also will be given away Aug. 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Lenox Park, 825 S. Grandview Ave.; and Aug. 10 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the John H. Dickerson Com-
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Santiago said there also would be more work for non-contractors, who will be able to bid on jobs like food service and landscaping. The outreach event came about after the FlorPHOTO COURTESY OF DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY ida Courier and the DayCheryl Bowlson, diversity coordinator for Barton tona Times published stoMalow, speaks to attendees at the Daytona Rising ries in April and May about subcontractor outreach forum at the Daytona Inter- minority contractors who try to participate in major national Speedway. construction projects like and time was allotted for speak one-on-one with the one DIS is undertaking. everyone to network and project officials. Huffman, who helped create the Midtown Master Plan, said at a city community redevelopment agency meeting in February 2012 that for the Midtown plan to be successful the same type of investments being made in the E-Zone must also be made in Midtown. Both the E-Zone and Midtown master plans call for hotels, parks, shops and other businesses that will increase the areas’ tax bases as well as provide needed jobs. The only difference between the two plans is their location and the ethnic makeup of their residents and business owners. City commissioner Carl Lentz raised the issue of “image of impropriety” if they hired Daniels as a consultant for the E-Zone.
Daniels’ projects City Manager Chisholm responded to Lentz’s concerns. “There is no conflict at this time. If there is an item that deals directly with the city project, he would not have to vote on that item. (That is) between him and the county,” he said. Chisholm said Daniels’ qualifications include his involvement on such proj-
ects as a Hilton hotel, the Ocean Walk Shoppes and Breakers Oceanfront Park. “We didn’t have applicants with the same degree of experience I found with Mr. Daniels,” he noted. The Midtown plan centers around Bethune-Cookman University and runs north/south along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from Fremont Avenue to George Engram Boulevard and is bordered by Ridgewood Avenue and Nova Road. It is projected to take decades to fulfill the wish lists of both plans. “In order for Midtown to be successful, there has to be new growth and new development and private sector investment. That is going to be the real key in the long run,” FAMU’s Huffman said. We are at a place (where) the larger framework of (the Midtown) plan has been developed. Hopefully it will be a blueprint to go forward for this unique historic part of the community to become a larger part of Daytona Beach and surrounding area.’’
other design professionals from the university, to produce the master plan. Goals of the Midtown plan over time include: • Creating a “town center’’ at the intersection of International Speedway Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard • Establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard as a “Main Street” (between Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard on the north and Orange Avenue on the south) with heritage exhibits, public art and a lively mix of entertainment, cultural, retail, residential and educational uses • Expanding the Dickerson Community Center and add new recreational and aquatic facilities adjacent to the Dickerson Center • Establishing a community garden About $70,000 was paid to the consultants from FAMU to produce the Midtown plan. More than $300,000 was paid to consultants to produce the E-Zone plan.
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Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry, along with Zone 5 Commissioner Patrick Henry recognized the employees of the Daytona Neighborhood Networks Centers on July 19. Each employee received an honorary key to the city. The presentation took place at the Daytona Beach Housing Authority office. The employees also received certificates of recognition for their work that helps at-risk youth make the honor roll at their schools.
Author’s forum in DeLand Aug. 3 The Woman 2 Woman Book Club will host its ninth annual Author’s Forum on Saturday, Aug. 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Main Street Grille in DeLand. The following authors will
The Neighborhood Networks Centers program within the Daytona Beach Housing Development Corporation (DBHDC) is under the leadership of Joyours “Pete” Gamble, CEO. The DBHDC works in partnership with Daytona’s housing authority, led by Anthony E. Woods, CEO. This partnership between the two separate entities created the Daytona Neighborhood Networks Centers, which operates from three branch locations. The centers are located at Pine Haven, 101 Carl Brinkley Circle; Palmetto Park, 704 Hawk St.; and Northwood Village, 1200 Ninth Street.
be featured: James Bennett, author of “The Manual’; Tonya Goring, who wrote “Meet Desiree’’; Curtis Barnes, author of “What’s This Thing Called Love; and author D.J. Harmon, whose book is “The Mack Mentality.’’ More information: Dr. Primrose Cameron at 235-5032.
CORRECTION An obituary on former Daytona Beach Mayor Henry “Bud’’ Asher by James Harper that appeared in the Daytona Times on July 11 included information about Mr. Asher taken from the Lohman Funeral Homes Cemeteries & Cremation website. The story did not state that the information was retrieved from the website.The Daytona Times apologizes for this error.
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The city hired Huffman, along with his students and
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munity Center, 308 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. Daytona Beach residents only will receive backpacks and related school supplies for ages 5 - 18. Each child must be accompanied by an adult with proof of Daytona Beach Residency. “This is a free community event and all vendors are much needed and welcomed,” Daytona Beach Leisure Services Sharonda Cowell said. The city will be giving away 3,500 backpacks. They will include school supplies, socks and under garments for students age 5-18 years old. Drinks, snacks and other goodies will be passed out as well from volunteering vendors. If you would like to be a vendor for these events and supply school supplies for ages 5-18, contact Cowell at386-671-5823 or via emaicowells@codb. us.
FROM VOLUSIA FLAGLER FAMILY YMCA AND THE CITY OF DAYTONA BEACH
Learn about current YMCA programs offered at the center and discuss additional programs that might be a good fit for the Midtown Area.
Midtown Center/Cypress Aquatic Center 925 George W. Engram Boulevard, Daytona Beach
OPEN HOUSE Tuesday, July 30, 2013 | 4:00pm – 7:00pm refreshments will be served
ELECTED OFFICIALS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR INCLUDE:
Vice Mayor / Zone 3 Commissioner Kelly White Zone 4 Commissioner Rob Gilliland Zone 1 Commissioner Carl Lentz Zone 6 Commissioner Paula Reed Zone 2 Commissioner Pam Woods
RSVP to Debra Perry: dperry@vfymca.org | 386-738-9622
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Rev. John Long is flanked by Dr. L Ronald Durham and Bishop Betty Plump as he addresses the massive crowd gathered next to the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach.
FORUM from Page 1 address how young men and women respond if ever finding themselves in a situation similar to what happened to Trayvon Martin. “We are delighted that there has been tremendous support from citizens of all races and ethnicities to finding solutions to prevent similar tragedies here in Volusia County.’’ The decision by five White women and one Hispanic woman to acquit Zimmerman in the shooting death of unarmed Trayvon Martin has not only galvanized residents of Daytona Beach but countless others in cities across the nation. More than 100 cities held “Justice for Trayvon’’ vigils last weekend, organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network.
Many children were in the crowd wearing T-shirts and carrying signs in support of Department of Justice bringing civil rights violation charges against George Zimmerman.
‘Jim Crow is still alive’ Durham said the notguilty verdict has proven to be more powerful than a guilty verdict. “The system of justice failed Trayvon and his family,” he said noting, that it took a national outcry – 46 days after Zimmerman killed Trayvon on Feb. 26, 2012 – before an arrest was made. Durham blamed Zimmerman’s prosecutors for the outcome of the case, saying they “put on a case many found wanting.’’ “Jim Crow has raised his ugly head. Jim Crow is still alive today – James Crow esquire, Durham said. He noted that the purpose of Saturday’s rally was to show the Department of Justice there is support for it to bring civil rights violation charges against Zimmerman, who allegedly racially profiled Martin.
Officers’ actions questioned Durham also noted that during the forum they will discuss the actions of Volusia County Beach Safety Officer Todd Snipes. Among the allegations against Snipes is that he posted on Facebook after Zimmerman’s not-guilty verdict: “Another thug gone. Pull up your pants and act respectful.” The Black Clergy Alliance is calling for the Volusia County Council to immediately fire Snipes for his actions after it was announced July 13 that Zimmerman was acquitted. “It is truly a disgrace that someone can be that insensitive to the death of another human being. Mr. Snipes knows nothing about Trayvon Martin nor the tremendous grief of his family. In his position as a Volusia County Safety Officer, it causes one to wonder how he would respond
Sandy Goldcross was among the supporters protesting George Zimmerman’s acquittal. Goldcross purchased the Tshirt and wore her hoodie to pay tribute to Trayvon Martin. to an emergency that involved someone who is African-American, or of any other minority group. This cannot be the kind of individual that we employ to serve our community,” Durham said in a press release. “To allow him to be suspended with pay is questionable as well,” Durham continued.
Dialogue on trial, other issues Durham concluded, “In light of the tremendous uproar over the George Zimmerman verdict across the entire nation, it’s hard to fathom how a local member of the Volusia County law enforcement community could make statements, and send communication to others inside and outside law enforcement as is alleged in the case of Mr. Snipes. “It goes to show why a forum like this is so necessary because without dialogue we will continue to perpetuate these stereotypes that do nothing but inflame the community.’’ Slater, in the same press
Volusia County Councilwoman Joyce Cusack encouraged the crowd to register to vote and put people in office willing to repeal the stand your ground law.
release, stated that the forum should “provide an opportunity for the community to begin dialogue on the many issues that African-Americans and other minorities experience on a daily basis as it relates to the systemic injustices in this country. “We as a people have to be able to speak honestly about race relations and how it has affected our communities, and come up with some positive solutions to these problems.”
Slater: Register to vote Slater also spoke at Saturday’s rally at the Fifth District Court of Appeal on Beach Street. She noted that the local NAACP gets calls every day from people complaining about the Daytona Beach Police Department. “It looks like we have regressed 50 years. We must register to vote, show our power. Vote people out who created these laws, get them out of office from the top,” she said. “This thing is bigger than Trayvon Martin. We shall
not be moved,” she concluded. Volusia County Councilwoman Joyce Cusack supported Slater’s call for those who are upset about the verdict to register to vote.
Cusack: Keep fighting Cusack, who was a Florida state representative before being elected to the County Council in 2010, remembered being in Tallahassee in 2005 when the “stand your ground” law was passed by a Republican controlled House and Senate. Cusack, a Democrat, voted against the law which she said gives people “the right to kill folks.” She added, “I’m tired of seeing my folks being mistreated. Justice will prevail. Maybe not in my lifetime, but it will prevail. We have to keep fighting. We can make a difference. “It’s all by design. They don’t want you to vote. The only power we have is at voting booth. They know that. Your vote count,” she concluded.
Taylor: Repeal law State Rep. Dwayne Taylor, who now represents Daytona Beach in Tallahassee, told the crowd at the rally that he was going to file a bill during the next session to repeal the stand your ground law. “The problem with the law is if somebody feels threated they can get a gun out and kill you. (You) can’t take a gun to a fistfight,” said Taylor, which is what Zimmerman is said to have done.
Pastors weigh in The Rev. John Long of Tubman-King Community Church reminded protesters on Saturday that Blacks are being profiled regardless of their education, status or age. “We want to declare the death of profiling,” he said. The Rev. Derrick Harris of Master’s Domain Church of God In Christ moved to Daytona Beach from Miami to attend Bethune-Cookman University. He opened a barbershop and eventually started his church. The murder of Martin, who also was
from Miami, was “personal for me,” he said. “He didn’t have an opportunity to have children, grandchildren. He could have been president. It’s not about standing your ground, but him (Zimmerman) staying in his car,” Harris said.
Jury mix mattered Attorney Eddie Bell also spoke to the crowd. Bell, who was a law school classmate of Zimmerman’s attorney Mark O’Mara, said he didn’t want to expose his client by having him cross-examined during the trial. Zimmerman won’t have the option if civil charges are brought. “He is not immune (from testifying) during a civil right action. The federal government can bring (civil rights charges) if they dig hard enough,” Bell said. noting he wasn’t surprised by the verdict. “The case was decided when they had five Whites and one in-between juror,” he said, referring the one juror who was described as a Hispanic/Black.
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Finally, the Barack Obama I voted for For more than four years, I have said that I liked candidate Barack Obama better than I like President Obama. Candidate Obama addressed the question of race head-on when pressured to distance himself from Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the Chicago pastor who led him to Christianity. But President Obama has been a different story. Obama’s first comment on Trayvon Martin was that if he had a son, he would look like Trayvon. But he didn’t say what he would do to make sure Black male teenagers are not treated the way Trayvon was treated by George Zimmerman. Obama’s first words in the aftermath of Zimmerman’s acquittal were predictably insipid. In his written statement, Obama said: “The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America. I know this case has elicited strong passions. And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher. But we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken. I now ask every American to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son.” To quote another president, I thought, “Well, there he goes again.”
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Candidate Obama But last Friday, candidate Barack Obama and President Barack Obama finally became one. He spoke with passion, without the aid of a TelePrompTer or notes, about what it’s really like to be a Black man in America. “There are very few AfricanAmerican men in this country who haven’t had the experience of being followed when they were shopping in a department store. That includes me,” he told reporters in the White House briefing room. “There are very few AfricanAmerican men who haven’t had the experience of walking across the street and hearing the locks click on the doors of cars. That happens to me — at least before I was a senator. There are very few African-Americans who haven’t had the experience of getting on an elevator and a woman clutching her purse nervously and holding her breath until she had a chance to get off. That happens often.”
He explained, “And I don’t want to exaggerate this, but those sets of experiences inform how the African-American community interprets what happened one night in Florida. And it’s inescapable for people to bring those experiences to bear. The African-American community is also knowledgeable that there is a history of racial disparities in the application of our criminal laws – everything from the death penalty to enforcement of our drug laws. And that ends up having an impact in terms of how people interpret the case.” While being candid about how Whites generally treat Blacks, President Obama was equally frank when he said a Black person faces a greater likelihood of being killed by another African-African than by a White person. “I think the African-American community is also not naïve in understanding that, statistically, somebody like Trayvon Martin was statistically more likely to be shot by a peer than he was by somebody else. So folks understand the challenges that exist for African-American boys. But they get frustrated, I think, if they feel that there’s no context for it and that context is being denied. And that all contributes I think to a sense that if a White male teen was
Supreme Court’s voting rights decision ‘made me want to cry’ Rep. John Lewis’ testimony July 17, 2013 before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Shelby v. Holder case that invalidated Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Since first being elected to Congress, Congressman Sensenbrenner has been a tireless champion of the Voting Rights Act. I am very proud and pleased to be with him here today. I’ve said it before, and I say again to you today that sections 4 and 5 are the heart and soul of the Voting Rights Act. The day of the Supreme Court decision broke my heart; it made me want to cry. I felt like saying, “Come, come and walk in the shoes of people who tried to register, tried to vote, but did not live to see the passage of the VRA.” I know that each of you knows this history, but I think it is important for the record to note what life was like before the Voting Rights Act of 1965. When I first came to Washington, D.C. in 1961, Blacks
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and Whites could not sit beside each other on buses in Virginia, in North Carolina, in Georgia. We saw signs that said, “White Only. Colored Only.”
Whites only In many parts of this country, people were denied the right to register to vote simply because of the color of their skin. They were harassed, intimidated, fired from jobs, and forced off of farms and plantations. Those who tried to assist were beaten, arrested, jailed, or even murdered. Before the Voting Rights Act, people stood in immovable lines. On occasion, a person of color would be asked to count the num-
ber of bubbles in a bar of soap or the number of jelly beans in a jar. In 1964, the state of Mississippi had a Black voting age population of more than 450,000, but only about 16,000 were registered to vote. One county in my native state of Alabama – Lowndes County – was 80 percent African-American, but not a single one was able to register to vote. Not one. Selma is located in Dallas County, Alabama. During this period, only 2 percent of African-Americans were registered to vote in this county, and you could only attempt to register on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month. Occasionally, people had to pass a socalled literacy test. Before the Voting Rights Act, three young men I knew – James Chaney, Andy Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner – were working to register African-Americans to vote in Mississippi in 1964. They were arrested and released from jail to members of the Klan in the middle of the night. Then they
What Blacks can learn from South Africa Nelson Mandela turned 95 years old on Thursday, July 18. He has been hospitalized for more than a month, and the world holds its breath as we witness the decline of the lion that roared for freedom in South Africa. Mandela’s insistence and persistence for freedom for Black South Africans, which included a 27-year jail sentence, reminds us of the persistence it takes to make structural and institutional change. We African-Americans have been far more episodic in our quest for freedom. We galvanized around Brown v. Board of Education, again around the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Fifty years ago, we were on the Mall in Washington, as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, the most well-known of the several speeches delivered that day. We continued to fight for college admission, fair housing, and diverse police forces. And as these gains were attained, some of us stopped fighting. Many in the Black middle class didn’t know what they should fight for. They had good jobs, nice homes, and good cars. They had gone to college and their children were, as well. Unless they were dyed in the wool civil rights activists, they were content to coast along.
Tenuous gains The South African fight was clear, just as the fight for AfricanAmerican rights was in the sixties. The difference? African-Americans made gains that were tenuous without continued protest. In South Africa, the pressure for protest has been continuous despite
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the gains that have been made. Even as Black Africans have been elected to leadership in South Africa, many see past the titular gains to ask about the living conditions of those who are not middle class, not moneyed, still living without electricity in townships. In contrast, few African-American politicians speak for the least and the left out, the poor, the unemployed, the marginal. That there is an African-American president of the United States has been more a muzzle than a motivator. Reluctant to criticize President Barack Obama, too many activists have swallowed their ire even as our president has ignored them.
Gentle spirit As Nelson Mandela struggles to maintain life, one is reflective about the ways he was denied his freedom for so long. Mandela made a life for himself on Robben Island, as he navigated captivity and restriction, broken promis-
es and crippled dreams. Because of Mandela’s persistent and gentle spirit, however, he prevailed enough to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (along with Frederik Willem de Klerk) in 1993. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. also earned a Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his work in the Civil Rights Movement. In accepting the Peace Prize, he said “I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, peace and freedom for their spirits.”
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out how are we doing a better job helping young African-American men feel that they’re a full part of this society and that they’ve got pathways and avenues to succeed – I think that would be a pretty Courage demonstrated good outcome from what was obThe president demonstrated viously a tragic situation.” real courage by addressing race in America without being forced to George E. Curry is editor-inas was the case with Rev. Wright. chief of the National NewspaMoreover, he challenged us not to per Publishers Association News let the last chapter of Trayvon’s life Service. He is a keynote speakbe marked a misguided not guilty er, moderator and media coach. verdict. Curry can be reached through “And for us to be able to gather his Web site, www.georgecurry. together business leaders and lo- com. Click on this story at www. cal elected officials and clergy and daytonatimes.com to write your celebrities and athletes, and figure own response. involved in the same kind of scenario, that, from top to bottom, both the outcome and the aftermath might have been different.”
have come a great distance, but the deliberate, systematic attempt to make it harder and more difficult for many people to participate in the democratic process still exists to this very day. Only hours after the decision was announced by the Supreme Court — before the ink was even dry — states began to put into force efforts to suppress people’s voting rights. In a democracy such as ours, the vote is precious; it is almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have. It is my belief that the Voting Rights Act is needed now more than ever before. A bipartisan Congress and Republican Presidents worked to reauthorize this law four times. The burden cannot be on those citizens whose rights were, or will be, violated; it is the duty of Congress to restore the life and soul to the Voting Rights Act. And we must do it on our watch, at this time.
were beaten, shot, and killed.
Bloody Sunday
On March 7, 1965, Hosea Williams, a staff person for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and I attempted to lead a march from Selma to Montgomery. As we marched for the right to vote, more than 500 men, women, and children were chased, beaten, bloodied, and trampled by state troopers. That terrible day became known as Bloody Sunday. A little over a week later, President Lyndon Johnson came before a joint session of Congress and spoke to the nation. He said, “I speak tonight for the dignity of man and for the destiny of democracy.” And he presented the Voting Rights Act to Congress. After months of hard work, Congress passed the bill. On August 6, 1965, President Johnson signed the VRA into law and gave me one of the pens he used. I remember this period, and these struggles like it was yesterday. To this day, Rep. John Lewis, former chairI truly believe that we are better man of the Student Nonviolent country, a better people because Coordinating Committee, repof the Voting Rights Act. resents Georgia’s 5th District in Congress. Click on this story Non-violent tool at www.daytonatimes.com to We have made progress. We write your own response. ered in the face of challenge. South Africa, like the United States, has class divides between the middle class and the poor, with a sometimes indifferent middle class more interested in profits than people. But when I think of Nelson Mandela’s persistence, I think of the many ways that we, African-Americans, have dropped the ball.
Episodic engagement Trayvon Martin is not the first young man to have been massacred in the streets, nor is he the first to garner national attention. Little has changed because we have not
been persistent in our protest. The details in providing equal opportunity in South Africa may be flawed, but they represent movement. The episodic engagement of African-Americans around justice issues pales in the face of South African persistence.
Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based economist and writer. She president emerita of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C. Click on this story at www.daytonatimes.com to write your own response.
Poor ignored King laid out a game plan that many have only reluctantly embraced. We still have hunger, illiteracy and dissent in the U.S. Few have stepped up to deal with these matters with the persistence that Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress had. When President Obama establishes a middle class task force, what does this mean for the poor? Perhaps the comparison between U.S. Black people and those in South Africa is unfair. We have had leaders like Nelson Mandela – Dorothy Irene Height comes immediately to mind – who have given their lives to the freedom struggle and have not wavered or cow-
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JULY 25DECEMBER – JULY 31,142013 - 20, 2006LIFESTYLES straight men and rejected by some lesbians as sexual “tourists” who will abandon them for men. Bisexual men, in turn, struggle to persuade men and women alike that they aren’t just gay men with one foot in the closet. Both are stereotyped as oversexed swingers who cannot be trusted. “Women would say, ‘I don’t date your kind,’” said Mimi Hoang, who helped form bisexual groups in Los Angeles. Such reactions left her frustrated. “I had nothing against lesbians. I thought I could find camaraderie with people who were also sexual minorities.”
‘B’ often overlooked
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Faith Cheltenham poses with her child, Storm Kanninen, 1, who proudly waves a flag honoring bisexuals, and her husband Matt Kanninen in West Hollywood, Calif., on July 4. She is a bisexual activist married to a man, very proudly out and vocal about the community being ignored.
Still in the closet Study shows vast majority of bisexuals have remained mum about their sexuality BY EMILY ALPERT LOS ANGELES TIMES/MCT
LOS ANGELES — In the middle of the rainbowy revelers at the pride parade in West Hollywood, Jeremy Stacy was questioned: Are you really bisexual? “One guy came up to me and said, ‘You’re really gay,’” said Stacy, who was standing under a sign reading “Ask a Bisexual.” “I told him I had a long line of ex-girlfriends who would vehemently disagree. And he said, ‘That doesn’t matter, because I know you’re gay.’” Stacy had gotten the question before. From a friend who said anyone who had slept with men must be gay — even if he had also slept with women. From women who assumed he would cheat on them. From a boyfriend who insisted Stacy was really “bi now, gay later” — and dumped him when he countered he was “bi now, bi always.” Such attitudes appear to have kept many bisexuals in the closet. At a time
when gay rights have made stunning strides, and gays and lesbians have become far more willing to come out, the vast majority of bisexuals remains closeted, a Pew Research Center survey revealed last month. Only 28 percent of bisexuals said most or all of the important people in their lives knew about their sexual orientation, compared to 71 percent of lesbians and 77 percent of gay men, Pew found. The numbers were especially small among bisexual men: Only 12 percent said they were out to that degree, compared to one-third of bisexual women who said the same.
‘Sex-crazed?’ Closeted bisexuals told the Los Angeles Times that they had avoided coming out because they didn’t want to deal with misconceptions that bisexuals were indecisive or incapable of monogamy — stereotypes that exist among straights, gays and lesbians alike. Elizabeth, who declined to give her last name, said that when some new friends chatted about women kissing women, she just kept quiet. “I wouldn’t come out to them because they would say things” — that she was “sex-crazed” or was making it up.
John, a married man who realized that he was bisexual three years ago and has told his wife, said he worries about bringing her shame if he comes out more publicly. He suspects she would hear, “Surely you must have seen the signs,” and, “How do you put up with that?” His wife has told him he must suppress his feelings. “She believes sexuality is a choice and that I can and should just ‘turn it off,’” he said.
Work worries The stereotypes make some reluctant to use the word, even after they come out. Laura McGinnis, communications director for the Trevor Project, an LGBT youth suicide prevention group, said she was 29 or 30 before she would readily share that she was bisexual or actively correct someone who thought otherwise. “I hated the label because the assumption is that you’re sleeping around,” said McGinnis, now raising a child with her wife. Such assumptions could make being out at work especially difficult: Only 11 percent of bisexual people polled by Pew said most of their closest co-workers knew about their sexual orientation, compared to 48 percent of gay men and
50 percent of lesbians. Bisexuals were also less likely than gay men and lesbians to say their workplaces were accepting of them, Pew found. In a separate study published in the Journal of Bisexuality, half of bisexual people surveyed said their gay and straight co-workers misunderstood bisexuality. “Bisexuals are thought to be confused, opportunistic and unable to make commitments — and those aren’t the kinds of things you want to see in an employee,” said Denise Penn, vice president of the American Institute of Bisexuality, a nonprofit that funds research.
Labeled sexual ‘tourists’ Inside the gay community, bisexual people are often seen as more privileged than gays and lesbians, able to duck discrimination by entering into straight relationships. Far more bisexuals are in relationships with people of the opposite sex than the same sex, Pew found. They are less likely than gay men and lesbians to have weathered slurs or attacks, been rejected by friends or family or treated unfairly at work, its survey showed. Yet researchers and activists say bisexuals face another set of frustrations, sometimes shunned by the gay and lesbian community and the straight world alike. Bisexual women complain they are leered at by
In the back of a Himalayan restaurant in Culver City on a recent Sunday, men and women in the bisexual social group amBi traded stories about being dismissed and denied: people folding their arms as they passed during a gay pride parade, wouldbe girlfriends or boyfriends bolting or assuming they couldn’t be faithful to one person. “This is the first group where I can say, ‘I’m bi’ — and nobody will judge me,” said one woman who wouldn’t give her name. Bisexual activists lament the “B” is overlooked by LGBT organizations that provide little programming specifically for them. Pew found that bisexuals — especially men — were less likely to have belonged to such groups. More than half said they have only a few LGBT friends or none at all. Researchers believe such isolation may have dire results. Some studies have found that bisexual people are at greater risk of emotional woes than people who are gay, lesbian or straight: Bisexual women are more likely to binge drink and suffer depression, a George Mason University study found.
Two closets A Kent State University study of bisexual women found that they were more likely than straight or lesbian women to harm themselves or endure suicidal thoughts. Other studies have also cited higher risks for bisexual men. “I think these problems are coming from two places,” said Northwestern University human sexuality researcher Allen Rosenthal. “The absence of a bisexual community and the psychological stress of being in the closet.” Activists say bisexuals have two closets — a straight and a gay one. While a gay man might
casually mention his husband, or a lesbian might out herself by talking about her girlfriend, bisexuals are often wrongly assumed to be straight or gay depending on whom they are with. Spelling out that they are bisexual can be misconstrued as rejecting a current partner or declaring themselves up for anything.
Not just a phase Faith Cheltenham, president of the national bisexual organization BiNet USA, was often presumed to be lesbian when she dated women. When she met the man who would become her husband, she worried people would assume she was straight, invalidating the work she did to come out. But when she tries to correct that assumption, some mistake it as a sexual invitation. They say, “Why would you tell me you’re bi when your husband is right there?” Cheltenham said. University of Utah research backs up the argument that bisexuality is not just a phase: Though 62 percent of gay men once identified as bisexual, nearly as many bisexual men — 56 percent — had once said they were gay, professor Lisa Diamond found. More women switched from calling themselves lesbian to calling themselves bisexual than vice versa.
Youth and acceptance Though surveys show bisexuals rival or exceed gays and lesbians in number, experts say there is still little known about bisexuals because studies often group them with gay men and lesbians. While research lags, reality may already be changing: Younger people seem more at ease with bisexuality, adopting alternative labels such as “pansexual” or shrugging off labels completely, McGinnis said. Northwestern University researcher Brian Mustanski said unlike earlier studies, his research showed bisexual youth were less likely to suffer mental disorders than gay and lesbian youth — a possible sign of growing acceptance of sexual fluidity. But there’s still a long way to go, said Ellyn Ruthstrom, president of the Bisexual Resource Center in Boston. In the middle of a pride parade, “I’ve had people shout out to me, ‘When are you going to come out?’” she said. “Excuse me? We’re marching in a pride parade. How out is that?”
Attempt to steer McDonald’s diners toward smaller meals backfires BY KAREN KAPLAN LOS ANGELES TIMES/MCT
Women splurged more
LOS ANGELES — You might think that customers buying their lunch at McDonald’s would order meals with fewer calories if someone handed them a slip of paper reminding them that women should eat no more than 650 calories at lunchtime and men should not exceed 800 calories. But you would be wrong. Instead, researchers found that diners who received these supposedly helpful reminders actually purchased more calories than those who didn’t, according to a new study in the American Journal of Public Health. The study authors — from the Department of Social and Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and Cornell University’s Department of Applied Economics and Management — stood outside two McDonald’s restaurants in Manhattan and Brooklyn. They approached diners on their way in and asked them to save their receipts and conduct a short interview after they ate their lunch.
In addition, some diners were handed information on the number of calories men and women should eat at lunch, and some were given information on the total number of calories men and women should eat in an entire day. A control group was not given any advice on the calorie front. When they had finished their meals, diners were asked to estimate how many calories they had consumed. Those estimates were compared with the actual calories purchased, according to the receipts. The researchers also collected demographic information like age, gender, zip code of residence, and height and weight (to calculate each person’s body mass index). Among the 1,094 diners included in the study analysis, the women who ate lunch (not just a drink or dessert) purchased an average of 824 calories and the men purchased 890 calories. Assuming they ate and drank everything they bought, the men consumed 11 percent more calories than they should have, on average. The women splurged even more — they
downed 27 percent more calories than recommended, on average.
Recommendations ignored The researchers expected that the diners who got slips of papers with calorie advice to order lower-calorie meals than the diners who got no such guidance. Instead, they found that the recommendations had no effect on the way customers used the calorie information posted on menus. Even worse, diners who got the slips of papers ordered higher-calorie entrees than diners who didn’t — 49 more calories, on average. The difference wasn’t great enough to be statistically significant, but it was close, according to the study. It’s not exactly shocking that giving people the information they needed to order the right amount of food didn’t work. After all, it’s hard for anyone to stick to the rules when confronted with the aroma of McDonald’s French fries. But how did this seemingly sensible idea wind up making things worse? The study authors have a theory. Perhaps their plan backfired because people compared the calorie count
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A touch-screen TV monitor, with information about menu items, is pictured at a McDonald’s in Richardson, Texas. of their entree to the calorie information on their slip of paper and got “a false sense of staying within the calorie allowance,” they wrote. That, in turn, may have made them feel safe ordering a bigger soda or to supersize their fries. A Big Mac packs 550 calories, which doesn’t sound so bad, until you add in 500 calories for large fries and 280 calories for a large Coke.
Clientele matters A previous study that tested the value of posting calorie information on menus found that it did steer diners toward lower-calorie meals. But in that study, conducted at a Subway sandwich shop, it only worked for customers who had a healthy BMI, not those who were overweight. The authors of the new study speculated that they got different results be-
cause Subway and McDonald’s “have different reputations for healthful fare, and, as a result, may attract different clientele.” But that hardly made them optimistic that their approach would work better under different circumstances. “The results provide little hope that calorie recommendations will salvage the apparent weak or nonexistent effect of menu labeling,” they concluded.
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Chris Bosh stands tall in the NBA’s bid to win India BY CRAIG DAVIS SUN SENTINEL/MCT
Chris Bosh’s summer of celebration took an exotic detour last week from a family excursion to France and Italy. The Miami Heat center, fresh off helping win a repeat championship, couldn’t pass up a chance to lend his talents to another formidable conquest: India. The nation of 1.2 billion is the next international frontier for the NBA, which has already established itself as a force in China and other foreign markets. Bosh has been to China several times, as an Olympian and with the Heat, as well as on promotional tours. A renaissance man whose curiosity ranges far from the court, he was intrigued by the prospect of experiencing the other Asian giant. “I’m always interested in traveling the world, and any opportunity that comes up to spread the game of basketball and travel, I think that is the best of both,” Bosh said in a phone interview with the Sun Sentinel during his four days in Mumbai as special emissary of the NBA. “People are aware (of basketball.) Not as aware as China, but I think the love of the game is growing here. A lot of people here are interested in basketball. There are a lot of Heat fans. They were watching the Finals. They asked me a lot of questions about LeBron (James). You can just tell that the game has a chance to really grow here.”
Focus on youth The NBA is serious about making that happen. The league has hosted about 450 grassroots events in 10 Indian cities since 2008 and created a recreational league that has 6,000 players. But the potential is much
greater with about 600 million Indians under age 25, according to Yannick Colaco, managing director of NBA India. “We want to grow our fan base through increasing participation, and we want to grow the game at a grassroots level,” Colaco said. “Our focus is on India’s youth, and we want to continue to expand access of the NBA through television and in digital platforms.” One way to achieve that is by bringing in 7-foot stars already familiar to viewers on live and taped telecasts. With the NBA’s new TV deal with Sony’s Multi Screen Media amping up exposure since 2012, the Heat have been a prime and popular attraction.
‘They know about us’ Bosh said he was getting a lot of queries about the vital rebound he grabbed and pass to Ray Allen for the season-saving 3-pointer to force overtime in Game 6 of the Finals against the Spurs. “It surprised me. I thought, OK, guys were watching the games. So it’s not like you have to introduce yourself, (or) introduce them to basketball. They know about us and they know about the Spurs,” he said. “A lot of people are excited to meet me, and I’m very humbled by that.” They expressed it via the customary Indian greeting, “Namaste” (NAH-mas-tay), which became the theme of the week as Bosh was warmly welcomed as he toured Mumbai and participated in a variety of events aimed at building interest in the NBA and basketball participation. Bosh conducted a youth basketball clinic, took part in an NBA Cares event to promote education, health and fitness for kids and an-
Gators linebacker arrested for barking at police dog BY EDGAR THOMPSON ORLANDO SENTINEL/MCT
ORLANDO – Troubled Gators sophomore linebacker Antonio Morrison has been suspended at least two games following his second arrest in a little more than a month. Morrison, the team’s starting middle linebacker, was arrested on Sunday morning for harassing a police animal, according to a Gainesville Police Department report. This comes on the heels of Morrison’s June 16 arrest for punching a bouncer at a Gainesville bar. Following his latest arrest, Morrison was booked into Gainesville’s Alachua County Jail at 4:15 a.m. Antonio Sunday. Morrison Around noon, Gators coach Will Muschamp announced on the football program’s Twitter account that Morrison would be suspended for at least the first two games of the season.
Barked at ‘Bear’ The Gators open the season with an Aug. 31 visit from Toledo before traveling to Miami to face the Hurricanes on Sept. 7. “I’m extremely disappointed in Antonio Morrison’s decision making,” Muschamp said on Twitter. According to the police report, Morrison was in the vicinity when Gainesville Police responded to a disturbance near the All Star Sports Bar — the site of dozens of law
nounced an NBA Jam 3-on3 tournament that will be contested in four Indian cities in September.
Cricket still top sport These are baby steps for the sport in a nation where cricket is king. But Colaco said the pace of basketball appeals to a younger generation that has increasingly shown a preference for a short-form of cricket, Twenty20, over the matches that go on for days. “That’s like in most sports markets across the world, the consumption of sports is gravitating toward a fast-paced, attractive package and competitive formats which are packed into an entertaining short time frame,” Colaco said. “That is a perfect fit for the sport of basketball, and the NBA brand.” Bosh said the mission isn’t to challenge cricket for supremacy in India. “That will always be No. 1 here,” he said. “But there is plenty to go around where everybody can really enjoy both sports, and hopefully we can get people that are into cricket into basketball.” Though basketball already had a foothold in China, popularity took a quantum leap when Yao Ming made it to the NBA.
Player trains in Florida No one is forecasting a comparable impact in India from the recent purchase of the Sacramento Kings by Mumbai-born Vivek Ranadive, who was previously part owner of the Golden State Warriors. India has yet to produce an NBA player, though nations such as Sudan, Senegal and Turkey have. During a visit to Mumbai in April, outgoing-NBA Commissioner David Stern predicted that could change
enforcement calls in recent months. Per the report, Officer William A. Arnold had a police K9 named “Bear” in the car. Morrison walked over to the vehicle and began to bark at the dog. Officer Arnold stated Morrison’s actions prevented police from doing its job properly, so Arnold asked Morrison to step to the front of the vehicle. Morrison resisted when the officer tried to handcuff him, the report states.
Released on Sunday Two other deputies arrived and helped handcuff Morrison after he repeatedly was told to stop resisting. The report states Morrison, 19, told Arnold he made a “woof-woof” sound because the K9 officer had barked several times at him first. Morrison was arrested on misdemeanor charges of interfering with a police animal and resisting arrest without violence. He appeared before a judge at 9 a.m. Sunday and was released on his own recognizance. Morrison was out of jail by Sunday afternoon. In addition to his suspension, the incident could jeopardize Morrison’s pending agreement with the court. The native of Chicago, Morrison accepted a deferred prosecution 12 days after his June 16 arrest for simple battery. If Morrison fulfilled the terms of the agreement in six months, he would be cleared of charges in connection with a bar fight. Last week, Muschamp said he was disappointed in Morrison’s behavior and in the process of disciplining him. At the time, the third-year coach pointed to his history of handling off-the-field issues with a firm hand. “I think my track record speaks for itself,” Muschamp said. “We have consequences if a guy makes a poor decision. When a young man makes a poor decision there’s a litany of things that I make them (do to) work themselves back. “If they’re not willing to do that, they’re out of the program.” The 6-foot-1, 240-pound Morrison is a key member of a rebuilding defense this season. He started three games last season while Jelani Jenkins battled injuries and finished 2012 with 34 tackles — most among Gators’ freshmen.
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The Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh holds the NBA championship trophy as the team celebrates its second consecutive title during a parade in Miami on June 24. within the next five years. One possibility is 17-year-old Satnam Singh, already 7-feet-2 and honing his skills at the IMG Sports Academy in Bradenton, Fla. “I don’t think it’s necessary to have an NBA player from India in order to grow the game. It would serve as an additional catalyst,” Colaco said.
Good fortune The immediate focus is on bringing the game and league to India. Bosh cut his planned trip to Italy short by a couple days to aid the cause. In a busy four days, he shepherded a replica of Larry O’Brien Trophy around Mumbai, mingled with some Bollywood stars and served as a role model for curious
Ohio assistant athletic director from Daytona honored by Chamber of Commerce FROM STAFF REPORTS
Anthony Azama, a Daytona Beach native, recently received a “Red Bricks to Progress” award from the Oxford Chamber of Commerce in Ohio for his leadership in the chamber and for directing its MBA initiative. Azama, Miami University’s assistant athletic director for marketing, sales and licensing, also has accepted a second term as chairman of the board for
Green and Monk: Changing name of Redskins worth considering EURWEB.COM
So what’s in a name? Well, two exWashington Redskins legends recently weighed in. “It deserves and warrants conversation because somebody is saying, ‘Hey, this offends me,’’ said Darrell Green. NFL players take pride in the teams they played for. Once a Packer, always a Packer. Once a Steeler, always a Steeler. Green and Art Monk are no different. They love Washington, but here’s the dif-
young fans to look way up to. Bosh also had a session with a fortuneteller. But he didn’t get a definitive answer on prospects for a Heat three-peat. “He just told me that I have some good years ahead. So I look at that as everything else is left up to how it’s supposed to be,” he said.
the Oxford Chamber of Commerce. Carol Dockum, president of the Chamber, praised Azama for his leadership at the organization’s annual meeting and awards program last week. “I have been the presi- Anthony dent of the Oxford Cham- Azama ber of Commerce for one-and-a-half years now, and it has truly been a privilege to work with Anthony Azama as he brings strategic vision and leadership to the Chamber,” Dockum said.
Vanderbilt graduate Azama graduated from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor’s degree in human and organizational development. He also played on the football team. Following graduation, he was inducted into the Mid-Tennessee Chapter of the College Football Hall of Fame. Prior to moving to Ohio to work for Miami University, Azama worked for Florida Citrus Sports in Orlando. He is the son of former Daytona Beach city commissioner Gwen Azama Edwards and the Rev. Larry Edwards. ference: They think it might be time for the Redskins name to change. The two Hall of Famers told WTOP radio (via Pro Football Talk) that the team should give this some hard thought. Monk has said the issue should be “seriously considered.” Green and Monk run contrary to the opinion of another former Washington great, quarterback Joe Theismann, who feels the team should keep their name. Owner Daniel Snyder has been outspoken in his desire to keep the Redskins name just the way it is. So, what will happen mains to be seen.
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Former CBS anchor shares story at rehabilitation center
Mark McEwen discusses his journey from stroke during open house of facility at Florida Hospital FROM STAFF REPORTS
Mark McEwen, a former weatherman and anchor for CBS News, recently shared his journey of rehabilitation from a massive stroke at Florida Hospital Peninsula. He spoke July 18 at the open house of the hospital’s inpatient rehabilitation facility. McEwen, who wrote a book titled “After the Stroke: My Journey Back to Life,’’ was at the top of his game and enjoying life when he suffered a stroke on Nov. 15, 2005. After 15 years on CBS’ “The Early Show,’’ he had moved to Orlando to anchor the local news and spend more time with his family. While traveling, he experienced symptoms that led him to the hosMark pital, where he was misdiagnosed McEwen and sent home. Two days later he collapsed, and his slurred speech and heavy sweating were discounted. Misinformation not only delayed his treatment, but it nearly cost him his life.
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Mark McEwen tells the crowd at Florida Hospital Peninsula in Ormond Beach: “What I’ve been through, I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy.”
McEwen shared his story with about 200 local residents at the center, which has just undergone a $3 milion renovation. Visitors at the open house also were treated to a personal tour of the center. According to a press release provided to the Daytona Times, as part of the recent renovation project, all rooms are now private, providing each patient with upgraded amenities, including a flat screen interactive television with Internet access, as well as designated space for families and visitors. Additionally, two therapy gymnasiums were combined into one larger gymnasium, complete with an oceanfront view. The increase in space allows for new activities with state-of-theart equipment, including iPads for use during speech therapy and Bioness electrical therapy to help stroke patients walk again.
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Diane Rider, a registered nurse and the liaison for the Florida Hospital Peninsula’s inpatient rehabilitation services, shows community members one of the new private rooms.
A Florida Hospital Peninsula Rehabilitation physical therapist demonstrates how the newly installed track system helps keep patients on their feet when they’re relearning how to walk.
For 20 years, Florida Hospital Peninsula Rehabilitation has served as Volusia and Flagler counties’ only inpatient rehabilitation facility. Located inside Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center Oceanside at 264 S. Atlantic Ave. in Ormond Beach, the center specializes in the medical treatment and rehabilitation of patients who have experienced stroke, spinal cord injury, major multiple trauma injuries, hip fractures, brain injuries, and neurological disorders. For more information, call 386-231-6000 or visit www.floridahospitalmemorial.org.
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