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Megabus now making stops in Daytona Local residents are pleased to have an alternate transportation service.

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

For local residents looking for another mode of travel out of town, Megabus began provid-

ing services in Daytona Beach on Wednesday.

The Daytona Beach City Commission approved an agreement with Megabus at its July 19 regular meeting.

Both parties are pleased to have reached an agreement.

“Megabus expands the possibilities of travel to and from Daytona Beach. The reaction from the community has been overwhelmingly positive. I’m proud

of the city staff that took the suggestion of a resident and brought it to fruition,” Mayor Derrick Henry told the Daytona Times.

Megabus spokesperson Sean Hughes stated, “We are absolutely very excited about being able to provide services to the Daytona Beach community.”

Resident triumphs Daytona Beach Assistant City

Manager Betty Goodman reiterated that the municipality reached out to the bus service.

“They didn’t come to us seeking to expand services. We went to them after citizens and neighborhood organizations met with officials like Mayor Henry and myself and suggested it to us.

“After several meetings with Megabus, we got a deal done.

Megabus should be another convenient service for our citizens to

take advantage of,’’ Goodman related.

Mary Sturgis rallied residents to ask for the service, passed out fliers, attempted to reach Megabus, and finally met city officials.

Sturgis told the Times, “I am thrilled that Megabus is here. I just got back on a trip from Atlanta on the Megabus. Now we don’t have to spend money going to Orlando to get on the bus.

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Tournament to honor residents gone too soon due to violence

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

Moises Suriel is surrounded by young art enthusiasts at his opening exhibit at the Yvonne Scarlett-Golden Cultural and Educational Center.

ART FOR ALL AGES Moises Suriel shares his love of art with children and adults at exhibit opening

BY THE DAYTONA TIMES STAFF

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Dr. Glenn Cherry of the Daytona Times addresses the crowd at the July 28 event. Percy Williamson, seated, looks on.

For the next few months, area residents can check out Moises Suriel’s paintings at the Yvonne Scarlett-Golden Cultural and Educational Center.

The grand opening for the exhibit was July 28 and Suriel, who lives in Connecticut, was on hand to discuss his art and journey as an artist.

Suriel, who used to work at Orlando’s Disney World, told the Daytona Times last week of the importance of encouraging youth to embrace art.

“Art is important. Everything around us is art. Art is right in front of you and you don’t always notice. Without arts in school, it takes away creativity and imagination from the youth,’’ said Suriel, who was born in the Dominan Republic.

The exhibit features more than 40 oil paintings with different themes, including political, cultural and celebrity.

At the opening event on July 28, he got a chance to spend time with youth and share his love of art with them.

The Daytona Times sponsored the event. Julia Cherry, senior managing member of the newspaper, and her son, Dr. Glenn Cherry, the Times’ CEO, were recognized.

For years, VITAS Healthcare of Volusia-Flagler County has found a way to honor those who have lost their lives to violence and their families.

This year’s “Gone Too Soon: Your Life Matters” basketball tournament will take place on Saturday, Aug. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mainland High School, 1255 W. International Speedway Blvd. The event is free and open to the public.

“We want to bring remembrance to those who lost their lives through violence or through police violence, which is why we are partnering with the Daytona Beach Police Department to bring unity and everyone together,” Shanda Nobles-Milton, VITAS’ general manager, told the Daytona Times this week.

For boys and girls The tournament will have 10 teams (six boys, four girls) made up of students in local high and middle schools as well as those from the Daytona Beach Leisure Services program, ages 14-18.

The boys’ championship team will play against the police.

The police department and Leisure Services department also are partners for the event.

The event will include several speakers, including those who have lost loved ones to violence or police violence. Daytona Beach Police Chief Capri also will speak.

Too many lost Daytona Beach has had nine violent-related deaths this year alone.

“One is always too many. It’s unfortunate that we have that many. All homicides mostly have some type of violence to it,” Capri told the Times.

“We’ve cleared most of them all but about three. We have leads and we are working on them.

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Arleigh Prelow, right, directs a scene. Derek Sanford films as James Felton re-enacts a young Howard Thurman looking out into the horizon of the Atlantic Ocean.

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ALSO INSIDE

Film to showcase Thurman’s boyhood in Daytona FROM STAFF REPORTS

A documentary is in the works that highlights the life of Howard Thurman, who became one of the country’s renowned theologians. Thurman grew up in Daytona Beach.

Massachusetts-based filmmaker Arleigh Prelow was in Daytona last weekend to film scenes for the film.

“The Psalm of Howard Thurman’’ is being produced by Prelow’s company, inSpirit Communications and Film. It is the first feature-length film on the life and wisdom of Thurman.

According to its website, “the film introduces audiences to Thurman’s uplifting story, his transcendent yet grounded presence, and his important voice for our times. The film

aspires to be a psalm, a lyrical work of beauty and truth, and a creative utterance that moves, touches and inspires.’’

Minister, professor Born on Nov. 18, 1899, Thurman lived in his home at 614 Whitehall Street in Daytona Beach until he moved to Jack-

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R2 How to get back-to-school immunizations in Flagler The Florida Department of Health in Flagler County is offering required school immunizations weekdays at its health center.

New and transferring students, Kindergarten students, and those entering seventh grade will need to provide proof of immunizations prior to enrollment.

Returning students should have already completed the required shot series. Parents are encouraged to review all records.

No charge There is no charge for immunizations for children, birth – 18 years of age if they are still enrolled in elementary, middle or high school.

Parents are reminded to take a copy of immunization records to help identify any needed shots and prevent the immunization nurse from beginning the entire series again.

If you have Medicaid or other insurance, take the card with you.

Immunizations are available at the Flagler County Health Department, located at 301 Dr. Carter Blvd., Bunnell.

The School Rush Clinic hours will be through Aug. 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on a walk-in basis.

During times of high patient volume, there may be a waiting time and the clinic may stop accepting patients earlier than the posted clinic closing time.

More information: Call 386437-7350 ext. 3111 or visit http://flagler.floridahealthgov.

AUGUST 3 – AUGUST 9, 2017

Volusia health department offering vaccines New and transferring students, kindergarten students, and those entering seventh grade must provide proof of immunizations to the school before children can receive a schedule or enter school on the first day of classes.

Public schools start Aug. 14 in Volusia County.

No-cost vaccines are available for eligible children.

Through Sept, 1, children with current immunizations may receive a free school physical at Florida Department of Health in Volusia County locations.

Child immunizations always are offered at no cost and without an appointment. However, appointments are needed for school physicals.

Walk-in clinic hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

More information: http:// volusia.floridahealth.gov

Summit to focus on empowering youth A free Youth Empowerment Summit for ages 12 and up is Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s hosted by the non-profit Youth Initiatives Foundation, Inc. The summit will be held at the Willie Miller Instructional Auditorium at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Registration begins at 8:45 a.m.

It will include breakout sessions, interactive activities and a free lunch. Information on career opportunities will be shared. There also will be a morning session for parents.

For more information, call 386-315-7399 or send an email to youthinitiativesfoundation@ gmail.com.

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from Page 1 sonville to attend the Florida Academy Baptist High School, the closest high school available to Black Daytonans in the 1910s.

He received his undergraduate degree from Morehouse College in Atlanta in 1923 and was ordained a Baptist minister in 1925 after graduating from Colgate-Rochester Theological Seminary.

In 1928, he returned to Atlanta to serve as director of religious life and professor of theology at Morehouse and Spelman colleges, and in 1932 was appointed dean of Rankin Chapel and professor of systematic theology at Howard University.

Author, mentor While on sabbatical from Howard, he traveled to Burma, Ceylon and India where he established a friendship with Mahatma Gandhi.

Thurman was appointed dean of Marsh Chapel at Boston University in 1953, and after his reHoward tirement from Thurman Boston University in 1965, he returned to The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples in San Francisco, America’s first interracial church, which he founded in 1944.

Thurman was the author of over 20 books and provided spiritual guidance for the civil rights movement. He was a mentor for many of the movement’s key leaders.

Named a, 20th-century saint

by Ebony magazine, Thurman was selected as one of America’s 12 outstanding preachers in a nationwide poll conducted

COURTESY OF INSPIRIT COMMUNICATIONS AND FILM

This photo is in front of the backyard oak tree of Howard Thurman’s childhood, which still stands outside of the Howard Thurman Historical Home on Whitehall Street. Left to right: LaToya McCoy, mother of James Felton; Jeremiah Felton, brother of James Felton; Arleigh Prelow, Leroy Meadows, James Felton, and Derek Sanford.

by Life magazine.

His work has profoundly influenced leaders including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Gandhi and President Barack Obama.

Childhood scenes Prelow focused her filming last weekend on depicting Thurman’s childhood experiences of nature in Daytona Beach. Shooting locations included Ponce Inlet and the Howard Thurman Historical Home on Whitehall Street.

Helping to re-create the scenes of Howard Thurman as a boy included James Felton, a member of the Inner Acting Youth Ensemble at the Yvonne Scarlett Golden Cultural & Educational Center; cameraman Derek Sanford of Captivating Minds Entertainment; Leroy Meadows, founder and director of the Inner Acting Youth Ensemble and photographer; and Qasim Abdul-Tawwab, administrator of the Howard Thur-

MEGABUS from Page 1

“This should be good for everyone. People can get on the bus and just come enjoy a day in Daytona at the beach. College kids should also take advantage.

It’s convenient and affordable,’’ she added.

Tanger Outlets stop It’s not uncommon for municipalities seek transportation services.

“Other cities have reached out to us and asked us about the possibility of us serving. We take their consideration very seriously when they welcome us with open arms as did the City of Daytona Beach. We looked into it and did the logistics and things are working out. We will continue to hammer out the details,’’ Hughes explained.

Megabus will embark and depart at a loading lane adjacent to the Tanger Outlets at 1100 Cornerstone Blvd., which is near Interstate 95 just off LPGA Boulevard, Mason Avenue and Williamson Boulevard.

The service eventually will install a bus stop sign and possibly one or two bus benches in the authorized area.

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We’re committed. I still feel that our community is safe overall,” he related.

‘We are one team’ The tournament is also about building bridges in the community, including with law enforcement.

“This is part of our basic foundation of community engagement. We are a part of the community and we are partners with the community. We are one team. This is a great opportunity to get our officers out in the community and working with the kids in the community. We get to show that the police are human.

We like basketball. It’s for a good cause. It will be a great and fun community event,” Capri added.

Community invited All entities involved in the

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Megabus got rolling in Daytona Beach following a suggestion to city staff from a resident.

The routes Megabus is starting out with one north-bound trip and one south-bound trip each day, eventually having three buses going both ways.

The north-bound route begins in Orlando, goes to Daytona to Jacksonville and then on to Atlanta. The south-bound route begins in Atlanta heads to Jacksonville, then makes stops in Orlando and Daytona.

A one-way ticket on Aug. 4 from Daytona to Orlando without fees is $19 on Megabus com-

tournament wants the community to come out and denounce violence, remember those lost to violence and support the youth playing basketball.

Percy Williamson, the city’s Leisure Services director, told the Times, “We appreciate being able to assist VITAS with this event. They are doing something for the youth in our community and it’s always good for us to be able to be a part of something in this manner.’’

Nobles-Milton noted, “Anytime you have youth doing something positive that should always be supported. I think having the opportunity to see the police connect with the community and the community watching the event is worth seeing.’’

Helping the hurting VITAS Healthcare provides end-of-life hospice and palliative care for adult and pediatric patients with life-limiting illnesses.

Those who attend the event also can learn about VITAS Healthcare’s community bereavement and volunteer opportunities.

pared to $17 for an economy fare on Greyhound. However, a basic one-way ticket to Atlanta from Daytona is $35 on Megabus and $117 for Greyhound.

Features on buses Megabus features include double decker buses that can carry 81 passengers. It includes WiFi, plug-ins, GPS tracking and seat belts.

Hughes added, “We take safety as our top priority. We require seat belts on our buses, which wasn’t required until 2007. There are a couple other differences

with us compared to our competitors.”

According to its website, Megabus offers city-to-city bus tickets as low as $1 for travel around the North America that can be booked from a computer or smartphone.

Megabus has major North American transportation hubs around the U.S. and Canada, serving more than 100 different cities and university campuses.

Residents ready Akevious Rowe, who has trav-

man Historical Home.

Percy Williamson of Daytona Beach’s Leisure Services Department, and Eric and Kathy Breitenbach assisted in securing the location shoot.

Vision fulfilled Prelow is an Emmy Awardwinning filmmaker and holds a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard University.

“I have envisioned these shots since I started work on ‘The Psalm of Howard Thurman, many moons ago. I am so thankful that after all of these years, I am now able to fulfill this vision and capture the experiences that helped to shape the heart, mind, and spirit of Howard,’’ Prelew said.

“The Psalm of Howard Thurman’’ will undertake a Crowdfunding campaign this fall to help secure funding to complete the film.

For more information, visit howardthurmanfilm.com.

eled on Greyhound, said she’s willing to try it.

“I hope prices are affordable and they provide a better travel option. I am also looking forward to cleaner buses, clearer routes and better safety. Safety is a major travel concern,” she said “Anybody can get on the buses. There aren’t any background checks. You don’t know what people are capable of. I don’t want to hurt Greyhound. I think it’s a great service but maybe Megabus can provide an alternative.”

Susan Lewis also likes that Megabus is now available locally.

She said, “I have ridden the Greyhound before. I think it’s a great idea to have Megabus come.

I think Megabus has something to offer this community as far as making trips to different places and people being able to get on that bus at an economical price.”

Emmanuel Rivers is from Daytona but lives in in Atlanta. Rivers said he often flies but has taken both Greyhound and Megabus to many cities, including Orlando and Atlanta.

“It’s good for me,” he said about Megabus. “Friends and family in Daytona can now visit me easier since they don’t have to go to Orlando to get on the Megabus.

Megabus has less stops and more affordable prices.’’

For more information on the routes, visit megabus.com.

“From the VITAS perspective, being involved in community care, we realized that a lost a loved one whether through violence or other ways hurts. It continues to hurt long after the ordeal is gone. I think this gives kids an opportunity to play for their lost loved ones. I think this creates a different atmosphere and excitement that normally won’t be acknowledged,” Nobles-Milton shared.

More teams, interest Feedback of the event has been positive in previous years.

“I think it gets better each and every year. We get more teams.

We are getting more and more interest from the community. We feel like it’s really taking off in the community,” said Nobles-Milton.

She noted that in the past, the event has included a block party.

That won’t happen this year.

In previous years, the basketball tournament took place at the Midtown Cultural & Educational Center. The tournament was move to Mainland High this year to accommodate more games.

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A participant in last year’s tournament takes a shot.

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AUGUST 3 – AUGUST 9, 2017DECEMBER COMMUNITY 14 - 20, 2006

More free backpacks The City of Daytona Beach gave away more backpacks on July 29 at the Schnebly Recreation Center. The event included activities for children. The annual Mayor’s Backpack Give-AWay continues this month for students who need school supplies. Giveaway dates: Daisy Stocking Park, Aug. 5; Sunnyland Rec Center, Aug. 12. ID is required and a parent or guardian must be present.

More information: 386-671-8250.

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Daytona State launching Florida Lifestyle Institute Daytona State’s College of Workforce, Continuing and Adult Education will launch the Florida Lifestyle Institute this month, offering a series of personal enrichment classes that open a gateway to fresh opportunities and learning experiences for mature audiences.

“Through the institute, we will serve our mature citizens who have interests in art, creativity, modern trends and Florida lifestyle and community,” said Associate Vice President Sherryl Weems, who heads up DSC’s workforce, continuing and adult education.

‘Innovative offerings’ The college’s Center for Business & Industry (CBI) will manage the initiative.

CBI Director Frank Mercer explains the mission of the institute, “We will delve into the region’s wealth of cultural experiences and explore timely ways to enhance daily life. Our unique history, diverse cultures and environment, new technologies and ethnic cuisines make living in Florida a great learning experience.

“For those who have a passion to learn, our innovative offerings are designed to support individual interests. We’re targeting a mature audience who want to stay in touch with the world and each other,” he said.

This fall, the lifestyle programming is offered in conjunction with the Mike Curb College of Music, Entertainment & Art; classes follow the college’s semester schedule (16 weeks) and begin late August, as follows. To sign up for FLI’s emails, visit DaytonaState.edu/FLI. • Drawing I, Aug. 28-Dec. 13, 9-11 a.m. (Mondays and Wednesdays) In this class you will learn how to draw realistically in addition to conceptual experimentations.

Each class will include hands on projects that heighten your ability to accurately create the illusion of three-dimensional forms in space on a two-dimensional picture plane. You will

create still life drawings using a combination of dry and wet materials.

Instructor: Viktoryia McGrath.

Cost: $295.

Daytona Beach Campus, Studio Arts Hall (Bldg. 520), room 111, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach • Ceramics Handbuilding I, Aug. 28-Dec. 13, 1-3 p.m. (Mondays and Wednesdays) In this class you learn to work with clay from start to finish using several pottery handbuilding techniques like pinch, coil and slab. You also learn to make and fasten separate finishing pieces like lids, handles and knobs. The end result will be your own clay creations.

Instructor: Trent Berning.

Cost: $295.

Daytona Beach Campus, Studio Arts Hall (Bldg. 520), room 109, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach • Watercolor, Aug. 28-Dec. 11, 1-5 p.m. (Mondays) The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to a range of ideas and techniques through the unique properties of watercolor. Using this as an expressive painting medium, the problems revolve around the experimentation of materials as well as to challenge conceptual building skills while understanding image making.

You will learn technique with brush strokes, washes, composition, use of color, and much more. Instructor: Stacey Fletcher Reynolds. Cost: $295.

Daytona Beach Campus, Studio Arts Hall (Bldg. 520), room 111, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach • Design I, Aug. 28-Dec. 11, 3-7 p.m. (Mondays) In this class you will be introduced to various materials such as ink, markers, and paint. With line, shape, mass, color, texture, value, and space you will find balance, proportion and contrast.

Two-dimensional design is a base to build on and should give you experience that will inform and influence all future studio courses and individual art efforts. Instructor: Viktoryia McGrath. Cost: $295.

Daytona Beach Campus, Studio Arts Hall (Bldg. 520), room 111, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach • Ceramics Handbuilding I, Aug. 29-Dec. 14, 10 a.m.-noon (Tuesdays and Thursdays) In this class you learn to work with clay from start to finish using several pottery handbuilding techniques like pinch, coil and slab. You also learn to make and fasten separate finishing pieces like lids, handles and knobs. The end result will be your own clay creations. Instructor: Trent Berning. Cost: $295.

Daytona Beach Campus, Studio Arts Hall (Bldg. 520), room 109, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach • Drawing I, Aug. 29-Dec. 12, 1-5 p.m. (Tuesdays) In this class you will learn how to draw realistically in addition to conceptual experimentations.

Each class will include hands on projects that heighten your ability to accurately create the illusion of three-dimensional forms in space on a two-dimensional picture plane. You will create still life drawings using a combination of dry and wet materials.

Instructor: Viktoryia McGrath.

Cost: $295.

Deltona Campus, Fathi Hall (Bldg. 1), room 232, 2351 Providence Blvd., Deltona • Ceramics Handbuilding I, Aug. 29-Dec. 14, 1-3 p.m. (Tuesdays & Thursdays) In this class you learn to work with clay from start to finish using several pottery handbuilding techniques like pinch, coil and slab. You also learn to make and fasten separate finishing pieces like lids, handles and knobs. The end result will be your own clay creations.

Instructor: Trent Berning.

Cost: $295.

Daytona Beach Campus, Studio Arts Hall (Bldg. 520), room 109, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach • Painting I, Aug. 29-Dec. 12, 1-5 p.m. (Tuesdays) This course will cover a broad range of painting concepts, focusing on painting from observation, technique, learning to control illusion, discovering unique

marks, and exploring color mixing.

While exploring these concepts we will learn to use expressive and descriptive art terminology, and initiate formation of visual compositions either with acrylic or oil medium. Instructor: Stacey Fletcher Reynolds. Cost: $295.

Daytona Beach Campus, Studio Arts Hall (Bldg. 520), room 111, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach • Ceramics Handbuilding I, Aug. 30-Dec. 13, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

(Wednesdays) In this class you learn to work with clay from start to finish using several pottery handbuilding techniques like pinch, coil and slab. You also learn to make and fasten separate finishing pieces like lids, handles and knobs. The end result will be your own clay creations.

Instructor: Trent Berning.

Cost: $295.

Daytona Beach Campus, Studio Arts Hall (Bldg. 520), room 109, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach To register for any of these offerings or for more information, contact the Florida Lifestyle Institute, 386-506-3858 or Joanne.Parker@ DaytonaState.edu.

award-winning traumatic loss program.

The centers’ supportive, experiential approach has proven to make a difference for children and their families during the grieving process.

For more information, contact Cintia Ribar at 386-425-3100 or Dr. Kim Beck-Frate at 386-4253339.

Alzheimer’s disease workshop set Damarys Melendez of the Alzheimer’s Association of Central and North Florida will present a one-hour workshop titled “Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease” at 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 9, at the Daytona Beach Regional Library, 105 E. Magnolia Ave. She will discuss the symptoms and effects of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, how Alzheimer’s disease affects the brain, how to find out if it’s Alzheimer’s disease, benefits of early detection, causes and risk factors, stages of the disease, treatment options, hope for the future, and how the Alzheimer’s Association can help.

The program is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Daytona Beach Library. Reservations are required; call the Alzheimer’s Associationat 800-272-3900.

Hospice centers seeking volunteers in Holly Hill church Flagler, Volusia to celebrate 111th Halifax Health – Hospice Grief Centers are in need of volunteers anniversary for its Daytona Beach, DeLand and Flagler locations.

Compassionate individuals are sought to volunteer to facilitate groups for grieving children and adults. A free, comprehensive training program will be offered by a mental health professional that includes the skills needed to work in that environment.

Services offered Halifax Health – Hospice Grief Centers were established to serve the needs of children and adults who have lost loved ones.

Services include support groups, memorial services, special events and workshops, children’s grief services and an

St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church of Holly Hill is planning an 111th Church Anniversary and Homecoming Observance on Sunday, Aug. 20 at 4 p. m.

The guest speaker will be Pastor Theodore McRae of Palatka.

The worship leader will be Cashmere Omuta.

The theme is “Standing on the Promises of God.” Friends and former members are invited to participate.

The church is located at 1125 Graham Ave., Holly Hill. The Rev. Michael E. Mitchell Jr. is the pastor.

For more information, call 386236-9023.

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7 EDITORIAL

AUGUST 3 – AUGUST 9, 2017

Black women will rise despite unequal treatment Lots of women’s organizations commemorate Equal Pay Day, which this year was April 5. It meant that women, in general, would have had to work all of 2016 and until April 5, 2017, to earn the same amount of money that a man earned in 2016.

Few will recognize July 31, 2017, which is the day by which African-American women will have to work to earn the same money a man earned last year – seven extra months!

A Latina woman will work until October, or nearly 10 extra months, to earn the same money a man earned.

Convenient coalition I wonder about our “women’s coalitions” when majority women’s organizations, like the National Organization for Women, are silent for Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. It only matters when they want to present a multiracial, multicultural “united front” at a Women’s March.

Some sisters learn that lesson in 1991, when Anita Hill testified in the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings. Led by feminists Elsa Barkley Brown, Deborah King and Barbara Ransby, more than 1,500 women raised enough money to pay for an ad in the New York Times on November 17, 1991.

The ad, titled “African-American Women in Defense of Our-

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selves” (AAWIDO), reminded Black women that no one should speak for us, except us. No one can be relied on to defend us, except us. And no one can be depended on to celebrate us, but us.

No one can lead advocacy for our equal pay, but us.

Count on ourselves I’m not dismissing our allies.

We can’t count on everybody to be “woke.” Evidence – was there an equal amount of noise on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day? And in the (Trump) Reign of Ignorance, there is likely to be even less noise, as the House Appropriations Committee has actually proposed defunding a program that collects salary data from employers.

Without the data, we won’t know the extent of pay discrimination. We know plenty now.

We know that Black women earn 63 cents for every dollar paid to White men, compared to the 80 cents White women earn.

We know that Black women in Louisiana earn the least com-

The ‘voter fraud’ commission itself is fraudulent There’s a branch in philosophy called “epistemology” that deals with the theory of knowledge.

How do we know what we know? How do we know what is true? What is believable? And what are the criteria we use to tell whether something is true or not?

With his constant refrain of “fake news,” maybe President Donald Trump should enroll in such a course. Why? Because he’s focusing on issues and creating entities that don’t correspond to real problems.

Trump is guilty of not knowing the different between real problems and fake problems. For example, consumer fraud is real, yet Trump is attempting to gut or eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

By contrast, voter fraud is virtually nonexistent, according to all credible studies, but he has put together a so-called Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity to find it.

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How should we judge whether his voter fraud commission is legitimate or not?

Consider motive What’s the purpose of establishing the commission?

Trump argues that our statebased election systems are full of voter fraud, and that’s why he lost the popular vote. However, Republican and Democratic secretaries of state, those who oversee the election process, have aggressively disputed his claim.

Many believe the commission was established to “prove” that Trump is right – that he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton

Black parents must get in ‘the room’ Back in May, I traveled to Chicago and saw “Hamilton: An American Musical,” about founding father Alexander Hamilton.

During Act II, Hamilton’s adversary Aaron Burr was upset because he was excluded from “the room where it happens.” He wanted to be involved in the important decisions.

Knowing my 18-month Teach Plus Policy Fellowship was coming to an end on June 23 and after reflecting upon my fellow education blogger David McGuire’s piece “The Silent Black Voice in Education,” I wanted to make sure I took advantage of any opportunity to be in “the room where it happens.”

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In the room I put my name on a list to be part of one of Indiana’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) working groups. I was selected as a member of one of the technical working groups.

ESSA is the reauthorization of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and replaces No Child Left Be-

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pared to White men – about 48 cents on the dollar! In comparison, Black women in Missouri, Tennessee, Maryland and Pennsylvania earn 68 cents for every dollar a White man earns.

What we don’t know is how women fare inside some organizations. And you can’t dismantle pay discrimination without having the details.

Hiding the data Under President Obama, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission established requirements to provide pay transparency. Businesses with more than 100 employees were required to start releasing salary data in March 2018.

The Republican Congress now says that no resources may be used to collect this very necessary data. It reminds me of the old folks who used to say, “You don’t miss what you can’t measure.”

But we can measure the pay inequity. We see it in the quality of women’s lives. We might not be able to point a finger at one company or another (Republicans are also likely to make class action lawsuits more challenging), but we have enough aggregate data to know that there is pervasive gender discrimination in the workplace, and that Black women shoulder an extra burden because of the intersection

by nearly 3 million votes because there were up to 5 million illegal votes cast for Clinton.

Look at actions The commission’s first act was to send a letter to all 50 secretaries of state, plus the District of Columbia, requesting voter data on every American, including such sensitive personal information as home address, party affiliation, age, voting history, military status, criminal record (if any) and partial Social Security numbers.

Most states refused to comply, objecting to sending it over nonsecure connections without the ability to protect it. Others had concerns about centralizing such information, and there was no clearly stated purpose of how the information would be used.

Some feared the commission would use “Crosscheck,” a system with a history of carelessly matching voters’ names between states and deleting one as a duplicate.

The Justice Department also sent a letter demanding to know how states were going to “clean up” their voting lists – code for deleting voters, a practice used in the past in racially discriminatory ways.

Who’s on commission?

Currently there are 10 members

hind (NCLB). Each state is tasked with submitting a plan to the US Department of Education detailing how ESSA requirements will be implemented in its schools.

Before Indiana’s plan was drafted, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) took measures to ensure voices from around the state were heard.

Community meetings were held in each of Indiana’s congressional districts.

The IDOE created five technical working groups: accountability, assessment, educator effectiveness, school improvement, and student supports. I was part of the student supports group.

Constant reviews In May and June, the groups made recommendations for the plan and in July the groups will have the opportunity to read through the section they worked

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between race and gender.

More ‘shade’ African-American women also catch more shade because of our skin color, because of who we are and what we represent.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama has spoken out, though very gently, about the racism she experienced while in office.

At a recent gathering in Colorado, she spoke about the many “cuts” she experienced, and told the Denver Post that “The shards that cut me the deepest were the ones that intended to cut,” referring to comments about her looks, and especially those that referred to her as “an ape.”

She said she was dismayed: “Knowing that after eight years

Republican commission member Hans von Spakovsky was a Justice Department official in the Civil Rights Division under President George W. Bush and strongly argued against reauthorizing the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Connie Lawson, Indiana’s secretary of state, is proud of having co-written her state’s voter ID law that spread nationwide, even though the law has since suffered federal judicial defeats in Texas and Wisconsin (2011), and in North Carolina and North Dakota (2013).

on and provide comments.

On June 30, the IDOE released its first draft of the state’s ESSA plan. In addition to the working groups, the public also could provide feedback. After feedback is considered, the plan will be submitted to the governor for review. The IDOE plans to submit the final version to the Department of Education on September 18, 2017.

In the song “The Room Where It Happens,” Alexander Hamilton tells Burr: When you got skin in the game, you stay in the game But you don’t get a win unless you play in the game Oh, you get love for it, you get hate for it You get nothing if you Wait for it, wait for it, wait…

I have skin in the game; I’m a parent and an educator. If you are part of our community, you have skin in the game, because

the plan implemented under ESSA will shape our community’s children, our future leaders.

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– six Republicans and four Democrats. Vice President Mike Pence is the chair and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is the cochair.

The commission’s members make up a rogues’ gallery and a “dream team” of voter suppression.

Pence was governor of Indiana and used “voter fraud” to support a statewide crackdown on registering African-Americans.

He supported the 2005 Supreme Court decision that found an Indiana voter ID law constitutional.

He supports Trump’s false claim that millions voted illegally.

Kris Kobach is known as the “King of Voter Suppression,” a reputation he has earned by disenfranchising one in seven Kansans and by spreading his Crosscheck system to states nationwide.

Another Republican commission member, Ohio’s former Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, shortchanged African-American voting sites of an adequate number of voting machines, resulting in long lines. He also tried to disenfranchise voters by insisting that all voter registration forms be rejected if they were submitted on paper thinner than a postcard. He was the subject of 14 lawsuits regarding election irregularities.

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of working really hard for this country, there are still people who won’t see me for what I am because of my skin color.”

When I read her comments, I thought about Dr. Maya Angelou’s poem, “Still I Rise.” One stanza reads, “You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I’ll rise.”

Black women endure unequal pay, disrespectful treatment, police beatings, and more. And yet we are still here. Like air, “we rise.”

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The true purpose It seems obvious the real purpose of the commission is twofold: to validate Trump’s claim he would have won the popular vote in 2016 if not for illegal voters, and to lay the groundwork for nationalizing voter suppression legislation, making it more difficult for people of color, women, workers, young people, seniors and the disabled – traditional Democratic constituencies – to vote.

Conclusion? The fraud commission is fraudulent!

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Play the game One key point I learned is that when policy is shaped and decisions are made, it takes collaboration and compromise. You won’t get everything you want. If you don’t participate or “play in the game,” you won’t be able to make any change.

If you would like to get involved, go to http://www.doe. in.gov/essa to read Indiana’s ESSA plan draft. Learn more about the Every Student Succeeds Act at nnpa.org/essa.

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AUGUST 3 – AUGUST 9, 2017 DECEMBER 14 - 20, 2006

NAACP focuses on millennials for future growth the NAACP’s National Youth and College Division that cultivates young, civil rights leaders. Messages promoting the division were prominently displayed during the convention.

“This national convention will be critical in transforming the association,” Ali said. “The Youth and College Division continues to train and cultivate young leaders that are activists within their own community and, because of that, the NAACP will launch a Next Generation Young Professional Leadership Program geared toward training young adults between the ages of 21 and 35,” for positions in the NAACP. Ali continued, “These positions include, but are not limited to: political action chairs, health chairs, environmental justice chairs and branch leaders.

We have been very fortunate to have the support of national and youth board members, who have all given input into what is needed for young people to remain active to remain engaged and to be strong leaders within this organization and we are immensely excited about the future of the NAACP through this program.”

Embracing change

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Akosua Ali, president of the NAACP D.C. branch, gives remarks at a press conference during the group’s 108th national convention in Baltimore, Md.

BY LAUREN POTEAT NNPA NEWSWIRE

As Derrick Johnson assumes the role of interim president of the NAACP, leaders of the nation’s oldest Black civil rights organization say that young people must come first.

Youth-led civil rights groups like Color of Change, Black Youth Project 100 and Dream Defenders have effectively used technology and social media to ad-

vance their causes online and around the world while critics of the NAACP question the group’s relevancy as it struggles to connect to a younger generation that doesn’t always relate to the battles of Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

New initiative During a press conference on July 21, kicking off the group’s national convention in Baltimore, Maryland, many NAACP officials

West African man constantly mistaken for Barack Obama BLACKNEWS.COM

It’s been said that everyone has a twin, and that may just be true. One man, Jose Oliveira, says he can’t leave his house without people thinking that he’s President Barack Obama.

He says he is bombarded all the time with selfie requests.

Jose is 43 years old, has five children and lives in Sal, Cape Verde (an island off the coast of West Africa), where he works as a tour guide.

He says that he has been dubbed “Mr. Obama” by his friends and family, and when he is wearing sunglasses, he will surely get stares and eventual photo requests from complete strangers.

“Some people even ask me if I am his brother,” he noted.

Plenty of selfies “As soon as they see me they say: ‘Oh my God, you look just like Obama!’”

Oliveira said. “I find it very funny, and I don’t mind posing for photographs with people. I have at least 15 photographs and selfies taken every day.”

Jose has never met Obama, but when asked if he would ever consider a job as an Obama look-a-like, he said he would be very interested.

He replied, “I have never thought about working as an Obama lookalike before, but maybe I would if given the opportunity. If it was an honest and respectful job that allowed me to support my family, I would think about it.”

Jose Oliviera says he gets requests for selfies multiple times a day.

and affiliates gathered to address a critical need to keep millennials active and engaged within the organization.

“We have a responsibility to lift up the least of us, but most importantly to put our hands on the young people,” said Baltimore’s Mayor Catherine Pugh. “We can change the trajectory of our lives.

Let’s have some real conversations around guns in the community killing our children, because we need [our children] to

grow up and be a part of the future of our nation.”

In order to ensure that such goals come into fruition, NAACP D.C. branch President Akosua Ali, formally announced the launch of a national Next Generation Young Professional Leadership Program to train eligible millennials for leadership roles in the NAACP.

NAACP jobs The initiative is in line with

Eager to see the organization grow and move forward, Hiruy Hadgu, an NAACP member from Howard County, Maryland, shared his views on the organization’s plan to ramp up efforts to actively engage and recruit younger members.

“I joined the NAACP after the 2016 election and was responsible for helping my chapter revamp membership efforts, which proved difficult, as we had a hard time keeping up with who was a member or not...a lot of the processes seemed old and outdated and overall didn’t really seem to engage people,” said Hadgu.

“I’m only 31, but with these challenging times, I think it’s very important to really re-engage with the community... especially our youth.”

War on opioids hurts sickle cell disease patients

BY LEONARD E. COLVIN NEW JOURNAL AND GUIDE/NNPA

For the thousands of individuals who suffer from the effects of sickle cell anemia, pain is a common part of their lives.

The inherited disease causes red blood cells of mostly people of African descent to deform into a sickle shape. This inhibits the red blood cells from carrying oxygen throughout the body, which can cause severe pain and organic damage.

So, many of those suffering from sickle cell anemia are prescribed a variety of powerful painkiller derivatives.

Their desire to receive relief may be viewed through the biased lens of racism and criminalization as a result of the opioid epidemic, and deter them from receiving care for their pain.

Deadly trend

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Judy Anderson is the executive director of the Sickle Cell Anemia Association of Hampton Roads, the leading advocacy group in southeastern Virginia for people suffering from the disease.

Many of these painkillers are equal in strength to oxycontin and oxycodone, which many people with sickle cell anemia have been taking since they were children.

They are also the same drugs which are at the center of the nation’s current opioid addiction epidemic which has been causing thousands of individuals addicted to these and other strong painkillers to overdose and die.

Thus, federal and state governments are seeking to pressure doctors to limit their prescriptions of such drugs to patients to curb the deadly trend.

According to Judy Anderson, the executive director of the Sickle Cell Anemia Association of Hampton Roads, a growing number of people who are suffering from sickle cell anemia may be severely impacted by the government’s effort to curb opioid addiction.

to screen and review the prescriptions of people with sickle cell anemia, to determine the necessity of their use of the strong painkillers.

“These people are not addicted to these drugs,” said Anderson. “They are dependent on them because of the pain they are experiencing throughout their lives.

“One lady who called the office Monday, July 10th, told me she took her last pain pill the previous Friday,” said Anderson. “Her doctor is reviewing her case and has not written her a new prescription.”

“Unable to get her pain meds, I am sure she will end up in a hospital, because she went to the emergency room to have her pain treated,’’ Anderson continued.

Anderson said that the woman is bedridden and has other ailments along with sickle cell anemia.

‘Not addicted’

‘A Band-aid’

Sickle Cell Anemia Association of Hampton Roads is the leading advocacy group in southeastern Virginia for people suffering from the disease.

During a recent interview on the issue, Anderson said that doctors are being ordered

Recently, Anderson has devoted more attention to helping people like this woman and others who may be caught up in the government’s effort to curb opiate addiction, by curbing the number of painkiller prescriptions doctors

can administer.

Anderson said that doctors have been telling sickle cell anemia patients to buy 880 milligrams Tylenol or other over-the-counter painkillers to thwart their discomfort.

“But that is just like taking a baby aspirin,” she said. “It’s a Band-aid. It does nothing for these people.”

Anderson mentioned one man who recently released from a state prison. He had no physician to contact upon returning to his community.

He is one of the individuals her agency has been working with to help him get through this crisis.

Despite Anderson’s efforts, the emergency room may be his only option for treatment. Further, even physicians in the emergency room, who may assume, because he is a young, Black male, that he is addicted to painkillers and may not treat him effectively.

Big increase According to the Virginia Department of Health, the state saw 822 opioid overdose deaths in the first nine months of 2016, compared with 811 in all of 2015.

“Almost three people a day are dying in Virginia from an opioid overdose, either prescription or illegal,” said David E. Brown, director of the state’s Department of Health Professions.

For the first time, the regulations apply specific guidelines to Virginia providers, dictating how many opioids can be prescribed depending on the situation and stipulating that other pain treatments should be considered before opioids are prescribed.

Before prescribing opioids, providers must do a thorough physical examination and determine the patient’s history.

The patient also must be given Naloxone—a life-saving drug that can reverse the effects of an overdose.

Part of the effort of new guidelines in the state, according to Anderson, was to limit the number of people using opioid-based painkillers in the long run.

But, according to Anderson and other advocates, in the short term, addicts seeking relief for their pain may go to street vendors and secure heroin or the more deadly painkillers, such as Fentanyl.

What to do Anderson said that people who are suffering pain episodes due to sickle cell anemia and have had prescriptions for pain meds delayed because their physicians are “reviewing their cases,” should go to the emergency room anyway.

She said ER physicians may hospitalize them and administer pain-relieving medicines. However, the patients will not be released with a prescription of painkillers, due to new state regulations.

If that happens, Anderson said the patients should go back until their prescriptions have been filled.

Anderson said that a medicine called Hydroxyurea, which has been used in chemotherapy for cancer has been found to be effective in bolstering the body’s resistance to problems associated with sickle cell anemia and relieving pain.

“It’s the only option they have,” Anderson said.

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AUGUST 3 – AUGUST 9, 2017

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M ASPORTS YOR

AUGUST 3 – AUGUST 9, 2017 DECEMBER 14 - 20, 2006

An early glance at Heisman Trophy contenders

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Another crop of talented quarterbacks including the reigning Heisman Trophy winner leads a group of players as possible contenders for college football’s most-coveted individual award.

Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State The Buzz: Barkley earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors last season when he led the league in yards from scrimmage (1,898) and touchdowns from scrimmage (22) while finishing second in the conference in rushing yards (1,496).

Running backs traditionally haven’t fared well in the Heisman race with just three winners since 2000 and none from the Big Ten since Wisconsin’s Ron Dayne in 1999.

J.T. Barrett, QB, Ohio State The Buzz: Barrett is no stranger to the Heisman Trophy race, having finished fifth in voting during his freshman season in 2014. But since then, Barrett’s been conspicuously absent after struggling with his game over the past two season.

That could change with the addition of new offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson, whose offenses produce the type of numbers needed to win the award.

Jake Browning, QB, Washington The Buzz: Browning’s set the bar pretty high for himself after a spectacular 2016 season in which he finished sixth in voting for the Heisman after passing for 3,430 yards with a school-record 43 touchdowns.

His performance earned him Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year honors and made him one of the early contenders for college football’s top individual prize.

Sam Darnold, QB, USC The Buzz: Darnold has been the darling of sports bookmakers in Las Vegas with the USC quarterback earning the favorite tag in early Heisman odds after a season in which he passed for 3,086 yards with 31 touchdowns and nine interceptions while leading the Trojans to a Rose Bowl victory over Penn State.

Darnold looks to join a list of USC quarterbacks to win the award like Matt Leinart and Carson Palmer.

Deondre Francois, QB, FSU The Buzz: Francois put together an impressive year, one in which the Seminoles quarterback finished with 3,350 yards passing and 20 total touchdowns while leading his team to the Orange Bowl.

Statistically speaking, quarterbacks who’ve won the award recently have average 4,000 yards of total offense but another big season and a run at the College Football Playoff could be huge.

Quinton Flowers, QB, USF The Buzz: BYU’s Ty Detmer was the last player not from a socalled Power 5 school to claim the Heisman Trophy back in 1990.

So for Flowers to become a factor in the race would require a tremendous season statistically, better than last season when he set school-records for total offense (4,342) and total touchdowns (42), as well as a strong run by USF towards a New Year’s Six bowl game.

Derrius Guice, RB, LSU The Buzz: This would be the third season in a row in which an LSU running back was a preseason favorite in the Heisman race. Guice led the SEC in rushing last season with 1,387 yards and an incredible 7.58 yards per carry average.

He’s looking to become the

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Florida State University quarterback Deondre Francois is photographed during Florida State University football media day at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee on Aug. 14, 2016. third consecutive SEC running back to win the award joining Alabama’s Derrick Henry and Mark Ingram.

Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville The Buzz: Jackson is looking join Ohio State’s Archie Griffin (1974-75) as the only two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy.

It will be hard for Jackson to top his performance last season after the sophomore accounted for more than 5,100 yards of total offense with 51 total touchdowns. He returns to a team that

returns just four starters on offense.

ance in the College Football Playoff.

Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma

Bo Scarbrough, RB, Alabama

The Buzz: Mayfield has finished in the top five in the Heisman Trophy voting twice, finishing fourth in 2015 and third in 2016.

In those two seasons, the Oklahoma quarterback has completed nearly 70 percent of his passes for 7,665 yards and 76 touchdowns with just 15 interceptions while leading the Sooners to a 22-4 record including an appear-

The Buzz: Scarbrough got stronger as the season went on, finishing with 454 yards and six touchdowns over Alabama’s four final games of the 2016 season including the Tide’s 35-31 loss to Clemson in the national championship game.

He would join Alabama players like Derrick Henry and Mark Ingram, who have won the award since 2000.

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Word has it that Beyoncé is interested in becoming an NBA owner.

Bloomberg reports that the singer is looking to buy a stake in her hometown Houston Rockets.

Team owner Les Alexander announced

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last month that he was putting the NBA franchise up for sale amid surging prices, and according to the report, Bey is considering making an investment.

Her husband, Jay-Z, famously owned a portion of the Brooklyn Nets before selling his shares to start Roc Nation Sports, his own organization that represents athletes.

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The importance of planning for long-term care cations to reduce the risk of falls. • Many Americans say they do not want to rely on their children for care, but a lack of planning for paid care often leads to exactly that result.

FROM FAMILY FEATURES

Research suggests that most Americans turning age 65 will need some form of assistance with everyday activities, known as long-term care, as they grow older. The amount of care needed will depend on many variables, including overall health, cognitive functioning and home environment.

Age is a strong predictor of the need for help, and because women live longer on average, they are more likely than men to require long-term care. Factors such as a disability, injury or chronic illness also increase the chance that long-term care will be needed.

Three simple steps can help you start planning for care you may need as you age.

It’s not just about you A choice to plan or not plan will likely have a big impact on family and friends who may also be informal caregivers. Statistics show that most long-term care is provided by family members or other loved ones.

Take the time to make clear your preferences for what kind of help you value most and where you want to receive it. Family and friends will feel better knowing that you are thinking about your needs – and theirs – by planning for long-term care.

Better active than reactive

Know what to expect Most people know they should save for retirement, but many don’t know exactly what expenses to expect. An often overlooked area is long-term care, a broad set of supports for everyday tasks like dressing or eating. While most of this care is provided by family members and friends, sometimes older adults and their families get these services from providers like home health aides, area agencies on aging or residential providers

Ticket to Work provides job training to disabled

BY NICOLE TIGGEMANN TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

Social Security encourages people to rejoin the workforce when they are able. Ticket to Work is a free and voluntary pro-

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Family and friends will feel better knowing that you are thinking about your needs - and theirs by planning for long-term care.

Be proactive. Staying at home is great, especially if it has been modified to help you avoid an injury and continue to care for yourself.

However, it won’t happen without taking steps to ensure you can get the supports you need at home. Start thinking about ways to maintain your independence, safety and care needs.

For more information and resources to develop a care plan, visit longtermcare.gov.

such as assisted living or nursing homes.

Understanding long-term care is the first step in creating a plan.

Key things to know include: • A person who lives alone is more likely to require long-term care than one who can rely on a

spouse or partner for help with daily tasks. • Long-term care is expensive and represents a major uncovered risk to your retirement savings. • Medicare does not pay for long-term care services or sup-

ports with some minor exceptions. Neither does your employer-based health insurance or Medigap. • Most people prefer to receive long-term care at home; their odds of doing so may be improved by making home modifi-

gram that helps people get vocational rehabilitation, training, job referrals, and other employment support services.

This program is for people ages 18 to 64, who are receiving disability benefits and need support re-entering the workforce or working for the first time.

While many disabled individuals are unable to work and may never be able to return to work, some are eager to try working again. Work incentives make it easier to work and still receive health care and cash benefits from Social Security while providing protections if people have

to stop working due to a disability.

from several employment networks. Participants are free to talk with as many employment networks as they want before choosing one.

a medical review of their disability during the time they’re in the program.

Review of progress

Many people have successfully completed the Ticket to Work program.

Anyone interested in the program should call the Ticket to Work Helpline toll-free at 1-866968-7842 (TTY 1-866-833-2967).

More information on the program is available online at www. socialsecurity.gov/work.

Helpful services Social Security works with employment networks to offer beneficiaries access to meaningful employment. Employment networks are organizations and agencies, including state vocational rehabilitation agencies that provide various employment support services.

Some services they may help with include rĂŠsumĂŠ writing, interviewing skills, and job leads.

Ticket to Work gives individuals the opportunity to choose

If someone signs an agreement with an employment network, they’ll help the individual develop an employment plan. Social Security will review their progress toward achieving the goals of their employment plan every 12 months.

If they are making timely progress in their return to work plan, Social Security will not conduct

How to apply

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