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UNITED AGAINST HATE Indivisible Volusia will host anti-hate rally on Friday in Daytona Beach

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

The White supremacist “Unite the Right’’ rally in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend has set the nation on edge.

Since the violent Charlottesville rally that ended in three deaths and multiple injuries, rallies denouncing the hate groups are popping up nationwide and in some cities around Florida.

This Friday, Daytona Beach will be the scene of a rally with

the theme “Against Racism and Hate’’ hosted by Indivisible Volusia, an advocacy group that formed shortly after President Donald Trump was elected.

The local rally is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 18 on the corner of International Speedway Boulevard and Beach Street. Other organizations, including the Volusia County/Daytona Beach NAACP, will participate.

Critical of Trump Organizers are also upset with the way Trump’s response. He is blaming both sides – the White supremacists as we well as protesters, whom he referred to Tuesday as the “alt-left.’’

“We are doing this rally in light of what happed in Charlottesville. We are very critical of how authorities have handled the Charlottesville incident as well as President Trump who has held both sides accountable,” said Dana Humphrey, communications director for Indivisible Volusia.

“He continues to defend Nazis and White supremacists. We have a right of free speech, which allows us to speak and stand out on the street corners. We don’t get permits, but we do inform law enforcement.’’

Taking a stand Indivisible Volusia has been holding rallies this year against the president’s policies on health

care, immigration, and the travel ban. It primarily uses Facebook to pass on information.

Humphrey noted that it has been challenging letting people know about the rallies.

“We are cautious about advertising our events because in the past we have had some counter protesters,’’ she related.

She challenges the assertion that the hate groups are just practicing their First Amendment rights.

“I don’t agree because they are advocating ethnic cleansing and annihilating entire groups of people. They are domestic terrorists. That is why we fought World War II,” she responded.

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Motown and more

Police chief responds Daytona Beach police chief, Craig Capri says that law enforcement has a tough job in situations such as the Charlottesville rally.

“We must protect the First Amendment rights of everyone. We may not agree with their views, but they have the right to assemble and protest. Law enforcement’s job is to protect both the protesters and the public. We must protect everyone regardless of how we feel,” stated Capri.

The local police department touts its relationships with the community, including the Black community.

“We don’t have those issues See RALLY, Page 2

Facility manager at Flagler center receives leadership award Elijah Emanuel, facility manager for the Carver Center in Flagler County, has been named the 2017 Northeast Florida Community Action Agency’s “Outstanding Community Leadership Award” winner.

Flagler County Human Resources Director Joe Mayer, a board member of the agency, nominated Emanuel.

“Certainly a highlight of being part of the Northeast Florida Community Action Agency is having the opportunity to let others know that Flagler County is a wonderful community of residents who care about the wellbeing of one another,” Mayer said.

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Residents listen to Motown music at Saturday’s free concert in Cypress Park presented by the City of Daytona Beach.

Residents enjoyed some old-school music on Saturday at Cypress Park during the second-to-the last Midtown Motown concert hosted by the City of Daytona Beach.

Saturday’s concert featured a Temptations Tribute Band.

The Midtown Motown Concert series features six weekends of free concerts and family events. Games and activities are available for the kids while the parents enjoy the concerts. Food and drinks from local restaurants are available as well.

The next – and last of the series – will be held Saturday, Sept. 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the park, 981 George W. Engram Blvd., Daytona Beach.

The Temptations Tribute Band performs the original group’s hit songs.

Emanuel, who was born and raised in Bunnell, said his purpose is to make sure he can give young people an avenue to make wise decisions.

“I want them to be productive citizens, and I want to be remembered as a person who cared about those children,” he said.

The Carver Center, formerly the Carver Gym – the only remaining building of Flagler County’s all-Black G.W. Carver High School, was saved from closure in 2010.

Management of the facility – and Emanuel’s employment – shifted from the county to the Flagler County School Board.

The new direction allowed Emanuel to extend his reach further into the community.

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Cherry to speak at New Mount Zion, on talk show

BY THE DAYTONA TIMES STAFF

Daytona Times and Florida Courier Publisher Charles W. Cherry II will speak at New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church’s “Back to School Sunday” service on Aug. 27.

Members of the consolidated African-American Class of 1978 of Mainland and Seabreeze High Schools will preside at the service. The theme is spiritual growth and a strategy for learning as the components of a successful life.

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On August 21 from 9:15 p.m. to 10:15 p.m., Cherry will appear on the “Sweet Tea With A Chaser Presents Monday Nights” talk show to discuss topics of naCharles W. tional and local Cherry II interest, including Donald Trump and the Charlottesville incident, the White supremacy movement, Bethune-Cookman University, and next steps locally and na-

tionally for Black America.

Morehouse grad A Daytona Beach native, Cherry is a graduate of Morehouse College (B.A., Journalism with honors, 1978), and the University of Florida’s Holland Law Center (now Levin College of Law) and Graduate School of Business (now the Warrington College of Business Administration) with both Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees, respectively, in 1982.

He is a former Fort Lauderdale

city and South Florida state prosecutor, and has practiced law for more than 30 years, including 10 years as general counsel to the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Lauderdale.

He is the author of two books: “Excellence Without Excuse: The Black Student’s Guide to Academic Excellence” (1993, reissued as a “Classic Edition” in 2013), and “Fighting through the Fear – My Journey of Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse,” (2016) co-authored with C. David Moody, Jr. For almost 30 years, he has written commentaries, editorials and stories for the Daytona Times. His 30-minute radio

commentary, “Free Your Mind,” aired on WPUL-AM 1590 in Daytona Beach from 2000 to 2014.

His award-winning weekly column, “Straight, No Chaser,” has appeared in the Florida Courier since 2006.

The church is located at 515 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd., Daytona Beach. The service will start at 10:45 a.m. Copies of “Excellence Without Excuse” will be available for purchase, with part of the proceeds going to New Mount Zion.

To listen in and participate on “Sweet Tea With A Chaser,” call 646-478-3527 on Aug. 21 between 9:15 p.m. to 10:15p.m.

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Paugh becomes deputy chief in New Smyrna

Former Daytona resident weds Dominque Allen of Fort Lauderdale and Robert Slater of Daytona Beach were married on July 22 in Las Vegas. They met at Bethune-Cookman University while students. Robert is the son of Colette Sheppard Slater and Henry Slater. Dominque’s parents are Remeal Allen and Leverne Muldrow.

The couple resides in Fort Lauderdale with their daughters Zaria and Jaylin Slater.

Jessica Paugh became the deputy police chief in New Smyrna Beach on Aug. 11.

Paugh is originally from New Jersey and started her law enforcement career in 1997 at the City of Holly Hill as an officer in the patrol division, criminal investigative division (CID) and eventually promoted to corporal prior Jessica to moving to the Paugh Volusia County Sheriff’s Office (VSCO) in 2004.

At VCSO, Paugh worked as a supervisor in the patrol division, CID, internal affairs, community service and served as an investigator in the major case unit. Her last assignment within VCSO was as a night watch commander.

“Jessica impressed me in the time I worked with her at VCSO and she is an asset to the leadership team and the final piece of

the leadership puzzle at the New Smyrna Beach Police Department,” said New Smyrna Beach Police Chief Mike Coffin.

As deputy chief, Paugh’s duties include overseeing day to day operations, accreditation, recruitment, CID, and community relations.

Paugh has a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management from Warner Southern College, an Associates of Science in Criminal Justice Daytona Beach Community College. She also graduated from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement leadership academy.

St. Paul of Holly Hill celebrating 111th year 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 church is located at 1125 Graham Ave., Holly Hill. The Rev. Michael E. Mitchell Jr. is the pastor.

For more information, call 386236-9023.

Governor says he ‘didn’t serve to defend neo-Nazis’

BY JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE – Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi, both strong supporters of President Donald Trump, decried racism and groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis as reverberations continued Wednesday across the country after a deadly weekend in Charlottesville, Va. “I served in the Navy. My dad served in the Second World War,” Scott said. “I didn’t serve to defend neo-Nazis.”

UF decision Bondi, meanwhile, expressed support for a decision Wednesday by University of Florida President Kent Fuchs to deny a request to allow White nationalist leader Richard Spencer to speak on the Gainesville campus next month. Fuchs pointed to safety concerns.

“Of course, we all believe in the First Amendment, but his priority as president of the University of Florida is to protect the students that go to that school,” Bondi said. “That’s why I think that’s very important.”

‘No moral equivalence’ Scott and Bondi, however, kept their distance from a controversy about statements Trump made

after members of the “alt-right” rallied in Charlottesville, leading to clashes with counter-protesters.

The governor said he was disgusted by what took place in Charlottesville and said a White supremacist “murdered” a woman by driving a car into a crowd of counter-protesters. Scott noted that the woman, Heather Heyer, 32, was about the same age as one of his daughters.

“There is no place in our country for racism, bigotry, the KKK, neo-Nazis, White supremacists,” Scott said. He added: “There is no moral equivalence between the two sides.”

Racism thriving Scott said he would urge everyone, including the president, to focus on unity. But when asked about a Trump comment referring to “some very fine people on both sides,” Scott said that is a matter for the president.

“You can ask President Trump what he said. I’ve been clear,” Scott said.

Bondi said her office on Tuesday secured the convictions of two members of the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan who had worked as state correctional officers. The men were accused of plotting to kill a former inmate who is black.

“Racism is alive and thriving in our state and country, and it will

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Florida Governor Rick Scott stated this week: “There is no place in our country for racism, bigotry, the KKK, neo-Nazis, White supremacists. not be tolerated,” Bondi said.

Still supporting him Bondi said she intends to make her opinions clear the next time she speaks to Trump.

But Bondi, who said she continues to support Trump on economic and health-care issues, noted that Trump isn’t easily swayed in his views.

“Nobody is going to tell him

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Representatives of the Northeast Florida Community Action Agency presented Emanuel with the award at at a Flagler County commission meeting.

AWARD from Page 1 ‘A big heart’ Carver Center is now a recreational facility that offers tutoring, after-school study, and has internet access. It also offers GED classes, employment counseling and other services. It supports a summer camp and numerous athletic tournaments.

Representatives of the Northeast Florida Community Action Agency presented Emanuel with the award at the Aug. 7 regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners.

“Elijah Emanuel has a big heart,” said Flagler Commission Chair Nate McLaughlin. “The good he brings to the community is immeasurable.”

what to do, I think everyone knows that. He’s his own man,” Bondi said. “If I talk to him, I’ll find out what his thoughts were when he said it. But I haven’t talked to him.”

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here in Daytona Beach. We have been blessed, but we cannot be naïve. A lot of times outsiders come in to just stir up trouble.”

NAACP will participate Cynthia Slater, president of the Volusia County/Daytona Beach NAACP, said the civil rights organizations plans to participate in Friday’s rally.

“Racism and discrimination has always been here in this country but now racism has showed its head,’’ said Slater.

“There is so much specific racism as well when you look at what is being done to infringe on people’s voting rights, denying affordable health care and more.’’

Previous Flagler recipients This is the third consecutive year a Flagler County resident has received the award.

Carla Traister, director and founder of The Sheltering Tree, received the award in 2016. The Sheltering Tree is a non-denominational civic organization that provides cold-weather sheltering on nights when the temperature dips below 40 degrees – typically 9 to 40 times each year.

Pastor Charles Silano received the award in 2015. He is the founder of Grace Tabernacle Ministries, which operates the Grace Community Food Pantry.

He also is involved with Access Flagler First – which provides a variety of social services once every other month, and operates a faith-based, jail diversion and addiction recovery program called Open Door Recovery.

Pastor weighs in

Elijah Emanuel’s job is located at the site of the former allBlack G.W. Carver High School.

The Rev. Derrick Harris, president of the Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance, also weighed in.

“As a member of the clergy, we must definitely show love and compassion towards everyone,” Harris said.

He agreed that the clergy should speak out against hate.

“That includes organizing if we must and standing up for what is right. I don’t believe that true ministry is confined into the walls of the church,’’ he explained. “I think we should constantly be involved in social issues and those things that affect us as a community. I think it’s our duty as clergy to lead by example inside and outside of the church.’’

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Backpacks and snacks Kids and their parents line up for hot dogs, chips and water on Saturday at Sunnyland Rec Center for the City of Daytona Beach’s last backpack giveaway event. The city gave away thousands of back-toschool supplies to area students at various sites over the past month.

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Warner students return to variety of improvements SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES

Warner Christian Academy and Preschool welcomed back its students on Aug. 14 for the 2017-2018 school year.

“There is always excitement in starting a new school year, but some significant enhancements have been made to the school this summer so that there is a heightened sense of excitement at the beginning of this year,” says Stacey Parsons, director of Marketing and Development for Warner.

Summer improvements Over the summer, the school renovated its main athletic field with all new sod, the school’s main lobby received a major overhaul with new flooring, paint and doors, and an awning was installed over the preschool entrance.

In addition, 200 lockers, various classrooms, and a teacher’s lounge received a much-needed new coat of paint. “The best part of these renovation,’’ said Warner Superintendent Mark Tress, “is that local

Warner elementary and secondary students prepare to enter the building for their first day of school.

SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT More projects businesses, churches and families partnered with us to make them happen.”

700-plus students Warner begins this school year with just over 700 enrolled students from preschool through grade 12 and the school is anticipating this number will increase.

According to the registrar Tiffany McFarran, “We received significant last-minute enrollment interest so we are processing these applications as quickly as we can and believe we will welcome more students during the first few weeks of this school year.”

Warner continues to have a few openings in various grades and invites interested families to contact the school for more information.

Warner recently launched a $6.2 million Imagine Capital Campaign with the vision of becoming one of Florida’s top STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Athletics, and Math) schools.

The completion of these upgrades are the first of many planned enhancements to the school’s academic programs and facilities.

Next on the short list of anticipated projects are the acquisition of commercialgrade reception furniture for the lobby, a complete renovation of the three science labs, and enhancements to the current science curriculum.

For more information, visit Warner’s website at www.wcageagles.org.

Health department releases breastfeeding report SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES

The percentage of Volusia County mothers who initiated breastfeeding of their new baby increased nearly 3 percent over four years but continues to lag behind the Florida rate, according to a new report released by the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County.

Breastfeeding also varies locally among races and between mothers who participate in the DOH-Volusia Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program compared to those who do not

participate in WIC. For example, Hispanic mothers are the only racial/ethnic group that has exceeded a national breastfeeding goal set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Black mothers consistently had lower breastfeeding rates than white and Hispanic mothers.

WIC rates Mothers who participated in the WIC program had lower rates of breastfeeding and opted for supplemental nutrition compared with mothers who did not participate.

Moms in the WIC program are at higher risk of not breastfeeding before they enroll.

To improve breastfeeding rates among WIC participants, the program encourages breastfeeding and supports mothers with lactation counselors and nocost monthly classes.

Data report The breastfeeding data brief, which compares data from 2011 to 2015, is online at volusiahealth.com/ stats. The report has been released in recognition of National Breastfeeding Month.

Research shows: Breastfed infants have a reduced risk of infections, asthma, obesity and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) compared to formula-fed infants.

Mothers who breastfeed have a reduced risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and postpartum depression compared to mothers who don’t breastfeed.

DOH-Volusia’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program offers resources and staff to help breastfeeding mothers, including International Board Certified lactation consultants who have a high level of specialized knowledge in breastfeeding. WIC also offers breastfeeding peer counseling programs.

Local classes DOH-Volusia breastfeeding classes for new and expectant mothers cover the basics of breastfeeding and are scheduled at DOHVolusia locations from 6 to 8 p.m.: • Sept. 5, 775 Harley, Strickland Blvd., Orange City • Sept. 13, 717 W. Canal Street, New Smyrna Beach • Sept. 21, 1845 Holsonback Drive, Daytona Beach Each evening class is a one-time session. Reservations are suggested but not required.

Participants unable to make the two-hour evening class may opt for a weekly, mini-breastfeeding class Thursdays from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Orange City location.

For information on breastfeeding support, visit volusiahealth.com/wic or call 866-942-3663.

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AUGUST 17 – AUGUST 23, 2017

Dissecting affirmative action rhetoric from reality In a perfect America founded and operating on colorblind meritocracy, admission to selective institutions of higher learning, boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies and access to federal contracts would be determined solely by ability, skill and talent.

They would never have to take into consideration race or gender – and certainly not take into consideration a moral, national imperative to redress wrongs rooted in a long history of slavery, sexism, structural racism and prejudice.

Not a reality But as we all know, that is not the America we call home. We live in an America that has (at some points more fervently than others), perpetually strived for the elusive ideals of freedom, liberty and justice – for all.

But as we collectively labor through the mud of inequality and the residue of injustice that disproportionately effects communities of color and women, it is at best cynical and at worst callous that the very federal agency charged with addressing the impact of discrimination on historically disadvantaged groups is now, under the direction of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, preparing to attack those laws, policies and guidelines set in place to end and correct the effects of a discrimination and “improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of mi-

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nority groups and women.”

Serious attack According to a leaked memo, the Department of Justice is planning to redirect resources from its civil rights division to investigate and sue universities that use “intentional race-based discrimination” in their admissions process because of its purported negative effects on AsianAmerican applicants.

This is an attack on equality and education for marginalized groups. This brazen, transparent, counterproductive assault on affirmative action, coupled with other proposed initiatives, would seal the door of opportunity shut for millions of Americans.

The Trump administration has proposed slashing the Department of Education’s funding by over $9 billion, withholding much needed federal money from high- poverty public schools, and reducing funding for federal work-study and Pell grants. That makes it harder for lower-income and Black and Hispanic students to afford higher education.

In a nation where education is

Trump trains his sights on affirmative action Campaigning for the presidency, Donald Trump argued that Blacks and other people of color should vote for him. Given their current conditions, he argued, “What the hell do you have to lose?”

Since winning election, however, Trump seems intent on proving just how much African-Americans and other minorities have to lose.

Department changed Under Trump’s attorney general, former Alabama Sen. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, the Justice Department has been turned into a Department of Injustice.

Sessions, once rejected by a Republican-majority Senate for racially biased actions and statements when nominated to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, has set about implanting Dixiecrat justice on the nation’s minorities.

He has directed federal pros-

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ecutors to seek the harshest sentences possible for nonviolent drug offenses, ensuring the continued incarceration of a disproportionate number of AfricanAmericans.

The Justice Department has retreated from what was an emerging bipartisan consensus on sensible police reform. It has changed positions to support state laws that suppress minority voting rights. It has extended the federal government’s power to seize the property of innocent Americans.

‘Dog-whistle’ Now, as reported in the New York Times, the Department is

Recognizing a solemn anniversary On August 6, our nation celebrated an auspicious anniversary that was largely overlooked and undervalued. One could justify overlooking this anniversary by saying, “Current events are moving so fast that it’s hard to keep up with everything.”

That reasoning may be true, but it hardly justifies overlooking, ignoring or failing to recognize such an important date in US and African-American history.

Significant date August 6, 2017 marked the 52nd anniversary of the signing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. AfricanAmericans should mark this date on our calendars and constructively celebrate it by engaging in purposeful action to encourage others to understand our re-

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sponsibility to vote, and to make the commitment to vote in every election.

I have heard and understand the thinking behind most arguments against voting. From those short-sighted enough to believe “My one vote won’t count!” to those who ask, “Since all politicians are the same, what will my vote change?,” I say you’re wrong!

Your vote is the most important gift of citizenship you possess.

Voting is payment of a debt to those who sacrificed themselves,

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the most effective tool most of us have to climb the American ladder of success, and is practically synonymous with opportunity and achievement, the executive branch of our government appears driven to keep those who can least afford it away from a quality education at all phases of schooling.

Many myths There are a lot of myths out there about affirmative action.

The most prevalent one – the one that fires up the aggrieved Trump base – is that hordes of Black and Brown applicants are taking away opportunities rightfully earned by better-qualified White applicants.

The truth is, according to the latest data, the primary beneficiaries of affirmative action have been White women.

And though the administration insists it is motivated by a sense of fairness, no attention is being paid to the growing advantage socioeconomic and legacy status play in college admissions.

At a disadvantage Like race or gender, many selective universities consider an applicant’s legacy status as a factor in the admissions process, which puts students from marginalized, low-income and underrepresented communities at a distinct disadvantage.

A 2011 Chronicle of Higher Education study found that a legacy seeking political attorneys to investigate and sue universities “over affirmative action policies that are deemed to discriminate against White applicants.”

The assault on affirmative action is classic dog-whistle racial politics. In fact, as former University of Michigan president Lee Bollinger has shown, affirmative action has helped to expand opportunity.

Campuses across the country have become more representative of the American people. This has not only helped counter centuries of discrimination; it also allows students to learn with and from people of different backgrounds. This helps prepare the future leaders and citizens of the country. The Supreme Court has ruled repeatedly that a diverse student body is an educational benefit and a boon to the country that justifies affirmative action.

Nonsensical argument Those who oppose it often assume that university admissions are based upon one objective scale: grade point and standardized test results. This is nonsense.

Universities labor intensely to create a diverse body of students often to their deaths, for our right to vote. Our votes honor the struggles of our forbearers for the recognition of their humanity and full citizenship.

Think of yourself Although both statements are valid and remain true, my appeal today is to your self-interest. Most of us who share similar life experiences will admit that we have never had someone attempt to take something without value from us.

That being true, if our vote were meaningless, we would not see the assault on our voting rights and the widespread and recurring effort to reduce our numbers at the polls.

Federal courts in Wisconsin, Texas and North Carolina have determined that recently enacted voter laws in those states were instituted for the sole purpose of lessening the impact of AfricanAmerican voters. The NC judge called it targeting with “surgical precision.”

President No. 45 is claiming

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connection gave an applicant a 23.3 percentage point advantage over a non-legacy applicant. And applicants whose parent attended the school gained an average advantage close to 50 percentage points.

That our universities and workplaces review candidates through a race- and/or genderconscious lens is an acknowledgement of the outsized role racism and sexism currently plays and has historically played in our nation’s history.

The Supreme Court has ruled time and again that schools have the right and “compelling interest” to use race in a limited way to achieve a diverse student body. The goal is not to disadvantage any group, but to recognize and attempt to remedy centuries of injustice.

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capable of doing the work necessary to succeed. Grades and standardized tests count, as does the quality of prior educational experience. So does the luck of having an alum as a parent; or wealthy relations who can add to the university endowment; or special athletic or musical or dramatic skills; coming from underrepresented rural communities or from abroad; and more.

Some of these categories discriminate disproportionately against people of color, since African-Americans were forbidden to build fortunes under slavery and were often excluded from college admissions until the civil rights movement’s reforms. Affirmative action helps to level the playing field.

of being admitted for a White student would rise from 25 percent to 26.2 percent.

A final myth is that race no longer matters. The right-wing gang of five justices in the Supreme Court argued this in gutting provisions of the Voting Rights Act. States across the country then proved them wrong by enacting new voting restrictions – a revival of Jim Crow voter suppression schemes – that were designed to make it harder for African-Americans and students to vote.

America is more segregated than it was at the time of the civil rights movement. Our public schools are too often separate and unequal. Race still matters.

Not harder for Whites

What do we have to lose with Trump?

Equal opportunity, voting rights, police reform, sentencing reform, university admission.

People of color are learning that when Trump trumpets America First, he doesn’t include them in his America.

Another lie propagated by its opponents is that affirmative action policies make it significantly harder for White students to get into selective colleges.

In fact, as Derek Bok, former Harvard president, and William Bowen, former president of Princeton, reported, if selective universities had a completely race-blind admissions policy, the probability that three million people voted illegally in 2016. Most analysts agree that he’s made that claim to justify laws that will tighten restrictions against voters inclined to vote Democratic or for progressive policies.

In an executive order, 45 has authorized an Election Integrity Commission. At its helm, he appointed Kris Kobach, Kansas secretary of state and well-known proponent of voter suppression initiatives. Rather than broadening the base of legal voters, Kobach is charged with restricting the number of opposition voters.

Read it before By now, I’m sure that many of my regular readers are saying to themselves, “I’ve heard or read similar thoughts and ideas somewhere else before.” For many, I will admit that you’ve probably read these ideas in one of my previous columns. I can only add that if you read me with regularity, you will see these ideas expressed repeatedly.

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The National Urban League unequivocally condemns any effort by the Department of Justice to undermine the still-necessary role of affirmative action in college admissions, taking us back to a time when African-Americans, women and other marginalized groups did not have equal and fair access to higher education or employment.

I look forward to the day when a man or woman will neither be preferred nor penalized based on gender, color or socioeconomic class. Perhaps affirmative action, as a lasting solution, is complex and imperfect, but so is the nation we call home.

Marc Morial is president and CEO of the National Urban League.

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The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is president and CEO of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.

Reinstitution of maximum federal sentencing guidelines, near-repeal of Obamacare, proposed lawsuits against universities whose Affirmative Action initiatives create ‘reverse discrimination’ against Whites, ignoring DOJ consent decrees that monitor and regulate racially disparate law enforcement among police departments, constant and recurring lies from 45 and his close circle – if these past six months have not caused you to understand that elections have consequences, nothing will.

If for no other reason than your own survival, you must reject taking the easy way out. You must resolve to vote so that we can collectively remove the yoke of regressive treatment that’s being forced upon our backs.

Dr. E. Faye Williams is national chair of the National Congress of Black Women, Inc. Contact her via www.nationalcongressbw.org.

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behavior “because I was a really bad kid,” he said.

Later, as a professional musician, he studied contemporary harmony and orchestral conducting.

“My daddy didn’t mind (me being kicked out) and bought a guitar from Compay Segundo and said I could play at university.”

He honored his father Marcos’ wishes and went to Universidad Agraria de La Habana where he graduated as an Agronomic Engineer and traveled to the Soviet Union to study Engineering, Russian and English Languages and earned a doctorate in Agronomy in 1989, the first in his family to go to university.

“My daddy didn’t consider music a real profession,” González said with a hearty laugh. “He wanted me to be in a ‘real’ profession like an engineer, a doctor or a lawyer. I wanted to please him.”

Rooted in Africa

PHOTOS COURTESY OF AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARS

Juan De Marco González conducts the orchestra. He’s the revered founder and bandleader of the Afro-Cuban All Stars.

Maestro continues to share Cuba’s vibrant musical heritage

BY BARRINGTON M. SALMON NNPA NEWS WIRE

For Juan De Marco González, there are three pillars that are constants in his life: Family, spirituality and music.

From his days as a relative unknown paying his dues, to the enviable position he now occupies, each of these elements have always been intertwined in ways that have informed his circumstances.

For example, when he lived and worked in London, the revered founder and bandleader of the Afro-Cuban All Stars recalls hard times, writing songs for musicians in London and netting barely enough to take care of himself and his family.

“I spent a couple of years in London. I lived in London, Stockwell and Brixton,” said González.

“I enjoyed it there, but they were tough times. I wrote music for local bands and made £150 a week.

I sent home £130 and lived on £20. I was providing food for all the family: my family and my wife’s family.”

‘Legendary, neglected musicians’ In 1996, González’s fortunes also took an upward turn when he met Nick Gold, founder of World Circuit Records. González told Gold he wanted to bring together legendary, but neglected Cuban musicians from the 1950s to produce a “Big Band” album.

González carried with him a long-held desire to honor his father, who sang and played with

NEW CD/DVD The Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars Orchestra is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a new CD/DVD titled “Absolutely Live II.’’ There is a live double disc featuring a Blueray DVD of performances at the Strathmore Center for the Arts in Bethesda, Maryland and a CD of the Cervantino Festival in Guanajuato, Mexico.

Juan De Marco González and the Afro-Cuban All Stars Orchestra share Cuban music and Cuban culture. the great Arsenio Rodriguez, and to also pay tribute to his father’s contemporaries and share the richness of Cuban music with the world. “‘Buena Vista’ was on my mind for years. Nick Gold wanted to do a jam session so I went to Havana and started looking for musicians. I wrote them and found all the old guys,” González said with a chuckle. “It was music of the past with a more sophisticated sound.”

Remembering the greats González said that some of the players were his father’s friends.

“Daddy was a special guy. He never had the chance to go to university. He was Black and poor, had no money at all, but he was the most intelligent man I’ve ever met,” González said, his voice taking a reflective tone.

“He had about a 152 IQ, he

was a genius. He was a musician, a huge personality who played popular music in the ’30s and ’40s. He didn’t consider music a proper profession and insisted that I go to college.”

The Buena Vista Social Club brought together greats like Omara Portuondo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Compay Segundo, who was a next-door neighbor and a family friend, Pio Leiva, Rubén Gonzalez and others.

‘The touch of God’ González shook his head and laughed as he spoke of the creation and subsequent public and critical reaction to the Buena Vista Social Club.

“We had the budget to record only two albums. At the end, we had £4,000 left and recorded in a couple of live sessions and a third album, “Introducing Ruben González.” So, the sessions

brought three albums in total,” González explained.

“It was great to have all of them and be in front of them. We invited Ry Cooder and he was contracted to work with us. Ry convinced Wim Wenders to produce the documentary.”

González said that he thought that the “Buena Vista Social Club” album would produce some good reviews, but it became a hit.

“It was the touch of God, definitely the touch of God,” said González. “The guys died happy, onstage and loved. I enjoyed conducting these guys.”

At last count, about 12 million copies of the album had been sold, making it the best-selling album in Cuban history.

Studied engineering Music has always been a family affair. As a young man, González studied at the Havana Conservatory, studying classical guitar, but said he was kicked out for bad

Rhimes lands major deal with Netflix

BY TRACEY LIEN LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS

Netflix already has punched back against Disney’s plans to pull its content from the streaming platform by 2019 — by luring away one of Disney ABC’s most prolific content creators, Shonda Rhimes.

The Los Gatos, California company announced on Sunday that it inked a multi-year deal with Rhimes, the writer and producer of award-winning series such as “Scandal,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “How to Get Away with Murder.”

As part of the deal, Rhimes will take her Los Angeles production company, Shondaland, to Netflix to produce original series and projects. Rhimes’ longtime producing partner Betsy Beers will make the move to Netflix as well.

Series will continue “Shonda Rhimes is one of the greatest storytellers in the history of television,” Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, said in a statement. “Her work is gripping,

From 23 to 63 González said reggae legend Bob Marley is his idol, as is Wailers bandmate Peter Tosh. The three-time Grammy-nominated musician said he also loves the music of Ivorian reggae phenom Alpha Blondy. The Afro-Cuban All Stars tours widely playing between 60 and 70 concerts a year, he said.

“We’re touring here, going to Europe, Colombia and Latin America,” said González. “We leave for Europe on Jan. 18 and we have some private concerts.

It’s been like this for 21 years. It’s the Afro-Cuban All Stars, my wife and my two daughters.

“I bring excellent musicians together. They have to be great [people] and they have to have good spiritual energy. It’s difficult to find nice people. I picked the proper people who range in age from 23 to 63 years old.”

in 2017 on original programming, up from $1.7 billion last year.

Like many firms with tech roots, Netflix’s ambitions have grown beyond merely providing a platform that content creators can use. This ambition has rattled incumbents and created friction in Hollywood.

Traditional studios and TV networks are still grappling with audiences’ migration away from cable subscriptions in favor of ondemand video streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu.

inventive, pulse-pounding, heartstopping, taboo-breaking television at its best. We’re so excited to welcome her to Netflix.”

Shondaland’s current series will continue to air on ABC, and Rhimes said in a statement that her production company “will be there every step of the way.”

Her relationship with Disney has spanned more than a decade.

New Disney services

‘Limitless possibilities’ Describing her move to Netflix as an evolution of her company, Rhimes said the streaming service, which in recent years has plunged headfirst into original programming with its own hit series such as “House of Cards” and “Stranger Things,” provides a “clear, fearless space for creators.”

Sarandos “understood what I was looking for — the opportunity to build a vibrant new storytelling home for writers with the unique creative freedom and instantaneous global reach provided by Netflix’s singular sense of innovation,” Rhimes said. “The future of Shondaland at Netflix

Soon after his father died, González became a full-time musician.

González considers the musicians he travels and plays with as family and the Afro-Cuban All Stars is very much a family affair with his wife, Gliceria Abreu, serving as tour manager and Afro-Cuban percussionist, daughters Laura Lydia on saxophone and Gliceria, a classical pianist and orchestra conductor.

González spoke lovingly and reverently about the music, and was self-deprecating but firm as he shared his mission: to reveal the breadth, beauty, vitality and diversity of Cuban music.

His contributions and participation with Sierra Maestra, Buena Vista Social Club and the Afro-Cuban All Stars has helped raise Cuban music to heights not reached before.

The music, he said, is deeply rooted in Africa.

“Cuba is perhaps one of the most musical places in the Hemisphere. Cuba is a very important country in this Hemisphere,” he asserted. “The Spanish were in touch with Africa. They didn’t mind Africans playing the drums. Cuban music is happy. You can dance to the Gods. The music is infused with African Spirit with a Spanish flavor. We are a spiritual people. We are Africa.”

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Shonda Rhimes, writer and television producer, is taking her Los Angeles production company, Shondaland, to Netflix to produce original series and projects. has limitless possibilities.”

ABC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A growing threat Netflix, which launched in the

1990s as a DVD rental service, has become the leader in media streaming and video on demand.

With more than 100 million global subscribers, the company said it plans to spend $6 billion

Walt Disney Co. was the first major incumbent to strike back against Netflix’s growing dominance, announcing last week that it will launch two of its own video streaming services in 2019: an ESPN service, which is expected to feature 10,000 sporting events annually, and a Disney-branded film and TV offering that will include original content developed

by Walt Disney Studios.

When the services launch, Disney will end its distribution agreement with Netflix for new films, beginning with the 2019 calendar year theatrical slate.

Shows born from the relationship between Netflix and Disneyowned Marvel TV, such as “Jessica Jones,” will still be available on Netflix.

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Ready for some high school football?

Here’s a preview of teams in Flagler and Volusia

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

High school football returns this week as most local teams will participate in a kickoff classic/jamboree on Friday night (Aug. 18) with the regular season starting next week. The Daytona Times takes a sneak peak at the local teams’ 2017 season.

DeLand High Bulldogs Head Coach: Steve Allen Location: DeLand 2016 record: 2-7 Key losses: WR Steffon Bruten; WR/DB Dee Bruten; DB Avantae Williams; DL Daniel Bright-Monroe Key returners: LB/TE Saeed El-Zayat; OL/DL Greg Craig; OL/ DL Jason Murphy; OL/DL Garrett Shurdum; OL/DL AJ Bruten; FB/LB Grant Weltman; OL Ethan Burns Key newcomers: Athl Leon Rolle; QB/WR Travis Lemons; WR/DB Jake Ross, WR/DB Damien Nelson; LB/RB Marlon Brown; DB/WR Chris Brown; WR/ DB Dionte Marks; LB Ty Shaun Woolard; WR Matthew Moore; OL/DL Jeremiah Birch Strengths: Athleticism, depth Areas of concern: Youth; inexperience Outlook: Coach Allen has built winners and taken two programs in Flagler Palm Coast and Warner Christian Academy to the playoffs.

He looks to turn around the Bulldogs program that has won just four games in two years. DeLand is young but talented. How quickly they buy into the new staff, philosophy and system could be key.

Father Lopez Catholic High Green Wave Head Coach: Matt Knauss Location: Daytona Beach 2016 record: 2-7 Key losses: QB Josh Spencer; WR Ryan Atkins Key returners: OL Jake Sada; WR Ryan Porto; TE Brian Bowler; WR Vincente Antanassov; FB/ LB Elijah Rone; OL Steven Rehrig; LB Ryan Waddle; DL Austin Martin; DB Cam Green; DB Ryan Utter; DB Parker Savas; DL Corbin Ketchum Key newcomers: QB T.J. Lockley; WR/DB Wayne Matthews ; DB/WR Kidric Alvin; OL Chris Cespedes Strengths: Defense; passing game Areas of concern: Inexperience on offensive line Outlook: A lot of optimism at Lopez with a lot of returning players. Lopez will look for balance on offense and on defense will try to hold opponents under 14 points per game to better their chances of winning.

Flagler Palm Coast High Bulldogs Head Coach: Travis Roland Location: Palm Coast 2016 record: 3-6 Key losses: RB Que’shaun Byrd; OL Mike Peppin; LB Kevin Pogue Key returners: RB/WR Jimmie Robinson; WR Anfernee Robinson; WR/DB Isiah Stubbs; DL Ethan Brady; OL Vernon Henshaw Key newcomers: DB Dennis Shorter (transfer Mainland); DB Damien Irven (transfer Spruce Creek) Strengths: Speed talent and depth at skilled positions on offense, secondary Areas of concern: Defensive

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Assistant Coach Bill Warmington instructs linebackers at Halifax Academy during a recent football practice. front, offensive line Outlook: Roland takes over the program and there is a lot of excitement and optimism. How quickly can things turnaround remains to be seen. FPC has some talented athletes at running back, receiver and defensive back. They look to compete in a loaded district with Spruce Creek, Jacksonville Mandarin and Jacksonville Sandalwood.

Halifax Academy Knights Head Coach: Shamus Dougherty Location: Daytona Beach 2016 record: 2-7 Key losses: Ath LaShawn Wilder; DL/OL Ramel Adams Key returners: LB/FB Treyvon Thompson; LB/WR Torre Mack; OL/DL Jude Thorn; WR/DB Khyree Isaac; QB Devon “D.J.” Kilgore; WR/DB Chauncey Williams Key newcomers: Ath Ronquise Williams; LB/RB Anthony Lee; LB/WR Antonio Lee; OL/DL Jeremiah Henley Strengths: Athleticism, speed, depth at skilled positions Areas of concern: Depth and inexperience Outlook: Dougherty, the longtime athletic director, steps in as coach. The Knights will need their offensive line to give Kilgore time to throw to a deep group of speedy receivers. On defense, Halifax is small up front compared the most teams. They will try the 3-5 scheme to use their speed and athleticism.

Mainland High Buccaneers Head Coach: Scott Wilson Location: Daytona Beach 2016 record: 12-1 district 6A-13 champ; regional finalist Key losses: QB Denzel Houston; RB CJ Wilson; DB Dennis Shorter; DB Cyrus Fagan; DB RJ Stokes; LB Maurice Headen; DL Daryl Bush; LB Roman Mack; OL Charles Fordham Key returners: WR DeMarcus Adams; WR/KR/PR Brian Jenkins; DL Kevon McCrary; WR Tank Dell; OL Raymond Horton; OL Dallas Boone; LB Demarez Bellamy; DB Cameron Lee; S Andrew Plumer Key newcomers: S John Huggins (transfer Pine Ridge); OL/ DL Shane Brennen; OL/DL Cam Brennen Strengths: Defensive front seven, receiving corps Areas of concern: Quarterback play Outlook: The Buccaneers are a state powerhouse and this season they will just once again reload. With an influx of transfers

Deadline to register for Palm Coast Senior Games is Sept. 1 Sept. 1 is the registration deadline for the fourth annual Palm Coast & the Flagler Beaches Senior Games.

Adults 50 and older will compete in 11 sports, with events being held Sept. 9-24.

“If you love sports, we invite you to ‘Find Your Game’ at our Senior Games,” said Palm Coast Parks & Recreation Director Alex Boyer. “This event is geared toward people who enjoy fitness and want to stay active, and it’s a great way to meet other athletes in our community for some friendly competition.”

How to register Men and women will compete

against other athletes of the same gender and age group.

Registration is $15 and includes a T-shirt and participation in one sports event; participation in each additional sports event is $15. Competition is offered in nine different age categories.

Registration can be accessed from the Senior Games website or directly at www.palmcoastgov. com/register.

Athletes may also register in person at the Palm Coast Tennis Center, 1290 Belle Terre Parkway or at Parks & Recreation Department offices at Frieda Zamba Swimming Pool, 339 Parkview Drive, Palm Coast.

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to go with returning talent, Mainland will again have state title aspirations.

Matanzas High Pirates Head Coach: Robert Ripley Location: Palm Coast 2016 record: 7-3, district 6A13 runner-up, lost in first round of playoffs Key losses: WR/LB Phillip Moultre; DE/TE Nick Kubeit; OL Bailey Sattar; Tylee Austin; RB Trent Stewart; TE/WR Jacob Miley Key newcomer: OL/DL Seaton Waldhauer Strengths: Talent and experience on defense and offensive skilled positions Areas of concern: Depth Outlook: The Pirates are thin for a Class 6A school with just 41 varsity players. Matanzas got a taste of success with back-to-back winning seasons and the playoffs last year. They are looking for good things from QB Ryan Thomas. The key will be how the offensive line holds in both the passing and running game. If they are healthy, the Pirates will compete for a spot in the postseason.

New Smyrna Beach Barracudas Head Coach: Kevin Hubbard Location: New Smyrna Beach 2016 record: 4-6 Key losses: WR/RB Dadrian Wood; QB/WR/DB Anthony Butler Key returners: S Jaleen Wood Key newcomers: DL Nazir Rodgers; DB Deionta Payne; OL Josh Cox; OL Luke Warner; RB/ DB Antonio Mascote Strengths: Offense Areas of concern: Run defense Outlook: The Cudas believe that they will have a good season.

NSB wants to be aggressive on defense and to stop the run to improve from a season ago.

Seabreeze High Sandcrabs Head Coach: Mark Coake Location: Daytona Beach 2016 record: 1-9 Key losses: DL Mark Zipperer; OL Sean Smith; LB Dylan Carey Key returners: DT Braden Buswell; LB Jalen Miranda; DE Chase Garzio; OL Skylar Hutchinson; RB/DB Deshaun Hugee Key newcomers: WR Devonta Phillips; WR Colin Doane; QB Jaydn Nirchl; OL Cam Coello Strengths: Defense; especially defensive line Areas of concern: Offensive line and lack of depth on roster Outlook: The once-mighty

gler Beaches Senior Games are sanctioned by the Florida Sports Foundation and serve as a local qualifying event for the Florida Senior Games State Championships.

Senior eventsArchery (Compound Fingers, Compound Release, Recurve, Compound Recurve, Barebow Recurve, Barebow Compound): 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 9; at Indian Trails Middle School fields, 5455 Belle Terre Pkwy., Palm Coast Pickleball doubles: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13; at Holland Park, 18 Florida Park Drive, Palm Coast Pickleball singles: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14; at Holland Park, 18 Florida Park Drive, Palm Coast Pickleball mixed doubles: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15; at Holland Park, 18 Florida Park Drive, Palm Coast

Sandcrabs have fallen on hard times in recent years. Seabreeze should be much better offensively, especially at receiver. Run blocking and pass protection are concerns. The defense is expected to good, especially on the line.

With little roster depth, the Sandcrabs must stay healthy to have a chance to win.

Spruce Creek High Hawks Head Coach: Andy Price Location: Port Orange 2016 record: 7-4; district 8-1A champs, lost in first round of playoffs Key losses: LB Isaiah Poku; DB Josh Powers; LB Jelani Bland; WR Josh Tse; P Cody Franco Key returners: QB Kyle Minckler; RB/WR Hayden Flood; DE/LB Tyler Berrong, RB Jacquez Lord, WR Kyle Thiel, DB Jhemez Hull Key newcomers: DB Trayvon Killins (transfer Mainland); LB Peter Hinson (transfer Maitland); DB Terrance McMillon; DL McKenzie Davis (transfer Atlantic).

Strengths: Experience on offense Areas of concern: Inexperience on defense Outlook: Offensively, the Hawks look to be balanced in a spread offense. Minckler and Flood return to solidify the offense. The offensive line is led by seniors Ryan Severinsen and Caleb Valentine. On defense, the Hawks use a 3-4 scheme and will be led by Davis, Berrong and Hull.

Spruce Creek should again compete for a district title and the playoffs.

Taylor High Wildcats Head Coach: Antuarn Williams Location: Pierson 2016 record: 6-3 Top players: RB/WR/DB Jaden Reeves; RB/DB Jaqauvis Williams; WR/QB/DB Daniel Gemeinhardt; OL/DL Ethan Jacoby; OL/DL Mike Miller Strengths: Running game and kicking game Areas of concern: Inexperience on offensive line and defensive front seven.

Outlook: There is optimism at Taylor that the team can garner enough points to compete for a playoff spot. The Wildcats have talent and some key players back.

Taylor can score points. The Wildcats believe that if they can hold opponents to 18 points or less per game they will win.

Trinity Christian Academy Eagles, Deltona Head Coach: Monty Vann

Golf croquet: 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 16; at Palm Harbor Golf Club, 100 Cooper Lane, Palm Coast Cycling (5K time trial, 10K time trial, 20K or 40K road race): 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17; course begins at Central Park in Town Center, 975 Central Ave., Palm Coast Tennis doubles: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 18; at the Palm Coast Tennis Center, 1290 Belle Terre Pkwy., Palm Coast Tennis singles: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 19; at the Palm Coast Tennis Center, 1290 Belle Terre Pkwy., Palm Coast Tennis mixed doubles: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20; at the Palm Coast Tennis Center, 1290 Belle Terre Pkwy., Palm Coast Golf: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Palm Harbor Golf Club, at 100 Cooper Lane, Palm Coast

2016 record: 7-4; district 3-2A champs, lost first round of playoffs Key losses: Athl Amorie Archibald; OL/DL/TE Josh Clark, DB/WR Edel Morales, OL/DL Jordan Brzozkowski Key returners: DB/QB Eli Howell, LB Dom Hancock, WR/ RB/DB Jacob Mullee, LB/FB Caleb Bulleman, OL Caleb Neher, RB/DL Caleb Lee Key newcomers: WR/DB Jacob Rogers, John Davilla, Brandon Rodriguez, Strengths: Depth, chemistry Areas of concern: Inexperience, youth Outlook: The Eagles lost 12 seniors from a year ago, including do-it-all athlete Armorie Archibald. This season the Eagles have more depth and coaches believe that the chemistry is good. Trinity is young with only three seniors. Nonetheless, the Eagles should find a way to find the points to compete for a playoff spot.

University High Titans Head Coach: Brian Kells Location: Orange City 2016 record: 8-2 Key losses: RB Marquise Mickens; RB/WR Lawrence Coleman; LB Peyton Henley; LB Cody Collins Key returners: RB Lorenzo Lingard; QB Cody Braden; WR/ DB Jacob Moss; DB Micah Mickens; DB Marlon Harris; DB Elijah Jacobs; DB Tranoris Davis; DL Trevor Gregory; DL Brendan Smith Key newcomers: DB/RB Mike Williams; LB/RB Latrell Faison Strengths: Running game, leadership, experience Areas of concern: Youth and inexperience at linebacker Outlook: The Titans just missed the playoffs last season and this year they will again be in the hunt in a loaded district. They run a wing-T offense led by Lingard, one of the best backs in all of high school. On defense, University uses 4-2-5 scheme.

Warner Christian Academy Eagles Head Coach: Chris Green Location: South Daytona 2016 record: 3-7; district 2-3A runner-up, lost first round of playoffs Key losses: OL/DL Donovan Hovey-Franklin; WR/DB Carlos Smith; QB Zach Hulec; DL/OL Austin Provan; FB/LB Luke Lynch Key returners: RB/LB Marvin Scott, RB/WR/DB Jamal Holmes; Ath TyShawn Blount, WR/DB Trevor Young; LB/FB Adam Domeji; OL/DL Tyler Sims Key newcomers: DB/WR Nick Redding, QB/DL Marcel Fonua Strengths: Skilled players, running game Areas of concern: Defense Outlook: The Eagles look to continue their run at the playoffs.

They will still have one of the best running backs in Scott but questions remain on the offensive line.

Warner will use its skilled players in the passing game. On defense, the Eagles want to improve against the pass which they believe they have.

Prep Sports Seven Pre Season rankings: 1. Mainland; 2. University; 3. Spruce Creek; 4. Deltona; 5. Matanzas; 6. Trinity; 7. Taylor Atlantic, Deltona and Pine Ridge High Schools did not respond for information for this report.

Horseshoes: 7:30-10 a.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 20; at Old Dixie Community Park on North Old Dixie Highway, Bunnell Swimming: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22; at Frieda Zamba Swimming Pool, 339 Parkview Drive, Palm Coast Ballroom dancing (Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Swing, Rumba and Cha Cha): 3-8 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

24; at the VFW, 47 Old Kings Road North, Palm Coast The Palm Coast & the Flagler Beaches Senior Games are sponsored by the Palm Coast Observer. For sponsorship opportunities, contact the Palm Coast Parks & Recreation Department at 386986-2323.

For more information, visit www.palmcoastgov.com/seniorgames or call Palm Coast Parks & Recreation at 386-986-2323.

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Morehouse School of Medicine grad joins Halifax Health

Credit union plans home-buying seminar Launch Federal Credit Union is offering a free home-buying seminar on Tuesday, Aug. 29 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. It will be held at its South Daytona branch, 2290 S. Ridgewood Ave. Mortgage topics will include what types of mortgages are available, how to apply for a mortgage and what happens at the closing. There also will be a question-and-answer session.

Those who are interested in gaining information about how to apply for a first or second mortgage, refinancing their current mortgage, or obtaining a home equity line of credit are encouraged to attend.

You do not have to be a member of Launch Federal Credit Union to attend.

To RSVP, send an email to seminars@launchfcu. com or call 321-455-9400 x1204. Information about other seminars is online at launchfcu.com.

Dr. Leslie Williams, a boardcertified family medicine physician, has joined the team at the Ormond Beach location of Halifax Health – Primary Care, 1688 W. Granada Blvd., Suite 2A. A graduate of the University of South Florida and the Morehouse School of Medicine in Dr. Leslie Atlanta, Williams completed Williams his residency in 2017 at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach where he served as chief resident.

Clewiston native Williams sees patients from 12 years of age and older and has a strong background in preventive care and health promotion in teenage and adult patients. He also has extensive clinical training in both family and sports medicine.

A native of Clewiston, Williams enjoys volunteering, having participated in multiple international mission trips and community mentoring programs.

Halifax Health – Primary Care treats a wide variety of common conditions and illnesses as well as provide routine vaccinations and physicals.

For more information, call 386-425-4460 or visit halifaxhealth.org/primarycare.

Daytona State to hold auditions for choir Dr. Jean Hickman, the newly appointed associate professor of Choral/Vocal Music at Daytona State College, is seeking singers to participate in a choral ensemble at DSC. She offers two ways to audition for the singers – virtually or in person.

The virtual audition requires applicants to complete the DSC Choirs General Information Form, record a video singing a verse and chorus of a classical, popular or jazz song that showcases vocal ability, as well as sing along to one of the voice-suited scale exercises (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone/bass), and submit the video to singatdaytona@gmail.com.

For those who would prefer to audition in person, they can contact Hickman at singatdaytona@gmail.com. Audition results will be emailed by Aug. 25.

The DSC Singers - Concert Choir will perform at several college functions throughout the semester.

Stetson to host Values Day on Sept. 26

Samiria Thomas will compete in Hollywood in November.

Daytona resident places in teen pageant FROM STAFF REPORTS

Samiria Thomas,18, of Daytona Beach recently placed in this year’s National American Miss (NAM) teen pageant held in Orlando.

Thomas, a graduate of Daytona Catapult Academy who will attend Daytona State College in the fall, competed in NAM’s Miss Florida Teen contest in July.

Out of 115 girls, she was named second runner up for the top model and casual wear categories. She also came in third in the actress category.

Hollywood next Thomas also said she received the Spirit Award for promoting friendship and sportsmanship.

As one of Florida’s finalists, she will travel to California in November for the national contest, which will be held in Hollywood.

Thomas said she is “thankful for this opportunity.’’ It’s her first time participating in a pageant.

Stetson University will host Values Day, a day dedicated to the university’s commitment to its core values – personal growth, intellectual development and global citizenship – on Sept. 26 at 421 N. Woodland Blvd.

Organizations can apply to host a workshop or presentation to Stetson’s faculty, staff and students.

Space and materials will be provided at no cost. The deadline is Aug. 28 at 5 p.m.

Volunteer opportunities, internship and job openings, trainings and upcoming events can be shared at the Global Communications Fair. A table, chairs and free lunch will be provided.

Questions: Contact Amber Finnicum-Simmons, the Community Impact Coordinator, at 386-8228708.

Flagler officials to hold town hall Flagler County Commissioner Greg Hanson, School Board member Janet McDonald and Sheriff Rick Staly will meet with residents from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Aug. 22 at the Portuguese American Cultural Center.

“I will provide a brief update on the dunes, as that’s the pressing issue that everyone is concerned about,” Hansen said. “Of course, we hope people will ask questions so we can find out what’s on their mind.”

Staly intends to provide a general update on the Sheriff’s Office since he took office in January in addition to fielding questions.

“I’ll provide updates on what is new this year in Flagler Schools and take questions or suggestions for making our schools better every day,” McDonald said.

The Portuguese American Cultural Center is located at 1200 Palm Harbor Parkway, Palm Coast.

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