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East Central Florida’s Black Voice AUGUST 24 - AUGUST 30, 2017

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REPORT: OFFICER DIDN’T KILL HIM Young Black man died of self-inflicted gunshot wound and not from a cop’s rounds.

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

Daytona Beach Police Department reported Wednesday that a 23-year-old Black man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Tuesday afternoon and not as

a result of shots fired by a police officer.

According to an autopsy completed by the medical examiner, Shakyri Willis shot himself in the left side of his neck. Willis, who was dealing with a mental illness, had left Halifax Hospital earlier that day.

Police had responded to a call about noon of a suicidal man at a Bellevue Avenue home in Daytona Beach.

‘A tragic event’ According to the police de-

partment, Willis was in the backyard and had a gun in his hand.

His sister was kneeling in front of him, praying and pleading with Willis not to shoot himself.

Body camera video released Wednesday showed that Officer Chris Maher fired five rounds toward Willis after ordering Willis three times to drop the gun. Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri said the officer’s rounds did not strike Willis.

“It’s just a tragic event,” Capri related during a press conference hours after the shooting. “He was saying…’I’m killing myself, you

need to leave.’

Capri said that the officer acted appropriately within the department’s use of force policy.

‘False statements’ The Daytona Beach Police Department and the City of Daytona Beach responded quickly on Tuesday to tamp down tensions after the shooting.

Right after the shooting on Tuesday, social media was abuzz with reports that a Daytona officer had shot and killed an unarmed Black male. There also

were reports of possible protests against the police department over the shooting.

The police department quickly combated the report.

“That is just irresponsible!

People are going to social media and getting false information and not knowing all the facts,” Capri stated. “What about Mr. Willis?

What about what he was going through? What about his family?

The police chief continued, “To make false statements that aren’t true I just don’t understand it. I don’t think it’s plauSee DEATH, Page 2

City removes Confederate markers from park

Taking their message of love to the street

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

The City of Daytona Beach is following the lead of many Southern cities by moving controversial Confederate reminders.

On Aug. 18, city staffers took down three markers dedicated to locals who fought and died for the Confederate military during the Civil War. The markers were located at Riverfront Park in downtown Daytona.

City officials believe it’s the right move.

“They don’t have a positive place in the future of our city.

They are divisive artifacts that would be best housed in a museum. We try to make the best decisions in the interest of the community. I think as a tourist destination and city, these artifacts are better off in a museum,” Mayor Derrick Henry explained.

Charlottesville influence

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“Unite Against Hate’’ was the theme of the Aug. 18 rally in Daytona Beach. It was organized by Indivisible Volusia.

Mostly White crowd unites to protest against hate and discrimination

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

The rain came down, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of about 200 people at an Aug. 18 rally denouncing hate and racism.

The “United Against Hate” was hosted by Indivisible Volusia in downtown Daytona

This sign sums up the feeling of those who participated in the rally.

Beach at the corner of International Speedway Boulevard and Beach Street.

“I think we had a phenomenal turnout with the rain. I think this is important to everyone in the area,” said Neysa Gregory, co-founder of Indivisible Volusia.

During the rally, patriotic songs such as “God Bless America” and “This Land is our Land” filled the air with American flags flying everywhere.

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Developments in Charlottesville, Virginia two weeks ago where White supremacists clashed with police killing also sparked the move.

“Following the violence in Charlottesville, the city manager asked staff about any Confederate markers or monument in our parks. He decided to have them removed from public property.

Mayor Henry was supportive of the decision,” added Susan Cerbone, the city’s spokesperson.

The city handed the markers over to the Halifax Historical Society, who will place them on display in the Halifax Historical Museum, located at 225 S. Beach St. The Halifax Historical Museum did not respond to the Daytona Times’ request for information on how the markers will be displayed by the newspaper’s deadline.

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Sharpton rallies local Black Democrats

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

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The Rev. Al Sharpton touches on a range of current concerns during his Aug. 19 speech in Daytona Beach.

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The Rev. Al Sharpton urged a gathering of Black Democrats to keep fighting for equality and justice.

The civil rights leader was the keynote speaker at an Aug. 19 dinner and gala hosted by the Volusia County Black Democratic Caucus at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanwalk Resort.

“This is a critical time in this nation’s history. A woman was recently killed because of a hate

march in Charlottesville, Virginia, and today 40,000 marched in Boston, saying they did not want to see hate in their city,” Sharpton noted.

Criticism of Trump Sharpton wasn’t shy about his criticism of President Donald Trump and mentioned how he protested against him in the past.

“I marched on Trump 35 years ago. The only position he took on a racial issue was that he took out ads advocating for five young

men who were Black and Hispanic to get the death penalty on them for raping a little White girl,” Sharpton remarked, referring to the Central Park Five case.

“Those young men went to jail for something that they did not do. After 13 years one, inmate told another that he did it and that inmate told authorities.

After a DNA test, it proved those five boys were innocent,” Sharpton continued.

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Bettye Conyers Hardeman celebrates 100th birthday

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Bettye Hardeman receives well wishes from the Rev. Nathan Mugala, pastor of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, and her daughter, Betsey Hardeman.

Bettye Conyers Hardeman of Daytona Beach turned 100 earlier this month. Family and friends gathered on Aug. 18 at Coastal Health and Rehabilitation, where she resides, to help her celebrate.

Hardeman was born on Aug. 7. 1917 in Monroe, Georgia. She was the fourth child of seven to parents Boyd and Louella Conyers. She attended school in Monroe and Atlanta as well as Payne College in Augusta, Georgia.

She was known for her poetry, which she began memorizing at age 9. She also sung with her father’s band until her early teen years.

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‘Mixed feedback’

Grimes to B-CU students: ‘It’s a new season’

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

Hubert Grimes gave Bethune-Cookman University students a pep talk on Wednesday morning during his first address to them as the school’s interim president.

“It’s a new season. A new season of power and prosperity, a new season that has been given to us. I am excited,” Grimes said at B-CU’s annual Fall President’s Assembly, which was held at the Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center.

Grimes became interim president in July after Dr. Edison O. Jackson retired amid pressure from alumni.

‘Go to class’ Grimes, a retired Volusia County judge, told the students to take advantage of the opportunity to get an education.

He said, “Value this opportunity. Is it perfect?

No, but we keep working every day to make it better. Do not waste this opportunity to get your education. Go to class, get your work done and stay out of trouble. I used to say this phrase a lot to kids in the court when I was a judge.”

‘Respect yourself’ The interim president gave the students some simple advice to follow.

“I give you these words to help you do well on your journey in life. Young men, carry yourself with respect. Respect yourself and your female sisters. Young women, respect yourself and your male brothers,” he remarked.

“It’s the simple things like picking up a piece of

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“Love not hate makes a nation great,” “No Trump! No KKK! No fascists USA.’’

‘Very peaceful’ Isaac Murphy was one of a small number of Black people who attended.

“I came down here to see what was going on and how many people are against the hate and racism that is going on in our country today. We shouldn’t have this,” he said.

“I feel that the president of the United States has a lot to do with it and that he is denying the fact that he does. I think he should be impeached. I like the rally. It is very peaceful.”

Police officers stood by and rally commenced peacefully.

‘Voice of reason’ Most of the protesters were Whites who displeased with the racism and hate occurring nationwide.

“I wanted to be a voice of reason in regards to what happened in Charlottesville and the things that the president has said. The president has shown that he supports a lot of those hate groups. I

After marrying Beaureguarde Andrew Hardeman Jr. in 1940, they moved to Macon. Their three children, Blanche, Betsey and Andrew Jr., were born in Macon. Blanche died in 2013; Andrew Jr. passed away in 2015.

While in Macon and before Rosa Parks did, Hardeman refused to go to the back of a bus because she too was tired, according to her family. The police were called and took her to the police station. She was let go with a warning. The family then moved back to Atlanta.

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B-CU Interim President Hubert Grimes speaks to students on Wednesday morning during a Fall President’s Assembly.

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paper off the ground and keeping your room clean that will take you a long way. Those are things that show pride and respect for your school. Not only get to class on time but dress for success. You should be dressing for the next job. You never know who you will encounter on this campus,” he added.

‘We win’ The president also touted the university’s achievements.

“We are a university that wins. We win athletically. We win musically. It all starts in the classroom. We are the smallest school in our athletic conference, but we have a winning reputation,” he related.

“It’s all like in the words of Johnnie Cochran – preparation. We are a team. We are better as a team. Our football team is great, but they are better because of the band. We have great talent all around this campus in every department, every sport, every club and every aspect.”

Feedback for the city has been mixed on the matter and even the mayor has gotten some flak and backlash on his Facebook page.

“We’ve had mixed feedback and people feel strongly on both sides. Some believe that removing these is disturbing the heritage and history of our country.

Others feel that the Confederacy lost the war and there is no need to glorify them rebellion against our Union,” noted Henry.

Most of the Confederate markers and monuments across the country were built in the late 1890s, about three decades after the Civil War. In the 1940s and 1950s, more were built during Jim Crow. During that time, laws were enacted that imposed racial oppression and segregation.

Worth honoring?

Residents like the rest of the nation have mixed thoughts on removing the statues and monuments.

“The issue that I have with the statues is that I don’t understand why people thing honoring a person who fought for the Confederacy against the United States is worth honoring. I don’t understand why Whites think honoring them is so important,” commented Brian Moore.

Moore, who is Black, further

Busy work, church life In 1951, the family moved to Daytona Beach where her husband was appointed manager of the Afro American Life Insurance Co. She has lived in her adopted hometown for more than 65 years.

Hardeman has been a member of the Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church in Daytona Beach for 63 years and participated in many areas of the church life.

Her work experience includes real estate agent, nursing assistant at Halifax Hospital for over 30 years, floral designer, property manager, school crossing guard, private duty nurse, and a poll worker during elections.

Special talents and interests have included sewing, reciting poetry, refinishing furniture, baking and public speaking.

stated, “It’s just a way of propping up racism and White supremacy.

Look at this! What if in the U.S. we put up monuments and statues of Japanese who fought against America during World War II? “When a nation loses a war to another, the victorious nation doesn’t erect monuments and honor the enemy,’’ he added.

Understanding both sides Daniel Humphrey is a White resident who sees both sides of the issue.

“Both sides have points. I see if it’s statues to (Robert E.) Lee and other generals and Confederate leaders. When it comes to soldiers who fought and died on either side, I’d rather leave theirs alone,” he remarked.

“Most of those who fought in the Civil War didn’t really know why they were fighting. They were fighting because their leaders told them too. Most soldiers fight wars because their leaders tell them too. Also, many of these statues were erected during the Jim Crow era,” Humphrey explained.

A Black woman, Emani Cartwright, cites history and racism behind Confederate monuments.

She noted, “It’s history and should be shown. It also shows what Florida really stands for as well as the rest of the U.S. These markers and statues do have racial connotations. They are openly saying that racism is OK, especially Whites who have no problem showing what this stands for.

You can’t hide the truth.”

‘Protect the legacy’ He also had praise for B-CU and its founder, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.

“Bethune-Cookman is special. It’s the only school named in honor of a Black woman. The impact of Dr. Bethune goes far beyond this campus and all across the world,” he explained.

“She was ridiculed for buying land that was a garbage dump. She saw this university and its great potential. As we start this school year, each and everyone of you students are special. It’s important that we protect the legacy and protect the vision. We’re not stuck in the past, but we’re focused on our future.’’

Daytona Times intern Greg Lewis contributed to this report. He is a senior Mass Communications major at Bethune-Cookman University.

just want to be part of the friendly group and show support. I am glad that Daytona has this,” responded Gina Haggerman.

Daytona State College student Nicholas Gilmore echoed, “I am out here just as my parents. I do support what is going on but at the same time I know there are different opinions and I see how people can get the wrong message. There are some good things going on here at this rally.”

Trump supporter speaks Aaron Schreffeler is a Trump supporter who stopped by the rally. Some protesters were weary of his presence as he shouted support for the president.

Schreffler told the Daytona Times, “I came here on vacation to go and enjoy the beach, but it rained today. My wife and I were driving by so I decided to stop by and have some fun.”

He added, “I think a lot of these people just come out here to get on the news. I support President Trump, but I don’t like the hate and I don’t support the KKK or the far right.”

‘Love your neighbor’ Local clergy also attended the rally and gave their support.

“Jesus is love! The Bible never said that God has love. It says that God is love. Love means to love everybody. God even says love your neighbor,” expressed Bishop

Martin Tooley, associate pastor of New Life Church Ministries in Daytona Beach.

“He doesn’t say love your neighbor if he believes the same thing as you or lives in your country. He says love your neighbor. It is time for the Christian community to live what we preach,” Tooley added.

More rallies Indivisible Volusia is an advocacy group that has been protesting and denouncing President Donald Trump’s policies since he took office.

They have held rallies calling for Trump’s impeachment, opposing his immigration policies and travel ban to several Muslim countries as well as protests on health care.

“We rally every Friday night on this corner. Things go pretty smooth. We have had counter protesters, but for the most part it’s been very positive. We will keep at it every week. We will keep people conscious. We want people to know that we stand for our country and for the constitution,” Gregory noted.

Specific cause The group held this particular rally as a result of the White nationalists’ rally in Charlottesville, Virginia on Aug. 12 that saw KKK, neo-Nazi and other White supremacists clash with coun-

Markers at Riverfront Park dedicated to locals who fought and died for the Confederate military during the Civil War were taken down last week.

ter protesters and police. Activist Heather Heyer and two state troopers died that day.

“The fascism that has been coming from the White House has started it. Then the events in Charlottesville put it to the forefront. We decided to have this ral-

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sible in our city. We are very transparent and we work with our community.’’

Appeal for calm Family members told the police that Willis was a popular young man who had never been in trouble but was contemplating suicide and battling mental illness.

Capri said Willis had a mental illness and a substance abuse problem.

The Volusia County/Daytona Beach NAACP and local clergy were on the scene Tuesday after learning of the shooting and appeared with the police chief at Wednesday’s press conference.

City, police and community leaders were appealing to

ly to pull together all the people in the Volusia and Flagler county area to show that we are against the hate of any kind,” stated Gregory.

On Aug. 25, Indivisible Volusia was planning to protest – this time calling for the impeachment of Trump.

people to stay calm.

Mayor Derrick Henry stated Tuesday, “I stand here with the chief today because I appreciate the chief and the department, the transparency and their belief to doing things the right way. When you have these events across the country, they can bring out the worst in people.

“My job is to call for peace and calm for our city as well as to pray and have us do the things vibrant cities do. It’s tragic. I knew the young man and his family. He had people who care about him deeply.

So naturally they have emotions that might erupt.’’

He added, “We need people to be responsible. We must allow the police and the FDLE (Florida Department of Law Enforcement) to do their job and let the investigation unfold. As a city, we must remain calm.”

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Volusia ranks 15th in state in drug poisoning deaths According to a new public health data brief released by the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County, Volusia County ranks 15th in Florida for drug poisoning deaths.

Titled “Opioid Poisonings in Volusia County,” the report shows that all opioids are not created equal.

Deaths attributed to the use of methadone, heroin, and prescription opioids other than methadone are analyzed.

Nationwide problem Volusia’s death rates caused by heroin are lower than the state.

However, deaths caused by methadone are higher than the state.

No difference was seen in the percent of deaths caused by other (non-

methadone) prescription opioids.

Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States and Volusia County. Locally, accidental death is the third-leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer.

Report highlights The most recent death and hospitalization rates available are from 2015.

The full data brief is online at volusiahealth.com/stats.

The report shows that: • Volusia County males are nearly twice as likely as females to die from opioid poisoning.

• The number of White users who die from opioid poisoning is four times higher than Black or Hispanic users.

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• The vast majority of opioid-related deaths (75 percent) in the county are among people age 25 to 54.

• Hospitalization rates from prescription opioid use are declining but rates from heroin and methadone use – both of which may be used as a replace-

ment for prescription opioid medications – are on the rise.

More on report The report does not examine cause and effect relationships or utilization rates. The health department prepares these types

Allen Chapel A.M.E. member honored in Ohio Tyrone Presley, a member of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church in Daytona Beach, recently was recognized at the 35th Biennial Session of the Connectional Lay Organization of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Columbus, Ohio.

He received both the Living Legends Award and the Presidential Award. Presley has served on all levels of the A.M.E. church locally and nationally.

He is a lifelong member of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church where he serves as a member of the Steward Board and on various committees. As a member of the local Lay Organization, he serves as Director of Lay Activities. In addition, he is the instructor for the new members class.

He also serves in various capacities in the Central Conference of the A.M.E. Church. This includes annual conference trustee, past president of the Orlando Florida Conference Lay Organization, past director of Lay Activities and Parliamentarian. He also was a member of the Conference Finance Committee.

Free Flagler Beach class for seniors with diabetes Seniors with diabetes are invited to participate in a free six-week class to be held at the George Wickline Senior Center in Flagler Beach.

The class runs from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Sept. 12-Oct. 17.

ElderSource and the Northeast Florida Area Health Education Center are sponsoring the series of workshops.

“There are many things seniors with diabetes can do that can help them take charge of their lives,” said Flagler County Senior Services Program Manager Joanne Hinkel.

“This is a diabetes selfmanagement program that

of health reports for use by community partners who serve various populations or address health risks.

Reports also help to raise awareness among the general public, according to Patricia Boswell, the Department of Health-Volusia administrator.

Chair, trustee At the Episcopal level, he served as chairperson of the Auditing Committee and trustee of the Lakeland Project in the Eleventh Episcopal District Lay Organization. Presently, he is a trustee for the Eleventh Tyrone Episcopal District HeadPresley quarters (Enterprise Center in Jacksonville) and is an advisor to the president of the Eleventh Episcopal District Lay Organization.

His Connectional Lay Organization affiliations have included serving as financial secretary, treasurer, member of the Budget Committee, delegate to the General Conference since 1972, past member of the Revisions Committee and member of the Connectional Council.

He was elected to serve on the Episcopal Committee for the 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 General Conferences. Presently, he is chairman of the board for the Connectional Lay Economic Development Corporation.

Presley is a retired Volusia County Schools educator.

will offer ways to deal with frustration and complications of the disease.”

The program is free, but pre-registration is required. It is open to those who are 60 years or older, and who have diabetes.

Those interested should call the Northeast Florida Area Health Education Center at 877-784-8486.

Class dates are Sept. 12, 19 and 26 and Oct. 3, 10 and 17.

“We are grateful that our partners are willing to bring programs like this to the Wickline Center,” Flagler County Human Resources Director Joe Mayer said. “We want our seniors to have the tools they need to live happier and healthier lives.”

The George Wickline Senior Center is located at 800 S. Daytona Ave., Flagler Beach.

For more information about the Flagler County Senior Services Department, visit www.flaglercounty.org/senior_services.

Tobacco Free group to meet Monday The Tobacco Free Volusia County Partnership will meet at 4 p.m., Monday, Aug. 28 at the Department of Health in Volusia County, 1845 Holsonback Drive, Daytona Beach.

The meeting agenda includes discussion of employer tobacco policies and the Tobacco 21 Initiative, a nationwide effort to raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products, also will be discussed.

The partnership is a countywide, locally organized group committed to

saving lives and improving the overall health and wellbeing of residents and visitors by reducing and/or eliminating the use of tobacco products.

To access the meeting via conference call (audio only), dial 1-888-670-3525, passcode 9179147160.

For more information, contact Kristen Mialki at 386-274-0601 or Kristen. mialki@flhealth.gov. For free help to quit smoking, visit TobaccoFreeFlorida. com.

Draft SHIP annual reports available for review Volusia County’s Community Assistance Division has completed its draft State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program annual reports for fiscal years 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17.

The draft reports can be reviewed online at www. volusia.org/reports.

They also are also available for inspection, review and comments at the Community Assistance office, 110 W. Rich Ave., DeLand, from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday through Sept. 7.

Residents and other interested parties are invited to review the reports and provide comments to Housing and Grants Planner Paula Szabo at pszabo@volusia.org or 386736-5955, ext. 12308.

Relevant comments will be included in the final reports, which will be submitted to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation

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After Charlottesville, push for real reform Racism, exposed once more in the terror visited on Charlottesville, Va., still scars America.

Hundreds of neo-Nazis, White supremacists, Klansmen and other fervid racists gathered. They provoked the violence, terrorized a city, killed Heather Heyer, and injured many others. In the reaction to those horrors, character is revealed.

Martyr for justice For Heather Heyer, the neoNazi assault revealed her passion for justice. She died standing for what she believed in, and her sacrifice helps to redeem an America that is far better than the haters.

She now joins the blessed martyrs of America’s long struggle for equal rights: Viola Liuzzo in Selma, Ala. in 1965; James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner near Philadelphia, Miss. in 1964; the four little girls – Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robinson and Denise McNair – blown up in the Birmingham, Ala. church bombing in 1963.

Donald Trump’s reaction to Charlottesville will be etched in infamy. He refused to condemn the neo-Nazis and White nationalists, choosing only to decry the “egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides.”

The haters heard his message.

Now, as president, he has failed a test of simple decency. He shames a nation that is far better than that.

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A good response to Charlottesville would be a massive voting coalition to drive out the forces of division and push for a new era of reform. they know better. Conservative Sen. Orrin Hatch tweeted simply, “My brother didn’t give his life fighting Hitler for Nazi ideas to go unchallenged here at home.” Sen. Marco Rubio spoke forcefully against the haters. Some Republicans even rebuked the president for his failure.

Words are important, but actions are needed. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. always warned against being satisfied with words: “Loose and easy language about equality, resonant resolutions about brotherhood fall pleasantly on the ear, but for the Negro, there is a credibility gap he cannot overlook. He remembers that with each modest advance the White population promptly raises the argument that the Ne-

The right side of Charlottesville President Donald Trump usually is quick to share his immediate response to any event – usually on his preferred platform, Twitter. And he usually is reluctant to back down, once he’s made a statement.

So it was significant that his initial response to the racially motivated violence in Charlottesville was slow to come, but also that it was revised several times. None of the versions have been satisfactory.

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gro has come far enough. Each step forward accents an everpresent tendency to backlash.”

The terrible church bombing in Birmingham was denounced, but King pushed us to keep our eyes on the demand for civil rights reform. The hoses and clubs of Selma were decried, but King kept his focus on pushing for the Voting Rights Act. Denouncing hatred is important, but we need to focus on who is prepared to act.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia denounced the haters that terrorized Charlottesville. As governor of a Southern state, he pushed for voting rights reforms. He called on his legislature to accept the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare that would have provided health care to poor working people of all races.

Taking action He personally signed some 200,000 clemency grants of those who had served their sentences so that they could regain the right to vote and be reintegrated into the political community. His denunciation was important; his actions even more so.

We applaud Republicans who, unlike Trump, call out the neoNazis and the Klansmen. But the measure of their sincerity is how they act.

The Trump Department of Justice, under former Alabama Sen. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, has moved consistently to reverse and weaken civil rights.

He’s turned away from reforming discriminatory practices of police departments, even as Trump has

gerous, precedent-setting green light to hate groups and an open door to the return and re-legitimization of White supremacy.

White supremacists encouraged his word. The Daily Stormer, a neo-Nazi website, released a statement praising Trump’s response as “good,” adding, “He didn’t attack us. When asked to condemn, he just walked out of the room. Really, really good.

God bless him.”

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signaled tacit, if not clear support, to hate mongers.

There were not “many sides” in Charlottesville. There were alt-right adherents, nationalists, neo-Nazis, and whatever newschool euphemisms used to describe devotees of old-school racist ideology. They are all on one side.

Trump’s refusal to denounce the side that advocates terror and violence and came to Charlottesville armed to the teeth to provoke hostilities is a colossal failure of leadership. It is a dan-

Former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke made an appearance at the rally before the violence erupted and explained the event’s significance by saying it “represents a turning point for the people of this country.

We are determined to take our country back. We’re gonna fulfill the promises of Donald Trump.

That’s what we believed in. That’s why we voted for Donald Trump, because he said he’s gonna take our country back, and that’s what we gotta do.”

When hate groups and for-

Black Church must be a light in this dark time

among you such a long time?

Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

Symbolically, if Jesus is portrayed as being White, doesn’t it make sense that people will view God as being White? Remember, it’s symbolism. It’s suggestive.

The notion of White being better and Black being inferior is injected into the mind, body, soul, and spirit of people.

Supporting haters In his eagerness to remain neutral and build a bridge of equivalence between hate spewing White nationalists and counter-protestors united against the cancer of racism metastasizing in our country, Trump has emboldened White supremacists and

There is a cry in America that must be heard and addressed.

Unfortunately, too many people won’t address this cry because it will cause them to look in the mirror to address their own evil and dark consciences.

When neo-Nazis, White supremacists, and the KKK descended on Charlottesville, the United States was reminded of its sins: racism, bigotry, hatred, prejudice, and xenophobia.

No matter how far people may think the United States has moved forward from the ugly days of slavery and Jim Crow, the truth is that the sins never left.

That was manifested during the election of Donald Trump and brought forth horrifically after he became president.

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His true heart

Still racist Shamefully, many people like to believe that the Christian church has dealt with racism.

That’s not so. The fact that many churches still have on their walls a White Jesus shows how much White supremacy is preached, directly and indirectly. Let me prove my point.

A White Jesus is represented as savior of the world. In the Bible, Jesus said, “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been

Trump’s failure to denounce White supremacy shows his heart and character. However, the silence of the White evangelical community shows how much they are in full support of Trump, and how far they are from preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Their refusal to speak out prove they are wolves in sheep’s clothing. They need to be exposed. Every Black person who belongs to their churches should leave and

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celebrated police brutality.

He’s turned civil rights laws on their head, gearing up to investigate university affirmative action programs that allegedly discriminate against Whites. He’s backed off enforcement of the Voting Rights Act, opening the door to more efforts to suppress the vote.

Trump has pushed for a selective ban on Muslim travelers to the U.S., and he continues to prey on immigrants and posture on his “wall.” The Republican Congress, with its push to strip millions of health insurance to pay for tax breaks for millionaires, and its budget plans to cut top-end taxes while gutting funding for education and for food and housing programs that support the most vulnerable, only adds to our entrenched injustice. Actions speak much louder than their words.

from the horrors of slavery and segregation. We are a better people and a better country for that struggle. Yet hatred and racism still fester.

Unprincipled politicians can still play on race and intolerance for their own purposes. Violent hate groups are literally on the march. These must be denounced, even as we celebrate Heather Heyer and the forces of conscience.

We must also act. A good response to Charlottesville would be a massive voting coalition to drive out the forces of division and push for a new era of reform.

We must change the institutionalization of bias, protect and extend the right to vote, and fight to ensure equal justice and opportunity for all.

A long way

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

America has come a long way

mer KKK grand wizards support your words and actions, you are doing something entirely wrong.

You are not on the side of right and need to make your way there sooner rather than later.

Horrifying expressions of White supremacy and Nazi sympathies are not novel to our nation or the 21st century. What is shocking, however, is that these kinds of demonstrations and displays of naked hatred can happen on American soil without clear condemnation from the highest levels of government.

Quick and clear Trump still communicates clearly and quickly. When Merck CEO Ken Frazier resigned from Trump’s business council after the president failed to unequivocally denounce White supremacists, it took Trump less than an hour to hop on Twitter and clearly denounce the pharmaceutical company’s African-American CEO. Compare that to the near 48 hours it took for Trump to release any statement that condemned

boycott. These fake preachers are crooked.

Christianity is not a White man’s religion. For centuries, it has been hijacked and sanitized by those who don’t want people to know the truth. Why? Because if the truth was ever revealed, their plot of suppression and oppression would be exposed.

So who can help bring this country back? The Black Church and Black preachers who have not compromised the Word of God. It was the Black Church that was born out of slavery and oppression, and remains the staple of social justice. It is the Black Church that refuses to run from racism, bigotry, hatred, and prejudice.

Can’t be afraid The Black Church cannot depend on shouting and emotionalism to make a difference in this world. The Black Church cannot simply bring people to the cross

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True leadership cannot be realized when the next election and pleasing your slice of American supporters animate your decisions and policies. True leadership would not demonize Americans who put their lives on the line for equal rights and racial justice for all, and it would not cast these people as the equivalents of White supremacists and neo-Nazis.

There should be no room for this brand of vicious hate in our society. This requires a leader who unequivocally stands against the surging tide of hate, not one who steps aside and allows the detritus to wash ashore.

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reproductive health care. She said the organization should change its name to “Women’s Health.”

Now retired, Patricia Loftman, 68, is a board member for the American College of Nurse-Midwives and advocates for better care for minority women.

Ashley Bennett, 34 Spartanburg, S.C. Bennett, who is devoutly Christian, is grateful that she was able to plan her family the way she wanted, with the help of birth control. She had her daughter at 22 and her son two years later.

“I felt free to make that choice, which I think is an awesome thing,” she said. She’s advised her 12-year-old daughter to wait for sex until marriage but has also been open with her about birth control within marriage.

But she draws the line at abortion. “I just feel like we’re playing God. If that conception happens, then I feel like it was meant to be.”

Bennett had apprehensions about President Donald Trump but voted for him because he was the anti-abortion candidate. “That was the deciding factor for me, (more than) him yelling about how he’s going to build a wall.”

She said opposition to abortion must be coupled with support for babies once they are born — something she says not all Christians emphasize enough. She supports adoption and is planning to become a foster parent.

She also is concerned about the mental and physical well-being of young women. Bennett teaches seventh-grade math and coaches her school’s cheerleading and dance teams.

She watches the girls take dozens of photos of themselves to get the perfect shot, and then add filters to add makeup or slim them down.

“There’s going to be an aftermath that we haven’t even thought about,” she said. “I worry we’re going to have more and more kids suffering from depression, eating disorders and even suicide because of the effects of the social media.”

COURTESY OF PATRICIA LOFTMAN

Women’s voices often missing from health care debate ‘Women’s health’ means very different things to different people, based on their backgrounds and ages.

BY ANNA GORMAN AND JENNY GOLD KAISER HEALTH NEWS/TNS

Women, in particular, have a lot at stake in the fight over the future of health care.

Not only do many depend on insurance coverage for maternity care and contraception, but they also are struck more often by such diseases as autoimmune conditions, osteoporosis, breast cancer and depression.

They are more likely to be poor and depend on Medicaid — and to live longer and depend on Medicare. And it commonly falls to them to plan health care and coverage for their families.

Yet in recent months, as leaders in Washington discussed the future of American health care, women were not always allowed in the room. To put together the Senate’s initial version of a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., appointed 12 colleagues, all male.

Stalled for now Some members of Congress made it clear they don’t see issues like childbirth as a male concern. Two Republicans wondered aloud during the House debate this spring whether men should pay for maternity or prenatal coverage.

Two of the three Republican senators who killed the repeal bill were women. Though Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., got most of the attention, Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine voiced objections all along, including to plans to suspend Planned Parenthood funding. And for their opposition they were pilloried — even threatened — by members of their party.

Republican repeal efforts are stalled, for now, and the course for America’s health care system remains to be decided.

Programs cut Many of the programs women depend on are still targets, especially Medicaid, which pays for about half of U.S. births. Some programs are already shrinking under the Republican-controlled government — for example, federal funding for teenage pregnancy prevention and research.

States have been empowered to cut Title X family planning programs.

Discussion of health care

shows some signs of becoming more open and bipartisan, perhaps bringing more women’s perspectives to the debate.

But women are hardly speaking in unison. “Women’s health” means very different things to different people, based on their backgrounds and ages.

A 20-year-old may care more about how to get free contraception, while a 30-year-old may be more concerned about maternity coverage.

Women in their 50s might be worried about access to mammograms, and those in their 60s may fear not being able to afford insurance before they go on Medicare at 65.

Roe v. Wade fight Many older women vividly recall when abortion in the U.S. was performed dangerously and illicitly. Some fought hard for the right to choose abortion and were affirmed in the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision.

Still, nearly 45 years later, the nation remains at war over abortion, and women are on both sides of that battle.

To get a richer sense of women’s viewpoints on health care as the national debate continues, we asked several around the country and across generations to for their thoughts and experiences.

Patricia Loftman, 68 New York City Loftman spent 30 years as a certified nurse-midwife at Harlem Hospital Center and remembers treating women coming in after having botched abortions.

Some didn’t survive.

“It was a really bad time,” Loftman said. “Women should not have to die just because they don’t want to have a child.”

When the Supreme Court ruled that women had a constitutional right to abortions, Loftman remembers feeling relieved. Now she’s angry and scared about the prospect of stricter controls.

“Those of us who lived through it just cannot imagine going back,” she said.

Loftman also recalls clearly when the birth control pill became legal in the 1960s. She was in nursing school in upstate New York and glad to have another, more convenient option for contraception. Already, women were gaining more independence, and the Pill “just added to that sense of increased freedom and choice.”

To her, conservatives’ attack on Planned Parenthood, which already has closed many clinics in several states, is frustrating because the organization also provides primary and reproductive health care to many poor women who wouldn’t be able to get it otherwise.

COURTESY OF MAYA GUILLEN

Maya Guillen is worried that Republicans’ efforts to defund Planned Parenthood could prevent young girls, especially those in predominantly Hispanic communities like hers, from getting access to contraceptives.

Now retired, Loftman is on the board of the American College of Nurse-Midwives and advocates for better care for minority women. “There continues to be a dramatic racial and ethnic disparity in the outcome of pregnancy and health for African-American women and women of color,” she said.

Terrisa Bukovinac, 36 San Francisco Bukovinac calls herself a passionate pro-lifer. As president of Pro-Life Future of San Francisco, she participates in marches and protests to demonstrate her opposition to abortion.

“Our preliminary goal is defunding Planned Parenthood,” she said. “That is crucial to our mission.”

As much as the organization promotes itself as a place where people get primary care and contraception, “abortion is their primary business model,” Bukovinac said.

She said the vast majority of abortions are not justifiable and that she supports a woman’s right to an abortion only in cases that threaten the patient’s life. “We are opposed to what we consider elective abortions,” she said.

Bukovinac said she also tries to help women in crisis get financial assistance so they don’t end their pregnancies just because they can’t afford to have a baby.

“We have to help women obtain the resources necessary to sustain their pre-born children’s lives,” she said.

Bukovinac, however, is uninsured because she said the premiums are higher than she would typically pay for care. Self-employed in e-commerce, Bukovinac has a disorder that causes vertigo and ringing in the ear and spends about $300 a month on medication for that and for anxiety.

She doesn’t know if the Affordable Care Act is to blame, but she said that before the law “I was able to afford health insurance and now I’m not.”

Irma Castaneda, 49 Huntington Beach, Calif.

Castaneda is a breast cancer survivor. She’s been in remission for several years but still sees her oncologist annually and undergoes mammograms, ultrasounds and blood tests.

Castaneda, a teacher’s aide for special-education students, is worried that Republicans may make insurance more expensive for people like her, with pre-existing conditions. “They could make

our premiums go sky high,” she said. “I didn’t ask to get cancer.”

Her family previously purchased a plan on Covered California, the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange. But Castaneda said the plan had a high deductible, so she had to come up with a lot out-ofpocket before insurance paid out.

“I was paying medical bills up the yin-yang,” she said. “I felt like I was paying so much for this crappy plan.”

Then, about a year ago, Castaneda’s husband was injured at work and the family’s income dropped in half. Now they rely on Medicaid, the government program for low-income people, until he starts working again. Becoming eligible for Medicaid was a “blessing in disguise,” she said, because it meant fewer out-ofpocket expenses for health care.

Whatever the coverage, Castaneda said, she needs high-quality health care. “God forbid I get sick again,” she said. It’s essential for her teenage daughter, too, she said. Her daughter is transgender and receives special physical and mental health care.

“Right now she is pretty lucky because there is coverage for her,” Castaneda said. “With the Trump stuff, what’s going to happen then?”

Celene Wong, 39 Boston The choice was agonizing for Wong. A few months into her pregnancy, she and her husband learned that her fetus had chromosomal abnormalities. The baby would have had severe special needs, she said.

“We always said we couldn’t handle that,” Wong said. “We had to make a tough decision, and it is not a decision that most people ever have to face.”

Wong terminated the pregnancy in January 2016, when she was about 18 weeks pregnant. “At the end of the day, everybody is going to go away except for your husband and you and this little baby,” she said.

“We did our research. We knew what we would’ve been getting into.”

Wong, who works to improve the experience for patients at a local hospital, said she is fortunate to have been able to make the choice that was right for her family. “If the (abortion) law changes, what is going to happen with that next generation?” she said.

Most of Wong’s care was covered by insurance from her job but she worries about those who rely on Planned Parenthood for

Maya Guillen, 24 El Paso, Texas When Guillen was growing up, her family spent years without health insurance. They crossed the border into Juarez, Mexico, for dental care, doctor appointments and optometry visits. “I remember feeling safe, because it was so cheap.”

Guillen is now on her parents’ insurance plan, under a provision of the Affordable Care Act that allows children to stay on until they turn 26.

She’s been disheartened by Republicans’ proposed changes to contraception and abortion coverage, she said.

In high school, Guillen received abstinence-only sex education.

She watched friends get pregnant before they graduated.

When it came time to consider sex, she thought she’d be able to count on Planned Parenthood, but the clinic in El Paso has closed, as have 20 other women’s health clinics in Texas.

She worries that if Republicans defund Planned Parenthood, more young girls, especially those in predominantly Hispanic communities like hers, will not get access to, or education about, contraceptives.

Guillen is also dismayed by how Trump talks about women, particularly in the “Access Hollywood” tapes that emerged in October.

“I feel like men could now do anything to me and dispose of my body because the president had made those comments, because he condones it.”

“I feel like a lot of young people try to voice their opinions, but we’re not being taken into consideration. We’re so much more open-minded, but our president and all the people in power are trying to send us back.”

Jaimie Kelton, 39 New York City When Kelton’s wife gave birth to their baby 3½ years ago, she thought the country was finally becoming more open-minded toward gays and lesbians.

Kelton said she was lucky to live in New York City, where she said it doesn’t matter that her children have two moms. She thought that was how the majority of the country felt, especially after the Supreme Court affirmed the right to gay marriage in 2015.

“Now I am coming to realize that we are the bubble and they are the majority and that’s really scary,” said Kelton, now pregnant with her second child.

Kelton said it seems as though Republicans have launched a war against women in general, with reproductive rights and maternity care at risk.

“It is crazy to think that most of the people making these laws are men,” she said. “Why do they feel the need to take away health care rights from women?”

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On Confederate statues

The First A.M.E. Church (First Church) in Palm Coast will celebrate its 25th anniversary during a Sept.

17 service at 4 p.m.

The church is located at 91 Old Kings Road North.

Bishop Adam J. Richardson Jr., presiding prepare of the 11th Episcopal District of the A.M.E. Church, will be the guest speaker.

First A.M.E. Church of Palm Coast is under the leadership of Pastor Gillard S. Glover.

For more information about the anniversary, call the church at 386-4465759.

Sharpton also gave his thoughts on the removal of Confederate statues and monuments.

“One would think a year after having our first Black president in that we would not be debating Confederate statues. One would have thought that we would have gone farther away from this. Many thought that we had advanced further. You can’t advance down the road without telling yourself that you are down the road,” he said.

He further added, “Confederate statues were built well after the Civil War in the 1890s. It was for southerners to stop the Black right to vote, end Reconstruction and make heroes of those who enslaved Blacks. We shouldn’t stop by taking the statues down. We must stop what they represent.”

Not just Blacks The nation still has a long way to go for equality, he noted.

“Many of us told ourselves that we were in a post racial generation. I re-

AUGUST 24 – AUGUST 30, 2017

“We have to make this a nation that includes Blacks, Hispanics, Muslims, Jews, gays and everybody.

The Rev. Al Sharpton member when Obama was first elected. They said, ‘We don’t need civil rights no more.’ Obama kept us leaders at the White House. When he was there, we went through Trayvon Martin here in Florida, Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri ,and Eric Gardner in New York.”

Sharpton called civil rights a continuing movement for all people.

“The frightening part about where we are today is that every step forward in this country forward in this country it has been Blacks, Whites, Latinos and others fighting together. One of the illusions of the civil rights movement is that it was just Blacks, but people of all races fought and died,” he explained.

“They understood that if you were going to stand up for anybody you had to stand up for everybody otherwise it was going to come back to haunt you.’’

Too much division The speaker cautioned the audience about dividing people into groups and categories.

Sharpton stressed, “Stop letting them divide us. We are more in power together than we are apart. We have too many tribal fights about nothing.

“It’s Christians against Muslims, Straight against gay, Men against women, Latino against White against Black, and vice versa. We can’t keep letting them divide us. We have got to stop all this bias and we have got to do it together. ”

On political process Lastly, Sharpton spoke about activism, voting and being a part of the political process.

“It doesn’t help taking Confederate statues down if they limit your votes, deny health care, deny education and so forth. If you do not straighten out the structure of politics, you will not get the results,” he stated.

“We have to make this a nation that includes Blacks, Hispanics, Muslims, Jews, gays and everybody. We too are focused on the 2020 presidential election, but we need to focus on the state, county and municipal elections. If we have the wrong people there, then we are in trouble.’’

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team lines up,’’ Lumas said.

The Wildcats also are preparing for the MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) play.

B-CU is an eight-time conference champion. The Wildcats have won at least a share of the MEAC title five times from 2010 to 2015, including an outright title in 2011. Their first title came in 1984.

They will face three of the conference’s top contenders, including defending champion North Carolina Central (Nov. 11), 2015 co-champion and Celebration Bowl participant North Carolina A&T (Oct. 21) and South Carolina State (Oct. 14).

BETHUNECOOKMAN UNIVERSITY 2017 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 2, University of Miami, 2 p.m., Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens Sept. 9, Southeastern Louisiana, 8 p.m., Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana

Prayer and worship

Left to right: B-CU players Todney Evans, Diquan Richardson, Elliott Miller, Trenton Bridges and Kevin Thompson pose during a team photo shoot.

B-CU football team faces Miami in season opener

BY GREG LEWIS DAYTONA TIMES

Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) kicks off the 2017 football season on Saturday, Sept. 2 with another showdown against the University of Miami. The Hurricanes are ranked No. 18 in the USA Today Preseason coaches’ poll.

The game will take place in Miami Gardens at Hard Rock Stadium with a 12:30 p.m. kickoff time.

B-CU has never defeated the Hurricanes. Back in 2015, Miami ripped B-CU by a score of 45-0.

Key players The Wildcats return with key players like quarterbacks Lar-

ry Brihm and Akevious Williams Jr., wide receiver Frank Brown and Kaveon Mitchell, running backs Michael Jones and Jamaruz Thompkins, defensive lineman Kevin Thompson, linebacker Trenton Bridges and defensive backs Diquan Richardson and Elliott Miller.

Earlier this month, Richardson, a 5-11, 167-pound safety was named to the Black College Football Player of the Year Watch List, the only B-CU representative on this year’s preseason list.

He also was named to the All Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason First Team along with Brown, placekicker Uriel Hernandez and Thompson.

“It feels good to be recognized for something special like the Black College Football Player of

the Year Watch List,” Richardson stated in an article posted on BCU Athletics’ website.

“Now I just have to go out there and help my teammates get better; help myself get better; and help the team win for Coach [Terry] Sims. Hopefully that will help us, not just me, get known even more.”

Preparing to win Ja-Quan Lumas, a senior majoring in history, will be returning to the field as the starting tight end.

“There’s no extensive practices, however. When it’s time to practice, everyone is locked in.

From the coaches to the players, even the trainers. Everybody is making sure they’re doing their job. We are very much preparing to go win games no matter what

Sept. 16, Florida Atlantic, 8 p.m., Florida Atlantic University Stadium, Boca Raton

The team also took the time this month for a team prayer and worship service as well as a day to meet their fans and supporters.

The Wildcats visited Palm Coast United Methodist Church for it’s sixth annual Football Sunday services on Aug. 20.

“It’s a great way for us to begin the year – with prayer and family, and those that care about the program beyond just the results,” Sims said in an article on the BCU Athletics’ website.

“It’s about reminding these young men that Bethune-Cookman University is a Methodistbased institution. One founded on the church and faith. We lift our founder’s faith and legacy up in everything we do, including worship.”

Sept. 23, Howard University, 1 p.m., Greene Stadium, Washington, D.C. Sept. 30, Savannah State, 4 p.m., Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach Oct. 14, South Carolina State, 4 p.m., Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach Oct. 21, North Carolina A&T, 1 p.m., Aggie Stadium, Greensboro, N.C. Oct. 28, Hampton, 4 p.m., Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach (Homecoming)

Fan Day The Wildcats also held its annual Fan Day Sunday on B-CU’s campus in conjunction with the women’s volleyball team and cross-country program.

During the event, the public got to take photos with the players and engage in activities such as a dunk tank and pie-throwing contest.

Nov. 4, Morgan State, 4 p.m., Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach Nov. 11, North Carolina Central, 2 p.m., O’KellyRiddick Stadium, Durham, N.C.

Information on B-CUAthletics.com was used in this report. Greg Lewis, a Daytona Times intern, is a senior Mass Communications major at Bethune-Cookman University.

Nov. 18, Florida A&M, 2 p.m., Camping World Stadium, Orlando (Florida Classic)

Local teams kick off prep football action

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

Warner Christian Academy dominated Kissimmee Avant Garde Academy 36-0 during Warner’s Kickoff Classic game on Aug. 18 at Jim Johnson Stadium in South Daytona. The regular season games start on Aug. 25.

“We started late because of the weather. Tonight we just wanted to get some work in and improve on some things,” said Warner Head Coach Chris Green.

Jamal Holmes’ 50-yard punt return gave the Eagles a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.

James Howard’s yard-interception return put Warner up 22-0 in the second quarter. (The twopoint attempt was converted).

Sophomore Marvin Scott , who led Volusia County in rushing yards for the past two seasons, ran for 52 yards on two carries with two scores for the Eagles.

Marcel Fonua added a 51-yard touchdown run for Warner.

Warner travels to Jacksonville to face Eagles View in their season opener on Aug. 25.

“We are going to be challenged. It will be a tough game.

We are very excited and looking forward,” added Green.

Halifax Wins D.J. Kilgore threw for 130 yards with two touchdowns to help Halifax Academy defeat Orlando Agape Christian 20-6.

Toure Mack added a 45-yard touchdown reception and Treyvon Thompson caught a touchdown pass for the Knights.

Halifax’s defense shined led

by Jude Thorne (six total tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble, two safeties).

The Knights defense recorded three safeties.

Spruce Creek falls Jacquez Lord ran for 195 yards with a touchdown but Spruce Creek lost to Sanford Seminole 35-21.

The Hawks’ defense, which was their strength last season, gave up 370 total yards, including 225 on the ground.

Kyle Minckler threw for 152 yards with two scores. Cameron Cole added eight catches for 82 yards with a touchdown and

PHOTOS BY ANDREAS BUTLER/DAYTONA TIMES

The Warner Christian Academy Blue Velvet Marching Band entertains a crowd during the Kickoff Classic.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Maximus Campbell had seven receptions for 49 yards with a score for Creek.

Mainland loses too Tank Dell had seven catches for 99 yards and a score but Mainland was taken down by Apopka by a score of 26-14.

Jake Novello threw for 254 yards with a score and two interceptions, Latavies Sylvester added a touchdown run and Florida State commit D’Marcus Adams had three catches for 110 yards for the Buccaneers.

Kickoff Classic scores Titusville 17, Seabreeze 14; Crescent City 45, Atlantic 32; Pierson Taylor 28, St. Josephs 7; Father Lopez 7, Taylor 7; St. Josephs 14, Father Lopez 10; Deltona 23, Lake Minneola 20; Pine Ridge 40, Deltona Trinity 0; Mt. Dora 34, New Smyrna 25; University at DeLand (rained out); Flagler Palm Coast 35, Gainesville Eastside 14; Jacksonville Ed White 14, Matanzas 0.

This week’s to games Matanzas at Flagler Palm Coast: The Travis Roland era begins at FPC in the battle of Palm Coast/Flagler County. Matanzas has won the last two meetings. Both teams will rely on their skilled players. The Pirates are thin with 41 players on roster. The game may come down to who plays better up front.

Mainland at DeLand at Spec Martin Stadium: The mighty Mainland Buccaneers look to bounce while the Bulldogs are glad to hit the field as this rivalry opens the season. Can DeLand move the ball on Mainland’s stout defense? Mainland has plenty of weapons on offense, especially at receiver. The Bucs also will have to take care of the ball this week.

Taylor at Halifax at Ormond Beach Sports Complex: This small school game is interesting and could be a good one.

The Knights feel like they’ve improved and looked good last week in preseason action. Taylor is a team that can score points.

Both teams have skilled players on offense. Defense could be the key to victory for both teams.

Warner Christian Academy Head Coach Chris Green is shown with quarterback Marcel Fonua. Warner defeated Avant Garde Academy in that game 36-0.

Seabreeze at Spruce Creek at Spruce Creek High: The Seabreeze Sandcrabs believe that they are improved and the Hawks will provide them a big test.

Spruce Creek’s offense is more potent but their defense, which was their strength last year, needs

to play better this week.

Prep Sports Seven (Preseason) 1. Mainland, 2. University.

3. Spruce Creek, 4. Deltona, 5.

Matanzas, 6. Trinity, 7. Taylor

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7COMMUNITY NEWS

AUGUST 24 – AUGUST 30, 2017

Tom Joyner Family Reunion returns to Central Florida Aug. 31 Tom Joyner, host of the nationally syndicated “Tom Joyner Morning Show’’ and Allstate Insurance Company are celebrating the importance of family fun for every generation at the 2017 Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion.

The event, now in its 15th year, will be held at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee during Labor Day weekend, Aug. 31-Sept. 4. Joyner radio affiliate Star 94.5/Orlando will invite the Central Florida audience to participate throughout the weekend.

Attracting more than 25,000 people annually, the Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion welcomes families from all over the country for a weekend filled with concerts, celebrity interactions, enlightening seminars and themed activities.

Expo, gospel The event’s free Fam-Fest Expo is open to the public the entire weekend and guests can also enjoy passes to Universal Orlando theme park.

This year’s event will feature concerts from R&B/Soul singer Maxwell on Saturday; popular bands Morris Day & The Time and Cameo featuring Larry Blackmon on Friday; and an entire day of inspiration with Sunday’s Gospel Explosion presenting Fred Hammond, Willie Moore Jr. and The Williams Brothers.

Tom Joyner, third from left, is shown with The Jacksons at a previous Family Reunion. As in the past, this year’s lineup will include plenty of celebrities.

More celebs “Fam-Fest,” happening inside the free Expo, will feature celebrity appearances from TV’s most popular shows, including Kim Coles, TC Carson, and John Henton (“Living Single’’), Ernest “Raj” Thomas and Danielle “Dee” Spencer (“What’s Happening’’) and Darius McCrary and Kellie Williams (‘’Family Matters’’).

Also being featured at the expo is Kim Fields and Gregory Alan Williams from their new movie (“A Question of Faith’’).

The expo will also feature free concerts with musical favorites Chante Moore, Lenny Williams, NEXT, Jekalyn Carr and Sevyn Streeter.

Open broadcast The weekend officially kicks off with a party hosted by Tom Joyner and LIVE performances on Thursday. On Friday morning, The Tom Joyner Sky Show will broadcast live with a performance from Tamar Braxton that is open to the public from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.

“Every year, we create a fun, entertainment-filled atmosphere that truly celebrates families and what we love,” said Joyner, whose radio show airs in markets all over the country. “I am so proud to continue this tradition and know it will be our best year yet.”

Since 2003, Joyner’s annual “Party with a Purpose” for families has featured a stellar lineup of today’s hottest entertainers.

For more information about the 2017 Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion and to see a full schedule of events, visit BlackAmericaWeb.com.

The Williams Brothers and Fred Hammond will be part of the Gospel Explosion at the event.

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