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A teachable moment about racism The New Smyrna Beach man who was given a ‘hateful’ letter hopes it gets more Black voters to the polls.

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

At age 78, New Smyrna Beach native Lester Mitchell has witnessed his share of racism.

So a letter he was handed earlier this month citing how today’s Blacks are still enslaved if they vote for Democratic candidates

Lucas Boyce to speak at free event at Daytona State

didn’t shock him.

He looked at it as an opportunity to talk about racism and, hopefully, get more Blacks to the polls.

A part of the letter reads: “You’ve Lester got a chance to Mitchell escape this Slavery now. The Republicans tried to free you 150 years ago. The Democrats have kept you slaved for all these years. Please quit believing those lies you have been told. For your sake, your children’s sake and your grandchildren’s sake,

End the slavery. On November 8th vote against SLAVERY.” The letter was circulated by local Republican and noted Donald Trump supporter Robert Galbreath.

The Republican Club of Southeast Volusia County has since banned Galbreath, a volunteer, from its headquarters. In other media reports, Galbreath has said the opinions in the letter are his own and have nothing to do with the local club or the Republican Party.

Oct. 1 rally Mitchell said he got a copy of

the letter from Galbreath when he stopped by the GOP headquarters to share information about an Oct. 1 “Get Out the Vote” rally at New Smyrna Beach’s Pettis Park, sponsored by the Southeast Volusia NAACP. The purpose of Mitchell’s visit was to invite Republican candidates or their representatives to attend the non-partisan event. It’s now being billed as a voting and anti-racism rally.

Mitchell, former president of the New Smyrna Beach NAACP, served in the Army for 10 years until 1969. He also worked for the Pennsylvania Human Relations

Commission for 23 years and the state’s Housing & Urban Development agency for six years.

He moved back to New Smyrna in 2001 and later served for four years as NAACP president.

He told the Daytona Times, “There’s nothing I haven’t run into.” Mitchell said he wasn’t shocked by the comments written because “racism is just embedded here.’’

“The guy handed me something. I didn’t look at it at the time.

I didn’t want to get into a backand-forth,” he told the Times.

Mitchell said he didn’t read the See LETTER, Page 2

A summit for seniors

SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES

Former NBA executive, author and motivational speaker Lucas Boyce will be the featured speaker on Tuesday, Oct. 18, during the fall 2016 installment of the L. Gale Lemerand EntrepreLucas neurial Speaker Boyce Series hosted by the Small Business Development Center and Daytona State College.

The event, free and open to the public, kicks off at 9:30 a.m. in the Mori Hosseini Center on the college’s Daytona Beach Campus, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.

Up to three promising students interested in entrepreneurship will each earn a $1,000 L. Gale Lemerand Entrepreneurial Speaker Series Scholarship.

Daytona State students, Daytona State Adult Education students and Volusia or Flagler county high school students who plan to attend the college are encouraged to apply. To submit scholarship applications, visit DaytonaState.edu/scholarships.

The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Oct. 11.

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Seniors get in some line dancing during the summit and health fair Tuesday at the Alonzo “Babe’’ James Community Center in New Smyrna Beach.

Health event included art class, workshop and line dancing

Wrote about journey Boyce, 36, was born into a life of poverty in Independence, Mo., and was placed into foster care.

However, his pathway has led to executive careers in presidential politics and professional sports.

His book, “Living Proof: From Foster Care to the White House and the NBA,’’ published in 2011, is a testament that when hard work, determination and grace meet opportunity, anything can happen.

Boyce travels the country delivering speeches focused on leadership, teamwork, overcoming obstacles and making a positive impact on the lives of others.

Orlando Magic director Prior to becoming a strategist and political consultant, Boyce served as director of business de-

Travel consultant Milverton Robinson was one of the vendors at the event.

The City of New Smyrna Beach and VITAS Healthcare were the sponsors of the fourth Senior Summit and Health Fair held on Tuesday at the Alonzo “Babe’’ James Community Center.

About 150 people attended and the event attracted 30 vendors. The summit also gave several members of the New Smyrna Beach Housing Authority the chance to do community service hours by volunteering at the summit and health fair.

Along with receiving health information, the seniors enjoyed exercise line dancing and an art class.

They also participated in a workshop on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Health Impact study conducted by Miles Ballogg and Ken Pinnix from Cardno Inc. Others who assisted in the event were artist Shy Morris with Peace Arts and Rita Stuart, a line dance instructor. A lunch was provided

by HH&B Catering.

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FPL helps organization that serves disabled save power and money

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

Florida Power & Light (FPL) visited the Work Oriented Rehabilitation Center (WORC) on Jimmy Ann Road in Daytona Beach this week to help make the location more energy efficient.

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WORC is a non-profit organization that specializes in helping adults with disabilities find work.

It provides services for people with developmental disabilities, including cerebral palsy, autism and other disabilities.

FPL replaced air conditioning units, changed 13 thermostats

and put the facility on its on-call network, which allows FPL to switch on and off an air conditioner unit during peak periods for about 30 minutes.

“We work together in the communities that we serve to make Florida a better place for us all to work, live and play. WORC is

a great asset in the community.

They are a United Way partner agency. We are trying to make them more energy efficient,” said Larry Volenec, regional director of FPL. The work was contracted out to Griffin Air Conditioning & Heating of Ormond Beach.

Energy makeover program FPL is able to do the energy makeover through its non-profit energy makeover program. It gives businesses and organizations a free energy evaluation, See FPL, Page 2

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letter in the office because he thought it would contain “statements and opinions that he disagreed with.’’

‘Hateful language’ He read the letter when he got home, then contacted the media.

In a statement released to the press, he stated that “the entire document is a diatribe against racial minorities, filled with myths, stereotype and hateful language.’’

He added that he was “appalled that a respected political organization such as the Republican Party would be engaged in distributing such mendacious, hate-filled and ignorant material.”

He told the Daytona Times this week he’s hoping Galbreath’s letter will help drive more people out to the Oct. 1 rally.

“You don’t always get something so straightforward… someone to express their feelings so clearly. That’s an opportunity,” Mitchell noted.

Seeking more support

Lester Mitchell was given a copy of the letter above when he stopped by the GOP office in New Smyrna Beach earlier this month.

His wife Ruth agreed.

“After the first paragraph, we all felt that it was terrible and appalling. We reached out to the media,” she said about the letter.

She added, “We are working with other organizations and churches to address racial issues and other areas of injustice. We would like to get more support from the churches though,” she told the Daytona Times this week.

“We will have information booths on voting, information on candidates, and some speakers. We’ll speak about racism, too.

It’s close to the Oct. 11 voter registration deadline, but we must do all that we can.’’

Since the letter has been made public, community leaders and clergy have met and a rally was held in front of the Republican headquarters in New Smyrna Beach.

‘Long way to go’ The Rev. Jeffrey Dove, pastor of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, organized a Sept. 14 meeting at his church in response to the letter. About 40 people attended the “Racism Still Matters’’ community meeting. It concluded with a march and protest at the Republican Party headquarters.

“We have made significant progress. Racism has been dormant for years to come. It has resurfaced due to us having a Black president. That speaks volumes of where we are in regards to race relations. We still have a long way to go,” he told the Daytona Times.

“Racism has reinvented itself. It outsources rac-

es, language and behavior through high-powered political figures like what we’re seeing with presidential candidate Donald Trump.’’

‘Real conversation’ Dove continued, “Although the letter came out of New Smyrna Beach, I think that we are further along than many of our other local communities.

We’ve made strides after the Charleston, South Carolina ‘Emmanuel Nine’ AME Church shooting.

“We created ‘Grace in Justice.’ Every month, we get together and have real conversation around race and justice. We have discussed racism, White privilege, the ‘N’ word and more. Our conversations have been very fruitful for this community.”

Ruth Mitchell remarked that the Sept. 14 event ended as a day of community unity.

“I think that day was pretty successful. It was a rainy day. We had the media attention. We were right off the highway. We had signs of ‘Peace and Love.’ Ironically, many of our NAACP members are White. Many of the protesters and those at that meeting were White, too,’’ she added.

The Oct. 1 rally is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pettis Park, 800 Mary Ave., New Smyrna Beach.

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then sends someone out to do an audit and put together a business analysis plan on what could be done.

The energy makeover for WORC brings the number to 23 for the power giant.

FPL started doing these in 2009. This is also the third done in the Central Florida area in the past four years.

WORC has been in Daytona Beach since 1969 and today employs around 60 people.

velopment and legislative affairs for the Orlando Magic, responsible for strategic business planning, with a focus on developing a new sports and entertainment district in downtown Orlando.

He also has served the Magic as director of community relations, multicultural insights, cause-marketing and government affairs.

What WORC offers

Worked for Bush

The Daytona facility serves 120 people per day.

It also has 32 people in its residential program that includes two 15 bed facilities.

“We take individuals that may have a disability and provide them with the means that they need to be productive citizens. They are learning how to become a part of their community. We are teaching them and helping them assimilate into their community and become productive citizens,” said Kelly Ferguson, WORC’s president and CEO. “It’s very important to their development and to the average taxpayers and those wanting to see people strive to be independent.’’

WORC provides day training job services, residential services and adult education services. WORC also has a group home in Port Orange.

Before he joined the Orlando Magic, Boyce worked at the White House in the Office of Political Affairs. There, he monitored political activity and coordinated proactive communication, public relations and education outreach on behalf of President George W. Bush.

Boyce earned his bachelor’s degree in political science and speech communication from the University of Central Missouri and graduated with his Executive MBA from Rollins College in May 2013.

He is a former trustee of Valencia College, and has served on many state and local civic and advisory boards.

For more information, call 386-506-4723 or email SBDC@DaytonaState.edu.

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Good partnership Both FPL and WORC are glad to partner up for such an endeavor.

“WORC is great to work with. We have found things to help them save money so that they can provide more services to the community,” said Volenec.

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Workers contracted by Florida Power & Light make improvements at Work Oriented Rehabilitation Center at 1100 Jimmy Ann Drive in Daytona Beach.

Ferguson echoed, “It’s always a privilege and honor to work with a company like FPL. We appreciate their commitment to the community and them being able to help us is a huge and very important step for our staff to learn to be more efficient and put savings towards the services we provide.”

It is estimated that the new upgrades to energy services could save WORC $2,700 per year.

“Every dollar that we save by being more energy efficient we can be more efficient by putting those funds back into play for those individuals that we serve and provide more strength to our programs and services or expand or create services and programs for the individuals we serve,” commented Kelly.

Volenec reiterated, “We have different programs that encourage people to conserve energy. It helps us avoid building more power plants and decrease load growth, especially in Florida where so many people continue to move to because of the weather, nature and other things that Florida provides.

“FPL is working on different ways to provide clean energy and renewable energy sources from what we previously used.

We are installing more and more solar panels. We have installed 500,000 of a planned 1 million. Over the last 10 years, we have reduced foreign oil consumption by 98-percent.

We decommissioned fuel oil plants and put in more national gas plants which are 30 percent more efficient,’’ Volenec continued.

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Energy-saving advice FPL wants to let all its customers know of ways to conserve energy and money.

“It’s important that everyone find ways to save energy rather homes, businesses or organizations.

One of the biggest power users are AC units. Change filters periodically and have a contractor come look every year to make

sure coils are clean and that Freon is adequate,” Volenec advised.

“When buying new appliances, look at the energy efficiency ratings located on yellow tags. You can change light bulbs and combinations of appliances, lighting and AC,” he added.

For more on WORC, visit www.worcinc.org. For more on FPL and energy saving matters, go to www. fpl.com.

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SEPTEMBER 22 – SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 COMMUNITY DECEMBER 14 - 20, 2006

Black women gather in Flagler for networking event

Above: Organizer Carmen A. Gray, third from left, participates in a panel discussion.

Right: The event put a spotlight on women leaders.

PHOTOS BY DUANE C. FERNANDEZ SR./HARDNOTTS PHOTOGRAPHY.COM

Tobacco Free Florida partnership event set for Sept. 26 The Tobacco Free Florida – Volusia County Partnership will meet at 4 p.m.

Sept. 26 to review current tobacco control policies in cities located in Volusia County.

The Purpose Center was the site of the well-attended event.

The meeting will be held at the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County, 1845 Holsonback Road, Daytona Beach.

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. It is orga-

nized to advocate on the local, state and national level for prevention of the initiation of tobacco use among youth, protection from secondhand smoke, and promotion of tobacco cessation.

The Partnership has been looking at ways tobacco companies market products in local retail outlets, including advertising in convenience stores and

other outlets where point of sale promotion is most effective. This includes display racks, counter mats, entrance and exit signs, and signage near candy and snack products frequented by youth.

The meeting will be available via conference call (audio only) at 1-888670-3525, passcode 917 914 7160.

For more information, contact Kristen Mialki at 386-274-0601 or Kristen. mialki@flhealth.gov.

Flagler NAACP meets Sept. 27

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The Flagler County NAACP will hold its monthly meeting, Sept. 27, 6 p.m. at the African American Cultural Society, 4422 U.S. 1 North, Palm Coast.

A recap of branch activities will be presented, including a discussion on the 73rd Annual Florida State Conference recently held in Orlando.

For further details, con-

tact the NAACP at 386-4467822.

Author to present self-publishing workshop at DeBary Hall Local author Marcia Meara will present a free workshop titled “Self-publishing for beginners: If I can do it, you can too!” at 1 p.m. Oct. 8 at the DeBary Hall History Site, 210 Sunrise Blvd., DeBary.

The workshop will focus on the basics of self-publishing an e-book on Kindle.

Topics will include editing, choosing a cover, formatting an e-book, formatting a print book for CreateSpace (Amazon’s printon-demand service), listing a book in the proper category, the benefits of Amazon Select, and running promotions on Amazon.

At age 69, Meara wrote

The “Who’s That Lady?” Black Women’s Expo Business Network event was held on Sunday at The Purpose Center in Flagler Beach.

According to organizer Carmen A. Gray, the event was to provide a spotlight on premier minority women-owned businesses “that are impacting our lives, locally, nationally & globally right in our own neighborhoods.’’

Gray, founder of JJ Artisan Coffee & Gifts LLC, has created conferences, workshops and seminars for thousands, as well as for smaller intimate groups.

She created a women’s network, Dinner with Friends Women’s Network, LLC., in Atlanta, and produced the “Dinner with Friends Women’s Network’’ TV program.

This was the first Black Women’s Expo in Flagler organized by Gray and other area women. Other women involved in the Flagler County event were Nicole Williams, Flagler County Association of Realtors’ Government Affairs director; Arnessia King, founder of Women of Favor Sisterhood; Dr. Candace House, co-founder of The Purpose Center; and Laura Robinson, Scrumptious Designs 1.

her first novel, “Wake-Robin Ridge” and “Summer Magic: Poems of Life and Love.” Nine months later, she published a second novel, “Swamp Ghosts.’’

Her third novel, “A Boy Named Rabbit: Wake-Robin Ridge Book 2” is available on Kindle.

Reservations are required.

Artist of the Month program DeBary Hall will celebrate the return of its Artist of the Month program with a wine-and-cheese reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept.

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The free reception will honor local artists who are also DeBary Hall volunteers – Sharon Fithian, Betty Goetzinger and Janet Kennedy. Their paintings will be displayed through Oct. 19.

For more information, call Kayce Looper at 386668-3840.

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SEPTEMBER 22 – SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

The RNC is suing me, a Black Republican With less than seven weeks to go before one of the most historic elections in our nation’s history, and when the GOP needs all the help it can get reaching Black voters, the Republican National Committee (RNC) is suing me, a Black Republican, over an event that I created.

I created and hosted the first “Black Republican Trailblazer Awards Luncheon” in February 2013 in the wake of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s loss to then-Senator Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election. Romney received just four percent of the Black vote.

Recognizing our own The event was designed to recognize and honor Black Republicans who have made significant contributions to both America and the Republican Party. The head of the RNC, Reince Preibus, immediately saw the value in the luncheon and insisted that his organization pay for it.

I coordinated and executed that 2013 luncheon, despite the fact that RNC staffers, unbeknownst to Preibus at the time, attempted to sabotage my efforts at every turn.

More than 250 people attended the inaugural luncheon and I estimate that about 40 percent of them were Democrats.

That first year, we honored William T. Coleman and Robert J. Brown. David L. Steward was the keynote speaker. Coleman’s work was critical in the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and he served as secretary

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(Reince) Preibus threatened to destroy me. He said he would make it impossible for me to raise money through my PAC. of transportation during the Ford Administration. Bob Brown was the highest-ranking Black staffer in the Nixon administration.

Coleman and Brown were both civil rights icons who never forgot their obligation to fight on behalf of Black community.

Preibus joined me and Dave Steward, the head of World Wide Technology in St. Louis, Mo., who operates one of the largest Blackowned businesses in the U.S., on the stage to talk about politics and the party. RNC staffers later edited me out of the video that was recorded of our conversation. Despite the behind-the-scenes turmoil, that first event was the gold standard.

By 2014, Black staffers at the RNC decided they no longer

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are cowardly and won’t speak out against the “hell” that’s being portrayed in these so-called United States of America.

Fear or miseducation?

Could it be fear of losing members? Could it be that many of these ministers simply don’t care about the least and left out because they have become poisoned by Western teachings?

I applaud the many Black preachers who make it their business and duty to stand up and speak out against injustice.

Time to close the payday loan debt trap Between the unemployment rate report that was released in early September, and the U. S. Census report on income and poverty that was released on September 13, President Obama and his team got great news about the economic status of the average worker.

Incomes are up a whopping 5.2 percent between 2014 and 2015; it’s the first time incomes have increased since 2007. The poverty rate dropped 1.2 percentage points, to 13.5 percent, which translates into 3.5 million fewer people living in poverty.

Millions still poor Still, poverty rates are way too high – almost one in four (24.1 percent) of African-American

needed my leadership. My original vision for the event was watered down. By the time NewsOneNow managing editor and noted liberal Roland Martin hosted the event in 2015, I had completely divorced myself from that RNCsponsored minstrel show. Even one of the honorees, Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) declared: “I’m not a trailblazer. My father is the trailblazer.”

I went my own way and sought to trademark the event through my political action committee (PAC), Black Americans for a Better Future. BABF is the first and only Black Super PAC established to get more Blacks involved in the Republican Party.

Last November, I filed for and received provisional trademark approval by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the name, “Black Republican Trailblazer Awards Luncheon.” I e-mailed invitations to my 2016 event in early January for the upcoming February luncheon in Washington, D.C.

What did the RNC do?

Great event

The Black church can no longer remain silent There was a time when the Black church was the center of community development and empowerment. It was more than the house of God; it was a place that community activists gathered to find solutions for people who were disenfranchised by a crooked and demonic system.

In many ways, the Black church was the driving force behind change and transformation. Black ministers were about empowering people and fighting against systems that promoted injustice and inequality.

You heard sermons that crossed the line of “church and state” because the morality of the state and even the country was called into question.

Sadly, sinfully, and shamefully, many of our Black churches have forgotten what they’re called to do. Many Black ministers

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It sent out an invitation for an event using the same name as my event, but in Jacksonville, Fla., scheduled a week before mine. In a conversation in January 2016, Preibus claimed that the RNC owned the name to my event. During a heated, hour-long conversation, Preibus threatened to destroy me. He said he would make it impossible for me to raise money through my PAC. Recently, I received notification from the USPTO that my trademark application was in dispute

Unfortunately, we don’t have enough of them.

And as we are about to elect the next president, I’m amazed at how many evangelical Christians refuse to challenge and confront systems that are ungodly. (Really, I’m not.)

Evangelical Christians talk about being against abortion, but don’t say anything about unfair policies that lock up Black and Brown people at alarming rates.

Evangelical Christians take pride in America and how people ought to stand for the national anthem, but refuse to confront the history of the author of the song and all of its verses.

Evangelical Christians want people to remain ignorant on issues because those who read, study, analyze, and critique issues outside of the Bible pose a serious threat to their hidden ideology.

Still alive The issues that affect people of all races, especially those within the African-American commu-

we must ensure that usurious payday lenders are curtailed by regulators who can restrict their ability to extract interest rates in excess of 300 percent from the very poor.

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households live in poverty. The number of African-American children in poverty, though falling, remains too high (31.6 percent). And the number of people living in “extreme poverty” (with incomes at less than half the poverty line) is alarming – more than ten percent of African-Americans (and 6 percent of the total population) live in extreme poverty.

Even as we celebrate the economic progress of the past year,

Payday lenders provide “emergency” loans for those people who have more month than money, and who simply can’t make ends meet. The loans are small, and the terms are usually something like $15 per $100 for 7 to 14 days. The loan may be secured by a paycheck, a pre-dated check, or an automobile title. If the loan is not paid back on time, a borrower may negotiate an “extension,” which requires more fees. Repeated payday loans result in $3.5 billion in fees each year.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is considering regulations to protect consumers from exploitation and

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and officially being opposed by the RNC. This is the thanks I get for being a loyal Republican for more than 30 years?

I challenge my readers to find anyone who has done more than me to get more Blacks actively engaged with this party. With less than two months before a presidential election in which our nominee and the party are having major problems attracting Black voters, the RNC hires a law firm to take me to court over something I created. Really?

Well, if they want a fight, that’s exactly what I’m going to give them.

In 1520, Pope Leo X excommunicated famed reformer Martin Luther, because he had the audacity to challenge the authority of the pope. This challenge was issued in the form of Luther’s “95 Theses.” The pope ordered Charles V, emperor of the Ho-

ly Roman Empire of the German nation, to give Luther a chance to change his mind.

nity cannot and should be neglected. President Obama’s election only proved that racism and bigotry is still alive and active in America.

Whoever believed we transitioned into a post-racial world was living a fairytale. This country has always been divided and now even more so by the color of President Obama’s skin.

(And just because Obama does not have an American-sounding name doesn’t make him a Muslim. For my so-called biblical scholars, read the book of Numbers and you won’t find American-sounding names.)

Where’s the Black church and its leaders who profess to be representatives of God? When will the Black church take down the “White Jesus” and start promoting a Jesus who was a man of color who preached and cared about transformation, justice, equality, and righteousness?

con’s Day, Trustee’s Day, Ushers Day, and all the other days that don’t educate and challenge people to make a difference?

When will the Black church teach about the importance of being Black and proud with being apologetic or ashamed?

As a minister, I’m calling on every Black church and its leaders to discuss relevant issues. I challenge the church to move from hooping and hollering on every cliché and start speaking up when injustice happens. I double-dare the leaders within the Black church to wake up their members and take on the spirit of Black liberation theology without apologizing for doing so.

This challenge isn’t about discriminating against non-Blacks; it’s about truth-telling and setting people free.

Shut them down When will the Black church and its leaders shut down Dea-

usury from short-term loans and auto title loans. A coalition of faith leaders has asked people who have been affected by payday loans to comment on their website, FaithforFairLending. org, hoping that the CFPB will be influenced by the experiences that many have had with payday lending.

Rev. Sekinah Hamlin, who leads faith initiatives for the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), says that faith leaders have mobilized because they expect that the payday lending industry will fight any regulations to curtail their activity. The CFPB will be accepting comments about payday lending until October 7.

Living wage necessary The longer-term solution to the debt trap is better pay for people who could access traditional credit options, or avoid debt altogether, if they earned

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Took a stand Knowing that he was right in his actions and having the people on his side, Luther stood before the Imperial Diet at Worms and made his now famous declaration: “Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason – I do not accept the authority of the popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other – my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. God help me. Amen.”

Herein, I likewise make my stand!

Raynard Jackson is founder and chairman of Black Americans for a Better Future.

Dr. Sinclair Grey III is a speaker, author, and success coach. Contact him at www. sinclairgrey.org, drgrey@sinclairgrey.org or on Twitter @ drsinclairgrey.

reasonable pay.

The working family’s agenda that some in Congress have embraced (which includes an increase in the minimum wage, among other provisions to assist those on the bottom) is a step in the right direction.

The fight for $15, which would provide families at the bottom with incomes of about $31,000 a year, would also alleviate poverty and make it easier for people to make ends meet.

Those of us who care about economic justice must make our voices heard before October 7.

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SEPTEMBER 22 – SEPTEMBER 28,DECEMBER 2016 ENTERTAINMENT 14 - 20, 2006

Jakes to tackle headlines in new talk show on OWN

BY STACY M. BROWN NNPA NEWSWIRE

The struggles of an interracial marriage, families divided by race, religion and politics and the conversion of one Jewish woman to Islam are all upcoming segments that will be featured on Bishop T.D. Jakes’ new talk show, which premiered Monday on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). The show will air Mondays through Fridays at 6 p.m.

Jakes, one of the most influential pastors in America today, who has written books, music, plays and movies, said that his show could provide discussion on topics like the Black Lives Matter Movement and controversial subjects like the National Anthem protest by Colin Kaepernick and the rape trial of Bill Cosby.

“When we can get them, we’re not shying away. We will do stories that are in the headlines,” said Jakes, 59, the senior pastor of the Potter’s House in Dallas, Texas and the author of the New York Times’ bestselling books, “Instinct” and “Destiny.”

“I think there is a great need in our country right now for something that is uplifting and that builds bridges and causes people to rethink themselves,” Jakes said. “Much of what we see on television doesn’t accomplish that. I’m hoping to bring the kind of conversation to America that’s informative and inspirational and still entertaining,” he said.

No preaching show Because he’s well-known in the pulpit doesn’t mean he’ll be preaching on the talk show, Jakes said, noting that he can reserve sermons for Sundays.

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Bishop T.D. Jakes hour-long show premiered Monday on OWN. It will air weeknights at 6 p.m.

“I think there is a great need in our country right now for something that is uplifting and that builds bridges and causes people to rethink themselves.’’

Bishop T.D. Jakes “That’s not all of who I am,” said Jakes. “I’ve seen a lot of things, I’ve met with presidents and interacted with CEOs.” Jakes continued: “I’ve been to the courtroom and watched a crying mother say goodbye to her son; I’ve been to visit those on death

row. I’ve been there when individuals have been disconnected from life support; I’ve been to drug interventions. This September marks 40 years that I’ve been in the ministry, so this isn’t anything that’s new, only (now) I’ll be in front of the cameras.”

Tweeting encouraged

Trending topics

If social media buzz is any indication, the new show will be a hit.

The show’s Twitter handle, @TDJakesShow, had nearly 23,000 followers before a single episode had aired. Jakes said that social media will play a big role in his new venture.

“We want people to tweet or go on Facebook to continue the conversation,” he said. “You can’t always solve a problem in the 45 minutes you have on the show and I don’t see this just as a show, but as a network communication device to uplift people. So, after the show is over, you can still go on social media to keep the conversation going.”

Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter or other websites, it’s important to reach those who use social media, the bishop said.

“The stats say that hardly anyone sits in front of a big screen without a little screen in front of them in their hands and I’m guilty of that too,” he said. “Being able to engage in every medium is important and I have a huge respect for the power of social media.”

Produced by 44Blue Productions, EnLight Productions and T.D. Jakes Enterprises, the show will tackle various topics including human trafficking and heroism.

“The sky is the limit.

We’ve been dealing with people whose loved ones have been murdered. We recently did a story about a new trend in the country where husbands stay at home and the women are the primary bread winners,” Jakes said.

“We will do stories about online dating, bulimia, interracial marriage and stories that include an African-American who is married to a Jewish woman, a Muslim woman raised in Afghanistan who converted to Christianity and her father almost committed suicide. We are all over the place dealing with what America is dealing with and offering solutions.”

‘The same person Jakes noted that he’s thrilled to be on OWN. “Oprah Winfrey is an icon and a business mogul who has become a national treasure. I consider her a personal friend and

I’m honored to have her support my new show,” he said.

While individuals from all walks of life and just about every background might tune in, Jakes is certain that African-Americans particularly will openly receive his message.

“The Black community overall gets it. I engage millions of them on social media and they’ve been very supportive by and large,” he said.

Jakes said that he wants people that tune in to watch the show that all of us have an obligation to create a platform for awareness to causes that affect our community.

“Understand this, I am the same person they’ve known for 40 years and I’m not changing my skin, I’m not changing the core issues that have defined me all of my life,” said Jakes. “At the end of the day, if I have broadened the perspective on a situation in daily life, if I have in any way helped to utilize resources (that people) didn’t know were available to them, then I have served my purpose.”

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SEPTEMBER 22 – SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

This is personal.

Colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cancer killer in the U.S., but screening helps prevent this disease.

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She was the cornerstone of our family. But my mother died of colon cancer when she was only 56. Let my heartbreak be your wake-up call.

If you’re 50 or older, please get screened. Screening saves lives.

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SEPTEMBER 22 – SEPTEMBER DECEMBER 14 - 20, 28, 20062016

PHOTOS BY ANDREAS BUTLER/DAYTONA TIMES

The offense of Warner Christian Academy in Daytona Beach cheers on a touchdown run by Marvin Scott. Warner later lost to Father Lopez Catholic High School.

Late score gives Father Lopez the win over Warner HIGH SCHOOL GAME OF THE WEEK REVIEW

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

Father Lopez edged Warner Christian Academy 41-35 on Sept.

15 at Jerry S. Johnson Jr. Memorial Stadium in South Daytona.

Elijah Rone’s two-yard score with 24.5 seconds was the deciding score for the Father Lopez Green Wave.

I was shown cell phone video footage shortly after the game that showed a blown call by the refs. It appeared that Warner’s Carlos Smith caught an apparent touchdown pass that would have tied the game with eight seconds left. Warner could have taken the lead on the point after attempt.

Smith was ruled out of bounds.

Take nothing away from Lopez. The team grinded out a hard-fought victory. Warner led 13-0 in the second quarter behind a Marvin Scott touchdown run and Zach Hulec touchdown pass to Smith. Warner took a 3534 lead on Jamal Holmes’ twoyard run with 1:24 remaining.

Scott ran through a few defenders for the two-point conversion.

Rone finished with 150 yards rushing with two scores while Jacob Porto added 129 yards rushing for Lopez. Holmes ran for 70 yards while Hulec threw for 125 for the Eagles.

The crowd was smaller than when these two team usually meet.

A shoutout to the Warner Christian “Velvet Blues’’ marching band. Loved their halftime performance with the old-school jazz.

Players of the Week Father

Lopez:

Josh

Spen-

cer; senior quarterback: Spencer threw for 98 yards with two touchdowns and ran for another 95 yards with a score. His 26-yard run on 2nd and 28 saved led to the go-ahead score. Spencer may be the top quarterback in the area. He can throw and scramble.

Warner Christian: Marvin Scott Jr., sophomore running back: Scott led the area in rushing last year and may do it again this year. He ran 265 yards with three touchdowns. Scott has speed and can run through defenders.

Father Lopez’s defense swarms Warner’s Marvin Scott.

This week’s top-game preview Class 8A seventh-ranked Orlando Dr. Phillips (3-1) comes to Municipal Stadium to face Class 6A third ranked Mainland (3-0).

The Buccaneers beat the Panthers 28-7 last year. This should be a game with a big time atmosphere.

Phillips has plenty of Division 1 talent in LB Dylan Meeks, DE Robert Porcher (Nebraska), LB Nick Smith (North Carolina State), ATH Emare Hogan (University of South Florida), QB Marvin Washington (University of Central Florida) and RB DJ Charles. Mainland has 4-star DB Cyrus Fagan (Florida State); ranked No. 1 recruit by the Orlando Sentinel and playmaking QB Denzel Houston (Western Michigan).

The game could give us an indicator of where Mainland stands as a title contender.

Warner Christian Head Coach Chris Green looks on during the game against Father Lopez.

Father Lopez quarterback Josh Spencer talks to head coach Matt Knauss during the game.

Warner Christian’s cheerleaders pep it up during the game against Father Lopez.

Warner Christian’s “Velvet Blues’’ band performs during the game against Father Lopez.

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SEPTEMBER 22 – SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

The Caribbean Crew will be the headliner for the 2016 International Festival in Palm Coast. From left are Al Kennedy Simmonds, Creig Camacho, Larry Easington and Craig Taylor.

Palm Coast’s International Festival returns on Oct. 1 Palm Coast will celebrate its cultural heritage – through food, wine, entertainment and cultural exhibits – during the fifth annual Palm Coast International Festival on Saturday, Oct. 1.

The festival is from noon to 9 p.m. at Central Park in Town Center, along Park Street. Admission is free.

Attendees can try a variety of ethnic cuisines, international wines and imported beers. The day will

Excellence in Education enters its ninth year Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM FIAT’s Excellence in Edu-

include music, cultural displays, dancers and other performances.

“Palm Coast has a rich cultural heritage, and the International Festival is an opportunity for us all to come together to learn

cation Challenge is underway for students in Volusia and Flagler schools.

The challenge is presented by Bright House Networks and Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM. It’s an incentive-based program open to all high school juniors and seniors who attend Volusia and Flagler County schools, both public and private.

The program, in its ninth year, recognizes good grades, attendance and school-sponsored extracurricular activities by award-

more about our neighbors’ cultural heritage, traditions and languages,” said Recreation Superintendent Alex Boyer of the Palm Coast Parks & Recreation Department.

ing multiple entries based on proficiencies in each of those categories. New this year is an activities component that will recognize participation in programs outside of the classroom that contribute to a more rounded individual.

Winner gets car At the end of each grading period, a name is drawn from those entered, with the winning entry awarded a new laptop. At the

Participating organizations The cultural heritage organizations participating are: • African American Cultural Society Inc.

end of the 2016-2017 school year, a name will be drawn from each school from all entries submitted throughout the year. These selected students will attend an end of the year reception on June 1, 2017 at LPGA International, with one lucky winner driving away in a new car.

Last year’s grand-prize winner was Bianca Santos of University High School.

The program is the brainchild of Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM owner Randy Dye.

• Afro-American Caribbean Heritage Organization • Cambodian Fellowship • Grenadian Association of Palm Coast • Polonia Society of Korona • Ukrainian Club of Palm Coast • United Caribbean Cultural Association A full day of free entertainment is planned, ending with headliner The Caribbean Crew.

The steel drum band has won six national awards for Top Steel Drum Band and will play reggae, calypso, soca and dancehall music.

Games and face-painting will be provided for free for children, and DJ Vern will host the festival’s entertainment.

Palm Coast’s Central Park is located off of State Road 100 behind Flagler Palm Coast High School – near the movie theater and the new Palm Coast City Hall.

The 2016 International Festival is sponsored

by CORA Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine, Florida Hospital Flagler, Florida Power & Light, the Palm Coast Observer, Waste Pro and Coca-Cola.

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

“We are delighted to be able to reward some of the future leaders of our community. We continue to be impressed by the character and dedication of these young people and hope that, in some small way, this program will encourage other students to excel,” Dye said.

For more information on the Excellence in Education program, contact Krissy Chalk at 386-274-0571, ext. 2108 or kchalk@daytonadodge.com.

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