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Political newcomer touts ability over age Myke Tairu facing Dannette Henry for Zone 5 Daytona commission seat

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

While the nation focuses on the presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, there are key offices at stake locally.

One is the Daytona Beach City Commission Zone 5 race between first-time office seekers.

Community organizer Mikyal “Myke’’ Tairu is facing educator

Dannette Henry.

Henry is the sister of Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry and Zone 5 Commissioner, Patrick Henry, who is running for the Florida House of Representatives District 26 seat.

“The race has been alright and interesting. I have a great deal of respect for the Henry family. I like them,” said Tairu.

“As for family political dynasties, I read an article about them in local politics and Mikyal ‘Myke’ Tairu I agree with it. I

think that one of my biggest challenges is that I am going against the mayor’s sister. I am battling name recognition, which can take away from the issues.”

‘Age shouldn’t matter’ The 27-year-old Tairu is no stranger when it comes to working with politicians.

He told the Daytona Times, “I’ve actually been working in politics for a few years putting pressure on public officials. Age shouldn’t matter. I have a strong track record of public services.

I’ve been on the outside. I realized that there are a lot of good

people on the outside working on the issues to initiate change but not enough people on the inside.

“I feel like I have the talents, abilities and skills to lead. I’ll let my abilities speak for themselves when it comes to leading this community.”

Tairu also worked on the “Ban the Box’’ initiative, which was successful at removing the convicted felon box from job applications in certain municipalities.

As the Florida program coordinator of the Vincentian Reentry Organizing Project (VROP), Tairu pushed for banning the box in Daytona Beach. It was approved last year.

“I did it with my job, which is an organization that works with ex-felons. We talked to people who were impacted by the criminal justice system and those who were incarcerated to see what was needed in the community.

We learned that folks just want to work, be able to pay bills and take care of their family,” Tairu explained.

“We looked at what would stop individuals with records from getting jobs. It was often that box…convicted felon which disqualified people before they started. We organized local pastors, community leaders, the See ELECTION, Page 2

College launches initiative to rid student hunger and homelessness

MR. AND MRS. KEDRICK EUGENE EMANUEL

We’re in this love together

SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES

Daytona State College (DSC) is launching a comprehensive initiative to eliminate hunger and homelessness among its students as part of the college’s ongoing work to remove barriers to academic success.

The college has unveiled a 10-step plan, developed as a collaborative effort among college faculty, staff, President Tom LoBasso and his executive staff, and the District Board of Trustees, led by its chair, Forough Hosseini.

“The entire college community deeply believes that it is our responsibility to give every student the chance to pursue a better life through education,” Hosseini said during a September meeting announcing the initiative.

“This is not a handout. It is a leg up based on a philosophy that is deeply rooted in our institutional culture, and we will work tirelessly to remove any barriers to student success.”

Bunnell native Kedrick Emanuel married Karia Lynn Moody of Lithonia, Ga., in a lavish evening ceremony in Atlanta on Oct. 2. Pictured are (left to right) his parents Elijah and Hattie Emanuel; the newlyweds; her parents, C. David Moody, Jr., and wife Karla; and Daytona Times Publisher Charles W. Cherry II. David Moody and Cherry were freshman-class roommates at Morehouse College.

See Page B1 of this week’s Florida Courier for more information on C. David Moody, Jr.

Food, and housing needs Daytona State College President Tom LoBasso said hunSee COLLEGE, Page 2

Carter preps for his 19th season with the NBA

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2009 and leaving the team via trade in December 2010.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Vince Carter never dreamed he would play this long.

But there he was Monday night, suiting up as his Memphis Grizzlies faced the Orlando Magic in the preseason opener for both teams.

This will be his 19th NBA season.

His goal is to play through the 2017-18 season.

“I figure if you do 19, you might as well do 20,” Carter said. “You might as well shoot for 20 and that’s the plan. That’s the plan as of right now.”

Carter grew up in Daytona Beach where he starred for Mainland High School and led the Buccaneers to the Class 6A state championship in 1995.

He also played for the Magic, joining the team via trade in June

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His goal initially was to play 15 NBA seasons. But he felt so good during his 13th and 14th seasons that he altered his goal.

He will turn 40 years old in January.

“I’m still trying to figure out how he does it,” said David Fizdale, the Grizzlies’ new coach.

“I’m three years older than him, but I feel 15 years older than him when I look at him. I’m sure he probably feels a certain way.

But I’ll tell you what, he hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down, and it’s really been fun to watch.”

So how has Carter lasted so long?

His eating might be the most important factor.

Many players gain weight as

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Memphis Grizzlies’ Vince Carter celebrates one of his three-point baskets against the Portland Trail Blazers on April 22 at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. The Grizzlies won 97-82. they mature, but Carter has made a Herculean effort to stay slim.

“It’s tough, believe me,” Carter said. “I’m not sitting here saying this is easy. It’s part of my routine, but it’s tough.”

‘Floridian forever’ He already has a post-playing career picked out: broadcaster.

He worked as a color commentator during the Orlando Pro Summer League in July. And he loved it.

Carter continues to live in Orlando during the offseason, and he plans to settle in Orlando whenever he retires.

“I’m a Floridian forever,” Carter said. “I don’t have any plans on veering out of Florida ever.”

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OCTOBER 6 – OCTOBER 12, 2016

Authors give encouragement, advice at Daytona workshop The second workshop in a series given by F.R.E.S.H. Book Festivals was held at the Midtown Cultural and Educational Center in Daytona Beach on Sept. 29.

The “I Want to Write a Book, Now What? workshop encouraged writers and aspiring writers to forge on and to not be deterred from writing their stories.

The workshops are sponsored by F.R.E.S.H., Book Festivals, the City of Daytona Beach, VITAS Healthcare and Angie B Productions.

The workshop speakers gave words of wisdom and laid out a blueprint for inspiring authors to follow.

Branding advice Author Melanie Bonita gave a branding workshop and let everyone know that their brand is their moneymaker.

She told the audience

that along with their books, they should have other book-related paraphernalia for people to purchase such as T-shirts, tote bags and bookmarks.

Orlando author and photographer Ted Hollis asked the audience: If not now, when? He inspired workshop participants to think about what they want to write about and to get started.

Tampa-based author Donald Dowridge let participants know that their circumstances do not predict their outcome. The story that you tell can help touch and inspire others, he said. He also told participants to not hold their stories but to embrace them and share them with others.

The next workshop series will be held on Oct. 27 at the Midtown Cultural and Educational Center.

For more information, call 386-627-4353 or e-mail Freshbookfestivals@gmail.

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Shown from left to right: Daytona Beach Commissioner Paula Reed, Donald Dowridge, Donna Gray-Banks, Ted Hollins, Melanie Bonita and Percy Williamson.

Carter’s foundation plans Pink Walk/Run

percent. Willie Williams had 24 percent.

“I’m looking forward to winning in November.

We had three great candidates in the primary. I think we did really well against them,” Henry told the Times after the August election.

Tuesday is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 general election.

Vince Carter’s Embassy of Hope Foundation will present its Sixth Annual Vince Carter’s Pink Walk/ Run on Saturday, Oct. 22.

Registration checkin will begin at Vince Carter’s Restaurant at 8 a.m. with the walk/run beginning at 9. Proceeds will benefit area hospital mammogram programs and the Embassy of Hope Foundation.

The route will be round-trip from the restaurant to the Daytona Beach Police Department.

Myke Tairu mingles with voters at a fundraising event at Kale Café in Daytona Beach. The event brought out community leaders and politicians.

How to participate

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Other key local races Here are the candidates for some of the other key local races in Volusia County.

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To register, submit a $35 donation payable to the Embassy of Hope Foundation and mail to P.O. Box 9596, Daytona Beach, FL 32120 or through PayPal at vincecarter15.com.

To guarantee appropriate commemorative T-shirt size, register prior to Oct. 11.

Sponsorship opportunities are available.

Sponsors will have their names printed on the commemorative Vince Carter’s Pink Walk/Run T-shirt.

For more information, call 386-239-8215.

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for Enrollment Services Kenneth Matthews.

Sixty-nine percent of DSC students live at or below the poverty level, and as many as 80 homeless students register for college classes at DSC each year.

The college initiative tackles the issue through a well-organized and thoughtful series of steps that brings together the college community, nonprofit organizations and area businesses. Bank of America has contributed a $10,000 grant toward the effort.

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ger and homelessness often overwhelm students seeking to improve their lives through higher education and workforce training.

“This population of students is more likely to drop out,” he said. “By addressing these needs, DSC will help them achieve their fullest potential.”

A survey of more than 4,000 undergraduates at 10 community colleges across the country revealed that half of those who responded are struggling with food and/or housing insecurity.

Twenty percent are classified as hungry and 13 percent are homeless. The survey was administered jointly by the University of Wisconsin, the University of Michigan and the Association of Community College Trustees.

Struggling students Sixteen percent of DSC students who responded to a recent survey indicated that they have experienced homelessness, 8 percent within the past year, said Associate Vice President

NAACP and different people across the community.

We went to City Hall and met with commissioners and the mayor. We advocated for that implemented that policy in Daytona Beach. We had a bill filed in the Florida Legislature last session,’’ he added.

Main issues Tairu sees economic development, youth and infrastructure as the main issues in the community.

“Not just jobs but good paying jobs where people

10-step plan Creating a one-stop student-assistance resource center where students can get answers to counseling, scholarship, transportation, books, jobs, meals and shelter questions; Offering transportation assistance by partnering with Volusia County and Votran to provide free bus passes for homeless and dual-enrolled high school students to attend any DSC campus; Providing short-term shelter for qualified students by working with area hotels, as well as securing beds at Hope Place for students in need of longer-

can support their families.

We need comprehensive and holistic programs for our youth to be successful beyond sports. We also need to aesthetically better our community. It’s all about enhancing the quality of life of all residents,’’ he remarked.

Originally from Washington, D.C., Tairu earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from BethuneCookman University in 2012.

“I met my wife at B-CU. During my time there is when I came to love Daytona. I learned that this city has tremendous potential.

I got to mentor young men through the Community Partnership for Children’s

Mentorship program. I met a lot of families and sat in a lot of homes. I attended city commission meetings and worked with pastors,” he noted.

Tairu received a master’s degree in religious studies at Yale University in 2014.

He and his wife, Shanicka, have twin daughters and are expecting a third child.

Tairu and Dannette Henry are facing each other in a runoff election. In the Aug. 30 primary, she received 46 percent of Dannette the votes to Henry Tairu’s 30

term care; Providing food for our students in need, through a) DSC’s new food pantry, b) Sodexo, with a limited number of vouchers for free meals, and packaging daily leftover food, c) partner with agencies for food bags for students with food shortage; Assisting with health care needs through local hospitals to provide free care for DSC homeless students; Covering test fees by using scholarship funds and donations for homeless students for tests required for workplace certifications; Assisting with textbooks needed for class by using Follett scholarship funds and potential future donors for a special book fund for homeless students; Increasing student support through faculty/staff mentorships, specialized classes and workshops, as well as other services on campus by communitybased social service providers; Working with area businesses to provide full- and part-time jobs to the college’s homeless students, in addition to DSC workstudy jobs;

Making funding for our hunger and homelessness initiative a legislative priority during the 2017-2018 state budget development process. Part of the funding request will be to create a new one-stop loca-

Daytona Beach City Commissioner Zone 2 Aaron Delgado Delgado is a criminal defense attorney.

Mary Weegie Kuendig Kuendig is the current chair of the city’s Code Enforcement Board.

Volusia County Chair Jason Davis (R) Davis is the current County Chair and former computer business owner.

Ed Kelly (R) Kelly is a former Hawaiian Tropic executive, Ormond Beach mayor and city commissioner.

Volusia County Council Zone 2 Dr. Willie J. Kimmons (D) Kimmons is an educator, counselor and former Army officer.

Billie A. Wheeler (R) Wheeler is a Daytona Beach Shores City Council member and former president of the Volusia League of cities.

sentatives District 26 Patrick Henry (D) Henry currently is the Daytona Beach Zone 5 Commissioner.

Mike Cantu (R) Cantu is in the music and entertainment business.

Property Appraiser H. Alan Burton Burton is an appraiser with Forsythe Appraisers LLC. He has owned other appraisal firms.

Larry Bartlett Bartlett is the current attorney for the property appraiser.

County Judge 7th Judicial Group, Group 3 Shirley A. Green Heather Caenners United States Senator Marco Rubio (R) The incumbent ran for president and is the former Florida Speaker of the House.

Patrick Muprhy (D) Murphy holds the U.S. Congress Florida District 18 seat.

Paul Stanton (L) The DeLand native is an Army veteran who served in Iraq.

Others on the ballot are Tony Shoury, Bruce Nathan, Steven Machat and Basil E. Dalack

Florida House of Repre-

U.S. House of Representatives/Florida Congress District 6 William “Bill’’ McCollum (D) He is a businessman, arbitrator and investment advisor.

Ron DeSantis (R) The incumbent is a former Navy officer.

tion on the Daytona Beach Campus for the Center for Women and Men. Hosseini noted that the goal is to make Daytona State the first college in America to eradicate homelessness and hunger

among its students.

“I am confident that our work will be successful because it is the right thing to do, and because we as a community make the greatest progress when we work together.”

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OCTOBER 6 – OCTOBER 12, 2016 COMMUNITY DECEMBER 14 - 20, 2006

Sheriff’s office welcomes clergy into chaplaincy program Flagler County Sheriff James Manfre thanked family members for supporting the ordained clergy recently sworn in the chaplaincy program. Carmen Caldwell, Angel Ruiz-Perez and Juan Schembri had taken account of the gravity of their decision.

Caldwell, a former youth care director and associate minister at Cathedral International of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, had invited me and her mom, First Church Steward Naomi Hargrave.

The sheriff affirmed that the chaplaincy program was one he was most proud of.

“Before, our chaplaincy program only ministered to our inmates and did not really have a presence for deputies and/or civilians,” he said.

Manfre continued that on a daily basis, they see horrible things.

He cited their responding to a suicide, where the gentleman had hung himself in a wooded area and was there for some period of time.

“That’s something that stays with you and never leaves you,” he said, “and these are the types of things that employees are faced with on a daily basis.”

The intent of the chaplaincy program makes a way for the staff to open up with these stories that are put behind and not talked about with their family.

The chaplains “provide confidential, emotional and nondenominational, spiritual support to the Sheriff’s Office and citizen victims of crime, or tragedy, in Flagler County.”

Reception to honor Mayor Jon Netts Join the City of Palm Coast as “We Honor Your Honor” at a public reception Oct. 13, celebrating Mayor Jon Netts’ 16 years of service to the city as a Code Board member from 2000-2001, a city council member from 2001-2007 and mayor since 2007.

The reception will take place 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. with the formal program beginning 5:15 p.m. in the Community Wing of Palm Coast City Hall, 160 Lake Ave., Palm Coast.

Mayor Netts and his wife, Priscilla, with members of the City Council and Palm Coast employees, will welcome residents. Fire Chief Mike Beadle will emcee the event and Council Member Jason DeLorenzo will be the main speaker. Several fun surprises are planned during the re-

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ception! Light refreshments will be served.

Ahead of that, the mayor and Mrs. Netts moved to Palm Coast in 1992 from New Jersey, where he served in local government.

Mayor Netts was a professional educator, retiring as director of the Northern New Jersey Provisional Teacher Training Consortium for the New Jersey State Department of Education. He was a licensed real estate broker, and taught courses in real estate law and investment.

He started his public service with the City of Palm Coast shortly after incorporation. He has had a statesman’s presence in Palm Coast since that time. His term will wrap up Nov. 15 when Mayor-Elect Milissa Holland will be sworn in.

Mayor Netts, a boater, often tells audiences that he loves Palm Coast because it is “clean, green, serene and marine.” He is active in many community, regional and statewide organizations, including a member of the Northeast Florida Regional Council and the Florida Inland Navigation District.

He has received numerous awards, including the 2015 Regional Leadership Award from the Northeast Florida Regional Council, a network of local governance serving seven counties and their 27 municipalities.

In the upcoming issue of the city’s “Palm Coaster” newsletter, the mayor shares some words of wisdom from his career, including these all-time favorites: “If you don’t care where you’re going, it doesn’t matter which path you take,” and “Even if you’re on the right path, you’ll get run over if you don’t keep moving.”

According to the city’s press release, the city charter limits the mayor and council members to two consecutive terms per office, so it is time for Mayor Netts to “keep moving” along. But, we feel fortunate that Palm Coast has been such a major part of Mayor Netts’ “path,” and the city invites everyone to join them Oct. 13 while “We Honor Your Honor.”

For more details, contact Communications and Marketing Manager Cindi Lane at 386-986-3708 or clane@palmcoastgov. com.

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Ordained clergy members - Carmen Caldwell, Angel Ruiz-Perez and Juan Schembri – were sworn in the chaplaincy program by Flagler County Sheriff James Manfre.

AACS to celebrate 25th anniversary

Entrepreneurs workshop Oct. 11

The African American Cultural Society, Inc. (AACS) will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary with two exciting events.

On Oct. 15, a Youth Cultural Challenge will be held at 3 p.m. at the AACS Center, 4422 North U.S. Highway 1, Palm Coast.

This event will feature selected students from the African-American Mentoring Program Boys vs. Girls and students from the African-American History class of Flagler Palm Coast High School vs. Matanzas High School.

The students in a “Family Feud” type contest will answer questions about the AACS and African-American culture in general. Prizes will be awarded. The guest motivational speaker will be Dr. Terence Culver, principal of Belle Terre Elementary School, where “Excellence is the norm, not the exception!” The program is funded in part by a grant from the City of Palm Coast. It is free and open to all.

The AACS will present its Celebration Program on Oct. 23, 3 p.m. at the Pirate Theater of Matanzas High School, 3535 Old Kings Road North. A video depicting the organization’s 25 years of progress will be featured, along with other entertainment.

The guest speaker will be Val Demings, Orlando’s first woman police chief and current U.S. congressional candidate. A VIP reception will be held following the program at the AACS Center, 4422 North U.S. Highway 1, Palm Coast.

Tickets for the program are $25. Program and VIP reception tickets are $50.

Tickets may be purchased at the AACS Center, Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and online at EventBrite.

For information, call 25th Anniversary Chair Stephanie Robinson at 386-439-7174 or the AACS at 386-447-7030.

Join the African-American Entrepreneurs Club for a workshop with Founder/ CEO Leslie F. Giscombe, MBA, and speaker Parker Van Hart, Entrepreneurship MSE Program Director, Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida.

Parker was born in the Bahamas. He has a passion for working with the AfricanAmerican community. His goal is to impart passion for creativity in business by teaching others and helping to explore the entrepreneurial spirit!

The topic will be “Entrepreneurial Competencies.”

Don’t miss the opportunity to network and sharpen your entrepreneurial skills on Oct. 11, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at the African American Cultural Center, 4422 North U.S. Highway 1, Palm Coast.

The cost is $15 for members, $10 for students with IDs. The attire is business casual.

For further details, call 386-931-4637.

••• As always, remember our prayers for the sick, afflicted and bereaved.

Celebrations

Birthday wishes to James Sims, Violet Gordon on her 100th birthday, Oct. 7; Clifford Josey, Oct. 8; Ray Sheldon Henderson, Oct. 10; Nicole McGlown, Floyd Thorpe, Luther White, Oct. 12.

Happy anniversary to Lawrence and Dr. Pamela Smith, Oct. 6; and Luther and Wanda White, Oct. 12.

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OCTOBER 6 – OCTOBER 12, 2016

Afraid to call 911 – Black life in America As the news swirled around the killing of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa and Keith Lamont Scott of Charlotte, I decided that my day was too busy to go out. I had a lot of writing to do and my Northwest D.C. home seemed the best place to do it.

I live in a beautiful multiracial neighborhood, filled with kids and farmer’s markets. It is an oasis for me from the grim realities of human and civil rights work.

Lunch was delivered In order to not disturb my writing flow, midday I decided to have lunch delivered. The delivery man, an older African-American man, arrived on time with my order. But as I opened the door, it became clear that something was completely off with this transaction.

The first thing I remember seeing is the blood. There was blood all over the delivery man’s bag, down his arm, dripping onto the pavement on the porch. As I looked up at the man’s face and examined the rest of his body, I realized the blood flowing out of the opposite of the arm holding the delivery.

“Are you OK?” I ask.

“I’m so, so sorry. I’m just so, so sorry,” he answered.

Immediately I ran to get my phone and called 911. By the time I arrived back to check on him, his blood was pouring all over my porch and he was turning gray. I found out that he had just come from dialysis and couldn’t afford to take the day off. He was bleeding uncontrollably.

‘We are Black’ “I have an emergency. I need you to come to my house immediately; my delivery man is bleeding everywhere. I don’t know how to stop it,” I blurted.

The dispatcher took down all the information and gave me specific instructions as I tried to help him stop the flow of blood with kitchen towels.

In the midst of exchanging information with the dispatcher, I said something that I did not expect. “Please tell the first responders that we are expecting that we are Black.”

“What?” She replied.

“Please. Don’t…I don’t want them to be...confused,” I stuttered. As surprised as I was at what I was saying, I couldn’t take it back.

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You shouldn’t be surprised that some African-Americans talk about not using 911 when they are in crisis. They are worried that it could make a bad situation much worse. They can’t feel safe in crisis. Moreover, despite the taxes Black people pay for these services, more people are talking about creating community-based alternatives to calling 911.

The ambulance arrived. The man, even after losing a lot blood, was calm and eerily coherent. He continued to apologize for being a bother to me and the emergency personnel. He was taken to the hospital without incident and has recovered.

My reflections After the urgency of this situation was all over, I was forced to inventory everything that happened. I reflected on my own response to that situation.

In an emergency situation, all of us prioritize the information we are providing. For me, it was the following: His name. Is he breathing? Can

Social protest is fundamentally patriotic “Few are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of the colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world that yields most painfully to change.

Each time a person stands up for an idea, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, (s)he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” – Robert F. Kennedy Social protest is a fundamental element of American democracy. The right to self-expression, the right to dissent, and the right to confront those in authority with one’s grievances are enshrined in the Constitution.

Thus, San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick’s decision to protest police violence against African-Americans by declining to stand for the national anthem is a profoundly patriotic act.

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Different lives While we live in the same country, the reality of day-today life for White and Black Americans can be vastly different. Most Black men and women in America know the humiliation of being targeted – by police, by store clerks, by security officers – for nothing more than their appearance.

Black children are viewed as older and more responsible for their actions than White children of the same age. From minor offenses like being bypassed by a taxicab to the overwhelmingly racially skewed criminal justice system, the experiences of Black Americans simply are not the same for Whites.

A majority of African-Americans support Kaepernick’s choice, while a majority of Whites do not. According to an

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you stop the bleeding? Is he still awake? Please tell them the person they are there to help is Black.

In the midst of all of this key information for survival, it was also necessary for me to know that the people helping this man in danger were Black. As concerned as I was about getting the man medical help, as a Black woman, I was also concerned about how our help would judge us once they arrived.

I had to be assured that when they found us on my porch, they would know that we weren’t the threat. They would know that we were in fact the victims.

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An overreaction?

For some, my concern that a 911 call could escalate into violence against me or the delivery man is an overreaction. However, incidents of brutality against injured Black people seeking help or assistance happens far too frequently. Let me share a few examples: Last week in Baltimore County, Md., Tawon Boyd died after being beaten by police officers called the scene because Boyd was feeling “disoriented.” According to the family’s attorney, the purpose of the 911 call was to get an ambulance to take him to the nearest hospital. Instead of a positive outcome to what could have been survivable ailment, Tawon’s family now awaits an autopsy report.

The week before, in Hagerstown, Md., a 15-year-old biracial girl was hit by a car while riding her bike. Officials say she declined medical treatment, but what ensued next is inexplicable.

According to the video, despite her physical condition and potential injuries, the girl was sprayed with mace and slammed into the car. “All we want to do is make sure she’s OK,” one officer tells a bystander, explaining that the girl might have lingering brain damage from the collision.

Not even a minute later, an officer can be heard telling the girl to “put your feet in the car, OK, or you’re going to get sprayed.”

‘I can’t breathe’ When the frightened girl does not immediately comply, the officers close the door and then spray out their canisters into a crack in the window. The girl can then be heard shrieking in pain, saying “I can’t breathe” multiple times.

It’s interesting to note that, while no White NFL player has yet joined the protest, many of the high school and college students protesting are White.

Young people have the power to change the future, and it is encouraging that their eyes are open to the racism and injustice many of their elders seem unable to see. informal Twitter poll the National Urban League conducted among our followers, an overwhelming 88 percent say they are proud of Kaepernick.

While we watch a week of protests in Charlotte, three years ago, Jonathan Ferrell, a star college football player, was in a car wreck and sought help by knocking on the door of a house near the crash site. The police arrived and shot and killed him as he ran towards them, very possibly running towards them for help.

There was no justice in that case, just a hung jury and no political will to retry the case.

In that same city, we watched Keith Lamont Scott’s wife pleaded with officers, telling them he had a traumatic brain injury. Did that reality penetrate the officers’ minds as the pumped bullets into a man, moving slowly backing away from police officers, who Scott may not have realized were police officers?

African-Americans who are in the midst of a mental health crisis face extreme uses of force by the police, even when they are told prior to their arrival that is the issue. One such call was for Natasha McKenna, who died after being restrained and repeatedly shocked with a stun gun. One the last things we hear Natasha say is, “You promised not to kill me.”

Deadly force instead Instead of rendering aid, all of these victims were met with force. At a time when they deserved comfort, all they received was malice, injury and, unfortunately death.

There is a painful and insidious message being delivered to Black people in this country and need help in an emergency: Living as a Black person in this country means to never have needs or be vulnerable.

Some White football fans, meanwhile, have burned Kaepernick’s jersey and have engaged in hateful racial invective on social media.

Divergent reasons The divergent views on Kaepernick’s action reflect the divergent views on the very reason for his protest – the use of excessive and fatal force by police, disproportionately directed at people of color, and the failure of authorities to hold officers accountable for misconduct.

According to a recent survey, the vast majority White Americans hold a favorable view of police, while a slight majority of Black Americans hold an unfavorable view.

A majority of Whites believe police generally are held accountable for their misconduct, and a majority of Black believe they are not. A majority of Black respondents said police are too quick to use lethal force, while most White respondents said police only use lethal force when necessary.

While I myself will continue to stand for the national anthem, I support his right to protest. And while I wholeheartedly share Kaepernick’s despair over excessive force and the failure to hold police accountable, but I would support his protest even if I did not.

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Even with a concussion, unstoppable bleeding or a mental illness, you have to have enough control over your facilities so YOU don’t scare someone into taking your life. “Careful compliance” is difficult enough in the stressful situation of being pulled over by a cop; how possible is it when you are injured or sick?

Because of this, you shouldn’t be surprised that some AfricanAmericans talk about not using 911 when they are in crisis. They are worried that it could make a bad situation much worse. They can’t feel safe in crisis. Moreover, despite the taxes Black people pay for these services, more people are talking about creating community-based alternatives to calling 911.

Earned right?

Sadly, our society has normalized the fact that even under the most extreme conditions, African-Americans have to earn their right to live against the founded or unfounded concerns of officers.

In the case of my delivery driver, I am grateful the first responders were there to help and care for him. Yet it is equally disturbing and unacceptable that African-Americans cannot assume that in a time of crisis we will be protected or served.

Nicole C. Lee is a strategist, advisor, and coach, grounded in human rights. Click on this commentary at www.daytonatimes.com to write your own response.

Started a movement Despite the outrage Kaepernick’s protest has raised, he has ignited a movement of sorts.

Since Kaepernick since first declined refused to stand in late August, 22 NFL players have joined his protest, as have athletes in high schools, youth leagues, and colleges all across the country.

It’s interesting to note that, while no White NFL player has yet joined the protest, many of the high school and college students protesting are White.

Young people have the power to change the future, and it is encouraging that their eyes are open to the racism and injustice many of their elders seem unable to see.

It is not merely Kaepernick’s right to register his discontent with the status quo, some would argue it is a moral imperative.

As Abraham Lincoln said, “To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.”

Marc Morial is president and CEO of the National Urban League. Click on this commentary at www.daytonatimes.com to write your own response.

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of the vaccine, a quadrivalent, which had four antigens instead of three.

The nasal spray vaccine was not recommended for children younger than 2, adults older than 50, pregnant women, as well as some kids with asthma, egg allergies or immunodeficiency diseases.

FluMist contains a weakened, live flu virus intended to provoke a stronger reaction from the body’s defenses. The flu shot delivers an inactivated virus.

Early clinical trials suggested FluMist worked as well as the flu shot for groups of young children. CDC leaders even favored the nasal spray over the shot during the 2014-15 flu season.

Results slumped

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Kaiden Whittman, 3, receives a flu shot from medical assistant Gigi Hernandez at Advocate Children’s Hospital on Sept. 29. Children and their parents are not able to pick the needle-free nasal spray vaccine this year.

With FluMist no longer an option, it’s back to shots

BY DAWN RHODES CHICAGO TRIBUNE/TNS

For the past few years, most adults and children had a choice of how to get vaccinated against the flu: the more common shot in the arm or the FluMist spray in the nostrils.

But the less painful method no longer is an option, at least not for the foreseeable future. National health authorities determined FluMist essentially was useless

last year in protecting against the dangerous influenza virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ruled FluMist should not be used at all for the upcoming season.

The disavowal of the nasal spray meant health providers had to shift gears and stock up on more injected vaccines to meet demand. And it means patients will have to grit their teeth this fall and endure the uncomfortable, brief pinch of the shots.

Must be injected Needle-averse children and their parents are expected to be most dismayed by the change, since about a third of all children who were immunized in 2015 chose the nasal spray.

“It could be an issue for some people, but in order to provide an effective vaccine that will protect their child against influenza, the only vaccine that’s currently available is injectable,” said Dr.

Tina Tan, an infectious disease physician at Lurie Children’s Hospital and professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. “There’s no use giving someone a vaccine if it doesn’t work.”

The Food and Drug Administration first licensed FluMist in 2003, approving it for people ages 5 to 49. That first spray vaccine was a trivalent, meaning it had three antigens, or components that trigger the immune system to build up defenses against disease. After successful clinical trials, the FDA later approved expanding the use of FluMist to children ages 2 to 5.

Weakened virus In 2012, the FDA gave the green light to a new concoction

Approximately 20 million people received the nasal spray last year, about 14 percent of the estimated 144.5 million who got any sort of flu vaccination, according to the CDC. But FluMist’s results slumped over the last three flu seasons. A CDC committee determined in June that the nasal spray showed just a 3 percent effectiveness rate in protecting against the flu among kids 2 to 17 in the 2015-16 season.

“It is no better than if you gave somebody salt water,” Tan said.

Why FluMist performed so poorly last year is a mystery for now. Even the flu shot has different success rates year to year because the predominant strains of flu change, which in turn compels adjustment to the vaccine mixtures, according to health leaders.

But the prevalent flu strain last year was H1N1 — the variety that affects children most severely and that responded least well to the nasal spray, according to Dr. Marielle Fricchione of the Chicago Department of Public Health.

Whatever the scientific reasons for FluMist failing so spectacularly, CDC leaders swiftly rejected its use and urged medical providers only to administer injected vaccines this year.

The American Academy of Pediatrics followed suit, saying children who received the nasal spray vaccine were more than 2.5 times more likely to contract any type of flu virus than those who received a flu shot.

PROTECT OUR LEGACY After the economy crashed, Barack Obama stood with us.

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The Halifax Academy Knights huddle during their game Monday against Warner Christian Academy. The Knights lost 53-24 in the district 3-2A contest.

Warner proves to be too much for Halifax

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

Warner Christian Academy goes over defense before their district game with Halifax Academy.

Warner Christian Academy defeated Halifax Academy 53-24 in a district 3-2A contest on Monday at Warner’s on-campus field in South Daytona.

The game had big hits, taunts and chatter like most rivalries.

Warner freshman running back Marvin Scott (289 rushing yards, three touchdowns) and Halifax’s senior quarterback LaShawn “Snoop’’ Wilder (155 total yards, three total touchdowns) didn’t disappoint.

It was their supporting casts that made the difference.

Jamal Holmes caught a 41-yard touchdown pass, ran for 70 yards, and recorded an interception and a safety for Warner.

Teammates Luke Lynch, Carlos Smith (four catches, 60 yards) and TyShawn Blount also caught touchdown passes.

Great catches

Warner Christian Academy’s defense swarms Halifax Academy’s offense and quarterback LaShawn Wilder.

For the Halifax Academy Knights, Khyree Isaac and Chauncey Williams (five catches, 49 yards) caught touchdown passes while Troua Mack had a 54-yard catch.

Halifax (1-4, 0-1) came out fighting. The team led 8-6 in the first quarter and only trailed 1816 early in the second.

Warner (3-2, 1-0) scored the game’s next 22 points to take control.

The win has Warner, unofficially in the playoffs.

The Eagles and Knights are facing Deltona Trinity Christian Academy in a three-team district with the top two teams make the playoffs.

A tie-breaker could be played to determine those spots if all

HIGH SCHOOL GAME OF THE WEEK REVIEW three teams are tied at 1-1 in district play. Both Warner and Halifax will be underdogs against Trinity.

Warner is scheduled to host Boca Raton Christian while Halifax travels to Merritt Island Christian.

Key play Warner led 32-16 late in the first half. After the two teams traded interceptions the Knights had a chance to cut into the lead.

After several plays that resulted in negative yardage, Holmes sacked Wilder in the end zone for a safety, giving Warner a 3416 lead late in the first half.

Lightning delay This game was scheduled to be played on Friday night, Sept. 30 but lightning moved it to Monday.

Player of the game Zach Hulec, Warner, senior quarterback: Zulec threw for 188 yards with four touchdowns and ran for another score. The kid has good size and can throw. He stepped up during a big moment.

This week’s top game 1)

Seabreeze (1-4) at Atlantic (3-

Mainland at Cocoa (two title contenders) Pine Ridge (1-4) at DeLand (struggling teams) come to mind but Seabreeze and Atlantic could be more entertaining. The Sharks are having a good season while the Sandcrabs are struggling, but I hear the team’s defense is decent.

A Warner player guards Halifax’s Chauncey Williams (10).

Warner Christian Academy cheerleaders keep the crowd hyped during the game Monday against Halifax Academy in South Daytona Beach.

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‘Marvel’s Luke Cage’ shows power in diversity

BY RICK BENTLEY THE FRESNO BEE/TNS

LOS ANGELES — There wasn’t a lot of diversity through the early decades of comic books. There were more Martians fighting criminals than there were representatives of most Earth races.

That began to change in 1972 when the Marvel trio of Archie Goodwin, George Tuska and John Romita Sr. came along and created Luke Cage, a Black hero who would star in his own comic.

That was a major turning point because more often the case with any minority hero for Marvel (and DC Comics) was that they would get introduced in an established comic book.

The introduction of “Luke Cage, Hero for Hire” is one of the biggest milestones in comic book history.

‘Different perception’ And now, Mike Colter gets to help increase the minority ratio when it comes to television shows based on superhero comics with his portrayal of Luke Cage. The series, “Marvel’s Luke Cage,” launched on the streaming service of Netflix on Sept. 30.

Colter is taking the importance of bringing a Black superhero to the TV world very seriously.

“It’s important in the landscape of television, and also I think globally, as far as symbols and people, when they look at Black culture, it’s important that we have positive images,” Colter says.

“We’re just trying to tell a story about a superhero who’s going through the same kind of changes that other superheroes, who are not Black, go through. But because we are in small numbers, and there’s not as many of us, we’re kind of looked at differently, in a different perception.”

Set in Harlem The story of Luke Cage starts with an experiment gone bad that leaves him with super strength

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Mike Colter is Luke Cage in the new Netflix series, “Marvel’s Luke Cage.” and unbreakable skin. He’s a fugitive looking to rebuild his life in Harlem. The TV version of the man-mountain of a hero played

by Colter was introduced in the Netflix series “Jessica Jones.”

Cage is part of the offbeat line of comic book heroes that Netflix has embraced. They started with Daredevil, a costumed fighter who is blind.

Next came Jessica Jones, a hero

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with as much attitude as strength.

Colter’s Cage is a man who has spent a huge chunk of his life running from his powers. He finally flexes his muscles when he’s pushed into a fight. Luke Cage is indestructible but Colter’s still able to play the character with vulnerabilities because all of the people around him are very easily hurt or killed.

Defenders’ series starts That reality made Luke Cage keep moving, but he’s finally reached the point where he’s a man tired of running.

“You can’t truly become a man if you are constantly running and looking over your shoulder and hiding from something,” Colter says. “When he stops, he becomes a very good person to have as a friend because he has great power

but he’s not abusing it.”

After this season, Luke Cage will team with Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Iron Fist (next on the Netflix lineup) to be part of the “Marvel’s The Defenders” series.

Think of them as the Avengers but without a good public relations team.

The episodes are available at 12:01 a.m. on the streaming service.