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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS REVIEW SEE PAGE 7
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Kimmons, Green, Tairu The Daytona Times makes recommendations to voters in three particular races of interest BY THE DAYTONA TIMES STAFF
First, the two elephants in the room: Dr. Willie Kimmons’ alleged sexual assault charge and Dannette Henry’s community activism inexperience and the family “coattails.”
Dr. Willie Kimmons for Volusia County Council Just last week, local prosecutors decided not to file criminal charges against Kimmons, who was involved in a consensual sexual relationship outside of his marriage that obviously went
bad, to say the least. The White woman in question subsequently accused Kimmons of rape, which his lawyers disproved to the satisfaction of prosecutors. Kimmons, who often cites the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm as his godmother and the Daytona Times’ late founder Charles W. Cherry, Sr. as his mentor, should have known better. If they were both alive, Mrs. Chisholm and Cherry, Sr., would scold Kimmons like he stole something. We have written here before about the fact that Black candi-
dates – especially men like Kimmons who are vocal, free-thinking, unapologetic, and self-confident – continue to be targeted by forces interested in maintaining a status quo that generally doesn’t work for Black people. Every prospective or current Black politician works under a double standard. (Ask Barack Obama.) Perhaps not coincidentally, Kimmons was also sued by a “resident” in his district who tried to convince a Volusia judge to throw Kimmons off the ballot for allegedly living outside his voting district. That case was also dismissed. There are reasons why some folks don’t want Kimmons on the council. He is a strong, common-
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sense voice with decades of the administrative and leadership experience in organizations similar to Volusia County’s. For the almost two decades he’s been in Volusia County (he’s not a native), he’s been a community activist. As a retired
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college president of multiple schools, he could easily work at his own leisure as an educational consultant and ignore some of the issues he’s tackled – Black male mentorship and conflict resolution, among others – when See ELECTION, Page 2
Community says farewell to Huger Trailblazer buried next to wife See more pictures on Page 5. BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
The Rev. Dr. Kevin James called Dr. James “Jimmy” Huger, Sr. a true leader. “Huger was a leader amongst leaders. He is in heaven now, not with the angels but the archangels, the ones with authority. He loved authority. He would give you his opinion. He would mentor and shape you,” commented James. James added, “Some have it, some don’t! Dr. James Huger, Sr. had it. He almost lost it. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune got him from the hotel to return to BethuneCookman. Huger was a man of the four ‘F’s being family, fraternity, football and faith.” James is the pastor at Palm Coast United Methodist Church. He delivered the eulogy during Huger’s funeral on October 22 at Hines Chapel in White Hall on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University which was at its capacity of 450 people.
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Saxophonist Gerald Albright and vocalist Jeffrey Osborne gave their all at an energetic concert at Peabody Auditorium on Oct. 22. Daytona Times photojournalist Duane C. Fernandez Sr. was there.
Volusia files the highest number of Matthew claims
One of the most heartfelt moments came when John Huger, Jr. composed himself after shedding tears. The younger Huger stated, “When I was a kid, my friends asked if I was rich because my name was on a lot of buildings. I often replied, ‘Yes.’ I am rich today because of the knowledge See HUGER, Page 5
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Thousands of Volusians have filed claims as a consequence of hurricane damage.
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Insurance claims in Florida from Hurricane Matthew have reached $549 million, according to numbers posted Monday by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. The majority of the claims are from residential property owners. The latest figures also show a slowdown in new claims being filed. As of Oct. 24, 91,212 claims had been filed, up from 75,000 a week earlier. Projected damages stood at $454 million a week ago. Hurricane Matthew ran up the East Coast this month. So far, 25.7 percent of the claims – 23,396 – have been closed, with less than half of those cases –10,859 – being approved for payments. Volusia County had the highest number of claims filed, with 26,664. That’s 4,420 more than a week earlier. Another 14,860 claims had been filed in Duval County, 11,629 in Brevard County and 9,688 in St. Johns County.
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Rev. Kevin James eulogized Dr. James E. Huger, Sr. at Huger’s homegoing service last week.
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there was no financial or political incentive for him to do so. Kimmons is “Unbought and Unbossed,” in the words of his godmother Mrs. Chisholm. That unwillingness to be controlled gives some folks heartburn. The criminal charge and the lawsuit were dismissed and shouldn’t be distractions. We think he deserves the benefit of the doubt and a chance to serve on the Volusia County Council.
Myke Tairu for Daytona Beach’s Zone 5 Tairu is an outstanding transplant to Daytona who also deserves a chance to serve. He’s a Bethune-Cookman University graduate who earned a master’s degree from Yale University, then returned to Daytona Beach with his wife to start a family and begin his community service career here. And he started off with a bang on the statewide level, organizing and leading the “Ban the Box” movement which is persuading employers to remove the check box on job applications that asks if an applicant has a criminal record. That’s a common-sense, easy-to-understand “fix” that can help to lessen the impact of the mass incarceration affecting Black Americans nationally. In his relatively short stay in Daytona Beach, he is proving to have the attention to detail and the fresh thinking that the city commission sorely needs. We have been impressed with his command of the issues, his background, and his activism. And we believe that he’s not go-
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ing to be happy just to be on the commission and sit there like a bump on a log. It’s time for a change in Zone 5. And Tairu’s energy and diligence stands in stark contrast to her opponent, Dannette Henry. Her primary qualification? Her last name. She’s running on the shallow legacy of her brother Derek, who is now Daytona’s secondterm mayor, and her other brother Patrick, who is now running for a “promotion” from Zone 5 to the state House of Representatives. She seems to be a stealth candidate, with a lonely Facebook page, no website, no publicized platform positions, and just a little biographical information (with misspelled words) about her and her experience. A member of the Henry family has been Zone 5’s commissioner for a total of three consecutive terms. Where is the signature legacy of their tenure? Is it flood abatement and infrastructure improvements under the tenure of Cherry, Sr. in Zone 6? Is it something like the Cypress Aquatic Center during the tenure of Yvonne Scarlett-Golden? Could it be the Yvonne Scarlett-Golden Center located in Zone 5? No. YSG was conceived and financed before Derrick Henry’s first term on the commission. What have the Henrys done for Zone 5 lately? If you can’t answer that, why does another Henry deserve to continue such lackluster representation? If she’s running on her brothers’ coattails, what credit can she claim for Mayor Henry’s signature accomplishment? Could it be the Orange Avenue infrastructure project? We hope not. It will come in months behind schedule, and with complaints of inconsis-
tency and incompetence, and a missed opportunity to hire local residents to act as liaisons with the city during a construction process that’s been filled with misinformation, miscommunication and confusion. Here’s another Henry “accomplishment.” The city, led by a Black mayor, is under the cloud of a racial discrimination lawsuit filed on his watch by one of its Black senior managers, Thomas Huger – ironically the son of the city’s first Black commissioner. Zone 5 deserves qualified, aggressive, knowledgeable representation and leadership. We believe Myke Tairu will provide that kind of leadership in Zone 5 for the first time in a long time.
Shirley Green for county court judge
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Two more local Zika cases in Miami-Dade State health officials said Tuesday six more cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus have been found in Florida, with two involving people getting infected in Miami-Dade County. The overall number of Zika cases in Florida increased to 1,064, with 171 involving people infected in the state, according to numbers posted on the Florida Department of Health website. Most cases are classified as “travel related,” meaning people were infected elsewhere and brought the virus into Florida. Four new travel-related cases were reported Tuesday, with one in MiamiDade, one in Orange County, one in Volusia County and one involving a pregnant woman. The Department of Health does not identify the counties in cases involving pregnant women. Zika can be particularly dangerous to pregnant women because it can cause severe birth defects. The state has had 114 cases involving
pregnant women, according to the Department of Health.
Floridians oppose longer legislative terms Floridians overwhelmingly oppose extending legislative term limits to 12 years, according to newly released results of the USF-Nielsen Sunshine State Survey. Voters in 1992 approved a constitutional amendment that generally limits members of the Florida House and Senate to eight years, though some senators are allowed to serve 10 years. Proposals have repeatedly surfaced in the Legislature to seek voter approval to extend term limits. But the survey results released Tuesday by the University of South Florida show that 88 percent of Floridians oppose the idea of moving to 12-year term limits. The USF-Nielsen Sunshine State Survey annually measures Floridians’ opinions on a variety of issues. This year’s survey of 1,248 Floridians was conducted from Sept. 1 through Sept. 19 and has a margin of error of 2.77 percentage points. – From The News Service of Florida
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Shirley Green has served honorably as a county court judge, and brings sorely needed diversity and her different life experiences as a Black woman to the Volusia County judiciary. That experience is something that is in short supply statewide. We see no reason to dump her for her opponents who have targeted her primarily because she’s not in the “good old boy” section of the county’s lawyers and judges that generally protects incumbent judges. We’re pleased to recommend that you vote for her so that she can continue to serve in county court, which is truly “the people’s court” involving small claims, evictions, traffic tickets, and low-level criminal charges.
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“Uptown Funk” showcased singer/songwriter Bruno Mars for the finale, and featured Michea’l Wyatt in the lead with singers and dancers Sharon Griffin, Angel Hopkins, Alexis Williams, Renee Pierre, Ayanna Lynch, and the entire cast.
‘Motown & Mo’ brings the house down again “In 1979, this act had a No. 1 hit on the R&B singles chart that eventually went platinum. It sold eight million copies worldwide. If you’re ready, and you know who they are, put your hands together for McFadden & Whitehead,” said commentator, musician, and Bethune-Cookman University student Jarred Armstrong. Lead singers Michael Wyatt with twin Michea’l Wyatt stepped into the spotlight resonating, “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now” with backup singers Ruby Sims, Joy Eurie, and Anissa “Shantel” Davidson. The performers were one of many sensations having gained recognition for the 19th season of “Motown & Mo,’” starring Oct. 21 and 22, at Flagler Auditorium. The show kicked off a roster of the greatest hits from the Motown label and beyond.
Butler remembered On a somber note, it mourned the untimely death of Carlos Ann Butler, who is credited with ushering in the “Motown & Mo’” show as its founder. “When I taught in Peekskill High School in New York,” recalled Butler in a 1998 Flagler/Palm Coast News-Tribune release, “each year, I’d take the Black culture club on a cruise, and I’d fundraise by doing this type of show. The parents would get up on stage and be The Temptations, or Ike and Tina Turner, and the kids would do the latest rap or hip-hop songs.” “Motown & Mo’” received rave reviews from former New York Governor George
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Pataki on his visits to Peekskill.
Came to Palm Coast In 1994, Butler moved to Palm Coast, bringing “Motown & Mo,’” and extrapolating lip sync, choreography, magnificent costuming, hair, and makeup for the Little Theater of Palm Coast and Flagler Playhouse. Other components entailed the show’s production and marketing strategies, including a playbill and sponsors. Cast members, while impersonating the superstars, engage in the theatrics of singing the oldies but goodies. After directing “Motown & Mo’” for 10 seasons, Butler retired, and the show switched hands to become a City Lites production. Last April, Butler brought the original cast back for a reunion of “Motown & Mo’” at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center. Butler passed away on Sept. 18, and the funeral was held on Sept. 24 at Palm Coast’s St. Elizabeth Ann Seton R.C. Church.
‘Missing You’ Fans could expect to see Ruthie Saunders
singing lead in the Carlos Ann Butler tribute. Saunders sang “Missing You,” backed up by Adrienne Felton, Barbara Jackson, and Linda Matthews. The vocalists sang the lyrics popularized by Brandy, Gladys Knight, Chaka Kahn and Tamia. At the top of the charts are the “Motown & Mo’” choreographer Sharon Griffin; vice president Dr. Irving W. Robinson; assistant director Erica Eubanks; and president/director Jimmy Sims. Instrumental in capturing its genre, “Motown & Mo’” is a non-profit scholarship fundraiser. It presented scholarships to Christina Goodin and Justice Butler. Goodin attends Florida State of the Arts, majoring in musical theater. Justice Butler studies communication with an emphasis in radio, TV, and entertainment at Bethune-Cookman University. Inasmuch as “Motown & Mo’” touted a bevy of talent, be sure to catch the show next year in October for its 20-year landmark. Be sure to catch the throwback of mega-hits like “I Want You Back,” which was performed last week, flaunting the stuff that the Jackson Five are known for, and sensationalizing Alexis Williams in the lead, backed up by Angel Hopkins, Jayla Robateau, Renee Pierre, and Ayanna Lynch. ••• Palm Coast Mayor-Elect Milissa Holland will serve as Mistress of Ceremonies for the Palm Coast Yacht Club’s benefit fashion show on Nov. 2, and sponsored on behalf of the Family Life Center of Flagler County. The doors will open at 10:30 a.m. The fundraiser will showcase fashions from Chico’s of Ormond Beach. It will be held at Channel Side, located at One Yacht Club Drive in Palm Coast. Channel Side is a boutique, waterfront, wedding destination, and events center. Prizes will be raffled, which include free
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rounds of golf and spa opportunities. Tickets at $30 each cover the fashion show and lunch served with wine. Tickets are obtainable at the club’s website at www. palmcoastyachtclub.com, or call 386-2835166. Tickets are also limited, and will not be available at the door. One hundred percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Family Life Center, a private, not-for-profit service organization with no-cost services to individuals and families in crisis as a result of domestic or sexual violence. The Palm Coast Yacht Club offers a wide range of educational and social activities for boaters and non-boaters alike. The club, established in 1979, welcomes new members each month. ••• The Palm Coast Rowing Club – the only one of its kind in Palm Coast – is having a golf outing at its new home at Palm Harbor Golf Club. That’s Nov. 5 with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. The cost to play is $75. The outing includes eight holes of golf, range balls, a barbecue lunch, prizes and giveaways. The proceeds will go toward boat and equipment repair and replacement. The club, known as PCRC, moved to Palm Coast last year, and uses equipment that needs constant repair and maintenance. PCRC is hoping to raise over $5,000 to replace boat hardware; replace and repair sculling oars; make repairs to damaged boats, a boat trailer, and other repairs as a result of Hurricane Matthew. Sponsorships for the outing are available from $100 to $1,000. Sign up to play and/or to sponsor the event, log on at www.palmharborgolfclub. com/rowing. Sponsors can receive prominent signage, prominent logo placement on the beverage cart, on individual holes, the driving range, scorecards and tee boxes, and booth placement at certain holes. At least 125 golfers are expected to play in the golf outing. Moreover, adult and youth rowers practice every Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday mornings at 7 a.m. to launch across from the clubhouse. All new or experienced rowers are welcome. To learn more about the club, visit and hit the “like” button at www.facebook. com/PalmCoastRowingClub. ••• As always, remember our prayers for the sick, afflicted, and bereaved.
Celebrations
Birthday wishes to Keanna Jordan, Oct. 27; Verna M. Johnson, Sheryl Luster Phillips, Oct. 29; Pat Town, Nov. 1; Debra Williams and Karen Griffith, Nov. 2. Happy anniversary to William and Rita Acey, Oct. 31.
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What Obama can do to help Blacks as his term ends The countdown to President Obama’s last one hundred days began on October 13. Already, the president has committed to spending his waning days in office by campaigning for Hillary Clinton. Indeed, he has put his legacy on the line, telling Black people at his last Congressional Black Caucus dinner that he will be personally insulted if folks don’t get out to vote for Hillary.
Be bold Instead of staking his legacy on the results of the November elections, however, President Obama might be better advised to improve his legacy by taking bold actions in these last days of his presidency. What might he do to positively affect the African-Americans he far too frequently scolds? For one thing, he might step up the pace of the pardons and sentence commutations for nonviolent drug offenders, who are disproportionately African-American. In 2011, then-Attorney General Eric Holder said there were as many as 10,000 federal drug offenders that could be released. While President Obama has offered pardons and commutations, only a fraction of those whose sentences could be commuted have been.
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Moving slowly For whatever reason, the Department of Justice has moved at a snail’s pace with commutations. President Obama could direct Attorney General Loretta Lynch to bring more pardon applications to his desk. He would make a tremendous impact if the number of nonviolent drug offenders with sentences pardoned or commuted were closer to 10,000 than 1,000. President Obama might also consider a posthumous pardon for Marcus Garvey, the Jamaican-born activist and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). At its peak, UNIA had millions of members in 1100 chapters in 40 countries. Garvey was wrongfully convicted of mail fraud and deported from the United States in 1923. Garvey was really only guilty of loving Black people and organizing us. President Obama could lift up an organizer, correct a historical wrong, and signal that he is not as indifferent
Black families still denied access to home loans In recent weeks, a spate of news coverage has referred to America’s “inner cities.” Some may even interpret it as a new code word for minorities, usually referring to Blacks and Latinos. According to Richard Rothstein, a research associate with the Economic Policy Institute, the inner city experience does not encompass all of Black America. More Blacks now live in the suburbs than in urban ghettos, and approximately one-third of Black Americans have incomes higher than that of the respective median earnings.
Loans denied So, why is access to homeownership still so out of reach for consumers of color? Why do so many Blacks and Latinos continue to suffer disproportionate denials for mortgage loans? A recent analysis of the 2015 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data by the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL)
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sheds further light on the fact that even years after a national recovery from the housing collapse, the American Dream remains elusive for much of Black America. “The HMDA data has shown a persistent difference in denial rates by race and ethnicity and this year is no exception,” wrote CRL. “20.8 percent of AfricanAmerican applicants were denied a loan in 2015 compared to 16.1 percent of Hispanic applicants and 10 percent of non-Hispanic White applicants.”
Few conventional loans Last year, more than 6 million home purchase mortgages were
We must fight efforts to suppress Black votes In all democracies, the right to vote is fundamental to the legitimacy of an elected government chosen by the participatory action and will of the people eligible to vote. For 47 million Black Americans, the right to vote is a sacred responsibility without the fear of reprisal, retribution or repression. This year’s national elections in the United States are only a few days away. In many states, early voting has already begun. Keep in mind in the last national presidential race in 2012, Black Americans went to the polls in record numbers with over 17.8 million casting their ballots even in face of voter suppression tactics, mainly by Republican officials in various states in the Midwest, Southwest and in the South.
DR. BENJAMIN F. CHAVIS, JR. NNPA COLUMNIST
Turnout matters Black America had a higher percentage turnout of voters than White voters across the nation in 2012. The Black percentage turnout was 66.2 percent, versus 64.1 percent for White voters. The election results in November will ultimately be determined by the percentage of overall voter turnout. If the Black vote was not so strategically important and determinative today, you would not see the current manifestations of blatantly racist acts designed to
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to Black people as he sometimes seems. The president might also consider the request from the Institute of the Black World 21st Century to appoint a John Hope Franklin Commission on Reparations. He could do this by executive order and the commission could potentially hold a few hearings in the month after the November election. This would be a small gesture, but it would go a long way toward continuing an important conversation about the origins of our nation’s wealth gap.
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President Obama could also use an executive order to direct unspent Department of Education funds to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). What if he directed at least $1 million to each HBCU, pushing Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, acting executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs to go to each federal department to release unspent funds for contracting and scholarship opportunities? These dollars would make a great difference, especially at our nation’s smallest private HBCUs. The president made important points in his recent visit to North Carolina A&T State University at a gathering hosted by ESPN’s “The Undefeated” and led by an-
chor Stan Verrett. He could combine talk with action by aggressively addressing HBCU issues as his term winds down, making amends for the ways his administration treated HBCUs earlier.
Limited tools There will be numerous demands in these last 100 days for him to address a plethora of issues. As a lame duck, the president has limited tools – the executive order and the bully pulpit. Congress may return after the November election chastened, especially if Republicans lose the presidential race, and inclined
made, but only 51,202 (2.7 percent) were conventional loans to Black home buyers. By comparison, non-Hispanic Whites received 1,361,564 conventional loans, and Latinos received 96,975 of these loans. Conventional loans are the most widely available and often the most cost-effective and sustainable mortgages available. The vast majority of loans to Black consumers in 2015 continued a trend that has grown stronger year to year since the housing meltdown: government-backed loans like FHA or VA account for the overwhelming majority of loans made to Black consumers – 120,618 – more than double that for conventional loans. Latino consumers received more with 162,317 loans, but far less compared to 765,880 for Whites. Government-secured mortgage loans are an important source of credit and also tend to be more costly than other home loans. Now contrast those dismal numbers with those from the Census Bureau that found Black Americans are more than 13 percent of the nation’s population, and 1.8 million Blacks, ages 25 and older, hold advanced degrees.
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suppress the Black vote. Such is the case today especially in Indiana, North Carolina and in other states where Black voter turnout is key to winning the election. Indiana Governor Mike Pence – who is now aggressively campaigning to be vice president of the United States of America – has permitted and encouraged the Indiana State Police to target and shut down the most successful voter registration organization that has registered Blacks to vote in Indiana. The dastardly use of state police to intimidate and prevent Black people from registering to vote demands public outcry and challenge.
According to Craig Varoga, the president of Patriot Majority USA, “Mike Pence has a welloiled political machine that is using the Indiana State Police to suppress African-American votes and violate the constitutional rights of tens of thousands of Hoosiers. This is not only voter suppression at its worst, it is an insult to all of the honest troopers in the state police and to law enforcement officials across the country who disapprove of wasting precious crime-fighting resources on partisan witch hunts that further harm relations between police officers and minority communities.” In North Carolina, even after the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals recently overturned the state’s severe voter suppression law, many Republican county officials across the state have established policies to limit early voting and Sunday voting that will, again, target those counties in North Carolina where Black Americans are concentrated. But Black leaders and organizations are fighting back.
Raided by cops On October 4, 2016, Indiana police raided the headquarters of the Indiana Voter Registration Project, coordinated by a group named Patriot Majority USA in Indianapolis. The police shut down this voter registration prog ram that was helping to register tens of thousands of law-abiding, eligible Black Americans in Indiana.
So, how is it that when Black college graduation rates are growing and many are living in the suburbs with higher earnings, why are conventional mortgage loans so rare for Black borrowers? One reason could be that the average credit score needed to get a loan has risen substantially. In 2015, the average credit score for all new loan originations neared 750 – a near 50-point increase from the average used in 2001. Historically, federal housing policies also gave advantages to Whites that were not available to Blacks. As a result, many Whites were able to build up significant wealth that contributes to stronger credit profiles. At the same time, unequal mortgage lending policies made it harder for Blacks to own homes and thereby denied many wealth-building opportunities that could be shared from one generation to another. “Although the nation’s banks have largely recovered from the financial crisis,” continued CRL, “the 2015 HMDA data illustrate that they are not using their rebuilt capital to create homeown-
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to cooperate on some legislative matters. It is more likely, however, that they will continue their obstruction to anything President Obama proposes. Still, he has the power to do more both symbolically and substantively in these last days of his Presidency. I’d urge him to consider some of the things he can do to address the African-American community that has steadfastly supported him, even when he has not been so supportive of us.
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ership opportunities, particularly not for borrowers of color and low-income families.”
Man-made crisis “Before the Great Recession,” added Rothstein, “half of all African-Americans owned their own homes. By 2013, it had fallen to 44 percent. Before the Great Recession, the net worth of AfricanAmerican homeowners averaged $144,000. By 2013, it had fallen to $80,000. This was not a natural calamity that befell the Black middle class but one precipitated in part by unlawful banking and governmental practices.” When it comes to homeownership, the facts are clear. The real question for Black America is, ‘what do we intend to do about it?’ Economic inclusion – not exclusion – would offer a real chance to build more Black economic security.
Charlene Crowell is the deputy communications director at the Center for Responsible Lending. Contact her at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.
‘Staying strong’ Reverend Dr. William Barber, president of the North Carolina NAACP, affirmed, “We’re fighting and staying strong. Tomorrow early voting starts in North Carolina. They can register and vote the same day. We’re leading a march on the campus of North Carolina Central University and going all over the state and other HBCUs.” The ultimate antidote to Black voter suppression is to ensure a massive Black voter turnout across the nation between now and Nov. 8. Let’s all work to stop racist voter suppression. We vote for freedom, justice, equality and empowerment. Follow the NNPA’s voter registration campaign on social media with #BlackVotesMatter, #BlackPressMatters, #BlackVotersPoll.
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Huger was laid to rest with full military honors at Greenwood Cemetery.
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and wisdom that my grandfather gave us is worth more than any dollar.” He also had everyone laughing when speaking of his grandfather. Huger said, “The word to best describe Papa is ‘consistency.’ He was consistent with his family, church, fraternity and Bethune-Cookman. He picked me up from school every day and took me to the park, which is named after him, at the Dickerson Center. I was six and seven years old; he was 90. I always wondered how he kept up. “We went to Wendy’s and always sat by the window. On the hottest days, Papa always ate chili with a baked potato. When I got older, I would check on him after school, only to find out that he worked out at the YMCA. I always wondered how.”
Gertrude Hotchkiss Heyn Chapel at Bethune-Cookman University was filled to capacity.
Huger’s grandchildren reflect on his legacy.
Left: A Marine Corps honor guard stands at attention.
Grandchildren speak Sophia Huger-Baldwin also shared memories. “I was his first grandchild and the first girl. He was a lot of ‘firsts’ in my life. I had my first drink with him. He gave me my first publishing and caretaker jobs. He was my first brunch buddy; he gave me my first hot dog sandwich. “I am a better person because of him. He taught us to be kind to everyone from the janitor to the president. Do what you want, live life with no fear. Family and faith and good friends last forever,” she said. Marie Huger, a film teacher in the Gwinnett Public County school system in Georgia, also spoke about her grandfather. “He was my best friend. I didn’t want to leave him or my family. When I first got my job, it took me three months to tell him. When I did, he said, ‘What you waiting for? Baby, you got to live your life,’” she said. Ernie Cantley was both a friend and co-worker. “I loved James Huger since I first came to Daytona in 1978. God put Huger in different places to do things that no other human could do. He helped me make many decisions during my time running Stewart-Marchman. Huger cared more for the community and those who couldn’t take care of themselves more than anybody.”
Many awards Huger was a lifelong member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and once served as its general secretary, a national office. Florida Alpha Phi Alpha District Director Mathew Bradford commented, “Dr. Huger had so many accolades that we couldn’t put them all on paper. He was so important to our organization. He treated everyone the same from the jan-
Huger men assist in bearing their patriarch’s remains to the hearse.
itor to the CEO. He helped a lot of individuals.” Reverend Richard Allen Butts of the House of Prayer, Power and Praise Church of God in Christ of Altamonte Springs also spoke. “Dr. Huger loved everybody not just in words, but actions. I met him when I was young. He was the only person that I knew that knew Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. I always picked him for knowledge. I always wrote my book report on Dr. Bethune and always got an ‘A’ just because of the
knowledge that Dr. Huger had on Dr. Bethune,” Butts remembered.
Many firsts Huger was the first Black to serve on both the Daytona Beach City Commission and Volusia County Council. He also served as the county council’s chairman. Huger knew civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and BethuneCookman founder and first president Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.
He served in the United States Marine Corps. He trained at Montfort Point, where that branch of the armed services was racially desegregated. Huger earned the rank of sergeant major and, for his service as a Montfort Point Marine, was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, Congress’ highest civilian honor.
Numerous resolutions During the funeral, res-
The family receives final recognition of Huger’s military service. olutions were recognized from Campbell Middle School, the Volusia County School Board, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Stewart Memorial United Methodist Church, and Bethune-Cookman University, among others. The United States Marine Corps and Daytona Checkered Flag Committee participated in the service, which was also attended by many current and former local elected officials and political candidates.
Huger was laid to rest at Greenwood Cemetery next to his wife Phannye. They were married for 67 years at the time of her death in March 2009. He is survived by three sons, James E., Jr. (Norma) of Houston, Texas; Thomas II (Linda); John L., Sr. (Trineca), both of Daytona Beach; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews, relatives, community members and friends.
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Deltona eventually won a low-scoring defensive struggle.
Late score lifts Deltona over Seabreeze BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
In the trenches: Deltona and Seabreeze line up to battle it out on at Municipal Stadium.
Ramel Harrell’s eight-yard touchdown pass to Jaylin Monroe with 1:26 remaining lifted Deltona to a 10-6 win over Seabreeze in a District 13-6A matchup at Municipal Stadium this past week. The game was a defensive battle as both offenses were stifled. The Sandcrabs shut out the Wolves for almost three quarters. The Wolves held the Sandcrabs to negative rushing yards. Seabreeze (1-7, 1-3) took a 6-3 lead when Curtis Tarus recovered De’Shaun Hugee’s fumble in the back of the end zone with 2:29 remaining in the third quarter. Deltona (6-2, 3-1) struck early in the first quarter on a 22-yard field goal by Darnel Uran to lead 3-0. Harrell threw for 166 yards and ran for 47, while Blake Hinson caught four passes for 39 yards for the Wolves. Defensively for the Sandcrabs, Dillon Cary was all over the field; Jayden Warren had an interception. Seabreeze plays arch-rival Mainland this week, while Deltona hosts Matanzas. Commentary: Seabreeze put up a valiant effort in a bid to upset Deltona. In the end the Sandcrabs just couldn’t close it out. On the other hand, the Wolves found a way to win at the end. Seabreeze punter Noah Motto has a nice leg. His punts helped control field position and kept the ‘Crabs in the game.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS REVIEW Wide receiver Jaylin Monroe had four catches for 116 yards and a score. He caught the gamewinning score, had a long catch and run that set up a field goal, and caught a pass that converted a third-and-long on the goahead scoring drive.
This week’s top games Seabreeze (1-7, 1-3) Mainland (8-0, 4-0) Historically, this is the area’s biggest rivalry. Can Seabreeze’s defense keep this one close against Mainland’s high-powered offense? The Buccaneers also have a stout defense. Matanzas (5-2, 2-2) at Deltona (6-2, 3-1) Another critical district game with simple math. The winner earns a playoff berth as the district runner-up. Cocoa (5-1, 3-0) at Atlantic (4-2, 1-2) The Sharks hosts a state powerhouse that has plenty of talent. Deltona Trinity (6-2, 1-0) at Halifax (2-5, 0-1) If heavily-favored Trinity wins, they are the district champions and Warner Christian earns a playoff berth as district runnerup. If Halifax wins, they force a three-team tiebreaker for two playoff spots. Pine Ridge (2-5, 1-3) at New Smyrna (3-5, 1-3) Could be competitive? Or will it be a blowout?
The Seabreeze Marching 100 band entertains during halftime. Deltona’s cheerleaders root for their team.
Seabreeze teammates huddle to go over their defensive strategy.
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In this file photo, Tinesha Worsham, 36, holds her 6-week-old daughter Priya in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Prentice Women’s Hospital in Chicago.
Everything you need to know about nutrition during pregnancy BY CHARLES PLATKIN FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM / TNS
There is still a lot of confusion about nutrition and other health issues during pregnancy. To dispel some of the many myths and rumors, we did a bit of research and also reached out to a renowned expert, Dr. Taraneh Shirazian, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at NYU School of Medicine, and the founder of Saving Mothers. HOW MUCH WEIGHT SHOULD A WOMAN GAIN? According to the Institute of Medicine, a woman who is of normal body weight or body mass index should gain between 25 and 35 pounds. A woman who is normally underweight should gain between 28 and 40 pounds during pregnancy. If you begin your pregnancy overweight or obese, you
should pay specific attention to your weight gain in order to minimize pregnancy-related complications. A woman who begins pregnancy overweight should gain 15 to 25 pounds, while a woman who is obese should gain between 11 and 20 pounds. WHAT ARE THE HEALTHIEST FOODS TO EAT DURING PREGNANCY? Foods high in iron, such as spinach, broccoli, beans, 100 percent whole grains, eggs and peanut butter. Asparagus has lots of nutrients, including vitamin B6, folic acid, thiamin, fiber, and potassium, which can help regulate blood pressure. Make sure to take prenatal vitamins. Babies need nutrients for healthy growth. If you’re already eating a balanced diet, aim for 300 extra calories each day (6 to 8 ounces of food high in protein, such as eggs,
red meat, chicken, fish, beans, cheese, nuts and dairy foods). You need 1,000 milligrams of calcium each day (from milk, yogurt, cheddar or Swiss cheese, broccoli and greens). Have four 1-ounce servings of 100 percent whole-grain bread or cereal, 4 to 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Oranges and other fruits, such as berries, papayas and kiwi, which are high in vitamin C. WHAT SHOULD BE AVOIDED DURING PREGNANCY? Smoking during pregnancy is the single most preventable cause of illness and death among mothers and infants. Alcohol passes through the placenta, so when a woman drinks, the unborn baby drinks, too. There is no known safe amount of alcohol to drink while pregnant. Avoid harmful drugs and med-
ications; consult an obstetrician before continuing any prescribed medications. Avoid unpasteurized juices and dairy products, such as raw milk and cheese, as well as raw fish, meat and eggs, because they may contain bacteria that can be harmful to the baby. Avoid deli meats and soft cheeses, such as Brie and feta. They may also have harmful bacteria. Eat fewer than 12 ounces of fish a week and avoid swordfish, tilefish, shark and king mackerel, which may contain very high levels of mercury. Types of fish that are OK to eat include salmon, shrimp and sardines. Fish is high in omega-3 fatty acids and is good for your baby’s brain and eye development. Limit caffeine intake to one to two cups of coffee per day. Keep in mind that other products, including chocolate, soda and OTC drugs, also have caffeine. Avoid trans fats (margarine, commercially baked goods, processed snack foods with vegetable shortening or partially hydrogenated oil). WHAT SHOULD A WOMAN DO IF SHE IS TOO NAUSEATED TO EAT? Nausea is very common early in pregnancy and usually goes away after the third month. Here are some strategies for battling morning sickness: Eat crackers or dry toast before getting out of bed. Try to move slowly in the morning. Drink fluids between meals instead of with meals. Avoid fried foods and very spicy foods. Eat many small meals a day. WHAT ABOUT HYDRATION? The Institute of Medicine recommends that women in temperate climates consume 12 to 13 glasses of water a day. Stay away from alcohol, avoid sugary beverages, and limit caffeinated drinks. WHICH VITAMINS AND NUTRIENTS DO PREGNANT WOMEN NEED MOST? Folic acid. It’s is a B vitamin that can help prevent major birth defects. Take a vitamin containing 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid every day, before and during pregnancy. WHAT HEALTH COMPLICATIONS CAN OCCUR DURING PREGNANCY AND HOW THEY BE AVOIDED? Obesity: Try to begin pregnancy at a healthy weight and moni-
tor weight gain. Gestational diabetes: Control gestational diabetes with diet and exercise. Incorporate at least 30 minutes of exercise into your day every day and avoid sweets, white bread and white pasta. Switch to fresh fruits and vegetables, brown rice, whole-wheat bread and pasta. Preeclampsia: If you have high blood pressure before pregnancy, get your blood pressure checked. Monitor your blood pressure frequently at home to ensure that it’s under control. You may need blood pressure medication if it’s not controlled. Preeclampsia, when a pregnant woman develops high blood pressure and large amounts of protein in the urine, can lead to health and delivery complications for the mother and baby. Low energy levels: Take short naps and rests during the day. Sleep with extra pillows for support while sleeping on your side (best on your left side). Constipation: Drink plenty of liquids. Eat uncooked fruits and vegetables. Dried fruits and prune juice can help, too. Consume whole grain breads, cereals and bran. Exercise regularly. Frequent urination: Frequent urination is a common and normal side effect of pregnancy. If you feel burning or pain when you urinate, talk to your doctor because you may have an infection. Heartburn: Fats can cause heartburn. Try to consume food that has been baked, grilled or broiled, and avoid fried foods. Drink a half-cup of nonfat milk after meals and before lying down at night. This can help reduce the stomach acid that causes heartburn. Stay upright for an hour or so after eating Shortness of breath: This may occur toward the end of pregnancy due to the growing uterus. Don’t lie flat on your back when you sleep. Use an extra pillow at night and try to sleep on your left side. If the shortness of breath worsens, consult your physician. Lower back pain: Wear lowheeled shoes. Be aware of your posture. Do stretches that target the muscles in your lower back. Your back muscles work much harder during pregnancy to keep you upright.
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