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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS REVIEW SEE PAGE 7
East Central Florida’s Black Voice OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 2, 2016
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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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‘On the wings of love’
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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
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
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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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