Jo Marie Payton’s ‘Drama’ heading to local stage SEE PAGE 3
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JULIANNE MALVEAUX: Questions for presidential candidates on race, the justice system SEE PAGE 4
B-CU HOMECOMING 2015: FROM THE PARADE TO THE GAME SEE PAGES 7 & 8
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NAACP to city: Where’s the diversity? Branch president wants commission to do full review of hiring and promotion practices BY PENNY DICKERSON DAYTONA TIMES news@daytonatimes.com
The voice of the Volusia County-Daytona Beach branch of the NAACP was robust and firm during the Oct. 21 city commission meeting. The organization’s pres-
ident, Cynthia Slater, was the first citizen to address the Daytona Beach commission during the public comments segment with a letter that addressed employment equity and diversity for African-Americans Cynthia and minorities within city Slater government. Slater wants a full review of minority employees, including hiring practices, terminations and promotions ordered by the commission.
‘Bombarded with complaints’ Slater’s address began as follows: “I stand before you representing hundreds of member of the Volusia County Daytona Beach branch of the NAACP The branch’s goal is to enhance the capacity of African-Americans and other underserved groups by promoting diversity and inclusion in hiring, equal employment opportunities and career advancement. “Our organization has been bombarded with complaints from employees from the City of Daytona Beach throughout the years and our legal redress commit-
tee has held meetings with the city manager and his administrators with very unsettling outcomes. Therefore, it is with this great sense of responsibility that the organization speak out to what we believe are unfair practices in hiring and promotions within the city.”
Full review requested The public comments section of each city commission meeting allows any member of the public the opportunity to address Mayor Derrick Henry and the six Please see NAACP, Page 2
POVERTY UNDER THE SUN: ADVANCING FLORIDA’S POOR
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Rajni Shankar-Brown moderates a student panel at Stetson University’s Poverty and Homeless Conference. Seated from left are VCS Instructor Gabriela Barros (homeless liaison), Chantial Vasquez, Tiffaney Langhorne, Alexander Greene, Chyina Powell and Bryanna Anderson.
Students open up about their experience with poverty and homelessness at DeLand conference. BY PENNY DICKERSON DAYTONA TIMES news@daytonatimes.com
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ryanna Anderson is an African-American senior enrolled at Mainland High School in Daytona Beach. Amidst tears and fragile nerves, she shared an emotional story this month that chronicles a life of poverty and homelessness. Her captive audience was a packed room of Volusia County educators and community leaders attending the 2015 Poverty and Homeless Conference (PHC) on Oct. 23 at Stetson University. “It all started when my oldest brother was sent off to prison. My mom felt like she was a failure. We stayed in shelters, shelters, more shelters, and when time was up, we’d have to move out. We’d stay with other people, and in hotels. The saddest thing was when me and my mother were going to the store and she was arrested right in front of me. I was 15 years
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series that illustrates how poverty critically affects the sustainability and welfare of poor people of color throughout the state in areas such as crime, education, homelessness and employment. In this installment, the effects of poverty on education is explored along with collaborative efforts between Stetson University and Volusia County Schools.
old. My uncle came and got me, took me to his house, but all my stuff was still at some hotel.”
Statistics that stall learning Anderson’s reality aligns with harsh facts. The state of Florida has one of largest populations of homeless children and youth, and according to the 2015 Florida Council on Homelessness Annual Report, 71, 446 students were identified as homeless during the 2013-2014 school year. More than 1.6 million children living in the United States are homeless (Institute for Children Poverty and Homelessness, 2014) and over 16 million live below the poverty line. The government considers a
family of four to be impoverished if they take in less than $22,000 per year (National Center for Children in Poverty, 2014).
Public education policy In 1987, President Ronald Reagan first signed the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act, which has been reauthorized serval times, most notably in 2002. The law states: “Schools must ensure that homeless children have equal access to a free, appropriate public education.” While the latter policy was drafted to protect school-aged students like Anderson, her haunting residential plight challenges the ability to legally report to school each morning with a presence of mind to learn. With a family in a state of domestic disarray, where do students like Anderson find the fortitude to be enthusiastic and attentive? How are they expected to perform as academic achievers when they sleep at night doubled-up in cars, separated from loved ones in shelters, or attempt to complete homework assignments in the noisy confines of crowded hotel rooms? And how do they muster courage to tell a teacher, or anyone, their embarrassing circumstances? Please see POVERTY, Page 2
Volusia’s Charter Review Commission seeking residents’ participation Volusia County’s Charter Review Commission is requesting public input about Articles I and II of the Volusia County Home Rule Charter during two upcoming meetings. The meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 9 and Dec. 14 in the second-floor Volusia Room of the Daytona Beach International Airport, 700 Catalina Drive, Daytona Beach.
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During the Nov. 9 meeting, residents will be asked to share their thoughts on sections 101, 102 and 103 of Article 1, which deals with creation of the government. They also are asked to comment on sections 201, 201.1, 202, 202.2, 202.4, 203, 204, 205 and 206 of Article II, which addresses the powers and duties of the county. Volusia County commissioners and
the public will take a look at charter section 202.3, which concerns the Volusia Growth Management Commission, during the Dec. 14 meeting.
Read it online The charter is posted online at www. volusia.org/charter-review. Residents who are unable to attend the meeting
can submit their comments on the website. The meetings are open to the public and reservations are not required. Attendees may bring their parking slips to the meetings for validation. For more information, call Dona DeMarsh Butler at 386-736-5955 or Tammy Bong at 386-736-5934.
COMMENTARY: REV. JESSE L. JACKSON, SR.: THE TRUTH? ‘SEPARATE AND IMPOVERISHED’ | PAGE 4 COMMUNITY NEWS: FIRE DEPARTMENT ISSUES SAFETY TIPS FOR HALLOWEEN | PAGE 5
R2 CareerSource hosting Orange City job fair on Nov. 12 CareerSource Flagler Volusia will host its third annual Paychecks for Patriots event on Nov. 12 in Orange City. This is a special hiring fair in November dedicated to local veterans and their families. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, the Florida National Guard, and the
Group to help caregivers whose kids have experienced sexual trauma A support group for non-offending caregivers whose children have experienced sexual trauma starts Nov. 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Stewart Marchman Act Outpatient Center, 702 S. Ridgewood Ave., Daytona Beach. This group is designed to help non-offending caregivers who have been
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Florida Department of Veteran Affairs are partnering with CareerSource Florida regions to place veterans in careers. The Orange City fair is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the CareerSource Flagler Volusia Orange City Career Center, 846 Saxon Blvd. For more information on this event and to register, visit www.careersourcefv.com/paychecksfor-patriots-2015/. impacted by trauma. The eight-week course will provide the following: • Skills to process thoughts and feelings • Increase ability to manage and resolve distressing thoughts, feelings and behaviors • Enhance personal and family safety • Parenting skills • Improved family communication If interested in the support group or for more information, call The House Next Door at 386-7389169.
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commissioners. Any item on the “consent agenda” or any other matter that is not on the agenda can be challenged. With a couple of minutes allotted to speak, Slater’s time was depleted and perhaps the most relevant aspect of her address was omitted – a specific and reasonable review that she expects the city commission to address. “I am asking that a full review of minority employees including hiring practices, terminations, promotions and the like be investigated by this commission. The NAACP will continue to scrutinize the city’s record on this issue and will present our findings to the necessary authority.”
Preferential treatment? The NAACP president also cited the following: Employee opportunities,
new hires and promotions are given to those with influence in the city. They do not always meet the minimum qualifications and the NAACP sees this as nepotism and preferential treatment. Minority applications fear retaliation if they complain against their supervisors. Employees have been forced to resign, dismissed or have been terminated because of prejudice. In her letter, Slater also challenged this city’s statement written on city applications: “Residents in Daytona Beach are given preference in city hiring.’’ She also referred to a resolution adopted by the commission that all department directors are to establish residency in the city.
EEOC complaint filed On Sept. 24, the Daytona Times reported that Daytona Beach Fire Department Lt. Larry Stoney has filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) claim against the city, cit-
ing that he was racially discriminated against when he was denied the appointment of fire chief. A White candidate was selected whom Stoney believes was less qualified. Among the egregious allegations Stoney cited in a complaint letter were that he had applied and been denied three “chief officer” positions with the City of Daytona Beach. “Two of those positions were filled by less qualified persons,” Stoney’s letter stated. “The last position I applied for was the Battalion Chief of Administration and Battalion Chief of B Battalion in the operations division, but were given to less qualified Caucasian males that were either drinking and hanging friends with Chief (Dru) Driscoll or worked with him and had both professional and private relationships,” the letter continued.
Black leaders gone Currently, Whites fill almost 80 percent of the available jobs at the fire department. There are 14 Afri-
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A grandmother’s love
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To better understand how to empathetically embrace and strategically teach impoverished students just like Anderson, more than 280 Volusia County educators and community leaders convened on Oct. 23 at Stetson University for the Poverty and Homelessness Conference themed “Collective Action: Together We Rise.”
Collaborative conference The PHC is the brainchild of Rajni ShankarBrown, Ph.D. who has served as an associate professor, director of Education Graduate Programs, and the Jesse Ball DuPont Chair of Social Justice Education at Stetson University since 2013. Brown is both founder and executive director of the conference – a grassroots effort and collaborative initiative between Stetson University and Volusia County Schools (VCS). The core mission is to advance social justice by increasing the social-emotional, wellbeing and academic success of children and youth. “The 2015 PHC was an amazing conference and tremendous success. The United States is one of the wealthiest nations in the world yet over 2.5 million children and youth experience homelessness yearly in the United States. This is heartbreaking and unacceptable,” said Brown. “I believe the Civil Rights Movement continues and poverty is a large part of the battle we must actively address. With persistent and growing numbers of families with children in poverty and homelessness, this merits our immediate attention,” Brown added.
Social justice focus The PHC included 10 breakout sessions for attendees, with each framed to illuminate the connections between racism, sexism, heterosexism, and ableism in relationship to poverty and homelessness. According to Brown, the conference was intentionally designed around a social justice framework and created with the intersectionality of justice issues in mind.
Superintendent keeps it real Present at the PHC was Volusia County Schools Superintendent James “Tom” Russell. He offered startling statistics and poignant words for his committed corps of educators. “Allow me to paint a picture of Volusia County. We have about 63,000 students and 64 percent of those students are on free and reduced lunch and many of those are home-
can-Americans employed, three Hispanic/Latinos, and a single American Indian/Native Alaskan works as a driver engineer. Stoney’s complaint echoes allegations that a litany of African-Americans in Daytona Beach administrative leadership have resigned, retired or been fired since the appointment of Chisholm. Among those gone are Ricardo Kisner, finance director; Cheryl Harrison-Lee, Development Services director; Dwayne Murray, the city’s first Black fire chief; James Benderson, planner; and Etienne Seales, records manager. While the municipality is led by Mayor Derrick Henry, an African-American, racial disparity in appointment and promotion appears to be rampant in high-level positions of authority. The Daytona Times emailed requests to the entire commission for individual responses to Slater’s statement, but received no responses by press time late Wednesday night.
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Volusia County educators earned Professional Learning Implementation credits for attending the Poverty and Homeless Conference at Stetson University. less,” shared Russell. “So, in every classroom, in theory, six out of every 10 children are impoverished and that’s roughly 40,000 students or more. Roughly 4 percent of those are homeless and anywhere between 1500 and 2500 students are highly mobile,” added Russell.
Teacher frustration According to Russell, teachers have all the pillars that define middle class: a consistent paycheck, health care and retirement. Teachers get frustrated because children coming from impoverished and homeless environments, where there is continual change, cannot focus in on achievement orientation. “As adults, that’s what we have to work on,” said Russell. “The uncertainty in the impoverished child’s life impacts their social and emotional wellness and their academics. If teachers and administrations do not deal with the person first, the academics will not follow, and we have to work on building relations with kids.” Russell closed by thanking each teacher for the jobs they do day in and day out and added: “We’re here today because we care for people who may not have anyone to care for them, and we’re here today to learn different strategies and perspectives. Collectively, our actions will help children and that’s what we’re about in education.”
Strategic workshops The Stetson University Lynn Business Center’s rooms accommodated mass groupings of educators and advocates who were eager to learn how to best teach students who comprise the impoverished and homeless populous. Sessions broached subjects that ran the gamut of school administra-
tors’ roles, poverty perceptions and misperceptions, homelessness and LGBTQ (lesbian gay bisexual, transgender, queer) youth and more. “Working with Homeless and Highly Mobile Families” was presented by the Title I Parental Involvement Team led by Althia G. Thompson, VCS Title I project manager of parental involvement and summer programs. Joining Thompson were colleagues Kerri ThompsonWalker, Llidia Velado of the Parent Involvement Team and Title 1 coordinator Sandra Kaye.
Academic effects Among the wealth of information conveyed by Thompson’s team was a working definition of VCS children and youth deemed homeless: “Students lacking a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence.” Participants were informed of the rights of homeless children, barriers to learning and how school stability is critical to education success. According to the team, “Students who switch schools frequently score lower on standardized tests, mobility also hurts non-mobile students, it takes children four to six months to recover academically after changing schools, and students suffer psychologically, socially, and academically from high mobility and are less likely to participate in activities.” Jessica Szymczyk, Stetson University clinical supervisor and counselor joined Debbie Fisher, VCS health services coordinator, in a focused, yet fun and interactive workshop titled “Empathy Development: Experience Challenges Faced by Students Living in Poverty.” In groups of three to four, participants engaged
in hands-on activities that demonstrated how communication can be misinterpreted, the effects of being both included and ignored and what it feels like to be in a state of physical (and emotional) pain. The intended result was to gain empathy for students in peril.
Student voices Arguably the finest hour of the PHC was the concluding student voices panel comprised of five African-American students including Anderson. Stetson University seniors Chantel Vasquez, Tiffaney Langhorn, Alexander Scott Greene, and Chyina Powell passed a lone microphone one to the other. They each painfully emoted honest and raw testimonies that personified the litany of statistics spewed throughout the day. Langhorn is a New York native and president of the student homeless coalition at Stetson. She was previously featured on a CBS “60 Minutes’’ episode titled “Hard Times Generation.” The special broadened America’s view of homeless children and families living in Seminole County. According to the broadcast, “So many area kids have lost their homes. School buses now stop at dozens of cheap motels where families crowd into rooms living week to week.”
Cyclic despair “My mother shared with me that in New York we struggled. She and I lived in one shelter and my father lived in another shelter,” said Langhorn. “We moved to Florida because my grandparents lived here in Lake Mary. Both my parents got jobs, but everyone in the area was very affluent and for me it was always a struggle to try and fit in. The summer before I reached high school, things began to go bad.’’
The articulate psychology major who has emerged as a leader among her peers shared how a relative’s death in Haiti led to her family’s emotional and financial demise. Included were reports of her father’s mental health diagnosis and suicide attempts followed by his arrest and incarceration. Langhorn’s family now included a younger brother and their daily lives became a cyclic quagmire of evictions and forced pawnshop activity just to garner funds for meals. A high school diploma was eventually earned and despite attending Stetson on a limited scholarship, Langhorn shared that each collegiate year has been wrought with financial challenges. With the assistance of a relative, she has settled an outstanding university account and eventually moved off campus, but remains an active voice in student activities.
Hell on earth Alexander Scott Greene is an African-American male with a triumphant story, but his life’s narrative could have easily ended with him as a homicide statistic. He was raised in the heart of Atlanta’s inner city, which he describes as “hell on earth.” Green was raised by a mother whose life was plagued by drug addiction. He met his father but was essentially raised without a male influence. Admittedly, he is a bright and competitive young man but acquired a passive-aggressive personality coupled with a hatred for both life and people. “I lived on the Westside of Atlanta and knew if I went to my zoned school I might not make it out,” said Greene, who further shared that he once missed 75 days out of his 180-day school calendar.
“I transferred to the school in my grandmother’s neighborhood, but it took two buses and a train to get there. I had to get up early, often arrived late, and often went to school just to get a hot lunch.” A brewing verbal confrontation with his mother resulted in Greene being sent to live with his estranged father. The pair fought daily and to the extent of the son threatening to kill his own parent. “That summer, I decided I didn’t care what happened, I’m leaving. I left my dad’s home,” said Greene. “My 63-year-old grandmother, who lived on a fixed income, opened her doors to me. That was the changing point of how I viewed the world and people,” added Greene, who shared that he always had support from mentors and teachers, which was integral to his sustained academic success.
Salutatorian, Gates scholar In his senior year, Greene learned he was ranked No. 3 in his high school class, but ever the competitor, he wanted to be No. 1. “I did the math. I realized it was only possible for me to catch No. 2 unless the valedictorian failed a class,” shared Greene. “That wasn’t happening because she was on her game.” A well-groomed young man who wreaks charisma, Greene graduated as salutatorian of Maynard H. Jackson High School in 2012. He was subsequently admitted to eight Georgia colleges including Emory and Mercer, but Green chose Stetson. He is currently a Bill and Melinda Gates Scholarship recipient majoring in psychology who attributes being raised in poverty to being grounded and goal-oriented. “In a way, I am grateful for it (poverty),” Greene explained. “The struggle is what made me, but it wasn’t easy.”
Penny Dickerson is a 2015 “Equal Voice” Journalism Fellow of the Marguerite Casey Foundation, a private, nonprofit grant-making organization, which seeks to increase the public’s understanding of the issues and policies that affect families living in poverty. Through profiles, vignettes and features, Dickerson’s series hopes to shift public perception and broaden awareness in areas that critically affect the definition of poor people of color by reporting from four quadrants of the state – Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Daytona and Miami. Her fellowship stories are being published in the Daytona Times and Florida Courier.
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Author on mission to educate and empower youth through collection of animated stories In a social climate where the value of Black lives in America is often questioned, one author has elected to draw on history to remind today’s youth of their powerful origins. Barbara Solomon, founder of Adzua Arts and author of the “Princess Kamala’’ book series, has for several years dedicated her work to creating animated children’s books that offer enjoyable Barbara storylines and share valuSolomon able and empowering lessons from pre-colonial Africa. Most importantly, they remind young people of a fact that many are unaware – they were derived from kings and queens. “The Africa that I present is not filtered through someone else’s lenses,” Solomon said. “Most of what we see is re-filtered and re-lensed in terms of who we aren’t. We need to teach our kids who they are. That is what I have set out to do. Pop culture is not going to do it.” Currently, the New York native has selfpublished four books with a fifth on the way. While stories like “The Frog Who Could Not Jump” were inspired by her grandchildren, another, “Princess Kamala – The Lost Boy,” is dedicated to Trayvon Martin. One book was inspired by President Barack Obama. The content is Christian themed and ranges from lessons on anger management and conflict resolution, to leadership, family and relationships. The books are for children ages 5 to 15. Solomon’s interest in telling stories stems from her past as a dancer and her passion for culture and the arts. To her, dance is a form of visual storytelling which made it easy for her to transfer that creativity to her writing. She was influenced by figures like Alvin Ailey, Kweisi Mfume, Marcus Garvey, Ida B. Wells and former Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba. Her favorite writers were Ernest Hemingway and George Martin. These individuals were trailblazers in culture, the
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arts and intellectual thought. Similarly, Solomon wanted to impact her community the way they did theirs. Therefore, her work to empower boys and girls focuses on ensuring them that their possibilities are endless. “I had a kid come to me once who said he was afraid to study calculus. I told him, ‘Listen, you invented calculus, you built the pyramids,”’ Solomon said. “We are the same people, we are no different. They will tell you Egypt is in the Middle East, but it is smack dab on the African continent. That is our history.”
Busy in Palm Coast Solomon is very active. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, the NAACP ACT-SO program for youth and a board member of the African American Cultural Society of Palm Coast. Also, she is a member of the award-winning Harlem Honeys and Bears synchronized swim team, the only African-American competitive synchronized swim team in the United States. Moving ahead, Solomon is working to have her books placed in stores across the U.S. in addition to presenting them to schools. Her ultimate goal is to have her books developed into an animated film. To her, it all starts and ends with writing. “I have to write something for my children, our children so they can understand who they are,” she said. “There is nothing that our people can’t accomplish, but they must know where they came from to know where they are going. This is what I want our children to understand.” Barbara Solomon’s books are available on Xulon Press. Contact her through Ivan Thomas at 202-904-4790 or intriguemg@ gmail.com .
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Play about Jo Marie Payton is Nov. 14 on Ormond stage LuckyLarky Theater Productions, an LLC based in Daytona Beach, presents “The Drama that Surrounds Me: The Incomplete Autobiography of Jo Marie Payton.” That’s Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, 399 North U.S. 1, Ormond Beach. Mrs. Payton starred as Harriet Winslow on the TV series, “Family Matters,” and is currently co-starring on the new Bounce TV sitcom, “Mann and Wife.” “The Drama that Surrounds Me…” chronicles Mrs. Payton’s years as a kid growing up in Florida, overcoming sexual abuse, poverty, pre-integration discrimination, to stage successes, and on to her first professional acting contract. She recalls when her diet was flourbread and powdered milk. She reminisces about not being allowed in a high school play because of reasons other than talent. She shares her relationships with family, mentors and friends. Her story celebrates the power of the human spirit. This uplifting, fun-filled entertaining one-woman stage play with song and dance is performed by Breah Miller. Following the play, Mrs. Payton will come on stage to sing and participate in a “rockingchair chat’’ with the audience. Jo Marie This event is available Payton as a fundraiser for groups. For each $25 admission ticket that is sold by the organization, the group will get to keep $15. It is hoped that your group will utilize this opportunity to raise funds to advance causes by using the evening of live entertainment. Incidentally, the African American Cultural Society (AACS) is using the event as a fundraiser. To support the efforts of the African American Cultural Society, the organization can be contacted at 386-447-7030. LuckyLarky appreciates the support, and looks forward to hearing from you. If you have questions, please contact Ivan Thomas at 202-904-4790 or intriguemg@ gmail.com.
Links to present Sepia Fashion Revue The Sepia Fashion Revue starts anew and treats you to “The Runway Report,” featuring the Vogue-Esquire Models of Chicago,. The revue is “...exciting, upbeat, funny, and sophisticated modeling of the latest runway fashions,” as reported by the website at Eventful, Inc. The Sepia Fashion Revue will be presented by the Daytona Beach Chapter of The Links, Inc. It gains momentum through sponsors: Halifax Health Hospice, Vitas Healthcare, and Bethune-Cookman University. It will kick off Nov. 6, 7 p.m. with a reception, and 8 p.m. for the fashion show, showcased at the Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center, 698 International Speedway Boulevard, Daytona Beach. The ticket price is $40 per person. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster, or call 386-316-7578, or email jr190@bellsouth.net.
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Thirty years ago in 1985, the Palm Coast community held its first Holiday Boat Parade. This year on Dec. 5, 6 p.m., The Palm Coast Yacht Club continues with its tradition of presenting another annual magical festival of lights on the water, marking the beginning of the winter holidays. The rain date is Dec. 6. The grand marshals this year will be Flagler County Sheriff James L. Manfre and Palm Coast Mayor Jon Netts. The contributing sponsor will be the Florida Inland Navigational District. The parade will be accompanied by boats from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office and Tow Boat U.S. Registered boats will gather in Cimmaron Basin at 6 p.m. and head east to the Intracoastal Waterway, where the parade will turn south passing Tidelands, Canopy Walk, St. Joe’s Walkway, Waterfront Park, and Island Estates before turning at the Grand Haven Gazebo and back to the Clubhouse Waterway. Residents lining the parade route are strongly encouraged to turn on their dock lights and help light the way for the parade. Many citizens who host parties along the route are unique in welcoming the holidays to Palm Coast. The recommended, public viewing areas are Waterfront Park and St. Joe’s Walkway.
How to register Boat owners in the greater Palm Coast area are invited to register their vessels for participation and contribute to the annual holiday tradition, which makes this community so special. Registration forms must be received by Event Captain Robert Ulis no later than Nov. 30. Registration forms are available at the Yacht Club or online at www.palmcoastyachtclub.com. Registration forms may be transmitted electronically to Ulis at THEULISES@ATT. NET or by mail to: The Palm Coast Yacht Club, One Yacht Club Drive, Palm Coast, FL 32137. For further information, contact Ulis at 386-283-5166. All participating vessels must be decorated and meet operable regulation standards.
First Church organizing clothing giveaway The Women’s Missionary Society of First Church, where the Rev. Gillard S. Glover is pastor, has scheduled the clothing giveaway for Nov. 14, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the food giveaway, 1 - 3 p.m., at 91 Old Kings Road North, Palm Coast. For further information, call 386-4465759. ••• As always, remember our prayers for the sick, afflicted and bereaved.
Celebrations Birthday wishes to: Sheryl Luster, Verna Mae Johnson, Oct. 29; Karen Griffith, Debra Williams, Nov. 2; Jatarri Booker, Nov. 3; Nia Caldwell, Joanne Price, Nov. 4. Happy anniversary to William and Rita Acey, Oct. 31; and Herbert and Enery Booker, Nov. 4.
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Daytona State photographers donating positive images to Vince Carter Sanctuary At its Nov. 10 reception, the Vince Carter Sanctuary in Bunnell wlll showcase a permanent exhibit presented by the Daytona State College’s Southeaster Center for Photographic Studies. Phototography students, faculty and alumni have donated 37 images to the sanctuary. They include sweeping landscapes, children at play and other superlative vignettes of life, love and nature. The exhibit, called Positive Exposure, will be permanently displayed at the treatment and rehab facility located at 301 Justice Lane in Bunnell. “There is much research available regarding the power of photography in terms of healing and inspiration,” said Dan Biferie, who chairs the photography program. “We wanted to create an exhibit for the clients at Vince Carter that is inspirational, uplifting and healing. We hope this permanent display will be the beginning of many opportunities to work with the sanctuary.”
Eclectic display Biferie contacted photography program students and alumni after being ap-
proached about the project by local businesswoman Jill Simpkins, who serves on the boards of Stewart-Marchman-Act, the Volusia County Medical Alliance and Daytona State’s Center for Women and Men. “We put the call out and gave them the spirit behind the exhibit,” Biferie said, “and what they turned out is a beautiful, eclectic display of images depicting life and nature at its finest. We are very proud of our students and alumni, and we hope their work will have a meaningful influence on sanctuary clients.” The Vince Carter Sanctuary is home to Flagler County’s Crisis Triage and Treatment Unit, which serves people referred by law enforcement who are experiencing behavioral health issues, and Project WARM, a long-term residential treatment program for women who are pregnant, post-partum or parenting young children. The Southeast Center for Photographic Studies is a partnership between the photography programs at Daytona State College and the University of Central Florida, as well as Daytona State’s acclaimed Southeast Museum of Photography. The Nov. 10 reception is from 5 to 7 p.m. For more information about the Vince Carter Sanctuary, call 386-254-1136. For details about the exhibit or the Daytona State photography program, call Biferie at 386- 506-3581.
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From one generation to another On August 10, the day after the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, I was arrested along with more than 50 other protesters outside of the Department of Justice in St. Louis in an act of civil disobedience. As I shared a cell with 15 other women, a t-shirt worn by one of the women that said, “This Ain’t Yo Mama’s Civil Rights Movement” captivated me. I wasn’t born when Rosa Parks inspired the longest sustained act of protest of the 20th Century after she was arrested for not moving to the back of the bus in Birmingham, Ala. I have watched the multi-shades of gray film clips from the era and wondered what role I might have played in it. Would I have been one of those on the front line or remained on the side? If I did participate, what would have been my limits? Would I continue protesting after being beaten, bitten by dogs, or being spit on and pummeled by rocks thrown by racist observers? My short stint of seven hours in a holding cell did not solve this backward reflection for me and frankly, I think different circumstances and historical contexts make the analogy an exercise in futility.
Various similarities I have, however, participated in and reflected on conversations that compare the civil rights movement (CRM) of the ‘50s and
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‘60s with the current Black Lives Matter movement (BLM). I think there are many similarities. Both are led by young revolutionaries fed up with an unjust governmental system that diminishes the humanity of Black people. Both challenge the status quo that fails to live up to the promise America made to be “one nation under God with liberty and justice for all.” Both are fueled by the senseless deaths of Black people killed with impunity and no accountability. A more complicated comparison is the role of the faith community in both movements. The reality is that members of the faith community have played an important role in both. Houses of worship have served as sanctuary and training facilities for protesters in both. For both, faith leaders have stood in prophetic witness and spoken out against injustices – even when challenged by their own ecclesiastical leadership. The faith community has been intricately involved, with a rather large presence but small in numbers. The purpose of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” was
Questions for the presidential candidates Bye, bye Biden. The vice president who might have given the honorable Hilary Clinton a run for her money has concluded that the timing is not right for him. Clinton needs someone to rattle her cage, to push her to be more focused in the general election. Now, Sen. Bernie Sanders will push her to the left. Biden may have pushed her back to center, enhancing her electability. No matter. The late Congressman William Clay (D-Mo.) often said that Black folks should have “no permanent friends, no permanent enemies, only permanent issues.”
Challenge them How hard will African-Americans push candidates for President in 2016, whether they are African-American or White, Democratic or Republican, legacy candidates (Bush, Clinton), or outsiders? We should directly challenge these candidates on race matters, and push it as aggressively as we can. Hats off to the #BlackLives-
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Matter movement for doing exactly that – pushing until our issues garnered recognition among Democrats. Republicans were not asked – nor did they volunteer – their perspective on race matters. If I were questioning these candidates on race matters, here’s what I’d ask about their views: 1. What do you think about race relations in our nation? If you think they are broken, how would you fix them? If you think everything is fine, how do you account for the differentials we can measure in terms of income, employment and educational attainment? 2. Do you think that race matters? How? Do you think that the presidential bully pulpit is an appropriate platform from which to raise this issues? Assuming
The truth? ‘Separate and impoverished’ Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Democratic candidate for president, shocked people when he noted that 51 percent of AfricanAmericans aged 17 through 20 who have graduated high school or dropped out of high school are unemployed. PolitiFact. com confirmed the statement as “mostly true,” suggesting that the numbers might even be worse than Sanders suggested. This level of unemployment is a death sentence for a generation – representing for too many the dying of hope, of potential – and even, in an age of mass incarceration, of freedom.
‘Different poverty’ The figure is shocking, but the
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reality cannot be denied. For all the progress we have made on race in this country, there is still a stark difference between Black and White poverty. As Emily Badger reports in the Washington Post, “The poverty that poor African-Americans experience is often different from the poverty of poor Whites.” A poor Black family is much more likely to live in an impoverished neighborhood. The con-
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to respond to and chastise the Christian community for its inaction in the face of injustice.
Strong women The CRM was grounded in a patriarchal-structured, transactional style of leadership with a dominant figure serving as the face and voice of the movement. A big and welcomed difference is that the BLM movement is a “leaderful” movement with several faces and voices. Also, many of those on the frontline and in leadership roles are LGBTQ women who are “unbossed and unbought.” Their voices are not quailed or subordinated to men. Despite the debate, it is my hope that we keep our eyes on the prize: justice for all. Mass incarceration is the greatest human rights crisis of this generation. Both Democrats and Republicans agree that it is a problem, but none of the many conferences and conversations has led to solutions. For certain, however, reforming policing at the local level is one way to turn the tide. Earlier this year various civil rights organizations, state, local and federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations and faith communities, including the National Council of Churches, submitted testimonies to the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. Recently a group identified as “We the Protesters” issued an outline of pol-
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icy solutions titled “Campaign Zero.” Campaign Zero incorporates many of the recommendations that came out of the task force report. This document is “ground zero” for bringing together a cross-section of interested parties to join efforts that will demilitarize police departments, hold police accountable and reverse the trend of mass incarceration.
‘You are the ones’ Each generation has its methods, language and leadership style for bringing about change. I daresay that the millennial leaders of the BLM movement are an answer to the prayers of those who preceded them. For many of us, “you are the ones that we have been waiting for.”
that you are inaugurated in January 2016, what would be your first speech on race, and whom would you offer it to? 3. Do you believe in targeted programs? In other words since African-Americans were disproportionately hit by the Great Recession, should this community get disproportionate assistance in recovery funding. How would you manage this? 4. How do you define affirmative action? Do you agree with its premise and support its implementation? 5. The African-American unemployment rate has been twice that of Whites for five decades. Do you feel any obligation to close the gap? How would you approach that? Too many have accepted this employment gap as historic. Should the African-American community accept this as a permanent gap? 6. How would you deal with some of the educational challenges in the African-American community, from differences in high school graduation rates, to differences in college attendance? Would you increase the Pell Grant, and where would the money come from? How strongly will you support HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), and can these institutions
expect more support from your administration? 7. The criminal justice system seems biased against AfricanAmericans, and the recent spate of the killings of Black men at the hands of White officers magnify this. What are your plans to reform a system that is so clearly biased that half of prison populations are African-Americans, who are only 13 percent of the population? 8. African-Americans disproportionately depend on Social Security, mainly because as few as one-third have company-provided pensions. Calls for Social Security reform have included proposals to cut benefits, raise the retirement age, or both. What is your position on Social Security changes? How do you think African-Americans are affected by these changes? What will you do to mitigate the disproportionate impact of Social Security changes on African-Americans? 9. Who are the African-Americans on your campaign team? What are their roles? Will you contract with African-American entrepreneurs to do your printing, media buys and other services? Do you have a goal for what percentage of your campaign budget will be awarded to African-American businesses?
centrated poverty, as Badger writes, “extends out the door of a family’s home and occupies the entire neighborhood around it, touching the streets, the schools, the grocery stores.” A new report on the “Architecture of Segregation” by Paul Jargowsky for the New Century Foundation details the stark differences that exist in cities across the country. In metropolitan Chicago, for example, more than one in three poor African-Americans live in what are called high-poverty census tracts (neighborhoods where the poverty rate is above 40 percent). That is 10 times the rate for poor Whites. And it has gotten worse, not better, in cities across the country over the course of this century.
paint. Children navigate mean streets to go to impoverished schools. They lack after-school and summer programs. Families break apart. Guns and drugs come in; jobs go out. There’s no affordable transportation to get to where the jobs are. Houses are abandoned. Hospitals close. Decent grocery stores are nowhere to be found. As Jargowsky says, this isn’t really an accident. It is the product of systemic discrimination, of zoning laws that shield off wealthy areas from the poor, of public housing that is concentrated in a few neighborhoods. Isolation in poor neighborhoods is an imposition, not a choice.
We know the effects Infants suffer bad nutrition and grow up surrounded by lead
This could be different In London, for example, every region must have some social housing for poor and working class people. Imagine if every suburb were required to provide
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Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist based in Washington, D.C. Her latest book, “Are We Better off? Race, Obama and Public Policy,” will be released in November 2015 and is available for preorder at www.juliannemalveaux.com. a proportionate amount of housing for the poor and the lower-wage workers. Suddenly the poor would have access to better schools, better health care, safer streets, more role models and healthier (and less expensive) food stores. This takes a plan, a plan that will meet great resistance. Dozens of Chicago’s wealthy suburbs, Badger notes, have ignored state deadlines to produce affordable housing plans. Poor African-Americans are penned up in poor neighborhoods and too often literally in jails and prisons. This is an imposition, not a fate – a policy choice that is morally indefensible and socially explosive.
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Applicants sought for county’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Residents interested in reviewing strategies that facilitate affordable housing in Volusia County are encouraged to apply for membership on the county’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. The committee has six openings for county residents who are involved in various aspects of affordable housing. Committee structure is defined by the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program, which provides funds to help first-time homebuyers with down payment assistance, rehabilitate and repair housing, and other strategies to assist income-eligible families secure safe, decent and affordable housing. Members will be selected by the Volusia County Council. Applications are available at www.volusia.org/advisory. For more information, contact Paula Szabo at pszabo@volusia.org or 386-736-5955, ext. 12308.
Emergency grant funds available for nonprofits Volusia County has received Emergency Solutions Grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the implementation of a rapidrehousing program for homeless families with children, chronically homeless individuals, and homeless veterans. The amount available for distribution is $230,000. Of the available funds, $20,000 may be used for administrative costs. Approved applicants will be required to provide a 100 percent cash match. Not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organizations are eligible to submit applications. The deadline is noon Nov. 6. All programs must comply with the Volusia County’s Emergency Solutions Grant written standards.
‘Jazz’ series continues next month at library Ken Burns’ “Jazz” documentary will continue with episodes four through six at the Daytona Beach Regional Library at City Island in November. The episodes will cover swing music along with the effects of discrimination and the Great Depression on the jazz movement. The schedule includes “The True Welcome” Nov. 3, “Swing: Pure Pleasure” Nov. 10, and “Swing: The Ve-
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National Council of Negro Women plans Nov. 8 jazz event The Daytona Beach Section of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) will present “Jazz-A-Matazz and All that Jazz” from 2 to 5 p.m. Nov. 8. The event will include supper and entertainment provided by Jarred Armstrong. This year’s event will include a tribute to Dr. Shirley B. Lee, a lifelong NCNW member and well-known community resident, who died in June. It will be held in the Presidents Banquet Hall in the Center for Civic Engagement at Bethune-Cookman University, 740 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. The event will benefit the section’s annual Black History Brain Bowl and other community projects. For tickets, call 386-253-5946 or 386-2533097.
Deltas to host costume party The Daytona Beach Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will present a “Beautiful Nightmare: A Diva’s Costume Party’’ on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held at the Indigo Lakes Golf Club, 312 Indigo Drive, Daytona Beach. All proceeds will benefit chapter-sponsored community programs and scholarships. This is an event for people who are 25 and up. Tickets can be purchased online at www.DSTbeautifulnightmare.eventbrite. com for $20. For additional information, email DBdstFundraising@gmail.com. locity of Celebration” Nov. 24. The acclaimed documentary features musical selections and interviews with early jazz performers, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Billie Holliday and Ella Fitzgerald. Reservations are not required for the free viewings, which are sponsored by the Friends of the Daytona Beach Library. For more information, contact Adult Program Librarian Cindy Fouraker at386-257-6036, ext. 16166.
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Halloween is expected to generate nearly $7 billion in consumer spending in the United States this year.
Fire department issues safety tips for Halloween Consider using glow sticks or flameless candles to light up the faces of Halloween jack o’lanterns. This is just one of the safety tips Flagler County Fire Rescue Chief Don Petito is offering to keep the community safe and fire free. “The latest data from the U.S. Fire Administration is that there are more than 10,000 fires each year during the threeday period around Halloween,” Petito said. “We haven’t had any fires in Flagler County that were caused by costumes or decorations, and we’d like to keep it that way.” Halloween-related fires typically cause 25 deaths, 125 injuries and $83 million in property loss, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.
Watch those costumes Long, loose, trailing fabrics are both a
fire hazard and a tripping hazard. “Ill-fitting costumes or costumes with long tails can cause a child to stumble and fall,” Petito said. “This could be made worse if there are candles to lit jack o’lanterns in the area.” Costumes should be made from materials that don’t catch fire easily should they come into brief contact with heat or flames. Similarly, keep candles, lightbulbs and heaters away from flammable decorations and curtains. It’s also important to keep doorways and exits clear of decorations,” said Fire Marshal Joe King. Finally, send trick-or-treaters out with flashlights and glow sticks so that motorists can see them. “We want everyone to have a safe and fun Halloween,” County Administrator Craig Coffey said.
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Michael Jones (21), a junior wide receiver from Sarasota, scores a touchdown as fellow Wildcats and Norfolk State Spartans look on.
A BIG FINISH FOR THE WILDCATS
A Wildcat tries to take down a Spartan.
B-CU quarterback, lineman get MEAC’s top awards of the week COMPILED BY DAYTONA TIMES STAFF
Bethune-Cookman quarterback Quentin Williams has been selected as the MidEastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the homecoming game against Norfolk State. The Wildcats defeated the Spartans 59-49 with a crowd of 9,875 at Daytona Beach’s Municipal Stadium. B-CU’s Dariusz Bladek also was selected as the Offensive Lineman of the Week. The Wildcats are now 6-2 in regular games and 4-1 in the conference. In the Oct. 24 homecoming game, Williams connected on 20-of-29 passes for 386 yards with four touchdowns. The senior from Tampa also rushed for another touchdown on 12 attempts for 39 yards on the ground. He became the first Bethune-Cookman student-athlete to collect over 400 yards of total offense since 2004, falling short of tying the record by one yard (426 yards). B-CU Head Coach Terry Sims commented, “We always want to take what the defense gives us,” “Quentin did a good job of finding our playmakers, and the offensive line did a great job creating lanes and giving Quentin time.”
Other MEAC standouts Bladek, a senior from Kissimmee, graded out at 95 percent of his blocking assignments as the Wildcats’ recorded 607 yards of total offense in a 59-49 win over Norfolk State. He also finished with five pancake blocks.
Quentin Williams had another good game and was named the MEAC’s Offensive Player of the Week. MEAC also recognized Trenton Bridges and Uriel Hernandez for their performances in the game. Bridges posted 11 tackles, nine solo, with one forced fumble in the homecoming game. Hernandez hit eight extra point attempts and recorded a 30-yard field goal in the Wildcats’ win over Norfolk.
Left: When the camera turned to the stands, these ladies were ready. Below: B-CU’s 14 Karat Gold Dancers perform with the band during halftime.
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Left: These B-CU fans were among the thousands of spectators who watched the Wildcats defeat Norfolk.
Bethune-Cookman’s drum majors wow the crowd during the halftime show.
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A morning of bright smiles and regal waves While the football game was the highlight of the homecoming festivities, Bethune-Cookman University’s Saturday morning parade kicked off a day of excitement for Wildcats and Wildcat fans. Hundreds of spectators lined Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard on Oct. 24 to check out this year’s lineup, which included festive floats, high-stepping marching bands, vibrant dance groups and beaming school kings and queens.
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Queens in tiaras and kings in ties led the parade.
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Commissioner Paula Reed shows her Wildcat spirit. B-CU Wildcat cheerleaders pumped up the parade crowd.
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Breast Cancer Awareness month was honored. A float carries more local queens.
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B-CU Homecoming King and Queen with their royal court.
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Visiting marching bands stepped high with pride.