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JAMES CLINGMAN: Black folks still dealing with sell-outs See page 4

Archery enthusiasts making their mark See page 3

East Central Florida’s Black Voice

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B-CU getting into the radio business

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Businessman and former councilman Big John donates WELE-AM to university

BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com

Bethune-Cookman University will be the owner and operator of WELE-AM, a commercial station licensed to Ormond Beach and serving all of East Volusia – that is

upon the approval of the Federal Communications Commission.

B-CU President Edison O. Jackson confirmed in a press release that the university Big John would accept the donation of radio station WELEAM from its owner Big John, a former Volusia County Councilman.

Jackson said B-CU will be able

to expand its involvement in the community – something that was first envisioned by founder Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.

Towers, equipment donated Big John is donating the station’s South Nova Road studios, towers and equipment to the university. Goliath Radio has been providing programming for the station.

Bethune-Cookman will begin operation of the station up-

on FCC approval of applications filed recently to transfer the license from Wings Communications, which has held the license since the 1980s.

The exact value of Big John’s donation is expected to be near $1 million.

“I think we’ve done well with our programming over the last three years in presenting programming that appeals to many segments of the community, but I think Bethune-Cookman and President Jackson can do more and make it a

win-win operation for the University and the Community,” Big John said in the statement.

Opportunities for students Jackson said the radio station will help the university make the surrounding communities aware of its contributions and opportunities.

The radio station also will create jobs in operation and manPlease see RADIO, Page 2

Trial date set for former Daytona pastor accused of theft

BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com

A trial date has been set for a former Daytona Beach pastor who has been charged with stealing more than $54,000 from a Key West church in which he was the pastor.

The Rev. John Wesley McKenzie, pastor of Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Daytona Beach from March 1995 until April 2003, is scheduled to go on trial Jan. 13 in Monroe County because of allegations brought forth by the board of trustees of St. James Missionary Baptist Rev. John Church in Key West.

McKenzie Similar allegations were made against McKenzie while at Greater Friendship, but no charges were ever pressed against him.

He was fired as pastor of the church.

Faces up to 15 years McKenzie had been employed by St. James as its pastor in residence since September 2009. During the period between September 2009 and July 2011, the trustees of the church said they were satisfied that McKenzie honored his contract.

In July 2011, the then financial secretary, being unable to perform her duties, gave the checkbook and financial records to McKenzie for safekeeping. McKenzie then hired Jacqueline Williams to take over the responsibility of financial secretary.

From July 2011 until June 2013, a report alleges that McKenzie or financial secretary Williams had written $121,857 in checks payable to McKenzie. This amount is $54,657 more than his allotted salary during that period.

McKenzie could face up to 15 years in prison.

Trustees concerned State Attorney Investigator Christopher Weber provided the Daytona Times with information related to McKenzie’s case.

As part of the investigation, church members were interviewed, bank records were subpoenaed and McKenzie also voluntarily talked to the State Attorney’s office.

The report received by the Daytona

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Black boys and men are invited to attend the November sessions of the Black Male Gathering in Daytona Beach and Sanford. The Central Florida events are led by Derek Triplett, shown in front wearing orange T-shirt.

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wo events bringing together a wide spectrum of AfricanAmerican boys and men will be held in Daytona Beach and Sanford in the upcoming weeks. The events coined “The Black Male Gathering’’ are part of an initiative to assist Black boys and men in reaching their full potential.

The gathering presents forums to help shape minds, change negative

behavioral patterns, aid the next generation in learning to make good decisions, and develop standards that will propel them forward.

Started by local pastor “I am a firm believer that males are born and men are built,” said Derek Triplett, founder of the Not My City movement and visionary behind The Black Male Gathering, which will host the two events in November.

“I started The Black Male Gathering

to help Black boys and men reach their full potential. At the end of the day, my goal is to help shape minds in order to shift behaviors,” explained Triplett.

Each forum is subject-driven and interactive. A wide spectrum of boys to men, students to professionals and men straight off of the street convene under one roof to deal with the heartache, bitterness, and frustration that Black males face on a daily basis.

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Elementary students bring attention to need for more after-school programs

BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com

Dozens of Palm Terrace Elementary School students rallied recently to draw attention to the need for more after-school programs.

Palm Terrace is one of many schools nationwide that has an extended day enrichment program.

There are millions of children nationwide who are unsuper-

vised and at risk each weekday afternoon, according to Kenneth Walker, who works at the school.

The student gathering at Palm Terrace on Oct. 17 was one of more than 9,000 such events across the nation emphasizing the importance of keeping the lights on and the doors open for afterschool programs.

Nationwide rally This year marked the 14th an-

nual “Lights On Afterschool” program sponsored by the Afterschool Alliance.

More than one million Americans took part in the nationwide rally to support after-school programs.

According to data released by the Afterschool Alliance, 20 percent of school-age children in 2009 were in after-school programs while 25 percent were unsupervised in the afternoon and another 16 percent were in the

care of brothers and sisters.

More programs needed A survey shows that the parents of 36 percent of the children in Florida, who are not already in an after-school program, would enroll their children if a program was available to them.

The conclusion of the survey indicated the unmet demand for after-school programs in the state.

Palm Terrace’s program currently has just over 50 students enrolled.

The program provides a snack, homework assistance, computer time and recreation. The students also participate in community projects during the school year. Wylma Thompson is the program director for the program. Marvetta Brown is a group leader.

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Board calls for reversal of firing of beach patrol officer

BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com

Former Volusia County Beach Patrol officer Todd Snipes along with his attorney Jason Harr appealed his firing before a county personnel board on Nov. 5 and the board ruled in their favor.

In a 3-2 vote, they state that the officer Todd had comSnipes mitted a personnel violation but the offense warranted a level of discipline below termination, according to Volusia County spokesman Dave Byron.

Byron told the Daytona Times Wednesday the board’s recommendation will go to County Manager Jim Dinneen for final action.

Dinneen can accept, reject or modify the board’s recommendation. Dinneen has 10 days from receipt of the written report from the county’s personnel division to make a decision, Byron said.

Derogatory messages Beach Safety Director Mark Swanson received information on July 16 that Snipes had sent derogatory racial texts and picture messages to several individuals relating to the George Zimmerman case.

The person who told on Snipes shared with Swanson the Facebook posting Snipes had posted on July 14, 2013. The posting read, “Another thug gone! Pull up your pants and act respectful. Bye Bye thug, rip,’’ a response to the George Zimmerman second-degree murder trial.

Zimmerman was acquit-

Alpha Kappa Alpha seeks participants in debutante program Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Gamma Mu Omega Chapter, is seeking young women currently enrolled in high

school as a junior or senior in Volusia or Flagler counties, to participate in its biennial debutante program.

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gramming.

“We know that broadcast of our football and basketball games are a great tool for reaching our graduates,” B-CU Athletic Director Lynn Thompson said.

Jackson said he anticipates a continuation of thought-provoking programming under B-CU administration and plans are in the works for Big John to continue his weekday drive-time program.

from Page 1 agement for graduates and part-time opportunities for students.

WELE has provided live coverage of Wildcat football and basketball games at home and on the road along with other sports and informational pro-

ted on July 13 in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

Slater: No slap on hand Upon learning of the personnel board’s vote, NAACP President Cynthia Slater said she hopes the county manager upholds the firing of Snipes.

“He was fired for unprofessional and unethical behavior. As an employee who serves the public, the punishment for his inappropriate conduct for sending racist emails should be far more than a written reprimand or slap on the hand,” she said.

“If Snipes is reinstated, it will send a message to others that it is okay to post racist and hateful messages. County officials should not yield to Snipes supporters. They must support their original decision to terminate Snipes and let

citizens know that there is zero tolerance – no place for racism within county government,” she added.

Durham: Stand by decision Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance President Dr. L. Ronald Durham called on Dinneen to stand by decision already made to terminate the employment of Snipes as a Volusia County Beach Patrol officer.

“Because of the actions of Snipes while on the job, it brings into question the judgment of someone when faced with making a critical decision involving a minority in his position as a public servant to this community,” Durham said.

The press release said the NAACP and the Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance will be scrutinizing any decisions made by Dinneen, and have called

The goal of the program is to provide activities that will enhance the development of young women in the Greater Daytona Beach area. Interested young women must complete an application and have a 2.5 grade point average.

Students selected to participate will take part in community service projects and attend workshops covering a variety of topics

including social etiquette, health and personal finance. The program will culminate with a cotillion dinner dance in June 2014.

Sponsorships are available. The deadline to apply is Nov. 15.

To receive an application, contact the Gamma Mu Omega Chapter via email at info@gmoaka. org, check with officials at your local high school, or call 386-253-1753.

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more African-American ownership of media properties, especially since the number has dropped drastically over the last decade.

The ownership, staff and management of WPUL-AM is ready to assist B-CU in any way we can to ensure that WELE-AM achieves the university’s goals and objectives.”

WELE-AM will be the second Black-owned radio station in Volusia County.

“Congratulations to Bethune-Cookman University on acquiring WELE-AM,” said Dr. Glenn W. Cherry, a managing member of Psi Communications, LLC, the company that owns WPULAM 1590.

“It’s always great to have

for a meeting to discuss their concerns with him.

Additionally, they have called on the clergy and NAACP on the west side of the county to join them.

Created as a joke Snipes received notice of his dismissal on Aug. 9 from George Recktenwald, director of the county’s Department of Public Protection.

According to an investigation report pertaining to the allegations made against Snipes he said “that he did not find offensive the pictures he texted or that were texted to him, but he did admit others in the public might find them

offensive and racist.

Snipes said it was never his intention for the posts he sent to be seen by anyone other than the persons he chose to text and said they were created as a joke.

In spite of his actions, Snipes said he still believes the public would trust him to be impartial and fair with minority groups.

Swanson determined that the images sent by Snipes were profane and inappropriate for one of his employees to be transmitting.

Snipes said he was aware of the county’s social media policy, which he signed on Jan. 12 of this year.

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Black males from all walks of life, young and old, professionals and students, and those with blemishes in their past all take part in the event.

men from Page 1 Goal of forums The forums seek to provide a venue for meaningful and free expression via thoughtful exchange of ideas, knowledge and experiences; facilitate exposure

TRIAL from Page 1 Times was signed and dated Sept. 10 by Weber.

The State Attorney’s office received a complaint regarding the possible misappropriation of funds by McKenzie from the church located on Olivia Street in Key West.

Several church trustees were concerned McKenzie was emptying the bank ac-

to other men with similarities and distinct differences; help educate boys and men on how to live safely, effectively, and successfully as a Black man in America; raise the level of expectations among Black men; and encourage and to empower boys and men to set and reach attainable goals.

The next Black Male Gathering will be held Thursday, Nov. 7, at the

Westside Community Center 919 Persimmon Ave. in Sanford at 7 p.m. One also will be held in Daytona Beach at 6:45 p.m. on Nov. 14 at the Yvonne Scarlett Golden Cultural and Educational Center,1000 Vine St. For more information, contact Triplett at dtriplett@notmycity.com, Facebook.com/NotMyCity, or call 386-316-8669.

count of the church by taking pay advances far in excess of what he was entitled. He is accused of doing so without the approval and knowledge of the church’s board of trustees.

McKenzie was entitled to a weekly salary of $700.

signing checks.

According to the State Attorney report, Mitchell said he agreed to sign the checks because the pastor had asked him to do it.

During the State Attorney’s interview, McKenzie reportedly admitted taking advances to his salary and transferring funds.

On June 18, McKenzie turned himself over to Monroe County Detention Center where he was booked. He is currently out on pretrial release.

On pretrial release Trustee William Mitchell said he was being asked by the pastor and his assistant Jackie Williams to sign blank checks instead of reviewing the bills and then

Jackson to speak Sunday at New St. James The New St. James Missionary Church will be holding its annual Unity Day program Nov. 10 at 11 a.m. Dr. Edison O. Jackson, president of Bethune-Cookman University, will be the guest speaker.

The church is located at 418 Laura St., Daytona Beach.

For more information, call 386-253-1655.

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Archery enthusiasts make their mark at Senior Games The City of Palm Coast was the latest hot spot at Town Center to host the Senior Games, charting the Ormond Beach games set in motion some 30 years ago. Sights were set on the competition in archery by seniors. Casey Ryan, event coordinator for the City of Palm Coast, targeted archer James Brown to assist with the competition.

Brown is notable among marksmen, and helped to coordinate in excess of 30 shooters aiming for the bull’s-eye with bows and arrows. They hailed from Palm Coast, Ormond Beach, Daytona Beach, the Flagler Gun & Archery Club, and others were from Baltimore and elsewhere.

“It’s like a vacation, and it’s gotten me away from being shy. The Mohicans are like family,” said Linda Wallace, whose husband took part in the sports competition. Maryland is home to the Mohican Bowmen, who affirmed the average age of James most shooters is Brown 50 years old.

“It’s fun, but like anything else, it takes work,” asserts Dennis Wallace. “All the old guys like me help to get the youngsters started. For a while, we were the only minority club.

But now, I understand there is one in Texas. We are begging for young shooters to become a part

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of field archery.”

Wallace doesn’t want archery to be a dying sport. He draws Black youth to the attraction of technique training and lessons on safety.

“The sport is indicative of not getting away from. It’s a fun sport that you concentrate on, and do not pay attention to what’s around you,” said John Knox.

Other strategizing bowmen from Maryland were: Ron West, Gwen McMurray, and others.

It was local Doug Brown’s first competition to try and zero in on the bull’s-eye.

Local support The challenge brought sponsors, mainly Florida HospitalFlagler, Flagler Gun & Archery Club, the City of Palm Coast, Home Depot, Dolphin Printing, and Flagler County Tourist Development Council.

Torch sponsors flocked with support, namely, the City of Ormond Beach, Bishop’s Glen Retirement Community, Healthway’s SilverStreakers, Florida Hospital-Flagler, Change Your Life with Florida Hospital, Flagler Auditorium, Senior’s Today,

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Above are some of the shooters in the archery competition at the Senior Games. and Hometown News.

Gold sponsors were part of the circle, and that’s to say: Palm Coast and Flagler Beaches, Graphic Solutions, along with silver sponsors: Grand Villa, Humana, Sara House, Wallis Home Health, and Firehouse Subs.

First-place winners Sights focused on the firstplace winners: Kim Rollins with a score of 460 for ages 50 to 54 in the Female Barebow Recurve; Betty Dollar’s score of 830 for ages 65 to 69 in the Female Compound Release; and Toby Bagley’s score of 792 for ages 60 to 64 in the Female Compound Fingers challenge.

The first-place bowmen were: Gary Rollins with a score of 669

for ages 70 to 74 in the Male Barebow Recurve; Frank Skvarek’s score of 606 for ages 75 to 79 in the Male Barebow Recurve; Carl Frank’s score of 770 for ages 75 to 79 in the Male Compound Fingers challenge; John Gauger’s score of 752 for ages 65 to 69 in the Male Compound Fingers challenge; Dennis Wallace’s score of 783 for ages 60 to 64 in the Male Compound Fingers challenge; and Eric Prevatt’s score of 577 for ages 55 to 59 in the Male Compound Fingers challenge.

Also winning in first place was Steve Moretti’s score of 820 for ages 70 to 74 in the Male Compound Release slot; Rick Ruble’s score of 848 for ages 60 to 64 in the Male Compound Release slot; Ron West’s score of 864 for

Life, legacy of Bethune to be discussed at library

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Dr. Nancy Long, a retired BethuneCookman University professor, will be discussing highlights from her book, “The Life and Legacy of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune’’ in a new series of programs on Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. The series is Connecting with the Community.

The Nov. 16 talk will be held in the auditorium of the Daytona Beach Regional Library at City Island.

Long is a retired professor of English at Bethune-Cookman University. She has a Ph.D. in English Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Central Florida.

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The Florida Department of Health (DOH) announced last week that Dr. Celeste Philip is the new deputy secretary for Health and Deputy State Health Officer for Children’s Medical Services (CMS). Philip has served as the interim deputy secretary since June of this year.

“Dr. Philip is a proven leader in public health and strong advocate for medically fragile children,” said Dr. John Armstrong, State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health. “She is well-positioned to further our progress toward health equity and healthiest weight for all Floridians.”

Philip previously served DOH as assistant director for Public Health in Volusia County and interim chief for the Bureau of Communicable Diseases. She was the interim director for DOH in Volusia, Calhoun and Liberty counties.

Halifax Rowing Association to use grant to help disabled Halifax Rowing Association (HRA) has received a $5,000 Quality of Life grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. Created by the late Dana Reeve, the Reeve Foundation has awarded 2,205 grants totaling nearly $17 million since 1999.

Halifax Rowing Association, located in Daytona Beach, will use the grant funds to begin construction of an Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) compliant dock giving adaptive rowers the independence

ages 65 to 69 in the Male Compound Release slot; and Trent Skille’s score of 858 for ages 50 to 54 in the Male Compound Release slot.

The shooters charted out their mark, and showed that they had talent.

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

Celebrations Birthday wishes to: Dotnella Singletary, Nov. 8; Phyllis McVay, Nov. 9, my sister-in-law Blossom Coaxum of the Bronx, Nov. 10; Sasha Delaney, Nov. 11.

Happy anniversary to: Richard Williams and Rose Luckett Williams, Nov. 12.

Explores early life Her book documents Bethune’s early years and how developments during that time influenced her later accomplishments. She overcame many hardships to become an internationally known figure and believed that all work was honorable no matter how menial the task.

Long is a former director of the National Writing Dr. Mary McLeod Project/Daytona Beach.

She is president of the Bethune Heritage Preservation Trust, which oversees Lilian Place, the first house built, in 1884, on the Daytona Beach beachside, and the Hotchkiss House, built in 1905.

The Friends of the Daytona Beach Regional Library are sponsoring this Dr. Nancy event with support from Long the Florida Humanities Council.

For more information, call adult program coordinator Deborah Shafer at 2576036, ext. 16264.

On local board In addition, she served as medical director for DOH in Polk County where she chaired the Polk Health Care Alliance Infrastructure Committee and served on the board of the Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine, through which she provided primary care to uninsured patients.

She is a board member of the Early Learning Co- Dr. Celeste alition of Flagler and Volu- Philip sia as well as a steering committee member of the Department of Juvenile Justice Circuit 7 Disproportionate Minority Contact Initiative.

Howard graduate Philip graduated from Howard University with a bachelor’s degree in English and Spanish. She later received a Master of Public Health in maternal and child health and a Doctor of Medicine from Loma Linda University in California.

She completed her residency at Florida Hospital in Orlando and was a Preventive Medicine Resident with the CDC. Philip is Board Certified with the American Academy of Family Medicine and the American College of Preventive Medicine. to row with dignity. HRA needs an additional $25,000 to complete an ADA compliant Dock to accommodate Volusia County’s high concentration (33 percent) of people living with disabilities.

“We are thrilled to be able to align with organizations that believe in our mission and the ability for those living with paralysis to achieve fulfillment,’’ said Niketa Sheth, senior vice president of Quality of Life of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.

For more information about HRA, visit halifaxrowing.org or call 386-248-0502.

Additional information on the Reeve Foundation is available at www.christopherreeve.org.

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Black folks still dealing with sell-outs During the enslavement period of Africans in America, the Meritorious Manumission Act of 1710 was enacted in Virginia. It was the legal act of freeing a slave for “good deeds,” as defined by the national public policy, and could be granted to a slave who saved the life of a White master or his property, invented something from which a slave master could make a profit, or “snitched” on a fellow slave who was planning a slave rebellion or to run away. Let’s assume that’s where the term “selling out” came from.

Three hundred years later, Black folks are still dealing with sellouts, but I think we should take a different look at this issue. Selling out is a very negative term, especially among Black folks; but for those who sell-out, it seems to be a very profitable term.

Some of our prominent Black spokespersons are very well off financially because they sold out.

They started out as strong Black advocates and activists, and now they are nothing more than sycophants for various causes, political parties, businesses, and politicians.

I have often been told that everyone has a number, a price they would accept to sell-out. I wonder what the number was for Marcus Garvey – I wonder if he even had a number. When I listen to his speeches and read his papers, I doubt it. Also, I think about MLK and how much it would have taken for him to sell-out. Although many do have a special number, a price for which they would sellout, there have been and still are

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Some of our ‘leaders’ are known for selling us out, and we know who they are; I don’t know how they are sleeping, but I know they are eating pretty well from having done so. They rail against ‘the man’ or criticize us, their brothers and sisters, in order to obtain their manumission. some who did not and seemingly will not sell-out, no matter what.

Code of conduct That’s where economic empowerment applies. The more self-reliant we are, the less apt we are to sell-out because we have our own

economic independence and cannot be bought. Oh that our leaders were all economically secure and had a high level of consciousness; where would we be now? Business ownership and control, with the ability to create jobs, as well as a code of conduct among our people, yes, complete with penalties and sanctions, would curtail the inappropriate behavior of selling one another out.

Some of our “leaders” are known for selling us out, and we know who they are; I don’t know how they are sleeping, but I know they are eating pretty well from having done so. They rail against “the man” or criticize us, their brothers and sisters, in order to obtain their manumission. The question is: Are they really to blame for our demise? As I said, we know who they are, so I ask, “What is our role in their actions?” Are we really enablers for these Benedict Arnolds?

Merging schools This brings up an important and very serious question: Is it time to merge state-funded Black schools into mainstream schools?

This may sound blasphemous but the times have really changed from the days when we had no alternative because of “Jim Crow” education.

School segregation was not just in the southern states. Many schools in northern and Midwestern urban areas were also segregated in a de facto manner. It was wrong and a hypocritical fact against our constitution and national charter. As time went on,

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are the ones who have a tradition of winning. Those schools have strong and proud alumni who give willingly and a TV market that will give handsome revenue shares to them.

Also, sports equipment and apparel manufacturers lavish the successful schools with millions of dollars in equipment and financial aid. The big programs get bigger and the weak programs suffer. HBCUs are suffering.

we changed for the better.

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were transformed from a necessity to a cultural decision promoting our heritage. Funding challenges in this nation are becoming more and Evolution begins more intense as citizens demand When Tank Younger and Marless and less taxes and better ion Motley broke the color lines managed public budgets. of the National Football League, the evolution kicked in. Soon, evRevenue generator ery NFL team not only had one One of the biggest integrator of Black they had a growing number colleges and universities is ath- of Blacks. The Washington (racial letics. Major schools rely on ath- slur) Football Team was the last to letics, mainly football and bas- have a Black on their roster. ketball, as a revenue generator.

Today, 77 percent of the NFL If a school does it right, they can is Black. There is not much diffund all of the athletic programs ference in the National Basketvia revenue from the “gate” and ball Association (NBA). One television shares from those two might think that HBCUs would sports. If they start to fall, some of have the advantage in recruiting the athletic programs (mainly fe- quality Black players to prepare male) will start to fold. for the pros. That doesn’t appear It’s all about the desires of the to be the case. Prime time facilicurrent marketplace. The schools ties, huge and rich campuses, disthat produce the largest revenue tinguished alumni associations,

Poor Whites blaming the wrong people I read a very sad article in the Washington Post on Oct. 29. It concerned the base of the Tea Party movement, and specifically foBILL cused on some economically disFLETCHER, JR. tressed Whites living in Georgia.

NNPA COLUMNIST They, like many other residents of Tea Party-controlled Congressional districts, are suffering under the weight of an economy that It is easier to target a will not get fully in gear. Who do they blame? Obama. Who do they Black president than support? Congressional representatives who wanted to close down to come to grips with government.

It was striking in reading this a very simple fact: the piece, and later reading something on the polarization of rich White elite does wealth on this planet, that these economically precarious Whites not give a cuss about have concluded that Obama, particularly through the Affordable their sorry rear ends.

Healthcare Act, somehow is worsening the economy for them. get out of me is a defense of President Obama on much of the econPrism of racism omy or on foreign policy. But I beIf the residents of these districts lieve in speaking the truth, and were angry about the polarization specifically being clear on the real of wealth; if they were angry that source of our problems.

Those White residents may Obama has not done enough; if they were angry that corpo- not be aware that the living stanrate America was using them as a dard for the average working perdoormat, I could understand that. son has been declining since the But to jump from their economic mid1970s. They may not be aware problems to supporting the very that the Republican Party that calls same people who are destroying upon them every election season their lives can only be understood has advanced economic policies that push them further into debt through the prism of race.

The one thing that you will not and poverty than ever before.

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the prosperity they enjoy.

Carter G. Woodson said, “Negroes, choose their leaders but unfortunately they are too often of the wrong kind. Negroes do not readily follow persons with constructive programs. Almost any sort of exciting appeal or trivial matter presented to them may receive immediate attention and temporarily at least liberal support.” We choose and follow sellouts with great zeal, so we should Buying in stop blaming them and start blamThis brings me to the second ing ourselves. part of this article’s title – the buying in part. Some of us, despite Blacks divided knowing who the culprits are, are The sell-out/buy-in game is like Pavlov’s dog, salivating at ev- most prevalent in political cirery word they speak and hoping cles, or at least connected to polifor a treat or some other reward tics in some way or another. Black because we have been so obedient people are divided over the most to them. So who’s the real culprit trivial political issues, unlike othin the sell-out game? The one sell- er groups that couldn’t care less – ing out or the one(s) buying in? they care about economics. Blacks We will always be sold out if we are also divided over personalikeep buying in to the empty rheto- ties, and as Carter G. Woodson ric and promises of good times to said, we usually go with the miscome. We will continue to com- leading, do-nothing politicians, plain about the sell-outs, but we and the ones who are scared to will also continue to be left out of make waves. You know the type;

HBCUs not attracting top athletes It has recently been in the press the financial woes of the Grambling State University football team. Players boycotted traveling to a game in nearby Jackson, Miss., down the road on Interstate 20.

They protested the lack of funding as reflected in their locker room facilities, traveling by bus instead of airplane and missing some planned meals. The school’s response was that, yes, they are poorly funded. Budgets costs are coming from state, local and federal governments. No hope is in sight.

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They may not be aware that the global economy is shifting, and shifting against working people. They may also be only slightly aware that the financial powerhouses will do all that they can to sway Democratic and Republican politicians in order to protect their pots of gold.

Blaming Obama Yet it is easier to see in the Black president the representative of all that they hate and fear. It is easier to see in the Black president the threat to their future since he represents the unknown.

It is easier to see in the Black president the easiest target in order to explain why their lives are so miserable. And it is easier to target a Black president than to come to grips with a very simple fact: the rich White elite does not give a cuss about their sorry rear ends… just so long as they keep voting Republican every election season.

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docile, non-threatening, scratching and grinning, and all talk but no action. But so what? They are gettin’ paid and lovin’ it.

We are the ones who are suffering because, even though we are holding fast and not selling out, we are buying in to the sell-outs’ mission; so we may as well be selling out ourselves.

The point is that we should stop concentrating so much on who is selling out and spend more time dealing with the fact that many of us are buying in to what they say and do. We must be critical thinkers and let these manumission seekers know that while they may continue to sell-out, we will not continue to follow them. That’s on us, brothers and sisters, not them.

Jim Clingman is founder of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce and an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati.

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beautiful women and celebrity quarterbacks being Black. win the young athletes over.

Some of our Black athletic departments believe they can make HBCU’s impact quick money sending their ill preLet’s look at today’s NFL. I pared HBCU teams to meet machecked the rosters of four NFL jor programs. They “feed” these teams. My sampling was the San poorly equipped and ill prepared Diego Chargers, New Orleans teams to face some of the biggest Saints, Baltimore Ravens and Chi- football machines in the nation. cago Bears. Out of 69 Black play- Florida A&M vs. Ohio State and ers, the Chargers have no players South Carolina State vs. Clemson from HBCUs (zero percent). The are examples of these atrocities.

Saints have 4.3 percent (3). The Ravens have just 1.5 percent (2) The money may be good, but the while the Bears have 4.6 percent school’s image and their players’ (3) from HBCUs. Who would have morale are shattered.

It’s time to regroup. HBCUs will thought that our HBCUs would have little impact on the make-up be small, culturally-based instiof our NFL? tutions that should be supported The times have changed and this by middle class Blacks as a whole. has a very severe impact on HB- Regardless of your affiliation, it CU campuses. Recruiting shrinks, is important to our heritage to alumni contributions, especially keep them alive at some level. We from graduating athletes, becomes should look to better managenil. It is all downhill from here. ment and more attention given to them (funding) by our elected ofBlack quarterbacks ficials. It is shameful that the supThe good news from a com- port levels by their alumni do not mercial aspect is that the athletic reach 10 percent. make up of our integrated schools is growing exponentially in diverHarry C. Alford is the cosity. There was a time when you founder, president/CEO of the could count the amount of major college Black quarterbacks. Now National Black Chamber of there are so many you just can’t Commerce. He can be reached halford@nationalbcc.org. keep up with them. Ohio State at Click on this story at www.daywhich has not lost a game in two years and is ranked #2 in the na- tonatimes.com to write your tion has all three of their roster own response.

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Banks making upgrades to ATMs Machines doing a lot more now than dispensing cash

BY DAVID RANII NEWS & OBSERVER/MCT

The ATM race is on.

The availability of a new generation of ATMs with extra bells and whistles has triggered mass upgrades by some banks.

The initial ATMs launched more than 40 years ago were limited to a single function: dispensing cash. But today’s “enhanced” or “smart” ATMs can do much more, and some banks that have them are featuring them prominently in their advertising campaigns.

Transferring funds between accounts. Issuing receipts featuring an image of the check you just deposited. Speeding up transactions by making it easy to create preferences, such as whether you want a printed receipt, or how much you want to withdraw when you opt for “fast cash.” Accepting deposits of up to 50 checks at once.

Features differ from bank to bank, but these are some of the functions available in the latest generation of ATMs. And there’s even a new wrinkle in cash dispensing — issuing $1 and $5 bills.

Some changes Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank has upgraded half of its 7,200 ATMs since last year. “We want to be responsive and provide the technology that customers want,” said Mariko Suzuki, retail market manager for North Carolina and South Carolina.

Wells Fargo, with headquarters in San Francis-

co, revamped the user interface on all of its 12,000 ATMs to make them faster, easier to use and more personalized. “We really want to deliver to our customers a differentiated service,” said Alicia Moore, who heads ATM banking for Wells Fargo. “ATMs process more transactions than our tellers.”

Atlanta-based SunTrust Bank replaced all of its 2,240 ATMs with new machines in the past two years. SunTrust is evaluating whether it wants to add another feature to its ATMs — enabling customers to access ATMs through their smartphones instead of using debit cards. “The benefit of having state-of-theart machines is we can do that,” said Tom McDermott, senior vice president.

First Citizens Bank, with headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., replaced 150 of its 484 ATMs with enhanced models earlier this year. “We’ll be changing out another 30 machines in the first quarter of next year,” spokeswoman Barbara Thompson said.

Video tellers Meanwhile, Bank of America is advancing into new territory by installing ATMs that enable customers to interact with a video image of a teller at another location. Bank of America installed the first of these video ATMs, also known as video tellers, in Boston and Atlanta in the second quarter and has since added them in other cities.

The video ATMs can handle virtually every transaction that an in-person teller can handle, including dispensing coins.

An American Bankers Association survey of

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The customer has a live conversation with the teller on the screen as they conduct business on the Personal Teller machine at a Coastal Federal Credit Union branch in Raleigh, N.C., on Oct. 23. consumers released this month found that ATMs rank third, behind Internet banking and visiting branches, among the most popular ways to bank.

Nessa Feddis, senior vice president at the ABA, chalks up the banks’ ATM investments to the emergence of innovative technology, combined with the industry’s quest to make banking more convenient for customers.

Lots of competition Increasing the banking tasks that ATMs can handle is “a way of extending banking hours, and that goes to customer convenience,” she said.

Or, as PNC’s Suzuki puts it, “Having these ATMs gives our customers the sense they can truly bank 24/7.”

Competitive pressures also are at work.

“It’s a keeping-up-withthe-Joneses sort of thing,” said Tony Plath, a finance professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. “Banks are enhancing their (ATM) technology to make sure they’re not a step behind in terms of convenience.”

The banks don’t disclose how much they’re plowing into new ATMs, but it’s a major investment.

SunTrust’s McDermott said that in each of its markets, the first month after the bank rolled out its new ATMs, the volume of deposit transactions doubled.

Some banks have given their customers an incentive to take their new ATMs for a test drive.

First Citizens has been offering its customers a $5 credit if they make three

Testing them out NCR, the No. 1 producer of ATMs worldwide, sells models that range from $2,000 for “a machine you find at a 7-Eleven that only spits out cash” to $75,000 for a top-of-the-line unit, spokesman Jeffrey Dudash said.

Banks report that customers use enhanced ATMs more than they use the older models.

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B-CU’s Brown named MEAC Lineman of the Week FROM WIRE REPORTS

NORFOLK, Va. – Bethune-Cookman’s Rashard Brown has been tabbed this week’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Offensive Lineman of the Week, released Monday afternoon from the conference office in Norfolk, Va. Brown, a 6-3, 305-pound senior from Kissimmee graded out with the highest percentage of any Wildcats performer along the line following B-CU’s 3814 win over North Carolina Central.

He anchored an offensive line that paved the way for a season-high 594 yards of total offense, including 436 rushing yards. That combines with two pancake blocks and one pickup.

Norfolk next Brown blocked for all

Rashard Brown from Kissimmee was a top performer during the Wildcats’ win last week over North Carolina Central.

three quarterbacks that combined for 158 yards on 14-of-27 passing, while he failed to miss an assignment or allow a single sack in the contest.

As a unit, the B-CU offensive line allowed just two sacks on the day, and blocked for senior Isidore Jackson as he became the school’s all-time leading rusher with a season-high 182 yards and a score on the ground.

The 13th-ranked Wildcats return to the friendly confines of Municipal Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 9, playing host to MEAC foe Norfolk State at 4 p.m. The game will be streamed live on the CatEye Network.

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Proposed slave museum site in Virginia becomes baseball field

BY JOEY MATTHEWS TRICE EDNEY NEWS WIRE

Minor league baseball will be played at the Fredericksburg site where former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder once envisioned an impressive state-of-the-art slavery museum.

Wilder, Virginia governor from 1990 to 1994 and America’s first elected Black governor, first envisioned a national slavery museum in 1992 after a trip to Africa.

Also a former Richmond mayor, Wilder was never able to raise the money to develop or even pay architect I.M. Pei the $6 million for the design. The project has been in limbo since 2008 when fundraising halted.

The Smithsonian’s $500 million National Museum of African-American History and Culture, scheduled to open in late 2015 in Washington, D.C., competed with Wilder’s efforts to create his museum.

Wilder’s 22-year-old dream of building the $100 million showcase center to tell the story of enslaved Black people officially ended Oct. 21. That’s when Mr. Wilder and Pei Partner Architects, the chief creditor of his proposed U.S. National Slavery Museum in Fredericksburg, agreed to sell the 38-acre site along

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Drivers pit during the NASCAR Sprint Cup AAA Texas 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, Nov. 3.

Jimmie Johnson dominates race at AAA 500 in Texas

BY JIM UTTER CHARLOTTE OBSERVER/MCT

FORT WORTH, Texas — Another item knocked off the 2013 bucket list for Jimmie Johnson.

Johnson entered Sunday’s AAA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway having yet to win on a 1.5-mile speedway this season — the most common type of track on the Sprint Cup Series schedule. Cross that off.

He dominated Sunday’s race, led 255 of the 334 laps, and cruised to his sixth win of the season and took a slight lead in the series standings on his way to a sixth career series championship.

With two races left this season, Johnson holds a seven-point advantage over Matt Kenseth. Kevin Harvick is third, 40 points behind Johnson.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second in the race, Joey Logano was third, Kenseth fourth and Kasey Kahne fifth.

Johnson took early control of the race, leading 35 of the first 74 laps.

Flat for Gordon Jeff Gordon slammed the wall on Lap 74 to bring out the third caution of the race. Gordon, who had a tire go down, was forced to the garage for extensive repairs.

On the restart on Lap 80, Brad Keselowski took over the race lead followed by Carl Edwards and Johnson.

Johnson made his way back into the lead on Lap 92.

After 100 laps, Johnson remained out front followed by Keselowski and Kenseth.

Teams began a round of green-flag pit stops on Lap 122. When the cycle was completed on Lap 127, Johnson was the leader followed by Keselowski and Logano.

Johnson maintained a sizable lead until teams had to make another green-flag

stop on Lap 161. Once that cycle was completed, Johnson was still the leader followed by Kyle Busch and Earnhardt.

During the green-flag stops, Kenseth was penalized by NASCAR for speeding on pit road and was forced to serve a passthru penalty. After serving the penalty, Kenseth was 16th and the last car on the lead lap.

On Lap 188, Edwards developed a problem and was forced to take his No. 99 Ford to the garage — the second Chase driver to have their race end early.

Oil from Edwards’ engine brought out a caution and after a round of pit stops, Johnson continued to lead the way on the restart on Lap 194 followed by Kyle Busch and Logano. Kenseth restarted in 13th.

Pit stops and penalty Another round of green-flag stops started on Lap 238. Johnson had a slow stop and when the cycle was completed on Lap 245, Keselowski was back in the lead followed by Kyle Busch, Earnhardt and Johnson.

Debris from Juan Pablo Montoya’s blown tire brought out the fifth caution of the race on Lap 256. On the restart on Lap 263, Johnson was again in the lead followed by Kyle Busch and Logano.

A final round of green-flag pit stops began on Lap 294. Once the cycle was completed on Lap 303, Johnson remained out front followed by Earnhardt, Logano and Kenseth.

During the round of stops, Kyle Busch was penalized by NASCAR for speeding on pit road. Once he served his penalty he was moved back to 15th in the running order.

With 10 laps left, Johnson continued to hold a more than four second lead over Earnhardt.

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Museum still possible The buyers: The Hagerstown Suns, the Class A affiliate of the Washington Nationals major league team, and Diamond Nation. Fredericksburg Treasurer Jim Haney has postponed the auction of the museum site for 150 days to allow the parties to finalize the deal. The auction was to have taken place this week, Oct. 31, to allow the city to recoup unpaid real estate taxes.

Under the deal reached, the city of Fredericksburg will be paid the $450,000 it claims to be owed in back taxes, penalties, interest and attorney fees by the national slavery museum organization.

However, the total price the baseball group is to pay for the land has not yet been disclosed.

Wilder could still try to build a museum, but on a far smaller scale, under a separate agreement. Silver Cos., which owns the Celebrate Virginia development where the original museum was to be built, has committed to provide Wilder’s organization 2.5 acres in the development if the organization ever obtains an approved site plan from the city for a scaled-down museum.

T.O. turns to Iyanla for help in fixing his life Either you loved him or you hated him.

There seemed to be no middle ground with Terrell “T.O.” Owens, once one of the premiere wide receivers in the NFL. His well-documented fall from grace began after a brief but drama-filled stint with the Eagles, which included highly public verbal warfare with quarterback Donovan McNabb, and reportedly, a naked locker room fistfight with tackle Hugh Douglas.

Owens’ frustration appeared to deteriorate into desperation with the debut of the ill-advised reality show, “The T.O. Show.”

Obviously troubled, Owens sits down with Iyanla Vanzant for the season premiere of “Iyanla, Fix My Life’’ on OWN. “I’m here in Alexander City, Ala. because there is a man down on the field,” said Vanzant in this installment, as she drives into Owens’ hometown. “Like so many men in this city, in this state, in this country, he has lost his way.”

Series of setbacks When she arrives, Owens puts on a happy face as he greets her. The six-time Pro Bowler who was once one of the most formidable offensive forces in football, Owens hasn’t played a regular season game since 2010 and is currently paying $45,000 a month in child support to four different “baby mamas.”

Getting straight to the point, Vanzant asks, “Why are you back here now?” According to the network, the spiritual life coach, who has survived her own series of setbacks, uncovers Owens’ pain from rarely seeing his mother and not knowing the identity of his father, and soon realizes that the circumstances of his life likely stem from his feelings of abandonment as a child.

“There were times on the outside looking in, people thought I was at my happiest or at my best,” said Owens, who was reduced to tears on several occasions. “But I was sad. When I went home, I was sad. I was lonely.”

Dad wouldn’t appear Through “emotional heart-to-heart sessions, we see Owens, the arrogant athlete who has incited and inflamed so many, dissolve into the wounded 11-year-old

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Former football star Terrell “T.O.” Owens seeks guidance from Iyanla Vanzant on the Nov. 2 season premiere of “Iyanla, Fix My Life.” boy who discovered that the neighbor happily raising his family across the street was his own father, although no one ever bothered to share that bit of information with him.

It is immediately apparent that the relationship with his parents must be healed before he could move forward, including the relationship with his own four children. Owens’ mother agreed to appear on camera while his father would not.

What’s next?

Then there is the question of his oncethriving career. “You’ve became a victim of your talent,” Vanzant observes, and poses the question, “What if your NFL career is over? What do you need to do to find value and meaning in your life from this point forward?”

Now 40 years old with little if any chance of ever returning to the NFL, Owens is now forced to face the rest of his life.

“I’m in the real world now, and I’ve been exposed to what the real world is. You get to the point like, ‘Man, is it worth living for?”

“You maximized your talent and didn’t maximize your craft,” said Vanzant. Your first craft is being a man. While gridiron glory may be a thing of the past for Terrell Owens, Vanzant appeared to be setting him on the path to a productive and promising future.

Check the listings of the OWN network for a repeat airing of the episode.

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