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NOVEMBER 28 - DECEMBER 4, 2013
YEAR 38 NO. 48
Three tiny reasons to be thankful
PEOPLE SPEAK
Despite mom’s complications during pregnancy, newborn triplets Jasmine, Justin and Joshua are doing just fine
week checkup and after the nurse began the sonogram she looked at me, stopped and then told me that she needed to speak with the doctor and would be right back. Thirty minutes passed and I began to worry,” explained Galloway. “Was something wrong with the baby? What was going on?”
tine appointment. “I was there by myself and I had no one to share it immediately with.” “I just grabbed the phone and started making phone calls, and I went to my husband’s job to show him the pictures. I didn’t want him to think I was joking so I just had to show him.”
BY ASHLEY THOMAS DAYTONA TIMES aysheldarcel@gmail.com
Shocking news
Not in the clear
Thanksgiving came two weeks early for Selina Galloway and husband Randy when Mom gave birth to triplets at Halifax Medical Center on Nov. 13. The naturally conceived trio was quite the surprise. “I went to the doctor for my eight-
After waiting for what seemed to be forever, the obstetrician came into the sonographer’s room and explained to Galloway that everything was fine, but there wasn’t one baby. She was carrying three. “Triplets? I was stunned! I was shocked!” exclaimed Galloway, whose husband was not at the rou-
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Proud mother Selina Galloway holds her newborns while their father, Randy, holds their 18-monthold son, Jeremiah.
During her third month, Galloway began experiencing trouble with the pregnancy that called for immediate attention. “One of the babies was low on amniotic fluid, and we were being treated for twin-to-twin syndrome. We thought we would have Please see TRIPLETS, Page 2
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As retailers begin opening their doors earlier and closing later, the season of shopping is upon us. We asked Daytona Times’ readers if they will be taking part in any Black Friday shopping this year or will they stay in for leftover turkey and gravy? I have participated in the Black Friday sales before, but not so much now. I don’t like going out into the large crowds. I do, however, make a special effort to patronize the businesses that have ethical and moral practices that are aligned with my own. Colonius Avent No, I prefer Cyber Monday to avoid the crowds. Black Friday is not for everyone and definitely not me. I don’t like big crowds or to feel as if I have to rush and fight for my life to avoid being trampled. Cyber Monday is much better. I can sit at home in my pj’sand catch the same deals without the drama and headache. Deanna Feliciano Yes. I normally do take part in the sales though I don’t have a specific store that I have to visit. My wife and daughter get up at 4 a.m. to catch the best deals. Joe Earl Fields Yes, I am going shopping. I’m looking forward to picking up the new Ipad Air for my daughter and a little something for myself and other family members as well. If I run across it and it’s a good deal, it’s going in my basket. Kenicia Terell
Bethune-Cookman University President Edison O. Jackson holds the Florida Blue Florida Classic Championship Trophy following the Wildcat win against the FAMU Rattlers on Nov. 23.
Eyes on the next prize Rattlers whipped, now it’s time for playoffs
Members of B-CU’s flag team make a grand entrance at the Florida Classic.
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ith a 29-10 victory over rival Florida A&M University last Saturday in the Florida Blue Florida Classic in Orlando, the Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats are on to their next conquest. The Wildcats take on Coastal Carolina University on Nov. 30 in South Carolina. The Wildcats earned an automatic bid to the FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) playoffs. The local team won its second consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) title last weekend in a bout against the Rattlers at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando. For a Florida Classic wrap-up and more photos, see page 7.
PHOTOS BY JERMAINE HANKERSON/ SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES
Some stores say no to opening on Thanksgiving BY KAVITA KUMAR ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH/MCT
Jim von Maur knows he may lose out on some business by not opening on Thanksgiving Day. But he doesn’t care. “We think it’s well worth it to miss out on those sales so sales associates can spend time with their families,” said the president of the Iowa-based chain of 29 Von Maur department stores. What does he think about the other retailers who are opening
on Thanksgiving? “It’s too bad,” he said. “I think it will hurt employee morale, and I don’t think they’ll get that much more business. … If you run an exciting store, you don’t have to do all of these games and gimmicks to get people through your doors.” Many big box and department stores have generated buzz for their decisions to open earlier than ever this year on Thanksgiving Day, with a number of stores opening at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
No blockbuster deals Thirty-three million shoppers are expected to hit those sales that night. But the moved-up openings haven’t come without complaints from shoppers and workers about the sales intruding on their holiday. Von Maur is one of an increasingly vocal group of renegade retailers taking a stand against Black Friday creep. Resisting competitive pressures to open on Thanksgiving, they are actually
starting their Black Friday sales on Friday. It should be noted, though, that Von Maur doesn’t offer any doorbuster deals or have other special Black Friday sales. So it won’t open in the pre-dawn hours on Black Friday. It will open just one hour earlier than normal, at 9 a.m.
‘Time for togetherness’ Some of the other stores on the Please see STORES, Page 2
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NOVEMBER 28 – DECEMBER 4, 2013 state’s numerous colleges and universities from being accepted for voting,” stated the report.
Civil rights revisited
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Monica Hyacinthe persuades drivers to register to vote in North Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Young Black voters pay higher ‘time tax’ at the polls BY FREDDIE ALLEN Special to the Times/NNPA
utes for Whites,” stated the report.
As the American electorate becomes more diverse, new voting laws threaten to disenfranchise young Black and Latino voters in what a new report called “the largest wave of voter suppression since the enactment of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.” The report by OurTime. org and Advancement Project, titled “The Time Tax,” details disparities in the excessive wait times that millennials (18-29 years-old), especially millennials of color, endured to cast votes during the 2012 November elections. According to the report, millennials are expected to account for 40 percent of the electorate in less than eight years including a higher proportion of young minority voters. During the 2012 November elections, millennial voters (18-29 years-old) accounted for 19 percent of the electorate. While turnout for Latinos, Asians and the youngest voters decreased (18-24 years-old), voter turnout for Blacks increased. Yet, Blacks “waited an average of 23 minutes to vote, compared to only 12 min-
Wait times higher in Florida In Florida, the last state to report final vote tallies, the wait times were especially egregious for young voters and minorities during the 2012 November elections. According to the study, during the 2012 elections, Floridians reported “an average wait time of 39 minutes to cast a ballot,” three times the national average of 13.3 minutes. “More than 20% of voters in Miami-Dade County were under 30, and closing times were later in precincts where there were more voters under 30,” stated the report. Some voters complained of waiting 19 hours to vote in Florida, according to an Advancement Project study filed with the Presidential Commission of Election Administration, a government agency tasked with improving the voting experience for all eligible citizens. Voting rights advocates fear that the ‘time tax’ will discourage young voters from voting in future elections. New photo ID require-
ments will also have a disproportionate impact on young voters of color. “Since the last election, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Texas and other states have tried to limit or ban the use of student IDs as voter identification,” stated the report. Black youth scored lower rates of identifications compared to their White peers, for driver’s licenses (71.2 percent vs. 85.1 percent), birth certificates (73.3 percent vs. 84.3 percent) and college IDs (24.9 percent vs. 30.9 percent).
Blacks asked for ID more often In 2012, poll workers asked young, minority voters (18-29 years-old) to show ID at higher rates than their White peers. In states without photo ID requirements, more than 65 percent of young Blacks were asked to present identification, compared about 43 percent of young White voters. In states where photo IDs were required to cast votes, about 94 percent of young Blacks were asked for their ID compared to a little more than 84 percent of young Whites.
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Things got a little wild in the shoe department at the Columbiana Centre Belk in Columbia, S.C. on Thanksgiving night in 2012, as throngs of shoppers got a jump on Black Friday sales.
STORES from Page 1 not-on-Thanksgiving list include Costco, Cabela’s, Nordstrom and Menards. Many of the stores on the list either don’t have big Black Friday sales or are a specialty retailer with a niche following. “As a family-owned company, Menards believes that Thanksgiving is a time for togetherness, which should be celebrated with all those we hold dear,” the
Wisconsin-based homeimprovement retailer said in a statement. “With this in mind, we decided to remain closed on Thanksgiving Day so you, as well as our team members, can celebrate this joyous time with family and friends.” When Menards stores open at 6 a.m. on Black Friday, officials said they still expect to have lines waiting outside the doors because of sales and discounts for that day. Cabela’s, the Nebraskabased retailer that sells everything from camping gear to hunting rifles and
ammunition, always draws hundreds of people outside its store at the St. Louis Outlet Mall for its 5 a.m. opening on Black Friday.
Loyal customer base Wes Remmer, a Cabela’s spokesman, said the company wants to give its staff a rest on Thanksgiving. After all, they will need it to gear up for Black Friday, which is always a huge day for the company. “We have really good turnouts on the Friday after Thanksgiving,” he said, noting that the first 600 people in line receive some sort of
According to “The Time Tax” study, “Black youth reported that the lack of required identification prevented them from voting at nearly four times the rate of White youth (17.3% compared to 4.7%).” Lawmakers in Wisconsin are attempting to pass legislation that will restrict the type of identification that will be accepted in future elections. The study found that registered African-American voters in Wisconsin are 40 percent more likely than White voters to lack a driver’s license or state ID. Seventy-eight percent of young, Black men (18-24 years-old) and 66 percent of young, Black women don’t have a driver’s license. Even though Pennsylvanian lawmakers found “zero instances of in-person voter fraud,” they still moved ahead with their own version of a voter ID law. Virginian legislators also passed a bill requiring photo identification, without any evidence of in-person voter fraud. “North Carolina, which is home to the most comprehensive voter suppression law, includes a voter ID provision that expressly prohibits IDs from the giveaway, from a gift card to binoculars to smokers. “It’s what makes Cabela’s really unique — we have that loyal customer base.” Nordstrom doesn’t really have door-buster deals on Black Friday, but it does have some sales and promotions in its stores that day. It is a busy day for the store — but not its busiest, which would be first few days of its anniversary sale in July. “Over the years, it’s been our approach to be closed on Thanksgiving,” said Colin Johnson, a Nordstrom spokesman. “One of the nice things about this is it makes the Friday after pretty exciting because that’s when we unveil our holiday trim.”
‘Respect the turkey’ Indeed, the company often gets kudos from the “respect the turkey” crowd for not putting up its holiday decorations until the day after Thanksgiving, unlike others that have had Christmas decorations up in stores since Halloween. “We just like the idea of celebrating one holiday at a time,” Nordstrom often says on signs placed in its stores. Still, the Friday unveiling of holiday trim means that some Nordstrom employees will work through the night to set up the store displays, Johnson noted.
More hours, more sales For those Nordstrom cus-
The report continued: “Among its dozens of voting restrictions, North Carolina’s H.B. 589 decreases the early voting period by a full week and eliminates same-day voter registration during early voting; it prohibits the counting of provisional ballots cast by eligible voters who go to the wrong precinct, expands the number and scope of voter challengers, eliminates pre-registration for 16- and 17- year olds, and eliminates a state mandate for voter registration in high schools, among other provisions.” The new voting laws in North Carolina inspired a grassroots movement in the state called “Moral Mondays” that has increased awareness of a state legislature that many civil rights advocates believe has passed laws that violate the civil rights of minorities and women. The report outlined a number of recommendations to upgrade the current election system and increase voter turnout among young people including online voter registration, same-day voter registration and expanding early voting opportunities.
Free, fair, accessible OurTime.org and Advance Project also endorsed federal standards requiring all states to accept “student and university IDs, employee IDs, Veterans Administration IDs, and non-photo identification such as a voter registration card, current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter.” OurTime.org and Advance Project called on Congress to update the Voting Rights Act and restoring the full protections of Section 5 “to block discriminatory voting changes before they can be put into effect.” The civil rights groups also urged the Justice Department to continue to combat state voting laws that discriminate against minorities utilizing all legal tools available. “We believe that elections should be free, fair and accessible,” stated the report. “The ballot box is the one place where we are all supposed to be equal, whether rich or poor, young or old, and no matter what your race.” tomers who want to shop on Thanksgiving, Johnson said they can do so online and pick up their items in the store or take advantage of free shipping. “We’re always going to be focused on the needs of our customers rather than on what the competition is doing,” Johnson added. Some marketing experts have noted that retailers who take a stance against opening on Thanksgiving may benefit from some positive PR buzz. But will it pay off for them in the end? Not likely, says Jim Fisher, a marketing professor at St. Louis University. He said the retailers that aren’t opening on Thanksgiving Day do so at their own peril. “It’s almost a matter of math,” he said. “If you’re open more hours, you’re more likely to do more sales.”
TRIPLETS from Page 1 to have surgery to save the babies’ lives,” she explained. “I went to a specialist in Cincinnati and, thankfully, the fluid started increasing and the babies got better and I no longer met the criteria for the surgery.”
10 weeks early Jasmine, Justin and Joshua were born four months later on Nov. 13, with weights ranging from 2 pounds 10 ounces to 3 pounds 1 ounce. “The birth went very, very well. I heard Jasmine cry for the first time and I was just so happy. Justin came second and then Joshua.” The infants remain in the neonatal intensive care unit (NCIU) and have been there since their birth. Galloway and her husband along with other family members visit the babies everyday. “The doctor told us from the get-go ‘do not ask when the babies are going to go home,’” she laughed. ”The nurses on the other hand told us that typically babies are ready to go home around their due date, which would be Jan. 18.” “Our maternal fetal medicine specialists comanaged these triplets with OB/GYN physician John Meyers, MD,’’ said Tangela Boyd, public relations specialist for Halifax Health. “Triplets don’t happen too often and this is an excellent example of how great it is for the delivering mother to have all of our services under one roof here at Halifax Health. We are proud to say the little ones are doing great,” “I saw them for the first time today and they had clothes on,” Galloway remarked. “I was so proud.” The 25-year-old mom added that it is a challenge for her when she’s at home and the triplets aren’t there with her. “I go to their room and don’t see them. It’s hard and I’ve dealt with some postpartum, but once I go to the hospital I see them and I’m thankful.”
Thanksgiving at hospital The couple will spend Thanksgiving at the NICU alongside the triplets and the couple’s 18-month-old son Jeremiah. “Jeremiah is only 1 so he doesn’t quite understand what’s going on just yet,” noted Galloway. “But he will be a great big brother.” From 2010-2012, there were a total of 14, 074 births in Volusia County with 447 of those being births of multiples and 75 of those to Black mothers.
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Mt. Calvary of Palm Coast names its Man of the Year Relaxed, at ease, focused and gracious, Joseph L. Matthews accepted “The Man of The Year Award” from the members of his congregation at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church of Palm Coast. The Rev. Edwin Coffie is the pastor. Matthews was born in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., the third of five children. He relocated to Brooklyn, New York at a tender age, where he was a product of the public school system, graduating from Wingate High School. Matthews, an athlete, won first place in the Men’s 4x400 Relay at the Penn Relays in 1961. Once he realized that his nieces and nephews were attending and graduating from college, he said, “I can’t let this happen.” So, he stepped up, returned to school, and graduated from Kean University in New Jersey. He is the father of three sons: David, Darrell and Craig, and two daughters: Avis and Tracey. He has three grandsons and two granddaughters.
Longtime volunteer Matthews retired as a district sales representative at M&M/ Mars in New Jersey. But not being one to sit still, he went to work for The Star Ledger news media as a distribution supervisor in Newark, N.J. Matthews later worked as a pre-school teacher for a year and a half before moving to Florida in 2002. He worked for and retired from Continental Express Jet Airlines after moving to Palm Coast. He has always involved him-
BRIEFS Child Care assistance available for Flagler, Volusia residents Do you know someone who needs help paying for childcare? The Early Learning Coalition of Flagler and Volusia is calling customers from October’s waiting list. This means the wait period to receive childcare assistance is very minimal right now. This is an income eligible program that requires participants to be working or going to school at least 20 hours/week. Apply online at www.elcfv.org, call 386-323-2400 ext. 396, or visit one of the following locations: Daytona Beach: 135 Executive Circle, Suite 100, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. DeLand: 1205 S. Woodland Blvd., Suite 1, DeLand, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Flagler: 800 E. Howe, Bunnell, Monday/Wednesday/Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. •••
the “AACS.” On the memo line, please write Christmas Gift-Giving. Checks can be dropped off at the center or mailed to P.O. Box 350607, Palm Coast, FL 321350607. The center is located at 4422 U.S. 1 North, Palm Coast. Unwrapped toys and gifts can be left with the Center Administrator. Please indicate the appropriate age (3-7 years), sex of the child for the gift, and the donor’s name.
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self in volunteer work. His family hosted inner-city boys for the Fresh Air Fund in New Jersey. Matthews volunteered and later became president of the Neighborhood House Association, an organization that provides child care and support to Plainfield, N.J. youth and their families. He served as a coach for his sons’ Little League baseball teams. Since relocating to Palm Coast, Matthews volunteered three years at Florida Hospital-Flagler in the phlebotomy lab. Matthews is currently a mentor for the African American Men’s Mentoring Program and Take Stock in Children.
Mentor, church leader One of his mentees is a freshman at Daytona State College; another a sophomore at Flagler Palm Coast High School. Matthews does group mentoring for third, fourth, fifth and sixth graders at Belle Terre Elementary School. He is currently serving as recording secretary of the African American Cultural Society, Inc., and a member of the Men of AACS. Matthews also is a trustee for Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. He is chair of the Security Ministry, treasurer of the Greeter’s Min-
Heritage cookbook can be ordered now
Joseph L. Matthews accepted The Man of The Year Award from Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Palm Coast. istry, chair of the Mighty Men’s Choir, and co-chair of the Men’s Ministry.
AACS to distribute gifts on Dec. 6 The African American Cultural Society, Inc. (AACS) will conduct the 20th Annual Christmas GiftGiving Celebration on Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. The Gift-Giving Committee,
once again headed by June Bethel, will distribute gifts of toys and food to the less fortunate families in Espanola, Bunnell and Palm Coast. Over the past 19 years, the AACS members have generously supported this program. They are asking for financial donations or contributions of a toy to this most worthy cause. Checks may be endorsed to
The African American Cultural Society has announced the arrival of the new, one-of-a-kind cookbook, “Heritage Culinary Creations,” according to Ways and Means Chairman Marie Winston McCray. She says the AACS members, their families, and friends have compiled tried-and-true recipes in a single book that will be treasured for generations. This mouth-watering sensation contains nearly 250 recipes, everything from appetizers to desserts. It’s an ideal holiday gift, or keepsake, priced at only $20 To order a cookbook, call or email the AACS at 386-447-7030 or aacspalmcoast@aol.com. ••• As always, remember our prayers for the sick, afflicted and bereaved.
Celebrations Birthday wishes to: Lillian Robinson-Duncan, Nov. 28.
Chop your own Charlie Brown tree at Lyonia Preserve Enjoy a green Christmas by cutting your own tree at Lyonia Preserve in Deltona. You’ll not only get a unique tree, you’ll help to maintain habitat for Florida scrub jays. Select your favorite sand pines from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 14 and 15. Bring a saw and enter on the unnamed road south of Deltona City Hall. While they are not traditional Christmas trees, sand pines have been popular among Floridians for decades. These native trees have been likened to Charlie Brown Christmas trees because they’re sparse and sometimes lopsided. Two or three can be tied together to make a fuller tree, and many people decorate them and leave them outside for wildlife. Most of the trees are 4 to 5 feet tall, but they can grow up to 20 feet.
Three nature trails Lyonia Preserve, adjacent to the Deltona Regional Library at 2150 Eustace Ave., is a 360-acre scrub habitat that has three nature trails. Staff and volunteers routinely remove overgrown sand pines to create bare sand areas with low-growing vegetation pre-
Residents can find a sand pine at the Lyonia Preserve. ferred by the Florida scrub jays and gopher tortoises that live at Lyonia Preserve. Donations are requested, and proceeds will be used by the Friends of Deltona Library to support ongoing programs for the
Deltona Regional Library. For more information, call Volusia County Environmental Management at 386-8040437 or the Friends of Deltona Library at 386-532-0969.
Handicapped Adults to host Dec. 6 luncheon
Deltona planning ‘Old Fashioned Christmas’ parade
The Handicapped Adults of Volusia County will be having a holiday luncheon on Dec. 6 at the Daytona Beach Golf and Country Club Restaurant located at 600 Wilder Blvd. from 1 to 3:30 p.m. If you are a person with a disability or want to learn more about the group, call Patricia Lipovsky at 386255-0288. •••
The City of Deltona’s third Christmas Parade themed “An Old Fashioned Christmas’’ is returning to Deltona Boulevard on Dec. 7. City staff believes Deltona Boulevard is a better location for safety reasons and provides an opportunity to highlight an area on the brink of redevelopment. “Deltona Boulevard is a wider road with more lighting and sidewalks which allows emergency personnel and vehicle access throughout the route. It also is an opportunity for the City to support and highlight businesses along the Boulevard and to draw attention to its potential for economic growth,” said City Manager Dave Denny. Marching bands, performers, floats, fire trucks, a life-size gingerbread house, Santa and all of his assistants will travel Deltona Boulevard from Balsam Street (where the U.S. Post Office is located) to Stratford Commons (near Dollar General) beginning at 6 p.m. Participants are still welcome to submit their parade entry forms until Nov. 29. Forms are available at DeltonaFl.Gov or by emailing deltonaparade@deltonafl.gov. Participants are encouraged to define and display what an old fashioned Christmas means to them using lights, tinsel and all things holiday.
Fundraiser to benefit homeless children A benefit fundraiser for homeless schoolchildren in Volusia and Flagler schools featuring the Black Sheep Ceili Band will take place Nov. 29 from 7 to 10 p.m. at McK’s Tavern, 218 S. Beach St., Daytona Beach. There is no cover for this performance, and all tips and funds raised will be donated to the Volusia/Flagler County Coalition for the Homeless, specifically homeless school children in Volusia and Flagler schools. According to Pam Woods, the homeless liaison for Volusia County Schools, Volusia County served 2,195 homeless children during the prior school year and 1,509 to date this school year. In Flagler County, Homeless Education Coordinator Dr. Pamela Jackson-Smith reported a total of 517 homeless students in Flagler schools last school year and 293 students identified to date this school year. The Black Sheep Ceili Band members selected the homeless schoolchildren programs to assist in meeting the special needs of the homeless children and to raise awareness within the community. The musicians band together to celebrate the music and perform at no charge for this or any other charity event. For more information, visit www. vfcch.com.
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Shown above are some of last year’s parade participants.
Former Times editor to discuss new book Dec. 17 Daytona Beach native Stephanie Rochelle Redd will discuss her new book “Just Because He Says You’re Beautiful … Five Things Every HeadSmart/Heart-Dumb Girl Should Know’’ at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the Stephanie Daytona Beach Regional Redd Library at City Island. The nonfiction book is written as a candid and sometimes humorous conversation between Redd’s 30-something self and the “head-smart/
heart-dumb girl’’ of her youth. She highlights several dating and relationship mistakes she has made and the key lessons she learned from those mistakes. The author will sign books after her presentation. Redd graduated from Mainland High School and has earned degrees in business and merchandising from Florida A&M University and Florida State University, respectively. She also created the Head-Smart/Heart-Dumb Girl Blog, www. HeadSmartHeartDumb.com. She honed her writing skills as an editor and writer for the Daytona Times and as a
freelance writer for eHow.com. Her roles as a life coach and speaker were fostered by her work as a volunteer with Stewart-Marchman-Act Behavioral Healthcare and substitute teacher with Volusia County Schools. She’s also a graduate of the Foundation for Holistic Life Coaching. Reservations are not required for this free program, which is sponsored by the Friends of the Daytona Beach Library. For more information, call Adult Program Coordinator Deborah Shafer at 386257-6036, ext. 16264.
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A.G. Gaston: Find a need and fill it One of the greatest entrepreneurs in this nation, Arthur George Gaston, offered these wise words of advice to prospective business owners: “Find a need and fill it.” If there is anyone we can look to for an example of how business is done it is certainly A.G. Gaston. Starting out by lending his money to fellow miners, A.G. parlayed his earnings into personal profit with the interest he made. That reminds me of my days in the U.S. Navy when I used to do the same thing. In addition to being paid for pressing their uniforms and shining their shoes, every payday I would lend money to my shipmates, and require the principal and interest be repaid the following payday. I guess I had a little A.G. Gaston in me back then. What it all amounts to is heeding those famous words. Businesses are primarily built on the needs of consumers, and as I have said before, sometimes an entrepreneur can turn a want into a need with slick marketing and advertising campaigns. Gaston used his fill a need statement to his advantage; it is said that when he died in 1996, at 103 years of age, his net worth was in the tens of millions of dollars – one estimate had it as high as $130 million. He filled needs by starting a burial insurance service, complete with cemetery plots, a construction firm, a motel, a radio station, a business college, and other ventures.
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man is just another in a long line of Black entrepreneurs who understood what it took to start and grow a business, and they did it quite well, despite the hurdles, discrimination, setbacks, rejections, and failures. From Anthony Johnson in the 1600s to John and George Johnson in the 1950s and 1960s, to Bob Johnson in the 1980s until the present, Black entrepreneurs have made their mark in this nation, and not only should we appreciate their accomplishments, we should also learn from them. Another thing we can learn from Gaston’s life is how the connection between the Civil Rights Movement and Black economic empowerment worked. Blacks were not allowed to stay in most motels in Birmingham in the 1960s; Gaston built his own motel and allowed MLK and his team to stay there and use it as their “war room.” When King was put in jail by Bull Connor, it was Gaston who put up the bail money to get him released. It goes to show the importance of having an economic base from which to fight for civil rights. In his review of the book, Black Titan, written by Carol Jenkins Lessons from the past and Elizabeth Gardner Hines, DaThis phenomenal business- vid Beito wrote, “Gaston’s wealth
and cordial ties with the white elite gave him a certain amount of clout that others did not have. His favorite methods were quiet negotiation, deal making, and, if necessary, private threats. He was often effective. For example, the ‘Whites Only’ signs on the drinking fountains in the First National Bank came down after Gaston threatened to pull his account. Many have forgotten the extent to which Blacks were exerting economic pressure successfully to bring integration in the decade before the Civil Rights Act of 1964.” Beito went on to suggest that the Civil Rights Movement was the by-product of the economic foundation first laid by individuals such as [Booker T.] Washington and Gaston. Isn’t it amazing that in spite of the obvious fact that economics runs this country, Blacks in 2013 still place more emphasis and expend more energy on politics and so-called civil rights, than we do on economic empowerment?
Jim Clingman, founder of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce, is the nation’s most prolific writer on economic empowerment for Black people. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati. Click on this story at www.daytonatimes.com to write your own response.
Plenty of reasons to be thankful As we celebrate Thanksgiving, most of us will use this time to reflect on the current state of our lives and the things we are most thankful for. Unfortunately, an increasing number of people are using this day to complain about having to work on this holiday. I am totally confused by this feigned outrage at having to work on a U.S. holiday. These protesters seem to be focused on big box retail stores such as Walmart, Target, Best Buy, etc. I don’t think it is coincidental that these stores are all non-union stores. It has been alleged that many of these protesters are merely fronts for various unions.
The worker’s choice A California Target employee started an online petition against her employer and has received more than 100,000 signatures so far. The employee stated, “I currently work two jobs, substitute teach and work Target at nights and weekends, so having Thanksgiving off really does give me that one day to relax and visit family I otherwise have no time to see.” What does Target have to do with this? No one is forcing this person to work two jobs. We have freedom of choice, not freedom from choice. Not making a choice is a choice in itself. So this person wants a business to alter their store hours so that people like her can spend time with her family? Really? A business’s first obligation is to make
day where they receive time and a half or double time pay for doing so. With more than 13 million RAYNARD Americans unemployed, those JACKSON with a job should indeed be thankNNPA COLUMNIST ful. Business owners want to pay their employees a fair wage, not a a profit. Without this, employees livable wage. will have more than enough time to spend with their families be- Value to business cause they will be unemployed. A fair wage is a wage that is based on the free market prinSpoiled and ungrateful ciples of supply and demand. I am really fed up with employWhen a business owner is foreees trying to dictate the terms under which they will allow a busi- casting his or her payroll budget, ness to employ them. According there is absolutely no considerto the Economist, retailers make ation given to the number of kids 25 percent of their yearly sales a prospective employee has. The and 60 percent of their profits be- only consideration is the value a tween Thanksgiving and Christ- prospective employee can bring to one’s business. mas. So, during this week of ThanksAmericans have become so spoiled and so ungrateful. There giving, maybe, just maybe, these was a time that a person would be Americans who feel the need to thankful just to have a job; now complain about working should we have people complaining that think about the 13 million Ameritheir job doesn’t accommodate cans who are unemployed. their lifestyles. America is far from being perfect, but we do have a pretty good system here. Our worst day here Create a business Those who complain during is better than most people’s best this time of thanksgiving should days in other countries and for be reminded that they always that, we should all be thankful. have a choice not to work or to Raynard Jackson is presicreate their own business so they can choose to work whenever dent & CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates, LLC., a Washthey want. These are the same people who ington, D.C.-based public relacomplain about not being paid tions/government affairs firm. enough to raise their families, but Click on this story at www.dayyet they are willing to turn down tonatimes.com to write your the opportunity to work on a holi- own response.
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Brandeis study finds racial wealth gap growing Although most Sunday school children are warned against the “love of money,” by adulthood it is the lack of it that becomes the source of many problems. When finances are so fragile that even a small shortfall presents a big problem – a few hundred dollars might as well be a million – you do not have what you need. Now new research finds that the ability to reach some level of financial security or wellbeing can be like a chicken and the egg question: Which comes first – the problem or the lack of money?
Test group used To determine how family financial assets changed over time, researchers at Brandeis University’s Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) interviewed a group of families in 1998 and again 12 years later. The original sample of participants was evenly split between Blacks and Whites. All were working or middle class, had children ages three to 10 years old, had similar life aspirations and were selected from the same three cities. At the beginning of the study, the wealth gap between Blacks and Whites was clearly evident. In 1998, the median net financial wealth, excluding home equity, for Blacks in the sample was more than $16,000 lower than for White families. Additionally, the gap in median net worth, which does include home equity, was $108,000. These disparities only grew over time. By 2010, the gap in net financial wealth had grown to more than $80,000, while the gap in median net worth grew to almost $280,000. Importantly, the exacerbation of the racial wealth gap happened despite the fact that Blacks gained ground in income and educational attainment.
Disparities increase over time For example, in 1998 Black family median income was $48,106 compared to the median White family income of $80,400. By 2010, the racial income gap had narrowed to $28,000, with Black median income at $56,000 and White median income slightly less at
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$84,000. Similarly, although the proportion of Blacks achieving a college education consistently lagged behind that of Whites, the size of that disparity decreased over time. The gap between the proportions of Blacks and Whites receiving at least a college education shrank from 28 percentage points in 1998 to 22 percentage points in 2010.
Three factors found IASP found that among the Black families followed, few or no financial assets were a result of the frequency of three factors: *Financially assisting family members – extending beyond the nuclear family unit to include adult siblings, parents, nieces and nephews; *Increased periods of unemployment and work in occupations with fewer benefits; and *Falling or stagnated home values. The tough choices that these families face often lead to decisions to early use retirement assets, particularly to manage periods of unemployment, health care costs or a child’s college education. However, their premature usage forces more financial stress in later years. Conversely, when families are able to secure stable jobs with non-wage benefits for present and future financial security, the ability to build wealth is significantly enhanced. Family inheritance and/or financial assistance to purchase a home were also cited as benefits to growing wealth. At the time of year when family and loved ones gather in thanksgiving, it can be difficult to celebrate the season. Yet if nothing else, let us be thankful for the resilient spirit that enables us to survive – in spite of lingering financial challenges.
Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending. Click on this story at www.daytonatimes.com to write your own response.
Thankful for trials and tribulations Editor’s Note: Centia shared the following sentiments during the Thanksgiving Day Service at Tubman-King Baptist Church in Daytona Beach. Usually this time of year, we start to reflect on life and the things we are thankful for. When Rev. Long asked me if I would be one of the speakers I was at a loss for words. (Which if you know me…I’m never at a loss for words) I began to think to myself; what am I thankful for? Of course I’m thankful for my relationship with God, family, real friends, health and a job, but I felt like that didn’t truly capture what I was feeling this year.
Where I am today Then it hit me when I was talking to Joe. We were discussing life and he looks at me and says “If I didn’t go through everything I went through, then I wouldn’t be where I am right now.” There’s a level of wisdom in that sentence. How often do we think to ourselves that life’s situations, be it good or bad, have attributed to the
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people we are today? That’s why this year I am truly thankful for my trials and tribulations. That’s right! I said my trials and tribulations. Without them, I would never understand the power that my God possesses.
He can do it again Think about the children of Israel. If they aren’t slaves in Egypt, then they don’t witness the ten plagues. They don’t see the parting of the Red Sea. They aren’t guided by a pillar of cloud during the day and a pillar of fire by night. They aren’t fed with bread that rains down from heaven. When I think about that, I get excited! It makes me think of Tye Tribbett’s song “Same God.” The lyrics say: “If He did it before, He can do it
again. Same God right now, same God back then.” That line alone should be enough to make you shout, but if that didn’t get you going then how about this. It means that if God can send ten plagues to Egypt, then He can surely bless your finances. If He can part the Red Sea, then He can definitely work out the craziness in your home. If He can guide the Israelites with a pillar of cloud and fire, then He can absolutely take care of any turmoil on the job. And if He can make bread rain from the heavens, then He can beyond any shadow of a doubt provide whatever you need.
Be grateful So the next time you are going through something, don’t get upset or depressed. Be grateful and know that your God is about to show up and show out.
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Holiday scents take you back FAMILY FEATURES
The holiday season gives people the chance to take a break from their typically hectic lives to catch up with family and friends. Beyond the festive decorations, music and food that make this time of year so special, it’s important to take a moment to enjoy the scents and the great feelings, memories and motivations that they inspire — especially while entertaining. Whether it’s the smell of mom’s homemade cookies or the woodsy allure of a fresh-cut tree, these smells have a remarkable way of boosting spirits. While the holiday season is an especially fragrant and emotional time of year, a new study by Glade shows that many people under-value the positive impact scent can have on their daily lives. Fortyfour percent of survey respondents said if they had to lose one of their five senses it would be smell. Yet, more than four out of five said they know from experience that scent can have a positive effect on mood. Those who are aware of the mood enhancing benefits of scent understand its important role during the holidays and beyond. “Scent is one of our most powerful senses. It brings more mean - ingful moments to our lives every day by allowing us to feel more, more often. This is especially relevant during the holidays — a time of year rich with fragrance, emotion and memories,” says Rachel Herz, Ph.D., who has been researching the intersection of smell, emotion, perception, motivated behavior and cognition since 1990 and is the author of “The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell.” This winter, capture the moments and special memories of the holiday season by creating a warm environment for family and friends. Here are some tips to incorporate into your holiday entertaining preparations that will make your home perfect for an inviting gathering:
Evoke the senses through scent From the sweet fragrance of rich vanilla or the blend of winter berries and greenery, walking into a room with a seasonal scent instantly sets the mood, whether it’s comfort and relaxation from warm vanilla or invigoration from wintry greens. A lit candle on a side table is always a lovely touch to your holiday décor, though there are other options for enjoying your favorite fragrances such as Glade Wax
Melts or Glade PlugIns Scented Oil Customizables Warmers. You and your guests will love the many options available in the Glade Winter Collection, which includes scents like Sparkling Spruce, a fresh balsam and crisp cypress fragrance that may evoke nostalgic memories of decorating your first tree or perhaps sledding in the woods after the first winter snow.
Turn up memorable melodies Like scent, music has a way of evoking feelings and memories. When looking for a playlist, choose music that speaks to childhood holidays. Or, delight older relatives with holiday classics they’ll enjoy. If you have musicians in the mix, encourage them to bring their instrument and favorite holiday songbooks.
DIY décor Adding a cheery look to your home can be done without a trip to the craft or home decorating store. Simply fill large glass vases, metallic serving bowls or lanterns with brightly colored glass ornaments for gorgeous centerpieces that will illuminate the room. Add a sentimental touch by using decorations that have been passed down through generations.
Let it glow Having the right amount of light is a must for any gathering. Be sure to have a room that is properly lit for guests to enjoy activities, while maintaining an inviting atmosphere. Everyone will love cozying up to a burning fireplace. If you don’t have a fireplace, place candles around your space for an intimate feel.
Serve treats that please the senses Give guests a trip back in time to grandma’s kitchen and bake up special treats that evoke the sense of nostalgia. Time your baking so the goodies are done right before the guests arrive to thoroughly enjoy lingering baking smells. Freshly baked gingerbread cookies, cinnamon apple cake or pumpkin pie are always sure to please. This holiday season, encourage your guests to smell, feel and share their best feelings by creating an atmosphere that is warm, inviting and memorable — because nothing makes us feel quite like scent. For more information, visit www.glade.com or follow Glade on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Connections between happiness and smell According to the study, the following scents were listed as those that most inspire happiness among the respondents questioned: Freshly baked bread (72%) Freshly laundered clothing (70%) Briny smell of the seashore (66%) Tang of a fresh-cut orange (63%) Sweet bouquet of apple cinnamon (62%) Warm scent of vanilla (60%) Decadent smell of chocolate (59%)
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Wildcat running back Cary White (26) pulls away from a FAMU defense player. The team went on to win 29-10 against FAMU.
From the Classic to the Carolinas B-CU’s football team to face Coastal Carolina Saturday in FCS Playoffs SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
No. 12 Bethune-Cookman University will meet No. 9 Coastal Carolina in the opening round of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs on Saturday. The contest will take place inside Brooks Stadium on the campus of Coastal Carolina at 1 p.m. in Conway, S.C. B-CU (10-2, 7-1) earned an automatic bid after winning its second consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) title, clinching at least a share of the league crown for the third time in the four years under head coach Brian Jenkins following last Saturday’s 29-10 decision over rival Florida A&M. As for Coastal Carolina, they too earned an automatic bid after clinching the school’s sixth Big South Championship and earning its fourth NCAA playoff berth in the short 11-year history of the program. “We understand there’s a lot of football left to play,” said Jenkins. “We got some accomplished this year, but
we need to accomplish our ultimate goal now of working to win a national championship.”
Third berth in four years For the Wildcats, this marks the third playoff berth in four years – and the fifth of its kind overall in school history. B-CU has yet to claim a win in playoff history on the Division I level of athletics, falling to opponents from Georgia Southern (2002), Florida Atlantic (2003), New Hampshire (2010) and Coastal Carolina (2012), respectively. This is the first road playoff game for the Wildcats since traveling to Statesboro, Ga. in 2002. This will be the second consecutive season for the Wildcats and Chanticleers meeting in the postseason. Last year, Coastal Carolina took a hard-fought 24-14 victory over B-CU at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach in the first round of the playoffs.
This story was compiled from a report at www.bcuathletics. For more information on the Bethune-Cookman University football team, visit the website.
Top: The B-CU Marching Wildcats stand at attention during the 2013 Florida Blue Florida Classic at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando. Above: Offensive lineman Andrew Edouard (62) and running back Isidore Jackson (2) share words before a play.
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They make it look easy. B-CU cheerleaders rile the crowd during the game.
Left: The championship trophy returned to B-CU for the third successive year.
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‘I just got tired of dying’ People living with HIV/AIDS share their stories at D.C. conference on stigma BY FREDDIE ALLEN NNPA NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON – In 1992, Beverly Becton, addicted to drugs and suffering from pneumonia, began to scream as she sat in a hospital room alone at the District of Columbia General Hospital in Southeast, Washington, D.C. “Oh, god why me! Oh, God why me!” Becton screamed. Becton had just learned that she was HIV-positive at a time when many in the Black community and health care providers still believed that a positive test was an automatic death sentence. Becton said that the doctor who told her that she was HIV-positive, left her in the room without providing any treatment information, counseling or referrals. Becton called a niece and told her about the diagnosis. Her niece freaked out. Later, Becton would tell the niece that she “was just playing” that she hadn’t contracted HIV. Becton’s older sister told her not to tell anybody else. “My sister sent me into total denial,” said Becton. She continued to use drugs and avoided treatment as she waited to die.
‘Got tired of dying’ The virus that causes AIDS that had killed so many others didn’t send her to her grave. “One day I just got tired of dying, killing myself,” said Becton. Seven years after receiving her first diagnosis, Becton decided to get help, tackling the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS head on. Becton, 52, now an AIDS activist, shared her story at the Inter-
national Conference on Stigma at Howard University last week. The event featured lectures and panel discussions on the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS and other health issues in an effort to raise awareness about what conference organizers called “major barrier to prevention and treatment of HIV and a violation of human rights.” The audience included health care providers, students, community leaders, activists, and people living with HIV/AIDS and their family and friends.
Ryan White Act Jeanne White Ginder, Ryan White’s mother, was the keynote speaker during the morning session. She talked about how her son, desperately wanted to be treated like everyone else at time when little was known about HIV/AIDS. In 1984, Ryan White, born with hemophilia, gained national prominence when he was barred from attending school following an AIDS diagnosis at 13 years old, making him one of the youngest hemophiliacs to be diagnosed with AIDS. White won that battle, but after facing discrimination, protests and threats of violence in his hometown of Kokomo, Ind., White’s family moved and White transferred to a new school in Cicero, Ind., where students received HIV/AIDS education and training from physicians and health care providers before he arrived. Students and school officials at the new school welcomed White with open arms. White died in April 1990 following complications from a respiratory infection. Four months later, Congress passed the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, also known as the Ryan White Care Act. CARE is the largest government-run program that pro-
stigma exists,” said Tafari Ali, education outreach coordinator for Metro TeenAIDS, a community health organization dedicated to partnering with young people to end HIV/AIDS. “A lot of young people don’t want to admit it.” That tunnel vision can have dire consequences among young people in the Black community.
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Tafari Ali, who spoke at the International Conference on Stigma, is an education outreach coordinator for Metro TeenAIDS, a community health organization dedicated to partnering with young people to end HIV/AIDS. vides services for people living with HIV/AIDS. The Ryan White Care Act focuses on the most vulnerable underserved communities and provides assistance for nearly half a million people every year.
Coming out of isolation President Obama signed an extension in October 2009 and also worked to repeal a law banning people with HIV from traveling and immigrating to the United States. “These events are important because they help people understand that [HIV/AIDS] is a health issue and to get accurate information,” said Ebony Johnson, policy and advocacy manager for the Women’s Collective, a nonprofit group that advocates for the needs of women living with HIV/AIDS and those at risk for becoming infected. Johnson added that conferences such as the International Conference on Stigma can help people living with HIV come out of isolation and help them realize that they are not alone that they can be successful and access services and find support networks. Johnson said that a lot of the fear about the HIV/AIDS comes from the notion that it began as a
gay White man’s disease. “Then, it was a sex worker and drug user disease, then it was a disease of promiscuous people,” said Johnson. “Researchers, doctors and health care providers are still trying to outlive those negative monikers and bring this into a health conversation. But it’s hard because of the transmission route, it’s hard because it does involve sex, it involves pleasure, and it involves how people see themselves and how people realize their mortality.”
Helping young people Johnson said that health care providers, community stakeholders have to be vigilant about remessaging and repackaging what HIV is and what the possibilities for a better quality of life with treatment and also what health outcomes can be achieved. Johnson continued: “People want to know that they can be healthy, that they can date, that they can have babies and that technology exists. I still think that we are late to the party when it comes to helping people understand that.” Groups such as Metro TeenAIDS try to help young people get there a little bit earlier. “First, you have to realize that
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Young, Black males 13-24 years-old accounted for 38 percent of new HIV infections, compared to 16 percent White males in the same age group, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Black men were 31 percent of all new HIV infections and accounted for 70 percent of new HIV infections among Blacks. While Blacks represent around 14 percent of the total U.S. population, they accounted for 44 percent of all new HIV infections in 2010, a rate that was eight times higher than infection rate for Whites, according to the CDC. Whites represented 31 percent of the new HIV infections in 2010. Ali said that Metro TeenAIDS combats the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases and infections by empowering young people with information and training them as peer counselors to go out and educate their family, friends and classmates. “We understand that health barriers minority communities face as well as the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS that prevents many minority populations from seeking medical care and adhering to treatment,” said Commander Jacqueline Rodrigue, deputy director of the Office of Minority Health at the Department of Health and Human Services. “Even though we have made significance progress to fight against this national and global epidemic, HIV/AIDS continues to impact communities across our country and around the world especially our communities of color and other communities that live their lives on the margins of society.”
Freddie Allen is a Washington correspondent for the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA).