Florida Courier - October 04, 2013

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OCTOBER 4 - OCTOBER 10, 2013

VOLUME 21 NO. 40

FINALLY!

Despite glitches and slowdowns, Americans are signing up for ‘Obamacare.’ The Obama administration says Black Americans will enjoy major benefits. TRICE EDNEY NEWS WIRE

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Marcelas Owens, then 11, watched as President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010. Marcelas’ mother Tifanny died in 2007 of pulmonary hypertension; it was largely untreated because she lost her health insurance when she lost her job.

The Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) came fully into the law this week amidst desperate political acts to stop it from happening – including a Republican-led government shutdown which could last for days, weeks or even longer. In a nutshell, the closure of certain government offices and services took place as of midnight Monday after a divided Congress failed to reach an agreement to fund federal agencies. Amidst bitter disagreements over the ACA, the Republicanled Congress has allowed the

closure of nonessential services of the U. S. Government in attempt to force the president to delay the effects of the health care law. But the president has refused. Some parts of the ACA are already in effect, but this week, Americans can begin shopping for and signing up for full benefits by going to a recently created website, heathcare.gov, to review the Health Insurance Marketplace. This website offers competing insurance agencies and help guide people to the best insurance choices for them. See ACA, Page A2

Does a ‘dashcam’ video lie?

CLAYTON HUGH BAILEY / 1975-2013

The face of grief Patdrica Bailey consoles daughter Trinity Bailey as the family leaves the graveside of Trinity’s father, Deacon Clayton Bailey; he was killed in a construction accident Sept. 16. Trinity celebrated her sixth birthday Sept. 30. Her sister, Keyerra Francoeur, looks on.

Questions raised about police chase, death BY JAMES HARPER FLORIDA COURIER

The ex-wife of a DeLand (Volusia County) man who was run over and killed by a DeLand police car in May wants the Volusia County medical examiner removed or suspended for her conclusion that “there was no evidence that he was struck by the vehicle,” despite the fact that a dashboard camera video surfaced that clearly showed the contrary. In a Sept. 26 interview with the Florida Courier, Attorney Benjamin Crump and his client, Krystal Brown, accused Dr. Marie Herrmann, the medical examiner, of “professional negligence, at worst intentional deceit.” Marlon Brown was run over and killed by DeLand Police Officer James Harris during a pursuit on May 8. DeLand is about 15 miles from Sanford, where Trayvon Martin was killed. Crump is the attorney for Martin’s parents. With advice from Crump, Krystal Brown filed a complaint against Herrmann with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Medical Examiner’s Commission. The Florida Courier also has learned that the Florida State Conference of NAACP Branches reached out to the Department of Justice about the DeLand case.

CHARLES W. CHERRY II / FLORIDA COURIER

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SNAPSHOTS NATION | B3-B6

Nielsen releases African-American 2013 Consumer Report

NATION | A6

King siblings still fighting

FINEST | B5

Meet Shalisa

ALSO INSIDE

Master preacher-teacher Dr. Mack King Carter dies FROM THE FLORIDA COURIER STAFF

Dr. Mack King Carter, former senior pastor of the 10,000member congregation New Mount Olive Baptist Church in Fort Lauderdale and one of the state’s most beloved ministers, died Wednesday. He was 66. Dr. Carter was a native of Ocala. He received an Associate of Arts degree in 1967 from Central Florida Community College, a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970 from the University of Florida, a Master of Divinity degree in 1976 from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Doctorate of Ministry degree in 1978 from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also did additional stud-

ies at Florida Memorial College in Miami, and received honorary doctorate degrees from Bethune-Cookman College and Florida Memorial College.

Ministering as a teen Dr. Carter told the Sun-Sentinel newspaper in a 2009 story that he gave his life to Christ at the age of five, and was preaching from the time he was a child growing up in Ocala just outside Gainesville. He led his first church at the age of 19. His sermons “combine a unique talent of learned biblical scholarship and good old folkways of the traditional African-American preacher,” said Dr. Mack King Carter was one of Black America’s best See CARTER, Page A2

preacher-teachers.

COMMENTARY: CHARLES W. CHERRY II: RANDOM THOUGHTS OF A FREE BLACK MIND | A4 COMMENTARY: DR. WILMER J. LEON: TEA PARTY HOLDING AMERICANS HOSTAGE | A5


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