Daytona Times, June 20, 2019

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‘WE HAD TO SAY SOMETHING’ Local Dems were among the protesters at Trump’s re-election campaign kickoff in Orlando. BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

While President Donald Trump kicked off his re-election campaign with a rally at the Amway Center in Orlando on Tuesday, there were plenty of people from across the state who were protesting his appearance, including some local residents. As nearly 20,000 supporters cheered the president on dur-

ing his speech inside the arena, protesters were nearby at a “Win With Love” rally. Daytona resident Kairo Joseph, who is president of the Volusia Young Democrats, was among them. “I went to show support with those who vote along the lines with what I vote for, which is education, rights, diversity, equality and so forth,” Joseph told the Daytona Times.

By train, cars, buses Other local organizations also went to Orlando and protested, including the Volusia Democratic Party. It took a contingent of 25 people.

Daytona resident Kairo Joseph, president of the Volusia Young Democrats, was among the protesters. He posed next to a giant “Baby Trump’’ balloon.

“The president started his campaign right in the middle of Orange County, which is a Democratic stronghold,’’ said Jewel Dickson, chair of the Democratic Executive Committee of Volusia County. “We had to say something. We rode over on trains, some drove over, some came on buses. There had to be over 100 locals protesting,”

‘A lot of diversity’ The “Win With Love’’ rally took place about a half-mile away from the Amway Arena at the Stonewall Bar on Church Street. It was organized by area

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June 27 a day to learn about HIV and get tested BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES

National HIV Testing Day is Thursday, June 27, and health care organizations across the country are urging people to get tested. The 32114 zip code in Daytona Beach, which is located in the Black community, has the highest rates of new HIV/AIDS cases and HIV/AIDS deaths in Volusia County, according to Florida Health statistics. To combat this, local health care agencies continue to provide education, treatment and counseling.

Free local testing Outreach Community Care Network is presenting its second Fellowship Health Day in the Park in observance of National HIV Testing Day. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the John H. Dickerson Community Center, 308 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Daytona Beach. It will include HIV rapid test-

ing, health screenings, blood pressure checks and condom giveaways. The event will include food and music.

More outreach Tamika Crumiell has been working as a prevention specialist at Outreach Community Care Network for more than four years. “This is our second straight year being in this location. We are trying to bring more outreach to the community and that is why we chose the Dickerson Center. Last year it went well, it was actually better than being at our facility,” she noted. Outreach Community Care Network is a non-profit health care organization that specializes in care for HIV/AIDS patients. The facility is located at 204 N. Frederick Ave., Daytona Beach.

PrEP treatment too Crumiell knows her work is not in vain and that she is touching plenty of lives. See TEST, Page 2

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The Outreach Community Care Network will host a health event on June 27, National HIV Testing Day.

Police department to host gun buyback BY DAYTONA TIMES STAFF

Twenty-five years ago in 1994, the Daytona Times reported on Volusia County Sheriff Bob Vogel being sued by the Florida State Conference of NAACP Branches for profiling and arresting Black motors traveling on I-95 for possession of drugs, and local kids enjoying summer programs at the John H. Dickerson Center.

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The Daytona Beach Police Department is hosting a gun buyback event from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, at the Midtown substation, located at 995 Orange Ave. According to the police department, it must be a “real, working gun.’’ All residents have to do is show up and drop off their firearm in

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order to receive a $50 gift card. Gun owners can remain anonymous and still collect a gift card. The firearms should be unloaded and the safety secured. As a safety precaution, trained officers will retrieve guns from vehicles for gun owners who don’t know if their guns are loaded or are uncomfortable unloading their own weapons. The program was originated by an Orlando area radio host who was concerned about youths getting robbed for their brand-name sneakers. For more information, call 386671-5425.


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