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Voters say no to sales tax Outcome of special election and low turnout no surprise. BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
Registered voters across Volusia County said no to a countywide half-cent sales tax that would have raised money for capital improvement projects such as roads, sidewalks, bridges, and stormwater projects. The mail-in ballots for the special election were tallied up on Tuesday night with 55 percent of
ballots against the tax and 45 percent in favor of it. Of the nearly 400,000 registered voters in the county, about 105,000 ballots were cast. That’s 28 percent of the electorate. Volusia’s sales tax will remain at 6.5 percent.
First of its kind Ballots were mailed out by the Supervisor of Elections Office on May 1 and were to be returned and postdated no later than May 21 at 7 p.m. The mail-in election was the first of its kind in Volusia County. The countywide tax was esti-
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The half-cent sales tax was expected to help alleviate flooding in streets like this one in Daytona Beach’s Black community. mated to bring in $42 million per year to the county to be divided out to its 16 municipalities. It was estimated to bring $3.7 million per year for Daytona Beach and over $74 million during a 20-year span.
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Powers reorganizes Turie T, Harrell graduates
Reed disappointed In Daytona Beach, the halfcent sales tax could have provided $46.4 million to improve existing streets; $12.9 million for new sidewalks and $15 million to im-
prove flood prone areas. “I am quite disappointed in the rejection of the tax. There is so much work to be done in our city. Daytona certainly has its share of See TAX, Page 2
With the half-cent gone, there’s no ‘Plan B’ BY CHARLES W. CHERRY II DAYTONA TIMES PUBLISHER
Forward ever, backward never. – Kwame Nkrumah, the founder of modern Ghana, West Africa Backward ever, forward never. – Volusia County voters, May 2019 The people have spoken. Here’s what that means for Black Daytonans. First, we’ll go to another hurricane season “on tiptoe status,” as MLK aptly described Black life in America in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” In a previous front-page commentary I wrote, “We can’t wait
another mango season, hurricane season, or election season to fix what’s been broken all over Daytona and Volusia County for more than a century. Charles W. And do the oppoCherry II nents of the sales tax increase have a better solution to fix that problem NOW? Hell no, they don’t.”
That’s still true Read all the online crowing and self-congratulation. Listen to local radio. It’s all about See TAX, Page 2
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Kimberly Dixon, an engineer with the City of Daytona Beach’s Technical Services Division, talks about the road improvement project.
Upcoming MLK road project raises concerns BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
Twenty-two years ago in 1997, the Daytona Times reported on longtime educator Bettye Powers’ plan to improve Turie T. Small Elementary, and local resident Shirley Harrell going back to high school at the age of 39, then graduating and attending school at the University of Central Florida.
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A drive on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (MLK) from Orange Avenue to International Speedway Boulevard normally takes less than two minutes, but there are concerns that it will take a whole lot longer and will impact local businesses when road construction begins in that area.
The City of Daytona Beach held a public information meeting for the road improvement project on Tuesday night at the John. H. Dickerson Community Center. The roadway work is slated to start soon. During the meeting, city staffers gave a PowerPoint presentation with details of the project and had artist renderings on display. The staffers also took some time to answers about the project. The construction is expected to cost $2.6 million and take up to eight months to complete. Ground is expected to be broken on the project in July. The conSee PROJECT, Page 2
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MAY 23 – MAY 29, 2019 Sessions on career opportunities are scheduled June 3-7 featuring Cutco, Votran, Manpower, TMobile and CareerSource Volusia Flagler. A family cooking is June 7 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The HUD Strong Families initiative supports families living in HUD-assisted housing by connecting them to resources that expand economic opportunity and promote engagement with their children. For more information, visit the website at dbhafl.org.
opportunity,” said Paula Miller, NASCAR senior vice president and chief human resources officer, in a statement.’’ “As we welcome each new class, we’re reminded of the many careers launched by this program and the positive impact our graduates continue to have on the sport.”
Access to mentors
John Huger Jr. was one of 28 students from around the country chosen for the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program.
B-CU student to intern at NASCAR John Huger Jr. has been selected for the Class of 2019 NASCAR Diversity Internship Program (NDIP). Huger is a senior at Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) and a 2014 Atlantic High graduate. He is majoring in mass communication/ journalism at B-CU. The internship is for 10 weeks this summer. Twenty-eight undergraduate and graduate students from universities across the country attended orientation last week in Charlotte, North Carolina. “For many, the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program provides an introduction to motorsports as well as valuable, hands-on experience in an industry rich with
One of the premier internships in sports, NDIP offers college students from diverse backgrounds a unique and practical experience in the motorsports industry. More than 400 students and several industry partners have participated in NDIP since its inception in 2000. Twenty-four former interns are currently employed in the NASCAR industry. Throughout the program, interns will interact with industry professionals at an array of networking events and lunch-andlearns led by NASCAR executives. The interns will also have access to mentors and NDIP alumni currently working at the sanctioning body and partner organizations.
Hands-on experience NDIP is open to sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduatelevel college students and offers hands-on experience with one of the top sports industries in the country. The internship provides opportunities to multicultural students from all majors with a minimum grade point average of 3.0. Huger will be working with the International Speedway Corporation’s Partnership Marketing & Sales. Recently, Huger also was elected as 2019-2020 Florida Assistant District Director of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Rell Black, founder of the Community Healing Project and a Daytona Times columnist, organized the event.
Celebrating Malcolm X More than 16 states in the United States and countries around the globe celebrated Malcolm X Day on Sunday, May 19. In Daytona Beach, a Community Bash honoring the slain Muslim minister and human rights activist was hosted by the Community Healing Project at Harlem Park. Around 200 people from around the state attended the event. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was assassinated on Feb. 21, 1965 at a speaking engagement at Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom in New York. He was 39 years old.
Dr. T.C. Culver (left) is shown with scholarship recipients Zion Harding, Kevin Beans and Tirik Peterson. On the right are Shantell Adkins and Dr. Chester Wilson.
Housing authority to present career sessions in June
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity honors high school seniors
The Daytona Beach Housing Authority (DBHA) will be participating in the HUD Strong Families initiative by celebrating the relaunching of the Neighborhood Networks Center at Northwood Village, 1200 Ninth Street. Several organizations have partnered with DBHA to introduce residents and community members to services as well as to job opportunities. The community is encouraged to attend the free events from June 3-7. June 3 sessions are: “How to turn Dreams into Reality’’ presented by Daytona Times Publisher Charles W. Cherry, Esq., from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. An information session on an upcoming fiberglass course with Frank Mercer of Daytona Beach College is scheduled from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
The Beta Delta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity recently held a luncheon in honor of five local high school seniors at the Peninsula Club. Warren Dmaghio and Wayne Babel (Flagler Palm Coast), Kevin Beans (Atlantic), Zion Harding (New Smyrna Beach) and Tirik Peterson (Spruce Creek) were awarded $1,000 each to help with personal expenses incurred with attending college in the fall. All of the recipients came highly recommended with great character and with a GPA of over 3.0, according to scholarship chairperson Shantell Adkins. The Alphas have awarded over $30,000 in the last five years.
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Above is an artist’s rendering of the current and proposed road improvements to MLK Boulevard.
PROJECT from Page 1 tractor is expected to have its order to begin work from the city by mid-June. Roadwork will be scheduled for Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
What’s planned The road will be completely resurfaced, eightfeet sidewalks will be installed on both sides of the road, parking will be moved to the east side of the road, lighting will be improved, and light and utility poles will be moved to the outside of sidewalks. In addition, the project will tighten and shorten the road to accommodate larger sidewalks. It will also address water mains, sewers, sanitary, service lines,
TAX from Page 1 needs with flood control, roads, sidewalks, etc., said Daytona Beach Commissioner Paula Reed.
Lewis on ballots Election officials had no major issues with the process. “If there was an issue, I would say it was the up-
manholes, etc. Residents and businesses in the area have concerns about the project. Daytona business owner Patricia Heard asked if the project in the Black community will be prioritized like it is in other areas. “We intend to get this done as soon as possible and as efficiently as possible with the least amount of problems. A lot of stuff depends on what is underground when we dig. In the past, we dug up in the area and found all sorts of problems to deal with. We hope this runs as smooth as possible,” answered Kimberly Dixon, an engineer with the city’s Technical Services Division. Dixon presided over the meeting and is the city’s project manager for the project.
‘Expect closures’ Deborah Branch is con-
dating of voter registration. And what I mean is when a voter moves, we do not always get an address update,” Volusia County Supervisor of Elections Lisa Lewis explained. “Therefore, when we mailed the ballot, it went to the address we have on file. Ballots do not forward and are returned to us as undeliverable.’’ The low turnout was kind of expected. “I was hoping for more of a 40- to 50-percent turnout. I think for the first time
cerned about her business – Lil Mama’s Kitchen – located on MLK at the corner with Magnolia Avenue. “I am concerned how this will affect my business and if people will still be able to park in the back of my restaurant,” she noted. Dixon responded, “There will be through traffic up through there, but you must expect closures during road construction. Yes, they can still park in the area behind your business, which isn’t on the construction part of the street. We will have detours set.”
Orange Avenue reminder The proposed project was a reminder of the Orange Avenue project, which cost $13.4 million and was supposed to be done within two years but lingered to over three years. It nearly shut down several businesses and spurred law-
conducting an all-mail ballot election went smooth. Turnout was almost as high as the primary in 2018, which was around 29 percent,” noted Lewis.
Some factors Volusia County/Daytona Beach NAACP President Cynthia Slater is not surprised with the low turnout. “I didn’t think it would pass for several reasons such as people getting the information late and not having it explained where
suits. It began in 2014 and lasted well into 2017. The city, contractor, businesses and residents all want to avoid those experiences this time around. Daytona Beach City Commissioner Paula Reed, who represents Zone 6, commented, “Our great concern here tonight is what happened with the Orange Avenue construction project. That shouldn’t happen here. We should go out and talk to the businesses.’’ “Small businesses are how people feed their families. Many can’t come to these meetings. Do we have other meetings? Many are just finding out about this. We don’t want businesses to suffer like they did during the Orange Avenue project.”
Minority hiring addressed Volusia County/Daytona Beach NAACP President Cynthia Slater wants to see minorities hired by contractors to work on the project especially, local AfricanAmericans. “We are concerned that minorities be hired, especially our locals here. In the past they say there would be, but that’s not always the case,’’ she related. Matthew Sands is president of SanPik, the contractor and company hired for the construction. He attended the meeting and addressed minority hiring. Sands replied, “We have a lot of minorities working at our company already. It is something that will be looked at and will be worked out once we set up our crews in this area.” The city plans to do biweekly updates on the project on its website at www. codb.us.
they could study it. There is also a mistrust of government. These factors also affected turnout,” Slater explained. “Turnout is low in general elections so a mailin ballot is equally tough. Mail is often tossed away as well. Still, we need to do better.’’ Across party lines, those who voted include more than 46,000 Republicans, more than 34,000 Democrats and more than 23,000 registered in other party affiliations.
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Living Faith to present comedy night The Men’s Ministry of Living Faith World Ministries will present a comedy night at 7 p.m. June 8 featuring Mr. Glenn, In Spirit and in Truth, the Rev. Norman Wiles, and Charles & Oscar. Living Faith World Ministries is located at 950 Derbyshire Road, Daytona Beach.
TAX from Page 1 “oligarchs” and “sending messages” and “corrupt politicians.” But there’s nothing about preventing residents in low-lying areas from flooding NOW, two weeks before the start of our sixmonth-long hurricane season. Christian folks need to call televangelist Pat Roberson so he can pray our heavy rains, tropical storms, and hurricanes away. Muslim brothers and sisters should face Mecca at least TEN (not five) times a day and ask Allah to spare us, especially those in low-lying areas such as PPU and Fairway Estates. That’s a better plan than anything I’ve heard to date.
Money left behind Daytona must live within its present budget, since the estimated $3.7 million for 20 YEARS ain’t coming in. The primary function of government is providing citizen safety and welfare. How can city leaders turn their collective back on low-lying areas, now that we know that a multimillion-dollar fix is necessary? How can we pretend that the notorious Division Street and all the poor roads on the city’s repair list don’t exist? It’s come down to priorities, revenue and expenses. What does that mean? Perhaps no raises for police officers or firefighters. No commissioner giveaways to local non-profits. More cuts to Leisure Services. Higher user fees for facility rentals. A re-evaluation of the Brown and Brown deal involving funding for Riverfront Park. Raising and collecting taxes from all property owners, including churches. Pushing for more development to replace the extra sales tax money tourists won’t pay. The financial load is all on us. To the ‘winners,’ sometimes you get what you pray for…
Looking ahead Money raised by the tax was intended to be spent in the municipality where it was raised. The City of Daytona Beach wanted to spend 62 percent of funds raised by the tax on roads, 20 percent on flood control and 17 percent on sidewalks. Now the county and other cities must find other ways to add muchneeded revenue for capital improvement projects. “We will now have to di-
vert funds from other areas and create our own sustainable plan to address the issue. I’d like to see it on the ballot in 2020 giving us more time to appeal to the citizens,” Reed said. “Some site-increasing impact fees, less incentives and better planning, but I’m not certain what we can do that will have such an influence on our needs as the sales tax increase would have had,’’ she added.
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Naomi McLaurin, 102, remembered as great cook, encourager The Rev. Edwin Coffie, pastor of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church of Palm Coast, shared encouraging words since the landscape had changed: “I have been young and now I’m old, yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken nor their seed begging for bread (Psalm 37:25).” Gratitude shifted because for 102 years, the Lord had entrusted His precious jewel to family and friends. Naomi Tinnin McLaurin’s earth’s journey had ended. This writer covered stories on Mother McLaurin’s 90th, 100th and 102nd birthdays. And, TV meteorologist Al Roker celebrated her 100th birthday with a Smucker’s salute on NBC’s “The Today Show.” She meant so much that her legacy leaves others affectionately calling her by different names. Pastor Coffie preached that Mother McLaurin “was called from a place of labor to a place of reward.” The homegoing services happened May 8 at Mt. Calvary and May 11 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Arlington, Virginia, the Rev. Dr. James E. Victor Jr., pastor. The interment was at the National Memorial Park in Falls Church, Virginia. Arrangements were entrusted to Karl N. Flagg Serenity Memorial Chapel in Palatka and Green Funeral Home in Alexandria.
Encouraged, inspired Mt. Calvary was filled with those having paid respect and the Voices of Calvary rendering the song, “We’ll Understand It Better By and By.” Among the offerings, adopted son Leonard Powell said, “All that I am and hope to be, I assure you that “Nay-Nay” has had her hand in it. She shaped me. I will forever be grateful.” Various speakers raved over Mother McLaurin’s biscuits; she was a fantastic cook. “It was around that kitchen table that I first learned the lesson of family,” said grandson Kevin Calhoun, “and how important it is for you to encourage children for their successes. “And, to continue to shepherd them when they are having their difficulties. And so, she made everyone who was a young person feel inspired to do better,” said her grandson.
Shaw graduate The obituary read that Naomi Tinnin McLaurin, daughter of
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Alexander and Patience Tinnin, was born Aug. 6, 1916, in Mebane, North Carolina, the youngest of nine siblings. On the evening of April 30, 2019, at 9:54 p.m., she departed this earthly life at Stuart F. Meyer Hospice House in Palm Coast. Her parents were faithful in their service to the Lord at Mebane First Baptist Church, and she joined the church at an early age. After completing her gradeschool education, Naomi was enrolled at the Berry O’Kelly Training School near Raleigh. After graduating from Berry O’Kelly, her parents were successful in getting their youngest child enrolled at Shaw University. She was able to go to Shaw in a work-study program by cooking and cleaning at the home of the Shaw University president. A member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Home Economics.
Naomi Tinnin McLaurin died on April 30 at age 102.
Family, church life She met the love of her life at Shaw, Arthur Leroy McLaurin of Stedman, North Carolina, who had charm and personality, and who spoke to everyone on campus. Naomi liked him and called him “Mac.” They both graduated from Shaw and were married in Washington, D.C. Eventually, they moved to Arlington, and from that union, they were blessed with two children; a son, Arthur Leon, and a daughter, Naomi Yvonne. The McLaurins joined the Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Arlington, where they served for more than 56 years. While both had been members of the Shaw University Choir, they brought their talents to Mt. Olive and sang in several choirs. In addition to her service as a choir member, Naomi served on the Kitchen Committee, the Ladies Auxiliary, the Senior Usher Board, and the Deaconess Ministry. She was instrumental in the start up of the Junior Usher Board and the Education Committee. Naomi was an outstanding cook, who prepared enough Sunday supper to accommodate not just the family but all of the Mt. Olive family members who conveniently stopped by during sup-
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The scholarship recipients are pictured with the scholarship committee co-chair Cerrito King; AKA chapter president Hazel Lockett and ICF executive director Marva Jones. per just to say hello. Both Leon and Yvonne were amazed at how their mom would go in that little kitchen and come out with more food.
Teacher and clerk As the children grew, Naomi started working again. She worked as a substitute teacher in the Arlington and Fairfax County school systems, and eventually began working for the U.S. government as an accounting clerk. Naomi’s husband made his transition to the Lord in July 1998 after more than 57 years of marriage. In 2004, Naomi relocated to Palm Coast to live with her son and daughter-in-law, Leon and Pat; she then joined Mt. Calvary Baptist Church of Palm Coast. Left to cherish her memory are: her son, Leon McLaurin (Pat) of Palm Coast; son-in-law, Jimmie Jukes of Palm Coast; five grandchildren, Derrick Wilson (Jenine), Chesapeake, Virginia; Kent McLaurin, Alexandria, Virginia;
Summertime fertilizer ban begins June 1
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Pushed by high winds from Hurricane Matthew, a sailboat lays beached along Halifax Drive Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 in Port Orange.
Volusia to host hurricane expo With hurricane season about to begin, it’s time to start planning and preparing your family and your home. Volusia County Emergency Management, in cooperation with the Volusia Community Organizations Active in Disaster and the Volusia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will host its first countywide hurricane expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 8, in the Hester and Daugharty Buildings at the Volusia County Fairgrounds, 3100 E. New York Ave., DeLand. The free event will offer educational presentations to the public about storm safety, hurricane hazards and emergency preparation.
Safety tips The event’s keynote speaker is Ken Bouvier, who was one of the
key public safety officials leading the efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Bouvier has over 40 years’ experience in managing disasters and is a popular professional speaker in the public safety arena. Many area businesses, service organizations and county divisions are participating in the event. Attendees will learn safety tips through live safety demonstrations and dozens of hurricane-related educational exhibits. Special vehicles will be on display, and free hot dogs, chips, and drinks will be provided. Attendees will have the opportunity to visit exhibitors and enter into a drawing to win a weather radio. Reservations are not required. For more information, call Jill Hemmerlien at 386-254-1500.
Take the summer off – from fertilizing, that is. Volusia County’s summertime fertilizer ban begins June 1 and continues through Sept. 30. During this time, residents and lawn care companies may not apply nitrogen or phosphorus to lawns and landscape plants. Volusia County’s fertilizer ordinance includes these provisions: The application of fertilizers containing phosphorus is prohibited at all times unless a soil or plant-tissue deficiency is verified. The application of fertilizers containing nitrogen is prohibited from June 1 through Sept. 30 of each year. Fertilizer containing nitrogen may be applied only between Oct. 1 and May 31 and must contain at least 50 percent slow-release nitrogen. Fertilizer may not be applied within 15 feet of water bodies. The ordinance applies to all homes and businesses, except in Deltona, which has its own fertilizer ordinance. Homeowners should check with their lawn care companies to make sure they are following the ordinance. Gardens and the application of compost are exempt.
Water protection Excess nutrients from fertilizer runoff can cause algae blooms and fish kills in waterways, spoiling recreational opportunities and the natural hab-
Shawnda Green, Chesapeake; Kevin Calhoun (Dawn), Huntersville, North Carolina; Kevin Jukes (Diana), Cooper City, Florida; eight great-grandchildren; two adopted sons, Robert Mobley and Leonard Powell; and a host of other family and friends. Along with her husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Naomi Yvonne Jukes.
Local AKAs present nine scholarships The Chi Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA), Inc. and the Ivy Community Foundation (ICF), Inc. presented nine scholarship awards of $1,000 each to graduating high school seniors, who are heading off to college this fall. There were two students from Putnam County with the remaining seven from Flagler County schools. The scholarship recipients are Tevel Adams and Payton Pellicer of Palatka High School; Wanyea
itats and wildlife. The Volusia County Council passed the fertilizer ordinance in 2014 to protect the county’s springs and surface waters, particularly the Indian River Lagoon, where algae blooms and animal deaths have raised concerns in recent years.
Lawn care help Volusia County’s Environmental Management Division recommends these Florida-friendly lawn care practices during the summer: Pump some iron. Use Floridafriendly yard products that contain iron or other micronutrients to green up your lawn. Get better dirt. Give your garden a boost by adding compost. Try organic soil amendments such as leaves, mulch and compost. Pick better plants. Native and Florida-friendly plants require less fertilizer, water and overall care. Keep the clippings. Leave grass clippings on the lawn. They can supply up to 50 percent of the nitrogen your grass needs. Local garden centers offer a variety of summer-safe yard products to help keep landscapes green and growing throughout the summer. Look for fertilizers that start with two zeros (such as 0-0-6) on the label; these do not contain nitrogen or phosphorous. For information about fertilizer use and soil testing, call the University of Florida/Volusia County Extension at 386-8225778 or visit www.volusia.org/ fertilizer.
Barbel, Derrick Harris, Anne Joseph, Faith McKenney, William Patin, and Leah Simpson of Flagler Palm Coast High School; and Christianna Powell, Matanzas High School. Nia Felton and Kayla White, graduates whose mothers are Chi Delta Omega Chapter members, also were recognized for their achievements. An awards reception was held at the Palm Coast United Methodist Church with students, parents, AKA and ICF members; Joe Rizzo, Flagler Education Foundation executive director, and former scholarship recipients Nina Eustaquio (2013) and Emany Desinor (2018) in attendance. ••• As always, remember our prayers for the sick, afflicted, the prodigal son, or daughter, and the bereaved.
Celebrations Birthday wishes to Leonard A. Rowe, Dr. Lawrence Gary, May 26; and Audrey Thorpe, May 27.
Health department to host free breastfeeding classes The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County (DOHVolusia) is hosting no-cost breastfeeding classes for new and expectant mothers. Classes cover the basics of breastfeeding and are scheduled at DOHVolusia locations from: 6 to 8 p.m. June 4 at 775 Harley Strickland Blvd., Orange City. 10 to 11 a.m. June 11 at 1845 Holsonback Drive, Daytona Beach. 6 to 8 p.m. June 12 at 717 W. Canal Street, New Smyrna Beach. 6 to 8 p.m. June 20 at 1845 Holsonback Drive, Daytona Beach. Each class is a one-time session. Reservations are suggested but not required. Lactation consultants from the department’s Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program offer resources and assistance to breastfeeding mothers. WIC also offers breastfeeding peer counseling programs. Trained peer counselors are chosen from the same socio/ economic/ethnic groups as WIC clients and have successfully breastfed their own babies. Breastfeeding peer counselors provide mother-to-mother basic breastfeeding education and support to pregnant and breastfeeding moms. For more information or to register for a class, call 866-9423663.
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Dump the SAT, forget the ‘adversity score’ The College Board, the organization that develops and administers the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), has developed a new "adversity score" to augment the widely-used college admissions examination. The fact that the College Board has had to create an "adversity score" is reason enough to discard the badly-flawed SAT, a test that many consider racially biased and that only measures the likelihood of first-year college success. The SAT measures the accumulated advantages that some students have over others because of the quality of their high schools, their family wealth, and other factors. The "adversity score" seeks to measure the disadvantages that some students experience.
Race not measured Interestingly, the "adversity score" does not measure race, although racial discrimination is alive and well in our nation. Indeed, the development of an adversity score that does not account for race is a capitulation to the anti-affirmative action forces, some directed by this administration's Justice Department that have brought lawsuits against Harvard and other universities because of "anti-Asian" bias. It is also a bow to the argument that a White student from a poor family is more disadvantaged
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Fixing a corrupt system instead of changing it only serves to reinforce the status quo. than a Black child whose family is upper middle-class, when there is plenty of evidence that this is not necessarily so. Structural racism is so woven into our national consciousness that child of middle-class Black folks is likely to do worse than their parents did. Our nation is in race denial, and this adversity score, which does not consider race, is part of the denial. The pilot testing of the adversity score seems to indicate that using it may create more diverse admissions, but there are precious few details about the score (and it won't even be shared with students and their parents). But the very existence of an adversity score raises questions about the efficacy of the SAT. This is perhaps why.
Where is Harriet Tubman? It sounds like such a long time ago that Barack Obama was our dearly beloved president. But when he was president, we rejoiced in the fact that Harriet Tubman was finally going to be properly recognized at the national level for all the work she did under dangerous circumstances to perfect our union. Those who knew of her great work were overjoyed that her likeness was going to grace the $20 bill. We were so sure that planning for that to happen was already underway. Hearing nothing about that effort since President Obama left office, we are concerned. Is anyone planning to make it happen?
Nothing moving I’ve been hearing things are at
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a standstill. Maybe you should ask your elected representatives to find out the status of the project. The person who can answer that is Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, but good luck in reaching his office! That’s why I’m suggesting asking your member of Congress to raise the question for us. Harriet was a freedom fighter and did all that she could to bring people out of slavery. She did all that she could to save our
Voting rights means foreign interference protection This is not Russia. This is the United States of America. And I will fight until the death to make sure every citizen – whether they’re Green Party, whether they’re Freedom Party, whether they’re Democrat, whether they’re Republican, whoever – has that right to vote. Because it is the essence of our democracy. For so many people, their rights are pulled away from them, then they’ve got to put in laws to get them back. What does that mean? They cannot progress rapidly. They cannot progress with the rest of society. All they’re trying to do is control their own destiny. – U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, Chair, House Oversight Committee. The National Urban League’s 2019 State of Black America® report, “Getting 2 Equal, United Not Divided,” an unprecedent-
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ed examination of the state of the Black vote, was unveiled this week amidst a new push in Congress to protect voting rights and secure democracy.
‘Shining a light’ Just a day after we unveiled the report at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings announced he wants to “make sure we spend significant effort and time, perhaps even looking at even more states and seeing what they’re
This is an interesting time for the adversity score to be rolled out. Robert Schaffer, public education director of Fair Test (the National Center for Fair and Open Testing) says the adversity scores are a way for the College Board to defend itself against its critics. He said, "Schools do not need the SAT or ACT – with or without 'adversity scores' – to make highquality, admissions decisions that promote equity and excellence." In fact, more than 1000 colleges and universities, including half for the top 100 liberal arts colleges, do not use the SAT to evaluate applicants. What should colleges use instead to evaluate students? How about high school grades? Some will argue that the quality of high schools varies. Well, that ought to be an impetus for improving the quality of some high schools, especially those in inner cities.
How about class rank? The University of Texas uses class rank to admit some students, which ensures a diverse class given the segregation that remains in our nation's high schools. The adversity score will purportedly reflect differences in high school quality. Eliminating the use of the SAT would do much the same, allowing college admissions counselors to make
country from its evil ways toward Black and Native people. She was known as the conductor of the Underground Railroad through her celebrated Civil War service as a soldier, spy and as a nurse. She risked her life to save others, even when some were too afraid to help themselves. She had the kind of courage we so badly need today. She was a selfless leader and liberator. She cared so much for our people that even when she went through dangerous terrain to free herself, she continued to return to bring others out of slavery.
Needed today Harriet was the kind of strategist we need today, and Lord knows we need one who can get us through the current administration that seems to hate everybody and all that is good. Many of us who call ourselves leaders are weary from having to continue to fight the same battles for justice and equality. Maulana Karenga described
doing and shining a light on what they may be doing illegally or improperly to stop or hinder people from voting and having those votes counted.” Specifically, the committee is planning to examine voter suppression in North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, and Kansas. In partnership with the Brennan Center for Justice and the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the State of Black America revealed how the “Terrible Trio” of voter suppression – state legislatures, the Supreme Court, and hostile foreign actors – worked together to disrupt American democracy. Beginning in 2010 – following the first year of the first African-American president’s term – state legislatures began passing restrictive laws intended to hinder Black voters. The Supreme Court opened the floodgates for voter suppression in 2013 when it gutted the Voting Rights Act with its decision in Shelby v. Holder.
Russians step in It was into this suppression-
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better decisions. The College Board says it is a nonprofit organization, but let's follow the money. It makes so much money that its president, David Coleman, earns more than $1 million a year, more than the president of Harvard University. The organization is making megabucks on the backs of our students, and it is reinforcing biases along the way. Some see the adversity score as a step in the right direction toward modifying the SAT. I see it as a defensive move to shore up a flawed test and an even more flawed organization. This fall, more than 150 colleges will use the adversity-enhanced SAT in their admissions process. Based on those results,
more colleges will use the score to measure adversity.
Harriet in a way that puts our people to shame who are always too tired, too busy and too uncaring to do liberation work. He described her as an “all-seasons soldier, abolitionist, freedom fighter, strategist, teacher, nurse, advocate of human, civil and women’s rights…. At the heart, center and core of the life, work and struggle of Harriet Tubman is her focus on freedom. “It is from the outset an inclusive and indivisible freedom: the collective practice of self-determination in and for community. Thus, its’s not enough for her to free herself, for that to her was only an escape from the immediate bondage of the devilish enslaver and the radically evil system they built and maintained. And it wasn’t enough to have crossed a line that in most minds meant leaving the land of bondage and entering the land of ‘freedom’ and forgetting those left behind.”
istration to prevent Harriet from receiving the honor she deserves. Rep. Elijah Cummings, Rep. John Katko and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen offered a bit of hope when they raised concern that the administration is stalling this historic effort and have urged them to follow through and expedite the redesign of the $20 bill. Meanwhile, they’ve introduced a bill to pass the Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2019. That’s fine, but we must take action to put her likeness on the $20 bill to reflect the contributions of all women, especially women of color, in perfecting our union. Call your member of Congress today at (202) 225-3121 to ask for the status of the $20 bill that is to carry Harriet Tubman’s likeness, replacing Andrew Jackson.
Keep hope alive We must not allow this admin-
happy environment that hostile foreign actors – specifically the troll farm of Russia’s Internet Research Agency – unleashed a firestorm of manipulative, misleading and deceptive social media aimed at dissuading AfricanAmericans from voting. Our report has landed at a crucial moment when some members of Congress are ramping up pressure to address foreign meddling and racially-motivated voter suppression. The same day we unveiled the report, a bipartisan group of Senators introduced a proposal to bar foreign citizens who have interfered in the U.S. elections from entering the United States. Last week, Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey unveiled a bill that would fund states’ implementation of paper ballots that could be audited and to enact new cybersecurity standards to protect against hacking – a recommendation that is included in State of Black America®. Other recommendations include H.R.1, the For the People Act which includes a wide range
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It measures privilege I know lots of folks who consider the development of an adversity score good news. It would be much better news if colleges and universities simply decided to stop using the SAT. It measures privilege, not knowledge, and it is demonstrably biased. Fixing a corrupt system instead of changing it only serves to reinforce the status quo.
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The Decarceration Collective is led by African American female attorneys Cody and Bella Bahhs. It is a collective of lawyers, community organizers, and criminal justice policy consultants working to dismantle a system that privileges prisons over people.
Black lawyers free 17 inmates with help from Kardashian BY STACY M. BROWN NNPA NEWSWIRE
Kim Kardashian, who has made headlines for helping to win the freedom of as many as 17 mostly African American prisoners who were life without parole sentences, reportedly has signed a deal with Oxygen for a documentary tentatively titled “Kim Kardashian: The Justice Project.” The project focuses on the so-
cialite’s recent foray into criminal justice reform. Hopefully, it will also shine a light on the African American women lawyers, like Anne Barnett, Topika Sam and MiAngel Cody, who many argue deserve the lion’s share of the credit that’s gone almost exclusively to Kardashian. The Decarceration Collective is led by African American female attorneys Cody and Bella
Bahhs. It counts as a premier collective of lawyers, community organizers, and criminal justice policy consultants working to dismantle a system that privileges prisons over people.
Free services The organization provides federal criminal defense, strategic communications and public relations counsel and they serve
individual, public and nonprofit clients throughout the United States. “MiAngel Cody and I have been doing this work for free,” Barnett said in a statement. “Ask any of our dozens of clients who are now free living their best lives. Both of us left six-figure salary jobs and wiped out our own savings accounts to fund our work,” she said. “We attempted to get grants from these large foundations shelling out millions of dollars to other organizations but would not look our way because they so-called don’t fund “direct services.’ “Our hands were full picking locks to human cages, we didn’t have time to participate in glori-
Report shows why many Blacks not ready to retire
Millennials willing to go into debt for travel experiences
BY STACY M. BROWN NNPA NEWSWIRE
The nation’s leading public interest group providing seniors and others with information that empowers them to choose how they live, AARP, regularly publishes a retirement calculator that individuals and families can use to provide a personalized snapshot of what their financial future might look like. One simply has to answer a few questions about household status, salary and retirement savings (such as an IRA or 401(k)), include information about supplemental retirement income (such as a pension or Social Security), and consider how long they intend to work to generate information that will inform their expected lifestyle as a retiree. The tool is designed to help potential retirees determine the amount of money they’ll need to retire “when – and how – they want.”
Saving ‘an afterthought’ Unfortunately for most African Americans, even the most sophisticated planning tools lead to the same result: retirement has fast become a pie-in-the-sky dream. “As a whole, Americans are bad savers. But, I believe it’s worse for African American communities because they don’t have access to the right educational opportunities,” said Cory Chapman, the Managing Partner and CEO of EFC Wealth Management. “Being raised by a single mom with three kids, I understand the struggle of just trying to pay the bills and get food on the table. Growing up, saving money was an afterthought and never discussed,” Chapman said. A report published earlier this month demonstrated how African Americans, Latinos and other minorities will have a more difficult time calling it quits than White Americans.
Income disparities The report, published on the financial website The Motley Fool, revealed that the troubling disparity in retirement readiness between White Americans and minorities can be explained largely by income and wealth disparities that persist throughout our lives. “Caucasians didn’t lose as much wealth during the Great Recession and have recovered more of it, so White households now hold close to six times the wealth of African American or Hispanic households,” the report’s authors said. Median earnings for White households recovered from the recession by 2016, but
fied begging from the nonprofit industrial complex only to be turned down,” she said. Celeb’s support lauded Barnett explained that Kardashian “linked arms with us to support us when foundations turned us down.” “We and our clients and their families have a lot of love for [Kardashian] and are deeply grateful for her,” she said. Barnett also isn’t blaming Kardashian for the media attention. “Kim has always been very clear in her role. It’s the media that spins it around – not Kim. We do not care how the media is portraying it, that’s what the media does,” She said. “Who cares? We need Kim’s support and the support of anyone else who wants to join this fight. We love that she is using her platform to raise awareness. We are not trying to be famous. We are trying to get our people free. Period,” Barnett said. ‘Good lawyering’ In 90 days, the African American attorneys freed 17 people from life without parole sentences – the second-most severe penalty permitted by law in America. “Only two of us … Prosecutors opposed nearly every single case we had,” Barnett said. “We litigated our asses off in federal courts across the country. We won downward departures in most of our cases due to good lawyering,” she said. Barnett continued, “People set to die in prison are now free. Our clients weren’t even on this selective list the Sentencing Commission sent out or on federal defenders’ radars. “In fact, we have copies of letters federal defenders sent some of our clients telling them they weren’t even eligible for relief under the First Step Act – but we got them free. “Our work in 90 days is historic. We picked some up from prison. We gave re-entry stipends. We continue to support them upon release.” For more information, visit thedecarcerationcollective.org.
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For most African Americans, even the most sophisticated planning tools lead to the same result: Retirement has fast become a pie-in-the-sky dream. earning levels for both black and Hispanic households remained below 2007 levels. Whites now earn close to twice as much as minority households do, according to The Motley Fool. “The African American community is skeptical when it comes to saving,” Chapman said. “Growing up, we were taught by our grandparents that we couldn’t trust banks and we were better off burying money in the backyard,” he said.
Teach the children Understanding how money works is actually getting worse with each new generation – Black children aren’t learning basic life skills in school, Chapman continued. “We need to be teaching children about planning strategies to generate wealth. Retired African American clients that come into my office are still just trying to make ends meet,” Chapman said. “They don’t feel like they can save money when they are trying to put their kids through college and help them buy a home or car. They are forgetting about themselves and their own retirement,” he said. The most recent MassMutual State of the American Family Study found that there are differences in retirement planning among different cultural groups. African Americans fall short on executing life-changing measures such as accumulating wealth, being better prepared for retirement and building up savings.
Some key findings According to the American Family Study, 84 percent of African Americans believe the
American Dream means financial security; 78 percent in not living paycheck-to-paycheck; and 77 percent in owning a home. However, based on the study, many African Americans don’t have tangible assets needed to make those goals happen now. The study revealed a disconnect between African Americans’ financial situations and their hope toward the future. Some key findings from the survey: Outside of retirement accounts, only 37 percent of African Americans own wealthbuilding products such as stocks and mutual funds. Only 35 percent believe they are doing a good job of preparing for retirement. 33 percent have less than one month of funds saved for a crisis and less than 25 percent have amassed more than six months’ of emergency savings. 58 percent are actively involved in educating their children on finances vs. 48 percent of Whites. Forty-percent rely on family members for information “The study shows African Americans want to improve their financial situations and are hopeful about the future,” Evan Taylor, African American market director for MassMutual, told Black Enterprise Magazine. “At the same time, it sheds light on the financial struggles and inequities that the African American community continues to battle,” Taylor said. “Those contradictions indicate a need for greater financial education and discipline for the whole family to achieve economic success. In fact, the biggest financial regret expressed by respondents was that they wished they had started saving and investing sooner,” he said.
People love traveling — whether it’s meant to get away and relax or to reconnect with family and loved ones. However, a new survey reveals that some people are so willing to travel even if it may hurt them financially. The home-sharing platform Vrbo conducted a survey of American travelers with the help of Ipsos and found that millennials aren’t willing to put off their vacation, even if they can’t afford it. “Forget what you thought about millennials traveling on a shoestring,” said Karen Fuller, senior director of global market research at Vrbo. “Our results revealed that they are actually the most likely to go into debt for travel, which is consistent with the notion that millennials like to accumulate experiences, not things.”
Experiences over things Comparatively, only 27 percent of Gen Xers and 15 percent of baby boomers were willing to go into debt for travel. As Fuller explained, millennials are focused on having experiences, rather than material things. This matches up with the survey findings that discovered that 45 percent of millennials will “travel purely for exploration in 2019.” In terms of Gen X, 20 percent said they’ll travel for a special occasion this year, while 44 percent will travel for a milestone event such as a birthday or anniversary. Baby boomers are the least likely to travel for a hobby or activity such as hiking or skiing, compared to 23 percent of millennials.
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Patrons stand in line to buy seafood from Stoney Farms. Some of the vendors participating in the Crab & Seafood Festival said they sold out.
Seafood festival gives boost to Midtown BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
Hundreds of people flocked to Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard (historically Second Avenue) in the heart of Daytona’s Black community for a day of seafood, culture, music, fun and more at the Crab & Seafood Festival on May 18. The event brought 30 vendors both locally and from out of town selling not only seafood but other foods, goods and services along Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard (MMB) between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Charles Street. The event included live music along with deejay music by CStyles Entertainment.
Vendors sell out The Crab & Seafood Festival is the brainchild of Brittany Presley through her business called Divine Designs Event Planning and Décor, LLC. Presley is set to earn her bachelor’s degree from Bethune-Cookman University within a year. In addition, she is a wife and mother of four children. “Today has been amazing. The crowd has been good. The community has been receptive. Many of the vendors left early after selling out,” Presley said on Saturday. This was the first year of the event in Daytona. Presley also does a Crab & Seafood Festival in Port Orange, which she has hosted for the past three years. That one will take place later this summer at a date to be determined.
‘Grown and progressed’ She brought a similar event to Daytona this year due to popular demand. The City of Daytona Beach co-sponsored the event. “The event has grown and progressed. I was asked to bring a seafood event to Daytona by city officials who saw the event last year in Port Orange and thought it would be great for the city to have one. So, I came. The city has been very supportive, which helped make this happen,” Presley noted. Daytona Beach Zone 6 City Commissioner Paula Reed said, “Brittany was a student in my class. I checked out her event last year and decided it should come
here. I got with the city manager and we along with the commission made it happen.” The Midtown Community Development Corporation, a nonprofit organization, also cosponsored the event.
‘Very diverse crowd’
Author Donna Gray-Banks and friends were among the hundreds of people at the festival.
Reed says that it is important to bring events like this to the city and community. “This is a much-need event – not just our community but to our entire city. It gives people something to do and businesses a chance to make money. It’s a very diverse crowd out here. Everyone is invited.” A goal of the festival is to provide an economic boost to the area, especially to local businesses. “My hope is that many of the local businesses in the area, especially the Midtown area can participate and benefit. I only had three businesses in the area, but my hope is to have many more local businesses next year,” stated Presley.
Left: Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry and his family are shown with festival organizer Brittany Presley, right.
Profits for vendors For the many of the vendors. the festival was a success. Deidre Gent, owner of Crabs In A Bucket of Ocala, kept long lines during the event, even later in the night. She said, “This event has been pretty awesome. Business has gone undoubtedly well. We’ve had long lines all day. We’ve been very busy all day. This festival is definitely worth partaking in as a business.” Daytona Beach entrepreneurs Keysha Pope and her mother, Kenya Griffin, sold skin care products for both men and women through their business called Sherrie’s Suga Scrubs. “This festival has been very profitable today. It’s been worth attending for us today too,” Pope noted.
Good reviews Residents also liked what they saw at the event. Daytona resident Percy Williamson told Times, “The community responded very well to this event by coming out and showing up in a big, big way. It was well put together by Mrs. Brittany Pressley. Congrats to her. Job well done! I think it went very well for everyone.”
Others said they enjoyed the food and had a good time. “It was great, the line dancing, the deejay, the food was great. I got to film some line dancing. I enjoyed an ice cream treat and some conch fritters. The crowds
were pleasant. The weather was perfect,” responded Terica Charles. For more information on the Crab & Seafood Festival, contact Brittany Presley at divinedesignsevent.com.
Above left: A young server prepares a meal for a hungry festivalgoer. Above right: Percy Williamson chills out at the festival.