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Reed forming Watch groups for Zone 6Wants citizens’ help in setting goals

BY JAMES HARPERDAYTONA TIMESharperjames59@yahoo.com

Zone 6 City Commissioner Paula Reed is calling on the residents in her zone to get in-volved and become members of two Neighborhood Watch groups she is helping to get started.

“I can’t do this alone,” Reed said in an interview this week announcing the formation of the groups, as well as some things she hopes to accom-plish during her first term in office.

Part of city’s growthReed said it is in her plans

that residents of Zone 6 are not left behind as growth takes place in other areas of the city, particularly with the an-nouncement of a Hard Rock Café that may be built on A1A, as well as expansion plans an-nounced earlier this year by International Speedway Cor-poration.

Reed noted all these proj-ects are taking place outside her zone, but she supports them because in the long run it could mean more jobs for the people she represents – especially construction jobs.

Dates setBeginning in June and con-

tinuing on the second Mon-day of every month, The Zone Neighborhood Watch South will have meetings for resi-dents living south of Interna-tional Speedway Boulevard. The meetings will take place at the Activity Building locat-ed in the John H. Dickerson Center Complex. Meetings will start 6 p.m.

Reed said she and several residents went to a Neighbor-hood Watch meeting Monday in Zone 5 to pick up pointers to start their own group.

Reed said when the South group kicks off, she hopes to start a second Neighborhood Watch group for residents of her zone who live north of

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BY JAMES HARPERDAYTONA TIMESharperjames59@yahoo.com

The Daytona Beach Police De-partment confirmed this week that a gun buyback is sched-uled for May 18 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Hope Fellowship Church. That’s the same day a “March Against the Madness” of gun vi-olence, gang violence and do-

mestic abuse is planned.

“DBPD will ex-change gift cards up to $50, de-pending on the type and condi-tion of the gun. Unwanted guns can be dropped off at Hope Fel-lowship Church,”

said Carla Quann. “No questions asked.”

March, rallyBringing people together and

working toward a solution against

gun violence, gang violence and domestic abuse will be the focus of the march, scheduled to start at 9 a.m. from Derbyshire Park near Hope Fellowship Church in Daytona Beach. A rally will begin after the march.

Bishop Derek T. Triplett, pastor of Hope Fellowship and one of the organizers of the march said, “The fire is hot in our communi-ty. Every day we are dealing with these ills and ailments.

“I am not tying the march to any particular episode in our city, but to aggregate violence across America,” Triplett said. He explained that the march wasn’t timed because of recent shoot-ings across the city since Decem-ber, where Black teens were ei-ther killed or injured.

“Our kids are acting out in part of what the culture has pro-duced,” he added.

Triplett said he wants the rally and march to become a catalyst to bring people together who usu-ally wouldn’t work together. The plan is to look at the landscape of the community and focus in on a

couple of issues every year.Marchers will leave Derby-

shire Park to Third Street; pro-ceed west on Third Street, turn-ing right on Imperial Drive; pro-ceed north on Imperial Drive to Sixth Street, turning right, then

proceeding east on Sixth Street to Derbyshire, then turn right (south) on Derbyshire back to Derbyshire Park.

For more information on March Against the Madness, call Hope Fellowship at 386-226-1122.

Organizers announce march route, gun buyback

BY HAZEl TRIcE EDNEY AND AkuA ABOAgYETrice edney news wire

On May 6, Kiona Dan-iels celebrated her Grand-mother Ella’s 98th birthday. This weekend, she will join millions across the nation in celebration of Mother’s Day, May 12.

As young as 5 years old, Twan Woods would wake up at night and hear his mother having a seizure. He would know exactly what to do. He would run into her bedroom, hold her, put a cold rag in her mouth, comfort her and keep her from falling until

it was over, he recalls.“My Mom, she’s a sick la-

dy. She’s like, handicapped; she’s been like that all her life,” said the 37-year-old who grew up in Ward 8, a crime-ridden section of South East Washington, D.C.

Raised wellDespite the hardships,

his mother, Francine Ward, raised him and his younger brother the best she could – with love and wisdom.

“She couldn’t come out and chase behind me as I was growing up...She couldn’t even teach me how to go to school and

how to become a man, but one thing she did teach me was to depend on the Lord. She put the Bible scriptures in me.

“When I was younger I didn’t want to hear it. But it was in me; so when I got older I had that to fall back on. She gave me the Word,” he said.

In part, because of his mother’s heroic influence on his life, Woods and a few of his friends have pulled together a singing group called Ward 8 Entertain-ment. Their inspirational CD that he gives to anyone for a small donation is en-

‘Mama, what would I do without you?

Senior Oasis, a group that meets every Wednesday at the John H. Dickerson Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., held a special luncheon for mothers who are senior citizens and its annual Fashion Show and Hat Parade.

Senior Oasis is open to all seniors. For more information, call 386-671-5823.

SENIOR OASIS / HAPPY MOTHERS’ DAY!

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titled, “Waiting for Better Days.” One of his prize sin-gles on the CD is fittingly ti-tled, “Mama, What Would I Do Without You?”

Paying respectThis week, millions of

men, women, boys and girls, are asking that same question and preparing to pay respects to their moth-ers and the motherly fig-ures in their lives. In vari-ous interviews, some dis-cussed their most touching memories and most im-portant lessons.

When Kiona Daniels was only 16 years old, her moth-er was killed in a car acci-dent. Her grandmother El-la took over the mothering. But having been raised un-til the age of 16 in a house-hold with three matriarchs – her mother, grandmoth-er and great grandmother – she had a triple dose of love that most people have not experienced.

“In retrospect, I think it had a huge impact on just developing me with a foundational basis of who I have become as a wom-an; especially as it per-tains to relationships,” said Daniels, who was set to re-ceive an executive Mas-ter’s Degree in Public Ad-ministration from Ameri-can University this week-end. “Oddly enough, you wouldn’t think that two very older women would have an impact on me from a relationship standpoint,” but they taught by exam-ple, she said.

“My grandmother Ella, she was just a loving, car-ing wife and had her own independence and had her own identity. Just hav-ing my own identity in a re-lationship and having my own independence finan-

cially without any reliance or dependence on a dat-ing partner was something that I took from my grand-mother a great deal. That was one of her main things: ‘Never depend on anyone. Always have your own,’” she quotes her grandmoth-er, now 98 years old.

Simplicity worksMothers’ Day, like many

holidays, is overshadowed by consumer-driven ad-vertisement. Therefore, some struggle to enjoy the real meaning of the day set aside to honor the one who gave words of wisdom, nursed injuries, wiped away tears, cooked favor-ite meals and often sacri-ficed her own desires for her family’s.

Yet, this Sunday, many mother’s hearts will be touched with the simplic-ity of love demonstrated by macaroni art projects from elementary schools and oversized cups with huge lettering designating her as the “World’s Great-est Mom.”

Patricia Dillard elo-quently recalls the love of her mother during a time when African-Americans still struggled amidst Jim Crow and racial segrega-tion.

“I was about my grand-daughter’s age (3-4 years old) and it was the late 1940s in Sweetbriar, Va., where my father worked as a cook and my mother did domestic housework at Sweetbriar College, an all girls’ college,” she recalls. “The people she worked for gave her a porcelain doll as a gift. When my mother came home from work that day, she said to me there was something in the car for me.

“It was raining and I ran to the back seat of the car out in the garage and there it was, this big beautiful ba-by porcelain doll. I felt so

special that she gave some-thing so precious that was meant for her to me. And I still have it. I think of the sacrifices my parents made to make sure I was happy, and how I appreciated this doll.”

Excited momConnie Danquah 23, a

physical therapy student at Howard University, giggles as she recalls her mom’s dedication to her after leaving a job working long hours in New York City.

“I was about 6,” Dan-quah recalls. “She quit her job and relocated to a po-sition closer to home that was less demanding, be-cause she wanted to be around. She picked me up from school and took me to all my extracurricular activities. We got to do all the girly stuff together; she dressed me up in big flow-ery dresses and enrolled me in tap and ballet.

“I felt like she was more excited than I was. I think it was something she always wanted to do when she was little, but due to family fi-nances probably never got the chance.”

The veil of innocence causes most children to be oblivious to the love and caregiving received from their parents. It isn’t un-til later in life, most com-monly after people have children of their own, that they really understand the strength and selflessness necessary to raise a child.

But most people agree that regardless of who any-one considers Mom, there is nothing like a mother’s love.

“Mama, Mama, I know you’re really not a father figure,” says Twan Woods’ song, “But I want to take this time and thank you for giving me life.

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ISB, but the decision will ultimately be up to the residents if they think the zone needs two group.

“It has to be citizen-driven. This will not be a time for residents to of-fer up gripes,” Reed said, adding that in order to accomplish some of the goals she hopes to achieve for her zone and the entire city, she will need the help of her residents.

Focus on MidtownReed recently toured the

Midtown area of the city, which has a heavy Black

population, with Dayto-na Beach Redevelopment Director Reed Berger and Charles Bryant. She called what she witnessed “de-plorable.”

On her list of things to do is the repaving of Mar-tin Luther King Jr. Bou-levard. She also wants abandoned and neglected buildings demolished.

Reed said the idea of forming a Neighborhood Watch group came after she met with residents of Russell and Willie Streets who were upset with a rash of break-ins that had occurred in their ar-ea. Reed said it is time for the residents to take back their neighborhood, some of which are still centers of crime.

Talk to the chiefDuring the upcom-

ing Neighborhood Watch meetings, Reed said res-idents will have an op-portunity to address their concerns to Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood. There will al-so be opportunities when other departments of the city will present them with information to im-prove their qualify of life in the city.

Elected last Novem-ber to her first term as the Zone 6 commission-er, Reed says she wants to do more to help the area be successful and attract more businesses and res-idents.

BY JAMES HARPERDAYTONA TIMES STAffharperjames59@yahoo.com

Second Avenue Mer-chants Association (SA-MA) along with C-Style En-tertainment and Promo-tions hosting “Youth on

the Move” on May 18.“Youth on the Move” is

a a free event that will be held at Daisy Stocking Park in Daytona Beach from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This event will focus on promoting health and fitness for the youth (ages 4-12 years old)

in our community. We feel that our youth

should be supported by providing an environment that is safe to exercise, so-cialize and develop healthy lifestyle habits,” according to a press release from SA-MA board member Barba-

ra Turner-HymesHymes said they are

dedicated to the process of making this event a suc-cess.

“Research studies have proven physical activity, along with proper nutri-tion, is beneficial to people

of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities,” Hymes said.

Over the past 20 years, there’s been a significant increase in obesity in the United States. About one-third of U.S. adults (33.8%) are obese and approxi-mately 17% (or 12.5 mil-lion) of children and ado-lescents (aged 2-19 years) are obese, according to information provided by Hymes

Hymes said many busi-ness and community lead-ers are on board and sup-

portive of their efforts. They are in need of dona-tions of food, prizes, pro-motional items and gift certificates whifch will be-given to the youth who par-ticipate in the day’s event

For more information contact Chester McNorton (386) 341-3586 or Hymes (386) 299-1637. Donations can be mailed to 515 Alice Place, South Daytona, FL 32119.

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Children participating in the Palmetto Park Boys and Girls Club of Volusia/Flagler County will no longer have to do extracur-ricular activities amongst the clotheslines at their current location on Whitney Street in Palmetto Park.

Daytona Beach’s elected officials, dur-ing last week’s city commission meeting, approved a lease agreement with the Boys & Girls Club for a five-year term at an an-nual rate of $12,600 at the John H. Dicker-son Center.

Beginning June 10, the Boys & Girls Club will have moved its entire operation from the Whitney Street location to the Dicker-son Center located at 308 S. Dr. Martin Lu-ther King, Jr. Blvd.

Using vacant space“This agreement would allow the Boys

and Girls Club exclusive use of the south end of the Dickerson Center, which is now currently vacant and unused,” according to a memo sent from Leisure Services Di-rector Percy Williamson to City Manager Jim Chisholm.

“The Boys & Girls Club agrees to estab-lish, operate, manage and staff a first-rate facility providing youth programs and ser-vices to the Daytona Beach community, including afterschool, summer and eve-ning programs a minimum of five days a week, four hours per day, 11 months a year,” Williamson wrote.

Williamson said the “lease and overall collaborative agreement will not adverse-ly affect the current leisure services pro-gramming or rentals being held at the re-maining portion of this vast facility.

“This partnership allows us to better serve the community by expanding access

to programming and pool resources,” Wil-liamson concluded.

Safe placeAccording to the Boys & Girls Clubs

website, they “provide a safe place (for children 6 – 18 years of age) to learn and grow – all while having fun.”

“It is the place where great futures are started each and every day. In every com-munity, boys and girls are left to find their own recreation and companionship in the streets. An increasing number of children are at home with no adult care or super-vision. Young people need to know that someone cares about them,” according to the website.

Phillip Martin, program director for the Palmetto Park Boys & Girls Club, told the Daytona Times that the move to the Dick-erson Center will enable them to increase the number of students who can partici-pate in their programs.

“It will be a safer place,” he added noting they currently have 58 students participat-ing in their after school program, many of whom are on scholarship.

Martin said normally students have to pay a $25 registration fee, but because of a grant they receive, most of their partici-pants pay nothing.

Helping our kidsMartin, who has been with the Boys &

Girls Club since 2011, said they help keep students off the street, preventing them from making bad choices.

“We have our own set of tutors, lots of extracurricular activities and healthy liv-ing challenges helping them stay fit. We have people who come in from the com-munity who give out free music lessons and barbers who give free hair cuts,” Mar-tin said, adding they also provide the kids with snacks.

Martin said kids will now be able to play basketball indoors. Students will also be exposed to other sports such as tennis and racquetball, since such courts exist at the Dickerson Center.

Martin said they are open year-round from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. five days a week. For more information contact them at 386-258-7910.

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“Any time you, young girls, have a dream, fulfill that dream...Don’t give up. Don’t let nobody come in your life and tell you what you can’t do, what you can’t be,” said Halliemae Jenkins. “So, let me tell you, young girls...Whatev-er you believe, that’s what you become...You, young girls, save your body, cher-ish your body... You, young girls, are too beautiful to let these little snotty boys tell you something in your ear, ‘Oh, you P-R-E-T-T-Y!”’

Jenkins spoke truth, de-spite the laughs from her mixing comedy with the dress she was wearing for covering a huge derriere and diverting to humor.

The school district em-p l o y e e / c o m e d i e n n e moved beyond, having the mentees pledge to stay in school, obey parents, leave the knucklehead boys alone, always trusting God, and keeping faith.

It was a clear view of the African-American Mentor-ing Program for Girls, es-tablished by the Flagler County public schools, co-ordinated by women of col-or, pushing back negativi-ty, and imparting to young girls academically, social-ly, emotionally, spiritual-ly, and physically. Dr. Pa-mela Jackson Smith overall

is engaged as the program chairman.

The end-of-the-year cel-ebration scored a buffet at The Bistro of Flagler Palm Coast High School, and shared the theme: “Cel-ebrating Milestones, Ac-complishments and Ser-vice.”

The mentees ranged from second grade to high school upper classmates. They unlocked the await-ed visit to Tallahassee in a college tour, other campus tours, as well as attending “The Nutcracker” ballet and Kennedy Space Cen-ter, and participating in the Youth Black History Real-ity Show among other ac-tivities thought of by their mentors.

Mentors and mentees share experiences

Mentee/emcee Victoria Starks and mentor/emcee Melba McCarty value that it takes a whole village to believe in these kids.

“Being a mentor is a won-derful experience,” said Pa-tricia Askew referring to Lanaysha Few of Flagler Palm Coast High School. Few later began opening up after having met Askew and talking about careers and goal-setting, talking at least once a week on the

phone, and learning to trust each other - and dis-covering that Few is smart, self-motivated, and shows initiative. Askew said that Few learned to trust her.

She said, “I am so grate-ful that while she was at that fork in the road, God was able to connect us to-gether, and through Him and our interaction, she was able to find her spot and move in a direction that’s going to move her further towards success.”

Shaquez Neal of Flagler Palm Coast High School read her essay under the scope of mentor Jeanette Wallace’s keeping her on track with a 3.8 average.

The mentors, all like-minded to helping young people, were heralded with kudos. The mentees re-

ceived certificates from a lineup of Dr. Smith, Fla-gler County School Super-intendent Janet Valentine, Student Services Direc-tor Katrina Townsend, and Special Projects Coordina-tor Sabrina Crosby.

Flager Superintendent to attend NAACP meeting

Branch President Linda Sharpe Haywood invited Flagler County School Su-perintendent Janet Valen-tine to address the branch for the May 28 member-ship meeting, 6 p.m., at the African American Cultural Society, 4422 North U.S. 1, Palm Coast.

Attendees are encour-aged to participate in a

question-and-answer ses-sion, directing their ques-tions to Valentine follow-ing her presentation.

For further details, call the NAACP at 386-446-7822.

Leon Russell slated as keynote for banquet

Vice Chairman Leon Russell, NAACP Board of Directors, will take center stage as keynote speaker at the Hammock Beach Re-sort for the Freedom Fund Banquet, showcased by the Flagler County NAACP.

This all will happen May 25, 6 - 11 p.m., at 200 Ocean Crest Drive, Palm Coast. Formal attire is required for the golden evening and music by Elite for dancing. The setup is a great way to have braised short rib paired with herb marinat-ed shrimp; braised short rib paired with bronzed chicken breast, or a vegeta-ble platter can be ordered upon request.

To purchase tickets, call Freedom Fund Chairman

Marie Winston McCray at 386-986-4847.

Celebrate Women’s Day with walkathon

Lehigh Trail is the at-traction of a Walkathon, culminating into celebrat-ing Women’s Day at First Church.

The bond that will be shared, along Lehigh Trail, will connect at Belle Terre Parkway, between Royal Palms Parkway and the fire station on May 18, 8 to 10 a.m., Palm Coast.

To participate in the walkathon, call the church at 386-446-5759.

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Lucille Huesner, May 9. Happy anniversary to Lloyd and Debo-rah Freckleton, May 9.

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These girls are all participants in the African-American Mentoring Program, and on the right is school dis-trict employee/comedienne Halliemae Jenkins.

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Allen Chapel Churchto host health fairThe Allen Chapel AME Church Commission on Health and Wellness will host a commu-nity health fair May 11 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., 580 George W. Engram Blvd. More information: 386-761-6888 or marjori-emole@earthlink.net.

Health fair inOrmond BeachA health fair with blood pres-sure monitoring, blood glucose monitoring and also food vendors and face painting for children will be held May 18, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Emmanuel CLG 54 South Ridgewood Ave. Ormond Beach. More informa-tion: Rev. Gwendolyn Prince, 386-214-4069 or Emmanuel CLG 386-673-7651.

City of DaytonaBeach offers activitiesFitness training, basketball, se-niorcise, tai chi and swimming are just a few of the activities offered at various recreation centers in the city of Daytona Beach. Some classes are free, others require a small fee. More information: see the community tab at codb.us.

Center to offeractivities for teensThe City of Deltona Parks & Recreation Youth Advisory Sub Committee is hosting a day of outdoor activities and indoor board games when they turn the Harris M. Saxon Community Center into a teen center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., May 18 at 2320 California St. The outdoor activities will include dodge ball, basketball and four square will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at 2 p.m. Hamburg-ers or hotdogs with snack and soda will be available for $1.50. Water will be provided. More

information: 386-878-8900 or DeltonaFl.Gov.

Watch ‘Jaws’ under the starsA free outdoor showing of ‘Jaws’ May 24, at Riverfront Park on the corner of Beach Street and Magnolia Avenue. Moviegoers should bring lawn chairs or blankets. Hot dogs, popcorn, candy and soft drinks will be available for sale. If it rains, the movie will be shown in the auditorium of the Day-tona Beach Regional Library at City Island, 105 E. Magnolia Ave. More information: 386-257-6036, ext. 16264.

CPR coursesofferedThe Daytona Beach Fire De-partment offers CPR courses, based on the Amercian Heart Association 2010 guidelines, on the second Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The next class is May 11. The classes are held at our Fire Station #7, 2545 LPGA Blvd, and costs $40 per person. More information: 386-671-4000.

Revival atWorship CenterThe Choice Christian Worship Center will hold their Spring Revival May 10-11 at 7 p.m. nightly. 327 South MLK Blvd.

Library offers crafts programMake your own garden crafts to include a stepping stone, pot

of herbs and decorative plant marker as library staff provide materials and instructions at the Daytona Beach Regional Library at City Island May 15 at 1 p.m. Attendance is limited to 20 people. Registration is required by calling 386-257-6036, ext. 16264.

Port Orange history lectureLearn more about Port Orange history at the City’s next lecture on the Great Daytona Land Grab on May 10 at the Adult Center Annex, 3738 Halifax Drive, at 1 p.m. More informa-tion: 386-506-5522. Mentor training for foster careCommunity Partnership for Children is recruiting men-tors for teenage children in foster care. Registration for the next orientation class is being accepted for the next orienta-tion class on May 28 from 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at Community Partnership for Children, 160 North Beach St., Daytona Beach. More information: 386-547-2293 or Susan.Hiltz@cbcvf.org.

Clothes giveaway at Miracle TempleMiracle Temple’s Rope of Hope presents a “Giving a Helping Hand” clothing giveaway every Monday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 316 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd.

To list your community event FREE, e-mail us at news@daytona-times.com. No phone calls or faxes, please. Events are listed on a space-available basis, and in the sole discretion of the Daytona Times staff. Effective immediately, paid events will no longer be listed in the Daytona Times Community Calendar. You can advertise local events for as little as $35 per week. Call 813-319-0961 or email sales@daytonatimes for more information.

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Volusia County’s Com-munity Assistance Divi-sion will provide infor-mation about three grant programs during a pub-lic workshop May 15 at 2 p.m. at the Volusia County Health Department, 1825 Holsonback Drive.

Staff will give over-views and discuss esti-mated funding levels for the Community Develop-ment Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships

Program and Emergency Solutions Grant.

Residents and agen-cies are encouraged to at-tend and offer input about housing, community de-velopment and homeless needs. Their input will be used in developing the di-vision’s 2013-2014 One-Year Action Plan.

For more information, please contact Grants Co-ordinator Donna King at 386-736-5955, ext.12970.

County to provide grant information, seek public input

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Republicans have some reaching to do

“Brighter days are ahead. The check is in the mail.” That is what the Republicans seem to be say-ing after they released their “Growth and Opportunity Proj-ect” report in March.

Six months after Republicans took a drubbing in the 2012 elec-tions, GOP National Committee Chair Reince Priebus announced a $10 million outreach program to seek more minorities as mem-bers.

The Republican National Committee (RNC) provides na-tional leadership for the party. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican polit-ical platform, and coordinating fundraising and election strate-gy.

The problem for Priebus and the party is that the RNC is of-ten viewed as “an old White guy’s club” that is unsympathetic to the needs of Blacks and minorities.

‘Call Tyrone’So in March, Priebus decid-

ed that it was time for the party to “call Tyrone.” In past months, the Republicans set new goals for outreach and their spring meet-ing was to “focus on putting the party on a path to fulfill” their goals. The agenda for the RNC’s spring conference called for strategy sessions and workshops on voter outreach and party co-ordination.

The Growth and Opportunity Project chided the Republicans for not dealing with “shifting” voter demographics.

Just after the Growth and Opportunity Project was an-nounced, the RNC tapped Raf-fia Williams, son of TV newscast-er, Juan, to be an African-Ameri-can press contact with a focus on youth outlets. During the spring meeting in Hollywood, Calif., the RNC announced hiring Asian and Pacific Island field and com-munications directors and elec-tion of a state party director “to support and empower the work of grassroots activists and volun-teers.”

There are reports that “some RNC members discussed work-ing with minority media” in their quest. But in past months, the Republicans haven’t actually called Tyrone, and have stepped back from the heady days of the Growth and Opportunity Project

announcement. Short of sending checks in the

mail to Black voters, the Repub-licans face long odds connecting with them. Unless the Grand Old Party expands its level of elec-toral support, it could slide into complete irrelevance.

Bottom line is the Republicans will need minority media to de-velop meaningful relationships and channels of communica-tion to change Black Americans attitudes. The way Republicans make inroads among African-Americans is to help them gain weight in their wallets.

Mutual benefitsIn 2012, just 5 percent of Af-

rican-Americans considered themselves Republicans. And Republicans need to do more than shout slogans to gain high-er numbers of African-American registrants.

It’s time greater numbers of Blacks and Republicans align in projects that generate mutual benefits. Such alliances can re-pair and bring new successes to Black communities.

In the past, Republican prac-tices have helped empower Blacks – from President Lincoln’s Emancipation to Booker T. Wash-ington’s post-slavery practices of commerce to Richard Nixon’s endorsements for “minority en-terprise.”

Even a slight GOP inroad among Blacks could swing a state or two in close 2014 elections and the 2016 presidential contest.

The RNC should have no res-ervations in chronicling that they’ve “made progress” in mending relationships with Afri-can-Americans; but for the party to be viable on the national stage so much more needs to be done.

William Reed is head of the Business Exchange Network and available for speaking/sem-inar projects through the Bailey Group.org. Click on this story at www.daytonatimes.com to write your own response.

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Study: Whites still getting rich quicker than Blacks, Hispanics

According to a new research report, America’s racial wealth gaps will persist until public pol-icy reforms provide every family the opportunity to build wealth. “Less Than Equal: Racial Dispar-ities in Wealth Accumulation,” from the Urban Institute’s Oppor-tunity and Ownership project, an-alyzed data and trends from 1983-2010. Over these years, the aver-age household income of Whites remained double that of either Black or Latino families.

But when wealth was consid-ered, the amount of available as-sets remaining after all indebted-ness was deducted, White fami-lies’ wealth grew six times that of either Black or Latino families.

Defining wealth“Wealth isn’t just money in the

bank; its insurance against tough times, tuition to get a better edu-cation and a better job, savings to retire on and a springboard into the middle class. In short, wealth translates into opportunity,” the report states.

The report also found that al-though the Great Recession of 2007-2009 hit communities of color particularly hard, the type of financial losses varied. With Black unemployment double that of the rest of the nation, Black re-tirement assets fell by 35 percent during these years.

For Latinos, the average retire-ment asset decline was 18 per-cent. By contrast, the Great Reces-sion years took half of Latino fam-ily home equity, compared to an average 25 percent for Black and

White families. To better understand this lost

wealth, it is relevant to note that in 2010 only half of Black and La-tino families owned their homes, while 75 percent of Whites were homeowners.

Dreams deferredWith more assets and diver-

sified income streams, White wealth declined 11 percent dur-ing the Great Recession. But Black wealth dropped 31 percent dur-ing these same years and Latino families dropped the greatest at 44 percent.

Yet despite these findings, it is equally true that many families of color still desire to own a home and their own piece of America. Their dreams may be deferred, but still remains strong.

As the nation’s economy con-tinues to struggle towards pros-perity, tightened mortgage lend-ing, higher FHA fees, and con-tinued discussions of federally-mandated down payments do not bode well for more families of col-or reaching the American Dream.

Disproportionately affected

“Families of color were dispro-portionately affected by the reces-

sion. However, the fact that they were not on good wealth-build-ing paths before this financial cri-sis calls into question whether a whole range of polices – from taxes to safety nets – have actu-ally been helping minorities get ahead in the modern economy,” according to the study.

Contrasting programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition As-sistance Program and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (SNAP) as two social safety pro-grams designed to provide basic essentials, the report noted how tax subsidies for homeownership and retirement policies actually help to build wealth.

The Urban Institute’s conclu-sions are strikingly similar to those reached earlier this year by the Brandeis University’s Institute on Assets and Policies.

“The evidence points to policy and the configuration of both op-portunities and barriers in work-places, schools and communities that reinforce deeply entrenched racial dynamics in how wealth is accumulated and that contin-ue to permeate the most impor-tant spheres of everyday life,” the Brandeis report stated.

Here’s hoping that those en-trusted with policy decisions are listening.

Charlene Crowell is a com-munications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending. Click on this story at www.day-tonatimes.com to write your own response.

Military expansion in Mali and Syria?The Obama administration is

preparing for an expansion of U.S. military involvement into areas from which it should keep its nose clear: Syria and Mali.

In both cases,we are witnessing civil wars unfold.

In the case of Syria, there has been the active involvement of outside powers, including the states around the Arabian/Per-sian Gulf such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Iran. The brutality be-ing committed by both sides has been widely reported and there remains a grave danger that this conflict will spill over into Leba-non, and perhaps Iraq.

In the case of Mali, an inter-nal ethnic conflict exploded with a combination of a military coup ousting the country’s recognized leadership, along with the active intervention of Muslim jihadists from Algeria and other countries armed to the teeth with weap-ons that were let loose when the Qaddafi regime collapsed in Lib-ya. This was compounded by the intervention of French forces to stop the advance of the jihadists.

Mixed bagThe Obama administration is

suggesting that they will more than likely provide military as-sistance to the armed opposition in Syria, despite the fact that the armed opposition is a mixed bag that includes Al Qaeda elements. While the armed opposition are not exclusively jihadists, this is a situation that can get very much out of control and is in need of po-litical solution.

Much the same can be said about Mali. The underlying issues are not the jihadists, but the com-bination of the military regime in Bamako and the ethnic conflicts in the country. Those conflicts in-clude, but are not limited to, the demands of the Tuareg popula-tion in the north of the country.

In the case of Mali, the Obama

administration has announced that it will deploy military advi-sors but not combat troops. Isn’t that how the Vietnam War start-ed?

Destabilizing moveEach time America places its

nose into the internal affairs of sovereign countries, it not only further destabilizes the situation, but ends up becoming bloodied – with the average soldier and tax-payer paying the price.

The default position for U.S. ad-ministrations seems to be to move to military intervention to ensure that there are governments that are compatible with the interests of Washington, D.C. This is al-ways justified in the name of hu-man rights and stability, regard-less of the actual nature of the po-litical force(s) we happen to be supporting.

And now we hear it once again.

Bill Fletcher, Jr. is a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies. Click on this sto-ry at www.daytonatimes.com to write your own response.

Clarence Thomas’ deep-seated jealousy of Obama

For someone who seems to rev-el in being silent during the Su-preme Court’s traditionally lively oral arguments – when a public display of his professional com-petence would be appropriate – Clarence Thomas’s out-of-court comments are extraordinarily re-vealing. They show a man whose exalted position has brought him no inner peace, a man who con-tinues to see himself as being vic-timized by this or that person or cabal.

Last week, it came to light that during an early-April inter-view with C-SPAN, Thomas tried to diminish President Obama’s achievements.

Asked about Obama’s being the nation’s first Black president, Thomas said, “I always knew that it would have to be a Black pres-ident who was approved by the elites and the media because any-body that they didn’t agree with, they would take apart.”

Elite mediaThomas didn’t identify which

“elites” and which “media” he was referring to.

But presumably the latter doesn’t include Fox News or the Wall Street Journal and other conservative-leaning newspa-pers and publications, nor the in-numerable conservative pundits and talk-show jockeys that have been hammering Obama since he won the Democratic nomina-

tion in 2008.Thomas’s attempt to diminish

the president just underscores what they have – and don’t have – in common.

Both men are products of elite colleges and law schools. But while Thomas hid behind a self-perceived “defect,” Barack Obama took an active role in the life of the institutions he attended. At Har-vard, he sought and won mem-bership on the law review, and then, the approval of the review’s members to be their president.

Clarence Thomas drew no job offers from law firms when he graduated in 1974. He’s claimed this was the result of the “taint” of affirmative action.

The most striking contrast be-tween Clarence Thomas and Ba-rack Obama, of course, is what they’ve done after law school.

Striking contrastThomas, taken up by then-Sen-

ator John Danforth, a Missouri Republican, shortly after gradua-tion, has been a government ap-pointee his entire adult career – while declaring that Blacks as a group are too dependent on the

government. With, at best, min-imal qualifications he was ap-pointed to the two most presti-gious positions in the federal ju-diciary – the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and less than two years later, the Su-preme Court.

Barack Obama, on the oth-er hand, spurned lucrative offers from law firms and potential fed-eral court clerkships, to become a community organizer in Chica-go. There, he began his career of standing for elective office at the local, statewide, and national lev-el.

His galvanic speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention instantly made him a future pres-idential contender. He won the presidency twice in the toughest kind of combat outside of actual warfare by out-thinking and out-organizing his Republican oppo-sition to garner the approval of millions of voters.

Personal and professional jeal-ousy is always unseemly – the more so in a justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Lee A. Daniels is a longtime journalist based in New York City. His most recent book is “Last Chance: The Political Threat to Black America.” Click on this story at www.daytona-times.com to write your own re-sponse.

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Charges of racism heat up city commission meetingBY JAMES HARPERDAYTONA TIMES STAFFharperjames59@yahoo.com

A clash between Zone 5’s city commis-sioner and a community activist over “free-dom of speech” during the public comment segment of a Daytona Beach City Commis-sion meeting prompted Daytona Beach’s mayor to weigh in on the conflict, which got heated during the May 1 city commis-sion meeting.

“We can say what we need to say, but have respect,” Mayor Derrick Henry said during last week’s meeting, directing his comments at Commissioner Patrick Henry – the mayor’s brother – and community ac-tivist Marjorie Johnson.

Johnson serves on two Volusia Coun-ty Council boards – the Human Services Board and the Children and Families Advi-sory Board. She is a regular speaker at city commission meetings, and has been out-spoken about the city “giving us our min-utes back.”

More time?In an interview this week, Henry also

said he is open to going back to giving resi-dents more time to speak during meetings – if he has the support of a majority of the commissioners.

Henry was referring to a vote taken be-fore his mayoral election that reduced resi-dents’ public comments from six minutes – three minutes before the start of a meeting and three minutes after – to the current pol-icy which only allows residents to speak on non-agenda items for two minutes at the end of the meeting.

“The constitution gives me freedom of speech. I am a taxpaying citizen. A lot of things I’ve spoken up about you and your brother benefited,” Johnson said to Com-missioner Henry.

Commissioner Henry responded to Johnson saying, “I (also) live in America. We do have freedom of speech. I have the freedom to speak.”

“Make good on (your) campaign prom-ises. One city and one vision. The gap has gotten wider,” declared Johnson, who said just because she is Black and Henry is the city’s Black mayor won’t stop her from speaking up on issues.

‘Rampant racism’Johnson upset Commissioner Henry af-

ter saying at the April 17 meeting, “Racism is running rampant in this community and it needs to stop.”

Johnson referred to a Black resident be-ing arrested last month by Daytona Beach police for calling 911. The resident, Dedra Jones was upset that the police had not arrived at her home, located in a heavily Black populated area, until an hour after

the initial call.Johnson said her rights have also been

violated in the past by the Daytona Beach Police Department. She pointed at an of-ficer in the meeting she accused of having harassed her on at least two different occa-sions.

“I went to the Police Department and filled out a complaint (against her) and have heard nothing,” Johnson said in an in-terview this week.

Selective enforcement?Coincidently, during the May 1 meeting

another Black resident alleged racism ex-ists in the city’s Code Enforcement Board which operates with the assistance of the Police Department.

“You all are not up on the code board. The code board goes around picking who they want to attack...That house was there for 20 years and the city hadn’t torn it down. Why is it the time I got it after they issued the White guy a permit, I get the house, now the (wrecking) ball got to hit? Something is wrong,” said John Burch who owns a house on Berkshire Road in the city. He called for a meeting with City Manager Jim Chisholm and Mayor Henry.

“What one person says does not reflect the views of the city. I believe folks who come to meetings care about the city’s ob-jective to get things done in a positive way,” Henry said, noting his only worry is when people say things unintentionally that are not facts.

“We are all going to work for the city and

say the things that need to be said. I request we have decorum – sensitivity toward one another and respect,” Henry concluded during the meeting.

‘Don’t bite the hand’Remarks by Commissioner Henry di-

rected at Johnson made at the April 17 city commission meeting upset Johnson to the point that she said she felt compelled to re-spond at May 1 meeting after she learned what Henry said.

Johnson told Patrick Henry he would not be where he was today if it were not for her speaking at a meeting before he and Der-rick Henry were on the commission.

“When they wanted to appoint a com-missioner for that seat, (I spoke up for) a special election. That’s how you got here, that’s how he (Mayor Henry) got here. So don’t bite the hand that got you where you are,” Johnson said.

Johnson returned to the May 1 meet-ing to demand that the city do something about the paving of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, which she said “is in deplor-able condition.”

Henry ‘proud’“Maybe in the past, it (Midtown) has

been neglected. I am proud of what we have done. We have allocated funds for Or-ange Avenue. Funds for flood mitigation. We are not neglecting Midtown. We are try-ing to do things as money comes available,” Commissioner Henry said.

City Manager Jim Chisholm chimed in, saying since he has been with the city, $40 million has been infused in the Midtown area “for the benefit of all our residents.”

Johnson replied to Chisholm’s assess-ment.

“We were neglected for many years. We need more money invested in our com-munity. They have invested more in other communities,”she explained.

“Respect goes both ways. Respect is we get some of the dollars that are going across the river,” Johnson concluded.

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This Child and Babysit-ting Safety Course is being offered to those ages 11-17. The course will be held on June 1 and includes CPR/First Aid, first responder training, babysitting busi-ness planning, basic care and feeding. A 2-year certi-fication from the American Heart Association will be provided upon completion.

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Veterans invited to tell their stories at Daytona Beach library

Are you a military veter-an or civilian who was ac-tively involved in support-ing American war efforts? If so, stop by the Daytona Beach Regional Library at City Island, 105 E. Magno-lia Ave. at 10 a.m., May 22, to learn how you can record your story as part of the na-tionwide Veterans History Project.

The Veterans History Proj-ect is a community engage-ment initiative designed to gather the first-hand rec-ollections of the men and women who served our na-tion during wartime so fu-ture generations may bet-

ter understand the realities of war. The project is being conducted by the Library of Congress American Folklife Center.

Meredith Stevens of Hali-fax Health Hospice will pro-vide information and an-swer questions about the project. Program attendees will be able to sign up for an appointment to record their stories at the library. Light refreshments will be served.

U.S. veterans and sup-porting citizen civilians from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, and the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts are invit-ed to participate.

This free program is sponsored by the Friends of Library. For more informa-tion, call Adult Program Co-ordinator Deborah Shafer at 386-257-6036, ext. 16264.

Registration for summer driver education begins May 6

Special to the Daytona Times - Registration for the 2013 Summer Driver Edu-cation program has begun at all high schools. Students interested in earning cred-it in Driver Education must register at their home high school. There is no fee for the program and students will earn a ½ elective cred-it and a paperless waiver of the road test for an opera-tors license. Registration forms and driver educa-tion brochures are available in each high school’s guid-ance department. Students must have a learners permit to enroll in this program.

The summer program will begin on July 9 and

will end on July 24 with no classes being scheduled on Fridays. Student hours will be from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Students will need to bring a lunch each day and wear closed toe shoes.

The program will be of-fered at the following high schools (pending enroll-ment figures and teacher availability):

• Atlantic High, 1250 Reed Canal Road, Port Orange

• DeLand High, 800 North Hill Ave., DeLand

• Deltona High, 100 Wolf Pack Run, Deltona

• Mainland High, 1255 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach

• New Smyrna Beach High, 1015 Tenth Street, New Smyrna Beach

• Pine Ridge High, 925 Howland Blvd., Deltona

• Seabreeze High, 2700 North Oleander Ave., Day-tona Beach

• Spruce Creek High, 801 Taylor Road, Port Orange

• University High, 1000 West Rhode Island Ave., Or-ange City

Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. If the class meets the enroll-ment capacity a waiting list will be started. Funding for this program is made avail-able through the Dori Slos-berg Driver Education Trust Fund. No district funds will be used to fund this pro-gram.

For more information re-garding this program, stu-dents should contact their home high school.

Milestones abound with Class of 2013

Special to the Daytona Times – More than 4,200 students will be added to the ranks of Daytona State College alumni during com-

mencement ceremonies to be held Monday, May 13, at the Ocean Center, 101 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach. Another 552 candi-dates who are expected to graduate by summer’s end also will be recognized.

This year’s commence-ment will take place in two parts, with ceremonies for associate of arts and bac-calaureate degree students scheduled at 2 p.m. and for associate of science, associ-ate of applied science, cer-tificate and adult education students at 6:30 p.m.

Bachelor degrees to be awarded

Monday’s commence-ment will honor 410 bach-elor’s degree recipients,

along with another 71 ex-pected to complete their degree this summer. Among them are 269 graduates of Daytona State’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervi-sion and Management de-gree, marking a milestone of over 1,100 students who have earned the creden-tial since it was launched in 2006 as the college’s first baccalaureate degree of-fering. Since then, Daytona State has added eight addi-tional bachelor’s degrees in Education and Engineer-ing Technology. Monday’s commencement will bring to nearly 1,500 the num-ber of graduates who have earned a bachelor’s degree at Daytona State, including candidates for summer se-mester graduation, since

the institution transitioned from a community college to a four-year-degree-grant-ing state college.

The Class of 2013 also features nearly 2,000 asso-ciate of arts graduates, in-cluding seven who were named to the state’s All-Florida Academic Team. More than 2,100 students, including candidates for summer 2013 graduation, will have earned their as-sociate of science, associate of applied science or certifi-cate credentials.

Since its founding in 1957 as Florida’s first com-prehensive community college, Daytona State has awarded more than 86,000 degrees and certificates.

Bishop “Coach” George E. Butts, Sr. will be the

keynote speaker for Atlantic High School’s Baccalaureate. Coach Butts is the head coach

of the Lady Sharks Varsity Basketball

Team and has been an employee of Volusia County Schools for

more than 25 years. He is also the pastor of New Heart Christian Center in Daytona. Baccalau-

reate Service is Monday, May 20, 7 p.m. at Our

Lady of Hope Catholic Church, Port Orange.

Coach to serve as Keynote for Baccalaureate

Coca-Cola to spend $2 billion for Florida orangesFROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

Florida’s citrus growers antic-ipate the largest planting of or-ange trees in a quarter century because of a soft drink compa-ny.

The Coca-Cola Company is going to buy $2 billion worth of oranges to supply its Simply and Minute Maid juice brands, a pur-chase that will allow growers teamed with Cutrale Citrus Juic-es and Peace River Citrus Prod-ucts to plant 25,000 acres of or-ange trees across Central Flori-da.

The announcement from the

Atlanta-based soft drink giant, which already employs 6,100 people at 26 facilities in Florida, is expected to create 4,100 jobs over the next 25 years, accord-ing to the Florida Department of Citrus.

“Coca-Cola’s commitment to purchase all of the fruit from the new groves enables us to play a role in helping restore Florida’s citrus industry with the larg-est planting of orange trees in 25 years,” Cutrale Citrus Juices CEO Jose Luis Cutrale said in a release.

The citrus industry has strug-gled for years as it has lost land to growth and the diseases green-ing and canker. From 2004 to 2012, the state’s citrus industry acreage has dropped 28 percent, according to numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The announcement was made at Coca-Cola’s recently expand-ed Auburndale facility, which produces Simply juices.

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Atlantic’s Ronnie Williams and Destiny Woodward were named to the Florida Association of Basket-ball Coaches/SourceHoops.com Class 4A All-State First Team.

Williams, a senior forward/cen-ter, averaged 20.3 points, 10.7 re-bounds, 3.1 blocks and 3.2 steals per game for the Sharks this past season. She was also a McDon-ald’s All-American.

Woodward, a junior point guard, posted averages of 16.5 points, 4.5 assists and 3.9 steals for the Sharks, who made the Class 4A semi-finals.

Father Lopez’s Shannon Cren-shaw, Ashley Folsom and Simone Brown were named to the Class 3A All-State Team. The three helped the Green Wave win a state title.

Crenshaw, a senior point guard, tallied 21 points, five assists and five steals a contest for Father Lo-pez.

Folsom, a senior forward/cen-ter, put up 19 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks and three steals per contest for the ‘Wave. She also was named MVP of the Class 4A championship game.

Brown, a senior guard/forward, averaged 16 points, nine rebounds and three assists per game for Lo-pez.

Spring football game schedule

High schools around the state can officially begin spring foot-ball practices and drills on May 1.

Here is the spring games schedule for local schools.

May 18: Lake Mary Prep at Fa-ther Lopez, 10 a.m.

May 22: Seabreeze at Titusville Astronaut, 7 p.m.; Pine Ridge at Eau Gallie, 7 p.m.

May 23: Atlantic at Warner, 7 p.m.; Harvest Community at Trin-ity, 7 p.m.

May 24: DeLand at Orlando Boone, 7 p.m. New Smyrna Beach at Palm Beach Central, 7 p.m.; Taylor at Deltona, 7 p.m., Jackson-ville Bartram Trail at Flagler Palm Coast, 7 p.m.; Spruce Creek at Or-lando Colonial, 7:30 p.m.

May 25: University at Main-land, 10 a.m.

Lopez advances in playoff Heavy rains last week post-

poned many high school baseball state playoff games.

Sam Shields pitched a com-plete game shutout and struck out 10 batters to lead Father Lopez to a 2-0 win over St John’s Country Day to open the Class 3A playoffs on Monday. Brandon Leohner had an RBI triple and Joe Skinner had two hits for the Green Wave. Lopez faced Gainesville P.K. Yonge in the regional semi-finals after the Daytona Times’ Wednes-day press time.

Seabreeze lost to unbeaten Melbourne (26-0) 9-2 in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs on Monday. Dale Tanguilig had an

RBI single for the Sandcrabs.New Smyrna Beach fell to Ovie-

do 3-0 in the Class 7A Regional Quarterfinals on May 4. Brandon Amendolare went 1-for-2 and Trey Johnston 1-for-3 for NSB.

Flagler Palm Coast managed just two hits in a 2-0 loss to Al-tamonte Springs Lake Brantley in the first round of the Class 8A playoffs.

Deltona Trinity Christian Acad-emy (2A) and Pierson Taylor (1A) were to open the playoffs in their respective classifications on Tues-day.

Taylor softball makes Final Four

Pierson Taylor topped Baldwin 11-7 to win the Region 4-1A title on Monday.

The win propelled the Wild-cats to the Class 1A Final Four. It’s the first Final Four appearance for Taylor since 1994.

The Wildcats held off two big rallies by the Indians. Taylor led 5-0 and 7-5 in the ballgame before Baldwin come back.

Dayle Flynt had three RBIs and Candy Halsey two RBIs for Taylor. Taylor faced Liberty Bristol Coun-ty in the Class 1A Semi-Finals in Vero Beach on Wednesday.

Prep Sports Seven baseball

1. *Seabreeze (17-9); 2. *New Smyrna (17-8 or 19-8); 3. Univer-sity (19-6); 4. Spruce Creek (16-10); 5. *Taylor (20-6); 6. *Father Lopez (15-11); 7.*Trinity (13-10-1); *Flagler Palm Coast *(13-12). * denotes playoff team.

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Father Lopez’ Simone Brown (4) and Atlantic’s Ronni Wil-liams (1) goes up for a jump ball during a game between the two schools at the ICI Center on the campus of Embry-Riddle this year. The two received All-State honors with some of their teammates.

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Wins have been hard to come by for the Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats softball team, but the wins that they have are big ones.

B-CU finished the regular sea-son at 17-33 overall and 11-3 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Con-ference (MEAC). They won the MEAC South Division title.

On March 19, B-CU was 4-23 overall. Since then, they have gone 13-10, including 11-6 since March 30.

“I think consistently over the last six weeks, we have played better. We had some games where we haven’t played up to our ca-pability. We dropped some non-conference games that I thought we played really well in. I have never been disappointed in our effort,” said Head Coach Chris Cochrane.

The Wildcats are led by their workhouse and warrior in junior pitcher, Shanel Tolbert (13-25, 4.25 ERA, 27 CG, 232.1 IP, 1 SO, 109 K) who is the only pitcher on the roster.

“It was tough in the beginning. I did it last year and now I’m do-ing it again. You have to stay fo-cused and not worry about the previous play,” said Tolbert.

“She is one of the hardest-working pitchers that I have been around, not just on the field, but off the field. She is in great shape and one of the fastest players on the team,” added Cochrane.

Offensively, the ‘Cats are led by seniors Aureila Gamch (.325 BA, 2 HR, 19 RBI) and senior out-fielder Michelle Banuelos-Smith (.333 BA, 7 HR, 34 RBI, 13 SB).

“I just try to relax. I am always confident. I try to help our pitch-er out offensively and get the job done,” explained Gamch.

Kelsi Rodney (.299 BA, 2 HR, 30 RBI, 34 R) has been their hot-test hitter as of late. Shamaria Engram (4 HR, 21 RBI), Calesha Shelly (.298 BA, 26 SB, 32 R), Si-mone Ceasar (.285 BA) and So-phia Ortega (.287 BA, 2 HR) have also contributed to the team’s production.

“We have kids at the top of or-der that are more experienced and capable, but those at the bot-tom of the order like Melissa Ber-outy and Wanda Darby have real-ly come along with better at bats in recent weeks,” commented Cochrane.

The Wildcats play in the MEAC tourney in Ormond Beach with a trip to the NCAA tournament at stake. They face Coppin State on May 9 at 10 a.m. to open the tour-nament.

Bethune-Cookman is looking for its fourth straight MEAC title and fourth consecutive trip to the

NCAA Tournament. The players like the team’s progression and are confident in their chances for winning the tournament.

“We want to stay tough as a unit. We have to grind it out. This team is very encouraging and hard-working,” said Tolbert.

“We have really come togeth-er. Everyone is backing each oth-er up and carrying their load. We are excited and ready to go,” add-ed Banuelos-Smith.

‘Cats drop series to Rattlers

Florida A&M took two of three games from B-CU. It was the first time that B-CU lost a season se-ries to a conference opponent since 2009. The series was de-layed a day due to heavy rains in Daytona Beach on Friday and Saturday.

FAMU (20-29, 10-4) won the series finale 12-3 on Monday. It was Senior Day for B-CU se-niors Gamch, Ceasar, Banuelos-Smith and Joanna Hernandez. Rodney and Ortega each had two hits, Shelly scored two runs, and Gamch and Berouty had an RBI apiece for the ‘Cats.

The teams split a doublehead-er the previous day, with FAMU winning the first game 7-5 and B-CU the second 12-3.

In the first game Ortega was 3-for-3, Shelly 2-for-4 while

Gamch and Banuelos-Smith both were 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

In the second game, Banue-los-Smith hit a three-run walk-off homer to enforce the eight-run rule, Engram hit a three-run triple and Shelly tallied three hits for the Wildcats.

Ortega went 6-for-8 with a .750 batting average in the series.

Baseball: Wildcats take series from Tigers

Bethune-Cookman took two of three games from Savannah State University on the diamond to conclude their conference

schedule.On Monday, B-CU beat SSU

9-3 behind Scott Garner (5-4), who pitched six innings and gave up one run and three hits on the mound.

Jake Welch had three RBIs, Jor-dan Thomas two RBIs, Anthony Stokes two hits and Michael Aus-tin two hits with an RBI for the Wildcats.

On Sunday, the teams split a doubleheader with B-CU win-ning the first game 9-2 and SSU the second 4-2.

In the first game, Montana Durapau (8-3) got the win. Josh

Johnson had two hits with two RBIs and Eric Sams added two RBIs for the ‘Cats. B-CU handed Savannah State ace pitcher Kyle McGowin (10-1) his first loss of the season.

David Lee had two hits with an RBI and PJ Biocic drove in a run for B-CU in the second game.

Bethune-Cookman (30-21, 17-7) leads the MEAC South Divi-sion by a half a game.

Savannah State (28-20, 16-7) must now make up a game with North Carolina A&T (15-34, 8-15) before the MEAC tournament on May 15-17. If the Tigers win, they win the division and are the No. 1 seed from the South. If NCA&T wins, B-CU takes that honor.

The Wildcats played at South Florida in Tampa on Tuesday and at the University of Central Flor-ida in Orlando on Wednesday, which was after deadline.

B-CU ROUNDUP

Wildcats softball grinds out season, win division The Bethune-Cookman Univer-sity softball team hud-dles up in the infield during a re-cent game. The Wild-cats won the MEAC South Division and will be attempting to win the the MEAC Tourna-ment for the fourth consecutive year.

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ABBREVIATION KEY

This key is for baseball and softball statistics.

BA – batting averageHR – home runsR – runsH – hitsRBI – runs batted inSB – stolen basesERA – earned run averageS – saves

Aureila Gamch (2) has been one of B-CU’s most consis-tent offen-sive players this season. Gamch will try to help her team win the MEAC title for the fourth con-secutive sea-son during the tourna-ment from May 9-11 in Ormond Beach.

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BY SAndi doughtonThe Seattle Times/MCT

SEATTLE – The eyes may be the window to the soul, but re-searchers are finding they also provide a view into the brain that could help detect neurological damage from bomb blasts, sports concussions and a wide range of diseases, including Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis.

If initial results are borne out, it might eventually be possible to use simple eye tests to evalu-ate soldiers, athletes or accident

victims and to monitor the effec-tiveness of drugs and other treat-ments, several scientists said Sunday in Seattle at a meeting of the world’s largest vision-re-search organization.

Thousands out WestMore than 12,000 research-

ers and clinicians are in Seattle for the annual meeting of the As-sociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. One ses-sion brought together some of the nation’s top researchers on

brain injuries in veterans and athletes, including psychiatrist Elaine Peskind, of the University of Washington and the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System.

Nearly 2.4 million U.S. troops have served in the Iraq and Af-ghanistan wars. About 20 percent of them were exposed to blasts from roadside bombs and other explosives, Peskind said.

The veterans she studied expe-rienced an average of 14 blasts, though some were exposed to 100 or more. Many reported symptoms that include memory loss, headache, muddled think-ing and irritability.

No easy testsThough Peskind has used so-

phisticated brain scans to docu-ment permanent brain damage among blast-exposed veterans, there’s no easy way to tell which soldiers may go on to develop more severe problems, including

dementia, as a result of their in-juries. The most definitive test for the type of advanced brain inju-ry common to some soldiers and concussion-prone athletes can only be done after death, when brain-tissue sections reveal tan-gles of abnormal protein depos-its.

That’s why the possibility of using the eyes for diagnosis is so exciting, the scientists said.

Similar tissueIt’s not surprising that trauma

severe enough to damage the brain would also affect the eyes, said Dr. Randy Kardon, director of Neuro-Opthalmology at the University of Iowa and leader of a Veterans Affairs center on vision. The eyes develop from the same kind of tissue as the brain, and contain many of the same types of cells.

“By measuring things in the eye, perhaps we have a barome-ter for what might be happening

in the brain,” he said.Kardon used new a new type of

eye scan, called optical coherence tomography, or OCT, to probe the retinas of blast-exposed veterans. He found thinner cell layers than in normal subjects.

He also developed a test that validated the most common complaint among blast-exposed veterans: that their eyes had be-come extremely sensitive to light. By hooking up small electrodes to the muscles around the eye, Kardon documented higher lev-els of involuntary blinking and squinting among veterans with traumatic brain injury.

A third indicator is how fast the pupil contracts in response to a burst of light, he said. In studies of 140 people treated in a hospi-tal emergency room after car ac-cidents and other head trauma, Kardon and his colleagues found that slower pupil contraction was a sign of more serious brain in-jury.

Sensitive lensOther studies have shown an

abnormal buildup of specific proteins in the lenses of people who suffer from some brain dis-orders, like Alzheimer’s disease and Down Syndrome, said John Clark, director of the Department of Biological Structure at the Uni-versity of Washington and an or-ganizer of Sunday’s session.

“The lens is a very sensitive in-dicator for neurodegenerative diseases,” he said.

There now are few effective treatments for traumatic brain injury or brain disorders. Eye scans could help change that by providing a way to tell whether a treatment or therapy is leading to improvements, said Dr. Ann Mc-Kee of Boston University.

McKee and her colleagues have examined scores of brains from deceased veterans and athletes, including some like former Chi-cago Bears defensive back David Duerson who killed themselves. Many other athletes now live in fear that the blows they absorbed over their careers will blight their futures, she said.

“We really owe it to them, as well as to our many, many mil-itary veterans, to work on this problem as quickly as we can and with as much funding as possi-ble,” she said.

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Dr. David Hwang examines the eyes of Roy Lawrence at the Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center.

Eyes may provide new insight into brain problems