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BY JAMES HARPERDAYTONATIMES STAFFharperjames59@yahoo.com

More than 2,000 Volu-sia County residents packed the Dr. Mary

McLeod Bethune Per-forming Arts Center on March 18 for F.A.I.T.H.’s (Fighting Against Injus-tice Towards Harmony) annual Action Assembly. Just a few elected rep-resentatives were pres-ent to be persuaded to do something about the homeless and jobless is-sue in the area.

The lack of partici-pation from all Volusia County Council mem-bers and mayors and oth-

er elected officials from cities in the county up-set the two chairs of the group, which is made up of members of 32 church-es across the county.

Only Volusia County Council members Joyce Cusack and Josh Wagner along with Mayors Der-rick Henry of Daytona Beach and Roy Johnson of Holly Hill plus Daytona Beach City Commission-er Carl Lentz were pres-ent.

Father Phil Egito of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and Dr. L. Ron-ald Durham of Great-er Friendship Baptist Church are co-chairs of F.A.I.T.H.

“We will take the mes-sage directly to those who did not show up, voice our disappointment to them for not appearing. We are hoping they will play a role because it affects them,” Durham said.

No-shows by most elected officials irk F.A.I.T.H.

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Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of stories on the plight of minority contractors who try to get work on major construction projects.

BY JAMES HARPERDAYTONA TIMES STAFFharperjames59@yahoo.com

Saying there are no Volusia County minority contractors is not an excuse Daytona Interna-tional Speedway officials can use when they begin work on a $250 million dollar renovation project later this year.

Sixty-six minority firms are list-ed on Florida’s Office of Supplier Diversity website.

On the website, 13 Blacks, 14 Hispanic and 38 women com-panies are certified as contrac-tors - from construction compa-nies, financial services providers, consultants and suppliers of ma-terials.

Statewide there are 1,190 Black, 1551 Hispanic and 3,747 women businesses that are certi-fied by the state and can be locat-ed through the Office of Supplier Diversity website.

The Office of Supplier Diversi-ty (OSD) was created in 1996.

Mission of OSDBen Wolf, director of Commu-

nications for the Florida Depart-ment of Management Services, which oversees OSD, said the mission of the OSD is to promote equity in state contracting for small, minority, women, service disabled veterans and wartime veteran business enterprises.

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Dutton to speak, Wright to singat Daytona NAACP banquet

BY ANDREAS BUTLERDAYTONA TIMESbutleramj@yahoo.com

More than 300 people, some standing, packed New Life World Ministries’ sanctuary in Daytona Beach last Saturday for the fu-neral of Ji’Ron Jeffrey Dent, also known as “Boobie.’’

Dent 17, died on March 7 from a gunshot wound suffered two days earlier during an incident that took place in the Madison Heights subdivision.

Daytona Beach Mayor Der-

rick Henry and his older broth-er, Commissioner Patrick Henry, spoke at the funeral.

“I come as the mayor and an African-American male born and raised in this community. I am committed to making this com-munity a better place. I have re-ceived phone calls and e-mails from those outside this commu-nity asking what they can do to help,” Henry said.

“Today, I ask you all to do what you can to make positive chang-es in this community and in the lives of young people.’’

‘We should be outraged’Both Henrys gave the family

words of condolence while con-demning violence and encourag-ing education.

“We cannot allow the trage-dy of this circumstance to go in vain. Go to school and graduate, live life with a purpose, and do not drive cars that look a certain way but do not belong to you. The purpose of education is to teach people how to handle pow-er. When I was working in educa-tion, kids often said they had no power. You do have power. You

have the power of choice, hope and God,” added the mayor.

Echoed Commissioner Hen-ry, “More young Black men die in one day in America than U.S. forces in a war zone. We should be outraged. Young Black men are an endangered species. Gun violence is an infectious disease in our community.’’

Mentoring programs starting for boys, girls

Out of Dent’s tragedy is born a program for young Black men and teens. The program is being

started by Commissioner Henry and will be housed in the Derby-shire area with 15 young men to begin with.

“I challenge every Black man to take two young Black men and mentor them no matter where they are. If we start to show these young men love, maybe they will show love for themselves,” re-sponded Commissioner Henry.

Community activist Norma Bland, who is serving as a spokes-person for Dent’s family, is also starting a mentoring program for

Henrys denounce gun violence, tout education at slain teen’s funeral

Legendary R&B singer Betty Wright to perform at NAACP event.

Few that show up pledge to do something about Volusia’s jobless and homeless issues

Charles Dutton

BY JAMES HARPERDAYTONA TIMESharperjames59@yahoo.com

Actor and civil rights activist Charles Dutton will be the speaker for the Volusia County-Daytona Beach

NAACP’s 40th Annual Freedom Fund and Awards Banquet May 24 at the Plaza Re-sort and Spa in Daytona Beach.

Branch President Cynthia Slater also confirmed to the Daytona Times that leg-endary R&B singer Betty Wright will close the evening singing some of her popular hits. Wright is known for songs like “Clean Up Woman,” “No Pain, No Gain,” and “To-night is the Night.’’

“We have planned another very special event this year as we honor individuals and

corporations who have worked and dedi-cated their time to ensure positive changes in our community,” Slater said.

Activist, ‘Roc’ starSlater said the executive committee vot-

ed unanimously to have Dutton serve as the speaker – not only because he is an award-winning actor, but because he is a support-er of the NAACP’s national campaign of fel-on disenfranchisement.

The campaign advocates for the restora-tion of voting rights for millions of citizens who were felons who have done their time and have completed their sentence obliga-tions. It features billboards of formerly in-carcerated citizens from across the coun-try, including celebrity activists Judge Greg Mathis and Dutton.

Dutton’s acting career spans almost 30 years and he is best known for his starring role in the television series “Roc.’’

His work also includes roles in the films “DC Sniper,’’ “Rudy,’’ “Alien 3,’’ “Crocodile Dundee II,” “A Time to Kill,’’ “The Sopranos’’ and the new television series “Zero Hour.’’

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Thousands listen to presentations about homelessness and joblessness on Monday night.

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Will reach outDurham said they are up

against the clock to create a homeless center in the county. He said F.A.I.T.H. will put together a game plan to reach out to may-ors and other elected offi-cials who didn’t attend the rally.

“We hope the mayors will be supportive of items on our agenda. We will ask mayors to look at their own budget to find funds to ease the burden of Volusia County Council to create the homeless center,” Dur-ham explained.

Durham said it also is up to citizens to write, email and call all elected offi-cials, especially their coun-ty council representatives.

“We want our represen-tatives to help alleviate the condition of homelessness and joblessness in Volusia County,” Durham contin-ued.

Egito: Be part of solution

Egito was specifically upset that more mayors and city council members were not at the rally. He noted that on the east side of the county the home-less problems mainly ex-ists in Daytona Beach and Holly Hill but cities should also want to help solve the problem.

“They should be part of solution because it affects our entire community. If tourists are not coming to Daytona Beach because of the problems, they are not going to other cities,” Egito explained.

“Homelessness affects all of us equally. Daytona shouldn’t bare the brunt of the problem.’’

Egito also is upset that area residents aren’t aware of the many jobs that are available in the area. He also said residents are not qualified to handle the jobs that are available.

“I think all elected of-ficials should have been there. If all of us went to a county council meeting and had spoken for three

minutes, we would have been there for weeks,” Egi-to said.

Superintendent present

F.A.I.T.H had Volusia County School Superinten-dent Margaret Smith at the rally to pledge to do more to educate and train those coming out of the county’s schools.

Smith committed to pro-viding more opportunities for high school students to earn industry certifications that meet workforce needs of Volusia County.

“What we found out is that there are thousands of jobs for people to fill but residents are not qualified or educated. The superi-entdent has programs al-ready in place to help,” Egi-to noted.

A representative from the Center for Business Ex-cellence (CBE) also was in-vited to the rally.

Egito said research found that the CBE is not well-known in the communi-ty. “They were not making connection (to those who need the service most). We

are counting on them to get with the program.’’

A representative from CBE pledged to update the website with the cor-rect dates and times that the centers are open; pro-vide clear and recogniz-able signage at the mini-career links; provide train-ing and monitoring for vol-unteers at your mini career links; and promote their services, create new part-nerships, and strengthen existing partnerships out-side of the CBE.

As of Jan. 29, there were 2,384 homeless people in Volusia. Twenty-three per-cent of the homeless are veterans and 66 percent of them suffer from men-tal illness, substance abuse problems, or both.

Support for homeless center

F.A.I.T.H. members hope to create a homeless center similar to one operating in Pinellas County called Safe Harbor.

The center has assist-ed 13,693 people since its opening and only 2.4 per-cent of those came from

out of state and less than 5 percent were from outside the Pinellas area.

The elected officials present at Monday’s F.A.I.T.H. meeting com-mitted to support a pro-posal for a homeless assis-tance center; and submit a proposal to the city com-mission and county coun-cil to contribute financial-ly to this project.

The officials also com-mitted to come up with a plan with F.A.I.T.H. repre-sentatives to create a cen-ter to be open by April

2014, which will include an eventual total of 250 shel-ter beds for single men and women; jail diversion; case management for all residents and partner with agencies who deal with health care, mental health, addiction assistance and outreach team.

Wagner and Cusack committed to use coun-ty land for this homeless assistance center and to meet with F.A.I.T.H. lead-ers by May 1 and quarter-ly thereafter, to report on their progress.

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young girls. The program is in the developmental stages and she is taking names for those who wish to attend.

“We are looking for those who may have had brushes with the law or are going astray but want to change their life rather in em-ployment or education. I also ask all young men in the wake of this tragedy to pull their pants up, stick their chest out, walk proud-ly and clear the smoke from their heads. You do not have to die,” commented Bland.

Family mourns for two sons

Dent’s family asked the com-munity to stop the violence and help young people in life.

The teen was the cousin of Rayshad Mitchell, a 23-year-old who was found dead on Verdell Street from a gunshot wound in December. No arrests have yet to be made in Mitchell’s murder.

“We are sorrowful. We are grieving. We are not retaliating. We are standing strong. We asked that everyone let the police do their jobs. We ask that others do something to stop the violence and help youngsters with their lives. We will fight for our loved ones. Their legacies will live on

in this community,” said Jackie Cord, Dent’s aunt.

Suspects in jail In Dent case

Reports indicate that Dent was riding in a vehicle with John Hea-don when the vehicle was fired upon from occupants of another vehicle.

Both vehicles were reported stolen and the incident stemmed from an argument over the own-ership of the vehicle that Dent was riding in according to re-ports.

Four young men were arrested in accordance with the shooting. Tijuan Isaac, Enrique Chapman, George Green, Jr. and Nelson are

all behind bars.Both Isaac and Chapman are

facing first-degree attempted murder charges, according to po-lice reports. Isaac was identified as the shooter and Chapman the driver, reports state.

Headon was arrested on Mon-day and charged with violation of probation but police say that his arrest has nothing to do with the shooting. Headon had fled the scene by the time police arrived to the shooting in the Dent case, according to police reports.

Dent is survived by his mother Katrina Cord, father Jeffrey Dent, two brothers and four sisters.

BY JAMES HARPERDAYTONA TIMES harperjames59@yahoo.com

Bringing people together and working toward a solution against gun violence and domes-tic abuse will be the focus of a “March Against the Madness” set for May 18. It is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. from Derbyshire Park near Hope Fellowship Church in Daytona Beach.

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.”

Triplett said he had hoped to have the march this month but because of Bike Week and oth-er calendar issues they were not able to pull it off.

“I am not tying the march to any particular episode in our city but to aggregate violence across America,” Triplett said. He ex-plained 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.

DBPD planning gun buyback

Triplett said there are plans to work with the Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) for a gun buyback program the same day as the march.

DBPD spokesman Jimmie Flynt confirmed to the Daytona Times that the department is in

the planning stages of the gun buyback program in conjunction with Hope Fellowship the day of the march.

The last gun buyback took place in Daytona Beach last Au-gust at the Dickerson Center. Residents turning in the weap-ons received a $50 Walmart gift card with no questions asked.

Triplett said he wants the ral-ly and march to become a cata-lyst to bring people together who usually wouldn’t work together.

“We have a lot of people doing things in isolation,” he noted.

‘Complement to F.A.I.T.H.’

Triplett said he was aware this week about a rally organized by F.A.I.T.H. (Fighting Against In-justice Towards Harmony), a group of 32 churches targeting homelessness and joblessness. F.A.I.T.H. invited elected officials to hear their concerns and asked them to pledge to do something about the issues.

“We are not members of F.A.I.T.H. We are a complement to F.A.I.T.H. Our audience is not

the government,” he said.Triplett said the rally and

march is not directed at elected official but to “bring awareness to our citizens.”

“We start to expect a way of life to be a way of life - someone gets killed, a senior is a victim, a child is a victim. We become desensi-tized to such happenings until it becomes normative. This should not be a regular part of our lives,” said Triplett.

“We need to dig deeper in the issues that come from repercus-sions of poverty. Poverty creates a certain culture. It creates a cer-tain mindset approach to educa-tion, to ethics, to parenting. We are living results of non-sustain-able communities,” he contin-ued.

Triplett said the plan is to look at the landscape of the commu-nity and focus in on a couple of issues every year.

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

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

‘march Against the madness,’ gun buyback program in works for may 18

bishop Derek Triplett

AIDS network to host ‘I Am My Brothers/ Sisters Keeper’ conference

The Minority AIDS Net-work of Volusia/Flagler is hosting the “I Am My Brother/Sister’s Keeper” Conference from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 30 at Bethune-Cookman Uni-versity’s L. Gale Lemerand School of Nursing, 739 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach.

The keynote speaker is HIV/AIDS activist and Jacksonville native Renee’ LadyByrd Burgess. The mother of three became an HIV/AIDS activist in 2008, months after being diag-nosed as HIV positive. She is a junior at the Florida Institute of Technology majoring in computer in-formation systems.

Burgess will share her experience of hearing that she was infected while be-ing in a married relation-ship with a partner who had knowingly infected her without telling her of his status.

The conference is free to the public. Registration in-cludes continental break-fast, lunch, door prizes and information.

To register for the confer-ence, call 386-274-0500 ext. 0662.

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Seated at right are Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry and his brother, Commissioner Patrick Henry. Both spoke at Ji’Ron Dent’s funeral last Saturday.

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Campbell Middle School recently celebrated the graduation of 12 of its stu-dents from the Money Smart Banking Program presented by Food Brings Home and the United Way of Volusia & Flagler Coun-ties’ “Campaign for Work-ing Families.”

Money Smart Banking is an interactive banking program designed to teach students how to budget, the importance of saving, how to use bank servic-es to protect money, and how to be a smart shopper. The participating students were part of Food Brings Hope’s FBHonors initia-tive, which provides en-richment opportunities for high-achieving students in Volusia County Schools, which Food Brings Hope supports.

“At Food Brings Hope, we believe equipping young people in their for-mative years with the ba-sics in financial education will give them the knowl-edge, skills, and confidence they will need in managing their money,” said Forough B. Hosseini, founder and chair of Food Brings Hope.

“We thank the United Way’s Campaign for Work-ing Families, the teach-ers and administration at Campbell, and the finan-cial experts who shared

their knowledge with our students. And most impor-tantly, we thank our stu-dents for their enthusiasm and eagerness to learn and congratulate them for com-pleting the program.”

Balanced checkbooks

Tyna Lynn Hilton, a trained FDIC Money Smart facilitator and a United Way of Volusia Flagler Coun-ties Campaign for Working Families volunteer, taught the four class sessions.

“I’m really happy that our students are getting the opportunity to learn the importance of savings, how to write checks and balance their checkbooks,” said Craig Zablo, Camp-bell’s principal. “These are life skills that will assist our students for the rest of their lives.”

Food Brings Hope pro-vides collaborative solu-tions for families with chil-dren who experience hun-ger due to homelessness, poverty, or unfamiliarity with community resources. Among other services, Food Brings Hope offers school based programs that pro-vide meals, tutoring and ac-tivities for at-risk students.

For more information, visit www.FoodBringsHope.org or contact Fay Theos, Executive Director at 386-453-1588 or Fay@Food-BringsHope.org.

Food Brings Hope and Campaign for Working Families present graduation certificates to Campbell Middle School students in the FBHonors program.

Campbell Middle students complete banking program

Guests will have a fresh take on cancer awareness, jazzed up by cancer sur-vivors modeling for the “Phenomenal Woman” breast cancer awareness fashion show. These are people we know and have no idea that they are can-cer survivors.

Cynthia Black, a former professional runway mod-el, debuts the show, bring-ing awareness to her pas-sion for helping and look-ing good. She cuts through with guests on “FYI on the 411” radio show, sharing information on critical is-sues. The show airs Sun-days, 10 a.m., on WNZF 106.3 FM and 1550 AM.

However, this time, Black will have a rundown on fashion at Vince Carter’s, the cuisine and entertain-ment venue, in Daytona Beach, on March 30, 11:30 a.m.

Michelle Carter-Scott will be a special guest. She is co-owner of the restau-rant with her son, NBA star Vince Carter. In the mix will be Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick L. Henry, Commis-sioner Patrick Henry, and

Shaquille O’Neal’s mom, NBA Moms President Lu-cille O’Neal.

Retired Army Col. Lloyd Freckleton will close the gap as a breast cancer sur-vivor and the guest speak-er. The show will be broad-cast live. Black’s mission seeks to launch a founda-tion to treat breast cancer patients, as well as contin-ue to network her viable talk show.

The sponsors are Vitas Innovative Hospice Care; The Holley Group; WNZF; Halifax Health of Volusia County; Florida Hospital, Flagler; Alpha Kappa Al-pha Sorority; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; the NAACP, and Omega Psi Phi Frater-nity.

Black can be reached for more information at 386-546-1817.

‘Signing Hands Showcase’

Using manual communi-cation and body language, songs will be presented in the American Sign Lan-guage on March 23, 7 to 9 p.m., at Matanzas Audito-rium, 3535 Old Kings Road North, Palm Coast.

“The Singing Hands Showcase” will bring awareness to people un-able to hear and/or speak. The students have per-formed songs, like “I’m Singing in the Rain.” It will be their fourth annual per-formance.

Tickets are $5; $3 for stu-dents with ID, as well as staff, and seniors 55 and older.

Half the ticket sales are earmarked for The Florida Association of the Deaf.

Easter servicesEaster is the most well-

attended of the Christian observances. The First Church of Palm Coast will make the most of celebrat-ing Easter, beginning Palm Sunday, March 24, for the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. services.

Maundy Thursday, March 28, 6 p.m., will be celebrated by the Rev. Rog-er Williams, pastor of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, Hast-ings. The service will follow with a seder meal.

The Seven Last Utteranc-

es of Christ, Good Friday, March 29, noon to 3 p.m., will be the offering by vari-ous ministers. The Sunrise Service, Easter Sunday, March 31, 6 a.m., and the Resurrection Celebration, 10 a.m., will be preached by the Rev. Gillard S. Glov-er, pastor of First Church. A free brunch for guests will accompany the Sunrise Service. First Church, at 91 Old Kings Road North, can be reached at 386-446-5759.

•••As always, remember

our prayers for the sick, af-flicted and bereaved.

Christopher Robinson, March 21, Rory Ragoonan, Arthur Pete and Master Mason Sword, March 22; Evangelist Robin Campos, March 24; Vicki Seward, March 26, and my son, Christopher McCarthy, March 27.

Birthday wishes to:

Happy Birthday to You!

Cancer survivors to take runway at March 30 fashion show

By Jeroline D. Mccarthy | Daytona Times

Palm Coast Community news

‘Journey to the Cross’ exhibitThe Mt. Calvary Baptist Church of Palm Coast invites the public to its “Journey to the Cross” exhibit featuring scenic interac-tive stations that depict places and events highlighting Jesus’ journey to the cross of Calvary on March 27 from 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., 75 Pine Lakes Park-way South in Palm Coast. More information: 386-447-5719.

Holly Hill egg huntThe City of Holly Hill will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt on the front lawn of City Hall on March 23 from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Resurrection serviceat Hope FellowshipHope Fellowship Church invites the public to Resurrection Sun-day service at the News-Jour-nal Center, 221 N. Beach Street

on March 31 at 10 a.m. Bishop Derek Triplett will deliver the sermon. More information: 386-226-1122.

Crime info-sessionwith DBPDJoin Daytona Beach Police De-partment Chief Mike Chitwood and his command staff as they discuss current crime patterns and learn how to assist police in preventing and solving crimes in your neighborhood on March 21, 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. at the DBPD Headquarters, 2nd Floor CompStat Room, 129 Valor Blvd. More information: 386-671-5102. Cultural Council to meet The Cultural Council of Volusia County will meet at 9 a.m. March 22 at the Museum of

Florida Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Members will discuss the Cultural Council’s programs and upcoming activities. The public is invited to attend and participate in the meeting. More information: 386-736-5963, ext. 15872, or mfincher@volusia.org. County Council retreat The Volusia County Council’s team-building retreat will begin at 10 a.m. March 28 in the Volusia Room of the Dayto-na Beach International Airport, 700 Catalina Drive. The public is welcome, but there will be no public participation. Parking tickets will be validated. More information: 386-736-5920.

Watch ‘Gump’ under the stars The Daytona Beach Re-gional Library – City Island and Cinematique will feature “Forrest Gump” during their free book-and-a-movie series titled “Cinematique under the Stars” in March. The movie will begin at dusk March 22 in Riverfront Park. A book discussion will begin at 10 a.m. March 25 in the library’s boardroom. More information: 386-257-6036, ext. 16264.

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Former runway model Cynthia Black will participate in the breast cancer aware-ness fashion show on March 30.

B-CU to present 23rd Humanities Advisory Council Seminar

The 23rd Annual Humanities Adviso-ry Council Seminar will be held March 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the President’s Dining Room of the Center for Civic En-gagement at Bethune-Cookman Univer-sity.

This year’s event focuses on four val-ues – responsibility, compassion, humili-ty, and commitment. Four guest speakers have been chosen by the planning com-mittee of the Humanities Advisory Coun-cil to explore the theme “The Values of the Arts and Humanities.

They are:Barbara Mainster, executive director of

Redlands Christian Migrant Association, an organization providing childcare and

educational assistance for rural, low-in-come children and families.

Anna M. Elias, co-founder of Random Acts Entertainment, a charitable film com-pany producing independent, socially rel-

evant films, which gener-ate revenue, streams for charity.

Dr. Gail M. Robinson-Ot-uru, Professor of Music at Austin Peay State Univer-sity in Clarksville, Tenn., and an internationally re-nowned soprano, educa-tor, performing artist, and scholar.

Dr. Connie L. Lester, Pro-fessor of History at the Uni-

versity of Central Florida and Director of RICHES of Central Florida, an interdisci-plinary, digital research project that seeks to understand the history of the Central Florida region.

For more information, call 386-481-2726.

AKAs seek participants for Men of Tomorrow programThe Gamma Mu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha So-

rority is seeking participants for its 16th Biennial Men of To-morrow program.

Men of Tomorrow honors high school juniors and seniors in Volusia and Flagler counties. The young men will partici-pate in four months of activities contributing to their cultural, educational and social enrichment.

Participation in the program develops leadership skills and provides career guidance. Interested young men must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average to participate.

The program will culminate in June with a formal presentation of participants to the Daytona Beach community.

To request an application for participation in the program, send an email to MenofTo-morrow@gmoaka.org.

Dr. Gail Robinson-Oturu

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Trayvon Martin: One year later

“We’re here to let the com-munity, and particularly teenag-ers, know that they have a right to walk in peace without being followed, without being harmed and without being killed.”

- Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin

A year has passed since that awful day last Feb. 26 when 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed while return-ing from a convenience store to a townhouse he and his father were visiting in Sanford.

Trayvon Martin was an un-armed African-American teenag-er, wearing a hoodie. The shoot-er was George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old neighborhood watch volunteer, who called 9-11 to re-port a “suspicious” person and then ignored a police dispatch-er’s order not to follow Trayvon.

Right to shoot firstMoments later, Trayvon was

shot dead. Since then, thousands of other gun deaths and several mass shootings have elevated the issue of gun violence to the top of the national agenda.

But the death of Trayvon Mar-tin remains especially disturbing to many of us because of what it says about the racial profiling of young Black males, police de-partments that are often slow to protect their rights, and a fatally flawed law that gives people — possibly even criminals — the right to shoot first and ask ques-tions later.

It took a while, but the wheels of justice are turning in the Tray-von Martin case. In the wake of widespread criticism of the near-ly six-week delay in arresting and charging Zimmerman with a crime, former Sanford police chief, Bill Lee was fired last June. Former Elgin, Illinois deputy po-lice chief, Cecil Smith is set to take over as head of the Sanford police force on April 1.

Zimmerman’s second-degree murder trial begins on June 10. It is believed that he and his law-yers will base their defense on Florida’s troubling Stand Your Ground law which states that anyone in fear of his or her life could be justified in using lethal force against a potential or per-

ceived attacker.

‘I am Trayvon’Thousands of citizens have

rallied in recent days to mark the one-year anniversary of Tray-von Martin’s death. On Febru-ary 9, four days after what would have been Trayvon’s 18th birth-day, his parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, sponsored an “I am Trayvon Day of Remem-brance Community Peace Walk” in North Miami-Dade County.

Students at Florida State Uni-versity in Tallahassee have ral-lied for a repeal of the Stand Your Ground law. And on Feb. 26, a “Million Hoodie” candle-light vigil was held in New York’s Union Square that was attended by hundreds, including actor Ja-mie Foxx.

Justice for TrayvonWhile attention now turns to

the upcoming trial, as the fa-ther of a 10-year-old son, I can-not help but recall what Sybrina and Tracy said about their son a year ago: “Trayvon was our hero. At age 9, Trayvon pulled his fa-ther from a burning kitchen, sav-ing his life. He loved sports and horseback riding. At only 17, he had a bright future ahead of him with dreams of attending college and becoming an aviation me-chanic. Now that’s all gone.”

Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Mar-tin have formed the Justice for Trayvon Martin Foundation to honor their son and to “advocate for all victims of injustice and senseless crimes throughout the world.” Like millions of Ameri-cans, we continue to stand with them. We will not rest until jus-tice is done.

Marc H. Morial, former may-or of New Orleans, is president and CEO of the National Ur-ban League. Click on this story at www.daytonatimes.com to write your own response.

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Credit check can be barrier to job or promotionAs Black America continues

to struggle with high unemploy-ment rates, a new research report by Demos, a public policy orga-nization titled, “Discredited: How employment credit checks keep qualified workers out of a job,’’ un-veils how the use of credit history in employment decisions is often leaving people of color in the un-employment lines.

Among employers with fidu-ciary responsibilities, it is a long-standing practice to include credit reviews in hiring decisions. Banks, credit unions and similar employ-ers should be careful in handling others’ money and deposits.

Discriminatory hiringBut the Demos report found em-

ployment credit checks now are be-coming standard operating proce-dures for many employees without such responsibilities. In these in-stances, disproportionately screen-ing people of color out of jobs can lead to discriminatory hiring.

With higher rates of unemploy-ment and the additional burden of wealth disparities, many Afri-can-American and Latino house-holds have a greater need to bor-row for emergencies and are also at a greater risk for foreclosure or loan default.

Blacks worse offSurveying nearly 1,000 low- and

middle-income households with credit card debt, Demos found that people of color are dispro-portionately likely to report worse credit than Whites. Even for em-ployed persons seeking a promo-tion at work, credit scores can be a factor in deciding which employee will get the better job.

Consumers surveyed shared that much of the debt going to col-lections agencies was for unex-pected medical costs rather than for retail credit card usage.

Households without health coverage were more than twice as likely to report that their cred-it score had declined in the past three years.

“It makes little sense to say that someone is not a good candidate for a job because they are still cop-ing with the expense of a costly family medical emergency several years ago,” the report said.

These consistent findings on medical debt are also reflected in America’s disproportionate unem-ployment data. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics continues to show that Black unemployment doubles that of Whites.

From December 2012 through February 2013, White unemploy-ment averaged 7 percent. By con-trast, Black unemployment stood at 14 percent.

So what is a debt-burdened, un-employed consumer to do?

Consumer rightsThe Fair Credit Reporting Act

(FCRA) allows employers to re-quest credit reports on job appli-cants and existing employees. The statute also lays out specific steps under which these credit checks must occur.

By law, employers must: first ob-tain written permission from the affected consumer before a cred-it review; notify individuals before any adverse action is taken as a re-sult of the credit review; offer the employee or applicant a copy of the credit report, along with a writ-ten summary of his/her consum-er’ rights; and provide job appli-cants with a brief period of time to dispute any errors in their report.

Charlene Crowell is a com-munications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org. Click on this story at www.daytonatimes.com to write your own response.

Southern governor breaks with the past

There are some painful things from my childhood in segregated Tuscaloosa, Ala., that I will never forget.

At the top of the list is Gov. George C. Wallace’s June 11, 1963 “Stand in the School House Door” at the University of Alabama. I had just completed my sophomore year at Druid High School when Wallace came to my hometown to prevent two African-Americans – Vivian Malone and James Hood – from registering for classes at Fos-ter Auditorium.

Wallace steps asideDeputy U.S. Attorney General

Nicholas Katzenbach asked Wal-lace to step aside and allow Ma-lone and Hood to register. Af-ter Wallace refused, Katzenbach left and placed a call to President John F. Kennedy. The president federalized the Alabama National Guard and Katzenbach returned later in the day with Gen. Henry Graham, who was now under fed-eral command.

Graham told Wallace, “Sir, it is my sad duty to ask you to step aside under the orders of the pres-ident of the United States.”

After a few more comments, Wallace stepped aside and Vivi-an Malone and James Hood reg-istered as students.

Riots in MississippiThat was a joyous day on the

west side of town, where most Blacks lived.

A year earlier, riots erupted in the state immediately west of us when James Meredith desegre-gated the University of Missis-

sippi at Oxford. Another segrega-tionist governor, Ross Barnett, led the opposition to Meredith’s en-rollment.

Meredith graduated with a po-litical science degree on Aug. 18, 1963.

In 1966, Meredith returned to Mississippi to embark on what he called the “March Against Fear,” an effort to encourage Blacks in Mississippi to vote. Thirty miles into his 220-mile march from Memphis to Jackson, he was shot several times by a White snip-er. Meredith survived the bullet wounds.

On the east side of Alabama, Lester Maddox was elected gov-ernor of Georgia in 1966, large-ly on his reputation as a staunch segregationist. When Blacks tried to integrate his restaurant in 1964, Maddox confronted them with an ax handle. He sold his restaurant rather than comply with the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Victims of the timesNorth Carolina Gov. Bever-

ly Perdue broke with that racist past when she made the bold de-cision to pardon the Wilmington Ten just before completing her term. Upon issuing the pardons – the only ones she signed in of-fice – Perdue said, “I believe the Wilmington Ten were victims of the times, and victims of a deep-

seeded prejudice and racism that circumvented any kind of likeli-hood that their trial was fair.”

A federal appeals court reached the same conclusion in 1980 when it overturned their conviction on arson and conspiracy charges in connection with the firebomb-ing of a White-owned grocery store. Although an earlier gover-nor had commuted the sentences of the Wilmington Ten, only Per-due would issue pardons of inno-cence, which had the same effect of their never having been con-victed of a crime.

At a luncheon last week spon-sored by the National Newspaper Publishers Association Founda-tion, Perdue Was honored for her courage.

For all the talk of a New South, nothing symbolized a changed re-gion more than Perdue sharing a stage with Ben Chavis, the leader of the Wilmington Ten, and Mary Alice Thatch, whose activist fa-ther preceded her as publisher of the Wilmington Journal.

As we have seen, doing the right thing has not always been the hallmark of White governors in the South.

The sight of the former gover-nor standing beside Chavis and Thatch was another memory I will always cherish.

George E. Curry is editor-in-chief of the National News-paper Publishers Association News Service. Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. Click on this story at www.daytona-times.com to write your own re-sponse.

Being moral only when it’s convenientAs a result of Ohio’s Republi-

can Senator Rob Portman’s decla-ration last week that he now sup-ports homosexual marriage, I am once again compelled to ask: Why are Christians and conservatives constantly apologizing for what they believe?

Portman said he changed his position because his son told him that he was homosexual. Typically, I would not write about someone’s family issues. But, in this instance, I want to come at this issue from a somewhat different perspective. I want to use Portman’s renuncia-tion of his Christian beliefs to have a more broad discussion of morals and values.

You should know that Portman is one of the most decent people you will ever meet. It’s almost im-possible not to like Portman. Peo-ple like Portman makes me want to stay engaged in politics. Through-out his decades of public service, he has made it perfectly clear that he is a Christian conservative, who believes in the sanctity of life and marriage being between a man and a woman.

Another perspectiveIn a column he wrote last week,

Portman said, “…My position on marriage for same-sex couples was

rooted in my faith tradition that marriage is a sacred bond between a man and a woman. Knowing that my son is gay prompted me to con-sider the issue from another per-spective: that of a dad who wants all three of his kids to lead hap-py, meaningful lives with the peo-ple they love, a blessing Jane and I have shared for 26 years.

“I wrestled with how to recon-cile my Christian faith with my de-sire for Will to have the same op-portunities to pursue happiness and fulfillment as his brother and sister. Ultimately, it came down to the Bible’s overarching themes of love and compassion and my belief that we are all children of God.”

About faceWhat makes me uncomfortable

about Portman’s about face is the implication that in order to love his son, he must turn his back on “my faith tradition that marriage is a sacred bond between a man and

a woman.” How does his son being homosexual change what the Bi-ble has to say on this issue?

Portman ends his column with, “I’ve thought a great deal about this issue, and like millions of Americans in recent years, I’ve changed my mind on the question of marriage for same-sex couples. As we strive as a nation to form a more perfect union, I believe all of our sons and daughters ought to have the same opportunity to experience the joy and stability of marriage.”

Portman is doing what most parents would do — support their child. But he would be supporting his child even more by telling him that he totally disagrees with his personal lifestyle choice, but loves him anyway. That way, he would abandon neither his son nor God’s word.

Raynard Jackson is presi-dent and CEO of Raynard Jack-son & Associates, LLC., a Wash-ington, D.C.-based public rela-tions/government affairs firm. He can be reached through his Web site, www.raynardjackson.com. Click on this story at www.daytonatimes.com to write your own response.

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1. A motorcycle club from Jacksonville posts up during Bike Week. Bikers from all over the country were seen hanging out on “The Avenue’’ (Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune Boulevard).

2. A look at bikes along Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune Boulevard.

3. Two bikers take time to kick back, chat and enjoy the sights.

4. A fellow who favored funk legend Bootsy collins talks to a kid during Bike Week. The impersonater garnered plenty of attention.

Bike Week 2013 kicked off on March 8 and culminated on March 17. Photographer Duane Fernandez captured the images of bikers having a grand time the last weekend of the annual event.

The heart of Bike Week activities in Black Daytona occur on Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard (formerly Second Avenue)

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5. A couple cruises down The Avenue on a custom-made bike.

6. Bike Week had The Avenue busy and packed with bikes, spectators and vendors.

7. Even the women had pimped-out rides during Bike Week like this sister from North carolina on her custom-made pink bike.

8. A group shows off their bikes, which are custom made for racing.

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There are thousands of oth-er minority businesses across the state that may be qualified to work on such a large project that are not listed.

“Vendors submit a certifica-tion request with information re-quired by DMS (Department of Management Services). Our Of-fice of Supplier Diversity receives the request and confirms that the vendor meets the qualifications for certification,” Wolf explained.

Wolf said vendors on the OSD list are registered under a specific commodity code and are notified of a potential bid opportunity that exceeds $35,000. There is no designated preference for public or private projects.

Impact of billDaytona Speedway President

Joie Chitwood III announced last month that the organiza-tion wants to do a complete over-haul of the Speedway’s front-stretch grandstands, from creat-ing an iconic entrance to the fa-cility that includes escalators to the stands, football-field-length “neighborhoods’’ that include video screens, bars and themed restaurants and new and more comfortable seating as well as the addition of more restrooms and concession stands.

The future of the Speedway’s renovation project hinges on if state legislators pass a bill, sub-mitted by Florida State Rep. Da-vid Santiago, that could poten-tially add up to millions of dollars of tax breaks for the Speedway.

If the bill is passed as is, there are no conditions that would en-courage or force the Speedway to exercise diversity and hire mi-nority contractors to help begin and complete the project.

This is because of Former Flor-ida Gov. Jeb Bush’s One Florida initiative, which has a race-neu-tral requirement involving state construction projects.

Santiago said in reference to the Speedway hiring minori-ty contractors he wants to make sure everybody has equal access.

“I want to find places for peo-ple to work. The more and more

people who work is better for the economy. I believe in investing dollars where we can put people back to work,” he said.

“You always have people that prosper. Not everybody plays fair.’’

Controversial requirement

At one time in the state, per-centage goals for minority partic-ipation were used in purchasing contracts in some state agencies.

When the race-neutral require-ment began, opponents of the race-neutral component, such as the state’s NAACP said people doing the hiring for state and pri-vate construction projects “hire based on friendship, what you look like, where you live, usually leaving Blacks and other minori-ties out of the mix.”

Judge Stephen Mickle, a Black federal judge, found Florida’s law setting minority participation goals for state contracts uncon-stitutional, saying it violates the Equal Protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

Wolf said “One Florida,” which forbids minority set asides and quotas, encourages the state to explore all opportunities to con-tract with minority- and women-owned business.

Daytona Speedway officials will have to be pressured into hiring minority contractors to be part of their $250 million reno-vation project, Orlando Attorney Veronica Anderson told the Day-tona Times earlier this month.

What bill doesSantiago said he was ap-

proached by Speedway officials to file a bill seek-ing sales tax re-funds and rebates contingent on the Speedway, invest-ing at least $250 million of its mon-ey in the overhaul over a four-year period.

The legislator said he wrote the 17-page measure

with input from Speedway offi-cials.

If passed, the Speedway would

be reimbursed for the sales tax spent on building materials for the construction. That would be a one-time refund. For the next 30 years, the Speedway would re-ceive up to $2 million annually in sales tax rebates for sales at the Speedway.

The bill has to go through sev-eral committees then come up for discussion and a vote in the state House and Senate.

State Senator Dorothy Hukill filed a companion bill for the Senate.

Taylor contactedInitially it appeared unusual

that Santiago was asked to write the bill for the Speed-way, considering the entertainment complex is locat-ed in Rep. Dwayne Taylor’s district.

Santiago, a Re-publican who lives in Deltona, told the Dayto-na Times in a re-

cent interview that the first per-son he contacted after he was ap-proached to file the bill was Tay-lor, who is a Black Democrat. Tay-lor lives in Daytona Beach.

Taylor was first elected to the Florida House in 2008 and has been re-elected ever since com-pared to Santiago who began his first term as a legislator last No-vember.

He said Taylor immediately agreed to co-sponsor the bill.

Santiago said he was aware that the construction project was tak-ing place in “Dwayne’s backyard, but I had a bill slot” to fill.

“I see he (Taylor) has a great re-lationship with the Speedway,” Santiago noted, elaborating that he doesn’t believe there was any-thing personal as to why he was asked to file the bill and not Tay-lor.

Taylor ready to helpWhen contacted by the Day-

tona Times on Santiago filing the bill for the Speedway, Tay-lor agreed that since Republicans control both the Florida House and Senate, it would be easier to get the bill passed because Santi-ago filed it.

He also noted that all his bill

slots were taken.“I filled bills in November. My

slots were already committed,” Taylor said.

As far as amending Santiago’s bill so there is a minority set aside, Taylor said they’ve tried doing that on related bill with no suc-cess adding, “It’s not on any of the other bills passed related to sports franchises seeking tax breaks.”

Taylor said when the bill is pre-sented on the floor of the House he will talk about minority partici-pation on the construction project and will ask that people who live in Daytona Beach and surround-ing cities be given preference and more consideration than anyone else.

He said Speedway officials told him 4,000 jobs will be created as a result of the renovation project and he received a commitment from them that they will be hiring minorities.

Taylor said he knows a number of minority contractors and will be introducing them to Speedway officials.

“I am going to work with the Speedway to hire minorities and locals before they (Speedway) branch out (to hire others),” he said, adding that he cannot dic-tate who they hire but will encour-age who they should hire.

Taylor said he is aware that many local minority contractors may not have capital or the neces-sary equipment or be able to get bonded for some of the contracts that will be offered.

Nevertheless, Taylor said he will work to locate those that can do the work.

“Black people need to show up if they want to be part of the pro-cess,” Taylor concluded.

Attorney: Apply pressureSantiago said he would engage

in a conversation with track of-ficials about a minority set aside and research the history on sim-ilar bills like he is filing for the Speedway to see if there is any po-litical and private support for such an amendment to his bill.

He said he at least wants the Speedway to guarantee that local contractors play a role in the ex-pansion.

Orlando Attorney Anderson said in a Daytona Times article two weeks ago that if the Black com-

munity wants jobs on the Speed-way project, they must put pres-sure on elected officials, pack city commission and county council meetings and contact their state representatives and senators, all of whom have a role or will have a role in the project getting off the ground.

In an recent interview, Day-tona Beach Mayor Derrick Hen-ry, who is Black, didn’t comment on whether the Speedway should be encouraged or forced to hire a certain percentage of minori-ties for their construction project but did say, “I think it’s no more than fair that the Speedway gets the same tax benefit those other sporting events receive.”

“Furthermore the economic impact of their proposed plans will be positive and are consis-tent with my hopes that the pri-vate sector leads the way in our local economic recovery,” Henry added.

Volusia County Councilman Joshua Wagner, who represents the bulk of Daytonans living in the county also shied away from sug-gesting a minority set aside for the Speedway construction project.

“I am glad to see a bill filed that supports our local community. It would be prudent of the Legisla-ture to help increase tourism in Daytona Beach and Volusia Coun-ty,” Wagner told the Times.

‘Workforce composition’ condition

The Speedway already has re-ceived support from the City of Daytona Beach and the Volusia County Council with no strings attached, such as a “workforce composition” condition.

This workforce composition – which could mean the Speedway must hire a percentage of minori-ties or set a goal of hiring such mi-norities – could take place when Speedway officials go back to the city for permits, said Deputy City Manager Paul McKitrick. But he noted the political will for com-missioners to attach such a condi-tion may not be there.

Next week: Minority contrac-tor Anderson Hill, formerly of Daytona Beach, shares his ex-periences acquiring work on major projects.

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Bethune-Cookman had its basketball season come to an end with an 81-72 loss to Morgan State Uni-versity in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) tour-nament on March 8.

The Morgan Bears shot 57 percent from the field and scored 48 points in the paint.

“It took us a while to ad-just to how big and physi-cal they were. Their inside scoring was the difference in the game,” said B-CU head coach Gravelle Craig.

The Wildcats finished the 2012-13 campaign with a 14-20 record and were hoping for a third straight appearance in the MEAC tournament title game.

Kevin Dukes had 20 points and Ricky Johnson scored 18 points to lead B-CU. Shaquille Duncan had 17 points with three blocks to lead Morgan. The Bears also got 16 points apiece from Justin Black and De-wayne Jackson.

North Carolina A&T State University topped the fifth-seeded Bears to win the MEAC tournament and earned the automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

B-CU upsets Norfolk Two days earlier the Wild-cats pulled off a 70-68 overtime win to shock the top seeded Norfolk State University Spartans in the quarterfinals.

The Spartans had gone undefeated in conference play (16-0) in the regular season.

“We played them 10 days ago and lost, but we could have won that game. We knew that we could play with them. We knew that it would be a challenge,” said Craig.

Adrien Coleman posted 24 points with 13 rebounds to lead B-CU in that game.

The Wildcats were able to get out in transition and shot 59 percent from the floor.

Dukes and Paul Scot-land also added 11 points apiece for B-CU. Pendarvis Williams had 19 points, Kris Brown 15 and Rashid Gaston 12 for the Spartans.

Baseball: Wildcats drop series to Aggies

On the diamond, the Wildcats dropped two of three games to MEAC rival North Carolina A&T this past weekend.

The Aggies took the first game of a double header 15-6 to open the series, but the Wildcats bounced back to take the second game by a score of 15-2.

For the day, David Lee was 4-for-7 with seven RBIs, Eros Modena 6-for-9 with two RBIs, Brandon Turner 5-for-8 with three RBIs and Josh Johnson tal-lied four RBI’s while Ali Simpson got his first win of

the season on the mound for B-CU.

The Aggies (7-12, 3-3) took the series finale with a 9-6 win on Sunday. Shaun McCarthy went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Eric Sams 3-for-5 with an RBI for B-CU.

The Wildcats hosted South Florida on Wednes-day, after the Daytona Times’ deadline.

B-CU (11-11, 6-3) travels to Kansas State for a three-game series from March 22-24 and to North Florida on March 26.

The Wildcats’ game with Stetson, which was rained out on Feb. 26, has been re-

scheduled for 6 p.m. April 8 at Jackie Robinson Ball-park in downtown Dayto-na Beach.

Track: Dunkley leads at Hurricane Invite

Kadian Dunkley (4:45.69) led the Bethune-Cookman women’s track and field performers by winning the 1,500-meter run at the Hurricane Invitational on the campus of the Univer-sity of Miami.

Tristie Johnson (11.60s) finished second in the 200-meter dash while the women’s 4x100 relay team (Keyona Thomas, Apple

Harris, Johnson and Sha-kira Garner/46.22s) took third for B-CU.

The Wildcats men were paced by Keron Stoute (6,069 points), who won the decathlon. Stoute won five events out of 10.

Barry Kimbrough (1490-08 ft) took second in the discus, Martin Embry (5,546 points) also finished third in the decathlon and La’Quan Howard 947-04.50 ft) was third in the triple jump for B-CU.

Overall, the Wildcats’ track and field program finished with 31 top 10 fin-ishes.

“We had a great outing. We are definitely headed in the right direction,” com-mented Donald Cooper, B-CU’s head track and field coach.

B-CU will compete in the Florida State University re-lays in Tallahassee March 22-23.

Softball: Ladies struggling

The Lady Wildcats soft-ball team is off to a slow start. They were swept in a double header by Cornell on Monday at the friendly compounds of Sunnyland Park in Daytona Beach.

Cornell led 6-0 en route to a 6-3 victory in the first game. Michelle Banue-los-Smith hit a two-run homerun and Wanda Dar-by scored on an error fol-lowing a single by Aurelia Gamch for B-CU.

Cornell took the second game by a score of 7-3. Ba-neulos-Smith hit a two-run double and Shmaria Engram scored on a wild pitch for B-CU.

The Lady Wildcats have lost 11 consecutive games and are 3-22 on the season. They were to host Mon-mouth in a double header on Tuesday.

B-CU travels to Boca Ra-ton for the Florida Atlan-tic University Invitational Tournament from March 22-24 and to Durham, N.C., from March 30-31 to face North Carolina Central to open MEAC Southern Di-vision play.

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BCU’s Adrien Coleman (1) posted 24 points in a game last week against Norfolk State. He is shown here in a previous game against Florida A&M University.

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Spruce Creek, the defend-ing Class 8A state champi-ons, took a big blow to de-fending its title with the lost of star pitcher Kyle Marsh for the rest of the season.

The junior pitcher broke a kneecap while playing basketball on Monday and is expected to miss 8 to 10 weeks. He was scheduled to pitch against Lake Mary in a district game on March 21.

Marsh is committed to the University of Central Florida. He also is an offen-sive threat. So far this sea-

son he is batting over .400 with a team high 16 RBIs.

Last year, Marsh went 11-0 with a 0.43 ERA on the mound, garnering Central Florida Player of the Year honors. His ERA was the best in all of Central Flori-da.

Marsh is 1-1 on the sea-son with three saves and a 0.46ERA and is batting over .400 with a team high 16 RBI’s.

Local teams garner spotlight

Spruce Creek and De-Land garnered the local television spotlight on Tues-day when the two teams

squared off on Bright House Network’s Channel 47.

Both programs have been successful in recent years. Creek won the Class 8A state title last season and DeLand made the Fi-nal Four back in 2006 and 2007.

Seabreeze and Mainland also played that day with Bright House Networks on hand as live updates of their game were scheduled to be given during the Spruce

Creek-DeLand matchup.Both of the games were

played after the Daytona Times’ deadline.

Football: Former Bucs standout at B-CU

Former Mainland High School standout defensive back Cortez Davis is now at Bethune-Cookman Uni-versity.

Davis played two sea-sons at Clemson. In 2012, he played in 13 games reg-istering 18 tackles. He has two years of eligibility re-maining.

A lack of playing time and being away from his children – a 3-year old son and 1-year old daughter – were reasons for Davis to return home.

He also looked at the possibilities of playing for Miami, Florida and Flori-da State.

As of Tuesday, Davis had yet to enroll at Bethune-Cookman confirmed As-sistant Athletic Director for Communications/Sports Information Director Bry-an Harvey.

Creek’s Colubiale to UCF

Spruce Creek senior wide receiver Michael Colubiale will accept a walk-on invi-tation with the University of Central Florida.

The 6’ 3” Colubiale caught 57 passes for 717 yards with eight touch-downs for the Hawks in 2012. He also recorded 29 tackles on defense as a linebacker.

Middle school basketball

The Middle School bas-ketball season tipped off for Volusia County schools on Tuesday. The season will run through May 19. Games are played on Tues-days and Thursdays.

All 13 of the county’s public middle schools boast boys and girls squads. Each team plays a total of 12 games.

The Eastside division champion will face the Westside division cham-pion in the championship game on May 21 at Main-land in Daytona Beach.

Check with schools and the school district for schedules and times.

Prep Sports Seven Baseball

1. Spruce Creek (11-2); New Smyrna (9-1), 3. Uni-versity (11-4), 4.Trinity (n/a), 5. Mainland (7-4), 6. Taylor (10-4), 7. Father Lopez (6-3). Lurking: De-Land (6-7), Seabreeze (5-6), Deltona (6-5-1), Fla-gler Palm Coast (4-5). Re-cords are as of March 19 at noon.

VOLUSIA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

SPORTS REVIEW

PHOTOS BY CASEY BELL/SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES

Spruce Creek’s Chandler Rodrigueze (24) tags New Smyrna’s Diamonte Mitchell (8) during a recent game, but Mitchell is safe. The Hawks played district rival De-Land on Bright House Networks on Tuesday night.

Spruce Creek’s Kyle Marsh throws a pitch during a recent game against New Smyrna.

Spruce Creek’s star pitcher out for the season

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Duncan describes paradox of progress during session last week with Black publishers

BY GEORGE E. CURRYNNPA NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON – Instead of being the traditional ticket to success, many of our nation’s troubled schools hinder op-portunity for upward mobility, especially for students of col-or, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told Black publishers in a private meeting last week.

“The hard truth, the brutal truth, is that in too many plac-es, our education system is fall-ing short of being the engine of mobility, the prized pathway to the middle class,” Duncan told members of the National News-paper Publishers Association (NNPA). “Instead, tragically, these schools often perpetuate inequality and restrict opportu-nity.”

In a White House meeting with Black newspaper publish-ers, Duncan described what he calls the paradox of progress.

“The good news is that af-ter the Brown (Brown v. Board of Education) decision, school segregation declined dramati-cally in the South. The bad news is that our schools today are as segregated as they have been at any time since the death of Dr. (Martin Luther) King.

“The good news is that many more Black students today are graduating from high school and enrolling in college than ever be-fore. The bad news is that Black students are still less likely than their peers to receive equal ac-cess to top-notch teachers and the college-prep classes they need to succeed in today’s glob-ally competitive economy.

“The good news is that there are now many more Black men in college than in prison. The bad news is that not enough of those young men are staying in college to get their degree — and far too many of them are losing

their lives as a result of gun vio-lence and our unwillingness to do what is necessary to keep our children safe.

“The good news is that by 2010, the on-time graduation rate for Black students had ris-en to 66.1 percent. Two-thirds of Black ninth-graders now gradu-ate on time. That is an increase of almost six percentage points from 2008 — and it is probably the highest high school gradu-ation rate for Black students in our nation’s history… The bad news is that one-third of Black students are still not graduating on time — and we know those numbers are even higher in many inner-city neighborhoods.

“The good news is that Black enrollment in college went up by about 15 percent from the fall of 2008 to the fall of 2011. Nearly 400,000 more Black students are in college today than when the president took office. The bad news is that Black enrollment was essentially flat between 2010 and 2011. And enrollment

is not increasing nearly as fast as it should.”

Opportunity gapDuncan said while there is

much public debate about the achievement gap between peo-ple of color and Whites, he is worried about another gap.

“In 2013, children of color in America not only confront an achievement gap, they confront what I call an opportunity gap that, too often, is unacceptably wide,” he told the publishers. “…The scope of the gap today — and the reasons it persists — is spelled out in the recent report of the Equity and Excellence Commission and in the data we gathered as part of our Civil Rights Data Collection Project.

“This opportunity gap is deep-ly troubling. It is painfully at odds with the American creed — that if you study hard and play by the rules, you get a fair shot at the future, regardless of your zip code, skin color, or the size of your bank account.”

According to Duncan, near-ly 40 percent of Black and His-panic students attend schools that are more than 90 percent White. Consequently, at a time the U.S. is growing more diverse, its classrooms are becoming less diverse.

“Think about that for a mo-ment,” Duncan said. “The data are clear: A decrease in diversity and an upswing in racial isola-tion are one reason that the op-portunity gap is not ending.”

Some solutionsTo tackle the problem, Duncan

said he and President Obama believe:

1. Every student should have access to a world-class educa-tion that includes access to rig-orous, college- and career-ready coursework.

2. Every student should have an effective teacher.

3. Schools must be account-able for the needs and perfor-mance of all students.

4. Schools must work in part-

nership with families and com-munities.

5. College must be accessible and affordable for all students who are qualified to attend col-lege.

“For too long, educators and members of the public often shrugged their shoulders in the face of persistently poor perfor-mance in our lowest-achieving schools. Too many school lead-ers wrote off poor children and children of color,” Duncan said.

“President Obama and I re-fuse to accept that fatalism. Both our life experiences working in the community tell us that with supports, opportunities, and guidance, our children can and do achieve at high levels. We just have to meet them half way.”

On gun violenceDuncan said violence has to

be reduced, especially in urban areas, if educational programs are to be successful.

“I hope you will work togeth-er with the nation’s responsi-ble gun owners — including po-lice officers and members of the clergy and the business commu-nity — to enact the common-sense restrictions that President Obama has proposed on the sale of assault weapons and high-ca-pacity magazines.

“I hope you will join in the fight to expand background checks and close the gun show loophole. For if there is even one step we can take to prevent a child from dying unnecessarily, we must take it.”

In an attempt to personalize gun violence, Duncan told pub-lishers about a picture a student had drawn for him.

“It was a picture of him as a fireman. And the caption that he wrote to go along with it was: ‘If I grow up, I want to be a fireman.’ That’s a deep statement about the reality of this young man’s world. Think about what this means for so many of our young kids today, who think about if I grow up. If, not when.”

Education chief: Schools failing Black students

NNPA NEWS SERVICE

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan spoke to members of the National Newspaper Publishers Association in Washington, D.C.