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Weekend of support for foster parents

Conference to draw thousands statewide to Daytona June 22-24 BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES Showing support to foster parents is the main priority of the Florida State Foster/Adoptive Parent Annual Conference, which takes place in Daytona Beach this weekend. John Harrell, spokesman for the Northeast Region of the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) [...]

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Daytona urges stores to stop selling flavored tobacco

BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES Daytona Beach commissioners voted on a resolution this month urging retailers to stop the sale and marketing of flavored tobacco products within city limits. Susan Cerbone, Daytona Beach public information officer, said one of the reasons the commissioners supported the resolution is because “tobacco use is the number one cause [...]

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Deltas ‘Remembering the Times’ at June 30 Jabberwork

BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES A musical variety show consisting of music, song and dance will take place during this year’s Jabberwock 2012. The theme for the event sponsored by the Daytona Beach Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, is “Remembering the Times.” Jabbberwock 2012 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 30, at [...]

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Gamma Mu Omega to present 13 debutantes at cotillion

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Gamma Mu Omega Chapter, will present 13 young women to society at its biennial Debutante Cotillion and Scholarship Gala on June 23 at The Shores Resort and Spa. The goal of Gamma Mu Omega’s debutante program is to provide activities that will enhance the development of outstanding young women in the [...]

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B-CU receives $50,000 from Coca-Cola Foundation

FROM STAFF REPORTS Bethune-Cookman University is one of 17 colleges and universities that will share grants totaling $5 million as part of the Coca-Cola First Generation College Scholarship Program. The $50,000 grant will benefit four B-CU students who are the first in their immediate family to attend college. Texas Southern University, Morehouse College and Fayetteville [...]

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Churchwomen raise funds through walkathon

Lehigh Trail displayed the focus of a walkathon as an activity leading up to First Church’s Women’s Day. Along the benches of the Belle Terre entrance, in a portion of Palm Coast between Royal Palms Parkway and the fire station, women gathered from First Church to rev up for the hike. The trail parallels Lehigh [...]

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Community Calendar for June 21 – June 27, 2012

Social Club giving away scholarship The Card Party Express Social Club is giving away $1,000 to a 2012 high school graduate from Atlantic, Mainland, Seabreeze or Spruce Creek with at least a 2.5 grade-point average. Candidates must submit the following by the July 15 deadline: a final 2012 transcript, an acceptance letter from a local [...]

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Rodney King symbolized police brutality

Rodney King was found dead early Sunday morning at the bottom of his swimming pool at his home in Rialto, Calif. No foul play was suspected. King would be the first to tell you that his lifelong bout with alcohol and drugs and frequent run-ins with police did not qualify him for icon status. Yet, [...]

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Reconnecting with the Motherland

I’ve traveled to several African states, often to attend the Leon Sullivan African/African-American Summits. There’s nothing like the feeling experienced when arriving on the African continent. Brothers and sisters are always exuberant in their welcome of guests, but African-Americans tend not to feel like guests. It’s about returning to the home of our ancestors who [...]

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Let’s unify around the Unity Movement

Do you believe that Black people should better utilize more of our $900 billion-plus annual aggregate income to start and grow businesses? Do you believe Black people should share our information and experience with one another to build a brighter future for our children? If your answers are “yes,” join thousands of others in the Black [...]

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