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Like cholesterol, some discrimination is good

I was on “Washington Watch with Roland Martin” last week. This is a weekly TV show that deals with Black political issues, among other things. The roundtable discussion was very lively, but I was amazed at my fellow panelists’ response to something I said. Americans somehow have this strange notion that all discrimination is bad. [...]

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Reparations movement should be revived

Ask anyone you know and you’ll find most Americans don’t see the validity of the issue of reparations for Blacks and don’t connect the dots to see how the injustice of the past shapes everyday life in America. The father of America’s contemporary reparations movement was Ray Jenkins, who died in 2009. In the 1950s, [...]

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Pastor, president reflects on Heyn Chapel during dedication service

BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES It has been nearly 100 years since White Hall was built on Bethune-Cookman’s campus. White Hall, named for Thomas H. White Sewing Machine Company and longtime friend of school founder Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, was built in 1916 and contains the Gertrude Hotchiss Heyn Memorial Chapel. Heyn, who was the [...]

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Daytona State nursing students to be inducted into national honor society

Spring commencement for all grads set for May 13 FROM STAFF REPORTS Daytona State College will induct its inaugural class of the Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society of Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) during a May 6 ceremony that begins at 5 p.m. in the Hosseini Center (Building 1200) on the Daytona Beach Campus. Spring 2013 [...]

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Community News

Program accepting nominations to honor seniors Do you know a person or group making a positive impact on older Floridians? Now you can do something to recognize them. The Florida Council on Aging (FCOA) has opened nominations for the 2013 Quality Senior Living Awards Program. Since 1981, this statewide awards program has commended individuals and [...]

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B-CU ROUNDUP

Baseball team has hot April; solidifies season BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES The Bethune-Cookman University baseball team has been on fire lately. For the month of April, the Wildcats went 14-3 and ended the month on a five-game winning streak. “We believe that we can play with anybody and that we can win every game. [...]

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VOLUSIA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS REVIEW

Howard takes over Atlantic boys basketball program BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES David Howard was named the head coach of Atlantic High School’s boys basketball program on Monday. Howard takes over the program after Kyle Lefebvre stepped down on April 4. In one season Lefebvre, led the Sharks to a 9-13 record. In Howard’s mind, [...]

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Mayor favors scrapping fees for Pop Warner

Association’s commissioner say program is vital to keep kids active and out of trouble BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry said he thinks the city should not be charging the Daytona Beach Pop Warner Association a usage fee to practice and compete on the fields at Derbyshire Park. For the first [...]

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Sprucing up new center

NASCAR donates trees to Scarlett-Golden facility BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES Daytona Beach city staff and elected officials were among about 50 people planting approximately 70 trees Wednesday at the site of the new Yvonne Scarlett-Golden Cultural and Educational Center. City leaders included Daytona Assistant City Manager Betty Goodman, Commissioners Carl W. Lentz IV, Pam [...]

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Cuban filmmaker visits B-CU

SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES World-renowned Cuban filmmaker Gloria Rolando, who has produced her films and documentaries in Cuba for more than two decades, was on Bethune-Cookman University’s campus last week. Her visit was facilitated by Dr. Alberto Jones of the Caribbean-American Children Fund and B-CU history professor Raphael Jackson. Rolando previewed her 2004 documentary [...]

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