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Cuba begins the road to success
The National Black Chamber of Commerce has been studying the evolution of Cuba for 14 years. The evolution has been slow as we entered the 21st century but recently there have been some major economic developments. Last November, Cuban residents were given the right to personal property. They can now buy and sell homes. Beginning [...]
The death of affirmative action
“We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary.” – Justice Sandra Day O’ Connor, 2003.” The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard arguments regarding a longstanding racial controversy. So, in the traditional form of our time in America, the Black descendants of slaves will still be losers [...]
B-CU ROUNDUP
‘Tremendous victory’ for Wildcats over Norfolk BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES Bethune-Cookman handled Norfolk State 48-3 in front of a home crowd of 6,234 this past week. “It was a tremendous victory. It was a great job done by our players and our coaching staff. We kept our focus coming off a bye week,” said [...]
VOLUSIA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL REVIEW
Johnson and Clark lift NSB to district title BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES Two big fourth-quarter plays rallied New Smyrna Beach past Seabreeze 21-14 at Municipal Stadium this past week. The New Smyrna Barracudas clinched the district 6-9A title while the Sandcrabs now must beat Pine Ridge and Mainland the next two weeks to make [...]
Investigation clears Henry of elections charges
Mayoral candidate responds to dropped inquiry by State Attorney’s Office BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES There’s insufficient evidence to show that Derrick Henry violated election laws in his campaign for mayor, the State Attorney’s office has concluded. “After a thorough investigation by the Office of R.J. Larizza, State Attorney of the 7th Judicial Circuit, a [...]
An alternate sport for Midtown kids
Tony Cowell ready to make difference as karate teacher BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES When Tony Cowell isn’t driving trucks for a living, the Daytona Beach resident is teaching karate. Cowell says he teaches karate to bring awareness about the sport and to get more of the community and inner-city children involved in something that’s [...]
14 churches are ready to march to the polls
BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES Dr. L. Ronald Durham said plans are full steam ahead for a combined churches’ “Souls to the Polls” march scheduled Sunday, Oct. 28. A planning meeting took place at Greater Friendship Baptist Church on Oct. 11. Durham said local pastors or their representatives attended the meeting along with staff members [...]
Police chief, pastor to participate in fashion show to help college, homeless
A fashion show sponsored by the Women’s Missionary Union of Greater Friendship Church of Daytona Beach is scheduled to feature Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood as well as the church’s pastors and other local professionals. The event takes place Sunday, Oct. 21, at Belk’s Pavilion in Port Orange. Pat Bennett, an organizer of the [...]
Cultural Society pays off building early
Here’s a toast to celebrating the symbolic mortgage burning that took place Saturday at the African-American Cultural Society (AACS). Members raised their champagne glasses after arriving “at the very important destination. At that stop, the mortgage payments for their beautiful building had left the train.” They threw the bash, enjoying a buffet and dance music [...]
Campaign of lies continue
As we have seen during three presidential debates and in his campaign speeches, Mitt Romney will say anything – even when he knows it is untrue – in his effort to dislodge President Obama from the White House. Romney charged in the second presidential debate that “it took the president 14 days before he called [...]
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