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Call (904) 766-8834 or Send it to: [email protected] [email protected] Can’t Get to the Store Have The Star Delivered Editorial ............................... 1 Church .......................... 2 Youth News...............................3 Talk of the Town...........................4 Columns.............................. 5 Crime and Justice........................6 Local-Florida................................7 Local-Georgia........................ 8 Sports ........................ 9 Community..................... 10 Classified ............... 11 Business.............. ......................12 I N S I D E See Inside Church Talk of the Town Local Florida-Georgia Sports Community Have you graduated? Are you a newlywed? Has your organization done something worthy of recogntion? Email us at [email protected] and let’s share your story! RUBY DEE DEAD AT 91 MISSING CHILDREN Camden County is mourning the loss of a talented athlete who was already making a name for himself nationally. According to the St. Marys Police De- partment, talented foot- ball player Braxton Sullivan died while walking on St. Marys Road near Exit 1 Saturday with his brother. Grief counsellors were dispatched to assist staff and students in the wake of his death. Adding to the tragedy is the fact that the 15 year-old was in the process of being adopted. David and Sue Mur- rell told media that they had taken him out of the boys’ home were he lived for the weekend and he was to be back on Monday. As for the cause of the accident, Rubin O'Neil Mainor of Jacksonville, who was the driver of the car that hit the teen, told cops he had been reach- ing for his cell phone to reset it to play music. Within seconds of being dis- tracted. It is said that the next thing he heard was his windshield breaking. Sullivan’s funeral was held on Friday. The teen was an A/B Honor Roll student, excelling especially in writing, social studies, math and science and he had hoped to become a criminal lawyer one day. He was also an FCA partic- ipant who represented his church at the Congress Education rally. There have been countless tributes expressed to the Camden County Middle School Cougar online, with many stating that he was a young man they had all hoped to see grow to be successful. Sullivan had been featured in sev- eral media outlets during his brief time playing football including as the Au- gust 2013 Rising Star for In The Game high school sports magazine. Community Mourns Teen Athlete BROWN BLASTS SCOTT’S ‘INAPPROPRIATE’ LAWSUIT Drowning victim indentified The Jack- sonville Sheriff’s Office is confirming that no foul play is suspected in the death of Maurice Percell, 20 The 29 year-old of Beachwood Boulevard drowned at Little Talbot Is- land on June 10th. Congresswoman Corrine Brown has expressed her “grave concern” to Florida Governor Rick Scott over the employees of the Florida Agency for Health Care Ad- ministration. The Congresswoman wrote a letter to the Governor pointing out what she felt was inappropriate in his dealings of the matter. She said that staff at the U.S. Department of Vet- erans Affairs facilities in Florida were questioned. “Neither you as the Governor, nor any of your state agency personnel, have any authority over our nation’s federal agencies or activities.” she said. “Your failure to acknowledge and respect the separate role of state and federal government is inappropriate, unprecedented, and could be a violation of the law.” She went on to say: “Ironically, the same agency you directed to make these unauthorized visits, purportedly out of a concern for the quality of healthcare being pro- vided to our veterans, has failed to provide health services to 900,000 deserving Floridians. Even more troubling, the $55 Billion dollars being provided by the federal govern- ment to expand Medicaid to uninsured Floridians is made up of taxes Floridians have already sent to Washington. Yet just like the federal funds for high speed rail that were refused by the governor and quickly disbursed to other states, this funding for Medicaid expansion will eventu- ally be accepted by other states who choose to provide health coverage to their residents.” Brown noted that the majority of Florida’s nearly one million uninsured citizens would continue to go with- out insurance. Additionally, she cited, the changes to the Medicaid program instituted through your requested waiver are harming patients care. “My office has heard from both local elected of- ficials and providers that patients are not being pro- vided proper transporta- tion, and this inadequate transportation is jeopard- izing the safety and health of the Medicaid patients.” said Brown. “In fact, my congressional offices have even heard reports of people being dropped off at incor- rect addresses, patients being driven by drivers who are unprepared or lack knowledge of their specific health needs, and even cases where patients have been lost and their families subsequently had to file a missing person’s report just to locate them – again -- because of the disas- trous implementation of the transportation portion of your Medicaid waiver program.” According to Brown, this coupled with the continued problems at the Department of Children and Families, in- cluding their repeated failure to protect vulnerable chil- dren, Enterprise Florida’s failure to create jobs or account for funding, the Department of Economic Opportunity’s failure to provide jobless benefits for Florida citizens, and the repeated scandals at the Orlando Expressway Author- ity, make it clear that there are serious oversight issues at Governor Scott’s own state agencies. Congresswoman Brown concluded: “I would rec- ommend that you and the state agencies you oversee focus on the many serious problems facing the citizens of Florida due to the dangerous budget cuts implemented by you and your allies in the state legislature, and your re- fusal to accept $55 Billion in federal funds that would provide health services for the working poor while bring- ing down overall healthcare cost for the state.” GEORGIA MAN WANTED FOR 17 COUNTS OF THEFT Camden County po- lice are seeking the where- abouts of Antwain Dominique Baker, 27. He is described as kBlack male, 5'9" 170lbs brown eyes, black hair. Baker is wanted for Theft by Decep- tion (17 Counts). His last known address was 11919 Coleraine Road, St. Marys, GA 31558. Contact the CCSO at (912) 729-1442 or Crime- line at (912) 510-5163. The iconic Ruby Dee died on June 11 at her home in New Rochelle, New York. Born 91 years ago on October 27, 1922 she was an American ac- tress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and activist. Her career spans over 70 years. She is perhaps best known for co-starring in the film A Raisin in the Sun (1961) and the film Amer- ican Gangster (2007) for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Ruby Dee was the recipient of Grammy, Emmy, Obie, Drama Desk, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Awards as well as the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors. She was married to actor Ossie Davis until his death in 2005. Dee was a breast cancer survivor of more than three decades. Dee and Davis were well-known civil rights activists. She was also a member of the Con- gress of Racial Equality (CORE), the NAACP, the Stu- dent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Delta Sigma Theta sorority and the Southern Christian Lead- ership Conference. Dee and Davis were both personal friends of both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, with Davis giving the eulogy at Malcolm X's funeral in 1965. In 1970, she won the Frederick Douglass Award from the New York Urban League. Coincidently, her final film was focused Betty and Coretta (2013) on their wid- ows. Dee was awarded - along with her late husband - the Lifetime Achievement Freedom Award, presented by the National Civil Rights Museum located in Mem- phis. Dee, a long-time resident of New Rochelle, New York, was inducted into the New Rochelle Walk of Fame which honors the most notable residents from throughout the community's 325 year history. She was also inducted into the Westchester County Women's Hall of Fame on March 30, 2007, joining such other honorees as Hillary Rodham Clinton and Nita Lowey Whitney Houston Life Story Casts Lead Role Look for a job and visit Wealth Watchers, Room 106 Get up to $42,000 in mortgage assistance as an unemployed homeowner Prime Osborn III Convention Center, 1000 Water St., Jacksonville 2014 Job and Resource Fair Monday, June 16 from 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 1225 W. Beaver Street, Suite 110 Jacksonville Florida 32204 Former Top Model contestant Yaya DaCosta, has been cast to play Whitney Houston in the upcoming Lifetime movie about the pop singer’s life and career. Now an ac- tress, DaCosta has had roles on All My Children, Ugly Betty, and House, and hit the big screen in movies like Lee Daniel’s The Butler and Tron: Legacy. Whitney Houston is set to air in 2015 and will be directed by Oscar- award winning actress and director Angela Bassett. 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serving you since 1951.
Rated “A+” by the
Better Business Bureau
An Award
Winning
Publication
Read The Florida
and Georgia Star
Newspapers.thefloridastar.com
Listen to IMPACT
Radio Talk Show.
The people’s choice
The Florida Star
P. O. Box 40629
Jacksonville, FL 32203
NORTHEAST FLORIDA’S OLDEST, LARGEST, MOST READ AFRICAN AMERICAN OWNED NEWSPAPER
Presorted StandardU.S. Postage PaidJacksonville, FLPermit No. 3617
The Florida Star,
The Georgia Star!
(904) 766-8834
Still The People’s
Choice!
STRIVING TO MAKEA DIFFERENCE!
www.thefloridastar.comJUNE 14 - JUNE 20, 2014 VOL. 64 NO. 9 STILL ONLY 50 CENTS
Looking for customers to patronize your
business or utilize your services? If you
answered YES, then you need to place an
ad in The Florida or Georgia Star! CALL
904/766-8834 to place your ad TODAY!!Check, Money Order,
Or Credit Cards Accepted
Wish to give us a News Story?
Call (904) 766-8834 or Send it to:
Can’t Get to the StoreHave The Star Delivered
Editorial...............................1Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Youth News...............................3Talk of the Town...........................4Columns..............................5Crime and Justice........................6Local-Florida................................7Local-Georgia........................8S p o r t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10C l a s s i f i e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1Business.............. ......................12
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See Inside
Church
Talk of the Town
Local
Florida-Georgia
Sports
Community
Have you graduated? Are you a newlywed? Has your
organization done something worthy of recogntion?
Email us at
[email protected] let’s share your story!
RUBY DEE DEAD AT 91
MISSING CHILDREN
Camden County is
mourning the loss of a
talented athlete who was
already making a name
for himself nationally.
According to the
St. Marys Police De-
partment, talented foot-
ball player Braxton
Sullivan died while
walking on St. Marys Road near Exit
1 Saturday with his brother. Grief
counsellors were dispatched to assist
staff and students in the wake of his
death.
Adding to the tragedy is the fact
that the 15 year-old was in the process
of being adopted. David and Sue Mur-
rell told media that they had taken him
out of the boys’ home were he lived for
the weekend and he was to be back on
Monday.
As for the cause of the accident, Rubin O'Neil Mainor of Jacksonville, who was the driver of the car that hit the teen, told cops he had been reach-
ing for his cell phone to reset it to play music. Within seconds of being dis-
tracted. It is said that the next thing he heard was his windshield breaking.
Sullivan’s funeral was held on
Friday.
The teen was an A/B Honor
Roll student, excelling especially
in writing, social studies, math
and science and he had hoped to
become a criminal lawyer one
day.
He was also an FCA partic-
ipant who represented his church
at the Congress Education rally.
There have been countless
tributes expressed to the Camden
County Middle School Cougar online,
with many stating that he was a young
man they had all hoped to see grow to
be successful.
Sullivan had been featured in sev-
eral media outlets during his brief time
playing football including as the Au-
gust 2013 Rising Star for In The Gamehigh school sports magazine.
Community Mourns Teen Athlete
BROWN BLASTS SCOTT’S ‘INAPPROPRIATE’ LAWSUIT Drowning victim indentified
The Jack-
sonville Sheriff’s
Office is confirming
that no foul play is
suspected in the
death of Maurice
Percell, 20
The 29 year-old
of Beachwood
Boulevard drowned
at Little Talbot Is-
land on June 10th.
Congresswoman Corrine
Brown has expressed her “grave
concern” to Florida Governor Rick
Scott over the employees of the
Florida Agency for Health Care Ad-
ministration.
The Congresswoman wrote a
letter to the Governor pointing out
what she felt was inappropriate in his
dealings of the matter. She said that
staff at the U.S. Department of Vet-
erans Affairs facilities in Florida
were questioned.
“Neither you as the Governor, nor any of your state
agency personnel, have any authority over our nation’s
federal agencies or activities.” she said. “Your failure to
acknowledge and respect the separate role of state and
federal government is inappropriate, unprecedented, and
could be a violation of the law.”
She went on to say: “Ironically, the same agency you
directed to make these unauthorized visits, purportedly
out of a concern for the quality of healthcare being pro-
vided to our veterans, has failed to provide health services
to 900,000 deserving Floridians. Even more troubling, the
$55 Billion dollars being provided by the federal govern-
ment to expand Medicaid to uninsured Floridians is made
up of taxes Floridians have already sent to Washington.
Yet just like the federal funds for high speed rail that were
refused by the governor and quickly disbursed to other
states, this funding for Medicaid expansion will eventu-
ally be accepted by other states who choose to provide
health coverage to their residents.”
Brown noted that the majority of Florida’s nearly
one million uninsured citizens would continue to go with-
out insurance.
Additionally, she cited, the changes to the Medicaid
program instituted through your requested waiver are
harming patients care.
“My office has heard
from both local elected of-
ficials and providers that
patients are not being pro-
vided proper transporta-
tion, and this inadequate
transportation is jeopard-
izing the safety and health
of the Medicaid patients.”
said Brown. “In fact, my
congressional offices have
even heard reports of people being dropped off at incor-
rect addresses, patients being driven by drivers who are
unprepared or lack knowledge of their specific health
needs, and even cases where patients have been lost and
their families subsequently had to file a missing person’s
report just to locate them – again -- because of the disas-
trous implementation of the transportation portion of your
Medicaid waiver program.”
According to Brown, this coupled with the continued
problems at the Department of Children and Families, in-
cluding their repeated failure to protect vulnerable chil-
dren, Enterprise Florida’s failure to create jobs or account
for funding, the Department of Economic Opportunity’s
failure to provide jobless benefits for Florida citizens, and
the repeated scandals at the Orlando Expressway Author-
ity, make it clear that there are serious oversight issues at
Governor Scott’s own state agencies.
Congresswoman Brown concluded: “I would rec-
ommend that you and the state agencies you oversee focus
on the many serious problems facing the citizens of
Florida due to the dangerous budget cuts implemented by
you and your allies in the state legislature, and your re-
fusal to accept $55 Billion in federal funds that would
provide health services for the working poor while bring-
ing down overall healthcare cost for the state.”
GEORGIA MAN
WANTED FOR 17
COUNTS OF THEFT
Camden County po-
lice are seeking the where-
abouts of Antwain Dominique Baker, 27. He is described as kBlack male, 5'9" 170lbs brown eyes, black hair. Baker is wanted for Theft by Decep-
tion (17 Counts). His last known address was 11919 Coleraine Road, St. Marys, GA 31558.
Contact the CCSO at
(912) 729-1442 or Crime-
line at (912) 510-5163.
The iconic Ruby Dee
died on June 11 at her
home in New Rochelle,
New York. Born 91 years
ago on October 27, 1922
she was an American ac-
tress, poet, playwright,
screenwriter, journalist
and activist. Her career
spans over 70 years.
She is perhaps best
known for co-starring in
the film A Raisin in the Sun (1961) and the film Amer-ican Gangster (2007) for which she was nominated for
an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Ruby
Dee was the recipient of Grammy, Emmy, Obie,
Drama Desk, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Screen
Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Awards as well as
the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center
Honors. She was married to actor Ossie Davis until his
death in 2005.
Dee was a breast cancer survivor of more than
three decades. Dee and Davis were well-known civil
rights activists. She was also a member of the Con-
gress of Racial Equality (CORE), the NAACP, the Stu-
dent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Delta
Sigma Theta sorority and the Southern Christian Lead-
ership Conference.
Dee and Davis were both personal friends of both
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, with Davis
giving the eulogy at Malcolm X's funeral in 1965. In
1970, she won the Frederick Douglass Award from the
New York Urban League. Coincidently, her final film
was focused Betty and Coretta (2013) on their wid-
ows.
Dee was awarded - along with her late husband
- the Lifetime Achievement Freedom Award, presented
by the National Civil Rights Museum located in Mem-
phis. Dee, a long-time resident of New Rochelle, New
York, was inducted into the New Rochelle Walk of
Fame which honors the most notable residents from
throughout the community's 325 year history. She was
also inducted into the Westchester County Women's
Hall of Fame on March 30, 2007, joining such other
honorees as Hillary Rodham Clinton and Nita Lowey
Whitney Houston Life
Story Casts Lead Role
Look for a job and visit Wealth Watchers, Room 106Get up to $42,000 in mortgage assistance as an unemployed homeowner
Prime Osborn III Convention Center, 1000 Water St., Jacksonville
2014 Job and Resource Fair Monday, June 16 from 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
1225 W. Beaver Street, Suite 110 Jacksonville Florida 32204
Former Top Model contestant
Yaya DaCosta, has been cast to play
Whitney Houston in the upcoming
Lifetime movie about the pop
singer’s life and career. Now an ac-
tress, DaCosta has had roles on AllMy Children, Ugly Betty, and House,
and hit the big screen in movies like
Lee Daniel’s The Butler and Tron:Legacy.
Whitney Houston is set to air in
2015 and will be directed by Oscar-
award winning actress and director
Angela Bassett. Bassett costarred
with Houston in Waiting To Exhale.
The movie will also chronicle the
singer’s personal life with her hus-
band Bobby Brown.
From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday – Friday.
1-866-838-8239 (TTY: 711)Turning 65? Call us today!
Keeping the HEALTH in health care.
www.CarePlusJacksonville.comCarePlus is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in CarePlus depends on contract renewal.
A sales person will be answering the phone and will respond to any questions.
H1019 MKFNPR413G Accepted
GET READY, GET READY, GET READY-Annual Fa-ther's Day Program Date: Sunday June 15th, 2014 Time:6:00 p.m. Where: Revelation Prayer House Location: 1725W. 28th Street Jacksonville, Florida 32209 (Elder GradyDicks Pastor) Appearing on program: The New Miracles,The Spiritualistics, New Creation Gospel Singers, TheVickers Family, Victory Gospel Singers, Dea. Willie Kirk-land, The Scott Family, The Gospel Tones. This program issponsored by Little Jessie & the Miracles. Come One,Come All!!! Let Us Have A Good Time In The Name of theLord! For More Information, contact Sis. Jasmine Bullock@ 352-708-0277. This event is FREE to the public!
CAMP RESTORATION FOR YOUTH SUMMERCAMP 2014 (Ages 5-15) is June 16th through August 25thfrom 8a.m. to 5p.m. at the NEW LIFE FELLOWSHIPA.M.E. CHURCH, 1451 Mount Herman St., Jacksonville,FL 32209. Serving Hot Breakfast and Lunch. Activities in-clude Academic Enhancement, Arts & Craft, Youth Devel-opment, Crime Awareness & Bullying, Field Trips, Games,Charter Building (Self Respect), Sports, Exercise Activities,Etc. Hurting Families with Children in Crimes, Inc. 6th An-nual Camp. For detailed information, contact Site Dir. LindaDayson at 904-755-9863.
THE EL-BETH-EL DEVELOPMENT CENTER Offi-cers and Board Members will host its Fifth Annual “Stopthe Violence Recognition Banquet” on Thursday, June 19,2014 at 6:30 p.m. To be held at the Community Rehabilita-tion Center Banquet Hall located at 623 Beechwood Streetin Jacksonville, Florida.
Since 2010 we have honored dedicated individuals fromthe community for outstanding achievements, leadershipand their contributions in helping Jacksonville build astronger and healthier community.
2014 “Stop the Violence” Honorees: • Attorney Michael Sharrit• Attorney Stephen A. Smith• Paul Martinez-Intra-Governmental Services Director • Jacqueline A. Davis- Caterer and Community Activist• Doug Sovich, President of San Jose Rotary Club • Doctor Miguel RosaDa • The Honorable Circuit Judge Mallory D. Cooper of the
Fourth Judicial Courts, Duval, Clay and NassauCounties
• Chuck Ward – C.E.O. of Forgotten Fruit Inc.• Percy Golden- Chaplain for the Jacksonville Fire Fight-ers• Ms. Joan D. Barr – School Teacher at Sallye B. Mathis
Our Guest Speaker for the evening will be Rabbi JoshuaLief from The Temple Ahavath Chesed.
• A/B honor roll • Good Citizenship & Character • Positive Leadership
Corporate tables of ten (10) are available for $500.00each (includes your ad in our souvenir journal). Individualtickets are $50.00. Please complete and submit the enclosedform by June 15, 2014, along with your check payable to:El-Beth-El Divine Holiness Church. For ticket informa-tion, sponsoring a section in our evening program or one ofthe above youth organizations, please contact Bishop Dr.Lorenzo Hall at (904) 710 -1586 or email:[email protected]. We look forward to seeing you thisyear.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ TICKET ORDER FORM
El-Beth-El Development Center2013 “4th Annual Stop The Violence Annual Banquet”
Thursday, June 19, 2014Community Rehabilitation Center Dining Hall – 623
Beechwood Street
Please make checks payable to: El-Beth-El Develop-ment Center, P. O. Box 3575 * Jacksonville, Fl 32206Ticket - $50.00 Each____ Table of Ten (10) ______$500.00__________Company/SponsorName_________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________
City_______________________State_____Zip_______
Code______________ Telephone__________________
JACKSONVILLE, FLAFRICANO, Betty A.,
72, died June 6, 2014.
ANDREWS, William
“Danny,” 56, died June 4,
2014.
ARRINGTON, James E.,
41, died June 5, 2014.
BARNUM, Lorna, 93,
died June 6, 2014.
BENIQUEZ, Felix, died
June 2, 2014.
BROWN, Samuel A., 73,
died June 8, 2014.
BURTON, Minnie Lee,
died June 9, 2014.
CAMPBELL, Harvey
Franklin, 65, died June 4,
2014.
CONNELL, L. Jerry, 65,
died June 5, 2014.
EDWARDS, Austin Jay
Mack, 32, died June 5,
2014.
EDWARDS, Curtis Guy,
81, died June 7, 2014.
EDWARDS, Priscilla D.,
66, died June 5, 2014.
FLEMING, Penny Ann,
51, died June 7, 2014.
GRIFFIS, James, 68, died
June 8, 2014.
HARRIS, Leon, died June
7, 2014.
HARVEY, Dorothy, 49,
died June 6, 2014.
HUNTER, Stanley Ran-
dall, 65, died June 8, 2014.
HURST, George, 72, died
June 4, 2014.
JAY, David, 77, died June
7, 2014.
JOHNSON, Priscilla, 59,
died June 2, 2014.
JOHNSON, Thomas,
died June 4, 2014.
LANG, Charles, died June
6, 2014.
LEE, Jaunita G., died
June 3, 2014.
LEWIS, Rose L., 67, died
June 7, 2014.
MANN, Francis G., 87,
died June 7, 2014.
MILLER, Dorothy Baty,
90, died June 4, 2014.
NEWMAN, John P., 78,
died June 6, 2014.
NORMAN, Bridgett Ann,
15, died June 8, 2014.
PARKS, David, 73, died
June 9, 2014.
PHILLIPS, Tommy D.L.,
74, died June 6, 2014.
POWERS, Patricia “Pat,”
died June 7, 2014.
RADABAUGH, Samuel,
97, died June 6, 2014.
RAVNELL, Alana Joi,
died June 4, 2014.
ROGERS, Clinton, died
June 8, 2014.
SIMS, John Norris, Jr., 69,
died June 7, 2014.
STILES, Joseph Edward,
57, died June 8, 2014.
STRICKLAND, Beat-
rice, died June 8, 2014.
STRIGGLERS, Erma G.,
died June 4, 2014.
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at 723 W. 4th Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209.
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Sunday School …..............………………..9:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning
Intercessory Prayer...............…..10:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ......................11:00 a.m.
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Tuesday - Pastoral Bible Study ................ 7:00 p.m.
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Sunday School.......................................................................................9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship.................................................................................11:00 a.m.
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Y O U T H ’s PA G E
Experiences
Life is full of experiences. Experi-
ences give us five lessons: how to live,
love, learn, feel, and react. A new expe-
rience can teach you how to live with a
better attitude or love with more inten-
tion. Experiences help you learn forgive-
ness and give you the ability to release
the feeling of guilt after you have been
forgiven. With age, wisdom, and expe-
rience your reaction to different scenar-
ios will improve. Then, you will be
quick to listen and slow to speak.
Not every experience has to be
grand in order for you to learn some-
thing, and you can learn several small
lessons from one big experience. I had
the opportunity to travel to New York
City recently and I would consider it a
rather grand experience. My New York City getaway definitely taught me the fundamental
five lessons of experiences. This trip taught me how to live life on the edge and try new
things like authentic Chinese food from Chinatown and brie berry pancakes. I went on
my fabulous trip with my mother and aunt, and I must say I fell in love with my family
all over again. We had a great time being together and bonding in the Big Apple. I soaked
in so much knowledge from my trip to NYC. While I was in New York City I had the op-
portunity to watch the Tony Award winning revival play, A Raisin in the Sun, at the Ethel
Barrymore Theatre on Broadway. Earlier this year I acted in our school production of A
Raisin in the Sun at Camden County High School in Kingsland, GA. I portrayed the char-
acter Beneatha in my high school play, and I had the privilege to meet the talented Anika
Noni Rose who portrayed Beneatha in the Broadway show. I learned so many incredible
things from her on and off stage such as how to be believable as a character and how to
be gracious even when you’re a Tony Award winning actress as well as a Disney Princess.
The vibe in New York City is phenomenal. New York has a fast paced rhythm that surges
through your body and into your soul that makes you want to do something and go some-
where in life. Everyone in the city has a hustle, whether it’s to put a dollar in their pocket
or make mega millions on Wall Street. You can feel the assertiveness and self-sufficiency
of the people in the city. I had the opportunity to attend an after party for an event with
my mother, aunt, and a family friend while we were on our trip. While we were at the
party I was asked to sing a solo by one of the biggest names in the theatre entertainment
business, George Faison. In that moment, I was forced to not only react, but to react
quickly. I sang my solo, and all the party guests cheered. However, that moment wasn’t
about singing in front of important performers, directors, and producers it was about being
ready to cease the moment. I will never forget my experience in New York and all the
lessons that I learned from it.
Kicking Back with Kelsey readers, you don’t have to travel in order to gain experi-
ences. All you have to do is open your mind. Talk with new people, watch positive things
on television and on the internet, and don’t be afraid to use your imagination. I have a
challenge for you. Think back to an experience that you have had and list how it taught
you to live, love, learn, feel, and react. Then, reflect on your lessons and put them to use
in other areas of your life. I hope that writing down these lessons will improve other as-
pects of your life and remember…..experiences only require an open mind.
Experience is the teacher of all things. –Julius Caesar
Stay tuned for
Kelsey Coffey, a freshman at Camden CountyHigh School is a dedicated gifted student whoenjoys dancing, singing and writing.
Kelsey and Pattie LaBelle, backstageAfter Midnight
Breakfast at Le Petite Café in Brooklyn Heightswith our gracious host, NY fashion designer, BrendaBrunson Bey
Kelsey does split on Broadway stage at the BrooksAtkinson Theatre
Kelsey, Anika Noni Rose, Keenya (Mom),Backstage, A Raisin In The Sun
Kelsey and LaTonya Richardson Jackson
Keenya, Kelsey, Denzel Washington, Auntie Roz
Broadway Marquee
Kelsey and Opera Diva,Jesse Norman
Victor Trent Cook,Singer/Actor/Conductor
Auntie Roz andFantasia Barrino
Following show After Midnight
Kelsey and Bobby Day back-stage –Brooks Atkinson TheatreFollowing show After Midnight
Desmond Richardson, Kelsey’sMaster Class Dance Instructorand lead dancer in After Mid-night
Kelsey and International jazzsinger Clare Bathe
Joseph Joubert Conductor, Mo-town, The Musical
Keenya, Director/Choreographer, Kenneth Rober-son, Kelsey
Kelsey and Bryce Clyde Jenkins(stars as Travis in A Raisin InThe Sun) at a dress rehearsalfor the new Broadway show,Holler If Ya Hear Me – PalaceTheatre
Actress/Director Tamara Tunie,Law and Order Actor,
Rueben Santiago Hudson Kelsey and Mom Keenya
Actress, Venita Evans
Savion Glover,Master Tap Dancer
Singer/ Actress,Natasha Williams
Kelsey and Choreographer,Michelle Robinson
Broadway Conductor,Composer Linda Twine
Dule Hill, Host After Midnight
To the right:Sean Patrick Thomas, Kelsey Backstage, A Raisin In The SunKelsey, Capathia Jenkins,
Singer/Actress
Tony award winning Director/Choreographer,Actress/Director George Faison
Today’s article in the series, “Look-ing Back on Sugar Hill 1914-1964 with Ron-ald C. Brinkley’s nos-talgic views from 604 W. 8th Street,” provides a glimpse into the ex-tended family of a Sugar Hill matriarch, Mrs. Au-gustas “Gussie” Wise Calhoun Tucker. “Sugar Hill” is the name of a bygone grand neighborhood that adjoined downtown Jacksonville from the north side. From 1912 to 1970 the area defined as Sugar Hill was an all-black upper, middle and blue collar working class community. Sugar Hill was platted along the Jefferson Street corri-dor from north to south between 8th and 4th Streets as Springfield Heights.
Gussie and her second husband, Thomas D. Tucker, who was employed at the Caddy Shop at the city’s Golfair Golf Club, purchased the stately home at 604 West 8th Street from her sister, Alice Wise Gordon. In 1934 Mrs. Gordon became the widow of prominent AME minister, Rev. Robert T. Gordon, a noted grocer, restaurant owner, supreme commander of the Royal Lions of America and chairman of the Masonic Relief Association. Mrs. Gordon’s aunt and her sis-ter’s family moved in with her after the death of Rev. Gordon. Alice Wise Gordon who taught music at Edward Waters College, re-signed from teaching in 1944 when she mar-ried Dr. Thomas R. Vickers, a widower, and moved to West Palm Beach.
Thomas and Gussie Calhoun Tucker along with her daughters, Annie Murhle Cal-houn and Theodosia Calhoun as well as their aunt, Anna Calhoun Hayes, a teacher at Davis Street School, all remained in the enormous home at 604 W. 8th Street on the south west corner of Calhoun Street. This finely fur-nished two story frame home was next door to Florida’s first black millionaires; builder/ real estate developer, Joseph H. Blodgett,526 W. 8th Street, and Afro American Life Insur-ance Company magnate, A. L. Lewis at 504 W. 8th,. The Gordon/Tucker’s spacious home was directly across the street from the homes of Charles Henry Anderson, 519 W. 8th Street, president and founder of the Anderson Tuck-er Bank, and James Henry Lewis, 515 W. 8th Street, executive vice-president and the heir apparent of the Afro American Life Insur-ance Company.
Physical perks of the Gordon/Tucker’s enormous home built in the 1920s included a basement, an attic; two full front porches that ran the width of the house, a lattice enclosed back porch upstairs and downstairs and a separate garage. On the first floor there was the entrance foyer, living room, dining room, parlor, library and two bed rooms. The kitchen, with a walk in butler’s pantry, was equipped with an electric stove and refrig-erator; this was at the time when electricity, gas heating and indoor plumbing was in few homes. Other luxuries of the home were three bathrooms inside the house including the one on the back porch. The home was gas heated from a floor furnace in the basement.
While there were dirt streets all over town, streets in Springfield and Springfield Heights were covered with bricks. Sidewalks in the neighborhood, privately installed and paid for by hom-eowners, were laid with 12 inch sextant concrete stones.
Matriarch Gussie Tucker had the draperies and cornice boards changed seasonally. Duval Laundry at 9th and Walnut Streets picked up and delivered laundry to the Tucker household weekly. And though they lived in Florida the la-dies in the family all wore mink coats, stoles, collars, hats, and muffs that were placed in cold storage at the beginning of the spring season. Ronald Brinkley, the only child in the home at 604 W. 8th
Street, claims that the Tucker, Brinkley and Speights families weren’t rich…nevertheless they certainly exemplified the appearance of wealth. Owners of these palatial homes had to have sanction, class, style and money to build their home in the Sugar Hill Corridors formed by the five and six hundred blocks of 8th Street and the 1700 and 1800 blocks of Jefferson Street and Calhoun Street.
From way back, theirs was a musi-cally talented family. Gussie Wise Calhoun Tucker and her sister, Alice Wise Gordon, called “Plunk,” taught both of the Calhoun girls to play the piano and organ. Annie Murhle was a virtuoso and she was frequent-ly sought for her creative and professional talents. Throughout the Sugar Hill com-munity, pianos, organs, string instruments, percussions and other instruments were as commonplace as living room sofas and table lamps For over thirty years, Mrs. Tucker and her daughter, Annie Murhle, served as or-ganist and pianist for Central Baptist Church. Parents called upon Mrs. Tucker to give piano lessons to their children in her home. Even from the far-away Mandarin neighbor-hood, families made arrangements for their children to receive piano lessons from Mrs. Tucker.
In the 1920s the Calhoun girls attended grade school at Davis Street. Their neighbor, Isaiah Blocker, was the principal of the school, and his wife Mary White Blocker, taught there. Additionally their paternal aunt, Anna Calhoun Hayes, was a teacher at this school. When they reached high school the Calhoun girls attended Edward Waters College. Annie Murhle graduated from the Edward Waters College African Methodist Episcopal College’s high school department in 1929 and furthered her education in
Tallahassee where in 1933 she graduated from Florida A & M College. Annie Murhle Calhoun began a teaching career in 1933 which spanned over 40 years with the Duval County School System. Her first assignment was as a fourth grade classroom teacher at Oakland Elementary School #102. Here Annie Murhle also served as the pianist for assembly programs and for the students’ entrance march at the beginning of each day into the school building.
Theodosia Calhoun, the younger daughter of Rev. Harvis Charles Calhoun, also attended and graduated from Edward Waters College, where their aunt, Alice Wise Gor-don taught music. Even though their father was a shop teacher at Stanton High School it was more convenient for the Calhoun girls, who lived with their mother, to ride with Aunt Alice to Edward Waters College. Upon graduation from high school in 1933 Theo-
A view from Calhoun Street of the home.
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A 1940’s view of the Gordon/Tucker home at the corner of 8th and Calhoun Streets.
School teachers on summer vaca-tion in Los Angeles, California, 1950, Genetha Battle Mott, Emily Russ Rut-ledge and Annie Murhle Brinkley.
Gussie Wise Tucker makes a state-ment at end of staircase, “A figurine lamp on the newel post is a prestigious symbol that the home’s mortgage has been paid.
Story by MarSha Dean PheltS
The Florida/Georgia Star
Photos from the Collection of Ronald C. BRinkley
Looking Back on Sugar Hill 1914-1964
Marsha Dean Phelts
nostalgic Views from 604 W. 8th Street
Series 2 of 3
Gussie Wise Tucker on the concrete border around the home that added an aesthetic appeal to further en-hance the architectural splendor of the property rather than a subliminal “Keep Out” wall.
Theodosia Calhoun on graduation day, September 11, 1939 from Brewster Hos-pital. Theodosia is in the far left of top row.
Story continues on page 5
dosia continued her education. Theodosia Calhoun graduated from the Brewster School of Nursing. She became a registered nurse at Brewster Methodist Hospital and because she lived only two blocks from school she would walk to and from work more quickly than the time it would take for her to drive and park. Theodosia’s career spanned 50 years before she retired in the 1980s.
On January 5, 1943, Theodosia became the World War II bride of Otis Speights. Otis was a well known tailor, who with his two brothers, Eddie and James, owned Speights’ Tailor Shop at 506 Broad Street in LaVilla. Otis Speights also taught tailoring at Stanton Vocational School.
In the 1940s on a visit to the dentist’s offi ce accompanied by her mother, Annie Murhle Calhoun, met Albert Brinkley, a man who enchanted her. Mr. Brinkley, a charismatic Pullman Car Porter wooed the young schoolmarm, and before long Ann became his bride. Upon leaving the Pullman Company, Albert Brinkley, a consummate entrepreneur, went into business for himself. Throughout the 1950s until his death in 1989, Al Brinkley owned a range of hot spots in the epicenter of the black belt corridor. He owned and operated the Brinkley’s Hosiery Shop at 957 W. 8th Street and Johnson, where he and Annie Murhle sold ladies stockings and garters, men’s socks, shaving powders, supplies and other sundries.
They called Albert Brinkley “Brink,” perhaps because he also was employed at the Florida National Bank as a coin wrapper. In the 1960s, Brinkley, a member of the Club Barons, operated the swanky El Dorado Night Club that Club
Barons owned on Moncrief Road north of Rowe Avenue. From time to time Albert Brinkley owned restaurant businesses at strategic locations around the major gathering spots and crossroads, such as the Brinkley’s Snack Bar at 1191 W. 13th Street, next door to New Stanton High School at 1149 W. 13th Street. Students had to, and wanted to, walk pass Brinkley’s in order to get to the New Stanton High School. Approaching Brinkley’s, hit songs blared from the piccolo combined with aromas of chicken being fried, piping hot French fries, hot dogs on a roating grill, sizzling hamburgers – all accompanied by a throng of peers drew swarms of students into the establishment constantly. In the 1960s and the 1970s, Albert Brinkley operated the Tiger’s Den, a restaurant on the corner of King’s Road and Pearce
Street. The Tiger’s Den was one of three structures in the block of Edward Waters College Campus’ Lee Hall Administration Building and the Hansel Y. Tookes Library. A popular party man and socialite, Albert Brinkley covered the entertainment venues, while opting out of drinking and smoking the intoxicating fumes of the era.
Today as Albert Brinkley’s son, Ronald, who grew up at 604 W. 8th Street, looks back on Sugar Hill, he reminisces about his favor-ite spots. Ronald recalls his early fascination with cars and wanting to drive. Ron-ald’s grandfather, Tom Tuck-er, owned two cars; and while his grandfather drove the new model Desoto to work, Ronald remembers sneaking to teach himself to drive by shifting gears and backing the old 1947 Plymouth from the
garage to the edge of the street from the west side of the home at Calhoun Street. Ronald practiced his car driving fantasies while his grandmother, Gussie gave piano and organ lessons to her students. Though there were close calls, Ronald was lucky that he was never caught coasting the old Plymouth up
and down the driveway.His favorite location
in the home was the upstairs sun porch, there he watched a constant fl ow of cars as they drove to and from the business epicenter where 8th Street, Da-vis Street and Moncrief Road all merged at the 5 star point crossroads and where a va-riety of shops, Kozy Korner, Sunshine Grocery, Esquire Bar, Johnson’s Barber Shop, Heard’s Shoe Shop and other sundry stores lined the fi rst blocks of these streets at every intersection. When Ronald climbed the stairwell to the attic he could see all the way downtown from the window on the south wall. The sights
from 8th and Calhoun Streets were fi lled with journeys into his future. Looking to the east from his second story bedroom window, Ronald watched the beautiful girl next door, Marvyne Betsch, (who years later became widely known as the American Beach Lady) eight years his senior, as she drove up in her 1953 model English Ford. Ronald enthusiasti-cally watched for Marvyne as he walked But-tons, the English Terrier dog. Buttons was a house dog and rode in the front seat of the car between his masters, Thomas and Gussie Tucker.
Ronald’s additional duties included sweeping both the sidewalks along 8th Street and the Calhoun Street side of the house every morning including Sunday. For his chores, Ronald, received a $2.00 a week al-lowance. Living in Sugar Hill seemed like Gershwin’s lyrics, “Summer time and the liv-ing is easy.”
Then all too soon, after a half cen-tury, life in Sugar Hill came to a screeching halt with the City of Jacksonville’s Housing
and Urban Development’s master plan for Urban Renewal. Backed up by the laws of eminent domain, the major arteries of Sugar Hill were eradicated. By 1964 an EXODUS of the once grand Sugar Hill neighborhood had begun. The 1970 census shows that the community affectionately called Sugar Hill had succumbed to the wrecking balls of Ur-ban Renewal. Sugar Hill was replaced by the massive University Hospital, aka Shands complex-- today known as University of Florida Health on 8th W. Street, from Jeffer-son Street westward to Mars.
Next week’s article will feature Sugar Hill from the bottom as we spotlight the ex-traordinary life of “Charlie Hoss” Singleton whose 200 lyrics such as: Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean, Strangers in the Night, Spanish Eyes, are classics. “Charlie Hoss” Singleton’s songs have been recorded by Pat Boone, Ruth Brown, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Billie Daniels, Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams and many other not-ed singers. They have carved his name in the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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Graduation ceremony on the lawn at Brewster Hospital in 1939.
Tom Thumb Wedding of Ronald C. Brinkley and June Glass in 1949.
Looking Back on Sugar Hill 1914-1964
Marsha Dean Phelts
Nostalgic Views from 604 W. 8th Street
Story continued from page 4
Otis Speights on leave to marry Theodosia V. Cal-houn in 1943.
Albert Brinkley in the vault at the Florida National Bank.
At home with Thomas D. Tucker, Ron-ald Brinkley, Annie Murhle Brinkley & Buttons the English Terrier, circa 1952.
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By William JacksonSpecial to The Florida/Georgia Star
Fathers are important to their chil-dren; they define the relation-ships their children will have in life. The world renowned schol-
ar, and African American activist, Mal-colm X, notes; any man can make a baby with a woman, but a father is responsible for the growth and development of HIS children. Events like Celebrating Fathers are important for men of all ages, cul-tures and generations to be actively in-volved in.
Relationship Building for Fathers Father’s Day looms closer, many fa-
thers are determined to show their children that they love them, support their educational, spiritual, social, men-tal and emotional growth and develop-ment. Traditionally men display affec-tion in the way they / we do things for our children and families. It is not about giving money, buying expensive gifts and spoiling them, it is about sharing wisdom, modeling respect, build-ing a foundation that is just, ethical and moral, teaching is more impor-tant than spending money.
Foundations of love Children love their daddies, the love that is shared is a foundation for future relationships that
will either blossom into healthy and stable interaction between boys and girls or become unhealthy and chaotic. A father’s relationship with their children is built on trust and communication (verbal and nonverbal), a trust that daddy will be there to provide, to shelter, to comfort and be strong in sickness and health. Daddies make a non-verbal vow just as a wedding vow to support their chil-dren so they can grow strong in mind and spirit. Just as there are wedding vows there are vows for fathers unspoken, emotionally far reaching. Too many fathers are not aware of the impact they have on their children’s future emotionally, psy-chologically and self-esteem development. Look at the boys that are angry, are their fathers active in their lives, look at the girls that are lonely and have low self-esteems, are their fathers nurtur-ing and supportive? The foundations of rela-tionships can be developed from involved and active fathers. No lies, no deceit, no cover-ups, just open and honest truth about love and ex-pectations for what fathers should be doing.
Fathers: history will judge you as a father by the behavior of your children and what their choices are in life. Many girls choose some-one like their father for a potential boyfriend and husband, so what kind of father are you going to be, what kind of role model are you? Experts agree that a girl’s future relationships with men are often shaped by both her relationship with her father and her fa-ther’s relationship with the daughter’s mother. In simple terms, girls who see their mothers being treated disrespect- fully sometimes come to tolerate that
treatment from future boyfriends, hus-bands, even male colleagues. Boys will imitate their fathers in how they treat women, how they interact and how they express their feelings.
Trips of the Heart Fathers create chances when father and children go out together; go to the park, get ice cream, to the beach, to church, go for walks to talk. Don’t expect your chil-dren to develop a relationship with you, as a father you have to develop what type of relationship you want es-
tablished. This is not always natural and takes work; it is well worth the effort in the coming years. There will be times when your children re-flect and retake these “Trips of the Heart” that remind them of you, they (sons and daughters) need this attention consistently. The Bible gives the key to raising children in Proverbs 22:6. “Train a child in the way they should go, and when they are old they will not turn from it” so fathers must be involved and active. What way do you want your child to go and who do you want her / him to go with? Teach that they deserve and should show respect, teach to be confident, teach to be independent and self-reliant, but teach compassion, sympathy and empathy with wisdom.
William Jackson with his mentees…
Responsibility and accountability Fathers be responsible and accountable for your actions and take responsibility to help raise
your daughter or son. In the home or not you helped create that child, if you are a step parent you have an added responsibility to show that non-biological fathers can be good fathers with patience, love and prayer, it is not easy, you fill a void, a need that transcends biology. Surrogate fathers and step fathers do serve a valuable role, you still are viewed as a “father figure” so that girl or boy may not say it, but they need to know you are there today, tomorrow and the next day. There will come a time when they will need your help in their life and will call on the “fa-ther” that they know.
William Jackson and children…..
Diversity of Fatherhood Many families have diverse back-
grounds, it is not uncommon today to have Christian and Muslim families, Hispanic and Haitian, Mexican and Hispanic, Irish and Jamaican, Native American and Black, Jewish and non-Jewish, African American and oth-er ethnic backgrounds either married or living in the same household. Each family growing as one and working to make a “blended family” united. Fathers create a light that shines on the goodness of the family. That light casts away the darkness of strife and struggle. Mal-colm X “We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love cre-ates patience, and patience creates unity,” fathers create and build unity in the family, in their communities and in the na- tion. Dads are like the threads to multicul-
tural and multiethnic tapestry. Keeping the family connected even with cultural or religious challenges. Respecting ones differences and loving their individual-ity, united in love. The 21st century has blended cultures, heritages and races. It has transcended to creating a true rain-bow coalition of humanity under di-verse family units. Family will guide and build the respect, patience and un-derstanding that is needed to make a diverse family strong. The father is the corner stone, the foundation of this love, the rock that weathers the storms
of life.
larry Henderson with Grandson…..
conclusion The world creates distractions in parental relationships and fosters interferences with sex, drugs, violence, complacency and lowering of morals and values. Fathers must be dili-gent to keep the lines of communication open between themselves and their children. Children need and require a close relationship with their fathers, in some cases they do not know how to ask for it. Fathers your job is to show your child that they are great just the way they are and that you have high expectations for them. Fathers, pray for your children and anoint them with love, praise; speak power in their lives and protection. God hears father’s prayers, a father sometimes needs to be humble, quick to praise, slow to anger and consistently available to his children.
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Forward Jozy Altidore scored his fi rst two goals of 2014 as the U.S. Men’s National Team defeated Nigeria 2-1 in front of a Florida-re-cord crowd of 52,033 at EverBank Field.
With the start, goalkeeper Tim Howard be-came the 15th U.S. MNT player to reach 100 caps while also picking up the victory to break Kasey Keller’s all-time goalkeeper wins re-cord for the United States.
A fantastic series of passes down the right side set up Jozy Altidore to break the deadlock. Midfi elder Alejandro Bedoya dribbled down the right wing and spied Fabian Johnson mak-ing a darting run into the penalty area. He cut a short pass to the overlapping right back who slide a cross on the ground into the six-yard box where Altidore was unmarked for the tap-
in. For Altidore, it is his fi rst goal of 2014.Michael Bradley played a beautiful ball from
midfi eld to Altidore in the left side of the pen-alty area. Altidore settled, cut inside to evade Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo and then fi red the ball past Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama inside the near left post. His second tally of the match was his 23rd international goal.
With the game wide open in waning min-ute minutes and both teams attacking with fervor, Nigeria’s Victor Moses drew a penalty against U.S. defender Matt Besler and took the subsequent penalty kick. Moses took a slow approach on the kick before placing his right-footed shot into the lower left corner as How-ard went the opposite direction.
The USA is 2-0-0 in the all-time series against Nigeria.The USA is 17-16-9 all-time in games based in Florida and 4-0-1 in Jackson-ville.
Altidore scores twice as U.S. MNT defeats Nigeria 2-1 in fi nal match
of World Cup send-off series
United States’s Jozy Altidore (17) moves the ball against Nigeria during the second half of an international friendly soccer match in Jacksonville, Fla., Saturday, June 7, 2014.
By MIKE BONTSFlorida Sports Wire
This past weekend’s Jacksonville Grand Prix of the Sea saw the P1 SuperStock and AquaX race series come together in the USA for the fi rst time this year. It was the fi rst time in 30 years that Jacksonville has hosted a race on the St. John’s River.
A fl eet of nine SuperStock powerboats, in-cluding the Visit Jacksonville craft and more than thirty AquaX riders too to the water in a double bill of top class sport and entertain-ment.
Survival of the fi ttest was the name of the game in the opening AquaX race of the sea-son at the end of April in the high surf of Daytona Beach. Making the headlines were Stuart Rasmussen, Eric Lagopoulos and Ron Greenwald, who travel to Jacksonville as class leaders knowing that they will face intense competition from the likes of Eric Francis, Tim Mckercher and Kelly Belval.
Series Administrator Michelle Petro is ex-cited about racing in Jacksonville: “It is al-ways exciting to visit new venues and it is
fantastic that Powerboat P1 are the fi rst to bring back Powerboat racing to Jacksonville after all these years, this weekend will be a mini version of what we hope will become an annual event of white water, adrenaline and speed. The city are right behind us and it looks set to be an awesome weekend.”
IT’S DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE FOR P1 RACERS AND AQUAX RIDERS
GAINESVILLE, Fla.-University of Flor-ida wide receivers coach Joker Phillips has resigned his position with the UF football program and Chris Leak will assume the wide receiver coaching responsibilities im-mediately for the 2014 season, head coach Will Muschamp announced on Wednesday, June 11.
“I’m thankful for the opportunity that the University of Florida and Will Muschamp provided to me and my family, but at this time I have decided to step down from my position on the UF coaching staff for person-al reasons,” said Phillips.
“I appreciate Joker’s contributions to our
program and wish him and his wife, Leslie, nothing but the best in the future,” said Coach Muschamp.
Phillips, a 26-year coaching veteran, joined the Florida staff in December of 2012 and spent one season coaching Florida’s wide re-ceivers. Prior to Florida, Phillips was the head coach at Kentucky for three years (2010-12).
Leak, the captain of UF’s 2006 National Championship team, ended his career as the school’s all-time leading passer in (11,213 yards, 895 completions and 1,458 attempts) and joined the football staff in May of 2013. He served as a graduate assistant during the 2103 season.
Joker Phillips Resigns from Gators; Chris Leak to assume WR Coaching Responsibilities
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Golden Isles Arts & Humanities will hold auditionson Saturday, June 14 and Tuesday, June 17 for produc-tions in the 20114/15 season. Whether you are new tothe stage and want to give it a try or are an old hand at“trodding the boards,” you are encouraged to come outand audition for the following productions: • Ritz Radio Theatre: Roles for men and women 16 andup (some youth roles may be available) December 2014- It’s A Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol May 2015– The Wizard of Oz• Special project for the 2014-15 season: Details avail-able at the auditions
The auditions will be held from 11 am to 1 pm on Sat-urday June14 and from 6 pm to 8 pm on June 17 at theHistoric Ritz Theatre in downtown Brunswick. A secondround of auditions and callbacks will be scheduled in Au-gust 2014. Cold readings will be held, so no need to pre-pare anything. Just come with a positive and enthusiasticattitude!
In addition to actors, we are seeking people who areinterested in backstage work on the upcoming shows, in-cluding props, costumes, stage management, set designand construction, and other technical aspects of produc-tion. Those who are interested in auditioning or workingbackstage, should reserve an audition time by either call-ing 262-6934 or email [email protected] (pleaseput "Auditions" in subject line.) If you are unable to at-tend on either of these dates but still have an interest, orsimply need more information, please contact GoldenIsles Arts & Humanities at the contact information listedabove.
8th Stanton Alumni Gala Deadline ApproachingThe deadline to place ads in this year’s Gala booklet andpurchase tickets is approximately 15 days away. Thereare still tickets available for you to come and fellowshipwith classmates and schoolmates. Please call KennethReddick at 764-8795 to request a ticket request form.Don’t miss this GALA opportunity.
2014 Second Annual Job andResource Fair
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On behalf of the entire city, I would like to extend myappreciation to you for your company’s continued sup-port of Jacksonville’s economic growth and prosperity.Yours is the kind of service that acts as a catalyst for in-novation and success, and I am grateful for your presencein the greater Jacksonville area.
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Please accept this invitation to join us for the 2014Second Annual Job and Resource Fair, and become avital part of this much‐anticipated opportunity.
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FOR THE ARTS PRESENT THE 9th ANNUALHIGH SCHOOL SUMMER MUSICAL
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PERFORMANCE DATES: JULY 25–26 & AUGUST1–2 at 8PM, AUGUST 3 at 2PM
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JACKSONVILLE, FL – FSCJ Artist Series, spon-sored by Chase and The Nathan H. Wilson Center for theArts are proud to present the 9th Annual High SchoolSummer Musical Theatre Experience! This programprovides theatre opportunities to 7th-12th graders in theFirst Coast area and allows them to work hands-on withsome of the highest recognized local and regional theatreprofessionals.
This year, participants will perform FAME - THEMUSICAL on July 25-26 and August 1-2 at 8PM and Au-gust 3 at 2PM for five performances only at the WilsonCenter for the Arts on Florida State College at Jack-sonville’s South Campus (11901 Beach Blvd). More than80 student performers and technicians are training withprofessional theatre artists in preparation for the produc-tion of FAME - THE MUSICAL.
Set during the last years of New York City's cele-brated High School for the Performing Arts on 46th Street(1980-1984), FAME - THE MUSICAL is the bittersweet,but ultimately inspiring, story of a diverse group of stu-dents as they commit to four years of grueling artistic andacademic work. With candor, humor and insight, the showexplores the issues that confront many young peopletoday: issues of prejudice, identity, self-worth, literacy,sexuality, substance abuse and perseverance.
The performance schedule forFAME – THE MUSICAL is:Friday, July 25th at 8:00PMSaturday, July 26th at 8:00PMFriday, August 1st at 8:00PMSaturday, August 2nd at 8:00PMSunday, August 3rd at 2:00PMTickets for FAME – THE MUSICAL cost:$25 for Reserved Seating$20 for seniors (60+), Military (with valid ID), and non-FSCJ students$15 for Florida State College at Jacksonville studentsand employees (with valid ID)
For tickets to FAME – THE MUSICAL, call the Wil-son Center for the Arts Box Office at (904) 646-2222 orthe FSCJ Artist Series Box Office at (904) 442-2929.Tickets can also be purchased online at www.artistseries-jax.org. Discounts are available for groups of 10+ by call-ing (904) 442-2947 or emailing [email protected] – THE MUSICAL contains language that may notbe suitable for children under 13.Follow Summer Musical Theatre Experience (SMTE) onFacebook!Please contact Sarah Roy at [email protected] or (904) 442-2933 for show materials and interview opportunities forSMTE’s production of FAME – THE MUSICAL.
The History Behind
J U N E T E E N T HToday, June 19th, marks the Juneteenth holiday, which
celebrates the day in 1865 that slaves in Galveston, Texas were
told that slavery had ended. President Abraham Lincoln had
actually ended slavery two and a half years prior to the Texas
slaves being notified. Union soldiers led by Major General
Gordon Granger delivered the good news to those in captivity
through General Orders No. 3 which stated:
The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with
a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, “all
slaves are free.” This involves an absolute equality of personal
rights and rights of property between former masters and
slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them
becomes that between employer and hired labor.
The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present
homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will
not be allowed to collect at military posts, and that they will
not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere.
Many legends were told in regards to why it took so long
for the slaves in Texas to be informed about the end of the war.
Some say that the messenger who was to deliver word that the
Confederate lost the war was killed along the way. Others be-
lieved the plantation owners withheld the information, waiting
for the next cotton harvest before saying a word. Unfortunately,
there were written witness accounts of slaves who immediately
tried to flee their plantations after receiving the news and were
killed on sight or hung. Some slaves continued to work in servi-
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Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. On
January 1, 1980, Juneteenth became an official state holiday through the efforts of Al Edwards, an African Amer-
ican state legislator. The successful passage of this bill marked Juneteenth as the first emancipation celebration
granted official state recognition.
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emphasis on education and self-improvement. Institutions such as the Smithsonian and the Henry Ford Museum
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