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Florida Is Making History with Gillum Candidacy THE FLORIDA STAR, NORTHEAST FLORIDA’S OLDEST, LARGEST, MOST READ AFRICAN AMERICAN OWNED NEWSPAPER The Florida Star Presorted Standard P. O. Box 40629 U.S. Postage Paid Jaguars Fast and Jacksonville, FL 32203 Jacksonville, FL Permit No. 3617 Strong Defense Deliver a Victory Can’t Get to the Store? Over the Falcons Have The Star Delivered! Story, 8 Read The Florida THE FLORIDA and Georgia Star STAR Newspapers. The only media thefl oridastar.com to receive the Listen to IMPACT Jacksonville Sheriff’s Radio Talk Show. Offi ce Eagle The people’s choice Award for being “The Most Factual.” SEPTEMBER 1 - SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 VOLUME 68, NUMBER 20 $1.00 Teen Arrested in Deadly Shooting At Raines-Lee High Football Game Jacksonville Authorities arrested the shooter targeted Robert Howard, 16-year-old accused the pair after getting of shooting one person and wounded into a fi ght with two others after the Raines-Lee high them during a game. school football game last Friday. A 16-year-old girl Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams who attends rival announced the teen’s arrest during a Lee High School was news conference Tuesday afternoon. Robert wounded by a stray Authorities say the Grand Park Howard bullet. Photo by Frank M. Powell, III Alternative School student opened In the wake of Police on the scene after a shooting fi re around 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24 Friday night’s triple shooting after a at the Raines-Lee High School Foot- Florida is Making as the crowd was leaving the Raines football game at Raines High School. ball game in Jacksonville on Friday, High School football game. Duval County Public Schools Aug. 24. Offi cials say 19-year-old Joerod Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene Jamel Adams was killed, and his announced Monday afternoon that moved to either Saturday mornings History with friend, a 17-year-old Raines student, a dozen high school football games or 5:30 p.m. Thursdays, starting this Gillum Candidacy was wounded. Investigators believe expected to draw big crowds will be weekend. he State of Florida is making history with the candidacy of Andrew Gillum who won the Democratic primary with 51% of the SHOOTING AT JAX LANDING vote. Gwen Graham came in second place with 23% of the vote inT a crowded race. If Gillum wins in November, he will be Florida’s fi rst LEAVES 3 DEAD; 11 INJURED African American Governor. He will be running against Trump endorsee Ron DeSantis who has already made coded racial remarks when referring By Denise Williams to Andrew Gillum. With Andrew Gillum’s upset victory in Florida, black candidates have On Sunday, August 26, 2018, won the Democratic nomination for governor in three states this year. the Jacksonville Landing has for Gillum, Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Ben Jealous in Maryland were all over thirty years been the city’s aided in recent months by strong turnout, especially among black voters. landmark for shopping, concerts, Please see Primary, page 6 restaurants, and other activities became the epitome of total chaos after a gunman opened fi re around PEACEFUL 1:30 p.m. Chicago Pizza in the downtown Riverfront complex at the Jacksonville Landing was host PROTEST WORKS to the Madden NFL 19 gaming By Dr. Juan P. Gray tournament. Inside the venue is Provided photos a gaming bar which shares space Jacksonville police surround the Jacksonville Landing last Sunday. A group of Local Citizens of all ethnicities with the pizzeria. The event gamers, local residents were at mobilized August 20, 2018 for a Peaceful Protest City Councilman allowed viewers online access the Jacksonville Landing enjoying at the steps of City Hall and later they moved to a Garrett Dennis to see the players participating the day with their families when Conference Room in City Hall Downtown to make in the tournament in real-time. the gunfi re rang out. In addition a political statement. Their singular and focused Madden NFL 19 is a video to killing himself, the gunman purpose was sparked by the critical situation cited game published by EA Sports. murdered two other people. In the in Folio’s article “Shame on Mike Hogan – Plaintiff This yearly tournament attracts Above is the two victims that were aftermath of the tragedy, eleven in suit to open voting on campuses slams Duval gamers from all over the U.S. others were wounded and treated to compete for monetary prizes killed at the Jacksonville Landing. Supervisor of Elections”. The results of this Protest Picture is Taylor Robertson, left at Memorial Hospital while by concerned citizens was a total success. and bragging rights. This event Former City and Eli Clayton. some were treated at UF Health U. S. District Judge Mark Walker made a decision would determine the fi rst of four Jacksonville. Council President regional qualifi ers for the actual slated to take place in Las Vegas, Anna Lopez- One of the victims slain in this Madden Championship which NV. In addition to the venue being Please see Protest, page 6 Brosche at the time of this writing is still full of professional and aspiring Please see Landing, page 6 Crowds of Fans Mourn Aretha Franklin at Public White Texas Police Offi cer Found Viewing in Detroit Guilty of Murdering Black Teenager Even at her public viewing, late to pay their fi nal respects to Franklin, By Opio Sokoni his partner’s life. His partner told a diva Aretha Franklin was dressed who died Aug. 16 of pancreatic different story where he said his life to the nines. The regal presence the cancer at the age of 76. The two- White police offi cer Roy Oliver, was not in danger. Offi cer Oliver singer exuded in life was captured at day viewing was part of a week of 38, was charged with murder and shot in the car of several Black her viewing on Tuesday, with the late commemorations for the legend, who four counts of aggravated assault teenagers as they left a house party. Queen of Soul in a gold-plated casket will be laid to rest Friday, Aug 31. for the killing of 15 year old Jordan The offi cer lost his job following an dressed completely in red, including Fans strolled by the casket, some Edwards in April 2017. A jury investigation. The offi cer is facing high-heeled pumps, proving, as one in tears; one woman blew a kiss to in Dallas, Texas found the offi cer up to 20 years. This story proves that person put it, that she was a “diva to Franklin, who was surrounded by guilty of murdering Edwards after aggravated assault. protest works. Offi cers who killed the end.” massive arrangements of roses of he left a house party last year. He It took jurors 12 hours to convict Blacks in the past were given leave Mourners poured into the museum different hues. is still facing trial on two counts of the offi cer who lied about fearing for and pay. Editorial...............................1 I Church..........................2 THE PASSING OF SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN N Youth News...............................3 Community.....................10 “Senator John McCain will be remembered in the African American community as S Columns.............................10 a national statesman who grew and evolved particularly in his later years as an elected Local-Florida............................7 I Sports........................8 offi cial who transcended partisan politics and who eventually did what he thought was the D Local-Georgia........................9 right thing to do rather than to be confi ned to political party loyalty. That is why he voted Classified...............11 pivotally to save the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) at a time when most Republicans E Business..................................12 were voting to end the ACA.” — Cloves Campbell III PAGE 2 THE STAR SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 Community News Listings are due the Tuesday before the next issue. Email submissions preferred. Send to: [email protected] Bethune Cookman University Staff Directory Campus Safety Conducts Successful Emergency Response Drill OWNER/PUBLISHER Follow Us Clara McLaughlin on Social Media! MANAGEMENT More than 100 individuals Rinetta M. Fefie Facebook participated in an active threat drill GENERAL MANAGER @thefloridastarnewspaper at Bethune-Cookman University Opio Sokoni Twitter on Friday, August 10, 2018. The LAYOUT EDITOR @thefloridastar training involved City of Daytona Denise J. Williams Instagram Beach Police Department and City @thefloridastar Also, thanks to all the other of Daytona Fire Department, B-CU important staff members & Website: Campus Safety, students, faculty, volunteers that are not listed here. www.thefloridastar.com staff and community observers. “In emergency management, testing and evaluating plans is THE CHURCH DIRECTORY extremely important, said Director “Come and Worship With Us” of Emergency Management & GREATER EL-BETHEL DIVINE HOLINESS CHURCH Risk Management Analyst Althea “The Church Where Everybody Is Somebody” Kennedy.“Conducting exercises and drills offer the opportunity to provide training, reduce confusion, and verify Bishop Lorenzo Hall, Pastor the adequacy of emergency response plans and equipment. Testing and evaluating the evolution of command and interoperability is critical for incidents such as active threats.” 723 W. 4th St. Jacksonville, Florida 32209 The drill was conducted to prepare campus safety and members of the campus community with strategies for safety Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3575 and survival in the event of an active threat. While a threat could be a natural disaster, weather emergency or bomb Jacksonville, Florida 32206 threat, the scenario presented was an active shooter in a residence hall. Telephone: (904) 359-0661 Student resident advisers who served as role players were trained earlier in the week in U.S. Department of Homeland Home: (904) 358-8932 Cell: 710-1586 Security Run, Hide, Fight safety techniques.
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