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Photo by brian k. leonard What’s Inside? Headlines ........................2 Culture............................6 Business ....................... 12 Education ..................... 15 Health ...........................20 Sports ...........................23 Stay Connected ............ 28 August 29, 2021 • Vol. 2, Issue 35 LAWSUIT TRIES TO STOP WIND FARMS DE ART MUSEUM’S “JEWELBOX” OF A GALLERY Delaware Live @DelawareLive SPECIAL OLYMPIC ATHLETES 1 GOING TO FLORIDA Headlines Photo by jeremy smeltzer 2 HEADLINES behind the coalition, Stevenson said. It hopes members will serve as “watchdogs against misguided federal and state offshore wind policy,” according to a press release. Federal lawsuit attempts The coalition says wind projects, including the proposed Skipjack wind farm off the shores of Ocean to halt, slow all East City, Maryland, are moving forward without adequate studies of potential impacts on the beach, environment, Coast wind farm approvals fishing economies, and critical animal species. It says the federal government has rushed offshore wind projects through the regulatory process without consideration for the detrimental impacts of wind farms on the environment and economy. “President Biden is publicly pushing his administration to ‘cut the red tape’ to get going on constructing these offshore wind projects without any thought to the potentially destructive consequences these wind turbines may cause or have proven to have caused in Europe,” the coalition’s website says. When Donald Trump was president, additional envi- BY CHARLES MEGGINSON ronmental reviews were added for existing projects, If a new anti-wind farm coalition is successful with a flawed, the record of decision they used to get the permit delaying development of wind farms authorized during federal lawsuit to halt an offshore wind farm in Massa- is seriously flawed, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy the Obama presidency. Trump’s 2020 executive order to chusetts, the court decision could force federal regulators Management used those flawed documents to approve ban offshore oil drilling in several states also halted the to reanalyze projects across the Eastern Seaboard, this project.” issuance of new offshore wind leases. including one off the Delmarva coast. Wednesday’s press conference to announce the lawsuit During Biden’s first week in office, he issued an execu- That could halt or significantly slow their development aimed at the Vineyard Wind turbine farm off Nantucket tive order to fast track the approval process for offshore and construction. also served to launch the alliance of advocacy groups— wind leases and environmental impact studies with the “It’s going to affect all of the offshore wind projects,” including one from Delaware—who oppose development goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power said Dave Stevenson, director of the Center for Energy of similar wind farms along the East Coast. by 2030. & Environment at the Caesar Rodney Institute, a The American Coalition for Ocean Protection includes Administration officials said that would create 77,000 conservative think tank in Delaware. “This is the first groups from Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia, jobs, power 10 million homes and cut 78 million metric industrial-sized offshore wind project to be approved and North Carolina, as well as a group in Michigan. tons in carbon emissions. and the environmental impact statement is seriously The Caesar Rodney Institute is an organizing force click here to read more 3 HEADLINES WILMINGTON FILM SCREENING BASES TICKET COST ON RACE, GENDER Children’s Health System and the Delaware Healthy Mother and Infant Consortium. Free tickets were “encouraged to be reserved by Black Women (Trans, Cis, Queer, & POC),” according to the organization. Darby said the pricing structure was designed to en- sure that Black women are supported. She said the $7 ticket should have been purchased by anybody who doesn’t identify as a “Black birthing person, or a woman, whatever term you want to use, but birthing person is the most proper term to use. BY CHARLES MEGGINSON “We’re asking for people who aren’t Black women—so A Wilmington non-profit organization hosted a movie Black men, Hispanic men, Hispanic women, anyone screening Friday with race- and gender-based ticket who doesn’t fit that criteria—to make a donation toward prices. the movement,” Darby said. “A lot of times Black women, Tickets for the event ranged from free to $7, depending our labor is for free and it should not be for free.” on your gender and racial identity. She said non-Black people, especially White people, Black Mothers in Power, founded in 2019 by Wilm- often come into Black spaces and take information and ington city councilwoman Shané Darby, will present knowledge and drain the community. “Chocolate Milk: The Documentary” at Penn Cinema “We’re looking for that not to happen and asking for Riverfront IMAX Theatre. donations, for volunteers and for people to contribute, The film follows three women to explore the racial di- instead of just coming to suck in knowledge and drain vide in breastfeeding, trying to decipher why more Afri- communities,” she said. can American women are not breastfeeding. The docu- click here to read more mentary is being presented in partnership with Nemours 4 HEADLINES Shané Darby’s ‘Blue Klux Klan’ post draws fire from mayor, police, council “The history of policing in our country is embedded in anti-Blackness, it’s embedded in the oppression of Black people,” Darby said. “So when police were estab- lished, it transferred from it being KKK members to police officers so the mentality of how they operate is similar to the KKK. A lot of members of the KKK are part of the police department.” Darby said that policing practices are “embedded in the same anti-Blackness and the same oppression of all Black people and Brown people that this country is founded on, and still embraces today.” Darby said she didn’t know of any specific members BY CHARLES MEGGINSON of the Wilmington Police Department who were members of the KKK but said the system as a whole was A graphic depicting rows of uniformed police officers anti-Black. wearing pointed white hoods that was posted by Wilm- “Police departments are not there to prevent crime ington City Council member Shané Darby came up but to solve crime and they’re trying to do crime- twice during Thursday night’s council meeting. prevention but they’re destroying communities, because Darby originally posted the graphic on Aug. 17, and, they’re not trying to prevent crime but to solve crime, according to comments from a videotape of the council and to react to crime,” Darby said. meeting, reposted it Thursday, along with more comments Asked whether the Wilmington Police Department, about police. Later in the day, she took it down. which Darby oversees as a city councilwoman, is a racist The caption above the graphic reads, “The Blue Klux organization, Darby said, “Yeah, it’s a system that is Klan” and “Based on a true story.” racist, that is embedded in racist ideology, so it can’t Darby said earlier this week the post was meant to escape it. The very founding of policing is anti-Black.” convey the history of policing in America, one she said is embedded in anti-Blackness. click here to read more 5 Culture photo by betsy price 6 CULTURE PIE, ANYONE? PLAYHOUSE’S LONG INTERMISSION ENDS WITH ‘WAITRESS’ WE’RE HERE because your child’s health matters. BY BETSY PRICE The Playhouse on Rodney Square will reopen in No- offers Jenna a chance at a fresh start, she must find the vember and feature two beloved musicals, Riverdance’s courage to seize it. The show will run Nov. 18-21. 25th anniversary show and—hot stuff—a musical The musical is one that the Playhouse has wanted to BAYHEALTH PEDIATRICS, MILFORD featured Donna Summer’s disco tunes. present and hoped to have last year, “but this season We’re parents too and we know your child’s The 108-year-old Playhouse, located in the Hotel Du was the first opportunity we had,” said spokesman health is a priority! Whether you have a Pont and operated by the Grand Opera House, will start Andy Truscott. newborn, toddler, or teen, we’re driven to its 2021-22 series on Nov. 18 with “Waitress.” The movie- “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” will run give them the care they need. As moms we’re turned-musical was brought to life by an all-female Dec. 4-5 and feature the disco hits of a woman who rose experts in TLC, as pediatricians, we’re experts creative team and includes music and lyrics by singer from gospel choir to dance-floor diva. The store focuses in your child’s health and wellbeing. Sara Bareilles. on how Summer fought to break through barriers to The show revolves around Jenna, a waitress and expert become the icon of the era and inspire future music CLICK HERE to learn more. pie-maker who dreams of a way out of her small town divas. The show will include 20 of her hits, including and rocky marriage. Pouring her heart into her pies, she “Love to Love You Baby,” “Bad Girls” and “Hot Stuff.” crafts desserts that mirror her topsy-turvy life such as “The Key (Lime) to Happiness Pie” and “Betrayed By click here to read more PEDIATRICS 1-866-BAY-DOCS My Eggs Pie.” When a baking contest in a nearby county 7 CULTURE MT. CUBA TO ADD HIGH-TECH GREENHOUSE, WELCOME CENTER AND PARKING and sustainable. New facilities will help Mt. Cuba to contribute and share knowledge with the native plant community.” In addition to the greenhouse, construction will also begin on a new Woodland Glade garden, welcome center and guest parking lot to open in spring 2022.