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 Jacksonville, FL 32203 Jacksonville, FL Permit No. 3617 WE CANNOT AFFORD TO STAY HOME THIS Can’t Get to the Store? ELECTION. GET OFF THE COMPUTER AND Have The Star Delivered! FACEBOOK AND GO VOTE TODAY! THE FLORIDA STAR FALL The only media BACK to receive the Jacksonville Sheriff’s TURN Offi ce Eagle YOUR Award for being CLOCKS BACK “The Most Factual.” 1 HOUR NOVEMBER 3 - NOVEMBER 9, 2018 VOLUME 68, NUMBER 30 $1.00 OUR CHOICES FOR GOVERNORS hree Black Democratic candidates couldT be the next gov- ernors in three states. Ben Jealous for Maryland, Stacey Abrams for Georgia and Andrew Gillum for Florida. Your Vote Will Make It Real! Senator Nelson in Jacksonville BUCKS to Talk About Women’s Health By Opio Sokoni United States Senator and candidate Bill Nelson was CHEAP at Edward Waters College’s Center for the Prevention of Health Disparities on Tuesday talking to a packed JUSTICE room of women about PART TWO healthcare. He fi rst got to hear about issues concerning By Miles Davis the New Town Success Zone, medical successes such as f you read last week’s essay, “Two Dollars” Cheap Volunteer Medicine and Justice, you may want to know more details of the United211. Donna Deegan story, so allow me to begin at the beginning. This spoke about her support for is a story about how I came to own, then lose a Nelson and women taking restaurant in what I refer to as a $2 Judicial Ruling. action on this issue. Mia Jones Photo by Opio Sokoni I Mia Jones talks to an audience at EWC’s Center for the Prevention of Health Disparities Most of you know me for my rather lengthy career in spoke about the importance about women’s healthcare and the importance of supporting Bill Nelson for US Senate. music on radio, B.E.T., and Soul Train with songs like of reelecting Nelson who will “Let’s Start Love Over” and “I’ve Been a Fool for You” work to bring much needed that each year we do not to other states. He said some candidate Bill Nelson, Sr. to my credit. Some of you even remember me as the lead healthcare dollars from the take the money allocated for states have as much as 90% (D) Florida, is running as an singing “Cop” in the Village People. When it was time federal government. Senator healthcare off the shelf that is of the healthcare paid for incumbent against Governor for life and career to slow down, I moved to Florida in Nelson told the audience there waiting for us, it goes with these funds. Senator and Rick Scott. 2000. In 2012, I took a year off to attend Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts. I graduated with honors in 2013. Soon after graduating, I was contacted by friends in Jacksonville who were embarking on a new business President Isaiah Rumlin venture—a restaurant. They thought with my background UAE BLOOD in entertainment, and now as a formally trained and Lists Accomplishments licensed culinary professional, I might add value to the MONEY GIVES project. I drove up from Orlando to see the property, at Before NAACP Vote which time I met, Don Werkema, the property owner for CURRY COVER the fi rst time. The organization’s election will take place My friends went forward with their plans and brought Thursday, November 8th between 3p.m.- 7p.m. me on as a paid consultant. We also signed a Licensing By Dr. Juan P. Gray Agreement, giving them the right to use my name-- thus, Isaiah Rumlin organization, when you cast Miles Jaye’s at 2111 University Blvd. Werkema seemed Mayor Curry submitted four your vote for President, it is quite pleased to know that I was involved in the project budgets since taking offi ce The National Association of important to understand that for the same reasons as the owners—I added name value in 2015 collectively totaling the Advancement of Colored the strength of our community and visibility to the venture. $4.35 billion dollars. Currently, People’s (NAACP) offi cers’ rests in the power of your vote. Unfortunately, after months of hard work and a our Mayor negotiated a $ 2.8 election has the same impact Your vote will determine the signifi cant cash investment by the owners, the business million dollar contribution on our community as the leadership and direction our struggled, and Mr. Werkema moved to have them evicted. from the United Arab Emirates election of candidates we vote citizens will receive from the Also, unfortunate is the fact that almost everyone left (UAE) to make up for his for in our political offi ces. It’s NAACP. on bad terms. A failed business is tough on everyone, anemic investment in the Black about the opportunity to elect On November 8, 2018, Community. Where was Curry’s Mayor Curry offi cers that will serve the best between 3pm- 7pm at the priority to address the sociological Please see Two Bucks, page 6 interest of our community with NAACP’s offi ce located at decay plaguing the Black Community in his $4.35 billion one major acknowledgement. 1225 West Beaver Street, Suite budgets? The mission of the NAACP is 112 (the Beaver Enterprise Many questions and opinions have surfaced about predetermined. As the oldest this gift. Florida Politics quoted a few, “Some say it’s and most respected civil rights Please see NAACP, page 6 Editorial...............................1 necessary ‘no strings attached’ money for areas that have I Church..........................2 desperate needs. Others say it’s blood money designed N Youth News...............................3 It has taken great effort and Community.....................10 to buy loyalty.” Brenda Priestly Jackson, offered her S Columns.............................10 thoughts in a tweet “for the Black community, there’s work to bring trust and respect back I Local-Florida............................7 little moral difference between building homes and to the branch. My dedication and Sports........................8 schools on toxic sites and rebuilding and infrastructure “ D Local-Georgia........................9 Classified...............11 improvements be paid with ‘blood money’ from those commitment to this organization is E Business..................................12 well-documented and evidenced.” Please see Money, page 6 PAGE 2 THE STAR NOVEMBER 3, 2018 Community Listings are due the Tuesday before the next issue. Email submissions preferred. 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