THE FLORIDA STAR, NORTHEAST FLORIDA’S OLDEST, LARGEST, MOST READ AFRICAN AMERICAN OWNED NEWSPAPER AS IF YOURVOTE LIFE DEPENDS ON IT! Presorted Standard U.S. Postage Paid Jacksonville, FL THE FLORIDA Permit No. 3617 STAR The Florida Star The only media P. O. Box 40629 to receive the Jacksonville, FL 32203 Jacksonville Sheriff’s Read The Florida Office Eagle and Georgia Star Award for being Newspapers. “The Most Factual.” thefloridastar.com AUGUST 25 - AUGUST 31, 2018 VOLUME 68, NUMBER 19 $1.00 Local Spotlight A Tale of Two Candidates Meet Dr. Tony By Janet Peters Mauceri McCain, Ed.M For any avid readers, the title of my story is a play on words of Cummings a very popular story, known as n 2005, Tony Cummings A Tale of Two Cities. earned his Doctor I thought this title was appropriate given the two candidates of Education in running for the Congressional 5th District seat. There is Al Organizational Lawson who currently holds the seat. Not to be overshadowed by LeadershipI degree from Nova the presence of former Mayor Alvin Brown, Jacksonville’s first Southeastern University. He African American Mayor. also holds a Master’s degree in The City of Jacksonville has special nuances. It is one of the Organizational Management few places I know, (I have lived or visited many states and many and undergraduate degrees in countries) that still operates its voting practices based on Race. Business Administration and AND if you haven’t any working knowledge of the candidates Criminal Justice. In addition, he has a State of Florida Department Please see Brown, page 6 Alvin Brown of Education Professional Certification in Education Leadership (All levels). Dr. Dr. Tony Cummings Cummings graduated from Terry INTERVIEW ONLINE AT Parker High School, Jacksonville, in the late 80’s. Atlanta Unveils Dr. Cummings, then private first-class Cummings, joined THEFLORIDASTAR.COM the United States Army Military Police in 1989, where his Street Signs duty assignments included a tour in Russian occupied Berlin, Germany during the fall of the Berlin Wall, an assignment with the U.S. State Department (top secret clearance), and a highly Honoring Civil prestigious tour in Washington D.C. He received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army in 1994 at the supervisory rank of sergeant, and continued his law enforcement career in 1995 Rights John Lewis as a civilian by joining the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO). Noting U.S. Rep. John Lewis’ life In his career with the JSO, Dr. Cummings has worked in both of “raw courage,” Atlanta officials the patrol and detective divisions. His assignments included renamed a street for the civil rights working as a Field Training Officer, Burglary Investigator, icon Wednesday. Undercover Narcotics Agent, and Missing Persons Investigator; Freedom Parkway, a four-lane an extension of JSO’s Homicide Unit. He also provided ethics conduit to the Carter Center, will training to the Community Service Officers formerly assigned now be called John Lewis Freedom to the JSO. The Florida Star speaks Parkway. Dr. Cummings was awarded the 2012 Six Pillars of Character, “John Lewis is synonymous with JSO Employee of the Year, for his work in helping to save with Brian McKnight freedom,” Atlanta City Council Jacksonville’s youth from the streets one child at a time. He member Andre Dickens said when was recognized for his efforts in the September 2011 edition his week on The Florida Star’s Impact Radio explaining why that particular street of the Justice Coalition’s Victim’s Advocate. In addition, Dr. Show: Opio Sokoni, speaks with Brian was chosen. Dickens sponsored John Lewis Cummings was awarded Officer of the Month honors for his McKnight about his new album Genesis. the resolution — which the council work as a Missing Person’s Investigator in helping to positively THe is also touring and will be in Jacksonville, FL. unanimously approved in December — to rename the street after Check-it out the interview online at TheFloridaStar. Lewis. Please see Cummings, page 6 com Please see Lewis, page 6 Floridians To Get Brunswick Sears Facebook Takes New Medicare Closing In November Down 652 Accounts Sears at the Glynn Place Cards Next Month Mall will close sometime in Linked to Russia, Iran Check your mailboxes Florida residents because your new November, and The Sears Auto Medicare card is coming soon. Center will close sometime in Facebook has identified and sharing of political material. Federal health officials are mailing the new cards in October. 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