DAYTONA BEACH Since April 12, Mariam Kashif has been leaving the comfort of her bed every morning well before the sun begins climbing above the horizon.
At 4 a.m. she s up and starting to cook breakfast for her husband and three children. At 5 a.m. she s pausing to pray, taking time to kneel down on the floor and praise God.
Once the morning sunlight starts to seep into her west Daytona Beach home, she and her family will begin their daily 14-hour fast. They ll abstain from all food and beverages, including water, until the sun starts setting at 8 p.m.
It s the annual ritual Kashif and her family commit to every year during Ramadan, a month-long holy observance adhered to by nearly 2 billion Muslims worldwide.
Here Are Some of the East Texas Teachers Nominated to Win $1,000
At the end of every semester, we team up with Whataburger to award an East Texas teacher a $1,000 classroom grant. So far, eight area educators have received this award, and we ll be doing it again at the end of this semester.
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We still have several weeks before we draw for our ninth winner, but we thought we would go ahead and post some of the wonderful things being said about teachers in the nominations that we have received this school year.
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DAYTONA BEACH As the nation celebrates Black history this month, many people driving through the urban core Midtown neighborhood probably don t realize they re motoring past important city history.
A few blocks south of Orange Avenue, there s the 125-year-old boyhood home of Howard Thurman, a mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr. and a friend of Mahatma Gandhi.
The Campbell Hotel, one of the only places a Black visitor could stay in Daytona Beach until the mid-1960s, still stands on Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard. The hotel was also the home of The Stardust night club, where musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie played.
Black Heritage Trail in Daytona Beach highlights city’s historical sites
Trail features 18 locations
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Daytona Beach on June 21, 2020. (News 6)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – It’s home to “The World’s Most Famous Beach” and the Daytona International Speedway, but the city of Daytona Beach also has a history full of African American roots.
The Black Heritage Trail features 18 locations highlighting important sites around the city.
The trail is just a little taste for residents and visitors alike but honors some of the big contributions made by African Americans. Spots include more well-known areas like the Jackie Robinson Ballpark and Bethune-Cookman University, but also parks and buildings named after residents.