Mayor Derrick Henry Swears Jakari Young In As The Daytona Beach Police Chief.
Photos By Duane C. Fernandez Sr. / Hardnotts Photography L.L.C. On Friday the city of Daytona Beach made history by swearing in Deputy...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Oct 22, 20201 min read
Calls for large Black voter turnout
Photo By Duane C. Fernandez Sr. / Hardnotts Photography L.L.C. ANDREAS BUTLER DEEP FOCUS NEWS With early voting to start on Oct. 19...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Oct 22, 20202 min read
Patrick Henry for Florida House of Representatives, District 26
A lifelong native of Daytona Beach and graduate of Bethune Cookman University, Patrick Henry is a former member of the Florida House of...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Sep 13, 20201 min read
Attorney Hubert Grimes,P.L. has a winner in his "How to Keep Your Child from Going to Jail" book.
The, "How to Keep Your Child from Going to Jail" book illustrates in detail the steps needed for parents and adults to keep kids out of...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Sep 1, 20201 min read
Volusia County Youth Head Back To School.
As Covid - 19 top 6,000,000 cases in America, schools across the country reopen for the first time since the pandemic struck 6 months...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Aug 29, 20201 min read
Malcolm Bradley Founder Of The Gameroom Media Sits Down With Photojournalist Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Whether I’m Interviewing or just catching up to talk with my friend Duane Fernandez the conversation is always both informative and very...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Aug 26, 20201 min read
Daytona Police Department To Host A Charity Bike Ride Honoring Officers Killed In The Line Of Duty
Get into gear for a wheelie exciting bike ride for charity! Join us Saturday, Sept. 12, for the 2020 Tour de Force NY 9/11 Memorial Bike...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Aug 10, 20201 min read
The Death Count In Volusia County Continues To Rise
The new Volusia County deaths (COVID 19) involve three men and a woman, including a 23-year-old man, a 66-year-old man, a 77-year-old man...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Aug 2, 20201 min read
Daytona Beach Lost A Community Hero With The Passing Of Norma Bland
Thank you for posting such truthful and beautiful words about Norma. She was my friend and I will miss her fight on behalf of everyone...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Jul 28, 20201 min read
Remembering Congressman John Lewis
Photo By Duane C. Fernandez Sr. Hardnotts Photography.com Congressman John Lewis visited Volusia County in 2016 to march to the City...
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Jun 23, 20201 min read
Lies Uncovered - Book Available Now on Amazon.Com
The Book "Lies Uncovered" - The Truth About the Arthur G. Dozier Reform School for Boys is now available on Amazon.Com for purchase. The...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Jun 9, 20202 min read
Award Winning Writer Cindy Brown Austin Is The Deep Focus News Featured Author Of The Month
For more than 25 years, Hartford native Cindy Brown Austin has written commentary on the tragedies of Connecticut’s low-income minority...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Jun 9, 20202 min read
The Time Has Come for Change In America
For the first time in 50 years, America has truly united and rallied behind a singular cause. This past week has been the start a...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
May 25, 20203 min read
DAYTONA'S BLOCK PARTY BEACH BASH DURING THE COVID -19 PANDEMIC
Photos By Duane C. Fernandez Sr. / Hardnotts Photography LLC. Story By Rell Black This past weekend was one for the record books for...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Apr 16, 20202 min read
Dr. Delicia Haynes & Family First Health Center Provides Coronavirus Testing In Volusia County
In the absence of Coronavirus drive-up testing in Volusia County, private doctors provide a needed but limited service. Dr. Delicia...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Mar 30, 20201 min read
Vanishing Point - The Campbell Hotel Is In Danger Of Fading into History
During the Jim Crow era, African Americans wishing to sleepover in Daytona Beach had limited options: stay with a friend or relative, in...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Mar 26, 20201 min read
The Rell Black Facebook Live show Episode #11 With Special Guest Dr. Delicia Haynes
This week's episode of "The Rell Black Show" featured another great discussion. Last week's episode featured Dr. Delicia Haynes, founder...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Feb 10, 20201 min read
The Rell Black Facebook Live Show Recap Episode #4
For anyone who missed this week's episode of The Rell Black Show l, I discussed the upcoming details of my organization's newest...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Feb 5, 20202 min read
Historic Marker Unveiled at Dr. Howard Washington Thurman House in Daytona Beach
L-R Percy Williamson, Paula Reed, Charles Cherry II, unknown attendee, Qasim, Abdul-Tawwab, Inez Smith-Reed, and Dinizulu Gene Tinnie...
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Duane C. Fernandez Sr.
Feb 3, 20201 min read
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Takes Place In Deland, Florida
On Monday, January 20, 2020, I had the opportunity to attend the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in Deland, Florida at Earl Brown...
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