Bethune Cookman University - Yearbook (Daytona Beach, FL)

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Tony Brown Speaks Syndicated columnist and television personality Tony Brown spoke at the opening assembly of the year at BCC. Tony sets a very high standard for speakers to follow this year. Although his speech ran into the lunch hour, the crowd did not leave Moore gymnasium before listening to his complete message. Tony Brown's Black Journal is currently seen on Channel 24, Orlando Florida Weekly at 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays. Tony used numerous anecdotes to stir the crowd and stimulate the students. Brown informed the audience that Blacks spend more than 8200 billion annually in america. If blacks were to withdraw their support from some manufacturers and producers, they would have difficulty staying afloat. Brown spoke later in the evening to members of the Daytona Beach community at a dinner co-sponsored by Bethune-Cookman College and the Daytona-Volusia Chamber of Commerce.

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Mercury Morris-A Super Comeback j i - I 3 9 A 1 ! I ! s z 5 1 L 3 x V 'mi in V -- ' September 8, 1986 Former NFL star running back Eugene Mercury Morris, of the Miami Dolphins, came to speak to the students, faculty and staff in BCC's Moore Gymnasium. Morris played eight years of professional football then became addicted to drugs. He later served three and a half years in prison before the Florida Supreme Court ruled he had an unfair trial. Mercury was the keynote speaker at the President's Assemblyu, and he was introduced by former teammate and longtime friend Larry Little. The audience quickly learned that Mr. Morris was not only a talented athlete, but also a very articulate speaker. He urged the students to make productive choices in their lives, and to choose life over drugs. Drug abuse is threatening to destroy america's youth, especially those in the black community, he told a packed audience. There is no substance that should be able to control you . . . unless you choose to let it do so, said Morris. Morris spoke of the deaths of Len Bias and Don Rogers. God must have a special reason for keeping me alive, Morris said. I chose to come out of the darkness unfortunately those two will never be able to choose again. i