Photos for Headline Surfer / Top: Cynthia Slater, president of the Daytona Beach-Volusia County Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). BELOW: Cynthia Slater was the parade marshal for the Daytona Beach MLK parade in 2001.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Cynthia Slater asked a question on Jan. 13 related to today's state and federal MLK holiday: "Good morning, friends! As we move closer to celebrating the life of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I often wonder if he were alive today, what would he say?"
Slater, longtime president of the Daytona Beach-Volusia County chapter of the NAACP, continued: "I'm sharing a 'Dear America' comment that was shared with me some time ago: I believe that Dr. King would agree: Dear America: Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself."
Cynthia Slater, longtime president of the Daytona Beach-Volusia County chapter of the NAACP, continued: "I'm sharing a 'Dear America' comment that was shared with me some time ago: I believe that Dr. King would agree: Dear America: Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself."
Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry at the annual MLK banquet last week said of the event: "As we move forward, let the towering spirit of Dr King continue to permeate our community not just for one night but all year long."
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Henry Frederick is an award-winning journalist who launched Headline Surfer in 2008. The site serves the greater Daytona Beach, Sanford, and Orlando areas along the I-4 corridor and beyond via HeadlineSurfer.com in Lake Mary, Florida. Frederick earned his Master of Arts in New Media Journalism from Full Sail University in Orlando in 2019. He was a breaking news reporter (metro cops & courts beat) for the Daytona Beach News-Journal for nearly a decade, and before that, the same beat with The Journal-News/Gannett Suburban Newspapers in Rockland/Westchester counties, NY, dating back to 1989. He's also worked as a city editor and city hall reporter for two dailies. Having witnessed the execution of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Florida's death chamber and covering other high-profile cases, Frederick has appeared on national crime documentary shows on Discovery ID, Reelz & the Oxygen Network series "Snapped" for his analysis. Assisting Henry Frederick with Headline Surfer is Sera King, who writes about the weather and feature stories, takes photos, shoots video, and occasionally draws editorial cartoons. • Bio: https://henryfrederick.com/.