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Wesson Leads a Safer Walk at Holman
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 02 May 2013
Council President Wesson leads community residents in the first walk across the new signal and crosswalk at West Adams and 4th Avenue. When Joni Arlain, the receptionist at Holman United Methodist ... read more >>
FAMU Students Place Second in College Television Awards
Written by Xavier Higgs Sentinel Contributing Writer generalinfo@lasentinel.net 02 May 2013
2nd Place winners in the Magazine Category for the College Emmys, Amber Mackie and LaCrai Mitchell (Photo by Xavier Higgs for Sentinel)  Amber Mackie, 22 and LaCrai Mitchell, 19 were nervous and ... read more >>
President Obama Taps Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 02 May 2013
  Charlotte, N.C. Mayor Anthony Foxx speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 29, 2013, after President Barack Obama announced Foxx' nomination to succeed Ray LaHood ... read more >>
Bethesda Church Burns on Crenshaw
Written by Troy Tieuel Sentinel Contributing Writer troy@lasentinel.net 02 May 2013
Blaze erupts from Crenshaw Church (Photo: Joey Pander) Eye witness reports claim that the Bethesda Temple Apostolic Church at 4939 Crenshaw Blvd. in South Los Angeles became engulfed in flames after ... read more >>
Jan Perry Endorses Curren Price for City Council
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 02 May 2013
Jan Perry (right) endorsement gives added momentum to Curren Price (left) for City Council Councilwoman who has represented 9th District for 12 years says senator is “the right leader” to succeed ... read more >>
LOIS BERNADINE MURRAY PASSES AWAY
Written by Sentinel Wire Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 02 May 2013
On April 2, 1930, a beautiful baby girl, Lois Bernadine Cousin, was the middle child born to Rev. Sylvester A. and Marlena Cousin. Bernadine, as she was called, was the only girl in the family, having ... read more >>
Coming Out to a Roar of Approval
Written by KENNETH MILLER Assistant Managing Editor 02 May 2013
  Jason Collins (AP Photo)  L.A. NBA Player Declares He’s Gay    Los Angeles native Jason Collins has been playing professional basketball for a dozen years with six NBA teams, but few knew ... read more >>
Police: 3 more in custody in Boston bombings
Written by Denise Lavoie and Bridget Murphy, Associated Press 01 May 2013
(AP photo)   BOSTON (AP) — Three more suspects were taken into custody in the Boston Marathon bombing case, including two college friends of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who came to the U.S. from Kazakhstan, ... read more >>
Report: 260,000 died in Somali famine
Written by Jason Straziuso, Associated Press 29 April 2013
 In this Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 file photo, children from southern Somalia hold their pots as they line up to receive cooked food in Mogadishu, Somalia. Officials in East Africa say a report to be released ... read more >>
New hearing for Arkansas inmate sentenced as teen
Written by JEANNIE NUSS Associated Press 26 April 2013
This photo provided by the Arkansas Department of Corrections shows Kuntrell Jackson who was sentenced to life in prison when he was 14 after the shooting death of a store clerk during an attempted ... read more >>
Group: Sudan army supporting fugitive warlord Kony
Written by RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press 26 April 2013
In this Nov. 12, 2006, file photo, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army Joseph Kony answers journalists' questions following a meeting with UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland at Ri-Kwangba in southern ... read more >>
In Caribbean, gridlocked courts stall lives
Written by DAVID McFADDEN | Associated Press 26 April 2013
In this April 13, 2013 photo, Claudette Johnson shows a photo of her slain son Tyrone Johnson, who was 21 when he was killed, as she poses for a photo at the market in West Kingston, Jamaica. Johnson ... read more >>
Happy 89th Birthday Gwen Green
Written by Gwen Green Family 26 April 2013
  You are an inspiration for women everywhere. Photo courtesy of Gwen Green family   read more >>
Happy 99th Birthday OV Smith
Written by OV Smith Family 26 April 2013
May God Bless you with 99 more!! Photo: Courtesy of OV Smith family.   read more >>
Flex Alexander and Shanice Wilson Visit Centennial HS
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 26 April 2013
Actor Flex Alexander and Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Shanice share show siz wisdom and encourage Centennial High students to succeed during a recent visit to the hub city   Over 100 Compton ... read more >>
ATTY. LEO BRANTON, JR
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 25 April 2013
Legendary Civil Rights and entertainment attorney Leo Branton, Jr., passed away on April 19, 2013 at Kaiser Cadillac Hospital in Los Angeles, CA, at the age of 91.  The well-prepared and outspoken ... read more >>
Roosevelt Roby dies at 70; was global business leader
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 25 April 2013
Roosevelt Roby Roosevelt Roby, entrepreneur, founder and CEO of World Business Exchange Network [WBE.NET] died at age 70. Best known for his homespun humor, passion for business, and dedication to ... read more >>
36th Annual Conference of California Association of Black Lawyers
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 25 April 2013
Beverly White CABL President Jamon Hicks Congresswoman Karen Bass Mona Pasquil Effects of Court Closures on African-American Community to take Center Stage of Discussions The California ... read more >>
L.A. Mayoral Candidates Meet Black Journalists Association of Southern California
Written by Xavier Higgs Sentinel Contributing Writer, generalinfo@lasentinel.net 25 April 2013
 L.A. Mayoral Candidate Wendy Greuel interviewed by Xavier Higgs, president of the Black Journalists Association of Southern California.      L.A. Mayoral Candidate Eric Garcetti interviewed ... read more >>
African Goodwill Awards celebrates 10 years
Written by Charlene Muhammad Sentinel Contributing Writer generalinfo@lasentinel.net 25 April 2013
Marla Gibb's accepts her African Goodwill Award. Antwon Fisher accepts his African Goodwill Award   Obba Babatundé on red carpet at the African Goodwill Award  (Photos by Hosea D. Boyd) Unifying ... read more >>
CUSD Board of Trustees & Superintendent Brawley Receive Honorary Certificates From State Superintendent Tom Torlakson
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 25 April 2013
Introducing Dr. Brawley — Compton Unified School District (CUSD) Board of Trustees President presents the newly minted Superintendent Darin Brawley, Ed.D., Tuesday, April 9, during the Board’s ... read more >>
Ninth District comes out in force to support Curren Price for City Council
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 25 April 2013
(L-R) James Butts, Mayor of Inglewood; Councilwoman Jan Perry; Ninth District  Candidate Curren Price; Assemblywoman Holly Mitchell; Senator Kevin DeLeon; Assemblymember Reginald Sawyer-Jones; former ... read more >>
WESSON: “If you see something, say something”
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 25 April 2013
In the wake of the tragic events in Boston, which claimed 4 lives and injured over 140 people, Council President Herb Wesson and the Los Angeles Police Department are reminding everyone to remain vigilant ... read more >>
8th Annual Taste of Soul Coming October 19th!
Written by Brian W. Carter Sentinel Staff Writer brian@lasentinel.net 25 April 2013
If you haven’t been there, then where have you been? It’s Taste of Soul (TOS), the biggest family festival in L.A. In its 8th year, Taste of Soul promises to be bigger and better than before with ... read more >>
Down the Stretch They Come!
Written by KENNETH MILLER Assistant Managing Editor 25 April 2013
Horse races at Hollywood Park in Inglewood Is this it for Betfair Hollywood Park? It is no longer a question of  ‘if’ but rather ‘when’ will one of America’s most treasured racetracks ... read more >>

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Latest Reader Poll

Which N.B.A. legend would you start a franchise with?

Bill Russell - 7.7%
Wilt Chamberlain - 5.2%
Oscar Robertson - 1.3%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 6.7%
Julius Erving - 3.2%
Magic Johnson - 29.4%
Larry Bird - 2.9%
Isiah Thomas - 2.4%
Michael Jordon - 17.1%
Hakeem Olajuwon - 1.2%
Shaquille O'neal - 3.4%
Tim Duncan - 1.3%
Kobe Bryant - 7.9%
Allen Iverson - 1%
Lebron James - 5.7%
Kevin Durant - 1.8%
Carmelo Anthony - 1.7%

Total votes: 595
The voting for this poll has ended on: 08 Apr 2013 - 18:35