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SAfrica: Mandela responds positively to treatment
Written by CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press 29 March 2013
Nelson Mandela was back in the hospital for the third time in four months on March 28, and the 94-year-old former South African president was reported to be responding well to treatment for a chronic ... read more >>
US sends B-2s to South Korea for military drills
Written by By Hyung-Jin Kim and Sam Kim, Associated Press 29 March 2013
U.S. Air Force B-2 stealth bomber, left, flies over near Osan U.S. Air Base in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 28, 2013. A day after shutting down a key military hotline, Pyongyang ... read more >>
If a Natural Disaster happens, are you prepared?
Written by Kenneth Miller kenneth@lasentinel.net 29 March 2013
ARE YOU READY? In 1994 when the Northridge earthquake occurred even medical facilities were not exempt from damage.  Associated Press File photo  Public Education Initiative Urges Angelenos to “Know ... read more >>
LALA Scholarship Ball Celebrates 25 Years of Giving Back To The Community
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 29 March 2013
Launched in 1988, the Louisiana to Los Angeles Organizing Committee, Inc. (LALA) Festival has become a cherished local institution of the city's considerable Louisiana-born and bred population, especially ... read more >>
Ophelia Jones' Transition
Written by Sentinel Wire Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 28 March 2013
In memory of the passing of Mrs. Ophelia Jones, a community activist, as well as an adviser and aunt to Board of Equalization Chairman Jerome Horton  and Inglewood City Clerk Yvonne Horton, services ... read more >>
ELROY BOND
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 28 March 2013
Elroy Bond (March 28, 1934 – February 25, 2013), 78, 5911 S. LeDoux Road, Ladera Heights, passed away Monday, February 25th of natural causes.  A devoted alumnus of his beloved Fisk University, ... read more >>
Revolution K12 and The Brotherhood Crusade Form Partnership
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 28 March 2013
Two organizations join to create large-scale educational transformation within Inglewood Unified School District. Partnership brings financial support from grant awarded by the Stuart Foundation. Revolution ... read more >>
Robert L. Johnson Releases National Poll On The Obama Presidency
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 28 March 2013
Robert L. Johnson Black Opinions in the Age of Obama: Results of a National Zogby Poll Robert L. Johnson, founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), ... read more >>
Court: Drug dog sniff is unconstitutional search
Written by JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press 28 March 2013
In this Dec. 6, 2011 file photo, Miami-Dade retired narcotics detector canine, Franky, is seen in Miami. The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police cannot bring drug-sniffing police dogs onto a suspect's ... read more >>
Detroit's emergency manager extends 'olive branch'
Written by COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press 28 March 2013
In this March 14, 2013 file photo, Washington-based attorney Kevyn Orr speaks at a news conference in Detroit. Orr starts work Monday, March 25, 2013, as Detroit’s emergency manager and the turnaround ... read more >>
High court takes on a new affirmative action case
Written by MARK SHERMAN Associated Press 28 March 2013
The Supreme Court's decision to hear a new case from Michigan on the politically charged issue of affirmative action offers an intriguing hint that the justices will not use a separate challenge already ... read more >>
Over 280 Elementary and Secondary Students with Perfect CST Scores
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 28 March 2013
Never Resting on Their Laurels — 2012 California Distinguished School Laurel Elementary School had yet another reason to smile, Wednesday, February 27, at CUSD’s Club of Champions assembly, which ... read more >>
SENTINEL ENDORSES DOTSON, PADILLA, BOWERS AND RICHARDSON MCGHEE FOR A BETTER, STRONGER INGLEWOOD
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 28 March 2013
“I believe IUSD can be a great school district again," said Margaret Richards-Bowers.  The Sentinel is endorsing Bowers and Carliss Richardson-McGhee for Inglewood Unified School District as ... read more >>
Magic Johnson Rallies Black Leadership for Wendy Greuel
Written by Kenneth Miller, Assistant Managing Editor 28 March 2013
  Controller Wendy Greuel stands endorsed by a number of African American leaders, officials and notables including Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson, Rev. Dr. Cecil “Chip” Murray, actress Anne Marie ... read more >>
Wendy Greuel Wins Major Endorsements
Written by KENNETH D. MILLER Assistant Managing Editor kenneth@lasentinel.net 28 March 2013
  Controller Wendy Greuel Former President Bill Clinton President Bill Clinton, Mark Ridley-Thomas, faith and community leaders universally endorse Greuel for mayor Los Angeles County Supervisor ... read more >>
Lawsuit filed in Ohio's child cancer cluster case
Written by Associated Press 28 March 2013
    CLYDE, Ohio (AP) -- Lawyers in Ohio filed a $750 million class action lawsuit Thursday againstWhirlpool Corp. that's related to a child cancer cluster between Toledo and Cleveland. The ... read more >>
High court skeptical of federal marriage law
Written by Mark Sherman, Associated Press 27 March 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major gay rights case, the Supreme Court indicated Wednesday it could strike down the law that prevents legally married gay couples from receiving a range of federal benefits that ... read more >>
Budgets Pressures Lead to Less Incarceration of Black Youth
Written by Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent 26 March 2013
  (AP Photo)   WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Dwindling state budgets have had an unintended positive effect – prompting states to reduce the number of juveniles arrested and detained, according to a new ... read more >>
National Abortion Rates Highest Among African-American Teens and Twice the National Average
Written by Special to the NNPA from the Atlanta Daily World 26 March 2013
  A new study conducted by the Guttmacher Institute shows that African American teen abortion rates are more than twice as high as the national average. A new study conducted by the Guttmacher Institute ... read more >>
Racially Insensitive Game Finds New Home On Amazon
Written by Chris B. Bennett, The Seattle Medium 26 March 2013
Hasbro, the makers of Monopoly, received a permanent injunction against the ghettopoly board game in 2006. Yet, despite the injunction, the game is still available for sale in the United States. [Credit: ... read more >>
North Dakota governor approves 6-week abortion ban
Written by Nicole Williams 26 March 2013
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple speaks on Monday, April 16, 2012, to a group of North Dakota state agency administrators in the Brynhild Haugland Room of the North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., ... read more >>
Iowa governor holds hearing on releasing killer
Written by Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press 26 March 2013
This Nov. 1, 2012 photo provided by the Iowa Department of Corrections shows Rasberry Williams who is serving a life sentence for fatally shooting an acquaintance over a $30 debt outside a Waterloo, ... read more >>
US home prices rise 8.1 pct., most since mid-2006
Written by Paul Wiseman, AP Economics Writer / Associated Press 26 March 2013
 Photo By: Mark Lennihan, Associated Press     US home prices rise in January by most since mid-2006, as housing recovery strengthens WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. home prices rose in January at ... read more >>
Mark Ridley-Thomas Endorses Wendy Greuel
Written by Seema Mehta 25 March 2013
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas on Sunday endorsed Wendy Greuel to become the city's next mayor.   "As I have watched the election unfold, I have become convinced that the candidate ... read more >>
Senator Wright honors 35th Senate District “Women of Distinction”
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 22 March 2013
Senator Wright with “Women of Distinction” luncheon emcee Wendy Raquel Robinson, best known for her roles on “The Steve Harvey Show” and “The Game.” Senator Wright poses with the 2013 ... 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