Wesson Salutes Dorsey’s Future Chefs
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net
09 May 2013
Council President Herb Wesson visited with students at the Dorsey High School’s Hospitality Training Facility. Joining Wesson and the students is Dorsey’s Principal, Dr. Reginald A. Sample.
Council ... read more >>
Xernona Clayton elected Chairman
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net
09 May 2013
Trumpet Awards founder elected Chairman of the Board
The Board of Directors of the Trumpet Awards Foundation voted and elected Xernona Clayton as Chairman of the Board. The new move makes her now ... read more >>
Prosecutor: Suspect lured Ohio captives into car
Written by Thomas J. Sheeran, Associated Press
09 May 2013
CLEVELAND (AP) — Ariel Castro was ordered held on $8 million bail Thursday as prosecutors laid out more of their case against the man accused of imprisoning three young women, saying he lured ... read more >>
Charges of LAPD Racial Profiling Rocks USC Campus
Written by KENNETH D. MILLER Assistant Managing Editor
09 May 2013
USC African American students held a rally on campus to protest LAPD's arrest of six students at a graduation celebration Sunday, May 5 on Hoover and 23rd Street. (Troy Tieuel for Sentinel)
Black ... read more >>
May is CalFresh Awareness Month
Written by City News Service
03 May 2013
Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas announced a series of public awareness events coordinated by DPSS and more than 30 community and faith-based organizations for CalFresh Awareness Month.
County officials ... read more >>
Cal State University Long Beach Targets Closing of Africana Studies Department
Written by Rev. Eric P. Lee Sentinel Contributing Writer generalinfo@lasentinel.net
03 May 2013
Dr. Maulana Karenga, Professor and Chair of the Department of Africana Studies, Cal State University Long Beach addressing students and faculty on the campus of Cal State University Long Beach for ... read more >>
Maxine A. Smith, Memphis civil rights leader, dies
Written by Associated Press
03 May 2013
Maxine Smith listens to former president Bill Clinton during the 2003 Freedom Awards public forum at the Temple of Deliverance. Smith was awarded the 2003 National Freedom Award, October 28, 2003. ... read more >>
Vogue Uses Blackface in Clumsy Tribute to Black Fashion Icons
Written by Krishana Davis Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper
03 May 2013
Vogue Netherlands (Courtesy Photo)
The fashion community is in an uproar over Vogue Netherlands’ attempt to pay homage to Black icons in a feature with a White model in Blackface in its May 2013 issue.
The ... read more >>
Young Professionals Soar ‘To the Nines’
Written by Troy TieuelSentinel Contributing Writer troy@lasentinel.net
03 May 2013
The Divine Nine Honorees- from left to right Starlett Quarles of Urban X Marketing, Jameeka Green Aaron of the Urban League Young Professionals, Larenz Tate of the BLOOM initiative, Breanna Morrison ... read more >>
In Loving Memory of Cecil Depriest Seals
Written by sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net
02 May 2013
March 15, 1922 – May 6, 2011
When tomorrow starts without me, and I’m not there to see;
If the sun should rise and find your eyes, all filled with tears for me.
I wish so much you wouldn’t ... read more >>
Reecy W. Hightower Succumbs
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net
02 May 2013
The angels descended down from heaven on April 26, 2013 at 9:45pm. to retrieve Ms. Reecy W. Hightower, at her home in Los Angeles, CA. She was born on August 27, 1930 in Oak Grove, Oklahoma, the fifth ... read more >>
Long-Time Owner of Athens Barbershop Augustus McGrew Passes
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net
02 May 2013
The family of Augustus McGrew, long-time owner of the Athens Barbershop located at the intersection of 120th and Vermont in Los Angeles, has announced his passing. Mr. McGrew passed away from complications ... read more >>
Celebration of Life: WALTER FLEMING WORRILL
Written by Dr. Conrad Worrill Special to the Sentinel
02 May 2013
Walter Fleming Worrill made his transition into eternity at 3:52 a.m., April 8, 2013 in Pasadena, California’s Huntington Hospital.
Walter Fleming Worrill was born on May 12, 1914 to Oscar Sr. ... read more >>
Superintendent Brawley Receives Honorary Certificates
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net
02 May 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 >>
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 >>