New Payment Scam Targets Southern California Edison Customers
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 17 January 2013
Southern California Edison (SCE) is advising customers to be aware of a new telephone scam that is demanding immediate payment for allegedly past due electricity bills. Imposters have been calling ... read more >>
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 17 January 2013
Southern California Edison (SCE) is advising customers to be aware of a new telephone scam that is demanding immediate payment for allegedly past due electricity bills. Imposters have been calling ... read more >>
14TH ANNUAL BLACK COLLEGE EXPO RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 17 January 2013
Black College Expo participants in 2012 On-the-Spot Admission, Application Fee Waivers & Scholarship Resources The Black College Expo (BCE) will return once again to Los Angeles celebrating ... read more >>
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 17 January 2013
Black College Expo participants in 2012 On-the-Spot Admission, Application Fee Waivers & Scholarship Resources The Black College Expo (BCE) will return once again to Los Angeles celebrating ... read more >>
WESSON PLANS 'BISHOP CHARLES E. BLAKE SQUARE”
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 17 January 2013
City Council President Herb Wesson congratulates Bishop Charles E. Blake on his reelection as presiding bishop and his 44 years as pastor of West Angeles Church City Council President Herb Wesson ... read more >>
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 17 January 2013
City Council President Herb Wesson congratulates Bishop Charles E. Blake on his reelection as presiding bishop and his 44 years as pastor of West Angeles Church City Council President Herb Wesson ... read more >>
Kingdom Day Parade Ready to Roll
Written by KENNETH MILLER Sentinel Staff Writer 17 January 2013
This year's parade is being held on Saturday January 19, at 11:00am instead of its usual Monday, which is the day of President Barack Obama’s second inauguration Kingdom Day Parade Committee (CORE-CA, ... read more >>
Written by KENNETH MILLER Sentinel Staff Writer 17 January 2013
This year's parade is being held on Saturday January 19, at 11:00am instead of its usual Monday, which is the day of President Barack Obama’s second inauguration Kingdom Day Parade Committee (CORE-CA, ... read more >>
Ivory Coast returns stampede bodies to families
Written by Associated Press 12 January 2013
A young relative weeps during a memorial service for the 64 people killed in a New Year's stampede, as family members came to claim the bodies of their loved ones at Treichville's University Hospital ... read more >>
Written by Associated Press 12 January 2013
A young relative weeps during a memorial service for the 64 people killed in a New Year's stampede, as family members came to claim the bodies of their loved ones at Treichville's University Hospital ... read more >>
France vows help after Mali Islamists take town
Written by BABA AHMED and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press 12 January 2013
In this Aug. 31, 2012 file photo, fighters from Islamist group Ansar Dine stand guard in Timbuktu, Mali, as they prepare to publicly lash a member of the Islamic Police found guilty of adultery. The ... read more >>
Written by BABA AHMED and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press 12 January 2013
In this Aug. 31, 2012 file photo, fighters from Islamist group Ansar Dine stand guard in Timbuktu, Mali, as they prepare to publicly lash a member of the Islamic Police found guilty of adultery. The ... read more >>
Finding the salt of the soil of Benin
Written by Sunday Alamba Associated Press 12 January 2013
Kakpo Augustine, left, and Victorine Accrombessi, right, dig up soil in the village of Djegbadji near Ouidah, Benin, on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Artisanal salt farmers in this village in Benin dig off ... read more >>
Written by Sunday Alamba Associated Press 12 January 2013
Kakpo Augustine, left, and Victorine Accrombessi, right, dig up soil in the village of Djegbadji near Ouidah, Benin, on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Artisanal salt farmers in this village in Benin dig off ... read more >>
UN welcomes peace deal in Central African Republic
Written by Associated Press 12 January 2013
President Francois Bozize AP photo The U.N. Security Council is welcoming the cease-fire agreement and peace deal in the Central African Republic that will allow President Francois ... read more >>
Written by Associated Press 12 January 2013
President Francois Bozize AP photo The U.N. Security Council is welcoming the cease-fire agreement and peace deal in the Central African Republic that will allow President Francois ... read more >>
THOSE DEPARTED IN 2012 …
Written by Sentinel Staff Report 12 January 2013
JANUARY: (1) GERALDINE WASHINGTON: As President of the Los Angeles Branch of the NAACP, Dr. Washington was on the front lines of fighting the declining enrollment of African American students in ... read more >>
Written by Sentinel Staff Report 12 January 2013
JANUARY: (1) GERALDINE WASHINGTON: As President of the Los Angeles Branch of the NAACP, Dr. Washington was on the front lines of fighting the declining enrollment of African American students in ... read more >>
Congresswoman Waters Sworn in to 113th Congress
Written by Congresswoman Maxine Waters 12 January 2013
Congresswoman Waters Sworn in to 113th Congress Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters was sworn in as a Member of the 113th Congress. This marks the beginning of Congresswoman Waters' ... read more >>
Written by Congresswoman Maxine Waters 12 January 2013
Congresswoman Waters Sworn in to 113th Congress Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters was sworn in as a Member of the 113th Congress. This marks the beginning of Congresswoman Waters' ... read more >>
Man Charged With Murdering Sheriff's Department Employee
Written by City News Service 11 January 2013
Victor McClinton was a law enforcement technician, mentor, coach, husband, father and beloved man to a community and family A reputed gang member was charged January 2 with capital murder and ... read more >>
Written by City News Service 11 January 2013
Victor McClinton was a law enforcement technician, mentor, coach, husband, father and beloved man to a community and family A reputed gang member was charged January 2 with capital murder and ... read more >>
Kingdom Day Parade Selects Danny J. Bakewell Sr. as Grand Marshall
Written by By Kenneth Miller, Entertainment Editor 11 January 2013
Danny J. Bakewell, Sr., Executive Publisher of the Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper and L.A. Watts Times Weekender Newspaper and Adrian Dove, chairman of the Kingdom Day Parade and California Congress ... read more >>
Written by By Kenneth Miller, Entertainment Editor 11 January 2013
Danny J. Bakewell, Sr., Executive Publisher of the Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper and L.A. Watts Times Weekender Newspaper and Adrian Dove, chairman of the Kingdom Day Parade and California Congress ... read more >>
Sentinel appoints Brandon I. Brooks as Acting Managing Editor
Written by By Staff Report 11 January 2013
Acting Managing Editor of L.A. Sentinel Newspaper and Co-Managing Editor of L.A. Watts Times Weekender, Brandon I. Brooks Bakewell Media is proud to announce Brandon I. Brooks, as the newly appointed ... read more >>
Written by By Staff Report 11 January 2013
Acting Managing Editor of L.A. Sentinel Newspaper and Co-Managing Editor of L.A. Watts Times Weekender, Brandon I. Brooks Bakewell Media is proud to announce Brandon I. Brooks, as the newly appointed ... read more >>
Sentinel & Watts Times Editor returns home from hospital
Written by By Staff Report 11 January 2013
Managing Editor of L.A. Sentinel Newspaper and Co-Managing Editor of L.A. Watts Times Weekender, Yussuf J. Simmonds Yussuf J. Simmonds, managing editor of the Los Angeles Sentinel and co-managing ... read more >>
Written by By Staff Report 11 January 2013
Managing Editor of L.A. Sentinel Newspaper and Co-Managing Editor of L.A. Watts Times Weekender, Yussuf J. Simmonds Yussuf J. Simmonds, managing editor of the Los Angeles Sentinel and co-managing ... read more >>
Victor J. McClinton - Devoted Family Man, Loyal Friend & Community Hero
Written by Danny J. Bakewell Jr. (Contributing Writer) 11 January 2013
Shelly McClinton (Wife) and Victor J. McClinton Kristian McClinton (son), Victor McClinton and Kameron McClinton (son) Victor James McClinton Sunrise: July 30, 1963 – Sunset: December ... read more >>
Written by Danny J. Bakewell Jr. (Contributing Writer) 11 January 2013
Shelly McClinton (Wife) and Victor J. McClinton Kristian McClinton (son), Victor McClinton and Kameron McClinton (son) Victor James McClinton Sunrise: July 30, 1963 – Sunset: December ... read more >>
The 4th Annual Laron Larrimore Health Fair and Community Walk
Written by Sentinel News Service 10 January 2013
To Help Every One Clinic Medical Staff Presented by the C3 Foundation Community Creates Change in Association with City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks "Saint Andrews Park" C3 ... read more >>
Written by Sentinel News Service 10 January 2013
To Help Every One Clinic Medical Staff Presented by the C3 Foundation Community Creates Change in Association with City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks "Saint Andrews Park" C3 ... read more >>
The REAL Freeway Rick Ross: The Former Cocaine Dealer Who Once Mass Produced Drugs is Now Producing Films
Written by Chelsea Battle Sentinel Contributing Writer chelsea@lasentinel.net 10 January 2013
Freeway Ricky Ross (photo: Andres Herren) Four years free, Freeway Ricky Ross discusses his transition from prison, his new upcoming HBO documentary, the possibility of a feature film, and his ... read more >>
Written by Chelsea Battle Sentinel Contributing Writer chelsea@lasentinel.net 10 January 2013
Freeway Ricky Ross (photo: Andres Herren) Four years free, Freeway Ricky Ross discusses his transition from prison, his new upcoming HBO documentary, the possibility of a feature film, and his ... read more >>
Spelman Partners with AJ Johnson to Tackle Obesity
Written by By Nicole Williams Sentinel Contributing Writer nicolew@lasentinel.net 10 January 2013
Actress, health and fitness guru AJ Johnson Obesity-related diseases are some of the leading causes of death according to the Center for Disease Control. It’s a worsening problem in the U.S. ... read more >>
Written by By Nicole Williams Sentinel Contributing Writer nicolew@lasentinel.net 10 January 2013
Actress, health and fitness guru AJ Johnson Obesity-related diseases are some of the leading causes of death according to the Center for Disease Control. It’s a worsening problem in the U.S. ... read more >>
The 2013 NAACP Image Awards Nominees Announced
Written by Rych McCain Special to the NNPA from The Tennessee Tribune 10 January 2013
Comedic actors Niecy Nash & Anthony Anderson announce the NAACP Image Awards 2013 nominees (photo by: Samanta Ofole) The Nominees for upcoming 2013 NAACP Image Awards were recently announced ... read more >>
Written by Rych McCain Special to the NNPA from The Tennessee Tribune 10 January 2013
Comedic actors Niecy Nash & Anthony Anderson announce the NAACP Image Awards 2013 nominees (photo by: Samanta Ofole) The Nominees for upcoming 2013 NAACP Image Awards were recently announced ... read more >>
Guinness Acknowledges Philly’s Soul Train Line
Written by Eric Mayes Special to the NNPA from The Philadelphia Tribune 10 January 2013
From left, Mannwell Glenn, Deanna Williams, Mayor Michael Nutter, Sheila Simmons and E. Steven Collins accept a certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records verifying that Philadelphia holds ... read more >>
Written by Eric Mayes Special to the NNPA from The Philadelphia Tribune 10 January 2013
From left, Mannwell Glenn, Deanna Williams, Mayor Michael Nutter, Sheila Simmons and E. Steven Collins accept a certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records verifying that Philadelphia holds ... read more >>
5TH ANNUAL CHRIS PAUL PBA ALL-STARS INVITATIONAL
Written by Sentinel News Service 10 January 2013
Kevin Hart: Comedian and Actor Kevin Hart Bowls during the 5th Annual Chris Paul PBA All-Stars Invitational Hosted by Five-Time NBA All-Star Chris Paul. 5-time NBA All-Star/LA Clippers point guard ... read more >>
Written by Sentinel News Service 10 January 2013
Kevin Hart: Comedian and Actor Kevin Hart Bowls during the 5th Annual Chris Paul PBA All-Stars Invitational Hosted by Five-Time NBA All-Star Chris Paul. 5-time NBA All-Star/LA Clippers point guard ... read more >>
Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia L. Fudge’s Official Remarks
Written by Sentinel News Service 10 January 2013
Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Swearing In Ceremony Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) was sworn in recently as the 23rd Chair of the Congressional Black ... read more >>
Written by Sentinel News Service 10 January 2013
Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Swearing In Ceremony Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) was sworn in recently as the 23rd Chair of the Congressional Black ... read more >>
21st Annual Empowerment Congress Summit to Feature L.A. Mayoral Candidates Forum
Written by Sentinel News Service 10 January 2013
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mark Ridley-Thomas Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mark Ridley-Thomas and the Empowerment Congress, the forerunner to Los Angeles' ... read more >>
Written by Sentinel News Service 10 January 2013
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mark Ridley-Thomas Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mark Ridley-Thomas and the Empowerment Congress, the forerunner to Los Angeles' ... read more >>
Pasadena City Council Candidate John J. Kennedy To Host Campaign Kick-Off Event
Written by Sentinel News Service 10 January 2013
John J. Kennedy, Pasadena City Council Candidate District 3 Event will be held Saturday, January 12 John J. Kennedy, the community candidate for election to Pasadena City Council’s Third District, ... read more >>
Written by Sentinel News Service 10 January 2013
John J. Kennedy, Pasadena City Council Candidate District 3 Event will be held Saturday, January 12 John J. Kennedy, the community candidate for election to Pasadena City Council’s Third District, ... read more >>
CITY HALL EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS KINSEY COLLECTION
Written by Sentinel News Service 10 January 2013
Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson Council President Herb Wesson has announced that the City Council’s annual exhibit commemorating African American Heritage Month will be “From ... read more >>
Written by Sentinel News Service 10 January 2013
Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson Council President Herb Wesson has announced that the City Council’s annual exhibit commemorating African American Heritage Month will be “From ... read more >>