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Mayor Villaraigosa Creates Transit Corridors Cabinet
Written by Sentinel News Service 28 November 2012
TCC is Part of Administration’s Push to Incentivize a Built Environment that Supports Transit Use by Engaging all City Agencies and Departments In an Executive Directive last week, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa ... read more >>

FAME Reveals Troubles, Charts Future Course
Written by Cora Jackson-Fossett Sentinel Religion Editor 28 November 2012
FAME members surround Pastor Edgar J. Boyd during a news conference on Nov. 21. For the past few weeks, rumors and speculation have surrounded the status of First A.M.E. Church of Los Angeles. ... read more >>

Denita Willoughby Named SoCal Gas Regional VP, External Affairs
Written by Sentinel News Service 21 November 2012
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) announced that Denita Willoughby has been named regional vice president of external affairs for the company. "We are pleased to welcome Denita to our management ... read more >>

39th Annual Holiday Food Drive Distribution
Written by Sentinel News Service 21 November 2012
Kinecta Federal Credit Union and Nix Financial Host Food Drive Event for 1,000 Deserving Families Over 1,000 local families identified by participating community-based organizations as those in ... read more >>

Macy's Brings "High Fashion" to Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw Plaza
Written by Nicole Williams, Contributing Writer 20 November 2012
Photo By Brian W. Carter Photo By Pamela Bakewell Photo By Brian W. Carter Caprice Willard, host of Macy's "Girls' Night Out" Fall Fashion Fest Photo By Pamela Bakewell Photo By Brian ... read more >>

BETHEL REJECTS HUNTER
Written by Associated Press 16 November 2012
Rev. John J. Hunter In a move that threatens the AME church’s policy, members of the San Francisco’s oldest Black church have defied the presiding prelate’s appointment. SAN FRANCISCO ... read more >>

End of busing soon could be official in Wichita
Written by Associated Press 14 November 2012
More than four years after Wichita stopped transporting students across town to racially integrate its schools, the district has taken another step toward shedding a voluntary busing agreement. The ... read more >>

Jerome E. Horton, Chairman Calif. Board of Equalization Honors U.S. Veterans
Written by Sentinel News Service 14 November 2012
On this Veteran's Day I honor and salute the brave men and women who have proudly served the United States of America, as well as those presently serving in the United States and around the world. ... read more >>

Remembering our photographers
Written by Sentinel News Service 14 November 2012
Legendary photographers Recently some of our greatest Black photographers were honored by The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) There were legendary Photographers among ... read more >>

African American Firefighter Museum Celebrates 15 Years
Written by Sentinel News Service 14 November 2012
Anniversary Gala Honors Trailblazers Los Angeles, Calif. -- The African American Firefighter Museum celebrated its 15th Anniversary on Saturday with a gala fundraiser at the City Club on Bunker ... read more >>

Meet Caprice!! Macy's Star on "Fashion Star"
Written by Nicole Williams 02 November 2012
Local LA Native is judge on NBC Reality TV Show to find the next top fashion designer. "I realize how big a deal it is that ‘America's Department Store', which is what Macy's is, ... read more >>

Social Media: The Growing Tool for Taste of Soul
Written by Nicole Williams 02 November 2012
In the day and age of social media, the talking never stops. While you are sleeping, news is brewing. The weather gets bad, check your twitter. A celebrity shows up in your local grocery store, you ... read more >>

Space Shuttle Endeavour Exhibit Opens to the Public at the California Science Center
Written by Chelsea Battle, Contributing Writer 01 November 2012
NASA’s Leland Melvin, a black astronaut who boasts 2 space shuttle explorations. Melvin also serves as NASA’s Associate Administrator for Education. He, too, marveled at the forces joined together ... read more >>

Inglewood Tragedy
Written by Francis Taylor, Sentinel Contributing Writer 24 October 2012
Two Dead, Three Wounded The only physical remains from the early Saturday morning double homicide and arson case on 99th Street in Inglewood, California, are the charred remains of the small cottage, ... read more >>

‘Taste of Soul’ Creates a Nation
Written by Kenneth Miller (Entertainment Editor) 24 October 2012
The crowd, Tasting the Soul Seven years later it’s proving to be much more than a festival A week after the space Shuttle Endeavour was paraded through the city to its new resting place ... read more >>

The Brotherhood Crusade Honors Dr. Ross
Written by YUssuf J. Simmonds (Managing Editor)n 18 October 2012
Dr. Robert K. Ross, the honoree A pioneer gets the pioneer award – his work in the medical and philanthropic fields have earned him the Brotherhood Crusade’s 2012 Pioneer of African American ... read more >>

The Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County
Written by Sentinel News Service 18 October 2012
NHS President and Chief Executive Officer, Lori Gay The NHS has been establishing, protecting, and preserving lifelong homeowners for over 28 years. “NHS helped me be creative about budgeting. ... read more >>

Congresswoman Maxine Waters & Assemblyman Mike Davis Receive Awards
Written by Sentinel News Service 18 October 2012
D.G.M. Kevin Briley; Grand Master David Henry 33rd; Rev. Joe Gates; G.H.P. Brandon Kiel, Congresswoman Waters; and Minister Tonette Hayes. Grand Master David Henry 33rd; Assemblyman Mike Davis; ... read more >>

Congresswoman Waters Honored by Gardena City Council
Written by Sentinel News Service 18 October 2012
(L to R) Councilman Dan Medina; Councilwoman Rachel Johnson; Councilwoman Tasha Cerda; Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35); Mayor Paul Tanaka; and Mayor Pro Tem Ronald Ikejiri. Los Angeles, CA-- ... read more >>

State Takes-Over Inglewood Unified School District
Written by Francis Taylor, Sentinel Contributing Writer 11 October 2012
Kent Taylor, IUSD State Administrator presents his plan to restore financial management to the troubled school district Board Members Now Advisors, Superintendent Gone Last week, a standing-room ... read more >>

West Basin Director Gloria D. Gray to be Recognized for Excellence in Water Leadership
Written by Sentinel News Service 11 October 2012
On Thursday, October 25, 2012, the Honorable Gloria D. Gray, Board Member of the West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin), Director on the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ... read more >>

World Teacher’s Day Celebrated at Crenshaw High School
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor) 11 October 2012
(L to R): Former NBA Player Marques Johnson, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Crenshaw High Teacher Maynard Brown. Photo by Erik Orbach In honor of World Teacher’s Day on October 5, Junior Achievement ... read more >>

Assemblyman Davis Presented Rail Transportation Hearing
Written by Sentinel News Service 11 October 2012
Assemblyman Mike Davis, Chair of the Select Committee on Rail Transportation and Guillermo Acosta, 48th District Field Representative moderate “A Review of Rail Transportation in Southern California” ... read more >>

Endeavour’s final Mission
Written by Sentinel News Service 11 October 2012
Space Shuttle Endeavour Mission 26- The Big Endeavour goes to its resting place Los Angeles: On Friday, October 12, around 2 a.m., Space Shuttle Endeavour will embark on one last mission, ... read more >>

YWCA Greater Los Angeles Hosts Celebration for New Campus
Written by Sentinel News Service 11 October 2012
YWCA Building “This event marks the pinnacle achievement of more than 10 years of dreaming, planning, funding, designing and building for our Job Corps students,” states Faye Washington, YWCA ... read more >>

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