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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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Crime Continues to Drop in Los Angeles
Written by City News Service 07 January 2013
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (AP photo) Crime in the city dropped for the 10th consecutive year in 2012, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Police Chief Charlie Beck announced this week.The pair attributed ... read more >>
Ivory Coast New Year's death toll rises to 64
Written by Associated Press 05 January 2013
Flowers are left by a sign reading "to our victims" in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday Jan. 2, 2013. Survivors of a stampede in Ivory Coast that killed 61 people, most of them children and teenagers, ... read more >>
New child soldier fears in C. African Republic
Written by Associated Press 05 January 2013
A youth dances in the rap band entertaining a meeting of the National Youth Council to discuss the current crisis and the message that youth want to send to upcoming peace talks in Libreville, at ... read more >>
Citing ‘Naked Racism,’ N.C. Governor Pardons Wilmington Ten
Written by Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA from The Wilmington Journal 05 January 2013
The Wilmington Ten (Photo Credit: News and Observer of Raleigh) In what civil rights leaders across the nation are calling a significant moment in the civil rights movement, North Carolina Gov. ... read more >>
US job market shrugs off fears of 'fiscal cliff'
Written by By By PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER Associated Press 05 January 2013
In this Wednesday, Dec. 12 2012 photo, Taneshia Wright, of Manhattan, fills out a job application during a job fair in New York. U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows ... read more >>
Los Angeles Could Lose Funding, say Budget Analysts
Written by City News Service 05 January 2013
Los Angeles could lose up to $115 million in funding for various programs if Congress can't avert deep budget cuts scheduled for March 1 (AP photo) Los Angeles could lose up to $115 million in funding ... read more >>
Reputed Gang Member Charged in Youth Minister's Slaying
Written by City News Service 04 January 2013
Hopeton Parsley (LAPD)   A reputed gang member accused of gunning down a Compton youth minister in Venice pleaded not guilty Friday January 4, to a murder charge. Hopeton Parsley, 23, was charged ... read more >>
VIDEO: Jaime Foxx interviewed by Brandon I. Brooks for LA Sentinel TV (LASTV)
Written by Super User 04 January 2013
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A high court upholds supermarket labor pickets
Written by Christina Hoag Associated Press 04 January 2013
California Supreme Court upholds legality of labor union pickets in front of supermarkets Union members can picket privately owned walkways in front of stores, but other protesters, handbill distributors ... read more >>
South Africa: Mandela rests at home
Written by Associated Press 04 January 2013
In this June 17, 2010 file photo, former South African President, Nelson Mandela leaves the chapel after attending the funeral of his great-granddaughter Zenani Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa. ... read more >>
Kenya hospital imprisons new mothers with no money
Written by JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press 04 January 2013
  In this photo taken Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, Maimouna Awuor, 44, speaks to The Associated Press In Nairobi, Kenya. The director of the Pumwani Maternity Hospital, located in a hardscrabble neighborhood ... read more >>
US leaves C. African Republic amid security woes
Written by Hippolyte Marboua and Krista Larson Associated Press 04 January 2013
In this frame grab taken from APTN footage from Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, President Francois Bozize addresses crowds, in Bangui, Central African Republic. The president of Central African Republic on ... read more >>
Fiscal-cliff deal no recipe for a robust economy
Written by By Christopher s. Rugaber and Paul Wiseman Associated Press 03 January 2013
In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, file photo, the dome of the Capitol is reflected in a skylight of the Capitol Visitor's Center in Washington. By delaying hard choices on spending, the fiscal cliff deal ... read more >>
Cowboys' Brent indicted in crash killing teammate
Written by Associated Press 03 January 2013
Caption: Josh Brent (AP photo) Caption: Jerry Brown (AP Photo) A grand jury in Texas has formally indicted Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent on one count of intoxication manslaughter. Brent ... read more >>
Police say Chicago homicide toll not at 500 yet
Written by Associated Press 03 January 2013
Chicago police say it's too soon to say whether the city has had its 500th homicide of the year. The Chicago Police Department homicide tally stood at 499 on Thursday December 27 before a man was fatally ... read more >>
Blood found on borrowed car in missing girl case
Written by KEN RITTER Associated Press 03 January 2013
This undated photo provided by the Las Vegas Police Department shows Jade Moris, 10, who police are searching for after she failed to return home Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, from a shopping trip with ... read more >>
A City Mourns
Written by Troy Tieuel (Contributing Writer) 03 January 2013
Danny Bakewell, Jr., a childhood friend of Victor McClinton   Jaques Bolton, a close friend of Victor McClinton   Candace Lacey and Lacey Children.  The Lacey children grew up with Victor McClinton ... read more >>


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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
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