Woman, Hope is Not Lost!
Written by Alfonzo Tucker (Columnist) 24 July 2008
Hello World, I just got off the phone with a woman I dated in undergrad; while, there are years and several miles separating us now, we attempted to rekindle the passion once held between us. But, there ... read more >>
Written by Alfonzo Tucker (Columnist) 24 July 2008
Hello World, I just got off the phone with a woman I dated in undergrad; while, there are years and several miles separating us now, we attempted to rekindle the passion once held between us. But, there ... read more >>
Your Brother is the One Who Thinks Like You
Written by Eric L. Wattree Sr. (Columnist) 24 July 2008
The raging controversy over Barack Obama addressing the issue of irresponsible fathers in the Black community, clearly demonstrates that many of the old-school thinkers in the community are living in ... read more >>
Written by Eric L. Wattree Sr. (Columnist) 24 July 2008
The raging controversy over Barack Obama addressing the issue of irresponsible fathers in the Black community, clearly demonstrates that many of the old-school thinkers in the community are living in ... read more >>
Words of Wisdom From the Pen of a Child
Written by Kiyomi Calloway, Special to the Sentinel 17 July 2008
A long time ago African Americans and women did not have the right to vote. People fought and some lost their lives for us to gain the right to vote. For many years the minority voice was not heard and ... read more >>
Written by Kiyomi Calloway, Special to the Sentinel 17 July 2008
A long time ago African Americans and women did not have the right to vote. People fought and some lost their lives for us to gain the right to vote. For many years the minority voice was not heard and ... read more >>
Jesse Jackson’s Not Exactly “Nuts†About Barack Obama
Written by Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist) 17 July 2008
Last week, fellow Sentinel columnist Jesse Jackson intimated that, although having little or no experience as a surgeon, it was his firm desire to perform a gonadectomy on Senator Barack Obama. Were ... read more >>
Written by Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist) 17 July 2008
Last week, fellow Sentinel columnist Jesse Jackson intimated that, although having little or no experience as a surgeon, it was his firm desire to perform a gonadectomy on Senator Barack Obama. Were ... read more >>
Don’t Eat Your Dead Brothers
Written by MALIK SPELLMAN 17 July 2008
In the name of God we as Black men need to stop eating our dead brothers’ flesh. That term comes out of the holy book. It is about the good people of the earth that talk about our brothers behind ... read more >>
Written by MALIK SPELLMAN 17 July 2008
In the name of God we as Black men need to stop eating our dead brothers’ flesh. That term comes out of the holy book. It is about the good people of the earth that talk about our brothers behind ... read more >>
The Hole in My End of Our Boat
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 17 July 2008
We can say that the Black woman has carried a great deal throughout our time in America. Because the Black family has been under siege for that entire time, much was required of the Black woman. Quite ... read more >>
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 17 July 2008
We can say that the Black woman has carried a great deal throughout our time in America. Because the Black family has been under siege for that entire time, much was required of the Black woman. Quite ... read more >>
Self-Reflection v. Genuflection: Obama, Jesse and Generation Talk
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 17 July 2008
Even if we maintain our iron-clad embrace of Obama and give him our whole heart, mind and soul, and our total say-what-you-want support, it is not wrong or irrational to save at least a little consideration ... read more >>
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 17 July 2008
Even if we maintain our iron-clad embrace of Obama and give him our whole heart, mind and soul, and our total say-what-you-want support, it is not wrong or irrational to save at least a little consideration ... read more >>
Obama Shifting: Principled or Just Expedient?
Written by Larry Aubry (Columnist) 17 July 2008
Barak Obama has changed positions on several issues during the course of the campaign. Although a staunch Obama supporter, I believe whether his shifting (“flexibility”) is principled or ... read more >>
Written by Larry Aubry (Columnist) 17 July 2008
Barak Obama has changed positions on several issues during the course of the campaign. Although a staunch Obama supporter, I believe whether his shifting (“flexibility”) is principled or ... read more >>
Obama Has My Support: As Long as He Remembers Who’s the Boss
Written by Eric L. Wattree Sr. (Columnist) 17 July 2008
I’m both a progressive and Obama supporter, so it goes without saying that I’m deeply disappointed with his reversal on the FISA issue. But the mere fact that Sen. Obama felt it both safe, ... read more >>
Written by Eric L. Wattree Sr. (Columnist) 17 July 2008
I’m both a progressive and Obama supporter, so it goes without saying that I’m deeply disappointed with his reversal on the FISA issue. But the mere fact that Sen. Obama felt it both safe, ... read more >>
My Life Goal
Written by Alfonzo Tucker (Columnist) 17 July 2008
My life goal is to inspire every person on earth in a positive fashion. I can do it. Hello world, I hope all of you who read my work allow your own noetic thoughts to guide you through a clear path. ... read more >>
Written by Alfonzo Tucker (Columnist) 17 July 2008
My life goal is to inspire every person on earth in a positive fashion. I can do it. Hello world, I hope all of you who read my work allow your own noetic thoughts to guide you through a clear path. ... read more >>
A “Barack Attack†Over Iraq
Written by Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist) 10 July 2008
The McCain Camp Complaints of “Inconsistency” Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for President, attacked his democratic rival over alleged inconsistencies in ... read more >>
Written by Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist) 10 July 2008
The McCain Camp Complaints of “Inconsistency” Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for President, attacked his democratic rival over alleged inconsistencies in ... read more >>
Black Women Hate Black Men
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 10 July 2008
I think that it is sad indeed that R Kelly’s case is being compared to the Mike Tyson rape conviction. In that case, I still maintain that Tyson was also a victim, not just the woman who allowed ... read more >>
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 10 July 2008
I think that it is sad indeed that R Kelly’s case is being compared to the Mike Tyson rape conviction. In that case, I still maintain that Tyson was also a victim, not just the woman who allowed ... read more >>
Affirmative Action and Racial Justice: Requiem, Reaffirmation and Struggle
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 10 July 2008
It is clearly no accident or unintentional oversight that there has been no major marking or significant discussion, and in most cases not even minor mention, of the 30th anniversary of the Supreme Court ... read more >>
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 10 July 2008
It is clearly no accident or unintentional oversight that there has been no major marking or significant discussion, and in most cases not even minor mention, of the 30th anniversary of the Supreme Court ... read more >>
Reopen MLK Hospital with Patients Top Priority
Written by Larry Aubry (Columnist) 10 July 2008
Reopening Martin Luther King Hospital (MLK) must be predicated on providing quality health care for the poorest population in Los Angeles County. Reportedly, the University of California (UC) is set ... read more >>
Written by Larry Aubry (Columnist) 10 July 2008
Reopening Martin Luther King Hospital (MLK) must be predicated on providing quality health care for the poorest population in Los Angeles County. Reportedly, the University of California (UC) is set ... read more >>
A Sense of Pride is a Terrible Thing to Lose
Written by Eric L. Wattree Sr. (Columnist) 10 July 2008
When I look back on the sixties it seems like it took place on another planet. There was so much to be proud of during that period. We didn’t have much in terms of material things, but we had pride, ... read more >>
Written by Eric L. Wattree Sr. (Columnist) 10 July 2008
When I look back on the sixties it seems like it took place on another planet. There was so much to be proud of during that period. We didn’t have much in terms of material things, but we had pride, ... read more >>
COMMENTARY: Question, Should I Have Taken Her Virtue?
Written by ALFONZO TUCKER 10 July 2008
Hello World! My name is Alfonzo Tucker. If you recall the historical decision of Roe versus Wade, well, that is the year I was born. So you the reader have a better understanding of me. I’m a bit ... read more >>
Written by ALFONZO TUCKER 10 July 2008
Hello World! My name is Alfonzo Tucker. If you recall the historical decision of Roe versus Wade, well, that is the year I was born. So you the reader have a better understanding of me. I’m a bit ... read more >>
Racism Leads to Cancellation of Black Gay Pride Annual Beach Party in Malibu
Written by Jasmyne A. Cannick (Columnist) 03 July 2008
The 2008 Independence Day holiday weekend marks the 20th anniversary for Los Angeles’ Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender pride best known as At the Beach Los Angeles Black Pride. While ... read more >>
Written by Jasmyne A. Cannick (Columnist) 03 July 2008
The 2008 Independence Day holiday weekend marks the 20th anniversary for Los Angeles’ Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender pride best known as At the Beach Los Angeles Black Pride. While ... read more >>
The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword
Written by MALIK SPELLMAN 03 July 2008
Is it part of a person’s nature to be rude and personify a very negative spirit towards people that they don’t know anything about? I know of a very rude, disrespectful, power wielding Sheriff-wanna-be ... read more >>
Written by MALIK SPELLMAN 03 July 2008
Is it part of a person’s nature to be rude and personify a very negative spirit towards people that they don’t know anything about? I know of a very rude, disrespectful, power wielding Sheriff-wanna-be ... read more >>
Obama on the Bible vs. Dobson on the Divine
Written by Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist) 03 July 2008
Clash of Black & White “Christians”? Focus on the Family founder James Dobson felt it was his Christian duty to lambaste Barack Obama’s understanding of certain Scriptural ... read more >>
Written by Dr. Firpo W. Carr (Columnist) 03 July 2008
Clash of Black & White “Christians”? Focus on the Family founder James Dobson felt it was his Christian duty to lambaste Barack Obama’s understanding of certain Scriptural ... read more >>
Black Men Hate Black Women
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 03 July 2008
Now that I have your attention, you have to know that the title is far from the truth. At least it is for any sane person, but not for a growing number of Black women who are now using the R. Kelly acquittal ... read more >>
Written by Darryl James (Columnist) 03 July 2008
Now that I have your attention, you have to know that the title is far from the truth. At least it is for any sane person, but not for a growing number of Black women who are now using the R. Kelly acquittal ... read more >>
Fire and Flowering for Gwen Brooks: Blooming in the Whirlwind
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 03 July 2008
The month of June has already folded into July and yet I still feel compelled to pay special hommage in this space to Gwendolyn Brooks-Blakely (1917 June 7-2000 December 3), although there is no way ... read more >>
Written by Dr. Maulana Karenga (Columnist) 03 July 2008
The month of June has already folded into July and yet I still feel compelled to pay special hommage in this space to Gwendolyn Brooks-Blakely (1917 June 7-2000 December 3), although there is no way ... read more >>
Frederick Douglass’ 4th of July Message Resonates
Written by Larry Aubry (Columnist) 03 July 2008
Excerpts from Frederick Douglass’s Independence Day address, 1852, in Rochester, New York, embody his continued relevance and provide sobering balance to Blacks’ understandable euphoria over ... read more >>
Written by Larry Aubry (Columnist) 03 July 2008
Excerpts from Frederick Douglass’s Independence Day address, 1852, in Rochester, New York, embody his continued relevance and provide sobering balance to Blacks’ understandable euphoria over ... read more >>
A Journalist’s First Responsibility
Written by Eric L. Wattree Sr. (Columnist) 03 July 2008
As anyone who has regularly read my column is fully aware, I’ve been one of Barack Obama’s most fervent supporters since hours after he first declared his intention to seek the presidency, ... read more >>
Written by Eric L. Wattree Sr. (Columnist) 03 July 2008
As anyone who has regularly read my column is fully aware, I’ve been one of Barack Obama’s most fervent supporters since hours after he first declared his intention to seek the presidency, ... read more >>
The Supreme Court Can’t Shoot Straight
Written by Rev. Jesse Jackson (Columnist) 03 July 2008
More people will die from gunshots because of the decision of five right-wing Supreme Court Justices to overturn the District of Columbia law governing handgun possession in the District. To reach their ... read more >>
Written by Rev. Jesse Jackson (Columnist) 03 July 2008
More people will die from gunshots because of the decision of five right-wing Supreme Court Justices to overturn the District of Columbia law governing handgun possession in the District. To reach their ... read more >>
Focus Less on Sexual Orientation and More on Broken Foster Care System
Written by Jasmyne A. Cannick (Columnist) 26 June 2008
If there was ever an example of why it’s so important to adequately fund foster care and mental illness programs, look no further than Starkeisha Brown and her girlfriend Krystal Matthews who are ... read more >>
Written by Jasmyne A. Cannick (Columnist) 26 June 2008
If there was ever an example of why it’s so important to adequately fund foster care and mental illness programs, look no further than Starkeisha Brown and her girlfriend Krystal Matthews who are ... read more >>