Leola Johnson Celebrates 100th Birthday
May 1, 2024
Leola A. Johnson, a longtime Sentinel subscriber, will observe a century of good living when she celebrates her 100th birthday on Sunday, May 12.
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Influential Nurse and Community Activist Celebrates 100th Birthday
August 17, 2022
Community Activist Stella Pecot Robinson, RN, PhD celebrates her 100th birthday on August 25th, 2022. Her journey has been marked by numerous academic achievements and personal triumphs. Her work as a nurse has been influential, and she has lived and taught in states throughout the country.
Veola O’Neil Hits Centennial Mark with 100th Birthday
July 21, 2022
Family and friends gathered with Veola L. O’Neil at La Boheme Restaurant in West Hollywood to celebrate her tenth decade of enjoying life.
Zoe of L.A. Celebrates Jewell Howard’s 100th Birthday
June 5, 2019
Jewell Howard, a member of Zoe Christian Fellowship of Los Angeles since 1998, turned 100-years-old on May 16. A birthday celebration was held for her on Sunday, May 26 after Zoe’s morning service. Born in Temple, Texas on May 16, 1919, Ms. Howard was the second of five children. After she finished high school in 1937, she moved to Los Angeles. In 1943, Ms. Howard attended beauty college and worked as a beautician until she was 98-years-old. During the last 10 years of her career, she operated her own salon. When asked what she attributed to her long, healthy life,
MRS. JIMMIE TURNS 101!
September 13, 2018
Mrs. Jimmie Wimberly celebrated her 101st birthday with family and friends
Happy Birthday!! Ms. Nola M. Carter!!!
April 12, 2018
Joyfully celebrating 100 years of righteous living, openly loving all and graciously giving
Celebration of Fannie Lou Hamer’s 100th Birthday
October 12, 2017
Crumble expressed that he was the first in his family to attend college; he was ready to give up in his first semester due to an unfriendly atmosphere and a feeling of disconnect, until an African Studies class in womanism introduced him to Hamer.
100TH Birthday Celebration And Commemoration: ‘Remembering And Raising Up The Life And Legacy Of Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer’
October 5, 2017
“There are two things we should all care about: never to forget where we came from and always praise the bridges that carried us over,” stated Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977), a towering figure in the Black Freedom Movement of the 60s.