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WATCH LIVE: Attorney General William Barr Testifies on Mueller Report before Senate Committee

Sentinel News WireMay 1, 2019

Attorney General William Barr will testify May 1 on his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report, in his first appearance before Congress since he released a redacted version of the report last month. Democrats are expected to focus on whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice in the Russia investigation. Mueller said in his report that he chose not to draw a conclusion on whether the president obstructed justice. Barr concluded that there was no enough evidence, based on the report, that Trump obstructed justice.

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Rep. Karen Bass Statement on the Passing of Icon John Singleton

Sentinel News WireMay 1, 2019

LOS ANGELES – Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) issued the following statement in recognition of the life lived by John Singleton. “John Singleton was a native son of South Los Angeles who included our community in his prolific success. “He was just 24 years old when he received an Oscar Nomination for Best Director for ‘Boyz n the Hood’, making him not only the youngest filmmaker ever to receive the honor, but also the first ever Black director to receive that nomination. With this project, he humanized the struggle but also the beauty of life in South Los Angeles. His

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Cummings, Nadler, Bass, and Booker Reintroduce the Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act

Sentinel News WireMay 1, 2019

AP Photo Washington, D.C. (April 30, 2019) – Today, Representatives Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform; Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary; and Karen Bass (D-CA), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security; reintroduced the Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment (REDEEM) Act on the last day of Second Chance Month. U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) plans to reintroduce the bill in the Senate in the coming weeks. The bicameral legislation would ease the barriers to re-entry for formerly incarcerated individuals by expunging or sealing offenses

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John Singleton’s Work Resonated to Diverse Audiences

Associated Press - RUSSELL CONTRERASApril 30, 2019

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Much has been made about how John Singleton brought the issues gripping black youth in South Central Los Angeles to mainstream audiences with his 1991 classic “Boyz N the Hood.” But the themes of that film, and his others about African Americans in Southern California, also resonated with other young people of color, from Native Americans living on isolated reservations to Latino communities in Texas and New Mexico. The 51-year-old Singleton died Monday following a stroke earlier this month. Native American attorney and writer Ruth Hopkins says the movie was her first exposure to the urban

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Woman Seeks $1.5M in Damages from Neo-Nazi Website Founder

Associated Press -MICHAEL KUNZELMANApril 30, 2019

In this Thursday, May 4, 2017 photo, American University student government president Taylor Dumpson speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Dumpson is seeking more than $1.5 million in court-ordered damages against a neo-Nazi website operator who orchestrated an online harassment campaign against her. In a court filing Monday, April 29, 2019, Dumpson’s attorneys asked a federal judge in Washington for a default judgment against The Daily Stormer founder Andrew Anglin and a follower who racially harassed Dumpson on Twitter. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The first black woman to serve as American

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John Singleton Found a Perfect Marriage of Movie and Moment

Associated Press - ANDREW DALTONApril 30, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rarely have a filmmaker and a moment been so perfectly matched as John Singleton and the summer of 1991. When “Boyz N the Hood” was released that July, Singleton took what had become a cultural obsession — South-Central Los Angeles and the young black men growing up in it — and imbued them with a depth, humor and humanity lacking in the scare stories and songs that up to that point had defined them to much of the world. Singleton died Monday at age 51, after having a stroke earlier this month. Nearly 30 years earlier

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Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams Won’t Run for Senate in 2020

Sentinel News WireApril 30, 2019

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams says she will not run for a U.S. Senate seat in 2020, dimming her party’s hopes of a Senate majority and renewing speculation about her political future after last year’s unsuccessful run for governorcatapulted her to national acclaim. Abrams, 45, came within 60,000 votes of being the first black woman elected governor in U.S. history. She told The Associated Press she hasn’t ruled out a presidential bid, though she’s in no rush to join a Democratic field that already includes 20 candidates . “I’m going to continue to watch how the national conversation

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Cassius Stanley Announces his Commitment to Duke

Sentinel News WireApril 30, 2019

Four-star guard Cassius Stanley, the top remaining uncommitted prospects in the 2019 class, announced his commitment to Duke.

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Appeals Court Denies Bill Cosby’s Latest Bid for Bail

Sentinel News WireApril 29, 2019

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An appeals court has denied Bill Cosby’s latest request to leave prison on bail while he fights his sex-assault conviction. Defense lawyers say the 81-year-old comedian is likely to have his conviction overturned because of trial errors. Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt says they aren’t surprised by the Pennsylvania Superior Court order Monday denying last week’s bail motion. He says the filing was meant to point out that Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill hasn’t issued a post-trial opinion the defense needs to pursue Cosby’s appeal. They plan to challenge several trial rulings, including O’Neill’s decision to let

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Arts and Letters Academy Awards Gold Medal to Toni Morrison

Sentinel News WireApril 29, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Toni Morrison is being honored this spring by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The academy announced Monday that Morrison, celebrated for such novels as “Beloved” and “Song of Solomon,” is receiving a gold medal for lifetime achievement in fiction. Other prizes announced by the academy include a gold medal for sculpture to Lee Bontecou and an award for “Distinguished Service To the Arts” to Thelma Golden, director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem. The awards will be presented May 22 during the honor society’s annual Ceremonial, when new members

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BREAKING NEWS: Rep: Peabo Bryson Hospitalized After Mild Heart Attack

Sentinel News WireApril 29, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — A rep for Peabo Bryson says the R&B singer, known for hits such as “Beauty & the Beast” and “A Whole New World,” is hospitalized after suffering a “mild heart attack.” A statement released Monday says the double Grammy-winner was stricken Saturday morning and is now in stable condition. The rep says both doctors and family are “optimistic for a speedy recovery” and welcome prayers on his behalf. The 68-year-old with the silky tenor has had numerous hits, including “If You’re Ever in My Arms Again” and “Tonight I Celebrate My Love” with Roberta Flack.

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Judge and Civil Rights Icon Damon J. Keith Dies at age 96

Associated Press - JEFF KAROUBApril 28, 2019

DETROIT (AP) — Judge Damon J. Keith, a grandson of slaves and figure in the civil rights movement who as a federal judge was sued by President Richard Nixon over a ruling against warrantless wiretaps, died Sunday. He was 96. Keith died in Detroit, the city where the prominent lawyer was appointed in 1967 to the U.S. District Court, according to the Swanson Funeral Home. Keith served more than 50 years in the federal courts, and before his death still heard cases about four times a year at the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. A revered figure

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Shooting Kills College Football Player, Injures Giants’ Pick

Sentinel News WireApril 28, 2019

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Kansas are investigating a shooting that killed one current Washburn University football player and injured a former player just hours after he was drafted by the New York Giants. Topeka police say officers found 23-year-old defensive back Dwayne Simmons dead when they investigated gunshots shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday. Washburn coach Craig Schurig says Simmons’ death is heartbreaking. He says the junior from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, maintained a great attitude even while battling through two knee injuries. Cornerback Corey Ballentine is the wounded player who was picked by the Giants in the sixth round

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WATCH: Beyonce Continues to Show Love for HBCU’s with Grambling State University

Sentinel News WireApril 26, 2019

Beyonce recently shared a Coachella 2019 event with Grambling State University’s marching band and dancers. The event was a teaser of what’s to come with the collaboration of her athleisure line Ivy Park and Adidas.

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ALERT: Over 1,000 Quarantined in Measles Scare at LA Universities

April 26, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 1,000 students and staff members at two Los Angeles universities were quarantined on campus or sent home this week in one of the most sweeping efforts yet by public health authorities to contain the spread of measles in the U.S., where cases have reached a 25-year high . By Friday afternoon, two days after Los Angeles County ordered the precautions, about 325 of those affected had been cleared to return after proving their immunity to the disease, through either medical records or tests, health officials said. The action at the University of University of California, Los