Local Public Health Advocate Receives Community Champion Award
July 21, 2022
Derrick Brown was recently received the MolinaCares Community Champion Award, which included $5,000 for his organization, Stopping Crys.
Breaking News
- LACMA Showcases ‘Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics’ Exhibit
- Sheenway School and Culture Center — Educating Youth to Lead the Future Over 50 Years
- Record-Breaking Hate Crimes Against Black Angelenos on the Rise
- Los Angeles Rams and LAPD Spread Holiday Cheer with Annual Sleigh Ride
- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
- Visit Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for Holiday Photos with Santa
- Homeless and Their Advocates Speak Out in New Film, ‘WE, the Vulnerable of LA’
- The Congressman Wore Sneakers: An Evening With Hakeem Jeffries
- Brotherhood Crusade Honors SEIU President April Verrett at 2024 Pioneer of African American Achievement Award Dinner
- Athletes in $2.8 billion college lawsuit tell judge they want to create a players’ association
- Cal, UNLV Inspire La Tijera Students at Day of Play
- Student Athlete of the Week: Koa Seymour
- Where Art Meets Purpose: The Dancing Odyssey of Dwight Rhoden
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This is a Tribute: We Remember Iris Marie Laurent Stanford
January 28, 2021
Iris Stanford worked in the Classified section department for the Sentinel for over two decades and over that time, she became the heart of a community. She served as the Classifieds Specialist for the Sentinel and L.A. Watts Times Newspaper. Anyone who did business, whether it was a DBA, an ad, or renting a room—you went to Iris. In many ways, she was the mother of the Sentinel office, checking you when needed, loving on you always and laughing with you all the time.
Sentinel Exclusive: Senator Harris Speaks Out on COVID-19
April 2, 2020
Senator Kamala Harris is currently fighting for three things in Washington, she said. Those are: free Corona virus testing, free treatment and financial relief until Americans are able to return to pre-outbreak life. This is a public health crisis and a health care crisis, she said.
Experience and Knowledge are Lacey’s Strong Points
February 27, 2020
“I have the legal knowledge and experience from within the DA’s office to meet any challenge that comes my way, ” said Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey who is up for reelection (date).
Bloomberg Rolls Out Voter Protection Plan
January 23, 2020
Bloomberg said he would also block voter purges and federally fund a voter rights awareness campaign
Coretta Scott: The Queen Behind the King
January 16, 2020
She is most notable as the wife of the one of the most iconic Civil Rights figures in the world, but Coretta Scott King’s legacy can stand all on its own. A leader in her own right, Scott King was an author, an activist and advocate. Long after the death of her husband, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she continued to fight for equal rights for all. Coretta Scott was born April 27, 1927 in Marion, Alabama. She was the third of four children born to Obadiah and Bernice Scott, two upwardly mobile African Americans in that
Harris’ ‘Children’s Agenda’ to Expand Family Leave Act
October 17, 2019
As part of the agenda, Harris has included a guaranteed six months of paid leave with job protections for more working families.
Rideshare Workers Urge Legislation Maintaining Flexibility Along with Fair Labor Practices
July 18, 2019
The discussion at the press conference was focused on the recent Dynamex legislation that participants say, puts a limit on how contractors can govern their work day.
YWCA Los Angeles Honors Phenomenal Women
May 16, 2019
Over 400 guests gathered at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles May 9, for the 2019 YWCA Phenomenal Woman Awards Luncheon.
Surgeon General Visits South L.A. School as Part of Statewide Listening Tour
May 9, 2019
California Surgeon General, Nadine Burke Harris visited Locke Early Education Center to help staff and students celebrate Dias de Los Ninos
Support Program for Mentally Ill Inmates Expands in L.A. County
May 2, 2019
The program seeks to provide permanent supportive housing to individuals who are homeless, have a mental health and/or substance use disorder, and who are incarcerated in the Los Angeles County Jail.
County Breaks Ground on New MLK Child and Family Wellbeing Center
May 2, 2019
The Center will open with 3 floors where a variety of services for patients with special needs
Black Engineer Students Join GRID Program, Install Solar Panel for Low Income Family
April 11, 2019
A student member of the National Society of Black Engineers recently shared her experience as part of the GRID Alternatives Solar Spring Break program with the Sentinel, telling of a recent project with fellow students in Long Beach where they installed a solar paneling system for a low income family there.
FBI Aims to Build Relationship with Los Angeles’ Black Community
April 11, 2019
Members of the organization’s Los Angeles field office visit faith-based and community leaders for an open forum on March 26.