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Broadway Actress, Nikki Crawford, Competes for Highest Honor Tonight at Tony Awards
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Broadway Actress, Nikki Crawford, Competes for Highest Honor Tonight at Tony Awards

E. Mesiyah McGinnis, Staff WriterJune 11, 2023

New York-based actress, Nikki Crawford, has had a stellar career in stage, t.v. and film roles.  Tonight, June 11, at the United Palace Washington Heights, in upper Manhattan New York, she competes for a Tony Award, the highest honor given in the world of Broadway.  Crawford is a nominee for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play just weeks after making her Broadway debut as Tedra, the matriarch in the family of the award-winning Broadway play, Fat Ham, a contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet set at a Southern family barbecue.  The play, written by playwright, James Ijames,

A Conversation with Council District 6 Candidate Marisa Alcaraz
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A Conversation with Council District 6 Candidate Marisa Alcaraz

Danny J. Bakewell Jr.,  Executive Editor March 17, 2023

Heading into the April 4 Special Election to fill the vacant LA City Council District 6 seat, the Sentinel had the opportunity to sit down with candidate Marisa Alcaraz, who we are strongly endorsing, to ask pointed questions on the issues that matter most to all Angelenos.

BET+ Collabs with CBC to Launch New Series, “The Porter”
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BET+ Collabs with CBC to Launch New Series, “The Porter”

Devyn Bakewell, Staff WriterJuly 6, 2022

BET+ and the Canadian Broadcasting Corportation (CBC) have come together to release a new series, “The Porter,” which highlights the creation of a Black worker’s union in the roaring twenties. Inspired by real life events, The Porter follows a group of about five characters who hustle, move mountains, and stop at nothing to make their dreams come true and fight for the much-deserved liberation of themselves and their people.

Communities do not trust institutions. This is how we’re regaining it.
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Communities do not trust institutions. This is how we’re regaining it.

L.A Sentinel News ServiceApril 1, 2022

Americans have lost trust in the ability of large institutions like the federal government, national media, and large companies – even big banks – to understand or care about their needs.  This view is justified, particularly among communities of color and low-income households.  Simply put, our country has done a bad job of looking out for and creating opportunity for everyone.  We need to better understand the unique needs of communities across the United States and show up, listen, and make the right investments and decisions to regain trust.  Impact is most effective and sustainable when it’s local. Here in

Herb Wesson Appointed Councilmember for 10th District
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Herb Wesson Appointed Councilmember for 10th District

Danny Bakewell Jr., Executive EditorFebruary 16, 2022

 The community’s ardent request for a voting representative for Council District 10 has been addressed by Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez, who introduced a motion to appoint former Councilmember Herb J. Wesson, Jr. to represent Los Angeles’ 10th Council District. 

BET+ Collabs with CBC to Launch New Series, “The Porter”
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BET+ Collabs with CBC to Launch New Series, “The Porter”

Devyn Bakewell, Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2022

BET+ and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) have come together to release a new series, “The Porter”, which highlights the creation of a Black worker’s union in the roaring twenties. Inspired by real life events, The Porter follows a group of about five characters who hustle, move mountains, and stop at nothing to make their dreams come true and fight for the much-deserved liberation of themselves and their people.