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Landmark Liquor Bank Demolished After License Revoked

E. Mesiyah McGinnis, Staff Writer February 15, 2024

The Liquor Bank on 3600 West Stocker Street was a community favorite, known as a store for all, offering everything from a wide variety of spirits, to masterful deli sandwiches, and more. The iconic South L.A. store on the corner of Crenshaw and Stocker, lost its liquor license in 2017 and is currently being demolished, as the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to revoke the conditional use it to sell alcohol.

Local

Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove Hosts Labor Leaders for Roundtable Discussion

Staff ReportFebruary 15, 2024

Keeping her commitment to address the concerns of her constituents, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove convened a roundtable breakfast with members of local labor unions. The forum was held on Feb. 12, at office of the L.A. Sentinel Newspaper.

Entertainment

7th Annual Music N’ Media create learning opportunities with industry experts at Sole Folks

Betti Halsell, staff reporter February 8, 2024

There was a lot of foot traffic around Leimert Park Village Plaza on Friday Feb.2 as Sole Folks’ community hub and retail gallery hosted the 7th annual Music N’ Media conference. The “interactive live event,” lifted the Hollywood veil and revealed the motivation behind those holding a strong stand in music, entertainment and media.

ASK DR. JEANETTE, SUCCESS ON THE WAY Opinion

What Time Is It?!

Dr. Jeanette ParkerFebruary 8, 2024

In 29 A.D., Jesus is departing from the temple. He triumphs in all questions thrown at Him and provokes the audience’s disbelief as to how it is he knows so much.

Opinion WENDY'S WINDOW

Are You Leaving Your Brand to Happenstance?

Wendy GladneyFebruary 8, 2024

Entrepreneurs, small business owners, and small nonprofits have a lot on their shoulders to help make sure they run a successful and productive business. There are so many components that must be attended to daily to keep things running.

Opinion

Sankofa, To Know Our Past and Honor It: A Window and Way To Our Future

Dr. Maulana KarengaFebruary 8, 2024

It is in the sankofa instruction to “reach back and retrieve it.” It is found in the ancestral insight that “if you know the beginning well, the end will not trouble you.”

Opinion

Proposed Bottle Ban Fails to Address Underlying Cause of Water Quality Challenges for People of Color

Earl “Skip” CooperFebruary 8, 2024

The Los Angeles City Council’s review of a proposal to ban water bottle retail sales at city agencies and large entertainment venues is the first step towards a city-wide bottle ban. For many Angelenos, a total ban on water bottles is a minor inconvenience.

Entertainment

Issa Rae, Actress, Philanthropist and Community Advocate, Recognized for Working to Close Racial Wealth Gap

Sentinel News Service February 8, 2024

Entertainment mogul, community advocate and local resident Issa Rae was recently named by Time Magazine as one of the leaders working to close the racial wealth gap.  

Local News Political

City Recognizes Local Black Excellence to Kick Off African American Heritage Month

Lila Brown, Contributing Writer February 8, 2024

Remarkable changes in today’s Los Angeles reflect the diversity of an international city that welcomes people from all around the world for sporting events, arts, and entertainment, but what isn’t always apparent is for as long as there has been a city of L.A., there have been Black people contributing to its story.

Local News Political

Strengthen In Numbers: Black Mayors Nationwide Convene in L.A.

Zon D’Amour, Contributing WriterFebruary 8, 2024

Continuing to uphold her commitment to helping eradicate homelessness in Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass recently hosted 18 Black mayors from across the country to discuss critical issues impacting metropolitan areas including the need to make our cities safer, energy efficient, and more affordable.

Local News Political

Mayor Bass, Councilmembers Hutt and Harris-Dawson Lead Recovery Efforts for Baldwin Hills Flood Victims

Danny J. Bakewell, Jr., Executive Editor and Cora Jackson-Fossett, Managing Editor February 8, 2024

the rain hds been hitting the Southland nonstop for over 72 hours, since Feb.6. The record-setting storm, winds, and rainfall have devastated a number of local communities.

Uncategorized

Eatonville – The Historic Town of Zora Neale Hurston

Dr. E. Faye Williams February 1, 2024

Growing up, I learned a lot about Black History.  Of course, I learned some things about Zora Neale Hurston, but nothing about Eatonville, Florida—her hometown. It was not until I began visiting Bus Boys and Poets Restaurant in Washington, DC that I learned about Eatonville.

Dr. Maulana Karenga Opinion

Practicing Art as Centering, Freedom and Resistance: Retrieving Some Essentials of a Black Aesthetic

Dr. Maulana KarengaFebruary 1, 2024

As we engage the 2024 ASALH Black History Theme: “African Americans and the Arts,” it is important to approach it as a celebration, invitation, and opportunity to remember and reflect on the essential and enduring role art has played in our lives and struggle to be ourselves and free ourselves as persons and a people.

News

California Legislative Black Caucus Introduces 2024 Reparations Legislative Package

Exclusive to the Sentinel February 1, 2024

The California Legislative Black Caucus announced the planned introduction of the 2024 Reparations Priority Bill Package on Jan. 31. With the release of the historic Reparations Task Force Report last summer, the Caucus has announced its first step in what will be a multi-year effort to implement the legislative recommendations in the report.

Opinion WENDY'S WINDOW

Cancer May Have Brought Down a King, But it Won’t Kill the Dream!

Wendy GladneyFebruary 1, 2024

By now, we have all heard about the passing of Dexter, the son of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King. He passed away at the young age of 62 from battling prostate cancer.