Westlake

Why I am Running for Elected Office and Why You Should Care

Jasmyne A. CannickFebruary 14, 2020

In 2017, 26-year-old Gemmel Moore was found dead of a meth overdose in the West Hollywood home of Democratic donor Ed Buck. Buck, was 63 and White, a longtime political donor, a one-time West Hollywood City Council candidate and a well-known figure in LGBTQ political circles. Moore was Black and gay and had worked as an escort.

Crenshaw & Around

Political Strategist and Journalist Jasmyne Cannick Announces Run for Delegate to California Democratic Party

Sentinel News ServiceJanuary 10, 2019

Election Jan. 12 in Boyle Heights

Entertainment Music

Joshua Ledet Discusses Life After ‘American Idol’

Brittany K. Jackson, ContributorJuly 27, 2016

Smoother crooning Southerner. Soulful. “Mantasia.” Down to Earth. These are just a few ways to describe international singer and pop-star, Joshua Ledet. The three-time American Idol candidate and eventual finalist shared with the Sentinel what inspired him to preserve, performing at the White House, and leaving his small town of blank in blank for life in the entertainment industry.