22 January 2015
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor The majority of the Hillsborough County School Board was not swayed by those in support of Mrs. MaryEllen Elia, Hillsborough County School Superintendent. After hours of listening to comments from the public, the board voted 4-3 to terminate her contract without cause. This means that although Mrs. Elia […]
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22 January 2015
BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer The City of Tampa, Hillsborough County, and the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization are studying Columbus Drive and 17th/18th/19th Avenues, currently a one-way pair through Ybor City and East Tampa. The study is to determine if the streets meet the needs of the users. The study looked specifically […]
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22 January 2015
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor On Christmas Day, a 25-year-old Tampa man died after being shot outside of his mother’s home. Emmanuel Richardson died at a local hospital. Police launched an investigation into the murder and based on information received, arrested 19-year-old James Allen Wade, IV, on December 27th. Wade was charged with […]
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22 January 2015
A 28-year-old Tampa man was taken into custody after being involved in a traffic accident that left a 14-year-old child dead. The accident left five other family members traveling in the vehicle were injured as well. According to police, the accident happened just before 11 p.m., on Tuesday at the intersection of E. Hillsborough Avenue […]
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22 January 2015
No Selling Out For Oscar BY CLARENCE BARR, II Last week a minor controversy began to take shape when the nominations for the upcoming Academy Awards were announced and Ava DuVernay, the director of the critically acclaimed motion picture Selma along with David Oyelowo, the man who portrayed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., […]
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22 January 2015
On Tuesday evening, the confident, populist President Barack Obama of 2008 — if not 2004 — showed up for his sixth State of the Union address and reminded people why they voted for him in the first place. Pres. Obama began his seventh year in office by turning the page on harder times, although many […]
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22 January 2015
MIAMI, Fla. —- A Miami-area police department responded on Friday to public outrage over its snipers using photos, for target practice of black suspects the agency had previously arrested, saying that photos of real people were often used for training. The use of the mugshots was revealed to police leaders in late December after members […]
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22 January 2015
PHOENIX, Arizona – The quadruplets of Phoenix mom Erica Morales, who died right after childbirth, are doing well, family members said. Baby girls Paisley, Tracey and Erica and baby boy, Carlos were born last Thursday night, seven months into Morales’ pregnancy. All four them weighed between 2 to 3 pounds. Morales, however, entered the hospital […]
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22 January 2015
CHICAGO – After a long battle, Howard Morgan, a Chicago cop shot by white officers in 2007, was freed last week after outgoing Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn commuted the 40-year prison sentence. “Right now I’m just concentrating on clearing my name,” Morgan told a news outlet, “because I’m absolutely innocent of those charges.” The sentence was […]
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22 January 2015
President Obama and First Lady Michelle hosted an intimate screening of Selma at the White House on Friday. The Obamas invited 40 people to the showing with director Ava DuVernay, star David Oyelowo and producer Oprah Winfrey. Also there was civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis, who nearly 50 years ago helped lead protesters across […]
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22 January 2015
It is a sad day. Most Black people who have travelled to New York City have eaten at B. Smith’s restaurant. The restaurateur and former model, B. Smith is battling Alzheimer’s, and her last remaining eatery has abruptly closed. Her husband, Dan Gasby, posted an announcement on his Facebook page early Monday. He said the […]
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22 January 2015
Husband, house, Phaedra Parks is unloading all things old. According to reports the very astute Parks has sold her old house for $27,000 more than she purchased it for. The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star sold the 9,148 square-foot residence last fall. In 2001, Parks originally bought the five-bedroom/five bath home for $322,000. Fast forward […]
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22 January 2015
BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer Since the birth of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976, they have had only five African American quarterbacks, and none of them have fared well. Starting with Parnell Dickinson, and ending with Josh Freeman, in between those two men you will find Doug Williams, Shaun King, and Josh […]
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22 January 2015
Although the original R&B Divas (Atlanta) has been canceled, TV One has renewed R&B Divas L.A. for the third season. AND…. Although she voiced her feelings about negative feedback received from appearing on R&B Divas: LA, Chrisette Michele is on board for another season of the hit reality TV show. As for Michele, she let […]
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22 January 2015
After last Sunday, the NFL season has now come down to one game, and that’s the Super Bowl. Last Sunday, the New England Patriots dispatched the Indianapolis Colts and Andrew Luck 45-7. But the game of the evening was the earlier game between the Green Bay Packers and defending Super Bowl champion, Seattle Seahawks. With […]
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22 January 2015
The NFL has found that 11 of the New England Patriots’ 12 game balls were inflated significantly below the NFL’s requirements, league sources involved and familiar with the investigation of Sunday’s AFC Championship Game. The investigation found the footballs were inflated 2 pounds per square inch below what’s required by NFL regulations during the Pats’ […]
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22 January 2015
DETROIT — David Price has reached a $19.75 million, one-year deal with the Detroit Tigers, avoiding arbitration. The Tigers confirmed one-year contracts Friday with Price, right-hander Alfredo Simon and outfielder J.D. Martinez, avoiding arbitration with all three. Detroit acquired Price in a deadline deal in July, and the move paid dividends when the left-hander held […]
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22 January 2015
With a single missing tooth, Tiger Woods snagged much of the attention away from his girlfriend, Lindsey Vonn, during her big moment on Monday. The golfer, 39, surprised his ski-champion gal pal after her victory in the super-G in Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy. Despite Vonn, 30, earning her record-breaking 63rd World Cup victory, all eyes appeared to be on the disaster in Woods’ mouth. Woods […]
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