Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Nothing Wrong With A Little Soap And Water   BY CLARENCE BARR, II   Whenever someone approaches me about how much they enjoy reading the Florida Sentinel, one of the things everyone seems to bring up is the section on health that appears in the Friday edition. On more than one occasion I’ve been told…

It Could Be You   BY CLARENCE BARR, II   A while ago I received a letter from a homeless man who wanted me to write about the abuse that he claims is being perpetrated upon the transient population by members of law enforcement. According to him, police officers routinely harass vagrants by assaulting them…

Still Got Love For Kaep   BY CLARENCE BARR, II   Colin Kaepernick is an icon in the Black community. Whether or not he ever steps onto a football field again, in my book, that status is solidified. This is why I was somewhat disappointed when I heard that he agreed to participate in a…

Trump’s Here For The Long Haul   BY CLARENCE BARR, II   Cable news networks like CNN must enjoy wasting their time. Why else would they dedicate hours of their broadcasting to cover Donald Trump’s impeachment hearing when they already know that it’s going to end with the process being shot down  in the Senate…

Prisons Can Make People Crazy, Too   BY CLARENCE BARR, II   P.T.S.D. (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) is real. But what a lot of people don’t know about the debilitating condition, that is typically associated with soldiers who’ve seen the horrors of military conflict, is that it also affects another population of individuals just as…

Time To Change The Game   BY CLARENCE BARR, II   I love college football. But, as much as I enjoy watching the games, it’s hard for me to get past the optics whenever I tune in to a broadcast. When cameras pan the stands and I catch sight of the tens of thousands of…

Boy Babies Are Wrapped In Blue   BY CLARENCE BARR, II   Straight men don’t wear eye shadow. They don’t use lipstick, lip gloss, blush their cheeks or glitter their skin. I never thought that these things needed clarifying, but, unfortunately, there are people out there who are working very hard to convince the masses…

One More Banana In Our Tail Pipes   BY CLARENCE BARR, II   It never ceases to amaze me how quickly people tend to forget. Just a few months ago a majority of Blacks across the country had written rapper Kanye West off as a sellout following his infamous comments on TMZ, in which he…

Time For Robo-Cop   BY CLARENCE BARR, II   It isn’t easy being Black in America. With the level of risk that comes with us engaging in what should be normal day-to-day activities, it’s a miracle that a significant number of us are still around. With driving while Black, walking down the street while Black,…