Florida Sentinel Bulletin

A Vote Against Ignorance   BY CLARENCE BARR, II          Ron DeSantis can’t win the upcoming governor’s election. After his racist “The last thing we need to do is monkey this up” comment, not-so-subtly aimed at Andrew Gillum the first Black man nominated by a major party to run for the office of Governor, it…

Maybe The FEDS Should Use Commercials?   BY CLARENCE BARR, II   Years ago when Florida’s 10-20-life law went into effect I remember the state placing Billboards on every major roadway explaining exactly what it meant. The message was simple. 10 years mandatory for committing a crime with a gun, 20 years if the gun…

A Mother’s Burden   BY CLARENCE BARR, II   When I was 13 years old my parents decided that they no longer wanted to be married to each other. And, as is typically the case in those types of situations, my mother ended up with sole custody. At the time, mom was still a young…

Tears On A Rosary   BY CLARENCE BARR, II   I have a question. Is there something about the Catholic priesthood that turns men into pedophiles or do pedophiles become priests because getting away with molesting children is a perk of the profession? I know this is a controversial suggestion to make. But, I believe…

This Is America   BY CLARENCE BARR, II   I have a question. When exactly did the idea of white men using the word n—– to refer to Black people become so shocking? Last month, Papa John’s Pizza founder John Schnatter lost his position as chairman of his company after a recording surfaced of him using…

The Enemy Within BY CLARENCE BARR, II        Last weekend, director Spike Lee released his latest theatrical project entitled Black Klansman. It is a film inspired by actual events that took place during the 1970s when a Black cop, with the assistance of another white officer, infiltrated a chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado…

Trump’s Bitter Pill   BY CLARENCE BARR, II         If there’s one thing I give Donald Trump credit for it’s that he’s consistent when it comes to spewing his B.S. It doesn’t matter what’s going on in the world around him, trade wars, catastrophic wildfires, hundreds of detained immigrant children separated from their parents or…

They Keep Going Over The Edge   BY CLARENCE BARR, II   I think it’s safe to say that the Florida Mental hospital won’t be closing its doors anytime soon. In fact, at the rate we’re going, they may be forced to erect a new wing in order to accommodate its growing number of residents….

Can’t Give Up On Jameis   BY CLARENCE BARR, II   Recently there’s been a lot of discussion among NFL experts, on various sports television networks, who believe that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would be better off if they parted ways with their starting quarterback Jameis Winston. To them Jameis’ seeming inability to control his off-field…