Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Last Thursday evening (July 22), Kanye West’s live listening event for his forthcoming 10th studio album, Donda(the first name of his mother). While the event, which took place at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, had numerous highlights, the biggest came when Kanye performed a song that included a surprise guest spot from Jay-Z, sending the crowd—and the music world…

With the final season of Insecure completed, Issa Rae was able to focus on one of her most important and top-secret projects to date: her wedding. The 36-year-old writer, actress and producer shared the news on Monday (July 26) morning that she married longtime boyfriend and Senegalese businessman Louis Diame in the sarcastic way that only she can pull…

Atlanta, GA – For the first time in the history of the Harvard Debate Council, two Black girls from Atlanta have made history as the first Black female duo to win the annual summer debate competition at Harvard University. Each summer, the Harvard Debate Council, one of the oldest campus organizations at Harvard University, hosts a summer residential…

CNN commentator Van Jones received one of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ first ever Courage and Civility Awards. Bezos announced the award Tuesday (Jul 20) after his suborbital space journey. The world’s richest man donated $100 million each to Jones and celebrity chef Jose Andres. He said the recipients are free to do “whatever they want” with the money,CNN reports….

Questlove’s documentary Summer of Soul (Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is climbing up the box office ranks. According to Deadline, the project will have earned a cumulative $1.4 million rising to an estimated $1.47 million Monday (July 12) with a $375,000 second-week gross. A previous report found the film made a three-day cumulative amount of $650,000 over the Fourth…

Dr. Christian Emmanuel Sanon   MIAMI  – A doctor who lives in Florida has been arrested in connection to the deadly attack on Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Police said Dr. Christian Emmanuel Sanon was one of the masterminds. They said he arrived in Haiti last month on a private jet with “political motives.” Most of…

Zalia Avant-garde Last  Thursday evening, Zalia Avant-garde became the Scripps National Spelling Bee champ after knocking out the word “murraya,” which sounds nothing like it looks it should, and is a genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian trees. After locking down the win, Avant-garde danced and twirled on stage as she became the first Black champion of the Scripps…

Charlie Robinson   Viola Davis was among the stars to pay tribute to Charlie, writing on Twitter, “RIP Charlie Robinson. You were a wonderful actor.” Charlie recently appeared opposite “The Wire” actor Wendell Pierce in play “Some Old Black Man”, and the 57-year-old star admitted they had a “father and son” bond after quarantining together amid the coronavirus…

Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse. The assassination is likely to plunge the Caribbean nation into further turmoil. The president of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse, has been assassinated in his home by a group of armed men who also seriously injured his wife, according to a statement and comments made by the country’s interim prime minister. Speaking on a…