Florida Sentinel Bulletin

This week’s Spotlight feature is the lovely Libra, Nanna. This young lady says her favorite stars are Denzel Washington and Robin Givens, because she’s been told they look alike. Her hobbies are cooking healthy meals, or just anything to do with the kitchen. In the future, Nanna wants to spend more time with her family […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor On Saturday night, after several hours of deliberation, an all-white jury acquitted George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman shot the unarmed teenager on February 26, 2012, in the small town of Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman was arrested three weeks after the shooting and charged with second-degree […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor On Monday (today) at 7 p. m., family members and members of the community will hold a candlelight vigil at the Family Dollar Store, 4900 N. 40th Street. The vigil is being held to remember Mr. Horsley J. R. Shorter, Jr., one of the store managers who was […]

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BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer On Tuesday, the East Tampa Community Revitalization Partnership group held their monthly meeting at the Ragan Park Center on Lake Avenue. Attending the meeting were a group of senior citizens, led by Mrs. Betty Bell, President of the Highland Pines Neighborhood Association and Crime Watch. Representing the seniors, […]

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Last Thursday, a federal jury found a Tampa bail bondsman guilty of several charges. His sentencing hearing is planned for October 8, 2013. Freddie Wilson, 39, owner of Against All Odds Bail Bonds, (AAO), 5006 E. Broadway, Suite #7, was charged with engaging in the theft of government funds and willfully obstructing a criminal investigation. […]

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President Barack Obama released a statement Sunday on the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, urging Americans to honor the slain teenager by acting to curb gun violence. Read Obama’s full statement: “The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but […]

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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department says it is looking into the shooting death of Trayvon Martin to determine whether federal prosecutors should file criminal civil rights charges now that George Zimmerman has been acquitted in the state case. The department opened an investigation into Martin’s death last year but stepped aside to allow the state […]

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A Queens high school principal has drawn the ire of community members after  allegedly making racially charged remarks about several employees. Parents and teachers protested outside the New York City Department of Education last Monday, demanding authorities immediately investigate the situation. In addition, a Change.org petition calling for the termination of the principal has garnered […]

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Beyonce called in a concert for a moment of silence for Trayvon Martin, rapper, Young Jeezy released a song in Martin’s memory and Russell Simmons called for peace after George Zimmerman was acquitted by a Florida jury in the death of the teenager. There was a wide range of reactions by celebrities after jurors cleared […]

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