Florida Sentinel Bulletin

TRENTON, N.J. — The bodies of a woman and her 13-year-old son were found after a dayslong standoff, and her boyfriend was killed as officers stormed the home to rescue three other children he had been holding captive, authorities said Sunday. Police officers initially went to the South Trenton home Friday afternoon after a relative […]

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MEXICO – Malcolm Shabazz, the 27-year-old grandson of the late Malcolm X, is dead, as confirmed by the U.S. embassy. According to the paper, Shabazz was killed in Mexico, and died in the early morning hours last Thursday, “from injuries sustained after he was thrown off a building or shot as he was being robbed […]

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WASHINGTON  — Making history, America’s Blacks voted at higher rates than whites in 2012, lifting Democrat Barack Obama to victory amid voter apathy, particularly among young people, new census data show. Despite increasing population, the number of white voters declined for the first time since 1996. Blacks were the only race or ethnic group to […]

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Nothing is more special for our Beauty Unlimited feature than to be drop-dead attractive, and have a unique name as well. This week’s feature, Xiomara, has both, and as you can see, she will be in demand to repeat. Xiomara has a rare quality of being able to get attention, no matter where she goes. […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor A former high school standout athlete died on Tuesday, following a long illness. He was 59 years old. According to his son, Anddrikk Frazier, Andrew Frazier, Jr., died on Tuesday, amid family members. He began having health issues in 2001. Frazier was diagnosed with A.L.S., (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor When Beautiful Manradge answered the telephone Wednesday morning, she had no idea that she would be going to the Yolanda Adams Mother’s Day Concert, compliments of her daughter, Zanalyiah Hutchinson. When asked if she knew her daughter had entered the contest, she said, ‘No.’ Ms. Manradge started screaming […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor On Thursday morning, Attorney Grady Irvin filed a motion to obtain a bond hearing for a Tampa mother. The mother is being held on a $100,000 bond in the death of her infant son. In the motion, Attorney Irvin, who is representing Ms. Sierra McMillan, hopes to have […]

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Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies reported that on Tuesday evening, 3-year-old Jadarrius Speights was killed when he accidently shot himself with a handgun. Detectives said Jeffrey Walker, 29, was sharing a bedroom with the child, and the handgun was in a backpack. Walker left the room, and Jadarrius started going through the back pack. When he […]

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida A&M University announced Tuesday it is hiring a new director for its famous Marching 100 band, a major step to eventually relaunching the band that was sidelined by a 2011 hazing scandal. Sylvester Young (pictured), a FAMU alumnus and one-time director of the Ohio University marching band, is coming out of […]

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