Florida Sentinel Bulletin

It appears that billionaire Oprah Winfrey has a sense of humor as large as her bank account. After actor Terrence Howard turned heads earlier this month mentioning Winfrey’s bosom while filming a love scene, the media mogul responded to Howard’s comments in an interview with Steve Harvey. Last week, in an interview with Movie Fanatic […]

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Once again, our Spotlight is a young lady back by popular demand. Helena is standing in the Spotlight because the readers just can’t get enough of seeing her. This young lady enjoys scrapbooking, modeling, and collecting Betty Boop memorabilia. She is concentrating on her modeling career now, but that is just the beginning of her […]

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Rapper Tone Loc didn’t want to be hospitalized after collapsing on stage during a weekend performance in Iowa. It wasn’t the rapper’s first time collapsing on stage; Tone Loc had a seizure and collapsed during a 2009 concert in Pensacola, Fla. Loc, whose real name is Anthony T. Smith, collapsed after finishing a song during a Saturday […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor For decades, there has been a rivalry between two historically Black institutions of higher learning. The rivalry has pitted family members and friends against each other when the two schools meet in competition. However, recently, the two institutions, Bethune-Cookman University, Hillsborough County Alumni Chapter and Florida A & […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor On Tuesday, during the regular meeting of the East Tampa Community Revitalization Partnership, (ETCRP), an announcement was made that a national chain was interested in building a store in East Tampa drew criticism from some of those attending the meeting. Wal-Mart is currently looking at building a super […]

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BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer Elijah Dukes said when he was a teenager, and his father went to prison, that was the beginning of a series of bad decisions and displaced anger that cost him a career as a Major League ball player. “Everyone knows about the problems I’ve had, and I know […]

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Tampa Police are investigating a shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning in West Tampa. Police said Keion Joyner, 16, was standing on the sidewalk on the corner of Main Street and Oregon when he noticed a vehicle turn onto Main Street from Oregon. Joyner told police he heard someone say something about the vehicle and […]

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers spent the No. 7 pick in last April’s draft on safety Mark Barron. Wednesday, they found him some help in the secondary, agreeing to a five-year deal with former 49er Dashon Goldson. The Buccaneers headed into free agency with upwards of $30 million available under the cap, coupled with a need […]

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With their 96-92 defeat to Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers lost more than just a costly game in their desperate attempt to salvage a postseason berth. They also lost the one player capable of not just leading them to the playoffs, but also causing havoc when they get there. Lakers star […]

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