Florida Sentinel Bulletin

RENO, NEVADA — Jeffrey Blanck, a civil rights attorney in Reno, Nev., has become the first non-Black leader of the Reno-Sparks NAACP in the branch’s 66-year history, according to the group’s web page. Blanck will be replacing outgoing President Lonnie Feemster, who has just completed his last of four two-year terms at the organization. Blanck’s […]

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AURORA, Colo.  — SWAT officers who stormed a Colorado home where a gunman had holed up found a horrific scene – four dead bodies including that of the gunman. Police said the armed man fired shots at officers Saturday from a second-story window before officers killed him. Once inside, they found the bodies of three […]

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JACKSON, MS — An explosive federal hate crime case in Mississippi from 2011 has sparked charges against a mob of young Whites who confessed to harassing and assaulting Blacks in the town of Jackson. On Thursday, a sixth member of the group pleaded guilty to charges of a conspiracy to commit a hate crime in […]

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin was named Friday as one of the five finalists for the 2012 NFL Pepsi Max Rookie of the Year award. In addition to Martin, who broke Bucs rookie records for rushing yards (1,454) and all-purpose yards (1,926) in a season, Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin, III, Colts quarterback Andrew […]

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Young quarterbacks have been the dominant storyline of the 2013 season. Of the 12 NFL playoff teams, six start quarterbacks that are either in their first or second year. The days of needing an established veteran at the quarterback position may be over. Of those five young starting quarterbacks, three are African-American. Rookies Robert Griffin, […]

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The weather may not be the best outside, but you can always sit back inside and admire this week’s Beauty Unlimited feature, Renata. The 5’9” Leo says her favorite star is the versatile Halle Berry, and her hobbies are reading, styling, doing make-up, and dancing. In the future, Renata wants to become an actress and […]

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BALTIMORE – Ray Lewis’ last ride now will take him to Denver. Anquan Boldin, Joe Flacco and a staunch Baltimore defense made sure of that Sunday. Boldin set a franchise record with 145 yards receiving, including the clinching touchdown in the Ravens’ 24-9 victory over Indianapolis in an AFC wild-card game. The win delays star […]

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Friday, ESPN columnist Jemele Hill revealed media members are not immune from criticism themselves. Hill posted a letter she received from ‘some guy’ after several appearances on “The Herd” with ESPN radio host Colin Cowherd last year. The letter is filled with racist language directed at Hill. In addition to her role as columnist for […]

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Look out world, there’s another Kardashian on the way. Kim Kardashian is pregnant with her first child, her rep confirmed. The 32-year-old’s boy-friend Kanye West announced the big news in a big way — right in the middle of his concert at Revel in Atlantic City on Dec. 30. The 35-year-old rapper told the crowd […]

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