Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Former star of hit ’90s sitcom “A Different World” Jasmine Guy claims that her ex-husband is a deadbeat dad who stopped paying her child support two years ago.  Since the debt has accumulated to nearly $40,000, Guy has filed court documents at a Los Angeles Superior Court. When Guy and her former husband, Terrence Mitchell […]

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After years of holding his tongue, Usher let it all hang out during his interview with Oprah Winfrey Sunday (Sept. 17). The music superstar answered many of the questions that have been swirling in the rumormill since his split from ex-wife, Tameka Raymond. The 33-year-old wed Tameka in 2008, despite opposition from fans and his […]

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Former Fugees leader and humanitarian Wyclef Jean has written a new autobiography that will blow the lid off his extramarital affair with former bandmate songstress Lauryn Hill. The book, ‘Purpose: An Immigrant’s Story,’ which is being released on Tuesday, dares to discuss the reason why his love and business relationship with Hill was brought to […]

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After officially accepting his party’s presidential nomination, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney was secretly recorded in a video secured by news magazine Mother Jones at a fund-raising event. While there, Romney talked with well-heeled campaign donors about voters who support President Barack Obama: “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the […]

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After a stand-off in the third-largest school district in the nation that had the Chicago Teachers Union in deep debate with Chicago Public Schools officials, the strike has ended. Union delegates voted Tuesday to suspend the nine-day strike, sending 26,000 teachers and 350,000 children back to school.

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This summer, 9-year-old Joshua Smith’s lemonade stand raised over $3,000 to help Detroit. Having learned that his city was in an economic crisis, Joshua decided to raise money to help clean up garbage and cut the grass in local parks. Last Friday, Kevin Cook, an executive from Playworld Systems in Pennsylvania, arrived in Detroit on […]

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WASHINGTON  — The Education Department is awarding $228 million in grants to historically black colleges and universities. The five-year grants will go to schools in 19 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Schools can use the money to expand their campuses, acquire science equipment, develop counseling programs and train faculty. […]

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This week as our Spotlight feature, we present to you the lovely Helena. This young woman says her favorite star is Beyonce, and her hobbies are scrapbooking, modeling, and collecting Betty Boop memorabilia. In the future, Helena said she wants to accomplish more within her career as a model. Her philosophy of life is: “Life […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor A Tampa teenager, wanted in connection with a murder at a local club, surrendered to police. The suspect had been identified and police had issued a warrant for his arrest. Bryan Jefferson, 18, was charged with second-degree murder. Police said Jefferson allegedly shot into the crowd during a […]

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