Florida Sentinel Bulletin

LOS ANGELES  — Albert Freeman Jr., the veteran actor who played Elijah Muhammad in Spike Lee’s epic film, “Malcolm X,” has died. He was 78. Howard University confirmed his death Friday night, but details weren’t immediately available. Freeman taught acting there for years and served as chairman and artistic director of its theater arts department. […]

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Jada Pinkett Smith continues to deny that her marriage to Will Smith is in turmoil. Her latest comments are to Essence magazine, which features her on the cover of its September 2012 issue. She insists she can’t even fathom divorce since her husband is “like another part of me.” Jada Pinkett Smith on the Essence […]

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DJ Khaled may be “the best,” but maybe not at paying his bills. Khaled owes his landlord over $50,000 in unpaid rent, and has yet to settle his debt, which means that an eviction is imminent. Last September, Khaled rented a Miami apartment from Misci LLC. The agreement was that he would make two payments […]

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It might be awhile before LeGarrette Blount or rookie Doug Martin is declared the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ starting tailback. Coach Greg Schiano doesn’t see any urgency on that front. Developing a running game is a top priority for the new head coach of a team that ran the ball fewer than 22 times per game […]

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As the Miami Dolphins took the field for practice Sunday, Chad Johnson was getting out of jail. Hours later, he was out of work. The Dolphins terminated the six-time Pro Bowl receiver’s contract about 24 hours after he was arrested in a domestic battery case involving his wife. Johnson was released from jail on $2,500 […]

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American Claressa Shields, a 17-year-old with a megawatt smile, won gold in the 75-kilogram competition with a show of raw strength and aggression against her older Russian rival, Nadezda Torlopova, 33. It was a win for youth and speed over strength and experience. Shields broke away from Torlopova in the second of four rounds by […]

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Gabby Douglas is really big in her hometown. Really big and painted on a wall. The gold-medal-winning gymnast has a giant mural painted in her honor in Virginia Beach. And she loves it. “WOW!!! This is amazing!! so honored,” Douglas tweeted Friday from the Olympics in London, where the 16-year-old won […]

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NEW YORK CITY, NY — New York Police Department officers shot 51-year-old Darrius Kennedy dead in the middle of Times Square Saturday afternoon after he allegedly refused  to put down a large knife he was reportedly wielding at officers and tourists. A reported 12 shots were fired at Kennedy after he allegedly advanced towards officers […]

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JONESBORO, ARK. — Two weeks after a handcuffed 21-year-old Mississippi man mysteriously died from a gunshot wound in the head while in the back of a police car in Jonesboro, Ark., local police are standing by their theory that it was the victim who pulled the trigger. Chavis Carter and two other men were pulled […]

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