Florida Sentinel Bulletin

ATLANTA— Kile Glover, the stepson of the Grammy award-winning pop star Usher, has died two weeks after the child was critically injured in a boating accident. Willie A. Watkins funeral home in Atlanta confirmed Saturday it was handling funeral arrangements for 11-year-old Kile. Glover was a son of Usher’s ex-wife Tameka Foster. It is reported […]

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LOS ANGELES — Authorities said Sunday they believe Katherine Jackson, the mother of Michael Jackson and the guardian of the pop legend’s three minor children, is safe in Arizona with family members after she was reported missing. The disclosure came after another concerned family member officially reported her missing Saturday night amid a dispute over […]

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LOS ANGELES – The release of Warner Bros.’ movie “The Dark Knight Rises” brings to an end one of Hollywood’s most enduring franchises, as the studio searches to find a new one capable of matching Batman’s box office success. The Time Warner-owned studio has been Hollywood’s King of Franchises for years. Over the last decade […]

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Almost a week before their wedding, The Game and his longtime girlfriend, Tiffany Cambridge, has suddenly called off the ceremony. Nine months after the elaborate proposal that was filmed at the elementary school where she worked, the west-coast rapper takes full responsibility for the cancellation, claiming it was all his fault. The two were set […]

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Rap pioneer and Brooklyn native Ms. Melodie, member of Boogie Down Productions, has died at 43. Born Ramona Scott, she was once married to iconic hip-hop artist KRS-One. The cause of her death is currently unknown. Ms. Melodie hit the rap scene in the late 80s as part of a rap collective that was known […]

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 Desiree decided to make another appearance as our Beauty Unlimited feature, and only because she could no longer say no to demands to see her again. Desiree is a woman who handles life on her own terms, and never settles for less than what she deserves. She is very much a woman seeking a career, […]

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Earlier this week, the federal government indicted a 46-year-old Tampa man on seventeen counts of filing false tax returns. The false returns totaled $704,676. Koffi M. Gbikpi was arrested on Tuesday. According to the indictment, he prepared and filed the tax returns in the names of several individuals between February and November of 2009. Gbikpi […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor James C. Preston, Jr., Prosecutor for the U. S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, announced on Thursday morning that he plans to retry Ms. Cortnee Brantley. Her first trial ended with a deadlocked jury on Wednesday. Prosecutor Preston said in a press release, “Pursuant to this Court’s […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Tuesday would have been the 19th birthday of Iesha Washington (pictured). Although the young woman was killed last summer, her mother decided to hold a “Stop The Violence” Movement in her honor. Ms. Vanetta Scott said her pastor, Rev. Michael B. Price, of St. James AME Church allowed […]

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