Florida Sentinel Bulletin

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — A bustier worn on stage by Whitney Houston fetched $18,750 at an auction Saturday in Beverly Hills of memorabilia from the late pop star’s career. The sale of 13 items brought in a total of $80,187 from bidders in the gallery, on the phone and online, according to celebrity auctioneer Darren […]

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NEWARK, NJ  — Cissy Houston says in her first interview since daughter Whitney’s death that she’s “very proud” of her and did the best she could raising her. Cissy Houston says her daughter “accomplished a whole lot in the short time that she had here” and “was a very wonderful person.” She says she doesn’t […]

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Famed R&B group Earth, Wind & Fire’s founding member Maurice White has been accused of neglecting to pay Charles Stepney, who produced some of his greatest hits. The only problem is that Stepney has been deceased for 36 years, so his children are suing White for royalties they claim their dad never received. Stepney was […]

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SANFORD, Fla.  — An elderly couple who reported being forced to leave their Florida home when a Twitter posting that Spike Lee helped spread listed their address as that of the man who shot an unarmed teen has settled with the director. The couple’s attorney, Matt Morgan, announced the settlement Thursday. Morgan says Lee called […]

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A sequel to the hit 1988 comedy ‘Twins’ is currently in development, and Eddie Murphy may be joining original stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito in the cast. It has been confirmed that production for the film has already begun, and that the sequel will be entitled Triplets. The original film grossed $216 million worldwide. […]

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Three young men were taken into custody last weekend after a drug buy. Each of the men are being held on more than $100,000 bond. According to the Tampa Police Department, ROC Squad 334 set up a drug buy with the men. The incident took place at 5050 E. 10th Avenue, around 9:30 p.m., Friday. […]

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At 6 a. m. Friday morning, Tampa Fire Rescue and Tampa Police received fire call at 3613 East Diana Street. When they arrived, the house was engulfed in flames. Firefighters forced entry into the home, and pulled two young children to safety. Both were transported to Tampa General Hospital and reported to be in critical […]

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Early Saturday morning, a 21-year-old man was shot several times during an attempted robbery. The robbery took place at the intersection of Harney Road and N. 56th Street. According to police, Jarret Michael Eitson and two friends were leaving a nearby club shortly after midnight. As the three walked to their vehicle parked on the […]

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BY TAMECA JOHNSON Freelance Writer If at first you don’t succeed, keep trying.  That’s the mindset of members of Tampa Organization of Black Affairs as they continue efforts to help the community find ways to restore classic R&B and community talk show programming to Bay area air waves. Their mission has been ongoing since this […]

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