Florida Sentinel Bulletin

BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor Elder Roland H. Oliver, Sr. passed away Friday, March 2, 2012, at Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 53 years old. Rev. Oliver was the pastor of St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Palmetto. According to close family members, Elder Oliver preached harder […]

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BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor Michelle Shelley-Moseley is the new face at the Tampa Museum of Art in downtown Tampa. She’s the Museum Educator in the Programming Department. That title entails developing exhibition-related educational materials for the public, teachers, students and the everyday audience. This position also includes working with various community groups on art […]

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Five Tampa residents were given sentences that ranged from 17 years to 32 years in federal prison. They were convicted of a string of armed robberies that spanned four counties. Judge Virginia Covington sentenced Daisy Louise Thomas, 32, to 17 years in prison. She was convicted during a jury trial on November 17, 2011. Antoine […]

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President Barack Obama was in New York on Thursday evening on a whirlwind fundraising tour. In a mere seven hours, the leader of the free world was able to amass $5 million in campaign contributions garnered from Gotham’s well-heeled citizens. The headlining event of the night was a $35,000 per plate fête held at ABC […]

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OKLAHOMA CITY — About 20 liberal demonstrators tried to shout down Rick Santorum while he delivered his stump speech on the steps of the state capitol building Sunday, yelling “racist” and “fascist” at the Republican presidential candidate. The anti-Santorum faction began chanting “Get your hate out of our state” when the candidate started his address. […]

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WASHINGTON — Radio host Rush Limbaugh has apologized to a Georgetown University law student for calling her insulting names. He had come under intense criticism from womens’ groups, politicians from both political parties and some of the advertisers on his talk show. Limbaugh said Saturday on his website that he had chosen the wrong words […]

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Mike Epps’ 18-year-old daughter Bria claims her father threatened her with psychical abuse. The dispute started because she had disclosed to the public a family matter that Epps wanted to keep private. The actor/ comedian then proceeded to threaten her physical well being. Hip Hop Wired reports that representatives of Mike Epps say that the […]

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The Jeffersons was the longest running sitcom with a predominately African-American cast in the history of American television. Actor Sherman Hemsley memorably played the role of patriarch George Jefferson on the show; now he is being honored by being offered a spot in the Television Academy Hall of Fame. Color Lines reports: On Thursday, Actor […]

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LOS ANGELES – R&B singer Chris Brown will release his fifth studio album titled “Fortune” in May, record label RCA said on Thursday, following on from Brown’s recent Grammy comeback performance and award win. “I hope this album shows growth and positivity to all my fans and will inspire them to live life to the […]

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