Florida Sentinel Bulletin

NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana appeals court has upheld the murder conviction and life sentence for rapper C-Murder. C-Murder, whose real name is Corey Miller, was convicted of shooting a teenager to death in 2002. A three-judge panel from the state’s 5th Circuit Court of Appeal on Wednesday rejected Miller’s argument that he didn’t get […]

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HONOLULU  — With an eye on the 2012 campaign, President Barack Obama is wrapping up a Hawaiian vacation and planning to jump back into his re-election campaign. The president left Monday evening after a 10-day vacation. He arrived in Washington on Tuesday morning, just hours before Republican presidential candidates squared off in the Iowa caucuses, […]

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On the first day of the New Year, Indiana will receive its first ever African-American woman mayor. Karen Freeman-Wilson, 51, was sworn in on December 31st to lead one of the nation’s most depressed cities from the grip of stagnation towards genuine progress: Gary, Indiana. It’s a tough job, but as a native of the […]

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GOP Presidential candidate, Rick Santorum spoke to Republicans in Iowa before the Iowa caucuses. Santorum told his audience that he would eliminate welfare. Santorum told the GOP crowd, ”I don’t want to make Black people’s lives better by giving them other people’s money, I want to give them the opportunity to go out and earn […]

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SAN FRANCISCO — A black Navy veteran credited with saving the lives of some of his shipmates during a World War II battle will be getting a long-awaited medal for his heroism, a Northern California congresswoman said. Carl Clark, 95, will be awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with the Combat Distinguished Device […]

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Canada’s Vancouver Eastside, where drug dealing, prostitution, and homelessness reign supreme, is known as Vancouver’s “square mile of vice.” This area also houses the city’s sole residential black community, and 70 percent of its residents are aboriginal.  According to the UK’s Daily Mail, the dumping ground for the city’s problems has now become part of […]

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This week’s Spotlight feature is a new face, Tanairi. The 5’7” Taurus says her favorite star is Rihanna, and her hobbies are hanging out wither friends and family. In the future, Tanairi says she just wants to stay on top of her game. Her philosophy of life is: “There’s freedom in honesty. If you face […]

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A Tampa woman was held against her will for nearly a week. She was able to escape her captor, but not before she was tortured and scalped. Now, the Tampa Police Department is asking the public to help them locate 41-year-old Leon Washington, the man accused of committing the crimes. According to police, the woman […]

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Hip-hop legend Heavy D died from a blood clot in his leg that traveled to his lungs after a long flight from Europe, officials said Tuesday. The 44-year-old Rapper died of a deep pulmonary embolism last month, which may have been caused by the overseas flight, The Los Angeles County Coroner has reported. “Yes, (the […]

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