Florida Sentinel Bulletin

BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor Two groups that had their beginning in Central Park Village Public Housing Complex, will be the opening acts Friday night, December 23, 2011, when Gucci Mane appears in concert. Gucci Mane, who is set to perform at midnight, will be in concert at Vanity Ultra Lounge on West Waters Ave. […]

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A Tampa judge sentenced a 40-year-old woman to 3 years in state prison Thursday. She was charged with 3 counts of fraudulent use of personal information earlier this year. According to the State Attorney’s Office, Ms. Rachel Amones entered a plea of guilt and elected to serve a longer prison sentence to be followed without […]

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A judge has stayed Barry Bonds’ sentence of 30 days of house arrest and 2 years of probation pending an appeal. The 47-year-old Bonds was sentenced Friday following a federal conviction on obstruction of justice charges. Bonds was convicted in April of giving misleading testimony to a grand jury. The former Major League Baseball star […]

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Brick Squad MC Slim Duncan was murdered Friday night inside an Atlanta studio. According to investigators, the 24- year-old  rapper, whose real name was Mario Hamilton, was shooting a video at the studio when trouble arose. Police said they have questioned about eight people who were at the studio at the time of the shooting, […]

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LOS ANGELES — Police say the stolen 1985 Super Bowl ring of Chicago Bears wide receiver Willie Gault has been recovered from a downtown Los Angeles jewelry store. Los Angeles police said in a statement Saturday that Gault’s ring from the Bears’ victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX along with a […]

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Father-to-be rapper Jay-Z is planning to splash out on an armored vehicle to protect his unborn baby. His wife Beyonce Knowles is pregnant with the couple’s first child and Jay-Z, 42, is so determined to keep the child safe, he has asked Tom Cruise for advice on the safest mode of transport for the family. […]

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Blues singer Etta James, who has been suffering from chronic leukemia, is terminally ill, her doctor said. Dr. Elaine James, who is unrelated to the singer and has been living with her since March 2010, is now asking James’ fans to pray for her. Court documents show that James also suffers from dementia and kidney […]

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Just one month after his appearance on Dr. Drew’s Lifechangers, DMX is at it again, but this time he brought his wife with him. X and his wife, Tashera have been married for twelve years and have four children together, but have been separated for over a year. On December 8, 2011 the couple began […]

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The Deep South drama “The Help” cleaned up with four nominations Wednesday for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, among them honors for Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer. The adaptation of the best-selling novel also was nominated for best ensemble cast, along with the silent film “The Artist,” the wedding comedy “Bridesmaids,” the family […]

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