Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Eric Sermon is the latest rapper to endure health problems after suffering a heart attack. News of Sermon’s health scare broke on Twitter when his close friend, DJ Scratch wrote, “Erick Sermon had a heart attack today. He’s ok, but still send your prayers. He is not on Twitter.” Sermon, 42, is one half of […]

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LOS ANGELES – It’s another boy for Nia Long. A representative for the 41-year-old actress says Long gave birth last Monday to son, Kez Sunday Udoka. Kez is the first child for Long and Ime Udoka. Long has a 10-year-old son, Massai, from a previous relationship. Long’s credits include the films “Soul Food,” “Love Jones” […]

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Gayle King, the OWN host and BFF of Oprah Winfrey, may soon be taking her TV hosting duties to new heights. Early reports are saying that King, along with Charlie Rose, will be joining CBS’s The Early Show as co-hosts. The morning news show, which has forever trailed NBC’s Today and ABC’s Good Morning America […]

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Diddy’s Bad Boy Records and media conglomerate Viacom have agreed to fork over $7.5 million dollars to settle a lawsuit over the MTV series “Making The Band”. A bankruptcy judge awarded the hefty sum to the bankruptcy trustee of Trans Continental Television Productions founded by Lou Pearlman. Pearlman starred, in the inaugural season of Making […]

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SAN DIEGO –  The widow of Medgar Evers broke a bottle of champagne against the hull of a new Navy ship that has been named in honor of the slain civil rights leader. Myrlie Evers was among a thousand people who attended the christening of the USNS Medgar Evers in San Diego on Saturday. The […]

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MARYLAND — A Black waitress in Maryland is making headlines after filing several complaints claiming that she was only allowed to serve Black patrons at a local Applebees. Courtney Haywood, 27, of Towson, Maryland, filed a discrimination lawsuit against the restaurant after being fired earlier this year. Haywood, a single mother and Towson University student, […]

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A Ugandan man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the killing of a gay rights activist in Ugandan. A high court judge on Thursday handed down the sentence to 22-year-old Sidney Nsubuga Enoch, who admitted that he bludgeoned David Kato to death with a hammer in January. Kato’s slaying came only months […]

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A New York City police detective has been found guilty of official misconduct after it was concluded that he planted crack cocaine on an unsuspecting couple in 2007. Detective Jason Arbeeny, a 14-year police veteran, was found guilty by Brooklyn State Supreme Court Justice Gustin Reichbach of falsifying business records, submitting a false instrument for […]

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The state of Texas has decided not to allow drivers to order special edition license plates featuring the confederate flag. A board at the Department of Motor Vehicles voted against the proposed plates Thursday. The board was appointed by Rick Perry, who’s vying for the GOP’s Presidential nomination and recently said about the plates, “We […]

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