Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Tiger Woods took the high road in making his first public comments about his former caddie, Steve Williams. “Stevie’s certainly not a racist, there’s no doubt about that,” Woods said in a packed press conference. “It was a comment that definitely shouldn’t have been made, and he certainly regrets that comment.” Woods said he and […]

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LINDEN, N.J. — Santonio Holmes overcame sickle cell to become a Super Bowl MVP and one of the NFL’s best wide receivers. Watching his young son, Santonio III, suffer with the disease has the New York Jets receiver determined to try to help find a cure. Holmes raised nearly $34,000 for Sickle Cell Anemia research […]

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It’s going to be chilly this weekend, so make sure you cuddle up with this week’s Spotlight feature, Jamila, This week’s feature says Samuel Jackson is her favorite star, and her hobbies are running, traveling, and making jewelry. In the future, Jamila wants to have a chain of hair and makeup salons and boutiques. Her […]

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On Sunday in the 3900 block of East Ellicott Street, a 16-year-old teenager was shot at least twice and later died at a local hospital. Tampa Police said Jamarie Lavon Hodges was shot across the street from his house. According to his family, Jamarie was inside his home with his brother, Jaylen, when he heard […]

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BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor Residents of several public housing developments have filed suit against the Tampa Housing Authority and its CEO/President, Jerome Ryans, City of Tampa and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida Tampa Division. The case was filed on Friday, November 4, […]

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In recent months, the Tampa Organization of Black Affairs (TOBA) has been facilitating a process to identify potential investors in reviving a radio station format to take the place of the WTMP format that, until recently, was broadcast in the Tampa Bay Area market for decades. Last week TOBA’s Economic Development Committee, Chaired by Board […]

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Tampa Police arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with the death of a police officer’s son. The shooting occurred after a robbery. According to police, Hipolito Padilla, III, 25, was standing in the drive-through at the Salem Gyro Restaurant, 1611 N. Nebraska Avenue, at approximately 3:45 a.m., Friday. Padilla was talking to two young women […]

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Two Penn State university officials who are accused of misleading a grand jury in its investigation into child sexual abuse allegations against a former assistant coach have stepped down, the university said early Monday morning. Penn State Athletic Director Timothy Curley, 57, and Gary Schultz, 62, the university’s senior vice president for finance and business, […]

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THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Republican presidential contender Herman Cain on Saturday vowed to answer no more questions about decade-old sexual harassment allegations and blamed journalists for the claims that have dogged his campaign. Growing agitated with reporters after a one-on-one debate with rival Newt Gingrich, the former business executive suggested the reporters who asked questions […]

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