Florida Sentinel Bulletin

BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor On Friday afternoon, Ms. Lashaun Kinlock began preparing dinner for her four children. She left her apartment at 1502 W. Union Street, to get her children and returned to find her home ablaze. Ms. Kinlock, 30, the mother of two sons and two daughters, said she had gone […]

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The Tampa Organization of Black Affairs (TOBA) will be facilitating a meeting with individuals who sent letters of interest in investing in purchasing WTMP. The minimum investment per individual or group is $25,000.00. Since the recent change in the WTMP program format and staffing, TOBA’s Economic Development Committee (chaired by TOBA Board Member, Jetie B. […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor State Seeks Death Penalty In Police Officer Killing The Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office is seeking the death penalty in the murder trial of a Tampa Police officer. This is the second death penalty case underway this week. For more than 800 days, Humberto Delgado, Jr., 36, has […]

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The NBA will play a shortened season — if it plays at all — after labor negotiations broke down for the second time in a week. NBA Commissioner David Stern canceled all November games on Friday, the 120th day of the lockout. “It’s not practical, possible or prudent to have a full season now,” said […]

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This week’s issue of Sports Illustrated contains a profile of former Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell, the top pick of the 2007 draft and arguably the biggest Round 1 bust in NFL history. Yet according to Russell, he was dealing with matters the public was unaware of while masking his issues with former Oakland coach Tom […]

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LAS VEGAS — A judge has found boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. not guilty on misdemeanor charges accusing him of threatening two homeowner association security guards outside his Las Vegas home. Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Diana Sullivan said Wednesday that she was not convinced the guards feared for their safety in the October 2010 […]

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PHILADELPHIA — Julius Erving has denied an upcoming auction of his personal basketball memorabilia collection is tied to a lawsuit filed against him by a Georgia bank. Known on the hardwood as Dr. J, Erving said on Wednesday he’s never been a “hoarder or collector,” and plans to donate a portion of the auction proceeds […]

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Businessman extraordinaire Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has taken to the Internet to promote his latest venture, Street King energy shots. In a web video currently going viral (amassing over 80,000 views in less than four days), 50 chooses a somewhat unlikely celebrity to star — Mike Tyson. In the nearly 2 minute video, viewers see […]

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Adele’s voice has given her the biggest success this year — and the most trouble. The singer will have throat surgery and has now canceled all tour dates and promotional appearances for the year. Columbia Records announced that the Rolling in the Deep  singer will have surgery “to alleviate the current issues with her throat.” A […]

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