Florida Sentinel Bulletin

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Rick Scott again revised his stance Friday on the jobs promise he made during last year’s campaign in a written statement titled in part, “Setting the Record Straight.” The Republican governor recently has been insisting he never said during the campaign that the 700,000 new jobs he promised over seven years […]

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The jobs crisis isn’t getting worse. But it isn’t getting much better, either. The economy added just enough jobs last month to ease fears of a new recession. But hiring is still too weak to bring down unemployment, which has been stuck at about 9 percent for more than two years. The nation added 103,000 […]

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NEW YORK — A civil rights scholar who became the first tenured Black professor at Harvard Law School has died. Derrick Bell was 80. Bell’s wife, Janet Dewart Bell, says he died Wednesday night of carcinoid cancer at a New York City hospital. He’d taught at New York University’s law school since 1990. Bell was […]

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Students at Michigan State University were recently greeted by a racist sign that read “No N*ggers Please” posted on their campus. The sign is just one of many acts of racism that’s taken place this year at the State school and was addressed at a town hall meeting. “The incident that really jump-started this movement […]

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SAN JOSE, CALIF. – A disgruntled worker killed by police after he allegedly opened fire on colleagues felt mistreated on the job and angry about a recent suspension, according to friends and acquaintances. Authorities say Shareef Allman, 47, gunned down his co-workers during a routine safety meeting the Plant near Cupertino on Wednesday. Three people […]

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This week’s Beauty Unlimited light shines directly on Sandra. With exceptional beauty and class, Sandra enjoys being the center of attention, and also enjoys spending time with her friends. When it’s time to get serious Sandra is more than capable, and aspires to be an entrepreneur in the near future. Sandra loves posing for the […]

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Ms. Bernice Jackson-Frazier said her granddaughter, Shenika Davis, was a sweet girl and always helped her out. “We sat together a lot and she’d help me clean up. We were together Tuesday evening, and she stayed until I went to bed.” That was the last time Ms. Jackson-Frazier saw her granddaughter. According to Tampa Police, […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor For several months, members of City Council have been grappling with the issue of panhandling. However, on Thursday, during their regular meeting, a new ordinance passed its first hurdle with a 6-1 vote. Two weeks ago, Council members were unable to pass the ordinance because of a 3-3 […]

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BY TAMECA JOHNSON Freelance Writer 30 days. That’s the goal set by those working to return R&B and community talk show programming to the Tampa area.  The group overseeing the mission is hustling around the clock to make it happen. The Tampa Organization of Black Affairs has spent the past month facilitating talks with potential […]

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