Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Earlier this month, local officials arrested several people in connection with a joint task force investigation into tax fraud. The arrests came about after it became known that people were using the names and social security numbers of living and dead to obtain income tax refunds from the federal government. “Operation Rainmaker,” as the roundup […]

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is moving at a historic pace to try to diversify the nation’s federal judiciary: Nearly three of every four people he’s gotten confirmed to the federal bench are women or minorities, the first president who hasn’t selected a majority of white males for lifetime judgeships. More than 70 percent of […]

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ATLANTA — The top court in the U.S. state of Georgia on Monday upheld the conviction and life sentence against a vegan couple over the death of their malnourished 6-week-old boy, who was fed a diet largely consisting of soy milk and apple juice. The Georgia Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling rejected appeals by Jade Sanders […]

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DETROIT — A former aide to ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has pleaded guilty to criminal charges and agreed to cooperate as federal prosecutors take his old boss to trial next year. Prosecutors say Derrick Miller admitted Monday that he accepted $115,000 from a real estate broker in connection with the lease or sale of city […]

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Educators and officials in Newark, New Jersey are optimistic about the city’s public schools progress since new superintendent Cami Anderson begun; and a year after Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg donated $100 million to the district. Already, three new alternative schools have been opened with the Facebook money. At the same time, teachers seem […]

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“Black Man” chocolate-flavored cookies shaped like a man with braids, a wide nose and big lips are being sold in Romania. The cookies, also available in Turkey and Albania, are the latest in a line of products that profit from racial stereotypes. Remember Obama Waffles, which were sold by a conservative political forum? And who […]

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Singer Kelis took to Twitter just minutes ago to air out her thoughts on being called a slave at a UK airport. Kelis was at a UK airport with her son when a  complete stranger called her a ‘slave‘ and ’disgusting Nigerian‘. Kelis revealed: Over 50 people said nothing. I mean literally nothing. Didn’t flinch. […]

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Authorities in suburban Atlanta say rapper Gucci Mane will serve six months in jail after pleading guilty to battery and other charges. DeKalb County Solicitor-General Sherry Boston said Tuesday that Mane, whose real name is Radric Delantic Davis, pleaded guilty to two counts of battery, two counts of reckless conduct and one count of disorderly […]

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Leo O’Brien, who played Richie Greene, the main character “Bruce” Leroy Greene’s younger brother in the movie Last Dragon, was shot three times in Harlem by a friend yesterday in an argument over a chair. O’Brien is currently an entrepreneur working in Harlem and has served eight years in jail for various offenses. Taimak Guariello […]

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