Florida Sentinel Bulletin

The King Of Pop, Michael Jackson’s birthday was Monday, August 29th. And although he’s no longer with us, we still have the next best thing – Chris Brown. So, don’t miss your chance to attend the Chris Brown Concert in Tampa, on October 7th, 2011! The show will take place at 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre At The […]

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While many people were canceling trips to Washington, D.C. this weekend, Verrett Poole-Strickland braved her journey eastward because she wasn’t going to miss “one of the most memorable moments in history”. The threat of the violent Hurricane Irene was very real for cities up and down the East Coast. Still, many African-Americans came from all […]

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Last Thursday, Ms. Beverly Harvin, a veteran Tampa Police Department employee, was arrested and charged with disclosing confidential information. She was released after posting a $2,000 bond. A second employee, identified as Ms. Priscilla Phillips, 57, has also been implicated in the offense. Ms. Harvin and Ms. Phillips have both been suspected without pay, pending […]

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A man accused of organizing a series of violent armed robberies in South Florida was sentenced to nine life sentences Friday, a Palm Beach County judge ruled. James Herard, 22, was convicted of attempted murder and a slew of other charges for the string of robberies in 2008. During a robbery at a Dunkin’ Donuts […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor On Saturday, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn launched a program that will serve to clean up neighborhoods with the assistance of individuals ordered to complete community service hours. Known as Operation WIN, the program kicked off Saturday in Southeast Seminole Heights. Mayor Buckhorn said this is the first time […]

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OAKLAND, CA — The former leader of an California community group will spend the rest of his life in prison for ordering the killings of three men, including a local journalist. An Alameda County judge sentenced 25-year-old Yusuf Bey IV to life in prison without possibility of parole Friday. Prosecutors say Bey ordered workers at […]

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ST. LOUIS, MO — A woman was charged today with statutory rape, child molestation and sodomy after she was accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy in her neighborhood. Levetrea Dione Atkins, 36, of the 5700 block of Theodore Avenue in St. Louis us facing some major jail time after having sexual relations with a […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Last month, Patrick Donahoe, Postmaster General for the U. S. Postal Service, announced possible closures of more than 3,700 post offices in the country. Among those on the list for study was the Produce Station at 2810 E. Hillsborough Avenue. It is the only post office in Hillsborough […]

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Bishop Eddie Long has issued a statement on reports that two of his accusers are releasing a tell-all book. As previously reported, the embattled pastor is set to be the subject of a no holds barred book at the hands of Jamal Parris and Spencer LeGrande, two of the five men in total who accused […]

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