Florida Sentinel Bulletin

If you haven’t heard Alicia Keys live in concert, listen up. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of her Grammy-winning debut album, ‘Songs in A Minor,‘ Keys brought down the house in an exclusive acoustic solo concert for AOL Music, called ‘Piano & I.’ On a candlelit stage at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, […]

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Kanye West is nothing if not consistent. As the sole hip-hop headliner at this year’s Essence Music Festival Saturday (July 2) night, the Chicago MC did not disappoint, offering up a visual feast complete with pyrotechnics, nearly two dozen dancers and elaborate lighting. Broken up into three acts, the Louis Vuitton Don ran through more […]

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After ‘planking’ seemed to have swept over Hollywood faster than you can say ‘Kabbalah,’ there’s one lonely adversary who’s standing up against those that are laying down. Rapper Xzibit took to Twitter to express his extreme disapproval of the trend. “Planking is THE dumbest sh-t ever,” Xzibit tweeted (via TMZ). “#Planking was a way to […]

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Comedian Chris Tucker is set for an 18 date national stand-up comedy tour. The ‘Rush Hour’ and ‘Friday’ star will begin the tour July 19th in Long Beach, CA, and continue until November 26th, ending in Oakland, CA. Tickets go on sale beginning July 15th at 10:00 am at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com. Early in his […]

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Say it isn’t so! Waka Flocka Flame says he wants to retire from the rap game after 2011. Apparently, the Brick Squad soldier is fed up with the industry fakeness and the stress that comes along with being one of the top rhyme-spitters in hip-hop. “This game 2 fake I [quit] rap after this year,” […]

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WASHINGTON, DC – “With much generous support from the Mayor and Council of the District of Columbia and hard work by the staff and volunteers, it is finally finished, a great new 5,000 sq. ft. African American Civil War Museum at 1925 Vermont Avenue, N.W in Washington, DC.” said Dr. Frank Smith, Founder/Director. 2011 ushered […]

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WASHINGTON — Ikenna Njoku of Auburn, WA tried to deposit a check for $8,463.21 at Chase Bank, and ended up spending five days in jail instead of getting his money. Even though the check was issued by Chase and had his correct name and address on it, the institution regarded Njoku as suspicious. Refusing to […]

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DETROIT — Police say a 3-year-old girl has been fatally shot by a stray bullet in Detroit following an apparent dispute between neighbors. Police say the girl was shot about 9:40 p.m. Sunday while inside a home. Police say the gunfire came from outside. A bullet went through a wall of the home before striking […]

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BALTIMORE — Growing up black in the segregated 1960s, Deborah Goldring slept two to a bed, got evicted from apartment after apartment, and watched her stepfather climb utility poles to turn their disconnected lights back on. Yet Goldring pulled herself out of poverty and earned a middle-class life — until the Great Recession. First, Goldring’s […]

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