Florida Sentinel Bulletin

OAKLAND, CA — Mark Jackson’s leadership skills as a player more than outweighed his lack of coaching experience when it came time for the Golden State Warriors to hire their coach. The Warriors hired Jackson to replace Keith Smart on Monday, giving the former point guard and television analyst his first chance to be a […]

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BY  LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer In 1946 when Charles Thomas enlisted in the regular Army, he already had 6 years of experience having attended a military academy. In 1946, Mr. Thomas was a medic assigned to what was known at that time as the Triple Nickels, (555th Airborne) a Black-only paratrooper unit. “We […]

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Allen Iverson is covering the 150th issue of Slam Magazine and in it speaking on a number of topics including his time playing basketball in Turkey and his dreams of returning to the NBA. Iverson’s denied reports that he’s retiring, but did suffer a crippling leg injury that many thought would end his career. And […]

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The Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has launched the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation, a non profit set up to help homeless families in Los Angeles. Kobe held a press conference at My Friend’s Place, a non profit resource center that offers emergency services to about 1,600 families a year. During the press conference Kobe […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Currently, there are meetings underway to redefine the districts of the Hillsborough County Commission. Public meetings are being held to allow citizens to share their comments and concerns about the new boundaries. Commissioner Les Miller, Jr., who represents District 3, is calling on any citizens who are concerned […]

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Ja Rule is facing an additional three years in prison after pleading guilty to evading taxes on Tuesday. Ja Rule owes the IRS $1.1 Million in back taxes after years of filing incorrect information. Ja Rule was recently convicted on gun charges and is sentenced to 2 years in a New York prison. He turned […]

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Lupe Fiasco has never held his tongue when it comes to politics, but his latest words may surprise some. In a new interview, the rapper sounds off on President Obama and terrorism. “In my fight against terrorism, to me, the biggest terrorist is Obama in the United States of America,” the Chicago lyricist told CBS […]

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BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer Healing and Deliverance Temple II in association with MB Promotions will be presenting “Youth Blast 2011,” August 20, 2011 at the Fair Oaks Park on 34th Street and Caracas Avenue. The event will be held from 1 a. m. until 4 p. m. Healing And Deliverance Temple Pastor, […]

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has turned away the latest attempt by actor Wesley Snipes to get his conviction and prison sentence on tax charges overturned. The high court refused Monday to hear an appeal from Snipes, convicted in 2008 on three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file income tax returns. Snipes started a […]

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