Florida Sentinel Bulletin

2 Live Crew front man Luther Campbell made a valiant attempt to run for mayor of Miami-Dade County. He wasn’t actually heavily favored but he did end up in fourth place in a special election after 88 percent of voters chose to recall now-former Mayor Carlos Alvarez in mid-March. Campbell’s platform included taxing strippers and […]

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BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA — State police say rapper Torrence “Lil Boosie” Hatch is facing allegations he schemed to try to smuggle codeine syrup into the state penitentiary at Angola. Lt. Doug Cain says Hatch, who is serving time on an unrelated drug charge and awaiting trial on a murder charge, sought help from two fellow […]

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Earl “DMX” Simmons is serving a year-long sentence for violating probation that began back on December 16th. X will be released early on July 1st under supervised watch until August 12th. The judge ruled that Simmons possibly suffered from bi-polar disorder and was admitted into the Flamenco Mental Health Unit at the facility. The multi-platinum […]

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Kelly Rowland may have finally stepped out of Beyonce’s massive shadow. For the first time ever, the former Destiny Child’s member landed the #1 R&B/Hip-Hop song on Billboard. The single, “Motivation,” featuring Lil Wayne debuted on the Billboard Hip Hop/R&B charts 10 weeks ago, and finally made it’s way to #1. This is Kelly’s second […]

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Tampa Police arrested a 22-year-old woman Monday and charged her with beating her one-year-old for eating her marijuana. Police said India Couch faces charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, child abuse, child neglect, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Investigators said that the child, who had been left unsupervised, found the […]

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BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. (Yustina Rusmaryanah) Fields would love for their 6-year-old daughter to participate in the Aloha Day Math Olympiad. They have already registered her for the event. The Olympiad will be held in Somerset, NJ on Sunday, June 5, 2011 from 9 a. m. – 5:30 p. […]

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Mrs. Lillian R. Harris Cusseaux quietly transitioned to her heavenly home on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. On April 28, 2011, she celebrated her 86th birthday at home with her family. Mrs. Cusseaux, affectionately called “Lil”, a Tampa native born to the late Ira and Adaline Harris, was raised in Hyde Park […]

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Heralded photographer Danny Hastings recently revealed to MTV.com that an on set mishap nearly killed Nas during the 1999 photo shoot for I Am. Hastings, famous for capturing images for such iconic hip-hop albums as Big Pun’s Capitol Punishment and Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, says God’s son nearly suffocated while being fitted for […]

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BY TAMECA JOHNSON Freelance Writer The school year is quickly coming to a close for students across the Bay Area.  For the staff at A. T. Jones Academy in North Tampa, the wind down brings reflections of extreme highs and minor setbacks. Jones Academy came under fire by the Hillsborough County School District when it […]

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