Florida Sentinel Bulletin

NEWARK, NJ — A Newark, New Jersey high school is one of six schools nationwide competing for the chance to get President Barack Obama as a commencement speaker. A public review and rating period began Thursday on the White House website. Newark’s Science Park High School is one of the six finalists. Voters can watch […]

Read the full story

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Legislature has officially apologized to an elderly Black woman who was raped nearly seven decades ago by a gang of white men as she walked home from church. The Senate gave final approval Thursday on a voice vote to a resolution that expresses “deepest sympathy and deepest regrets” to Recy […]

Read the full story

TENNESSEE —A Springfield High School teacher claims she is a victim of a hate crime after the letters KKK were spray painted on her mailbox. Gerlonda Hardin, who teaches business at Springfield High School, bought the house in the mostly white neighborhood a year ago. She said she has never experienced racial hatred before. Now […]

Read the full story

The parents of the student athlete killed by a police officer in October are suing the officer who killed their son. In the complaint filed on Wednesday, Danroy Henry, Sr. and Angella Henry, say the officer violated the civil and constitutional rights of their son, Danroy Henry Jr., a Pace University football player, calling the […]

Read the full story

I hope this week’s Beauty Unlimited feature, Kineta, will help you forget all about the hot and humid days ahead. This young lady has no problem being the focus of attention, and is also a fun person to be with. Kineta never forgets her friends, and has special plans for her future. The man in […]

Read the full story

On Monday, Tampa Police were called to an apartment complex on East Sligh Avenue. When they arrived, they were told a 10-year-old boy was dead from an apparent suicide. Their report said the boy’s mother found him hanging by the neck from a shelving unit in his closet. That boy’s parents, Alfonso and Jennifer Ammons, […]

Read the full story

It took nearly 5 hours before the board of Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) decided it would fire its Chief Executive Officer at a special call meeting Monday evening. David Armijo had been placed on paid administrative leave while an independent law firm investigated whistleblower allegations of intimidation, retaliation, a hostile workplace, favoritism, among others. […]

Read the full story

At their regular Board meeting Wednesday, the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners approved a disaster assistance policy that allows the County to collect and disburse private donations received by the County to homeowners of Progress Village affected by the storms on March 31. The policy was initiated by County Commissioner Lesley “Les” Miller, Jr., […]

Read the full story

Tampa Police arrested 18-year-old Jairus Shine Tuesday, charging him with battery on a pregnant female. He is being held without bond. Police said Shine and the victim got into a verbal argument. During the argument, Shine reportedly hit the victim on the left side of her face and kicked her in the left side of […]

Read the full story