Florida Sentinel Bulletin

GREG REAVES …Los Angeles Rams Prospect NAPOLEON MAXWELL …Chicago Bears Prospect       With the conclusion of the 2020 NFL Draft and the first fully virtual sports event, two NFL hopefuls have found themselves new homes. Growing up in the Tampa/ St. Petersburg area, Defensive End, Greg Reaves and Running Back, Napoleon Maxwell, have…

MARLON WOOD, AKA BRUCE WAYNE   BY MONIQUE STAMPS Sentinel Feature Writer   Black men are often portrayed and perceived as thugs or gangsters. Rarely are the millions of Black men that go to work each day and take care of their families and communities highlighted or celebrated. Rarer still are the stories about the…

S. Army Cadet Command’s Cadet of the Week is Devin Myrick of Florida A&M University. (Photo Credit: U. S. Army)                     A Tampa native and graduate of Florida A&M University, has been named “Cadet of the Week” by the U. S. Army. In the Army’s press release, Cadet Devin Myrick is described as one…

STEPHANIE TALTON-WILLIAMSON, MD. Bay Area Medical Association President BARBARA NABRIT-STEPHENS, MD. National Medical Association Region 3 Trustee   BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor   Illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, asthma, and severe obesity are some chronic illnesses that have historically affected the African American community. However, when any of these chronic conditions…

CHENIYA DARNES   A Tampa teenager who had been reported missing, has been located. The family of Cheniya Jalinda Darnes, 16, had left home on May 3rd. When she couldn’t be located, her family contacted the Tampa Police Department. Ms. Darnes has been located and safely returned to her family.  …

SWAVOR   BY TALK TO ‘EM DA DON   We are welcoming Swavor as our Artist Of The Week. Swavor was born and raised in Tampa. He is not new to music at all, Music runs in his family. He grew up watching his big brother show off his talents and being his protégé. That…

GEORGE CAMPBELL   BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor   It was a little anxiety for a while for George Campbell. It had gotten to be the third and final draft of the National Football League and the 23-year-old had not received a call from any of the 32 teams. “It’s a lot of anxiety, waiting…

Miss FAMU 2011-2012   Miss NaKena Cromartie, the former FAMU Queen, has taken on the Coronavirus fight. Making masks: Miss Cromartie makes reusable surgical masks.   BY JODI YONDER   Because of its deadly consequences, the fight against the Coronavirus has taken on new meaning in the African American community. African Americans top the list…

BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor   “No insurance, no problem; no doctor’s prescription, no problem, but you do need an appointment.” Those are the words of Hillsborough County Commission Chair, Les Miller, who is also Chair of the Emergency Protection Group (EPG). The group meets each Monday and Thursday at 1:30 p. m. Miller is…