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Prominent Endorsements Power Price into Primary
Written by KENNETH MILLER Sentinel Staff Writer kenneth@lasentinel.net & By Katherine Williams Sentinel Contributing Writer generalinfo@lasentinel.net 28 February 2013
President Barack Obama and Senator Curren Price Gov. Jerry Brown, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Rep. Karen Bass among influential elected backing the State Senator for 9th District City Council Fueled ... read more >>

YES on Prop. A is a YES for Our Community
Written by Sentinel Staff Report 28 February 2013
We believe that voting YES! on Proposition A is best for our community and best for the city overall. Yes! on Proposition A will maintain needed services in the city and in our community. Vote Yes! on ... read more >>

Despite peace accord, eastern Congo still on edge
Written by MELANIE GOUBY Associated Press 25 February 2013
Associated Press/ Elias Asmare - Joseph Kabila , President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, waits for the signing of the Congo peace agreement, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. Despite ... read more >>

Victims of Kenya's last election still in limbo
Written by TOM ODULA Associated Press 25 February 2013
In this photo of Saturday Feb. 9, 2013, a displaced woman works with others to construct a new straw hut at 'Hope' camp for internally-displaced Kenyans from the Kikuyu tribe (Ben Curtis Associated ... read more >>

Jesse Jackson Jr. and Wife Enter Guilty Pleas
Written by Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent 22 February 2013
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. The swift political and personal descent of former Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. has accelerated with criminal information documents being filed accusing him of conspiracy ... read more >>

HUNDREDS SHOW UP TO SUPPORT REGGIE JONES-SAWYER
Written by Sentinel News Service 22 February 2013
City Council President Herb Wesson swears in Reggie Jones-Sawyer as Pastor Rosalyn Brooks holds bible. Son, Evan Jones-Sawyer, daughter Lauren and son, Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer look on. left ... read more >>

Quality schools, higher education top Price agenda
Written by Katherine Williams Sentinel Contributing Writer 22 February 2013
Sen. Curren Price, the leading candidate for Los Angeles City Council in the 9th District, has worked tirelessly to create new opportunities that allow more families to afford higher education. (Sentinel ... read more >>

Family of Murder Victims Sue USC
Written by BILL HETHERMAN City News Service 22 February 2013
Ming Qu and Ying Wu A Los Angeles judge dismissed a wrongful-death lawsuit this month, filed against USC by the parents of two Chinese graduate students who were slain off campus. Los Angeles Superior ... read more >>

Cal State Long Beach President to Speak at Antioch Church
Written by Sentinel News Service 22 February 2013
Douglas Robinson, CSULB vice president F. King Alexander, CSULB president Reaching out to the local African American community, Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) president F. King Alexander will speak ... read more >>

AAFCA TO PRESENT SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT HONORS
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 22 February 2013
Cicely Tyson Will Packer Actress Cicely Tyson; Screen Gems and the Pan African Film Festival to be honored during a formal luncheon at the California Yacht Club The African-American Film Critics ... read more >>

Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Sheryl P. Underwood To Receive UNCF MASKED AWARDS
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 22 February 2013
Sheryl P. Underwood Earvin "Magic" Johnson Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa UNCF (United Negro College Fund,) will host an evening of masked elegance at the second annual UNCF Mayor’s Masked ... read more >>

Floyd "Money" Mayweather Inks Record-Breaking Deal With Showtime®/CBS
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 22 February 2013
Undefeated eight-time Boxing World Champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather Inks Record-Breaking Deal With Showtime/CBS. (PRNewsFoto/Mayweather Promotions, Hogan Photos) Undefeated eight-time world champion ... read more >>

Man charged with slapping toddler now out of a job
Written by Associated Press 22 February 2013
A man charged with slapping a toddler on a Minneapolis-to-Atlanta flight is out of a job, his former employer said on Sunday February17. Joe Rickey Hundley, 60, of Hayden, Idaho, is no longer an employee ... read more >>

John J. Kennedy Poised and Ready for Pasadena’s City Council
Written by Kenneth Miller LAWT Staff Writer kenneth@lasentinel.net 22 February 2013
John J. Kennedy With roots in the region spanning 70 years the time is just right Pasadena City Council 3rd District candidate John J. Kennedy will have 30 years of community leadership experience ... read more >>

LAWT Election Endorsements
Written by Sentinel Staff Report 22 February 2013
Jan Perry Curren Price Dennis Zine Perry, Price and Zine are the Best Candidates for Our Community JAN PERRY for Mayor Three-term Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry has been at ... read more >>

SENTINEL EXCLUSIVE Explaining The Dorner Tragedy
Written by KENNETH MILLER Sentinel Staff Writer kenneth@lasentinel.net 22 February 2013
FACT FINDING MISSION: Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck (center) addresses local television stations following a closed door meeting with African American community leaders at the ... read more >>

VIDEO: LASTV: LAPD Chief Charlie Beck Christopher Dorner Press Conference
Written by Super User II 22 February 2013
DHTPMNX4WZ0 LAPD Chief Charlie Beck visits the Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper to discuss the Christopher Dorner case with Black leaders of Los Angeles. watch video >>

Minnesota congressman arrives in Mogadishu
Written by ABDI GULED and JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press 20 February 2013
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, left, and US Congressman Keith Ellison give a joint press conference at Mogadishu airport, Tuesday Feb. 19, 2013. Ellison said Tuesday that his visit to Mogadishu ... read more >>

NKorean propaganda video shows Obama in flames
Written by Associated Press 20 February 2013
In this Dec. 10, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks to workers about the economy during a visit to Daimler Detroit Diesel in Redford, Mich. A new North Korean video portrays ... read more >>

White House tries to keep immigration on track
Written by JULIE PACE Associated Press 20 February 2013
President Barack Obama (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) The White House on Tuesday sought to keep delicate immigration negotiations on track, as a key Republican senator distanced himself further from ... read more >>

Georgia execution halted at the last minute
Written by KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press 20 February 2013
This undated provided by the Georgia Department of Corrections shows convicted murderer Warren Lee Hill. / AP The execution of a Georgia man who killed a fellow prisoner in 1990 was halted Tuesday ... read more >>

Man's Conviction Upheld for Deadly Shooting Outside Pasadena Nightclub
Written by City News Service 20 February 2013
Ebony Huel (courtesy) A state appeals court panel this week upheld a parolee's conviction for shooting a 16-year-old innocent bystander to death outside a Pasadena nightclub while aiming for a man ... read more >>

LAX Shuttle from Expo Line to Open in Spring
Written by City News Service 20 February 2013
Far will be discounted first six months The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners this week set a $7 one-way fare for the newest FlyAway bus service, which will shuttle travelers between Metro's ... read more >>

Sheriff: Ex-cop Dorner died from gunshot to head
Written by Associated Press 16 February 2013
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner killed himself as the cabin he was barricaded inside caught fire following a shootout with officers, police revealed Friday while also ... read more >>

Aquarium of the Pacific Hosts 11th Annual African American Festival
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 15 February 2013
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. held a press conference Thursday, March 28, 1968 after a march in support of striking sanitation workers broke up in disorder. He was joined by Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. (left) ... read more >>

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