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Southern Californians Dominate Miss Black California USA Awards
Written by Sentinel News Service 25 January 2013
Aysia Pennel, Miss Black Rancho Cucamonga (2nd runner up), Jasmine Johnson, 2013/14 Miss BlackCalifornia USA, and Sarah Fontenot, Miss Black Hollywood (first runner up). Cora Diggins, Ms. Black ... read more >>
Senator Price Tells Calif. Health Benefits and Exchange Board to Make Consumers Priority
Written by Sentinel News Service 25 January 2013
  Senator Curren D. Price, Jr. (D-Los Angeles) appeared before the California Health Benefits Exchange Board January 17 to urge the new state agency to promote awareness and benefits of the Affordable ... read more >>
Rep Karen Bass Statement on 40th Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade
Written by Sentinel News Service 25 January 2013
Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.) issued the following statement recently, in recognition of the 40th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling which established a woman’s right to reproductive ... read more >>
Wendy Greuel Launches South L.A. Field Office
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 25 January 2013
Wendy Greuel at the South L.A. field office African American leaders announce support Flanked by supporters, community leaders, and volunteers, Wendy Greuel kicked off the opening of her South L.A. ... read more >>
YMCA 42nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Brotherhood Breakfast
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 24 January 2013
 Los Angeles Y President & CEO Alan Hostrup & Board Member John Emerson; CA AG Kamala Harris; Mrs. Patricia and Dr. James London; LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas; and Y Board Chair ... read more >>
Trailblazer: Paul Orduna honored at African American Firefighter Museum
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 24 January 2013
(L-R) Museum President; Captain Brent Burton, Delores Orduna, Gloria Orduna-O'Quinn, Museum Board members; Firefighter Gerald Durant, Firefighter Paramedic Michelle Banks, Akosua Hobert and Assistant ... read more >>
MC Herb!
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 24 January 2013
City Council President Herb Wesson was the Master of Ceremonies at the Annual Martin Luther King Labor Breakfast at United Association Local 250, where over 1,000 union members honored the legacy of ... read more >>
Brotherhood Crusade Continues to Expand
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 24 January 2013
      Building Healthy Communities Soccer for Success Model The Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade and CoachArt have formed a new collaborative partnership that will debut in the upcoming Spring 2013 ... read more >>
MLK Legacy Shines Brightly at Kingdom Day Parade
Written by Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer 24 January 2013
Media Mogul Danny Bakewell Sr. and Dodgers Star Matt Kemp Marshal before an estimated 200,000 spectators on parade route     The week brisk cold temperatures gave way to a ray of sunshine ... read more >>
Whassup Wit That? Denise Hunter Sets The Record Straight
Written by Super User II 23 January 2013
  DENISE HUNTER SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON KJLH'S "WHASSUP WIT THAT?" SHOW WITH REVEREND MICHAEL FISHER Inglewood, Calif. - Denise Hunter, president of FAME Assistance Corporations and former first ... read more >>
Congresswoman Hahn Backs President Obama’s Gun Violence Prevention Proposals
Written by Congresswoman Janice Hahn 19 January 2013
Congresswoman Janice Hahn Congresswoman Janice Hahn Backs President Obama’s Gun Violence Prevention Proposals       Congresswoman Janice Hahn, a member of the House Democratic Gun Violence ... read more >>
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Presidential Impact
Written by Thandisizwe Chimurenga (Contributing Writer) 19 January 2013
    In this Jan. 20, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama dance at the Commander in Chief Inaugural Ball at the National Building Museum in Washington. Obama's second ... read more >>
Algeria: 12 hostages have died in the siege
Written by Anis Belghoul and Paul Schemm Associated Press 18 January 2013
This is a April 19, 2005 fiel photo released by Statoil via NTB scanpix, shows the Ain Amenas gas field in Algeria, where Islamist militants raided and took hostages Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013. British ... read more >>
Palestinians: Apartheid state if Netanyahu wins
Written by MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Associated Press 18 January 2013
In this photograph made on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, print house employees work on an election campaign billboard of Israeli Prime Minister and Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu, in the central Israeli ... read more >>
Haiti quietly marks quake's 3rd anniversary
Written by TRENTON DANIEL Associated Press 18 January 2013
Relatives of those who died in the 2010 earthquake walk in single file to place a cross on a hilltop to remember those who died in the devastating earthquake, prior to a memorial service at Titanyen, ... read more >>
Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Written by Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent 18 January 2013
Edward Ward, a graduate of Orr Academy High School in Chicago, Ill. (left) testifies during the “Ending the School-to-Prison Pipeline” Senate subcommittee hearing on December 12, 2012 as Andrew ... read more >>
Questions and answers about upcoming inauguration
Written by JENNIFER C. KERR Associated Press 18 January 2013
In this Jan. 20, 2009 file photo, Barack Obama, left, joined by his wife, Michelle, second from left, and daughters Malia, third from left, and Sasha, takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John ... read more >>
Colin Powell says GOP having 'an identity problem'
Written by Associated Press 18 January 2013
Colin Powell (AP Photo) Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says his own Republican Party is having "an identity problem." The former Joints Chief of Staff chairman who twice endorsed Democrat ... read more >>
Rep. Bass Reappointed to serve as ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 18 January 2013
Karen Bass Representative Karen Bass (D-Calif) released the following statement on her reappointment to serve as ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, ... read more >>
Link between pot smoking and IQ drop challenged
Written by MALCOLM RITTER Associated Press 18 January 2013
 AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez A new analysis is challenging a report that suggests regular marijuana smoking during the teen years can lead to a long-term drop in IQ. The analysis says the ... read more >>
Robin Roberts hoping to be back at 'GMA' soon
Written by FRAZIER MOORE Associated Press 18 January 2013
This Aug. 20, 2012 file photo released by ABC shows co-host Robin Roberts during a broadcast of "Good Morning America," in New York. Roberts' grueling road to recovery will be bringing her back to ... read more >>
MSNBC Sees Viewership Gains in Black Audience
Written by Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper 18 January 2013
  MSNBC had a banner year in 2012, seeing a 20 percent increase in ratings overall. The boost was fueled, undoubtedly, by the 2012 presidential campaign, but there was another major factor: Black viewership.  The ... read more >>
Obama to take private oath in brief family service
Written by By JOSH LEDERMAN |Associated Press 17 January 2013
 President Barack Obama's private swearing-in will be a brief, sparsely attended ceremony in the Blue Room of the White House.  White House spokesman Jay Carney says Supreme Court Chief Justice John ... read more >>
King in Retrospect
Written by Staff and Wire Report 17 January 2013
President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Martin Luther King, Jr. in the White House Cabinet Room, 18 March 1966. Photo by Yoichi R. Okamoto, White House Press Office (WHPO)     Visitors gather ... read more >>
New Payment Scam Targets Southern California Edison Customers
Written by Sentinel Wire Service 17 January 2013
Southern California Edison (SCE) is advising customers to be aware of a new telephone scam that is demanding immediate payment for allegedly past due electricity bills.  Imposters have been calling ... read more >>

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Which N.B.A. legend would you start a franchise with?

Bill Russell - 7.7%
Wilt Chamberlain - 5.2%
Oscar Robertson - 1.3%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 6.7%
Julius Erving - 3.2%
Magic Johnson - 29.4%
Larry Bird - 2.9%
Isiah Thomas - 2.4%
Michael Jordon - 17.1%
Hakeem Olajuwon - 1.2%
Shaquille O'neal - 3.4%
Tim Duncan - 1.3%
Kobe Bryant - 7.9%
Allen Iverson - 1%
Lebron James - 5.7%
Kevin Durant - 1.8%
Carmelo Anthony - 1.7%

Total votes: 595
The voting for this poll has ended on: 08 Apr 2013 - 18:35