YWCA Greater Los Angeles Hosts Celebration for New Campus
Written by Sentinel News Service
11 October 2012
YWCA Building
“This event marks the pinnacle achievement of more than 10 years of dreaming, planning, funding, designing and building for our Job Corps students,” states Faye Washington, YWCA ... read more >>
StarQuest Singing Competition Talent Search
Written by Staff Report
11 October 2012
Los Angeles, California- On October 20th, at the 7th Annual Taste of Soul Family Festival, The Los Angeles Sentinel and Bakewell Media, Creator of Taste of Soul, will launch StarQuest, a new entertainment ... read more >>
OBAMA VS ROMNEY – the first debate
Written by Yussuf J. Simmonds, Sentinel Managing Editor
05 October 2012
Photo by Michael Reynolds, AP
The occasion: the first presidential debate of 2012; the place: University ... read more >>
Reggie Jones-Sawyer Bringing Experience and Leadership to Sacramento
Written by Danny J. Bakewell, Jr Sentinel Contributing Writer
03 October 2012
“For the residents of the 59th I intend to work very hard to create jobs for my constituents,” declared Reggie Jones Sawyer, the leading candidate to become the first member of the newly formed ... read more >>
Community Mourns Passing of Pastor Frank Wilson
Written by Sentinel News Service
03 October 2012
The Los Angeles church community is mourning the loss of the Rev. Frank E. Wilson, founder and senior pastor of New Dawn Christian Village in Los Angeles.
An author, speaker, former award-winning ... read more >>
Attorney General continues her fight against fraud
Written by Sentinel News Service
03 October 2012
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Reaches $2.4 Million Plea Agreement in Kern County Fraud Case
BAKERSFIELD -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced a plea agreement with the owner of ... read more >>
ULTCW JOINS IN AS SPONSOR FOR TASTE OF SOUL
Written by Sentinel News Service
03 October 2012
Laphonza Butler (c) and SEIU members
The Taste of Soul Family Festival has become Los Angeles’ largest street festival – bringing thousands of Angelenos together to celebrate all things “soulful”. ... read more >>
Wesson Endorses Price for 9th District
Written by Jennifer Bihm, Staff Writer & Brian W. Carter, Staff Writer
03 October 2012
Sen. Curren Price Jr., Candidate for 9th Council District
City Council president Herb Wesson and a host of other elected officials lunged him to the head of the line.
State Senator Curren ... read more >>
Online Voter Registration Launches in California
Written by Sentinel Wire Service
01 October 2012
Online Voter Registration Launches in California
The Office of the Secretary of the State of California announced it will launch the much anticipated California Online Voter Registration by noon (PST) ... read more >>
Gov. Brown Signs SB415
Written by Sentinel Wire Service
01 October 2012
Sacramento, CA – SB 415, legislation that allows the California Transportation Commission to relinquish park-and ride lots associated with a state highway to a county transportation commission or regional ... read more >>
Congresswoman Maxine Waters Vindicated!
Written by Yussuf J. Simmonds (Managing Editor)
27 September 2012
After a three-year long, costly and contentious investigation – the House Ethics Committee has finally cleared the Congresswoman of any violation
After years of unfair and unwarranted ... read more >>
Ali Honored
Written by Howie Evans Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News
27 September 2012
PHILADELPHIA–For all the right reasons, celebrating the 225th anniversary of our nation’s Constitution, the National Constitution Center, under the leadership of CEO and President David Eisner, ... read more >>
Graduate Student Awarded Hearst Scholarship
Written by Sentinel News Service
26 September 2012
Anthony Green
A commitment to serve underrepresented and community college students has earned a Cal Poly Pomona student a prestigious $6,000 scholarship.
Anthony Green, a second-year graduate student ... read more >>
WESSON HONORS DEAF AWARENESS ADVOCATE
Written by Sentinel News Service
26 September 2012
Michael Kwame Agyin addresses the City Council through sign-language accepting the award from Council President Herb Wesson during the “Deaf Awareness Week” observance.
“Deaf Awareness Week” ... read more >>
40 Days until Election 2012
Written by Daphne Bradford, CEO 3Brains Innovation
26 September 2012
Daphne Bradford, Trestan Fairweather, Assemblymember Holly J. Mitchell, Mia Henry
California DNC delegate Mia Henry shaking hands with First Lady Michelle Obama
The ... read more >>
An Open Letter to the Community: Who is affected by violence and abuse? Everyone!
Written by Kandee Lewis, Executive Director, The Positive Results Corporation
26 September 2012
Violence is a learned behavior. If that is the case, when and where did we learn it? Was it at home, in the streets, does music make you violent? Are the gangs, drugs, the economy, or lack of employment ... read more >>
Wendy Greuel co-chairs Taste of Soul
Written by Ashley Nash, Sentinel Intern
20 September 2012
Wendy Greuel, City Controller
She is the L. A. City Controller and also a mayoral candidate
Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, Wendy Greuel is the consummate Angeleno. After graduating ... read more >>
State comes to the aid of IUSD
Written by Jennifer Bihm, Sentinel Staff Writer
19 September 2012
La Tijera Middle School. Since the opening the enrollment has doubled.
According to school officials, the district is financially sound at present, so is the bailout premature?
Inglewood ... read more >>