At the Box Office (08-28-08 Edition)
Written by Kam Williams (Contributing Writer)
28 August 2008
Big Budget Films Death Race (R for profanity and graphic violence) High-adrenaline, sci-fi thriller, set in 2020, revolving around a NASCAR champion (Jason Statham) imprisoned for a crime he didn’t ... read more >>
Rock The Bells keeps hip-hop alive and well
Written by Evan Barnes (Sports Editor)
15 August 2008
The Pharcyde, A Tribe Called Quest join Nas and many more at annual festival in San Bernardino
Hip-hop festival Rock the Bells has long been noted for historic reunions –the last show of the entire ... read more >>
Black Moses Goes Home
Written by Ra’Kenna Joseph, Sentinel Intern
11 August 2008
Community Mourns loss of Issac Hayes Still mourning the loss of legendary comedian and actor Bernie Mac, our community suffered another blow when news came that singer, songwriter, and funk-legend ... read more >>
Goodloe Behind Another Lens
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor)
08 August 2008
Documentary Project About Girls in Gangs is Personal Well-known photographer Valerie Goodloe, who is the West Coast Staff Photojournalist for Johnson Publishing Company, Ebony/Jet Magazine, ... read more >>
Entertainment Briefs (8-7-08 Edition)
Written by Sentinel News Service
07 August 2008
American Black Film Festival Opens Today Through Sunday Tyler Perry’s Cast of Upcoming Film Featured “Off the Red Carpet” Sanaa Lathan, Taraji Henson, Rockmond Dunbar and Cole ... read more >>
At the Box Office (8-7-07 Edition)
Written by Kam Williams (Contributing Writer)
07 August 2008
Big Budget Films Pineapple Express (R for violence, drug use, sexual references and pervasive profanity) Over-the-top teensploit about a lazy stoner (Seth Rogen) who purchases a new strain of weed ... read more >>
The Sultry Side of the Sassy Sister Known as New
Written by Kam Williams (Contributing Writer)
07 August 2008
Tiffany “New York” PollardTiffany Pollard was born on January 6, 1982 to Michele Rothschild-Patterson and Alex Pollard and raised in Utica, New York where she graduated from Thomas R. Proctor ... read more >>
Entertainment Briefs (7-31-08 Edition)
Written by Sentinel News Service
31 July 2008
Nelly hired as Sean Jean's New Spokesmodel Often called the sexiest man in Hip Hop, rapper Nelly has become the official spokesmodel for his upcoming fall collection of Sean John underwear. It ... read more >>
At the Box Office (7-31-08 Edition)
Written by Kam Williams (Contributing Writer)
31 July 2008
Big Budget Films The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (PG-13 for adventure and action violence) Brendan Fraser returns for a third go-round as intrepid explorer Rick O'Connell who is now joined ... read more >>
Review: Letters to a Young Sister: Define Your Destiny
Written by Kam Williams (Contributing Writer)
31 July 2008
“In Letters to a Young Sister, Hill has covered all the important issues. As a woman, I can't agree more with how important it is to focus on becoming your best self, a point Hill makes several ... read more >>
Bobby Seale The Chicago 10 Interview
Written by Kam Williams (Contributing Writer)
31 July 2008
Seizing the Time with the Black Panther Founder Robert George Seale was born on October 22, 1936 in Dallas, Texas where, from the age of six, he was raised by his father to be a carpenter-builder ... read more >>
At the Box Office (7-24-08 Edition)
Written by Kam Williams (Contributing Writer)
24 July 2008
Big Budget Films American Teen (PG-13 for sexuality, profanity, smoking and alcohol consumption, all involving teens) Coming-of-age documentary traces ten months in the lives of four high school seniors, ... read more >>
Entertainment 411 (7-24-08 Edition)
Written by Sentinel News Service
24 July 2008
Jennifer Hudson’s debut self-titled CD Jennifer Hudson’s debut self-titled CD isn’t due out until September 30, but the just-released cover and promotional pics are generating ... read more >>
All About Boris Kodjoe
Written by Kam Williams (Contributing Writer)
24 July 2008
The ‘All about Us’ InterviewBoris Frederic Cecil Tay-Natey Ofuatey-Kodjoe was born in Vienna, Austria on March 8, 1973 to Eric, a physician from Ghana, and Ursula, a psychologist from Germany ... read more >>
DVD Release: "College Road Trip"
Written by Kam Williams (Contributing Writer)
17 July 2008
Raven-Symone’s Coming-of-Age Comedy comes to DVD When high school senior Melanie (Raven-Symone’) announces plans to drive from Illinois to Washington, DC with a couple of girlfriends ... read more >>
At the Box Office - (07-17-08 Edition)
Written by Kam Williams (Contributing Writer)
17 July 2008
Big Budget Films The Dark Knight (PG-13 for menacing and for intense violence) Christian Bale returns as The Caped Crusader in an action thriller co-starring the late Heath Ledger as Batman’s ... read more >>
Southeast Symphony Announces Soloists for 60th Anniv. Concert
Written by Sentinel Staff Writer
17 July 2008
The Southeast Symphony Association Inc. announces the soloists who will be featured in their 60th Anniversary concert to be held on Sunday, July 20, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall of the Music Center ... read more >>