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Study: Five Percent of Consumers Had Errors on Their Credit Reports, Results in Less Favorable Terms for Loans
Written by William Garth Special to the NNPA from The Chicago Citizen 23 May 2013
A Federal Trade Commission study of the U.S. credit reporting industry found that five percent of consumers had errors on one of their three major credit reports that could lead to them paying more ... read more >>
WESSON HONORS MINORITY BUSINESS AWARDEES
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 23 May 2013
Council President Herb Wesson honors recipients of 18th Annual Minority Business Awards at City Hall  Celebrating success in the local economy was the order of the day at City Hall when Council President ... read more >>
Curren Price, Our 9th District Councilman
Written by Brian W. Carter Sentinel Staff Writer brian@lasentinel.net 23 May 2013
The community has spoken in favor of Curren Price by electing him 9th District councilman. Price led over his opponent, Ana Cubas, by 53.55 percent of the vote. For over five decades, the 9th District ... read more >>
Obama pledges urgent aid to Oklahoma town
Written by Associated Press 23 May 2013
Devastating Jimmy Hodges helps Chad Heltcel and his wife Cassidi salvage the wreckage of Heltcel's family home which was destroyed when a tornado swept through Moore, Oklahoma May 21 2013. President ... read more >>
Garcetti Denies Greuel’s Quest for History
Written by KENNETH MILLER Assistant Managing Editor 23 May 2013
Los Angeles Mayor Elect Eric Garcetti   Garcetti won President Obama's support during his mayoral campaign City Councilman is L.A.’s New Mayor   Los Angeles City Councilman Eric Garcetti’s ... read more >>
Eric Garcetti is L.A. Mayor Elect
Written by Kenneth Miller Asst. Managing Editor 23 May 2013
  Los Angeles City Councilman Eric Garcetti’s two-year campaign to become the next mayor became reality Tuesday when he defeated Controller Wendy Greuel in the most expensive race in city history. ... read more >>
FBI ID's Benghazi suspects but no arrests yet
Written by KIMBERLY DOZIER | Associated Press 21 May 2013
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing ... read more >>
Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister
Written by NOMAAN MERCHANT and SEAN MURPHY | Associated Press 21 May 2013
Residents pass a destroyed car as they walk through a tornado-ravaged neighborhood Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening ... read more >>
Philly abortion doctor guilty in 3 babies' deaths
Written by MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press 17 May 2013
In this March 8, 2010 file photo, Dr. Kermit Gosnell is seen during an interview with the Philadelphia Daily News at his attorney's office in Philadelphia. Gosnell was found guilty Monday, May 13, ... read more >>
Sentinel Student of the Week
Written by Sentinel Wire Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 17 May 2013
Justice McKinney School: Paul Revere Middle School 6th Grade, GPA: 3.89 Justice has a great love for animals, her favorite being Panda's, Sea Otters, dogs and cats.     read more >>
Mayoral Covenant Revealed to Public
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 17 May 2013
Co Chairs Maulana Karenga and Larry Aubry along with President and Chairman Reverend Eric P. Lee (center) and members of the Black Clergy Community Labor Alliance unveil the Community Mayoral Covenant, ... read more >>
Black Males, Athletes, and Academic Achievement
Written by Isiah Thomas & Na’liah Suad Nasir Special to the Sentinel 17 May 2013
Isiah Thomas and Na'liah Suad Nasir I entered Indiana University in 1979 as a freshman on scholarship from the inner city of the West Side of Chicago. Our team at Indiana University went on to win ... read more >>
Board of Equalization Chairman to Receive Award for Excellence
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 17 May 2013
California State Board of Equalization (BOE) Chairman Jerome E. Horton is honored to announce he is the recipient of the  “2013 Award for Excellence by a Government Official.” The Los Angeles ... read more >>
Congresswoman Hahn hosts Export Business Roundtable
Written by Larry Buford Sentinel Contributing Writer generalinfo@lasentinel.net 17 May 2013
Left to right: Victor Parker, District Director U.S. Small Business Administration, Congresswoman Hahn, and Dario J. Gomez Associate Administrator for International Trade U.S. Small Business Administration (Courtesy ... read more >>
Wesson Marks Progress at “Jefferson Square”
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 17 May 2013
Construction is well underway at the “Jefferson Square” affordable housing project.  Completion is expected in the fall of this year. Council President Herb Wesson says that he is pleased with ... read more >>
Magic Johnson Foundation and James “Bonecrusher” Smith Partner for “Get Caught Reading” month
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 17 May 2013
L-R, Vanguard Principal, Lori Body, Bonecrusher, MJF CEC Program Director, Jeanella Blair The Magic Johnson Foundation’s “Magic of Reading” Program kicked off its May Author Series with former ... read more >>
Jewel Thais-Williams Celebrates Forty Years in Four-Day Extravaganza
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 17 May 2013
The 40-year miracle of the survival of Jewel’s Catch One Night Club and the story behind it and its’ owner, Jewel Thais-Williams, will be celebrated during a four-day extravaganza from Friday, ... read more >>
Courtney Jones, the New Dodger Reporter
Written by Troy tieuel Sentinel Contributing Writer troy@lasentinel.net 17 May 2013
  A SPORTS JUNKY:  Jones’ love for sports had driven her career from the basketball courts of Florida State University to the hallowed halls of Dodger Stadium.  She looks onward and outward for ... read more >>
Wendy Greuel Poised to be First Woman Mayor
Written by KENNETH MILLER Assistant Managing Editor 17 May 2013
Armed and Ready: Controller Wendy Greuel and State Senator Curren Price are both armed with substantial backing of Black voters as they head into the May 21 run off for mayor and Ninth Council ... read more >>
Mayor Villraigosa Committed to Funding for Leimert Park Station-Stop
Written by KENNETH MILLER Assistant Managing Editor 17 May 2013
Recently during a televised interview, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa made public for the first time his firm commitment to secure funding for Crenshaw-LAX light rail Leimert Park Village Station ... read more >>
Nolan Rollins Wants to Make an Impact on Los Angeles
Written by Brandon I. Brooks brandon@lasentinel.net Jennifer Bihm jennifer@lasentinel.net 17 May 2013
“It’s been really wonderful to come into a city where everyone’s arms are wide open,” said newly appointed Los Angeles Urban League president, Nolan V. Rollins who sat down with the Sentinel ... read more >>
Funeral Set for Grandson of Malcolm X
Written by Thandisizwe Chimurenga Sentinel Contributing Writer generalinfo@lasentinel.net 17 May 2013
REFLECTIONS: Malcolm Lateef Shabazz, stands next to a painting of his late grandfather at the Sentinel offices. Shabazz was slain on May 9 after he was apparently beaten to death. He was 28 years ... read more >>
Best Start Watts-Willowbrook Hosts Resource Fair and Community Walk at Ted Watkins Park
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 16 May 2013
   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   MEDIA CONTACT: Jai Kensey or Sibongile West, Young Communications Group, Inc. Jkensey@youngcomms.com, Swest@youngcomms.com, 213-738-9240 Afton Kobayashi, ... read more >>
House speaker blasts IRS; Holder set to testify
Written by Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press 15 May 2013
Gov. Scott Walker says the IRS's targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny is a real threat to our freedoms, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)   WASHINGTON ... read more >>
OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new Vegas trial
Written by Linda Deutsch and Ken Ritter, Associated Press 15 May 2013
In this Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 file photo, O.J. Simpson is handcuffed after a verdict of guilty on all counts was read following his trial at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. ... read more >>

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Latest Reader Poll

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